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So thanks to all the DtL readers out there who've been sending me news and gossip on Fernando Verdasco and his current dating merry-go-round involving Danish lady baller Caroline Wozniacki + actress Camilla Belle.
Both ladies were spotted in his baller box at Indian Wells but then there have been sightings and photos of Ferelle getting smoochy behind-the-scenes in the desert. Then, I read about Nando sitting in on Wozzi's practice sessions in Miami. WTF?!
So in homage of that FerFan in Oz: Whose paella's getting Nando's chorizo people?
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wozzi vs. Camilla: who's really getting the chorizo?
Labels: Camilla Belle, Caroline Wozniacki, celebrity, Fernando Verdasco, gossip, tennis
19 comments:
- Tennis ObserverMarch 26, 2009 at 2:57 PM
What about both? Fernando has enough snake for more ladies.
ReplyDelete None.Although he is close to Camille.http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/AqxfUMtGcZC/Camilla+Belle+Fernando+Verdasco+Enjoying+Each/0xvKg-BLpWF/Camilla+Belle
I actually think it's great!When you're young and hot, well live it, man!And if there are two hot girls fond of him, let him enjoy it and hang out with both of them.He's a great guy, and he's living it while he can.
He's not having official gf, so while he is single, he sure is acting like one, and having female company.....with no strings attached.Just being freinds, for now.- AnonymousMarch 26, 2009 at 3:12 PM
as long as we're not discussing who's getting the worm's chorizo I'm happy. but isn't caroline abit young for fer?
ReplyDelete - AnonymousMarch 26, 2009 at 3:43 PM
hello! can you tell me where did you read that fernando was at caroline's practising session?
ReplyDelete @AnasAngel: yeah, according to her tweets, especially this one "I can't watch a match without being linked to the players. I am NOT dating Fernando Verdasco." they're just friends.Although, is that really Camilla's twitter page, or a fake one?
I hate that twitter thing.After Facebook madness, now this crap.
And this is pointless.Why do anyone have a need to write those crapish things like "I'm drinking coffe right now and bla bla"....me don't likey.- AnonymousMarch 26, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Yeah Nando! Get some! Camilla's fine as HELL. But you can't hate on that young athletic Wozzi booty. Gather ye rosebuds, homey.
ReplyDelete i don't think either of them is getting the chorizo. i agree with the earlier comment that caroline and nando are seen together because of the player development program. camilla was also seen today with joe jonas (http://justjared.buzznet.com/2009/03/26/joe-jonas-camilla-belle-return-to-urth/). is she honestly so dumb to cheat on him knowing she'd be photographed?
ReplyDelete- AnonymousMarch 28, 2009 at 6:53 AM
Camilla and Caro watched Nando's match sitting next to each other...
Girls are no problem for Nando.
I think Camilla is good friend, and Caro just new bond. - AnonymousMarch 30, 2009 at 6:57 PM
I am sure that Caroline and Fernando are dating! I have been following them a little here in Miami, and Fernando has been watching her matches and Caroline has been watching his. And also They have been sitting a lot together at the players area. And 1 time i saw them eat dinner together.
Also Camilla has a boyfriend, so my guess is for sure Caroline! They are very very cute together.


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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
frmheadtotoe featured on Sephora
Here is the version that went to my inbox, but I know there have been other variations as well that went to different locations. I was so anxious about it because e-mails and messages trickled in hours and hours before I got it myself! Eeee!
Here is what the haul video looks like on Sephora's Youtube channel. It's up in "Sephora's Picks" as well as "Fan Hauls" and my Pouf & Bun casual updo is in the "Fan Looks" category.
If you'd like to see the original blog entry from this particular Sephora haul when I first got my beloved Naked Palette, you can find it here.
Thank you so much to Sephora for believing in my video enough to feature it, and thank you to all of those who have expressed their shared excitement as well. I have read every e-mail, message, tweet, and comment and believe me, I take to heart the feeling of support from my dear community behind me. I very much feel that this is a big step forward for all of us bloggers and youtubers to get our voices heard by bigger companies and respected on a larger scale.
I know in a way it's just one little e-mail that most people will trash but to me it means much, much more.
I feel incredibly blessed and I do not take your love and support for granted.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you!
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Hi Jen,
I am a big fan of yours from Hong Kong. I have a question regarding your UD Naked Palette Neutral Smokey Eye tutorial… The eye shadows look really pigmented in the video, I am just wondering if you had wet your eye shadow brush before applying them to make the eye shadows stick better? Or maybe it's the eye primer potion that made them more pigmented? I have some coastal scents palettes but some of their colours aren't pigmented at all…
I am dying to get the Naked Palette after watching yours and other beauty vloggers' videos but they don't sell UD products here in Hong Kong. I will be visiting the US in a few weeks' time so I am planning on doing my UD shopping then. The UD palette is rather expensive so I just want to be sure…
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Here's a fave two-tone look created by layering a utility vest over leather jacket.
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Tip: This works best when the vest and jacket are similar lengths.
As always, thank you for visiting and I miss your lovely comments.
Patterned Tunic Dress – Tahari (similar Macy's + F21 + Target)
Leather Moto Jacket – Buffalo Exchange (similar Asos)
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Gallery: PHOTOS: A First Look Inside Masdar: Foster + Partner's Carbon-...
The Market @ Masdar kicked off at 10am on Friday. After parking their lowly fossil-fueled vehicles in the entrance parking lot, visitors rode driverless pod cars through a rather dull (but prefabricated and low impact concrete lot) to what will be the center of a more complete, future Masdar City.
The Market @ Masdar kicked off at 10am on Friday. After parking their lowly fossil-fueled vehicles in the entrance parking lot, visitors rode driverless pod cars through a rather dull (but prefabricated and low impact concrete lot) to what will be the center of a more complete, future Masdar City. Each pod car holds four people and are guided by magnetic strips placed every two meters in the concrete "roads."
Inside the square, surrounded by Masdar's signature, futuristic buildings, a variety of businesses showed off their recycled products, fair trade jewelry, and organic food, while organizations such as the Abu Dhabi Environment Agency discussed important environmental issues such as plastic pollution. Heavy on meat dishes common to the region, the cafeteria offered scant vegetarian options, but products available at the organic food store and Mazaraa farm filled in the gaps.
Although well-attended, all was not smooth. Only one set of bathrooms was available for the throng, Mazaraa organic farm nearly cooked their ducks and goats alive in the roaring sun, and visitors had to line up for a solid 20-30 minutes in order to ride the pod cars back to their own. Given that the Masdar Market comprised the first large influx of people, these hiccups were to be expected and organizers have until September, or the next street fair, to fix them.
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RobAndrews123 June 24, 2011 at 4:41 am
The design of the library (the building that resembles the Dorian in Singapore) is really nice. Unfortunately some of the design detailing coupled with shoddy construction has led to a building that is already in need of maintenance (and toilet odour control).
The misters are great, they really compliment the tropical tree ferns at the main entrance. Just as well water's not in short supply in UAE…. oh, hang on a minute…
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Lore June 1, 2011 at 11:17 am
Hey, that post levaes me feeling foolish. Kudos to you!
Bobbo June 1, 2011 at 10:40 am
Youre the one with the bianrs here. Im watching for your posts.
Lina June 1, 2011 at 10:38 am
Touchdown! That's a rlealy cool way of putting it!
Arjay June 1, 2011 at 10:13 am
Hey, good to find seomnoe who agrees with me. GMTA.
Chianna June 1, 2011 at 9:56 am
Didnt know the forum rules alleowd such brilliant posts.
Berlynn May 31, 2011 at 11:46 pm
That's way more clever than I was expecting. Takhns!
Zaiya May 31, 2011 at 11:15 pm
Now I know who the brainy one is, Ill keep loonkig for your posts.
Trisha May 31, 2011 at 10:29 pm
Now I feel sutipd. That's cleared it up for me
Chamomile May 31, 2011 at 10:10 pm
IJWTS wow! Why can't I think of thigns like that?
lazyreader May 31, 2011 at 10:53 am
Wood is a renewable resource. Wood's made from trees, so we grow trees to make wood or paper. Just like we grow potatoes to make french fries, are we running out of potatoes? Most of wood or paper pulp grown today is done on tree farms, seldom do paper companies go into real forests for harvesting. Those that do selectively harvest trees as to not clear cut whole areas. And we have more trees now than we did a hundred years ago.
Abhishek Sharma May 23, 2011 at 3:16 am
when i saw the email, its just sound good reading " largest wooden structure". Saw the slideshow and read about it, everything is good.But, my concern is how come this street is entitled as eco street if they are using tonnes of wood.
As per my knowledge wood=trees.
just the doubt.
Tafline Laylin May 10, 2011 at 1:28 pm
Having followed the development for over a year now, with my impressions wavering throughout, I have come to see Masdar as an absolute necessity. The Middle East imports most of its building materials. If there is to be any hope of creating an environmental movement here, we need a supply chain. Masdar will do this. It's like a testing ground, a practice run for overall sustainability throughout the Middle East. I'm familiar with Nicolai's (awesome) article. And I agree that it is likely that only privileged people will be able to live in this city when it's done. But there are side effects that will benefit everyone.
lazyreader May 10, 2011 at 8:02 am
Some sceptics are concerned that the city will be only symbolic for Abu Dhabi, and that it may become just a luxury development for the wealthy. New York Times writer, Nicolai Ouroussoff calls it the ultimate gated community, he said………."the crystallization of another global phenomenon: the growing division of the world into refined, high-end enclaves and vast formless ghettos where issues like sustainability have little immediate relevance."
Fred Moaven May 4, 2011 at 2:03 am
information about masdar city, and masdar institute
lazyreader May 3, 2011 at 7:52 am
It just proves you can't subject new ideas immediately onto a culture to begin with. Few vegetarian options in a place where meat is the norm. The dense cluster of buildings (designed to reduce heat and glare) with such narrow gaps of light adds an almost claustrophobic element to it. The solar panels on the roof that stick out in such plain sight and metal posts on the paths denoting locations signify this place is more industrial factory than residential town. This place screams more Fritz Lang Metropolis. More EPCOT than neighborhood. The only difference is no one lives at EPCOT yet millions of people still go there every year to have a good time.
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I'm a fan because it all started to reign in blood. let me take you back to the year 1988 i was around my cousins house and we were doing wot you do talk about wot records weve bought i produced my GWAR hell-o lp well he showed me a slayer record and proceeced to play it well thats when my lifed changed no shit i became a different person slayer t-shirt,s posters anything slayer just the mental riffs from jeff then kerry smashing thru with his vice versa drumming from sum kind of freakish master the scream that seemed to be coming from a tormented soul thats when i new i found the band that will take me thru my life thanks for bringing me up slayer!!!!!!
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How well is the ATI powermanagement in this kernel?
Any major bugs in the powermanagement still needs to be fixed?
Phoronix: Linux 2.6.34-rc1 Kernel Is Out w/ New Features
Following a two week merge window following the release of the Linux 2.6.33 kernel, Linus Torvalds has announced the first release candidate for the next kernel, to be known as the Linux 2.6.34 kernel.Of a lot of interest to us (and likely you too) are all of the GPU DRM updates in the Linux 2.6.34 kernel that includes GPU hybrid switching, initial ATI Radeon HD 5000 series KMS support (a.k.a. "Evergreen"), controversial Nouveau changes, ATI Radeon KMS power management support, Intel Sandy Bridge support, and much more.Outside of the graphics fun in this kernel to be officially released next quarter is a new filesystem (Logfs), a hardware driver for Apple's Magic Mouse, virtualization improvements, and other updates particularly to the Linux drivers and architectures.The Linux 2.6.34-rc1 kernel release announcement can be read at LKML.org...
How well is the ATI powermanagement in this kernel?
Any major bugs in the powermanagement still needs to be fixed?
Maybe after the 2.6.34 is done you could include some Logfs tests.
Im still geting
with this xorg.confCode:(WW) RADEON(0): Option "ForceLowPowerMode" is not used (WW) RADEON(0): Option "DynamicPM" is not used
on lucid with 2.6.34 rc1. Should I add xorg edgers ppa to? or should I somehow change my xorg.conf?Code:Section "Device" Identifier "Configured Video Device" Option "UseFBDev" "true" Option "ForceLowPowerMode" "true" Option "DynamicPM" "true" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Configured Monitor" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Monitor "Configured Monitor" Device "Configured Video Device" EndSection
ok I have found
in dmesg but Im not sure whether this is actually doing somethingCode:[ 8.916802] [drm] Clocks initialized ! [ 8.916806] [drm] 4 Power State(s) [ 8.916808] [drm] State 0 Default (default) [ 8.916810] [drm] 1 Clock Mode(s) [ 8.916812] [drm] 0 engine: [ 8.916814] [drm] State 1 Performance [ 8.916816] [drm] 1 Clock Mode(s) [ 8.916818] [drm] 0 engine: 500000 [ 8.916820] [drm] State 2 Battery [ 8.916821] [drm] 1 Clock Mode(s) [ 8.916823] [drm] 0 engine: 200000 [ 8.916825] [drm] State 3 Default [ 8.916827] [drm] 1 Clock Mode(s) [ 8.916829] [drm] 0 engine: 500000 [ 8.916836] [drm] radeon: power management initialized
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I put radeon.dynpm=1 in /etc/modprobe.d/radeon.conf
but cat /sys/kernel/debug/dri/0/radeon_pm_info prints
so i guess pm is not working for me...Code:state: PM_STATE_DISABLED default engine clock: 500000 kHz current engine clock: 494040 kHz default memory clock: 333000 kHz PCIE lanes: 0
I'll explain ya.
The options you wrote about in the previous post are picked up by the Xorg DDX driver, making it manage some aspects of the GPU power management, in userspace.
The New(r) Improved(tm) All-Round Better(?) way is DRM power management. This permits a centralized management of the GPU and video memory current, voltages, and what else lies inbetween, whereas the temporary userspace solution would have had to synchronize its Power Management decisions with the other DRM/GPU clients, if it ever did it at all. This Better(stop it!) solution has the advantage to provide Power Management during the whole Linux(tm, not a joke)-Experience(this is), and permits a closer control of the video GPU/memory status.
So, it is way better.
What you need? Enable KMS, as that's a completely new DRM module, in which the developers are implementing all the good things you're reading here on Phoronix.
Next? Edit your Linux kernel command line to include this options:
radeon.modeset=1 radeon.dynpm=1
Then, pray whathever ancient god of luck and good and fortune you could know of. Then, and only then, boot into your operating system.
And say thank you to the devs.
They actually are those gods I was talking about.
With my HD4850, I can see the 4 powerstates being listed. Each one has (or should) 3 modes. This I learned before from messing around with Radeon Bios Editor. In the kernel log, state 0 and 3 each have three modes, and modes 1 and 2 show only two. Looking at the listed frequencies, it seems that the actual "3D" frequencies are missing. I see the low "2D" clocks in there, but not the high power ones. Is this a current limitation, or a problem with my particular setup?
Also, this rc causes a weird kernel panic on my laptop (Presario V2000) and I'm unable to go past the grub2 menu.
As far as PM, it does seem to work. The core is downclocking fine as far as I can tell, which is making things slower than usual; KMS makes 2D slow as is, so the downclocking is making things worse .


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Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-TAK (A)
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Wolfgang Keller, manager of the Ukrainian subsidiary of a German beer company, faces a managerial dilemma. His subordinate, Dmitri Brodsky, is a talented and experienced commercial director who is not meeting his goals expediently and often requires considerable assistance from Keller. Furthermore, Brodsky's style is causing conflict with clients, other staff members, and with Keller himself. Keller must decide the best course of action to take with this difficult employee in an environment in which the industry is rapidly changing and growing and the war for talent is strong. He must also consider what comprises an effective performance review and how his own behavior impacts Brodsky's poor performance. This case is a modernized revision of the popular case "Wolfgang Keller at Königsbräu-Hellas (A)."
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OK so heres the deal:
Without getting into all the background info (it's all in this 80-page post, lol), I was not working this year & had a lot of time to do whatever I wanted. I got all wrapped up in sponsoring a large group of guys, which was pretty much all I did, all year. 6 of them all got together at the end of a year, and all fired me at the same time. This made me feel truly awful. I felt like I must be the worst sponsor EVER, and could not figure out my part in it. (I did a 4th Step on them, but STILL could not get rid of this.) This was by far my most unsuccessful year, ever. I especially felt bad because I had spent literally HUNDREDS of hours with these guys over the previous year or so, and really could NOT figure out why the end result of all my work & time is that they all hated me. I was devastated that they hated me enough to ALL fire me and then still, months later, ALL absolutely REFUSE to speak to me afterwards, no matter WHAT. (They had actually got together and talked about firing me in the most adversarial way possible, so it would have the most effect.) Well, they did a great job. A couple of them are STILL going around and actually telling people ridiculous stories that make me look awful, just to justify their actions.
I had really loved these guys, prayed for them every night, and felt very protective and close to them. I had imagined that they liked me too. We actually had some very good & close times together, and at one point were making a LOT of progress in their stepwork & sobriety in general. I imagined that we had some type of loyalty and deep bond. I was really proud of them. I could not fathom that they would trash a yearlong, deep relationship simply to avoid doing step work (once a week?!!) and going to meetings, calling me on the phone, and all the other standard-issue type stuff, etc. ~ There must have been some other reason, and it was driving me CRAZY. I'm not trying to "be the victim", I'm really in the solution as much as I can. But this thing is TOTALLY incomprehensible to me, I sincerely did NOT get it.
So 3 months later, I'm still obsessing over this. Whenever I see them at our meeting hall, either they gloat at me like a dog that pooped on the rug & got away with it, or they make a big show of coming up to me in public and shaking hands & stuff (so they look good for the group), but absolutely REFUSE to speak to me in private. All I wanted was some kind of closure. I totally did NOT get any of this.
I have been fired by dozens of other sponsees, over the last 20 years or so ~ this is nothing new. HOWEVER, they ALL got together with me (at different times of course) and announced that they had a year or two sober now, and a new dog, wife, job, etc, now ~ and didn't want to have to work steps, go to meetings, or whatever they thought they no longer had time for. (Or some variation thereof...) Then I'd give them the little speech about how worth it, it is to do the 10 or 15 hours of maintenance a week to keep alcoholism in remission, and that I NEVER back down on doing step work, going to meetings, staying in contact, etc... Then we would "agree to disagree", and part on good terms with some kind of mutual respect intact.
These previous people I've sponsored came from all walks of life ~ but they ALL needed to preserve some kind of mutual bond, obligation, respect, relationship; or whatever you would choose to call it, when we parted ways. (FYI: I have NEVER been fired by a sponsee who did not have a relapse afterwards. EVER.) Then they would call me after their relapse, and I'd help them out in whatever way was appropriate. So it pays to not burn bridges.
Anyway, I was kvetching/obsessing about this new, mystifying situation to a friend of mine who works with rich kids from Calabassas, Woodland Hills, Agoura Hills, Thousand Oaks, etc. All of these 6 ex-sponsees were rich or VERY upper middle class guys from these exact areas of Los Angeles, even though they dress and think of themselves as little "bad-asses".
My friend told me that the previous people I had worked with in the past, all had the same thing in common: That someone who loves you and gives you UNCONDITIONAL backup is the most rare and precious thing you could EVER have, on this PLANET.
However, she told me that to these suburban rich kids, they look at human relationships VERY differently. As much as they want to seem like a bunch of little "bad asses" to the outside world, their baseline way of thinking is that they have little or no sense of obligation to the world and also a HUGE sense of entitlement. Its just how they were raised & where they are from. There is always a new X-Terra in the driveway if they wreck the old one, they can always afford to check into some fancy $30,000 rehab in Malibu; if they wake up in a blackout in Hawaii their dads will always take off work & come fly out to get them. They know this and therefore don't have to really worry about the same things we do, even if they're 25 or 28 or whatever.
It was MY fault because my error of perception made me think that just because (for a minute, when they were desperate) they were working their asses off, were TOTALLY all about "doing the deal", were making GREAT progress, etc ~ that it would never wear off. But as soon as they gained some weight, got girlfriends, jobs, nice vehicles to drive & all that ~ THAT was when they didn't want to do the work anymore and told me to step the fock off. That in and of itself is NOT very shocking.
Its just the WAY they did it, that had NEVER happened to me before. I could not imagine why anyone would all get together in a group and just turn their backs on me like that. It was a total mystery to me. In my little dog-brain: loyalty, honor, respect, obligation and all that stuff are the most important and valuable things EVER. On my planet, where I come from, their kind of behavior makes NO sense. That is why it took me so long to figure this out.
All of these guys are reasonably smart, good looking, popular, and the like. If they want, they can get a new sponsor every Tuesday and Thursday. There are plenty of inexperienced sober guys in our area who want to look good and have sponsees to bolster them, ESPECIALLY if they don't have to do any work with them.
Its simply easier for these rich kids to get together and bail on me and do whatever they want, once they get back on their feet ~ than to sit me down and have ONE simple conversation, like everybody else did. Thats why they ALL hang up on me, avoid me in person if I ask the "wrong" questions, but all make a big show of shaking my hand & stuff when other people are around!
They have no sense of guilt, remorse, duty, or obligation to me whatsoever. Its just that simple. They can go to the mall and get a new sponsor!
My friend told me that all these guys ~ despite the motorcycles, tattoos, skateboards, surfer stuff, borderline "gangster" stuff, etc ~ the bottom line is that they all expect to be catered to, and will NOT do anything they don't feel like doing. She works in recovery, and says its almost impossible for her to get people like that to actually do anything. But they DO make a lot of money off of them, as they tend to check into cushy rehabs a lot!
It sounds like really strong language, and it kind of makes me look bad if I say this ~ because it sounds like I'm coming from anger or resentment. But the TRUTH is, they're just really a bunch of spoiled little twerps. THAT is their actual baseline for behavior, the other stuff is just an act.
Thats the bottom line ~ I misjudged the situation and wasted a whole year on these guys, when I should have been working with people who actually appreciated and/or were affected by my help.
I could NOT understand that the guys who fired me feel no more obligation or affection towards me, than I would feel if I were to discard my old sneakers and get new ones for no other reason than I felt like it.
Bottom line, people - MY mistake in perception.


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Miami Heat small forward LeBron James during practice before Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs at the American Airlines Arena. / Derick E. Hingle, USA TODAY Sports
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Series: Saturday Science Links (21 entries)
The biggest science stories of the week are reviewed.
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The biggest science stories of the week are reviewed.
James Kidder explains how a stunning fossil discovery affects our understanding of human evolution.
A college student raised as a young-earth creationist shares his story of coming to understand and appreciate God's evolving creation.
Researchers in the emerging field of Paleogenomics are investigating the past using genetic research.
If we want people to accept that evangelical Christianity and evolution can co-exist, then it will only happen in the context of relationships.
A short guide to where BioLogos fits in the origins debate.
What happens when evolutionary creationists, old-earth creationists, and Southern Baptist theologians sit down publicly and talk about origins? At the 2014 meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, these three groups decided to find out. This four-part series is adapted from the three-hour dialogue, entitled "A Conversation on Origins".
Today, we are unveiling our new comment/discussion system, with many new ways to interact with authors and fellow readers about science and faith.
Because reliance upon experts cannot be eliminated, the central question for Christians today is not "should I believe scientific experts?" but "which scientific experts should I believe?"
Our time at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society showed that there is a hunger to a better conversation about science and evangelical Christianity.
The prevailing evangelical view that evolution is in competition with the biblical account of creation sets up students to encounter a false dichotomy, where they feel they must choose between science or their faith.
Pope Francis is reiterating a basic claim in Catholic Christianity: If one acknowledges that God creates by giving creatures not only their existence but also their natures, one can reconcile an evolutionary worldview with the Christian faith.
There is a need to speak out truthfully about evolution, but love and a desire for Christian unity must be foremost when doing so.
BioLogos president Deb Haarsma responds to Ken Ham's recent comments about Hugh Ross, and pleads for a more gracious conversation between Christians on issues of faith and science.
"We should be slow to accuse another of discarding the authority of Scripture, and therefore denouncing them, just because they interpret Scripture differently than we do."
Read about the death of Wolfhart Pannenberg, still debating creation and evolution, and a really big dinosaur discovery.
This week's news features volcanoes, skeletons, and stars, as well as a thought-provoking new book from InterVarsity press.
We feel that the long-term efforts by ForumC to bring these different factions together are beginning to bear fruit. Where the atmosphere at the first conference was at times tense, this second conference was perceived by all those present as more relaxed and open. The willingness to concede past? errors and the problems involved in the respective positions taken was one clear sign of this.


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