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Daily Archives: 21 July 21, 2011
Name can be seen from space
The letters stand some 3,280 feet tall, and the entire name stretches some two miles inland from the coast. To keep the Al Futaisi island from returning to normal, Hamdan al-Nahyan had workers carve deep caves beneath the letters to … Continue reading
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Another Interview with the 16-year-old wife and 51-year-old husband
Most annoying wife, ever? Uh, huhhhh. Seriously, you have to listen to her talk in this interview.
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Woman finds giant sinkhole under her bed
Here’s something you never want to hear: “That loud booming sound is coming from inside the house!” That’s what one Inocenta Hernandez from Guatemala City learned after a sudden noise caused her to run outside, thinking there had been an … Continue reading
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Baylor says that daily Bible reading makes you more liberal
That Liberally Lean guy Barry, a Baylor Law alum, had this on his website so I thought I’d share. In what some may dub a landmark study, Baylor University researcher Aaron Franzen found something that will likely get both conservatives … Continue reading
New Bible Aims for ‘Common’ Language, Gender Neutrality
We didn’t know Jesus being called the “Son of Man” was so confusing. But the publishers of the Common English Bible translation want to clear up anything and everything that can confuse those inclined to dive into the Bible, so … Continue reading
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Americanisms: 50 of your most noted examples
The BBC asked their readers for Americanisms, below are some examples but here’s the full list if you are interested. Using 24/7 rather than “24 hours, 7 days a week” or even just plain “all day, every day”. Simon Ball, … Continue reading
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Bag of Randomness
I’ll be in Austin all of next week. Question: What’s one or two places you would definitely recommend for a visitor to eat, other than Salt Lick? I had the option to fly, but I’m going to drive. Sometimes I … Continue reading
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