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Dude’s take on the LHC
This is from Dude, regarding the possibility of creating a black hole with with the LHC. I agree: This supercollider is the one that **was** going to be built in Waxahachie, Texas before he Republican Congress dubbed the “Republican Revolution” … Continue reading
Family holidays ruined by earliest Easter in 90 years It was felt that to celebrate Christ’s resurrection on the wrong day would be blasphemous so it was very important to get the day right. The general rule was agreed at … Continue reading
US society is coming apart at the seams
Whether it is the loss of a decent job, impossible conditions at work, rising prices, the threat of foreclosure or bankruptcy, the promise of endless war in Iraq and elsewhere, crumbling infrastructure, the elimination or slashing of social services and … Continue reading
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A Muslim Astronaut’s Dilemma: How to Face Mecca From Space
Questions like these will continue as more and more religious astronauts travel into space. When is sunset in low Earth orbit if you’re experiencing a dozen sunrises and sunsets in every 24-hour period? When does Sabbath begin on the moon, … Continue reading
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette News
Worcester Telegram & Gazette News All regions of the world will change, with the risk that nearly a third of the Earth’s species will vanish if global temperatures rise just 3.6 degrees above the average temperature in the 1980s-90s, the … Continue reading
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