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Started by Tina Fragale. Last reply by maxine teachout Apr 6.
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I have read in one place only, that if you enter the hotel grounds from West Bluff or by a horse drawn carriage, there is no entrance fee. Can anyone confirm this?Thanks! TinaContinue
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My husband and I are going to be visiting St. Ignace next year in May. We are coming up to meet my birth family that I just found. Next year in April will be our 10 year wedding anniversary and we were wanting to do a vow renewal on Mac Island but…Continue
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Does anyone know of any apartments to rent during the offseason? I work from home so I would like to experience living on the island during the fall and winter.Continue
Started by Tina Fragale. Last reply by Susie A Senn Aug 2, 2013.
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As I continue to do my homework, I am finding more and more things to see and do on the island. I think we will need more than a week!! Today, I stumbled across The Silver Birches. Can anyone tell me more about this? Thanks!
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I have read some papers where the authors perform simulations at constant pressure and constant volumen or sometimes constant volume constant temperature. My question is when is it better to use one or the other? For which systems it would be ok to perform constant p-t and for which would be better constant v-t?
This question is not really answerable as it stands, because "it depends".. a good rule of thumb is that you should consider what the real system you're modeling is doing.
In a cell, this would probably be constant pressure, constant temperature (an NPT-ensemble).
However, when you construct molecular dynamics setups you need to minimize and equilibrate structures all the time, and then you might need other regulators. For example if you have managed to create a vacuum bubble somewhere in your structure and you hope to let water fill it in and smooth out your fiddling, a constant pressure regulator could go berserk and then you'd probably start with a constant volume constant temperature (NVT) regulation.
If you're doing this at a university, ask around, I'm sure you'll hear as many equilibration protocols as the people you ask :)


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Scene continues where it previously left out.
Orochimaru: yes, sasuke-kun, we are here.
Suigetsu: ( thinking to himself) so this is where sasuke used to lived.
Sasuke: orochimaru, what's the meaning of this. why are we here? I thought we were going to meet them…
Orochimaru: before we do, there is something you must do first.
Next scene orochimaru and the group are shown walking into the secret meeting place of the uchiha clan.
Sasuke: orochimaru, I've already read the content of that tablet. Why…(gets interrupted by orochimaru)
Orochimaru: And here I thought you were smarter than naruto, troll face.
Sasuke: (pissed off face)
Suigetsu and jugo: aahh???
Orochimaru: anyways, sasuke, activate you EMS.
Sasuke: fine (activates EMS)
Sasuke: this writhing, it wasn't here before.
Orochimaru: that's right. This tablet could only be read by people who possess the sharingan. However, if the person reading the tablet has the MS, more of the content is visible; and if you possess the EMS, even more is visible. Finally, if you possess the final stage of the sharingan the whole content is visible.
Suigetsu: the final stage?
Sasuke: what do you mean by the final stage?
Orochimaru: yes, there is a final stage to your eyes. The rinnegan
Sasuke: the rinnegan!! That's impossible.
Orochimaru: silly kid. Madara was the first person to awaken them. In matter of fact, without the rinnegan you don't stand a chance against naruto. Now, lets go meet them.
Scene ends by showing them leaving. Scene changes to naruto and friends.
Lee: madara, prepare yourself to fight the ultimate tijutsu tag team
Guy: moves extremely fast to where lee is standing.
Guy: (with the nine tails cloak) naruto, lee and I will take care of madara. You and kakashi handle obito.
Naruto: you got it bushy brow sensei.
Guy: (Guy opens the 5th gate) lee,remove your weights and open the 4th gate. We will go all the way out right from the get go.
Lee and guy take off almost at the speed of the raikage.
Madara: so it seems they plan on only using taijutsu. Well, the rinnegan is useless in this situation then.
Madara switches from the rinnegan into the EMS, and activates susano. *this susano is like a cloak though
Lee and guy: dynamic entry.
Madara is sent flying
Madara: haha, finally someone worth my time. I will show you what true power is.
The end. Hope you guys like it, and please forgive my spelling if it sucks.
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618 - Mysterious passage
Sasuke finally arrives at his destination !
Sasuke: Is it here ?
Orochimaru(smirks): Yeah.
Sasuke stand before entrance to mysterious passage, as he looks into entrance of passage, there is only darkness. Suigetsu looks into passage as well with unpleased expression on his face. Juugo looks forward as his face expression don't change at all. Orochimaru smirks then he turns to Sasuke.
Orochimaru: Sasuke, Could you use your fire jutsu to fire all derivatives inside passage ?
Sasuke: oh yeah.
Sasuke: Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique !
Sasuke goes through Rat,Tiger, Dog, Ox, Rabbit, Tiger handseals takes deep breath then he release from his mouth volley of many fire balls flying toward into passage. Suigetsu has bored look as Juugo sit down in rock. After Sasuke stop releasing small fire balls, only little smoke is comming from his mouth as Orochimaru watches as small sources of light appear in passage, growing in numbers expand light so much to lighten up all passage.
Orochimaru(lick his lips): Amazing, you didn't miss even one derivatives .
Suigetsu: oh jeez, Showing off as always eh, Sasuke.
Juugo(little widden eyes): you become even more powerfull Sasuke.
Sasuke: Hmpf, Let's lead us, Orochimaru
Orochimaru(turns to Sasuke, smirks then turn forward): Ok, let's continue.
Sasuke, Orochimaru are shown walking forward before Suigetsu and Juugo, who follows them as they look around on walls, seeing dust almost everywhere. Sasuke keep walking while being silent.
Suigetsu: this place is weird, it seems like no human has been there for long time...
Juugo: It reminds me place where I lived before Kimmimaro found me.
Orochimaru: You are right Suigetsu, this passage I was not be here for long time.
Sasuke(become interested): What do you mean, you have not been here for long time.
Orochimaru(sighs): This passage was orginally created by Uzumaki clan long time ago. Uzumaki clan represented evil part of body power, Senjuu was their enemy. That is reson why Uzumaki created special passage which lead to...
Sasuke(widden eyes): It can't be ...
Suigetsu: Where are we ?
Juugo: This is ...
Orochimaru: exactly
Sasuke along with Orochimaru come out of passage as they notice many ruins of buildings laying around. Suigetsu and Juugo follows them as they come out too.
Sasuke: so many ruins, it can't be
Suigetsu: ?!
Juugo: That symbol...
Orochimaru: brings memories, don't it ?, Sasuke
Sasuke: Uchiha..., my homeplace....
Sasuke, Orochimaru, Suigetsu and Juugo are shown comming off under passge near bridge under which rivers flows. As they come further and then turn right they found themselves standing before partialy destroyed Temple of Uchiha, as two walls on its sides are still intact. Sasuke recognizes Uchiha symbol on one of walls.
Sasuke(reminds of Itachi): brother, it was long time when I was there...
Sasuke: to think I wanted to kill you all my life, Konoha will pay for treating you as double agent.
Suigetsu: What did Sasuke talk about ?
Juugo: Itachi, his brother...
Orochimaru(smirks): *looks like he know the truth of Itachi already*
Orochimaru: Time to go Sasuke, ?!
Orochimaru turns around as notices Sasuke is turned back to him as he looks forwards on his Uchiha homeplace.
Sasuke: my homeplace, many memories come back as arrive here
Flashback begin
Sasuke reminds himself as he was child, his casual happy life, where his mother and father was alive. Sasuke remembers all good times spent with his big brother Itachi. Sasuke begin to smile when everything begin to fade away in darkness, his father, mother and Itachi who are replaced by Happy citizens of Konoha village. he watches as they enjoy their lives, laughing many times didn't know anything what did happen to Uchiha clan.
Flashback end
Sasuke is shown still standing as he doesn't move. As he watches citizens and ninja of Konoha laughing through their life, he begin to become angry as he clench his fists more, and more. Orochimaru watches Sasuke monologue a little concerned, While Juugo and Suigetsu are remain silent.
Sasuke: * I can't forgive them, forgive me Itachi... *
Sasuke: I will kill all of them, burn Konoha village to ashes and then will find way to revives you.
Orochimaru: Sasuke, we should come
Sasuke(wake up from his thinking): Yeah, Let's go then
Sasuke, Orochimaru, Juugo and Suigetsu enter Uchiha Temple known as Naka Shrine. Sasuke keep walking silent as he watches familliar walls covered now in dust, as he reminds his younger years, then he stop thinking as he ask Orochimaru.
Sasuke: Orochimaru...
Orochimaru: yes, Sasuke...
Sasuke: you was telling me story of this secret passage, but you didn't finish it. I would like to know, what happen to Uzumaki clan ?
Orochimaru: I see you want to know more about your rival Naruto Uzumaki. he become really powerfull these days, kukuku.
Sasuke(ignores Orochimaru mocking him): I want to know secret passage all story that all.
Orochimaru: well, as I said Senju and Uzumaki were enemies, as Hyuuga and Uchiha...
Sasuke: so Hyuuga represent good power of eyes, as Uchiha represent evil power of eyes, with Senjuu being good and Uzumaki being bad but in powers of body.
Orochimaru: Exactly, Uzumaki coperated with Uchiha to destroy Senjuu clan, and then Hyuuga comming next, but First Hokage discovered Uzumaki alliance with Uchiha and forced them to choose, coperate with Senjuu clan or die...
Sasuke: what ?!
Orochimaru: as young child, you couldn't know many dark secrets of Ninja World. As Uzumaki betrayed Uchiha clan, most of them were killed in one night as their homeplace Coutry of Whirpool was badly destroyed.
Sasuke: They got what they deserved.
Orochimaru: Exactly...
Sasuke: but what about Hyu ?!
Orochimaru: ?!
Juugo: ?!
Suigetsu: ?!
Sasuke and Orochimaru stops moving with Suigetsu and Juugo doing same as they notice flash of light reflecting on Uchiha walls. Sasuke take few step forwards with Orochimaru cooming behind him as beofre their sight Uchiha tablet is shown, but then they notice a man standing before Uchiha tablet..., which is lighten up from derivatives.
Sasuke: you !
Orochimaru: *who know this place too ?*
????: ?!
Mysterious man turns around as he face off Sasuke and Orochimaru, revaling his face to them.
????: I expected you, Uchiha Sasuke ...
Sasuke: he is ?!
Orochimaru(widden eyes): Hyuuga
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Sasuke face off Mysterious man !
Light comming from derivatives slowly uncover mysterious man face as he slowly step forward. He has white empty eyes without pupil and grey hair falling on his arm. Sasuke does widden eyes and open his mouth in schock as watches Orochimaru mouth saying Hyuuga.
Sasuke: ?!
Orochimaru: Hyuuga ?!
Elder(shows no emotions): I expected you, Sasuke .
Sasuke(turns to Orochimaru): I don't understand, The Hyuuga is someone who know everything ?!
Orochimaru: No..., my research written in this scroll didn't even mention it...
Elder: No, I am not him..., my name is Shikano Hyuuga.
Sasuke(slowly restores to normal ): if you are not him, then what are you doing here ?!
Shikano: I am guardian of this tablet, besides you are missing-nin along with Orochimaru.
Orochimaru(smirks): To think we could meet hyuuga clan, hehe
Sasuke(shocked then mad): Guardian of this tablet ?!, but it is Uchiha Tablet, not Hyuuga !
Shikano: you are wrong, young Uchiha..., and you(turns to Orochimaru) supposed to be dead already.
Echo of sound made by footsteeps begin to be heard as suddenly stop. Juugo stops Suigetsu, as they look from behind wall at mysterious man standing in front of Sasuke and Orochimaru.
Suigetsu: ?!
Suigetsu(shouts as Juugo cover his mouth with hand): Juugo !
Juugo: quiter, Suigetsu. There is someone who Sasuke and Orochimaru face off now.
Suigetsu(curious): who could that be ?!
While Suigetsu and Juugo hide behind wall as they are watching, Orochimaru and Sasuke keep talking to mysterious man
Sasuke: You are old man, what does Old man as you search here ?!
Shikano: it is true, I am not young one as you. I spend my time, trying to decipher this ancient Tablet which was wrote by our ancestor.
Orochimaru: By the way, can you explain to us your story, I would like to hear that (smirks)
Sasuke: yeah, tell us.
Shikano: very well. Long time ago Sage of six paths created two sons with his god powers. I am sure these ones are the people who know everything you are searching.
Sasuke: probably...
Shikano: Younger son of god inherited power of body, while older son of god inherited power of eyes. Younger Son, as well as older son married many human women. Many clan has begining then...
Orochimaru: interesting...
Shikano: However special two of these clans born from older son as well as younger son. From older son these two clans were called Uchiha and Hyuuga while from younger son these two clans were called Senjuu and uzumaki.
Sasuke: hmm..., I want to know more about it...
Shikano: However these two clans born from older path as Hyuuga and Uchiha, they were different from each other.
Orochimaru: Yeah, Hyuuga are weak while Uchiha are genious, kuku...
Shikano: you are fool Orochimaru, you give judge before you know something, that is wrong.
Shikano: Comming back to story, From somehow strange reason Uchiha inherited evil will of Older son, while Hyuuga inherited good will of Older son.
Hyuuga and Uchiha, good and evil.
Sasuke: stop judge me, or my clan or I will kill you !
Orochimaru: that is funny, so why Hyuuga clan become so arrogant, cold hearted, so what will you say about it ?!
Shikano: The Hyuuga clan change many times as every clan. There was some of strong generations Hyuuga , while other was weaker, today generation of Hyuuga is weaker...
Sasuke: and what is this about ?!
Shikano: I analyzed it very well and then I come with reason why. Hyuuga to use maximum power has to be pure one. while Uchiha to get their max power has to be inpure one. Same was with Senjuu being pure and Uzumaki being in pure, but now it looks like last Uzumaki survivor is pure, so Senjuu released Uzumaki from curse of hatred while Hyuuga failed to do same with Uchiha....
Orochimaru: let me guess why...(smirks), Senjuu as good had most of Younger son power, called dominant with Uzumaki being evil , called branch
that why Uzumaki had to to convinced, while Uchiha as evil had most of Older son power, called dominant while Hyuuga being good, called branch.
Shikano(sighs): you are right Orochimaru
Sasuke: so this is how it was..., then you Hyuuga you should serve me and do as I said !
Shikano: It can't be in your way, I am here to protect this ancient tablet, so you couldn't go near it, understood ?!
Sasuke: i gonna read it, so get out of my way !
Shikano: then you have to fight me.
Orochimaru(smirks then laughs): What make you think you can withstand Sasuke, let alone us too.
While Orochimaru and Sasuke still talk to Shikano. Juugo and Suigetsu carefully watch them behind wall.
Juugo(sense): air around them begin to heat up
Suigetsu: do you mean, they are going to fight ?!
Juugo: It seems...
Suigetsu: then let's take out him by suprise !
Meanwhile with Sasuke and Orochimaru, they take in battle stances as Shikano sitll is standing there unmoving.
Sasuke: I force my way through you then !
Orochimaru: it will be fun, hehe
Shikano: ...
Sasuke and Orochimaru are about to dash at Shikano, but suddenly they stopped as they sense something.
Sasuke: ?!
Orochimaru: ?!
Juugo and Suigetsu are shown comming at Shikano from both sides. Juugo use partial transform, used on his arm to punch him from left side while Suigetsu strike him with his blade from right side. Suddenly they are send flying in opposite direction as Shikano is shown using his both hands.
Juugo: Die !
Suigetsu: Whoaa!
Shikano: Double air palm !
Juugo and Suigetsu crash in ground, creating dust clouds as Orochimaru use this opportunity to attack, Orochimaru extend his neck comming straight at Shikano to bite his neck. Shikano begin to rotate as he creates protective barrier made from chakra, hurting orochimaru neck with head as Orochimaru neck comes back. Shikano didn't stop rotating as many snakes comming from Orochimaru hand already aimed at Shikano, who reflect them again with his air palm attack.
Orochimaru: Whaa !
Shikano: Kaiten !
Orochimaru:: Gahh !!!!
Orochimaru(shoots many snakes at him): Take this !
Shikano: Air palm hand !
Sasuke watches all fight with his three tomoe sharingan active. as orochimaru ,Suigetsu and juugo land around him. Shikano take another battle stance as he challenge Sasuke.
Shikano: I challenge you, Uchiha Sasuke to fight me !
Sasuke: hmpf... I accept it.
Juugo: We will back up you !
Suigetsu: Yeah, it will be fun !
Juugo and Suigetsu are about to dash at Shikano, while they are suddenly stopped by very lound shout comming from Sasuke. Orochimaru was schocked for moment then begin to laugh.
Sasuke(mad): Juugo, Suigetsu ,stop now !
Sasuke(serious): Do not interfere in this fight !, Orochimaru...
Orochimaru: I get it, you want to show Uchiha being supperior. very well I will stay watching then.
Sasuke: Then it is settled, show me you true power of Byakugan
Shikano: The battle of eye, time to begin !
Sasuke is shown with three tomoe sharingans is glowing reddish in each eye, looking at Shikano, who's byakugan is glowing whitish in each eye as light of derivatives lighten then up.
620 - Ultimate battle of eyes !
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Durham >Food & Dining > Chamas Churrascaria
905 West Main St, Suite 115 - Brightleaf Square, Durham, NC | Directions 2770135.932004 -78.926684
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The Best Brazilian Around – I have eaten at 15 or more Brazilian Steathouses all over the country this by a nose is the best I've had. The only thing better than the meat and app bar was the pristine and polished service. I could almost think the fact I needed a new plate and there was one in front of me. The place itself was gorgeous, and parking was easy to find. we finished it off with Gelato from the business next door which only added to a perfect evening.
Nice location, bad food. – I lived in Sao Paulo, Brazil for two years and I know what a Brazilian Steakhouse should be. The meat at Chamas has an unpleasant strong flavor. Meats are overcooked and the salad bar has a poor selection of items. Thirty five dollars per person for full rodizio is the same price that I paid at Fogo do Chao in Brazil (amazing restaurant!). Don't get fooled by this nice looking restaurant. If you are a serious Brazilian Steakhouse fan, go somewhere else. Brasa at Brier Creek is another dissapointment.
Great Brazilian food restaurant – My husband and I are regular customers at Chamas and it's always a good experience. We're from Brazil and know well the Brazilian way of cooking and Chamas easily bring us back home every time. We've been to other Brazilian steakhouses in and out of the area, but Chamas is so far one of the best. Prime quality meat, awesome buffet and the service is always great. We only have good things to say about Chamas. If you haven't tried it yet, you don't know what you're missing out !!
Awesome place and amazing food – Wow! I went to Chamas with a big group of American friends on Carnaval. Everybody, without exception, LOVED the food, the service, and the owners' hospitality. I recommend Chamas Steakhouse not only to Brazilians, but also to those that know how to appreciate a good Brazilian food.
I don't eat red meat, but Chamas has a wide variety of greens; an option of salmon; fresh rice and delicious beans (the Brazilian typical dish, "feijoada"); and of course, warm and fresh "pao-de-queijos"! Can't forget to mention the delicious "Caipirinha" they make...
Keep up with the good service! We'll be back soon...
Better than Plataforma in NYC – We dined there for the first time last night and thought the atmosphere, quality of food, and salad bar were exceptional for this type of food and restaurant. Not every one of the meat dishes was perfect, but I do expect when you vare serving hunks of meat on a sword that some will be more over cooked and some less cooked, I mean these are not being cooked to order, but the flavor and texture of each was very good. The wait staff was excellent also, very friendly and attentive.
BEST BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE IN THE AREA! – I have dined at Chamas many, many times over the past 3-4 years & I have NEVER been disappointed! I have no idea where 'tagage' ate(review on March 9), but it was certainly was not @ Chamas. I was also there on March 9 and the meal and service were excellent! The filet mignon was outstanding as were the other meats, salad bar, & desserts! The atmoshere is fantastic and so is the wine list! Caipirina is to die for!This is by far the BEST steakhouse in the triangle area!
Best time ver – This place has the best seasoned meats I have ever had. period. I once liked angus barn years ago but the meat there has no flavor now. This place is great. All of the meats are seasoned well and cooked perfect. They usually come medium to medium rare but one of my guest liked medium well and they were quick to offer. The garlic steak and top sirloin were out of this world. Most steakhouses serve bland meats in my opinion but everything was bursting with flavor. The sausage was homemade and it was the best sausage I have ever had. They have almost every kind of meat you can think of. Great ribeye and beef and pork ribs. I have never had such a wide variety of meats in one evening. Not to mention the salad bar with grilled salmon with a passionfruit cream sauce and the beans and rice are great. The server told me it was the most popular dish in brazil. The wine list was great with a large selection of wines from around the world and my date had the caipirina which is a brazilian drink made of limes and sugar and a brazilian sugar liquor. She said it was one of the most refreshing drinks ever. Great place and I can't wait to go back. This is the ultimate steakhouse.
Worst Meal in a Year. Overpriced, Overcooked, Overrated! – Overall: Save your money.
Environment: Pleasant
Service: Slightly above average for a buffet.
Salad bar: Above average, with seafood selection. Not worth $25.
Ribs: Not charred, but as dry and crisp as possible with turning to ash. Inedible.
Garlic Steak: Moist, but slightly tough, the only edible meat served.
Flank Steak: Tough, unpleasant flavor.
Filet Mignon: Overcooked, grayish-black. I have had better stew meat.
Lamb: Fatty, tough, inconsistently cooked. Inedible.
Price: $25 (salad)/$35 (meat) per person (excluding drinks/tips). Outrageous given the quality!
YUK!! – Although they succeeded in imitating the original Fogo de Chao in atmosphere, they were WAY off the mark in the qulity of the food. The meats were tough and often gizzley with little to no seasoning and the side dishes were awful.The only similarity to Fogo was the bill!
Ok churrascaria, had better – We took my parents to Chamas on a Tuesday night. Our reservation was at 7 pm, but wasn't needed - there was only one other party at the time we arrived (by the time we left, there were 7 - 8 tables filled). We have been to several churrascarias in the past, the best being Fogo de Chao - we've visited the locations in Austin and Dallas. So we may have been expecting too much, because Fogo de Chao is absolutely amazing, although more expensive than Chamas, which is $35/person.
The salad bar was ok, but not wonderful. The salad itself had very green lettuce selections and the salad dressing was good. The cheeses were ok, not wonderful. The manchego cheese was probably only aged 3 months (much better 6 months - 1 year) and was sweating; the parmesan was quite hard, and the mozzarella fairly tasteless. The vegetables were good, but not as many options as I expected.
The service was fairly good, except that the passador once or twice reached across a person to offer meat to another - a big no-no at most churrascarias. The meat that was offered for the 1st half of the time we were there was extremely well-done and a bit tough. The meat during the second half was more suited to our tastes, ranging from rare to medium. The passador never offer any information on how well done the items were that he was offering nor asked how well-done we wanted our slices before carving into the meats.
There was some variety to the meat offerings, though again, not as much as I would have expected. The garlic steak was great and the best thing we were offered that night. The side dishes were also good - mashed potatoes and fried bananas.
Chamas was ok, but we would not return. We've been too spoiled by better churrascarias in the past. Although a good churrascaria is expensive, it's worth the extra $10/person.
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"Maybe God just wants to teach you to rely on Him."
How does that make sense in any way?! If I reached out to a friend, and this friend simply ignored me, the only lesson I have to learn from that is that I CAN'T rely on them! How in the hell is that supposed to teach me TO rely on them? It makes no goddamn sense.
As a child I was fascinated by religion. I went to every church with in walking or bus range. Read many versions of the Bible. Had a large collection of different Bibles. Also read about the old religions with their many gods of different powers. Hades is considered by most to be like the Biblical hell. Well it wasn't it was were you went when you died, good bad or indifferent. It just had different places for different people. In your statement you say " how in the hell is that supposed to teach me" hell is a noun not a verb. If you believe in a hell then what else do you believe in? A good atheist if that term can be used would not use hell in that contexts.
We all analyze that's what got us where we are. I've never thought of hell as being a slang term. Don't use the term myself but have certainly heard others use in mainly crude ways. I guess that if one uses it that way it may be classed as slang. Thanks for enlightening me.
so i ask: "isn't it strange that in the bible people heard so often god's voice, while nowadays god stopped to manifest himself to his believers?"
and i always get this answer: "it's because we are living in bad, selfish times: we are unable to hear god's voice".
don't you agree? :D
Well, now-a-days, if a person hears voices in their head, we have treatments available. Treatments bought to us through Science. No gods. No magic. Just science.
All they offer is annoying childish nonsense.
Hello Rob The different religions of the world may be based on varying factors that are formulated by the way they survive. Being an atheist Is not a convection that all religions are bad It is a disbelief in their religions. I have friends that are religious and I never condemn their belief. If you read some of the many religious text you will find that they have some wise comments to make. That does not make me believe in their God. Saying it is childish nonsense is nonsense. Most of the books were written by Intelligent people, because they have a belief does not detract from their wisdom.
They may be intelligent, but I can't help question why they let themselves drop all critical thinking and rationality when the subject of their religion is raised. If they're not rational regarding their religion, then why should I trust their rationality (and their intelligence) regarding anything else?
That's impossible to explain. I have meet very intelligent people who are religious. It makes no sense to me. I could be they were raised that way and it became a habit. Few people seem to try and explain their beliefs. I don't think they think it need explaining. I don't think I've ever tried to explain why I'm an atheist because I don't think it needs explaining.


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Terrific cover Steve...a 100% improvement over the original
Here I made a cover for the great Import CD
They released those alternate sides by mistake.
This is from Big records, the only thing they had was a very very bad cover.
So I hope I made a better cover for this good CD.
And this is my first try whit a booklet, hope you all like this!!!
Anyway... Enjoy it.
Terrific cover Steve...a 100% improvement over the original
TCB Chris.
Thank you Ron & Chris.
I really appreciate it.
It's fine to here it's a 100% improvement over the original.
The original is really unreadable, so that's what put me to it to make this cover.
Glad you like it.
Thanks steve
Really nice work
Nice work, Steve
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Patrick thanks allot man, I am glad you like it!
rick & Spinout, thanks allot for you're nice reply
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Steve, those are simply fantastic! The concept, the title (!), the chosen pictures, the layout. Great job man!Originally Posted by Steve
It would be really complete when you'd included cd labels
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Thank you Albert glad you like this set i have made.Originally Posted by Albert
about the Cd label,
This is for an existing CD.
But if you want I make you a CD label.
Cheers steve
Love these covers , i like the front cover, very well done my friend
keep up the great work
Very well done, have to be your best so far!
This is such a super set, you should be proud!!!
Thanks allot.Originally Posted by pkkcc1965
Glad you like the cover!!
Thank you very very much Jeff.Originally Posted by New Jam
Glad you think this is a super set!!
And yes I am proud about it.
thanks allot.
Regards steve
Your work is getting better and better,great stuff this time!!
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Thanks Johan.Originally Posted by JohanD
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thanks man, glad you like it.
Very good work Steve! I really admire the hard work you and everyone else put into the designs. And even though I do not have this I think that a cd label makes it all complete.


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The Eastern medicinal practice of treating pain thru acupuncture is still considered a new idea in the United States, even after nearly 45 years.
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Clayton State used pressure defense to score the game's first four points before jumping out to a 14-7 lead at the 14:48 mark on a Genesis Kelly jumper to give the Lakers a seven-point lead.
The Lakers extended their lead to double digits at the 10:48 mark as LaDe'Sha Stoudamire knocked down a pair of free throws to give Clayton State a 10-point lead at 20-10, but North Georgia answered right back in the next possession, using a three-pointer from Kari McCann at the top of the key to make it a seven-point game again at 20-13.
Janyce Ealey and Tiffany Marlow cut the Laker lead to just three on the next two possessions, knocking down back-to-back jumpers to make it a 20-17 lead with just 7:39 remaining in the first half. Clayton State would take over from there, scoring 14 straight points, capped by another bucket from Kelly to give the Lakers a 17-point advantage, their largest lead of the half, at 34-17. Marlow hit a pair of free throws with 28 seconds remaining, making it a 34-19 CSU lead heading into intermission.
North Georgia would go on a run to open the second half, cutting the Clayton State lead to just eight points at 40-32 on a jumper from Ealey with 15:11 remaining. The Lakers answered right back with a run of their own, scoring 10 straight, capped by a layup from Teshymia Tillman with 12:33 remaining to make it a 50-32 Clayton advantage.
After Clayton State hovered near a 10-point lead for the majority of the second half, North Georgia cut the Laker lead to just five at 64-59 on a Whitney Randolph layup with 3:33 remaining. Clayton State would end the game on a 7-4 run however, coming away with the 71-63 road victory.
Four players finished in double figures for the Lady Saints, led by Sarah Stinson's 17 points and nine rebounds, while three other players finished with 10 points. Ealey tallied 10 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double, while Randolph and Marlow added 10 points apiece.
Clayton State was led by 21 points from Tillman, while Tanisha Woodard added 13 points and six rebounds. Latonda Bruce and Stoudamire also finished in double digits, tallying 11 and 10 points respectively.
North Georgia returns to action on Saturday, playing host to Georgia College in both team's regular season finale. Tip-off against the Bobcats is set for 1:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall.