Monthly Archives: October 2013

MEDIEVAL EVOLUTION A GENETICALLY DISTINCT GROUP One standard counterargument to any thesis suggesting that the Ashkenazi Jews are in some way biologically different or special is that they are adherents of a religion rather than a race or ethnic group … Continue reading →

ÉVOLUTION medieval UN génétiquement distinctes GROUPE Standard counterargument à toute thèse suggérant que les Juifs Ashkénazes sont d’une certaine façon biologiquement différents ou spécial est qu’ils sont des adeptes d’une religion plutôt qu’une race ou un groupe ethnique dans le … Continue reading →

Atoms, Nuclei and Particles All matter is made up from molecules, and molecules are bound states of atoms. For example, water consists of water molecules which are bound states of one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms. This state of … Continue reading →

Kalashnikov. Mikhail Kalashnikov Iinvented the Kalashnikoy automatic assault rifle, often called the AK-47, while recuperating from his wounds during World War II. Later, the weapon was modified and became known as the AKM. For his invention Kalashnikov was made a … Continue reading →

Cocktail. During Prohibition in the United States (1919–1933), when alcoholic beverages were illegal, cocktails were still consumed illegally in establishments known as speakeasies. A cocktail is a stimulating liquor which is composed of spirits (alcohol) of any kind, sugar, water, … Continue reading →

DEEP PRAGMATISM (Apropos of the Politicians Today) For the last 20 years He has been trying to understand morality. You can think of morality as having two basic questions. One is a descriptive scientific question: How does it work? How … Continue reading →

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The Balkans-Southeastern Europe President Woodrow Wilson’s espousal of self-determination in his Fourteen Points in 1918 kindled the flames of latent nationalism among many peoples in central and southeastern Europe. To the great powers of Europe this represented a disconcerting break … Continue reading →