Monkeys + Sharing = Humans

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Superfreakonomics highlights monkey ability with money, markets, prostitutions, etc.. and how their behaviour is very similar to us humans. In some sense, Its depressing to think that all these millions of years of evolution process has changed much in term of appearance but few in terms of behaviour..

But landed on this(below) interesting question on- what unique to humans? which is not common among other primates.!
Its seems...Interactions and motivation to share.

http://bigthink.com/ideas/18616


Yeah one of the things that, the question of what’s uniquely human is actually a big one and you, depending on who you ask you might get really different answers.  If I had to put my money on something that was actually uniquely human, it seems in some funny way to be our motivation to actually interact with others, in a funny way.  And what I mean by this is that generally if you look at any humans anywhere, if they’re hanging out with other humans they’re often doing something where they’re showing something to another individual.  So you see something cool and you say, “Oh hey, look at this cool thing.”  And to psychologists this is a process of reference, right, so sharing, referring to information out there in a world and it seems like other primates even though you think this is kind of a simple ability, they seem to lack at least the motivation to do this.  This leads to the fact that they don’t have the kind of communication that we have with things like language with nouns that can kind of point to things out there in the world.  They also don’t seem to share their own desires and intentions with others, which leads to a lack of kind of cooperation in a lot of domains, so if I had to put my money on what was uniquely human I’d go with the kind of motivation to share information with others.

Bottom-line: you are a monkey if you don't share.. ;)

Soccer Kid..the smart one

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Change Generation, are we?

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and yes PC is gone(still going) too far. (/if anyone is worried about kids then read Home Game by Michael Lewis/)

"Give Me One Good Reason To Die"


at the millennial rolling-over point
baby boomer one-time-hippies
turned parents across these United States groan,
"when we said
'you can be anything' we meant
'you can be a brain surgeon or
district attorney or
genetic engineer' -- we
didn't mean you should become
a... poet."

But it was Dad who taught me that the call
of my wild heart rings as valid
as any voice of reason

And Mom who showed me that raging terror of where you're headed
is the surest sign you're traveling
in the right direction

This is a generation
beyond definition, unconvinced
the American dream isn't a fiction
of REM sleep; certain
gender matters less than love; determined
the apocalypse won't catch us napping.

Breast-fed on "how many roads must a man walk down,"
we watched our creators sacrifice their sharp edges
to stay within the lines; small wonder we race
to rant about wrongs or
find the edge of the planet
and lean at the lip of the void

We are the change generation,
fitted with the inconsistencies
of a millennium in flux; vagabond lot, we
skitter one city to the next
in seek of a home not in need of so much repair;
see, our inherited tools they fit fit like a Phillips-head
in a slot-top screw; we know that sit-ins
end in tear gas and tanks,
picket lines in promises
and compromises, lobbying
in backrooms and bullshit

I might believe in this Revolution
if one person proved he knew
what he was fighting for
and how

because the KKK still erects a cross in Cincinnati's Fountain Square every Christmas and

teenage girls have to weigh back alleys versus daddy's fists to secure
abortions and

Promise Keepers fill stadiums while poets play coffeehouses and

if I fucked a woman in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia or Utah
I could get anywhere from 30 days to 20 years in jail

I don't own
enough rage for it all -- I am
ninety-five miles per hour on I-81, sprinting
to track the tirade vibrating
on the next stage

is Anybody Listening?

I live
in search of a cause worth dying for

We are a generation of screamers
silenced by the conspiracy of comfort
that cradles us voiceless
in our PC cities, where only the drunk
and the dangerous spill what seethes
in so many

I trade crusades like cards,
flip issues like channels

give me a god
give me a rallying cry
give me one
good reason to die

for your soul..Happy Deepavali

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and rough translations of lyrics...:

Early in the morning the thought arose
to go back to Gokul, in the king of Mathura's mind
Oh lord of Mathura why are you going to Gokul
Leaving this beautiful attire oh son of Nanda
Removing the beautiful crown from your head
Giving up ruling this world
Why are you playing the flute again?
Oh lord of Mathura why are you going to Gokul

What unique song did the cuckoo sing
That made you leave the throne like so much dirt
What unique song did the cuckoo sing
That the pangs of separation are stirred anew
The heart is no longer in kingly matters
Oh lord of Mathura why are you going to Gokul
Men and women watched with anxious eyes
The flowers strewn on the bed felt like thorns
Men and women watched with anxious eyes
As Maadhav stayed awake the whole restless night
Why did he call the charioteer in the middle of the night
Mathura nagarpati..
Slowly he reached the shores of the Jamuna
Lonely banks, soft breeze
Slowly he reached the shores of the Jamuna
Madhav felt the bittersweet pangs
Why can?t you forget her
Mathura nagarpati.
Your love is now a complete housewife
Getting new milk and busy the whole day
The tears of separation have long since been wiped away
Then why awaken the pain again
Oh lord of Mathura why are you going to Gokul

Playing for Change

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Music certainly has power to bring tolerance & peace. Lets hope its just more than a drop in the ocean. I cannot play but I am share & spread. Hope you will do the same.

It's just a thought...

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as I face yet another relocation in my life, I was try to describe my current mood and I find this song is very close to my thoughts...



I haven't really ever found a place that I call home
I never stick around quite long enough to make it
I apologize that once again I'm not in love
But it's not as if I mind
that your heart ain't exactly breaking

It's just a thought, only a thought

But if my life is for rent and I don't lean to buy
Well I deserve nothing more than I get
Cos nothing I have is truly mine

I've always thought
that I would love to live by the sea
To travel the world alone
and live my life more simply
I have no idea what's happened to that dream
Cos there's really nothing left here to stop me

It's just a thought, only a thought

But if my life is for rent and I don't learn to buy
Well I deserve nothing more than I get
Cos nothing I have is truly mine

While my heart is a shield and I won't let it down
While I am so afraid to fail so I won't even try
Well how can I say I'm alive

If my life is for rent...

Happy Together,..

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Happy Together - The Turtles
Imagine me and you, I do
I think about you day and night, it's only right
To think about the girl you love and hold her tight
So happy together

If I should call you up, invest a dime
And you say you belong to me and ease my mind
Imagine how the world could be, so very fine
So happy together

I can't see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together

I can't see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together

Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together

So happy together
How is the weather
So happy together
We're happy together
So happy together
Happy together
So happy together
So happy together (ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba)


Content Warming: may be inaproperate

Lost ancient civilization of world - India

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Lost ancient civilization of world - India is Discovery channel documentary highlights early History of India..



What ancients did for us - The INDIANS
The amazing inventions, extraordinary ideas and world's first and advanced civilization by Indians that are still usefull today, such as plastic sergery, number system, wax, yogas, water clock, etc.


Must watch..

Bill Gates, Microsoft... Tribute??.;)

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Letterman's Tribute To Bill Gates

Now Vista is coming...
to buy upgrade window Vista ?

Thousand Hands Guan Yin dance

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I found this video recently and googled for information. Its worth taking 5mins to watch this dance.



The bewitching performance of Thousand-hand Bodhisattva dance performed at the 2005 CCTV Spring Festival Gala by 21 hearing impaired girls and boys with the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe (CDPPAT) in Beijing caused a nationwide sensation. The movements were of breathtaking precision. The marvelous choreography, lavish costumes and perfect lighting were a thrilling experience. amazing accuracy of the 21 dancers' "thousand hands" gesticulating as if they belonged to one body. The dance was led by Tai lihua and choreographed and directed by Zhang Jigang. On September 28, 2004 at the Closing Ceremony of the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games the eight-minute debut of Thousand-hand Bodhisattva as a "theme song" wonderfully shocked the whole world.

Guan Yin is the bodhisattva of compassion, revered by Buddhists as the Goddess of Mercy. Her name is short for Guan Shi Yin. Guan means to observe, watch, or monitor; Shi means the world; Yin means sounds, specifically sounds of those who suffer. Thus, Guan Yin is a compassionate being who watches for, and responds to, the people in the world who cry out for help.

Gandhi Videos...

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In fall 2004 Telecom Italia released a commercial using Gandhiji's feature and exerpts of his speech at the Inter-Asian Relations Conference, New Delhi, 1947. The message of the one-minute video clip - that is broadcasted internationally.



The commercial was helped designing by Gandhiji Serve Foundation and has won Europe's premier creative award, the Epica Award 2004. [ Click here to read about theme and creation ]

I dont remember this getting any attention from Indian Media, or Indian Government. But today some stupid person made a pole dance dressing like Gandhiji - that's given somuch attention and debate.

I sincer wish - collectively we grow-up to appreciate Good things and Ignore stupid things...

Reamonn - Tonight..:: So beautiful and wild....

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heard this song @ red96.3FM and loved it...


She never took the train alone she hated being on her own
She always took me by the hand and say she needs me
She never wanted love to fail she always hoped that it was real
She'd look me in the eyes and say believe me
But then night becomes the day and there's nothing left to say
If there's nothing left to say then something's wrong
Oh tonight you killed me with your smile
so beautiful and wild so beautiful
Oh tonight you killed me with your smile
so beautiful and wild so beautiful and wild
And as the hands would turn with time she'd always say hat she was my mine
She'd turn and lend a smile to say that she's gone
But in a whisper she'd arrive and dance into my life
Like a music melody like a lovers song
Oh tonight you killed me with your smile
so beautiful and wild so beautiful and wild
Oh tonight you killed me with your smile
so beautiful and wild so beautiful and wild
Through the darkest night comes the brightest light
And the light that shines is deep inside
It's who you are
Oh tonight you killed me with your smile
so beautiful and wild so beautiful
Oh tonight you killed me with your smile
so beautiful and wild so beautiful, beautiful
Oh tonight you killed me with your smile
so beautiful and wild so beautiful and wild
So beautiful and wild
So beautiful and wild....

CrAZY fan of Mr.Jon stewart & Daily show...

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Iam BBBIIIGGG fan of Daily show and Jon Stewart. This guy funny and smart also I find him reflecting honest views.

recent study shows his influence on young american people..





http://www.jonstewart.net/
http://www.jonstewartisamazing.blogspot.com/

If you already dont know about him:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Show

The Doomsday Code...

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Ιn recent 2hr channel-4 documentary 'The Doomsday code' - Tony Robinson investigates the people with powerful political friends in the White House, who are trying to bring about the end of the world, as prophesied in the Book of Revelation..

I am not very religions person, I will reserve my personal belief's view and I will live it for your own interpetation about the facts of the documentary but its very troubling & worrying to even think that content of this documentary might be true.

Documentary highlights - today's growing number of American evangelical Christians reckon they have cracked the code. These End Timers believe that every weird word of Revelation predicts real events. Like a Hollywood sci fi movie they say that any time now the world will end. And when it does, true believers in Christ will be whisked up to heaven in an event called The Rapture while non-believers are left behind on earth to face famine, war, terror and destruction as the forces of good and evil fight to the bitter end.

you can see the full 2hr documentary here - http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6439295521791525424

Revelation, the last book in the New Testament, is filled with bizarre, violent and terrifying images. Its origins are unclear and its content is controversial. Some say it is the work of St John but many others believe he could not have been the author. But whoever wrote it, described apocalyptic visions of plagues, famines, wars, devils, wild beasts and rivers of blood. It is so strange and complex that scholars down the centuries have continually reinterpreted its message and meaning.
in dave's review..: The programme was about the groups of evangelical christian fundamentalists who believe that we are now living in the end time predicted by the book of Revelation and who are conducting their lives as though they expect the Rapture to take place at any moment.

This is all very well. They are, of course, free to believe any ridiculous nonsense that they choose to believe. It's nice that they have a hobby and it gives the rest of us someone to laugh at. But in this documentary Tony Robinson demonstrated that it's a little more serious than that. End-time believers are in very powerful positions in the US and their actions can effect us all. Some examples:

* As the Book of Revelation clearly mentions Israel as a nation, Endtimers are strong supporters of the Zionists and will fight anything that they see as a attack on the Israeli state. This is clearly a big problem when trying to address the problems in the middle east. Some go further and believe that an all-out war in the Middle East can only hasten the arrival of the Rapture.

* If the End-time is just around the corner, why would you care about any detrimental effect you are having on the enviroment? You're not going to be around to deal with the problems, so leave it to the unbelievers to deal with it. it'll just add to the problems of the tribulation- which has to be a good thing, right?

* The Book of Revelations also mentions that at the End-times the word of god will be preached to all countries. So missionaries are out all over the world trying to make this prophecy come true. The documentary picked on the example of Uganda, where End-time preaching is so endemic that large parts of the population seem to have almost given up the will to live as all they have to do is to be true to god in order to be ensured of a place in heaven when the Rapture comes.

These are just a few examples. The documentary was full of many more. It also had plenty of smug American evangelical christians telling us how wonderful this all was and how if we embraced dangerous philosophies (like evolution) then we were in for a whole bunch of trouble on judgement day.

It's a nasty, pernicious belief and, of course, it's all based on a misinterpretation of what the Book of Revelation is trying to say. There's no evidence that it was written by Saint John and it's far more likely to be a criticism of the Roman Empire than a book of prophecy ("666", for example, is just an encoded way of refering to Nero).

So what we have here is a powerful sub-sect in the evangelical christian church who are wilfully misinterpreting the bible in order to support their owen warped view of the world. As I said above, this would just be amusing if it wasn't for the fact that some of the most important people in the US either hold these views or are influenced by people who hold these views. It seems a bit trivial arguing whether or not Islam is a peaceful religion when christians evangelicals are busy cheering on the end of the world - and some of them are doing what they can to hasten its arrival.

Let's hope the End Timers(if any) start to see it like that before their actions really do bring about the end of the world.

Think Different...

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this is awesome... I subscribe to every single word & thought in this video..
Hope you would take 1min to check this out.