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By Jeffrey R. Young
Washington September 18, 2011
Computer networks proved their organizing power during the recent uprisings in the Middle East, in which Facebook pages amplified street protests that toppled dictators. But those same networks showed their weaknesses as well,...
The exact start of the Byzantine New Year depends on whether you follow the Roman Empire's civil tax paying calendar (in which case the indiction is Sept 15th), or the 'Ecclesiastical' calendar -- in which case the New Year starts September 1st. In either case, it is Anno Mundi...
