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Discovery of 4.4 Million-Year-Old Fossil Does Not Shake Creationists' Faith By RUSSELL GOLDMAN Oct. 7, 2009 Sometimes an ape is a 4.4 million-year-old fossil that sheds light on the evolutionary origins of human beings, and sometimes… an ape is just an ape. In the case of "Ardi," the ape-like fossil recently discovered in Ethiopia and already being celebrated as the oldest found relative of modern human beings, the final determination depends on who is doing the talking. In one camp are evolutionary scientists who last week published and hailed the discovery of an upright walking ape named Ardipithecus ramidus, or...

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Here's how this works. I ask the questions, you simply type in yes or no. OK?1. Do you find the tone of Sarah Palin's voice annoying?2. Do you find Sarah Palin's accent annoying?3. Do you find the tone of Sarah Palin's voice attractive?4. Do you find Sarah Palin's accent attractive?5. Is Sarah Palin's voice an issue with you?6. Could Sarah Palin's voice cause her to lose someone's support?7. Could Sarah Palin's voice attract someone to support her?

Police Shoot Pit Bull, Save Collie In Dog Fight Posted: 5:14 pm EDT May 31, 2009 WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Police had to taser a pit bull twice before shooting it to end a vicious dog attack in Washington County. The pit bull attacked another dog on Broad Street in the City of Washington. "I had to get that dog off him. He's all tied up and I didn't want my dog dead." Donald Jacobs and his wife Vicky said their one-year-old collie named Buddy was attacked by a neighbor's pit bull as they sat outside their house around 11 p.m....

I collaborated this evening on the Obama (Thank you Satan) curiosity known as, "Yes we can", and the purpose of this was to find out if there is any kind of intentional play on words at work here. And, this short study was prompted by a recent pinned thread about Obama's slogan, and reverse speech. There were numerous comments about how the slogan means just what it says, and that there can be no other way to view this new mantra. Yet, it appears as though there is much, much more to it. To give you a little background as...

Warning: This article contains sexually explicit language. I’ve been a libertarian my entire adult life. Libertarianism, as I’ve been an apologist for it, is a philosophy promoting individual rights, civil liberties, and the freedom to have manifest destiny over one’s own life and property. I am opposed to the government telling people what they can do with their minds and bodies. I am consistent on this whether the issue is consensual intimate relations between adults, or the freedom to self-medicate and self-entertain oneself using the agricultural or pharmaceutical product of one’s choice, or the responsibility of parents to choose...

But the celebrities on this list have proven by word and deed that they love this country and are willing to stand by our troops no matter how unpopular that may make them among the liberal, Hollywood elite. And yes, there are people in Hollywood who are so far left they actually do hate our military. Number 5: Jennifer Love Hewitt Number 4: Chuck Norris Number 3: Robin Williams, Al Franken and Drew Carey Number 2: Toby Keith Number 1: Wayne Newton

when I woke up this morning the first thing I heard was O'BlowHard with another Blast of Bull on the radio couldn't hit the off button fast enough

1. Dig in at Ayers Go after Obama's 2002 conference with Ayers "Intellectuals In Times Of Crisis" since they're trying to question McCain's judgment and call him crazy in times of Crisis... this was after the stomping on the flag incident and saying he was unrepentant about his bombing adventures 2. Bring to light CAC's purposes and ridicule their results... 3. Pivot into the economy by hitting hard McCain's proposal for reform in 2005... also talk about right regulation and wrong regulation... defend McCain on Keaton and bring up Rezko... bring up McCain narrative of reform after Keaton and compare...

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This year commemorates the 93rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. In 1915, the ottoman empire under the auspices of the young turks carried out the first genocide of the 20th century and set a precedent for all future genocides. One and a half million Armenians were systematically massacred as they were evicted from their homes onto the merciless deserts of eastern turkey and into the darkness of the Black Sea.

As I turn my thoughts to a humorous video for Lincoln Day 2008, I am searching for ideas to accompany photos of the presumptive Democratic candidate. What ideas can you offer for a "theme" song to build a video around? In many cases, not all the lyrics really fit her, so it may require a medley of the best passages, but some ideas I have had include Evil Woman - ELO Witchy Woman - Eagles Devil Woman - Cliff Richard

This was written by the bloggers girlfriend. Top 5 Reasons Why Hip Hop Is Considered Dead": In the year 2007, it is likely to hear people talk of the long awaited Hip-Hop album releases and who’s really hot. Though with almost an equal amount of negative characteristics to Hip-Hop, it is also likely to often hear a simple three lettered phrase, “Hip-Hop is dead.” Now, this doesn’t mean go throw Nas and Jay in the bin, it just means that the art is due for a major repair. There are a number of reasons as to why people turn away...

In sports, as in business, we often seek the best possible man/woman for the job. The person that will lead us on to victory. Is it time we choose this route when electing our leaders? Of course, historically, Napoleon and Hitler are examples of why we shouldn't. Nevertheless a President/prime minister who has the best interests of a country at heart shouldn't be discounted. Or should it?

The same Beltway experts who declared Sen. John McCain of Arizona the GOP front-runner, even as he under-polled fellow presidential contender Rudolph Giuliani, now parrot equally dodgy concepts. When Republicans meet “the real Rudy,” they will abandon New York’s former mayor like cattle fleeing a burning barn. Then, the wobbly Washington wisdom continues, Giuliani’s three marriages, and his less-than-solidly-right-wing views on gays, guns and gametes will torpedo his buoyant presidential hopes. These seers now detect unhappiness with the GOP aspirants. They cite a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll in which 26 percent of Republican primary voters were dissatisfied with...

I have no idea how to categorize this, but it's funny that the party favor craze has gotten to this - The Pond (children's videos) is giving away 20 dvd's to ONE PERSON! Three times, they're doing this as part of their drawing. What a funny idea.

Dec. 12, 2006 — - The year 2006 was a fascinating one, and Barbara Walters is looking back at the people who influenced, inspired, entertained and surprised us over the past 12 months. The list includes some of the year's most prominent names in entertainment, politics, sports and business. Andre Agassi: A Good Sport When it comes to sports, we tend to focus on the winners. But on Sept. 3 at the U.S. Open, the most fascinating person on the court was Andre Agassi, the one who lost. It was perhaps the year's most memorable moment in sports: a four-minute...

All right, folks. Guess I have to do it again around here and hand out the chill pills. 1) It is absolutely clear to me that we have won this. We will keep the Senate, and I'm 90% sure we keep the House. We'll probably gain a seat, maybe two in the Senate. 2) I know this from the turnout numbers, just as I did in 2004. The fact is, forget Indies. They don't vote in high numbers. It's all about the two parties, and who gets out their base. We have done that today beyond my wildest expectations. The...

eese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe have separated after seven years of marriage, PEOPLE has confirmed. "We are saddened to announce that Reese and Ryan have decided to formally separate," a rep for the couple said in a statement released Monday. "They remain committed to their family and we ask that you please respect their privacy and the safety of their children at this time." TMZ.com first reported the couple's split. Witherspoon, 30, and Phillippe, 32, have two children, daughter Ava, 7, and son Deacon, 3. The couple met when a mutual friend brought Phillippe to Witherspoon's 21st-birthday party. Two years...

If you own a computer, odds are you have seen Loose Change, a slickly-produced viral internet video making the case that the U.S. government planned and executed the 9/11 attacks. No, I don't know why it's called "Loose Change." If you haven't seen it yet, you will soon. The Loose Changers will make sure of it. They sell this thing like they're getting a commission. In a single day I had four different people on four different forums try to get me to watch it. And most of the people who watch it, come away convinced. The film is a...

She can't win. No one likes her. Her car is ugly and her horse can't talk. And now, the most damning evidence of all is being whispered and murmured from sea to shining sea: Katherine Harris has cooties. News-99 has obtained exclusive footage of a private meeting between Ms. Harris and her doctors in which the 49-year-old Harris is told the horrifying results of a recent series of blood tests. "You have cooties," the video shows the doctors saying.

UNITED NATIONS - Jay-Z boycotted premium champagne Cristal at his clubs after the brand's owner made some remarks he didn't like. Now the rap superstar has a new favorite drink: water. - - - - - Snip - - - - "I figure that once I stumbled upon that, if the information was out and young people knew that these problems exist while we're having Poland Springs at Cipriani and things like that, that we'll get involved," said the 36-year-old rapper, referring to the high-class restaurant chain.

WASHINGTON, May 31 — After vowing to steer a greater share of antiterrorism money to the highest-risk communities, Department of Homeland Security officials on Wednesday announced 2006 grants that slashed money for New York and Washington 40 percent, while other cities including Omaha and Louisville, Ky., got a surge of new dollars.Homeland security officials said the grants were a result of a more sophisticated evaluation process

A. Enron's chairman did meet with the president and the vice president in the Oval Office. B. Enron gave $420,000 to the president's party over three years. C. It donated $100,000 to the president's inauguration festivities. D. The Enron chairman stayed at the White House 11 times. E. The corporation had access to the administration at its highest level and even enlisted the Commerce and State Departments to grease deals for it. F. The taxpayer-supported Export-Import Bank subsidized Enron for more than $600 million in just one transaction. Scandalous!! BUT...the president under whom all this happened WASN'T George W. Bush....

Ann Coulter states in her book on page 201 - Darwin’s theory of evolution says life on Earth began with single-celled life forms, which evolved into multicelled life forms, which over countless aeons evolved into higher life forms, including man, all as the result of the chance process of random mutation followed by natural selection, without guidance or assistance from any intelligent entity like God of the Department of Agriculture. Which is to say, evolution I the eminently plausible theory that the human eye, the complete works of Shakespeare, and Ronal Reagan (among other things) all came into existence purely...

Is Bush the Antichrist? The Christian right and the Christian left are engaged in a debate over who 'owns' Jesus—and whether Dubya is a force for good or evil. By Tim Appelo Jacobson / FernandezExtra Info THE ANTICHRIST THROUGH THE AGES From 187 B.C. to today. MOREWhen President George W. Bush was appointed by five Supreme Court justices in 2000, right-wing Christians sang hosannas for the triumph of God's will over the electorate's. "President Bush is God's man at this hour," said Tim Goeglein, Bush's liaison to evangelicals. Though the Methodist president dishonestly conceals the whole truth about his apocalyptic...

7 March is my birthday! If you're birthday is 7 march, please check in. Every body else, Just ignore this!

I have FIOS fiber internet access 15megabits per second at home. Using wdc.speakeasy.net with my wired NIC I get 13MB or greater always, but with wireless 802.11G the max I can get is 8MB. No big problem, but I wonder if anyone else has seen effective speeds greater than 8MB .I would definitely recommend Verizon FIOS fiber internet access for anyone who can get it.Does anyone else who has FIOS at home able to get greater than 1.5 MB upload speeds?

In this war freedom should come first not after! In New Hampshire the Motto is Live free or Die! I don't need Bush spying on law abiding americans and taking our freedoms. Anyone who surrenders a square inch of freedom to the government in the name of saftey is a traitor and should be treated like one! Let the Bush Fashists all drop dead! Filthy Commys! LET FREEDOM RING!

If you can't be there in person then sometimes the "Live Album" can be the next best thing. Following are a few of my favorites, in no particular order. Please share some of your own!1. Great upbeat album. The crowds enthusiasm is infectious! 2. This album reminds me of spying on my parents parties when they would break of this record and dance in our living room. 3. "I killed a man just to watch him die" - Great audience response! ;o)4. "The King Must Die" and "Have Mercy on the Criminal" are superb!5. (Hand over ears) I don't care...

Fellow Americans, there comes a time every mans life when we must give up ourselves before we are worthy to recieve. There comes a time in this war on terror when in order to protect liberty, we have to give it up in the mean time for safty. That's right folks. Today, Americans have forsaken the creator for the creation and have decided that they would value our "civil liberties" than protecting western civilization and rich white people from the tender mercies of radical Islamic terrorists. Selfish liberals insist and whine that Bush has no right to spy on Americans...

Superstar rapper Eminem remarried his ex-wife Saturday, a month after he announced they were getting back together, his publicist said.

1. DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, splattering it against that freshly painted part you were drying. 2. WIRE WHEEL: Cleans rust off old bolts and then throws them somewhere under the work bench at the speed of light. Also removes fingerprint whorls and hard-earned guitar calluses in about the time it takes you to say, "Ouch..." 3. ELECTRIC HAND DRILL: Normally used for spinning steel pop rivets in their holes until you...

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend by the name of Common Sense who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. he will be remembered as having cultivated such value lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm and that life isnt always fair. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (dont spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting stategies (adults, not kids, are...

What exactly is it when people or mods say zot on some of these threads? I've been noticing it lately but never really figured out what it was for? Thanks..

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1 hour, 6 minutes ago Television talk show star Ellen DeGeneres has been picked to host the upcoming Primetime Emmy Awards, U.S. TV's top honors, reprising her widely praised performance in 2001 following the September 11 attacks. "You know me, any excuse to put on a dress," DeGeneres joked in a statement from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, which puts on the show. The Emmys are held each year in September and honor the best in U.S. TV programs and performances as well as kick off a new season of shows headed for the airwaves. TV stars attend...

Washington—In what appeared to be a shrewd Constitutional move, Bush appointed John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, sticking it to Senate Democrats and forcing France to immediately withdraw. The sudden move stunned President Jacques Chirac, forcing him to tears. “I made the call to Kofi Annan,” cried Chirac. “I can’t believe Bush did this to us. With this bully in office, no country is safe from occupation!” Bush invoked his renegade constitutional authority to fill an open job while Congress was in recess, instead of reportedly trying to resolve a deadlock with senators who had called Bolton...

Some people have email and said they can't hear the song. Can someone give me some advice for them.

High maintenance women are like high maintenance sports cars. They're lots of fun when you're out on the town together, but for every hour of showing off, there are another 10 spent on upkeep and repair behind the scenes. After hours of polishing the headlights in your garage, you might ask yourself -- is this really worth it, just for a couple of rides? Probably not, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't consider dating high maintenance women. Read on to learn how to identify these demanding gals, and the positives and negatives that go along with them. TELLTALE SIGNS...

WHEN true artists look back on their careers, they inevitably do so with a sense of romanticism: the journey is usually long and every moment is worth relishing. In celebration of her 25 years in theater, Monique Wilson recently starred in a concert that reflected on her own journey, which began in 1980 when she was 9, with Repertory Philippines. The little girl Monique dreamed, believed and persevered. On Saturday evening, she narrated the years that came between those days of dreaming and her present reality. The night of musical remembrances began with "When You Wish Upon A Star" (from...

My son was taken from me when he was only 2 months old because I supposedly "worshiped the devil" in front of him. I am an atheiest. I don't even belive in the devil. It ruined my life and at the same time opened up a whole new world of horror stories from other parents. How our government is walking all over the rules they put in place to protect us and how our civil rights are violated each and everyday. EVERYONE especailly those with families should be aware of this!!! Please visit my sites and sign my petition to...

Well, I don't really have any well-reasoned point. I'm just staying because, well, heck, this is a great site and I figured you'd all want to know if I was staying or not. NOT!!

Long overdue Casablanca remake a new classic Wartime locale shifted to BaghdadVibrantly modern cast a joy to watch ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Casablanca 2005 ****(Out of 4) Starring Ashton Kutcher, Paris Hilton, Owen Wilson, Bernie Mac, Topher Grace and Jack Black. Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. At theatres wherever. R -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You must remember this, even though you're going to have a lot of trouble believing it. Casablanca 2005, the highly unlikely remake of the classic 1942 wartime romance, doesn't just stand up to the legend of the Bogart/Bergman original. It actually goes one better, with a vibrantly modern cast that puts...

Foxnews reporter Greg Palkot was standing outside with the crowds in Rome. Palkot tapped one woman on the shoulder and said "What are you feelings about this? Do you hope he pulls through?" WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT? The woman....said "of course I hope he pulls through. Yes yes!"

To all the people who survied the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoke and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. Riding in...

Dear Freeper World, There was a bit of a misunderstanding in yesterday's post leading some to believe that the beloved Sean Hannity had died. We at theunfilteredtruth feel an explanation is in order as we had no choice but to consider Sean's death as a possibility when we noticed that we hadn't heard or seen anything from Sean for almost 5 hours. With his face and voice normally showing up 24/7 you could see how the need to get the jump on other news outlets, no matter how incredible or unsupported the liklihood. We're a blog. It's what we do....

Why not set up a thread for dissidence, and let it roll! DU won't ever risk it, but I ain't skeered!