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Scripture, our Evangelical friends tell us, is the inerrant Word of God. Quite right, the Catholic replies; but how do you know this to be true? It's not an easy question for Protestants, because, having jettisoned Tradition and the Church, they have no objective authority for the claims they make for Scripture. There is no list of canonical books anywhere in the Bible, nor does any book (with the exception of St. John's Apocalypse) claim to be inspired. So, how does a "Bible Christian" know the Bible is the Word of God? If he wants to avoid a train of...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2008 – Developing the Iraqi security forces is hard, slow work, the commander of Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq said today. Army Lt. Gen. James M. Dubik told the House Armed Services Committee today that the Iraqis already have security responsibility for nine of the country’s 18 provinces. Dubik said the Iraqi security forces will assume internal security responsibility for the whole country “sometime between 2009 and 2012.” He said the Iraqis will assume responsibility for external security “in the 2018, 2020 period.” There has been success in Iraq, but that success is mixed with challenges, the...

If Fred Thompson or Duncan Hunter don't "make it" and it becomes necessary to vote while holding my nose and puking, I tried to devise a rational way to determine which RINO (Republican In Name Only) would make me the least ill. I identified my top issues and prioritized them based on: How immediately an issue could impact the nation- Immediate, Urgent, Serious The power of an issue’s negative impact on the nation- Devastating, Powerful, Strong and Once implemented the likelihood an issue could ever be changed- Unchangeable, Changeable. It seemed rational that issues like being conquered by illegal immigrants...

Today I was reading about Anderson Cooper's coverage of the Iowa Caucus and many people were talking about his magic 3D Pie Chart. Apparently CNN is trying out some new toys. I like new toys. I found some still images, but I'm looking for a movie showing off the tech. (Though I can imagine it in my head if I close my eyes. :) ) Better image here. If anyone has a link to a video showing off this technology, I'd love to see it. :) Peace.

BAGHDAD, May 6, 2006 – Coalition officials call it the "measles chart" -- a map of Iraq showing all the planned, in-progress and completed infrastructure projects that makes the country look like it has developed a case of the measles. Green is good on the chart. That indicates completed projects, and most of the dots, triangles, squares and diamonds on the map are green. Yellow means the projects are started, and there is a scattering of those around the country. Red means "planned - not started," and there are some of those - mostly in Anbar province and in eastern...

SACRAMENTO -- When it comes to building new roads, schools, sewers and dams, Republicans in the state Assembly are marching to a different drummer than Democratic lawmakers and even GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Led by Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, Assembly Republicans have called for setting aside a small percentage of the state budget each year for a pay-as-you-go construction program. By contrast, Schwarzenegger and Democratic legislative leaders are proposing a series of bond issues to borrow the billions needed for a massive public works program. The highlight of Schwarzenegger's state of the state speech last month was a call for...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2006 – The Defense Department unveiled the Quadrennial Defense Review today, charting the way ahead for the next 20 years as it confronts current and future challenges and continues its transformation for the 21st century. The 92-page report, sent to Congress beginning today, represents "a common vision of where we need to go and what we need to do," Ryan Henry, principal deputy undersecretary for policy, told Pentagon reporters today. The report was driven, managed and authored by senior leaders throughout the department, from Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to the Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint...

A copy of the Able Danger chart that identified lead 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta as a terrorist operating inside the U.S. a year before the 9/11 attacks is clearly visible in a video of a 2002 speech by delivered by Rep. Curt Weldon to the Heritage Foundation. The Pentagon, the 9/11 Commission and the Senate Intelligence Committee are currently seeking evidence that the bombshell chart, featuring a photo Atta, ever existed - as claimed by three members of the Able Danger team, along with Rep. Weldon. But so far, no physical evidence of the controversial document has surfaced. Until now....

Urban Legends and Folklore IQ and Voter Preference in 2004 Presidential Election Netlore Archive: In which the results of the 2004 U.S. presidential election are correlated with purported average IQ of voters in each state Description: Net hoax Circulating since: Nov. 2004 (this version) Status: False Analysis: See below IQ and Voter Preference State Average IQ 2004 1 Connecticut 113 Kerry 2 Massachusetts 111 Kerry 3 New Jersey 111 Kerry 4 New York 109 Kerry 5 Rhode Island 107 Kerry 6 Hawaii 106 Kerry 7 Maryland 105 Kerry 8 New Hampshire 105 Kerry 9 Illinois 104 Kerry 10 Delaware 103...

CHARTED: Yoko Ono, 71, has the No. 1 single on the dance chart, "Every Man Has A Man Who Loves Him"/"Every Woman Has A Woman Who Loves Her," a mix of techno beats and her somewhat off-key vocals that delivers a message in favor of same-sex unions. "This is a victory not just for me but for all Americans who are against the administration's decision to ban gay marriage," Ono says about the success of the tune, as quoted by the BBC.

Astronomers chart asteroid threat The team will be tracking asteroids with high-performance telescopes A team of astronomers has stepped up a project which one day could help to preserve the Earth from annihilation. The team from Queen's University in Belfast is monitoring asteroids in space to see if they are on a collision course with our planet. Their crucial data will be fed into an international programme for protecting the Earth from any future impact. On average 30 to 40 Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) - asteroids or comets moving close to Earth - are found each month. High-performance telescopes More than...

Well, I'm not sure if there's any validity to this method, but I've spent so much time looking at stock charts, I couldn't help but see the patterns in the Bush/Kerry polls. Bush's chart pattern is what's called a symmetrical triangle. It is generally a consolidation/continuation pattern of the prevailing trend. In this case, going back to May, Bush's trend is up. What struck me is that the apex of the triangle is right around election day -- which is, of course, the logical time for a breakout move. Kerry's chart pattern is a rising wedge, which is usually a...

We need someone to make a Flow Chart, showing the LINKS OF COMMUNISM to John Kerry. 1. AL Hubbard 2. His senate testimony seared-seared in his memory trying to undermine efforts in Nicaragua 3. Nuclear Freeze 4. Joe Bangert veterans' organizer lived in Hanoi for five years in the 1990s 5. Kerry's picture is in North Vietnam hailing him as a War Hero of the Communist North Vietnamese 6. Kerry going to France meeting with the Communists during the War. Im sure alot more can be found we need, investigation, review, then documentation in a flow chart. If someone would...

Star chart in ancient Nara tomb to undergo restoration Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs released a photograph of an ancient astronomical chart discovered on the wall of the Kitora tomb in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, on Monday as agency researchers decided to remove the chart and restore it. Courtesy of the Cultural Affairs Agency The chart is pictured on the roof of the tomb with four circles depicting the ecliptic and other celestial paths. Since the chart is peeling from the roof of the tomb, researchers had been discussing how to restore it and other murals. Some had expressed opposition to...

Medieval sea chart was in line with current thinking (Filed: 04/05/2004) The 16th-century Carta Marina, complete with sea monsters, gives an accurate location for dangerous eddies. Roger Highfield reports A satellite image of the north-east Atlantic has revealed that medieval cartographers knew much more about ocean currents than was thought. The ornate Carta Marina, published in 1539, appears crude by today's standards, depicting sea monsters off the coast of Scotland, sinking galleons, sea snakes, and wolves urinating against trees. But when oceanographers examined a large group of swirls and whorls drawn off the south-east of Iceland, complete with ships, a...

"Heavenly wonder of ancient China goes on show A Chinese star chart possibly dating from the 7th century AD mapped the heavens with an accuracy unsurpassed until the Renaissance, according to research. The Dunhuang chart, which goes on show at the British Library this month, is the oldest manuscript star map in the world and one of the most valuable treasures in astronomy. The fine paper scroll, measuring 210 by 25 centimetres, (82 by 10 inches) displays no less than 1,345 stars grouped in 257 non-constellation patterns. Such detail was not matched until Galileo and other European astronomers began searching...

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection Iraq Maps Country Maps City Maps Detailed Maps Thematic Maps Historical Maps Other Map Sites - Updated The following maps were produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, unless otherwise indicated.Country Maps Iraq (Political) 1999 (323K) and pdf format (199K) Iraq (Political) 1996 (295K) Iraq (Shaded Relief) 1999 (323K) and pdf format (221K) Iraq (Shaded Relief) 1996 (307K) Iraq (Shaded Relief) From the CIA Atlas of the Middle East, 1993 (580k) Iraq (Shaded Relief) 1991 (377K) Iraq (Small Map) 2002 (14K) Iraq (Special Reference Graphic) NIMA 2003 (608K) Iraq (Special Reference Graphic) NIMA 2003 (608K) with...

New Data Chart on Judicial Confirmation Crisis     3/10/2003By Thomas JippingUpdated on March 10, 2003 Court Seats Current Vacancies Pending Nominees Confirmed Defeated Before Judiciary Committee Before Full Senate U.S. District Court 665 36 22 86 0 22 3 U.S. Court of Appeals 179 25 19 17 0 14 5 U.S. Supreme Court 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Court of Int'l Trade 9 1 1 0 0 1 0 TOTALS 862 62 42 103 0 31 8 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Current Vacancies: the latest vacancy list compiled by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Pending Nominees: the...

Earliest Star Chart Found By Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News Left: Man-Being on Ivory Jan. 29 — A 32,000-year-old ivory table has revealed what might be the oldest image of a star chart, according to new research to be published by the European Society for Astronomy in Culture. Found in 1979 in a cave in the Alb-Danube region of Germany, the small rectangular mammoth ivory plate shows an anthropoid figure, and a row of 86 mysterious notches is carved on its sides and on its back. "On the front side it shows a man-like being with his leg apart and arms...

'Oldest star chart' found The oldest image of a star pattern, that of the famous constellation of Orion, has been recognised on an ivory tablet some 32,500 years old. The tiny sliver of mammoth tusk contains a carving of a man-like figure with arms and legs outstretched in the same pose as the stars of Orion. The claim is made by Dr Michael Rappenglueck, formerly of the University of Munich, who is already renowned for his pioneering work locating star charts painted on the walls of prehistoric caves. The tablet also contains mysterious notches, carved on its sides and...

Tuesday, 21 January, 2003, 10:50 GMT'Oldest star chart' found The carvings have been interpreted as a star map By Dr David Whitehouse BBC News Online science editor The oldest image of a star pattern, that of the famous constellation of Orion, has been recognised on an ivory tablet some 32,500 years old. The tiny sliver of mammoth tusk contains a carving of a man-like figure with arms and legs outstretched in the same pose as the stars of Orion. The claim is made by Dr Michael Rappenglueck, formerly of the University of Munich, who is already renowned for his pioneering...