Megalopolis
The world’s largest megalopolis is currently the Taiheiyō Belt (the Pacific or Honshu megalopolis). It is located on the southeastern Japanese island of Honshu. Part of the archipelago that forms the country of Japan. Its population as of 2005 is 103 million people living in an area of 88,996 sq miles (230,500 km²) which is […]
Irish French Bread — Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
I bought some nice fresh Irish soda bread at Sprouts today and I thought I would try a quick “French bread” treatment. Sláinte! I love my french toast/soda bread slightly carmelized so I was very happy with this quick sweet treat! Happy St. Paddys!!!
Thus sayeth dick_jones
Old Testament (The Hebrew Scriptures, or Tanach): EL: God (“mighty, strong, prominent”) used 250 times in the OT See Gen. 7:1, 28:3, 35:11; Nu. 23:22; Josh. 3:10; 2 Sam. 22:31, 32; Neh. 1:5, 9:32; Isa. 9:6; Ezek. 10:5. El is linguistically equivalent to the Moslem “Allah,” but the attributes of Allah in Islam are entirely […]
Fascist America, in 10 easy steps
From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all Tuesday April 24, 2007The Guardian Last autumn, there was a military coup in Thailand. The leaders of the […]