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There's nothing wrong with Australia's trade mix. by Tony Makin
No full texttag=1 data=There's nothing wrong with Australia's trade mix. by Tony Makin
tag=2 data=Makin, Tony
tag=3 data=Policy
tag=4 data=7
tag=5 data=1
tag=6 data=Autumn 1991
tag=7 data=11-14.
tag=8 data=TRADE
tag=10 data=Arguments that Australia should increase its exports of manufactured goods frequently overlook the elementary economics of comparative advantage.
tag=11 data=1991/3/6
tag=12 data=91/0513
tag=13 data=CABArguments that Australia should increase its exports of manufactured goods frequently overlook the elementary economics of comparative advantage
C. Comer Makin to Governor Ross Barnett, 29 September 1962
No full textMakin, a veteran, asks Barnett about the staging area and states he can assemble a squad.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/west_union_gov/1094/thumbnail.jp
Sedarlah, 'bateri' umur makin pendek
No full textMENJELANG petang, bateri telefon yang penuh terisi pada awal pagi pasti semakin berkurangan kapasiti kuasanya. Begitu juga umur manusia. Setiap detik saat berlalu memendekkan jangka hayat ‘bateri’ umur.
Setiap kali tahun baharu menjengah, manusia biasanya akan berbicara tentang azam lama yang belum terlaksana atau apa azam mereka pada tahun baharu. Jarang sekali diberi peringatan tentang jangka hayat umur mereka semakin pendek. Cukuplah ayat dari surah Yasin yang sinonim dengan orang Melayu ini menjadi tazkirah kita setiap kali menjengah tahun baru:
Ertinya: “Dan (hendaklah diingati bahawa) sesiapa yang Kami panjangkan umurnya, Kami balikkan kembali kejadiannya (kepada keadaan serba lemah; hakikat ini memang jelas) maka mengapa mereka tidak mahu memikirkannya?” (Yasin [36:68]).
Artikel Penuh: http://www.utusan.com.my/mega/agama/sedarlah-bateri-umur-makin-pendek-1.817375#ixzz5klpAkH9a
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Grouping by closure influences subjective regularity and implicit preference
No full textA reflection between a pair of contours is more rapidly detected than a translation, but this effect is stronger when the contours are closed to form a single object compared to when they are closed to form 2 objects with a gap between them. That is, grouping changes the relative salience of different regularities. We tested whether this manipulation would also change preference for reflection or translation. We measured preference for these patterns using the Implicit Association Test (IAT). On some trials, participants saw words that were either positive or negative and had to classify them as quickly as possible. On interleaved trials, they saw reflection or translation patterns and again had to classify them. Participants were faster when 1 button was used for reflection and positive words and another button was used for translation and negative words, compared to when the reverse response mapping was used (translation and positive vs. reflection and negative). This reaction time difference indicates an implicit preference for reflection over translation. However, the size of the implicit preference was significantly reduced in the Two-objects condition. We concluded that factors that affect perceptual sensitivity also systematically affect implicit preference formation. © 2012 A Makin, A Pecchinenda, M Bertamini. Published under a Creative Commons Licence
Visual cortex activation predicts visual preference: Evidence from Britain and Egypt
No full textThe term 'Perceptual goodness' refers to the strength, obviousness or salience of a visual configuration. Recent work has found strong agreement between theoretical, neural and behavioural measures of perceptual goodness across a wide range of different symmetrical visual patterns (Makin et al. 2016). We used these pattern types again to explore the relationship between perceptual goodness and aesthetic preference. A group of 50 UK participants rated the patterns on a 0-100 scale. Preference ratings positively correlated with four overlapping measures of perceptual goodness. We then replicated this finding in Egypt, suggesting that our results reflect universal aspects of human preference. The third experiment provided consistent results with a different stimulus set. We conclude that symmetry is an aesthetic primitive that is attractive because of the way it is processed by the visual system
Remarkable Lives : Paul Makin in conversation with Jerome Carson.
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Paul Makin.
In this case study, part of the Remarkable Lives series, Paul gives a short account of his background and is then interviewed by Jerome.
Paul talks about his recovery from alcohol addiction, then a period of complete wellness, until he developed a psychosis. He talks about how unbearable his admission was to an acute unit.
Every single story in the Remarkable Lives series teaches us something different about mental health problems. Paul’s story is no exception.
We need to think how we can make the admission process to hospital as peaceful and positive as we can. This is easier said than done.
Paul suggests we need to get more recovery stories out there to the general public, so they can see if is possible to make a recovery from mental health problems.
I am not sure I have come across many people like Paul. He battled for many years with an alcohol addiction, which he managed to overcome. He then slowly developed a psychotic illness, which led to an acute admission. The process of recovery has now started a second time
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