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How Long Does It Take to Write 10,000 Words?

Dr. Joel Hoffman | Posted 04.10.2013 | Books
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Dr. Joel Hoffman

It took me "five months and 15 years" to write my 2010 book about Bible translation: five months of actual writing, and 15 years of research.

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What You Can (And Can't) Carry Through TSA Checkpoints

Dane Steele Green | Posted 01.04.2013 | Travel
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Dane Steele Green

So what exactly can you get away with? A quick run-through through the TSA's Prohibited Items list hints at a surprising irony: Much of what is removed from carry-ons is perfectly legal if declared and packed in luggage that is checked and stowed.

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Cell Cognition and Cell Decision-Making

James A. Shapiro | Posted 05.19.2012 | Science
Read More: Intercellular Signal, Apoptosis, Jacques Monod, Cell Cycle, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Bacterial Multicellularity, Cell, Spindle Checkpoint, Quorum Sensing, Death Receptor, Checkpoint, Programmed Cell Death, Cytokine, Eukaryote, Bacteria, Cognition, Tnf, Sugar Metabolism, Science News
James A. Shapiro

It is common today for molecular, cell and developmental biologists to speak of cells "knowing" and "choosing" what to do under various conditions.

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Friday Talking Points [121] -- Swampy Muck

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Chris Weigant

Once you get started, it becomes quite easy to justify shaking people down for their papers. I think the police should pull over anyone who looks like they work on Wall Street, at any time.

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