Boa Sr, the last speaker of the Bo language of the Andaman Islands, has died. Photograph: Alok Das/Survival/Survival The last speaker of an ancient tribal language has died in the Andaman Islands, breaking a 65,000-year link to one of the world’s oldest cultures. Boa Sr, who lived through the 2004 tsunami, the Japanese occupation and […]
February 25, 2010
Houston, the Energy Capital of the World, is making moves to become the electric car capital of the nation. How’s that for turning over a new leaf? Known for the countless oil and gas companies that call the city home, Houston wants to compete with San Francisco for the title, and is entering into partnerships […]
February 25, 2010
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February 25, 2010
Megillat Esther 1) The Book of Esther is the Hebrew Bible’s most secular book. It is the only book in the Hebrew Bible in which God is not mentioned. Nor is there any mention of Mordecai and Esther praying; they rely on their own resources to save their people rather than on Divine intervention. Moreover, […]
February 25, 2010
Utah House and Senate pass bill that would criminalize miscarriage — “A bill passed by the House and Senate in Utah this week could make it a crime to have a miscarriage, with penalties up to life in prison.” HB0012 — text of the bill In Utah, Miscarriage = Criminal Homicide — article at Amplify When Miscarriages Are […]
February 25, 2010
The British POW who broke into Auschwitz and survived Denis Avey, even at the age of 91, cuts a formidable figure. More than 6ft tall, with a severe short back and sides and a piercing glare, he combines the pan-ache of Errol Flynn with the dignity of age. This is the former Desert Rat, who, […]
February 25, 2010
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