Sciences > Astronomy Mayan astronomy: the end of time or a new beginning in 2012?

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The end of time or a new beginning in 2012? One of the primary resources for study of Mayan astronomy is the epigraphic record in four Mayan codices containing hieroglyphic writings that survived the widespread Spanish book burning of the conquest period. The rediscovery of these volumes in European libraries in the mid-... More..

Sciences > Earth Science (Other) Dinosaur extinction and the Chicxulub crater.

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Dinosaur extinction and the Chicxulub crater. According to Charles Frankel, 2000 the geological record indicates that there have been five massive extinctions in the past 440 million years starting with the end of the Ordovician period where life was only confined to the oceans. The next extinction took place at the close... More..

Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues What are the real reasons people get overweight and sick

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Dialectic about obesity in America Part 2 The second issue regarding measuring caloric content in our food doesn't fair any better. W.O. Atwater and his colleagues at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Experiment Station in Storrs, Connecticut developed the Atwater general factor system at t... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Hunger, Disease & Poverty Globalization and elimination of poverty in a flat world

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Foreign policy as an extension of domestic policy The world's indispensable nation the United States was once quoted from President Bill Clinton, as one that must also renew itself. Clinton's view on globalization provided a mix of domestic and foreign policy into a coherent theme for his global strategy. He used catch phras... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Democratic Leaders Assessing Barack Obama's political future

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Obama's candidacy and future governance The rise to power and stardom of Barak Obama is in the common domain but no one has come out with a credible prediction of how he is going to govern. His inauguration will probably be more like a rock concert of the 60's than a ceremony but after the music stops and the confetti has se... More..

Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq How much longer should the U.S. remain in Iraq?

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Trading Blood for Oil Part 2 On the question of why war now? The writer will try to answer now in this part of the article using theory, trend and facts. Richard C. Duncan, Ph.D., first introduced the Olduvai theory in 1989 as the "transient-pulse theory of Industrial Civilization". The theory was backed up with data in... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory How a global central bank would maintain price stability

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International Trade and Transportation According to the World Bank Global trade estimates, a one percent reduction in maritime and air transport services can account for as much as US$7 billion (1997) dollars. If trade facilitation is considered in a broader sense, there are four categories to consider port efficiency, cus... More..

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