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Jacques Ellul was a French philosopher, law professor, sociologist, theologian, and Christian anarchist. Ellul authored 40 books and hundreds of articles, the dominant theme of which being the threat to human freedom and Christian faith created by modern technology.

Nicolas Cage is an Academy Award-winning American actor. He has also worked as a director and producer, through his production company Saturn Films. Cage has been nominated twice for an Academy Award as Best Actor in a Leading Role, winning the award for his performance in Leaving Las Vegas.

Stephen Hawking is a English theoretical physicist who is one of the world's leaders in his field. His principal areas of research are theoretical cosmology and quantum gravity. He is known for his contributions to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity.

Carl Rogers was an influential American psychologist and among the founders of the Humanistic approach to psychology. Rogers is widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of psychotherapy. Nineteen Propositions

John B. Watson was an American psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism, after doing research on animal behavior. He also conducted the controversial Little Albert experiment.

Crystal Gayle is an American country singer best known for a series of country-pop crossover hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including the Grammy Award-winning, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue." She accumulated 18 No. 1 country hits during the 1970s and 1980s. She is also famous for her nearly floor-length hair and was voted one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world in 1983. She is the sister of singer Loretta Lynn and a distant cousin of singer Patty Loveless.

Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. Thus, the name for January's full Moon. Sometimes it was also referred to as the Old Moon, or the Moon After Yule. Some called it the Full Snow Moon, but most tribes applied that name to the next Moon.

Alexander Hamilton was the first United States Secretary of the Treasury, a Founding Father, economist, and political philosopher. He led calls for the Philadelphia Convention, was one of America's first Constitutional lawyers, and cowrote the Federalist Papers, a primary source for Constitutional interpretation.

John Hancock was a Massachusetts merchant and prominent patriot of the American Revolution. He served as President of the Second Continental Congress and was the first Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but is perhaps most famous for his prominent signature on the United States Declaration of Independence.

Horatio Alger was a prolific American author of boy's adventure stories whose heroes lead exemplary lives to strive and succeed in the face of adversity and poverty, good and evil. Many of his works have been described as rags to riches stories, illustrating how down-and-out boys might be able to achieve the American dream of wealth and success through hard work, courage, determination, and concern for others.

ANIMALS
Pink Galapagos iguana rewrites family tree   BBC - January 5, 2009

Pink Iguana Species Discovered   National Geographic - January 6, 2009
'Mini-hibernation' essential for winter survival   Nature - January 5, 2009
New reptiles found in Tanzania's forests   MSNBC - January 5, 2009

ANTARCTICA
The mystery of Antarctica's speeding glacier   Telegraph.co.uk - January 5, 2009

ARCTIC

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"Nanodiamond" Find Supports Comet Extinction Theory 12,900 years ago   National Geographic - January 6, 2009  
Diamond dust shows comets hit 12,900 years ago: study   AFP - January 5, 2009
Soil rich in diamond dust discovered across North America reinforces a theory that falling meteors caused the extinction of mammoths and other animals.
Six North American Sites Hold 12,900-year-old Nanodiamond-rich Soil   Science Daily - January 3, 2009

Biggest Known Landslide Found on Mars?   National Geographic - January 5, 2009
Mystery stone circles may point to water on Mars New Scientist - January 3, 2009
Mars rovers roll on to five years   BBC - January 3, 2009

Zeroing in on Hubble's constant   PhysOrg - January 6, 2009  
The value of the Hubble constant is a key ingredient in determining the age and size of the universe.

Milky Way 50 Percent Larger, Astronomers Discover   Wired - January 6, 2009  
Milky Way 50 pct. more massive than thought   AP - January 5, 2009

Baby Jupiters must gain weight fast   PhysOrg - January 6, 2009  
Habitable Exoplanets Could Be Common in Our Galaxy   Wired - January 5, 2009
Surprise Star Formation Found Near Black Hole   Space.com - January 5, 2009
Dead Stars Tell Story of Planet Birth   PhysOrg - January 5, 2009
Stars form within black hole's destructive reach   MSNBC - January 5, 2009
Lunar rock-like material may someday house moon colonies   PhysOrg - January 5, 2009
Venus' missing water is a planetary mystery   MSNBC - January 5, 2009
Fastest Wind Tunnel to Put NASA's Orion to the Test   Discovery - January 5, 2009

AUSTRIA
Science arts centre opens in a blaze of color   Nature - January 5, 2009

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BRAIN
Exercise Improves Old Brains   Live Science - January 5, 2009

BUSINESS
Up to 85% Off on 2009 Cruises   AOL - January 6, 2009  
Crystal, china maker Waterford Wedgwood is bankrupt   AP - January 6, 2009  
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CARS
Isuzu to cease passenger vehicle sales in America at month's end   Auto Blog - January 6, 2009  
Toyota to suspend production for 11 days in Japan   AP - January 6, 2009  

Overnight, Toyota reported that its U.S. sales in December were down 37 percent on year,
a worse drop than Ford Motor Co.'s 32 percent drop and GM's 31 percent slide.

CHILDREN
Comment: Why kids are natural-born scientists   New Scientist - January 5, 2009

COLORS
Blue light 'makes you happy'   Telegraph.co.uk - January 6, 2009  

Despite the colour's gloomy connotations, exposure to blue light can increase confidence and boost happiness levels, research suggests. Researchers exposed a group of volunteers to a range of colors and lights. They found that blue and green made male subjects feel happier, while blue, purple and orange did the same for women.

DINOSAURS

EARTH
How the National Ignition Facility lets us journey to the center of the Earth   Telegraph.co.uk -
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EARTHQUAKES
Yellowstone Shaken By Swarm Of Earthquakes   NPR - January 3, 2009
In the last eight days, there have been more than 400 earthquakes at Yellowstone National Park where the volcanic system powers the geysers, mudpots and steam vents.
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ECOLOGY - ENVIRONMENT
Japan races to build a zero-emission car   PhysOrg - January 5, 2009
1 in 5 considering leaving Hong Kong due to pollution: survey   AFP January 5, 2009

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ENERGY
BlackLight Power says it's developing a revolutionary energy source and it won't let the laws of physics stand in its way   Spectrum Online - January 6, 2009  

ENTERTAINMENT
Oscars 2.0: The film academy revamps its Web site   AP - January 6, 2009  
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ENVIRONMENT

EVOLUTION

GAMING
The End of the Game, a Mystery in Four Parts   Smithsonian.com - January 5, 2009
In a first-hand account of participating in an alternative reality game, one player gets caught up in the challenge
Photo Gallery: The End of the Game, a Mystery in Four Parts   Smithsonian.com - January 5, 2009

GENETICS
Gene Therapy in a New Light   Smithsonian.com - January 5, 2009
Gene that predicts risk of heart attack identified by scientists   Telegraph.co.uk - January 5, 2009
Researchers Create an Epic Genetic Atlas of Rice   PhysOrg - January 5, 2009

HEALTH & ALTERNATIVE HEALING
Nation's health spending rises, but not so much   AP - January 6, 2009  
oes Exercise Really Make You Healthier?   Scientific American - January 5, 2009
Dutch Study Sheds Light on virus That Causes SARS   Epoch Times - January 5, 2009
Diabetes dulls the brain claim scientists   Telegraph.co.uk - January 5, 2009
Top 10 kids health issues to watch   PhysOrg - January 5, 2009
Biological link connects childhood trauma and risk for chronic fatigue syndrome   PhysOrg - January 5, 2009
Mothers pass on disease clues to offspring   PhysOrg - January 5, 2009 >

HUMAN INTEREST
  A Connecticut man bought a lottery ticket only to die from a heart attack the same day. Months later   AOL - January 5, 2009

JANUARY 2009
January 15-25 - Sundance Film Festival
January 19 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 19 - Sun in Aquarius
January 20 - US Presidential Inauguration
January 26 - Australia Day
January 26 - New Moon 6º Aquarius - Solar Eclipse

LARGE HADRON COLLIDER
Desktop atom smashers could replace LHC   New Scientist - January 5, 2009
Large Hadron Collider prepared for June restart   Telegraph.co.uk - January 5, 2009

MAC
Teenage Podcaster Camps Out for Jobs-less Apple Keynote   Wired - January 5, 2009
Steve Jobs Cites Treatable Hormone Imbalance For Weight Loss   Wired - January 5, 2009

MARINE BIOLOGY

MINING
Mining the Mountains   Smithsonian.com - January 5, 2009

Explosives and giant machines are destroying Appalachian peaks to obtain coal.

MUSEUM
New Orleans: Blog: A Large-Size Focus on Life Lived Small   New York Times - January 6, 2009  

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OCEANOGRAPHY
Bush to Create 3 Large Ocean Sanctuaries   Live Science - January 6, 2009  
So Much to Learn About the Oceans From Sand   New York Times - January 5, 2009
Basalt rock wall found in ocean near Taiwan   Reuters - January 5, 2009

OSHORO STONE CIRCLE
Mystery shrouds the ancient Oshoro circle   Japan Times - January 6, 2009  

PALEONTOLOGY

PERU
Archaeologists find lost city of Œcloud people¹ in Peru   - January 6, 2009  

Archaeologists have discovered a lost city carved into the Andes Mountains in Peru by the mysterious Chachapoya tribe, which is also known as the ŒCloud Forest People¹. Chachapoyas - Warriors of the Clouds  Wikipedia
  Chachapoya(s) - The Cloud Forest in Peru  Google Videos
Human Trophy Heads Were No Strangers   Live Science - January 5, 2009

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PHYSICS
Physicists offer foundation for uprooting a hallowed principle of physics   PhysOrg - January 5, 2009

POLITICS
Stop picking on Jimmy Carter   AP - January 6, 2009  
US First Cat 'India' dies   AFP - January 5, 2009
Analysis: Bush's personality shapes his legacy   AP - January 3, 2009

PSYCHOLOGY
History of the Hysterical Man   Smithsonian.com - January 5, 2009
Doctors once thought that only women suffered from hysteria, but a medical historian says that men were always just as susceptible
Where you sit on a bus can define your personality, according to a psychologist   Telegraph.co.uk - January 5, 2009

SEX
Weight Loss Improves Sex   Live Science - January 5, 2009
What Science Says about Enlightened Sex   Live Science - January 1, 2009

STONEHENGE
Stonehenge was 'giant concert venue'   Telegraph.co.uk - January 5, 2009
Stonehenge 'built for raves'   Ananova - January 5, 2009

SUBLIMINAL
Effect of subliminal marketing greater than thought   PhysOrg - January 6, 2009  
Subliminal Message  Wikipedia
A subliminal message is a signal or message embedded in another medium,
designed to pass below the normal limits of the human mind's perception.

TECHNOLOGY
Breakthroughs That Will Change Everything   Live Science - January 1, 2009

TIME
Blog: Timing is Everything   Standpoint Online - January 6, 2009  
As we get older, time seems to go faster - or is it that we seem to move faster in time? The spatial metaphors we use are confused and confusing. The theories to explain this change range from the physiological (the body cools as we age) to the arithmetical (each moment is a smaller proportion of a lengthening lifespan).

TSUNAMI
Meteorite Triggered Ancient New York Tsunami?   National Geographic - January 1, 2009
Coral springs back from tsunami   BBC - December 27, 2008

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VOLCANOES
Volcanoes cool the tropics, say researchers   PhysOrg - January 5, 2009

WOMEN
Researchers offer new insight into effectiveness of procedure to stop heavy menstrual bleeding   PhysOrg - January 5, 2009
Brain circuit abnormalities may underlie bulimia nervosa in women   PhysOrg - January 5, 2009

YOGA
Strike a yoga pose to strike down stress   PhysOrg - January 5, 2009

The purpose of my book is to arouse the reader to an awareness of

technological necessity and what it means.

It is a call to the sleeper to awaken.

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