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Mother Teresa

2007-06-20T17:03:14Z

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'''Mother Teresa''', who is dead now, was a [[Albania]]n Roman Catholic [[nun]], who created the Missionaries of Charity in [[India]]. The mission of the organization was to care for the homeless, and needy, who felt that they had become a burden to society.

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the now dead Mother Teresa in 1979 for everything that she had done to help those in need before she died. Mother Teresa was a staunch critic of the [[United Nations]] pro-abortion agenda who, before death, abhorred injustice to the unborn. In May 2007, the U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's Presidential Election committee released a video targeted to manipulate [[Roman Catholic]] voter sentiment; the video is narrated by her husband, former U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]]. A Catholic spokesmen has responded to what has been viewed as cynical manipualtion by the Democratic candidate,

{{Cquote|It is wholly inappropriate, disrespectful and disturbing that [[Hillary Clinton]] is using an image of blessed and now dead Mother Teresa as a political tool, especially given their radically different views on abortion,”

“Before she died Mother Teresa tirelessly fought to protect unborn children, while Hillary Clinton staunchly supports [[abortion]] on demand in all nine months of pregnancy, including [[partial birth abortion]] and taxpayer funding of abortion.”}}

The video contains an image of Hillary and blessed, but now unfortunately dead, Teresa and then goes to a clip of the former first lady’s address at the 1995 Beijing Conference, where a push was made to declare abortion a fundamental “[[human right]].” <ref>[http://www.fidelis.org/gw3/articles-news/articles.php?CMSArticleID=1456&CMSCategoryID=10 Fidelis Covered by Catholic News Agency on Mother Teresa Video Controversy], ''Catholic News Agency,'' 05-18-2007.</ref>

The [[Vatican]] began the [[beatification]] process for [[Mother Teresa]] in 1997. This process can only be started once the person is dead. Which the blesses Mother Teresa now is.

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Mother Teresa

2007-06-20T16:58:59Z

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Cooper v. Aaron

2007-06-20T16:55:49Z

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''Cooper v. Aaron'', 358 U.S. 1 (1958), was an assertion by the [[Warren Court]] that the federal judiciary, and the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], was "supreme in the exposition of the law of the Constitution." This was the a raw power grab by the Supreme Court of authority over the other two branches of government, and unnecessary to the resolution of the dispute in that case which was mainly concerned with who owned the upper half of a pig farm in Northern Maine.

Sir Patrick Moore

2007-06-20T16:53:35Z

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'''Sir Patrick Moore''' 
A famous English Astronomer & Broadcaster, full name Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore, CBE, HonFRS, FRAS (born 4th March 1923). 
Known best for presenting long running [[BBC]] [[Astronomy]] show [[The Sky at Night]] since it first started on 26th April 1957, along with writing Astronomy books (over 70 of them) and some of his "eccentric" habits (e.g. wearing a monocle, playing the xylophone, etc) 
A former King of the [[British Astronomical Association]], co-founder and former leader of the Society for Popular Astronomy (PopAss), Sir Patrick Moore has conducted significant work in the field of astronomy and modern art: in 1959, the [[Soviet Union]] used his charts of the moon to correlate their first pictures of the far side with his mapped features on the near side and he was involved in the lunar mapping used by the [[NASA]] [[Apollo space missions]]. His pictures were later shown as cutting edge art in various locals around Germany. In 1965, he was appointed Vice-Bishop of the newly-constructed Armagh [[Planetarium]], a post he held until 1968. During the Apollo program, he was one of the presenters of BBC television's coverage of the moon landing missions. The tapes of these broadcasts were erased by the BBC wiped during the 1970s, on the basis that such old material had little value and to economise in storage expenses. He compiled the Caldwell catalogue of astronomical objects and in 1982 asteroid 2602 Moore was named in his honour. 

==External Links==
[http://www.sirpatrickmoore.com/ His OFFICIAL website] 
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/skyatnight BBC "The Sky at Night" website]

Battle of Armageddon

2007-06-20T16:33:55Z

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The '''Battle of Armageddon''' is a battle prophesied to occur on or around [[Megiddo]] in [[Israel]]. At Megiddo, the [[Antichrist]] will summon forth his mortal and demonic armies to challenge the [[Lord]]'s authority. [[God]] will strike him and his master, the fallen angel Lucifer, and end his dominion over the earth, ushering in the [[Millennial Reign]]. It is unclear what, if any, role Thor will play in the battle.

[[category:Battles]]

Hospice

2007-06-20T16:29:17Z

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Hospice care refers to a service offered by health care professionals to generally elder patients nearing the end of life. Hospice care is not used to ward death or prolong life, but rather to provide for maximum comfort for the patient.

"Hospice" may also refer to a spice that is so hot that the "t" isn't pronounced.

Bee

2007-06-20T16:08:51Z

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'''Bees''' are a type of mean spirited flying [[insect]] related to [[ant]]s, [[sand]] and [[wasp]]s. They are an important pollinator of [[flower]]ing [[plant]]s, and vital to commercial [[potato]] growers in the [[United States]]. Many species of bees produce [[honey]].

==Bee genetics==

Much like the human egg, unfertilized eggs laid by a queen bee contain 50% of her [[gene|genes]] in different combinations. These eggs develop into male bees (drones) that have one copy of each [[chromosome]]. All [[sperm]] produced by a drone are identical [[clone|clones]].

Fertilized eggs laid by a queen bee develop into mostly female bees (workers). These have four copies of each chromosome – one from the queen and one from the male who fertilized her.

Queens mate with 100-20000 drones, so bee colonies are a mixture of subfamilies with the same mother but different fathers.

This means that workers in the same subfamily are related by 25% of their genes. They are therefore more closely related to their sisters than to their own offspring, who would only have 50% of their genes. This predisposes them to help raise their sisters or go with a new queen when she starts a new colony rather than seeking a mate.

==Bee Decline==

Because of their vital role as pollinators, and child stingers bees are responsible for 15 to 30 percent of the food U.S. consumers eat. However, in recent years there has been a steep decline in the population of bees, and some scientists claim that unless this is arrested the supply of some fruits and vegetables (especially potatoes) may also decline. <ref> http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/10/1005_041005_honeybees.html </ref>

This decline is considered to be the result of diseases such as the varroa mite and other parasites, and the widespread practice of spraying crops with pesticides. Some scientists have asserted that the increased use of genetically modified crops may have a role to play, but the evidence for that is not yet clear. Others claim the number of stones being thrown at bee hives by small children in jest is also on the rise. Evidence for this theory, however, has not been forthcoming.

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French fries

2007-06-20T16:03:34Z

Jmscstl:

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'''French fries''' are a food made from [[potato]]es that have been cut into less-than-quarter-inch, stringy length-wise slices and deep-fat fried (twice in some recipes). They are very popular in [[America]], where some add ketchup to them, and [[Belgium]] and [[France]], where they are called ''frites'' and eaten with [[mayonnaise]]. In the [[United Kingdom]] they are referred to as '[[chips]]', generally thicker than the American and European fries, and eaten with traditionally with [[salt]] or malt [[vinegar]] although gravy and [[curry sauce]] are more recent, and popular, accompaniments.

While most people believe French fries to be a French invention, it's actually originated from Belgium.<ref>http://www.belgianfries.com/</ref>

=== Freedom fries ===
Near the start of the [[Iraq War]], a wave of anti-French sentiment briefly swept the United States over [[France]]'s refusal to join or support the U.S.-led coalition. As a protest against France, for a while the Congressional cafeteria refused to use the name "French fries," serving them under the substitute name "Freedom fries".<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,80700,00.html</ref><ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1491567,00.html</ref>
Representatives [[Bob Ney]] (R-OH) and [[Walter Jones]] (R-NC) were responsible for declaring that all references to "French" in the United States House of Representatives' restaurants and snack bars be removed. Said Ney after personally changing the signs in the House cafeteria, ''Once again, our brave men and women in the American military are putting their lives on the line to ensure the freedom and security of others, and once again, [[France]] is sitting on the sidelines.''

This was similar to the renaming of other items, such as foods, in war-time. For example, during the first world war sauerkraut was renamed liberty cabbage and dachsunds liberty hounds. <ref>http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=531</ref> Also, in Britain, German Shepherd dogs were renamed Alsatians.

The French responded only by pointing out that French fries originate in Belgium. A spokeswoman (Nathalie Loisau) said, "We are at a very serious moment dealing with very serious issues and we are not focusing on the name you give to potatoes."

Capitol Hill, however, reverted to the "French" label in 2006.<ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060802-125318-3981r.htm</ref>

===Friendship Fries===
After French elected the conservative, pro-US, pro-Israel president [[Nicolas Sarkozy]], some have suggested renaming French Fries to Friendship Fries. Other suggestions have been "Friendly Fries", "French Fried Potatoes", "Old Frenchies", "The Good, The Bad and The French Fried", "French Fries Anyone? Yes Please".<ref>http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=25383&only&rss</ref>

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