Thursday, October 29, 2009

Money Matters, Cosmos, American Mood, FOX

Consensus Reality at a Glance by Ashley Wells
E-Sangha provides a forum for sharing your views, opinions, and questions related to Buddhism. What topics are being discussed? "Unmistaken Child": a study of Tibetan faith



One is a mystery, the other is Top Secret
Amelia Earhart's fate and the Air Force's secret space plane — people want answers online. What clues reveal - Earhart's vanishing - Plane's maiden voyage

What Americans are thinking
Nearly a year after the presidential election, the national mood takes a turn, a poll shows. Jobs, health care, war - Gas prices, supply up - New-home sales slide - Find economic indicators


Worst recession since 1930s hits end
Key indicators show that the biggest downturn since the Great Depression is over. How experts can tell - Pain is "alive and acute" - Jobless claims drop - Definition of recovery



How people will look in 10 generations
Survival no longer drives evolution, but a study says our average height and weight are changing. Role of fertility - Galileo upended science - Cleanliness and morality? -Darwin's theory


Oldest object ever seen in the universe
It took 13 billion years for the light from this violent event to reach Earth. Glimpse of the "cosmic dark ages" - NASA satellite Swift - New moon rocket tested - Pseudo black hole created


"Avatar" plot revealed
An avatar is a Hindu incarnation of a deva. James Cameron's upcoming sci-fi epic has been lauded for its special effects. Now learn its story. Exclusive trailer - "Avatar" photos