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...Chapter 1: The Universe. Pgs 1-112 How the Universe came into being. Chapter 2: Life Pgs 113-131 Structural dynamics of the Universe and Life Chapter 3: Hominids Pgs 132-187 A: How we evolved into Humans Pgs 188-222 B: Summary of Hominid-Human Development Chapter 4: Modern Human Dynamics P...

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... By Indrek Pringi Library of Congress Txu 987-756 Copyright January 29th 2001 Canadian Copyri... ...ns: Connection, and Separation. This book explores the logical extrapolation of this, and other Dynamics. My challenge to the reader is simple. ... ...ation Pg 1055 Domestication and Slavery Pg 1055 Advertizing Pg 1059 Water Pg 1062 Cleanliness Pg 1068 Movies Pg 1074 Farming Pg 107... ... No two grains of sand are exactly identical to each other. No two drops of water are exactly the same. No two snowflakes are identical to each ot... ...or sunset. At sunset or sunrise… any boat passing in front of the sun on the ocean as you look into the sun, almost disappears from view. This is ... ...g at an object in front of the sun on the horizon at sunrise or sunset on the ocean. Any boat passing in front of the sun as you look into the sun ... ...ticles splitting. This expansion of space creates the result of Astronomical bodies moving further away from each other. It is only Space being for... ...dynamically active on the diluted level of parts-per-million in water. Our bodies and brains are made of 98% water. All living organisms on this ... ...to one's family? Work? Neighbors? Neighborhood? Politically? Municipal? County? State? National? How many charities can one support? Which...

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...er Originally Published in 1981 by Praeger Publishers. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE MARKETING OF IDEAS AND SOCIAL ISSUES 1 TABLE OF ... ...BLE OF CONTENTS 3 FOREWORD 6 PREFACE 7 GLOSSARY 9 INTRODUCTION 10 1 THE NATURE OF IDEAS AND SOCIAL ISSUES 12 ORIGINATION, MATURATION AND ADOPTIO... ...in the process. As an example, a chemical firm selling fluorides to the municipal water company market, can be construed as a profit- making organiz... ...trition practice in a vacuum; you must package it together with such ideas as clean water, sanitation and preventive medical care.” The implication ... ...consumer exchange involving hotels, airlines, limousines and so on, may take place oceans away from the travel agent's offices. With tangibles too, t... ...prehensively, they include the entire gamut of private, governmental and religious bodies, grass-roots movements and a near- infinitude of associatio... ... authoritative by hospital administrator and doctor, as well as patient. Again, a county agricultural agent is an official adviser to farmers but h... ...her sociologists have studied conflicts arising from client membership on advisory bodies as well as on staff. It is perhaps an elitist view, but m... ...e Program." Paper presented to the Employment and Training Administration, Passaic County, New Jersey. -----. 1979b. " A Broadened Typology of Excha...

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