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Scholar Claims Dead Sea Scrolls 'Authors' Never Existed By TIM MCGIRK / JERUSALEM Tim Mcgirk / Jerusalem – Mon Mar 16, 1:40 pm ET Biblical
scholars have long argued that the Dead Sea Scrolls were the work of an
ascetic and celibate Jewish community known as the Essenes, which
flourished in the 1st century A.D. in the scorching desert canyons near
the Dead Sea. Now a prominent Israeli scholar, Rachel Elior, disputes
that the Essenes ever existed at all - a claim that has shaken the
bedrock of biblical scholarship... http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090316/wl_time/085991885421005th Circuit Affirms Texas Schools' Moment of Silence Law Anabelle Garay - The Associated Press - March 17, 2009 A
federal appeals court on Monday upheld a Texas law that requires public
school students to observe a daily minute of silence in order to pray,
reflect or otherwise remain quiet... http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202429116861From Arctic Soil, Fossils of a Goliath That Ruled the Jurassic Seas By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD - Published: March 16, 2009 There
were monstrous reptiles in the deep, back in the time of dinosaurs.
They swam with mighty flippers, two fore and two hind, all four
accelerating on attack. In their elongated heads were bone-crushing
jaws more powerful than a Tyrannosaurus rex’s. They were the pliosaurs,
heavyweight predators at the top of the food chain in ancient seas... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/science/17foss.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
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Education chief eyes 'new era' in science teaching Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield,MA,USA "Whether
it's global warming, evolution or stem cell research, science will be
honored. It will be respected and supported by this administration," he
said... http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_11958930SCIENCE
'The Unexpected Outcome' Is A Key To Human Learning ScienceDaily
(Mar. 15, 2009) — The human brain’s sensitivity to unexpected outcomes
plays a fundamental role in the ability to adapt and learn new
behaviors, according to a new study by a team of psychologists and
neuroscientists from the University of Pennsylvania... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090313145952.htmHuman-generated Sounds May Be Killing Fish ScienceDaily (Mar.
13, 2009) — Anthropogenic, or human generated, sounds have the
potential to significantly affect the lives of aquatic animals - from
the individual animal's well-being, right through to its reproduction,
migration and even survival of the species... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312093658.htmSolar Water Heating Pays For Itself Five Times Over ScienceDaily
(Mar. 13, 2009) — An analysis of the engineering and economics for a
solar water-heating system shows it to have a payback period of just
two years, according to researchers in India. They report, in the
International Journal of Global Energy Issues, on the success of the
1000-liter system operating at a university hostel... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090309105021.htmPreserved Shark Fossil Adds Evidence To Great White's Origins ScienceDaily
(Mar. 13, 2009) — A new University of Florida study could help resolve
a long-standing debate in shark paleontology: From which line of
species did the modern great white shark evolve... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312174733.htmNew Method For Monitoring Volcanoes ScienceDaily (Mar. 13,
2009) — Seventeen of the world’s most active volcanoes have been
supplied with monitoring equipment from Chalmers University of
Technology in Sweden to measure their emission of sulphur dioxide. The
measurement results will be used to make it easier to predict volcano
eruptions, and they can also be used to improve today’s climate
models... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312093704.htmAmerican Adults Flunk Basic Science ScienceDaily (Mar. 13,
2009) — Are Americans flunking science? A new national survey
commissioned by the California Academy of Sciences and conducted by
Harris Interactive® reveals that the U.S. public is unable to pass even
a basic scientific literacy test... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312115133.htmHigh IQ Linked To Reduced Risk Of Death ScienceDaily (Mar. 13,
2009) — A study of one million Swedish men has revealed a strong link
between cognitive ability and the risk of death, suggesting that
government initiatives to increase education opportunities may also
have health benefits... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312140009.htmAIDS Vaccine Gets Closer: Targeting Virus' Achilles Heel ScienceDaily
(Mar. 13, 2009) — Rutgers AIDS researchers Gail Ferstandig Arnold and
Eddy Arnold may have turned a corner in their search for a HIV vaccine.
In a paper just published in the Journal of Virology, the husband and
wife duo and their colleagues report on their research progress... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312114801.htm
Brain Tumors: New Therapy Surprisingly Successful ScienceDaily
(Mar. 13, 2009) — The combination of two drugs produces a critical
improvement in the treatment of certain brain tumours. This has been
demonstrated by researchers at Bonn University working in co-operation
with German and Swiss colleagues in a current study. They treated 39
patients who had been diagnosed with a so-called gliablastoma... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090306103641.htm
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The Culture Warriors Get Laid Off By FRANK RICH - Published: March 14, 2009 SOMEDAY
we’ll learn the whole story of why George W. Bush brushed off that
intelligence briefing of Aug. 6, 2001, “Bin Laden Determined to Strike
in U.S.” But surely a big distraction was the major speech he was
readying for delivery on Aug. 9, his first prime-time address to the
nation... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/opinion/15rich.html?_r=1&th&emc=thWithout a Pastor of His Own, Obama Turns to Five By LAURIE GOODSTEIN - Published: March 14, 2009 President Obama
has been without a pastor or a home church ever since he cut his ties
to the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. in the heat of the presidential
campaign. But he has quietly cultivated a handful of evangelical
pastors for private prayer sessions on the telephone and for
discussions on the role of religion in politics... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/us/politics/15pastor.html?th&emc=th
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