Archive - Sep 28, 2008 |
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Compactors - Walk-Behind |
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Jellyfish can sting. See:
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Conflicting information concerning women's health and vitamin D was released this week. MarketWatch.com from the Wall Street Journal is reporting that some people are taking harmful doses of vitamin D in response to medical stories that say that people, especially women, have low levels of vitamin D in their blood.
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I have heard the debate on Atheist vs Agnostic for a while and I figured I would put my feelings about it here. First off I am an atheist, so this post is basically reasons why I am not agnostic, I will clarify what i mean by atheist though. I find it interesting that to the world it is better to be agnostic than atheist. Maybe people feel like they can convert you or that there is hope for you yet if you are an agnostic, while if you are an atheist there is no hope. Maybe it is the fact that atheism is contrary while being agnostic is neutral. The trouble with both of these words, maybe with all words, is that the aren't very clear. I have heard a few definitions for agnostic such as: someone who doesn't know if a god exists, someone who doesn't care if a god exists, someone who is waiting for the evidence before deciding. Dictionary.com defines agnostic as: |
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. A man who uses the name SnakeTat in his blog, is doing his part to advance the efforts for equality for gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people. He happens to be a friend of mine..I'd like to direct you his most recent posts (and other articles he's linked to):. |
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In a nutshell: It's cholesterol, not fat! Chemical Formula: C27H46O IUPAC name: (10R,13R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-(6-methylheptan-2-yl)-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H- cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol Appearance: white crystalline powder Uses: found in cell membranes to regulate membrane fluidity at different conditions, starting material for the synthesis of other essential hormones |
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In his inaugural lecture (.pdf, in Dutch), University of Leiden microvariationist Marc Van Oostendorp talks about how linguistics, or many other forms of fundamental research, is not socially relevant. He lists a number of basic answers. |
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Some topics from Science Magazine July-Aug 2008.
4 July |
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