From fairly basic public health practices, such as the removal of trash to peripheral locations, to reasonably sophisticated theories on the origin of disease and the widespread promulgation of preventive practices, ancient Egypt shows that even in pre-scientific complex societies an awareness of the social context of health and disease existed.Why yes. Anyone reading the Old Testament probably suspects this and wonders if if Moses knew about it when "he" wrote Deuteronomy...
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Dr. E. describes her work keeping Tehran green and clean, despite sanctions.
Among the major projects involved is a large anerobic digester in Abe Ali in the eastern suburbs of Tehran. This complex will generate 2-4 megawatt/hr of electricity with 300 tons of waste every day. The power generator will go online in a few weeks.-----------------------------------------
extraterrestrial mummy found?
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nonsense of course...just a child with hydrocephalus who nevertheless was loved enough by his parents to pay for him to be made a mummy...
Peter Singer take note...
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DANGER! DANGER!
Beware of exploding wash machines!
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Europe falling apart? Spain could fall apart if the Catalans and Basques get their way, and Scotland has been mulling over leaving the UK, but now there are similar sentiments in... Venice?
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OH NO! now there is an l illegal underground maple syrup economy!
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Dave Barry reports:
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Never say that your expensive degree in useless subjects won't get you a job:
Mr Fox graduated from Bangor University with a degree in music and English, and now works as a human scarecrow by strumming his ukelele...
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Cowabunga!
Picture: JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images
Huntington Beach has it's dog surfing contest.
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