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Ancient tribal language becomes extinct as last speaker dies | World news | The Guardian

February 25, 2010

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 […]

Houston makes bid to be electric car capital of the U.S. – SmartPlanet

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 […]

Canadian Jewish Tourism Ad Uses Oral Sex to Promote Israeli Tourism | Tikun Olam-תקון עולם: Make the World a Better Place

February 25, 2010

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Judaism 101: 13 views of the Book of Esther

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, […]

Utah is poised to criminalize miscarriage (thanks, novapsyche)

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 […]

The British POW who broke into Auschwitz and survived – Times Online

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, […]