3 The business model that makes Google one of the most valuable companies in the world involves running auctions for words typed into its search engine3 The business model that makes Google one of the most valuable companies in the world involves running auctions for words typed into its search engine. Every time you search, you not only see the “organic� results of the search for the words you have typed; you also see advertisements. The ads that you can see, and the order in which they appear, depend on which advertisers win an auction conducted automatically by Google at the time of each search� the ad that appears in the first position on your screen was submitted by the highest bidder for your search words, who pays the price bid by the next-higher bidder, whose ad appears just below it, and so forth, sometimes for a whole string of ads....more
1 God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary work convince it. it is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to at1 God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary work convince it. it is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men;s minds about to religion...more
2 US influence was inversely proportional to democratic progress in Latin America, because Washington would only tolerate "limited, top-down forms of d2 US influence was inversely proportional to democratic progress in Latin America, because Washington would only tolerate "limited, top-down forms of democratic change that did not risk upsetting the traditional structures of power with which the United States has long been allied (in) quite undemocratic societies"
۵۲۸ کاروترز نتیجه می گیرد که متاسفانه تاثیرگذاری ایالات متحده نسبت معکوسی با پیشرفت دموکراتیک در امریکای لاتین دارد، چرا که واشنگتن تنها شکلهای محدود و از بالا به پایین تغییرات دموکراتیک را تحمل خواهد کرد، یعنی شکلهایی که ریسک نگران کردن ساختارهای سنتی قدرت را ندارند. ساختارهای قدرتی که ایالات متحده برای دوره ای طولانی در جوامع کاملا غیردموکراتیک متحد آنها بوده است...more
80 I have discovered that many [...] textbook illustrations distort the evidence for evolution. [...] Why hadn't they been noticed before? Then I disco80 I have discovered that many [...] textbook illustrations distort the evidence for evolution. [...] Why hadn't they been noticed before? Then I discovered that other biologists have notices most of them, and have even criticized them in print. But their criticism have been ignored.
The pattern is consistent and suggests more than simple error. At the very least, it suggests that Darwinism encourages distortions of the truth [...] Students and the public are being systematically misinformed about the evidence for evolution...more