Archive for December 18th, 2006
The mystery of ‘The Jesus Papers’
What if everything you think you know about Jesus is wrong? Author Michael Baigent makes controversial assertions in his new book.
Michael Baigent is investigating a grisly crime. He’s tracking down leads, digging for clues, and trying to shed new light on a cold case— a case that is 2,000 years old. And this isn’t just [...]
Posted: December 18th, 2006 under History.
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Stalin’s Missed Chance
Stalin’s Missed Chance is a study by Russian military historian Mikhail Ivanovich Meltyukhov (Russian: Михаил Иванович Мельтюхов), author of several books and articles on Soviet military history.
“Stalin’s Missed Chance” covers a theory of planned Soviet invasion raised by Viktor Suvorov, author of highly controversial books such as Icebreaker. Unlike Suvorov’s works, Meltyukhov’s book is based [...]
Posted: December 18th, 2006 under History.
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Teen Opens Store Providing Clothes To Foster Children
Lindsay Giambattista is an extraordinary teenager who helps change the lives of young women in South Florida.
“We provide clothes, really cute clothes for girls who don’t really have a lot,” Lindsay said.
That’s the premise behind Taylor’s Closet, a new store where teens in foster care can come, hang out and shop until they drop.
“I’m the [...]
Posted: December 18th, 2006 under Life Stories.
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A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)
Starring Steve Martin and Laura Linney.
Plot Outline: His life was emotionally closed off from the world, until an orphaned baby showed up at his house.
Trivia: # Based on the 1870 novel “Silas Marner” by George Eliot.
# A potentially real (not 555 prefix) phone number with area code 910 was given in the movie. Not long [...]
Posted: December 18th, 2006 under Movies / The Arts.
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Titanic in Trouble Again
In a peculiar twist of fate, according to an article in the New York Times, the wreck of the Titantic, hidden and believed lost for 70 years in the north Atlantic, and then found in 1985, is now a subject of concern for preservationists. The article, Scientists Warn That Visitors Are Loving Titanic to Death, [...]
Posted: December 18th, 2006 under Discoveries / Science.
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