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1. Theory of the game October 08, 2009 There is a mathematical way of thinking about the conflict and the cooperation, known as theory of the game. The most quoted statements in this matter come from John von Neumann and Oscar Morgenstern. The idea has adopted very quickly into economics, politics, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, biology, army and statistics. Theory of the game explains some of the politic controversies, especially historical disputes, where liberals underline optimal efficiency of the market and socialists its injustice. The same theory we can find in poker, bridge and war. Games are divided into t... (read more) Author: Yvonne Miklovic

2. Dipak R. Pant is represented for his speaking engagements by CSA Celebrity Speakers in Eastern Euro October 01, 2009 Sofia, Bulgaria – Dipak R. Pant, Founder of Interdisciplinary Unit for Sustainable Economy and Professor of Anthropology and Economics is represented for his speaking engagements by CSA Celebrity Speakers. Prof. Dipak R. Pant advises governmental, non-governmental and business organizations on policy and planning issues for environmentally sustainable and socially sound development. “A lively and fluid speaker, Prof. Pant, Italy’s leading speaker on sustainable economic development is deeply thoughtful and simple and uses comprehensible common terminology” – says Christina Vlahova, head ... (read more) Author: CSA Speakers

3. Kathy Reichs Author Biographies September 03, 2009 Kathy Reichs author biograpjies. Kathy Reichs was born Kathleen Joan Toelle in 1950 in Chicago, Illinois. She received a BA in Anthropology from American University in 1971. She received her MA in Physical Anthropology in 1972 and her PHD in 1975 from Northwestern University. She is also professionally trained in archaeology. She is one of only about 60 forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of forensics where she is also a board member. Kathy says, as a child she had a big interest in archaeology and was an avid mystery fan reading Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys. ... (read more) Author: Elizabeth Lindsey

4. ANTHROPOLOGY TERM PAPER WRITING August 27, 2009 Anthropology term paper writing is an assignment, which seems confusing, griming, and sometimes overcoming to students. It mainly focuses on mankind, and studies the diversified attributes of societies and its cultures. Following are a few major guidelines, if implemented, can bring out a quality term paper in a few easy steps. An Anthropology term paper is basically a library research paper following the Anthropological perspective. An Anthropology term paper is written by following a typical citation format. Term paper writing needs a strong skill of organization of content. A term paper re... (read more) Author: lisa allen

5. Anthropology Dissertation: in which areas/topics would you like to see more research done? August 06, 2009 Hello All Dissertation Students, I am in the process of finding out a topic for a anthropology dissertation , more specifically in forensic anthropology. Although I am quite sure what I want to do, I am interested in having views of others in the fields, and where they think research is lacking. With a bit of luck, my ideas will be amongst the areas suggested! I am particularly interested in your thoughts on the fields of forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, and human osteology to write my social anthropology dissertation. Not so much paleoanthropology (unless it is about AMHs, an... (read more) Author: Eva Mason

6. 10 Attractions to Visit in Mexico City June 30, 2009 Mexico City is the bustling capital city of the country of the same name. It is one of the world’s largest cities in terms of land area and population density. As a result, this bustling capital city is one of the most important tourist hotspots in the whole of South America. There are many interesting locations in Mexico City and tourists are often overwhelmed with the sheer number of possible destinations and sightseeing locations. The city is home to many upscale nightclubs, lively bars, historic monuments and a large number of art museums. The following places are considered to be som... (read more) Author: Orson Johnson

7. Lifestyle Retailing for Entrepreneurial Retailers June 19, 2009 How is it that retailers like Urban Outfitters, Anthropology, The Buckle, Aeropostale and Hot Topic seem to be able to defy gravity? In the last several quarters, each of these retailers have very positive posted results in an environment where very few publicly traded retailers posted a comp store increase of any kind. How are these stores able to do what seemingly nobody else can, particularly in the specialty store segment? Each of these stores is testament to the fact that a strong, focused retailer can succeed spectacularly even in the toughest of economic times. Take Urban Outfitter... (read more) Author: Ted Hurlbut

8. Books - the Reader's Paradise April 22, 2009 Books are charismatic in all the sense, especially for the one who is keen reader. Books of all kinds arouse an interest in the minds of those with an ink for books. When we talk about books, these are just not the educational or scholaristic books. Books can be of different categories – like fiction, artistic, holistic, non – fiction. If you began to think, there is more than you can imagine. Anthropology, medical, photography, painting, stitching, designing, architecture, astronomical, aeronautical, driving, singing, swimming, dancing, computing, gemstones, diamonds, vedantas and othe... (read more) Author: Priti Chaba

9. Historical anthropology April 22, 2009 HISTORICAL ANTHROPOLOGY The way how the mankind developed trough last 40000 years,expressed in terms of semiotics Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Scientific-technological Revolution and the Historical Consciousness By Miroslav Miškovic,Croatia INTRODUCTION Historical consciousness was from the beginning the basis of every social consciousness.At the present time,into a era of scientific-technological revolution,it does occurs in that region dramatically changes which are, according to their intensity, at least peering to the discovery of History in the epoch of first industri... (read more) Author: Miroslav Miskovic

10. The Secrets in Your Teeth November 26, 2008 In the field of Anthropology, scientists attempt to uncover the secrets of our ancient human ancestors. Some lived over 6 million years ago. When attempting to unravel these answers, there is one site on the body that is of particular importance. Obviously, comprehending factors like the skeleton’s skull size and shape are essential. However, there is another feature on human beings that is the key to revealing massive loads of information. This feature can answer questions like: “What did they eat?” “What was the age of death?” “How many years ago did this human live?” All of th... (read more) Author: joe devine

11. Behavioral Sciences: One Degree, Many Job Options September 10, 2008 What Exactly Are the Behavioral Sciences? The behavioral sciences fall somewhere between social sciences and natural sciences, absorbing some components of each. It's a big category, so it typically gets broken down into two smaller ones: Neural-Decision Sciences and Social-Communication Sciences. Neural-Decision Science studies the relationship between biology and decision-making, and disciplines in that field include psychology, ethology, psychobiology, social neuroscience, and management science. Social-Communication Science focuses on communication. Specifically it deals with how both ... (read more) Author: Kelli Smith

12. Trepanning the Light Fantastic: Cevin Soling gives you A Hole In The Head February 21, 2008 If you’re like most people, you probably think that you need a mind-expanding experience like you need a hole in the head. There are others – artists, intrepid explorers of the mind – who would say the opposite, that you need a hole in the head in order to have drug-free, altered states of consciousness and to experience the clarity and exhilaration of perception that one did as a child. The act of boring a hole in the skull for such purposes is called trepanation. This subject is thoroughly explored in the documentary film A Hole In The Head, directed by Eli Kabillio and conceived and ... (read more) Author: Eric de Fontenay

13. Consumer bahavour --a changing scenario December 20, 2007 It is the study of how people buy, what they buy, when they buy and why they buy. It blends elements from psychology, sociology, sociopsychology, anthropology and economics. It attempts to understand the buyer decision making process, both individually and in groups. It studies characteristics of individual consumers such as demographics, psychographics, and behavioural variables in an attempt to understand people's wants. It also tries to assess influences on the consumer from groups such as family, friends, reference groups, and society in general. Belch and Belch defi... (read more) Author: ramneet singh

14. Embracing Personal Ads Posting October 24, 2007 The coming of age of classifieds sites, with categories ranging from education, job openings to personal ads posting have opened opportunities to communicate and transact with other people all over the planet. The Internet have also become a platform for self expression of their true or make believe persona. It's also the new avenue for meeting people, though it's vulnerability is at high risk. In a study done by Douglas Raybeck, Ph.D., a professor of anthropology at Hamilton College in New York, he found out that the common denominator or personal ads posters create “meta-statements” abo... (read more) Author: Mei Galang

15. The Tendencies of Atheism October 08, 2007 Such period in the history as the Age of Reason was connected with the understanding of the irrational and gave the beginning to such currencies as Rationalism and Nihilism. Those ideologies were considered insufficient for studying and realizing the world and humanity. Now there are a lot of ways for discovering Absolute things and adding them in life, abandoning atheism. First of all, people should realize the meaning of the irrational in other way. The irrational imparts new qualities in the anthropology, such as personification, being physic and have constant desires and emotions. People s... (read more) Author: Andrew Schwartz

16. The Problem of Atheism October 04, 2007 The only beliefs that will survive are those that give strong regal confirmation. The absence of such confirmation may lead to the skepticism or the atheism. Philosophy deals with many questions and one of the most important is the question about God. The philosophy of god studies knowledge of God and how people imagine him. The conception of God is connected with the conception of the humanity; theology is established by anthropology. In the Age of Reason in XVI century people started to study the origin of the universe and the origin of humanity. The most important belief was that man was co... (read more) Author: Andrew Schwartz

17. SHAMANISM: The Red Road and The Blue Road June 22, 2007 The Red Road: South-North The south-north axis of the Medicine Wheel is the Red Road and is the arena of our emotional-mental everyday selves. The north represents our functioning adult persona and the south is the emotional inner child. At any moment it is worth looking at who is boss. Health is a nice balance between the two but when the emotional child gets upset and runs over the adult, we can lose balance and all hell can break loose, whereas when the adult dominates and the child doesn’t get a look in, our emotions become stultified and frozen and we lose life energy. Facing... (read more) Author: Leo Rutherford

18. The Mayas are Coming to the Windy City June 17, 2007 Chicago’s IMAX Theater at Navy Pier to host ‘Mystery of the Mayas’ from June 18 to 24 Vote Chichen-Itza! In the spirit of driving the vote for the archaeological site as a new world wonder, the Mexico Tourism Board will be hosting the film "Mystery of the Mayas" at the IMAX Theater at Navy Pier in downtown Chicago from June 18 to 24. The film is open to the public and free of charge (subject to availability). Filmed on location at numerous sacred sites throughout Mexico, the film explores the culture, science and history of the Mayan civilization. The story is told through a mode... (read more) Author: Erick Laseca

19. Sex in Peru by Rick Vecchio - Part I June 15, 2007 Historian Maximo Terrazos didn't know much about sex when he was growing up. Given his conservative Catholic upbringing in rural Peru, sex was a taboo subject that-simply wasn't discussed. But then came a day in 1965, when the then-20-year-old university student joined a field trip to Peru's Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History and he experienced a sexual awakening. "We were a group of 50 students, male and female, and we were taken through all the galleries," says Terrazos, who went on to devote a career to studying sexuality in ancient Peru. "At the end, we were told,... (read more) Author: Steve Silvester

20. Archaeologists in Mexico Find Evidence of Child Sacrifice by Toltecs April 18, 2007 Archaeologists in Mexico say they have discovered the remains of more than 20 children apparently sacrificed by priests in the 10th to 12th centuries. The archaeologists say the children's bones were found in March in a grave in the town of Tula, the former capital of the Toltec civilization. The bones are thought to date from the years 950 to 1150. Archaeologist Luis Gamboa of Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History says the bones had incisions suggesting the children had their throats cut. He says the positioning of the remains around a figurine of the rain god Tlaloc also po... (read more)

21. A Review of Jeff Paul - Master Copywriter and Direct Marketer March 07, 2007 At the time of writing this bio, is Chicago area based and from what he says it treats him well. Originally studying Anthropology at university he somehow found himself as a Financial Adviser and Accountant. I am sure you agree, a pretty boring career. (sorry to all you number crunches) But even though boring, being a Financial Adviser/Accountant set Jeff up for the life he lives today. See, even though Jeff and his 2 partners believed they were the best Financial Advisers in the area they had this problem of not getting enough clients. Have you ever thought you have... (read more) Author: Justin Bryce

22. Search Engine Anthropology - What Our Keywords Say About Us January 08, 2007 I was doing some keyword research, and I couldn't help but laugh. Last month there were 10,700 searches for the "meaning of life," which seemed like a lot, until I saw that there were 840,000 searches for "payday loan." It got me to thinking about what the keywords we use to search for things online say about our emerging world culture. Some of what I found follows. Within the database I checked, (Yahoo's keyword selector tool), there are many men looking for women online. But what kind of women do they want? Last month there were 944,000 searches for a "sexy woman." How many searched for... (read more) Author: Steve Gillman

23. Do You Have A Shallow Understanding Of Right And Wrong? September 24, 2006 A View Of The President Bush Stem Cell Research Initiative Around 600 B.C. Israel was carried into captivity by the Babylon’s and the first siege of Samaria and the Northern Kingdom closed. Esther had no choice but to become the woman who King Artaxerxes mated with. As a result, King Artaxerxes issued the command to Nehemiah to restore and to build Jerusalem in the 20th year of his reign. Ezra was a contemporary. According to the book of Ezra 6 vs. 21... "[A]nd the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them f... (read more) Author: Kini Cosma

24. Decades Later, MIA Search Provides Closure for US Families July 27, 2006 The effort to identify the remains of missing American troops from past wars is very technical, involving anthropology, forensic analysis, and DNA. But behind it all are thousands of families that are sometimes eagerly waiting for news, and other times surprised that their long lost child, parent or spouse has been found. VOA's Al Pessin talked to officials at the U.S. military laboratory in Hawaii where the work is done, and where the families go to be reunited with the remains of their loved ones. When the remains arrive here from distant battlefields they receive full military honors. And... (read more)

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