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We are now accepting applications for 2008 expedition teams. We still have a few spots open for those wishing to join a volunteer team to Zambia!April 26 - May 11 (1 opening)June 13 - June 27 (team full)June 30 - July 14 (team full)July 15 - July 29 (team full) October 2008 (accepting applications)Application for Volunteer (PDF)

It's taken me all week to get my head around The Road Less Traveled. I've watched and re-watched. I've discussed it with my inner circle of BSG nerds and no matter how I look at it; I'm bummed on this episode.Maybe because the previous episodes have been so strong it made this episode feel that much weaker.Look, I understand storytelling. I understand exposition, setting up the arcs for the big payoffs etc etc. This episode just felt like it was treading water. Baltar has once again set himself up in direct conflict with Roslin. Great. But I've seen that coming for three episodes and this episode really didn't move the story along. Same with Starbuck. Who didn't see a mutiny coming as soon as they were on the Demetrius? Why play it out so long? And where the hell is Adama? Enough of him being Roslin's nursemaid. Seriously, who wants to see him reading every week? In the grand scope of the BSG mythology Adama has been there for all the major events in some way and to have him on the backburner right now in this crucial time is out of character.There are a finite number of episodes left of BSG and I was actually bored and pissed off by this episode because I felt like it wasted valuable time. These characters deserve more.And just to end on a positive (because even an off episode of BSG is better than anything else on TV) the Leoben — Anders dialogue was great and opens an intriguing door. Human — Cylon alliance? Holy crap.Next week's previews look killer.Cheers,Scott

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"Afghans for Afghans is a humanitarian and educational people-to-people project that sends hand-knit and crocheted blankets and sweaters, vests, hats, mittens, and socks to the beleaguered people of Afghanistan."

"National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30."

MonthlyCallForLife.com has been set up for one purpose, to challenge the culture of death.

"Welcome to ProLifeBlogs. The objective of this site is to raise awareness and support for the pre-born and the sanctity of human life by communicating pro-life news and materials and by enabling a community of pro-life bloggers to promote their sites, interact with one another and influence internet readers."

Collectible-quality dolls created to help promote Down Syndrome awareness and bring joy to individuals with Down Syndrome by providing a toy with which they can identity, a doll that "looks just like me". Downi Creations is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization.

A directory of Down Syndrome sites.

"Join us in making a commitment to craft 25 things for charity in a 12 month period."

Interweave Knits is celebrating 10 years of publication in 2007 with a special anniversary collection of 25 of its favorite patterns. Join this KAL to share your photos, suggestions for yarn substitutions or variations, or any other creative ideas related to the designs.

Cartoonist Dan Lacey's blog featuring his works. Another fave toon site.

One of my favorite toon sites.

My old LJ writing journal.

Project 2,996 is an online initiative to get people to learn about--and remember--the victim's of 9/11.Choose one of the names from the list, research it, learn about the person, and post a tribute to your blog, website, or whereever, so others can learn about that person.But most important, it's a way to remember their lives and not the terrible, public way they were taken from us.

From the site: "A quarterly magazine of urban affairs, published by the Manhattan Institute, edited by Brian C. Anderson."

A site dedicated to praying for our leaders, our nation, and our Armed Forces.