The Egyptian National Competitiveness Council (ENCC) released its 6th annual Egyptian Competitiveness Report on June 30, 2009. The report showed that science and technology continue to be persistent areas of weakness in Egypt and a major source of competitive disadvantage weighing down the nation.

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In accordance with the method of concealment, the truly sacred word, truly divine and most necessary for us, deposited in the shrine of truth, was by the Egyptians.

Clement of Alexandria, the Stromata

Almost a thousand years before Heraclitus’s great work on nature, the oldest of all Greek prose, the ancient Egyptians already had a concept of the Logos, believing that the world came into being through the word of Thoth. One of the more famous early twentieth century Egyptologists, E.A. Wallis Budge (1857 – 1934), in describing Egyptian Thought.

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The moon has always been one of the most fascinating satellites in our solar system; whether it is due to the many movies that portray the moon in a romantic atmosphere or for its effects on earth. Many scientists tried (and still do) to separate the truth, usually backed up by scientific evidence and myth or legends that are built up by the media. So do not be fooled, not all is true and not all is false.

Scientifically proven, moon affects water

A major effect the moon has on earth is the tides. Tides are created when the earth and moon are attracted to each other. Simply put, just as magnets, the moon tries to pull on everything towards it but the Earth is able to hold back everything except for water. This gravitational attraction causes the water to gotowards the moon.

 

Some things are invented and you realise “why hasn’t anyone thought of this before?” Well, as long as their thinking caps are on, you, the lover of gadgets, shouldn’t worry as there’ll always be someone out there who comes up with something you’ll want to get.

 

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