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Plastic Panels May Light Our Homes Next Year

Scientists at Wake Forrest University have developed a new form of lighting that can last for a decade and gives off white light unlike the bluish LEDs.

It’s twice as efficient as the compact florescent bulbs and doesn’t buzz.
Oh, and it’s shatter-proof.
They call it field-induced polymer electroluminescent technology or FIPEL.
They say it can made to give off the same light as sunlight or any color for that matter.
They say it can be made into 2×4 sheets to fit standard florescent fixtures or with the traditional Edison socket.
One imagines it can even be made as parts of furniture and shelving.
Wake Forrest says it is working with a company to make them and they could be on the market by next year.

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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: The more is given the less the people will work for themselves, and the less they work the more their poverty will increase.
Leo Tolstoy

Hey GOP, Let Bloggers Be Your Debate Mods

Roger Simon, who runs PJMedia.Com and is noted for his Moses Wine detective books, is telling the Republicans to stop being the stupid party and divorce itself from the old media. 

He suggests that they start using independent bloggers to moderate their debates.
“The mainstream media overtly and covertly made mincemeat of the Republican candidates during the primary debates, effectively neutering them for the main event,” he said.
“The (old media) performed the role of an unopposed air force in a softening up operation against a Third World country before the ground troops are brought in to mop up,” he said.
And we couldn’t have said it any better.

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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can humble ourselves without despair. 
Blaise Pascal 

Delco Offers Vets Free ID Cards

Delaware County, Pa. began offering veterans, Nov. 28, free photo identification which will give them discounts at participating businesses and to allow them to register their DD-214 at the Office of the Recorder of Deeds.

Registering the DD-214 or equivalent military discharge document provides a safe back up for these important documents.
The discounts are at the discretion of the business. Businesses offering discounts will get a certificate of participation and recognition on the County’s  Veterans Affairs website.
This is just one way that we can show our appreciation to veterans of all ages who bravely served our country in all branches of the military,” said County Council Vice Chairman Mario J. Civera Jr., a U.S. Air Force veteran.
For information about the Delaware County Veterans ID Program, or any other veteran’s services, contact the Department of Veterans Affairs at 610-891-4645 or visit www.co.delaware.pa.us.

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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: I think we all have the urge to be a clown, whether we know it or not. 
Ernest Borgnine 

NASA’s Not Worried About Dec. 21

Hat tip Cathy Domizio

Book Review — Ask Deborah

Ask Deborah is a great little book that can be read in less than an hour written by Mary Hickey, a former Delaware County journalist who moved out to Ohio.

It’s a series of short answers a advice columnist writing circa 33 AD would answer questions from Biblical figures.
It’s gentle and uplifting and we whole-heartedly recommend it. It would make an excellent Christmas present.
She also includes a well-thought essay on writing religious humor and how to avoid giving offense.

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Answer to yesterday’s puzzle: Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games. 
Babe Ruth 

Tidbit Of The Day

The greeting sign on the gates of the Buchenwald concentration camp read “to each his own”.