Are we all perhaps linked by invisible bonds? Do the actions of one affect others, even if those others are far away? Our lives and the universe itself may be all part of a single mechanism in which all creatures and events are 'entangled' with one another.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

51

In the recent election, the Democrats managed to win 51 seats in the Senate, giving them majority control.
Republican
49
Democrat
51
Independent
51 Dem, 50 GOP needed for majority
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The Federalist papers were a series of documents written by several of the Founders of the U.S as a set of guidelines as to what form the new Federal government should take. Number 51 spoke of the importance of "checks & balances" between the branches of government.

The Federalist Papers : No. 51

The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks
and Balances Between the Different Departments
From the New York Packet. Friday, February 8, 1788.

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Area 51 is the site of a secret government base where top-secret aircraft are developed. There are even claims that extraterrestrial spacecraft have been captured and are located there as well as the bodies of aliens who crashed in Nevada in 1947.


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A possible planet has been discovered around the star known as 51Pegagus.

The Discovery of a Planetary Orbit
Around the Nearby Star 51Pegasus


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James Watson and Francis Crick stumbled upon the structure of DNA, but only by making use of the discoveries of many scientists who came before them, including Rosalind Franklin. Rosalind Franklin took a series of X-ray photographs of DNA to try to determine its structure, one of those photos known as Photo 51.
Anatomy of Photo 51

Anatomy of Photo 51
This shadowy X-ray photograph speaks volumes about the shape of DNA.

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In the Periodic Table of Elements, number 51 is Antimony.
Antimony is increasingly being used in the semiconductor industry in the production of diodes, infrared detectors, and Hall-effect devices.

Native massive antimony with oxidation products
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Native massive antimony with oxidation products
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Now you are no doubt wondering--what do all these mysterious occurences of the number 51 have to do with one another? Is it some massive governemnt coverup, or some secret research project involving alien races, human DNA, strange metals, and far-off planets?

NO....It's just my strange way of mentioning that today--November 21--is my birthday....guess how old I am !

That's right....I'm 51 ! How did you know?

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