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Richard Lynn's Eugenics is Flawed. Intelligence as a human trait Race Eugenics Richard Lynn appears to be, in all earnest, a serious scientist - albeit subjectively. How far his studies go to prove scientific truths, or whether he is effectively promoting racist views, is difficult to assess...

on your 95th Implantation of the Republic. May she contribute to the ever-growing EU community, and enjoy many years of peace and prosperity as a nation.

The "race" for developing outer space (esp. the moon) has resumed. Although without the overt ideological vengence of the 1960's-1980's, the contending member states have increase from two, US and Russia, to 6 which includes China, Europe, India, and Japan. Human Spaceflight In regards to...

(that has some historical backing if that's possible to find) ? 1. prostitution/sex/whoring 2. gambling 3. alcohol/substance 4. property management/government taxation 5. armory/war/looting/gang fights 6. law 7. religious institutions 8. charity/gift 9. farming/herding/ranching/livestock 10...

in the Academy Award winning 1997 film, Good Will Hunting, but no, this is not a film question. Amazon.com Reviews for Good Will Hunting The MIT professor, overcoming his crushed ego and professional interest by holding onto Damon, arranges a job interview for Damon with the NSA. Good Will...

The ancient Phoenicians were known to be culturally and technologically advanced. They were also great traders, explorers, and builders of colonies. The Great Temple and palace of Solomon were built by Phoenician architects using Pheonecian cedar. Accodring to an Egyptian account, the...

I was teaching an English class the other day, and at the end of the class one mother brought some refreshments. I also noticed a cat had followed her in; it purred for attention. The mother said, "His first owner spoke English, so he's attracted to anyone speaking English." She continued...

The topic of Japanese war crimes were raised and is being discussed. I understand that it does not sound friendly, but it lies in the past. I would like to know, in all fairness, and also out of genuine interest, of any books, articles or links regarding Russian/USSR war crimes/atrocities. Some...

The topic of Japanese war crimes were raised and is being discussed. I understand that it does not sound friendly, but it lies in the past. I would like to know, in all fairness, and also out of genuine interest, of any books, articles or links regarding US war crimes/atrocities. Some of those...

Does anyone know how to read the quipu ? Does any other culture outside of the Incas have anything similar to the quipu ? Khipu, or quipu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Representation of a khipu Khipu, or quipu, were recording devices used during the Inca Empire and its predecessor...

A hypothesis on the origin of farming and religion and some questions regarding the evolution of modern ideas Social behavior of the human species evloved out of the simple sharing of a common habitat due to the competitive edge of a coordinated mode of food production, food distribution, and...

German Scientists: Europe's Oldest Script Found in Bulgaria Kardzhali is only 80 km north of the Aegean Coast; that a pre-Classical Minoan settlement or colony was established in the area is highly significant and may give us further clues to deciphering the hitherto unidentified script of...

World's Richest Nations Write off USD 40 B of African Debts With the reduced load of having to deal with loans and interest, will this lead to less conflicts and more concerted efforts to develop the economy while maintaining peace ?

To what degree can language be free of cultural content or bias ? For example, if someone was speaking English (let's say with a native speaker's fluency), how much of the cultural content has (s)he have absorbed and internalized ? I know this is a very vague characterization and might not...

Japan's convenience stores waste tons of food The convenience stores have been applying a stricter standard of supplying fresh foods by discarding perishables before the expiration dates, not after. While the disease preventive policy must have kept the customers happy and healthy, the costs or...

I have a multilingual dictionary called The Concise Dictionary of 26 Languages in Simultaneous Translations, Peter M. Bergman, The New American Library, 1968, no ISBN. It lists 1,000 basic voabulary and has 25 indexes in each non-English langauge. 1. English 2. French 3. Spanish 4. Italian 5...

I sometimes use the Webster's Online Rosetta Edition for looking up a multilingual word question. The creator, Phil Parker is as interesting as the dictionary itself; his plan includes salvaging as many of the 6,000 modern languages of the world as he can manage to save onto the Web. Full...

This question has bothered me for some time. What to think of Siberia ? To what does Siberia belong; in terms of human geogrphy, history, politics & economy, culture, ethnicity, language, and other things ? Siberia mostly belongs to Russia, which in turn is considered a European country. What...

[FONT=Times New Roman]Multiple Choice Poll: Choose as many as describe your character. This was an eye opener for me, although it had appeared earlier in an Anime/Manga thread. There seem to be many varieties of life styles or mind sets that can be classified as Otaku-ish. Are you an Otaku, and...

Preface This topic is an off-shoot of 'Thinking & Language,' where the question was 'Is thinking possible without the help of language, or impossible because they (thinking & language) are the same thing ?' Perhaps these two words (& the ideas they represent) should be defined clearly at some...