Bishop Robert Duncan is trading sacred places (tags: anglican schism) The effects absent fathers have on female development and college attendance | College Student Journal | Find Articles at BNET As the daughter of a widow, who lost her father at age 10, this paper explains much. (tags: FathersDay) Bonds with dad key for girls :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Lifestyles (tags: FathersDay) Salmon Macaroni Salad (tags: SimplyRecipes)
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Consumerist – How To Protect Susceptible Relatives From Scams – cons (tags: elders scam) Annals of Crime: The Perfect Mark: The New Yorker (tags: elders scam) A Family's Fight to Save an Elder From Scammers – WSJ.com (tags: elders scam)
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Second Life provides virtual meeting space, may replace millions of airline seats annually someday. May need to learn building skills in SL beyond rezzing a box… New World Notes: What the US Navy’s Undersea Warfare Center Is Doing in SL (Updated) The last time I tried to visit the Second Life islands owned by the United States Navy’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center several months ago, I was blocked from entering most of it. This machinima above shows what they’ve been doing in Second Life, including rapid prototyping, data modeling, and VoIP-driven conferencing, much of it between other branches of the…
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Stupid Evil Bastard: Sometimes the Republicans take my breath away… Yeah, the vacuum they operate can do that.
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Kirby: Temporal at the temple – Salt Lake Tribune The Angel Moroni atop the LDS Oquirrh Mountain Temple looks a bit worse for wear right now. Last Saturday, he got zapped by lightning. Witnesses reported a bright flash of light, a single B-flat note ending in a ducklike quack heard as far away as Idaho, followed by the usual self-congratulatory applause of thunder. A billion volts blasted the gold leaf off Moroni, turning his horn, face and arm black. In a program known as Regilding for the Dead, the LDS Church plans to fix him before the dedication in August.…
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Need to get chicken stock, this looks good! Circassian Chicken Recipe | Simply Recipes Circassian Chicken Recipe INGREDIENTS 2 full chicken breasts (both halves) 4 tablespoons olive or walnut oil 4 teaspoons paprika 1 ½ cups chopped walnuts 3 chopped garlic cloves 2 tablespoons chopped green onions 1 teaspoon cayenne 2 tablespoons chopped parsley 2 slices of bread, crusts removed 1 quart chicken stock Salt Black pepper The juice of a lemon METHOD 1 Bring the chicken stock to a simmer and add the chicken breasts. Add some water if there is not enough liquid to cover the meat. Simmer…
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Listen to @WBEZ Worldview for discussion on Iran and Twitter, they quote an Iranian via IM who dared not call in via cell phone. Worldview examines the Iranian election | Chicago Public Radio Blog Coming up at noon Worldview is doing a show on the Iranian election. Of course you should listen closely to what Jerome and his guests have to say, but Twitter has played such a huge part in this story that you probably ought to check out what’s being discussed there. I heard this at lunch and it was worth a listen. Visit the page for many…
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BBC NEWS | UK | Javelin train speeds from London Rail travellers have been whisked out of London at 140mph for the first time on a special preview trip on board a new Japanese-built “Javelin” train. When will we ever get this kind of rail service in the States? Sure won’t have it if Chicago gets the Olympics (and now it appears Daley now promises taxpayer funding on the inevitable cost overrun).
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Daily Kos: Alexi Delurks IL state treasurer Alexi Giannioulas launched exploratory run for "President Obama's Senate seat." Bye bye, Burris (tags: Illinois Senate)
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Ooooooh, must try this later. Flickr: Flickr Twitter Beta