Month: May 2009
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Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam: Palms and Crown Jewels
Century Plant According to W.H. Barreveld, without the date palm, the human race would not have been able to migrate out of Africa. Dates provided an energy-dense food for journeying across the desert, are mentioned 30 times in the Bible, and 22 times in the Quran. Every part of the palm, its wood, leaves, fruit,…
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Flash SF: Cartesian Creation
Is up at 365tomorrows. It’s about a programmer who writes an application capable of inferring a universe from the laws of reality. Director Almod peered at the computer screen frowning in contemplation, “I don’t get it.” “It’s a star,” Jaed offered helpfully. “I know it’s a star,” Almod gaze never broke from the image. “So…