Moon Farmer June 24, 2003 Archive
« June 23, 2003 | Main | June 25, 2003 »Police did not name the woman, but said she died from injuries sustained last Wednesday during a protest at French measures against an Iranian opposition group. At the time, fellow activists identified her as 24-year-old Meda Hassani of Ottawa, Ont.
Posted by GeeTee at June 24, 2003 06:28 PM | TrackBack 0
The Indian Foreign Minister has said this will not affect the status of the Buddhist Dalai Lama, who leads a Tibetan government-in-exile based in the Indian town of Dharamsala.
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Professor Urton's study found there are, theoretically, seven points in the making of a khipu where the maker could make a simple choice between two possibilities, a seven-bit binary code. For instance, he or she could choose between weaving a string made of cotton or of wool, or they could weave in a "spin" or "ply" direction, or hang the pendant from the front of the primary string or from the back. In a strict seven-bit code this would give 128 permutations (two to the power of seven) but Professor Urton said because there were 24 possible colours that could be used in khipu construction, the actual permutations are 1,536 (or two to the power of six, multiplied by 24).
Posted by GeeTee at June 24, 2003 12:36 PM | TrackBack 0
Those of us who subscribe to no religion; those of us whose view of the universe is natural rather than supernatural; those of us who rejoice in the real and scorn the false comfort of the unreal, we need a word of our own, a word like "gay". You can say "I am an atheist" but at best it sounds stuffy (like "I am a homosexual") and at worst it inflames prejudice (like "I am a homosexual").
Posted by GeeTee at June 24, 2003 12:24 PM | TrackBack 0
One creature, the fangtooth, has teeth longer than its head. To avoid piercing its own brain when it shuts its mouth, the teeth fit into opposing sockets. The viperfish has a hinged head so it can cram in food, and the jowl-cheeked coffinfish has a glowing lure on its head to attract prey.
Posted by GeeTee at June 24, 2003 12:14 PM | TrackBack 0
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