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The biggest science stories of the week are reviewed.
So what is BioLogos? Well it all began with a scientist and a book.
For Evangelicals interested in the evolutionary history of our species, the results of a new study are a "smoking gun" for human/Neanderthal interbreeding.
Everything changed for me when I learned to acknowledge that I was made in the image of Jesus, who was theology and biology integrated.
Being a scientist in the Christian community, now that's a little difficult at times. Many Christians have stubbornly resisted understanding the vastness of God's creation in time and space.
I think the deepest question is "chance vs. necessity" in the origin of life. Not so much whether life was bound to occur...but more the question, "given that life started, was it destined to look the way we find it?"
From geology to biology to research into the origin of life itself, the power of water shows the faithfulness and creativity of our Creator.
Many arguments claiming to prove the existence of God have been proposed throughout the centuries. A popular argument is that, since all effects come from causes, there must have been a "first cause" that is outside the material world—an "uncaused cause". The response to many of these arguments, however, is: "If God created the world, what created God?
Researchers in the emerging field of Paleogenomics are investigating the past using genetic research.
Is evolution driven mainly by random genetic variation, or are there other factors at play? Michael Burdett reviews the scientific debate.
Is Christianity anti-science? Can Christians be good scientists? Is science the only source of true knowledge? Pastor Dave Gustavsen of Jacksonville Chapel addresses these issues.
Evolution is a challenging subject to consider in light of biblical faith, so it is often easier to ignore or reject it than to engage in meaningful discussion about the topic. Yet considering evolutionary creation has important benefits for Christians both in our relationship with the Creator, and in our relationships with other people—both believers and non-believers.
We as Christians cannot claim that the world belongs to God and at the same time distrust the systematic study of it.
We need safe places in which to raise the complex issues of submitting wholeheartedly to the authority of God's Word in the Scriptures while wrestling with the important findings and perspectives in the natural sciences.
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?"
I've always thought of the sense of smell as a more intimate sense than most other senses. For in smelling, the thing that we smell becomes almost a part of us.
From 2012: The dictionaries I checked don't define the term, "theistic evolution," so I offer my own definition: the belief that God used the process of evolution to create living things, including humans.
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.
Science is an honest and noble pursuit, evidence of human intellect and curiosity, and to turn away from these is to deny a very important part of who God created us to be in the first place.


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RE: Rants.
I think this is the most stupid thing in the entire world. idk if anyone will respond to me but it's okay. So this is the status going around FB right now and I happen to repost it for fun.
"I wasn't going to put it on Facebook because we were trying to keep it quiet as long as possible. So to clear all rumors up and to make it official....yes, we are expecting! 12 weeks... I know, I'm shocked too! I can't believe it myself! I mean who would have guessed that we are expecting Santa 12 weeks from now! Re-post if you have any sense of humor at all Sorry guys, i had to."
If people read it correctly they would have seen it was a fb joke that all females are doing. While a friend of mine did it and got positive results of people being like "haha funny God you almost had me." and "Oooh you scared me for a sec but that's awesome I'm copying it."
I on the other hand got a bunch of people not able to take jokes and getting mad. Because my bf Michael wrote that he was happy and so excited (just to play along) his family is mad now and his aunt claims I'm killing his mom.
WTF! That's all I gotta say. First of all he's 27 and I'm dang near 22. YES that's young but it's not like I said I was knocked up at 15 and didn't know who the father was. I'm actually extremely hurt that people were not supportive of me when they originally thought it was true.
So in conclusion to this, I've decided that when the time does come and I do decide to have a baby, I will not be sharing it with too many people. I didn't want to really anyways and I now have a good reason not to.
Post: #222
RE: Rants.
People need to learn to read,as it plainly says at the end they are waiting for Santa.lol
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RE: Rants.
(10-02-2012 04:12 PM)Londonlipton Wrote: People need to learn to read,as it plainly says at the end they are waiting for Santa.lol
Mom was mad not cause of me being pregnant....she thought I didn't tell her first and that made her mad haha. As long as MY family and MY friends get it I guess I shouldn't care. Half of his family claims I gave them a heart attack and killed them. Wow...if a supposed "baby" kills them I'd hate to see what an actual tragedy would do :/
11-06-2012, 11:03 PM (This post was last modified: 11-06-2012 11:03 PM by gallagher.)
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RE: Rants.
i would give anything to talk to you right now, i feel like you're the only one who would understand me and who wouldn't ostracize me like my family... :/
i like that you're a mess, that's what makes you real
11-09-2012, 04:35 AM (This post was last modified: 11-09-2012 04:56 AM by Stephanie.)
Post: #225
RE: Rants.
Either God led me to this info or I'm psychic but here's something that actually made me throw up a little in my mouth.
I thought for some random reason I'd look at this one dude's fb who kinda used me and tricked me a few yrs ago. I HATE him and that's a strong word ....but it's so bad.
idk if anyone remembers my story about when I worked Baskin Robbins and the manger's brother tricked me into liking him, trying to get me to sleep with him and when I wouldn't he got mad and basically got me fired. Anyway that was a few yrs ago but this is his fb profile that I looked at for no real reason, I just felt like I should.
AND just as I thought, there is a pic of him down on one knee proposing to his gf in front of the Soaring Over California ride at either Disneyland or Disney world!
I know it's stupid you're probably wondering why the heck would I care about this since he was so horrible to me but here's the catch....I'm selfish and still petty enough of a person that I don't wish him well. I know it's so mean to say but I just can't.
What it really comes down to is this; I've been with Michael for almost 2 years. We've been really happy together and I like where we're at right now but because I'm in college and he's just got a new job where he's working his way up to being hired on full time (think today was his first day hired onto the union) we're not in the position to really get engaged. Well maybe we are but we both want to be stable financially and stuff beforehand or at least got a plan going.
You think, oh well what's the issue then? Well the issue is the fact that here's this scum of the earth piece of crap who thinks because he's got a "business degree" and can win a girl over that he can just start dating some girl and less than a year later ask her to marry him. Not only that but he took her somewhere expensive to do it. I'm beyond jealous that some dude can do this and flash his money (well his parent's money) around and think that's going to get him somewhere. Apparently it is.
Here I am actually trying to have a real true relationship with Michael and then all of a sudden I get this freaking Alice premonition (twilight reference) and just KNOW he's engaged. It is actually making my stomach turn to think about him getting something good in life.
It scares me how much hatred I have for one person. He basically ruined my life until Michael came along and still he's getting everything I've wanted.
No honestly I think I know what my serious deep rooted issue is. It's the fact that he's engaged and I'm simply not. I know life isn't a race and when it's gonna happen it will but I'm tired of sitting around watching as everyone else in the world who used to be envious of me or like just one day met someone and now they are engaged ..... my life certainly didn't turn out like I thought it would. I know down the road I'll laugh at how impatient I'm being but it's like I'm the last one yet Michael is older than most of my friends/ex men.
I know when I started dating Michael and found out he was married and divorced that it would be a long road ahead. It's making me want to just cry because I'm pushing him away he says. I didn't really see it but he told me the other night that I'm not always nice to him or something.
It's almost like I want to release him from this whole thing if he's unhappy. Obviously we'll see what happens but it's this time of year when everyone is getting engaged and Michael just kinda looks at me and tells me "soon" well first of all by the time we do get engaged I'll be so on edge I'll ruin it. Second I'm going to start expecting it. HORRIBLE isn't it? I'm freaking 22 years old and my life is just fine. idk why I feel so bitter about everyone around me.
I really am just a terrible person. I see someone get engaged and instead of being happy for them I feel SICK to my stomach and like I want to beat the crap out of them. I see someone is pregnant and instead of being happy I want to find all the reasons why I don't like that person. I'll literally stay away from that person and then complain at how crappy their wedding looked or how fat they are or how ugly their child is....even if it's cute deep down. Of course I'm fake enough to either not say anything or I'll be like "Oh how cute." Occasionally I mean it to like special friends and stuff because they understand and don't rub it in my face....but random idiots on fb getting knocked up and married really make me mad.
Idk if I just have some serious deep rooted issues I've been suppressing all this time but you'd think I was a jaded divorced 40 yr old who can't get pregnant and was molested by an ex bf with the way I act about this. None of that happened so it makes no sense why I'm so mean but I just feel so much hatred for other people's happiness.
I've never openly said this before....and it's scary to see my horrible self written down. I'm sure someone will say to start being nicer and opening up to the idea because I'm going to lose Michael and/or I'm selfish. I'm aware of that and if I knew how to fix my feelings I would but I feel like I've been stabbed in the heart each time someone posts pregnancy or marriage on their fb or in real life. I can't shake it and sometimes there are days when I'm okay but most of the time I'm just bitter and sad. I've always felt not good enough and this just proves it.
I'm not good enough to marry and certainly not good enough to have Michael's kids. He's 27 years old.....all this time I thought I'd have to hold him back from marriage when really I don't think he wants to. I can't even talk to him about it because whenever I try to open up he gets mad and shuts me down.
I spent last new years eve crying my eyes out at 2am and barely sleeping with Michael next to me having no idea until I went to get ready for bed and he followed me and seen I was bawling my eyes out and he knew the reason. I want him to want it.....I don't want to be the girl who is asking for a ring. That's so lame but I just had no idea it wasn't a done deal. Honestly until yesterday I thought things were going great. Then out of nowhere Michael told me I wasn't very nice to him. WTF then today he got mad at me because I asked him if a little clasp on my bracelet was wobbly and if we should get that re-screwed at the jewelers so I don't lose it.....and he started saying he'd just take it back and then started telling me I was tacky for looking online to see what it was. I did that and it slipped out that I seen the price because I wanted to see if it was something I'd feel comfortable wearing outside the house. He yelled at me last October because I accidentally broke my chain on my necklace while we were in a fight and he was yelling for me to hurry.
Even his dang landlord lady was trying to sell her house. She's nice enough and was having an open house. It was like happening RIGHT then and I went to her and said "hey there's some cat poop on the floor just wanted you to know." I said it quietly (nobody except Michael was in the house btw) so she wouldn't have a potential buyer come inside and see cat crap and leave. WELL Michael decides to tell me I'm tacky and rude for telling her. I started to bawl my eyes out because he likes to tell me I'm wrong when I do something. I pride myself in being respectful to most people and the one time I maybe didn't do the "polite" thing by letting cat crap lay on the floor and he goes off on me.
I know it's his mom in him but it's just hard. She likes to tell me EVERYTHING I do wrong but the difference is she doesn't really know me...Michael does and he knows how sad I get being scolded when I didn't do anything wrong, I just didn't do WHAT he would have done so it's automatically grounds for telling me off.
Guess what hurts me the most of all of this is that he told me I wasn't very nice to him. He "jokingly" said I need to be careful or I'll chase him away....who says that to someone they "love". Obviously I'm not what he's looking for. It's like every time I think we're closer to being mentally ready to get engaged, he finds something to say that makes me know he's nowhere near.
I was telling him Saturday night about how some girl on my fb was dating some guy for over a year and just found out he was cheating on her with his FIANCE lol. I was like "Stuff happens when ur not nice to me. She's the second of my old coworkers who's husband left them and they got cheated on in a new relationship." I expected him to laugh and instead ALL he heard from that was about marriage and he's like "There you go again Steph just stop talking about people getting married or engaged."
Kinda makes it hard for me to be okay with the fact that he's like NOT wanting to get married it seems. Sometimes he claims he does just randomly. Like he'll say "Go off your birth control and lets get married and have a baby soon.....I want one." .....Then a week later he's like POed that I even mention MY FB friend NOT ME, getting cheated on.
idk what to expect anymore except absolutely nothing. Completely out of left field did this come yesterday. He seems to do that after giving me a present. He started telling me on my last birthday that he wasn't happy with me....and I never figured out why. Whenever he gives me a gift he starts being kinda rude and sarcastic and if I'm not bouncing off the walls like a 5 yr old about it and instead quietly thanking him, he starts getting upset that I don't want it and it gets ugly. This will go on for probably a month or so off and on until he gets used to the gift he gave me. That's why I seriously asked him NOT to get me anything big because every time he does he starts treating me mean.
I know it's not about me I think it's an insecurity because his ex wife took his ring to her and gave it to her new husband to give to her....so he's been hurt a lot. It's been 2 yrs though and 4 since his divorce. I can't be willing to marry a guy that I don't know if by the wedding will leave me at the alter because he's too afraid of marriage again. Probably a far fetched idea but he's acting really odd lately and grumpy. He always feels horrible when he makes me cry but he gets more mad IF I cry.
Ugh God longest rant in history.
Ultimately I think my biggest issue is I'm a nutjob and 2am I get depressed...plus I've been odd lately about everything. idk things always look better in the daylight. I can try to talk to him but he's probably going to get mad.
Post: #226
RE: Rants.
sometimes i don't even know why i try
i like that you're a mess, that's what makes you real
Post: #227
RE: Rants.
(11-09-2012 04:35 AM)Stephanie Wrote: Either God led me to this info or I'm psychic but here's something that actually made me throw up a little in my mouth.
I don't know if you want a reply to this or not....but anyway.
Yes you have issues.
But in order for your current relationship to be all you want it to be,you need to learn from your past and let it go. By harbouring these negative feelings about your past you are hindering your relationship with Michael as you seem (and forgive me for this) very indecisive. You say you and Michael have decided to wait till you are financially stable-which is very sensible-to think about kids and marriage,yet the second someone you know has these you become very jealous of them. I wonder if you really want to wait or are you just saying this to keep Michael happy?
To able to love another and commit fully to another and a relationship,you need to be happy with yourself and love you-and I get the sense that your issues are getting in the way of this. Michael obviously loves you remember that-stop judging your relationship by what and how others live their lives, it's unhealthy and you are a great person that will have marriage,babies and a great husband when you are ready for it. These people are ready for these commitments stop rushing your life,it will all fall in to place when the time is right for you and Michael.
Post: #228
RE: Rants.
Really really annoyed one of my best friends lives in croydon and me and my other so called best friend don't see her a lot so she comes down for Christmas and arranges to meet up with both of us, and my so called best friend cancelled both times! She's done this to just me so many times and she even cancelled on me on my birthday! Which I can't forgive as it was my 21st, she says she's either ill or babysitting but it's been happening since she got with her latest boyfriend so I think she's with him personally, she upsets my best friend and it's not fair, I don't like seeing her upset, we both know when or if they break up she will start contacting us again but I've given up on her. She's not a friend of mine anymore. Had to get that off my chest.
04-23-2013, 09:55 AM (This post was last modified: 04-23-2013 09:55 AM by mariahh..)
Post: #229
RE: Rants.
Why is college and loans so confusing and time consuming im having a hard time understanding it and what to do, and theres no one to help me.
My life is completely filled with pure bliss. <3
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RE: Rants.
(01-03-2013 04:29 AM)puckleberryftwx Wrote: Really really annoyed one of my best friends lives in croydon and me and my other so called best friend don't see her a lot so she comes down for Christmas and arranges to meet up with both of us, and my so called best friend cancelled both times! She's done this to just me so many times and she even cancelled on me on my birthday! Which I can't forgive as it was my 21st, she says she's either ill or babysitting but it's been happening since she got with her latest boyfriend so I think she's with him personally, she upsets my best friend and it's not fair, I don't like seeing her upset, we both know when or if they break up she will start contacting us again but I've given up on her. She's not a friend of mine anymore. Had to get that off my chest.Oh lord. Sounds like she's got some issues. It's normal to kinda hang out most of the time with ur bf but if u have other friends it's important not to get so lost in that guy that u can't see straight. I sadly don't have that problem because all of my friends are busy, pregnant, married and off in lala land or have a few kids and they don't have time for "hanging out". I have a friend who just kinda fell off the face of this planet a few yrs ago. I tried inviting her to see me and hang out a few months ago and she completely blew me off saying she was "Sooooo busy" and could only meet at 8am for coffee. Told her to forget it and I would see her when she had more time. Turns out she wasn't busy....she just had "better" friends to hang out with who were more "cultured" than me. Hurts pretty bad. I've been with Michael for nearly 2 1/2 years and she's never met him let alone seen me since we graduated HS. I honestly wanted her in my wedding but now it's like we don't even know each other we're so different and far away. She lives in freaking Hawaii now. Before she was interning in Germany.
(04-23-2013 09:55 AM)mariahh. Wrote: Why is college and loans so confusing and time consuming im having a hard time understanding it and what to do, and theres no one to help me.I hate them. Luckily my mom is around to help me but I'm still lost most of the time.
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Local mother has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after a car accident resulted in the loss of her two-year-old son.
Jessica Myers, 23, of West Jefferson, will appear in court Nov. 29, to face the involuntary manslaughter charge.
The death Myers two-year-old son, named Brayden Roten, came as a result of a two-vehicle collision on Saturday Sept. 22, when Myers pulled her Dodge Neon in front of an oncoming Ford Excursion, driven by Allen Cole of Lansing, at the intersection of the Robert G. Barr Expressway, U.S. 221 bypass, and Mt. Jefferson Road.
Myers and her 10-month-old daughter, Zoey Roten, also sustained injuries during the accident. Myers was transported to Baptist Hospital is Winston-Salem, while her daughter was treated at Ashe Memorial Hospital.
N.C. Highway Patrolman Jason Brown was first on the scene to investigate the accident. According to Brown, there is no evidence to suggest Myers was under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the accident.
According to Pam Barlow, Ashe County Clerk of Superior Court, Brown sent his report to the district attorney's office in Wilkesboro.
Barlow said upon seeing the report of the accident, the district attorney's office deemed that, due the circumstances surrounding the accident, Myers would be charged with involuntary manslaughter.
District Attorney Tom Horner could not be reached by press time.
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well that is about all that is on the national news , some NBA player is out of the closet.
and the main stream media is in a frenzy of absolute JOY!
i think Obamma is going to give the gay NBA person a medal--
what concerns me though is that the media is sooo happy about it.
they will probably demand that there is a national "gay in the NBA" day--
and there will p be a ticker tape parade too!
i like thinking why would i gave a rats ass about how gay a NBA player is anyway?
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Altvater: Barry Bonds in Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013? Not!Written by Fred Altvater | | firstname.lastname@example.com
Barry Bonds spent 22 years in Major League Baseball. Over that time he played in 2,986 games, collected 2,935 hits, drove in 1,996 RBI and hit 762 home runs. All Hall of Fame numbers to be sure. They are unanimous first-ballot type numbers.
His name appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time this week. He was the most feared hitter in baseball over the past 50 years, but it is doubtful he will be elected into Cooperstown on his first try.
The use of steroids and performance-enhancing drugs has permanently scarred an otherwise legendary career.
What seems worse is Bonds does not want to address the issue and stays mute. He has become a pariah in baseball and is the 800-pound gorilla in the room that makes everyone uncomfortable.
The question is how long Hall of Fame voters make Bonds wait until he is elected into the elite group of his peers.
Pete Rose's baseball career was stained by gambling charges. He retired from baseball in 1986. He is not in the Hall of Fame yet and probably will not be enshrined in his lifetime.
Mark McGwire is a contemporary of Bonds and was also tarnished by steroid abuse issue during his career. This will be the seventh year McGwire has been on the Hall of Fame ballot. He received only 19.5 percent of the votes last year; 75 percent is required to gain entry.
Bonds made a ton of money over his career and can live the good life. Even though he has to wait for his name to be called to join the Hall of Fame he can still laugh all the way to the bank.
Other controversial names appearing on the ballot for the first time are Sammy Sosa and Roger Clemens. It will be interesting to see how the voters react to them as well. Like Bonds they have been tainted with the steroid issue.
First timers that may actually have a legitimate chance of gaining entry into the Hall of Fame include Mike Piazza, Curt Schilling, Kenny Lofton and Craig Biggio.
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2x6. About 24" long
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1/4-20 x 1" Flat head screws qty 16
1/4-20 Nuts (I used T-Nuts) qty 16
Cost To Build. I had everything except the plumbing parts which were about $18.
Duration: About 2 hours not including the decorating time.
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Measure the width of the exposed pipe to determine the proper pedal width. Mine measured about 7.00"
I made each pedal out of two pieces because my drill was not long enough to go all the through and I was worried about keeping the hole straight through such a long length.
Rip the 2 x 6 to half the pedal width on a table saw. Subtract about 1/16" more for clearance.
Cut into (4) 4" long pieces.
Mark the center of each piece on the 4" x 1-1/2" face and drill through 7/8" Dia.
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Clamp and set aside to dry.
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WASHINGTON -- Arizona schools are serving breakfast to 50,000 more low-income students than they did five years ago, but still reaching fewer than half the children eligible, according to a national advocacy group.
The 229,394 students who got free or reduced-price breakfasts in the 2011-2012 school year represented a 30 percent increase from the number fed in 2007-2008, according to the Food Research and Action Center.
But the center said that was still only 46.5 percent of the kids who are eating free or reduced-price lunches at their schools. That was slightly below the national average of 50.4 percent and well below the goal of 70 percent set in the report, which only one state - New Mexico - met.
Arizona school officials said they would like to reach every eligible student, but that it can be a slow process, complicated by a lack of a statewide requirement, differing approaches at the local level, the stigma surrounding subsidized meals and other factors.
"We do take steps to actively increase the number of qualified children participating in the school lunch program," said Mary Szafranski, deputy associate superintendent for health and nutrition services in the Arizona Department of Education.
Supporters say well-fed students are better able to learn, making them more attentive in class and leading to higher test scores, in addition to the obvious physical benefits. Breakfast is particularly important to getting ready for the school day, they say.
"Breakfast is most certainly the most important meal of the day," Szafranski said. "The children just have a better outlook. They respond better and they're more conducive to learning."
The federal government reimburses states for money spent on meals in schools. Students qualify for free meals at school if their families earn 130 percent of the federal poverty level or less, under federal guidelines. Reduced-price meals are available to students whose families make up to 185 percent of the poverty level.
In 2012, a family of four would be at 130 percent of the poverty level if it earned $29,965 in the continental U.S.
Arizona requires that schools participate in the lunch program through eighth grade, but there is no statewide requirement that schools provide breakfasts.
The state Education Department provides tools and techniques, but much of the responsibility for increasing student participation at breakfast falls to individual schools and districts.
One program that has boosted participation in some districts is "breakfast in the classroom," where all kids get breakfast during their first-period class. The Creighton School District in east Phoenix adopted that program and now all students get breakfast, said governing board President Matt Jewett.
"It really is important for children to have breakfast and so moving it into the classroom is a great way to get that done," said Jewett, who is also health policy director at the Children's Action Alliance in Arizona.
Jewett said other school districts might balk because of teacher concerns that in-class breakfast could leave a mess in their classrooms, and they do not want to be responsible for the meal. But schools and the state could both do a better job making the program more successful, he said.
Karen Johnson, director of the child nutrition program for Yuma Elementary School District One, said her district has offered every student free breakfast before school since the early 1990s.
"By opening the door, we knew children of all socio-economic backgrounds could come in and all be treated the same," she said. "That's a really big deal."
When the program started, Johnson said the district saw more kids come to school to eat breakfast early. But it leveled off at around 42 percent, even as unemployment increased during the recession, she said.
Johnson said pride could be one reason parents do not push their kids into the breakfast program. The stigma surrounding the program has been a problem in the past, which Johnson said could also contribute to the low numbers.
Statewide, participation in school breakfasts in Arizona has been steadily inching up. Szafranski said the progress is good but the Food Research and Action Center's goal or 70 percent "is high" for now.
Only New Mexico made the 70 percent goal in 2011-2012, while five others - the District of Columbia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and West Virginia - had 60 percent participation.
Every state showed an increase in school breakfast participation in the last school year. Arizona's 14,000-student gain was 19th best in the nation, but its overall participation rate put it in 29th place.
The center increased its goal for states twice in the last seven years, from 55 percent to 60 percent in 2005-2006, and again to 70 percent for 2011-2012.
Crystal FitzSimons, FRAC's director of school programs, said the center raised the goal after some high-achieving states began to hit the mark.
"We try to come up with a goal we think is doable, that states can hit," FitzSimons said.
"Arizona is moving in the right direction," she said. "Obviously we would love it to be higher, but that is growth in the program."


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Fire and Ice: Magnesium Burning in Dry Ice (Clip)
Date: December 3, 2009
Most things won't burn on Mars—after all, the main ingredient in the Martian atmosphere, carbon dioxide, is used in fire extinguishers on earth. So how would one create fire without oxygen? Use metal!This slow motion footage shows magnesium burning within a block of dry ice. To begin the demonstration, Eric Muller adds magnesium powder into a hollow carved in two blocks of dry ice. He inserts a lit fuse made of magnesium ribbon. Placing the blocks together seals the magnesium from air. The magnesium burns inside the dry ice, producing a beautiful glow. When the fire is out, what remains is white magnesium oxide and black carbon.
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In January 2012, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board reclassified Texas State as an
Emerging Research University
, allowing it to join seven other state universities eligible to tap into special state funds designed to bolster higher education research.
In May 2012, the
National Science Foundation
(NSF) awarded Texas State University $3.1 million for research and education in materials science and to form a partnership with the prestigious Research Triangle institutions in North Carolina.
As the site of the
Meadows Center for Water and the Environment
Edwards Aquifer Research & Data Center
, our campus is one of the best places in the world to study aquatic ecosystems and species.
Walt Trybula, director of the
Nanomaterials Application Center
at Texas State, was named one of just 56 Fellows of the International Society for Optical Engineering for driving the industry effort behind the rapid implementation of immersion lithography, a process used in semiconductor manufacturing.
Kim Rossmo, a research professor in the
School of Criminal Justice
and the university's endowed chair in criminology, developed a methodology that has been used by the FBI, ATF and Scotland Yard to help solve thousands of crimes. At Texas State, he applies his methodology to research projects on a range of topics, from counterterrorism to disease control.
Professors in the
Department of Psychology
are conducting tests to determine how addictions begin and to devise new methods to treat them. By studying stress, cultural identity, risk-taking behavior and other factors, they approach addiction as a preventable disease.
With a goal of attracting high-paying tech jobs to the San Marcos area, in August 2012 the Texas State
Science, Technology and Research (STAR) Park
opened a facility that will serve as a technology accelerator for startup and early stage businesses, especially in the green and biotechnology sectors.
Texas State researchers are continuing to unravel the puzzle of the
Gault Site
in Central Texas, the world's largest Clovis culture excavation. At one time, Clovis technology was believed to represent the Americas' earliest human inhabitants, but new research indicates the possibility that a culture existed in the Americas at least 500 to 1,000 years before the Clovis.
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National Recognition
Texas State is the only university in Texas to have graduated a U.S. president: Lyndon B. Johnson, class of 1930.
Sixteen professors in the Texas State
Department of Geography
have earned the Higher Education Distinguished Teaching Award from the National Conference on Geography Education. The department has the largest undergraduate enrollment and one of the largest graduate enrollments in the nation for geography.
The American Mathematical Society Epsilon Fund has honored Texas State's
and its Honors Summer Math Camps nine times as one of the nation's top programs.
Frederick Hanselmann,
chief underwater archaeologist
at Texas State, was part of an international team that recovered cannons from the site where infamous privateer Captain Henry Morgan's ships wrecked in 1671 at the mouth of the Chagres River in Panama.
The National Communication Association Basic Course Division named Texas State University's basic communication course, COMM 1310: Fundamentals of Human Communication, a Program of Excellence for 2011.
Center for the Study of the Southwest
engages faculty and students in the richness and diversity of Texas, the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico and examines the region's people, institutions, history, art and physical and cultural ecology.
Texas State awards more bachelor's degrees to Hispanic students than 99 percent of colleges and universities in the U.S.
Because of its diversity, the
Air Force ROTC
program at Texas State was featured in an Air Force marketing campaign.
Texas State University was honored as a Tree Campus USA by the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation, which recognizes the best practices in campus forestry throughout the United States.
Graphic Design USA
magazine recognized our
communication design program
among the 29 "Select Top U.S. Graphic Design Schools." We were the only Texas school on the list and one of only a few public universities. Others honored were renowned private art and design schools, including Parsons, the Ringling College of Art and Design, and the Rhode Island School of Design.
An August 2010, article in
The New York Times
cited Texas State as having one of the nation's top undergraduate programs in musical theatre and acting.
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Academic Rigor
Texas State has the fifth-highest retention and graduation rate of public universities in the state.
Students in our
Department of Biology
are working with five Texas universities and two Texas zoos to protect wildlife throughout the state.
A total of 141 student-athletes were named to the Southland Conference (SLC) academic honor roll in 2011, including SLC volleyball player of the year Amber Calhoun and Academic All-American infielder and Texas State scholar-athlete of the year Tyler Sibley.
Honors College
offers small, stimulating classes taught by master teacher-scholars who employ innovative teaching methods. Students pursue independent projects or cutting edge research working closely with faculty and produce an honors thesis on a subject of their choosing.
Texas State faculty members are engaged in 531 independent funded research projects totaling more than $35 million in expenditures.
The annual
Undergraduate Research Conference
provides an opportunity for undergraduate students from different colleges and disciplines to share their research with the academic community.
International Research Conference
is an opportunity for graduate students from various fields to present their original research and receive feedback from experienced faculty members. It is open to graduate students from Texas State, other universities within the country and abroad.
Texas State's
College of Health Professions
is one of only a few in the United States that has achieved national accreditation for all degree programs, ranging from undergraduate to doctoral.
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Department of Anthropology
operates the largest outdoor forensic laboratory in the world, the
Forensic Anthropology Research Facility
at Freeman Ranch.
athletic training program
was the first one in Texas certified by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Educators.
Texas State is the lead institution in
, a consortium designed to boost healthcare information technology education in Texas.
Our School of Music's
sound recording technology program
, housed in the historic Fire Station Studios, is the only degree program of its kind in the Southwestern United States.
Texas State's
Center for Texas Public History
is the first of its kind and breadth in the state, offering expertise and training in the fields of museum work, oral history and cultural resource management to historical organizations, museums and government agencies.
The university retrofitted 30 elliptical machines in the student recreation center to convert human exercise into electricity. Texas State is the first university in Texas to utilize this technology that
converts human energy into electricity
that is connected to the university power grid.
William P. Hobby Center for Public Service
trains public and nonprofit managers in the ethical values and technical competencies associated with outstanding public service.
Texas State University received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families to implement the
Strengthening Relationships/Strengthening Families program
, a relationship education program for pregnant and parenting adolescents.
Texas State's
Sleep Center
is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Texas Justice Court Training Center
develops and administers in-service training and related technical assistance for judges and court officials.
Three programs of the
School of Music
are dedicated to offering the greater San Marcos community the benefits of expert music instruction and activities for children: Youth Mariachi, Hill Country Youth Chorale, and the Texas State String Project.
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Texas State offers a
Ph.D. in materials science, engineering and commercialization
in the College of Science and Engineering, the only program of its kind in the United States.
master of applied geography
degree program was the first in the nation.
The Endowed Chair in
Creative Writing
brings first-rank novelists and poets to the department for a year at a time. Chair holders have included novelists Tim O'Brien, Denis Johnson, Leslie Marmon Silko, Cristina Garcia and Barry Hannah and poets Ai and Li Young Lee.
Teaching Residency Program for Critical Shortage Areas
recruits college graduates for an intensive, 14-month program that results in a master's degree and Texas teaching certificate.
Through an innovative, multi-disciplinary program, Texas State offers a
master's degree in sustainability
Texas State's Ph.D. in
developmental education
is the first of its kind in the nation. The Ed.D. program in developmental education is the second in the nation.
Texas State offers doctorates in environmental geography, geographic education and geographic information science.
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A manuscript by
Tom Grimes
, a professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been named one of 50 "classic" pieces of scholarship appearing in
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly's
84-year publishing history.
Jiyun Kang
, an assistant professor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences, received the
Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal
(FCSRJ) Emerging Scholar Award for 2011.
Texas State has had 19 faculty members honored as
Piper Professors
for their superior teaching. Only one other Texas university has had more. The 2012 honoree was Steven Furney from the Department of Human Health and Performance.
Hank Hehmsoth
, a faculty member in the School of Music, was selected as the MacDowell Colony Norton Stevens Fellow for 2012. Hehmsoth was selected for this honor based on the spirit of his work and importance to the world community of artists.
Dr. Niem Huynh, then an assistant professor in the Department of Geography, won the 2011 Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award for innovative teaching practices in the "Higher Education: Face-to-Face" teaching category.
Scott Bowman
, an assistant professor in the School of Criminal Justice, received the Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award for 2010.
Barbara Sanders
, chair of the Department of Physical Therapy, was named an American Physical Therapy Association Catherine Worthingham Fellow in 2010.
Tim O'Brien
, professor of creative writing, received the 2012 Texas Writer Award at the Texas Book Festival and the 2010 Katherine Anne Porter Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His novel
Going After Cacciato
won the 1979 National Book Award.
Dr. Jaime Chahin, dean of Applied Arts, is on the advisory board of the EarthSky en Español project, which is funded by the National Science Foundation to promote science careers and education to a Spanish-speaking audience.
Dr. Rodney E. Rohde, associate professor in the College of Health Professions is on the National Environmental Decontamination Advisory Board, a panel of global thought leaders in infectious diseases, infection prevention, microbiology, environmental health, healthcare advocacy and risk management.
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Stellar Students
A group of 13 theatre students from the Department of Theatre and Dance were selected by the
Royal Shakespeare Company
to perform at the world-renowned Dell Theatre in June 2012 as part of the World Shakespeare Festival in Warwickshire, England. Texas State was among a select group of 11 other international educational and community theatres chosen to participate in the festival.
Marketing student Cress Terrell earned national recognition as the
American Marketing Association's 2011 Student Marketer of the Year.
Texas State student Samantha Grief was first runner-up (second place) in the 2012 International Collegiate Sales Competition. Grief, Evan Floyd and Lauren Byrnes received the team trophy for second place overall.
A team of students from Texas State and the South China University of Technology was one of 15 college teams nationally to receive the prestigious
P3 (People, Prosperity and the Planet) Award
from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. They were selected from 45 competing teams by a panel of national experts convened in Washington, D.C., to provide recommendations to the
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Texas State students won seven of 12 awards in regional
Model Organization of American States competition
, earning an invitation to participate in the national competition in Washington, D.C.
English graduate student Heather Anastasiu signed a
three-book deal with St. Martin's Press
to publish her trilogy for young adults, a fantasy series titled
. The first volume came out in summer 2012.
Molly O'Neill,
computer science graduate student
, received a $121,500 National Science Foundation graduate student research fellowship.
Engineering student Saul Villarreal took top honors at the
Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation (HENAAC) Conference
, placing first for his research on "Modeling, Analysis and Integration of Distributed Generation Systems in a Semiconductor Wafer Fab."
Texas State theatre students won 18 awards at Region 6 of the
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
in 2011. Texas State students also won six of the 12 awards that advanced winners to the national festival held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Georgia Young
, a graduate student in theatre, was the national winner of the O'Neill National Critics Institute Scholarship during the 2011 American College Theatre Festival.
The Elton Abernathy Forensics Society
, the university's competitive speech team, won the President's III Division at the National Forensics Association's national tournament.
Debaters Luis Baez and Laura Driver placed second at the
Pi Kappa Delta National Debate Tournament
in Portland, Ore.
National Collegiate Sales Competition
team of Lauren Roig and Matt Bridger from Texas State finished in the top four among the 61 competing at the 2010 national conference. Roig interned at the U.S. Embassy in London during the summer of 2012.
health and human performance
students won first place in a nationwide video contest hosted by the American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation and its Adapted Physical Activity Council.
The Texas State University Chorale was one of eight collegiate choirs chosen through a referred selection process from 100 applications to perform as a featured ensemble at the National Conference for the American Choral Directors Association in Chicago.
At the regional Society of Professional Journalists contest, the
University Star
won four firsts, six seconds and three thirds and
won first, second and third in in-depth reporting.
Texas State students were named the Outstanding Overall Delegation for their representation of Saudi Arabia in the regional
Model Arab League competition
in Houston.
Five concrete industry management majors placed second nationwide in a design competition of the American Concrete Institute in Pittsburgh.
Meaghan Patterson received a prestigious
Fulbright grant
that will allow her to spend a year as an assistant teacher and to present dance therapy workshops to women's shelters across Bulgaria.
Senior Christopher Brandon Morales won fifth place in the Grand Concours de Chant International Vocal Competition and has been accepted to the Cincinnati Conservatory.
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Competitive Athletes
In fall 2012, the Bobcats joined the Western Athletic Conference and the Football Bowl Subdivision, the highest level of NCAA Division I competition.
Texas State has won the Southland Conference Commissioner's Cup, given each year to the best overall athletic program in the SLC, five times in the last 10 years.
The Bobcats have claimed the SLC Women's All-Sports Trophy 12 times.
Since 2000, Texas State has won conference championships in baseball, football, volleyball, men's track and field, soccer, women's track and field, women's basketball, women's golf and softball.
The Bobcat baseball team, ranked in the top 25 in the nation, clinched its third consecutive Southland Conference regular season championship to claim the top spot in the SLC Tournament.
The Bobcat softball team has advanced to five NCAA championships and claimed the Southland Conference regular-season title four times.
The Bobcat softball and tennis teams received public recognition awards from the NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program for having Academic Progress Rates that rank among the top 10 percent in their respective sports.
Our graduate success rate in athletics, averaged over the last four years, is the second-highest in Division I public universities in Texas. It is higher than that of the University of Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech.
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Outstanding Student Organizations
The Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team from Texas State claimed the
2011 SIFE national title
, earning the right to represent the United States at the SIFE World Cup in Malaysia.
McCoy College's
Net Impact
received the Chapter of the Year award for undergraduate programs at the 2011 Net Impact Conference.
Texas State's chapter of the
American Marketing Association
was named a Gold Chapter, tying it for second place internationally at the American Marketing Association International Collegiate Conference.
Students from the campus chapter of the
Association for Information Technology Professionals
placed in almost every category they entered in the 2011 national conference in Orlando.
Texas State's Cancer Advocacy Movement for Colleges and Outreach (CAMCO), the alpha chapter for a statewide network, has registered more students with the national Be the Match bone marrow registry than any other university group in the state.
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Unique Campus Amenities
The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment
is home to our campus' most beautiful natural feature — the crystal-clear springs that feed the San Marcos River. The river meanders through campus and San Marcos and provides a home to eight endangered species.
The 3,485-acre
Freeman Ranch
, bequeathed to the university by Harry Freeman, is used by our students for farm, ranch, game management, educational and experimental purposes.
Among the many projects of the
Center for Texas Music History
are the Journal of Texas Music History, the Handbook of Texas Music, Texas Music History Online, Texas Music Café, and Travelin' Texas CDs, Volumes 1, 2, and 3.
Wittliff Collections
, housed in Texas State's Alkek Library, include the Southwestern Writers Collection, which preserves and exhibits the literary papers and artifacts of principal writers, filmmakers and musicians, and the Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection, which houses the largest archive of modern and contemporary Mexican photography in the United States.
Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center
serves as a writer's residence and site for lectures and seminars by Texas State's master of fine arts in creative writing program. The home is a National Literary Landmark.
L.D. Clark and LaVerne Harrell Clark Literary Endowment
provides a writers' retreat in Smithville. Writers-in-residence are chosen from among students in Texas State's master of fine arts program in creative writing.
The new Undergraduate Academic Center provides personal attention and guidance for Texas State's nearly 30,000 undergraduate students. Featuring the
PACE Center
for freshman advising, as well as other career and academic resources, the center improves students' success.
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Distinguished Alumni
Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1930, 36th president of the United States
Roy F. Mitte, 1953 and 1956, founder of Financial Industries Corporation, a group of national insurance companies
Tomás Rivera, 1958 and 1964, prominent author and former chancellor of the University of California-Riverside
Gary V. Woods, 1965, president and CEO of McCombs Enterprises; former president of San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Vikings
Marilyn Nolen, 1966, member, American Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
Powers Boothe, 1970, Emmy Award-winning actor
Heloise (Ponce Cruse), 1974, syndicated columnist and author
Thomas Carter, 1974, three-time Emmy Award-winning director
John Sharp, 1976, former Texas comptroller of public accounts
T. Paul Bulmahn, 1978, founder and CEO of ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, an offshore development and production company
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New NFL Sports Picks Line Unveiled at Last
Friday, May 11, 2007
It was way back on January 19th when we teased our football faithful with the cryptic tip that "Mini Team Sets" were coming later in the year. After much intrigue, supposition, rumor and innuendo, McFarlane's Sports Picks is proud to unveil our Ultimate Team Sets. The debut for this brand highlights the "first team offense" for a quartet of the NFL's most popular teams: the Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants and Chicago Bears. Each set features eleven separate figures in a two-inch scale, sculpted to form the starting formation just before the ball is snapped.
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OL Jon Tait, Ruben Brown, Olin Kreutz, Roberto Garza & Fred Miller
TE Desmond Clark
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Denver Broncos:
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WR Javon Walker & Rod Smith
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RB Julius Jones & Oliver Hoyte
OL Flozell Adams, Kyle Kosier, Andre Gurode, Marco Rivera & Marc Columbo
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WR Terry Glenn & Terrell Owens
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TE Jeremy Shockey
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Why No iPhone 3G Unlock / New iPod Touch Jailbreak? And 2.2 Already Pwnd?
Did Apple finally bring the hounds to the old iPhone jailbreak/unlock cat and mouse game?
Maybe. It's been over 2 months and while the miraculous iPhone DevTeam has jailbroken the iPhone 3G, unlocking the device to work on any carrier has thus far eluded them. Likewise, the brand new iPod Touch -- which might be a sign of things to come with the next iPhone as well -- has proven more resistant to Jailbreaking. Says the DevTeam:
the 3G iPhone soft unlock and iPod Touch 2G jailbreak are still relatively new challenges (compare them with the timeframe of the iPhone challenges last year). We're making slow advances on both fronts, but it's not the sort of thing that can be easily described in a blog like this. But, to maybe show how interlinked these challenges are, this weekend we'll be trying some hardware based ideas on the iPod Touch 2G jailbreak :)
It's not all doom and gloom, however, as the DevTeam also elaborates a little on iPhone 2.2 "Timberline", confirms it's still vulnerable to pwnage, and shows it running Terminal.app.
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Why No iPhone 3G Unlock / New iPod Touch Jailbreak? And 2.2 Already Pwnd?
i have a 3g iphone and,i want unlock
3G is only unlockable with a hardware hack (Turbo SIM or similar). No software unlock yet, as per iPhone Dev-Team...
I am still waiting for the 3g unlocking software because i do not trust turbo sim. thanks for the info
Personally I think the dev team is in over their heads. They can't JB the iPod Touch 2G that's why it hasn't happened in months. Eventually they wont be able to do anything to the iPhone either. I mean Apple is a mega company introducing the future. And the dev team is a tiny group of hackers. Or maybe they just don't care about the Touch because their dicks are hard for the phone.
We all hate ATT for good reason. So...need unlocked perfectly working iphone for us Mac/Ipod folks. Thank you Dev Team for your work and I KNOW you will find the cure for ATT sickness...soon?
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I have bought the new Ipod touch and i am trying to unlock it but i ma not able to do that i am using quickpwn.can any one help me out in this my mail id is firstname.lastname@example.com
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Turbotax Online is the web based software from the makers of the Turbotax software for PCs. Turbotax software has been about for over a decade. During this time, it has shipped millions of copies of their tax software. for the past couple of years ever popular PC software is available on the web. This makes it easy to ready your tax return. There isn't any software CD to install and no files to guard. Its all online and you can prepare and file your tax return right on the website. For Tax year 2009, Turbotax is packed in 5 different versions : Free Online Edition Deluxe Edition Online Premier Online Home and Business TurboTax personal ProSince tax laws change each year, the software is updated each year for the most recent tax law changes. Here is what you should expect from the different versions. Features Common to all online Editions - Free Fed. efile, All Tax Calculations - real time answers online from TurboTax mavens and other users of the software, Life Changes to your tax situation ( for example. Getting married, Realtime online answers ) The Free version is perhaps the best place to start if you are new to online tax preparation. First its great to get your feet wet and discover what the software has to give. In truth you can preview your tax return long before you finalize it. Second, you are not locked into the free version, if your tax situation is such that it needs more complex calculations, the software will immediately suggest the best version of their software.
When you owe back taxes, life can get very difficult once the tax collection process begins.
I would purchase a software if you were to do it yourself. Turbotax is a good one
Great info on cell phone unlocking. I love cell phones and work at a little cell phone shop where we unlock phones and mod them for people. Add http://free-cell-phone-unlock.com to your list of free cell phone unlock sites, I use the downloads there a lot to help me unlock phones for customers, don't be mad but hey I have to make a living some kinda way!! lol.
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I just had to write...2 days ago my cousin lost her 1 year old son to AML (leukemia and lymphoma). It was a long struggle with 4 months in the hospital, she ( my cousin) also lost both parents in July. I am writing this so you can go home and hug your kids a little tighter and be so very thankful for your blessings.
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LEWIS RUN, Pa. — Wesley Snipes has been released from a federal prison in Pennsylvania.
Snipes was convicted in 2008 on tax charges. He was released Tuesday and placed under home confinement. A Bureau of Corrections spokeswoman said Friday he'll be overseen by the New York Community Corrections Office until July 19.
Snipes has appeared in dozens of films, from "White Men Can't Jump" and "Demolition Man" in the early 1990s to the "Blade" trilogy. He entered the McKean prison in December 2010 to begin a three-year sentence for failure to file income tax returns.
Snipes belonged to a group that challenged the government's right to collect taxes. Prosecutors say he failed to file returns for at least a decade and owed millions of dollars in back taxes.
Snipes had appealed in an Atlanta court, saying he didn't get a fair trial.
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I went to it in September. Soo cool. I loved it!
Love this new video. Great job guys! So glad our family can be a part of it through sponsoring a child.
the song from the video is STILL playing on my puter, a week later. I don't often have sounds active but how do I get it to stop???
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I've tried restarting my computer, listening samples from Amazon and after about a minute the song from this video starts in. I ran a troubleshooter and it stopped, but started after I listened to the amazon samples for a minute….really any ideas?
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Laguna is a great bronzer to use for contouring on my NC25-35 skin. It does have some slight shimmer, but that never really came through onto my skin. I'd also use it to deepen the color on my neck and chest when I needed to. NARS also includes it in many of their sets, so you almost never need to purchase it individually.
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Laguna Bronzer is a medium-dark tan brown with warm, orange-yellow undertones and a golden shimmer-sheen finish. It had good color payoff with buildable, blendable color and a fairly soft texture. It applied well and didn't emphasize pores. I felt like the permanent version was slightly better in color payoff and a silkier texture. It lasted eight hours well on me with light fading apparent after nine hours. Urban Decay Toasted is darker, browner. MAC Lush Light Bronze is warmer. MAC Refined Golden is browner, darker. MAC Soft Sand is slightly warmer, lighter. Burberry Summer Glow is more yellow-toned. See comparison swatches.


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Denkei Raul Moncayo was born and raised in Chile as a Chilean-American citizen. He has engaged in continuous and intensive practice since 1978 under Sojun Roshi at the Berkeley Zen Center, where he is a practice leader. Lay ordained in 1985; head student during the 1992 practice period; priest ordination in 1999; and Dharma Transmission in 2010. In the past he has led a practice period in Chile as well as programs on Zen and Judaism within the Bay Area Jewish Community and the Jewish renewal movement. He currently leads a meditation group for clients in a public clinic context in the Mission District of San Francisco as well as a Dharma group for students undergoing mental health and psychoanalytic training. Denkei is a psychologist and a supervising psychoanalyst.
He is the author of The Emptiness of Oedipus (Dec 2011) and most recently The Signifier Pointing at the Moon: Psychoanalysis and Zen Buddhism (June 2012).
Denkei Raul Moncayo es de origen Chileno-Americano y ha practicado en el Berkeley Zen Center desde 1978 con el maestro Sojun Roshi, quien fue discipulo directo de Suzuki-Roshi. Denkei recibio la transmision del dharma en el 2010. Denkei es psicologo-psicoanalista y dirige un grupo de meditacion en la clinica de salud mental de la Mision en San Francisco.
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Carroll County won its seventh straight volleyball game and opened the Southwest District schedule Sept. 25 with a 25-20, 25-20, 25-22 win at Richlands.
Eustacia Smith led the Cavaliers with three aces and 11 kills. Jessica Sheek added two aces, nine kills and a team-high 19 service points. Gracie Lindsey also had two aces to go along with a game-high 12 digs. Megan Alderman sparked the Cavalier setting game with 10 assists, while Brianna Delby dished out seven assists. Rachel Farmer contributed two blocks in the win for Carroll County (8-3, 1-0 SWD).
Carroll County avenged an early-season loss to Galax with a four-set win over the Maroon Tide in Hillsville on Sept. 24.
The Cavaliers, who lost in five sets to Galax on Aug. 27, won its seventh straight with a 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-19 victory. Sheek, Smith and Morgan Tompkins all had three aces in the victory. Carroll County also had a block party at the net as Tompkins and Farmer each had four blocks. Autumn Hill added three blocks and Tori Goad and Morgan Crowder both contributed two blocks in the win.
Smith also led the Cavs with 14 kills and 16 digs. Sheek threw down 12 kills and Lindsey tallied 11 digs. Alderman paced the team with 13 assists. Cheyenne Strickland and Ashton Huff also distributed the ball well with eight assists apiece.
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Carroll County's junior varsity volleyball team is now 9-2 after a 25-21, 25-18 victory Sept. 25 at Richlands.
Bristal Upchurch's 19 service points helped the Cavaliers surge to the win. Tori Lynn Reavis chipped in with nine points from behind the serving line, while Aubrie Marshall (seven points), Madison Burnette (6) and Madison Hull (5) also contributed serving.
Upchurch also had 13 service points Sept. 24 in a 25-25, 28-26 win over Galax.
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David Beckham announced on May 16, 2013 that he would retire from professional soccer at the end of the 2013 season.
Beckham began his professional football (or soccer) career in 1992 at the age of 17 with the professional team, Manchester United.
He has played on five other professional teams: Preston North End (on loan), Real Madrid, Los Angeles Galaxy, Milan (on loan) and Paris Saint-Germain.
Beckham is the highest paid football (or soccer) player in 2004 when considering his salary and advertising deals, and in 2007 he was given the highest salary in the Champions League history, with a 6.5 million dollar salary per year.
He is married to pop star Victoria Beckham with whom he has four children. Beckham was the runner-up for the FIFA World Player of the Year and won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999.
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