The Bible… As Old As Moses Toes?
The oldest known Hebrew writing has been discovered on a piece of potery. The piece dates from the period of King David’s reign, the 10th century B.C. It reads:
1′ you shall not do [it], but worship the [Lord].
2′ Judge the sla[ve] and the wid[ow] / Judge the orph[an]
3′ [and] the stranger. [Pl]ead for [...]
Can You Talk About Racism Without Being Racist?
by UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
As our nation celebrates the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most influential figures of the 20th century, it is important to remember the breadth and depth of his message and vision. In the era of the first Black President, it would be easy to say [...]
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Hands of the “Doomsday Clock” to Be Moved
NEW YORK CITY///NEWS ADVISORY///January 14, 2010///The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) will move the minute hand of its famous “Doomsday Clock” at 10 a.m. EST/1500 GMT on January 14, 2010 in New York City. For the first time ever, the event will be opened up to the general public via a live Web feed [...]
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Pi Computation Record
Fabrice Bellard, a French mathematician, claims to have set a new record for calculating Pi. Not only is it the longest, it was also done on a regular computer.
“I am pleased to announce a new world record for the computation of the digits of Pi.”
The following number of digits were computed:
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2010 List of Banished Words
Each year the Lake Superior State University releases a list of words or phrases they feel should banished:
shovel-ready, Czar, tweet, APP, sexting, friend (as a verb), teachable moment, in these economic times…, stimulus, toxic assets, too big to fail, bromance, chillaxin’, and Obama (prefix or roots).
The press release reads as follows:
Word “czars” at Lake Superior [...]
Russian Rocket To Knock Away Asteroid
Russian is trying to determine if they should send a rocket to the asteroid Apophis. The 885 foot asteroid was discovered in 2004.
Anatoly Perminov said the space agency is meeting to assess the situation. “I don’t remember exactly, but it seems to me it could hit the Earth by 2032. People’s [...]
Indian Tribes Buy Back Land
For hundreds of years, Native American tribes have been trying to deal with U.S. government treaties. Time after time, they have received the short end of the stick. Instead, they have started buying back thousands of acres of land that use to be theirs.
The Winnebago put more than 700 acres in eastern Nebraska [...]
2012: Beginning of the End or Why the World Won’t End?
What are people searching for in space? If you go to the NASA website, one of their top search requests is “2012 end of the world”. As the new year approaches, the population is becoming more curious about The End.
Here is one of the articles by NASA:
Remember the Y2K scare? It came and [...]
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Treasury Department Lifts Fannie / Freddie Cap
The Treasury Department has lifted the $400 billion financial “aid” cap that had limited the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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The Health Of Earth’s Systems
NASA — December 18, 2009, marks the tenth year since the launch of Terra, one of NASA’s “flagship” Earth observing satellites. But the decade is more than just a mechanical milestone. With each additional day and year that the satellite monitors Earth, scientists achieve a lengthened record of Earth’s vital signs. It’s that record that [...]