The tiling in medieval Islamic architecture turns out to embody a
mathematical insight that Westerners thought they had discovered only 30
years ago.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/36281

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Medieval Arabic (not Islamic) architecture was indeed great. Unfortunately,
the rise of the Islamic religion is in direct proportion to the decline of
Arab culture and peoples. So much so that today, Arab culture has advanced
little since the year 1000. The only Arab countries which have advanced are
the ones embracing Western thought.

It seems to me that by providing money to churches both increases
their power in the community and perpetuates dependency from handouts.
Obama though thinks is a good idea. Well, I hear shamans have a lot of
power in Africa...

Whatever the reason, how woud the Atheists handle the money, and would
you create empowerment with that money?

HOW ABOUT THESE INITIATIVES?

Naturally, education and healthcare should be the maximum priorities;
they should be free --or low cost, in the case of higher education--
and accessible to all. Likewise, culture and sports should have...

I know, they have been around ever since everybody owned a donkey the
way we own SUVs, but isn't it time to retire the old metaphors in
order we meet the new challenges, and not dwell in an evil human race
who's been punished for having committed the "original sin"?

Well, I've got my own metaphors, but please advance your own --if you
think we need metaphors at all... I do!

On Jun 28, 11:56 pm, Tom Sherman REMOVETHISyahoo.com>
wrote:

As many as necessary to forget the old ones: Adam & Eve, the Garden of
Eden, the Forbidden Fruit, and the evil snake.

Mine are: The evil lion & the fun monkey, the jungle and the
banana... ;)

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----

I sure enjoyed watching the George Carlin marathon on HBO
last week. Eleven uncensored comedy specials, listed here:

1) George Carlin at USC - 1977
2) George Carlin Again! - 1978
3) Carlin at Carnegie - 1983
4) Carlin on Campus - 1984
5) Playin' with Your Head - 1986
6) What Am I Doing in New Jersey? - 1988
7) Doin' It Again - 1990
8) Jammin' in New York - 1992
9) Back in Town - 1996
10) You Are All Diseased - 1999
11) It's Bad for Ya - 2008

I always loved Carlin, ever since his 'Class Clown' album
of 1972, with the famous Seven Words You Can Never Say on
Television, namely (politely misspelled) Chit, Piss, Fvck,
Cvnt, Cocksvcker, Motherfvcker, and Tits.

THIS IS A WARNING LIKE THE OLDER ONES.

THE INEVITABLE IS IMMINENT

NONE BESIDE GOD CAN RELIEVE IT

ARE YOU QUESTIONING THIS MATTER??

ARE YOU LAUGHING INSTEAD OF CRYING??

ARE YOU INSISTING IN YOUR WAYS??

YOU SHALL FALL PROSTRATE BEFORE GOD AND WORSHIP!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTx30-fRJw0

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BTW, ROTFLMAO. Some of the best comedy is accidental.

Oh! and good luck finding a new ISP.

"work23@home" nowhere.com> barked:

Make me.

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Lord Mayor of Dis
Lawful copyright holder of the term "Earthquack".

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On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:32:32 +0100, Alex W. yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

A more proper distinction is between unibody and full frame.
Next is size and weight. A subaru simply doesn't have the handling problems
of a hummer or chevy suburban.

It is the large truck like 4x4s and SUV that are a hazzard to everybody.
The fact that they're often purchased by idiots who think they are immune
to slippery conditions doesn't help.

On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:38:42 +0100, Dubh Ghall wrote:

No. You can blame them for using up limited natural resources, and for
endangering the safety of everybody trying to share the road.

SUVs handle like shit. They unsafe as hell in any accident avoiding maneuver.

In places with bad weather such as the snowbelt, it has become a cliche
how 95%% of all vehicles that sail off road during a snowstorm are 4x4s.
The idiots who drive them think they have some magic ability to stop when
there's no traction. They obstruct the view of other vehicles and tend
to ram everything in their path when they lose control.