2014

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  [Article] Science is Revealing the Mechanism of the Wave Principle – An Unconscious Herding Impulse

  Robert Prechter explains that the human unconscious is thus disposed toward patterns of behavior that reflect the Wave Principle.
   
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  [Mood Riffs] North-South Rift Drives Protests in Yemen

  Thousands of secessionists in Yemen rally.
   
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  [Mood Riffs] Police to Receive Military Hardware, Cameras

  President Obama has called for more oversight of federal programs that provide military surplus equipment to local law enforcement agencies.
   
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  [Mood Riffs] China’s Government Cracks Down on Puns

  Programs and advertisements in China must comply with standard spelling and use of characters, words, phrases and idioms.
   
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  [Mood Riffs] Polls Show Broad Support for Pot Legalization

  The United States is seeing a “drastic change in attitudes toward marijuana and marijuana policy.
   
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  [Mood Riffs] Protests Across the US

  After a grand jury’s decision not to indict Missouri officer Darren Wilson, protesters rallied in 170 cities across the US.
   
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  [Mood Riffs] Ebola Is a Major Concern Among Americans

  Ebola is third on a list of urgent health concerns in the US.
   
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  [Mood Riffs] Mayor For Life

  Former four-time D.C. Mayor Marion Barry died over the weekend.
   
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  [Article] The Socionomics of Rory Mania: How Social Mood Shapes Rory McIlroy’s Popularity and Career

  Socionomist Chuck Thompson explains that McIlroy’s PGA Tour wins correspond with positive extremes in social mood.
   
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  [Mood Riffs] Trust Between Germany, Russia Waning

  Germany has begun to see Russia as an adversary instead of a partner.