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A common challenge to evolutionary theory is that while life does indeed change over time (what is known as microevolution), no one has ever seen one species evolve into another species (macroevolution).
in Genesis two, God calls humankind to know and study the surrounding world. The scriptures say that Adam took on the God-given task of naming the animals, which is, in fact, science: the exploration of the natural world.
In a recent interview with the Sirius XM radio show Centered, Karl Giberson sat down with host Don Belanus to discuss the book The Language of Science and Faith.
If the tape was rewound and evolution started over from scratch, Conway Morris says, the evolutionary details would be different, but the end result would be similar: a species characterized by intelligence and complex civilization.
This chapter from Mark Noll's book Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind seeks to understand science through a Christ-centered lens. Overall, if one accepts that nature is created and sustained by Jesus Christ, the author explains, then one must conclude that looking at nature is, in fact, the best way to learn about nature.
In this paper, Venema explores several examples in biology where random mutation and natural selection have indeed led to substantial increases in biological information. The question of how new specified information arises in DNA, far from being an "enigma", is one of great interest to biologists.
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Many evangelicals believe that Young Earth Creationism is the only authentic, biblical way for Christians to understand origins, and that until the advent of Darwin's theory of evolution, it was the only view held by Christians. However, in this excerpt from Saving Darwin, Karl Giberson explains that Young Earth Creationism's origins are surprisingly recent.


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The wine-growers in the Ahr wine region are inviting visitors to a special wine experience on 21 April 2012, the 'wine cellar open day'. A shuttle service will take people to the participating wine estates, where they can enjoy a wine tasting, take a look behind the scenes and get the inside story on viniculture.
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Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Tyler Stone finished with 24 points and seven rebounds as the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks defeated the Eastern Illinois Panthers, 78-68, in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament at Municipal Auditorium.
Corey Wilford and Marland Smith scored 14 points each for SEMO (17-15), which will advance to face the No. 3 seed Eastern Kentucky on Thursday. Lucas Nutt dealt out 12 assists in the win.
Josh Piper paced EIU (11-21) with 19 points while Alex Austin tallied 17 points and eight rebounds. Morris Woods and Malcolm Herron scored 13 and 11 points, respectively.
Southeast scored the final seven points of the opening half to take a 42-29 lead into the intermission. The Redhawks were unstoppable in the first stanza, connecting on 62.9 percent of their field goal attempts including 6-of-12 from 3-point range. EIU shot 42.9 percent from the floor before the break.
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Sunday, October 05, 2003JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (October 5, 2003) - The East Tennessee State women's soccer program made another milestone in the Buccaneer history books with their first win over Georgia Southern. The 3-2 win in double overtime this afternoon at Liberty Bell Field improves the Buccaneers to 8-2-0 overall, 3-1-0 in the Southern Conference, while dropping the Eagles to 4-8-0, 0-3-0. "It was a back and forth game, neither team was going to give up," stated head coach Heather Henson. "The team that was going to win was going to be the team that took advantage of their opponent's mistakes. We had to wait until overtime for that to happen, but it did." ETSU's Rebecca Murray (Franklin, Tenn.) netted a goal early in the game to start the scoring. Forward Erin Ashton (New Bern, N.C.) gained control of the ball entering the Bucs attacking zone and made the pass to Murray from 45 yards out. Murray ran the ball in and took a shot from point-blank range for the goal at 2:26. The Eagles tied it up to end the second half with a goal from Emily Churchill. From eight yards outside the net, Churchill slotted the ball in from the opposite post past ETSU keeper Heather Sanden (Manassas, Va.). In the second half, ETSU scored first again with a goal from senior Andrea Brown (High Point, N.C.). Emily Fulcher (New Bern, N.C.) passed the ball to Brown who was waiting to make the shot at 70:21. Georgia Southern's Vikki Corbitt would tie up the game just over two minutes later. Corbitt scored off of a corner kick taken by Mary-Kate Talbott, making the score 2-2 at the end of regulation play. The first overtime period was hard fought but remained scoreless. In the second overtime session Brown would clinch victory for the Bucs with her second goal of the game. Ashton split the defense and passed the ball up to Brown who fired the ball past Georgia Southern keeper Tanya Woehr for the game-winning goal just 1:37 into the second overtime period. "We made a tactical decision in putting Andrea up top to give us some strength to hold onto the ball. She has a great ability to transition during the game from central mid to a frontrunner," said Henson. "After losing to Furman in overtime, they knew what they needed to do as a team which was track back every time, get into the attack every time, and possess the ball. That is where you are seeing the correction in the youth of the team." Up next on the Buccaneers schedule is a road trip to Cullowhee, N.C. to face SoCon opponent Western Carolina this Thursday, October 9th at 4:00 p.m.


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"Cocktail Meatballs in a tangy sauce - easy and DELICIOUS! Serve with your favorite crackers."
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3 pounds
ground beef
2 (1 ounce) packages
dry onion soup mix
3 slices
white bread
2 tablespoons
1 (28 ounce) bottle
1 cup
packed dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons
Worcestershire sauce
I made these for a Boy Scout Dish-to-Pass Dinner and EVERYONE loved them! I used Onion Mushroop soup mix, as that was all I had! Instead of bread, I used
crumbled saltine crackers. I did not have half & half, therefore, used milk and one egg.
In the sauce: I added 1/2 tsp. Chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, dash hot pepper sauce
and 1 Tablespoon Vinegar--because I didnt' want a sauce with a strong Ketchup flavor. It was delicious!
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Very good! I made them for a party and got rave reviews. To make it easier I bought the meatballs already made. Sauce was great!
Wow...I finally found a sauce to complement my meatballs. I do agree...do not by frozen meatballs as homemade is much better. The upgrades I incorporated were 2 tbls of sour cream as it made the meat much moister, 1 (28 oz) bottle of Heintz Tobasco Ketcup (for a little more zip) and a few splashes of Franks Red Hot Origianl sauce. I then added a few more splashes of red tobasco sauce and a little bit of water in the slow cooker so as to take away some of the "ketchupy" taste while maintaining a moist sauce. These were a great hit!
I used frozen meatballs and then mixed the ingredients together to make the sauce (including the onion soup). I just put it all together on the stove on low until heated through. They were very good. My husband had about 15 friends over and the guys even cheered a beer to me and the meatballs.
Yummy!....says the whole family and surprise guests that showed up for dinner. Will make again and again, and even for a party this Saturday!
I made this for a party, everyone loved them. I combined the meatballs with cocktail wieners. Big Hit!
I was looking for a simple yet good meatball recipe and this was "the one"! Everyone loved it. The only suggestion I would make was to double the sauce just to make sure they are extra coated. They were all gone fast!
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ETSU junior Jerald Fields fires career-high 30 points on way to 89-71 win over Western Carolina
Monday, February 10, 2003JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.(Feb. 10, 2003) - In each of East Tennessee State's last two games, Jerald Fields (Gainesville, Fla.) had eclipsed his season high for scoring. Against Western Carolina, Fields went a step further. The 6-foot-7, 270-pound junior forward tore through the Catamounts' interior defense to net another season-high and a new career-high for scoring, collecting 30 points as the Buccaneers stayed in the hunt for the Southern Conference North Division championship with an 89-71 victory over Western Carolina in front of 3,716 fans Monday night at Memorial Center. "I felt good at the start of the game and just took it from there," said Fields, whose 30 points came via a 12-of-18 effort from the field and a 6-of-7 clip at the free throw line. "I haven't had a game like that since AAU ball or high school. It feels good to play like this, but I couldn't have done it without help from me teammates." Indeed, the Bucs (13-9 overall, 7-4 SoCon) got an extra dose of scoring thanks to a 21-point effort from true freshman guard Tim Smith (Newport News, Va.), as well 14 points from true freshman guard Ben Rhoda (Dayton, Ohio) and 11 points courtesy of sophomore guard James Anthony (Brandon, Fla.). The 20-point effort for Smith was his second in as many games, as he netted a team-high 25 points last weekend against Georgia Southern. Early on, Western Carolina (7-15, 4-7) kept it close thanks to the play of sophomore forward Kevin Martin and guard Emre Atsur. Martin became the 33rd player in Western Carolina history to reach 1,000 career points during the game, finishing with a team-high 21 points. Meanwhile, Atsur netted a career-high 20 points as the Catamounts trailed 44-36 at haltime and actually cut ETSU's lead to just three points at 50-47 with 16:53 left in the second half. However, over the next three minutes, the Bucs went on a 10-0 run to make the score 60-47 with 13:43 left in the game. The Catamounts could not make a significant run of their own the rest of the way and the Bucs were able to comfortably build their winning margin of 18 points. Other players that put together solid outings included ETSU's Zakee Wadood (Lonoke, Ark.) and Western Carolina's Kori Hatcher. Wadood finished with nine points, eight rebounds, five assists, three blocks and three steals, while Hatcher was the only other Western Carolina player in reach double figures with 11 points. The Bucs must now turn their attention to second-place Davidson, a team they trail by one game in the North Division standings. Fields said the Bucs certainly need a win when the two teams meet Saturday night at Belk Arena on the campus of Davidson University. Tip is set for 7 p.m. "That's a huge game for us," said Fields, who along with his 30 points collected nine rebounds and five steals in 39 minutes of play. "We have to get a win and get back in the running for the division championship."


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Ben and Jerry make lots of fun flavors; I lean toward Cherry Garcia and Chunky Monkey. But I'm also fond of store brand vanilla with orange sherbert swirled in.
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British teenager Michael Lyons has run away with victory in the Total Oil International Sports Cars race at the 2013 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park.
The 19-year-old took his thumping 8.8-litre March 717 – which is owned by his father -- to a 24-second victory over Victorian Alex Davison (Porsche 936-81) in the five-lap race, with Russell Kempnich (Porsche 956C) in third position.
Lyons has enjoyed a dream fortnight in Australia, after also clean-sweeping the sports car races at the Phillip Island classic event last weekend.
Lyons' imperious form was reflected in his fastest lap, which was a whopping four seconds faster than the next best.
The one driver who looked capable of taking it up to Lyons at Albert Park was fellow- Briton Andrew Newall, but he was black-flagged on lap three after smoke started billowing from his 8800cc McLaren M8F.
After Newall's demise, Davidson and Kempnich were just too far behind Lyons to pose any threat.
Rick Hall (Matra Simca) was a lonely fourth, from Rusty French (Porsche 935) and Rob Tweedie (Elfin MS7). Only 25 of the 33 starters finished the shortened race, which was originally slated as an eight-lapper.
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There's a plaque on the wall at The Office, the home studio where Suzy Bogguss records with her husband, songwriter and esteemed recording engineer Doug Crider.
The plaque notes that Bogguss sold a combined 2 million copies of three early 1990s albums on Capitol Records, "Aces," "Voices in the Wind" and "Something Up My Sleeve." Those albums were filled with literate, substantial, folk-informed songs from writers not often associated with Music Row-style country: Nanci Griffith, Cheryl Wheeler, John Hiatt, Lowell George, Tom Russell, Ian Tyson and Kim Carnes.
The arrangements were lovely, with Bogguss' voice — Chet Atkins said that voice "sparkles like crystal water" — soaring above elevated musicianship from Richard Bennett, Tommy Spurlock (his steel guitar intro and solo on "Someday Soon" are marvels), Joey Miskulin and many more.
Heard today, those albums sound like boutique efforts designed for niche audiences. But they were commercial successes that held eight country radio hits and sold millions.
"We got away with murder, didn't we?" Bogguss asks during a tour of The Office. And she didn't, but she got away with art. Twenty years later, she has yet to be apprehended. Just lucky, perhaps.


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Italian Restaurant in Phoenix Arizona
Welcome to Christo's Italian Restaurant in Phoenix Arizona
Serving Phoenix, Arizona since 1986
Reservations and walk-ins welcome
Chef and owner Christo invites you to join him at one of Phoenix's longest standing Italian restaurants. Since opening our doors in 1986, we have prided ourself on providing our customers with an unforgettable dining experience. Christo's uses only the finest domestic and imported ingredients in our Italian Continental Cuisine. There's a reason why USA Today named Christo's one of the "17 Best Trattorias in the United States".
Christo's Ristorante boasts an atmosphere that is elegant and romantic, yet simple and relaxing. Join us to experience the consistency we have been serving the Phoenix community with for the past 25 years. Whether it's fresh seafood, one of our many classic pastas, the veal, or the crowd favorite Duck al orange, we have something to please the most distinguished palette.
Our waiters are experienced professionals with extensive knowledge of food and wines. Whether you're here for business, a romantic evening, or a celebration, we can accomodate you and help make your night unforgettable. We simply aren't like any other Italian restaurant in Phoenix. Dine with us soon and have a look at our newly remodeled dining room and bar! Benvenuti (Welcome)!
Christo's Ristorante has earned a reputation as a premiere Italian restaurant.
USA Today, "One of the top 17 trattorias in the United States"
New York Times, "One of the best places to eat when you visit Phoenix, Arizona"
Also featured in Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Times, Bon Apetite Magazine, 100 Best Restaurants, the New Times, Arizona Republic and many, many more accredited publications.
- To insure quality, all items are made to order. We accommodate all special diets.
- Daily chef specials include fresh fish (flown in daily) such as Chilean sea bass, Alaskan halibut, Swordfish, Dover sole, Atlantic Salmon, trout, red snapper, and many more. Specials also include an assortment of pastas, poultry and meats, roasted Long Island duck, rack of lamb, veal chop, ossobuco and more. This Italian Restaurant is sure to impress.
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âIron Maiden Frontman Bruce Dickinson Helps Disabled People Learn to Fly
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frecklesinoureyes on Sep 26, 2012 at 02:20:38
Please reprint in Girly size small in slate color!
elfear on Jul 27, 2012 at 08:52:10
the regular girl's shirt should be in slate too! it looks so much better with the pretty colours!
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Also, the slate color is amazing.
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I very much love this design! It is certainly appreciated by my fellow birder friends.
My only complaint (which is irrelevant to the design) is generally applied to the scoop neck style- if the seaming on the sleeves were more sturdy or had a cuffed end of some sort, this would prevent the sleeves from rolling over time and after drying. Which is annoying because I nearly have to iron them to keep them down.
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Sooooooooo, I have had this machine for a few months now and have been ****ing around with the settings on AC to see what all the hype was regarding the variable polarity feature. I have decided that I really like the VP capability but I would also like to stress that by no means is it necessary to successfully tig weld aluminum. I think Miller actually dropped the ball BIG TIME by doing away with the Dynasty 300. They may have something else in store but as it sits, there is a huge gap in their inverter tig lineup between the D200DX and the D350DX.
For those not in the know, the Dynasty 350 has 50 more amps and a few more bells and whistles. The real improvement was supposed to be on the AC side where you could independently set the amperage values for each half of the electrode positive and electrode negative cycles. The values can, according to Miller, be set to "provide enough cleaning while putting more amperage into the part". It is also supposed to give better penetration and faster travel speed. Tungsten life is also supposed to be better using more EN amperage.
This is a tool holder I made for my lathe this afternoon. I used the VP feature on the 350 to make these welds. The settings were as follows:
Machine set at 250 amps
EN Amperage = 268
EP Amperage = 143
Balance = 75
Frequency = 120
3/32" blue tungsten using a gas lense and #7 cup
The material was 1/4" 6061 and the filler was 1/16" 5356. The ratio of EN to EP was 2 to 1. What you do is set your EN amperage to 200 and your EP amperage to 100. Then, set the welding amps to whatever you want and it will maintain that 2 to 1 ratio. The 2 to 1 ratio is also just a recommended starting point. You can basically set the thing to any ratio you want for any given welding task. The balance setting will also have an effect on the "average" that the welding amps end up at.
The first thing noticable was that the puddle formation on the 1/4" material was almost instantaneous. It took maybe 3 seconds before I was ready to add filler and then it was just "get after it". The etched cleaning zone was also substantially smaller than it would have been on the 300 with the same settings, sans polarity adjustment. The really remarkable effect was the lack of tungsten degradation. I welded 6 two inch long beads and the tungsten looked like I had just sharpened it. That would never have been the case if I were using the 300DX or a conventional machine. I pretty much had the pedal maxed, or slightly less, for this project.
The pics are as follows:
1. The toolholder I was making. there are 3 two inch long welds on the top and the bottom.
2. Weld close-up. The wet in at the toes on these settings was awesome.
3. Another close-up of a different weld at a different angle.
4. Tungsten close-up after the 6 welds.
5. Same as #4.
I have more work and testing to do but my preliminary results are super positive. If you have any questions, I will do my best to try and answer them.
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11-10-2007, 07:44 AM #2Senior Member
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Nice work Kb, thanks for the technical info.
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Faster travel speeds? Faster than what? Faster than a slower operator on another machine?
In short, I agree with you 100%. Miller made poor decisions having to do with the 300 and 350 machines. I can only hope that they realize the mistake and make appropriate changes in next years' offerings. The company I work for will be buying more machines soon, and I simply don't feel strongly about the options Miller has provided this year.
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Wow. I feel vindicated.
A while back I started a thread about how I thought Miller had created a huge gap in the product line with the Dynasty 300 being replaced with the Dynasty 350 and nothing between 200 and 350A.
Now KB and Engloid, two of the best tig welders around, and true professionals in their trade, have both come out and expressed belief that Miller has, in fact, made a marketing fubar. We can only hope that Miller's market research dept. may read these boards.
Miller has always been extremely good at "covering the marketplace". If one looks at the MIG lineup, they're well covered all the way from the 140A hobbiest units to the large industrial equipment. Same thing for SMAW.
In the transformer TIG arena we have the Syncrowave 200, 250 (actually a 300A unit), and the 350. The only problem here is that they are power hogs and lack many features available on the newer inverter based machines.
The Dynasty 200, while a great machine for what it is, is a little light in HP and duty cycle, for those former Sync 250 owners to move to inverter machines. The Dynasty 350, while a great machine, is priced out of reach for many and has "bells and whistles" which will never be used by most.
It would seem that there would be a huge customer base (former Sync 250 and Dynasty 200 owners) who would be prime prospects for a Dynasty 250/275 which had the features of the 200 and a little more power.
Anyone from Miller listening?
Just my .02.
PS Thanks KB for your evaluation of the Dynasty 350. Very informative and well written (as always). If anyone can take advantage of all the "bells and whistles", it will be you.Syncrowave 250 DX Tigrunner
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I really think that a slip up like this is all Lincoln needs to pull a lot of customers away from Miller. If Lincoln now steps up their customer support, they will find it easier to take away those customers...and keep them.
Perhaps Miller will recognize this and put out something to fill that gap ASAP...even if it means a mid-year addition to their lineup. ..or bringing back the Dynasty 300.
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I've been a member for awhile now but just lurk the forum, I couldn't resist responding to this though. I also think that Miller has made a mistake by leaving such a gap between the 200 and 350. I'm in the market for another machine, and buying another 350 is too much. The 200 is a tad shy on amps. I think Miller should come out with a 275. I personally think a 275 would be an awesome machine. Not to big, not to small.
just my 2 cents- Jeff
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The only thing Lincoln has to compete is a 200 amp AC/DC inverter and it is not as nice as the Dynastys. I have welded with all but the new VP ones. I owned the Lincoln and sold it after a few months to get the 300DX. If I wanted to replace my 300 the only alternative is a Thermal or VP 350.
Good write up, nice pics.
I have a TA 300TSW, and would put it up against a 300 Dynasty any day. It surely fills the gap left by Miller.
I was badgering the Lincoln rep not long ago, about why they left a 300 class inverter out of their lineup, being the Invertec V350, is such a solid performer. (I have one). Add AC to it,.....and whamo,..... a winner.
His response, was a "new" 300 class Lincoln AC/DC inverter tig, has been in R&D for some time, and should be on the market for next spring.
We'll see.Warning to young ladies:
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I don't have a whole lot of knowledge on this, but here goes. I have an old Murray Ultra mountain bike (prob. 15 yrs.+). It is a 15 speed bike, with a 5 speed freewheel. The whole Shimano system is the 515 which includes front and rear derailleurs.I really don't want to spend a lot of money on an upgrade, but an up grade of some sort is necessary because of simple wear and tear. All i'm asking is there a set,or equivalent where i can replace - at least the shifters to a more modern ones,and front derailleur without having to break the bank. At the very least the front derailleur and shifters.
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Having restored a number of old cheap bikes, I can tell you that the biggest problem is almost never the derailleurs/shifters. Usually these bikes have not been ridden much and have spent most of their time in a garage exposed to the elements. The biggest problems are rusted parts, poor lubrication, and horrifically bad tuning. Frequently, on a bike like this you're likely to find that it was never properly put together.
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Homosexual mov't and Planned Parenthood making final push this week in Mass. to pass radical, harmful bills targeting children.
South Africa pro-family activists thank MassResistance for help in fight against limits on pro-family expression!
MassResistance was first contacted a year ago by pro-family activists in South Africa.
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UPDATE: On Wednesday evening, 7/23, the full House passed the buffer zone bill by 116-35 after 4 1/2 hours of often heated debate. Rep. Jim Lyons led the pro-life forces and gave it everything he had. Full report coming.
Public hearing on new Mass. "buffer zone" bill a disgraceful sham. Rushed through Senate. Battle in full House on Wed. 7/23!
See our full report: It's a stunning preview of what we can expect from the iron-fist politics of the Left in the age of Obama. Long-time State House observers we've talked to cannot recall anything like this.
Public hearing on new "buffer zone" bill July 16, 10:00 am -- at Mass. State House!
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Also: MassResistance protest at Gay Pride Parade draws anger & vitriol!
Justina Pelletier is finally released! Shows the power of citizen outrage against government force.
But is this nightmare our future? Can we stop it?
Answering the lie of "gay marriage and the wrong side of history"
Great Boston Globe column by Jeff Jacoby
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This doesn't happen by accident.
Bill in Massachusetts to ban counseling on homosexuality for youth -- derailed after MassResistance lobbying push!
National effort by homosexual movement to ban counseling. Bills filed in state legislatures across America. Being stopped by pro-family outrage.
Major homosexual activist in Mass. Legislature resigns to lead AIDS group. Reveals he has HIV.
Carl Sciortino disrupted a Catholic Mass in 2003 over Church's marriage stand
MassResistance and the marriage fight around the world - UPDATE
Spain, Finland, Hong Kong, and more.
The latest push: "Gay" clubs for kids in middle schools!
Here's how they get them in -- and what comes with them.
"GLBT" teachers conference in Boston reveals latest plans to push homosexuality even further into schools.
Well organized, fueled with taxpayer dollars. Exclusive report from MassResistance. Coming to your school soon.
This is just the beginning!
MassResistance helping fight "gay marriage" around the world. Battles in Hong Kong, Finland, and more.
Show your solidarity with pro-family forces everywhere . . .
Battle to free Justina Pelletier continues in Massachusetts -- on the streets and in the State House!
See Free Justina ACTION Page for latest info
One of many Justina signs outside the Mass. State House
MassResistance confronts City of Boston's proposed sex-change city insurance requirement.
A destructive measure to please a radical special interest.
Bill to free Justina Pelletier making waves in Massachusetts Legislature.
Some shameful hostility among GOP Reps. Your help is making a difference!
Bill to immediately free Justina Pelletier from state custody filed in Mass. Legislature, despite reluctance among politicians.
Candidate Scott Lively upends Mass. LGBT gubernatorial debate. Doesn't flinch from truth about the behaviors!
A lesson for the pro-family movement around the country.
Huge victory in Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade. Organizers stand up to pressure by politicians and media to include hardcore homosexual group.
Key politicians, labor unions, others join parade!
"Gay" lobby pushing radical changes to Mass. school "anti-bullying" laws
To silence opposing opinions, force diversity training, and more. Passed House, now in Senate!
'Kangaroo court' convicts pro-life activist Peter D'Attilio on 3 charges - for holding sign on public sidewalk
Mainstream media in Mass. starts campaign to normalize transgenderism and sex-changes for schoolchildren!
MassResistance fights back on national radio.
MassResistance announces fight to stop the "war against children" in Massachusetts
Homosexual legal group forcing Catholic school to hire man who's "married" to another man
Despite school's refusal
Update: Pro-family Jamaicans continue their bold fight against repealing law banning open homosexuality in their country
Abortion clinic 'buffer zone' law before US Supreme court; exposing the 'big lie' behind it.
National implications.
Utah fighting federal judge's ruling overturning state's Marriage Amendment.
MassResistance working closely with activists.
In Jamaica: MassResistance helps citizens confront 'gay' agenda.
Speech at pro-family rally broadcast on national radio.
Federal judge who ruled against Pastor Scott Lively did not disclose outrageous background
Should have been disqualified from case
Croatia votes overwhelmingly to ban 'gay marriage' despite intimidation tactics
Voters ignore pressure from government, media, activists (and even US State Dept).
What can you do to help fight back?
At MassResistance we believe that good people must stand and fight back without compromise and without fear.
Lessons learned from the Hawaii "gay marriage" fight
Moving the pro-family movement forward . . .
Angry mother confronts Mass. Legislature over school referring son to 'gay' club
Files bill in Mass. Legislature after son was referred to outside "gay" club by school. Gives powerful testimony at public hearing.
MassResistance creates powerful 28-minute video on what 'gay marriage' did to Massachusetts
Responding to requests: A tool for individuals, groups, and churches.
Federal judge's outrageous ruling against Pastor Scott Lively -- could have terrrible international consequences for pro-family movement!
Radical gay activists converge at public hearing in Mass. State House -- pushing bill to ban counseling on homosexuality for youth
Part of national push in state legislatures
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GOP US Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez campaigns at raunchy Gay Pride Week event
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"Transgender rights" madness continues:
Lawsuit forces Boston Police Dept. to implement outrageous transgender policy regarding arrests & searches
Russian parliament bill by 436-0 that bans giving homosexual information to minors or holding gay-pride rallies passes
Violence erupts as gays stage "kiss-in" nearby before vote.
More Gay Pride Week in Boston:
Raising rainbow flag over Boston City Hall - state & local officials gather for ceremony
Attorney General says: I'll help change laws to push gay agenda.
Pride Week in Boston: A week of public homosexuality -- with new focus on kids
Major Boston hospital holds "LGBT Achievement Award Ceremony" -- invites doctors & staff
But telling the truth can be a firing offense!
Fighting back:
Legislature in Nigeria passes bill outlawing gay marriage, gay activism, and public gay behavior.
Cross-dressing "transgender" boy becomes prom queen at Mass. high school!
Celebrated by school officials and local news media.
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Cardinal changes plans; international newspaper coverage; Boston liberal media inflamed!
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Pro-family protesters stand tall against vile gay-themed anti-Bible school play
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"Transgender" boys playing on girls' sports teams, using girls' locker rooms, name & pronoun changes, etc.
FIGHTING BACK: MassResistance addresses State Board of Education meeting over directive to force transgenderism in schools
We did not pull punches! (See photos, video.).
MassResistance files strong pro-family bills in Mass. Legislature to protect parents & citizens
Taking proactive action. Bipartisan support among state legislators!
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Pushing transgender bill through the Mass. State House: How the homosexual-transgender movement uses activists to lobby your legislators.
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Every voter in a state dealing with "gay marriage" should read this!
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VIDEO: Possibly the most enlightening speech you will hear on this subject. So powerful that it was banned by YouTube.
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Basically, you have to take some kind of cow poke and zap a prisoner until he talks.
I'm not at all happy with this. I was expecting for there to be some way to tell the guy who gave you the quest that no, actually I don't want to torture a prisoner, but there didn't seem to be any way to do that. Worse, the quest is part of a chain you need to complete to gain access to the Nexus, which is the first instance you encounter (if you start on the west of the continent, as I did). So, either you play along and zap the guy, or you don't get to go to the Nexus.
I did zap him, pretty well in disbelief — I thought that surely the quest-giver would step in and stop it at some point? It didn't happen, though. Unless there's some kind of awful consequence further down the line, it would seem that Blizzard's designers are OK with breaking the Geneva convention.
GP: Kotaku reports that the quest at issue is The Art of Persuasion. The in-game instructions for the quest are as follows:
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While groceries remain an illusive commodity in Clarksburg, discount designer clothing is moving closer to reality.
Shoppers could be hitting outlet stores in Clarksburg as early as 2015, if one developer is able to meet projected timelines.
Streetscape Partners, together with Simon Property Group and New England Development, is under contract to buy 48 acres at the southwest corner of Interstate 270 and Md. 121 (Clarksburg Road) where it plans to construct the Clarksburg Premium Outlets at Cabin Branch.
Aiming to put shovels to dirt sometime in 2014, Ron Kaplan, co-managing principal of the now Bethesda-based Streetscape Partners said in a private interview with The Gazette on May 8 that the partnership hopes to open the outlet mall for business by the end of 2015.
Early sketch plans show the outlets in six buildings totaling 450,000 square feet. A network of bike and walking trails connect the retail to a residential area between which other buildings, potential restaurants or other uses, pepper the landscape.
Kaplan said the development would be mixed-used, incorporating retail, residential, other employment and public plazas.
Renderings of the potential look and feel of the outlets show updated facades and two-story structures resembling a small town, visually differentiated from Simon's nearby outlet properties in Leesburg, Va., and Hagerstown.
Before anything can progress on the site, the developers need to seek a zoning change, said John Carter, area 3 chief with the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Montgomery County Planning Department.
The approved development plan for Cabin Branch allows for less retail than the developer is proposing, Carter said.
A plan will go before the planning board on July 18 to allow for more retail. Montgomery County Council will have ultimate say on the change, Carter said.
Opening outlets on the site in 2015 is optimistic considering that if the change is approved, the developers still need to get approvals on preliminary and site plans, he said.
"That would be ambitious to be able to do that," Carter said of Streetscape's timeline.
Developers have frequently promised retail for Clarksburg but it is a promise still unfulfilled. Clarksburg Town Center remains vastly vacant and other parcels that could potentially be retail hubs sit mired in environmental controversy.
"We're hearing lots of promises here, lots of promises, but what we've seen over the last 20 years in Clarksburg is nobody delivers on their promises," Melane Kinney Hoffmann of Livable Clarksburg, a newly formed civic group, said recently.
Residents still have to drive out of town to buy groceries so destination retail doesn't really fulfill a local need, but it is also not a terrible thing as it will bring jobs, she said Tuesday.
Kaplan said the project should bring more than 1,500 jobs to Clarksburg.
"Clarksburg residents have often been frustrated in the past," Kaplan said. "Because people come and lots of promises and they've thought they were getting something that hasn't yet really developed. ... So one of the things that attracted me personally is, this is an incredible opportunity."
Neighboring land owners are looking to Cabin Branch and the Adventist site as a catalyst to drive retail growth in Clarksburg, he said.
Residents, however, will believe it when they see it.
"Who knows what it is going to take to make Town Center happen," Hoffmann said.
Work has already begun on the 535-acre Cabin Branch site where Winchester Homes is slated to build 968 homes in three phases. The outlet mall would be part of Cabin Branch's second phase, Kaplan said.
"Fortunately, the site is set up for what we are planning," he said.
Streetscape, Simon and New England are under contract to buy the land from Adventist HealthCare, which decided to sell after the state denied it permission for a hospital in Clarksburg.
While Adventist sought state permission, it continued to progress through the county's development process, obtaining water, sewer, environmental and traffic approvals, moving it through at least the first four years, Kaplan said.
Competition was high when Adventist put its land up for sale, indicating a strong market to build in Clarksburg.
"Plans are plans but at the end of the day the market tells you whether you'll be successful, whether there's demand," he said. "Here the tenant interest exists to do this so it would be a shame if it didn't actually happen."
Retail demand is so high in Clarksburg that a second developer recently announced plans for an outlet mall less than a mile away from Cabin Branch.
In April, The Peterson Cos. said Tanger Factory Outlets would be coming to its 98-acre site on the northeast corner of I-270 and Md. 121.
While both developers see a future for outlet retail in Clarksburg, Kaplan said there is no battle raging to be the first up and running.
"It makes good headlines to talk about a war, but there is no war," he said. "These are separate developments on different timelines. ... There doesn't have to be a loser here."
"Peterson is an excellent developer and I'm sure [it] will work through the process and come up with development plans that will be embraced by the community and are ultimately approvable," Kaplan said.
Representatives of The Peterson Cos. could not be reached for comment.
There might not be a war, but Kaplan openly compared his proposed outlet brand to Peterson's, saying Simon has higher sales per square foot than Tanger. Simon generated about $568 of sales per square foot as of December 2012 while Tanger generated $376, according to financial data from each company.
From Livable Clarksburg's point of view, Adventist's land is a much better location for outlets, not only because of the environment but also because of the traffic.
Hoffmann compared the situation to a horse race, with Streetscape out the gate and down the track while Peterson is still waiting to be approved to even enter the track.
Or as Kaplan put it, Peterson would have needed to start its process four years ago. Even if the two were on the same timeline, Kaplan said that a retailer looking at the area would need only 30 seconds to choose Cabin Branch.
"The market ultimately will determine and the tenants will determine, but the reality is the tenants aren't going to be faced with that decision at the same time," he said.
Today, Peterson's plans are stalled by environmental considerations surrounding Ten Mile Creek, where planners are working to amend Clarksburg's master plan to determine the impact development would have on water quality in the pristine creek.


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