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Fried synapses are gross. They smell bad, like a fizzled out smoke bomb (Happy Fourth of July y&amp;#8217;all!) and they elevate cholesterol to unhealthy levels. 
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Within our families, it&amp;#8217;s stuff like weddings and birthdays and soccer tournaments. At [...]&lt;br/&gt;
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They got sweet moves.  

Rocks in My Dryer - 206 visits
musings of foreign hearts - 75 visits

Anyone up for the cha cha in July? 
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Have you heard us say this before? 
Answer first, before reading on.  
Wess talks about it in his book, mentions it in The Lie of Poverty video and alluded to it in a blog post. 
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<li><a href="http://www.compassion.com/youcan">Disease Prevention Video - Developing Countries</a><br/>
http://www.compassion.com/youcan - Disease prevention is common for children in America.  However, in developing countries, 30,000 children die every day from preventable diseases.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.compassion.com/about/musicartists/michaelwsmith.htm">Michael W Smith</a><br/>
http://www.compassion.com - Watch as Michael W Smith visits the slums of Africa. God is calling us to make a difference in the lives of children in need.</li>
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http://www.compassion.com/youcan - Disease prevention is common for children in America.  However, in developing countries, 30,000 children die every day from preventable diseases.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.compassion.com/about/musicartists/michaelwsmith.htm"&gt;Michael W Smith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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<li><a href="http://www.compassion.com/">Bebo Norman</a><br/>
http://www.compassion.com - Join Bebo i outside the hut of his Compassion-sponsored child, Saake, who lives in Tanzania. Hear Bebo's excitement as he shares his story of meeting Saake and his mother.</li>
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http://www.compassion.com - Join Bebo i outside the hut of his Compassion-sponsored child, Saake, who lives in Tanzania. Hear Bebo's excitement as he shares his story of meeting Saake and his mother.&lt;/li&gt;
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<li><a href="http://www.springwidgets.com/widgets/view/13928">I Support Compassion Widget</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compassion_International">Compassion International - Wikipedia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.compassionuk.org/site/pages/ui_sponsors_child.aspx">Sponsor a Child with Compassion UK</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.compassionuk.org/site/pages/ui_home.aspx">Compassion UK</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.compassion.ch/online/enfants.php?PHPSESSID=86d6a6b3b62f12f9edd8f9d710e57b4a">Parrainage - Compassion Suisse</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.compassion.ch/">Compassion Suisse</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.compassion.or.kr/main/main.asp">Compassion South Korea</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.tearfund.org.nz/home.php">TEAR Fund</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.compassion.nl/index.php?id=sponsor%20nu%20een%20kind/">Compassion Nederland: Sponsor ne een kind</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.compassion.nl/">Compassion Nederland</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.compassion.it/adozione/index.php?id=adotta%20un%20bambino%20adesso/">Compassion Italia : Adotta un bambino adesso</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.compassion.it/adozione/">Compassion Italia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.selfrance.org/">Compassion France</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.compassion.ca/sponsorachild/index.asp">Sponsor a Child with Compassion Canada</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.compassioncanada.ca/">Compassion Canada</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.compassion.com.au/child_list.asp">Sponsor a Child with Compassion Australia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.compassion.com.au/">Compassion Australia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.compassion.com/sponsor_a_child/default.htm">Sponsor a Child with Compassion International</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.aboutme.org/experienceme.html">About Me</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.myspace.com/compassion">MySpace.com - Compassion International</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.compassion.com/default.htm">Compassion International</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.healingwatersintl.org/flash.html">Healing Waters International</a></li>
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.compassionuk.org/site/pages/ui_home.aspx"&gt;Compassion UK&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.compassion.ch/online/enfants.php?PHPSESSID=86d6a6b3b62f12f9edd8f9d710e57b4a"&gt;Parrainage - Compassion Suisse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.compassion.ch/"&gt;Compassion Suisse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.compassion.or.kr/main/main.asp"&gt;Compassion South Korea&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.compassion.nl/index.php?id=sponsor%20nu%20een%20kind/"&gt;Compassion Nederland: Sponsor ne een kind&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.compassion.it/adozione/index.php?id=adotta%20un%20bambino%20adesso/"&gt;Compassion Italia : Adotta un bambino adesso&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.selfrance.org/"&gt;Compassion France&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.compassion.ca/sponsorachild/index.asp"&gt;Sponsor a Child with Compassion Canada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.compassioncanada.ca/"&gt;Compassion Canada&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.compassion.com.au/child_list.asp"&gt;Sponsor a Child with Compassion Australia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.compassion.com.au/"&gt;Compassion Australia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.compassion.com/sponsor_a_child/default.htm"&gt;Sponsor a Child with Compassion International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aboutme.org/experienceme.html"&gt;About Me&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.compassion.com/default.htm"&gt;Compassion International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.healingwatersintl.org/flash.html"&gt;Healing Waters International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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