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		<title>Genetic Study Clarifies African and African-American Ancestry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Stories we tell ourselves and possible truths behind them</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stories we tell ourselves and possible truths behind them 
Series: In search of the authentic self
Story No 1 
‘I will never get tattoo because’
Reason
a)      The Bible condemns it
b)      Men don’t like tattoos on women
What people are thinking when you say it
a)      Who asked you?
b)      You do realize I have. ..like seven tattoos right?
c)       Does the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dacostad.wordpress.com&blog=2577805&post=291&subd=dacostad&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>30 thoughts as I turn ‘30’ &#8211; PART 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[30 thoughts as I turn ‘30’
PART I

My favourite holiday movie is ‘Home Alone’. Hands Down. Didn’t realize that until yesterday.
Try as I may, moral perfection eludes me like an Oscar does Beyonce.
I will never accept that I am just another member of the hoi polloi.
I’ve quit every single extracurricular activity I’ve ever been involved in.
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		<title>Pray Often. Pray Earnestly – but most of all…be specific.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  We are a bottomless pit of wants. A society of have-mores with a never ‘enough’ attitude. We are a community with an insatiable material appetite and an instant gratification expectancy. Our plans are sky high , efforts are half-assed, our patience is saran-wrap thin. So how does God keep up with our general you-know-what-I-mean [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dacostad.wordpress.com&blog=2577805&post=284&subd=dacostad&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Praying or Preying?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First let me be clear that this post is in no way inspired by Tyler Perry. This week I was praying and found myself saying something very strange. At the end of my long screed thanking God for everything he’s done – I concluded with, ‘I hope you have a good day.’
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		<title>The Perils of Purpose</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Perils of Purpose
Is there a reason why realizing one’s true purpose can be an intimidating task? We find it so perplexing that we often turn to external sources for the answers. Whether it’s a psychic, literature, or God – I have realized there is one consistent message. You need to do the work. Even [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dacostad.wordpress.com&blog=2577805&post=282&subd=dacostad&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>All good things&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Must come to an end they say. This blog is no exception. Since Jan 2008 ( and at the encouragement of an acquaintance) I launched this webpage for the amusement of others and myself, of course. Now that I have completed school I will be able to focus more on my other committments. I thought [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dacostad.wordpress.com&blog=2577805&post=281&subd=dacostad&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Party Protocol</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Party Protocol
Series: In a Perfect World
 In a perfect world, events are social gatherings that mark a particular special occasion &#8211; simply put. However I cannot help but notice a shift in the way we have come to carelessly handle these milestones, where instead of creating an atmosphere that draws people to it, we do the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dacostad.wordpress.com&blog=2577805&post=275&subd=dacostad&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Convocation 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Also known as the march of the funny hats…
Being absolutely exhausted of all things to do with school, I didn’t even feel the urge to blog about my graduation ceremony that occurred last month. I can only recall the calmness with which I floated through the procession, picked up my robe and hat, then wait… [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dacostad.wordpress.com&blog=2577805&post=274&subd=dacostad&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to plan the perfect life. Okay – well maybe not so perfect</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to plan the perfect life. Okay – well maybe not so perfect 
Series: In a Perfect World
In a perfect world, there would be a rule book for living in the modern era of the Western World. Growing up in North America is like living in a psychological war zone. Buy this. Pay that. This [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dacostad.wordpress.com&blog=2577805&post=271&subd=dacostad&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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