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Olaf the Snowman
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Olaf is one of the main characters in Disney's Frozen. He makes his first debut in MCF and the Ice Queen where his role is the same. He has made frequent appearances in MCF stories since then. He is voiced by Josh Gad.
When Anna and Elsa were children, Elsa would use her snow magic to play with Anna. A favorite pastime activity for the two sisters was building snowmen. On one such occasion, Elsa helped Anna build their own snowman they named Olaf to play with. Many years later, Elsa would exile herself from Arendelle after her magic was discovered and deemed dangerous. In the midst of embracing her abilities at her new ice palace home, Elsa recreates Olaf, but because of her magic, he is enchanted and given life. Olaf then wanders around the mountains alone and blissfully lost, until he bumps into Anna, Kristoff, and Sven the reindeer, who seek to bring Elsa back to Arendelle so that she can bring back summer after she accidentally caused an eternal winter. Extremely giddy with the idea of summer and its warmth, Olaf happily guides the two to Elsa's castle, though Anna refrains from telling him about the dangers of summer for a snowman, leaving Olaf comically in the dark. After a short journey, Olaf and the others find Elsa's ice palace, but the Snow Queen isn't too thrilled about the idea of returning to Arendelle, telling Anna to leave and enjoy her life where she belongs. Anna refuses to leave without her sister, but the stubbornness only makes Elsa uncomfortable, causing her to lose control over her powes once again and accidentally freeze Anna's heart. She then orders them to leave once more, and once again, Anna refuses. In order to keep them away, Elsa creates a personal bodyguard named Marshmallow, a giant snowman. Olaf is thrilled to see him, but is immediately kicked out along with Anna and Kristoff. After Anna tries his patience, Marshmallow chases after the group. Olaf tries to stop him, but is thrown over a cliff, which Anna and Kristoff fall over, as well, though they all survive. Once they recover their energy, Kristoff notices Anna'a hair turning white, rather alarmingly. To help, he takes the gang to a valley filled with mystical trolls. The king of the trolls, Pabbie, informs Anna that if she doesn't perform an act of true love, she'll freeze to death. The friends immediately rush back to Arendelle, believing a kiss from Hans, a prince Anna's engaged to, will break the curse.
Along the way, Olaf is accidentally separated from the group, and informs them that he'll meet with them at the palace. When he arrives, he finds Anna in the parlor, on the ground and quickly dying. She tells him Hans betrayed her, and Olaf doesn't hesitate to start a fire to keep the princess warm. Fearing he'll melt, Anna tells Olaf to leave, but not wanting to abandon his friend, the snowman stays by her side, nearly melting during this time. Suddenly, the parlor's window bursts open due to the strong winter winds, and Olaf rushes to close it. Before he does, he notices Kristoff and Sven rushing back to the palace. Knowing Kristoff is truly the one the loves Anna, the two try to head out to meet him.
However, the powerful storm blows Olaf away, and once he reunites with everyone, he finds Elsa mourning for Anna, who unfortunately froze to death sacrificing her life to save Elsa from Hans. Fortunately, that was an act of true love, and the ice is thawed, restoring Anna's life, as well as saving the entire kingdom, bringing back summer. Overjoyed, Olaf smiles with glee, but quickly melts due to the summer heat. Elsa restores him and gives him a small little cloud to hover over his body and keep him completely cool, finally allowing the snowman to live his dream of experiencing summer and all its wonders. During the kingdom celebration, Olaf is seen throughout the village enjoying the sights and sounds of the warm season, taking a whiff of some flowers. The pollen causes him to sneeze, however, and his carrot nose lands directly into Sven's mouth. The reindeer doesn't hesitate to suck it up, saddening the snowman. However, this was only a playful trick, and Sven immediately places the carrot back onto Olaf's face, where it belongs, prompting the overjoyed snowman to hug his friend affectionately. At the end Olaf and Elsa help Anna ice skate. Olaf is last seen in the palace courtyard, enjoying the newly made ice skating rink created by Elsa for the kingdom's enjoyment.
MCF and the Ice Queen
In MCF and the Ice Queen his role is the same in the movie and forms a small bond with Annie.
- MCF and the Ice Queen (Debut)
- A MCF Christmas (Upcoming)
- Olaf may have been inspired by The Snowman, another Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale, where the eponymous snowman falls in love with a warm stove but cannot be with it because he would melt from it. As a result, he does not enjoy the cold weather. The snowman eventually melts away due to the change in weather.
- In the film, Olaf's elbows were specifically animated to never move with the exception of his fantasy sequence during In Summer.
- Olaf was specially designed to appear as if a child had created him, with an uneven shape and such, which is a reference to how Elsa models him at the beginning of Frozen when she and Anna are young.
- Olaf unintentionally showed Elsa how strong her powers are when he sees her at her ice castle. While she created him earlier, she had no idea he had come to life. This evidently was the inspiration for Marshmallow.
- Olaf is very similar to Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast. They are both an object which is impossible to be alive (Lumiere is a candelabra while Olaf is a snowman) and are very close to the protagonist(s). They are both sidekicks to the main protagonist and almost get melted. However, they are also opposites since Lumiere is a candelabra and has control over fire and heat, while Olaf is a snowman and needs to stay in the cold.
- Olaf has received positive praise from the critics and some have called him the best Disney Sidekick alongside Sebastian, Lumiere, Genie and Timon.
- As stated by Detective88, Olaf is a little simular to Louis from "The Princess and the Frog".
- In "A MCF Christmas", he calls Raina by Selena, making it a nod to him mistakingly misname Kristoff as Sven and referencing Raina's voice actress Selena Gomez. Ironically later near the end of the story he calls Seamus, Kristoff and Doyle "Sven, Sven and Seamus" much like how he does in MCF and the Ice Queen.
- In "A MCF Christmas" Olaf gains a girlfriend named Eliana who is basically a female version of Olaf. The authoress confirmed that Eliana was inspired by Crystal from Frosty's Winter Wonderland whom Frosty marries.


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Another reason why Greens won't vote Dem, due to previous count results.
Michael Ossipoff <email9648742 <at> gmail.com>
As I was saying in a recent previous post about this, Approval's count results will tell Green-preferrers whether or not they need Dem to protect against Repub. And I gave a reason why that is: Preferrers of the middle of 3 parties have no reason to approve either extreme. I told of a reason why that is. Now I'd like to tell of another: On EM, it's been shown by at least three people, in at least two ways, that the expectation-maximizing strategy of Approval is to approve the above-expectation candidates. It's obvious why that's so: Your expectation is the sum, over all of the candidates, of the product of a candidate's win-probability and hir utility. It's obvious that when you increase the win-probability of a candidate who is better than your expectation (you do that when you approve hir), that will raise your expectation. Well, suppose you're a Democrat-preferrer (if there really are any). Say it's Green, Dem, Repub. If it's certain that some particular candidate will win, then your expectation is the utility of that candidate. Otherwise your expectation is somewhere between the utility of the Green and the Dem, or somewhere between the utility of the Repub and the Dem. Say it's somewhere between the Green and the Dem. As I said above, your best expectation-maximizing strategy is to approve (only) all of the above-expectation candidates. By assumption, the Green is farther from you than is the point representing the utility equal to your expectation. So you don't approve the Green.(Continue reading)

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Texas Citizens for Science Members and Supporters
An Opportunity to Attend this Bible and Modern Science Conference in Houston for FREE!
Only TEN spots available, so act fast!
Just email Center for Christian Apologetics Director Kurt Wise (email@example.com), give him your name, and mention that you are an atheist or Christian member or supporter of TCS and that you would like to request that you be put on the registration list. (See below for the reason for the free offer for ten TCS members.) Mr. Wise only specified atheists, but I told him I hope it is okay to give religious TCS members the same offer if ten atheists don't meet their quota.
To make this more educational and interesting, if any TCS member writes a description or review of the CCA Bible and Modern Science Creationism Conference and sends it to me, I will post it on the TCS website and include some quotes from it and your name in my Houston Chronicle blog. This is a Houston event sponsored by a Houston area Christian Apologetics and Creationist organization, so I plan to write about it in my Houston blog if possible. Since I can't attend, I am asking TCS members and supporters to attend for me, take notes, and write a review. Some very prominent Creationist speakers will be present, so I am interested and you should be, too. This conference is classic American popular culture that is fascinating to me and not to be missed. In your review, please feel free to evaluate the presentations on your knowledge of modern science and to be critical if necessary.
Thank you,
Steven Schafersman, President
Texas Citizens for Science
2008 August 13
The Bible and Modern Science
What Every Christian Should Know
Sponsored by
The Center for Christian Apologetics
Saturday August 23, 2008
9:30 am to 5:30 pm
College of Biblical Studies
7000 Regency Square
Houston, TX
Just south of Harwin Drive near the intersection of Southwest Frwy 59 and Hillcroft Ave
(see Mapquest map linked on CCA website)
Knowing the truth about Intelligent Design
Dr. William Dembski
Does the universe reveal the handiwork of a Designer? Apart from the Bible, how could we ever know? Does good science lead us to infer design? Dr. William A Dembski, a leading expert in the Intelligent Design movement and author of numerous books and articles including Intelligent Design, The Design Inference, and The Design of Life, brings answers to these very questions. Dr. Dembski is currently Research Professor of Philosophy at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth.(1)
Why Every Christian Needs to be Informed About Science and the Bible
Brian Thomas
As Christians, need we be concerned with what scientists say about the universe, life, or even the Bible? Does it matter how old the earth is? Does science pose a threat to biblical Christianity? Are issues where science and the Bible converge relevant to our spiritual lives? Brian Thomas, Science Writer for the Institute for Creation Research, will address these issues and more. Brian (M.S. Biotechnology) has taught science at the university level and is a co-founder of the Center for Christian Apologetics.
Dinosaurs According to History, Science, and the Bible
Bruce Wood
When did dinosaurs live? Are they in the Bible? Did humans see them? How did they die? A PowerPoint presentation, handouts, and a Q & A will provide answers to such questions about these fascinating creatures. This layman's level study is designed for youth and adults. Bruce Wood serves as the Communications Liaison for the Institute for Creation Research. Bruce has a B.A. English, B.S. Education (San Diego Christian), and a M.A. Theological Studies (Northwest Baptist Seminary).
Fossils and the Gospel: Death and Life
Dr. Deanna Noyes
The fossil record is a fascinating story of death and life. How does these bones give us evidence to support the Bible? Dr. Deanna Noyes is professor of biology in the college of Natural Science and Mathematics at Dallas Baptist University. She has been teaching at DBU for nine years and also serves as the head of the Natural Sciences major. Her Ph.D., earned in 1997, is from the University of Southern Mississippi. She teaches upper-level Zoology, Ecology, and Botany, as well as Freshman and Honors Biology.
Other speakers will speak. See the website.
The Doctrinal Statement of the Center for Christian Apologetics (CCA) includes this item:
The Creation: The universe, angels, and all living things were created perfect by God. The fact of this event is related simply and accurately in Genesis and is consistent with the most current and unbiased scientific research;
The CCA's blog is "Christ and Culture" at http://www.chron.com/commons/readerblogs/christandculture.html. I discovered this blog by accident, and the current post was by Kurt Wise, Director of the CCA. After I read it, I was disturbed and felt compelled to write a comment. Joe (Freegrace) is one of the blog's other two contributors. The only person whose name I recognized as an IDC proponent was Kurt Wise, but of course all three are. So the Houston Chronicle is truly being fair and balanced by asking me to write for their science blogs and telling me it is okay to criticize organized Creationism and defend evolution education in Texas. It has had Creationists dissing evolution on its blogspace for some time now.
There were several other comments in this thread--one pointing out that the Lewontin quote was edited without ellipses and that the longer quote shows the context better--but I am not including them here.
Here is the sequence of posts and comments:
The Assumptions of Science-Wielding Skeptics
Posted by ktwise at 8/10/2008
Science-wielding skeptics often try to convince us that science is a rational, dispassionate search for completely objective knowledge. Of course, we agree that often it can be and is. However, that is not always the case, especially when it comes to origins. Geneticist Richard Lewontin makes a revealing admission when he says:
"We take the side of science in spite of the patent absurdity of some of its constructs, in spite of its failure to fulfill many of its extravagant promises of health and life, in spite of the tolerance of the scientific community for unsubstantiated just-so stories, because we have a prior commitment, a commitment to materialism. It is not that the methods and institutions of science somehow compel us to accept a material explanation of the phenomenal world, but, on the contrary, that we are forced by our a priori adherence to material causes to create an apparatus of investigation and a set of concepts that produce material explanations, no matter how counter-intuitive, no matter how mystifying to the uninitiated. Moreover, that materialism is an absolute, for we cannot allow a Divine Foot in the door." (Richard Lewontin, "Billions and Billions of Demons," The New York Review, January 9, 1997, p. 31- Italics in original)
Now lest I once again be falsely accused of "attacking" science let me say upfront that I appreciate all that science has given us, including knowledge of natural causes that once where attributed to Divine intervention. I appreciate technology, medicine, gas-guzzling SUVs, computers, and my personal favorite - air conditioning. But when it comes to our origins, meaning and destiny the Bible has much to say. Of course, science-wielding skeptics use science to attack the Bible and its affirmation of Divine creation but it remains to be seen whether those attacks are devastating (or even mildly compelling for that matter). If you are interested in knowing more about this subject then consider the upcoming conference, The Bible and Modern Science, featuring Dr. William Dembski, speakers from the Institute for Creation Research, and our own ministry The Center for Christian Apologetics. For more information visit www.answers101.org.
schafersman wrote:
Richard Lewontin is a personal friend of mine. We have discussed science and religion several times. I agree with most of his statement here, but would not have used his extremely forceful and uncompromising language. I think most scientists would agree with me.
Scientific materialism and naturalism are adopted methodologically, so science can be conducted in a rigorous, secular, unbiased, testable, auditable, and successful manner, just as we would want any educational, government, financial, or business institution to conduct its business. Adopting methodological materialism and naturalism does not entail believing in their ontological versions. Science does not automatically and irrevocably reject God. The God concept is rejected for many empirical, logical, and experiential reasons that have nothing to do with science. You must know that 40% of practicing scientists believe in a personal and supernaturalistic God. I admit that this is a low percentage when compared with most groups, but scientists are better educated than most, and the practice of science does lead to more careful and critical forms of thinking.
Your use of Lewontin's extreme quote is meant to confuse readers about science--to convince them that science is somehow against supernaturalistic religion. It is not. The practice of science is separate from individual beliefs about metaphysics. Science is based on epistemologies, not on metaphysics. This tactic is similar to the Creationist pseudo-documentary Expelled, which tried to paint science as an atheistic ideology. Many famous scientists are observant Christians, such as Francis Collins and Ken Miller, but you will never hear about them from Creationism supporters, because Collins and Miller know that Scientific Creationism and Intelligent Design Creationism are bunk. Theistic evolutionists believe in ultimate Creation, not in proximate Creation, for they accept biological origins as natural.
I especially take offense at your use of your free Chronicle blog to advertise your Creationism conference that requires a registration fee to attend. I understand that you do not intend to make a profit, since I sure that Bill Dembski is charging his usual upfront $2,000 honorarium, and even at $25 a person your expected attendance will not be able to cover that. So you no doubt have arranged for some financial sponsorship. Next time, please ask your sponsors for enough money to present the Conference to the public for free, and then I would not criticize you. I might even attend myself.
Steven Schafersman
President, Texas Citizens for Science
ktwise wrote:
I take offense at the way you misrepresent me, it seems to be a blatant attempt at slander. First of all, as stated clearly in my post I am not arguing against science nor implying that Christians can't be scientists. I am simply pointing out that there are some assumptions that some scientists make, such as Lewontin, that predispose them to their conclusions. A knife is a great tool in the hands of a chef but a terrible tool in the hands of a murderer. Nothing wrong with the knife in and of itself.
Second you said, "Science is based on epistemologies, not on metaphysics." Is materialism not a metaphysic? Is naturalism not a metaphysic? I think it is you who are confused sir.
And Mr. Schafersman you are right, we are barely going to cover our expenses (if that), nevertheless, I will have your name on the list if you so choose to come. In fact, I will set aside 10 seats, at no cost, for any avowed atheist that wants to attend the conference. Just go to our website and click on the "Contact Us" page for the email address. Give me your name and state your rejection of God and I will register you for the event.
Freegrace wrote:
"I especially take offense at your use of your free Chronicle blog to advertise your Creationism conference that requires a registration fee to attend."
Schafersman...Thanks for your participation. With all due respect, as a fellow chron.com blogger, I would certainly hope that the tone of your interaction on another person's blog would be much kinder and congenial than what I am seeing. Your approach seems very antagonistic and I certainly hope you do not treat Christians who interact with you on your blog in the same way you have treated Kurt. From my perspective, I see little difference from Kurt's simply providing a link for where people can get more information on the topic he is writing on to your coming onto our blog and posting the website of your organization on your post (which is also a form of advertisement). You are welcome to do so but please do not rebuke us for something you yourself are doing. The issue of whether there is a charge for the event is irrelevant. Kurt is just allowing interested party to pursue further information if they are interested (in the same way you are by advertising your organization on our blog). As you know, operating a blog on chron.com is a labor of love and I would hope that fellow bloggers would interact with far more respect for other bloggers than what I saw in your response to Kurt. Once again, I appreciate your interaction even though I am disappointed by the tone.
God Bless,
schafersman wrote:
Well, Mr. Wise, I apologize if I misrepresented you. I don't think I did, and it would be libel, not slander, if I had. (Also, I would have to claim you were lying, which I did not do and do not believe. Misrepresenting someone is not libelous or slanderous, just ignorant and stupid, and that happens all the time without litigation.)
You stated that when scientists study origins, they sometimes behave differently and espouse an extreme materialism. My claim is that they don't, and your statement therefore constitutes an argument against science. Within science, origins are treated the same as any other natural topic, and Lewontin's description, while couched in somewhat alarmist and inaccurate language, is nothing unusual for science.
I think you are arguing against science when you say that "it is not always the case, especially when it comes to origins," that "science is a rational, dispassionate search for completely objective knowledge." Being an evolutionary scientist myself, I know that my colleagues and I try to be as rational and dispassionate in our research as physicists, chemists, and geologists. We want to get to that "objective truth" as accurately as anyone else. And I would suggest that promoting Creationism in any form--as you do--is definitely arguing against science.
Scientists don't make "assumptions" about nature that "predispose them to their conclusions." Methodological naturalism and materialism are working hypotheses, not assumptions or presuppositions. They are hypotheses that could be falsified during any of hundreds of thousands of experiments and observations during scientific testing. Also, since they are both methodological and hypothetical, they are not the foundation on which science is based. As I said, science is based on epistemologies (logical reasoning, empiricism, skepticism), not on metaphysics. Ontological naturalism and materialism are indeed metaphysics, but science is not based on these versions, which would require ultimate belief. As for methodological naturalism and materialism, I am not sure they are true metaphysics in their hypothetical and methodological form. Furthermore, I am not sure that science is "based" on these methodological versions, either; they are tools or hypotheses, not ultimate commitments (contrary to Lewontin), and could be discarded if proven incorrect. Bridges don't fall, crops fail, and planes crash on the basis of faulty metaphysics, but they would if logic, empirical evidence, and skepticism were wrong.
I made the point that many Christian scientists (such as theistic evolutionists) do not accept the ontological versions but happily use the methodological versions in their work. Phillip Johnson could never understand this. Committed ontological materialists, such as Richard Lewontin, apparently don't either, which is why he failed to use the adjective "methodological."
Finally, Mr. Wise, let me thank you sincerely for your offer of free admission to your Creationism conference in [Houston; I mistakenly wrote Lake Jackson--SDS] for any atheists who might want to attend. If I still lived in Houston, I would certainly be there, since I attended almost every Creationist conference there during 1975-1994. I will communicate your offer to the many atheists in the Greater Houston area and perhaps ten will attend and enjoy the educational experience. Even atheists would want to meet Bill Dembski. He is remarkable person, and I wish I could emulate his focus, concentration, and energy (although wasted, in my opinion, in an unfortunate enterprise).
Freegrace, I don't criticize you for providing links to your website (which I do, too, as you correctly point out), but for advertising a conference for which you charge money. I personally wouldn't use the free blog for that. Kurt Wise was gracious enough to see this point and offer free passage to my presumed "atheist" friends (actually, many of my supporters are Christians who accept science and evolution and despise Scientific and ID Creationism as much as I do; I hope you let some of them in, too, if the quota of ten atheists isn't met). I suppose providing links to information is a form of advertising, but I did have a principled distinction in mind. I'm sorry you disliked my tone. Operating a blog is indeed a labor of love, as you say, and as a fellow blogger I will try to be more cordial to you. Neither you nor I are like PZ Myers, who gets paid for his work, as does everyone on Seed ScienceBlogs. Of course, neither you nor I get millions of hits a week, either.
Freegrace wrote:
schafersman...Thanks for your response. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss these matters with you. Stop by again. God Bless...Joe
Joe and Kurt, thank you for your replies, and Joe, thank you for your charity. To be perfectly frank, Richard Lewontin's words were a little inaccurate, since he did not qualify materialism, so the correct philosophical meaning was missing and he sounded extreme. I shouldn't be so quick to criticize someone for missing the point about this who uses only Lewontin's statement as a guide, although I want to point out that there is plenty of other information about this topic elsewhere. Also, I was more upset about Kurt's mistaken evaluation of the scientific use of materialism than about the ad for the Bible Science conference. You should have the right to use whatever links you want to on your own website without criticism from me, so I apologize for that. To be completely candid, Kurt is right: some "science-wielding skeptics" DO "use science to attack the Bible and its affirmation of Divine creation." I only note that, besides science, the Bible stories can be attacked with logic, history, archaeology, and anthropology, and they certainly have. Also, it is not entirely clear how to interpret many Bible stories, including its "affirmation of Divine creation." Surely you don't intend to use authority alone to argue for your interpretations, do you?
That brings me to my final point. I have a Chron.com blog that discusses evolution, education, and Creationism. I don't plan to discuss atheism, not because I don't have the ability (I do), but because I don't have the time or inclination. I am not like Richard or PZ; I am an old atheist, not a New Atheist. Therefore, I would like to recommend that some of the people who write comments in this blog that bedevil Kurt, Joe, and gfigurelli, make a pitch to the Chronicle blog editors for an atheist/humanist/freethought blog to balance Christ and Culture in this area, just as my new blog now balances it with respect to Creationism and science. I took the time to read many of the comments to just a few posts, including this one, and several of you deserve to have your comments online as posts in your own blog. You should develop your own audience in Houston. I know that Houston has a strong freethought community of atheists, secular and religious naturalistic humanists, rationalists, skeptics, freethinkers, non-believers, and unchurched. I founded Houston's first skeptic group and was a co-founder of Houston's first humanist group in the early 1980s. I was a member, for a time before being kicked out, of Houston's atheist group. I was also a humanist member of a UUA congregation that was predominantly composed of religious humanists. All of these people deserve to read a blog that matches their own interests.
Best, Steve
Freegrace wrote:
schafersman...Thanks so much for your kind response. I sincerely appreciate it. We actually have encouraged several of our atheist readers to begin their own blog. In fact, I recommended one in particular who posted under the name Glucagon to the houstonbelief.com editor. However, he decided that he'd prefer to interact on ours instead.
You are correct. There are extremes on both sides. Too many evangelicals see science as the enemy when it is truly not the enemy. As you've mentioned before, there are many Christians who are scientists. I actually am friends with some. Some devout Christians I know wholeheartedly believe in evolution while others do not. I appreciate your efforts to dialogue with us and I hope that your continued efforts on your website produce fruit. I for one, recognize that my knowledge of science is limited so I look forward to reading your blog even though I am not courageous enough to try to debate on it (although I may ask some questions from time to time). Feel free to join us at any time. Sincerely...Joe Parle
ktwise wrote:
Thanks for your input. I would like to respond to a few of your comments.
"To be completely candid, Kurt is right: some "science-wielding skeptics" DO "use science to attack the Bible and its affirmation of Divine creation."
Thanks for your candor. I think I was clear that not all science is used that way. My main point was simply to point out that for many who do you science that way there is an assumption of materialism to begin with. And quite frankly, as with Lewontin, it is not an assumption of methodological naturalism but unadulterated ontological materialism. With that premise the answer can only be materialism. Thus, it is begging the question and therefore faulty reasoning.
"I only note that, besides science, the Bible stories can be attacked with logic, history, archaeology, and anthropology, and they certainly have."
I have no problem with some attacking the Bible as long as they are willing to be scrutinized themselves. In my experience it has always ended up that the attacker is found wanting and not the Bible, so attack away. Just don't expect us to stand around and not point out that the emperor has no clothes.
"Also, it is not entirely clear how to interpret many Bible stories, including its "affirmation of Divine creation." Surely you don't intend to use authority alone to argue for your interpretations, do you?""
For those who do not take the Bible literally there may be no challenge from science-wielding skeptics, but for those of us who do take it literally there is. We accept the challenge but and respond by simply pointing out that many of the alleged challenges to a literal interpretation, such as evolution, are based on faulty reasoning to begin with. And as for authority, yes I do take it on authority now, but I have made an effort to challenge that authority through reason, historical evidences, science, other religions, etc. In so doing, I have confirmed rather than debunked the authority of Scripture. So when I hear of some alleged evidence against the Bible I am skeptical and wait to hear a response from someone more capable than myself (if I didn't have one come to my own mind). Ultimately, however, I stand with the apostle Paul, that if Christ is not reason my faith is in vain. So fire away. If someone can prove that Christ is not risen I will renounce Christianity (and I have not set it up so that there is no way to disprove it).
Again, thanks for your response and your candor. I hope that you will examine your own thinking to see if you are in fact assuming an ontological materialism rather than what you espouse. I would say that your rejection of I.D. a priori indicates that you are.
And one more thing. The conference is actually in Houston, not Lake Jackson. Let your friends know and tell them to email us if they want to avail themselves of my offer. I am sure we will talk again.
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This Jan. 31, 2006, image shows the increased activity of Augustine Volcano in Cook Inlet, Alaska near Anchorage. Such increased activity began last spring. During the last month, activity has been episodic, and characterized by emission of steam and ash plumes, rising to altitudes in excess of 9,000 meters (30,000 feet), a height which poses hazards to aircraft in the vicinity. In the last week, volcanic flows have been seen on Augustine's flanks. This image, taken by ASTER, shows three volcanic flows down the north flank of Augustine as white (hot) areas. The eruption plume spreads out to the east in a cone shape and appears dark blue over the summit because it is cold and water ice dominates the composition; further downwind a change to orange color indicates that the plume is thinning and the signal is dominated by the presence of ash. Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team


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I am using Fedora 17 and am trying to access a remote machine (running Fedora 15) using its hostname which isn't working. The machine is right next to me on the same switch as my machine (so they are both on the same network with the same subnet and everything). When I was running Windows (7 32-bit) on my machine I could access the other machine no problem but now that I am running Fedora 17 that's not the case. Is there an additional daemon or something that I need to be using in order for this to work?
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Some questions.
Can you resolve any external site from the F17 system.
If yes, then can you ping the F15 system by ip and then by hostname. Collect 5 iterations and pastebin please.
If it is working with ip but not with hostname, can you add the hostname and ip address of the F15 system into the /etc/hosts file and then try pinging. Please ensure the proper syntax is followed.
If still not pinging, I would rather see tcpdump. tcpdump -s0 -i ethX -w /tmp/tcpdump_hostname.pcap host
If still can't find anything, then I will compare with tcpdump with IP address ping working.
Obviously, I expect you have checked the interface configuration files first and they are working.
This ended up being an internal specific issue. It had to do with the way our network at work was setup and how both of my Linux machines weren't on the domain. Everything has been resolved now!


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Maybe it's just me who is so grossly offended by this action. To assign a secretary to the responsibilities of an Instructional Designer is at the height of academic incompetence. My questions are; Is state level university education in that poor of a shape? Do state university administrators understand Instructional Design or Instructional Technologies in education? Are American universities that far behind in 21st Century Education and the value of technology in learning?
The Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK recently promoted Stacy Thompson an office secretary to be their new Online Instructional Designer. Ms. Thompson earned her B.S. in Family and Consumer Sciences, with an emphasis in Child Development from NSU. Her biography suggests no formal education, training or experience as an Instructional Designer. I'm sure that Stacy Thompson is a very nice young lady but she has to be completely unqualified for this position.
Many of the Professional Instructional Designers and Technologist have invested thousands of dollars, years of academic training and development to achieve these job titles. It is so disappointing to see the continuing corruption of our American Higher Education system. Maybe it would have been better to become a Plumber after all?


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On Tulsa and the problems the Golden Hurricane presents to Tulane
"For years, they've been the best team in the conference that, in my opinion, has the best player in the conference that gives them all the confidence they need. When they get in trouble, she can score points. On the other hand, we've had a pretty difficult season. I hope that we will accept the challenge and play our best against a team like this and make it very competitive."
On how important it is to play well down the stretch and earn a spot in the C-USA Volleyball Championship
"It's as important as it gets. To make the tournament, we have to play every game, every set and ever match the best that we can and hope for the best. There is a chance but we have to play our best over these last four matches. Every set can be a difference maker for us."
On the overall health of his team
"Cori is back, but Mel hasn't been practicing for three weeks now. That doesn't help, but at least she's playing in the matches. There's nothing we can really do about it. It's a serious injury, but we just can't afford to practice her and she's just playing games for us."
On the Green Wave's current line-up
"Originally, the idea was to have Grace play libero from start to finish for us this season. We were not happy with the way our outsides were playing, and at that point Grace was our best outside. We had to play her there and that disrupted our libero position. We're at a point now where some people have stepped it up on the outside, Grace is getting more comfortable at libero, and we're going to stick with the lineup and try and develop it for next year."


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Lavona Jane Martin, age 69, died early Saturday morning, December 29, 2012, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.
She was born April 8, 1943, at Leedy, Oklahoma, the daughter of Clarence and Viola Bell (Selby) Samples. As a young girl she attended the Selman school system, graduating from Selman High School. She later attended Panhandle State University, Goodwell, Oklahoma, receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in Education.
On May 28, 1961 she married George L. Martin at Buffalo, Oklahoma. After their marriage the couple lived in Lakin, Kansas, where she taught school for several years before moving to Meade on November 21, 1968. She was a seamstress and interior decorator for many years and was co-owner of Martin Paint and Decorating.
She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, LWML, Thrivent, the Federated Junior League, and had served on the USD 226 Board of Education for eight years. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, decorating, and spending time with her family and friends.
She is survived by:
Her husband, George L. Martin of Meade, Kansas
Her children, Gary Martin of Solomon, Kansas
Marc Martin of Ellsworth, Kansas
Sherri Smith of Wichita, Kansas
John Martin of Baltimore, Maryland
Three sisters, Teresa Samples of Enid, Oklahoma
Minnie Gilbert of End, Oklahma
Larue Phillips of Roosevelt, Utah
Nine grandchildren Three Great-grandchildren
She is preceded in death by her parents; and two sisters, Sue Mauldin and Joyce Crow.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at St. John Lutheran Church, Meade, with the Reverend Lynn E. Spencer presiding. Friends may call from 12:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. Interment will follow in the Graceland Cemetery, Meade.
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. ? UCLA senior forward Matt Barnes has been named the Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for January 8 - 13, Commissioner Tom Hansen announced today.Along with his Pac-10 Player of the Week honor, Barnes was also named the Sports Illustrated and CollegeInsider.com Player of the Week.
Barnes, from Fair Oaks, Calif., averaged 30.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in two games this past week. His impressive play helped guide the Bruins to an 87-77 upset win over top-ranked Kansas.
In UCLA's 81-77 loss to USC, Barnes had a career-high 34 points while adding five rebounds and two assists. He shot 12-of-17 (.706) from the field and 7-of-11 (.636) from three-point range. His seven three-pointers against the Trojans tied a school record. Two days later against Kansas, Barnes posted a game-high 27 points, shooting 10-of-14 (.714) from the field and 3-of-4 (.750) from three-point range, with five rebounds, two assists and one steal.
For the week, Barnes shot 22-of-31 (.710) from the field, 10-of-15 (.667) from three-point range and 7-of-10 (.700) from the foul line. Barnes' 61 points in back-to-back games is the most by a Bruin since the 1994-95 season.
It is the first weekly award for Barnes, the 37th all-time honor for the Bruins.
2001-02 PAC-10 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Nov. 26 ? Jason Gardner, ARIZ. Dec. 3 - Curtis Allen, WASH. Dec. 10 - Marcus Moore, WSU. Dec. 17 - Joe Shipp, CAL. Jan. 7 - Chad Prewitt, ASU. Jan. 14 - Matt Barnes, UCLA.


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Be interesting or be ready to pay, big time.
It's what all businesses covet, the referral from a friend, positive word of mouth, the "this band is so AWESOME you have to listen to it" kind of media. We the people are the media that increasingly matters most valuable to businesses.
No amount of money is guaranteed to win us over. Not even $10 Million dollars (erghhmn GM)
To activate "we the media", your organization has to be built to do so. Built to be interesting, to create Social Objects worthy of our time, of our "share" capital.
Threadless, Pebble, Amanda Palmer, these "businesses' have hit on something. They're doing interesting.
If you can't do interesting, you're going to have to pay the "Boring Tax". Sponsored posts, paid placements, $10 million dollars on Facebook ads.
When $10 million doesn't overcome the boring tax, what makes you think your business can do it?
Be interesting or be ready to pay, big time.
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The Superbowl Blackout Was a Boon to Twitter Ads
Companies raced to fill the on-screen void.
If you stayed tuned into the Super Bowl during that post-halftime blackout, you might have noticed that CBS didn't run many commercials during the unexpected break in the action. When not filling the time with chatter, "CBS seemed to repeat commercials that had already aired," Advertising Age pointed out. But if you were following along on Twitter you probably saw a number of companies racing to capitalize on the unique distraction. Twitter's advertising department boasted that "it took just four mins after the lights went out for the first Twitter advertiser to bid on [power outage] as a search term." Most notably, Oreo put together an ad within minutes that said "power out? No problem," with a link to a photo captioned, "you can still dunk in the dark." It got 10,000 retweets in the first hour.
According to Ad Age, Oreo's speed came from its "social media war room," where representatives who could green-light new ads watched the game with a team from their ad agency 360i, which came up with the tweet. They were tasked with monitoring response to the company's actual, multi-million-dollar television ad, but, "it's arguable ... that 360i's simple little execution overshadowed Oreo's far more expensive TV ad, filled with stunts, that ran in the game before the blackout."
Elsewhere in the blackout, Calvin Klein captioned one of its sex-ay Vine videos "since the lights are still out," Tide went with, "We can't get your #blackout but we can get your stains out," and Audi made fun of Superdome sponsor Mercedes Benz. But Oreo seems to be getting most of the buzz.


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It might sound silly but I love magnets—more than the average person, in fact I covet them. Discovering unused magnets at my house is like finding treasure or an extra razor cartridge when you thought you were fresh out. Meg and I have a broccoli magnet that we share custody of, every so often the other smuggles it home with them. We often get into conversations like "It's my turn to take Broccoli Rob home with me, you've had it for two months!" Then the other will retort, "Well you had it for almost three before that." It's one of those bizarre sister things but just thinking about it now brings a smile to my face.
The reason why I have an infatuation with magnets is because of what they represent. My favorite part of our kitchen is the refrigerator, not only because it holds the food but also because it show-cases our Christmas cards, wedding announcements, and pictures of loved ones (well mainly our niece). New magnets for me, is more space to expand my collage of people I love.
I picked up these basic black magnets a few months ago, intending to hot glue something to them to make them more appealing but never got around to it. While rummaging through my desk the other day I stumbled upon them again and aspired to making some magnets that could share the fridge with Broccoli Rob.
Supplies needed: felt, thread, needle, scissors, fabric pencil, heart template, and magnets.
Trace the hearts.
Cut out the hearts.
Sew around the perimeter.
I was going to use my sewing machine to get a more even stitch but then I decided to try hand stitching first and I ended up liking the messy and juvenile look of it.
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Pür is taking the world by storm, with pür and simple shout outs pouring in from as far away as the Philippines and, now, India. In a VOGUE India article titled "Five Best Mineral Makeup Products", beauty editors praised our Start Now! Essentials Collection as "a makeup starter kit that will not intimidate a mineral makeup novice."
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Public Service Properties Investments - 74.5p
Those who believe that the property sector is now on the way up should take a look at Public Service Properties Investments, an AIM-listed company which released interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2009 on September 29.
The company owns a portfolio of care home properties predominantly in the UK but also in Germany, Switzerland and the US.
The main features which could drive the price higher are the relatively high net asset value and the solid yield which the shares provide.
In terms of assets, the net asset value has held up remarkably well under current conditions and stood at 153.1p as at June 30.
The adjusted net asset value per share was 193.7p at this time. Clearly these valuations are way above the current share price and although that can be said of many property companies at the moment, care homes should be a relatively safe investment.
However, it is important to remember that Public Service Properties Investments does have a considerable level of debt and there is an element of risk with all shares.
The interim dividend was held at 2p per share, which will be paid on November 13 to those on the register on October 9.
Total dividends last year were 6p and with prospective earnings covering that payout comfortably, there is a good expectation that the dividend can be maintained. At 74.5p this translates into a yield of over 8per cent and with interest rates at all-time lows that represents a very good return.
In summary, Public Service Properties Investments is certainly a share to watch. The fact that the shares were marked ex-dividend on October 7 may mean that there is some weakness in the near term and that could create an attractive buying opportunity.
In terms of the broader market we continue to believe that it is better to take a cautious approach. The three months to the end of September saw the FTSE 100 index rise by 20.8 per cent, the best quarterly performance ever by the blue chip index.
This does seem at odds with the economic climate, with many businesses and individuals struggling to cope with the current downturn.
Although more upbeat data is starting to feed through, there are very real fears that further pain could be felt and some share prices are looking decidedly toppy once again.
WARNING: Opinions expressed are the writers' judgments at the time of writing. The information does not constitute a personal recommendation and readers should seek professional advice as to the suitability of the investments.


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ASIDE from having diverse cultures and interesting natural sceneries, Bali in fact also has a variety of dishes that need introducing to foreign tourists. "As a Balinese loving the uniqueness of Balinese food, I want the local cuisines to be prepared with typical spices of Indonesia, and can become the host in its home country," said Chef of Breeze Resto, Grand Inna Kuta, I Wayan Suwanda Ariyasa.
To increase the revenue, said Suwanda, economically it was very positive for Balinese people. The emergence of Indonesian food, especially Balinese food in every restaurant, could enrich the reference of travelers in spending their holiday. "If there are guests visiting restaurant, it is not mistaken to be advised to try the local food. Thus, not only their eyes are entertained with the landscape of Bali, but their tongue is also pampered with culinary appeals. By all means, this will boost the tourism as economic lifeblood of Bali," he explained.
According to Suwanda, there were two aspects becoming the focus on introducing the local culinary treasures to international eyes, namely the hygiene and taste. Good food was not necessarily healthy, while healthy food tended to be less tasty. "Combining these two aspects was just like mixing oil and water. In essence, we should be observant to capture or interpret the customer's needs," said the Chef having served in the Breeze Resto since 2008.
In addition, continued Suwanda, the taste and hygiene should also be adjusted by means of packaging the products such as through processing, the use of herbs and food styling. Processing referred to the professional method based on the principles of hygiene. The use of seasoning was adjusted to the food habit of foreign guests who were not familiar with strong taste. Meanwhile, the styling referred to the portion, appealing presentation and coloring.
The chef having the hobby of playing Balinese gamelan also added that Balinese culinary appeal he intensely introduced through Breeze Resto was very harmonious with the venue of restaurant directly overlooking the Kuta Beach. Besides, the interior design was also set up with the concept of natural ambience. "While enjoying meals, guests can also see the sunset view on Kuta Beach. On that account, we can introduce the image of Bali through culinary tradition," he explained. (BTN/ocha)
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Extension > Youth Development > Minnesota 4-H > Projects > Science, Engineering & Technology > Robotics
Robotics Project
Robots aren't science fiction - they do real work in factories and in space! Learn to design, build and program a robot to accomplish a specific task. Use skills in engineering design, research and development, and learn to analyze and interpret data.
To view county or local club events, visit the county website.
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4-H plays a pivotal role in youth development and public education at the Minnesota State Fair. More than 7,000 4-H youth have the opportunity to interact with the public and educate fairgoers through 4-H exhibits, demonstrations, performances, and 4-H promotion. More info
- Junk Drawer Robotics Track Level 1 - Give Robots a Hand ($7.95) Find this in the 4-H Mall)
- Junk Drawer Robotics Level 2 - Robots on the Move ($7.95) Find this in the 4-H Mall)
- Junk Drawer Robotics Level 3 - Mechatronics ($9.95) Find this in the 4-H Mall)
- 4-H Robotics Youth Notebook ($5.95) Find this in the 4-H Mall)
- Robotics Curriculum Set ($44.95) Find this in the 4-H Mall)
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Google Woos Marketers With Privacy Policy Changes
Upcoming changes to Google's privacy policies will make it easier for marketers to target ads based on consumer preferences. Privacy advocates are concerned, but they haven't been able to articulate any good reason why consumers should feel threatened.
Google is taking the information it collects separately on its various services, such as search, Gmail, and Google Maps, and merging it into one big pool of data, which marketers can use to fine-tune messaging and Google can use to make its services more useful.Google says it will use the information to improve search results, delivering more relevant findings when users search on ambiguous words like "Apple," "Jaguar," or "Pink." Google might use the information to provide a user with a reminder she might be late for a meeting based on location, calendar, and traffic information. And Google might also "ensure that our spelling suggestions, even for your friends' names, are accurate because you've typed them before," Alma Whitten, Director of Privacy, Product and Engineering, writes on the Google blog.
ZDNet's Christopher Dawson provides examples of how Google might be able to target its marketing, search results, and services. He's recently been looking into buying electric guitars and has been seeing personal ads for those instruments on Google search. Under the new policy, Dawson would see guitar-related apps in suggestions in Google Market and Chrome Marketplace: "Guitarists on Google+ should start appearing in suggested people to add to my circles and Google Reader should offer to download Guitar Player Magazine feeds for me. And, more likely than not, I'll start seeing more guitar-related ads as well."
But wait, there's more: Dawson says Friday night is pizza night for his family, and he uses Google Voice on his Android phone to dial for pizza delivery. Google should use that information to start displaying pizza ads on Google services, and customizing Google Instant to deliver pizza search results as soon as he types a "P" in search. All of this is potentially extremely valuable for marketers. Papa John's and Pizza Hut will fight to show ads to Dawson every Friday. But the changes have the usual privacy advocates' knickers in a twist.
"Google Goes To the Dark Side," says a headline in the Boston Herald -- which is happy to take the extra traffic sent its way by Google News. The Herald also monetized that traffic using Google AdWords. I guess Google's policies are evil, but its money isn't. Likewise, Gizmodo's headline is, "Google's Broken Promise: The End of 'Don't Be Evil'."
The Washington Post deceptively headlines its story, "Google announces privacy changes across products; users can't opt out." But of course, users can opt out. They can simply quit Google. Moreover, the Post is itself on shaky privacy ground, requiring users to register to read articles. And the Post also provides connectivity to Facebook, including a new Facebook app that sends social network information on every article the user reads on the newspaper site.
I'm not saying that the Post is behaving wrongly in its own privacy policies. I am saying it should climb down off its pedestal. Google's policy change isn't evil. Nobody in this discussion has demonstrated how Google's policies are harmful; instead, they do a lot of hand-waving.
If Google were to deceive consumers, that would be evil. But Google is telling everyone how it will use the information, and notifying users of the changes in the most prominent location possible -- in a notice on Google.com itself, and also in a brief YouTube video:
What do you think of Google's new privacy policies? How will they help or hurt marketing? Leave a comment below and let us know.
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Colin Tapley was a British actor. Born in New Zealand, he served in the Royal Air Force and an expedition to Antarctica before winning a Paramount Pictures talent contest and moving to Hollywood. He acted in over films before returning to Britain during the Second World War as a flight controller with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He returned briefly to New Zealand before returning once again to Britain to renew his acting career. His most famous role is as William Glanville in The Dam Busters, but he spent much of his later career typecast as a police inspector, a role he played in several films and TV series before retiring to Gloucestershire.
- Colin Tapley Movies before 2015
- Thank You, Jeeves! (1936) 1936
- Last Outpost (1935) 1935
- Becky Sharp 1935
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I've spent Christmas in Peoria, X-mas in Schenectedy, X-mas in Las Vegas and L.A.
And I always thought it couldn't matter less, But lately, come December, I confess
I want the tree full of toys and tinsel, I want the wreath on the red front door
I want the elves in the yard and each sentimental card dripping glitter on the floor
I want a roof full of plywood reindeer, I want a road full of horse-drawn sleighs
All Those Christmas Cliches
I want the turkey with all the trimmings, the turkey mom hardly ever made
I want the gulp and tear at the moment that I hear Johnny Mathis being played
I want a lake full of perfect skaters, I want that fruit cake with sugar glaze
All Those Christmas Cliches
Not to mention the snow, not to mention the choir, not to mention the candles in the window, and chestnuts roasting on the fire
Inside a house filled with noise and laughter along a street bathed in twinkling light
I want the bells and the drums, mistletoe and sugar plums, and kids to tuck in tight
And as for that guy in the bright red outfit, instead of flying off he stays
All Those Christmas Cliches
I want those overblown, corny, heartwarming, Hallmark Christmas cliches.
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AVENTURA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — More than 230,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year according to the American cancer society. In most cases, surgical removal of the gland is considered the gold standard of treatment, but results of a new study suggest a new treatment might benefit some patients.
Ice on the tip of a probe; focal cryoablation is freezing and killing cancer in the prostate.
Bob Wilson traveled hundreds of miles to have this treatment instead of the complete removal of his prostate.
"I want to continue to live as normally as I can for as long as I can and there's a lot of side effects with radical prostatectomy that I didn't want." Wilson told Ivanhoe.
A new study shows the results of focal cryoablation on 70 patients followed for an average of 10 years. Continence after first treatment was 100 percent. Potency after first treatment was 94 percent and disease-free survival for all patients was 90 percent.
Dr. Gary Onik, MD, Interventional Oncologist and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, was amazed by the results.
"And what we found is that in our group, high risk patients had the exact same 90 percent chance of being disease free. That's remarkable." Dr. Onik told Ivanhoe.
George Tholke is one of the patients in the study. The day after the procedure, he played tennis.
"To me it's a slam dunk, it's logical. You can go back and redo it if anything is wrong." Tholke said.
Dr. Onik has been using a 3-D mapping technique to gather tissue samples for a more precise diagnosis. He believes most prostate cancer patients could be candidates for this treatment; freezing a common cancer in its tracks.
He also says men with advanced prostate cancer may not benefit from the focal cryoablation. This is the first long term study of this treatment and researchers say the results need to be confirmed with a larger patient group. MORE.
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4 rescued after boat capsizes near Coronado Bridge
SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Coast Guard and another boater rescued four people from a capsized boat near the Coronado Bridge Saturday, a USCG official said.
The 17-foot skiff carrying four passengers capsized when it was hit by a larger boat's wake at about 2:50 p.m. Saturday near the Coronado Bridge, USCG Petty Officer Henry Dunphy said.
Coast Guard responders rescued three people from the water while another boat in the area rescued the fourth person, all within five minutes of the boat capsizing, Dunphy said. None of the people were injured and they were taken to the USCG Sector San Diego base on Harbor Drive.
San Diego Harbor Police were towing the capsized boat to the USCG base, Dunphy said. It was not immediately clear who reported the incident. It is unclear if speed or alcohol were a factor.


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Liberal's offensive struggles continue but what matters most is the Redskins earned that coveted first win. The LHS soccer team after a 3-0 loss at Great Bend and a 1-0 loss to Derby, gained a 1-0 win over Wichita South Wednesday afternoon in their second game of the Wichita South Titan Classic. They scored their goal on a penalty kick when Misael Moncayo found the back of the net. Liberal still doesn't have a goal other than the PK Wednesday.
The 1-2 Redskins play Saturday at 11 a.m. against Wichita Trinity or Manhattan.
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Tail Fin, Composite, F-16
This tail fin, from an F-16 jet fighter, is made of composite materials and was developed to test the feasibility of using composites in place of aluminum. Composite structures are made from carbon fibers, aligned in precise patterns and bonded with an epoxy. They are lighter but more difficult to manufacture and repair than aluminum structures.
Gift of General Dynamics, Inc.
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Trapezoidal composite and metal black and grey aircraft tail fin.
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- United States of America
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- General Dynamics, Ft. Worth Division
- Type
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- Carbon-fiber composite
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- Overall: 10 ft. tall x 2 ft. 5 in. wide x 8 ft. deep (304.8 x 73.7 x 243.8cm)


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Good pirate captain sculpts are hard to find. There's plenty of tricorner hat-wearing, peg-legged, one-eyed pirates of course, but that's more a parody of a pirate. Bobby Jackson's Barnabus Frost breaks the mold by uniquely looking the part.
At first glance I thought Barnbaus was a dwarf, but he isn't -- he's just a bald guy with a beard. He has the usual cutlass, and is kitted out in a captain's coat, flintlock pistol, compass, and buckles and sashes everywhere. He looks like he knows his way around a ship. An excellent sculpt for any sea captain. You can purchase this miniature at Amazon.
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March 3, 2009
Competing in the South Series 5 Designate, a conference championship qualifier event hosted by USC, were two freshmen skippers with sophomore crews. In A division Nick Dugdale '12 and Hayley Tobin '11 finished second, finishing out of the top 3 only three times in the nine races contested. In B division Oliver Riihiluoma '12 and Ale Lynberg '11 won, finishing nine points ahead of the second place UCSB. Riihiluoma and Lynberg won an incredible four of the nine races competed in their division. Overall, the team left victorious by beating out home team and second place USC by five points in the 28-team event. The Cardinal sailors will look forward to meeting the competition seen at this event later in the season at the conference championships.
Making their second collective trip of the season to the east coast, the Stanford team racing team finished 6th in the ten-team field at the Bob Bavier Team Race Intersectional hosted by the College of Charleston. The team of Taylor Grimes '09, Kelly McKenna '09, Peter Stemler '10, Cole Hatton '11, Justin Doane '12 and Laura Lilly '12 faced difficult and constantly changing conditions. Saturday morning brought winds of 8 to 10 knots that quickly increased to 15 to 18 knots. Slow to adjust to the conditions and the boats, the Cardinal began the day with a 2-6 record. Thanks to some lighter breeze following the passing of a storm in the afternoon, the Cardinal were able to get their feet under them and improve their record to 7-6 through the beginning of round 2. Sunday brought more storms and building breeze. The Cardinal team racers were able to finish out the regatta with an even 9-9 record after the two complete round robins. Missing the final four by a mere two points and citing the clear improvement throughout the weekend, senior captain Taylor Grimes exclaimed "we are encouraged by our individual race results, and we look forward to defending our home waters at our final home event [the McIntyre Team Race] this coming weekend."
Coming up this weekend, the women will travel to their first intersectional of the season, the Charleston Women's Spring Intersectional. The coed team will compete at both the McIntyre Team Race hosted by Stanford and the Cal Team Race hosted by Cal. For the seniors, the McIntyre will be their final true home event to be hosted out of the Sailing Center in Redwood City.


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Marjorie Austin Crockett is having to force herself to get into the spirit of Christmas, one year after a Tennessee man armed with a fake bomb and four handguns disrupted her workplace during the holidays in 2009.
Crockett and two others were held for nine hours by the man during an armed standoff with police.
Today, Crockett — recently married, living in Max Meadows and still working as a letter carrier in Galax — says she has a new outlook on life, even as she copes with the trauma of what she went through last year.
HILLSVILLE — Fiber optic connections to 10 locations, reliability and a lower price point were factors that led the Carroll School Board to sign up with a major telecom provider.
Century Link won the bid after the school board sought better service to its schools to support Internet and network communications districtwide, according to information from the schools. Technology such as SmartBoards, Internet applications and online testing caused significant growth in the bandwidth needed to run those programs.
On sub-zero days and nights this month when many of us were huddled inside next to the fireplace, the Galax Volunteer Fire Department was out in the cold dealing with flames that were anything but cozy.
With temperatures in the teens and wind chill well below zero, firefighters have answered several major calls to house fires.
INDEPENDENCE — Two suspects have been charged in connection with the alleged theft of the Toys For Tots donation box from Dollar General on Nov. 17.
Independence Police Cpl. Matthew Adams said he received a tip that the suspect police were looking for in the case was in town last Wednesday night.
Adams, along with Grayson County deputies and Sgt. Gary Hash, were searching the area when the suspect was located in a yard at 403 West Main Street.
Christopher Michael Cardona, 27, of Elkin, N.C., was arrested and charged with grand larceny.
Penny LaRhonda Burcham and Gregory Todd Nixon exchanged wedding vows Oct. 1, 2010 at 7 p.m., in a candlelight ceremony in the Chapel at the Park in Gatlinburg, Tenn.
The Rev. Guy Jacob officiated.
Burcham is the daughter of Peggy Wright Burcham and the late Swanson "Cotton" Burcham. She is the granddaughter of the late Mrs. Iva C. Wright and the late Mr. and Mrs. Howard Burcham.
Lauren Kelly Shumate turned one Sept. 3. She celebrated with a monkey party at home with family and friends.
She is the daughter of Jerry and Mindy Shumate. Her grandparents are L.D. and Nancy Galyean. She has an older sister, Paige Shumate.
INDEPENDENCE — A new modular cabins and cottages manufacturer in Independence will create 42 new jobs.
Independence Homes, LLC, will invest $1 million to begin manufacturing operations at its new facility in Independence, the Grayson County Board of Supervisors, along with the Grayson County Industrial Development Authority, the Independence Industrial Development Authority and the Blue Ridge Crossroads Small Business Development Center, announced Monday afternoon.
The project involves the construction of park-model homes and modular cabins and cottages.
Deion George of Galax and Jacob Mollett of Carroll County were named first-team all-region while Carroll, Galax and Grayson County filled a total of six second-team positions on the all-Region C and all-Region IV football teams.
George, a 6-foot-2 junior wide receiver, caught 45 passes for 953 yards and 12 touchdowns as Galax finished a 9-4 season as the Region C Division 1 runner-up. George had at least two catches in all 13 games and had three 100-yard outings.
INDEPENDENCE ––Nobody wants to win any more than the players on Grayson County's girls' basketball team. Nobody wants to see them win any more than their coach, Tiny Funk.
It's a process that has to be taken a step at a time.
"We're learning every day," said Funk. "Even though we've got a lot of juniors, it's a very inexperienced group. We're just trying to get to a point to where we're competitive on a consistent basis."
Galax gave up its athletic director for a year. In return, the Maroon Tide got a girls' basketball coach for the long haul.
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On Aug 9, President Obama spoke before a contingency of voters in the city of Pueblo regarding jobs and the economy. During his campaign speech, the President dropped a bomb on the American people when he said he would like to bail out and nationalize all manufacturing and industry jobs in the U.S., despite his absolute failure doing this very thing with General Motors (GM).
"I said, I believe in American workers, I believe in this American industry, and now the American auto industry has come roaring back," he said. "Now I want to do the same thing with manufacturing jobs, not just in the auto industry, but in every industry. - Politico
President Obama continues to seek credit for saving General Motors and the entire U.S. auto industry when his administration made the unprecedented move to takeover, nationalize, and use taxpayer funds to bailout the bankrupt company. In November of last year, the Treasury Department, which is a cabinet position in the Obama White House, admitted that losses to the taxpayer would be in excess of $35 billion, even after the promise by the President of no costs to the American people in 2009.
The Treasury Department yesterday revised its loss estimate for the Government Motors bailout from $14.33 billion to $23.6 billion, thanks to the company's sinking stock price. GM's Sept. 30 closing price, on which the new estimate is based, was $20.18, about $13 less than its December IPO price and $35 less than what is needed for taxpayers to break even.
This means that the total hit to taxpayers, who still own about a quarter of the company, could add up to $38.6 billion. That's even more that the $34 billion on the outside I had predicted in May. - Reason
Yet, even after all the rhetoric the Obama administration uses against Mitt Romney for killing jobs in a steel factory, new information out this week shows that the President purposefully allowed non-union workers at Delphi to lose their pensions because of the GM takeover, while at the same time funding the union workers who did the same jobs.
Additionally, President Obama can now be recognized himself as an outsourcer of jobs to China with the new revelations that GM will be building a $1 billion plant in the province of Wuhan.
What President Obama did by nationalizing, and bailing out General Motors back in 2009 was pure socialism, and to a large extent, the same national socialism performed by Germany in the 1930's under Adolph Hitler. As part of the Nazi party manifesto, a key plank in the overall platform was the government nationalization of businesses and industry.
13. We demand the nationalization of businesses which have been organized into cartels.
As the American people go into their fifth year of high unemployment, low growth, and economic stagnation, President Obama may have unknowingly uttered his true plan for America when he told voters in Pueblo that he would like to nationalize all industries the same way he did with General Motors in 2009. Unfortunately for Americans still looking for jobs, and listening to each candidate for hope of real change and a return to prosperity, the track record for Obama is not only the desire to nationalize all industry , but doing so at the cost of tens of billions of dollars in losses to the taxpayer.
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An online poll asked this question, "Why don't you go to church?" and found many of the same reasons that anyone who doesn't attend church would give.
Afraid of new situations. Is that truly a valid reason for not attending church? That all depends on one's own ability to deal with new situations. Some like change and even become irritable due to lack of diversity. On the other hand, there are those who are comfortable with the order in their lives and could have an aversion to new experiences. If one avoids all new situations, however, how would one meet new friends, seek more advantageous employment or earn a higher level of education. The answer, Philippians 4:6 (New International Version) 6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
The Body is broken. A truer statement has never been made. Yes, the Body is broken. Painfully so. There is no perfect church because the church, the Body, is comprised of imperfect, sinful mankind. In far too many cases, the church fails to function properly because she has lost her focus. She focuses on earthly things rather than her Creator which has led to her current brokenness. Jesus addressed this issue specifically in Matthew chapter nine, verses 11-13,11When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and 'sinners'?"
12On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." NIV
Christ is not the head. Again, this is a tragic truth. All too often, the pastor falls into the trap of using the pulpit as his own throne. We must remember, however, that the pastor is no less human than their congregants. They struggle with the same sins that are common to all humankind. The church where Christ is not the head is a dangerous place, for if Christ is not the head one must question, who is? As damning as this particular sin sickness is, it sill is not a valid reason to avoid church.
Are we so naive to think that Christ, the intended head of the church, is not aware of the aliments that plague His Bride? He is aware and He remains the answer, Hebrews 10:24-25 (New International Version) 24And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 25Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.


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We're giving Marta the day off from Friday Finds, tune in next week for some fab features!
I love the saying: "I wasn't born in the South but I got here as soon as I could!" For me it sums it up. I am Ohio born but now I am in Virginia and I love it here. The summers are hot, hot, hot, and the winters (traditionally… not this year!) are mild. The South is notorious for comfort food. Now granted the South right now is also known for high levels of obesity. Can I just say living here it is hard NOT to gain a few pounds. Let's face it "comfort food" is just plain yummy. There are a few meals in our family I am known for. You know, the kind of meals that when you tell the kids you are making it for dinner they scream in joy!
My homemade fried chicken is just such a meal.
I have to admit… it is very comforting. I can remember the first time I made fried chicken after leaving home. I was scared to death I was going to burn the entire apartment complex down. But lucky for me my mom walked me through it over the phone. I found over the years though my recipe grew and changed and became it's own creation and a mix of different recipes I loved. While fried chicken can be as simply as throwing chicken in flour it is just so much better if the flour has been all spiced up!
Ingredient List
- 4-6 Boneless, Skinless chicken breasts
- 3 cups of all purpose flour (can use wheat flour just the same)
- 2 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning (yes the seafood seasoning… strangely delicious in fried chicken)
- Dash of salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 3 to 4 tablespoons of ground flax seeds (good for you and the no one even notices you have snuck in the health food)
- 1 tablespoon Thyme (because I am a Thyme and Rosemary addict!)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 cup buttermilk or regular milk
- Vegetable oil
Cooking Instructions
1. Begin by deciding whether you would like chicken nuggets, strips or whole breasts. My family prefers the chicken cut into nuggets.
2. Mix all of the dry goods in one bowl and the eggs and milk in a different bowl. You can use whole eggs but to drop a bit of fat we leave the yolks out. I typically will whisk the milk and egg together till they are blended. I normally have left over buttermilk in the freezer from the last batch of homemade butter I have made. I love cooking with buttermilk.
3. The amount of vegetable oil you use to fry your chicken will depend on your pan. I prefer to have the oil cover at least half of each nugget. You do not want your oil to hot or it can burn the outside of your chicken fast without cooking the chicken all the way through. Medium heat works best.
4. Begin by placing the pieces in the milk/eggs and then take it to the flour mixture. This is so messy and fun! Lightly shake it off and place it gently in the hot oil.
5. Keep flipping till they are a golden brown. Place them on a plate with paper towels to remove a bit of oil.
Try them you will love them! On a side note… this exact recipe works fantastic with pork chops as well!


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ropinirole (Requip, Requip XL)
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Dr. Ogbru received his Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy in 1995. He completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Arizona/University Medical Center in 1996. He was a Professor of Pharmacy Practice and a Regional Clerkship Coordinator for the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy from 1996-99.
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GENERIC NAME: ropinorole hydrochloride
BRAND NAME: Requip, Requip XL
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Ropinorole is an anti-Parkinson's medication. Ropinorole works by binding to dopamine receptors in the brain. Ropinorole stimulates the dopamine receptors and improves symptoms of Parkinson's disease. The FDA approved ropinirole in September 1997. It is also a treatment for Restless legs syndrome (RLS ).
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Welcome to the "Buggy Works" collection of unique handcrafted miniatures.
The buggy, more than anything else, symbolizes the plain lifestyle of the Amish. In our "Buggy Works," we try to create a handcrafted, realistic looking miniature of these working buggies. Our buggies are approximately three inches wide, five inches high, and ten inches long depending on the model. Rolled curtains, metal springs, and narrow wheels with sixteen wooden spokes are some examples of details we try to include in our signed and numbered miniatures.
We hope you enjoy your visit to the "Buggy Works" and that you will visit us again in the future.
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Deputies used a spike strip to slow down a suspect during a high-speed pursuit. Viewer Sean Heinle caught the pursuit on his camera as it came to an end on Dry Creek Road near Highway 299E in Bella Vista.
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