Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Flash of the Sun---Quotes

Flash of the Sun




"A nationalist will blindly follow his country to his death out of love for it. A patriot will stand up for  and even against his country to his death out of love for it."
                                               From Flash of the Sun

"By the way, the purpose of education is to improve nature (oneself and his world), to better humanity; it is not to create an impression, as it appears to be prevalent today."
                                               From Flash of the Sun
"To some people, achievements come about from defensible choices made; while for others, achievements are the outcome of opportunities exploited. The first are conscientious while the second are susceptible to underhandedness. "
                                               From Flash of the Sun

"It is not something we often find out; but most of the specially-gifted have a deep desire to be ordinary.”
                                               From  Flash of the Sun

"To lead an easy life, stay with the herd. To lead a distinguished life, plow a progressive path for the herd."
                                               From  Flash of the Sun

"Love is an expression of sensual joy the most high."
                                               From  Flash of the Sun

"A yesterday missed can never be found even in a fine tomorrow."
                                               From  Flash of the Sun

"Only a fool would find happiness from an achievement that is detrimental to  those he loves."
                                               From Flash of the Sun

"The fact that I consider a liar a coward, especially one that does not change his mind, does not mean that I expect those who know that lie-telling is a cowardly act to stop lying."
                                               From  Flash of the Sun

Even in our genuine efforts to do good, we are susceptible to mistakes coming from our erroneous judgments and actions. Those errors become mistakes when we refuse to review them, when we fail to correct them." 
                                               From Flash of the Sun

Geopolitics is a mighty joke that is not meant to be funny because unfortunately, it often results in the loss of life.” 
                                               From Flash of the Sun

It is an act of courage to change your mind and accept it in public."
                                               From Flash of the Sun

“Some honest people think it is better to know the ways of the devil without being evil, than being ignorant of evil even as a saint." 
                                               From Flash of the Sun

“We are in the era of universal deceit, where the person who is aware of the truth is enlightened, and where the person who speaks it is likely to be looked upon as a  revolutionary capable of rocking the boat.” 
                                               From Flash of the Sun

"In the fight against evil, only the best get killed."
                                               From Flash of the Sun

“To some people, achievements come about from defensible choices made; while for others, achievements are the outcome of opportunities exploited. The first are conscientious while the second are susceptible to underhandedness."
                                               From Flash of the Sun

"Young people who don't know one another and don't hate each other kill themselves in wars that are declared by politicians that know one another and hate each other, but don't kill themselves as was the case in the days of champions." 
                                               From Flash of the Sun

Revolutionaries are the holy fools of politics. They do not consider deprivation and even self-deprivation as a heavy price to pay in their commitment to realizing socio-economic and political changes that would advance the wellbeing of their people..."
                                               From Flash of the Sun
"The fact that I consider a liar a coward, especially one that does not change his mind, does not mean that I expect those who know that lie-telling is a cowardly act to stop lying." 
                                               From Flash of the Sun

"Great men are not supermen. What distinguishes them from the ordinary and makes them great is their ability to tame their fears and confront the extreme challenges that most people cringe from."                                                                 From Flash of the Sun


"Happiness is built on a well of cherished and cherishable memories, a present of joy and/or serenity, and a future that promises peace of mind."                                                                                                                                                From Flash of the Sun


“We are in the era of universal deceit, where the person who is aware of the truth is enlightened, and where the person who speaks it is likely to be looked upon as a revolutionary capable of rocking the boat.”                                                

                                               From Flash of the Sun
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Monday, September 28, 2015

Immigrant Numbers in the USA and their Countries and Areas of origin

A country is included in the table if it exceeded 50,000 in either category.
Country of birthPopulation (2013)Immigrants (1986-2012)
 United States316,497,5313,132
Total foreign born41,347,94526,147,963
 Mexico11,584,9775,551,757
 China2,383,8311,399,667
 India2,034,6771,323,011
 Philippines1,843,9891,480,946
 Vietnam1,281,010955,967
 El Salvador1,252,067676,776
 Cuba1,144,024666,657
 South Korea1,070,335609,321
 Dominican Republic991,046904,721
 Guatemala902,293353,122
 Canada840,192394,790
 Jamaica714,743507,741
 United Kingdom695,489383,037
 Colombia677,231498,551
 Haiti593,980536,657
 Germany584,184192,676
 Honduras533,598178,321
 Peru440,292320,611
 Poland432,601360,669
 Ecuador427,906243,217
 Russia390,934476,306
 Iran363,972358,586
 Italy354,30569,111
 Ukraine345,187306,203
 Pakistan342,603347,237
 Japan339,970172,893
 Brazil337,040214,266
 Guyana259,815214,995
 Nicaragua240,619191,701
 Nigeria234,465227,497
 Thailand233,547174,168
 Trinidad and Tobago232,026157,689
 Bangladesh203,179215,164
 Iraq200,894153,897
 Venezuela197,724143,411
 Laos196,154110,235
 Ethiopia195,805202,518
 Portugal182,47353,831
 Egypt176,443153,755
 France170,39487,601
 Argentina170,08698,999
 Cambodia164,746106,183
 Romania157,302140,887
 Ghana149,377130,542
 Greece137,08437,406
 Republic of Ireland128,350104,586
 Israel127,079106,568
 Lebanon124,256113,727
 Burma116,77594,792
 Bosnia and Herzegovina112,240129,481
 Kenya110,67892,891
 Turkey109,66785,415
 Spain102,47541,328
 Panama101,02457,628
 Chile97,58554,573
 South Africa95,19169,992
 Indonesia94,60061,493
 Saudi Arabia88,894n/a
   Nepal87,45658,841
 Netherlands85,08535,117
 Albania81,04784,031
 Bolivia79,92452,177
 Armenia79,12262,201
 Syria78,93468,864
 Liberia78,90974,632
 Australia78,79712,926
 Costa Rica78,65947,648
 Hungary74,21331,365
 Malaysia68,956n/a
 Bulgaria67,94168,768
 Afghanistan67,16959,480
 Jordan65,618104,168
 Czech Republic64,35427,354
 Morocco63,79876,622
 Barbados52,49925,444
 Sri Lanka51,26851,675
 Belarus50,93458,254
 Belize50,296n/a
Note: Counts of immigrants since 1986 for Russia includes "Soviet Union (former)", and for Czech Republic includes "Czechoslovakia (former)".





U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 and 2014 American Community Surveys (ACS)




                                                                                                 


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