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POPSWe Are Doomed Nicholas Ostler, in Empires of the Word, puts it down to the great and terrible plague that ravaged Europe in the mid-sixth century. The English areas, and the Celts living under English overlords, were less affected, he argues, for social and economic reasons (e.g. fewer trade links with southern Europe). Now here’s F. W. Brownlow of Mt. Holyoke College, writing in the current (February) issue my favorite papo-paleo-con magazine, Chronicles. Philologists have scratched their heads over this problem, and the best explanation they can come up with is that English, for some reason, is a “killer” language, which is to say that wherever it goes, it drives out other languages. There is no apparent reason why the Anglo-Saxons " who, like the Vikings in Normandy, were a relatively small group of warriors who married the female kin of the resident proprietors whom they dispossessed " should not have adopted the language of their wives, tenants, children .....
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POPSSprings getting earlier; wildlife balance at riskby
tomal Yesterday 6:23 AM The research, published in the journal Global Change Biology, found large differences between species in the rate at which seasonal events have altered. Changes have been most rapid for many organisms at the bottom of food chains, such as plants and the animals that eat them. Predators have shown slower overall changes in the seasonal timing of their lifecycle events. This could spell problems, as the seasonal timing of reproduction is often matched to the time of year when food supply increases, so that offspring receive food needed to survive.
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POPSG7 Pledges to Forgive Haiti's Debt They're also looking for ways to fund recovery (which I hope doesn't just put them right back into unmanageable debt).Anyway, a round of applause for the voice of reason.
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POPSA Terrifying Vision: A Wife’s Premonition is Confirmed Walton’s account was published some 60 years after the vision is supposed to have occurred, and he makes it scrupulously clear that the story is secondhand. Almost four centuries later it is impossible to establish the truth of a tale that Walton dryly predicted ”will beget some wonder.”
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POPSOld-fashioned British steamed puddings recipes @ clip source - memories :) There's an undeniable nostalgia about steamed puds. They've rather fallen out of fashion because, let's face it, they're not exactly health food. But, hey, whatever gets you through the month ... they're really very easy indeed ... the actual amount of work involved is minimal. So do give them a go, and steam up a few windows into the bargain
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POPSBelfast: Sex, Politics & Parades
The First Minister's wife has been having sex with teenager(s) She raised money from Protestant party supporters to pay them off. One fellow was selected to investigate. Without a report of any kind, yesterday he said everything was okay. The Brits want to turn over the police force and justice system but the Northern Ireland government (composed of former militants and/or terrorist, pick your term) - can't agree and threatened to fall apart. The Brits gave them a couple of billion so they would keep talking. Most of the talk is about Parade Routes. A battle between one of the Scottish King James and a Dutch Duke, over 300 years ago, is a sweet memory to some and sour to others and riots have resulted. I think there are lessons here about understanding and dealing with religious and long term rivalries. 1. They are intractable. 2. They never end. 3. Any spark can start the fire. 4. They cost big bucks. 5. Victory is as sour as defeat. Now...about the Muslim Pr
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POPSEngland is 'cesspit' breeding Islamists, says Nobel prize winner Soyinka added: "This is part of the character of Great Britain. Colonialism bred an innate arrogance, but when you undertake that sort of imperial adventure, that arrogance gives way to a feeling of accommodativeness. You take pride in your openness." The attempted Christmas Day bombing has helped to raise fears that some British universities are becoming places in which young Muslims are radicalised – Abdulmutallab attended University College, London. But Soyinka, who splits his time between the US and Nigeria, suggested that British Muslims were being radicalised earlier in their lives.
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POPSPatients in 'vegetative' state can think and communicate It will raise questions about when doctors should switch off life support machines. It is likely to add to the debate on assisted suicide as the patient could potentially decide and communicate if they wish to carry on living. It comes just weeks after Kay Gilderdale was acquitted of assisting the suicide of her daughter Lynn who the jury accepted had lived a “twilight life” for more than 17 years.
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POPSIntel forecast: Regime change in Iran Editor's Note: The following report is excerpted from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin, the premium online newsletter published by the founder of WND. Subscriptions are $99 a year or, for monthly trials, just $9.95 per month for credit card users, and provide instant access for the complete reports.
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