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| 1/2. the reams of paperwork accompanying any electronic item are a recognised contributor to national deforestation | 
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-2.23 to +0.83 Economy (mean -0.2601) 
-1.34 to +0.01 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.0480) 
-2.29 to +0.16 Death Rate (mean -0.0656) 
+0 to +1.37 Compassion (mean +0.6782) 
-22.57 to +62.85 Eco-Friendliness (mean +5.2996) 
+0 to +3.09 Social Conservatism (mean +0.0247) 
-0.75 to -0 Nudity (mean -0.0060) 
-52.13 to +86.18 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +4.2882) 
-93.75 to +62.56 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +2.6591) 
-103.3 to +76.38 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +5.3194) 
-1628.17 to +60.87 Industry: Information Technology (mean -813.6811) 
-5.77 to +138.88 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +20.8703) 
-254.86 to +137.89 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +2.2158) 
-171.55 to +121.42 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -23.9581) 
-69.04 to +86.46 Sector: Agriculture (mean +5.8478) 
-77.24 to +108 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +2.7513) 
-63.34 to +83.73 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean +5.9890) 
-58.39 to +112.97 Industry: Mining (mean +9.9292) 
-61.43 to +38.53 Industry: Insurance (mean +1.7977) 
-64.08 to +77.02 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +5.8374) 
-526.31 to +12.61 Industry: Retail (mean -155.0433) 
+0 to +782.59 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +271.9770) 
-130.48 to +46.99 Industry: Gambling (mean -3.1692) 
-236.93 to +159.83 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -14.3181) 
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-51.6 to +47.6 Welfare (mean +4.7923) 
-37.09 to +57.55 Public Healthcare (mean +8.6002) 
-40.31 to +95.37 Law Enforcement (mean +9.6997) 
-22.51 to +100.3 Business Subsidization (mean +10.6688) 
-0.48 to +1.46 Income Equality (mean +0.2984) 
+0 to +1.67 Niceness (mean +0.5174) 
-4.99 to +0.01 Rudeness (mean -0.7594) 
-0.8 to +0.29 Intelligence (mean -0.0543) 
-0.03 to +0.89 Ignorance (mean +0.0532) 
+0 to +0.1 Health (mean +0.0008) 
+0 to +0.5 Compliance (mean +0.1285) 
+0 to +2.09 Safety (mean +0.3184) 
-0.24 to +0.28 Lifespan (mean +0.0388) 
-0.84 to +0.56 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.0422) 
-59.66 to +50.76 Defense Forces (mean +6.5286) 
+0 to +4.49 Pacifism (mean +1.6199) 
-1.67 to +0.63 Economic Freedom (mean -0.3985) 
+0 to +2.43 Taxation (mean +0.5008) 
-1.81 to -0 Freedom From Taxation (mean -1.1647) 
-4.31 to +75.41 Authoritarianism (mean +8.3449) 
-3.06 to +0.05 Employment (mean -0.1811) 
-22.57 to +28.94 Public Transport (mean +3.8814) 
+0 to +15.69 Tourism (mean +3.7080) 
-0.07 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0048) 
-122.73 to +0.24 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.8529) 
-0.12 to +0.01 Obesity (mean -0.0094) 
-2.25 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.1259) 
-0.56 to +0.84 Averageness (mean -0.0422) 
-0.31 to +0.31 Human Development Index (mean -0.0395) 
+0 to +56.98 Primitiveness (mean +10.3782) 
-20.42 to -0 Scientific Advancement (mean -7.4126) 
-1915.97 to +1247.17 Average Income (mean -444.5889) 
-1111.17 to +1664.76 Average Income of Poor (mean -42.1145) 
-6830 to +1736 Average Income of Rich (mean -1324.5040) 
-54.5 to +107.49 Public Education (mean +12.7314) 
-0.69 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0572) 
+0 to +312.33 Foreign Aid (mean +107.7310) 
-1732.31 to +365.84 Average Disposable Income (mean -545.6168) 
+0 to +0.08 Patriotism (mean +0.0006) 
-0.91 to +0.39 Food Quality (mean -0.1354) 
sometimes removes notability: exploding hoverboards 
sometimes adds notability: punitive income tax rates 
sometimes removes notability: spontaneously combusting cars 
sometimes adds notability: stringent health and safety legislation 
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| 3/4. the latest "must-have" uPhone is 1/4 mm thinner than last year's uPhone | 
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+0 to +4.69 Wealth Gaps (mean +0.3058) 
-1.1 to +5.57 Death Rate (mean +0.2178) 
-1.68 to -0 Compassion (mean -0.8381) 
-43.1 to +116.43 Eco-Friendliness (mean -2.9701) 
-2.25 to +0.72 Social Conservatism (mean -0.0115) 
-2.25 to +2.25 Nudity (mean +0.0042) 
-106.58 to +37.12 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -14.1614) 
-74.01 to +60.09 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -11.3448) 
-117.78 to +25.36 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -17.0289) 
-1.14 to +1426.46 Industry: Information Technology (mean +765.5903) 
-422.78 to +29.57 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -28.9369) 
-118.25 to +112.78 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -13.4957) 
-161.19 to +465.61 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean +31.2700) 
-97.67 to +50.19 Sector: Agriculture (mean -16.2433) 
-276.02 to +45.6 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -13.3039) 
-127.91 to +69.98 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -15.4720) 
-106.83 to +102.29 Industry: Mining (mean -18.6991) 
-134.01 to +92.25 Industry: Insurance (mean -12.7578) 
-85.55 to +30.14 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -14.6579) 
-312.46 to +465.26 Industry: Retail (mean +142.3610) 
-140.86 to +84.9 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -22.0031) 
-290.04 to +84.1 Industry: Gambling (mean -8.5866) 
-235.12 to +460.05 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +0.0736) 
-0.04 to +0.16 Government Size (mean -0.0054) 
-59.88 to +58.32 Welfare (mean -5.1811) 
-54.05 to +107.29 Public Healthcare (mean -8.2779) 
-89.86 to +60.88 Law Enforcement (mean -11.7537) 
-73.68 to +29.34 Business Subsidization (mean -13.6257) 
+0 to +0.4 Religiousness (mean +0.0035) 
-1.72 to -0 Income Equality (mean -0.3276) 
-1.67 to -0 Niceness (mean -0.6108) 
-0.02 to +7.3 Rudeness (mean +1.1159) 
+0 to +0.95 Intelligence (mean +0.2144) 
-1.29 to -0 Ignorance (mean -0.1268) 
+0 to +0.53 Health (mean +0.0042) 
+0 to +2 Weather (mean +0.0222) 
-0.72 to +0.08 Compliance (mean -0.1697) 
-2.17 to +0.17 Safety (mean -0.4507) 
-0.62 to +1.03 Lifespan (mean -0.0625) 
-0.57 to +0.44 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.0001) 
-88.29 to +56.61 Defense Forces (mean -13.8503) 
-6 to -0 Pacifism (mean -1.0284) 
+0 to +1.25 Economic Freedom (mean +0.5520) 
-1.71 to +0.04 Taxation (mean -0.3828) 
-0.18 to +1.35 Freedom From Taxation (mean +0.9512) 
-214.64 to +14.21 Authoritarianism (mean -15.0262) 
-1 to -0 Culture (mean -0.0056) 
+0 to +1.29 Employment (mean +0.1663) 
-33.62 to +29.9 Public Transport (mean -4.8846) 
-14.61 to +2.04 Tourism (mean -4.1253) 
+0 to +0.53 Weaponization (mean +0.0150) 
-7.7 to +1.3 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.1701) 
-0.75 to +0.11 Obesity (mean +0.0112) 
-2.15 to -0 Secularism (mean -0.0223) 
+0 to +0.01 Environmental Beauty (mean +0.0001) 
-0.75 to +10.27 Charmlessness (mean +0.5898) 
-0.44 to +0.57 Averageness (mean -0.0001) 
-0.35 to +0.42 Human Development Index (mean +0.0344) 
-54.74 to -0 Primitiveness (mean -9.4432) 
+0 to +18.1 Scientific Advancement (mean +6.6231) 
-1.31 to -0 Inclusiveness (mean -0.0073) 
-662.5 to +1684.93 Average Income (mean +573.4401) 
-1922.83 to +1054.04 Average Income of Poor (mean -82.7528) 
+0 to +32942 Average Income of Rich (mean +3425.2333) 
-94.8 to +99.06 Public Education (mean -13.0247) 
-0.16 to +0.68 Crime (mean +0.0769) 
-14.13 to +22.53 Foreign Aid (mean -0.7470) 
-41.45 to +1843.48 Average Disposable Income (mean +713.5959) 
-0.06 to +0.03 Patriotism (mean -0.0004) 
-0.39 to +1.29 Food Quality (mean +0.1815) 
sometimes adds notability: exploding hoverboards 
sometimes removes notability: punitive income tax rates 
sometimes adds notability: spontaneously combusting cars 
sometimes removes notability: stringent health and safety legislation 
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| 5. pocket calculators are seen as status symbols for the ostentatiously wealthy | 
 -2.93 to +0.42 Economy (mean -0.6379) 
+0 to +3.55 Political Freedom (mean +0.0164) 
-3.13 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.1400) 
-1.29 to +0.86 Death Rate (mean -0.0088) 
+0 to +1.74 Compassion (mean +0.7552) 
+0 to +271.31 Eco-Friendliness (mean +131.1873) 
-183.21 to +34.38 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -8.0095) 
-223.2 to +255.95 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +19.0868) 
-230.61 to +54.66 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -10.7588) 
-1083.47 to +57.78 Industry: Information Technology (mean -597.3825) 
-144.22 to +28.89 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -7.3047) 
-264.51 to +688.51 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +69.2498) 
-380.8 to +82.45 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -58.0765) 
-206.67 to +398.75 Sector: Agriculture (mean +26.3190) 
-204.6 to +30.24 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -4.0640) 
-129.14 to +65.66 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -6.7593) 
-183.21 to +54.36 Industry: Mining (mean -10.5798) 
-144.21 to +32.74 Industry: Insurance (mean -7.5184) 
-123.16 to +31.36 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -7.7286) 
-511.45 to +31.32 Industry: Retail (mean -94.7310) 
-204.6 to +61.08 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -8.0612) 
-256.25 to +56.56 Industry: Gambling (mean -16.3535) 
-488.75 to +87.04 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -76.8365) 
+0 to +0.14 Government Size (mean +0.0522) 
-108.5 to +67.93 Welfare (mean -6.1286) 
-83.28 to +83.58 Public Healthcare (mean -4.1032) 
-103.33 to +83.91 Law Enforcement (mean -4.9500) 
-82.81 to +54.99 Business Subsidization (mean +0.2796) 
+0 to +4.46 Income Equality (mean +0.7157) 
+0 to +1.67 Niceness (mean +0.5355) 
-5.72 to +0.36 Rudeness (mean -1.1368) 
-0.58 to +0.66 Intelligence (mean -0.1520) 
-0.04 to +0.97 Ignorance (mean +0.0778) 
-2.47 to -0 Political Apathy (mean -0.0114) 
+0 to +2 Weather (mean +1.9816) 
+0 to +0.62 Compliance (mean +0.1526) 
+0 to +2.96 Safety (mean +0.2068) 
-0.64 to +3.76 Lifespan (mean -0.0025) 
-0.93 to +1.89 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.1290) 
-139.87 to +108.77 Defense Forces (mean -5.8047) 
+0 to +4.74 Pacifism (mean +0.9872) 
-2.75 to -0 Economic Freedom (mean -0.9884) 
-1.31 to +0.72 Taxation (mean +0.0053) 
+0 to +2.91 Freedom From Taxation (mean +0.8311) 
-0.04 to -0 Corruption (mean -0.0002) 
+0 to +0.17 Integrity (mean +0.0008) 
-43.65 to +195.89 Authoritarianism (mean +20.9668) 
-2.88 to +0.11 Employment (mean -0.1711) 
-67.17 to +50.51 Public Transport (mean -2.7759) 
+0 to +80 Tourism (mean +13.9538) 
-0.11 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0058) 
-0.4 to -0 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.0018) 
-0.69 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0457) 
+0 to +56.12 Environmental Beauty (mean +22.1303) 
-22.4 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.2455) 
-1.89 to +0.93 Averageness (mean -0.1290) 
-0.88 to +1.25 Human Development Index (mean -0.1725) 
+0 to +45.59 Primitiveness (mean +7.4247) 
-11.96 to -0 Scientific Advancement (mean -4.8234) 
-2654.37 to +1096.57 Average Income (mean -492.2457) 
-1771.02 to +2755.6 Average Income of Poor (mean +133.8395) 
-32431 to +807 Average Income of Rich (mean -2280.2903) 
-113.67 to +154.41 Public Education (mean -4.0213) 
-1.07 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0586) 
-41.33 to +16.74 Foreign Aid (mean -1.6209) 
-1722.26 to +1426.13 Average Disposable Income (mean -226.1511) 
-12.08 to -0 Patriotism (mean -0.0557) 
-0.74 to +0.87 Food Quality (mean +0.1028) 
sometimes removes notability: barren, inhospitable landscape 
sometimes removes notability: hatred of cheese 
may add or remove notability: punitive income tax rates 
sometimes removes notability: spontaneously combusting cars 
sometimes adds notability: stringent health and safety legislation 
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2024-03-17 
2024-08-28 
2021-07-18 
2024-07-30 
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| 6. the Betamax versus VHS debate continues to rage strongly in @@NAME@@ | 
 -3 to -0 Economy (mean -0.8944) 
-1.86 to -0 Wealth Gaps (mean -0.1335) 
-1.64 to +0.48 Death Rate (mean -0.0747) 
+0.01 to +2.02 Compassion (mean +0.7515) 
-29.2 to +280.65 Eco-Friendliness (mean +77.8924) 
-289.75 to +38.79 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -8.2747) 
-4.61 to +347.04 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +37.0938) 
-102.94 to +1191.38 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +39.1762) 
-3024.86 to -235.25 Industry: Information Technology (mean -1707.1138) 
-87.98 to +147.65 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean +22.9812) 
-35.69 to +1375.14 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +179.7065) 
-218.85 to +138.31 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -21.4600) 
-87.53 to +795.29 Sector: Agriculture (mean +127.9585) 
-53.37 to +78.18 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean +1.1556) 
-131.66 to +85.28 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -2.7259) 
-232.56 to +157.46 Industry: Mining (mean +9.3597) 
-297.37 to +101.83 Industry: Insurance (mean -10.6774) 
-113.06 to +93.92 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean +7.1365) 
-1137.19 to -0.35 Industry: Retail (mean -261.8462) 
-150.14 to +238.24 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +23.7332) 
-207.84 to +77.46 Industry: Gambling (mean -26.4779) 
-435.38 to +1191.38 Sector: Manufacturing (mean +9.4447) 
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-187.02 to +103.67 Welfare (mean +2.0838) 
-134.65 to +125.41 Public Healthcare (mean +14.7156) 
-153.36 to +138.81 Law Enforcement (mean +13.6288) 
-82.29 to +153.84 Business Subsidization (mean +23.2424) 
+0.1 to +3.34 Income Equality (mean +0.9944) 
+0 to +1.45 Niceness (mean +0.4132) 
-8.09 to +0.01 Rudeness (mean -1.5497) 
-0.91 to -0 Intelligence (mean -0.4562) 
+0 to +2.04 Ignorance (mean +0.3353) 
+6 to +8 Weather (mean +6.0588) 
+0.08 to +0.75 Compliance (mean +0.1876) 
+0 to +2.31 Safety (mean +0.3250) 
-0.7 to +0.99 Lifespan (mean +0.0197) 
-1.03 to +1.11 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.2197) 
-149.61 to +175.35 Defense Forces (mean +16.4621) 
+0.01 to +6.53 Pacifism (mean +1.2988) 
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-1.15 to +0.54 Taxation (mean -0.1344) 
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-0.62 to -0 Corruption (mean -0.0182) 
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-0.65 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0771) 
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-10.61 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.8279) 
-1.11 to +1.03 Averageness (mean -0.2197) 
-0.9 to +0.33 Human Development Index (mean -0.2421) 
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-38.46 to -3.51 Scientific Advancement (mean -15.9621) 
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-26132 to +402 Average Income of Rich (mean -3915.2941) 
-149.61 to +299.31 Public Education (mean +27.6547) 
-1.45 to -0 Crime (mean -0.1071) 
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sometimes removes notability: barren, inhospitable landscape 
sometimes removes notability: hatred of cheese 
sometimes removes notability: punitive income tax rates 
sometimes adds notability: stringent health and safety legislation 
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