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Is abortion merely a social issue?
If the child is left out of the equation and it's just between the Doctor and the woman then sure, she should have a right to do whatever she wants with her body.
That being said, things change once you begin to factor the child in. Is it a human being with rights just like everybody else? When are those rights imputed to the child? After birth? 3 months before birth? At conception?
It's easy to logically come to a conclusion on gay marriage from a libertarian perspective. If they aren't hurting anybody and it's consensual, then let them do what they want. It's purely a social issue.
Abortion on the other hand is less hard to nail down for our community since no one can seem to agree on the point when a life has rights that can not be infringed upon. I believe this is a very important question to answer. If we don't have a concrete definition of what life is and when it begins, and ends, then how long before that definition becomes so vague that anybody can be determined as "not alive" and aborted for whatever reason.
Genocide 101 is to dehumanize the target group in the eyes of the greater populace. Then there wont be any outcry against the target groups extermination since they were not "human" or "alive" to begin with. We've seen this happen time and time again in Nazi Germany, Rwanda, etc.
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Maxine Bartholomew 5-6 A/M Elk Grove, Calif./Pleasant Grove
Nicole Burkhauser 5-10 G Auburn, Wash./Mountainview
Rachael Cannon 5-4 A Temperance, Mich./Notre Dame
Leah Drummond 5-6 D Pueblo/Pueblo West
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Skylur Marshall 5-6 C Aurora/Smoky Hill
Alia Mendoza 5-1 A Mission Viejo, Calif./Mission Viejo
Jordan Pacheco 5-5 G Pueblo/Pueblo West
Kati Reed 5-7 G Aurora/Cherokee Trail
Leann Rosales 5-0 D Pueblo/Pueblo West
Ashleigh Steed 5-2 M Pleasant View, Utah/Weber
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Gage Currier 5-7 133 Colstrip, Mont./Colstrip
Allen Emmons 6-0 184 Cameron Park, Calif./Sac. City
Beau Henson 6-2 197 Canyon, Texas/Randall
JaCobi Jones 5-9 165 Omaha, Neb./Omaha North
Steven Kelly 5-10 157 Parker/Colorado Mines
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Nathaniel McKimson 5-8 149 Wasilla, Alaska/Wasilla
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Lorenz Delaney 5-11 MF Phoenix/Desert Vista
David Flaco 6-0 F El Paso, Texas/Socorro
Erich Frey 6-2 GK Colorado Springs/Cheyenne Mountain
Jacob Garber 5-10 D Denison, Texas/Denison
Colin Kerr 5-10 F Greeley/Frontier Academy
Brent Krasovic 5-8 MF Denison, Texas/Denison
Nick Mangialardi 5-10 MF Phoenix/Desert Vista
Connor Marth 5-9 MF/D Tulsa, Okla./Union
Jake Rodney 6-2 D Colorado Springs/Cheyenne Mountain
Geza Simon 5-10 D/MF Mission Viejo, Calif./Trabuco Hills
Ryan Cass 6-0 F Jenks, Okla./Jenks
Bryce Winkler 5-11 D Olympia, Wash./Olympia
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The New Xbox, until it has a big enough presence of its own. Then just the Xbox
This basically, I've already had conversations with people and once it's established we are talking about the Xbox One we just end up calling it the Xbox.
Thanks for using my image, in these troubled times it's good to know that Zobek is only a Y button away. Some great highlights this week it seems (some pretty easy to miss with all the Xbox chatter going on)
I've got to say that animation is pretty amazing, the style just makes it that much funnier (and creepier) must have taken quite some time.
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@themanwithnoplan: Thanks.
@ahaisthisourchance: He's a character from the Castlevania games (well the Lords of Shadows ones at least) Vinny played the 360 one on Unprofessional Fridays and had trouble in one part which kept making the prompt 'Press Y to Call Zobek' appear on the screen. Thus my picture.
@winternet: Thanks, yeah it's a little sketchy, was trying to do something a little bit different from how I would normally do it (more hard block areas of colour) Still glad you like it.
I am boycotting all new consoles due to them probably being more expensive than the amount of money I have to spend, currently I am boycotting a lot of things.
@kishinfoulux: I don't think people were shocked they just weren't interested and when people get bored they tend to make fun of things in my experience. The last few E3s have followed a similar vein to the reveal conference so I can understand why people interested in the game side of things are getting a bit anxious in terms of wanting games for a platform they have enjoyed in the past and aren't particularly comforted by the idea that this next event will provide them with what they've finally been waiting for.
I agree the content of the reveal is probably what people should have expected from the start, but I don't see the harm in having some fun with it and being a bit negative if they want to. Microsoft doesn't really need defending, they just need to hope that those who they were trying to appeal to actually take notice, especially since I'm guessing this isn't going to be a cheap box and there are so many other streaming and media services out there..
I was pretty underwhelmed in that a lot of the TV/Sports stuff probably won't apply to where I come from, it's cool how quick the console can switch between things but that's not really a selling point to me. The Halo TV series could be a cool idea, though these things often seem to hit bumpy roads (remember the Peter Jackson Halo stuff and the whole Halo movie fiasco) and my love of the Halo franchise has cooled significantly since the third game (though I still enjoy playing their campaigns)
A new remedy game is interesting but that's about the only thing that stood out gamewise and the only reason that caught my attention is my fondness towards Alan Wake. Call of Duty seemed very iterative of the past games with minor touches and some more graphical polish, I don't like racing games and sports games hold no interest for me either.
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I have this theory that keeps coming up when recommending new cars to people: "Just buy a GTI." Seriously. It's a perfect little hot hatch, with a comfortable, well-appointed interior, and the sort of dynamics that make it a nice everyday driver while still offering gobs of fun when the roads get interesting. It's basically the perfect car to me. But ...
It used to be that if you wanted a Golf-based hot hatch, you only had to know three letters: GTI. But these days, Volkswagen seems intent on offering a much broader array. There's the Golf R, the GTD and now this, the GTE. Set to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show (now less than two weeks away), the new Golf GTE joins as the fifth type of propulsion to ...
Volkswagen is finally set to launch its seventh-generation Golf family in the States this year, but the German automaker's stalwart Jetta sedan will be getting some love, as well. For the 2014 model year, Volkswagen launched a new 1.8-liter turbocharged inline four-cylinder engine in its Jetta (and Passat). But here at the Chicago Auto Show, Vinay ...
I had a lovely first date with the Volkswagen Golf R a couple of years ago, blasting through the French Alps just before attending the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. I loved that car, and I'm super stoked to get behind the wheel of this new, 2015 model. Why? This R is based on the lighter seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf, or more importantly, the sweet new ...
We've got good news, boys and girls, and we've got bad news. First the good news: Volkswagen is bringing the new Golf R to the United States. The bad news is that it won't have as much power as the European version, however slight the drop in output might be. Volkswagen, as you may recall, first unveiled the fourth Golf R at the Frankfurt Motor Show back ...
If it had a bit more ground clearance and we didn't know any better, we'd ask when Forge Motorsports' first-generation Volkswagen Golf racecar competed in Group B rally, thanks to almost every one of its exterior design/aero elements and the crazy 400-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-liter four (crank up the boost from 1.0 bar to 1.8 bar and the engine will ...
Volkswagen brought just three vehicles to SEMA this year (compare that to Ford's 57 show cars): two Jettas and a Golf. Both Jettas showcase the automaker's new turbocharged EA888 four-cylinder engines - one of which is heavily modified - and the Golf is the first seventh-generation model tuned in North America (it launches here next year). The Golf ...
VW is using the Frankfurt Motor Show to trot out a concept version of the next Golf Plus. Dropping the 'Plus' with this next iteration, the compact mini-minvan will henceforth be known as the Golf Sportsvan, and this concept is about as close to production as concepts get. With a length that slots neatly between that of the shorter Golf hatchback and ...


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NORWALK, Conn. -- Five people were sent to the hospital after a four-vehicle pileup in a work zone on I-95 in Norwalk early Saturday, the Norwalk Fire Department said.
The accident involved two cars, a small pickup truck and a tractor-trailer truck. It occurred at 2:25 a.m. on I-95 northbound just beyond the entrance ramp from Exit 14, Deputy Fire Chief Edward Prescott said.
The tractor-trailer truck rear-ended a four-door Acura, which in turn struck another vehicle, Prescott said. The tractor-trailer also sideswiped the small pickup truck, he said.
Three women were passengers in the Acura, driven by a man. A woman in the backseat had to be extricated from the wreckage by firefighters, Prescott said.
The three female passengers from the Acura and two male occupants of the pickup truck were transported to Norwalk Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, he said.
At the time of the accident, traffic was moving at a reduced speed in the slow travel lane as work continued on the demolition of the median bridge support for the Taylor Avenue bridge replacement project.
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ZEN Productions, 'Rocky Horror' & 'REPO!' Shadow Casts
- Rehearsals are ongoing Sat. afternoons/eves. in Ronkonkoma, NY; performs both "Rocky" and "REPO!" monthly in various venues across Long Island.
- Seeking submissions from: Ronkonkoma, NY
Seeking actors and crew members to join ZEN Productions, a Long Island theater troupe that performs both shadow casts and live stage plays. Publicity manager states: "ZEN performs 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' as The ZEN Room, which was recently featured in Newsday. ZEN also performs 'REPO! The Genetic Opera' ...Sep 30
- Rehearsals are ongoing in preparation for performances scheduled.
- Seeking submissions from: New York, NY
Seeking one female and one male to be trained (free) as company trainees for The American Mime Theatre. Must have strong movement background. Trainees will also learn roles in the Repertory of plays. Producer states: "We are a non-speaking theater celebrating our 62nd Anniversary, founded by Paul J. Curtis, who ...Oct 03
- Musical rehearsals begin March 16, 2015. Performances run May 1, 3, 5, 7 & 9, 2015, at the The Hampton Opera Center, in Portland, OR. There are no rehearsals before 6 p.m., except on Sundays, when rehearsals may begin at 1 p.m.
- Auditions: Dec 5, 6 in Portland, OR
Casting the musical, "Show Boat." Project description: "Based on Edna Ferber's bestselling novel of the same name, that follows the lives of the performers, stagehands, and dock workers on a Mississippi River show boat, from 1887 to 1927."Oct 01
- Currently runs Monday evenings at 6:30 p.m., three to four times a month through January 2015 in Manhattan, NY.
- Seeking submissions from: NJ; New York, NY
Casting "Casey: 30 Years Later!," a comedy play based on the cult horror film "Basket Case" by director/writer Frank Henenlotter. Released in 1982, this horror film tells the story of a young man who carries his deformed conjoined twin brother in a large basket while seeking vengeance on the doctors ...Sep 30
'Men Are From Mars - Women Are From Venus Live'
- Rehearsals begin December 2014 in NYC; one-year contract begins Jan. 16, 2015. Note: Guaranteed minimum of 35-40 performances from January thru July.
- Seeking submissions nationwide/worldwide
Casting the national touring one man show, "Men are from Mars - Women are from Venus Live!" This one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up is based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray. Moving swiftly through a series of vignettes, the show ...Sep 26
- Rehearsals begin Jan. 20, 2015; runs Feb. 18-Mar. 22 in New Haven, CT.
- Seeking submissions from: New York, NY
Casting "Bad Jews" by Joshua Harmon. Synopsis: When Daphna arrived at the funeral of her beloved grandfather, she thought it was obvious that she would get the necklace her Poppy carried throughout the Holocaust. After all, she's the one on the way to rabbinical school in Israel. Her cousin Liam ...Sep 25
- Semi-Finals, Mar. 13-14, 2015 in NYC and Finals, Apr. 18 in Rochester, NY.
- Seeking submissions nationwide/worldwide
Seeking singer/actors for the 2015 Lotte Lenya Competition, a program of The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music and an international theater singing contest that emphasizes wide-ranging repertoire and the acting of songs and arias within a dramatic context. The competition recognizes young singer/actors in repertoire ranging from opera/operetta to contemporary ...Sep 26
'Living Right In A Wrong World'
- Rehearses in Austell, GA; runs in Atlanta, GA.
- Seeking submissions from: Austell, GA
Casting "Living Right In A Wrong World," a play.Sep 23
- Rehearses in spring 2015; show runs fall 2015 in Dallas, TX.
- Seeking submissions nationwide/worldwide
Casting "Cannibal! The Musical," based on the 1993 film by Trey Parker and Matt Stone.Sep 11
Virginia Shakespeare 2015 Season
- Rehearsal begins June 9; runs through Aug. 2, 2015 in Williamsburg, VA.
- Auditions: Dec 7, 8 in Williamsburg, VA and Dec 18, 19 in New York, NY
Casting Virginia Shakespeare 2015 Season. Season includes "All's Well That Ends Well" and "Antony & Cleopatra."Sep 10
- In rehearsals, SEEKING EMERGENCY UNDERSTUDY FOR 1 ROLE, rehearses Wednesdays and Sundays thru December 7th, SHOW PERFORMS DECEMBER 8-14th, 2014
- Seeking submissions from: New York, NY
Casting "The ButtCracker," a comical, parody "danc-ical" set in modern-day New York City, spoofing not only the story of the Nutcracker ballet, but also all of the popular dance/movies/television shows spanning the last few decades. Juxtaposing the themes of "Footloose," "Dirty Dancing," "Fame, Flashdance, and many others, the plot creates ...Sep 10
Long-Term Substitute Drama Teacher
- Training and observation Mar. 23-27, 2015; teaching Apr. 6-May 29, 2015, Mon.-Fri., 1-3:20 p.m. (two high-school drama classes that meet three times/wk., plus one junior high course that meets for three 45-min. periods/wk.) in Southern CA.
- Seeking submissions from: Burbank, CA; Canoga Park, CA; Sherman Oaks, CA; Encino, CA; Woodland Hills, CA; West Hills, CA; Studio City, CA
Discoveryonstage, a Southern California theater education company, is seeking a long-term substitute for a private school in the Western San Fernando Valley. Substitute drama teacher will cover both high school and junior high drama classes while the current teacher is on sabbatical. The ideal candidate will have both teaching and ...Sep 09
Venus/Adonis Theater Festival 2015
- Deadline to submit is Dec. 24. Festival runs from Jan. 5-Apr. 15, 2015 in NYC. Founder states: "Shows perform at prime performance times, not Tuesdays at 11 a.m. or Fridays at midnight."
- Seeking submissions from: New York City, NY
Seeking submissions for the Venus/Adonis Theater Festival 2015. All genres of shows are welcome. If a show has already had a run (in theaters or other festivals), writers may still submit, but only with a completely new cast and crew, and the show must have had no run after the ...Sep 09
DifFRactions Jeunesse, International Theater for the Young
- Shows begin Jan. 10 and run the second and fourth Saturday of every month in NYC.
- Seeking submissions from: New York, NY
Seeking singers, actors, musicians, and standup comedians for a Francophone theater company for children. Seeking talent who have a show or act for children between ages three and 10; talents of all origins are welcome to apply, as the focus will be cultural exchanges and linguistic exposure.Sep 08
- Rehearsal and production dates & locations are TBA.
- Seeking submissions from: North Hollywood, CA; Los Angeles, CA
Casting "Rise Again," a rock opera. Composer states: "We are recording our DVD promo for the show."Sep 08
- Runs in the East Coast.
- Seeking submissions from: Hartford, CT; Boston, MA; Providence, RI; Philadelphia, PA; New York, NY; Princeton, NJ; Harrisburg, PA; Philadelphia, PA; Baltimore, MD; Washington, DC; Dover, DE; Charleston, SC; Richmond, VA; Greensboro, NC; Charlotte, NC; Raleigh, NC; Columbia, SC; Greenville, SC; Ithaca, NY; Nyack, NY; Albany, NY
Casting "Sciencetellers," a live show that combines audience interaction, comedy, storytelling, and exciting science experiments into a fast-paced, 45-minute in-your-face theatrical learning experience for children and their families. To find out more, visit www.sciencetellers.com.Sep 04
Kaiser Permanente Educational Theater, Touring Programs
- Twelve month contract. Rehearses in North Hollywood, CA; all programs tour Southern California schools Mon.-Fri. Occasional evening and weekend work is required. Two-to-six day road trips are scheduled throughout the school year. Tour ranges from Bakersfield to San Diego, CA.
- Seeking submissions from: Los Angeles, CA; Orange County, CA
Seeking actors who are interested in being trained as health educators and care strongly about issues facing youth to portray elementary through high school characters for Southern California school‐based educational theater tour. Actors are trained as health educators in order to facilitate question‐and‐answer sessions, classroom workshops, and/or one‐on‐one interactions with ...Aug 25
- Positions are available throughout the year (one-year contract) in Paju, South Korea.
- Seeking submissions nationwide/worldwide
Gyeonggi English Village (GEV), located in Paju, South Korea, is casting resident musical theater performers. GEV promotes English language skills by providing a fully immersive English-speaking environment for patrons. One-year contract positions begin throughout the year. Seeking actors to perform in educational, interactive children's musical theater productions and contribute to ...Jul 30
- Rehearses March-April, 2015, with daytime hours preferred. Performances run May, 2015, at Imago Theatre, in Portland, OR.
- Seeking submissions from: Portland, OR
Casting the play, "La Belle." Project description: "Originally written in the 1700's by Madame de Villeneuve, 'La Belle et la Bête' has influenced this adaptation of 'Beauty and the Beast.' Imago intends to mine the territories of the original novel to bring audiences a different experience theatrical experience."Jul 26
- Work available in most states.
- Seeking submissions nationwide/worldwide
Party USA is seeking actors who enjoy working with kids and want a fun, creative job. Currently casting performers nationwide for costumed characters, clowns, princesses, and super heroes for children's parties, summer picnics, and special events. Parties consist of playing games, simple kids magic, face painting, and making balloon animals. ...Jul 20
- Rehearsal and performance is NYC.
- Seeking submissions from: New York, NY; Brooklyn, NY; NJ; CT; Queens, NY; NY
Casting "The Garden of Life," a comedy. Benjamin is a man who wants to live in peace and quiet so he decides to move his family out of the city into a small town. In the front of their new house sits what appears to be a beautiful garden until ...Jul 18
- Performs TBD in NYC.
- Seeking submissions from: New York, NY; Brooklyn, NY; Queens, NY; NJ; CT; NY
Casting "Lab Ratz!", a musical. Synopsis: Four men (Jackson, Rudolph, Jonathan and Lionel) are graduating with PhDs in chemistry. They are book smart but lack common sense. They still have yet to accomplish the one thing that is important to them in life: women. Note: This musical is not associated ...Jul 18
Explore Science Educational Assemblies
- Positions are ongoing; assemblies are held during the day in the Northern NJ area.
- Seeking submissions from: NJ; NY
Explore Science, a science-based educational company, is seeking performers for educational assemblies for school children.Jun 04
- Performances run Apr. 23-26, 2015 in Pittsburg, CA.
- Seeking submissions from: Pittsburg, CA
Casting Neil Simon's "Barefoot In The Park," about two newlyweds who learns to live as a "couple" while facing the usual daily ups-and-downs.Jun 03


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Since I am both socially inept and an introvert (not an automatic blend; I'm just a particularly clumsy amalgam of the two) to me, watching from sidelines is altogether preferable to deep engagement. This has made me pretty observant, or at least that's what I took from it when my mother -- reaching for an answer when queried as to why I was "so odd" -- said, "well, she's very observant..."Two really excellent columns by women I admire have crossed my screen today, and in both cases, I found … [Read more...]
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This landed in my mailbox yesterday: James Hitchcock's History of the Catholic ChurchLooks delicious, and I can't wait to read it, but before I could even peer at it, my son -- who likes reading all sorts of history -- grabbed it. He's been outside on the porch, reading and smoking, and reading, and he says he's loving it. So...a Buster recommend! If he didn't like it he'd say so, succinctly and in no uncertain terms.I was really happy to receive a signed copy of Amy Welborn and Ann … [Read more...]
Calming the Catholic Caricatures
Three excellent pieces, today, all making the very excellent and true argument that Catholics cannot really be labeled and pigeonholed into political and ideological caricatures, no matter how desperately the media (and too often Catholics themselves, of each other) try to do it.First up, Father Robert Barron looks at Paul Ryan and says, he's neither the social menace or the knight in shining armor that partisans want you to believe:In its social teaching, this same sort of "bi-polar … [Read more...]
Vote for your favorite Catholic Speakers!
Mark Shea calls him "one of the most generous people" he knows, and I concur; I'd add "most infectiously joyful" and also "tireless" (there's youth for you). He's got something new going on at his blog, and really, I can't think of any reason for him to do it except his interest in promoting all-things-all-people Catholic in order to serve the faith.What's he doing? Offering a huge number of Catholic writers and speakers for your consideration and asking you to vote for your favorite 15. … [Read more...]
Fr. Dwight on Aurora and Demonic Possession
Earlier today, while linking to a sermon full of truth and victory, I also linked to this story in the WSJ, which contained a passage that more than a few people found creepy:Mr. Rotkovich called Mr. Holmes to set up an orientation time, and heard an "incoherent, bizarre" voice-mail message, which he described as "very guttural." "There was all kinds of low groaning in the middle," Mr. Rotkovich said. He called twice more and left three messages. The range never heard from Mr. Holmes. … [Read more...]
The Fruit of Chastity
Max Lindenman has a good post up, on how to write about sex, when one is Catholic.Since we Catholics tend to do that a lot (one of the frankest bit of Catholic writing on sex I have ever read -- and appreciated -- was Elizabeth Duffy's essay on the subject, included in Hallie Lord's Style, Sex and Substance), I appreciated Max's very honest take on his own evolution on the issue:A few weeks ago, Joanne McPortland wrote a piece comparing Catholics to BDSM submissives. In sharing the … [Read more...]
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While the SCOTUS ruling was breaking, this story came over the wires, too:Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is now "Venerable" after the Vatican announced today that Benedict XVI had signed a decree recognising that the archbishop heroically lived Christian virtues.The announcement of the decree marks a significant step in the canonization cause of Peoria, Ill.-born Archbishop Sheen (1895-1979), the Emmy award-winning televangelist whose program, "Life is Worth Living," was bro … [Read more...]
Kraft Goes Gay Pride: Protestant Potlucks Hardest Hit
It slipped my notice that Kraft Foods had photoshopped an Oreo with gay-pride colors for an ad.Thank God it's not a real cookie; Michael Bloomberg would be so torn! On the one hand, it's disgusting-looking; it looks like it would throw one into diabetic coma while also causing cancer from the numerous dyes. On the other hand, though, it's gay pride. How could he not embrace it?The trials of Nanny Bloomberg: to pander or to police?Over at the Evangelical portal, Nancy French is … [Read more...]
Peter and the Sons of Caesar: A World Upside Down
In observance of the "Fortnight for Freedom", my column at First Things considers that the ever since Peter was crucified upside down, the church has seemed like a screwball, topsy-turvy proposition to the worldly world, and all it's glamor. And all its empty promises:In the first chapter of Father Robert Barron's remarkable book Catholicism, he discusses the utterly revolutionary fact and idea of Jesus Christ, son of Mary, son of God, as communicated in the "fighting words" that open S … [Read more...]
Leah Libresco, Media's Favorite Puzzle
When Leah Libresco informed me that she was entering an RCIA program and wanted to know how to move her blog over here to the Catholic portal, she said she thought there might a some reaction to her conversion, but not enough to take up a whole day, so her main plan was to "sit on the porch and eat ice cream."I'm thinking the vanilla swirl has melted and congealed in the bowl, by now.Being busy with travel and a conference since last Wednesday, I've been a mostly-passive observer of the … [Read more...]


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America's Next President-Greg Smith?Apr 03, 2001
Greg Smith likes playing soccer, mountain climbing and reading. He's just like every other boy his age, except the 11 year-old is in his second year at college and working towards world peace.
Emancipation Day for Puerto RicoApr 02, 2001
Slavery was legal in Puerto Rico for 350 years. Some owners even went so far as to brand their slaves foreheads with hot irons. No wonder there is a holiday to celebrate the end of this cruelty.
Wacky Animal Defenses pg.2Apr 01, 2001
Check out the weird and gross defense mechanisms animals, like Horned Lizards and skunks, use to protect themselves against enemies. - Page 2
Kidz Notes - A Midsummer's Night's Dream (pg. 2)Mar 31, 2001
If you think that melodrama and crazy love triangles are only for daytime TV - think again. Check out this Shakespearian soap!
Gators in New York's SewerMar 23, 2001
If you're a local or a visitor to New York, don't be surprised if you see a gator trying to come up through a manhole. They are also trying to make it out of the city's sewer through toilets.
A Terrifying Taste of Short & Shivery Book ReviewMar 21, 2001
Looking for something a little creepy? How about thirty tales of eerie places and spooky sites. Chilling campfire tales and stories for dark lonely nights, don't shudder in fear without it!
Did Donald Duck Inhale Helium?Mar 20, 2001
Everyone knows all you need to do is inhale some helium to sound like Donald Duck. Did you also know it's not the helium that makes your voice squeak, but a vibrating flap in your throat?
Planet Overview - MercuryMar 19, 2001
Mercury has tall hills and high cliffs - perfect for rock climbing. Unfortunately, even with a ton of sunblock, you'd fry up there.
Travel - The Republic of IraqMar 19, 2001
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Should You Have to Dissect? FeedbackMar 17, 2001
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In an optical fibre cable, the transmission package comprises a stack (11) of ribbon fibre elements (110) secured within a metal tube (12) by an adhesive (13). The adhesive has a peel strength sufficiently low to permit separation of the individual ribbon from the stack, e.g. to effect jointing operations. Advantageously the adhesive is foamed by injection of a gas during cable manufacture.
1. An optical fibre cable, including a stack of optical fibre ribbon elements enclosed in and supported by a tubular metal sheath, said stack of ribbon elements being secured to the sheath by an adhesive material selected from the group consisting of melt flow adhesives and ultraviolet curable adhesives, wherein there is substantially no overfeed of the stack of ribbon elements relative to the metal sheath, wherein said adhesive has sufficient tensile strength such that tensile forces applied in use to the cable are carried by the sheath whereby to protect the stack of ribbon elements from said forces, and wherein said adhesive has a peel strength sufficiently low as to allow separation of the ribbon elements from the sheath and separation of individual fibres from the ribbon elements whereby to access said fibres.
2. An optical fibre cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein said adhesive is foamed.
3. An optical fibre cable as claimed in claim 2, wherein said tubular sheath is enclosed within a further tube.
4. An optical fibre cable as claimed in claim 3, wherein said further tube comprises a metal tape formed into a cylinder and welded along the seam whereby to provide a hermetic seal.
5. An optical fibre cable as claimed in claim 4 and comprising a submarine cable.
6. An optical fibre cable as claimed in claim 5, wherein said tubular metal sheath is formed from a C-section metal extrusion closed into a tube around the stack of ribbon elements.
7. An optical fibre cable as claimed in claim 6 and further comprising a plurality of wire strength members disposed around said tubular sheath, a further metal tube enclosing the wire strength members, and an outer plastics sheath.
8. An optical fibre cable as claimed in claim 1, wherein said tubular sheath comprises an extruded metal tube.
9. An optical fibre cable as claimed in claim 8, wherein said tube is enclosed within a layer of electrically conductive wires.
10. An optical fibre cable as claimed in claim 9, and comprising an optical cable or groundwire.
This invention relates to optical fibre cables and to a method of making such cables.
A continuing problem in the development of optical fibre cables is that of providing a high fibre count in a small cable volume in an effort to reduce costs. In a conventional cable construction a number of fibres are disposed around a central strength member or king wire which provides strain relief for the fibres. In such an arrangement the number of fibres that can be accommodated is restricted by the limited space around the king wire. In an attempt to overcome this problem various workers have investigated structures incorporating ribbon fibre elements. Such structures generally comprise a core member having a number of longitudinal slots each of which contains one or more fibre ribbons. Although these cable structures can provide a high fibre count, the cable is relatively bulky and is thus unsuitable, e.g. for aerial or for submarine applications where the weight and volume of the cable must be minimised. The object of the invention is to provide a fibre optic cable having a high fibre count and a compact construction.
According to the invention there is provided an optical fibre cable including a stack of optical fibre ribbon elements enclosed in and supported by a tubular metal sheath, said ribbon elements being secured to the sheath by an adhesive material having a peel strength sufficiently low to allow separation of the ribbon elements from the sheath and individual fibres from the ribbon elements, whereby to access said fibres.
According to another aspect of the invention there is provided a method of making an optical fibre cable, the method including providing a stack of optical fibre ribbon elements, inserting the elements into a metal tube and providing an adhesive whereby to secure the stack of ribbon elements to the tube, and wherein the adhesive has a peel strength sufficiently low to allow separation of the stack of ribbon elements from the tube and individual ribbon elements from the stack whereby to access the fibres.
We have found that the adhesive has sufficient tensile strength to support the fibres and prevent strain thereof by preventing slippage between the ribbons of the stack and by preventing slippage between the stack and the tube. However, the peel strength of the adhesive is sufficiently low to permit easy access of the ribbons to allow jointing or termination of the cable. Typically each ribbon comprises a strip of parallel fibres held together by an acrylate coating.
In a preferred embodiment, the adhesive securing the stack of ribbon elements to the sheath foamed.
The invention is of application to the optical fibre cable field, and in particular to aerial cables, e.g. groundwires, and to submarine cables. By improving the accessibility of the individual fibres of a ribbon stack within a cable, the introduction of ribbon stacks to cable applications is facilitated. This in turn allows the traffic handling capacity of these cables to be increased in comparison with a conventional cable having individual fibres or individual ribbon elements.
Embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a high fibre count transmission package for an optical cable;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a submarine cable incorporating the transmission package of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 shows an alternative submarine cable construction;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an aerial cable or groundwire incorporating the transmission package of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 5 shows a further submarine cable construction, and
FIG. 6 shows an alternative transmission package construction.
Referring to FIG. 1, the transmission package comprises a stack 11 of optical fibre ribbon elements 110 contained in a metal tube 12. Typically the tube 12 is formed from an extruded C-section, e.g. of aluminium, steel or copper, which is closed into a tube around the ribbon stack. Alternatively, where a copper or aluminium tube is employed, this may be extruded on to the ribbon stack, e.g. by a conform process. The ribbon stack 11 may be manufactured by feeding the ribbon elements 110 through a lay-up die and then through a coating die where a polymeric material is applied to the stack so as to secure the ribbon elements together. The individual ribbons may be formed by an encapsulation process or an edge bonding process.
The ribbon stack is secured within the tube 12 by an adhesive 13. This may comprise a hot melt adhesive, a UV curable acrylate adhesive or an anaerobic adhesive. The stack 11 may either be extrusion encapsulated with the adhesive and subsequently sealed into the metal tube, or the stack may be encapsulated and sealed into the tube in a single operation. It will be appreciated that anaerobic adhesives can be employed only in the single operation technique as the absence of air or oxygen is essential to effect curing.
We have successfully employed hot melt adhesives and UV curable acrylates as the stack adhesive, and we have successfully employed hot melt adhesives and anaerobic adhesives as encapsulants.
A number of materials may be employed as the encapsulant/adhesive. In general the material must have the following properties.
1. It must cure or solidify before the completed package is wound on to a storage drum.
2. It must adhere to the ribbon containing material and to the inner surface of the tube 12.
3. The adhesive bond to the ribbon must fail below the tensile/tear strength of the material. The tear strength must be lower than the tensile strength to allow the ribbon stacks to be stripped from the bulk material to allow easy access to the individual fibres.
Suitable melt flow adhesives include, but are not limited to ethylene vinyl acetate, ethylene butyl acetate, ethylene ethyl acetate, polyamides, polyethylenes and polyester elastomers.
In a preferred embodiment, the adhesive securing the ribbon stack to the sheath is foamed. This has a number of advantages over the use of unfoamed systems.
1. The foamed adhesive allows pressure generated by subsequent heating processes to be relieved thus avoiding optical loss problems.
2. The foamed adhesive provides effective coupling between the ribbon stack and the sheath.
3. As a smaller quantity of adhesive material is required there is a significant cost reduction.
4. The foam provides a thermal barrier between the sheath and the ribbon stack.
5. No extra process stages are required.
The adhesive may be foamed during the manufacture of the cable by injecting the molten or liquid adhesive with a gas e.g. nitrogen. The foamed material is then directed between the ribbon stack 11 and the tube 12 as the latter is closed around the ribbon stack.
In an alternative technique, the adhesive may be foamed by the use of a chemical blowing agent.
We have found that the mechanical properties of the package structure is dominated by the mechanical properties of the tube and any anisotropic mechanical properties of the ribbon stack are not apparent in the finished package.
In this package structure the straight lay-up of the fibres allows for no strain relief of the fibres, but we have found that with this construction no strain relief is in fact necessary as the metal tube provides adequate support of the fibres. For submarine cable applications the major strain is experienced during the laying of the cable. Once installed the cable will not, in general be subjected to further mechanical strain. For aerial cable applications, e.g. for use as an optical groundwire, the cable may be subjected to 0.5% strain during normal use and up to about 0.8% under sever weather conditions. To meet these conditions we prefer to employ proof tested fibres. For aerial cable applications we prefer to employ 2% proof tested fibre, while for submarine applications 1.5% proof tested fibre is adequate. We have also employed hermetic fibre in aerial cable applications.
Such an aerial cable may be installed on the support pylons of an electrical overload transmission line. Advantageously, the cable may function as the groundwire or star point conductor of that line.
We have found that the use of a ribbon stack simplifies the identification of the individual fibres to effect termination or jointing as it is necessary to colour only one fibre in each ribbon in order to identify all fibres of the stack. Further, the use of ribbons significantly increases the speed with which splices can be made. For example, modern splicing equipment can fusion splice ribbons comprising up to twelve fibres in a single application.
Referring now to FIG. 2, this shows in cross-sectional view a submarine cable construction using the transmission package of FIG. 1. The package 10 is hermetically sealed within a metal, e.g. copper tube 21 which may be applied in the form of a longitudinal tape which is folded around the package and welded along the seam 21a. One or more layers of high tensile steel strength wires 22 are applied to the tube 21. The assembly is contained with an outer plastics sheath 23 applied by extrusion. The structure may be provided with an outer armouring layer (not shown).
The use of an adhesive to secure the fibre stack 11 to the tube 12 is of particular advantage in submarine applications as this obviates the need to anchor the fibres when effecting jointing or coupling to a repeater. It will be appreciated that, unlike a land cable, a submarine cable may be under considerable tension whilst jointing is being effected.
An alternative submarine cable construction is shown in FIG. 3. This is similar to the arrangement of FIG. 2 but in this arrangement the strength member wires 32 are contained within the welded metal tube 31.
In another submarine cable construction (not shown) the space between the fibre stack and the surrounding tube is filled with a water blocking gel compound, e.g. HYVIS, which allows relative movement between the fibre stack and the tube.
FIG. 4 shows an aerial cable or groundwire construction. In this arrangement we prefer to provide a weld along the seam of the tube 12 to hermetically seal the fibre ribbon stack. Alternatively a directly extruded tube may be provided. The package is enclosed within a layer of electrically conductive wires 41 which may comprise aluminium, aluminium alloy or aluminium coated steel. The cable is intended for use as a groundwire for an overhead electric transmission line.
A further submarine cable construction is shown in cross-section in FIG. 5. In this arrangement the transmission package is contained within a welded metal e.g. copper tube 51 around which a number of relatively large diameter tensile strength wires 52 are disposed. A further layer of relatively small diameter strength wires 53 is disposed around the wires 52. Typically the wires 52 and 53 are both formed from high tensile steel. The outer layer of wires 53 may perform an armouring function in addition to providing tensile strength. The structure provides a rugged cable construction. The structure is contained within an extruded plastics sheath 54.
An alternative transmission package construction is shown in FIG. 6. This differs from the arrangement of FIG. 1 only in the construction of the ribbon stack 61. In the arrangement of FIG. 6 the stack comprises a number of ribbons 610a arranged generally parallel to each other and a further pair of ribbons 610b arranged perpendicular to the ribbons 610a and in abutment with the edges of those ribbons. This arrangement has substantially anisotropic mechanical properties, and is thus easy to handle during the manufacture of the cable.
Although the above cable constructions have been described with particular reference to submarine and to aerial cables it will be appreciated that they may also be employed in land cable applications.
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|Mon, 04-13-2009 - 8:16pm
My wife and i have lunch every Monday now. it is great - we really look forward to it.
4 hrs ago from right now as i'm typing this we are walking away from the coffee shop.
at lunch and at the coffee shop after wards there were a lot of Indian men. i mean, i'm in the Bay Area of N.cali (SF, OAK, SJ) ... if you've lived anywhere near Silicon Valley you'll know what i mean when i say : F*CK ME!
Today's outing was poifect. Wife and i are hand in hand, had a GREAT time at lunch and coffee. Super fun, very loving and affectionate. So not sure why ... but we're walking past a last table of an outdoor cafe and Indian guy there looks like OM to me. i look at him, narrow eyes, then as we walk past i look back again at him. yup, BANG! - you got it - TRIGGER!!
I know that this is just a daily fact of life for me, especially since i have seen the OM's picture, know his full name, home address, where he works, etc, etc. I know people on the board here understand the looking in cars in traffic, the constant (but ridiculous) "hunt", the looking hard at someone you *think* might be "them". add in a racial thing and its an ugly internal spin that literally looks and behaves like the evil green goo rotating in the church basement from the early John Carpenter horror movie Prince of Darkness.
Anyway, my wife witnesses this trigger and presses to talk to me, have me talk about it, immediately then and there in the parking lot. Wow.
Her face is a gentle smile. I've known this woman for 12+ years and i can tell she is completely open hearted, is mentally present and has no agenda. it was an amazing ... feeling / sight / experience.
of course me the huge hearted big feeler .. i get back to my desk at work after she drops me off and i'm hit by the Tsunami of gratitude. if she were a real bitch, this rebuilding would be utter Hell. i mean, i told her i didn't want to kick too much Heavy in the minivan ride back to my office but shtt - i was just overcome at my desk with that feeling of love, brightness, courage, openness and best part was .. .i was CLEAR of the trigger and residual negative feelings about it. ya know?
So yah ... i had to write and e-mail to her, just to get it out of me. Had to (re) communicate how much her strong stance, her courage to draw me out of a spin -- how much that meant to me and made ME bold.
only thing i changed from the below e-mails are names and e-mail addresses.
First is my e-mail to her. Second is her reply.
> To: email@example.com
> Subject: Another thank you
> From: firstname.lastname@example.com
> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:39:00 -0700
> FYI I'm so smiley right now! Why? Here's why: Thank U for being brave and making me tell you when I have a trigger.
> Why is it so great? Well...yes open communication as you said - but more to that - right now I'm totally clear from that trigger event 15 mins ago. Ya know? I might have been clear this afternoon but the way U asked me, pressed me to talk, to clear it. It makes all the difference and I love you for it. You are an amazing woman. I'm the luckiest sonofabitch that ever lived and I hope you really are ready for MAS LOVE from me.
> moomoomoo
> loveloveloveLOVElove!!!
-------------- Forwarded Message: --------------
From: S <email@example.com>
To: P <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Subject: RE: Another thank you
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:58:51 +0000
i am ready for your mas love but only want it if it is completely effortless on your part. do you know what i mean? i really truly feel so much love for you and i always have, always will. there is no other person on this earth that can fill me like you do. (haha, in multiple ways)
i want you to share these things not just because it creates an open channel of communication between us, but also because i need to know and feel what you are thinking and feeling. i need to know every single way which you have been and still are affected.
i love you.
|Tue, 04-14-2009 - 12:45am
Two stories.
I've shared this on another thread. But I awoke this morning and it occurred to me that If DW is talking to me that I'm doing ok. It's when she's hesitant or short with me that I tailspin. It finally occurred to me that when I ask her about the OM that I'm really asking is where I fit in the scheme of things. I know she's still thinking about the OM and it drives me crazy.
I'm going to tell her that if she want's me to move on from the OMen that she has to also. I'll give him up if she does. And that means mentally. I'll stop thinking about him if she does. Otherwise, were doing really well.
DW's youngest sister married this loser. Ugh! He's OD like twice. Anyway, I couldn't bring myself to go down to DW's folks house because she used that place as an excuse to go see the OM just a few blocks away. Back in OCT or Nov she and i went down there for a day to face my fears. but otherwise I have not been there. Well, OM moved up here in November. UGH!
DW's little sister came over and when she got there her husband called Mom and was just screaming. My heart just fell. Little sister doesn't deserve to be treated this way. The next morning he called again and said he had a gun, bla bla bla. Mom decided to go over there. I went with. When I got there he had a shotgun in his mouth. Mom pulled it from him and handed it to me. I pumped four rounds out of it. Took it apart and put in the car. I listened to him go on about how little sister is so awful and how he's just trying. bla bla bla. I actually felt like a super husband after talking to Mr. freak-show. I gave my father-in-law the shotgun. Ugh! My life! That's what I get for being white trash in the rockies.
I heard Mom tell my wife that her two sons and only one of her son-in-laws (out of five) ever change diapers or help with the dishes in her home. She pointed to me (who was instantly proud that I was right in the middle of doing the last of the morning dishes). Yeah, DW got an earful about what a great catch I was and how much I must love her to put up with her stuff. I was obsessing about being in that guys home town and I really needed an ego boost and it was just what the doctor ordered. I then got on my Honda and road my big bike all over his town and talked to a bunch of guys at the gas station about their bikes. It's a small town and everyone knows my in-laws. I made a big deal about the other guys bikes and asked questions. Guys like to show off their bikes, and these guys were simply jazzed to tell anyone about their modifications and their new special order skull mirrors and such. They just beamed. I was modest about my stock bike and how it was my first and I was just now getting used to controlling it. I joked that it drove me sometimes and simply hang on for dear life, but they clearly liked what they saw. Word gets around in a small town. It wouldn't break my heart if word got out that FIL's oldest daughter's H is an ok guy and drives a big ol' beautiful ride.
The bike the OM took my spouse on was his brothers. He can't afford one himself. Not something I'm really happy about or want to dig him about. But my new bike really is beautiful.
Anyway, sorry i just went off on nonsense. I'm really glad your spouse is taking care of you. That's a big deal. I doubt she would be doing that if you weren't doing the same. I'll bet she is a different gal than the one you knew eight months ago. Let it go brother. It's just you and her now. Keep it that way and keep talking to her. Those kids are going to have a hell of a dad.
5 kids ages 15-9, D Day: August 5, 2008
Status: Rebuilding
Edited 4/14/2009 12:50 am ET by pater_familia
|Tue, 04-14-2009 - 2:05am
HI, What a postive post. I can see why you LOVE YOUR WIFE. She GETS it and she gets what rebuilding is all about as the WS. I need your expert advice if possible.
I am a little over one year into rebuilding but since the A was a LONG one and we had Two DDAYs, I have PTSD still and will for years as Ive heard. When I have the occasional 3 or 4am wakeups with the affair "movies" in my mind, my H just says he cant help me because
|Tue, 04-14-2009 - 7:40am
"how he can help with my raw emotions when they arise."
I told my spouse that when I asked hard questions or got really upset. That instead of getting defensive, (which she always did) and trying to justify what she did. What I really needed was assurances that she was through with the behavior and that she was focusing on us. It's a tricky dance. When I'm losing it, she can pick me up and be strong. When she is losing it I find that I'm able to be strong. When we both lose it, Woof! It's a disaster.
We found that the two of us needed different things. I need assurances that she was going to do this with me, her to read the self help books with me, her to bring up "the subject" on her own, and her to plan an occasional night out. She needed "space" and "fun" to give her the energy to rebuild.
If we can't do this for each other, then we are not rebuilding but coasting or spiraling.
5 kids ages 15-9, D Day: August 5, 2008
Status: Rebuilding
|Tue, 04-14-2009 - 7:09pm
"..how to tell him how he can help with my raw emotions when they arise.."
pater_familia had a good reply (of course)
i'll say too that for me, my therapist was helpful. bless Dr.F!! she offered this: that our whole marriage i haven't really understood my wife. i have never really knew what she was thinking and i always wanted to know. Dr F said that her relationship with OM threw a huge spotlight on a pre-existing thing for me. Like OMG why why why??? multiplied by 1000x.
So if you have a therapist i would ask them the same question. ...and also fish around with the therapist to see if between your husband and yourself if there is a particular dynamic, or particular communication mode. that would be helpful to analyze and talk about. if you need a lead-in, start by asking the therapist point blank: "How can my husband help with my raw emotions when they arise?" My wife wanted to come in on a session i had with Dr F. my therapist talked to my wife, and also facilitated dialogue between my wife and i at that session. if you don't have a therapist, well personally i would suggest looking into it. try it and see if it works for you.
i'm an expressive, a big heart, extroverted guy. i put the WTF in the word 'moody'. But my wife is introverted, a 'darker' mind. - not evil but 'darker in mode'. she can be outwardly icy calm. i'm not sure how to describe it. i'm an eternal optimist who is relentlessly in love with my wife. She is a rock who is seemingly unflappable and constant/steady in love with me. there are other funky things between my wife and i, like our very physical bedroom life. i think i've been "hyper coupling" for almost a year now, and my wife is totally down with it. for a horny ape-man like me, that is SA-WEET. now toss in my intense samurai-like duty to her, our children, and our household. mix in her being sometimes overtly submissive, yet other times the fierce female. oh and what about me being from a non-hierarchical family of huggers and she's from a traditional patriarchical AZN family (read: NO TOUCHY and no saying "i love you" between family members). my wife and i are a really weird dynamic. we've decided i'm insane and she's a sociopath.
i recently told my wife during a late night talk that my heart is basically a funnel for my experiences. every day is a roller coaster for me emotionally. she asked how i could live like that. i see her point. its like our existences are so different, her and i. if i were to put my hands waist distance apart palms in to show how wide my emotional range was of up (right) and down (left - sorry lefties) was each day, well now after The Sh*t(tm) and rebuilding myself and us ... well i think my outer limits of positive and negative are wider even now. like add six inches on both sides. when i'm up i'm Ultra Man and the world is bright and open. when i'm on the brink of internal disaster it sucks and i'm just so so lost inside. i've taken to snapping cell phone pictures of myself when i'm super negative. i can see i'm spiraling and try try try to recoup, try to get with the moment, the now. Dr F says to just sit in the badness. yes it sucks but THERE IS NOTHING TO "DO". no action to take. sit in the badness, yes experience it, but no external action to take. the times i'm down - i look back on those especially the cell phone pics, and honestly *sigh* to see me so low. anyway during the same late night heart to heart my wife said that for her to feel anything, it has to be sensory overload. otherwise there is not much emotion going through her. my heart is a conduit-funnel, a fire i throw gasoline on every day. hers is a metronome, a steady pumping "it is/shall ever be".
Grateful to All on this board, for a chance to express what's in me.
Kind thoughts for us All,
|Wed, 04-15-2009 - 12:57am
|Wed, 04-15-2009 - 1:08am
You should find that thread where you went off on the fact that the OM was indian and the young woman we were chatting with in the thread pointed out she was indian. (Give us a link back.)
The two of you handled that so well. I was very proud of you on that thread.
5 kids ages 15-9, D Day: August 5, 2008
Status: Sorting Things Out.
|Sun, 04-19-2009 - 5:03pm
I found it:
It was interesting reading that thread again. I was in so much pain back then and several of us were just throwing good vibes and teaching each other how to forgive.
Thank you thank you thank you all.
5 kids ages 15-9, D Day: August 5, 2008
Status: Sorting Things Out.