Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
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Marietta, June 19th Morning Dear Son = On yesterday all day we had heavy fighting on the left. Walker’s (Maj Genl William Henry Talbot Walker, KIA Atlanta July 22, ’64)) division suffered a good deal the 53 & 54 Geo had a good many killed wounded but none from Fort Valley. Mrs Mims had a …
One of the centrepieces of the spiritual life of the Texas A&M Newman Association was its "New Cor" retreats, held once every semester. These were usually held at the Fort Parker State Park near Mexia, Texas. Although the park wasn't that far from the campus, to make transportation easier the Association would secure a school …
In the midst of the storm over health care in the U.S., the left's reaction to John Mackey's call for an alternative to the Obama health care proposal is one of the most shameful and idiotic things I've seen. But it's predictable. In spite of the fact that Whole Foods is a purveyor of liberal …
A couple of weeks ago I put online a piece (complete with video) entitled Barack Obama: Dreaming of the 50 Square Metre Apartment. It spoke of the stark reality that, in order to achieve Obama's decidedly statist vision of reduced energy and riskless economics, one would have to go back to a system like the …
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VerMir ACA-6647/8 (1976) Who Shall Spread the Good News? was brought to reality by Roger Smith and Michael Howell, through their group the New Commitment. Roger Smith, a Catholic priest from Corpus Christi, TX, also performed on albums for North American Liturgy Resources. This music was connected with the "Search" retreats which are still ongoing …
Henry Kissinger has words of wisdom: The 21st century requires an institutional structure appropriate for its time. The nations bordering the Pacific have a stronger sense of national identity than did the European countries emerging from the Second World War. They must not slide into a 21st-century version of classic balance-of-power politics. It would be …
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As if fading dollar hegemony wasn't enough: If real reform doesn’t happen, get ready for a fearsome certainty: that markets will eventually correct our unsustainable financial system. They have tried to do so several times over the decades by punishing firms like Continental, Long-Term, and, most recently, Citigroup, as well as the lenders who financed …
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Honor, Wisdom, Glory and Praise (FG-1001) was the first (and possibly the only) album of the Family of God Christian Community in Fort Worth, Texas. The community described itself as a "charismatic, ecumenical fellowship in Fort Worth, Texas. Our membership is ecumenical, though largely Catholic." The album was produced in 1981.The music is very much …
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A very different look at a a very important part of the Bible "Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He began asking his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"Â And they said, "Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one …
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