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    Beyond the Great Divide

    As a former archaeology student with an interest in history, I never really thought about how the two disciplines could be combined into one until now. History Today – Beyond the Great Divide : Why do we have history and archaeology? In the light of our understanding of ‘deep time’ Daniel Lord Smail argues that it is high time that the two disciplines were reunited. I’m familiar with the concept of “deep time,” as I’m interested in geology too, thanks to being born in a very geologically interesting place. A lucky encounter with the books of John McPhee introduced me…

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    FBI Arrests Oklahoma Man For Twitter Threats

    He’s a conspiracy nut confused about who actually carried out the OKC bombing (hint: not brown-colored socialists or Islamofascistocommunitariangaylibotards). He would have gone to the rally, but FBI arrested him at his hom. The elderly, non-energetic man he thought was the organizer was also contacted by the Feds on his way to the rally, and quickly disavowed all knowledge of the conservatwit’s activities. FBI Arrests Oklahoma Teabagger For Twitter Threats | Threat Level from Wired.com An Oklahoma City man who announced on Twitter that he would turn an April 15 tax protest into a bloodbath was hit with a federal…

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    #Chuck And 400 Friends Versus The Sarnie Shop

    Series star Zachary Levi went on a Subway run with attendees of Starfury T1, an SF con in Birmingham, UK. Pictures and video atZachary-Levi.Net. He even gets behind the counter, apparently to help #savechuck. Maybe they should have called the order in the day before, though. ;D UPDATE: It was 400 fans according to this item from the SciFi Wire, and the End of Show blog included a photo and noted that Levi did indeed get behind the counter and help out until every fan was served. Not only that, but Jeffster! has a Facebook page, and there’s an event…