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The new Apple store apparently resembles a similar structure in Mecca known as the Ka'ba. Now Muslims want a lock on cube designs. What's next?

Building a model of morality I cannot remember where I read it but is resonates for me; ‘all decisions, wherein there is a choice, are moral decisions’. One may find quibbles to get around this message but the essence of the matter is that for a person seeking to be moral, all judgments from...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060914/ts_nm/nuclear_iran_usa_dc_1 The thought of Iran having a nuke scares the bejesus out of me, and they are a lot further down that road than Iraq ever was. But how in the H-E-double-hockey-sticks can we really believe anything that comes out of this...

Pub re-miner: a tool for PubMed query building and literature mining. In the vast amounts if medical literature, finding information tailored to your needs and interest is becoming more and more complex. Using the right keywords is essential for effective searches, but which ones should you...

I got my new motherboard yesterday and there is one thing I am unsure about. In the manual it says explicitly that in addition to the 20-pin ATX power connector you also have to plug in the 4-pin power connector and this is what the trouble is. I can't find a place to plug in the 4-pin...

Is this REALLY possible? Here's the deal: On another forum a mother of a 22 year old daugher who less than a month ago started working at a day care center & has already been diagnosed with an ear infection, a sinus infection & strep throat. She's asking if there's anything her daughter...

I came across this at another forum. Although I have no real interest in body building or power lifting it caught my interest. It's essentially about the use of dietary supplements to increase NO production during and after exercise. The idea is that the increased vasodilation improves muscle...

Kerry called the nations who allied with the US in the war in Iraq the "coerced and mislead" (or words to that effect). Which means that the US's allies are either cowardly (for being "coerced' by the US) or stupid (for having been "mislead" by it). On the other hand, he says he would do his...

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/30/national/30FENG.html?ex=1076043600&en=747f78d56e3aafd0&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE This guy wants the principles of Feng Shui adopted into our building codes. emphasis mine...to me, "provide" means $$$. I'm sure there's some truth to that, which is why I don't...

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994427 No mention of whether they consulted a Feng Shui expert.

I'm not sure whether or not I'm posting this in the correct forum. I'm an amateur electronics tech. I've repaired a lot of audio equipment, but have never built anything before. This year, the Mr. decided to let me(well, ok he made me) choose my Winter Solstice present. I chose a theremin...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=513&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20031030/ap_on_go_ot/haunted_hill

Is it me or id the after Taliban transition in Afgan was alot smoother than what going on in Iraq? It seemed like we installed a government rather quickly. Even put in whats his name as president. Iraq seems to be rather chaotic. OR is there a big conspiracy to keep Iraq in occupied mode. The...