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Taman Jun 4 2008, 04:12 PM Post #161
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That seems more like a cry for media attention than a respectable monument
:alien But the goal is a good one so whatever
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Auntie Maine Jun 11 2008, 12:11 PM Post #162
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Jordan archaeologists unearth 'world's first church'

Tue Jun 10, 9:27 AM ET

AMMAN (AFP) - Archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed what they claim is the world's first church, dating back almost 2,000 years, The Jordan Times reported on Tuesday.

"We have uncovered what we believe to be the first church in the world, dating from 33 AD to 70 AD," the head of Jordan's Rihab Centre for Archaeological Studies, Abdul Qader al-Husan, said.

He said it was uncovered under Saint Georgeous Church, which itself dates back to 230 AD, in Rihab in northern Jordan near the Syrian border.

"We have evidence to believe this church sheltered the early Christians -- the 70 disciples of Jesus Christ," Husan said.

These Christians, who are described in a mosaic as "the 70 beloved by God and Divine," are said to have fled persecution in Jerusalem and founded churches in northern Jordan, Husan added.

He cited historical sources which suggest they both lived and practised religious rituals in the underground church and only left it after Christianity was embraced by Roman rulers.

The bishop deputy of the Greek Orthodox archdiocese, Archimandrite Nektarious, described the discovery as an "important milestone for Christians all around the world."

Researchers recovered pottery dating back to between the 3rd and 7th centuries, which they say suggests these first Christians and their followers lived in the area until late Roman rule.

Inside the cave there are several stone seats which are believed to have been for the clergy and a circular shaped area, thought to be the apse.

There is also a deep tunnel which is believed to have led to a water source, the archaeologist added.

Rihab is home to a total of 30 churches and Jesus and the Virgin Mary are believed to have passed through the area, Husan said.
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Denovissimus Jun 11 2008, 12:48 PM Post #163
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The very first church belonged to my father Lucifur and was featured in the recent Exorcist prequel! :rocks
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Julesy Jun 11 2008, 02:03 PM Post #164
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Denovissimus Jun 11 2008, 02:08 PM Post #165
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Rodney Jun 11 2008, 02:15 PM Post #166
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But isn't that church, technically a synagogue? If Jezus paid a visit when he was alive, it must have been a synagogue. Christianity came into play when Jezus died on the cross. Then the ER resusitated him and he flew first class to heaven
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la anaconda de chocolatee Jun 11 2008, 03:05 PM Post #167
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the ER?
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Julesy Jun 11 2008, 03:06 PM Post #168
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Rodney Jun 11 2008, 03:07 PM Post #169
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That was a joke, Michele. They had no Hot Dr. Ross in those days :)
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la anaconda de chocolatee Jun 11 2008, 03:32 PM Post #170
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I wasnt sure if you actually meant an ER and was joking or if you meant something else that I wasnt undestanding
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Rodney Jun 11 2008, 03:35 PM Post #171
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I'm confusing like that
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Julesy Jun 11 2008, 07:22 PM Post #172
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Baby born with an extra penis on his back! :shock

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1273232.ece
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la anaconda de chocolatee Jun 11 2008, 08:33 PM Post #173
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must be one of those freak babies with a twin inside of him!
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la anaconda de chocolatee Jun 12 2008, 12:58 AM Post #174
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Pluto Now Called a Plutoid

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SPACE.com Wed Jun 11, 11:49 AM ET

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The International Astronomical Union has decided on the term "plutoid" as a name for dwarf planets like Pluto.

Sidestepping concerns of many astronomers worldwide, the IAU's decision, at a meeting of its Executive Committee in Oslo, comes almost two years after it stripped Pluto of its planethood and introduced the term "dwarf planets" for Pluto and other small round objects that often travel highly elliptical paths around the sun in the far reaches of the solar system.

The name plutoid was proposed by the members of the IAU Committee on Small Body Nomenclature (CSBN), accepted by the Board of Division III and by the IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN), and approved by the IAU Executive Committee at its recent meeting in Oslo, according to a statement released today.

Here's the official new definition:

"Plutoids are celestial bodies in orbit around the sun at a distance greater than that of Neptune that have sufficient mass for their self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that they assume a hydrostatic equilibrium (near-spherical) shape, and that have not cleared the neighborhood around their orbit."

In short: small round things beyond Neptune that orbit the sun and have lots of rocky neighbors.

The two known and named plutoids are Pluto and Eris, the IAU stated. The organization expects more plutoids will be found.

Controversy continues

Already the IAU recognizes it is adding to an ongoing controversy.

The IAU has been responsible for naming planetary bodies and their satellites since the early 1900s. Its decision in 2006 to demote Pluto was highly controversial, with some astronomers saying simply that they would not heed it and questioning the IAU's validity as a governing body.

"The IAU is a democratic organization, thus open to comments and criticism of any kind," IAU General Secretary Karel A. van der Hucht told SPACE.com by email today. "Given the history of the issue, we will probably never reach a complete consensus."

It remains to be seen whether astronomers will use the new term.

"My guess is that no one is going to much use this term, though perhaps I'm wrong," said Caltech astronomer Mike Brown, who has led the discovery of several objects in the outer solar system, including Eris. "But I don't think that this will be because it is controversial, just not particularly necessary."

Brown was unaware of the new definition until the IAU announced it today.

"Back when the term 'pluton' was nixed they said they would come up with another one," Brown said. "So I guess they finally did."

More debate coming

The dwarf planet Ceres is not a plutoid as it is located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, according to the IAU. Current scientific knowledge lends credence to the belief that Ceres is the only object of its kind, the IAU stated. Therefore, a separate category of Ceres-like dwarf planets will not be proposed at this time, the reasoning goes.

A meeting, planned earlier this year for Aug. 14-16 at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, aims to bring astronomers of varying viewpoints together to discuss the controversy. "No votes will be taken at this conference to put specific objects in or out of the family of planets," APL's Dr. Hal Weaver, a conference organizer, said in a statement in May. "But we will have advocates of the IAU definition and proponents of alternative definitions presenting their cases."

The term plutoid joins a host of other odd words -- plutinos, centaurs, cubewanos and EKOs -- that astronomers use to define objects in the outer solar system.

* Why Planets Will Never Be Defined
* The History of the Pluto Controversy
* Gallery: Our New Solar System

* Original Story: Pluto Now Called a Plutoid

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So I guess now if you are asked the question a game of trivial pursuit or on jepardy or something like that, how many planets are in our solar system, you are wrong if your answer is 9! :toot
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Rodney Jun 12 2008, 02:36 AM Post #175
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That's old news man!
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la anaconda de chocolatee Jun 12 2008, 02:49 AM Post #176
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yeah it is old news that they no longer consider it a planet, but the new news is the changed name
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Rodney Jun 12 2008, 02:58 AM Post #177
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Aaah I see. Funny. That would be another new word in our dictionary!


You know what bothers me,though? The whole space thing is very interesting and all. And all these expeditions are so exciting.Like the ones to Mars and stuff? Or the discussion about the Pluto thing.

But, I'm like...there is billions...trillions pumped into spaceprogrammes and then today I saw this thing about a young mother in Africa,arriving at a small dirty hospital after three days of walking with her sick infant daughter. The mother was exhausted and severely de-hydrated. Her little baby-girl died hours later/They did'nt have the medicines as they cannot afford them.

It costs an equivalent of 1 dollar to buy a mosquito net.
But yet, billions are spent on things not taking place on our own planet.
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la anaconda de chocolatee Jun 12 2008, 03:00 AM Post #178
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ITA Rodney!!! :rocks No money should be spent on space exploration until poverty is stricken from this planet! Seriously, I am not joking. I totally agree.

you know what movie I love though? Contact. I should totally read the book someday.
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Rodney Jun 12 2008, 03:03 AM Post #179
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Totally Right Michele! :rocks
WTF are you shouting about looking for water on friggin'Mars wheen people don't have clean drinking water and die?


I've seen contact! Such a good movie!
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la anaconda de chocolatee Jun 12 2008, 03:07 AM Post #180
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Just like Bono says in the song "Crumbs from your table"

where you live should not decide, whether you live or whether you die.


so true! I had that as my myspace quote for a long time.
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