2,300-Year-Old Calculator Reassembled in China

 BEIJING, CHINA—Scientists at Tsinghua University have cleaned and reassembled a collection of 2,500 thin bamboo strips dating to 305 B.C. that had once been held together with string to form 65 ancient texts. Feng Lisheng, a historian of mathematics at the university, explained that one of the texts, written all in

Ark Of The Covenant Location Found? Newly Translated Text Reveals Where King Solomon’s Treasures May Have Been Hidden

 

Text from a recently translated Hebrew document appears to reference the location of several ancient Biblical treasures, and even mentions the famed Ark of the Covenant. According to Live Science, the document, called the “Treatise of the Vessels,” suggests the artifacts were tucked away in various places throughout the Middle East.

"Some of these [treasures] were hidden in various locations in the Land of Israel and in Babylonia, while others were delivered into the hands of the angels Shamshiel, Michael, Gabriel and perhaps Sariel,” wrote James Davila, a professor at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland who translated the Hebrew text and reported on it in an article in the book "Old Testament Pseudepigrapha More Noncanonical Scriptures Volume 1.”

'Blueberries' on Mars! Stunning images of the red planet taken by Spirit and Opportunity rovers are revealed in a new exhibition

• Photographs part of exhibition by Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum opening in Washington tomorrow
• Incredible close up shows spheres, dubbed blueberries, that may suggest ancient microbial life on the planet
• Along with ‘blueberry’ clusters, the exhibition includes photographs of craters, dunes, dust clouds and meteorites
• One image of the Martian sunset shows a bluish colour in the sky, which is usually pink in the daytime due to the reddish dust in the atmosphere. It turns blue at sunset - the opposite of Earth

These hematite-rich spherules were embedded in this Martian rock like blueberries in a muffin and released over time by erosion. The Mars Rover Opportunity found this cluster at its Eagle Crater landing site and analysed their composition with its spectrometers. Hypotheses about their formation have contributed to the story of water on Mars

The discovery of Martian clusters, known as ‘blueberries’, a decade ago provided some of the first evidence of liquid water on the red planet.

Miley, Britney videos too sexual for daytime French TV

PARIS –  Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears are too racy for daytime French TV.France’s broadcast watchdog says TV channels should only show Cyrus’ video for “Wrecking Ball” and Spears’ video for “Work B(asterisk)(asterisk)tch” after 10pm, when French broadcasters show a range of programming more suited to adults.

American Education Dept., University Deny Giving Stella Oduah’s Honorary Ph.D

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The American National Centre for Education Statistics has told PREMIUM TIMES that the Pacific Christian University, Glendale, which Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, claimed awarded her a doctorate degree, does not exist, confirming this newspaper’s Wednesday’s report that the minister’s purported honorary Ph.D is fake. read more....

Wahala! Pastor Sign Fireman Who Was Caught for Human Rituals

Controversial Lagos miracle Pentecostal priest, Pastor Ofuche Ukoha, popularly known as ‘Sign Fireman’ has been implicated in a ritual murder scandal involving a boy in his church who strangled a 12yrs old teenage girl while trying to obtain excreta from her for ritual purposes.Read more..

Jude Okoye Apologizes For Sharing Photo Of Guns On Instagram

Jude Okoye, elder brother of the musical sensation — P-Square, was under fire days back by fans after he shared photos of his gun collection.

The music video director and label exec has apologized for posting the photo of guns on his Instagram page which enraged a lot of people. He’s since taken the photo down.