Analysis & Opinion. Take note of a new phrase in the seemingly endless debate over whether the days of the United States as the world’s pre-eminent power are numbered: Those who doubt the country’s economic decline are holding an “intellectual ostrich position.”
The expression was coined by Edward Luce, author of a deeply-researched new book entitled Time to Start Thinking: America in the Age of Descent. It notes that the United States accounted for 31 percent of the global economy in 2000 and 23.5 percent in 2010. By 2020, he estimates that it will shrink to around 16 percent. Luce’s diagnosis of descent, published in April, was the latest addition to a steadily growing library of books, academic papers and opinion pieces for or against the idea that the United States can maintain its status as the world’s only superpower. Publications Slaves To New Media 04/13. Can't go on vacation (or even to a movie or ball game) without checking email or logging into social media?
When was the last time you spent a solid uninterrupted hour just reading a dead-tree book or magazine? A growing number of folks log into social media when they watch TV (some say in an attempt to save shows looking like they might not be renewed). A University of Chicago study found that most people say Facebook, Twitter and email are harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol. MintChip Misses the Point of Digital Currency. Uh oh, broken iPhone? Welcome to The Global Brain. ಅಸಲಿಗೆ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಧರಿತ್ರಿ ಕಂಪಿಸಿದ್ದೇಕೆ?- karnataka why did bangalore feel tremors warning bell - Oneindia Kannada.
ಕಾನೂನಿನ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲೇ ಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹುದುಗಿರುವ ಸಂಪತ್ತನ್ನು ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳು, ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಕೊಳ್ಳೆಹೊಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ಅಧಿಕಾರಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಭೂಮಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಲವಾಗಿ ತಳವೂರಿರುವ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳು ಶರಂಪರ ಕಿತ್ತಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ಹಣದ ಆಸೆಗಾಗಿ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಪೇಪರುಗಳು ಲೀಕಾಗಿ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು ಒದ್ದಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಎಂಬ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಅಪ್ಪ ಮಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರ್ದಯವಾಗಿ ಸಾಯಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆ.
ಇಷ್ಟೆಲ್ಲ ಅನಾಚಾರಗಳು ಈ ನೆಲದ ಮೇಲೆ, ಅದರಲ್ಲೂ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಅಧಿಕಾರದ ಕೇಂದ್ರಬಿಂದು ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವಾಗ, ಸ್ವತಃ ಹೆಣ್ಣಿನ ಸಂಕೇತವಾಗಿರುವ ಧರಿತ್ರಿ ಗಡಗಡನೆ ನಡುಗದೆ ಇನ್ನೇನು ಮಾಡಿಯಾಳು? Easy way to reset your sleep cycle: Stop eating. Not eating for 12-16 hours can help people quickly reset their sleep-wake cycle, according to a new study from the Harvard Medical School.
This discovery can drastically improve a person's ability to cope with jet lag or adjust to working late shifts. Scientists have long known that our circadian rhythm is regulated by our exposure to light. Now they have found a second "food clock" that takes over when we are hungry. How to Reboot Your Sleep Cycle and Get the Rest You Deserve. Report: U.S. trained terror group. The Truth About Cuba: Before the Revolution and After. There's a clamor for change sweeping the United States.
Although not yet a front page story, there is movement for change in U.S. policy towards the neighboring island of Cuba. Presidential candidate Barack Obama has stated that if elected he would be willing to talk to the Cuban government. Unfortunately, Hillary Clinton rejects the idea. Over 100 members of Congress have sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice calling for a review of our current policy. Furthermore, for over a decade the business community has urged both Presidents Clinton and Bush to end the half-century trade embargo against Cuba.
Vernor Vinge Is Optimistic About the Collapse of Civilization. ON THE DEATH OF WHITNEY HOUSTON: Why I Won't Ever Shut Up About My Drug Use. Two days ago I spent half an hour poking around the internet for information about Althea Flynt, who has interested me ever since Courtney played her brilliantly in “The People Vs.
Larry Flynt”. How to Learn the Art of Self-Control. By Arina Nikitina Self-control is the ability to make decisions about how and when we express our feelings, and which of our impulses to act on.
This is a life-long process, which starts from your childhood and perfects for the rest of your life. In this report I am going to teach you how keep in check all self-destructive and irrational behaviours. By learning self-control you will undoubtedly improve your personal relationships. English Translation of the monumental work by Dr DVG. One verse everyday. Cognitive Science Movie Index. The Riddle Of Mark Twain's Passion For Joan Of Arc. On a December night in 1905, the New York City chapter of the Society of Illustrators managed to do something many thought impossible.
With one calculated stroke they left Mark Twain, author and noted quipster, speechless. Joel Robinson's Whimsical Photographic Abstractions of the Joy of Reading. By Maria Popova Imaginative visual vocabulary for that feeling you can’t put your finger on.
Guitarist With The Most Feeling. Mahatma Gandhi - Magazine. "Gandhi has awakened the national consciousness in a way that no other man could awaken it; at the same time, he has unloosed forces that he is unable to control.
" To the Western mind, uninitiated in the Hindu religion or Indian politics, the title Mahatma has, until quite recently, carried with it a spiritualistic significance. Mahatmas appear at séances—or they did in Madame Blavatsky's time; and it was rightly concluded that their occult powers were acquired by the practice of an asceticism understood only in the East. One met mahatmas at Benares and Buddh Gaya, but one did not associate them with politics.
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