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Thursday, 16 September 2021

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Solar power tech could help produce next generation synthetic fuels

The Engineer 14 Sep 2021

Swiss startup Synhelion is using concentrated solar energy to create synthetic fuels. Andrew Wade reports ... Image. Synhelion ... According to legend, the Greek polymath defended his home city of Syracuse from Roman soldiers using giant mirrors to focus the rays of the Sun, setting the invading ships on fire ... This is where Synhelion comes in ... Image. Synhelion.

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Survivors and Families of Victims of a 1981 El Salvador Massacre See Justice Slip Away Again

ProPublica 13 Sep 2021

The assassination in March 1980 of the country’s revered Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, by a right-wing death squad touched off a simmering revolution ... The soldiers summoned villagers to the square and forced them to lie face down in the dirt ... The soldiers fired on them and threw grenades.

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How the 'Sopranos' prequel reimagines some of your favorite characters — and introduces new ones

The Bryan Eagle 13 Sep 2021

Against that turbulent backdrop a young Tony gets an early education in a life in crime as he follows in the footsteps of his mentor, Dickie Moltisanti, a soldier in the DiMeo crime family ... This ambitious HBO sword-and-sandals epic followed two Roman soldiers whose onscreen lives intertwined with actual historical events.

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William of Occam: the patron saint of the modern secular world

The Irish Times 09 Sep 2021

This is what provoked the Franciscans’ flight, chased by a posse of Vatican soldiers. They escaped to board a ship which took them to Italy and the protection of the Holy Roman Emperor, who happened to be crowning a rival Pope in Rome at the time. William spent the rest of his life under the protection of the Holy Roman Emperor ... Life is Simple ... .

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Venice films expose horrific Ukraine war, man's brutality

Urdu Point 08 Sep 2021

A documentary by France's Loup Bureau, "Trenches", follows Ukranian soldiers inside their tunnelled defences as they deal with anxiety, monotony, and unpredictable artillery attacks ... After surgeon Serhiy (Roman Lutskyi) enlists in the war, he is soon taken prisoner.

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Living in the Light

The Claremore Daily Progress 05 Sep 2021

Paul was acutely aware of the garb Roman soldiers wore, because he was continually guarded by soldiers during his two-year house arrest in Rome ... Thus, Paul’s guidance for spiritual combat readiness for Christians took its cues from the gear of Roman soldiers.

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Alderney: Roman courtyard unearthed at WW2 bunker site

BBC News 05 Sep 2021

A Roman courtyard has been unearthed by archaeologists at the site of a World War Two bunker which was built inside the remains of a Roman tower. The Alderney Nunnery was found to have been used by German soldiers during the occupation of the Channel Islands.

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Super-rich, ‘sissy boys’ all targets in Xi’s crackdown

Taipei Times 05 Sep 2021

The Guardian ... Technology billionaires are one target, but movie stars are another ... All these states have sought to combine government largesse on welfare, increasingly authoritarian control of civil society and media and a stress on supposedly traditional values — although these traditions usually relate to Roman soldiers rather than Greek aesthetes.

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The super-rich, ‘sissy boys’, celebs – all targets in Xi’s bid to end cultural difference

The Observer 05 Sep 2021

China bans reality talent shows to curb behaviours of ‘idol’ fandoms. Read more ... All these states have sought to combine government largesse on welfare, increasingly authoritarian control of civil society and media and a stress on supposedly traditional values (though these traditions usually relate to Roman soldiers rather than Greek aesthetes) ... .

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Archaeological evidence in Israel that some Roman Soldiers in the first century were Christians

Bitchute 04 Sep 2021

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St George’s Day: Who was the dragon-slayer and why is he England’s patron saint?

The Independent 03 Sep 2021

According to legend, St George was a Roman soldier born in what is now modern-day Turkey in around 280AD and ...

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The truth about Christianity and abortion is much messier than the religious right wants you ...

Alternet 03 Sep 2021

For example, the catechism of the Catholic Church, an authoritative guide to the beliefs and practices of Roman Catholics, states ... In the third century, Thekla's story inspired a Roman noblewoman called Eugenia ... Even as the Roman Empire became increasingly Christian, women still received praise for avoiding marriage.

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As Texas ban on abortion goes into effect, a religion scholar explains that pre-modern Christian ...

Waco Tribune-Herald 02 Sep 2021

For example, the catechism of the Catholic Church, an authoritative guide to the beliefs and practices of Roman Catholics, states ... In the third century, Thekla’s story inspired a Roman noblewoman called Eugenia ... Even as the Roman Empire became increasingly Christian, women still received praise for avoiding marriage.

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St David's Day: Five things you didn't know about the Patron Saint of Wales

The Independent 02 Sep 2021

Welsh schools will be holding eisteddfodau - music, song and poetry competitions ... Here are five things you may not not know about St David . ... Comparing nationality, St Andrew was Palestinian, St Patrick was a Romano-British missionary, while St George was a Roman soldier of Greek extraction ... .

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Watson takes stage Sept. 10

Crossville Chronicle 31 Aug 2021

Don’t miss hearing Grand Ole Opry member, country music legend Gene Watson when he performs at the Palace Theatre in Crossville. It is guaranteed real classic country music ... 10 ... 1 country hits, three No ... Watson released his 34th studio album in December 2017, a country gospel album titled “My Gospel Roots.” The first single, “Old Roman Soldier” hit No.