BBC NEWS | Americas | 9/11 suspects face New York trial

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Weird news, Oddly Enough articles and other odd events – Yahoo! News

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This has just the kind of odd news that appears in the lightning round. Some of the items are clearly not appropriate for Knowledge Bowl.

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43Folders

and now i must add PNelson to my list of cool people for directing me through his blog to 43folders, which among other things advocates my new favoite book, Getting things Done. I have only scratched the surface but must find out about quicksilver…

BlueLetter Bible

I discovered, or rediscovered, this great website today. Not only does it have the pre-requisite digital scripture, but the tools that accompany each verse are phenomenal for a free site: Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, Versions/Translation, Commentaries, Directionaries, Images/Maps, and even Hymns. All conveniently accessible through six blue buttons adjacent to each verse.

This site makes studying a verse or a single word a rich experience, with pronunciations and images of the words in their original language.

First Post

Our family shares a perhaps apocrophal story that “Throckmorton” is a place name dreived from something like, “the rock on the moor near the town.”

I thank Robb Roaten’s blog www.robbro.com for introducing WordPress to me.