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After decades of research, my Dad recently published a very interesting new book (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Secret-Life-Of-Jesus-A nd-Mary-Magdalene/Richard-J-Lanzara/e/9781607034162). He offers a unique perspective on the secret life of Jesus and

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: A day in my life: 14 of 363

What magic awakens me from such slumber? Awakened to both remembered and forgotten dreams: Suspended beings between two states: Asleep and awake; alive and not A poet's gifts and curses both lie with words A day in my life lies beyond these words We are as oysters - soft on the inside, Surrounded by a rock hard dead shell. P...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: What to say to the world in your 15 minutes of fame: 8 of 104

If we take the average number of words spoken per minute at about 200, then over fifteen minutes you would have roughly 3,000 words to speak to the world during your 15 minutes of fame. This is quite a substantial number of words - almost a short story. If you practiced, you could tell a very condensed version of your life s...
Sciences > Zoology Do organisms always evolve into more complex forms?: 3 of 23

Many organisms that have successfully survived and evolved have not become more complex. There are many examples, but I will describe only a few... The lowly sponge has lived in the oceans little changed for many centuries. Similarly there are many sea creatures such as the horseshoe crab, sea slugs, clams and plankton that ...
Sciences > Disease & Illness Understanding chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 1 of 6

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is so named because these disease processes trap air in the lungs. These pulmonary diseases range from emphysema to asthma and chronic bronchitis. Each disease traps air in the lings by a different mechanism, but air trapping is common to them all. In emphysema, the lungs loose...
Sciences > Anatomy Insights into the brain's sense of perception: 1 of 5

The sense of perception requires the stimulation of receptors within the brain. This is usually done through one of our five senses of taste, smell, sound, sight or touch. Interestingly these senses all obey Weber's law or the Weber-Fechner law, which was initially discovered by the German anatomist and physiologist E. H. We...
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts Theory of our existence: 3 of 13

It's always fun to try to answer this one, but to get at the absolute truth we may have to wait until the end of the universe for a definitive answer. At the end of the universe (if there is a definite end), we may not care much about the answer to this question, but I hope that there is someone who can laugh and push the re...
Creative Writing > Drama Write a 60-second radio spot for Helium: 6 of 25

Do you have something to say and want a forum to say it? Then look no more - join Helium today! Helium dot com gives you a free Helium website and more! That's right, Helium, as in the balloon gas - there are no fees or charges, it is totally free! It will lift your spirits and blow away the blues. Helium dot com is the webs...
Health & Fitness > Medicine Development Computing in drug research and development: 1 of 4

Currently most drug research and development requires computing of some sort from the modeling of the biological response to the statistical effects of drugs on animals and humans. This is a very large and complex area, which can only be briefly introduced in this essay. Computing requires the mathematical modeling of severa...
Sciences > Anatomy The mathematics of breathing: 1 of 4

Breathing is a rhythmic activity that has many aspects that can be described mathematically. At rest, most adults breath in and out at about 10 to 20 times each minute. By drawing an analogy to the rhythmic tidal motions of the sea, this breathing volume is appropriately called a "tidal volume". Each breath has a volume of a...
Sciences > Medical Technology Modern medicine and its effects on our future: An assessment: 1 of 4

Modern medicine spends inordinate amounts to accomplish relatively little in improving most people's lives. Yes, there are spectacular stories of medical successes, but they are only one in a million to a hundred at best. They have relatively little impact on the majority's overall health. For all of the health care dollars ...