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A List of some strange deaths
31-03-2013, 02:00 PM (This post was last modified: 31-03-2013 09:52 PM by HU.Junyuan.)
A List of some strange deaths
In order to be as unbiased as possible, I will just mentions those names. You can decide whether to go further.
Boris Berezovsky died recently. Some one doesn't want him to go back to Russia with information that should remain in Britain only, is it the cause?
Sean Hall died in 2011. Phone-hacking scandal, is it the cause?
Mitchell Todd died in 2008. Abuse scandal, is it the cause?
Deborah Palfrey died in 2008.Prostitution scandal, is it the cause?
Princess Diana died in 1997.Royal scandal, is it the cause?
Princess Diana's bodyguard Barry Mannakee died in 1987. Royal scandal, is it the cause?
Bloody interesting.
And the barefoot Hillman who is alive and living well.
Edit: Damn my bad habit of liking to say things a little indirect and let people guess a little. As a consequence 5 members strongly pointed out "what's the point? Is there any? Far fetched! Nothing at all!" Points taken. And my points are added in the lines above and text below.
Edit: I am not a big fan of the conspiracy thing, so I didn't talk about what I think happened. And I meant these deaths were strange. Although naturally "there are people dying that have never died before"(Angele's grandmother) Because of natural causes these deaths all seemed, yet I don't think they died that naturally, very possibly because they became injurious to other important people's benefits, though I don't think they are connected. Plenty of conspiracy theories on the internet. So saved myself the trouble posting all such bullshit you might consider.
Edit: It looks pretty much like a showmanship thing. And I admit that I made a fuss.
Edit: I wanted to see how you people looked at these incidents. I found six seriously confused yet still interested and two not at all.
Edit: I wanted to provide some interesting information, OK, probably in a bad way. Should have written all the things above the first time.
Edit: Thank Vosur for the Wiki quotes. I didn't think of doing it this way. I regretted it and learnt some skills.
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RE: Those strange deaths
So what are you getting at?
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names. - Chinese Proverb
31-03-2013, 02:35 PM (This post was last modified: 31-03-2013 08:10 PM by HU.Junyuan.)
RE: Those strange deaths
(31-03-2013 02:29 PM)bbeljefe Wrote: So what are you getting at?
If you feel it is strange, the end.
If you don't feel it is strange, the end.
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RE: Those strange deaths
(31-03-2013 02:35 PM)HU.Junyuan Wrote:(31-03-2013 02:29 PM)bbeljefe Wrote: So what are you getting at?
I don't feel strange, I am strange. But that isn't relevant to the question I asked.
Do you know what you're getting at? Is it a secret? Or is this a riddle?
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RE: Those strange deaths
what the fuck
RE: Those strange deaths
Going to require more information from you all you have done is list a series of mostly unconnected people that have died over an almost 30 year time span. So whats your point?
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RE: Those strange deaths
(31-03-2013 02:00 PM)HU.Junyuan Wrote: In order to be as unbiased as possible, I will just mentions those names. You can decide whether to go further.
Not the least bit interesting. Just a list. And an incorrect one at that.
Deborah Palfrey died in 2008.
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RE: Those strange deaths
(31-03-2013 02:51 PM)Revenant77x Wrote: Going to require more information from you all you have done is list a series of mostly unconnected people that have died over an almost 30 year time span.
Here's some information on their deaths:
What's so strange about them, OP?
Boris Berezovsky
Cause of death: Unknown (possibly suicide)
wikipedia.org Wrote:On 23 March 2013, Berezovsky was found dead at his home in Ascot, Berkshire. His body was found by a bodyguard, who was a former member of Mossad, as were all his bodyguards. His death was announced in a post on Facebook by his son-in-law. Alexander Dobrovinsky, a lawyer who had represented Berezovsky, wrote that he may have committed suicide, adding that Berezovsky had fallen into debt after losing a protracted lawsuit against Roman Abramovich, and had spent the final few months of his life selling his possessions to cover his court costs. Berezovsky was also said to have recently been depressed and to have isolated himself from friends. Boris Berezovsky reportedly suffered from depression and was taking antidepressant drugs. Additionally, a day prior to his death he told a reporter in London that he had nothing left to live for.Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Berez...n%29#Death
Deborah Palfrey
Cause of death: Suicide
wikipedia.org Wrote:On May 1, 2008, Palfrey was found hanging in a storage shed outside her mother's mobile home in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Police found handwritten suicide notes in the bedroom where she was staying, dated a week before her death. The autopsy and the final police investigation concluded her death was a suicide.
wikipedia.org Wrote:The New York Times's Patrick J. Lyons wrote on the Times' blog, The Lede, that some on the Internet were skeptical that her death was a suicide. News accounts at the time reported that her mother said she had "no indication" that Palfrey was planning to commit suicide, though she later stated, "I was afraid constantly [for her]. I watched her like a hawk." In an interview on the Alex Jones show in July 2007, Palfrey explicitly stated, "I'm not planning to commit suicide" and made clear her motivation to present her case at trial, saying, "I plan on exposing the government in ways that I do not think they want me to expose them". However, after investigating the crime scene, police found "no new evidence [that] would indicate anything other than suicide by hanging" nor did the final police investigative report released six months later. The police stated that Palfrey's family believed the notes were written by Palfrey. Palfrey sought to put her affairs in order before her death as she turned over the ownership of her high school alumni web site to a classmate, had moved her possessions to her mother's home, whom she was staying with at the time, and had transferred money from her accounts to her mother's. The day before, she reviewed her pre-incarceration papers and watched videos of her deceased father.Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Jea...frey#Death
Sean Hall
Cause of death: Heart attack
findagrave.com Wrote:Veteran TV cinematographer Denny Hall died Thursday morning after suffering a heart attack while working on location for Common Law, a series in development for the USA Network. He was 54.Source: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi...d=78806646
Mitchell Todd
Cause of death: Car crash
wikipedia.org Wrote:Mitchell Todd was a Scottish rugby union player who played at lock for Nottingham. Todd was involved in a car accident near Normanton-on-the-Wolds on 15 August 2012 that claimed his life. Nottingham released a statement confirming his death.Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Todd
Princess Diana
Cause of death: Car crash
wikipedia.org Wrote:On 31 August 1997, Diana was fatally injured in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris, which also caused the deaths of her companion Dodi Fayed and the driver, Henri Paul, acting security manager of the Hôtel Ritz Paris. Millions of people watched her funeral.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana,_Pri...ales#Death
Barry Mannakee
Cause of death: Car crash
wikipedia.org Wrote:In 1987, Mannakee was killed when the Suzuki motorbike he was riding as a passenger, driven by a fellow police officer, crashed into a Ford Fiesta driven by 17-year-old Nicola Chopp, in Woodford, east London. As an estate car turned left in front of the motorbike, Chopp pulled out from a side road, turning right across the motorbike's path. An unknown car with dazzling lights was quoted at the inquest as a contributory factor to the crash, but the vehicle has never been traced. The inquest recorded a verdict of accidental death.Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Mannakee#Death
RE: Those strange deaths
(31-03-2013 04:17 PM)Vosur Wrote:(31-03-2013 02:51 PM)Revenant77x Wrote: Going to require more information from you all you have done is list a series of mostly unconnected people that have died over an almost 30 year time span.
Well, the first dude is a little strange. You'd think his Mossad bodyguards would be a little more attentive.
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RE: Those strange deaths
What's the conspiracy?
Don't do bullshit games, just state your case clearly and plainly. If you have to resort to showmanship to convince someone of your ideas then your ideas are likely wrong.
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Here is the original ending of the show. Wile E. is setting up his latest trap for the RR. Meanwhile, Bugs just happens to be driving by in his little red car (with a horn that sounds remarkably like our fast-feathered friend)..... disaster ensues. Stay tuned after the credits for the two stars of the show telling us we had just watched a "Warner Bros.-Seven Arts television presentation.":
For the final season of The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show (1984-5) CBS gave the show a whole new, more modern theme song. This is not the full version, but one that ran when the second part of the show began. The full version was a bit longer (if you know where we can find a copy, let us know).
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The consensus in and around the Florida football program is that quarterback Jeff Driskel's overall level of play will improve substantially in his second year
The consensus in and around the Florida football program is that quarterback Jeff Driskel's overall level of play will improve substantially in his second year as the starter in coordinator Brent Pease's offense.
But the Driskel doubters (and there still seem to be many out there) can throw out all kinds of numbers to poke holes in that theory.
Driskel threw for only 12 touchdowns and averaged just 136.6 passing yards a game last season.
He threw only 12 passes of 25 yards or longer.
He threw for less than 100 yards in four games.
He threw two interceptions, lost a fumble and was sacked five times in the Gators' only loss (Georgia) in the regular season.
He was sacked an SEC-most 36 times, many of those for holding onto the ball too long.
So, can all those negative numbers (and trends) be reversed with a year of experience and one productive offseason?
Driskel seems convinced that they can. He's planning on converting the doubters into believers in 2013.
"I feel like I have (made a big leap in a year)," Driskel said. "I'm excited for the first game to really show it off.
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At this time a year ago, Driskel was still embroiled in a tight competition with Jacoby Brissett for the starting role, a battle he would eventually win in the opening game after the two shared playing time against Bowling Green.
But winning the job could not mask the fact Driskel had little playing experience at the collegiate level and that the 2012 season was going to be an on-the-job learning experience for the true sophomore.
Pease and UF coach Will Muschamp gave Driskel an opportunity to grow in the offense (and eventually become comfortable in it) by scaling back his responsibilities and placing the burden on UF's ground game and strong defense.
It was a winning formula that produced an 11-1 regular season and a BCS bowl berth.
To build on that success, the consensus is Driskel is going to have to be a much more complete quarterback this season. A better passer (especially downfield). A more prominent leader. More efficient reading defenses, getting into the right protections and managing the offense.
He's no longer just a caretaker under center, like he was a year ago.
"Year 2 in the system, Jeff Driskel, it's his football team now," Muschamp said. "He's a guy that attacked the offseason the way you're supposed to as far as mental preparation and watching film. He understands what we're doing offensively much better than a year ago.
"You see the leadership taking over on our team. Jeff is a hard worker. He earns the respect of his teammates because of how he handles himself. He's a great leader. He's a great athlete. He's a guy that has tremendous arm talent.
"Jeff is extremely bright. He'll learn from those situations (looking at tape from last season). That's part of the growing process of a young quarterback."
Driskel is a veteran quarterback now, and he seems to have earned the confidence and respect of his teammates, many of whom seemed torn between the two quarterbacks at times last season.
"I've seen a lot of maturity and growth in him," senior offensive guard Jon Halapio said. "Everyone feels the same about Driskel. He's become a real team leader, the overall leader on offense.
"We need that from the quarterback. He's done a good job. He's going to have a great season."
With a year of experience, and an offseason of studying the playbook and spending hours in the film room, Driskel said he's more comfortable leading now, more comfortable in the offense — and confident that he and the Gators are going to be appreciably more productive, especially in their downfield passing game.
"I just think I'm a lot more comfortable," he said. "I know where to throw the ball and I know where to throw the ball in certain situations, and we're a lot better at timing. I'm getting the ball out before (the receivers) are breaking rather than waiting for them to break to throw the ball. That's a big difference in catching the ball and getting tackled or catching the ball and turning it upfield."
Driskel said a big reason he's feeling so comfortable is the fact he's going into his second season with the same offensive coordinator (Pease) and playbook.
"That's huge," he said. "If you're getting a new system, in the offseason you don't really know what to study because you can't be with your coaches in the summer and not too much in the spring. I kind of know how to study by myself now and that's something you can't really do if you don't know what's in front of you.
"And going back and looking at last year's film, you know we have a lot of the same plays, obviously we're going to have some new wrinkles. But like I said, we've done it before and as you do something more you're going to be more comfortable with it."
Driskel said the priorities this season are to be more productive in the downfield passing game and reduce the number of sacks and negative plays.
"I need to be more accurate down the field," Driskel said. "We did not hit enough big plays down the field last season. I need to hit some this year.
"We've got a ton of talent at the skill positions. Those guys have put in a lot of work. They've been hearing it more than anyone, that they're not good. They're tired of it.
"I'm tired of it as well. We've put in the work and we're ready to show it off once the season starts. I definitely think we can (step up). You don't really know until the season, but I think we're definitely capable of stepping up."


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if it isnt, and your happy to see the owners make the lion's share, doesn't it bother you that not nearly as much of that money comes back to society as taxes than when its in the players hands? How many social programs or hospital beds is that when Rocky Wirtz hides his money in the Caymans? In fact multiply whatever that number is by all of the big 4 pro sports...
Just once id like to see the rich man take one up the ass for a change. taxpayers and the little guy have been bent over enough
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Apple Store AdmirationRather than breaking into someone's home or seeking out a more private location to take a peek at the flash drive they've acquired, Captain America (Chris Evans) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) head off to a mall to "borrow" one of the computers at the Apple store. Disguised as your average young, hip guy, Cap ends up having to distract the Apple salesman while Black Widow does her thing. Apple guy (D.C. Pierson) notes he has the exact same glasses Steve is wearing, which prompts Black Widow to dryly note that they're practically twins. "I wish," Mac guy says with a laugh. And then adds...
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A Senegalese court on Wednesday sentenced nine men who have sex with men to eight years in jail -- the highest sentence of its kind ever handed down in the country -- AFP/News24.com reports. The men were arrested in December 2008 and charged with "indecent conduct and unnatural acts and membership of a criminal organization." Consensual same-sex relations are illegal in Senegal and punishable by up to five years in jail. However, the judge increased the men's sentences to eight years because of their "membership of a criminal organization." Most of the men belonged to a group aimed at fighting HIV/AIDS, according to AFP/News24.com (AFP/News24.com, 1/7). Diadji Diouf, the head of an organization that provides HIV prevention services to MSM in Senegal, was among the men sentenced, the AP/Guardian reports (AP/Guardian, 1/8). One of the men's attorneys, Issa Diop, said that he plans to appeal the sentence.
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MANCHESTER - Police are looking for two men, one armed with a handgun, who robbed Evans Express Mart just after midnight.
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Small airports receive federal subsidies to provide transportation infrastructure to rural areas of the country. Did you know that airlines that serve those airports also receive federal subsidies?
U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte does, and she thinks that is nuts. "With over $16 trillion in debt, it blows my mind that Washington is spending hundreds of millions on a national program that subsidizes plane tickets for a handful of passengers traveling short distances," she told this newspaper last week.
She has voted against the subsidy, which provides $2.35 million - as much as $46,536 per week - to Cape Air, the Cape Cod air carrier that serves "Island-markets with a focus on leisure travel," according to its own promotional materials.
Cape Air is not an airborne version of Greyhound. It serves recreational clients who island hop from Boston or New York to resort destinations along the East Coast. And you, as a federal taxpayer, subsidize every ticket those clients purchase.
Cape Air accounts for 60 percent of Lebanon Airport's revenue. "Without the subsidy, there would be no airline," Rick Dyment, director of Lebanon Airport, said. Well, then, there shouldn't be an airline. Subsidizing one is not an essential federal function.


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Endura kit is very popular among mountain-bikers, and this UK manufacturer also produces highly-respected gear for road cycling. At the top of the family is Endura's premium range: Equipe.
The Equipe Thermo biblongs are full length tights designed for road riding in cold or wet weather. The fabric is Roubaix style - meaning it's fleecy on the inside, lycra on the outside - and it does the job very well. These test tights have been worn for some long rides in nasty conditions, and they definitely kept me as warm as any pair of winter tights can.
For when the rain starts falling, the panels covering knees and shins have an extra water-resistant coating to protect against the muck and spray thrown up by the front wheel - and also do a good job, again as much as any pair of tights can without resorting to full-on waterproof overtrousers. (Or those natty little spats favoured by wise old tourists, but I digress...)
Where the water-resistant fabric meets the Roubaix fleecy fabric, they overlap, creating an extra layer of protection just where you need it in cold conditions: over for the knee. The same water-resistant fabric is employed on the seat panels as well, for those who ride in bad weather without mudguards.
The quality of construction is excellent. The seams joining the panels are all very neat and tidy, with hardly a thread out of place.
Our test pair of tights are size Medium, and the fit is perfect across the rear-end, thighs and lower legs. However, at the ankles, the fit is a tad too generous (and your humble tester hardly has the daintiest of ankles) meaning the silicon grippers cannot get a good hold, and tights creep up the legs a little and then ruck behind the knee. The tights have zips at the back of each leg, but not have loops to go under the feet.
The bib over the torso and shoulders fits well. It's a mix of lighter fabric and netting, with a short zip at the front. Surprisingly for a top-of-the-range garment, the zipper doesn't come all the way to the top of the zip. Also, there isn't a little flap of fabric to prevent the zipper digging into your skin. If you're wearing a thick thermal vest this is no problem, but with a thinner base layer it might be a minor irritation.
The tights come with a pad described as 'the acclaimed 800 Series Endurance moulded pad developed by Endura Racing' [the professional cycling team sponsored by Endura]. Whether or not the guys in the pro team actually use this pad is unclear, but it's certainly comfortable enough for us mere mortals.
Other features on the tights include reflective strips next to the zip down the back of each ankle. There's also a little pocket in the back of the bib, just above the base of the spine. I'm not sure what you'd keep in here - certainly nothing you'd need to access on a ride.
At £135, these bib-tights are not cheap, but this price compares with top quality kit from other high-end brands such as Assos.
Overall, these are well-made top-quality tights, providing excellent protection against bad weather. Try before you buy to ensure the fit around the lower leg and ankle is correct for your needs.
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Endura Equipe Equipe Thermo Biblongs
Size tested: Black
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
The Endura Equipe website says this: 'The Endura Equipe range [has] an unashamed and uncompromising focus on high-end road cycling to cater both for racers as well as sportive and endurance riders. Endura has many excellent award winning products in its regular range that will satisfy the needs of the vast majority of riders and if your requirements are not unusually demanding we would point you in that direction with confidence that you will be pleased with the results. If however you are at the ambitious end of the cycling spectrum, if you are racing or have set goals for endurance events such as the more challenging etapes or sportives and if you are training hard to achieve these goals, then we would suggest that the Equipe range of clothing may well help you on the way.' On the Thermo biblongs, the website says they are the 'ultimate winter biblongs constructed from Italian Thermolite and Japanese stretch waterproof breathable panels on shins, knees and seat.' I'm always wary of anything that claims to be the 'ultimate', but these tights are certainly very good indeed.
this would get 9 if it wasn't for the generous fit around the ankles
I haven't ridden enough miles in this tights to say for sure yet, but the high quality of the fabric and the construction would indicate the durability was very good too.
It has to be said, you can get kit almost as good as these tights for a lot less money, but that's always the way...
Did you enjoy using the product? yes
Would you consider buying the product? personally no, but only because of the fit around the ankle.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? yes, if they had large ankles.
About the tester
Age: 50 Height: 5ft 10 / 178cm Weight: 11 stone / 70kg
I usually ride: an old Marin Alp My best bike is: an old Giant Cadex
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: A few times a week I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: touring, club rides, sportives, mtb,


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MASOY, Norway, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Officials in a municipality in Norway's far north said they are willing to give away a church building free to a group that commits to its maintenance.
Masoy officials said the Ingoya island church, built from brick in 1957 following the destruction of the previous church during World War II, requires $230,000 in renovations and the Masoy parish council is unable to afford the work, TheLocal.no reported Monday.
"The council and the church don't have the funds to be able to care for the church," Masoy parish head Arne Nygaard told the Vart Land newspaper. "The parish council has therefore decided that they want to 'give away' the church to a foundation, or a Christian denomination, that is able to take better care of the building."


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Majesco Entertainment Company will launch Cooking Mama combo packs, including Mama's Combo Pack Volume 1 & 2 on Nintendo DS and Mama's 2-Pack on Wii, on August 14.
Mama's Combo Pack Volume 1 for Nintendo DS allows players to master the kitchen in Cooking Mama then join Mama's family on a wilderness getaway in Camping Mama: Outdoor Adventures. Mama's Combo Pack Volume 2 includes Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends, where players must satisfy Mama and her finicky friends, and Crafting Mama, where players pick up the scissors and paintbrush to get crafty.
Mama's 2-Pack for Wii includes Cooking Mama Cook Off and Cooking Mama World Kitchen. The Wii Remote becomes a universal cooking tool to chop, grate, slice, stir, and roll in motion-based cooking activities. Developed by Cooking Mama Limited, Mama's Combo Pack Volume 1 and 2 and Mama's 2-Pack are rated E for Everyone.
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Creation scientists
30-01-2013, 12:27 AM (This post was last modified: 30-01-2013 12:38 AM by Free Thought.)
RE: Creation scientists
(30-01-2013 12:21 AM)Phaedrus Wrote: Plastic SurgeonAccording to my CTRL F search, there are 5 geologists in that list, Phaedrus.
That's a lotta cognitive dissonance.
The people closely associated with the namesake of female canines are suffering from a nondescript form of lunacy.
"Anti-environmentalism is like standing in front of a forest and going 'quick kill them they're coming right for us!'" - Jake Farr-Wharton, The Imaginary Friend Show.
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RE: Creation scientists
when i was a kid i was taught evolution in school although it wasnt covered very thoroughly.it was a catholic school. i didnt much care about it at the time but it made sence to me and i accepted it. soon my father told me it wasnt true and so i had to research it to find out for myself. in time i became convinced beyond doubt it was true and concluded that my father just wasnt educated and any education he got was a long time ago when people knew fuck all. of course he wasnt much educated, he has grade 4. time went on an i assumed that people that didnt accept evolution were simply uneducated or old like my father. i assumed this for many years as the people i met who denied evolution were time and time again uneducated and old. any educated people i discussed religion with never brought up evolution. we debated gods existance but never evolution. so no doubt i thought educated people, faithful or not, accepted evolution.
one day i heard a story that some Americans wanted to teach creationism in schools. whats that i asked. you might imagine i was floored by the answer. no, that must be a joke or a hoax.. i soon learned that it wasnt only uneducated old people but people of all kinds that didnt accept evolution... i was confused by how so many could look at the overwhelming evidence a deny it. soon i learned that they werent looking at the evidence, they were closing their eyes and plugging their ears. they were educated(and not all old) but they were scientificaly illerterate or uneducated in biology at least. now there is DNA evidence and they still deny. what the hell is going on down there in the US? some of you may not recognize the bigger problem here. if your country continues down the anti-science, anti-intellectual path you are doomed. the rest of the world will surpass you. your economy will suffer greater than it has in the past little while(science is the greatest driver of economies) and as a result you will loos your strenght both military and social.
when this happens the idiots that cant understand a simple concept like cause and effect will blame it on godlessness or homosexuality. keep up the good fight Yanks and dont let these fundaMENTALists morons destroy your awesome nation.
PS. i showed my father the evidence just a few years back and wouldnt allow him to ignore it nor could he ignore me as im no longer a child. i witnessed the the light come on and the spark in his eye and was happy to hear the words "i understand." he still believes in god and thats all good but he is no longer a creationist. he even argues with creationists now and again.. if i can change the mind of a stubborn 70 year old man then there is hope.
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RE: Creation scientists
There is a much longer list of real scientists that are Christians and don't believe in a literal creation account.
What do you say to that?
Also, posting anything from AiG is like posting from a children's coloring book.
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(30-01-2013 05:09 PM)kingschosen Wrote: There is a much longer list of real scientists that are Christians and don't believe in a literal creation account.
Hey! I'll have you know, I have seen some excellent colouring book art in my time, as I am sure you have too.
Beautiful artwork without a single doubt, always in the lines, with such vibrant colours...
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RE: Creation scientists
it just struck me that you called the term "thinking atheist" an oxymoron and then you start a thread called creation scientists.. lol
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RE: Creation scientists
I would give you a list of scientist that think religon is false but i think it would take 50 pages to do it.
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My dearest Friend
Your kind Letters of Oct. 25. [Abigail to John, 25 October 1782] and November 13 [Abigail to John, 13 November 1782] came to hand but to day. A Packet from you is always more than I can bear. It gives me a great Pleasure, the highest Pleasure, and therefore makes me and Leaves me Melancholly, like the highest Strains in Music.
I have written you many times and Ways, that I have written to Congress a Resignation, and that I expect the Acceptance of it by the first ships, and will embark for home as soon as it arrives. There is a Possibility that one Case may happen, vizt. that Congress may accept my Resignation, and send me at the same time a Renewal of my old Commission to make a Treaty of Commerce with Great Britain. There is not in my Opinion the least Probability of this, nor do I desire it, the first desire of my Soul being to go home. But if it should happen, I beg you would come to me with it, for nothing but your Company will make it acceptable. However brillant a Feather it might be in my Cap, to make a Treaty of Commerce with G. Britain, and how much soever malicious Wits may suppose me disappointed by the Extraordinary Resolution of Congress which took from me a distinction, which I had dearly earned by accepting and attempting to execute a Commission which they had given me with so much Unanimity and without any solicitation
However this may be my Resolution is fixed, to return home unless Congress should restore me my Honour, whether they accept of my Resignation or not.
My "Image," my "superscription," my "Princess," take care how you dispose of your Heart. -- I hoped to be at home and to have chosen a Partner for you. Or at least to have given you some good Advice before you should choose.
If I mistake not your Character it is not Gaiety and Superficial Accomplishments alone that will make you happy. It must be a thinking Being, and one who thinks for others good and feels anothers Woe. It must be one who can ride 500 miles upon a trotting Horse and cross the Gulph stream with a steady Heart. One may dance or sing, play or ride, without being good for much.
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MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Saw Mill Club's adult tennis team captain Whitney Thompson, who is nine months pregnant, has not slowed down.
In fact, she continued to take part in a tennis match-up in the final days of her pregnancy.
Thompson recently played and won a three-set doubles match with her partner Susan Wolin at the MITL tennis match. The match took place at the Orienta Beach Club in Mamaroneck.
"I think the extraordinary part of it all is that she's played tennis up until the last four days of her pregnancy," said Kathleen Goldring, group exercise director at Saw Mill Club. "She's looking good, she's feeling great and it's really amazing to see her stay active and healthy by taking part in other classes such as Yoga as well."
Being fit while pregnant has become somewhat of the norm for Thompson because she also played tennis throughout her first pregnancy.
Thompson is a former Division 1 tennis player for University of Kentucky. She expects her second child to arrive on Monday, May 19.


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Part 3
About three weeks ago, my two middle children – Andre and Amareah – went back to school, and I shared that with you in Part 1. Amareah excitedly began kindergarten and Andre went on to first grade. About two weeks ago – remember Part 2? – Amber went back to campus to begin her second year of college. Now it's time to share how the baby of the family started head start this past Friday.
Although it was a momentous occasion, it wasn't as tearful and "oh-where-did-my-baby-go" as one would think. Anna has been going to daycare for about two years so being without her during the day has become somewhat normal. That and the fact that mommy forgot that Friday was the first day of head start.
I know, I know: Bad mommy.
The momentousness of the day was overshadowed by mommy's lack of brain cells. More than a month ago the center director called to ask me if I had received the letter saying Anna had gotten into head start. Well, I had assumed she did because two siblings before her had went. I hadn't received it and she told me that the first day of school would be the 27th. She thinks. Yup, she said, "I think."
She said the letter would come in the mail and I could verify the date on that. Well, the "letter," which was actually a flyer said that the 27th was Parent Orientation from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. In my scramble to ensure the other children arrived at school on time, completed their homework and went to bed on time it slipped my mind that the two dates – Parent Orientation and the first day – were actually the same dates.
As Anna and I drove to Parent Orientation I explained to her that she wouldn't be there all day and that she'd meet her teacher and see her classroom. When we arrived I walked in the door and stared at the group of parents sitting in the meeting area sans children. All of a sudden the realization set in. This…must…be…the…first…day, my brain started to kick in.
Instead of jumping into action I raised my coffee cup to my lips. Slowly.
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embarrassing gory details and tell you that Anna was such a trooper. I kissed her and told her I was going to a meeting, but I'd be back. I went to the meeting and found out they were doing bus evacuation practice for the parents and children afterward, and as the parent chairperson (a new one hasn't been appointed yet) for the past two years I was expected to stay.
I visited Amareah's old teachers then strolled into Anna's classroom. The look on her face was one of awe at everything going on around her. She was slowly eating a snack and staring as the assistant teacher loudly instructed them what to do above the constant din of about 20 3-year-old voices.
There was only mild tearing most of the morning except when she thought that getting on the bus meant she was going to leave and go somewhere without her mommy. She was promptly told ('cause she couldn't see over the seat) that I was right there.
After the bus evacuation practice they went to the playground and I took that moment to say, "Bye, have fun at the playground. I'll see you in a little while, okay?"
Happy nods and off she trotted. She even happily went to school today without any tearing during the day and the biggest prettiest smile I've ever seen when I picked her up. Even though I was more than an hour and a half late. Well, that's a story for another day.
Just enjoy the pictures and forget I said anything about that. :-D (I'll also leave out the part about forgetting I had the camera in my purse and forgetting to take pictures until I saw another parent with a camera!) Oh, and pray for me and my mommy brain.
Notice the suspicious look on Anna's face. She's eyeing the school bus. The boy behind Anna holding the teacher's hand cried the.entire.day.
As I look closely at the above picture, Anna looks a little terrified. This is right before they got on the school bus for the practice evacuation.
She'd heard my voice on the bus, but she hadn't seen my face yet. This is her first glimpse of me on the bus as she excitedly waved and told me that she did her seatbelt by herself.
I'm not exactly sure what this look is (LOL!) I think it's when they started rushing off the bus as they were being timed. Whatever she was thinking or saying doesn't matter 'cause this expression is priceless.
You can see the back of her little head as she gets assistance from one of the staff members as she gets off the bus.


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The U.S. Labor Department also reported that weekly unemployment benefit claims last week dropped to levels not seen since before the recession.
Dow Jones industrial futures rose 84 points to 15,767. S&P futures gained 6.9 points to 1,772.50 Nasdaq futures rose 8.25 points to 3,384.25.
The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.8 percent annual rate from July through September. Most analysts had projected growth had slowed from the last quarter's 2.5 percent annual rate to 2 percent.
Before the Commerce Department released those surprising figures, the European Central Bank startled markets by lowering the benchmark refinancing rate to a record low 0.25 percent, from 0.5 percent, at a meeting in Frankfurt.
Policy makers want to ensure the nascent economic recovery takes hold in Europe, where unemployment remains endemic.
The dollar surged against other currencies.
The Labor Department reported that the number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 336,000 last week.
The less volatile four-week average dropped 9,250 to 348,250. The average was elevated by the 16-day partial government shutdown.
Weekly applications have now fallen for four straight weeks.
Thursday is also the day that Twitter will begin trading publicly, the most anticipated initial public offering since the Facebook debacle last year.
Fannie Mae posted its seventh straight profitable quarter and Wendy's third-quarter losses narrowed, though its outlook spooked investors and shares slid 8 percent in premarket trading.
And J.C. Penney said that its comparable store sales rose for the first time since December 2011.


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'House' star Hugh Laurie explores New Orleans' blues tradition
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'House' star Hugh Laurie explores New Orleans' blues tradition
September 21, 2011
By John Crook
Hugh Laurie's got the blues -- and he wouldn't have it any other way.
The British-born actor may be best known to millions in the title role of the hit Fox medical drama "House," but Laurie fans have known for years that he has formidable musical chops as well, an artistic side he showcases to almost indecently entertaining effect in "Hugh Laurie: Let Them Talk -- A Celebration of New Orleans Blues." The one-hour PBS special, which premieres Friday, Sept. 30 (check local listings), as part of "Great Performances," finds Laurie exploring the heart and soul of both a city and musical style that have haunted him since he was a boy.
Now 52, Laurie was only a teenager when he first encountered the blues via a song on the radio performed by Willie Dixon. He remembers it still as a life-defining moment, even though after all these years he can't explain exactly why.
"It's something I've thought about a lot, and I've read about it and tried to analyze, and I've read other people's analyses about what it is about this music that reaches out and grabs people by their guts," he explains. "I've never come across a satisfactory explanation, at least not one that suits me or makes sense for other people, I don't think. It was just like an electric shock, a purely visceral reaction, and it has remained that ever since."
Laurie soon was spending all his pocket money on LPs of blues artists such as Muddy Waters, an early favorite, and developing a long-distance passion for the Big Easy, a romantic obsession that eventually made him afraid to visit the city itself, convinced the reality never could live up to his fantasies. When he finally did, for this PBS special and a critically acclaimed companion CD, the first thing he noticed wasn't the sounds, he says. It was a smell.
"There is a very sweet smell, a slight smell of decay in the air," Laurie recalls. "The place is hot, and it's wet, and the water -- the sea and the lakes -- is constantly threatening to take the city back. It has the feeling like a banana that is just turning brown -- and sometimes, of course, that's just when a banana is best."
Laurie, who spends most of his year working on his Fox TV series in youth-obsessed Los Angeles, noticed something else striking about New Orleans as well. It's a city that doesn't fear death.
"Los Angeles has a very different idea about physical existence," he explains. "That's just a feeling I had, that there was a sort of wry worldliness about New Orleans that I suppose can't be unconnected to the terrible tribulations that that city has been through. Not that Los Angeles hasn't suffered in its own way. But there is a sort of dreamlike striving for immortality, I think, in Los Angeles, whereas in New Orleans, I felt much more of a sardonic resignation, that this is our one shot, and we're going to have a damn good time with it."
In the PBS special, which Laurie says came together almost casually while he and director JP Davidson explored New Orleans and its environs by car and bicycle, Laurie pokes around rare record shops and hole-in-the-wall music venues before settling into a French Quarter club to perform a program of much-admired blues classics with artists such as Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas and fellow U.K. native Tom Jones, who joins Laurie on "Baby Please Make a Change."
As engaging as the musical program is for viewers, it was even more transporting for Laurie himself. Watch his face during certain numbers and you know you're looking at a man in a state of bliss, and it left Laurie only jonesing for more.
"I am hooked on the idea of making music with others and recording and being with musicians of the most amazing character, musicians that I have been lucky enough to be with," he says. "I was 'lucky enough to be breathing the same air,' and so on. Any chance I get … not just to continue that but sort of inch gradually closer to being worthy of it (would be wonderful). I was in the room being very well aware of the fact that my chops are nowhere near theirs, and they knew that, too, but were very generous about it. I am determined to work very hard to be able to hold up my end of this musical conversation, as it were, because that's what it feels like."
Unfortunately, such a profound experience comes at a cost when you share Laurie's inclination to view happiness and good fortune with deep suspicion, he admits.
"I can't deny that I do have that streak in me, and my cup has runneth over by such a margin that yes, I am actually waiting for a piano to drop (on me) from the sixth floor," he says. "I am in line for something absolutely disastrous. I know that. But to hell with it. If it happens, it happens. I feel that I still am ahead of the game because I have had the most incredible experience of the past few years, doing this show and this album and touring a little bit with this band. I am well up in poker terms, so if I have a run of bad luck, that's only right."
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GOP disputes vote 'suppression'
Angry Republican election officials in Colorado are rejecting "voter suppression" claims by Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz , and they charge that it was members of Schultz's own party who put up barriers to casting ballots.
"Wasserman Schulz and the DNC have no credibility whatsoever on this — none," Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler, a Republican, told POLITICO.
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"When you look at the results of this recall election, when more people showed up, Democrats got crushed," he added. "So why she has any credibility whatsoever just blows me away when she says stuff that's just completely contradicted by facts on the ground."
Wasserman Schultz charged in a statement on Wednesday, after two Democratic state lawmakers were recalled because of their support for gun control measures, that a "vast array of obstacles that special interests threw in the way of voters for the purpose of reversing the will of the legislature and the people."
However, Gessler's office pushed back, saying that after the date of the special election was announced the office sought to have mail-in ballots sent out as early as possible to increase voter participation.
"It would have allowed for all these things that are normally part of Colorado elections," said Andrew Cole, Gessler's spokesman. "We took the position that would have allowed many of things the Democrats are now upset that didn't happen."
Wasserman Schultz said Thursday that Colorado's recall results were about "shifting sands and changing rules" echoing the statement released by the DNC on Wednesday.
"What this was about was making sure that you had a small number of voters with shifting sands and changing rules less than two weeks before an election, not to be able to get to the polls," Wasserman Schultz said on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown."
"So it's why we will fight as a party to continue to push back on the rampant voter suppression efforts that Republicans have engaged in."
The RNC responded Thursday saying it was "irresponsible and shameless" to make those claims.
"What you saw in Colorado was Democrats being held accountable for voting against the will of the people. It's irresponsible and shameless for Democrats like Debbie Wasserman Schultz to throw out very serious and unfounded claims without proof," said RNC spokesperson, Kirsten Kukowski.
The secretary of state's office said measures that would have potentially boosted voting were blocked by a federal judge's ruling that effectively meant sending out mail-in ballots to every voter "wouldn't have been possible."
Furthermore, Cole said, orders the office issued that would have permitted requests for ballots to be sent by email until Election Day and allowed an eight-day extension for postmarked ballots to be received were challenged by a Democratic county clerk.
"The facts on the ground, you have a Democrat county clerk challenging our rules and orders and winning in court, so I don't see how, you know, [Wasserman Schultz] could say that there's voter suppression," Cole said.
However, the DNC claimed the rules from Gessler's office "exacerbated an already complicated process."
"The secretary of state took actions over the course of this campaign that made it more challenging to vote and without a doubt that's what you saw happen here," said DNC press secretary Michael Czin.
Asked specifically which "right-wing groups" Wasserman Schultz's statement was referring to, Czin emailed: "Without a doubt the Republican Secretary of State's efforts made voting more difficult — that hampered Democratic turnout and helped the NRA and their allies win."
The DNC chairwoman on Thursday further accused right-wing groups of "intimidation tactics."
"Of course you always worry about the intimidation tactics of right-wing groups like the NRA that they will suppress turn out and intimidate and make candidates as well as elected officials worry that they shouldn't do the right thing and follow their convictions," Wasserman Schulz said. "But I was proud of both state senators. They understood what this was really about."
The NRA hit back Thursday on Wasserman Schulz's claims calling them "baseless."
"Those who lose elections often make baseless claims because they are unwilling to accept the reality that a majority of voters rejected their agenda," said Andrew Arulanandam, the NRA's director of public affairs.
Cole said, "To claim voter suppression , that's a huge claim to make and it's not something that should be thrown around lightly because it's saying that the will of the voters was not allowed. I don't think you can make that claim without proof, without some sort of evidence to back it up."


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|2012-09-16, 19:23
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|2012-09-16, 21:20
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Kurumada's lost child
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US arms sales spike to record levels, Gulf leading buyer
Published on 16 Sep 2012 by RussiaToday
The world may be terrified of a potential war with Iran, but for arms producers - tensions fear is good business. So it is for the Unites States. According to a recent Congressional Research Service report, within just one year the US has tripled its arms sales and half of what US sold last year went to Gulf states.
Published on 26 Aug 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish
US weapons sales hit a record high in 2011, according to a congressional report. The country sold $66bn worth of arms last year, tripling the number it sold in 2010. The previous record was $31bn in 2009. The report said that the sales were driven by countries in the Gulf region, where tension centred around potential military action against Iran has been building. The biggest customer for the US arms industry was Saudi Arabia, according to the report. All in all, the US sold 78 per cent of the world's arms in 2011. Russia was a distant second, with $4.8bn in arms sales. Al Jazeera speaks to Richard Weitz, the director for the Centre for Political-Military Analysis at the Hudson Institute in Washington DC, about the significance of the latest revelations.
66 billion dollars that no regular Joe will ever see... Am I too paranoid to assume that the military industrial complex is itching to start a war with Iran?
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As the news said, it has much more to do with the insecurity of the Saudi regime rather than arm sales. I can see why they are nervous after the Arab spring and what is happening to several of their neighbors. Whether this actually providing security or doing the opposite and raising tensions is another topic.
Iran is allies with China and Russia. No one is going to benefit from that conflict. EVERYONE is going to get fucked.
Yes, it's clear there are people that fanning the flames from both within and outside the USA, but as far as I can tell, profit is not the motive.
which is why I'm really nervous on what Isreal and Iran is going to do in the next month. They don't have $$$ in mind. That would make it things predictable, actually
For them this is about survival and they're really tense and paranoid
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I spent my childhood in 3rd world muslim country
It was not a happy one
but I will tell you from personal experiences, why I think, these outburst often repeat themselves
it's because the quality of life is poor...
people with lower living standards.. lower education.. lower happiness.. and lower chance to move up in life.. have A LOT more things to be angry about, and they are also much less tolerant.
When they get a chance, their pent up frustrations explodes and they become animals
price of daily goods go up -> blame minority (in this case, non muslims) -> looting, riots and rapes
favorite soccer team loses -> vandalize and loot minority stores
some shit happening in Palestine -> protest and take it out on the minority
some faulty product was discovered -> blame minority involvement, or maybe the company owner is a minority himself
government being oppressive -> tale it out and oppress some other minority
Now put yourself in the shoes of a poor unhappy bastard living in middle east. What's your scapegoat going to be?
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Someone didn't like what I had to say about Tibet. I reread some of the things I wrote, and I can see how someone might misunderstand some things that I wrote. I said something about the Tibetans wanted their 'land' back but I know it wasn't something so simple as something like China invading the region. I know it involved a lot of political elements and that Communist China made an agreement with them that made their land an autonomous region and sometime in the 1950s there was a rebellion and the U.S. decided not to back them (they did to a minor degree, but they decided not to give them any good backing). The rebellion only made matters worse, but over the years, China has been pretty hard on a lot of Tibetans. The "they want their land back" statement was in regards to many who fled the lands due to oppression who'd like to return to the lands of their people. The statement about "they want those who were killed to be back"; I know the Chinese haven't been wiping a lot of them out or anything, but you have things like some times when monks are tortured and sometimes die from it. I know you have some Tibetans being militant over the years, but I wasn't really talking about the rebels. Tibetan people who fled the region are trying to preserve their culture and do worry about it being preserved in the long run. Maybe what I said wasn't spot on and some things were misleading, but the Chinese government has been pretty hard on a lot of Tibetans over the years and a lot of them are experiencing oppression. I mean, you don't have a very large amount of them fleeing the country over the decades for nothing.
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|2012-09-17, 12:16
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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|2012-09-17, 12:32
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In Niger, child marriage on rise due to hunger
|2012-09-17, 15:24
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Caught on camera: The 30 metre high tornado of FIRE that whirled around Australian o
|2012-09-17, 16:06
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Opposition Makes Pick in South Korea
|2012-09-17, 16:12
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So let me address each and every single one of your criticisms and comments:
1) [So if the "Koran condones violence against non-believers" (which is an belittlement in itself) and the believers follow that, it has nothing to do with religion?] -> So do other religions, my point was that it had nothing to do with Islam. I'd also add that non-religious ideologies, although many don't outright condone or encourage violence, could be implied to permit it due to lack of human interest or moral compass. Other nationalistic ideologies or philosophies specifically espoused slavery or subjugation of other nations, societies and people.
2) [If "only written documents" matter, it has nothing to do with religion, like the Pope has nothing to do with the Catholic religion?] -> My point here was specifically: The interests and motives of those that lead organized religions and religious states in the middle east usually have nothing to do with religion and are due to secular concerns. They want to have and/or keep their power. They have very human and very complex motivations that have a long history, some of which may be valid and some of which may be not.
3) [If their ulterior motives are "religious states" (meaning that all people have to object themselves to religious laws) it has nothing to do with religion?] -> I assume you mean "subject" themselves. This is the one comment I have the least to refute with.. simply because I find it hard to believe you really think that the only motive behind attempts at establishing religious states is actually religion? Seriously? How many of the Saudi royal family do you think abide by sharia law? Power, wealth, anger, hate, envy and jealousy -- not motives enough? Do you really think the elite members of these societies are really that devout and are driven utterly by faith?
Now, I don't know if you were the one that thought I was a religious apologist or a loon or whatnot, but I'm personally a secular humanist .. I personally dislike religion due to the simple fact that I don't like any "school of thought" that encourages a halt to intellectual curiosity and encourages "faith" However, I believe that before anyone starts making comments on religion or other people's beliefs, I believe first and foremost in thoroughly understanding topics and forming rational and logical arguments. I have mixed (not really) feelings being subject to vitriol for encouraging moderation..
|2012-09-17, 16:13
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Muslim Rage & The Last Gasp of Islamic Hate ( article in Newsweek by Ayaan Hirsi Ali)
And some ''result'' of this article:
Newsweek 'Muslim Rage' cover sets off social media. How about sales?
Journalists React to Newsweek's Cover
But the best is from Gawker : 13 Powerful Images of Muslim Rage
|2012-09-17, 16:16
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
Here's a scientific phenomenon that could start a desert cult skygod religion... (kind of like those volcanic ash lightning storms but this is "right in your face")
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The Back Nine comes at you after what can only be described as an odd weekend. It was also a lousy one for college football. When the most interesting game of the day is interesting because it's offering fodder for ESPN's "Not Top 10" plays that says something about the day. Better days ahead.
The Back Nine comes at you after what can only be described as an odd weekend. It was also a lousy one for college football. When the most interesting game of the day is interesting because it's offering fodder for ESPN's "Not Top 10" plays that says something about the day. Better days ahead.
10. The Back Nine has been reminded several times electronically that during the many speeches I made this summer, I said Florida was in trouble if Jeff Driskel suffered an injury because there was nobody behind him. I don't think any of us knew how much Tyler Murphy had improved. Still, Florida is in trouble. The Gators have a grind of games coming up that include physical defenses and Murphy has to stay healthy. Murphy took advantage of the luxury of eight practices in the preseason with Driskel on the mend and he has been around here for four years. So, maybe we shouldn't be surprised that he was able to succeed, especially at home. But there is nobody like that behind him. One good thing with Murphy is that the guy knows how and when to slide. Unfortunately, that doesn't help when you get tackled from behind as Driskel did against Tennessee.
11. I am still amazed at the number of people who were critical of Driskel after a game in which he was lost for the season. Memo to Gator fans — he's not making mistakes on purpose. Instead, he was out there on a sore left knee trying to beat Tennessee and caught a bad break. The really fascinating thing will be next year when Florida will have Driskel, Murphy, Max Staver, Skyler Mornhinweg, Chris Wilkes and Will Grier at quarterback. Of course, I'd be stunned if all six remained at UF. For those of you wondering, Driskel does meet the medical hardship requirement because he played in less than 30 percent of his games, the injury happened in the first half of the season and he's out for the year. So Driskel has two seasons of eligibility remaining after this year.
12. Instant replay is there to get things right, right? Except it doesn't always happen. Part of the problem with instant replay is that some plays cannot be reviewed. That's why the 83-yard run by N.C. State's Bryan Underwood last Thursday night only counted as a 36-yard run because an official thought he saw him step out of bounds. Some post-whistle plays can be reviewed, but not that one, even if the player was 20 yards clear of the defense (although there was one case where a replay official used common sense and allowed a touchdown for that very reason). Instant replay could not be used on the muffed punt that Florida's Darrin Kitchens batted out of bounds Saturday in the third quarter. The officials said he batted it forward, but it's not even close when you watch it. While it cannot be reviewed, it is permissible for the replay official to call the alternate official on the field via walkie-talkie and let him know that there was no foul. From what I'm told, that should have been done and the replay official just missed it.
13. I'm still not sure what to think about Alabama and LSU, but we'll get some more clues this weekend. Alabama reminds me a little bit of Florida's 2009 team. The expectations weighed so heavily on that team that it didn't seem to enjoy the process even though they went 12-0 before losing to Alabama. And it certainly weighed on their head coach. Alabama is winning every game, but coming away with a lot of questions after each one. At the same time, its 3-0 record is the best in the nation because of who it has beaten. LSU looks like a national contender, but how will its young defense stack up against Georgia's powerful offense? The Dogs had to be looking ahead against North Texas. At least their special teams players were. At any rate, a week of really mediocre games is over and now it gets real.
14. This is really the best time of the year. The college games get more meaningful and there are few money games. The NFL trends are starting to be established and the games are taken more seriously. And we have the Major League Baseball playoffs in another week. How good is it going to be for me this year? My Braves won the NL East despite an incredible rash of injuries and won't have to play in the stupid, moronic, asinine one-game wild-card playoff game. And the same goes for the Red Sox, my favorite American League team. I know there are a lot of you out there who believe you can only have one team. I disagree. And if it's the Braves and Sawx in the Series I will root like a madman for Atlanta. But I like having a team in the AL and I've been rooting for the Sawx since the Impossible Dream year in 1967. Hey, I can remember where I was the night I heard about Tony Conigliaro getting beaned. Don't tell me I'm not a Red Sox fan.
15. It would be perfect if there was some meaningful golf on over the next few weeks and I guess the Presidents Cup next week kind of qualifies even if it doesn't float your boat. But for the most part, golf ended Sunday and the debate is raging over who should be the player of the year. It seems to be between Tiger Woods (five wins, stunk in majors) and Phil Mickelson (two wins, won a major and was incredibly entertaining). I wonder if the fact Woods had three brushes with rules violations will be part of anyone's thinking? The Back Nine wants to be sure to salute Florida alum Billy Horschel, who finished tied for seventh in the Tour Championship and won $3.5 million this year.
16. Isn't college football supposed to be the sport that's unpredictable? How many of you figured the 49ers would forget to play defense, the Redskins, Giants, Bucs and Steelers would all be 0-3 and the Dolphins and Chiefs would be 3-0 at this point of the season? It's early, but it promises to be an interesting NFL season. Players are coming out of nowhere to be stars and a lot of old reliables are just looking old.
17. It has become a tradition on Sunday morning to get a Diet Coke, unwrap the paper and then pick up my phone and start blocking people on Twitter. I don't mind if you don't agree with me and it's not like I have never cursed in my life. But when you get nasty and personal, just know that the next tweet you send me I will never see. I've got more blocks than Ralph Sampson. Anyway, the Tweet of the Week comes from Associated Press college football writer Ralph D. Russo — "Yankees lost on Mariano (Rivera) day. How very Mets of them." Made me laugh.
18. When I was doing a book signing Saturday at the UF Bookstore I met so many lovely people with so many nice things to say. It was heartwarming to hear how many people are big fans of the Back Nine and especially the music suggestions. So we'll keep them coming. Try these — "Let Your Love Hold Fast" by Fort Atlantic, "Remember" by Saves the Day (in honor of Tyler Murphy) and for a deep old album cut "Latitude 88 North" by Electric Light Orchestra.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – UCSB (1-10) completed action at the Campbell/Cartier Classic on Sunday with a pairing against No. 8 UCLA (9-0). The Gauchos suffered an 8-0 loss in six innings to the Bruins.
UCLA got out to an early lead at the bottom of the first when B.B. Bates drove home Andrea Harrison and Katie Schroeder with a base hit to right field.
An RBI single by Schroeder was followed by consecutive RBI doubles from Kellie Fox and Harrison in the second inning, stretching the Bruin lead to 5-0.
A pair of sacrifice flies sandwiched an RBI single by Schroeder in the bottom of the sixth as UCLA sealed the 8-0 win early due to the run rule.
The Gauchos tallied three hits in the loss: singles by Jessica Soria, Brooke Putich and Lauren Boser. Soria also grabbed a stolen base.
Shelby Wisdom (1-4) suffered the loss after allowing five runs on six hits in 1.2 innings of work. She walked one and struck out two. Andriana Collins closed the game and allowed three runs – one earned – on four hits. She walked two and struck out two.
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My first pain au levain
I went with Reinhart's "purist" version of the pain au levain. I actually managed to handle the higher hydration dough without becoming a sticky mess. I calculate that I ended up with a 75% hydration. Everything went pretty well and my only concern was that I over proofed the dough after forming. Once I t'ferred the dough from the basket to a peel, it immediately flattened out (quite a bit). I thought I was going to end up with an inedible pancake. While there was more oven spring than I anticipated, I think it's still a bit on the flat side...
The end result is a crumb that's more open than any of my previous attempts at an artisan bread. It's chewy but not too firm and melts in the mouth nicely. The flavor is really wonderful. While I was concerned with how sour it might be, it was just to my liking.
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