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But on closer inspection, I need to make one comment. Humans and apes have certain obvious external physical similarities. If an ape was to get slanted eyes (epicanthic folds) to protect their eyes from the harsh environment, or wider nostrils, it may be under the same evolutionary pressures as the humans in that area got those traits, and since the two creatures (man and monkey) share some similarity in facial organs, these adaptations would probably manifest themselves the same way.

The subtle similarities you noticed are probably evidence of convergent evolution, rather than evidence for separate origins of humans.

Pagan, there are also people who facially resemble dogs, horses (hence the expression "horse faced"), and birds in some ways.

Of course some primates are going to resemble humans. That's nothing extraordinary. Furthermore, I doubt that the primates you posted were really closer in appearance to only the local group of humans around them than to other humans.

Pagan, I just saw your post.

You're serious about this?

Martian: Isn't the universe supposed to be expanding faster than the speed of light.

To the best of my knowledge, no. The universe is expanding at around 71 kilometers per second per megaparsec:

http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/uni_expansion.html

I read that's the reason that there is an "observable universe" and the rest is unobservable because the light can reach us.

Certain galaxies may be moving faster than the speed of light with respect to each other, but not actually moving faster than c themselves.

This link gives a good explanation: http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=575

From that link:

Furthermore, as more and more galaxies accelerate past the speed of light, any light that they emit after a certain point will also not be able to reach us, and they too will freeze and fade. Eventually, we will be left with a universe that is mostly invisible, with only the light from a few, very nearby galaxies (whose motions are strongly affected by local gravitational interaction) to keep us company.

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No problem. I'm not an expert on cosmology though, so you'll probably want to consult other (professional) sources to learn about this stuff from more knowledgeable sources at some point.

caezar: Just a silly question for you "pseudo scientists" out there:

Considering the laws of conservation of energy and mass, if at the beginning the universe was infinitely dense (infinite mass) and infinitely hot (infinite energy) and now the universe has finite mass and finite energy, where did all that mass and energy go? After all, the most fundamental premise of the big bang is that the universe is the perfect closed system.

I'm not sure who exactly you were addressing with that "pseudo scientists" comment, but I'll answer your question even if it's presumably aimed at a different audience.

Infinite density does not mean infinite mass at all. The definition of density is mass divided by volume. Now what was the volume of the initial universe? Infinitesimally small. Basically any reasonable value of mass over an "infinitesimally" small volume is an infinitely dense object.

Infinitely high temperature is just a manner of speaking, a way of emphasizing the extremely high temperatures that were present, although infinite temperatures are not ruled out explicitly by any law (at least none that I'm aware of). The thing is, temperature is dependent on motion (such as vibration), and to move at the maximum possible speed (the speed of light), something that was not massless would need infinite mass/energy. Now if there was actually infinite mass then this would presumably be possible in the early universe, but I don't think it makes sense to arbitrarily assert that there would have been infinite mass.

The actual temperature of the initial universe was probably just a number slightly over or somewhat larger than the Planck temperature, but not an "actual infinity". Then the temperature would have decreased as the universe expanded of course.

denzel2009: The idea is to load you with small food so that he can easily lift you from the garage to the bedroom at the end of the date.

boom chicka wow wow

https://media.animevice.com/uploads/0/667/86027-looool.jpg

~Royal~:
Based on Human Evolution, human beings are growing bigger stronger faster, taller and more athletic then we were hundreds, and thousands of years ago...

True.

You take a look at the Average Heights of Humans. from lets say...even 80 years ago...you will see progression.

I don't think that would really be due to evolution though. Improvements in standard of living and diet probably.

So based on this ^...it would seem backwards to assume East Asians some how came from Black Africans...

They didn't. Modern black Africans didn't exist many tens of thousands of years ago.

Evolution Goes Fowards Not Backwards....

Whatever helps you better survive and go on to reproduce is the direction evolution takes. Even if it means screwing up your blood cell shape.

Anybody got more info on this?

Sounds promising.

Well clearly, the man didn't take you out to feed you. He took you out to let you know that his wallet is well fed.

Depending on what his goals are, that's not necessarily a bad thing.

You can just get food somewhere else after the date anyway.

the ultra-modern centre located at Government Technical College, Agidingbi,Ikeja

equipped with state of the art cutting edge training technology gadgets to train Nigerian youths in electrical, electronic, air-condition maintenance and other households appliances.

So they added an engineering technician center to a preexisting school in collaboration with Samsung. Good.

Anyone got any pictures?

Romney praised Israel's healthcare system while in Israel recently:

http://bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2012/07/31/mitt-romney-praises-israeli-health-system-even-though-more-government-run-than-obama-health-law/7FxThiiGMex7kCLUcXGjXN/story.html

http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/186530/mitt-romney-loves-israels-universal-healthcare/

In light of his healthcare stance in the U.S., this looks bizarre.


He also recently said that Israelis were better off than Palestinians because they were culturally superior to Palestinians in a speech and then denied that he said that soon after even though it was very clear that that was what he was saying.

And this guy has 2 degrees from Harvard?!

Kay-Dee:
[size=13pt] The king of gaffes !!! [/size]

This man will say anything in order to get elected, even if it makes no sense.

His recent foreign tour was a complete debacle.

''I saw my father march with Martin Luther King.''
—GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, bragging in 2007 about his family's record on civil rights. Romney later admitted he didn't technically see his father march with King, nor did his father ever march with the civil rights leader on the same day or in the same city.


''I saw the young man over there with eggs Benedict, with hollandaise sauce. And I was going to suggest to you that you serve your eggs with hollandaise sauce in hubcaps. Because there's no plates like chrome for the hollandaise.''
—GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, after working the room at a New Hampshire restaurant and pausing for a photo with the owner (June 2011)


''It's not worth moving heaven and earth, spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person.''
—Mitt Romney, speaking in 2007 about killing Osama bin Laden


''My sons are all adults and they've made decisions about their careers and they've chosen not to serve in the military and active duty and I respect their decision in that regard. One of the ways my sons are showing support for our nation is helping me get elected because they think I'd be a great president.''
—Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in 2007


''I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that's the America millions of Americans believe in. That's the America I love.''
—Mitt Romney (January 2012)


Mitt Romney in 2012: ''I don't manage the money that I have. In order to make sure that I didn't have a conflict of interest while I was governor or while I was considering a run for national office, I had a blind trust established.''

Mitt Romney in 1994: ''The blind trust is an age-old ruse, if you will, which is to say, you can always tell the blind trust what it can and cannot do. You give a blind trust rules.''



''I like those fancy raincoats you bought. Really sprung for the big bucks.''
—Mitt Romney to a group of NASCAR fans wearing plastic ponchos at the Daytona 500 (February 2012)


''Don't try to stop the foreclosure process. Let it run its course and hit the bottom.''
—Mitt Romney, defending banks and kicking people out of their homes


''[Obama's stimulus program is] one of the biggest peacetime spending binges in American history.''
—Mitt Romney in April 2011, while U.S. troops were fighting wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and involved in airstrikes against Libya



''I'm not familiar precisely with what I said, but I'll stand by what I said, whatever it was.''
—Mitt Romney, asked in a press conference about remarks he made to Fox News host Sean Hannity in which he said Obama was trying to make America a less Christian nation (Jacksonville, Florida, May 17, 2012)

''Well, this person shouldn't have had any kind of weapons and bombs and other devices and it was illegal for him to have many of those things already. But he had them.''
—Mitt Romney, confused about the mass shooting in a Colorado movie theater, in which the gunman legally obtained all of his weapons and tactical gear, NBC News interview, July 25, 2012

Dumb Mitt Romney Quotes

Top 10 Dumbest Mitt Romney Quotes (So Far)

By Daniel Kurtzman, About.com Guide


1. "Corporations are people, my friend… of course they are. Everything corporations earn ultimately goes to the people. Where do you think it goes? Whose pockets? Whose pockets? People's pockets. Human beings, my friend." —Mitt Romney to a heckler at the Iowa State Fair who suggested that taxes should be raised on corporations as part of balancing the budget (August 2011)

2. "I like being able to fire people who provide services to me." –Mitt Romney, using an unfortunate choice of words while advocating for consumer choice in health insurance plans (January 2012)

3. "I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there." —Mitt Romney (January 2012)

4. "He [Obama] says we need more firemen, more policemen, more teachers. Did he not get the message of Wisconsin? The American people did. It's time for us to cut back on government and help the American people." —Mitt Romney at a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, June 8, 2012

5. "I'll take a lot of credit for the fact that this industry's come back." –Mitt Romney, –Mitt Romney, on the American auto industry, despite having written a New York Times op-ed in 2008 titled "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt," in which he said if GM, Ford and Chrysler got a government bailout "you can kiss the American automotive industry goodbye"

6. "It's hard to know just how well [the 2012 London Olympics] will turn out. There are a few things that were disconcerting. The stories about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials, that obviously is not something which is encouraging." –Mitt Romney, insulting Britain on the eve of the Olympics by suggesting the country is not ready, NBC News interview, July 25, 2012

7. "I'll tell you what, ten-thousand bucks? $10,000 bet?" –Mitt Romney, attempting to make a wager with Rick Perry during a Republican presidential debate to settle a disagreement about health care (December 2011)

8. "I should tell my story. I'm also unemployed." —Mitt Romney, speaking in 2011 to unemployed people in Florida. Romney's net worth is over $200 million.

9. "[My wife] drives a couple of Cadillacs." –Mitt Romney, campaigning for president in Michigan (February 2012)

10. "I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that's the America millions of Americans believe in. That's the America I love." –Mitt Romney (January 2012)

Bonus Quotes:

"PETA is not happy that my dog likes fresh air." —Mitt Romney in 2007, responding to criticism from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals following revelations that he had once put the family dog in a carrier and strapped it to the roof of his car during a 12-hour road trip

"I have some friends who are NASCAR team owners." —Mitt Romney, after being asked whether he follows NASCAR racing (February 2012)

"There were a couple of times I wondered whether I was going to get a pink slip" –Mitt Romney, attempting to identify with the problems of average folk (January 2012)

"I'm not sure about these cookies. They don't look like you made them. No, no. They came from the local 7/11 bakery, or whatever." —Mitt Romney, visiting a local bakery while campaigning in Pittsburgh, PA, April 17, 2012 (The owner of the baker later told MSNBC he was offended by Romney's remarks.)

"I like those fancy raincoats you bought. Really sprung for the big bucks." —Mitt Romney to a group of NASCAR fans wearing plastic ponchos at the Daytona 500 (February 2012)

"We have a president, who I think is is a nice guy, but he spent too much time at Harvard, perhaps." —Mitt Romney, who has two Harvard degrees (April 5, 2012)

"I love this state. The trees are the right height." —Mitt Romney, campaigning in Michigan (February 2012)

"I'm running for office for Pete's sake, we can't have illegals" –Mitt Romney, recalling his reaction when he learned that there were illegal aliens working the ground on his property, employed by a firm that he subsequently fired (October 2011)

"I get speaker's fees from time to time, but not very much." —Mitt Romney, who earned $374,000 in speaking fees in one year according to according to his personal financial disclosure (January 2012)

"It's not worth moving heaven and earth, spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person." —Mitt Romney, speaking in 2007 about killing Osama bin Laden

"Who let the dogs out? Who, who." –Mitt Romney, during an awkward photo op with a group of African Americans kids at a Martin Luther King Day parade (January 2008)

"I'm Wolf Blitzer and yes, that's my real name." —CNN's Wolf Blitzer at the beginning of a November 2011 Republican presidential debate
"I'm Mitt Romney—and yes Wolf, that's also my first name." —Mitt Romney, getting his own name wrong (his first name is "Willard," and his middle name is 'Mitt')

"I'm not familiar precisely with what I said, but I'll stand by what I said, whatever it was." —Mitt Romney (May 17, 2012)


http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/mittromney/a/Mitt-Romney-Quotes.htm

tpiah: i'm still waiting for PHOTOS and links to actual storey buildings in nigeria before 1854,

Not a photo, (photography had only been recently invented 20 years earlier) but a decent drawing from a British guy that visited Idah in 1841:

[img]http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/SlaveTrade/collection/large/Allen03.JPG[/img]

"Court of King of Iddah [Idah], Central Nigeria, 1841

Source
William Allen, A Narrative of the Expedition sent by Her Majesty's Government to the River Niger, in 1841 (London, 1848), vol. 1, p. 293. (Copy in Special Collections, University of Virginia Library)

Comments
Caption, "The Court of the King of Iddah". Shows king in center, under umbrella; slit-gong drum in lower left. Iddah/Idah, a port on the Niger river, south of the Niger-Benue confluence in present-day south central Nigeria, was the "largest and the most important town in the Kingdom of Eggarah [Igara/Igala]". It was a major trading area for slaves taken to the Niger Delta and the Bight of Biafra. In this illustration, the king is "seen on a throne, formed of a bamboo frame, covered with mats and carpets . . . . He was almost smothered by his garments, and surrounded by attendants, who were fanning him vehemently . . . .The principal courtiers were seated close round the throne, with their backs towards it, excepting a large party [of Muslims]... these sat facing the king" (Allen, pp. 293-94, 318)."

There is actually an 1841 drawing from the British traveler/explorer William Allen of a two story building in the Attah of Igala's place of residence in the city of Idah.


@ Ezeagu, what are the dates on that building?

Bakari Neferu: What article did you come across on that site?

Some "race and intelligence" article. Mostly a rehash of Jensen's, Rushton's, etc. work. Predictable trash.

Thanks for the link. Well I take back my "lol"s and "lmao"s because it actually makes sense - it was obviously a continuation of an older tradition for libations except using a more expensive liquid.

Alcoholic beverages were used around the world in libations in totally separate cultures and before the trade with Europeans brought them schnapps, an indigenous beverage, probably also alcoholic, would have been used (probably palm wine). I don't think the replacement of the indigenous liquid with schnapps is a big deal though.


Totally off topic, I love the beat on this song:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAj40NZDI4U

I get that he wants to stress that they are indeed working hard to tackle the electricity problem and resolve it as quickly as possible, but all of Jonathan's ministers, not just Dr. Nnaji, should try and keep the promises to a minimum. Nigerians are probably fed up with promises by now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libation

I wonder why libation was so widespread.

So many very separate and distinct cultures had it.

tpia@:
Yes, in nigeria you know things are serious when schnapps is involved.

Anything else is lesser quality and so, of lower rank .

lol, wow.

tpia@:
^why do the african gods prefer imported schnapps.

lmao

I know there are groups in Ghana than include the schnapps pouring stuff in their traditions, but are there any in Nigeria?

Rgp92: Egyptian mythology shouldnt even be mentioned on this forum. That topic will just turn into a racial war and the fact that most egyptian hate black folks and are saying that the ancient egypt were white...

Noted. But the other examples still stand.

lol, there would be a thread for Greek mythology before that of any other foreign group. It's taught in the West and promoted so much because of the racial connection and historical connection (via the Romans) between the Greeks and other Europeans (particularly Western European) and European descended people that promote it.

I suspect that Mayan mythology, Aztec mythology, Egyptian mythology, Chinese, Persian, Indian, Sumerian, Native American etc. mythology will never get their own threads on here.

Anyway, interesting posts so far; do carry on.

fellis: I have watched almost all of them, I do know about them. I only exclaimed cos they are all seriously old school, with the exception of Tom and Jerry that is a bit modern.

Oh, ok. Yeah they're all old, but I watched them all in the 90s and a few in the early 2000s as reruns on Cartoon network, Boomerang, etc.

fellis: Good grief! What planet are you from?

What do you mean?

You never watched ANY of those cartoons you highlighted in bold? They showed reruns of them all the time in the 90s in the West, but I also remember watching many episodes of some of these cartoons on VHS as a kid in Nigeria and the VHS tapes are still in my family's house in Nigeria today. So I know these cartoons can't ALL have been unheard of in Nigeria (if they were unheard of at all).