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Blood type theories

BLOOD GROUPS

Tracing the history of mankind across the world is difficult. This is
especially true when trying to match legend and myth with actual
archeological facts. But, when different cultures mix so do their
genes. Unlike nuclear DNA Mitochondrial DNA is inherited only from
your mother. This makes tracing peoples history a little easier.
However, one simple method of assessing relationships between
cultures is their blood group. Various proteins in the blood have
been named A and B. Some people have only one or the other (A and B
groups), some people have both (AB) and some none (O group). There is
also another protein called the Rhesus factor that some people have
and others don't.

Here is a webpage that investigates the history of mankind through
blood groupings. If man is evolved from apes then there is something
very strange since the AB group is almost non-existent in apes, and O
is minimal! Chimpanzees are mainly group A (never B), and Gorillas
are mainly group B (never A). Similarly, the early europeans had a
high % of group A, whilst the Asiatic races had a high % of B. So the
idea has been proposed that chimpanzees developed into Cro-Magnon man
then Europeans, whilst Gorillas developed into the larger brained
Neaderthals then into the Asians. To account for group O there must
have been a third group of proto-humans who were O.

For group O the Bororo, Mayans and Incas are all virtually 100% group
O. And the Navajos are 73% group O, whilst the Blackfoot indians are
82% group A.

As for group AB, which is rare, the Peking Chinese, Korean, Japanese
show a good 10-18%, whilst the Poles, Czechs and Hungarian Gypsies
are close behind (9-10%). But there are some exceptions to this in
that the Tartars and Hindus show also strong AB.

Whilst most groupings are generally split evenly there are some
astonishingly pure groupings. These must be accounted for in any
history of man! One webpage cites that some disease causing organisms
have the same proteins on their surface as some of the blood types.
Hence, some blood groups are more susceptible than others to certain
diseases and so, for instance, populations will become depleted of
certain blood groups after epidemics.

One webpage on Atlantis claims that the O blood group is the blood of
royalty (blue blood), that stems from an Atlantean heritage. The
races that possess this blood races (called the Red races) are races
of the Americas; of the Canary Islands; Basques, Scandinavians,
Celts, as well as certain Polynesian and Indonesian peoples.

Experiments from Suess

Robert Krampf's Experiment of the Week

This week's experiment is one that my Mother-in-law shows me while I was

in

New Zealand. It made the rounds through the internet recently as a

curiosity,

but there is science here too. Several weeks ago, we experimented with

 

confusing your body's movements by crossing the midline (#358). This

week, we

will use the science of complex systems to confuse your body again. To

try

this, you will need:

 

your hands and feet

 

Lift your right foot about 6 inches off the ground. Now start moving

it in

circles, clockwise. As you continue doing that, use your right hand to

draw

a number 6 in the air in front of you. As you do that, you will find

that

your foot has changed directions and is now going counterclockwise.

 

Now, how did that happen? Although the experiment is easy, it is far

from

simple. It took quite a bit of digging to trace this trick back to

Professor

Haken and the science of Synergetics. This science deals with the ways

that

complex systems work. In a complex system such as your brain and

nervous

system, there are many different signals moving back and forth. Some

of these

signals are treated with more importance than others. Some of the

signals

also become coupled, with one signal guiding the other. That is what

is

happening with your foot and hand. Your hand movement couples with

your foot

movement, but your hand movement is treated with more importance, so

your foot

changes direction.

 

Even more interesting is that you don't actually have to move your hand.

 

Try the experiment again, but this time just think about drawing the

number 6 in

the air. Your foot will still reverse. The pattern of your thoughts

still

couples with the movement of your foot. For even more fun, try drawing

a

number 8. Redraw the number over and over in a continuous motion and

you will

find that your foot keeps switching back and forth.

 

There are several variables in this experiment, so it may not work

exactly

for you the first time. If you find that it does not work well, trying

 

circling your right foot while drawing the 6 with your left hand. Try

reversing

things, using your left foot and right hand, etc.

 

Why do your body movements couple? Get up and walk slowly across the

room.

Pay close attention to all the movements involved in walking. Yes,

your

legs move, but so does the rest of your body. You shift your position

slightly

with each step, to keep your balance. What if you had to think

consciously

about the movement of every muscle? Walking would be a very slow and

tedious

process, just as it is for a baby learning to walk. Our bodies quickly

 

learn to group all those motions into patterns, giving various levels of

 

importance to each. Soon the patterns are automatic. As your foot

steps forward,

your body shifts to keep your center of gravity over the other foot.

As you

sit down, you lean forward, again to keep your balance. As you open

the

freezer, your hand grasps the ice cream container......

 

Have a wonder filled week.

Tickle by Emode: IQ and Personality Tests - The Classic IQ Test - Your Results

Tickle by Emode: IQ and Personality Tests - The Classic IQ Test - Your Results

Congratulations, Jes!
Your IQ score is 124

This number is based on a scientific formula that compares how many questions you answered correctly on the Classic IQ Test relative to others.

Your Intellectual Type is Insightful Linguist. This means you are highly intelligent and have the natural fluency of a writer and the visual and spatial strengths of an artist. Those skills contribute to your creative and expressive mind. And that's just some of what we know about you from your test results.

Tickle by Emode: IQ and Personality Tests - Tickle's Original Inkblot Test - Your Results

Jes, your subconscious mind is driven most by Kindness

You have a deep desire to be kind and fair to others. You are preoccupied with finding kindness in the world around you, far more than you may realize on a conscious level. This makes you unusually empathetic and very sensitive to other people's feelings.

Your kind nature makes you an optimist at heart and allows you to see the best in the people around you. Because you're not judgmental, others seek you out when they need a friend.

Your psyche is very rich; the more you learn about it, the more you will understand who you really are.

Mind Media Brain Persuasion Test

Mind Media Brain Persuasion Test

Your Brain Usage Profile

Auditory : 50%
Visual : 50%
Left : 45%
Right : 55%

Jes Kent, you are moderately right-hemisphere dominant and have even preferences between auditory and visual processing, traits that might make people perceive you as "slightly off balance."

You are most likely to be slightly disorganized, a "dreamer" and a person who focuses more on the end result than the immediate task at hand. You are creative and spontaneous if somewhat lacking in direction and focus. You are a learner who is generally patient and a person for whom time is an ally, not an enemy.

You are more passionate than most people with regard to life and learning and recognize your own intuitive abilities. You have sufficient goal-direction to satisfy yourself and guarantee success without being or feeling driven. You are willing to be reflective about yourself and others without getting lost in rumination.

The balance of your sensory modes allows for both learning and expressive capabilities achieved by few. You are active and "seeing" while retaining an equally strong propensity for being reflective which slows you down a little but allows for a more comprehensive perception and analysis of situations and problems. You do not spend excessive time analyzing since you mostly trust your perceptions.

In all likelihood, you have a tendency to overcommit and cannot under- stand why others get upset since you operate on a different "time table" than they do. Your organizational abilities are frequently overwhelmed by the stimulation seeking and active nature of your mind as well as by the tendency to create new categories and gloss over details, making categorization and classification almost impossible at times.

To the extent that your career path allows for creativity and abstraction as well as a bit of disorganization, you should find yourself equipped to handle any learning that is required. Your own personal adjustment to your style should come naturally although you are likely to feel frus- trated by your own limited discipline and often wonder "Why?"