What Makes Things Spicy

Capsaicin - spicy agent.
TRPV1 receptors in mouth detect it.
~HowStuffWorks

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Third Eye - in Reptiles

Parietal Eye, is what is known in some animals, but mystified in humans as third eye. This is the only root I can relate the idea of Cyclops and Eastern "third eye" to.

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Mike Huckabee - Quachita Alumni

So, the Ex-Republican who hosts Huckabee Show on Fox News was a 1976 Alumnus of Quachita Baptist University. Never would have thought of it. Then again, I have never seen that show.

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Latex & MS Word Equation Tools

Time to learn LaTex and hotkeys for MS Word Equations.

A very helpful site: Very elaborate tutorial.

Though not complete, these are some lists of shortcuts for MS Word in PDF:

shortkeys list #1, list #2, list #3, list #4 (List #2-4 Thanks to Dr. Iztok Hozo)

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Those Who Won't Forgive May Need to Rethink Their Salvation

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Perbendaharaan Kata: Mughallazah

Istilah Islam ini hanya berada di dalam bahasa Melayu. Maksudnya = berat.

Najis Mughallazah.

Cleaning Impurities:

Riwayat: (Muslim)
Kategori: Akidah
Hadith: From Abu Huraira r.a. who said: “Rasulullah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Cleaning a utensil that has been licked by a dog is by washing it seven times and the first washing is mixed with soil”.

Majlis Agama Islam Selangor (MAIS) terlibat dalam perlakuan yang bertentangan dengan hukum syarat apabila gambar hadirin beragama Islam merangkul, mengusap dan bermesra dengan anjing pada majlis itu dimuat naik di laman social tentang acara "Saya Mahu Sentuh Anjing".

"Walaupun anjing banyak memberi manfaat kepada manusia, tetapi Allah mengharamkan kita menyentuhnya dengan keadaan kita basah dan dia kering atau sebaliknya. Persentuhan ini dianggap sebagai najis berat (mughallazah). Tetapi jika kedua-duanya kering tidaklah dianggap najis. Oleh itu jika ingin menjadikan anjing sebagai penjaga rumah atau untuk berburu, ia hendaklah ditambat di luar rumah untuk mengelakkan kita terlibat dengan najisnya," kata pengerusi MAIS, Mohamad Adzib Mohd Isa.

Agama kerja berbandingan dengan agama rahmat. Perlakuan kesucian berasal dari Tuhan kepada hati manusia, bukan kaedah-kaedah kerja. Semua yang dicipta oleh Allah adalah baik, hanya manusia yang memutarbelitkan ciptaan Allah menjadi durhaka.

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Doctor Who Getting Creative in the Pedagogy of Programming

Teaching kids programming with games.

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Shia LaBeouf Becomes Christian

Due to Brad Pitt's film "Fury (2014)".

Now I'll just have to watch the film to determine what's really going on. LaBeouf's role appears to be a Christian Soldier.

LaBeouf's mother was Jewish and his father was pentecostal. They were divorced. Pitt, though came from a very Christian background, rejected Christianity.

For the moment, I think it's kookoo.

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Passive Reactions from the Salt and Light

It is sad when many Christians react passively to media, particularly in the entertainment categories.

When an interesting movie came out, many talk about it (not necessary learning anything), idolize it and feel blessed by God.

It is unfortunate indeed.

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i.e. vs. e.g.

i.e. = id est = "that is"

e.g. = exempli gratia = "for example"

Source: Grammarly

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