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	Cracker (socio-demographic)
		Cracker is believed to be derived from either the slavemaster term, "whipcracker", or cracking corn to make liquor.
		One of the meanings of cracker in US usage as a disparaging term for a white person--generally describing a person living in the southern US who is poor and has socially conservative viewpoints.
		The rustic lives of crackers were the topic of the novels of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/cracker__socio_demographic_ (268 words)

	Political Animal: Comment on The Virtuecrat
		The article, in a way, becomes a reaffirmation that the demographic of age is largely responsible for the drop in the crime rate because of the aging baby boomers coupled with the desistance phenomenon.
		Although this type of answer, whether the simple approach (it’s demographics) or the more detailed approach (it’s a combination of factors), have seemed to be somewhat accurate in relation to the evidence available, much of it has been theoretical abstraction of existing data, until now.
		The simple answer is demographics and the statistical blip of aging baby boomers as observed over the last 4 decades.
	www.washingtonmonthly.com /mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=7237 (11710 words)

	Kiribati: Books, bibliographies, articles, etc
		Demographic data, derived primarily from reproductive history interviews, show that a significant age-associated decline in marital reproductive performance is absent before women reach their late thirties in this population but a substantial decline is present once women reach their forties.
		Ethnographic data support the demographic inference that couples are maintaining relatively high levels of conjugal coital activity with both advancing female age and increasing marital duration.
		Thus coital activity levels appear to be an important factor in the maintenance of fertility in this group before the mid-thirties but decreases in fecundability after this age are due primarily to reductions in fecundity, not to declines in coital activity." Data are for Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati.
	www.wysiwyg.co.nz /kiribati/biblio.html (1244 words)

	GRAIN Seedling 2002 Growing Diversity
		Nevertheless, demographic pressure, lack of fertile land, and progressive changes in attitude are making their work more challenging than ever.
		Through cooperation in 31 communities and villages, the Babaçu crackers have now diversified their products, using all parts of the palm, such as the production of moisturising oils.
		Another project in which women have played a determining role has been that of the nut crackers in Brazil.
	www.grain.org /seedling?id=198 (3340 words)

	5598.txt
		Demographic trends will mean a serious drop in military personnel and economic trends a drop in defense spending.
		But there is an even more alarming development that threatens Russia's demographic future: Drugs, specifically cocaine, are being used by more and more Russians each year.
		But, no sooner had we pulled the first cracker, than came a knock at the door.
	www.cdi.org /russia/johnson/5598.txt (9173 words)

	cracker - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Words similar to cracker: banger, firecracker, redneck, snapper, cracker bonbon, saltine, more...
		Cracker : Butterfly Glossary (networking terminology) [home, info]
		Cracker : Hormel Glossary of Kitchen and Food Terms [home, info]
	www.onelook.com /?w=cracker&loc=wotd (457 words)

	Nation of Islam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At various times NOI ministers have criticized Christian theology and one former minister referred to the Pope as a "cracker" before being publicly reprimanded by the organization for using such language.
		The NOI has criticized Christianity as insofar as its doctrinal interpretation has been a tool for the enslavement and oppression of black people.
		Now, nobody who is familiar with the vast body of archival material on slavery is likely to be impressed by the book’s approach.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nation_of_Islam (5508 words)

	ironicyth.html
		During the 1980s, the post-punk period, there were repeated attempts by demographic youth to recapture a youth culture for themselves.
		Here the reattachment efforts were not aimed at excluding other demographic groups, but rather at embracing the simulacrum of an attached youth culture.
		Puterbaugh, Parke (1994) 'Crackers with attitude: When the alternative gets predictable, cracker get weird', Rolling Stone #679 (April 7):67-9.
	condor.depaul.edu /~dweinste/rock/ironicyth.html (4621 words)

	how many kids are u planning to have? - Yellowworld Forums
		”But it is a preposterous pipe dream to believe that population reduction is the overriding demographic dilemma of our age,” said Fornos, winner of the 2003 U.N. population award.
		This phenomenon is a matter that requires serious policy decisions for those countries involved, related to a range of issues involving aging populations, social security, pensions and the retention of a viable, able-bodied workforce.
		And demographers say they're still falling, faster than ever.
	www.yellowworld.org /forums/showthread.php?t=18887 (1022 words)

	Anna Resurreccion
		Cechy demograficzne i socjoekonomiczne a konsumpcja _ywno_ci dietetycznej (Demographic and Socio-Economic Characteristics and the Consumption of Dietary Foods: An Illustration from an Economy in Transition).
		Overall acceptance and sensory profiles of cracker coated peanuts.
		Sensory ratings and hexanal content of cracker coated peanuts and roasted peanuts stored at different temperatures.
	www.griffin.peachnet.edu /fst/AVAR/presentationabstracts.htm (3598 words)

	EPAT: Entire Document as Single File
		To be specific, US$490 million (in 1991 dollars) would have to be invested in a new delayed coker, a fluid cat cracker, and other equipment from 1994 through 2004.
		In the middle 1980s, two-thirds of all Latin Americans lived in localities officially designated as urban; by contrast, 70 percent of the population of Africa and 76 percent of South Asia's population were rural (Merrick, 1991, p.
		In a public briefing held in Houston in June of that year, the company reported that a major investment would be required to produce unleaded gasoline at the Esmeraldas refinery.
	www.wisc.edu /epat/.energy/.An-Assessment-of-Urban-Environmental-Pro1/.Entire-Document-as-Single-File1.html (19230 words)

	"Culture of Honor", Violence, and Freedom of Expression
		Also, Grady McWhiney provides an interesting theory in his Cracker Culture: Celtic Ways in the Old South.
		In the Dakotas, with it's lack of minorities (aside from Native Americans in the western parts of the state), the counties there tend to be at least 95% White Anglo.
		Therefore I chose to aggregate the hyper-white-anglo precincts of certain counties/parishes, and use that aggregated figure as a proxy for a super-white southern county/parish.
	www.jacksonfreepress.com /forums/threads.php?id=6136_0_25_0_C (1265 words)

	fs-02-21-96-01.txt
		According to Eaton, consumption of cereal grains rose to prominence only 10,000 years ago and people were forced to eat it because of political, socio-economic and demographic forces.
		Restaurant chains included Denny's, International House of Pancakes, Bob's Big Boy, Shoney's, Bob Evans and Cracker Barrel.
		Human bodies, he said, were designed by evolution over hundreds of thousands of generations for a low-fat diet based on wild game, in contrast to today's "nutritional patterns common in affluent nations which foster degenerative diseases." He also targeted cereal grains.
	archives.foodsafetynetwork.ca /fsnet/1996/2-1996/fs-02-21-96-01.txt (5078 words)

	: Family Data, review at WorldSSP.net
		Families and Living Arrangements(Formerly "Households and Families") Demographic characteristics of households and families are collected annually in the March Current Population Survey (CPS) for the Nation.
	www.worldssp.net /webinfo.asp?proid=1400 (459 words)

	Tatet - Rice cracker
		Rice paper, Rice cracker, banh trang, summer roll wrapper, vegetarian summer roll, galettes de riz, banh trang cuchi, rice pankcake, food exporter, agricultural products, rice products, Buy Vietnam food online - Spring roll wrappers, rice paper and more...
		Rice cracker, girdle cake, vietnam rice paper, Spring Roll Wrapper, banh trang, rice noodle, rice summer roll, galettes de riz, banh trang cuchi, rice pankcake, summer spring roll, agricultural products, vegetarian food
		Rice cracker, girdle cake, vietnam rice paper, Spring Roll Wrapper, banh trang, rice noodle, rice vermicelli, galettes de riz, banh trang cuchi, rice pankcake, food exporter, agricultural products, rice products
	tatet.com /search-Rice_cracker.html (587 words)

	Various: Childish Music: Pitchfork Review
		Afterward, the compilation is divided into either digestible lullabies for post-toddler adults who need the whiff of Play-Doh or an animal cracker snack to give them reasons for living, or a peculiar translation of childhood memories into friendly, eight-headed beasts that come out from under the bed at night.
		The disc's cheesecake shot of a schoolgirl playing telephone with a turtle confirms what demographic this CD is marketed for.
		Harald "Sack" Ziegler's "Ritterball" is the clear standout: A French-sounding lad seemingly chats with the producer while a haunting, street march beat arises in the distance with a guitar clearing its throat from time to time.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/comp/staubgold/childish-music.shtml (662 words)

	Metro Pulse/Cover/White Trash
		And then there's her neighbors' home, the haphazardly appointed little cracker box across the street, in all its glorious decrepitude.
		These places can be statistically identified by a number of demographic criteria, he claims.
		It's a fairly prosaic neighborhood, hers, lots of standard-looking middle class houses, some of them newer and some of them less so, and most of them attended by one or two reasonably well-kept automobiles and a nicely manicured lawn.
	www.metropulse.com /dir_zine/dir_2002/1202/t_cover.html (2310 words)

	Killoggs : Killing THOUSANDS to placate a bloodthirsty Christ
		Cracker Barrel's new slogan: "Our food and service sucks, but at least you won't have to eat next to colored people" It should appeal to their target demographic.
		I used to go to a Cracker Barrel in MS and I never saw any segregation of any sort.
		NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Cracker Barrel has agreed to an $8.7 million settlement to resolve all lawsuits brought or supported by the NAACP that accused the restaurant chain of segregating blacks in the smoking section and denying them service.
	www.killoggs.com /news?news=2041 (293 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana
		The general feeling outside the SCs demographic spectrum is that the Dulina incident is without doubt condemnable, but vested interests are using it as a fig leaf to goad the “undiscernable” Dalits for conversion.
		The police raided the godown of the shopkeeper and seized the fire crackers worth Rs 1 lakh from his godown.
		The administration has already fixed several places for selling the fire crackers in Ambala City and Ambala Cantonment.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2002/20021029/haryana.htm (3216 words)

	12598.txt
		Maybe he felt it was unfair%2C that the demographic cards were stacked against him.
		I had more %22understanding%22 with my Japanese %28not hyphenated%29 fiancee than most the %22white%22 guys I went to high school with%2C despite having just about every major demographic difference there is. Do I see racially-attributable differences%3F Yeah%2C much of the time.
		And no doubt he was extremely frustrated at the notion that the teachers at his school were somehow not as good as the teachers in other schools.
	www.democraticunderground.com /duforum/DCForumID60/Data/12598.txt (9831 words)

	Latest News - Republic of Botswana
		The survey was to determine the respondents' demographic profile, banking habits and preferences, strengths, weaknesses, untapped opportunities, threats and recommend strategies that would boost BSB products and services, and public image.
		Police say the cracker was thrown into his yard by an unknown person.
		Meanwhile goods worth P25 000 were destroyed at Serinane village in the Kweneng district when a hut was razed to the ground by fire after a cracker fired by a young boy set it alight.
	www.gov.bw /cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20040106 (6340 words)

	Public Address Hard News
		Appreciate all your "socio economic" psycho-cultural blah de blah, but can't you say something more...
		That, in turn, is likely to accelerate the demographic decline.
		A focus of the style in which the rioters dress their protest in takes attention away from the very legitimate grievances at work here.
	www.publicaddress.net /default,hardnews.sm (3788 words)

	Population Statistic
		I think Roberts’ point is that, as distinct as Florida’s demographics have become over the past half-century, deeper historical patterns — basicaly, what makes the engine run — remain and keep the state rooted in its native region, whether we want it to or not.
		I always felt that the Tampa Bay area was where the uncertain border between old-time cracker Florida and the transplant-colonized Florida was drawn.
		The formula worked, even penetrating a demographic far removed from the experiences described in the lyrics: white suburban teens.
	www.populationstatistic.com /archives/2004/09?offset=0 (7013 words)

	Political Animal: Comment on Housing Bubble Update
		On the other hand, there are some sound demographic (new household formation) and new buyer (foreign investors purchasing a second home) for some price increases in select areas: just because prices are going up is not, by itself, evidence of a bubble.
		All the demographic factors held before as well.
		I, too, have lived through a housing price bust (in Boston, 12-15 years ago), although, of course, prices are now considerably higher than they were at the peak of the cycle that led to the last bust (and, of course, mortgage rates are lower).
	www.washingtonmonthly.com /mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=6367 (17263 words)

	1512 Jefferson Yo: 01/11/2004 - 01/17/2004
		Disappointment runs the world in the cracker portion of 1512.
		The weekend generally felt good on the whole.
	1512jefferson.blogspot.com /2004_01_11_1512jefferson_archive.html (446 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation
		While the STF personnel celebrated the elimination of Veerappan as part of their successful intelligence operations by bursting crackers, there were also murmurs of protests at Moolakadu, where Veerappan’s wife resides.
		Saharanpur: The police has unearthed an illegal cracker unit in Devgand town here and arrested two persons with 800 kg of crackers and explosives.
		The BJP chief said terrorism, which was restricted to the western front, had now spread to the north-eastern parts of the country and the government had allowed lifting of the ban on the People’s War Group (PWG) in Andhra Pradesh, letting them join hands with the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC).
	www.tribuneindia.com /2004/20041021/nation.htm (4373 words)

	Welcome to Sentinel
		The aim of the camp was to provide a common platform to 161 girl and boy cadets of the Army wing to learn the culture, tradition, customs, demographic structure, economy, geography and history of Assam.
		The working committee meeting of the NEROWCC, held at the Refinery Workers’ Union Office, Guwahati recently under the presidentship of Mr AM Barman, also demanded the government to set up the proposed Assam Gas Cracker Project by giant oil PSUs immediately.
		A combined annual training camp was organized by the 5th Assam Battalion of NCC, Tezpur at Harchura in Sonitpur district recently, a PIB (DW) press release said.
	www.sentinelassam.com /sentinel_en/archives/jul2704/regional.htm (1559 words)

	RPGnet: The Inside Scoop on Gaming
		I don't know if this is true, but a character said that he found as an educated Yankee black man that he had more in common with some rascist white cracker from Alabama than he had with Africans.
		I'm not sure, but giving them equal citizen ship would probably end up with a demographic problem for the Israelis.
		I gamed with a Fillipino Roman Catholic, an agnostic, two militant backwoods vegans, a Southern to the core (family in the same area for over two hundred years)Protestant, and there's me, and another game had a Cuban, and another game had a bunch of hillbillies, and yet they are all the same.
	www.rpg.net /forums/phorum/pf/read.php?f=97&i=986&t=985&v=f (15747 words)

	John Quiggin: Negative savings in America
		When I was a young man I could fit my possessions into the back of an FB Holden (with racing motorcycle and trailer behind) Now I didn't have a cracker by next pay-day but I certainly had no debt.
		Is this really just an aggregate observation of what we know to be true for individuals ie that it is the most wealthy in our society who are the most indebted.
		By the time I couldn't fit the family's possessions into a Pan-tech, coupled with equity in a family home and business, I had more debt than any single young man could have imagined.
	www.johnquiggin.com /archives/001473.html (905 words)

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