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broken iris wrote:
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cutuphalfdead wrote:I didn't read the study, but does it have to do with the different women, or simply that men who had sex with 20+ women have sex in general with greater frequency?
This was my first thought too.
I read the article, not the study, but my guess is that guys that who accomplish that are better looking (a sign of good health and genetics in general) and you would probably find they have lower occurrences of many diseases/cancers and it's not the amount of women you unload in that really matters.
Hmm, I'm not sure about that. Besides, I've heard of other studies that indicated regular sex does lower one's risk of prostate cancer, so my guess would be the results are related.
Yes, I would agree, but the question is, is 1000 encounters with one person or 100 with 10 more or equally effective?
It would have to be the former, yeah?
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I dont know what squawkbox is, but have heard of it and I hope none of you guys watch it after this..who hired this guy??
http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/u ... gJg8tEu7Dg
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dimejinky99 wrote:I dont know what squawkbox is, but have heard of it and I hope none of you guys watch it after this..who hired this guy??
http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/u ... gJg8tEu7Dg
That guy doesn't deserve to be on TV - what a tool
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"I really enjoy sandwiches but the other guys are so good at making sandwiches that I don't make them. Now I make sandwiches."
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Scott Stapp says he’s broke, living in a Holiday Inn, and “under attack”

http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/11/s ... er-attack/
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theplatypus wrote:Scott Stapp says he’s broke, living in a Holiday Inn, and “under attack”

http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/11/s ... er-attack/
when i see the phrase "my civil rights were violated," i give it a 10% chance of being a true injustice, an 88% chance of a white guy complaining about paying taxes, or a 2% chance of harmless tweeting about something
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Sounds like it's time for a Creed reunion album.
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theplatypus wrote:Scott Stapp says he’s broke, living in a Holiday Inn, and “under attack”

http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/11/s ... er-attack/

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get a job…Lowe’s is hiring….I make 12.26 an hour there unloading trucks…not a lot, but more than nothing.
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I can't wait to get my tix to the Creed/Nickelback 2016 world tour
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Almost certainly unrelated:

http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainmen ... 83816.html

In the divorce petition, Jaclyn Stapp asked for full custody of the kids because, she claims, the singer of My Sacrifice and With Arms Wide Open is incapable of taking care of them.

She says he disappeared from their home in early October and hasn’t been telling her where he is. The paperwork shows she asserts Stapp has been doing so much amphetamines, crystal meth and steroids that he has become a paranoid shell who has threatened to kill himself and harm his family.

Among the text messages in the file:

▪ “Florida is not safe. Biological weapons on the way. U have to leave with kids and meet me in Atlanta.”

▪ “I’m coming to get you Satan and children. No mercy. You know how this ends. God created you and now God is ending you.”
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scott should just write in to andrew wk. He seems to know what's up.

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For many years, I've been trying to find the courage follow my dreams. I gave myself until the end of this year to finally make a move, but as my self-imposed deadline gets closer, I'm feeling more and more anxiety. The idea of changing my life literally hurts sometimes, even though I really do want to follow my passion. Without going into too much detail, I've basically always had the same dream. And in my heart, I know what I want to do, but I've always had too many doubts to move forward. I end up talking myself out of following through and instead just play it safe for another year. How do I stop holding myself back? How do I follow my heart when I keep talking myself out of it? How do I do what I love when it seems too terrifying to try?

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The mind and the heart often seem to battle over controlling the life of their owner. The mind usually wins because it's extremely loud and convincing. The heart's nature is to be more gentle and passive -- it doesn't like to fight. In contrast, the mind's tendency is to be domineering and relentless, and it has a more up front position in our psyche -- it takes advantage of this proximity to maintain a tyrannical dictatorship over our behavior and choices. Meanwhile, the heart pulses with a subtle yet consistent yearning, never fully allowing us to tune out its mystical aspirations.

The mind tells us to be rational, calculating, conservative, and continuously lists all the reasons we shouldn't listen to out heart's more deeply held desires. The heart is persistent as well, but it keeps whispering to us from deep within our soul, whereas our mind shouts right into our brain and dominates the conversation.

The mind can be like a fear-based movie projector, playing us previews of all the negative outcomes that could befall us by following our heart.

Why does the mind do all this?

In truth, the mind is afraid of the heart. The mind thinks it is you. The mind sees itself as your true identity, and it wants you to believe it too. It doesn't like the idea that something as elusive and non-intellectual as the heart could be the most sincere expression of our true self. As the mind clings to its power position, it will use all it's reasoning tools - often disguised as common sense - to dissuade us from listening to the heart's more ethereal and intangible passions.

Of course, both our heart and mind are crucial elements of our being, and both help us define and express our true self. We must ultimately figure out how to make them work in harmony, and use each of their strengths for the best of what they offer. The first step is to eliminate the mind's stronghold over our spirit.

The true duty of the mind is to serve the heart, not interfere with it. The mind's intelligence is best used in carrying out the desires of the heart -- directing the heart's loving and creative power out into the physical world. The mind has the practical tools and intellect to bring the heart's vision to life. Our true self emerges from the heart and is either blockaded or furthered by the mind.

The mind works at bridging the outer and the inner. And ultimately, the mind should learn to enjoy its role as a facilitator and gatekeeper. It can protect the heart and decide what to let in and what not to expose it to. The mind can also decide what parts of ourself to let out -- opening our heart and sharing it with the world.

So, as Emily Dickinson so perfectly put it, "The heart wants what the heart wants." The only question is can we quiet our mind enough to listen to our hearts? And can we build the adequate courage to follow it? Let your mind have its say, but remember that you don't have to obey it like a slave. Your heart will never steer you wrong. Even if it's painful, scary, and extremely challenging, the heart is the closest thing we have to perfection, and our life's work should be learning to follow it, even when it hurts.
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i love andrew wk
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a charity here is doing this...baffling why we'd need to but it's great that they did
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a beautiful succinct blow by blow of whats happened in my country with regards gay rights this year....you couldnt script this, it's crazy..
https://medium.com/chrissy-curtin/panti ... fef882b0be
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Wanna help fund a new Scott Stapp album?
https://fundly.com/scott-stapp-album-3- ... tion-novel
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It is estimated that Stapp had a wealth of £19 million at the height of the US metal band's success.
the US metal band
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