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10-03-06, 11:41 PM
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Good news challenge
I do have a challenge for anyone who takes the time to read this. Lets spend this thread posting an news that talks about the wonders of the world, instead of its ills. Let's tell each other what is good in the world.
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10-03-06, 11:46 PM
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Best I could come up with today:
Redwood confirmed as world's tallest tree I am interested in seeing what you come up with, if anything.
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10-04-06, 01:06 AM
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10-04-06, 01:21 AM
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I had to go back into last week to resurrect this, but it's my favorite by far - both for current events and just overall:
"Scientists spy ivory-billed woodpecker in Florida" at http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...WOODPECKER.xml or you can look at the Bell Labs' webpage at Cornell for all the details, continually updated - http://www.birds.cornell.edu/ivory/ I was having a particularly bad week last year, when I got up early (unable to sleep) and was sort of wandering around the house, listlessly, in the dark, waiting for my coffee to finish brewing. Then, the story of a miracle came on NPR.
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10-04-06, 11:51 AM
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Jason McElway - Old, but one of the best stories I've ever seen...
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10-04-06, 12:16 PM
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10-04-06, 12:18 PM
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10-04-06, 12:54 PM
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We didn't say anything because there was such an awful lot to say, and no language to say it in.
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10-04-06, 02:29 PM
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I survived an appendectomy last week.
stannard
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"How far off is the day when you will wake up and ask your partner for a kiss, only to be told that the person across the hall is willing to pay nine dollars for one?" ~Bill Martin
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10-04-06, 03:36 PM
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Well, I survived.
At least so far. The Broncos are doing better, and I finally took Marcus' advice to start watching "South Park," which is so funny that me and Samantha nearly pee our pants. I think you just have to be from Colorado to understand jokes about the Platte River... B
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10-04-06, 05:08 PM
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Quote:
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Zack Frazier MLIS Candidate University of South Carolina There is a limit to the effect of written eloquence. It may do much, but the miracles of eloquence can only be expected from the man who thinks on his legs.... -Ralph Waldo Emerson
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10-04-06, 07:30 PM
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Good job, Matt. I survived one of those at the tender age of 9.
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10-05-06, 10:56 AM
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To Die Would Be an Awfully Big Adventure. -Peter Pan
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10-06-06, 09:50 PM
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American vet claiming refugee status to go free after returning to the untited states.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/1...l-soldier.html
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Zack Frazier MLIS Candidate University of South Carolina There is a limit to the effect of written eloquence. It may do much, but the miracles of eloquence can only be expected from the man who thinks on his legs.... -Ralph Waldo Emerson
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10-09-06, 11:42 AM
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10-26-06, 09:43 PM
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10-31-06, 12:05 AM
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"Dude, I can't believe we just melvined death!" --Ted Theodore Logan
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11-07-06, 12:37 AM
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"Why do the research when SAYING it is so much faster" -Stephen Colbert "Yep, society's going to hell in a handbasket...I blame the media blamers." -Dale (KOTH)
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03-28-07, 10:10 PM
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I wanted to share: The most educational debate I have been a participant of happened last weekend at the NPDA championship. It was round 5, between Washburn and Washington on making the HPV vaccine mandatory for middle school girls.
This round is what debate is all about (at least for me): excellent clash, terrific knowledge of the topic, excellent speakers, and creative argumentation. The positions were fresh and unique. It was a timely topic for me personally, as my own daughter will be entering the sixth grade soon and I knew zero about the topic. The topic by itself would have done little to spark my interest; I remember almost dreading the round because of my ignorance of the topic. It was these four debaters who taught me much about the resolution and so much more. For the first time ever as a judge, I went out and did research on a topic made interesting and important to me by the teams that I was evaluating. The oral critique after the round continued the idea exchange as I explained to the debaters how they made the round, special for me. After the various other threads about NPDA, I am happy to report post-round disclosure where decorum ruled the day, and at least for this judge, education was extended beyond the round.
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03-29-07, 07:06 AM
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Noah Thomas Stannard was born at 8:09 PM last night, and he, along with his mother Andrea, are both doing great. Does that meet the good news challenge?
stannard(s)
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"How far off is the day when you will wake up and ask your partner for a kiss, only to be told that the person across the hall is willing to pay nine dollars for one?" ~Bill Martin
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03-29-07, 07:12 AM
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Congrats Matt!
Also, Matt wins joke of the tournament for NPTE. Lunch on Sunday (with his son in the room): "Would you please not say "Fuck!" in front of my son?" The whole room froze and looked mortified until Matt let us off the hook.
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03-29-07, 07:31 AM
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http://www.positivenews.org.uk/artma...cle_1068.shtml
http://www.youthnoise.com/ as an older guy who was born in the 70's and grew up in the early 80's... and didn't even have dial-up till he was old enough to legally buy beer... i rather think the above links are good news for our youth.
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03-29-07, 07:50 AM
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I was honestly shocked anyone thought I was serious. I mean, no, we don't cuss up a storm in front of the kids, but...
thanks alan matt
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"How far off is the day when you will wake up and ask your partner for a kiss, only to be told that the person across the hall is willing to pay nine dollars for one?" ~Bill Martin
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03-29-07, 09:04 AM
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CONGRATULATIONS MATT!!!
YounHee and I want pictures!!! -Dan and YounHee
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Of course, the good years are when we competed because, like all former debaters, I can't imagine any one of these young newbies ever topping all of us. Too bad for them. -Lucid
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