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  good news-- step one accomplished!

  by losingit in

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  i just wanted to share the good news that wednesday was the last day of my summer teaching internship.

  i had a great time with the kids-- they were ready to learn, be challenged and have fun.

  and this was summer school!

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  Congratulations!
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  The spelling fairy says: It's 'atheist', not 'athiest'

  by Apognophos in

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  atheists are people who are "a-" (without) "theism" (a belief in god).

  they are not "athiests"; they are not "athier" than everyone else, nor is "athy" a word.. .

  this isn't aimed at anyone in particular, but it's a mistake i see every day on here and i thought it might be nice to have a topic we can bump just to periodically remind people of the proper spelling, especially since they are sometimes referring to their very own beliefs.

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  ETA: dumb remark removed
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  I FINALLY found a car I like & brought it home tonight = )

  by FlyingHighNow in

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  after nearly seven months of bus rides and asking for rides, i have purchased a car.. for all of you who made helpful suggestions & contributions to my car buying thread, especially zed is dead, thank you so much.. my thread asking for advice on car buying:.

  suggestions for car buying23.

  i bought a 2009, pontiac g 6. my reasons for choosing a g 6: this car gets great miles per gallon.

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  It sounds to me as though you got a good deal! It should last quite a while, and meanwhile you have no car payment! I like that, too. I'd rather drive an older car, even kind of crumby looking, if it gets me around and there's no car payment.

  It's so nice to be able to go out, hop in the car, and go wherever I want. I put a grand total of 6 miles on my car most days, if I go out at all. Very low mileage over the year, so I expect the car will last a while.
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  California fires

  by Hortensia in

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  i think quite a few of you live in/near the sacramento area and the sierras.

  anyone close to the fire?

  are you all right?.

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  I googled it too -- near Plymouth, CA, so south of you all. In gold country along highway 49 it seems.
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  California fires

  by Hortensia in

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  i think quite a few of you live in/near the sacramento area and the sierras.

  anyone close to the fire?

  are you all right?.

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  I think quite a few of you live in/near the Sacramento area and the Sierras. Anyone close to the fire? Are you all right?
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  Pedophile on John Walsh's "The Hunt" Killed Today After Airing Last Night!

  by BucketShopBill in

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  hi, i posted that john walsh "the hunt" is going to be airing freddy cecil mclean soon, let's hope he is taken alive!.

  i am sad the police officers and us marshalls were shot, and hope their wounds heal quickly!

  moiser was a pedophile on the run, john walsh made sure to say this man is deadly, he will kill to survive!

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  http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/28/justice/the-hunt-suspect-killed/index.html

  Idiot pulled a gun on cops. Cops don't like to be shot at. Don't blame them at all.
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  Does consciousness end with the death of the body

  by givemejustalittlemoretime in

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  apparently, the carvakas in anceint hinduism were materialists and skeptics, arguing that consciousness ends with the death of the body and that therefore we should take pleasure in this life while we possess it and practice compassion toward others.

  they also argued that direct observation is the only certain way to know anything, and thus the existence of supernatural forces and realities cannot be established and must be rejected.

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  Well, that really is the answer. Thinking and consciousness take place in the brain. When your brain dies, consciousness ends. I don't see any evidence for any other outcome.
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  I FINALLY found a car I like & brought it home tonight = )

  by FlyingHighNow in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after nearly seven months of bus rides and asking for rides, i have purchased a car.. for all of you who made helpful suggestions & contributions to my car buying thread, especially zed is dead, thank you so much.. my thread asking for advice on car buying:.

  suggestions for car buying23.

  i bought a 2009, pontiac g 6. my reasons for choosing a g 6: this car gets great miles per gallon.

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  Congratulations on your new car! I was without a car for about nine months, too. Now that I have a car again, I can get around. I like going out to the lake to eat my lunch, for instance, which I couldn't do without a car. I know how you felt without a car! Your new car will probably last a long time, too, so you won't have to buy another car any time soon.

  I have a system, so different from what I used to do. I used to buy new or nearly new cars every other year. Since I moved up here to the mountains and I'm living on my retirement income, I have a different system. I bought a Nissan Pathfinder at a yard sale for $600.00 and spent about $1000 on repairs, tune-up, smog and registration. It lasted me about three years. I figure that worked out much less expensively than a newer car with a car payment.

  I just bought a 2001 Mercury Sable. It gets good mileage (for a Ford product) and is very comfortable and easy to drive. I spent $1000.00 on the car and about $800 or so on a tune-up, tires, registration, insurance. Not bad, and if I get three years out of it, I'll be very happy.
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  Does consciousness end with the death of the body

  by givemejustalittlemoretime in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  apparently, the carvakas in anceint hinduism were materialists and skeptics, arguing that consciousness ends with the death of the body and that therefore we should take pleasure in this life while we possess it and practice compassion toward others.

  they also argued that direct observation is the only certain way to know anything, and thus the existence of supernatural forces and realities cannot be established and must be rejected.

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  Good luck thinking without your brain and nervous system . . .
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  Jehovah's Witnesses took over my hotel in June (Please read).

  by Joliette in

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  there was a convention in milwaukee from june 20th-22nd.

  the witnesses literally took over our hotel!

  they were more demanding than i remember when i was a kid.

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  Hortensia

  Cheap jerk. Hasn't he ever heard of a tip?