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• in Technorati Women
  New Study Shows That Cosmetics Change the Way Women are Viewed
  A new study shows that cosmetics plays a role in how women are viewed, not only in the physical aspect but in character.
  by npchan23 / on Oct 4, 2011
• in Politics
  Thinking Beyond Symbolism
  Substituting abstract ideas with symbols: Dangerous practice?
  by atlasaks / on May 11, 2011
• in Celebrity
  The Self-Loathing of Addiction...
  and the ginormous financial expense of rehab.
  by joegamore / on May 10, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “perception”

 

• Nighttime in the desert

  
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  The Sonoran Desert can both feed and challenge the human spirit. By day it is a place of beauty with lush growth. By night it is freezing cold. My wife and I spent a night there, and not by choice. We got a late start on a hike, took a wrong turn, and by the time we realized our mistake knew we’d be spending the ...
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• ‘This is Spinal Tap’ album reissued on vinyl for the first time in 30 years

  
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  It’s a fine line between clever and stupid, but the 1984 faux-documentary This is Spinal Tap walked it perfectly, and Spinal Tap’s self-titled album is coming back in its original black vinyl. While it’s obviously been available in modern formats, this is the first time in decades that record aficionados can get ...
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• A New Name for Schizophrenia?

  
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  Has the term “schizophrenia” become outdated? Some experts are beginning to think so.  For several decades now, “schizophrenia” has been the word used to describe a condition with a specific type of psychosis. However, many agree that the word tends to stir up a negative image with significant stigma — ...
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• ‘Geography of Hate’ maps racism and homophobia on Twitter

  
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  Twitter, even more than many other social media tools, can feel disconnected from the real world. But a group of students and professors at research site Floating Sheep have built a comprehensive map of some of Twitter’s most distasteful content: the racist, homophobic, or ableist slurs that can proliferate online. ...
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• Behind the VFX and stuntmen who created ‘Iron Man 3′s’ Air Force One rescue scene

  
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  One of Iron Man 3′ s defining action scenes is the so-called “barrel of monkeys” scene ( minor spoilers ahead ), in which Tony Stark saves the passengers of Air Force One after a hole is blown in it at 30,000 feet. While it’s a scene that may stretch the laws of physics , it’s also one of the film’s high ...
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• Redskins Nickname Change More Than a Brand Issue

  
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  This is probably going to make some people mad, but here goes. The Washington Redskins need to change their team nickname to something less offensive. I know that change would be unpopular with Washington’s fans. I know it would be really expensive. I know team owner Daniel Snyder has vowed to “NEVER” (his ...
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• Windows Phone hits 145,000 apps, but progress slows

  
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  Microsoft’s efforts to build out the app ecosystem for Windows Phone 8 appear to be reaching a plateau. Buried in today’s announcement of the Nokia Lumia 928 for Verizon was the fact that the Windows Phone Store now has 145,000 apps , up only slightly from the 120,000 apps announced in October. The figures suggest ...
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• Researchers Pinpoint Brain Area Involved in Emotional Self-Control

  
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  Different areas of the brain are activated when we choose to suppress an emotion, compared to when we are instructed to suppress an emotion, according a new study. Researchers from the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Ghent University scanned the brains of healthy participants and ...
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• Prompt 1125: diagnosis: boredom

  
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• Study Finds Few Americans Consider Steroids Abuse a Big Problem

  
  Testing It Up Drug & Health Testing News Test Country Blog — Authority: 135
  Steroids abuse has been linked to a number of adverse health effects, yet most American adults do not think it’s a massive concern compared to other drugs of abuse, eating disorders, obesity or even sexually transmitted disease. Of the 1,002  people surveyed by The Gallup Organization, 97 percent believe steroids ...
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• Petition to White House to Deport Zhu Lin Poisoning Suspect

  
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  From NetEase : 30,000 People Signed Petition Requesting White House Intervention on Zhu Ling’s Case Not long ago, [the news on] Fudan University graduate student Huang Yang being poisoned to death by a classmate shocked many people, the incident reminding people of the 1995 Tsinghua University female ...
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• The Backster Effect: Are Plants Aware?

  
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  Of course, there are several plant species that are known for their aggressive predatory adaptations, such as the Pitcher Plant and the Venus Fly Trap. Related Posts: Grey Goo, The Nanotechnological Terror Presentiment Effect; An Emotional Roller Coaster Is Life Older Than the Earth? The Bélmez Faces, ...
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• How Football Players React To Sound On The Field

  
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  For as much as we hear about the importance of vision on the football field, there are quite a few phrases emphasizing the sounds of the game, such as “he heard footsteps coming”, “listen for the audible at the line”, “play until you hear the whistle” and even the backhanded compliment to the ears, “he ...
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• Dream Design. Change your Life.

  
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                                                                                            Dream. Design. Do. This is where you want to be. [...] Unplugged Recreated - Follow Your Dreams
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• How Batters Guess At The Plate

  
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  It’s not getting any easier being a big league hitter.  Consider that in 2003, only three pitchers lit up the radar gun at 95 mph or more on at least 700 of their pitches, according to the Wall Street Journal’s Matthew Futterman .  Last season, 17 pitchers were able to bring that speed consistently.  In 2003, ...
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• Eliminating Cliques

  
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  We have been hearing a lot about cliques and other problems with student leaders. In the past, we talked about how our goal is never to try to eliminate the perception of cliques. Merely attacking the perception of cliques can be an impossible goal because, unfortunately, there will always be the few that will still ...
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• Memory Problems in Seniors Tied to Changing Way Events are Perceived

  
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  Forgetfulness as we get older may be due to the changing way we perceive events as we age, according to a new study. The study, conducted at Washington University in St. Louis, found that perception is influenced by a part of the brain called the medial temporal lobe (MTL), which declines in functioning in old age. ...
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• Oral history and hearing loss

  
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  By Caitlin Tyler-Richards When perusing the internet for innovations in the oral history discipline, I generally seek out new voices, intuitive platforms and streamless presentations. Embarrassingly, I rarely consider the basics of oral history collection and production, the act of sharing someone’s story with a ...
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• Instinct – Blog No. 37

  
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  Instinct is not your sixth sense.  Your sixth sense is extra-sensory perception.  Instinct is there to be heeded.  It is not a fleeting feeling that you cannot pin down, it is a concrete feeling that you cannot pretend you do not have.  We all have strong instincts.  A lot of us are just good at suppressing ...
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• North Korean Traffic Officer Crying During Award, Chinese Reactions

  
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  From NetEase : North Korean Female Traffic Officer Bawling While Receiving Hero of the Republic Award May 9th, Japan’s NHK television channel reported that a female traffic police officer in North Korea’s capital Pyongyang, as a result of her efforts to protect a revolutionary senior official’s safety, ...
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