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...Princeton University Professor Paul J. Steinhardt, the authors of the study, the motifs that embellish mosques and palaces throughout the Middle East and Asia demonstrate symmetrical patterns which were not associated with recognized mathematical formulas. Islamic art typically incorporates sets of five template tiles—a decagon, pentagon, diamond, bow tie, and hexagon. These tiles are used to draw shapes onto the edifices of Islamic buildings, which create infinite symmetrical patterns that never repeat—a process known as “quasicrystalline tiling.” “We can’t say for sure...
Soldiers heading into Iraq lack the latest armor for their Humvees. Their tanks and helicopters are wearing out far faster than the Pentagon planned for. So, sadly, it should come as little surprise that, according to the nation's largest group of mental-health experts, soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan aren't getting all the help they need from the government that sent them off to fight...
...Pentagon has stepped up its mental-health efforts since 9/11 and the two wars the U.S. launched in its wake. There is better pre- and post-war screenings for troops, and mental-health professionals are available for counseling soldiers in the battle zones. But the APA report notes that there has been a 22% decline in the number of uniformed clinical psychologists in the military. Instead of a standard approach to help soldiers and their families, too often the Pentagon relies on a patchwork approach, where different units develop their own programs that vary widely in quality, the study said...
...judge didn't buy this argument, and neither did the three-judge panel to which the government appealed. Omar was a U.S. citizen, the panel decided, and no matter their label, the soldiers holding him worked for the Pentagon. Besides, Omar had never been charged or convicted, so there were no rulings of a non-American authority to trip over. The U.S. courts could hear the case...
...Pentagon vetted the briefing in Washington to ensure it was "absolutely accurate," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Feb. 2. But one day after the secretive PowerPoint presentation, U.S. Marine General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conceded he couldn't confirm that the Iranian government shipped the weapons to Iraq. So the bad news was that the briefing wasn't absolutely accurate. The good news: we found out before the invasion...