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GIANT MFG. CO., LTD . and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Giant", "us", or "we") appreciate the interest you ("You" or "Your") have shown in our products and services related communication channels such as Giant RideLink app. This Privacy Policy outlines our guidelines for the information Giant collects when You interact with Giant, such as when You use Giant RideLink app or when You call our Customer Support.
"Personal Information" is information about You that is personally identifiable to You, including but not limited to Your name, height, weight, FTP, gender, date of birth.
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The Personal Information we gather from You helps us learn about our visitors and customers. We may use this information and/or combine it with other information to provide You with our products and services and the products and services of our carefully selected partners, to develop new products and services, to better tailor the features, performance and support of our products and services, and to offer You additional information and opportunities.
We collect Personal Information that You submit to us voluntarily through our Giant RideLink app and Your use of our products and services. We may collect Anonymous Information passively or actively. The types of Personal Information and Anonymous Information we collect are:
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- If You request customer support services for Giant products and/or services, we will collect Personal Information to enable us to provide customer support services to You, including Your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and contact preferences. We will also collect other information about the Giant products You own, such as information related to a product or service issue, some of which might include Personal Information.
- Your user account name may be displayed throughout Giant RideLink app (and so available to the public) and is connected to all of Your Giant activity. Other people can see Your posts, uploads, feedback, ratings and associated comments.
- Giant may collect Personal Information through surveys for market research purposes to gain a better understanding of our customers, to improve our products and services, and to develop new products and services. The information we collect in such instances depends on the survey, but might include Your name, address, age, information about Your use of our services and products and the like.
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Giant may gather Anonymous Information from Giant RideLink app when You are using it or uploading selected data to our web server. This Anonymous Information may include location information (information about Your location), information on how long it took You to travel certain routes, traffic patterns or on any technical glitches You may have encountered. The nature of the Anonymous Information that Your Giant device transmits to us will not enable us to trace it back to an identifiable person; provided, however, we may associate such Anonymous Information with Personal Information we have collected from You to provide You with specific location-based services that are tailored to meet Your needs or interests, to improve our products and services or to enforce the agreements, terms and conditions related to Giant RideLink app, products and services.
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How does Giant processes Personal Information and Anonymous Information?
- Personal Information will be collected, processed, and used by Giant for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
- Your Personal Information is used by Giant to perform its obligations resulting from the delivery of the Giant products and/or services to You, under the End-User License Agreement, Limited Warranty, if any, or any other terms that may apply. Giant uses Your Personal Information to respond to Your questions and to fulfil Your requests or to manage interactive customer programmes. Giant is entitled to contract third parties for its fulfilment of its obligations hereunder. These third parties may help Giant to process information, fulfil customer orders, deliver products to You, manage and enhance customer data, provide customer service, assess Your interest in our products and services or to conduct customer research or satisfaction surveys.
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Once you go to a torrent site and pick up your free (but illegal) copy of Photoshop CS what should you do next? You will have no tutorial so you will try and wing it, but unless you have worked in Photoshop before, this will be no easy task.
Photoshop is not as intuitive as other, easier to use photo manipulation software such as the free ones that you can get online, or ones that come bundled with most computers such as Corel, for example.
Your Photoshop free download will be no walk in the park but it does not have to be completely incomprehensible and you can learn how to use Photoshop CS, you just need the right direction and some patience.
The best way to learn Photoshop is to take a hands-on course at a local art school such as the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. There you can really use all of the tools in your Photoshop free download to their best advantage because you will be getting one on one live instruction and this is by far the best method of learning.
It is also prohibitively expensive at $750 per unit so unless you have a rich uncle or have somehow managed to get financial aid or some sort of Pell grant, you may not be able to afford this option.
Option number two to finally use your Photoshop free download and all the bells and whistles it comes with is to pick up one of the many useful tutorial books that you can find at any bookshop.
Books such as Photoshop CS for Idiots or Dummies (although that is a derogatory term and I prefer to think of myself as Special) will take you step by tedious step into the world of photo collage, retouching, design, and all the other tens of millions of fun and beautiful things you can create with Photoshop.
That is why Photoshop and your Photoshop free download are so darn valuable. They smoke the competition (there isn't any really) and you just have to have Photoshop in order to design anything these days. These books are not too expensive and usually come with tutorial disks.
The last option is by far the cheapest but also the hardest to use and that is an online tutorial or learning guide to your Photoshop free download. You can get these by doing a Google search for "Photoshop free online tutorial" and you will get dozens of results.
Just make sure that you are careful and screen for viruses on your Photoshop free download before you click on it. There are several Trojan viruses out there that originate from these downloads and they can be very nasty and hard to get rid of.
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Summer is getting ready to begin at Penobscot Theatre Company! Our Dramatic Academy Session 1 begins June 24th. The newest updates are…………………
Session 1 Youth and Session 2 Junior/Youth Musical are now full!
We still have limited spots available for all other programs. Registration for Session 1 closes June 20th. Registration for Session 2 closes July 20th. CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO DOWNLOAD A REGISTRATION FORM!
We have filled all of our Camp Counselor and Internship positions, and will by joined by some truly stellar young people who will assist our students and staff our shows!
Through the generous donations of several sponsors, we were able to award seven young people scholarships to attend our program.
Show posters will be in your area soon. Keep an eye out for posters, facebook and website updates!
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Bank of America Corp., accused of lying about the quality of mortgages it passed along to financial firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, was found liable for fraud on Wednesday in a civil case the government said captured the frenzied pursuit of profits at all costs just before the economy collapsed in 2008.
A Manhattan jury returned its verdict following a monthlong trial focusing on prime mortgages that Bank of America's Countrywide Financial unit completed in late 2007 and 2008. U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff said he would determine on Thursday when a penalty phase will begin.
The verdict was returned against Bank of America, Countrywide and a former executive, Rebecca Mairone.
Bank of America, which had denied there was fraud, said Wednesday it was evaluating its options for appeal.
"The jury's decision concerned a single Countrywide program that lasted several months and ended before Bank of America's acquisition of the company," spokesman Lawrence Grayson said by email.
Mairone's lawyer Marc Mukasey called her "a model of honesty, integrity and ethics."
"She never engaged in any fraud because there was no fraud," he said.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said the companies and Mairone were "liable for making disastrously bad loans and systematically removing quality checks in favour of (Bank of America and Countrywide's) balance."
"In a rush to feed at the trough of easy mortgage money on the eve of the financial crisis, Bank of America purchased Countrywide, thinking it had gobbled up a cash cow," he said in a statement. "That profit, however, was built on fraud, as the jury unanimously found."
The trial related to mortgages the government said were sold at break-neck speed without regard to quality as the economy headed into a tailspin.
The government had accused the financial institutions of urging workers to churn out loans, accept fudged applications and hide ballooning defaults.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jaimie Nawaday, in her closing argument, said the case was about "greed and lies."
"It is about people at Countrywide saying to each other that their loan quality is in the ditch, while telling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that their loans are investment quality," she said.
Fannie and Freddie, which packaged loans into securities and sold them to investors, were effectively nationalized in 2008 when they nearly collapsed from mortgage losses.
Government lawyers said Countrywide tried to churn out more mortgage loans through a program called the Hustle, shorthand for high-speed swim lane, which operated under the motto, "Loans Move Forward, Never Backward."
The government said the program eliminated checks meant to ensure mortgages were made to borrowers unlikely to default.
"The Hustle is all about speed, lightning speed and volume and never about quality," Nawaday told jurors.
Bank of America lawyer Brendan V. Sullivan Jr. said in closings there was no fraud.
"We have been dragged down the rabbit hole into Alice in Wonderland," he said.
He defended the company's practices, saying there was a "vigorous quality control program" that included 20 workers in India who studied mortgage files through the night for flaws.


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China accuses tycoon of murder in major gang bust
- Gang bust is part of large shakeup that has touched politicians%2C businessmen
- Mining tycoon Liu Jan was on Forbes%27 2012 list of richest business people in China
- Liu Han%2C his brother and 34 associates are at center of investigation
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities accused a Chinese mining tycoon of running a vast mafia that blackmailed, beat and gunned down rivals in daytime attacks, traveled in Rolls Royces and Ferraris and fostered ties to prosecutors and police with drug-fueled parties.
The high-level investigation centering on Liu Han, the former multimillionaire chairman of energy conglomerate Sichuan Hanlong Group with stakes in Australian and U.S. miners, and his brother Liu Wei and 34 associates has exposed ties between organized crime and Chinese officialdom.
The gang bust in southwestern China appears to be part of a sprawling shakeup of Sichuan province that has ensnared senior politicians and influential businessmen in a wide-ranging corruption crackdown launched by President Xi Jinping. Many of the Sichuan cases are believed linked to Zhou Yongkang, a former security czar who until recently was one of the country's most powerful leaders, and is reportedly himself the subject of a graft investigation.
The Liu brothers were charged Thursday with 15 crimes, including murder, assault and illegal detention, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The alleged gang's criminal activities, dating to 1993, helped them amass 40 billion yuan ($6.5 billion) in assets with businesses in finance, energy, real estate and mining, Xinhua said.
Investigators have uncovered evidence showing that over the past decade or so, the gang committed crimes that led to the deaths of nine people — five of whom were shot, Xinhua said. Police seized three military-issue hand grenades, a half-dozen submachine guns, 20 pistols and other firearms, 677 bullets and more than 100 knives.
Liu Han was No. 148 in 2012 on Forbes magazine's list of the richest Chinese businesspeople, with a fortune estimated at $855 million. He told The Wall Street Journal in 2010 that an investor once shot up his car after suffering losses in a deal. He called himself "Liu Han, the only survivor."
The gang is accused of blackmailing, threatening, beating up and even murdering their business rivals and ordinary people while bribing police and prosecutors to protect their associates and dealings, the report said. They owned a fleet of several hundred cars that included Rolls-Royces, Bentleys and Ferraris.
They allegedly also fostered strong political ties in Sichuan that helped appoint Liu Han as a delegate of the provincial political advisory body for three consecutive terms, Xinhua said. Liu's brother Liu Wei — who later became an A-list fugitive wanted by police — even served as a torchbearer during the 2008 Olympic torch relay.
Among the accused are three officials in city-level police and prosecutors' offices in Sichuan, Xinhua said, adding that Liu Wei's testimony showed the officials were paid off with money and gifts as well as weekly parties with illicit drugs.
Xinhua said the investigation into the Liu brothers' alleged crime gang was coordinated by the Communist Party's central leadership starting in March last year and involved national-level authorities. The Ministry of Public Security ordered police in Beijing, Hubei, Sichuan and elsewhere to cooperate in the bust, Xinhua said.
The case caught the attention of national authorities in 2009 when gang members allegedly carried out a shooting in daylight on a busy street in Guanghan city, killing three people and injuring two bystanders. Authorities pinpointed Liu Wei as the main suspect who ordered the shooting and placed him on a wanted list, the report said. Liu Wei went into hiding, allegedly harbored by his brother.
Though the gang was operating mainly in Sichuan, authorities in neighboring Hubei province are handling the case, with a court in Xianning City expected to put the suspects on trial. Such a prosecution is unusual and is a sign that the case is being steered from the central level and that there might be concerns the group still wields influence over the judicial system in Sichuan.
Liu Han was detained in March last year, and his disappearance disrupted Hanlong's deals with mining companies in the United States and Australia. Calls to Hanlong rang unanswered while there was no immediate response to an emailed request for comment.
Hanlong owns a 13 percent stake in General Moly, a miner of molybdenum, a mineral used to harden steel, and 14 percent of Australia's Sundance Resources.
Hanlong was founded in 1997 and has interests in mining, construction of hydroelectric power, highway and tourism infrastructure and other businesses with a total workforce of more than 12,000 people, according to its website.


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From: Scott Cooney, Triple Pundit, More from this Affiliate
Published April 16, 2012 08:53 AM
Dropping Solar Panel Costs and Grid Parity
Solar is, by any measure, a hot industry. Even with the reduction in subsidies from Germany and Italy, the world's two largest solar markets, global spending on solar installations continues to be high. Analysts suggest that this year's solar purchases will amount to roughly the same as last year's, 27 GW globally, despite the reduction in subsidies in many parts of the world. Part of this growing demand is the reduction in costs. Solar's installed cost has dropped 10 percent just in the last 4 months, as manufacturers are being forced to compete in a heavily commoditized market.
While solar sales continue to climb, the margins for solar manufacturers continue to drop. First Solar, the U.S.'s largest solar manufacturer, has seen its share prices drop 90 percent, to a low of $20.21 per share this week. Even in China, where solar manufacturers are subsidized and labor is inexpensive, manufacturers are struggling from heavy competition. And earlier this month, Q-Cells, a German manufacturer, filed for insolvency. Q-Cells was once the world's largest solar manufacturer.
Bad news on the manufacturing side, as these margins continue to trim, is good news in other areas. First, installation costs continue to drop, so more homeowners and businesses can afford to install solar arrays. But in a global sense, and perhaps more importantly, we're approaching grid parity in several states.
There are effectively three markets for solar: residential, commercial, and utility-scale (typically this is more of a concentrating array of concave mirrors as opposed to panels). There are many factors that play into the cost per watt calculations, but Grid parity for solar was expected to occur within 5 years in many parts of the U.S., encompassing about 57 million Americans (including California, Hawaii, and New York). But that analysis was conducted in the summer of 2011, and did not forecast such a precipitous drop in the cost of solar panels. It may well be that grid parity will be here sooner than we think for solar.
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With around four weeks left until our Extra Life 2016 Twitch marathon, we've been thinking a lot more about online teams, communities, and tribes. You see, we know they work and that they're the only way to cut through the noise and unfair advantages huge brands have.. Yet the comfort people find in anonymity and lurking has become a major barrier.
Every week, we receive hundreds, if not thousands, of solicitations from folks that want to advertise with us, hire us, sell us a product, or join our stream team. The latter has become particularly prominent, which is great, but folks think all it takes to join a team is a quick tweet or comment. On Twitch, stream teams are essentially the following:
- People join to siphon viewers from others.
- They name drop when it's convenient for them and makes them look good.
- Individual team members rarely interact or acknowledge each other.
- The people at the top get richer while the folks at the bottom continue to struggle.
- You wouldn't know they were a team if it weren't for the "playing as" text.
- Everyone is too busy promoting their own stuff to share and play nice.
- The rich get richer, the poor get poorer (hmmm, that seems to be a recurring theme).
This is a terrible model and we are setting out to fix it, whether we're partnered with Twitch or not. The first phase is education. We're growing awareness about the abuse and ignorance that keeps us little people struggling. Meanwhile, we're identifying the best practices to make us as efficient as possible – so we have more free time to nurture relationships and do the little things you can't automate!
Of course, we can create tools, systems, and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) but it still falls upon the individuals to live out those values and do the work. I know I've been on the soap box a lot lately but I hope that I impress upon everyone just how important what we are doing really is. It's a long road ahead, certainly, but we've had big wins and will continue to push forward. Let's briefly look at what we hope to accomplish as we head into 2017 and beyond!


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This isn't an universal item, but it's a specific armrest for Renault Modus / Grand Modus with soft pad and real stitching. The armrest is made and designed in Italy using only the best materials sourced locally and from the best suppliers to guarantee comfort and lastingness. Hand finishing performed by skilled artisans for over 25 years.


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Solid silver string loops around the finger and ties in a fluid looping knot to create this striking and unusual ring.
This ring can be cleaned using a soft old toothbrush and warm soapy water. If heavily tarnished it may be cleaned in silver dip.


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2012 has broken all records in presidential fundraising: Never before any candidate has raised and spent as much as in this year's election campaign. The next milestone: Both candidates are about to hit the $1 billion mark.
According to OpenSecrets, the "red team" – this means Romney, the Republican party and outside spenders – lead the money race having spent over $989 million on campaigning. Obama's blue team is just little behind: altogether over $928 million.
So, how do these numbers break down?
Mitt Romney has raised $389 million, got an additional $284 million from the party and $369 million from outside spenders, which is the largest portion of his funds.
Barack Obama has raised way more money: $632 million came from his donors. So far, he only spent $540 million of that amount. In addition to that came $263 million from the national party and $124 million from outside spenders.
Romney gets around 80 percent of his money from large individual contributions, while one-third of Obama's funds come from small individual donations.
We'll have to wait until after the election to see how much — and how — the campaigns and their Super PAC allies spend in the final days of the campaign.


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By: Tony Narisi
The Philly Improv Theater at the Shubin Theatre saw the last installment of the Rant-O-Wheel this Monday night. As the night got started, host Jaime Fountaine filled the wheel up with ten nouns shouted out by the audience and began bringing the finest Rant-o-wheelers in Philadelphia onstage to tell a story, real or made-up, in five minutes or less using three of these words.
First up was the pair of Darryl Charles and Sue Taney, tackling six words instead of three. Using "creamed corn," "tortellini," "Steve Buscemi," "Jersey Shore," "Skittles," and "sabotage," Darryl and Sue told the story of a boy who began an anti-Willy Wonka campaign. Jaime played the role of conductor and had some sadistic fun that really upped the laughs, switching the narrator every word at times or pointing to both of them and forcing them to speak in unison.
Next up was Tom Whitaker, who used "rain dance," "lava lamp," and "candle" to deliver a superb monologue, in the form of a video message to a recent ex, lamenting the fact that he'll never find real love in the City of Brotherly Love. Perhaps most remarkable was his delivery, which consisted of a believable and consistently straight face and a stare into the distance, addressing his ex as "you" the entire time.
Following Tom was Larry Napolitano, who quickly breezed through his words of "donkey lips," "nothing," and "Dustin Hoffman" in a rant about how he is miserable regarding his aging to get to what was apparently on his mind all along—a hilarious tirade against Ferris Bueller that eventually ended in the murder and defiling of his corpse on his father's broken car.
Next up was Hillary Rea who used "swing," "guffaw," and "side boob" to recount her childhood fears and embarrassments, which included earthworms being thrown at her and a perpetual fear of boys seeing her incorrectly worn Days of the Week underwear. While hearing her memories, the audience couldn't help but laugh along with Hillary as they remembered their own rough patches in childhood.
Cara Schmidt came next, using "band," "Jellies," and "Aquanet" to reveal one of her deepest darkest secrets to the audience—she's not that good at driving, as evidenced by her twelve cars in seven years. Throughout her monologue, the audience got a very funny peek into the mind of sixteen-year-old Cara and her six attempts at the driving exam, including her various attempts to sway (or bribe) the system.
Finally, Jaime herself finished the rest of the words on the wheel, using "vagrant," "chicken soup," "artichoke," "yellow," "burp," and "Rain Man" to tell the story of Rant-o-wheel itself, in a final monologue that was both heartwarming and laugh-inducing. She then ended the show by saying that Rant-o-wheel isn't dead, it's just going into hibernation. So if and when the Rant-o-wheel comes out of its slumber, do yourself and these performers a favor and make sure to check it out and support some great local comics telling some very funny stories.


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More details are now being revealed regarding the lies and scams of the famewhores known as Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag.
First, the Hills couple claimed to be getting a divorce, then Spencer claimed he was planning to write a tell all, only to reveal a couple of days later that he wanted to sell sex tapes of Heidi, and then added the next day that Heidi had a sex tape with Playboy playmate Karissa Shannon.
Thanks to RadarOnline, TMZ and E! News, we can now break down the many lies of this attention whoring couple.
Lie #1 – Their separation and divorce. RadarOnline reports the two continue to reside together in the same Malibu house, and have been staying together all summer. TMZ also posted a video of the couple as they were busted spending time together in Costa Rica this week.
Also, TMZ is reporting today that Spencer wants to work things out with Heidi, who is shockingly open to the idea of reconciling with her husband. You know, because when your husband is planning to write a tell-all book about you, and sell your sex tapes, the next thing to do is to try to reconcile.
Lie #2 – The sex tapes. Spencer claimed last weekend that he has a library of sex tapes featuring Heidi, and even met up with Vivid owner Steven Hirsch to try to sell the sex tapes. Problem? No one has seen the sex tapes, not even the porn company that wants to buy it. E! News reported last night that sources tell them the sex tapes do not exist and that Heidi and Spencer might be in Costa Rica in an attempt to actually film the sex tapes.
RadarOnline also states the obvious, which is porn companies need the signed consent of all parties involved before they can release a sex tape. So Heidi's act of being distraught and crying is just an act. The tapes cannot get out without her consent.
Lie #3 – The reason Heidi's staying out of the limelight. The official reason given for Heidi's absence from the public eye in the past few months is that she is focusing on her non-existent career. RadarOnline reports the real reason is so that photos sales of her would generate more money if the market isn't saturated with images of her. Heidi even skipped out on the candlelight vigil of her plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan, which was reportedly held less than a mile away from her Malibu home.
And in true form, Heidi is appearing on this week's cover of Life&Style magazine telling a sob story of her fear of her nose falling off, and her regret of her plastic surgeries. She even takes the time to exploit the recent death of her plastic surgeon, saying she's feels trapped in her body because Dr. Ryan was the only surgeon who knew her body. "There's just no fixing it," she says. "Dr. Ryan knows the work he did, he knows everything."
With that being said, Reality Tea will now take a break from writing about these two famewhores. Unless an actual sex tape is released, or a real authentic confirmed story, not made up by them, is in the press, there will be no more stories about Speidi's lies and scams.


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FURSCA Feature: Scott DesRosiers, '15
Your Major:
Biology and History. Environmental Concentration.
Your Adviser:
Dale Kennedy
Briefly explain your FURSCA project.
This summer, I am attempting to determine whether house wrens exhibit conspecific alarm calls, or scolds, that vary depending on the threat to the nest.
What have you learned so far in doing your research?
I have learned a great deal about sound analysis software, planning experimental procedures, and adapting to field work.
Why did you pick this particular project?
I decided on the topic for this project following an Animal Communication Honors course taught by Dr. Dale Kennedy last fall.
How will this FURSCA project help you after Albion?
This FURSCA project has helped me better understand the career of a researcher and how to plan and execute an experiment starting from a simple question.
What is your thesis, and how is it coming together?
Still working on it... I'm hoping to find a way to combine what I have learned in biology and history with an environmental subject.
Looking back, how has the project worked out?
Working on the experiment this summer has been a blast and an excellent learning experience. We are still analyzing the hours of data we have collected out in the field, but should have an interesting conclusion no matter how it turns out.


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Actress Rachel Bilson is the latest star to contribute her jewelry designs to charity, joining the ranks of Angelina Jolie, Anne Hathaway and Victoria Beckham.
When she visited Botswana and South Africa in December, Bilson, 28, was impressed by the diamond mining industry's efforts to improve the countries' quality of life, according to People.
The former "O.C." star joined forces with InStyle to design a bracelet that will benefit the Diamond Empowerment Fund, a non-profit organization to improve education in Africa founded by Russell Simmons and his ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons.
U.S. & World
The leather and diamond band retails at $100 exclusively at InStyle.com, where visitors can also watch a video of Bilson "Making a Difference in Africa." One-fifth of the sales will help DEF provide student housing to the CIDA City Campus at the University of Johannesburg.
This is not Bilson's first foray into design; her clothing line, Edie Rose for DKNY Jeans, hit stores last September.


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Joyce Chai received $3,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Stockholm for the international competition
Joyce Chai of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., was named the U.S. winner of the 2008 Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP)—the most prestigious international competition for water-related research—during a ceremony this weekend at the Kennedy Space Center in Orlando, Fla.
The student's work, "Modeling the Toxic Effects of Silver Nanoparticles under Varying Environmental Conditions," demonstrated a novel technique to quantifying the potential toxicity of silver nanoparticles to the world's water sources and the environment as well as repudiated the assertion that consumer products that contain nanosilver are more reliable and less environmentally hazardous. Chai's project was selected from more than 40 state SJWP winners at the national competition held in Orlando, June 19 to 21.
The student from Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., received $3,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Stockholm, Sweden, where she will compete against national winners from more than 30 countries for the international honor during World Water Week, Aug. 17 to 23, 2008. HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden will present the international award—$5,000 and a crystal sculpture—during a royal ceremony held in conjunction with the Stockholm Water Symposium.
In addition, Chai's school will receive a $1,000 grant toward enhancing water science education and she will present her research to more than 18,000 water quality professionals at WEFTEC.08, the Water Environment Federation's 81st annual technical exhibition and conference, this October in Chicago.
Three U.S. finalists, Timothy Chang from Rego Park, N.Y., Ashutosh Patra from Portland, Ore., and Eugene Rodrick from Gainesville, Fla., also received a $1,000 award.
The Water Environment Federation sponsors the U.S. SJWP with support from ITT Corp. (also the international sponsor), The Coca-Cola Co., and Delta Air Lines. The Florida Water Environment Association served as the 2008 host of the national competition and Chai received sponsorship from the California Water Environment Association.


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Monday, April 22, 2013
»Susan Kirtley, English faculty, has had her book Lynda Barry: Girlhood Through the Looking Glass nominated for an Eisner Award in the Best Educational/Academic Work category. The Eisners are known as the "Oscars of Comics."
»Scott Burns, Geology faculty, presented a paper, "Seven Factors of Wine Terroir - The Winemaker Just Might Be the Most Important; Case History from the Cube Project in Oregon and California," at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographer
»Craig Epplin, World Languages and Literatures faculty, presented an invited talk titled "Cinematic Sound and Space: Ray Charles in Buenos Aires" at Lawrence University on March 28, as well as "Sound and Space in La Hora de los Hornos" at the conference of
»Anoop Mirpuri, English faculty, presented a paper, "The Neoliberal State and the Vicissitudes of Civilian Life," as part of a panel titled "The Lives of Empire: Oak Creek, Racialization, and Violence" at the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Ame
»Frodo Okulam, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies faculty, presented "Earth Reconnect: Ecofeminist Spirituality and Relational Sustainability" at Divining Meaning: Meditations on Gender and Religion, the 32nd Annual Gender Studies Symposium, Lewis & Clark
»Paul Collins, English faculty, wrote "Monkey Business" published in Lapham's Quarterly's Spring issue.
»Tom Fisher, English faculty, authored "Making Sense: Jacques Rancière and the Language Poets" published in the Journal of Modern Literature, Vol. 36, No. 2.
»Marcia Klotz, English faculty, received a fellowship award from the University of Chicago to participate in a summer research program with the university's Eric Santner, chair of Germanic Studies.
»Hiro Ito, Economics faculty, presented his paper, "Asian Development Review Conference," at the Asian Development Review Conference in Manila, Philippines, on March 25-26. Asian Development Bank organized the session.
»Sharon Carstens, Anthropology faculty, authored "New Questions, New Directions in Malaysian Chinese Studies" published in the Proceedings of the First Biennial Conference of Malaysian Chinese Studies, Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies, Kuala Lumpur, Ma


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here's a saying "It's a dog's life." Well it was on Saturday when the Sydney Opera House came alive to the sound of high-pitched music and howling dogs.K-9 lovers walked their pets to an open-air concert for dogs.
Organizers estimated about 1,000 dogs showed up to enjoy the free music concert.Acclaimed American musician Laurie Anderson wrote a 20 minute piece for the occasion.
Dogs of all shapes and sizes were there."I'm a music lover and I go to lots and lots of concerts and I thought he might as well too."Anderson performed with fellow musicians at the free concert as part of the Vivid Live festival in Sydney.While dog owners could hear the music, some of the strange tones and high pitches were certainly geared for the dogs to appreciate rather than their two legged owners.
[Dr. Geoff Golovsky, Veterinarian]:"It's fantastic, it's great! It's a testament to Laurie and her reputation and the organizers of the event. It's fantastic and there's been no problem with the dogs. Everyone's been responsible."
Anderson appeared to enjoy the day and was very happy with the turn out, especially as it was a special occasion – her birthday.


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First Look: Cocktails at Expatriate in Portland
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Portland, Oregon's Expatriate was founded over a conversation about The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell. Kyle Webster was working a guest shift at Kask when he struck up a conversation with a friend across the bar about the social fabric of the world and the history of the way people interact.
"I've found a shrinkage of the public space and a rise of solipsism and loneliness," says Webster. "I wanted to create a space that encourages interaction outside of the digital life we've grown accustomed to." Webster points out how the layout of Expatriate was planned with that goal in mind: "The backrest in each of the booths is purposefully set low to create one contiguous space so that guests can easily converse with their neighbors," says Webster. The rest of the bar faces a carved golden arch of birds mid-flight framing a collection of spirits, classic cocktail books, and some of Webster's favorite works of fiction.
We asked Webster how he goes about developing cocktails. "I try not to over-think the recipe," he answered. "I try to relax and hone in on the flavor I'm seeking, and always involve the kitchen in sampling to provide feedback." The kitchen is headed up by Webster's wife, chef Naomi Pomeroy of Beast.
When asked about what the future holds for the Expatriate bar menu, Webster says he is looking forward to digging back into some of his favorite classic cocktail books, including an original two-volume set of The Gentleman's Companion by Charles H. Baker Jr. borrowed from one of his regulars. For a peek at what he's shaking at Expatriate now, check out the slideshow »
About the Author: Greg Harned lives in Portland, OR, where he enjoys cocktails, drinking, and general mischief-making in candlelit speakeasies, swanky cocktail lounges and dingy dive bars. He manages Portland Craft Cocktails where he writes about his various exploits. You can follow him on Twitter @craftcocktails.
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The results Of James Gandolfini's autopsy have confirmed the star died of natural causes.
"The Sopranos" star passed away on Wednesday during a family vacation in Rome, and local officials have now confirmed his cause of death was a heart attack.
The results of the actor's autopsy, which was carried out on Friday, were made public by family friend Michael Kobold, who held a press conference and read a statement on behalf of Gandolfini's relatives.
He said, "James came here on a vacation with his family … he had a wonderful day. He visited the Vatican and had dinner at the hotel with his son awaiting the arrival of his sister. Today we received the results of the autopsy, which stated he died of a heart attack, of natural causes. The autopsy further states that nothing else was found in his system.
"We are all devastated by this loss. James was a devoted husband, a loving father of two children, a brother and cousin you could always count on. We thank you for the privacy you have afforded us during this difficult time."
Kobold went on to reveal the family is working closely with local officials to have Gandolfini's body repatriated back to America as soon as possible, but the process could take up to 10 days.
However, they hope to gain clearance by next Wednesday or Thursday.
He adds, "It can take up to 10 days to get the necessary documents and paperwork to repatriate the body. … We are looking forward to working with the Italian government officials to shorten that process and it looks like they are doing everything they can on their end … so we can get James' body back to America."
Kobold also refuted media reports which suggested Gandolfini was drinking heavily during dinner in the hours before his death, insisting cocktails ordered at the hotel were alcohol-free drinks for his 13-year-old son, adding, "The pina coladas were virgin (alcohol-free) … they were drunk by his son. You guys know Jim, it's not his drink of choice. He doesn't drink pina coladas," adding, "It was natural causes. There was no foul play, no substance abuse. None of that. … He was happy; he was healthy. Everything was going great."
Kobold concluded the press conference by confirming Gandolfini's funeral will take place in New York City and the family hopes to schedule the service for late next week.


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Conservation and Environment in Peru: Monthly Updates
On 5th November Taricaya Research Centre celebrated its 12th anniversary. Since the project's conception in 2001 we have received close to 1800 volunteers and looking back over the years I am simply overwhelmed by the dedication and hard work from both staff and volunteers alike. Twelve years ago there was no such thing as the Taricaya reserve; animal rescue centres did not exist in Peru; the concept of releasing captive-animals back into the wild was unheard of; mahogany plantations were believed impossible and poly-cultures an alien concept to local farmers. These are just some of the long term impacts our conservation work has had on the area and further afield both nationally and internationally.
Turtle Project
It has become tradition that we release our baby turtles on the anniversary of the project as "taricaya" is the local name for the freshwater species we save (Podocnemis unifilis). This year we released our baby turtles in two locations as we had artificial beaches located at Taricaya and at the school of the Ese'eja community, Palma Real. The latter beach was home to 30 nests collected from the Heath River on our successful pilot project with the National Parks. At Taricaya, we housed the same number of nests from the expedition and others collected from our usual beach allotted to us by the government. The project with Palma Real was a resounding success and it was immensely satisfying to see the local children getting excited by the release of their young hatchlings. They hold the key to the species' long term future and this type of hands-on education is priceless.
I am pleased to report that we released close to 1000 baby turtles spilt between the two locations and there remain close to a hundred eggs still to hatch. However, the likelihood is that these remnants are unviable as the maximum hatching period is no more than 90 days after laying. We may get a few more babies if lucky but I suspect that majority of these eggs are the unsuccessful ones common in all wild nests.
Animal Rescue Centre
As we continue to work on the new carnivore enclosures the heavy rains have made progress a little slower. We have had to take advantage of breaks in the weather as the wet season has arrived in earnest. The seasonal drop in numbers for the Christmas period has meant that we have been concentrating most of our work on the rescue centre as the animals require our attention all year round. We are very excited as our female tapir (Tapiris terrestris) appears to be close to giving birth again and this, our second captive birth, is very exciting. With our new extended paddocks we are able to separate the pregnant mother from the other two individuals and provide her with solitude and tranquillity for the final phase of her gestation.
It is very satisfying that we are starting get more captive births in the rescue centre as it suggests not only that our animals are healthy but also relaxed and unstressed. In the case of the tapirs we hope to release our captive bred animals back into the wild to help boost the wild numbers. Eventually we shall have to change the breeding pair at Taricaya to vary the genetic pool of our local populations but for now it is exciting that we are getting such positive results. My next hope is that our razor-billed currasows (Mitu tuberosum) start to breed more quickly as our first chick is growing quickly into a sub-adult and losing its juvenile plumage.
Elsewhere we have received some new animals at the centre and the latest arrivals have all been baby monkeys. This month we have received a red howler monkey (Alouatta seniculus), a Peruvian (formerly known as black) spider monkey (Ateles chamek) and a saddleback tamarin monkey (Saguinus fuscicollis). All three were very young and almost certainly victims of hunting and the loss of their mothers. So far all three are responding well to treatment and a diet of bottled milk and vitamin boosters. Fingers crossed that they will survive the critical first few weeks of separation from the mother and will grow quickly so that they can join our troops being prepared for release.
Biodiversity Studies
Every December I like to recap all our research and biodiversity data as these projects continue year in year out and slowly we are increasing the number of animals and plants that we can identify in the reserve. Taricaya is undoubtedly one of the world's biodiversity hotspots and this makes our conservation work even more important.
To date we have identified 64 species of non-flying mammal, 65 species of bat, 451 species of bird (number has been reduced due to taxonomic changes grouping several species together as one!), 49 species of amphibian, 62 species of reptile, 281 species of butterfly, 34 species of dung beetle, 84 families of insects (new research started in 2013), 213 species of plant and 44 species of fungus!! Some of this research has been put on standby such as butterflies and plants as we change our resident experts at the centre but the exciting new work in the fields of entomology and ornithology are still producing great surprises. I am confident that 2014 will prove once again a great year for all our research and biodiversity studies.
In addition to the actual number of species we have seen a rise in animal sightings in the area and these include top predators such as the jaguar (antera onca), puma (Puma concolor) and harpy eagle (Harpia harpya). The presence of these majestic predators indicates a very healthy ecosystem and further proves that our conservation efforts are having a positive impact on the area.
I am optimistic that next year will be another of dedication and success. As we approach the magic figure of 2000 volunteers to work on the project the future looks very positive. 2014 will see us present more of our work in the fields of ornithology and mastology, continue our pioneering work in the field of animal release, ongoing outreach and environmental awareness progams, biodiversity research, the turtle project and so much more…….
Stuart Timson
Conservation Director
Projects Abroad
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Ah! wherefore with infection should he live,
And with his presence grace impiety,
That sin by him advantage should achieve,
And lace itself with his society?
Why should false painting imitate his cheek,
And steal dead seeing of his living hue?
Why should poor beauty indirectly seek
Roses of shadow, since his rose is true?
Why should he live, now Nature bankrupt is,
Beggar'd of blood to blush through lively veins?
For she hath no exchequer now but his,
And proud of many, lives upon his gains.
O! him she stores, to show what wealth she had.
Sonnet 67: Translation to modern English
Ah, why should he have to be surrounded by corruption, gracing sinners with his presence, only to be taken advantage of by them? Why should shallow paintings be allowed to imitate his features, resulting in lifeless copies of his vital beauty? Why should the less beautiful be falsely represented as roses when he is a true rose? What's the purpose of his being alive now that Nature has become bankrupt, unable to produce enough of the blood needed to imbue human beings with life and colour? It's because he is the only treasure in her bank and, having so many children to support, she depends on that. Oh, she hoards him to show what wealth she had in times past, before these recent hard times.


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Next Thursday, May 2, Americans around the nation will celebrate the National Day of Prayer. On Capitol Hill, Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) and Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) will participate in...Posted on April 25, 2013
Putting aside partisan differences, at least for the day, all five living U.S. Presidents and their First Ladies shared the stage to honor the service of President George W. Bush...Posted on April 25, 2013
Dr. Jim Garlow, Senior Pastor of Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego, CA, and Host of The Garlow Perspective, announced Sunday that his wife and partner in ministry, Carol, had entered the Lord's presence after a more than five-year battle with cancer.Posted on April 25, 2013
Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef is preparing to host a large three-day revival and outreach event in Indonesia with the help of hundreds of local volunteers and prayer intercessors.Posted on April 25, 2013
Filmmakers from around the world will be competing in the 168 Film Project next month, and the producer of the best film will walk away with up to one million dollars for feature film production and distribution.Posted on April 25, 2013
NRB Board Chairman Rich Bott has appointed a committee comprising members of NRB's Board of Directors and Executive Committee to begin the search for the association's next president.Posted on April 25, 2013
Have you ever wanted to sit down with others in a similar field of work and discover what is or isn't working well for them?Posted on April 25, 2013
Following the horror of the bombing at the Boston Marathon on Patriots' Day this week, President Obama keynoted a "Healing Our City" service at Boston's Cathedral...Posted on April 18, 2013
Last month members of the Senate Commerce Committee had the opportunity to question FCC Commissioners in a broad oversight hearing. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) pressed hard on...Posted on April 18, 2013
After a firearms bill bogged down on the Senate Floor, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has made a move to bring up legislation that would enable state governments to collect sales taxes from online retailers...Posted on April 18, 2013
The House of Representatives approved legislation this week to enhance information-sharing between federal agencies and private companies in order to promote...Posted on April 18, 2013
Pro-life pioneer Barbara Willke, whose husband co-founded the Life Issues Institute, passed away peacefully this past Sunday after suffering a severe head injury due to a fall.Posted on April 18, 2013
The ten-hour television miniseries that made history for the History Channel last month continued its unprecedented success this month with its home video release.Posted on April 18, 2013
In 1936, the founders of Pan American Broadcasting began pioneering work in providing easy and affordable radio broadcasting opportunities, both in the United States and abroad, to the Christian community.Posted on April 18, 2013
The National Religious Broadcasters has made public the resolutions adopted by the association's Board of Directors last month.Posted on April 18, 2013
Would you like to tell us how you think NRB can better serve Christian broadcasters and communicators – while enjoying the fellowship of like-minded professionals in your industry?Posted on April 18, 2013


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We were in the minority of folks who were pleased by the original teaser for the Coen Bothers' "True Grit" remake, but the new full-length trailer should satisfy even those of you who aren't gushing, a-critical CB fanboys.
Not only is it twice as long as its predecessor, this new clip also gives a better sense of the film's plot and tone. Bridges appears to be borrowing heavily from his "Crazy Heart" playbook, Brolin goes dark again -- something he does rather well, and Matt Damon's mutton-chops are still ridic. And hats off to newcomer Hailee Steinfeld who appears to hold her own against these heavyweights.


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By Constance Taylor (Gorongosa Lion Project)
The Gorongosa Lion Project has just returned to the park to continue where we left off earlier this year! Our field team for the next two months is Paola (Senior Researcher), Constance (Research Assistant, and your tour guide for this particular blog), and Jeff (Filmmaker) and Park scientific and conservation staff - we'll be sure to introduce everyone over the weeks to come. We arrive as spring begins here south of the Equator, and the peak of the dry and wildfire season.
Having been in camp just 3 days a lot of our time has been spent setting up camp, meeting with senior staff and organizing gear and establishing safety protocols. Field work will soon ramp up - so we'll be sharing news and discoveries as they come!
Here's a short photo diary of the last three days:
After 22 hours flying across the globe, a night in Beira, and a four hour drive, here we finally are at the main gate to the Gorongosa National Park! Just in time for the gorgeous sunset.
Jeff and Constance settling into camp and setting up the kitchen tent. At the fledgling research center at Chitengo (slated to be the new E.O. Wilson Research Center in 2013) we live in canvas tents, but complete with electricity & internet.. Shown here is an extra tent we brought with us that now serves as our food storage tent- we stocked up in Beira on non-perishables since the nearest grocery store is about three hours away. Yes, we have lots of rice and peanut butter. We'll be purchasing veggies from Vinho, the closest village ~1-mile from camp.
September 16 is our first full day in the Park, and we spend it driving very, very slowly around the park looking for signs of Tripod (the three-legged lioness) and other resident lions. Gorongosa guides spotted Tripod earlier this morning, and just the day before had witnessed a young sub-adult female lion successfully stalk and kill an Oribi (a small ungulate) on the floodplain at 3 in the afternoon.
It's the dry season and much of the wildlife congregates around waterholes this time of year, so part of our daily work is to document and map waterholes to better understand wildlife movement. No lions here, yet. But we saw many other animals drinking up…
At sunset, we sit and wait on the edge of the floodplain waiting to see or hear lions as they emerge from their slumber for the day. Jeff begins experimenting with the thermal camera as night falls - pics to come soon! We hear lions call in the far- far-distance.
We'll be back out in the wilds of Gorongosa National Park tracking lions starting tomorrow!
Until then,
The Gorongosa Lion Project Team


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Beyonce, Jay Z and Solange Knowles are speaking out about the elevator fight that leaked online earlier this week and has dominated the celebrity news cycle ever since.
In a statement obtained by The Associated Press, the three music artists acknowledge the "great deal of speculation" surrounding the cause of the "unfortunate incident. But the most important thing is that our family has worked through it. Jay and Solange each assume their share of responsibility for what has occurred," the statement reads. "They both acknowledge their role in this private matter that has played out in the public. They both have apologized to each other and we have moved forward as a united family."
On Monday, TMZ posted an audio-less videotape of a heated physical argument that occurred between Solange, Beyonce's younger sister, and her husband, Jay Z, in the elevator of the Standard Hotel in New York following the Met Gala on Monday, May 5. In the video, Solange is seen hitting and kicking Jay Z as Beyonce watches and a security guard intervenes. "The reports of Solange being intoxicated or displaying erratic behavior throughout that evening are simply false," the statement continued. "At the end of the day, families have problems, and we're no different. We love each other and above all we are family. We've put this behind us and hope everyone else will do the same."
On Wednesday, news broke that the hotel had fired the individual responsible for the leak.
Beyonce and Jay Z have been married since 2008 and are getting ready to go out on tour together for the first time this summer. Watch Beyonce and Jay Z's video for their latest collaboration, "Drunk in Love," here.


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According to new research by Dr Mary Schweitzer and others published in the Journal of Proteome Research. That is, what has been observed - blood vessel or blood vessel like structures - does not appear to be biofilm contamination, thus some means of preservation of protein molecules over many millions of years in some dinosaur fossils must presumably exist (unless perchance one or two dinosaur species died less far back in Earth time despite the probable asteroid hit and the probably independently occurring massive volcanism around 65 million years ago).
http://phys.org/news/2015-12-blood-vess ... ossil.html
So how have young earth creationist bloggers reacted (and did they mention that similar proteins to those found in the remains of this dinosaur have been found in their assumed modern chicken and ostrich descendants)?
http://fundamentalistscience.com/?p=261 (David Bump - a fairly straight, factual and quite thorough account)
http://blog.drwile.com/?p=14112#more-14112 (Dr Jay Wile - ditto)
http://crev.info/2015/12/breaking-dino-blood-is-real/ (David Coppedge or someone else at CREV - although the background and the latest findings are described, this is basically a piece of propaganda)
http://www.piltdownsuperman.com/2015/12 ... m=facebook (an appalling piece of poisonous and dishonest propaganda by 'Cowboy' Bob Sorensen, accusing people of being 'science deniers' and piggy-backing on the CREV article; see below, apparently an addendum has very recently been added to this)
So what's wrong with the CREV article at (3)? Well he appears to declare - with the article's eye-catching and sensationalist title - that what's been found is 'real blood' (ergo the remains 'cannot' be ancient and therefore 'are' no older than 6,000 years). I believe the confusion this generates is intentional. He really should be making clear that contamination has seemingly be ruled out so therefore the structures are real ie endogenous to the original dinosaur. And the text in green at the end is a rant. Millions of years of time have been falsified (and likewise evolution)! The Earth is 'young'! Today's scientists will continue to deny the obvious. But a revolution is needed, and readers of the CREV blog must hold up these findings in the faces of young scientists so as to make sure the revolution comes - and future science will embrace a 6,000 year old Earth!
As for Sorensen (4), I sent him the following message (via his other main blog) pointing out more than 10 LIES in his rant (he of course has failed either to publish in full or to deal properly with my message, even though he did print an earlier message where I first accused him of ten lies without actually specifying what the lies were):
"Hate mail from a stalker just in : "You are a vile liar and a disgrace to Christianity. How many lies does your piece contain? TEN. (I also showed that CREV article to Mary Schweitzer by email. She was not impressed. And she - unlike you I fear - is a Christian.)" What *lies* are there? If anyone can point them out, I'd like to know. -CBB"
As well as a pathological liar, you are also a coward. You cannot bear to discuss this with me directly. You rant about me on a blog where I cannot defend myself.
"Evidence supporting an old Earth has been iffy for a long time. [LIAR] Uniformitarian geologist Charles Lyell (a lawyer by trade) wanted to free the science of geology from Moses, and famously gave his own estimates of the rate of erosion for Niagara Falls despite evidence to the contrary. Today, there is deceptive reporting in paleontology.
Dishonesty is not surprising. After all, atheists and other anti-creationists are opposed to the biblical worldview, and are living up to their own ethical standards. [LIAR: ALL YOU POINT TO IS ONE BAD PIECE OF JOURNALISM - NOT A WORLDWIDE CONSPIRACY AMONG SCIENTISTS TO LIE.] In addition, they don't look too kindly on scientific evidence that refutes long ages, and microbes-to-minerologist evolution requires huge amounts of time. Ain't happening, but they need the time for their Just So Stories [LIAR]. There have been numerous challenges to long ages of late from many places, so evolutionists are getting a mite cranky and circling the wagons to defend their failed paradigms.
One of the biggest challenges to long-age geology is the fact of soft tissues and blood in dinosaurs (see "Fear and Loathing of Dinosaur Research by Evolutionists"). When material supporting a young Earth is published, especially the dinosaur material, anti-creationists go on a jihad [LIAR; ATTACKING WILFUL LYING IS A DUTY NOT A JIHAD.]. At The Question Evolution Project on Facebook, I made this post with the latest video by Mark Armitage on dinosaur soft tissues, and received the usual fact-free responses from trolls that needed to be removed.[LIAR; THE RESPONSE BELOW IS NOT 'TROLLING']
On December 1, 2015, Creation-Evolution Headlines shared a report that was released that same day confirming "80 million year old" hadrosaur blood vessels were really and truly blood vessels. I shared this news, and as expected, various trolls attacked. One was as dense as a singularity [LIAR]. He said...
"Hi there.! Do read this article... you would know that recovery of soft tissues from extremely old dinosaur fossils isn't unexpected, though rare. For instance, partial blood tissues have been recovered from a late cretaceous T-rex. But if you can indeed prove that this is testimony for the fact that the earth is young as opposed to scientifically tested dating methods, by all means submit your research paper up for peer reviews and collect your Nobel Prize".
Why do these clowns keep doing the "Nobel Prize" nonsense? Anyway, he didn't read the article [LIAR], and wanted to refute it with an old, irrelevant link to secularists' speculations. When he was challenged by another person to check out peer-reviewed creationist material, he blustered, "'peer reviewed' [lack of capitalization in the original] as in reviewed by the scientific community? Go ahead, prove it, and collect your Nobel Prize". There he goes with the "Nobel Prize" horse apples again. Aside from making no sense, creationists have published material that has been peer-reviewed in secular and creationist circles [LIAR, IN THE CASE OF DINO BLOOD VESSELS 'PROVING' A 'YOUNG' EARTH]. This kind of prejudicial conjecture from Liars4Darwin© [LIAR] is not impressing anyone with sensibilities. I predict more empty rhetoric from these intellectual giants all over teh interwebs.
In addition to being science deniers [LIAR], anti-creationists are known for lying [PROVE IT]. They also use logical fallacies to distract and manipulate people into avoiding the evidence that creationists present [LIAR]. If you study on it for a spell, you might agree with me that both lying and manipulation take away choices, which may be why we detest being on the receiving end of such practices. Manipulation contains an emotional element, too. Either way, you can't make an informed decision if you're prevented from knowing the whole story [HYPOCRISY - YOU NEVER EVER GIVE PEOPLE THE WHOLE STORY. YOU ARE A STINKING HATE-FILLED HYPOCRITE.].
Anti-creationists hate having their religion of evolution challenged, so they lash out instead of examining the evidence [LIAR]. It wouldn't do for them to admit that the evidence shows that there is a Creator, geologic evidence supports the global Noachian Flood instead of uniformitarianism [LIAR], astronomy refutes secular cosmology [LIAR]...they don't want that. But the truth remains despite their persistent machinations. Yippie ky yay, secularists!"
Another email has been sent to a select audience, exposing your unChristian North Korean government style antics. And no I haven't copied it to you - so you cannot this time pretend that you didn't read it (or bottle out of reading it).
Because you are a North Korean government style blogger you will of course NOT publish this response, NOT deal with its contents, and PRETEND that this message does not even exist. Deny reality in other words."
(Close to 18 HOURS after receiving my second message - suggesting he had some difficulty knowing how to respond, or he fell asleep even though it was not bedtime in New York City - Sorensen has just said on Facebook that he has made an addendum to his blog post after an 'atheopath' - that's what he is calling ME of course - proved some of his content 'right'.)
However, Bob's addendum only serves to incriminate him FURTHER. Instead of providing a detailed response, he falsely accuses me of being a 'liar' - because, according to him, the lies by Bob that I specifically identified are 'not' lies at all but merely areas of 'disagreement'. No Bob - they were LIES. Until you can demonstrate otherwise (and I am prepared to say WHY they are lies, if it is not already obvious, if you insist). And then he prints only PART of my message - a very small part where readers will only see my condemnation WITHOUT seeing my prior JUSTIFICATION of my condemnation - ie he insults everybody by Quote Mining me.
Only the fools who read his angry and arrogant blog posts and 'like' them will be convinced by his antics (oops that's the blog's whole raison d'etre how silly of me...).
He accuses me, clumsily, of manipulation. But - contrary to his assertions - he has proven ME right. I said that he would 'NOT' deal with my message's contents. He has NOT dealt with my message's contents and instead badmouthed me in order to try and justify himself. Which is what happens with any criticisms that are made by people unfortunate enough to live under totalitarian regimes.
I do not believe Sorensen is really a saved Christian. He is evil. I have said this before. Too many times to count in fact. I have previously identified his pathological lying about his critics on this site. There is a whole thread devoted to his misbehaviour. Even by YEC blogger standards, which scarcely/rarely meet a New Testament 'biblical' standard, his behaviour is WITHOUT parallel.


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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Burger King is adding hamburgers to its breakfast menu.
A Burger King spokeswoman told CNNMoney on Thursday that 5,000 of its restaurants will participate in its new program, called Burgers at Breakfast.
The new menu will include a variety of Whopper sandwiches, cheeseburgers and chicken sandwiches as well as French fries and apple pie.
Burger King wouldn't say when it will begin offering burgers for breakfast.
This is the latest salvo in the fast food breakfast wars. Burger King competitor McDonald's does not have hamburgers on its breakfast menu, but the company has considered expanding its breakfast menu hours to try and correct a slump in sales.
McDonald's also wooed customers during breakfast hours last month with free coffee for two weeks.
Taco Bell starting serving breakfast in March and introduced the Waffle Taco, a breakfast sandwich wrapped inside a waffle with syrup.
Burger King is also testing a Chicken and Waffle Sandwich.
Meanwhile, fast food workers are preparing to strike in 150 cities.