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Cubs legend Ernie Banks dead at 83
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Cubs legend Ernie Banks dead at 83
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Saudi King’s challenges: Yemen, Iran, ISIS
http://www.cnn.com//2015/01/23/middleeast/saudi-arabia-new-king-challenges/index.html
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What’s happening in Mideast; why it matters
http://www.cnn.com//2015/01/23/middleeast/middle-east-country-breakdown/index.html
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American Sniper as viewed by real American snipers
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Scientists slow the speed of light http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-30944584
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Questions still haunt victims of Toulouse chemical plant blast
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Separatists reject ceasefire amid fears of fresh rebel push
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Hollande at Davos calls for big business to fight terror
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“Passionflower2” by Simon Rudolf – visit rudolfimage.com for more photos – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Passionflower2.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Passionflower2.jpg (click to enlarge)
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Saudi Arabia’s new monarch: What’s next for the oil kingdom?
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Published Friday, Jan. 23 2015, 5:22 AM EST
Last updated Friday, Jan. 23 2015, 7:59 AM EST
The Discovery of Insulin
Following the birth of an idea and nine months of experimentation, and through the combined efforts of four men at the University of Toronto, Canada, insulin for the treatment of diabetes was first discovered and later purified for human use. Rural Canadian physician Dr. F.G. Banting first conceived the idea of extracting insulin from the pancreas in 1920. He and his assistant C.H. Best prepared pancreatic extracts to prolong the lives of diabetic dogs with advice and laboratory aid from Professor J.J.R. Macleod. The crude insulin extract was purified for human testing by Dr. J.B. Collip. On January 23, 1922, the first successful test on a human patient with diabetes occurred when insulin was administered to dangerously ill Leonard Thompson. Insulin, now made from cattle pancreases, lifted the death sentence for diabetes sufferers around the world.
Image: Banting House National Historic Site
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In 1908, Reverend Paul Watson proposed a week-long observance dedicated to Christian unity to be scheduled between the feasts of St. Peter’s Chair (January 18) and St. Paul (January 25), the two great leaders of the first Christians. The World Council of Churches maintains these dates. Each year, an inter-denominational committee selects a scriptural theme and prepares the outlines of a worship service for each day of the Week of Prayer. Individual congregations are free to use the material as is, or vary it to suit local practices and traditions.
Largely unappreciated during his life, Marie-Henri Beyle, better known by his pen name Stendhal, is now regarded as one of the great French novelists. His psychologically complex works, like The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma, influenced the development of the modern novel. His unfinished, posthumously published, autobiographical Memoirs of an Egotist and The Life of Henry Brulard are among his most original achievements. What is Stendhal Syndrome? More… Discuss
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Pearl, the South Asia bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, was on assignment in Pakistan when he was kidnapped by a group of Pakistani militants who believed he was a spy. His captors sent a lengthy list of demands to US officials—along with pictures of Pearl with a gun to his head—and killed Pearl just days after kidnapping him. A videotape of his beheading soon became public. Which high-powered Al Qaeda operative later confessed to decapitating Pearl with his “blessed right hand”?
When the Italian town of Herculaneum was destroyed by a blast from Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, it left behind the only classical library still in existence—but in charred and matted scrolls so fragile that they cannot be safely unrolled. Enter 3-D X-ray technology, typically reserved for mammography, which a group of researchers recently used to see inside the scrolls without unrolling them. The team has reported making out some Greek letters using this X-ray technique, which is best at picking out minute differences in similar surfaces. Because some ink never penetrated the papyrus, the letters stand out in relief. More… Discuss
A conscientious objector is a person who, due to religious or moral principles, refuses to participate in military service. The concept has been present in different forms since the beginning of the Christian era. Political opposition to conscription, such as that maintained by many during the Vietnam War, is usually considered a separate category. What leader—and noted war hero—said that war will exist until “the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige as the warrior”? More… Discuss
Definition: | (verb) To calm in temper or feeling; soothe. |
Synonyms: | appease, assuage, conciliate, pacify, placate |
Usage: | She was so outraged that nothing her friends said could mollify her anger. Discuss. |
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