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Perhaps I’m projecting my prejudices. But an impressive body of psychological research seems to support these feelings. It suggests that materialism, a trait that can afflict both rich and poor, and which the researchers define as “a value system that is preoccupied with possessions and the social image they project”, is both socially destructive and self-destructive. It smashes the happiness and peace of mind of those who succumb to it. It’s associated with anxiety, depression and broken relationships

Source: Materialism: a system that eats us from the inside out | George Monbiot | Opinion | The Guardian

The Mass had just started when Kimberly had to go to the bathroom. She took Kristine Joy with her and left her two other children, ages 16 and 15, inside the church.Two shots suddenly rang out, followed by a few more. Kristine Joy immediately fell to the ground.According to police, motorcycle-riding gunmen were targeting village watchman Allan Fernandez, 37. But stray bullets found their way to Kristine Joy and another churchgoer, Rowena Flores. The bullet went through Kristine Joy’s chest, almost piercing her heart.

Source: ‘I told her to fight, but all she could say was mama, mama’ | Inquirer News

a. Physical health — I take a walk everyday. If nothing else, I at least walk. Or do pushups. I don’t want my muscles to atrophy. I want to walk my daughters down the aisle and be happy for them. I don’t want to be distracted by pain. And in the short term, (because my daughters are at least 30–40 years away from marriage), I can feel better about myself. I can check the box. b. One new thing — I learn at least one new thing everyday. Read, watch a documentary, look around, observe, engage in a conversation

Source: Dan Ariely – Where A True, Deep Sense of Accomplishment Comes From – The Mission – Medium

To Enable Hibernation, follow these steps: Click Start, and then type cmd in the Start Search box. In the search results list, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator. When you are prompted by User Account Control, click Continue. At the command prompt, type powercfg.exe /hibernate on, and then press ENTER. Type exit and then press ENTER to close the Command Prompt window. Share this:

Source: Enable / Disable Hibernation and Sleep in Windows Server 2008 R2 | Raffye Memon’s Blog

7++ years ago I made a no money value bet against one of my closest friends.
I bet that in 20 or 25 years; I have conveniently forgotten the exact time frame, that our country would be awesome/great not as shitty as it was currently. That was a fearless forecast if I may say. We were smack in the tail end of the election stealing president with no true leadership in sight (Well I believed in a few people then but let’s keep this simple). I believed I would win because of Before Sunset and Chuck.
There was this hopefulness that Jesse’s character had discussing how hopeful he was because even a decade ago protecting the environment was not part of the conversation and now it is front and center. The other half of what made me hopeful was an insight that Chuck had. The generations that grow up after EDSA would be different. They would be better.
The successes of the last 3 years of the GMA administration and the strides of the economy and government tranparency during the Pnoy administration made me think I would win the bet.
The election of PDuts and the utter lack of outrage for the Extra Judicial Killings happening left and right made me realize I was overconfident.
The burial of the Philippines Biggest Thief led me to despair. It has made me face something that I wrestle with during times when I can collect my thoughts and the most that I can say about this is that I am considering leaving the Philippines for freedom.
But as the cliche goes the night is darkest before the dawn. It is still not dawn but in this darkest of nights a few tens of thousands of lighters light the night up.
In their conceit, the Marcoses miscalculated. In their thirst for power they made such a fundamental miscalculation. They made people make a stand. When they could have just counted on their loyalists, their money and their power to catapult them to the highest elected seat in the land, they had to force a burial. They had to demonstrate their power over their lapdog. They had to reveal the true colors of the false gods on black robes along taft avenue.
Now the force of social proof is working against them. It has become fashionable to stand for something. Little by little the values of a modern democracy is being taught through the classroom of the streets and social media.
When faced with a choice between good and evil I am one of those who believe that people will choose the good. I also believe when choosing good is hard people will choose to do nothing. They should have just made people stay in the sidelines. They should have just buried the biggest thief of the Philippines when one of them were in the iron throne. Stupid.
By making people take a stand they have unleashed the youth.
Never forget the wise words of Margaret Mead that I first heard in the awesome first season of The West Wing:
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.

Ethos, Logos and Pathos: The Structure of a Great Speech “A speech is like a love affair. Any fool can start it, but to end it requires considerable skill.” — Lord Mancroft *** The structure of a great oral argument has been passed down through the ages, starting with Aristotle. Not only is it an incredibly valuable skill to have, it’s important to know how you’re being persuaded when you’re a part of the audience. So using Sam Leith’s Words Like Loaded Pistols as our guide, let’s discuss Aristotle’s thre

Source: Ethos, Logos and Pathos: The Structure of a Great Speech

He told Shepherd that 83% of all new companies failed and that the evidence showed the primary reason for failure in two-thirds of those cases was not the quality of the business idea or lack of funding. It was a failure in the personal business relationship of the company’s founders. Shepherd decided he would abandon his engineering project and attempt some social engineering instead.

Source: Job hunting is a matter of Big Data, not how you perform at an interview | Technology | The Guardian

Nate Cohn of the New York Times estimates that when every vote is tallied, some 63.4 million Americans will have voted for Clinton and 61.2 million for Trump. That means Clinton will have turned out more supporters than any presidential candidate in history except for Obama in 2008 and 2012. And as David Wasserman of Cook Political Report notes, the total vote count—including third-party votes—has already crossed 127 million, and will “easily beat” the 129 million total from 2012. The idea that voters stayed home in 2016 because they hated Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is a myth.

Source: Hillary Clinton Likely Received More Votes Than Any Presidential Candidate Beside Obama