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|  Most
love affairs don’t end with a bang. Rather, they slip away slowly,
almost imperceptibly, until one day you are startled to realize that the
glue connecting you to your partner contains no love. You look closely,
because it’s hard to believe. After all, there is still glue there;
just one ingredient is missing, evaporated. You are angry; was it sabotage?
Treachery? How could this have happened on your watch? Did you fall asleep
at the critical moment?
The problem is
that humans’
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emotional
needs often trump our more analytical cognitive functions. It’s
easy to fall in love, but once we’re in that state, our brain tends
to turn off the “update service”. We go on believing that
something is there long after it has vacated the premises.
The irony is that
this very “take it for granted” tendency may be a leading
factor in causing us to neglect the upkeep of our relationships, thus
hastening the decay of the bond we feel so confident is there. |
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And then, one day it hits
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For instance,
in the 1990’s and 2000’s, 56 percent of fatal accidents were
caused by pilots’ mistakes (in cases where a cause could be determined).
In the 1980’s, this figure was only 49 percent. In both periods,
mechanical failure came in second, accounting for 20 percent of discernible
causes in the past 15 years and 19 percent in the 1980’s... |
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Those
worried about terrorist hijackings and airplane bombings can take heart;
you are much less likely to die on an airplane due to terrorist intervention
than because of pilot error. In fact, the rate of pilot error has increased
in the past 15 years, measured against all other determinable causes. |
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| Human error is still the number one killer in
the air. |
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Though
the absolute number of Americans who take camping trips has steadily increased
year after year along with overall population levels, the percentage of
Americans partaking in wilderness outdoor activities has actually decreased,
according to recent surveys.
Discomfort, long
and difficult travel times, and the presence of dangerous animals were
cited as the top three reasons to avoid wilderness locations. A majority
of Americans drive to their destination when camping, leading to long
roadtrips before any wilderness is seen. Others lack the time needed... |
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After
decades of marginalization in the high art world as new mediums such as
video and computer art trumped its sex appeal, painting is making a comeback
among hipsters, and least those... |
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Each
year more music videos are produced than the last, and most of them are
declining in quality. “It’s become a dumping ground for film
school grads with no new ideas, predatory production companies...
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