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  900 Top Scientists Sign Statement Skeptical of Macro-Evolution

  by Perry in

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  we are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural .

  selection to account for the complexity of life.

  careful examination of the .

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  GrreatTeacher

  Sociological perspective, my ass. Perry is a troll. I'm not going to trip-trap over his bridge anymore.
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  Turns out it was true - "the truth" was the only reason my marriage lasted so long

  by Shattered Reality in

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  2. relationships

  i haven't really been on here in like, a year.

  my stbx introduced me to this site and then a whole buch of life happened and i just sort of never had time for forums.

  but here i am at 3am, another sleepless night, and i feel like i am simply lost.

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  Glad to hear from you, Shattered Reality. It sounds like you have your head straight. I'm sorry you're in the jam that you're in, but it sounds like you are considering your children's needs first. You are truly a loving mom. I agree that keeping the kids in good schools is important. Good luck with your job search.
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  Most Jdubs are nice people, not really evil - give us all a break from this

  by hamsterbait in

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  Personal responsibility is there from the beginning. Yes, you may fall under undue influence, but to do evil things is still evil.

  Your child dies because through undue influence you believe witholding blood transfusions to be pleasing to God. That is still an evil act that you have perpetrated. I feel bad for your delusion, but you are still responsible for your choices.

  I personally think that these lovely deluded people who allow their children to die should be charged for manslaughter.
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  Happy Columbus Day

  by cofty in

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  2. current

  christopher columbus discovered the new world in the same way that a meteorite discovered the dinosuars.. here is some stuff about c.c.

  they might not teach in school.... .

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  Yes, Columbus did have a genocide and enslavement problem. Teaching the lower elementary grades, I've always just ignored the holiday. The other teachers didn't usually do more than just hand out coloring sheets, anyhow.

  If I were to teach older students, I could see how talking about the two different ideas about the size of the earth might be a worthwhile endeavor.

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  Essential Question: How did two differing ideas about the size of the Earth impact Columbus' ability to secure funding for his proposed voyage to Asia?

  1. Research what was known about the size and shape of the Earth in the 15th century. Were there dissenting views?

  2. Asia had been previously reached over land routes to the east of Europe. How did the idea arise that sailing west to reach Asia might be possible?

  3. Research the proposed economic benefit of finding a sea route to Asia.

  4. What were Columbus' beliefs about the size of the Earth? Why, then did he propose his voyage?

  Assessment: Answer the Essential Question in an essay format.

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  I believe this lesson plan could be implemented in 6th or 7th grade.
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  Thanksgiving...

  by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  columbus day in the us is thanksgiving in canada.

  nowpersonally i find this stupid and mornic since the tradion beihind the festival goes back to us ancestry bu so be it... (the us pbserves this a month later).

  the tradition is turkey, cranberries (why ?

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  At least the Canadians get a long weekend. Americans celebrate on Thursday, smack in the middle of the work week.
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  The EBOLA conspiracy...

  by gopher123 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey guys.

  there has been a ton of illuminati hollywood mind control pre-programming about this virus outbreak before it actually happened.

  conspiracy people of the world... unite.. .

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  GrreatTeacher

  Shoelace making people of the world...untie.
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  Nursing School

  by sooner7nc in

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  2. friends

  i start the journey towards getting a degree as a registered nurse on jan. 14th, 2013. wish me luck.. .

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  So proud of you, sooner. Good luck with the UT application.
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  Where and How HIV infections (Aids) spread to Humans

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. social
  2. current

  from the time that hiv infections came to the notice of the medical community, scientists have been attempting to trace its origins.. .

  an electron microscope scan of a huv-1 virion budding from a cultured lymphocyte.

  if the above process was occurring in your body, you would be in for a lot of problems.. the latest research conclusions are that the first cases occurred around the year 1920, in the african city of kinshasa, now captital of the democratic republic of congo.. scientists have been able to track at least 13 transmissions from apes to humans, but only one transmision involved the hiv-1 virus group that has resulted in some 75 million human infections to this time.. the team of scientists involved in this study see the following factors being involved in the development of the pandemic.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Thanks for the reference to the ScienceDaily site, fulltimestudent. I spent an hour or so perusing it and I'm planning on checking in there more frequently.
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  The Americans are back!

  by Xanthippe in

  1. jw
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  today will be the third time this year there were american tourists at my local national trust stately home calke abbey, derbyshire.

  nice to see they are coming back to visit the uk.

  haven't been many around in my part of britain in the last few years.

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  My son who is 13 desperately wants to visit the UK. He's a railfan and is obsessed with the Flying Scotsman. I think he also believes he might meet up with some of his Minecraft friends.

  I told him we could go when he graduates from High School. That's only 5 years away. I'd better start saving!
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  How good a commincator are you on this site?

  by new hope and happiness in

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  2. friends

  me i try my best but my spelling is bad and some times i get missunerstood...any funny exsperiences?.

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  GrreatTeacher

  I have a bad habit of not making enough encouraging posts. I like to post when I feel I have something to add, but if others have posted what I was thinking, I won't usually say anything. Some of the threads I find most interesting I don't post on because others have said what I'm thinking.

  Poor spelling doesn't bother me unless someone is bragging about how smart and educated they are and then makes lots of grammar and spelling mistakes. I find the more I'm on here, the less sure I am about American spelling. Sometimes I really have to think about whether I should spell it 'neighbor' or 'neighbour' or whether I should spell 'organization' with a z or an s!