In time of drought, turning to Native traditions to plead for rain - Bing News

In time of drought, turning to Native traditions to plead for rain

By Diana Marcum

Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles Times - Sun Mar 9 13:00:00 UTC 2014

The woman in line at the bank said she had already sold all her cattle and was now selling her land. It was one too many tales of drought hardship for Laynee Reyna, also known as She Who Makes Things Happen — a name given to her by a shaman decades ago. She felt a great spirit seize her. In the crowded bank lobby, the 79-year-old raised her arms.

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Products - Data Briefs - Number 136 - December 2013

Products - Data Briefs - Number 136 - December 2013



Figure 3. Pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates for teenagers aged 15–19: United States, 1976–2009, and birth rate, 2010–2012

Divorce Rate in America Increasing as Economy Recovers | First to Know

Divorce Rate in America Increasing as Economy Recovers | First to Know



University of Maryland sociologist Philip N. Cohen recently published a paper that examined what effects the economy played on the divorce rate in America. There was a drop in divorces during the recession, but Cohen believes this may have occurred because divorce was too expensive — not because couples had grown stronger during those stressful economic times.

AP Exclusive: Few Army women want combat jobs

AP Exclusive: Few Army women want combat jobs

FORT EUSTIS, Va. (AP) — Only a small fraction of Army women say they'd like to move into one of the newly opening combat jobs, but those few who do say they want a job that takes them right into the heart of battle, according to preliminary results fr…

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Thousands of Ex-Felons Wrongly Prevented From Voting, ACLU Says

Thousands of Ex-Felons Wrongly Prevented From Voting, ACLU Says

Suit says California secretary of state is misinterpreting new law by barring some ex-felons from voting.

http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2014/02/05/Felons+Civil+Rights+Voting

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California Prison Realignment Complicates Voting Rights For Felons | KPBS San Diego Public Radio & TV: News, Arts & Culture

California Prison Realignment Complicates Voting Rights For Felons | KPBS San Diego Public Radio & TV: News, Arts & Culture

The state's prison realignment effort has drawn up a complicated matrix of detention options for felons in California, and with it a lot of confusion about which ones can vote.

http://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/feb/05/prison-realignment-complicates-voting-rights-felon/

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5 Minutes Of What The Media Actually Does To Women

5 Minutes Of What The Media Actually Does To Women

"I don't look like that, and I don't desire to look like that." —Kate Winslet

http://www.upworthy.com/5-minutes-of-what-the-media-actually-does-to-women-8?c=reccon1

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If You Think Only Poor People Need Welfare, Wait Till You See What Really Rich Folks Do With It

If You Think Only Poor People Need Welfare, Wait Till You See What Really Rich Folks Do With It

It's amazing how little we really know about a system so many people judge.

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The surprising sociology of selfies - Bing News

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▶ Tough Guise - Violence Media and the Crisis in Masculinity - Dailymotion-Video

▶ Tough Guise - Violence Media and the Crisis in Masculinity - Dailymotion-Video

Study: College students lose respect for peers who hook up too much

Study: College students lose respect for peers who hook up too much

Almost half of college students judge men and women with similar sexual histories by the same standard and hold equally negative attitudes towards both their male and female peers who they believe hook up "too much," suggests new research to be presen…

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/asa-scs081312.php

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No secret here, women do prefer tall men - The Times of India

No secret here, women do prefer tall men - The Times of India

Does height matter when it comes to matters of the heart? Yes, and to women the most mostly for femininity and protection.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/man-woman/No-secret-here-women-do-prefer-tall-men/articleshow/30219730.cms

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Those living with religiously conservative Protestants higher divorce

Those living with religiously conservative Protestants higher divorce

People living in areas with many conservative Protestants are at higher risk of divorce, even if they aren't conservative Protestants, U.S. researchers say.

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2014/01/23/Divorce-higher-among-religiously-conservative-Protestants/UPI-33831390454561/

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Couples, the Internet, and Social Media

Couples, the Internet, and Social Media

The internet, cell phones and social media have become key actors in the lives of many American couples. Technology is a source of support and communication as well as tension, and couples say it has both good and bad impacts on their relationships.

http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/02/11/couples-the-internet-and-social-media/

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Holder Urges States to Lift Bans on Felons’ Voting

Holder Urges States to Lift Bans on Felons' Voting

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.'s call underscores the Obama administration's determination to elevate issues of criminal justice and race in the president's second term.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/us/politics/holder-urges-states-to-repeal-bans-on-voting-by-felons.html?action=click&contentCollection=Asia%20Pacific&region=Footer&module=TopNews&pgtype=article

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IDIOTS - YouTube

IDIOTS - YouTube

Next Time You Hear Someone Say Technology Is Making Us Anti Social…

Next Time You Hear Someone Say Technology Is Making Us Anti Social…

Sex with Marx, Weber and/or Durkheim - YouTube

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WbMYAcJj0yI&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWbMYAcJj0yI

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Local Socioeconomic Data | Local Labs

Local Socioeconomic Data | Local Labs

Local data covering housing, education, income, employment, and more.

http://locallabs.org/

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MTV’s ‘16 and Pregnant,’ Derided by Some, May Resonate as a Cautionary Tale - NYTimes.com

MTV’s ‘16 and Pregnant,’ Derided by Some, May Resonate as a Cautionary Tale - NYTimes.com

Ms. Kearney and Mr. Levine examined birth records and Nielsen television ratings, finding that the rate of teenage pregnancy declined faster in areas where teenagers were watching more MTV programming — not only the “16 and Pregnant” series — than in areas where they did not. The study focuses on the period after “16 and Pregnant” was introduced in 2009 and accounts for the fact that teenagers who tuned in to the show might have been at higher risk of having a child to begin with.

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This sociologist has a plan to make America more like Sweden

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Inside the Political Brain - Atlantic Mobile

http://m.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/05/inside-the-political-brain/256483/

Of late, researchers in political science and psychology have been talking a great deal about an idea called "motivated reasoning" -- thought and argument that seems rational and dispassionate, but really isn't anything of the sort. 

Survey: Views on evolution driven by religion more than education

While education matters, the new analysis suggests that religion appears to have more influence than level of education on evolution. The 21-point difference between college graduates and high school graduates who believe in evolution, for example, is less stark than the 49-point difference between mainline Protestants and evangelicals.

From http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/survey-views-on-evolution-driven-by-religion-more-than-education/2013/12/30/4e382664-7198-11e3-bc6b-712d770c3715_story.html

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Students seek gender neutrality on campus

http://www.cuestonian.com/students-seek-gender-neutrality-on-campus/

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Wired Relates Playboy Playmate BMI and Average BMI, 1954-2008

Wired Relates Playboy Playmate BMI and Average BMI, 1954-2008