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Beer and the Wheel The two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel. Beer required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That's how villages were formed. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer and vice versa. These two were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The man who shot a policeman in Philadelphia and claimed to have pledged allegiance to Islamic State militants does not appear to be a mosque-going Muslim, a senior official at the largest U.S. Muslim advocacy group said. "At this hour, it does not appear that he was an observant or mosque-going Muslim" in the local community, said Jacob Bender, executive director of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. "I've called numerous imams and mosques to try to see if the name rings a bell with anyone. So far it hasn't," he told Reuters in...

The number of American Jews who consider themselves religiously observant has dropped by more than 20 percent over the last 20 years, a survey found. The share of Jews who consider themselves secular has risen. The results of the 2008 American Religious Identification Survey, as reported by the Associated Press, showed that around 3.4 million U.S. Jews say they are religious, out of a total American Jewish population of about 5.4 million. The relative share of Jews who identify themselves as only culturally Jewish rose from 20 percent in 1990 to 37 percent in 2008, the survey established. During the...

CAMP TAJI, Iraq, Nov. 27, 2006 -- Soldiers who are new to the theater of operations in Iraq actually have an advantage over those who are veterans of previous Operation Iraqi Freedom rotations, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told soldiers here yesterday. Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey visited with 1st Cavalry Division soldiers at the Taji Cinema Theater here. “You who have been here before have the expectation of things running the same way as the last time you were here,” said Gainey, likening their situation to that of...

ATTN: NJ 2nd Amendment supporters, gun enthusiasts, AND Orthodox Jews who have wanted to learn to shoot, but couldn't attend most gun club events on Saturdays. Guns & Beef Night – a Hebron Benefit - Raise Money for Hebron In association with The Golani Rifle and Pistol Club in Formation - the new Shomer Shabbos Shooters Club of Bergen County – We are pleased to invite you to “Guns & Beef Night” – a Hebron Benefit When: Sunday, November 16th, 5pm – 8pm Where: Paterson Rod & Gun Club 1000 Market Street Paterson, NJ Directions: Rt 80 to Exit 59...