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It's not just the Young Earth Creationists who sprout rubbish (see here, here or here) - a study funded by the Indian government suggests that the movements of the planets influences cardiac health, diabetes and mental disorders. Read more... |
Following the recent talk on the Maties campus (University of Stellenbosch) by Creation Ministries International's Dr Emil Silvestru on Noah's Flood, I analyzed his use of language and rhetorical strategy. Some interesting findings turned up. Read more...
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Herschel School in Cape Town was built on the site where Sir John Herschel established his southern observatory in the first half of the 19th century. During a recent visit to the school, I noticed their sensible canine policy: Read more... |
The Bible reveals just how many homosexuals there are. Read the full story here. In the mood for shopping? Pick up a copy of "The Talking Snake Theory" here - highly recommended.
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Since it's New Moon, the plan was to spend a few days in Sutherland. Carol would be using her 'scope for some deep sky observing, and I was going to attempt some wide-angle photography with some binocular observation on the side. And we'd pay a visit to Chris Middleton who is up at SAAO on an observing run. Good thing we didn't go... Read more...
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The fundamentalist Christian church Shophar, active on the campus of the University of Stellenbosch, recently organized a talk by Dr Emil Silvestru, Young Earth Creationist and member of Creation Ministries International. A transcript of the talk appears below. For a content analysis, see the article "Rhetorical strategy of a creation science talk: A case study". Read more...
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In June 2008, the WASP (Wide-Angle Survey for Planets) team announced the discovery of two new massive exoplanets. One of these, WASP-10b, is a gas-giant planet three times more massive than Jupiter, orbiting a 12.7th magnitude star in Pegasus. From time to time, the planet moves across its parent-star's disk, causing an eclipse. Anthony Ayiomamitis, a regular contributor of cool astropics (browse his gallery), caught the action. Read more... |
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Proxima: The Nearest Star (other than the Sun!) by Dr Ian S. Glass (2008) Available from the author [glass.ian(@)gmail.com] or from the SAAO bookshop. R82.50 (incl.postage).
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