The Daily Web Roundup is a collection of links to the news, commentary, and information I found interesting or useful today. If you want to read more, find links to my favorite news, commentary, and information sites at Dennis L Hitzeman’s News Reading List.

The Science and Technology Brief is a biweekly glance at interesting science and technology news and profiles on science and technology that is or will affect us all. For Tuesday: ‘Energy Efficient Black Holes’ and ‘Blogging the Future’.

In the last chapter of the Book of Joshua, Joshua gathers the victorious Israelites together at Shechem and once again renews the covenant that God promised the Israelites throughout their history. In his famous testament in verse 15, Joshua declares that he and his house will serve the Lord.