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Preference (or "taste") is a concept, used in the social sciences, particularly economics. It assumes a real or imagined "choice" between alternatives and the possibility of rank ordering of these alternatives, based on happiness, satisfaction, gratification, enjoyment, utility they provide. More generally, it can be seen as a source of motivation. In cognitive sciences, individual preferences enable choice of objectives/goals.
Also, more consumption of a normal good is generally (but not always) assumed to be preferred to less consumption.
They call this snake the "Amazon's spirit", "Mother of Water". Indians prefer to do not call snake own name because of a strong fear of it.I want to acquaint you with anaconda hunters of South America. They know a lot about life.
Men's panties are becoming surprisingly popular... no fruit of the looms for these boys. They prefer silk, satin and lace wrapped around their family jewels. But, what happens when a rather uptight woman interviews a purveyor of these succulent "manties"?
The Wall Street Journal asked an Illinois government official about his preference for Microsoft Windows over Linux. His response: “We don’t have time for science projects in state government.”
interesting story about which camera phones flickr users use the most to upload pictures wirelessly
After over a year in the making, Hossein Eslambolchi, a former senior executive from AT&T and silicon valley entrepreneur, has started up an incredible new website. The personalization piece of this site is what immediately differentiates it from anything else out there. The site will automatically sort and find, to your preference, video, audio