Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Genetic Pheremones: The Future is "Attractive"

A certain ilk of people tend to be very attractive. There have been umpteen studies conducted to find the perfect figure, facial shape and even ideally attractive sweat-odor. The science of attraction is labyrinthine and interesting, though we are seldom conscious that the principles of attraction impact our every move just like the law of physics. There are many variables of attraction that alter the laws of attraction - what might be attractive in one culture might just be repugnant in the other. What if we unravel the gospel of attraction, will we then be able to manipulate them to our own good? Will the romantic anxiety before approaching someone become passe? Will there be different creams to attract people of disparate cultures? Throw in genetics and we might not be far away from genetic-pheremones that would only attract a prespecified individual. Anyways the future is far-off and, in the meantime, you can check these "attractive platform shoes."

Outsourcing Comes Full Circle

China has become a manufacturing hub, most western countries outsource the production of various goods to China. The labor is cheap and the Chinese brand of communism, though very rigid, is pliant enough to shoehorn open market principles to make some extra bucks. However, many Chinese, pandered by the decent lifestyle that the manufacturing boom has given them, are fast realizing that they are not cut out for drudge labor after all. So the labor wages are rising and that means the Chinese themselves are looking to outsource certain work originally outsourced to them by the Western countries. So, don't be surprised if some of the poisoned toys were actually not made in China - blame the Vietnamese. Talking of toys, there are some impressive swing sets here.