That’s the Fourth of July to my European friends.
Apr 072013
47
My Magic Number.
Feb 222013
Southern Rockies Nature Blog: This is a ‘Bark-Up’ Household
At one particular Northern California commune I remember, sitting and staring silently into the wood-burning stove at night was referred to as "watching Channel 47." Forty-seven seemed like an impossibly high number back then.
Feb 032013
What do Roman ordinals look like?
Oct 152012
Humans Broke Off Neanderthal Sex After Discovering Eurasia | LiveScience
The last sex between Neanderthals and modern humans likely occurred as recently as 47,000 years ago, the researchers added.
Humans Broke Off Neanderthal Sex After Discovering Eurasia | LiveScience
Sep 202012
11/6/12
Sep 172012
We are the 47%! And there are no fewer than 20% who oppose Obama no matter what — not that they’re all racists, just some.
Romney Tells Wealthy Donors That 47% Of Americans Are Lazy Moochers | ThinkProgress By Annie-Rose Strasser on Sep 17, 2012 at 4:57 pm
It’s only September, but Mitt Romney has already written off almost half the country’s voters. A hidden-camera recording obtained by Mother Jones captures Romney at a private fundraiser telling donors that, “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it.” Watch it:
Romney Tells Wealthy Donors That 47% Of Americans Are Lazy Moochers | ThinkProgress
Republicans sound like victims all the time.
May 172011
The Distance Scale of the Universe
On the Comoving Distance scale the very edge of the visible universe is now about 47 billion light years from us.