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This post is veeeery specific...
I expected this to get a negative rating, but the ratio is a little surprising. Why should he have to pay?
yeah that's what I reckon...it's probably because the chick is very stressed and has little money or something...? but he shodnt have to pay if he ddnt want it
I'm sure there are people out there not paying, so I guess you are right. I myself am childless.
He had **** knowing the consequences. He has to take responsibility for his actions.
he had **** with protection that didn't work, so the company should pay. everybody's happy... except for those giant companies.
condoms aren't 100%. Not sure how they are made but it's probably impossible to be at 100%. You don't NEED to have **. There are other things that can be done. Birth control pills, day after pill, oh and NOT having **.
fair enough. you know, thats why guys should make girls sign prenups before ****, so that this doesn't happen.
That's the girl's fault... Yes, I will drug my wife's morning coffee with birth control pills so when we have **** she won't get pregnant. WTF.
Obviously you have a mature conversation with your partner about birth control...it's really not that hard to think before you act. Having **** is a big step in a relationship =/ even if you don't get pregnant, it really changes things.
He took the chance by having ****, and he was rewarded with a burping, pooping, adorable baby paycheck deduction. It's well-known that birth control methods do not have a 100% sure-fire success rate.
Now, homosexuality on the other hand...
They both knew the consequences of what they were doing and it's not as easy as just saying 'You should get an abortion' or something like that because the woman's instinct is that she needs to protect her baby. He should have to pay child support.
I hate how so many people say 'he knew the consequences' because that makes **** sound like a bad thing. Its beautiful, natural, and all around amazing. If from the begining he made it clear he didn't want a baby its kinda messed up on the womans half to take it to court. It was her choice to have the baby ON HER OWN. And I can't stand how people automatically assume the mom is a saint and the dad is just a deadbeat piece of shit. Sure there are plenty pos dads. But... Blaaaaaaah.
(lynz.): Sure **** is all those great things. But it still has the potential to make a baby. If the guy really really didn't want a baby he could have a vacectamy.
Vacectamys aren't even 100 percent. A guy got a girl pregnant.
After a vacectamy you're supposed to go and do sperm count tests, at least 3 from memory (I used to work for a doctor) and when the sperm count is at 0.0000% that's when you're all good.
O_O. Damn.
He probably lied. Like my boyfriend's dad lied to his mum and said he had one after their 3rd kid, and a few years later she was pregnant again XD then she made sure he actually got one. Or he didn't do the follow up tests to make sure his sperm count was zero.
I saw it on Maury. ;-;.
Or like on Maury the audience will boo and say rude stuff to the supposed dad who wants a paternity test... Well, the **** is testing 5 guys today... After she already tested 17 last episode. He has every right to wonder
spearmintmilk: just because he doesn't want one at that time doesn't mean he won't in the future.
(lynz.): True, but it can be reversed. If it was an option not to pay child support, there would be so many fathers who would just say "well I said I didn't want the baby and I told her to abort it!". It just shouldn't be an option. If you have ****, you can potentially make a baby, you have to be made responsible for that decision.
He should pay. He created it, and if the girl wants to keep it, he should pay. It is a very hard decision, some people can't bring themselves to get an abortion. It's not a simple decision.
If the girl was using protection she probably didn't want the baby either. Just because he's the guy and can run away doesn't mean he shouldn't pay.
If she doesn't want the baby then she can have an abortion or give the baby away once it is born. She can 'run away' just as easily.
Why would the woman want a baby when she clearly can't support it? She's being extremely selfish, especially to the baby who will probably be fatherless. If she really cared, she would save the man and the baby a lot of grief by putting it up for adoption and possibly taking it back later. Otherwise... it's just being spiteful and stupid.
You can't just give up a baby and get it back later! That's so stupid. You give up the baby, you can't give it back.
Hence the "possibly"... genius.
I'm sure no parents would do that.
(notlinkin)Wow so single mothers can't possibly take care of a baby?
You're taking this out of context. If she wants the father to pay child support, then she's either a spiteful **** or poor. There are single mothers out there and they're doing a fine job, but they aren't the subject of this topic.
Or she's making him be responsible for something that he created.
The thing I dislike about forcing the father to pay child support is that it gives ALL the power to the woman. They BOTH decided to have ** and they BOTH created this child, yet keeping the baby is solely the woman's choice. If she wants to keep the child herself then good luck to her, but forcing the man to support the child that he never wanted should not be allowed. People above have been saying that he has to accept the consequences of his decision to have **, but really it is her decision that has the consequences.
In my opinion most bitches getting child support did so to be spiteful. Dude didn't want to be with her and she was upset, finds out she's preggo, thinks it'll make him stay. Uh, no. Think again! But then she starts talking to her fam and friends about what a horrible person he is, even though they were just a drunken hookup and she's the crazy dumb ** thinking it was something more. So she decides fine, ill ** him over for the next 18 years!
(lynz.): You're a ****.
"most bitches get child support" to help raise the child from the other person who helped create it.
(lynz.): This is the stupidest thing I've read all day.
I'd agree only because he took precautions as he obviously wasn't ready for a baby. its not his fault that his girlfriend wouldn't abort or have it adopted. He can't stop her from having it, but if he tried to make sure there was no baby, its not his fault. However, if he didn't use protection then he should have to keep the baby.
It's his fault for having ****.
****'s aren't 100%.
It's his fault for being so heartless for telling his girlfriend or whatever to kill her baby or give it to someone else.
So you are saying couples shouldn't have ** unless they want a baby. So, what you are saying is that couples should only have ** like what...3 times?
He shouldn't have **** if he doesn't want to deal with the consequences.
Why three times?
Who would want more then 3 kids?
Who would want ONE kid?
I can't stand children.
My opinion is that, if you don't know what you would do if you did get pregnant then you shouldn't have **. I myself would never have an abortion, adoption may be a possibility, depending on how i felt about my mothering skills. just because you don't want a child doesn't mean that you can expect someone to kill what's inside them, what they caused. i'm sure the girl wasn't planning on being a mother, but once you have a child you're not a man unless you can be a father, and if you're not a man you shouldn't have **. no matter what, that is your child and you should love it like you wanted it, even if that means paying child support. I would hope that if i got pregnant the man who got me pregnant would at least try to help me, and i don't mean giving me the number to an abortion clinic.
Here's a question: What if a woman gets pregnant, and she wants to have an abortion, and her boyfriend/husband get to keep it? I'm just curious to know what people think.
This human is capable of unlimited thought and imagination, so don't expect her to get an abortion. If you knocked her up, the least you can do is help out a bit by paying child support, at least you won't have to see the **** that way.
kmxx244944: how so? Because that comment is completely true. Maybe not all bitches think like that, but a good ** deal of them do. My brothers mom, for example. My parents were on and off, I got a brother outta it. His mom wanted my dad. She never once said she wanted child support or anything from him...until him and my mom worked everything out and decided to get married. Even though the entire time she was preggo she told him she would handle everything on her own blah blah blah. You're 14. Grow up. There's some shiesty bitches out there. I have a friend that was a straight booty call for this guy, who had a wife and baby. He told her a million times he didn't want another, constantly made she sure had her birth control in, religiously used condoms, was beyond clear with the fact that she was a hookup. Nothing more. She got preggo (daddy could be him or hmm maybe the other dudes she without a **) but because she's 'in love' with this guy, she's gonna tak...
(lynz.): @572194 (lynz.): Then he should get a paternity test. And if he really didn't want a baby with her then... HE SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD **** WITH HER! It's really that simple.
(lynz.): Also why was he cheating on his wife? Especially if he had a baby. That guy deserved it if the child is infact his.
Exactaly! When I have ****, even though I use contraception I know that there is a chance that I will get pregnant. And I'd have to take responsibility for that, and so does my boyfriend (especially since he is pro-life).
Right on!
"WARNING: **** MAY CAUSE BABIES" are people so absolutely concentrated on satisfying their own pleasures that they forget that?
Spearmintmilk: idk, I can't read his mind. I said he ** himself over. But that's not the point. They both know there's other possibilities of a father. & he said he'd take (and pay for) a paternity test & that they could figure things out from there. But her spiteful self is having him served before the baby is even born so that she can ruin his marriage (which, again, I said in my earlier comment he did himself) but she's doing it to be spiteful and him over worse just because....she can. I'm not saying guys shouldn't have to take any responsibility. But there is a line, and judges need to take a lot more into consideration. A lot of guys end up paying $250,000+ over the 18 years and have absolutely no parental rights, now whether he wanted that kid or not in the first place now he's paying that much shouldn't he have some rights? The whole system is . And she's not 'making him responsible', she's being a **.
(lynz.): $250,000 is barely a scratch on the surface to what a kid costs over 18 years. My mum struggled without my Dad paying child support (she didn't bother to take him to court). She did everything herself. And he still got visitation rights etc... I love my Dad but I think he should have helped provided finacial support for me and my sister.
"now he's paying that much shouldn't he have some rights?" Yes he should, and he will if it's deemed that that would be in the best intrest of the child in court.
SpearmintMilk: 'he deserves' it? Either you can't read or you're just a **. Yea he shouldn't be cheating but that's not the point. He doesn't want a baby with his booty call and made that clear to her. Now she's being a phyco ** about it. And why would you want someone THAT DOESN'T WANT A BABY to be a father? Just cuz its his won't make him love it. Cool though, now this kid gets to live with a crazy mom and daddy doesn't want or love them....amaaaazing.
I agree. That poor kid, has a dumb **** for a mother and a fuckwit for a father (if he is the father).
I think it's just downright evil to force someone, father or mother, to pay child support and then deny them parental rights e.g. visitation. And to all those saying that "if you really don't want a child then don't have ****": It's 2010. Thinking like that became out of date decades ago.
So because it's 2010 that means babies are now made a diffrent way than decades ago?
And a parent can't deny the other one visitation rights if it's taken to court and the judge decides he/she should be allowed.
What if the judge decides he isn't allowed? I'm saying that it's evil to force someone to pay child support and deny them any parental rights, whether a judge decides it's ok or not.
And decades ago, or even centuries ago, abortion was simply not an option and the process of giving up a baby for adoption wasn't to the standard it is today (there wasn't the same guarantees that the child would be cared for). Nowadays, getting pregnant only leads to you having to raise a child if you want it to.
A judge would only disallow visitation rights if that parent is going to potentially harm the child.
Abortion has been around forever, earliest recorded was 1550BC. Only in the 19th century there was a ban on abortion, and people still had them, just illegally and dangerously. And the ban was lifted in the 20th century. But it's still the choice of the woman if she doesn't want one, or if it's medically dangerous for her to have one.
Yeah the adoption standard is better today... but it's still not an ideal option. Imagine if every child that wasn't aborted (say they found out too late, or the father changed his mind after it was too late to have an abortion or whatever multitude of reasons) was put up for adoption just because the father didn't want to pay child support and the mother couldn't support it on her own. Then the standard would start to slip because there would be more babies to find homes for.
Ideally contraception would be 100% effective, but it isn't.
I agree with everything in that last comment.
LewisL: everyone saying that is a virgin and needs to grow the **** up. I completely agree with you. The system is seriously messed up.
If you give up all rights to see the child and are not recognised as the father of the child, you should not have to pay child support.
Protection is supposed to work. By using protection you are actively seeking to prevent conception.
There's also problems of women who are desperate for children doing things such as putting holes in condoms with pins, and then forcing the father to support her and a child he did not want.
250,000 is over a g a month dude. That's more than enough to support a kid. You're a damn idiot.
250,000 is over a g a month dude. That's more than enough to support a kid. You're a damn idiot.
Kids cost alot. And there are not that many fathers who do pay that much anyway considering it's means tested. Often it's much much much less.
"All told, the typical child support payment in the USA covers much less than half the expense of raising a child. Custodial parents – usually mothers – are taking on not only the majority of the work involved in childrearing, and the majority of the opportunity costs – they're taking on the majority of the cash expenses, as well."
I was thinking in AU$ coz i'm from australia not USD$ and there is a large diffrence. Still stand by that kids are expensive.
70 per cent of non-custodial parents in Australia (where I live) pay only the minimum child support payment of $5 a fortnight
I live in cali. That amount is more than enough to raise a kid and that's a small amount I personally know 5 guys that pay more than that a month. And all the shit about how the mother has to do this and that blah blah blah? SHE ** CHOSE THAT! He didn't want a baby. He didn't want the responsibility. He flat out told the these things or else they wouldn't be in a situation like that. If a woman decides she's going to keep and raise her kid when the father wants nothing to do with it its ** up she now has all this power.
Well. I think the father SHOULD help pay. Its the right thing to do. But, he doesn't HAVE to. Its really his choice. But If he doesn't, he's kind of a jerk. I hope that couple isn't together anymore, if he doesn't help pay, because this mother can find a better guy who actually cares about her.
Not wanting a baby doesn't make someone heartless. And really, with how horrible foster home conditions are, putting a baby up for adoption is the heartless choice. Aside from that, being upfront and honest is far from heartless, why would you want a child being part of a situation like that? I hate people that say 'they shouldn't have ** if they don't want a baby' ignorant dumbasses. ** is NOT just to make a baby.
Thank you for presenting this viewpoint. Adoption is not always the happy win/win situation that people think it is. In fact of the adoption cases I've seen, I lived with a family where they adopted a kid and then they AND my dad abused him horribly, and I've seen three cases where people have adopted kids and essentially given them back when they decided they didn't want them after all. Not to mention the large number of children who float around in the foster system forever.
As for the original post, my boyfriend and I would both want abortion if I got pregnant. We both consider ourselves responsible for me taking my birth control perfectly- he reminds me on the off chance I don't remember.
If I got pregnant and changed my mind and decided to keep it, I would offer to sign something releasing him of any responsibility if there's such a thing, because he's coming into this expecting that if there is a pregnancy, it will be terminated.
We're 23, responsi...
rmmeclipse: virgin.
I understand the point the original post is trying to make, but sometimes women cannot get abortions because A) it's against their religion B) they don't have the money. Of course they can put the baby up for adoption, but... I personally wouldn't be able to. The guy and the girl are equally responsible for pregnancy, regardless of if it was an accident or not.
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Pope Benedict XVI's views on evolution are back in the news, following the publication of Schoepfung und Evolution (Sankt Ulrich Verlag, 2007), the proceedings of a seminar on creation and evolution that he conducted at Castel Gandolfo, the pope's summer residence, with his former doctoral students in September 2006.
The second segment of "In the Beginning" -- the BBC World Service's two-part program on creationism featuring NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott and Henry M. Morris III of the Institute of Creation Research -- is now available [Link broken] on the BBC's website, where it will remain until April 7. [Try here - Ed.
NCSE's executive director Eugenie C. Scott and NCSE Supporter Kenneth R. Miller were presented with the Exploratorium's Outstanding Educator's Award on April 4, 2007. The accomplishments for which they were honored were described in a press release:
Brown University Biology Professor, Dr. Kenneth Miller, is an expert in cell membrane structure and function. A prolific writer, Dr. Miller is the author of more than 50 scientific papers and reviews.
Brown University Biology Professor, Dr. Kenneth Miller, is an expert in cell membrane structure and function. A prolific writer, Dr. Miller is the author of more than 50 scientific papers and reviews.
A poll recently conducted for Newsweek by Princeton Survey Research Associates International contained two questions relevant to the creationism/evolution controversy. The results [Link broken] were broadly consistent with those of previous polls using similar questions. The poll was conducted March 28-29, 2007, with 1004 adults aged 18 and over participating; the margin of error was +/- 4%.
Andrew J. Petto, the coeditor (with Laurie R. Godfrey) of the new anthology Scientists Confront Intelligent Design and Creationism (W. W. Norton, 2007), discussed the book with Mitch Teich of WUWM radio's "Lake Effect" show; the show is available on-line.
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U.S. News: Clarkson University Ranked in Tier One of National Universities & A Best Value
Supply Chain Management Program Ranked 16th in Nation
U.S. News & World Report's 2013 rankings of "Best Colleges" has again placed Clarkson University in tier one, the top tier of national universities, with a ranking of 115, up four places from last year's ranking.
Clarkson is #34 on the "Great Schools at Great Prices" list (Best Value Schools), which takes into account a school's academic quality, as indicated by its 2013 U.S. News Best Colleges ranking, and the 2011-2012 net cost of attendance for a student who receives the average level of need-based financial aid.
The higher the quality of the program and the lower the cost, the better the deal. Only schools ranked in or near the top half of their categories are included, because U.S. News considers the most significant values to be among colleges that are above average academically.
The survey editors also placed Clarkson University in the "A+ Options for B Students" list, where they "identify those where nonsuperstars have a decent shot at being accepted and thriving -- where spirit and hard work could make all the difference in admissions offices."
Clarkson's Supply Chain Management program, highly acclaimed by employers of Clarkson graduates, was listed among the 20 best in the nation for the 11th consecutive year, ranked number 16 in Supply Chain Management/Logistics. Clarkson is among five private institutions in the ranking, which also includes MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Marquette, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Clarkson's undergraduate engineering program, ranked at 85 for Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs whose highest degree is a doctorate, has also been consistently listed among the top in the nation.
Of the 1,003 universities in Payscale's 2011-2012 College Salary Report, Clarkson graduates have the 17th highest starting salary average at $57,900, and one in five alumni is already a CEO or senior executive.
Clarkson is in good company in the top tier undergraduate rankings as well as the Best Value Schools category, which it shares with schools like Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, Stanford, Cal Tech and Duke.
Each year U.S. News surveys nearly 1,400 accredited four-year institutions for their annual "Best Colleges" issue. Schools in the "National Universities" category, like Clarkson, offer a full range of undergraduate majors, master's, and doctoral degrees. These colleges also are committed to producing ground-breaking research.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
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2004 Cadillac Escalade - Phoenix
Rising From The Ashes
Building a truck that stands at the pinnacle is a daunting task. Being up top can be a lonely place, but the journey getting there can make all those feelings wash away with a Best of Show award. Matt Spence, of San Antonio, understands what it takes to build a topnotch truck, as several of his rides have been featured on our cover. What no one expected was the determination he possessed in getting back to the top once his Cadillac was damaged. Once a custom truck mega star, his laid out Escalade was in pieces after an unfortunate accident. No worries, because the Phoenix rose from the ashes and turned out to be better than ever.
A quick recap of what it took to make an Escalade literally rest on the Texas pavement takes us to Ekstensive Metalworks, in Houston. There, Bill Carlton and his crew used mandrel bent 2x4-inch boxed steel and tubular body and transmission mounts to bring the rockers close to the ground. Helping the hauler get even lower, Firestone 'bags were bolted to each corner along with one of Ekstensive's signature two-link rear setups. Thomas compressors and G.C.valves ensure all Ekstensive's hard work stays going up and down. We dubbed it "the Worlds Lowest Escalade back in '06 and we haven't coma across a lower one yet. That's where the old story ends. The new chapter of this Cadillac begins and here, where things get very interesting.
With the front end damaged, Matt took the opportunity to fill the void with the latest and greatest parts available from Cadillac. This meant an '08 front end would need to be strategically placed onto the '04 Escalade body. Paul Brown, from from South Coast Customs, in The Woodlands, Texas, handled this admirable and time-consuming task as he eliminated the wipers and wiper motor, and grafted the cowl to the fenders to make room for the extra large hood. Speaking of that hood, it was given the forward-tilting treatment and the fenders received old school styled flares. Because of the slammed stance, 31/2 inches of the front bumper were removed and the beautiful factory Cadillac grille was left unmolested. Other mods included molding the rear bumper to the body, shaving the door handles, and shaving the rear wiper motor. Now the parts were on the Escalade but with a new front clip in primer, new paint was necessary.
Chris Gilbert, from South Coast Customs, sprayed the PPG Red Jewel paint onto every panel. Max Maxwell then stepped in and went crazy applying the traditional flame licks with devil tails flowing up the side of the Caddy. Max then went off the chain with his airbrush and covered the Escalade in tru fire with skulls and poor unfortunate souls from front to back. On the hood, an airbrushed mural of a demon ablaze in an inferno of hell really gets the point across.
After having the new look of the Escalade completed, Matt turned to installer and fabricator Shawn Karl, who owns South Texas Xtreme Liners, in San Antonio. Matt wanted skulls to seem as if they were coming from the center console, and Shawn pulled it off using Halloween skulls and fiberglassing them into the huge console. That console also houses two 11-inch screens, an air pressure gauge, air switches, and P/A system. The dash was removed, fiberglassed to accommodate a 22-inch Accele screen, and painted Jewel Red, along with the door panels, pillars, and new sub box. That sub box is the home to four JL Audio 131/2-inch W7 subs and four JL Audio amps in the rear. Pulling out all the stops, Matt had Shawn and his buddy Alex wire up an original Atari 2600 by using a power inverter and coax demodulator so each screen can watch Frogger being played. Old school!
Other wild interior mods included completely redoing the seats, headliner, and door inserts in black alligator by Advanced Auto Trim. A Carnage billet steering wheel from B.A.D. controls the driver input and a Pioneer DVD head unit controls the audio. More paint was brought into the interior providing a seamless transition from outside to inside.
Powering the Caddy is a 6.0L equipped with a Pro Charger supercharger with an LS-1 intake manifold, and Street and Performance wiring harness and programming from Frank Peden. Covering the power is a fiberglass intake cover created by Paul Brown and airbrushed to match the new paint scheme. Capping off the new look are 26-inch Dagger wheels from Lexani with Kumho 305/30R26 tires. That addition made a huge difference in the overall look of the Caddy. Helping the Escalade stop with improved confidence are big brakes from Baer.
It took about eight months from being bummed out about the accident to being excited about the progress and completed look of a ride Matt affectionately named the Eschellayed. Rising from the ashes, this Caddy may just burn the competition to the ground. Matt would like to thank Uresti's, Naomi, and his kids for their support.


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Ultimate Classic Rock
by Nick DeRiso April 11, 2014 11:52 AM
An all-star group gathered on Thursday night to pay tribute to the ailing Linda Ronstadt, whose battle with Parkinson's disease kept the singing legend from her own Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt and Carrie Underwood performed in her place, helping to frame the legacy of a now-67-year-old star who had already won Grammy, Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony awards over a career that's spanned more than 30 albums.
Nicks took the lead on 'It's So Easy' and 'When Will I Be Loved,' songs originally made famous by Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers, respectively. Both were given new life via Ronstadt's '70s-era country-rock interpretations. Underwood stepped forward for 'Different Drum,' the Mike Nesmith-composed title track to a 1974 Ronstadt album. All five sang harmony.
"Linda was really a rock star, but she was tinged with the country thing," Nicks told Rolling Stone afterward. "And so she figured out a way to blend those things. So she was rockin', and she hung out with the rockers, the rock bands. But she still had that little bit of country that went along with her."
Ronstadt revealed in August of last year that Parkinson's had forced her to retire. Glenn Frey, a member with several other future members of the Eagles in Ronstadt's old backup band, gave her induction speech – then briefly joined in to sing back up on 'It's So Easy.' Ronstadt was honored in this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class along with Kiss, who also did not perform; as well as Nirvana, Peter Gabriel, Hall and Oates and Cat Stevens. Also recognized were the E Street Band, Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham and Beatles manager Brian Epstein.


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How Coherent Is the Human Evolution Story?
by William A. Hoesch, M.S.
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"Australopithocines evolved into Homo erectus around 1.5 million years ago and Homo erectus, in turn, evolved into Homo sapiens around 400,000 years ago." This is presented to school children as no less certain than Washington's crossing of the Delaware. The statement makes dual claims: (1) there are fundamental anatomical differences between these three categories, and (2) each occurs in the right time frame. Let us examine these claims.
The anatomical differences between these three groups must be very substantial for the statement to have any meaning. Any anthropologist should be able to spot a Homo erectus on a crowded subway train, even clean-shaven and in a business suit, as different from modern humans. Not so. In fact, leading anthropologists Milford H. Wolpoff (University of Michigan), William S. Laughlin (U. of Connecticut), Gabriel Ward Lasker (Wayne State U.), Kenneth A. R. Kennedy (Cornell), Jerome Cybulski (National Museum of Man, Ottawa), and Donald Johanson (Institute of Human Origins) find the differences between these fossil categories to be so small that they have wondered in print if H. sapiens and H. erectus are one and the same. Fossils classified as H. erectus all share a set of "primitive" traits including a sloping forehead and large brow ridges, yet these all fall comfortably within the range of what are called normal humans today. For example, the very same traits are found in some modern people groups, including Eskimos! Eskimos might not like being referred to as "primitive" humans, yet evolutionists must do so if they are to be consistent. There are a lot of problems with the continued use of this taxon, yet it is essential to the evolution story.
The second truth claim embedded within the statement given to school kids has to do with these fossils occurring in the right time frame. For example, fossils with a H. erectus anatomy should be found exclusively in rocks that are older than those with its youthful descendents, "anatomically-modern" humans. This is decidedly not the case. Putting aside the validity of age-dates for a moment, the range for H. erectus is usually given at between about 1.5 million years and 400,000 years. Studiously avoided in most museum depictions is the fact that fossils with a H. erectus anatomy that are younger than 400,000 years number well over 100, including some as young as 6000 years. Even more amazing is this: fossil humans that are easily interpreted as "anatomically modern" (i.e., non-H. erectus) have been found in rocks that are much older than 1.5 million years. From a dozen different sites have come cranial fragments, including one good skull, teeth, several arm and leg bones, a fossil trackway, and stone structure that each screams out "modern human." The trackways at Laetoli, Tanzania, dated at 3.6 million years, and tibia (leg bone) and humerus (arm bone) from Kanapoi, Kenya, dated at 3.5 million, are especially significant for these pre-date even "Lucy," the celebrated upright-walking ape. These embarrassments have been revised, reinterpreted, and re-dated, but will not go away.
Keep these things in mind the next time you hear of a "missing link" being reported, for example, between H. erectus and modern man (as has been in the recent popular press). God made His creatures to reproduce "after their own kind," and it appears from the fossils that they have done just that.
* William A. Hoesch, M.S. geology, is an ICR Research Assistant in Geology.
Cite this article: William A. Hoesch, M.S. 2006. How Coherent Is the Human Evolution Story?. Acts & Facts. 35 (6).
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BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's varsity track and field teams did well in the Bayside Championships last week with the girls' team finishing first and the boys' team finishing a close second.
The Decatur girls, led by strong performances in the field events, finished the Bayside Championship meet with 167 total team points, while Kent Island was second with 130.5 and Queen Anne's was third with 77. Katrina Purnell led the Seahawks with several first place finishes including the high jump, the long jump and the triple jump. Alexandra Saunders was second in the high jump and Lauren Buckman was second in the long jump.
Decatur's Kacie Moore was first in the pole vault, while Ashley Hrebik was second. In the shot put, Ameerah Lewis finished fourth, Antonia Green was sixth and Erika Henry was seventh. Henry also finished fourth in the discus.
In the 100, Decatur's Rebecca Lederman finished third and also finished fifth in the 200. Ravyn Saunders was fourth in the 400 and sixth in the 800, while Chloe FauntLeroy was third in the 800 and fourth in the 1,600. Jenna Abbaticchio was third in the 3,200, while Anastasia Priest was fifth and Buckman was sixth.
Jessica Galuardi was strong in the hurdles events, finished second in the 100 and fifth in the 300. The Decatur girls also ran well in the relays, finishing second in the 4×800, third in the 4×200 and third in the 4×100.
On the boys' side, Decatur finished second in the Bayside Championships with 136 team points, just behind Queen Anne's with 148. Parkside was third. In the 100, Jakhai Woodard was sixth, while Chris David finished second in the 400 and Dan Winters finished seventh. Lance Ward came in eighth in the 800 and Winters finished sixth. Nick Molitor finished fourth in both the 1,600 and the 3,200, while Ward was sixth in the 1,600.
Greg Petersen came in second in the 110 hurdles, while Spenser Cardenas was fifth. Cardenas also finished fifth in the 300 hurdles. In the relays, Decatur finished first in the 4×800, second in the 4×400, third in the 4×200 and fifth in the 4×100.
In the field events, Petersen was first in the high jump, while Lucas Duker was second and Cameron Gaynor was third. Zach Watters was third in the pole vault and Sonny Aroh was sixth. Woodard was third in the long jump and Cardenas was sixth. Petersen was sixth in the triple jump and Cardenas was seventh. Nick Craven was fifth in the shot put, while Tyheam Purnell was sixth. Purnell was also fifth in the discus.


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Watch Jimmy Fallon's Ragtime Cover of R. Kelly's "Ignition (Remix)"
Toot too, beep beep, etc. Alright Jimmy, we get it. You're younger than Jay Leno. You're funnier than Jay Leno. You're a much better dancer. And you can definitely sing. You can stop showing off now.
Hot and fresh out the kitchen, Jimmy Fallon and his Ragtime Gals performed one of the best sex jams ever on Tuesday night's Tonight Show, the second night of Fallon's new reign. It's not the first time the Gals have gotten sexy, but their rendition of R. Kelly's "Ignition (Remix)" just might be the best time.
But as good as it is, my vote for the best celebrity "Ignition (Remix)" cover still goes to Joseph Gordon-Levitt.


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Who Said It: Marco Rubio or Barack Obama?
Who Said It: Marco Rubio or Barack Obama?
Ryan Cooper / Washington Monthly: No Such Thing as A La Carte Science
Steve Benen / The Maddow Blog: Those who celebrate science (and those who don't)
Betsy Newmark / Betsy's Page: Why ask politicians scientific questions?
Dan Amira / New York Magazine: President Obama Not Much Better Than Marco Rubio on the 'Age of the Earth' Question
Pejman Yousefzadeh / Ricochet Conversations Feed: In Which I Pretend to Be Marco Rubio
Patrick Brennan / National Review: President Obama's War on Science
Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner: Obama 2008: 'I don't presume to know' how old the world is
Rachel Weiner / Election 2012: Jeb Bush Jr. calls Rubio's Earth comment 'strange'
Erick Erickson / RedState: I Believe and Am Thankful
Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online: Rubio's Perplexing Punt on the Age of the Earth
Neal J. Riley / San Francisco Chronicle:
S.F. barely passes public-nudity ban — Protester Gypsy Taub speaks out against the Board of Supervisors decision to ban public nakedness while naked at City Hall in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. San Francisco lawmakers on Tuesday narrowly approved a proposal to ban public nakedness …
Discussion: Associated Press, The Daily Caller, Hit & Run, Right Wing News and The Raw Story
Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller: If you love freedom, then the following injustice cannot, must not go unchallenged.
Brian Doherty / Hit & Run: San Francisco Bans Public Nudity; "When Will They Ever Learn?"
Arturo Garcia / The Raw Story: 'Nude-in' greets San Francisco public nudity ban
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Lawyer for Christian Alliance Fighting for Marriage Sanctity Faces Child Porn Charges — What do you say about people like this? It's almost a caricature, it's so disgustingly ridiculous. Lisa Biron was New Hampshire lawyer who worked for the Alliance Defending Freedom …
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Former Romney adviser blasts top surrogates for now 'eviscerating' Romney — (CNN) - A former senior adviser to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign skewered some of the GOP nominee's surrogates Wednesday, saying it was "stunning" how they preened for administration positions when they thought Romney …
Jed Graham / Investor's Business Daily:
U.S. Deficit Shrinking At Fastest Pace Since WWII, Before Fiscal Cliff — Believe it or not, the federal deficit has fallen faster over the past three years than it has in any such stretch since demobilization from World War II. — In fact, outside of that post-WWII era …
Discussion: The Big Picture, Hullabaloo and FT Alphaville
Barry Ritholtz / The Big Picture: About That Ballooning Deficit . . . Wow, this is a rather …
Digby / Hullabaloo: Pray for gridlock, part XXII
Cardiff Garcia / FT Alphaville: Stat du jour, federal deficit edition
New Jersey Online:
Citizens rush council members as chaos erupts at Newark City Hall meeting — By David Giambusso and James Queally/The Star-Ledger — NEWARK — A behind-the-scenes political maneuver by Newark Mayor Cory Booker to fill a vacant council seat with his choice led to a near-riot in city hall tonight …
Discussion: Politico, Taegan Goddard's …, The Jawa Report and New York Magazine
Bobby Cervantes / Politico: Booker sparks chaos at hearing
Christopher Mims / The Atlantic Online:
U.S. Government Hacked Into French Presidential Office, Spied on Senior Officials, Says a French News Report — According to the French magazine l'Express, American officials gained almost unlimited access to computers of senior officials in the final days of the Sarkozy administration. — AP
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Report: French officials accuse US of hacking Sarkozy's computers
Report: French officials accuse US of hacking Sarkozy's computers
Discussion: Associated Press, The Agonist, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, Betabeat, Business Insider and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Nile Gardiner / blogs.telegraph.co.uk: Obama administration declares: 'we have no greater ally than France'. What about Britain, Canada and Israel?
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: One wonders — Israel reportedly has been under cyber attack …
Republicans, 2016: In full swing — Tired of presidential politics? Get over it: Upwards of 15 prominent Republicans are privately contemplating 2016 campaigns for the presidency — and the most serious and ambitious of the bunch are already plunging in, some quite publicly.
Discussion: GOP 12, Hot Air and The Atlantic Online
Christian Heinze / GOP 12: Midwesterners, minorities top prospective GOP field
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Hey, who's up for the 2016 campaign?
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online: On Being the 'Stupid Party' — Last week, Politico caught …
Ken Mehlman / Wall Street Journal:
Making the Same-Sex Case — Legalizing marriage for gay couples will cultivate community stability and foster family values. — They say demography is destiny, and in American politics destiny has belonged to those who best aligned their core beliefs with the rapidly changing and ever-improving citizenry.
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Towleroad News #gay
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish: The GOP And Gays — In the WSJ today, Ken Mehlman makes …
Mitt Romney Went To Disneyland — Earlier: Mitt Romney fills up his gas tank. UPDATE: Even more photos of the family fun times. — Jessica Testa — a half hour ago — 57 responses
Discussion: New York Magazine, Washington Examiner and TMZ.com
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine: Mitt Romney Loses the Election, Goes to Disneyland Anyway
Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner: Mitt Romney spotted at Disneyland
Dylan Stableford / Reuters:
Mitt Romney seen pumping gas in La Jolla
Mitt Romney seen pumping gas in La Jolla
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Towleroad News #gay
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:
11 Simple Economic Lessons to Make You a Smarter Shopper on Black Friday — Getting the best deals starts with understanding the science of prices — and the games retail companies play to fool us into paying more than we should — The first and last rule of prices is that nobody knows what anything is really worth.
Discussion: New York Magazine
How to End the Great Fiscal Wars — In one way, the so-called fiscal cliff threatening the U.S. economy is less dangerous than widely supposed. In another, it's more. — First, as many have said, the cliff is really a slope. At year's end, the tax cuts passed in 2001 and 2003 automatically expire …
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
Clive Crook / The Atlantic Online: How to Make a Fiscal Deal
Paul Krugman:
The New Republicans — There has been a lot of talk since the election about the possible emergence of a new faction within the Republican party, or at least among the conservative intelligentsia. These new Republicans, we're told, are willing to be more open-minded on cultural issues …
Discussion: The Jawa Report and Balloon Juice
Tom Levenson / Balloon Juice: Krugman Responds To Brooks
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Activists, White House Mark Transgender Day Of Remembrance — More than two dozen activists for transgender rights attended a meeting at the White House on Tuesday. The day was marked with vigils for victims of anti-trans hate crimes. — WASHINGTON, DC — More than two dozen activists gathered …
Discussion: AMERICAblog


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presented on these pages is the product of five regional symposia held on restorative justice between June 1997 and January
Victim impact panels provide a forum for crime victims to tell a group of offenders about the impact of the crime on their
lives and on the lives of their families, friends, and neighbors. Panels typically involve three or four victim speakers,
each of whom spends about 15 minutes telling their story in a non-judgmental, non-blaming manner. The offenders of the victim
presenters are not present. While some time is usually dedicated to questions and answers, the purpose of the panel is for
the victims to speak, rather than for the victims and offenders to engage in a dialogue.
Victim impact panels were first initiated in 1982 by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). In light of the devastating consequences
of drunk driving on its victims and on society (causing over 17,000 deaths and more than one million injuries in 1995 alone),
MADD felt that it was critical to change the generally accepted attitude that these incidents were "accidents" rather than
crimes. They believed that a key component of changing attitudes was to confront drunk drivers with first-hand testimony from
the victims of drunk driving crashes.
As a result of positive feedback from both victims and offenders who have participated in drunk driving panels, this strategy
has been used with other crimes such as property crimes, physical assault, domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, and
homicide (the survivors serve as panelists). Attendance by offenders at a panel is often court-ordered in juvenile and criminal
cases, either at diversion or accompanying a probation sentence. Panels have also been used in prison and jail settings, with
parolees, and in treatment programs, defensive driving schools, and youth education programs. Additionally, victim impact
panels are often presented at training forums for juvenile and criminal justice professionals to help them better understand
the scope and trauma of victimization.
The goals of victim impact panels are to:
Many criminal and juvenile justice agencies have institutionalized victim impact panels as a sentencing option. Victim service
organizations either implement the program for the court, or work in collaboration with justice personnel to conduct panels.
Whatever the structure, victim service agencies are usually best prepared to perform the critically important role of screening
victims to ensure they are sufficiently healed from their victimization experience not to be retraumatized by participating
in the panel. Other implementation tasks are to prepare the victims for participation, moderate the panels, gather participant
feedback information, and provide records of participants and program activities to the sentencing authority.
A research study of victims speaking on victim impact panels to convicted drunk drivers found that 82 percent of victims who
told their stories to offenders said that speaking aided them in their recovery (Mercer, 1995). Ten percent felt they were
neither harmed nor helped by the experience, and eight percent said they felt the experience had been harmful to them.
Most offenders who complete evaluations after listening to a victim impact panel indicate that their experiences were positive
and educational, and contributed to a change in their attitudes and perceptions about their crimes.
Promising Practices in Restorative Justice
National Institute of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531


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1- What is it about Edward and Jake that makes their answer to Bella's request that they stay behind and not fight different? Would Jake's answer be different if Edward were not in the picture?
Edward would do absolutely anything to make Bella happy. And he knows what happened the last time he left, and he is not going to let that happen again. His whole existence centers around keeping her happy and safe. And they have this unbreakable bond between them. And that is why he stayed when she wanted him to, she is the most important person in the world to him. Jacob's personality tells me that he would fight no matter what, even if there where no Edward. He can't see how scared Bella is, and he thinks the fight will be fun so he would not miss it. And with Jacob, there is also the demands of the pack. So he probably couldn't sit out anyway. But that doesn't matter, since I don't think he even wanted to. And since Jacob has never experienced the kind of relationship that Bella and Edward has, he can't understand that Edward sits out.
2- Is there something more to why Jake doesn't step into the role of Alpha Male? Will he decide to become chief later on?
I don't think he was ready for the responsibility. He didn't want the others to rely on him. He still had not totally accepted that he was a werewolf, and taking on the Alpha role would make it more definite. Having read BD I know what happens.
3- Why is the wedding so important to Alice? Is her motivation truly for Bella's (eventual) happiness or is she being selfish in wanting to coordinate a big event?
I don't think that Alice is selfish. She loves these kind of things, but she is not doing it just for herself. She really wants Bella to have the best wedding possible. But I also think that she is doing it for Edward, creating the wedding of his dreams (even if he would marry Bella anywhere). And I think that Alice deserves to be allowed to do this, because she was deprived of so much in her human life. She deserves to be happy.


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Clarkson University Selects Follett Higher Education Group to Manage Bookstore Operations
Clarkson University announced today that Follett Higher Education Group (FHEG) will begin management of the Clarkson University Bookstore.
"Follett is in an ideal position to leverage its experience and market presence to meet the needs of our students and faculty, bringing the best to our bookstore operation," said Clarkson University Chief Financial Officer Nancy Kin. "We are very confident that selecting Follett to operate our bookstore is the best choice for our community and campus. It will bring new services and better selection."
The transition of operation to Follett is scheduled for July 7, 2010.
Follett recently announced the expansion of Rent-A-Text, their latest cost-saving program to help alleviate the costs of course materials. In addition to rental and a robust ebook offering, FHEG's e-commerce and faculty web resources, including online adoption and book information, offers Clarkson students, faculty, and staff the most innovative and convenient ways to conduct business.
"We are committed to making the Clarkson University Bookstore the premier resource of campus," said Tom Christopher, president of FHEG. "We look forward to working directly with the campus and community to ensure that the University Bookstore is taking full advantage of our innovative and cost-saving programs. Follett is extremely proud to have Clarkson University as our partner."
About Follett Higher Education Group
Follett Higher Education Group of Oak Brook, Ill., is the leading provider of bookstore services and the foremost supplier of used books in North America. Follett services five million students and over 400,000 faculty members through more than 850 stores. Follett also services more than 1,600 independent campus stores with its wholesale services, and has the most visited ecommerce collegiate website, efollett.com, that provides services and products through a network of more than 900 campus stores.
About Clarkson University
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.


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I sincerely hope you won't go down this path. At best you'd simply be wasting your money -- and at worst you could find yourself getting entangled with occult spiritual forces that are enemies of your soul. The Bible warns us to avoid occult practices, and calls them "detestable to the Lord" (Deuteronomy 18:12).
Only God knows the future; no matter how hard we try, even our best efforts will only be guesses. But this ought to encourage you -- because if God knows the future, then you can trust your future into His hands! Wouldn't it be better to face the future with Him than without Him? God loves you, and you can trust His promise to be with you and guide you. The Bible says, "For I know the plans I have for you... plans to give you hope and a future" (Jeremiah 29:11).
Don't be deceived by those who claim to know the future, and don't be burdened by worry and anxiety about your future. Instead, ask Jesus Christ to come into your life and commit your future into His hands. Then ask Him to help you trust Him every day, and to live the way He wants you to live.
In addition, I urge you to seek out a church where you can grow in your faith, and have fellowship with people who can help you make right decisions about your future. You need them -- and they need you.


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Hughton sacked by lowly Canaries
Norwich have sacked Chris Hughton and his backroom staff after back-to-back defeats left them in a relegation dogfight in the Barclays Premier League.
Saturday's 1-0 home loss to fellow strugglers West Brom proved the final straw for the Norwich board, with a daunting run-in meaning their current five-point cushion over the bottom three offers little comfort.
The Canaries announced their youth coach Neil Adams, who guided the young Canaries to FA Youth Cup glory last year, has been named first-team manager.
The club said in a statement on their website: "Norwich City can confirm Chris Hughton, Colin Calderwood and Paul Trollope have parted company with the club with immediate effect - and former Canary winger and FA Youth Cup-winning coach Neil Adams has been appointed as first team manager."
Norwich travel to 18th-placed Fulham on Saturday for a potentially decisive game, before finishing the campaign with matches against Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal.
Norwich added in their statement: "Chris's achievement in guiding City to an 11th-place finish in the Premier League last season was an excellent one and he has represented the club with dignity throughout his tenure.
"However the recent run of four defeats in our last six Premier League games and six consecutive away league defeats, left the club with no choice but to act, with five games still to play in the current campaign."
The 48-year-old Adams will now be entrusted with the task of keeping Norwich in the Premier League.
A title winner with Everton in 1987, he finished his playing career at Carrow Road before moving onto the coaching staff.
Adams said: "To say that I am delighted to have been offered the opportunity of managing Norwich City Football Club would be a massive understatement.
"People know what this club means to me, and so it goes without saying that we will be doing everything possible to ensure that we maintain our top-flight status for next season.
"These final five games will be a huge test for us, and everyone must step up to the mark. But with the full backing of these magnificent Norwich supporters we will have every chance of achieving our objective."
Norwich have hovered around the lower reaches of the table all season, thanks in large part to a consistent struggle for goals - their tally of 26 in 33 games is second lowest only to Crystal Palace who have at least shown more resilience in defence since the appointment of Tony Pulis.
Last summer, Hughton spent a reported £8.5million to sign Ricky van Wolfswinkel from Sporting Lisbon and £5million to bring Gary Hooper from Celtic, while also adding Johan Elmander on loan, but none of the moves have paid off .
Hooper has just five goals in 28 league appearances, a poor return which is nevertheless significantly better than the one each that Van Wolfswinkel and Elmander have managed in 22 and 26 appearances respectively.
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