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Minggu, 20 Maret 2011
Sabtu, 31 Juli 2010
Dogs Are Smart, Just Like Humans
Humans aren't that special. It was once thought that people were superior to chimpanzees because humans had feelings and showed love. We all know now that chimps do have these propensities. Other animals weren't even considered in the "advanced" creature stakes. Time has shown that many animals use tools to find food.
Pets such as dogs tend to mimic their owners. They say you grow like your partner and if your companion is a dog then the dog copies you, and heaven forbid you copy the dog. So strong is this bond that dogs will actually give up food rewards to do what their owners do.
Research had two group of pet dogs. Their owners went on hands and knees and opened a sliding door with heads and closed hands. One group of dogs was rewarded for opening the door. The other group was reward with food for not doing what their owners did. All dogs opened the door - foregoing the food reward.
Clearly dogs learn like humans. They copy. Dogs in the test were of many breeds, so intelligence was not a factor. Furthermore, what does a dog do when it sees a human yawn? Think about it. It yawns of course.
Pets such as dogs tend to mimic their owners. They say you grow like your partner and if your companion is a dog then the dog copies you, and heaven forbid you copy the dog. So strong is this bond that dogs will actually give up food rewards to do what their owners do.
Research had two group of pet dogs. Their owners went on hands and knees and opened a sliding door with heads and closed hands. One group of dogs was rewarded for opening the door. The other group was reward with food for not doing what their owners did. All dogs opened the door - foregoing the food reward.
Clearly dogs learn like humans. They copy. Dogs in the test were of many breeds, so intelligence was not a factor. Furthermore, what does a dog do when it sees a human yawn? Think about it. It yawns of course.
Minggu, 14 Maret 2010
State Government to Force People to Sell Their Land to Developers
State Government is to help developers buy land. The New South Wales government is bringing in legislation which will establish a state body to compulsorily purchase land then on sale it at a special price to land developers - and you can bet that price will be low, below the going rate I should imagine.
What would be the purpose of setting up something that forces people to part with their land if it wasn't to help developers get that land? The state government gives the excuse of the renewal of Sydney. This of course is to hide the real reason from voters.
"The key is we do need to ensure that land holders are fully compensated." Yeah, sure. For landholders to be "fully compensated" let developers offer them the going rate for land.
Thankfully, the conservative opposition has seen the scam and is protesting. One would expect such a policy to be from a conservative government, but this is a Labor government. Relieving the land shortage by making some land cheap is not the answer. Developers will soon up the price when they on sale it.
What would be the purpose of setting up something that forces people to part with their land if it wasn't to help developers get that land? The state government gives the excuse of the renewal of Sydney. This of course is to hide the real reason from voters.
"The key is we do need to ensure that land holders are fully compensated." Yeah, sure. For landholders to be "fully compensated" let developers offer them the going rate for land.
Thankfully, the conservative opposition has seen the scam and is protesting. One would expect such a policy to be from a conservative government, but this is a Labor government. Relieving the land shortage by making some land cheap is not the answer. Developers will soon up the price when they on sale it.
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