Read an interesting article about what CERN hopes to accomplish. In it, a renowned physicist explains in plain english how they are going about using the Large Hadron Collider.
International Man of Mysteries
I scrolled further down for related articles and came across this one. Sad, and wholly irrational on a mass scale. And they'll attribute the fears to the theorists predicting the end of the world...
Indian girl commits suicide over 'Big Bang' fear
It's in articles like this where MSM is poisoning their viewers without having the facts presented.
Full Version: Big Bang
Sad indeed. Young people are always subjected to intense sources of anxiety, but in the modern age there's more to choose from. Most likely, though, I would guess that she had some strong prexisting condition, you know, generalized anxiety disorder, clinical depression, who knows...I guess something as iconic as a super-collider might be enough to break the camel's back, were it obsessed on.
Heck, if I was that strongly convicted about the end truly hitting on the tenth...I would've been busy, busy, busy...scores to settle, credit cards to run up, women to foul, recreational substances to take. No writing, who'd be around to read it? I'd have the amp turned up all the time (mine goes to 12), and I'd be spinning vintage rock and jazz vinyl 24/7. And pranks. Doing a lot of black pranks on the deserving. I'd end up huddled in a bunker with my kids, friends, girlfriend, hoping to somehow dig out from anything left. But suicide? Hell, no!
Heck, if I was that strongly convicted about the end truly hitting on the tenth...I would've been busy, busy, busy...scores to settle, credit cards to run up, women to foul, recreational substances to take. No writing, who'd be around to read it? I'd have the amp turned up all the time (mine goes to 12), and I'd be spinning vintage rock and jazz vinyl 24/7. And pranks. Doing a lot of black pranks on the deserving. I'd end up huddled in a bunker with my kids, friends, girlfriend, hoping to somehow dig out from anything left. But suicide? Hell, no!
QUOTE(Rich Engle @ Sep 11 2008, 04:40 AM) 
Sad indeed. Young people are always subjected to intense sources of anxiety, but in the modern age there's more to choose from. Most likely, though, I would guess that she had some strong prexisting condition, you know, generalized anxiety disorder, clinical depression, who knows...I guess something as iconic as a super-collider might be enough to break the camel's back, were it obsessed on.
Heck, if I was that strongly convicted about the end truly hitting on the tenth...I would've been busy, busy, busy...scores to settle, credit cards to run up, women to foul, recreational substances to take. No writing, who'd be around to read it? I'd have the amp turned up all the time (mine goes to 12), and I'd be spinning vintage rock and jazz vinyl 24/7. And pranks. Doing a lot of black pranks on the deserving. I'd end up huddled in a bunker with my kids, friends, girlfriend, hoping to somehow dig out from anything left. But suicide? Hell, no!
Heck, if I was that strongly convicted about the end truly hitting on the tenth...I would've been busy, busy, busy...scores to settle, credit cards to run up, women to foul, recreational substances to take. No writing, who'd be around to read it? I'd have the amp turned up all the time (mine goes to 12), and I'd be spinning vintage rock and jazz vinyl 24/7. And pranks. Doing a lot of black pranks on the deserving. I'd end up huddled in a bunker with my kids, friends, girlfriend, hoping to somehow dig out from anything left. But suicide? Hell, no!
As a parent, I can verify that media reports and peer gossip can indeed create significant fears in children. You don't need to assume this girl had an anxiety disorder. I think the article did a great job in highlighting the "religious and superstitious" culture of India, and the broad public acceptance of media hype, as contributing to the panic that evidently took place there. I'm sure India wasn't the only place that happened, either. In the U.S., especially after 9-11, cataclysm and personal vulnerability are a real part of how children, and many people, view the world.
= Mindy
India is indeed a very superstitious place.
Since India is being discussed, I want to show you folks something.
Google recently released a wonderful new tool that will probably stand Internet Marketing on its head. I know it is making my own niche marketing a hell of a lot easier. Start by going here:
Google Insights for Searches
Now under search terms, type in:
Ayn Rand
Leave all the rest of the options as they are. Click "Search." Then take a look at the countries where the term "Ayn Rand" is most searched for on Google.
India is second to the USA, and way ahead of Canada. Some of the top 10 countries might surprise you, too. I know they did me. I didn't realize that Rand was popular in the Philippines or Guatemala or Singapore.
When you search for the term "Objectivism," the Philippines comes in second to the USA.
When you search for the term "Nathaniel Branden," the No. 1 country is Mexico!
"Barbara Branden" is USA No. 1 by far.
I could play with this thing all day.
(btw - If you learn how to use resources like "Rising Searches" and fiddle with the timelines and other tweaks, this is an enormously powerful sales tool for profiting from rising trends. "Breakout" means a 5,000% or more increase in searches during the timeline you selected. There is a lot to this tool. Google really outdid itself this time. And I have only mentioned the surface.)
Michael
Google recently released a wonderful new tool that will probably stand Internet Marketing on its head. I know it is making my own niche marketing a hell of a lot easier. Start by going here:
Google Insights for Searches
Now under search terms, type in:
Ayn Rand
Leave all the rest of the options as they are. Click "Search." Then take a look at the countries where the term "Ayn Rand" is most searched for on Google.
India is second to the USA, and way ahead of Canada. Some of the top 10 countries might surprise you, too. I know they did me. I didn't realize that Rand was popular in the Philippines or Guatemala or Singapore.
When you search for the term "Objectivism," the Philippines comes in second to the USA.
When you search for the term "Nathaniel Branden," the No. 1 country is Mexico!
"Barbara Branden" is USA No. 1 by far.
I could play with this thing all day.
(btw - If you learn how to use resources like "Rising Searches" and fiddle with the timelines and other tweaks, this is an enormously powerful sales tool for profiting from rising trends. "Breakout" means a 5,000% or more increase in searches during the timeline you selected. There is a lot to this tool. Google really outdid itself this time. And I have only mentioned the surface.)
Michael
QUOTE(Michael Stuart Kelly @ Sep 11 2008, 09:33 AM)
Since India is being discussed, I want to show you folks something.
Google recently released a wonderful new tool that will probably stand Internet Marketing on its head. I know it is making my own niche marketing a hell of a lot easier. Start by going here:
Google Insights for Searches
Now under search terms, type in:
Ayn Rand
Leave all the rest of the options as they are. Click "Search." Then take a look at the countries where the term "Ayn Rand" is most searched for on Google.
India is second to the USA, and way ahead of Canada. Some of the top 10 countries might surprise you, too. I know they did me. I didn't realize that Rand was popular in the Philippines or Guatemala or Singapore.
When you search for the term "Objectivism," the Philippines comes in second to the USA.
When you search for the term "Nathaniel Branden," the No. 1 country is Mexico!
"Barbara Branden" is USA No. 1 by far.
I could play with this thing all day.
(btw - If you learn how to use resources like "Rising Searches" and fiddle with the timelines and other tweaks, this is an enormously powerful sales tool for profiting from rising trends. "Breakout" means a 5,000% or more increase in searches during the timeline you selected. There is a lot to this tool. Google really outdid itself this time. And I have only mentioned the surface.)
Michael
Google recently released a wonderful new tool that will probably stand Internet Marketing on its head. I know it is making my own niche marketing a hell of a lot easier. Start by going here:
Google Insights for Searches
Now under search terms, type in:
Ayn Rand
Leave all the rest of the options as they are. Click "Search." Then take a look at the countries where the term "Ayn Rand" is most searched for on Google.
India is second to the USA, and way ahead of Canada. Some of the top 10 countries might surprise you, too. I know they did me. I didn't realize that Rand was popular in the Philippines or Guatemala or Singapore.
When you search for the term "Objectivism," the Philippines comes in second to the USA.
When you search for the term "Nathaniel Branden," the No. 1 country is Mexico!
"Barbara Branden" is USA No. 1 by far.
I could play with this thing all day.
(btw - If you learn how to use resources like "Rising Searches" and fiddle with the timelines and other tweaks, this is an enormously powerful sales tool for profiting from rising trends. "Breakout" means a 5,000% or more increase in searches during the timeline you selected. There is a lot to this tool. Google really outdid itself this time. And I have only mentioned the surface.)
Michael
What would be really interesting is if there was a breakdown, per country, which outlined the context of their searches. What I mean by that is - what was the purpose of their search?
I remember your post regarding businesses reading Atlas Shrugged. So I'm curious what venue they are trying to apply Oism to.
~ Shane
Keep in mind that India has a population of one billion and more English speakers than anywhere except the US. With that many people, it is not surprising to find so many people interested in Rand, or, sadly, one person whose death was attributed to the CERN collider. I do suspect she was disturbed. Many people like that kill themselves and leave a list of reasons. I doubt CERN was her only fear.
I have come across several Philipino O'ists on line.
I suggest cheking out Ergo Sum's website Leitmotif to get a taste of O'ism in India.
I have come across several Philipino O'ists on line.
I suggest cheking out Ergo Sum's website Leitmotif to get a taste of O'ism in India.
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