Historical note: Excavation work has restarted on the famous Villa dei Papyri in Herculaneum after an eight-year gap. "It is impossible, absolutely impossible, to excavate this villa without finding fantastic things," said AndrewWallace-Hadrill, the director of the Herculaneum Conservation Project. "We may find the lost scrolls of Aristotle, or we may find something even more …
Thus former Republican National Committee official, John Lofton: "It is ridiculous on its face to say that Christians can vote for non-Christians. It’s Christ denial, its something that’s very serious. And in fact, in a way things have gotten even worse by saying that religion doesn’t matter. Well, that’s the same as saying, whether …
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Not for the first time my credit card has been compromised, this time by someone wanting to use my pension for downloading pop music from Napster. Last time an Italian "gentleman" took his floosy out to dinner in Rome at the precise moment that I was taking my wife out to dinner in London. Next …
Greetings on Thanksgiving Day!  I think we in the West can be thankful for being able to express our opinions freely, without being arrested for them. All opinions are welcome on this blog.  Personally I am thankful that the rationalists among us are at last fighting back against superstition and ignorance of science. The rise …
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Record world prices for most staple foods have led to an 18% food price inflation in China, 13% in Indonesia and Pakistan, and 10% in Latin America, Russia and India (UNFA). Wheat has doubled in price, maize is 50% higher than a year ago and rice is 20% higher. Global food reserves are the lowest …
