I, for one, will not be attending. It looks like driving will be terrible. ... From: Laurey Steinke To: Reason-Omaha@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 30,...
Thanks, Zach. What's missing from this article is a discussion of trends & causes. The superstition trends are upward. In 1999 a study found that in the...
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Dec 1, 2007 1:32 pm
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PZ picked up on this as well: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/11/viewing_religion_through_pangl.ph p#more ... From: Reason-Omaha@yahoogroups.com...
Touching on item b), I think it's more like the occult and such is just plain more interesting. It doen't help that science is always coming up with new things...
It has already changed to ordinary rain, with above-freezing temps. By 2 PM it'll be just regular wet streets, but I'll go with what Laurey decides as...
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Dec 1, 2007 2:16 pm
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Hello all, The library is opening at noon, and the ice has changed to rain, so I will be down at the library to have a meeting with whomever shows. Les, I will...
In a message dated 12/1/2007 7:56:16 A.M. Central Standard Time, mwooge@... writes: Touching on item b), I think it's more like the occult and such is...
What will be used for feedstock? We're using more all the time, so whatever the stuff is to be synthsized from will have to be plentiful, plus the power ...
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Coal. Both feedstock and energy for conversion. It's been done before. Coal oil, later replaced by kerosene. ... From: sgcol50326@... To:...
OK, this is an article touting a trademarked process, and it represents the view of the person with the trademark, a Professor Greaves, without any independent...
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Dec 2, 2007 1:57 am
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Toward the end of WW2 the Germans, in desperation, built plants to convert coal (which they had plenty of) to oil (which they had none of)...
Hello Reasonaires! I thought that this form would serve as an invitation to y'all, and a written reminder of my address and the details. ... -- Laurey Steinke,...
(My underlinings/bold/italics for quick overview.) NYRB Volume 54, Number 19 · December 6, 2007 The Wrecking Ball of Innovation By Tony Judt Review of ...
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NYT: December 1, 2007 Power Struggle to Control Ancient Bones By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 11:35 a.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists hoping to study the...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/us/03evolution.html December 3, 2007 Official Leaves Post as Texas Prepares to Debate Science Education Standards By RALPH...
NYT: December 3, 2007 Young Chimp Beats College Students By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) -- Think you're smarter than a fifth-grader? How about a ...
The opportunity for strictly secular organizations to easily have a direct lobbying presence in congress is at hand. Meet your legislators & their staff, sit...
See ya there! ... From: "Jack" <jdunn110@...> To: "Nebraskans for Peace" <nfpomahadiscussion@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 10:04 PM ...
Jim Bechtel
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Dave and I have been keeping each other notified of the various taser-ing incidents by police upon unarmed and otherwise helpless citizens. Evidently Jonathan...
Folks, I know this is a little off-center, but I presume that rational people support literacy -- especially when it can be done at no cost to themselves. I'd...
From the blog: Police departments appear to be vying for who can claim responsibility for the most outrageous abuse of a taser. This week's winner: The ...
I'll look into this while I'm down here get it taken care of... Dan ... http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/us/03evolution.html December 3, 2007 Official Leaves...
reason-omaha@yahoogroups.com, you are invited to Title: LSH Winter Solstice Party Time: Fri Dec 21 7pm - Sat Dec 22, 2007 1am (Central Time) Where: Starlite...