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		<title>By: dental ppo plan</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-622716</link>
		<dc:creator>dental ppo plan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Managed care plans vary greatly in benefits and out-of-pocket expenses. And similar plans from different companies can vary by $1,000 or more, so it&#039;s important to compare plans from a number of different companies then carefully review each plan to get the best policy for your situation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Managed care plans vary greatly in benefits and out-of-pocket expenses. And similar plans from different companies can vary by $1,000 or more, so it&#8217;s important to compare plans from a number of different companies then carefully review each plan to get the best policy for your situation.</p>
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		<title>By: dulgaduaphy</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-620701</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Cheap Cosmetic Surgery - MIchael Jackson

Like many patients, Jackson sought to hide his cosmetic surgery from the public.

For years, fans looked on as Michael Jackson radically transformed his appearance. But despite his obviously altered look, the singer only ever admitted to two nose jobs – and blamed his progressively paler skin on the condition vitiligo.

In fact, says a Los Angeles surgeon who shared a practice with one of Jackson&#039;s surgeons, the King of Pop – who died of cardiac arrest June 25 – was a frequent customer.

&quot;He had multiple surgeries,&quot; says Dr. Wallace Goodstein, who worked beside Jackson&#039;s surgeon in the 1990s. &quot;He came in approximately every two months. It was about 10 to 12 surgeries in two years, while I was there.&quot;

As for the specifics, says Goodstein, Jackson &quot;had multiple nose jobs, cheek implants and he had a cleft put in his chin. He had eyelid surgery ... You name it he had it.&quot; Goodstein also opines that Jackson underwent operations that he never should have: &quot;He had so many things that were inappropriate.&quot;

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Like many patients, Jackson sought to hide his cosmetic surgery from the public, says another source with knowledge of the situation. &quot;Michael Jackson always wanted to do these operations in a clandestine manner,&quot; says the source. &quot;They were done in the evening when personnel had to come in so no one else in the office could see him going in or out.&quot;

Eventually, the surgeries took a toll on his face. &quot;His nose became so small because he was operated on repeatedly,&quot; says the source. &quot;He has barely anything left for a nose.&quot;

Reversing the Procedures

Jackson eventually turned to dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein for a solution. &quot;I rebuilt it [his nose] ... using fillers,&quot; Klein revealed in a July 8 interview with Larry King. &quot;I used hyaluronic acids, and they worked very well. It&#039;s an arduous procedure, because you don&#039;t want to put too much in. And you have to do it exactly, so you can flow the material so it&#039;s perfectly smooth.&quot;

Jackson was pleased with the results, says his dermatologist. &quot;I&#039;m telling you that he was beginning to look like the nose was normal again,&quot; Klein – who recently addressed rumors that he is the biological father of Jackson&#039;s children Prince, 12, and Paris, 11 – said in the TV interview. &quot;And that&#039;s all I wanted, and [to] regain the breathing passages of his nose, because there was a total collapse of the cartilage.&quot;

Pale Skin

Klein says Jackson also relied on him to help in treating the skin condition vitiligo, which destroys pigment-producing cells and can cause patches of uneven tone. &quot;His was bad because he began to get a totally speckled look over his body,&quot; said Klein. &quot;[It was] all over his body, but on his face significantly [and] on his hands, which were very difficult to treat.&quot;

&quot;You have one choice where you can use certain drugs and ultraviolet light treatments to try to make the white spots turn dark,&quot; Klein explained. However, Jackson’s vitiligo &quot;became so severe, that the easier way is to use certain creams&quot; – very likely hydroquinone derivatives, say other industry experts – &quot;that will make the dark spots turn light so you can even out the pigments totally.&quot;

The treatment resulted in a uniform – albeit pale – skin tone. &quot;That&#039;s ultimately what the decision had to be. He would have to wear heavy, heavy makeup on stage, which would be ridiculous. And he couldn&#039;t really go out in public without looking terribly peculiar.&quot;




Interesting, what do you think?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cheap Cosmetic Surgery &#8211; MIchael Jackson</p>
<p>Like many patients, Jackson sought to hide his cosmetic surgery from the public.</p>
<p>For years, fans looked on as Michael Jackson radically transformed his appearance. But despite his obviously altered look, the singer only ever admitted to two nose jobs – and blamed his progressively paler skin on the condition vitiligo.</p>
<p>In fact, says a Los Angeles surgeon who shared a practice with one of Jackson&#8217;s surgeons, the King of Pop – who died of cardiac arrest June 25 – was a frequent customer.</p>
<p>&#8220;He had multiple surgeries,&#8221; says Dr. Wallace Goodstein, who worked beside Jackson&#8217;s surgeon in the 1990s. &#8220;He came in approximately every two months. It was about 10 to 12 surgeries in two years, while I was there.&#8221;</p>
<p>As for the specifics, says Goodstein, Jackson &#8220;had multiple nose jobs, cheek implants and he had a cleft put in his chin. He had eyelid surgery &#8230; You name it he had it.&#8221; Goodstein also opines that Jackson underwent operations that he never should have: &#8220;He had so many things that were inappropriate.&#8221;</p>
<p>Clandestine Visits to [url=http://www.cheapcosmeticsurgery.co.uk.com]Cheap Cosmetic Surgery[/url]</p>
<p>Like many patients, Jackson sought to hide his cosmetic surgery from the public, says another source with knowledge of the situation. &#8220;Michael Jackson always wanted to do these operations in a clandestine manner,&#8221; says the source. &#8220;They were done in the evening when personnel had to come in so no one else in the office could see him going in or out.&#8221;</p>
<p>Eventually, the surgeries took a toll on his face. &#8220;His nose became so small because he was operated on repeatedly,&#8221; says the source. &#8220;He has barely anything left for a nose.&#8221;</p>
<p>Reversing the Procedures</p>
<p>Jackson eventually turned to dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein for a solution. &#8220;I rebuilt it [his nose] &#8230; using fillers,&#8221; Klein revealed in a July 8 interview with Larry King. &#8220;I used hyaluronic acids, and they worked very well. It&#8217;s an arduous procedure, because you don&#8217;t want to put too much in. And you have to do it exactly, so you can flow the material so it&#8217;s perfectly smooth.&#8221;</p>
<p>Jackson was pleased with the results, says his dermatologist. &#8220;I&#8217;m telling you that he was beginning to look like the nose was normal again,&#8221; Klein – who recently addressed rumors that he is the biological father of Jackson&#8217;s children Prince, 12, and Paris, 11 – said in the TV interview. &#8220;And that&#8217;s all I wanted, and [to] regain the breathing passages of his nose, because there was a total collapse of the cartilage.&#8221;</p>
<p>Pale Skin</p>
<p>Klein says Jackson also relied on him to help in treating the skin condition vitiligo, which destroys pigment-producing cells and can cause patches of uneven tone. &#8220;His was bad because he began to get a totally speckled look over his body,&#8221; said Klein. &#8220;[It was] all over his body, but on his face significantly [and] on his hands, which were very difficult to treat.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;You have one choice where you can use certain drugs and ultraviolet light treatments to try to make the white spots turn dark,&#8221; Klein explained. However, Jackson’s vitiligo &#8220;became so severe, that the easier way is to use certain creams&#8221; – very likely hydroquinone derivatives, say other industry experts – &#8220;that will make the dark spots turn light so you can even out the pigments totally.&#8221;</p>
<p>The treatment resulted in a uniform – albeit pale – skin tone. &#8220;That&#8217;s ultimately what the decision had to be. He would have to wear heavy, heavy makeup on stage, which would be ridiculous. And he couldn&#8217;t really go out in public without looking terribly peculiar.&#8221;</p>
<p>Interesting, what do you think?</p>
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		<title>By: Phantom</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615375</link>
		<dc:creator>Phantom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mexico throwing the conservative bums to the curb:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090706/wl_nm/us_mexico_election_7</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mexico throwing the conservative bums to the curb:<br />
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090706/wl_nm/us_mexico_election_7" rel="nofollow">http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090706/wl_nm/us_mexico_election_7</a></p>
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		<title>By: Chas</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615374</link>
		<dc:creator>Chas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>good night;  good luck; god bless  ---
whatever you prceive god to be!!

blessings  all!!

long  live the Blog!!

so mote it be!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>good night;  good luck; god bless  &#8212;<br />
whatever you prceive god to be!!</p>
<p>blessings  all!!</p>
<p>long  live the Blog!!</p>
<p>so mote it be!!</p>
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		<title>By: JimJohnson</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615373</link>
		<dc:creator>JimJohnson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;b&gt;The Pacific was pretty slow in June too:
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM PDT WED JUL 01 2009
 
FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE..

TWO TROPICAL CYCLONES WERE OBSERVED DURING JUNE...TROPICAL
DEPRESSION ONE-E AND HURRICANE ANDRES.  THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE FOR
JUNE IS FOR ABOUT TWO TROPICAL STORMS TO FORM AND ONE OF THEM TO
BECOME A HURRICANE.  INTERESTINGLY...ANDRES IS THE FIRST HURRICANE
TO FORM IN JUNE SINCE 2000.  

THE 2009 SEASON IS OFF TO A SLOW START WITH ONLY ONE NAMED STORM
THIS SEASON.  IN AN AVERAGE YEAR...ABOUT THREE TROPICAL STORMS FORM
BY THE END OF JUNE.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2009/tws/MIATWSEP_jun.shtml?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>The Pacific was pretty slow in June too:<br />
MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY<br />
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL<br />
800 AM PDT WED JUL 01 2009</p>
<p>FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC&#8230;EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE..</p>
<p>TWO TROPICAL CYCLONES WERE OBSERVED DURING JUNE&#8230;TROPICAL<br />
DEPRESSION ONE-E AND HURRICANE ANDRES.  THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE FOR<br />
JUNE IS FOR ABOUT TWO TROPICAL STORMS TO FORM AND ONE OF THEM TO<br />
BECOME A HURRICANE.  INTERESTINGLY&#8230;ANDRES IS THE FIRST HURRICANE<br />
TO FORM IN JUNE SINCE 2000.  </p>
<p>THE 2009 SEASON IS OFF TO A SLOW START WITH ONLY ONE NAMED STORM<br />
THIS SEASON.  IN AN AVERAGE YEAR&#8230;ABOUT THREE TROPICAL STORMS FORM<br />
BY THE END OF JUNE.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2009/tws/MIATWSEP_jun.shtml?" rel="nofollow">http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2009/tws/MIATWSEP_jun.shtml?</a></b></p>
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		<title>By: JimJohnson</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615372</link>
		<dc:creator>JimJohnson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;b&gt; June was a Pretty Dead Hurricane Month:

MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0800 AM EDT WED JUL 01 2009
 
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

NO TROPICAL CYCLONES WERE OBSERVED DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE.
HOWEVER...A SHORT-LIVED TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMED DURING LATE MAY.  
ON AVERAGE...A TROPICAL STORM IS NOTED IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN IN
JUNE ABOUT ONCE EVERY OTHER YEAR.


http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2009/tws/MIATWSAT_jun.shtml?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b> June was a Pretty Dead Hurricane Month:</p>
<p>MONTHLY TROPICAL WEATHER SUMMARY<br />
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL<br />
0800 AM EDT WED JUL 01 2009</p>
<p>FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC&#8230;CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO&#8230;</p>
<p>NO TROPICAL CYCLONES WERE OBSERVED DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE.<br />
HOWEVER&#8230;A SHORT-LIVED TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMED DURING LATE MAY.<br />
ON AVERAGE&#8230;A TROPICAL STORM IS NOTED IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN IN<br />
JUNE ABOUT ONCE EVERY OTHER YEAR.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2009/tws/MIATWSAT_jun.shtml?" rel="nofollow">http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2009/tws/MIATWSAT_jun.shtml?</a></b></p>
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		<title>By: JimJohnson</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615371</link>
		<dc:creator>JimJohnson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Braindead?  Liar?  (ouch!)

I see XXX is back down from his high horse again.  (It was nice while it lasted.)

Pmom, SOS, DD.  More personal attacks and filth spewing from her fingertips.  


Oh and Clark, if you are NOT a Marxist, please list the tenants of Marxism you oppose.

None?  Suprise!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Braindead?  Liar?  (ouch!)</p>
<p>I see XXX is back down from his high horse again.  (It was nice while it lasted.)</p>
<p>Pmom, SOS, DD.  More personal attacks and filth spewing from her fingertips.  </p>
<p>Oh and Clark, if you are NOT a Marxist, please list the tenants of Marxism you oppose.</p>
<p>None?  Suprise!</p>
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		<title>By: Political_mama</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615370</link>
		<dc:creator>Political_mama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No, we cannot teach how to use firearms in school because it is not essential to anyone except you boneheads who think that your gun is an extension of your dick.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No, we cannot teach how to use firearms in school because it is not essential to anyone except you boneheads who think that your gun is an extension of your dick.</p>
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		<title>By: Political_mama</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615369</link>
		<dc:creator>Political_mama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hick you sure do live up to your name.  Gawd.

And Jim Jones, don&#039;t you have some soldier funeral to protest at with your buddy here?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hick you sure do live up to your name.  Gawd.</p>
<p>And Jim Jones, don&#8217;t you have some soldier funeral to protest at with your buddy here?</p>
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		<title>By: XXX</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615362</link>
		<dc:creator>XXX</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>JimJohnson
Posted July 5, 2009 at 9:09 pm &#124; Permalink

Say Derf, I saw Zero posts from Hank threatening BJ.

There were several with BJ threatening Hank.
_________________________

Jim, that would make you either a liar or brain-dead. Which is it?

One of them for sure and for good measure, both should be banned from the blog.

They&#039;re both trouble makers.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JimJohnson<br />
Posted July 5, 2009 at 9:09 pm | Permalink</p>
<p>Say Derf, I saw Zero posts from Hank threatening BJ.</p>
<p>There were several with BJ threatening Hank.<br />
_________________________</p>
<p>Jim, that would make you either a liar or brain-dead. Which is it?</p>
<p>One of them for sure and for good measure, both should be banned from the blog.</p>
<p>They&#8217;re both trouble makers.</p>
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		<title>By: WSClark</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615361</link>
		<dc:creator>WSClark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;ws what is wrong with teaching that the earth is 10000 years old&quot;

Ah, because it has NO basis in scientific evidence or theory?  

A scientific theory has been peer-reviewed and supported by verifiable scientific evidence.

It is not a SWAG- it has to have evidence to back it up.

Creationism has no such scientific backing.

Name one reputable SCIENTIST that doubts the theory of evolution.

Just one.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;ws what is wrong with teaching that the earth is 10000 years old&#8221;</p>
<p>Ah, because it has NO basis in scientific evidence or theory?  </p>
<p>A scientific theory has been peer-reviewed and supported by verifiable scientific evidence.</p>
<p>It is not a SWAG- it has to have evidence to back it up.</p>
<p>Creationism has no such scientific backing.</p>
<p>Name one reputable SCIENTIST that doubts the theory of evolution.</p>
<p>Just one.</p>
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		<title>By: WSClark</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615360</link>
		<dc:creator>WSClark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;that you are not allowed to learn about GOD&quot;

Which God, yours or mine?

&quot;that we cannot allow the teaching of gun safety/respect because it is a program designed by the NRA……………..&quot;

No one said anything about the NRA, but that does GUN safety have to due with education of children?

Should we also teach motorcycle safety?

How about auto repair safety?

Food safety?

Plastic bag safety?

Electrical safety?

Water safety?

Seatbelts?

Quicksand?

Boating?

Skateboarding?

What else is on your list?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;that you are not allowed to learn about GOD&#8221;</p>
<p>Which God, yours or mine?</p>
<p>&#8220;that we cannot allow the teaching of gun safety/respect because it is a program designed by the NRA……………..&#8221;</p>
<p>No one said anything about the NRA, but that does GUN safety have to due with education of children?</p>
<p>Should we also teach motorcycle safety?</p>
<p>How about auto repair safety?</p>
<p>Food safety?</p>
<p>Plastic bag safety?</p>
<p>Electrical safety?</p>
<p>Water safety?</p>
<p>Seatbelts?</p>
<p>Quicksand?</p>
<p>Boating?</p>
<p>Skateboarding?</p>
<p>What else is on your list?</p>
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		<title>By: BlueJay</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615359</link>
		<dc:creator>BlueJay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;that you are not allowed to learn about GOD&quot;

   I&#039;m sorry. I&#039;m a parent and I missed the board of education folks coming to my home and telling me to keep my kid out of churches?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;that you are not allowed to learn about GOD&#8221;</p>
<p>   I&#8217;m sorry. I&#8217;m a parent and I missed the board of education folks coming to my home and telling me to keep my kid out of churches?</p>
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		<title>By: BlueJay</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615358</link>
		<dc:creator>BlueJay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;ws what is wrong with teaching that the earth is 10000 years old&quot;

   Because that is demonstrably false?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;ws what is wrong with teaching that the earth is 10000 years old&#8221;</p>
<p>   Because that is demonstrably false?</p>
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		<title>By: wichhick</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615357</link>
		<dc:creator>wichhick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>that we cannot allow the teaching of gun safety/respect because it is a program designed by the NRA.................</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>that we cannot allow the teaching of gun safety/respect because it is a program designed by the NRA&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..</p>
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		<title>By: wichhick</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615356</link>
		<dc:creator>wichhick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>that you are not allowed to learn about GOD</description>
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		<title>By: Regular</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615355</link>
		<dc:creator>Regular</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;If Darwin was right, you will need a few million years to prove your theory.&lt;/i&gt;

&lt;i&gt;Why didn&#039;t monkeys develop wings?&lt;/i&gt;

&lt;i&gt;Many arboreal (tree dwellers)primates have tails and they are prehensile (ability to grasp.) Why don&#039;t  orangutans have tails?&lt;/i&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>If Darwin was right, you will need a few million years to prove your theory.</i></p>
<p><i>Why didn&#8217;t monkeys develop wings?</i></p>
<p><i>Many arboreal (tree dwellers)primates have tails and they are prehensile (ability to grasp.) Why don&#8217;t  orangutans have tails?</i></p>
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		<title>By: wichhick</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615354</link>
		<dc:creator>wichhick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>that dodgeball hurts the ego of the underachievers/less skilled..............</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>that dodgeball hurts the ego of the underachievers/less skilled&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..</p>
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		<title>By: wichhick</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615353</link>
		<dc:creator>wichhick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>that a rubber covering a cucumber is good for the gal....depressing for the guy</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>that a rubber covering a cucumber is good for the gal&#8230;.depressing for the guy</p>
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		<title>By: satatom</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615352</link>
		<dc:creator>satatom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>blah blah blah

Do you guys EVER stop drinking?

LOL</description>
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<p>Do you guys EVER stop drinking?</p>
<p>LOL</p>
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		<title>By: WSClark</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615351</link>
		<dc:creator>WSClark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;ws.our public schools are teaching private beliefs………….what do you not understand&quot;

WHAT private beliefs? 

Name one.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;ws.our public schools are teaching private beliefs………….what do you not understand&#8221;</p>
<p>WHAT private beliefs? </p>
<p>Name one.</p>
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		<title>By: wichhick</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615350</link>
		<dc:creator>wichhick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ws what is wrong with teaching that the earth is 10000 years old............what is wrong with teaching that abstinence has its rewards................what is wrong with teaching gun safety/respect......what is wrong with playing dodgeball</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ws what is wrong with teaching that the earth is 10000 years old&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;what is wrong with teaching that abstinence has its rewards&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.what is wrong with teaching gun safety/respect&#8230;&#8230;what is wrong with playing dodgeball</p>
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		<title>By: Regular</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615349</link>
		<dc:creator>Regular</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#
JimJohnson
Posted July 5, 2009 at 9:15 pm &#124; Permalink

Gee Derf, can’t you read?

The posts have been deleted.

Nobody can prove anything now, unless of course, maybe someone like Hank was smart enough to save the page for evidence, should the need arise.

If I was BJ, I’d be worried about that.
==============================
Points to save web page function of Snagit capture software...

(chortles)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#<br />
JimJohnson<br />
Posted July 5, 2009 at 9:15 pm | Permalink</p>
<p>Gee Derf, can’t you read?</p>
<p>The posts have been deleted.</p>
<p>Nobody can prove anything now, unless of course, maybe someone like Hank was smart enough to save the page for evidence, should the need arise.</p>
<p>If I was BJ, I’d be worried about that.<br />
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Points to save web page function of Snagit capture software&#8230;</p>
<p>(chortles)</p>
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		<title>By: wichhick</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615348</link>
		<dc:creator>wichhick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ws.our public schools are teaching private beliefs.............what do you not understand</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ws.our public schools are teaching private beliefs&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.what do you not understand</p>
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		<title>By: WSClark</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/07/open-thread-75-2/#comment-615347</link>
		<dc:creator>WSClark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;but ws my tax dollars are covering YOUR prejudice……..&quot;

What prejudice?

All people are created equally?

America has had flaws in the past? 

Evolution is an accepted scientific theory?

Which prejudice are you talking about?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;but ws my tax dollars are covering YOUR prejudice……..&#8221;</p>
<p>What prejudice?</p>
<p>All people are created equally?</p>
<p>America has had flaws in the past? </p>
<p>Evolution is an accepted scientific theory?</p>
<p>Which prejudice are you talking about?</p>
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