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Why Obama Can't Close Guantanamo
(Photo: The U.S. Army / flickr) The last two prisoners to leave the U.S. detention center at Guantánamo Bay were dead. On February 1, Awal Gul, a 48-year-old Afghan, collapsed in the shower and died of an apparent heart attack after working out on an exercise machine. Then, at dawn one morning in May, Haji Nassim, a 37-year-old man also from Afghanistan, was found hanging from bed linen in a prison camp recreation yard. In both cases, the Pentagon conducted swift autopsies and the U.S. military sent the bodies back to Afghanistan for traditional Muslim burials.Niall Ferguson TED Talk: Author Discusses 'The Six Killer Apps'
Historian Niall Ferguson discussed "the six killer apps" of prosperity in his recent TED talk. These "apps" refer to certain ideas--competition, scientific revolution, property rights, modern medicine, the consumer society and work ethic-- that define and set apart Western culture. Ferguson explains that although in the past these characteristics have given the West an advanced role in society, things may be changing. "The average American used to be 20 times richer than the average Chinese," he explained. "Now it's just 5 times and soon it will be 2.5...the Great Divergence is over, folks." For more on these ideas, check out Ferguson's book , "Civilization: The West and the Rest," or watch the video below.
Ted Aljibe / AFP/Getty Images "Shall I have Chinese food tonight, or Italian? I like Chinese more, but I had it last night, and I find that I enjoy it less if I have it two nights in a row.
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Homosexuality Before the Bible « Half Wisdom, Half Wit
Posted by Mary W. Matthews in Religion & Theology . trackback At a new (or newish) web site called Quora , someone asked, “Was homosexuality an issue before the Bible was written?” My answer at Quora, which is mostly similar to what you’ll read below, can also be found here .
This festival will take place Saturday, October 1 from 9:00AM to 1:00PM in the Gym on the San Francisco State University campus. ( SFSU Gym on Map ) There will be many tables with exciting mathematical activities set up. These activities will range from levels that middle school students will enjoy, to levels that will challenge the brightest high school students. We will provide snacks.
2011 San Francisco State Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival
Getting more out of your Tablet PC
One of the great things about a Tablet PC is that you can use the tablet pen to interact with items on the screen.
(Michael Lutzky/THE WASHINGTON POST) Somehow, there are still people who don’t believe that on Sept. 11, 2001, a group of terrorists seized four commercial jetliners and piloted them toward New York and Washington, killing thousands of people. Never mind the reams of sober and professional reports that have explored what actually happened and why. Instead, a cottage industry of myths has sprung up about that terrible day, such as: * that a missile struck the Pentagon, not a Boeing 757
Those persistent myths about the Sept. 11 attacks - The Fact Checker
(Chris Carlson/AP) “It [Social Security] is a monstrous lie. It is a Ponzi scheme to tell our kids that are 25 or 30 years today you’re paying into a program that’s going to be there.”
A primer on Social Security - The Fact Checker
Teacher Ron Clark is pictured with his students. Ron Clark is an award-winning teacher who started his own academy in Atlanta He wants parents to trust teachers and their advice about their students Clark says some teachers hand out A grades so parents won't bother them It's OK for kids to get in trouble sometimes; it teaches life lessons, Clark says Editor's note: Ron Clark , author of "The End of Molasses Classes: Getting Our Kids Unstuck -- 101 Extraordinary Solutions for Parents and Teachers," has been named "American Teacher of the Year" by Disney and was Oprah Winfrey's pick as her "Phenomenal Man." He founded The Ron Clark Academy , which educators from around the world have visited to learn.