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Date: Feb 29, 2008 20:34
On Sat, 01 Mar 2008, Ips-Switch spamnot.com> wrote:>Elmer wrote:
>> Ips-Switch wrote:
>>> How do advocates of evolution explain the actual origin of life? They
>>>say that some billions of years ago the ocean surrounding the earth may
>>>have become an "organic soup," though still lifeless. Then, they
>>>explain, 'a particularly remarkable molecule was formed by a most
>>>improbable accident.' Miraculously, this reproduced itself to form other
>>>molecules that clustered together to form a living cell. Could anything
>>>sound more fantastic? The writer who gave this description stated in his
>>>foreword: "This book should be read almost as though it were science
>>>fiction." Yes, fiction, but hardly science! National Geographic has said
>>>that the programmed instructions (DNA) in one tiny cell "if written out,
>>>would fill a thousand 600-page books." How ridiculous it is to say that
>>>the living cell created itself accidentally in some primeval soup!
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>> Evolution is about what happens after life has started. It has nothing
>> to do with how life began.
>>
>Read the question again, Slowly this time. ...
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Author: Jo SchaperJo Schaper
Date: Feb 29, 2008 19:10
drrocks wrote:
> I've been writing geo reports of one sort or another for over 40 years but
> have never had to cite legal decisions. Anybody know how? Not covered in
> USGS Suggestions to Authors examples, at least I couldn't find one. I know
> legal citations, btw, but that style would be incomprehensible in a
> standard geological report.
>
> TIA,
> Bruce
Is this useful?
http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/legalapa.htm#massct
For most legal purposes, The name of the act or law (or the Name vs Name
of the suit, the country or state, the judicial or legislative
jurisdiction where it was passed or resolved, and the year should
suffice, unless you have need to get down into particular sections, or
internal citations relevant to your argument. For example, "Brown v.
Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)" tells the suit name,
Federal Court case citation and the year. That should be enough for most
non-lawyers to go find the decision if they need it.
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Author: TimberwoofTimberwoof
Date: Feb 29, 2008 18:52
> I've been writing geo reports of one sort or another for over 40 years but
> have never had to cite legal decisions. Anybody know how? Not covered in
> USGS Suggestions to Authors examples, at least I couldn't find one. I know
> legal citations, btw, but that style would be incomprehensible in a
> standard geological report.
>
> TIA,
> Bruce
Who's your audience? Geologists or lawyers? The standard legal style of
citations is a bit thick for non-lawyer types, but once one gets the
hang of it, it works. The problem is that you only get one chance
(assuming one citation in one article). I'd adapt the suggested style,
and i.l. of t. usl. lgl. c'ns, I'd spell out all the identifying bits
and pieces using the same words used in the book you found the opinion
in. If there's no established "right" way to do it, then do it in a
useful way. :-)
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Author: A. M. G. SoloA. M. G. Solo
Date: Feb 29, 2008 17:16
Dear Colleagues:
I would appreciate if you would share the announcement below with
those who might be interested.
Best regards,
A. M. G. Solo
Publicity Chair, WORLDCOMP'08
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Extended Paper Submission Deadline: March 10, 2008
Call For Papers
WORLDCOMP'08
The 2008 World Congress in Computer Science,
Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing
July 14-17, 2008, Las Vegas, USA
http://www.world-academy-of-science.org/
(composed of 25 Joint Conferences)
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Author: JoeJoe
Date: Feb 29, 2008 06:34
From: Nature 451, 1041 (2008) | doi:10.1038/4511041e
Florida adopts teaching of evolution in its schools
The state of Florida can now officially teach evolution in its
schools, following a 19 February vote.
The state's board of education voted 4–3 to include “the scientific
theory of evolution” in its teaching standards. Evolution had not
previously been mentioned by name in the biology-curriculum standards.
Praise the Lord, Intelligence (rather than "Intelligent Design") has
won out - it's a miracle!
Next stop, the Independent Duchy Of Texas
Joe
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Date: Feb 28, 2008 17:23
On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, The Oracle wrote:
>jack ak excite.com> wrote:>>Barack's father has the same middle name.
>
>Yes, he did. And I believe Barack Hussein Obama Sr. was born in the early
>1930s, in Kenya, Africa, when the name "Hussein" was about as common as "Smith"
>or "Jones" was.
>I wonder how freaked out they would be if Obama Jr's middle name had been
>"Bubba?"
>This whole thing is a desperate dirty tricks campaign by Hillary and McCain to
>play the race card. But the floundering S.S. Hillary is headed for the bottom of
>the sea. She's had it, and her superdelegates are jumping ship.
>It doesn't take the "delphic oracle" to know that next Tuesday is going to be
>Hillary's swan song. And once Obama cinches the nomination, watch Grandpa Munster's
>poll...
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Author: don findlaydon findlay
Date: Feb 28, 2008 04:41
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ABSTRACT
The recent discovery of super-Earths (masses ≤) has initiated a
discussion about conditions for habitable worlds. Among these is the
mode of convection, which influences a planet's thermal evolution and...
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Author: Lin LiangtaiLin Liangtai
Date: Feb 28, 2008 01:54
Osteocyte lacunae found on Martian bones
The following links take you to labeled photos showing many osteocyte
lacunae found on Martian bones. Besides the osteocyte lacunae, a
Haversian canal, a blood vessel and a red blood cell are found and
labeled in the same picture.
The fossil has been brushed by the Rock Abrasion Tool of the Mars
Rover.
The link:
http://www.wretch.cc/album/show.php?i=lin440315&b=15&f=o1371325596.jpg&p=0
Photo courtesy of Mars Open Forum's main contributor (to be
identified)
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Author: GeocentricGeocentric
Date: Feb 27, 2008 11:43
On Wed, 27 Feb 2008, "theSalamander" nospamthanks.co.nospam> wrote:>> This one is pretty funny too since the bible NEVER said
>> the earth is the center of the universe, yet it's often
>> claimed that the bible says it...
>
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
It's a common delusion plaguing the gentiles, i.e., the vast
majority of the world who are still plugged into 'The Matrix'
of illusion and self-delusion, a.k.a., 'The Godless Delusion'.
Ancient Greeks used two very distinct terms to differentiate
between Earth's caelestial sphere, and the Universe entirely.
Kosmikos, Kosmos, which means the whole infinite and eternal
Universe altogether, i.e., without respect to any one center
or vantage point of observation. The entire Universe, Cosmos,
the entirety of the heavens, and all the karmic hells herein.
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