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The Islamization of Nigeria, a case study.(or more than you ever wanted to know about the Falani and Igbo people of Nigeria) The Fulani, were, and are, a nomadic people who have been influential throughout the history of North West Africa for over a thousand years. They were also responsible for introducing and spreading Islam over much of western Africa. The height of the Fulani empire...

(Reuters) - About 400 people were injured when a meteorite shot across the sky in central Russia on Friday sending fireballs crashing to Earth, smashing windows and setting off car alarms. Residents on their way to work in Chelyabinsk heard what sounded like an explosion, saw a bright light and then felt a shockwave, according to a Reuters correspondent in the industrial city 1,500 km (950...

Some of you will recognize my Newsvine handle "schnoz4news". Like so many others I have sought to apply myself here instead of Newsvine. It's comforting to see familiar names here at "Talkers". I'm looking forward to becoming part of this community! I also decided to rid myself of my tired old handle and hope that some of you will notice the change and send some friend requests my way.Hoping to...

Love is a many splendored thing. Isnt that what the song said? Romance, sunsets, long walks on the beach, holding hands with the one we love, gazing into each others eyes I mean, isnt that what every girl dreams of? The knight in shi ning armor to sweep her off her feet, right? As Cher so succinctly put it to Nicholas Cage in Moonstruck SNAP OUT OF IT! Real life doesnt work that way!...

Part I of XII parts. Several of you asked if I would write some more of what I started with my story about Who Charlie Courtois was? On the other place many of you hung out for a number of years I published 12 stories which some of you may have already read, but the chances are it was so long ago that you forgot. There are no personal bits in those stories, and I...

The Declaration of Independence: A Transcription IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of...

I am another one from News Vine. To the people on here that know me, I was Phuggy over there. I'm using MY name here. I see a lot of folks from the other place, so I feel at home here. To those that don't have any idea who I am, I', almost 65, a female and sometimes ornery, especially when I don't feel too good; seems to be mroe and mroe of the time these days.Sometimes I write true stuff and...

by Minnie ApolisIt is a mere seven weeks until April Fools' day, but I heard about a pretty well-executed practical joke and just had to tell ya about it.It goes like this. Guy lives in a dorm, right? Does his own laundry, right? Does some separating of clothing like normal, not all whites together because there are not enough white items to make a load, but separates by hot and cold wash and...

Well, today I finally did what I never thought I would do: I deleted my Newsvine account. There is no more "bitemore" on Newsvine.Shortly after I sent it into the vast reaches of Cyberspace, I looked at an article by someone I respect (I refrain from using names here), who had a very good article on what was wrong with the Vine, and who mentioned that now comments were restricted in length (a...

Science Mapping the Origins and Expansion of the Indo-European Language Family Bouckaert et al. ABSTRACT There are two competing hypotheses for the origin of the Indo-European language family. The conventional view places the homeland in the Pontic steppes about 6000 years ago. An alternative hypothesis claims that the languages spread from Anatolia with the expansion of...

In reposnse to some good advice posted by our fellow NewsTalker, Tacos y Margaritas , in a article he posted about "Slowing down" and reading things twice before responding, I said; There are many people that could read an article 6 times and they would not change their mind from the 1st impression they formed, not even for themselves .... because that is the way they're built. Once they...

One of the most startling results of the expanded neocortex, the primate brain that appeared about sixty million years ago, is the development of the social group. Primatologists have determined that, due to their highly social nature, all primates need to maintain personal contact with other members of their social group; in non-human primates, this is usually through grooming, activity in...