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Hanna Barbara Cartoon Timeline
Greaet walk down cartoon memory lane. Lots that I forgot about here and…I did watch them all. At least those in the 70s and later.
Vacation within a vacation
Chilling in northern Michigan
Interracial marriages at an all-time high (in the US) – I’m only surprised that the % is so low
Interracial marriages at an all-time high, study says
June 4, 2010 3:29 p.m. EDTSTORY HIGHLIGHTS
- About one in seven marriages are interracial or interethnic, according to a new Pew study
- Pew Center: Asians and Hispanics are most likely to marry outside of their race
- In 2008, African-Americans 3 times more likely to marry outside race, compared with 1980
- Americans, particularly Millennials, are more accepting of interracial relationships
Apparently, race is mattering less these days, say researchers at the Pew Research Center, who report that nearly one out of seven new marriages in the U.S. is interracial or interethnic. The report released Friday, which interviewed couples married for less than a year, found racial lines are blurring as more people choose to marry outside their race.
“From what we can tell, this is the highest [percentage of interracial marriage] it has ever been,” said Jeffrey Passel, a senior demographer for the Pew Research Center.
He said interracial marriages have soared since the 1980s. About 6.8 percent of newly married couples reported marrying outside their race or ethnicity in 1980. That figure jumped to about 14.6 percent in the Pew report released this week, which surveyed newlyweds in 2008.
via cnn.com
I’m only surprised that the numbers are so low.
To say that race matters less is a little disingenuous. Race always matters. We see distinctions. Are brains are discrimination machines. That is how we evolved (and survived). Two things are changing more: (1) schools and workplaces are more diverse and (2) related to number 1, distinctions are decreasing. With #2, I mean that there is more cultural blended (assimilation is not really the right term). People share background experiences in education, news, TV, movies, music, and so forth. This shared background creates commonalities that didn’t exist in years past. This blending of the cultures means that family decision-makers are less inclined to object.
IE6 is driving me nuts. How can any self-respecting tech dept allow this?
I’ve been dealing with the IE6 monster a lot this week. A website I
use for class is telling students that their browser isn’t supported
and points them to downloads for 7, ff, opera, and safari. They have
no clue what to do with it. I’ve now given my IE6 rant about 20 times
this week. Aaaahhhh!
Even went to a student’s club office, tried to upgrade, computer so
virus laden I couldn’t install anything (IE7/8 or FireFox). I really need to learn how to rant more in Korean (to tech dept).
Alec Baldwin’s Glengarry Glen Ross speech – my favorite movie moment
This is the greatest speech in history. OK, maybe that’s going a little far, but I love it. It’s a great lesson on life. It’s harsh, but it’s true. “Always be closing.” Have truer words ever been spoken?
I’m not saying I want to work there, but the ethic should be applied to anything you are passionate about: work, family, posting stupid stuff on your blog…whatever.
Coffee is for closers…time to me to close.