On Permanent Dwelling Places

And a Mohammedan mosque near the Ganges River has this inscription on the gateway, “Jesus, on whom be peace, has said, this world is only a bridge, ye are to pass over it, but not build your permanent dwelling-places upon it.”   —John A. Scott (1936)

Ultimate Job Security Guide

In the past two years, 7 million jobs have been vaporized, and along with them the idea that any of us are indispensable. Here are the tools you need to excel in this tough environment. Consider the Source: http://moneywatch.bnet.com/career-advice/feature/ultimate-job-security-guide/376925/

Norway’s REC building solar power plant in Italy

OSLO Feb 3 (Reuters) – Norwegian solar energy firm REC  said on Thursday it is building a 24-megawatt plant in Italy. Construction of the facility in Lazio has already begun and would use 100,000 REC solar modules. “The plant will produce around 37 million kilowatt-hours, equal to the energy consumption of around 14,000 families,” the … Read more

Eating Garbage & Excreting Crude Oil

LS9’s bugs are single-cell organisms, each a fraction of a billionth the size of an ant. They start out as industrial yeast or nonpathogenic strains of E. coli, but LS9 modifies them by custom-de-signing their DNA. Using genetically modified bugs for fermentation is essentially the same as using natural bacteria to produce ethanol, although the … Read more

On Universal Peace

Preached in the Tron Church, Glasgow, on “A Day of National Thanksgiving” 1816 “Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” ISAIAH II. 4. THERE are a great many passages in Scripture, which warrant the expectation that a time is coming, when war shall be put an end … Read more