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Re: OT: certain certifications
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Eric Bender <[log in to unmask]>
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Eric Bender <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 29 Jul 2003 11:15:00 -0400
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On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 21:23:17 -0400, Church, Mike <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>"Learning is valuable. But on the Day of Judgment, we'll not be asked
>whether we have learned languages or philosophy, or even the proper name of
>every star. "
>
>Benjamin Franklin

However, it would remain an amazing feat of learning (and endurance) to be
able to recite the proper name of every star especially given a recent L.A.
Times article by Allison Heinrichs to the effect that a new astronomical
survey has determined that there are approximately 70 sextillion (7 followed
by 22 zeros) stars in the known universe.

Eric Bender

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