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Park wrestling: Flaata places fifth at USA Folkstyle Nationals
The Park Wrestling Club sent 10 wrestlers to the USA Folkstyle Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa - and they didn't come back empty handed.
Park sophomore Cory Flaata finished in fifth place in the Cadet division at 160 pounds, highlighting the Wolfpack's results in the tournament, which took place April 5-7.
"It's a great tournament," Park head coach Jim LaBrosse said. "It offers valuable experience for these wrestlers in the future."


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Cantucci di Prato
In Tuscany, cantucci di Pratominiature, anise-flavored almond biscottiare traditionally served at the end of a meal with a glass of Tuscan dessert wine, vin santo, for dipping. "But, being English, Trudie and Sting often eat them with tea," Chef Joe Sponzo says. Il Palagio's vin santo (which is Italian for "holy wine") is made with Trebbiano and Malvasia grapes from the estate's own organic vineyards, which are dried in rafters before their sweet juice is pressed and fermented.
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Congratulations to Mei Lin, winner of Top Chef Season 12.

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We have word that the AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile versions of the Samsung Galaxy Note II have just passed through their FCC testing. Here's a quote with the details, We also included the above video that is a feature explanation for the new GNote2. How many of you guys are excited about this phone? Source: AndroidAuthority
I dropped my S3 last week. Was putting it in my pocket and...missed. It fell and landed directly on its long side. Barely even a scratch on it. It was in a parking lot. I was shocked it had no real damage. Didn't pop open either. I didn't have a case on it as I like having a naked phone. Lets just say I put its case on it.
Can anyone succinctly explain what it means that the Verizon variant has "the lowest SAR (specific absorption rate) measurements" while the AT&T version has the highest? Is it better to have a low SAR or a high SAR?
Ahh; thank you! I wonder if there is any relation between the SAR of an antenna and it's ability to pull in a signal and its broadcast strength. I care about that while I could not care less about the SAR.


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Charlton have have struck a deal with QPR to re-sign winger Lee Cook, who has agreed a to sign a loan contract until the end of the season.
The 29-year-old, who had a spell at The Valley in 2007, will be in the squad for Tuesday night's visit of Yeovil and could go straight into the starting line-up with captain Johnnie Jackson an injury doubt.
Manager Chris Powell told the club website: "I was a player the last time Lee was here and it was admittedly a mixed time for him and the club.
"But that's well in the past. What he is now is a left-sider and a natural left-footer who wants to deliver. He has good quality and has got an eye for goal as well.
"I'm just trying to get the balance of our squad right. Johnnie Jackson has been outstanding for us on the left but he has had one or two knocks. We have to make sure we are okay in that area at this vital time for everyone."


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Michael: My Father's Day story would go like this:
My dad was Irish. My dad was a cook. My dad beat my mother to a pulp. My dad left. I've never seen or heard from my dad again.
Melissa: (A) Didn't he beat your mom because she wanted to buy formula for you?
Michael: (A) Not wanted to. Did.
Melissa: (A) Was he actually married to your mom? I thought she still lived with your grandparents.
Michael: (A) Well, they weren't married at first, but then they got married after she got pregnant.
Melissa: (A) Oh, I see. I didn't realize that.
To say "again" implies that you had seen or heard him to begin with.
Michael: I probably had little one-month–old eyes going like this (googling eyes).
So I probably did see him. I just didn't recognize him as a human being.
Because in a way, he wasn't.
Melissa: (B) So lemme try doing my Father's Day story now.
(B) My dad is Jewish. My dad is a surfer. My dad married my mother when I was six. Four years later, I left. I haven't seen my dad in over a decade, but I hear from him once or twice a year—usually around my birthday, which he can never quite remember.
(E) I realize it feels weird for me to say "my dad," since I've never actually called him that before. I always just say "Danny".
Michael: (B) Does he ask you what day your birthday is every time he calls?
Melissa: (B) Yes, he does. He tries guessing, but he always gets it wrong.
Michael: I've never really understood what's bothered me about families.
Melissa: There's this artificial reverence—
Michael: Exactly.
Melissa: So even if a person has behaved abominably—
Michael: Maybe even especially if they have, because then the person gets the delight of getting to forgive them.
Melissa: Yes, but truly forgiving them is painful. It takes a certain degree of courage. But forgiving them doesn't mean these people aren't flawed.
Michael: Well, Melissa, what you just said doesn't make any sense. Because in order to forgive someone, they must've erred in some way, otherwise there wouldn't be anything to forgive them for. That means flawed.
Melissa: Yes, yes. But I mean, a person acknowledging that other person's frailties—but not in a pitying sort of worshipful way. Just an honest, straight-on, authentic way.
Michael: I guess it's just when it begins to take on the form of worship that it begins to bother me. I don't believe human beings should worship other human beings.
I admire John Lennon. I admire him for the music he wrote. I admire him for the things that he rejected that he could've taken, I admire him for the bravery that it took to marry somebody whom obviously everyone else he knew hated, but I don't worship him. I don't think I worship anybody. If it was close, it would be you—
Melissa: "I worship you."
Michael: Hahaha. Very good.
Melissa: (C) Maybe we have a chance of actually making this a short one.
Michael: (F) Haah!
(C) I guess it reflects how little we have to say about our fathers.
(C) I mean, my father was the villain of my childhood.
Melissa: (C) Yeah, weren't you always afraid he was going to try and come get you?
Michael: (C) Yes. And on two occasions—one with my grandparents, and the other with one of my foster families, which was going through the process toward adoption—
Melissa: (C) But didn't actually. Because didn't they end up getting divorced?
Michael: (C) Yes.
Melissa: (C) So anyway, I remember you talking about that time your grandparents made you go and hide because they thought he had come to the house.
Michael: (C) Yes, that was very scary for me. Because we heard the knock, and seeing my grandparents so frightened frightened me, probably worse than I had ever been frightened before. So they scooted me off to my room and went over to the front door and then opened it. They were standing side by side at the door. I know this because, of course, I snuck out and popped my head in between them to see who it was.
Melissa: (C) And who was it?
Michael: (C) I have no idea.
Melissa: (C) Hahaha.
Michael: (C) It was a false alarm.
Melissa: (C) Well, wasn't your father sort of a father to you, at least after your mother died? Which is practically from birth.
(G) Whoops, I realized I said and even wrote "father" here, when I meant "grandfather". No wonder you answered the way you did.
Michael: (C) He was gone before she died.
Melissa: (C) Your father was?
Michael: (C) Yes.
Melissa: (C) So they separated within less than six months?
Michael: (C) Three.
Melissa: (C) Are you sure about that, because that's about when your mother died. She left him just before—or actually, he left her just before she was killed?
Michael: (C) The thing is, Melissa, I grew up thinking that my mom died when I was six months old.
(C) But that doesn't figure.
Melissa: (C) I know, that's what I was thinking.
Michael: (C) My grandparents specifically said that my mom was coming home from a Christmas party when she was killed in an accident. That's why Christmas was always such a morose holiday for us.
(C) And I was born in September. I couldn't have been older than three months when she died. And my dad left before she was killed.
Melissa: (C) Do you think he left because she kicked him out after the beatings? Or did he just leave because they didn't get along and he didn't want the responsibility of raising a child?
Michael: (C) He probably felt pressured into the marriage, and he obviously had anger problems.
Melissa: (C) He was probably an alcoholic, too, right? Or would that just be the drunken Irish stereotype.
Michael: (C) I don't remember my grandparents ever mentioning anything about drinking. But I don't know.
Melissa: (C) Well, that's when the wife-beating usually happens. How old were you when you found that police photo of your mother?
Michael: (C) Mmm. I would've been in the fourth or fifth grade.
Melissa: (C) And you just found those photos in a drawer?
Michael: (C) No, a strongbox, a firebox.
Melissa: (C) You were snooping in the firebox?
Michael: (C) I had a snooping problem when I was a child.
Melissa: (C) I think it's called childhood curiosity.
Michael: (C) Yes, but I don't think I was surprised by a single Christmas present after about the age of four.
Melissa: (C) Yeah, you would actually unwrap the presents—and then wrap them back up again so your grandparents wouldn't notice?
Michael: (C) Right.
Melissa: (C) So back to the photo, photos. Was it just one or more than one?
Michael: (C) One or two. I'm not sure I remember.
(C) But what do these photos have to do with Father's Day?
Melissa: (C) They have to do with the part of your story about your father beating your mother. That's how you found out. When you saw the photos of her all bruised and swollen.
(C) And that's probably when you decided . . . well, how did that make you feel about him? Did you have any real feelings for him as a father? Or was he really just a stranger who did horrible things to your mother?
Michael: (C) I didn't know he did that horrible thing to my mom until I saw the picture. But as I was growing up, my grandparents would tell me what a bad man he was.
Melissa: (C) So is that how you found out he beat her up because she bought formula for you?
Michael: (C) No. My grandparents told me that story before. And they even included that he beat her up. But in my child mind, getting beat up was, you know, getting beat up, and then you stand up and walk home. What he did to my mom's face was horrific.
(C) After I saw those photos, I wasn't indifferent toward him anymore.
Melissa: (C) Did you ever feel like you missed having a father?
Michael: (C) No.
Melissa: (C) Me neither.
(C) Actually, I preferred not having one. That's one reason I resented Danny so much when my mom finally married him and we had to move in together.
Michael: (C) When I finally did have a normal father for the first time—with the family that almost adopted me—it was like the most natural thing for this person to be my dad, and for me to be his son.
Melissa: (C) Yeah, but did you ever really feel like a "real" son? Because it seems like you were always treated as slightly outside the family.
Michael: (C) No, that's a misperception. Probably 'cuz I've just told you of the few times when I was treated that way, so those are just the most memorable things to you. But if you saw it as a pie chart, it'd only represent about two percent or one percent.
Melissa: (C) Oh, really? That's funny, because I don't actually know much about the 98 percent, then.
Michael: (C) That's because it was just normal boring family stuff.
Melissa: (C) Haha.
(C) I didn't think you experienced any sort of normality, familywise, anyway.
Michael: (C) Well, even though I lived with many different families, each family in and of itself was normal, with their own particular peculiarities.
Melissa: (C) I was realizing the father figure who probably meant the most to you was actually someone you called an uncle, who wasn't really an uncle.
Michael: (C) No. My grandparents would just always encourage their friends to let me call them uncle and aunt in the hopes of giving me some sense of family.
Melissa: (C) I just realized something.
Michael: (C) What?
Melissa: (C) Do you even know if your grandparents had any siblings? And if they had any children?
Michael: (C) No.
Melissa: (C) Whoa. I suppose if there were any relatives, living nearby at least, then you would've ended up living with them at some point.
Michael: (C) Right. After my grandmother died, it was always friends that my grandfather managed to talk into taking me in.
Melissa: (C) How long was it after she died that he did that?
Michael: (C) Before I had even gotten a chance to play with the bicycle I had asked for for Christmas—
Melissa: (C) Wait. Did your grandma actually die around Christmas, too?
Michael: (C) Yes.
Melissa: (C) Help.
(C) You probably never really felt good about Christmas, then?
Michael: (C) No, because there were times when Christmas was great, like with other families. With my grandparents, though, it was terrible, because they were always thinking about their daughter.
Melissa: (C) Yeah, they were really just griefstricken shells going through the motions of trying to raise you, probably.
Michael: (C) Definitely. (pause) My grandfather twiceso after my grandmother died.
(C) But once again, these things aren't really about fathers. Although I'm not really surprised that a metaness post can't stay on topic.
Melissa: (C) But it is ultimately about fathers—the absence of your father as you were growing up is signficant.
Michael: (C) Well, the thing is, I was just thinking, actually, I have a perspective of having had multiple fathers growing up.
(C) If you count my grandpa, but not my biological father—
Melissa: (C) Go ahead and count your biological father.
Michael: (C) Well, I'm one of those your-father-is-the-person-who-raised-you–kind of people. You know, the person who cared for you, nurtured you, loved you. That person, whether they were your grandparents or aunts or whoever, sisters and brothers—those are your mothers and fathers.
(C) Making babies doesn't require that much effort.
Melissa: (C) Haha.
(C) So you were counting?
Michael: (C) So without my biological father, one, two—
Melissa: (C) Wait. Can you name each one so I can keep track of who's who?
Michael: (C) Fred—
Melissa: (C) That's your grandpa.
Michael: (C) Right. Chuck.
Melissa: (C) The friends of your grandpa who first took you in?
Michael: (C) Yes, the truckdriver.
Melissa: (C) Chuck the truckdriver.
Michael: (C) Yes. Then Don.
Melissa: (C) Who ended up cheating on Betty with a witch named Carolyn.
Michael: (C) Well, she used to like to flatter herself that she was one.
Melissa: (C) Was she Wicken?
Michael: (C) That's what I mean. She wasn't serious. She was just witchy.
Melissa: (C) You don't mean bitchy—
Michael: (C) No. Catty. Devilish.
Melissa: (C) Are you sure you mean "catty"? Like gossipy?
Michael: (C) Let's look up "catty".
(C) "deliberately hurtful in one's remarks; spiteful."
(C) Okay, I'm using the wrong word then.
Melissa: (C) That's what I thought. Okay, but we're getting off track. You were up to number three.
Michael: (C) Don.
Melissa: (C) Right. Go on.
Michael: (C) John.
Melissa: (C) Which one was he?
Michael: (C) Remember? He was the one that Betty married, who shortly after convinced her to kick me out.
Melissa: (C) Ohhh. I don't know much about him at all. I don't think you've talked very much about him.
Michael: (C) I detested him.
Melissa: (C) I'm sure.
Michael: (C) I used to call him John Moldynoodle.
Melissa: (C) Oh! Now I know who you're talking about. Hahaha.
Michael: (C) I mean, even the first moment I met him, he struck me as the type of person who was really after Betty.
(C) Like a wolf.
Melissa: (C) Ugggh.
Michael: (C) Next . . . would be Ed.
Melissa: (C) The racist, wife-beating—
Michael: (C) He's not a wife-beater! He would never have hit Carly.
Melissa: (C) He's not the Africaaner?
Michael: (C) Yes.
(C) You're confusing him with Chuck.
Melissa: (C) Ohhh.
Michael: (C) Chuck beat up Sherry one night and would use boat oars to beat his children—his boys.
Melissa: (C) Not you ever, though.
Michael: (C) No, he never touched me. I only lived there for about two or three months.
(C) Every time I was just getting settled in somewhere, my grandfather would come charging back and pick me up because he was so lonely and hated being separated from me.
Melissa: (C) And you were always so uncomfortable around him. I remember you saying how you were afraid he was going to drive off a cliff or something while you guys were driving.
Michael: (C) Well, that's mostly attributable to my paranoia.
Melissa: (C) Haha.
Michael: (C) But also because he and my grandmother just always seemed so sad.
Melissa: (C) I'm sure they were. Deeply.
(C) It's too bad they couldn't have embraced the blessing of getting to raise you like many grandparents who've lost a child would do, though.
Michael: (C) I don't know. Maybe because of my AS, I wasn't very reciprocal of their love.
Melissa: (C) I got the impression that they weren't very affectionate. They were just too broken.
Michael: (C) No. My grandmother was the one who was so distant and not very affectionate.
(C) My grandfather was the opposite. He loved me so much that he always wanted to hug and kiss me, but I hated that. And I don't just mean in the way that kids hate it. I mean, I still don't like being touched unless I'm expecting it.
Melissa: (C) Right, the Asperger's—hypersensitivity.
Michael: (C) Yes.
Melissa: (C) Okay, sorry, I keep sidetracking. You were on #4?
Michael: (C) I don't know the number, but it was Ed. Edgar.
(C) The Red Baron.
Melissa: (C) The Red Baron?
Michael: (C) That was his handle. When CBs were popular, people had handles, and his handle was The Red Baron.
Melissa: (C) I see. So he was into the whole CB culture?
Michael: (C) Definitely.
Melissa: (C) And so even though he wasn't the wife-beater, he was racist, right? He was from South Africa and raised under Apartheid.
Michael: (C) Yes.
(C) He also liked eating cold, raw hamburger.
Melissa: (C) Like steak tartare?
Michael: (C) No, like straight from the package.
Melissa: (C) Hahaha.
(C) Talk about primitive.
Michael: (C) Hahaha.
Melissa: (C) Okay, who's next?
Michael: (C) Tom.
Melissa: (C) Really? Jumps all the way there?
Michael: (C) By the time I was living with Ed and Carly, I was in junior high. I lived with them until I joined the military.
Melissa: (C) Oh, okay. Gottit.
Michael: (D) Is there an end to this?
(C) So how many was that total?
Melissa: (C) Okay. Fred, Don—
Michael: (C) No, Chuck.
Melissa: (C) Okay, sorry. Fred, Chuck, Don, Edgar, and Tom?
Michael: (C) You've left somebody out.
Melissa: (C) Who?
Michael: (C) John.
Melissa: (C) Oh yeah!
Michael: (C) He goes between Don and Edgar.
Melissa: (C) He's the one I always forget because I don't know much about him.
(C) Okay, so that makes six. And if you were to count your biological father, who was a father of sorts, if not a "real" one, that would make seven.
Michael: (C) Looking at that list, I realize it actually goes Fred, Chuck, Fred, Don, John, Fred, Edgar, Tom.
(C) I went back with my grandfather twice.
Melissa: (C) Oh, just twice? It seemed like more often than that.
Michael: (C) Well, there is one time I'm not counting. That time I talked about earlier when my grandmother died.
(C) Probably within a few days of my grandmother's death, I was in the backseat of a car driven by that person you mentioned that I called "Uncle"—
Melissa: (C) Right, Uncle Jim.
Michael: (C) Yes, and we were following behind my grandfather, who was in the car in front of us. And we were driving to Arizona. Phoenix, actually.
(C) My favorite part was crossing the border into Arizona. Because they had a display of all of the insects that could be found there, and one of them was an enormous tarantula.
(C) Anyway, my grandfather had the idea that I was going to live with a woman and her daughter there, and it's strange 'cuz I'm not even sure—they were probably just friends with my grandfather and Jim somehow. But the next morning, I was back in a car with my grandfather headed home. Because he couldn't stand the idea of being parted from me.
(C) All I know is that I was about to live with a very cool lady who had a very cool daughter who had a very cool iguana.
Melissa: (C) Hahaha.
Michael: (C) So, it was when I got back with my grandfather that I found the bike that was intended for the Christmas present. The Cotton Picker, it was called. A rather unfortunate name. But one that made perfect sense at the time because it was the white version of the red bike, called the Cherry Picker.
Melissa: (C) Okay wait. Let's get back to your "Uncle" Jim. He was really the truest father you almost had.
Michael: (C) Well, not really, because he actually spent very little time with me, and when he did, he was the total outdoorsman. He was more interested in doing his outdoorsman things.
Melissa: (C) But he brought you along to participate, so it sort of gave you a more family experience.
Michael: (C) Okay, but once again, you seem to equate one or two times with a lifetime of experiences. We went out camping on his boat two or three times.
(C) For me, though, Uncle Jim was the embodiment of everything I wanted a father to be that my grandfather was not.
Melissa: (C) Right. It must've been embarrassing to be raised by your grandparents.
Michael: (C) Yes, I was embarrassed. I was always trying to drop clues to people that these were not my parents, that these were in fact my grandparents. It was stupid, really.
Melissa: (C) Well, I think that's something all children tend to go through—not necessarily embarrassment of their grandparents. But something about their parents or guardians embarrasses them because it doesn't fit the Brady Bunch mold. But how many families really do? And how interesting are they? Like Tolstoy says, "All happy families—" Wait, what is it again? Let me look it up.
(C) That's it.
(C) "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."
This is a fine piece of work, scary in its honesty.
'Melissa: Yes, but truly forgiving them is painful. It takes a certain degree of courage. But forgiving them doesn't mean these people aren't flawed.'
How true! Rated...
Delighted to see you here, Hello.
We thank you for your wise and empathetic words. How you manage to say so much in so few words remains a mystery to us, but we admire you for it.
We, too, feel lucky, and we are profoundly grateful for every happy moment together.
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"I am so glad, despite all of this, that you have found each other"
So are we!
We think you're wonderful, too, mamoore.
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Thank you for your perpetual inquisitiveness, Julie. We're grateful to count you among our faithful flock of OneReaders :-)
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We're honored to welcome you here, Elena.
"My mother in law, when we we traveled through a city, would often say, 'There is so much pain and sadness in those houses. It is more than we could ever imagine.'"
Your mother-in-law sounds like a compassionate woman. This quote makes me (Melissa) think of Chekhov, Alice Munro, Brian Friel, Eavan Boland—all of those writers who have so poignantly portrayed the sadnesses—as well as the sparks of grace—that reside in those domestic interiors.
"Blessings of much joy to you both in your lives together."
Thank you, Elena. Every day together is joyful for us, and it is made even moreso by sharing it with dear friends like you.
Wishing you a blessed Father's Day for the past, and a luminous Mother's Day for the present.
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@Mr. Mustard:
Dear Mr. Mustard, thank you for sharing your kindness of spirit and sharp mind with so many of us at OS. We're relieved to know you still find us sane after all of our meta madness ;-)
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Sad-funny. We like that. Probably one of the reasons we are so drawn to Irish writers is their brilliant sense of humor, which buoys them up in the face of centuries of oppression and conflict.
Your generous words mean a great deal to us. Best wishes on your own journey toward forgiveness.
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Exactly, indeed! How can anyone be "concerned" about the depth of one's grief over a mother's loss?! If by "concerned" you mean she thought you were grieving too much. She sounds like someone who clearly hasn't had to experience such loss herself. She will someday, no doubt, but it's unfortunate that people often have to be pressed through the wringer of grief before they can genuinely empathize with others in their heartache.
I (Melissa) think the loss can be even more cutting if the flaws are perceived to lie more in yourself than the departed. When my grandma (whom you already know a bit from our last post) passed away nearly two years ago, I was not only griefstricken, but guiltstricken, as well. She had written us a letter shortly before her stroke, and an exceptionally intense workload (coupled with a simultaneous exhibition—not to mention work on her documentary, ironically) had prevented us from responding as quickly as we normally would. Plus, we had purchased her a birthday gift that had been sitting unsent for a couple of months, waiting for all the chaos to subside so I could find time to jot off a letter. The gift was a DVD box set of Jeeves and Wooster, which as far as we know she had never seen. She was an avid Wodehouse fan and so particular about who voiced Jeeves in her many audiobooks of that series, we were certain she would find Stephen Fry the quintessential embodiment of Jeeves. And yet, it became one more unsent package, one more unfulfilled intention that imbued my grief with a sour guilt I am only just beginning to shake.
Wishing you solace and peace as you continue to heal, consonantsandvowels.
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We appreciate your sympathies, GalaxyMan. No need for the :-( as we have been living on the :-) side of this story for many years now. And every new encounter has offered an occasion to learn more about the breadth and depth of human nature—a subject of study dear to your galactic heart, we well know.
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Thanks to all of you who have taken the time and thought to share your heartfelt comments. We are so happy to be a part of this inspiring and supportive creative community.
The music of our fathers in mata-speak. In a moment of 'full disclosure' I commented to Newton that the highest title I have been awarded is that of Uncle - Tio -
I have two children of my own and the title of father - is never truly awarded until I see them through the cosmic portal into their lives :)
Yes, biological contribution does not a father make...really.
Jumping up and down about the EP *bow* (most meta posts do Not ever make it) Peace, paz, peece!
My mother died many years ago, but the solace and peace is still greatly appreciated. I still miss her.
I enjoy knowing your grandmother was a Jeeves fan.
Guilt prolongs grief and remorse is so heavy -- I'm glad to hear you're letting it go. Be easy on your self. Your grandmother would be. You were just a busy human doing busy human things, it wasn't lack of love .
Once again coincidentally, I see you had a Afrikaaner as a father as well. I posted a piece about that not so long ago if you're interested -- Ignorance and Evil.
And congrats on the EP.
We can't imagine a higher compliment, micalpeace—considering how much we respect the source, as well as how much we've been savoring the exceptionally rich Father's Day posts we've been reading all weekend. It's hard for us to agree, but we certainly appreciate hearing it. Thank you again for always inspiring, in both your responses and in your own good work.
DJ! We've missed you, old friend. Hope you've assuaged your soul and have found peece in contemplation.
"I have two children of my own and the title of father - is never truly awarded until I see them through the cosmic portal into their lives :)"
How blessed they are to have a father of your poetic sensitivity, wide and compassionate heart, and creative soul. We're confident you will guide them wisely through the cosmic portal.
"Jumping up and down about the EP *bow*"
Aw, shucks. You've been here from practically the beginning and have been one of our most enthusiastic One-Readers, so we have you to thank for contributing to the creative feed.
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"Hey, congrats on the EP!"
Thank you! It certainly was an unexpected honor.
"My mother died many years ago, but the solace and peace is still greatly appreciated. I still miss her."
Time heals, but never erases the aching absence. But what a wondrously brilliant and compassionate person you have become. How proud your mom must be of you.
"I enjoy knowing your grandmother was a Jeeves fan."
Yes, I have her to thank for introducing me to Jeeves and Wooster. She once said, "I don't believe a person is truly literate until they've read Wodehouse." She bought me my first Wodehouse, and I was off and running from there.
"Guilt prolongs grief and remorse is so heavy -- I'm glad to hear you're letting it go. Be easy on your self. Your grandmother would be. You were just a busy human doing busy human things, it wasn't lack of love."
Thank you, consonantsandvowels. This means so much coming from you. You know my grandma so well, it amazes me. Several weeks after her departure, I found a letter she had written us that started, "Guilty, Guilty, Guilty!" and went on to hilariously discuss how guilty she felt about taking so long to write us. She, too, was a perfectionist-procrastinator, and that letter expressing my own feelings out of her mouth was a tremendous salve. I remembered how, of course, we felt there was absolutely nothing for her to feel guilty about, and we tried to tell her that, as well. She practiced grace in her life and her words—now, it's a matter of learning to accept that gift of grace for ourselves.
Newton: Melissa, I suppose another way of looking at it is that you had a very rich and varied childhood experience. It's now up to you to make the most of it.
Melissa: Actually, mine was the rather mundane version—it was Michael who had the rich and varied experiences :-)
Michael: And I do feel fortunate. I never felt sorry for myself as a child. It's only as an adult that I'm beginning to realize how much I may have missed, not having a close relationship with a mother and father while growing up.
Newton: Once again coincidentally, I see you had a Afrikaaner as a father as well.
Michael: Yes, I lived with that family for about five years. Edgar used a term I had never heard before: "jigaboo." And he used to laugh when I asked him what it meant. He just loved to rattle off all of these names for people he considered inferior to himself. He seemed to relish his hatred.
Newton: I posted a piece about that not so long ago if you're interested -- Ignorance and Evil.
Michael: Yes, we're very interested. Thank you, Newton!
Melissa: Sounds fascinating—these are definitely topics very close to our hearts.
Newton: And congrats on the EP.
Melissa: You have played an important role in this process. Thanks for all of your encouraging responses and thought-provoking writing.
What a privilege it is to welcome you to our meta-home, Cindy. You and Phoebe are much in our thoughts.
"I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. Conversation is so soul-satisfying with an intelligent best friend. But must confess--you have lost me with the (A)'s and (F)'s and (B)'s and (C)'s. Can you explain to the uninitiated?"
Thank you for this thoughtful response, Cindy, with special gratitude for reminding us to initiate the uninitiated! Most of our readers have been following along as we've documented the creative process from the very inception of this blog. This journey has included developing a continually evolving typographical system to document the process of writing about writing. Our system in its current state—which could very well get tweaked in future posts—is used to represent the "metaing" of the original text and the chronological flow in which those metas were inserted.
Make sense? Probably not. Let's try again.
The first uninterrupted conversation is unlabeled—that's what we sometimes refer to as the top-level. It's when we go back and start commenting on the conversation (metaing) that the lettering system is introduced. The "(A)" represents the first time we make an insertion into the original text, either as an addendum or a tangent sparked by the existing dialogue. This grouping of lines under a particular letter is what we call a "meta". Metas added later in the process are assigned letters sequentially. Some of our posts have been known to get as high as "(Q)"!
Theoretically, the text should still be able to be read straight through without paying much attention to the lettering. Our hope is to make the creative process as transparent as possible and to make it clear when (and at which point) text has been added after the original writing. Often, the "meta"s get inserted as we read through during the acts of editing and performing, sometimes during the same time span, sometimes even later in the week.
We hope this hasn't actually caused more confusion. It's nearing 4 in the morning, and we're growing somewhat incoherent. Please let us know if you (or anyone else for that matter!) needs further elucidation.
I: and you?
she: stop blaming all yr problems on yr upbringing! we all had tough childhoods...
he: not like mine!!!! mine was the WORST!
I: have you asked her about hers?
he:i've tried & tried...
I:what really does it matter?
he: in some way, it matters NOW. It's in my muscles! they are all cramped up by avoiding the love i was offered! i cant get no love!
my heart is a black hole...i smash her to pieces and suck her in...
I:Why the fuck do you do that?
he: um...revenge i guess.
I:and she?
he: she's smashing ME to pieces too, but, in a different way...
I:What's the center of the gravity here?
he: what i NEED, right NOW!
I:& that Is...?
he: oh god i dunno...mother..father...help me
I: yre a selfpitying little baby...
he : mm hm
Happy to see you here! We appreciate your great remarks, as well as your feedback on the system. Glad you found some clarity in the comment to Cindy. We'll try to work on a tutorial for newbies in the future :-)
Thanks for your visit and kind comments, as always!
As for the A, B, C, etc. bit, please see the clarifications in our response to Cindy above. We've talked about assembling a primer for newcomers, but for now, we're hoping that will help you navigate the logic. The good news is you should be able to ignore the lettering and just enjoy the ride :-)
Happy to see we've inspired some self-analytical metaing of your own! We hope the little "i"/"he" triumphs over the self-destructive "I" and unsympathetic "she" :-) We're rooting for you (or should that be "i"?)
"There's this artificial reverence."
Indeed, indeed.
Another phrase that gets me is "He/She did the best he/she could." How do you know? How does anyone know that? Not everyone is going around doing the "best they can." Sometimes, as in the stories mentioned, people are doing just the effin' opposite.
(Random note: I'm trying to figure out how you closed the italicized tags on Joan's comments. Once I forget to close them, even if I add a closed tag to a new comment, it doesn't close! I figured only the blogger can fix it?)
Thanks for visiting, Theodora! We appreciate your enthusiastic and generous comments. No need to apologize whatsoever: you make perfect sense to us :-)
"i'm so glad to find out that the We Melissa uses isn't the Royal We. :)"
Love and gratitude to you, as well, Theodora.
A warm and tender welcome to you, Beth.
Glad you liked that phrase. Hope it comes in handy for you sometime. It's really quite versatile—there are so many sacred bovines it could be applied to!
"Another phrase that gets me is 'He/She did the best he/she could.' How do you know? How does anyone know that? Not everyone is going around doing the 'best they can.' Sometimes, as in the stories mentioned, people are doing just the effin' opposite."
Indeed, indeed. Very well-put, Beth, and astutely observed.
"(Random note: I'm trying to figure out how you closed the italicized tags on Joan's comments. Once I forget to close them, even if I add a closed tag to a new comment, it doesn't close! I figured only the blogger can fix it?)"
I'm afraid I didn't figure anything out. It's just as broken as it originally was. Of course, this would (note the properly closed ""!) happen the first time I bothered to comment on one of Joan's posts. I think it occurred after Dancing at Lughnasa. I was horrified to witness the run-on italics the instant after hitting "Post this comment." I'm just glad I was able to respond quickly enough with a mea culpa for the typographical yelling.
Loved this post - blessings on your journey together, and continued understanding of the past, present and future.
yr response+ fascinating. the big I was the boss. he sounds tough & mean, because he is not Superego, but
Ideal Ego. Ideal Ego is the one from above,
pulling me up in the toughest way imaginable:
brutal honesty & criticism of everything...no, this may SOUND like superego,
which is just pigmother......criticizing & bitching....
yes, She exists, and is projected into little "she", alas...
It is the fate of a woman who loves a man to be projected into his head as his superego, while she languishes in her being, criticized for
her criticisms of "he",
which may or may not actually reflect Superego...
perhaps "he" puts words into "she's " mouth?
too bad, she deserves to be heard with clarity.....her love is contingent on so many things...
that she is not even aware of...like how mommy treated "he" in the bathtub when he was 4....how mommy referred to his penis or his anus or his squirming little libido....did mommy say the right thing?
these are the issues "she " unawarely deals with, as "he" struggles under Superego's chastisements...
but I, big I, is the Father perhaps...not the human father, but the .....well, "Father" is but metaphor for the growing transcendednt pull of selfbetterment in the service of the core...
the core demands: find the center of gravity here, and pity not yr ego,
which will die & be reborn..
but the egos in transition to glory, shedding skin after skin...
which floats into noospheric realms of books on the shelf
If you knew how much we appreciate BBC humor (Britcoms—haven't yet had an opportunity to explore the radio plays, but we must now!), you'd realize how much your comment means to us. Thank you, Mary, for your kind visit, as well as your wise words from Toni Morrison.
We're so glad, too! We always appreciate your loving words and wish you and your family of choice many continued blessings, as well.
Your ongoing self-psychoanalysis always enlightens—we hope it brings you to a place of healing. Perhaps communicating these feelings to the "she" will help with the relational fence-mending. We can only hope and wish you solace on your journey toward shedding the floating skins and seeking truths in the noospheric realms of the books on the shelves.
"Wow! What lives!"
Look who's talking!
"I am glad you found each other"
Thank you! So are we.
"and hope you are very happy!"
Yes we are, gratefully so.
We're also grateful for your kindness from the beginning, Delia. Thank you.
Thanks for such honesty and beauty, derived from such trials - and I agree with what's been said so many times before in this conversation: so happy the two of you have each other. What a gift!
Your explanation for Cindy of how you work is illuminating. As a writer and editor, I see now that you are, from my POV, revealing your editing process. Innovative and interesting.
Re Jeeves. Loved the series. My son has read all the books. And I follow Stephen Fry on Twitter - it's warming to have him in one's life. He, too, likes BBC radio drama.
And finally, how do you create italics in a comment? Does HTML work? I'll try it and see: is this in italics?>
keenoctopus: Just "met" the two of you, but so glad you're here.
m&m: We're so glad you're here, too.
keenoctopus: Your posts and the accompanying comments are like a little vibrant community unto themselves, entire.
m&m: Welcome to metaland!
keenoctopus: I could just wade through all your stuff for hours. But the cafe is about to close.
m&m: Hey, you're about to experience time-gifting through deception! Or maybe in this case, it's delusion. As in misunderstanding. Oh well, you know what we mean.
keenoctopus: Thanks for such honesty and beauty, derived from such trials
m&m: You're most welcome.
keenoctopus: and I agree with what's been said so many times before in this conversation: so happy the two of you have each other. What a gift!
m&m: Thank you, keenoctopus. We are, too.
@Hawley: Your essay here reminds me that life can be miraculous: you two are generous, warmhearted, insightful, smart, and HAPPY together! Despite Michael's AS and sketchy upbringing. Takes my breath away. Makes my heart sing. Inspires me to one cliche after another *-)
Melissa: "Will miracles never cease?"
Michael: "Birds of a feather flock together."
Melissa: "My cup runneth over."
Michael: "Carpe diem."
Melissa: "Time heals all wounds."
Michael: "Pennies from heaven."
Melissa: What does that mean?
Michael: Hahaha.
Hawley: Your explanation for Cindy of how you work is illuminating. As a writer and editor, I see now that you are, from my POV, revealing your editing process.
Melissa: Yes, exactly! As transparently as possible without it becoming completely incomprehensible. Attempting to document reality in a linear fashion is literally impossible. There aren't enough dimensions to capture it.
Michael: There might be those dimensions. We just can't inhabit them.
Melissa: I'm talking about on the page. The digital page, I mean. Linear. Text. One-dimensional.
Michael: Well, if we could become digital.
Melissa: But not really just one-dimensional, because as dj mentioned previously, this meta-text takes on additional dimensions once it enters the reader's head space. I'd better look this up. . . . Look, see, I was right! dj. "Infinitely directional and dimensional as far as the void in the human headspace is concerned."
Hawley: Re Jeeves. Loved the series. My son has read all the books. And I follow Stephen Fry on Twitter - it's warming to have him in one's life. He, too, likes BBC radio drama.
Melissa: We adore Stephen Fry. Just about one of the whipsmartest people we know of. And sensitive, too. Is Stephen Fry following you back? How on earth does he find the time to keep up with 54-thousand–plus tweeters?
Hawley: And finally, how do you create italics in a comment? Does HTML work? I'll try it and see: is this in italics?>
Michael: As you can see, your experiment worked, although it seems like you have a spare angle bracket :-)
Melissa: Thanks again for the neighborly visit, Hawley.


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The instructions for Northern Brewer's kits say that all their recipes allow for two weeks in the primary, two weeks for bottling, with the remaining "ready time" being the amount of time the beer should stay in the secondary fermenter. Is that accurate? By that logic, the six month ready time for my barleywine would mean it has to stay in the secondary fermenter for five months? It would also means two months in the secondary fermenter for my double IPA, but two months in the secondary fermenter can't be good for the dry hopping. Does this sound right, or can I bottle after two weeks in secondary and allow the rest of the time for bottle conditioning? I only have one secondary fermenter, so I'll be bummed if I have to wait until October to brew my next batch (a kit which I have already purchased).
Not all Faniliar with Norther Brewer Kits but like alot of Kits 7 - 10 Days primary, with 1-2 weeks Seconday, Bottle, then Condition what ever the Recommended time in the Directions. atleast 2 Weeks usually..
To be honest, I don't secondary anymore unless I am dry-hopping, and the results are at least as good if not better. It just gives the yeast more quality time to clean up after themselves. You just have to be a little more careful siphoning to the bottling bucket so you don't pick up any trub from the bottom. That being said, I would go 3 to 4 weeks on the yeast cake in primary, then straight to bottle. Then give it 3 weeks in the bottle minimum to condition before drinking.
I'd probably give barleywine a bit extra time in the primary and secondary, but most of the long aging time will happen just fine in bottles.


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This is a discussion on 2 men at door - asking whether I had kids.. within the Carry & Defensive Scenarios forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Originally Posted by dukalmighty Get a peephole in the door and either ask what they want through a closed door or intercom system,once you open ...
No opening the door for me!
I have a steel security door. Basically like this one on the left:
It has a dead bolt and locking handle. You can see out but unless you are back lit at night, anyone outside can't see in because the "screen" is actually a sheet of steel with tiny holes drilled in it. Best thing I have purchased next to my guns!
ALWAYS carry! - NEVER tell!
"A superior Operator is best defined as someone who uses his superior
judgement to keep himself out of situations that would require a display of his
superior skills."
I dont know about you, but I dont answer the door when its people I dont want to talk too..
Whether its two Mormons on bicycles, or a guy from a newspaper selling subscriptions, or a friend of mine who I dont feel like dealing with..
Just leave the door shut?
Sounds like you've reassessed your carry and your response.
Keep yourself safe, my friend.
I don't want to read in the newspapers where "One of Us" just became a statistic.
"Deine Papieren bitte?" or "ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ !"
(Choose only one)
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"I bark at no man's bid. I will never come and go, and fetch and carry, at the whistle of the great man in the White House no matter who he is." -- David Crockett
Our neighborhood is posted "No Soliciting". I make sure they know they are being watched and note their plates making sure they see me doing so. They sometimes ask why they are being photographed too :) . I tell them I'm neighborhood security and everyone that breaks our rules gets reported to the Sheriff. Jaws drop, they always leave. Right or wrong, I'm on the board and many of these people are up to no good, they don't want attention.
One JW had so much righteous indignation he insisted on arguing with me that they could legally grace any doorstep they wanted at 7AM Saturday! I took out my cell and dialed the Sheriff. They ran away, the whole van load of em, all the while I invited them to stay and explain to the Police how they were not tresspassing. That was more than a year ago and they've not been back.
The other residents have noticed a Welcome decline in solicitors. We've had peeping toms, smash and grabs from cars in the middle of the day, moving van roberies, cars ransacked for anything of value at night... we don't need people casing us in plain sight.
Ask about kids at my door and you can smile for the camera.
Glad to see I'm not the only one that tells them to git.
BTW. As a CCW, when you need your pistol, you will likely be ambushed and need to have one in the pipe. That 27 will not AD as the striker is blocked untill the trigger is pulled. Get to know the safeties on the Glock and you will trust it more.
i have two signes in my big picture window at the front door of my house, the first sign reads " this house is protected by a shotgun 3 nights a week you have to guess what 3 nights" and the other reads " anyone found here at night will be found here in the morning " case closed it works great no more sales people comming to the door and no more johova withnessess trying to sell you books etc. works for me
Yup, so long as that doesn't put the family at risk due to my exiting to catch the license plate.
This is what can happen with strangers at the door: click, and it can be particularly bad if you open the door sight-unseen.
Your best weapon is your brain. Don't leave home without it.
Thoughts: Justifiable self defense (A.O.J.).
Explain: How does disarming victims reduce the number of victims?
Reason over Force: Why the Gun is Civilization (Marko Kloos).
See the boy to the left? He doesn't like salesmen or anyone else for that matter.
Havn't had an unwanted visitor since he became a year old. He's the best security system I've ever had.
I have a blue tick coon hound and a basset hound. While they are both wussy dogs when it comes face to face with people, I swear that when strangers approach the house or come to the door, you'd swear they were slaughtering someone on the inside.
They are a good alarm system and a ferocious sounding deterrent. Thats all I need. I or my wife can take things from there. Although I do think they would bite if my wife or I were attacked, simply out of loyalty to their masters who love them, I just don't rely on that aspect of their security or know how effective they would be. I think if they took a good swift kick or a body slam and they'd high tail it for cover. But who knows... they may surprise me and hang in there.
I have seen at least two people on different occasions who I assumed were salesmen, leave my door without even knocking... I assumed they didn't want any part on what was on the other side. They did go on to the neighbors which is why I assumed they were selling something
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"The gun is the great equalizer... For it is the gun, that allows the meek to repel the monsters; Whom are bigger, stronger and without conscience, prey on those who without one, would surely perish."
I'll open the door with a 1911 on my hip open carry, wife is in the living room looking like she's not interested..but with her G26 and a 70 pound Shepard/chow mix barking her fool head off acting like she's going to come through the screen door.
If it's unusually late...the door isn't opened depending on situation. I've been known to let the wife open the door while I'm covering her if it's one of the neighbors.
"If I was an extremist, our founding fathers would all be extremists," he said. "Without them, we wouldn't have our independence. We'd be a disarmed British system of feudal subjectivity."
If I don't know who it is I answer the door with my model 19 on my hip in plane view. This creates space for those who stay and most leave.
My Response....
I have two children....Twins.....Glock 19 and 23. NOW leave.
No Really, I would ask them to leave and say I am not interested. Then I would ask them for their peddlers permit (it is required in my area). Usually that is enough to get them to leave the neighborhood.
I typically call the police, tell them that someone is acting suspicious in my neighborhood (honestly, I have no idea if they are legit or not and do not want to figure it out on my own anyway). Typically they do not look like they belong. I would rather the Police decide if they should be selling door to door, plus maybe it gets the message across that they should pick another neighborhood.
I will say this, because of today's society and exactly these type of sales people, I now have a gun vault on the way to the front door. They make me very uneasy!
Have you ever had the guy selling cleaner? I had this A _ _ _ O L _ start cleaning my front porch, then I had this small spot of clean concrete, after he left I was pissed, should have called the police and reported him for vandalism which in fact is what he did.


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And now they're gone...
We were really pleased with the work the landscapers did, and they were very pleasant guys. But we are glad they are gone. :)
My south facing bed is about 2 - 4 ft deeper. And that can only mean one thing--plant shopping!!!
I did get one little treat for a shady corner of the patio, and that is this sweet meditation Buddha. It makes a very soft musical sound so nice to have it close to the seating area. I added some aqua sea glass to the bowl the lotus flower spills water into. The flower has orange LED lights in it under the water so I am really looking forward to seeing it later this evening.
I better enjoy this quiet evening before the planting begins!!!
I hope you are all enjoying this kick-off to sweet summer!
Update: I captured a short clip of the fountain at night. I think the water looks like liquid flames. I like!
Friday, June 6, 2014
The landscapers are here, the landscapers are here!
My beloved garden is torn to bits right now, but all in a good cause (I hope!)
The moving and expansion of our cobblestone patio has the garden looking like a construction site, not the place of peace and tranquility I generally strive for. But I must say, so far, these strapping men are moving at an amazing clip. As I see the precision and care in their work, I can feel excitement rising up to meet the anxiety. It will be fine, I keep telling myself.
Soon, we will have a better placed patio, more soccer ball kicking expanses, and a deeper south facing bed to add more sun loving beauties. Patience is a virtue, right? *breathe*
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
It's raining...It's snowing....
...At least my garden's growing!
Yes, the weather is terrible (-5c tonight!), but my garden is showing signs of life nonetheless. I am so grateful for all the bulbs we planted last fall. Most of them are still little green stems--brave souls--and determined.
Most exciting for me, however, is that teeny deep red spot in the bottom right photo. That, my friends, is one of the five hellebores I planted last summer---wooooo hoooo!!!
Monday, March 31, 2014
I am where Spring lives
Spring break finally arrived & we packed up our little family and flew west to where Spring lives. I know you understand why I had to touch green, even for a little while, before I go back to our "SPRinter" season.
Wish me soft days.
Wish me soft days.
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William Street, Herne Bay, CT6 5EQ, Tel: 01227 868515, www.hernebayculturaltrail.co.uk/
An opportunity to find the historical and general places of interest in the town with this walking cutural trail.
Canterbury, CT1 2JT, Tel: 03000 41 71 71 , Email, www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/parks-and-outdoor-activities/find-a-walk/literary-walks-christopher-marlowe-and-canterbury
Walk Route: Canterbury
Join Kent Libraries and Archives and Explore Kent on this exciting circular walk around Canterbury, celebrating Marlowe. (Information courtesy of the Explore Kent website).
Stodmarsh, Canterbury, CT3 1BB, Tel: 03000 41 71 71, Email, www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/parks-and-outdoor-activities/find-a-walk/walks-for-all-stodmarsh-national-nature-reserve-stodmarsh
One of the special routes in the popular Walks For All series, the path is full or opportunities for everyone to explore the wildlife of this fine nature reserve. (Information courtesy of the Explore Kent website).
Chestfield, Whitstable, CT5 3LS, Tel: 03000 41 71 71, Email, www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/parks-and-outdoor-activities/find-a-walk/chestfield-walk
Walk Route: Chestfield
A 3.8 mile circular walk round the edge of Chestfield village and through the village's conservation area. (Information courtesy of the Explore Kent website).
Herne Bay, CT6 6SU, Tel: 03000 41 71 71 , Email, www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/parks-and-outdoor-activities/find-a-walk/walks-in-east-kent-reculver
Walk Route: Reculver
Enjoy the sights and sounds to be experienced along one of the most rapidly changing stretches of the Kent coastline. Head through Reculver Country Park along the famous Saxon Shore Way and back alongside the strand.
Adisham, Canterbury, CT3 3JE, Tel: 03000 41 71 71 , Email, www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/parks-and-outdoor-activities/find-a-walk/north-downs-way-circular-barham-and-adisham-walk
Walk Route: Barham and Adisham
Passing through the distinctive village of Adisham, this North Downs Way circular is sure to delight. This walk is relatively flat with plenty of open fields to venture through. (Information courtesy of the Explore Kent website).
Canterbury, CT1 2JJ, Tel: 01227 862162, Email
Queen Bertha's walk links together the three parts of Canterbury's World Heritage Sites - the Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey and St Martin's Church.
Chartham, Canterbury, CT4 7JW, Tel: 03000 41 71 71 , Email, www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/parks-and-outdoor-activities/find-a-walk/walks-in-east-kent-chartham
Walk Route: Chartham
A village green and historic houses are the hallmarks of Chartham at the start of this pleasant circular walk. (Information courtesy of the Explore Kent website).
Birchington, CT7 9QP, Tel: 03000 41 71 71 , Email, www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/parks-and-outdoor-activities/find-a-walk/walks-for-all-minnis-bay-to-reculver-country-park
Walk Route: Minnis Bay to Reculver
This is a lovely sea walk that is particularly refreshing during the summer months. There is plenty to see as you pass a salt-water lagoon, a working oyster farm and the Reculver Towers and fort.
New Road, Rough Common, Canterbury, CT2 9DB, Tel: , www.theblean.co.uk/
Blean Woods are the largest in Kent and, in addition to their intrinsic interest as ancient woodlands they surround a number of attractive villages with pubs, where you can eat and drink, places to visit.
Canterbury, CT3 4BP, Tel: 03000 41 71 71, Email, www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/parks-and-outdoor-activities/find-a-walk/walks-for-all-stodmarsh-national-nature-reserve-grove-ferry
A short walk of 1.25 miles. The hard surfaces are well compacted but with occasional stones upt to 30mm.
The Precincts, Canterbury, CT1 2EH, Tel: 01227 762862, Email, www.canterbury-cathedral.org
Motherchurch of the Anglican Communion, seat of the Archbishop. Stunning stained glass. Eleventh Century Crypt, Twelfth Century Quire, Fourteenth Century Nave.
Fordwich, Canterbury, CT2 0BX, Tel: 03000 41 71 71, Email, www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/parks-and-outdoor-activities/find-a-walk/walks-for-all-fordwich-to-reed-pond
Walk Route: Fordwich Village to Reed Pond
This popular walk is one of Explore Kent's Walks For All series passing through pleasant countryside and woodland from the village of Fordwich. (Information courtesy of the Explore Kent website).


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UC Irvine Extension Course Instructors, Advisory Board Members And Partners Receive Top Honors
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A select group of course instructors, advisory board members and organizations were honored at The University of California, Irvine Extension's 13 th Annual Instructor and Advisory Committee Member Appreciation Breakfast, held on Friday, November 16, 2012. The individuals and organizations received awards in four award categories.
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"The high caliber of contributions from these course instructors and advisors is what makes UC Irvine Extension a top-notch institution," said Dr. Gary W. Matkin, dean of Continuing Education, Distance Learning and Summer Session at UC Irvine. "Our incredible national and international recognition is due to the dedication and support of each of these honorees."
The "Dean's Outstanding Service Award," which recognizes an individual who has proven to be an invaluable resource to UC Irvine Extension, was presented to Donn Silberman. Honored for his contribution as a founding advisory committee member of the Optical Engineering and Optical Instrument Design certificate programs, Silberman has more than 28 years of experience in optics-related businesses. His efforts have helped UC Irvine Extension recruit high-quality instructors and offer program participants industry-leading courses.
Cheryll and Richard Ruszat received the "UCI Extension Partnership Award," which celebrates businesses, organizations, or individuals who have enhanced UCI's continuing education programs, expertise and professional skills of their employees through partnership. The collaboration between the Montessori Schools of Irvine and UC Irvine Extension has spanned more than 20 years and has resulted in more than 600 individuals who have become certified in Montessori teaching. A second "UCI Extension Partnership Award" was presented to Heidi Burns, administrator of educational services with the Brea-Olinda School District. Through the partnership of the school district and UC Irvine Extension at a time when gifted and talented education programs (GATE) were being eliminated, nine students were able to enroll and complete the entire GATE program. The third "UCI Extension Partnership Award" was presented to Sinan Kanatsiz, founder and chairman of the Internet Marketing Association (IMA). This partnership has resulted in the school offering an Internet Marketing Certificate Program and becoming a leader in online marketing education. The third award category, the "UCI Extension Distinguished Advisory Committee Member Award," recognizes advisory committee members who volunteer their time, energy and expertise in assisting the school's program directors in the development and ongoing offering of certificate programs. Individuals receiving this award include:- Marina Wetrosky, Reading Certificate Program
- Mark Sklarow, Independent Educational Consultant Certificate Program
- Charles Cannon, Paralegal Certificate Program
- Kai Williamson, Paralegal Certificate Program
- Rick Hefner, Systems Engineering Certificate Program
- Matthew Witmer, Tier One and Tier Two Teaching Credential Programs
- Debora Wright-Henley, Project Management Certificate Program
- Tony Gaidhane, Information Systems Security Certificate Program
- Michael Fischer, Paralegal Certificate Program
- Gail Schwartz, GMAT Test Preparation, Business English and ESL Programs for International Students
- Mirna Bard, Social Media Specialized Studies Program
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Zesika Pai
Another great game from Dancing Queen series. This time you play with Zesika (Jessica or whatever). Some clown, or who the hell knows what he is, is trying to fuck her. You have to go through all chapters and 3 mini games to see that. Just use navigation panel on your right and enjoy the movie.
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St. Patty's Day
This game is all about St. Patrick's day in Ireland. Once again you're totally wasted and your task is to take off all clothes from the large breasted blond babe. Click on the dark girl's head to start the game. Guide your cursor through the maze to pass the level.
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Teenage Dreams Part 1
This sex game is about clicking on the spots to fill the bar and process to the next scene. This teenage girl is named Kristin. She will tell you all the secrets about her sexual desires.
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Your Own Cow Girl
If you like adult games with milking opportunity then you'll like this game. Here you can milk your own large breasted slut and sell the milk. To play this game you need to select a tool, then get a bottle and place it below the machine. When the bottle is full drag it and sell it. Use earned money to buy upgrades.
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F.F.Fight Ultimate
Another (when I say another I mean another fucking great game) episode with our favourite girls: Tifa Lockhart, Celes Chere and Yuffie Kisaragi. Select one of them, fight against them to reach the bonus scenes and enjoy the gallery. Remember that you have not only to attack them, but protect yourself, too. Just use your mouse to control the game.
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BDSM Slave Alena
Alena is really hot brunette with perfectly shaped body. She's pretty stupid, as she's walking alone in the night around the empty streets. But luckily for you, she'll get caught and trapped at some BDSM dungeon, where big black guy will fuck her really hard.
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Video Strip Poker with Chloe
Chloe is really hot babe with nice boobs and really juicy ass. All you have to do to see her naked is to win all her money in a poker game. That should be pretty easy, because she's not too smart. Place your bets and after she'll be out of money, you'll be able to buy bonus show.
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Lots of boobs, asses and huge dicks are waiting for your attention. Just select one of the 12 scenes and enjoy it. In some scenes girls will have their own dicks. Yeah, that's strange. Anyway, enjoy the movie and Japanese language.
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POV House Camilla
In this free sex porn game you have an opportunity to fuck 20 years old blond slut named Camilla. She likes to suck a cock and take it deep in the ass. Just select the action you want and cum when and where ever you like.
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Zesika Ex
This is another episode from Dancing Queen series. This time you can play and watch story about Jessica, also known as Zesika. She's hot brunette with ponytail and big boobs. There are also some mini games between chapters so enjoy them. Use Navigation panel at your right side.
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Sexial Battle D2
Another hard clicking game with Crimson Girls: Jessica (Zesika), Kenja, Setia and Marnya. To progress the game you have to find the right spot to fill the first counter. Second counter CAN NOT reach value of 365. The easiest way to find hotspots in each scene is to use power ups from second small window (You'll see some lines and numbers). There you can sometimes select some tools and many more. Then just find the hotspot and you'll pass the scene.
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Fuck Town: Maids Seduction
Meet some of the maids from few houses where you were working as a gardener. You have a good relationship with all of them and you're really close to fuck them. Just need a little boost. Help them and you'll get laid.
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Milk Plant Battle Girl 2
Previously I've been adding many parts of this game separately. Now I can add the entire game. Select the episode about this sexy spy girl and start playing with her boobs. Milk her like a cow with lots of different toys and your own hands.
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Hanya Hanya Sakura
This is just a bunch of shitty animations in one game. Just click on some body part few times to fill the bar and cum.
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Kanzen Koryaku F
Are you ready for another one hot game from Kanzen Koryaku series? This time you can select from 4 heroines: Tifa, Ridia, Yuna and Rosa. All of them are hot as hell with nice boobs and pretty faces. You can not pretty much do things in this game, sometimes you have to choose from options and click on their body parts. Otherwise use navigation bar.
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Fetishism 3
Fetish stories continues with new girls, sex poses and challenges. As usually RipLip games are written and voiced in Japanese. Sorry, have no time to translate every game. Enjoy lovely boobs and asses of these pretty Hentai girls. Click to proceed to next scene.
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Nicole Meets Roxy
This story is about Nicole, her boyfriend and some hot chick Roxy. A casual day starts with an early morning sex. After that Nicole goes to work and sells exclusive wine. Finally she meets with Roxy and their sexual lesbian adventures can begin.
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Fetishism 2
If you've enjoyed previous games from RipoLip developers then you'll probably like this one, too. You can play with few girls. If you can read the story - you're welcome, otherwise just click with you mouse to reach the spicy scenes. Don't know why this game is associated with Fetish, but probably story can answer this question.
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Strip Hangman with Barbie
Just another strip hangman with some blond slut. I guess Barbie is her porno name. Well, don't know what she's doing in porn industry with such a tiny tits and ass. Probably she knows how to suck a penis.
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J-Girl Ecstasy
To be completely honest this game is really hard. In this episode from J-Girl series you can select one of the characters: Lala, Lenalee, Rinslet or Mikuni. Your task is to click on the right parts of their bodies to fill the bar at the left side. The problem is that you can not fill the right side bar. Then it'll be game over. For example with Lala you can start by clicking on her tail, and make combos with other parts.
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Bobcats continue mastery of Lakers
Bobcats 109, Lakers 89
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson was so upset he spoke to reporters for 5 seconds and then walked away. Kobe Bryant sneaked out of the locker room before addressing the press at all.
A once promising road trip has quickly turned sour for the two-time defending champions, although they probably should have seen their most lopsided loss of the season coming. The Charlotte Bobcats somehow own them.
Gerald Wallace had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Gerald Henderson added 18 points and helped slow Bryant, and the Bobcats cruised to a 109-89 victory Monday night to extend one of the more unusual one-sided matchups in the NBA.
The Bobcats have won eight of the past 10 meetings. The Lakers, 5-8 all-time against the NBA's newest team, hold a losing record against only one other club -- the Boston Celtics.
"I think even though they're bigger than us, we're quicker and more athletic than them," Wallace said. "We get up and run up and down the floor. We're able to control their bigs and control Kobe for the most parts of the game. I think that's what helps us out a lot in this matchup." This latest loss, full of missed shots and poor defense and coming on the heels of an ugly defeat in Orlando, left Jackson steamed.
"I'm embarrassed about what we did and that's it," Jackson said as he began to stroll away. "Thank you."
Spurs 102, Nets 85
NEWARK, N.J. -- Manu Ginobili scored 10 of his 22 points in a game-breaking second-half run and San Antonio beat New Jersey for its 17th victory in 20 games. San Antonio's 46-9 record is tops in the NBA and the best 55-game mark since the Avery Johnson-coached Dallas Mavericks had the same mark in 2006-07 en route to a franchise-best, 67-win season. Brook Lopez had 11 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Nets.
Rockets 121, Nuggets 102
HOUSTON -- Courtney Lee scored 22 points, Shane Battier had 17 and Houston made 14-of-32 3-pointers and controlled Carmelo Anthony in a win over Denver. Anthony scored 16 points.
Hawks 94, Pistons 79
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Josh Smith had 27 points and 14 rebounds as Atlanta came from 15 points down in the second quarter to beat Detroit. Detroit had five players score in double figures, but Tracy McGrady led the Pistons with just 14. Detroit scored only 28 points in the second half as it lost for the fourth time in five games.
Trail Blazers 95, Timberwolves 81
MINNEAPOLIS -- Wesley Matthews scored 23 points while LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 to lead Portland over Minnesota. The Blazers have now won 16 straight games against the Timberwolves and five in a row overall, their longest winning streak of the season. Kevin Love finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds, just barely extending his double-double streak to 41 games, the longest since Moses Malone had 44 in a row in the 1982-83 season.
Bucks 102, Clippers 78
MILWAUKEE -- Carlos Delfino scored 21 of his 26 points in the second half and made a career-high seven 3-pointers to lead Milwaukee past Los Angeles. Clippers' star Blake Griffin finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds and six assists.
Sacramento rookie DeMarcus Cousins was fined by the team for fighting with teammate Donte Greene after a recent game and will rejoin the Kings after missing one game. ...Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko has been ruled out for tonight's game at Phoenix because of a sprained right ankle.
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Monday, April 30, 2012
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Figures released by the Department of Education show 300+ kids went to live with same-sex parents last year
The number of children formally adopted by same-sex parents in the UK has sharply increased over the last four years, according to reports from the Department of Education.
The figures show that 180 children were adopted by gay couples last year, while 150 went to live with lesbian parents.
This is up from the total of 120 children who were adopted by same-sex couples in 2011, according to The Telegraph.
His government employer initially offered him only four days leave following the birth of his child via a surrogate
A gay man in Durban, South Africa, has launched a legal bid to claim the same length of maternity leave that a woman who gives birth is entitled to receiving.
The man is in a civil union with another man. They became parents to a child through surrogacy.
Currently, a woman who gives birth to a child is entitled to four months maternity leave in South Africa.
New cards list 'father's name' or 'mother's name' twice
Israel's Interior Ministry yesterday (17 November) started issuing new identity cards to the children of gay parents that recognize they have two fathers or mothers.
Previously, all ID cards listed 'mother's name' and 'father's name,' even though the middle eastern country has recognized gay parents since 2006. On the new cards, 'father's name' or 'mother's name' appear twice.
The change comes after three families with gay parents petitioned the Population, Immigration and Border Authority.
Julie Eldredge has been cut off from the two children after break-up
A woman who lost access to the two children she had been raising with her ex-partner after a bitter split will get her day in court.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday (12 November) that Julie Eldredge is entitled to a hearing on her claim for parental rights and what is in the best interest of the children.
The women's magazine received backlash from hateful readers after featuring a gay male couple alongside their two daughters, for the first time
Readers of Family Circle, an 82-year-old American women's magazine, were introduced to Chris Osner-Hackett and Bob Osner-Hackett of Michigan, alongside their daughters Cai and Ava. It's the first time the magazine has featured a gay couple talking about their family life, parenting styles, and chaotic dinnertimes in the magazine's new column, 'Modern Life.'
The breakfast cereal brand has produced a commercial aimed at the Canadian market featuring a pair of Quebec-based gay dads and their daughter
The advert features real-life couple André and Jonathan, who inform us that they met after being set up on a blind date. The two felt an 'immediate connection', fell in love and set about starting a life together.
Then? Well, as André so sweetly puts it, they decided that; 'We couldn't keep all of this luck and love for ourselves… we need to share'.
That's when they made the decision to adopt, and little Raphaëlle entered their lives. The men fell in love with their new daughter the moment they were introduced to her by their adoption agency.
The London-based P3 is for LGBTI parents – and the heterosexual parents of LGBTI children – who work in the professional services
Tomorrow (25 September) will see the launch of a new LGBTI parenting network in London.
P3 aims to provide support to LGBT parents, and parents of LGBT children, who work in the professional services industry. The name, P3, comes from the three Ps that embody the group's unifying factors: Proud, Professional, Parents.
Two moms from Dorset say they are 'delighted and amazed' to have scooped a top award for blogging about their family life together
A British lesbian couple from Dorset have won an award for their same-sex parenting blog.
Kirsty and Clara Taylor-Gallop, aged 32 and 26 respectively, started their 'MyTwoMums.com' blog in 2012, posting blogs, videos and photos of their family life together.
Thinking about adoption? Children will always have questions about being adopted, and knowing how to respond with honest answers is essential. We asked Beth Friedberg of New York's Modern Family Center for advice
Beth Friedberg is the Associate Director of Parent Preparation and Education at the Modern Family Center at Spence-Chapin. The center provides services for parents of adopted children, adoptees, families formed through adoption, and families brought together through remarriage – including same-sex couples and LGBTI parents.
Following similar events in New York and Los Angeles, the Men Having Babies organization will host its first Midwest expo on Saturday 13 September
Gay men in the US's Midwest interested in starting a family may want to attend a special expo aimed at gay would-be parents. The Surrogacy Seminar and Gay Parenting Expo will take place on Saturday 13 September 2014 between 10am and 7pm.
Sian Norris was raised by her mum and her mum's female partner. She speaks out after comments made by former boxing manager and Celebrity Big Brother contestant, Kellie Maloney, about same-sex parenting
I was really upset to read Kellie Maloney's comments, reported in GayStarNews, where she stated that she didn't believe same-sex couples can or should raise children.
This is an issue that is very close to my heart, having been raised by my mum and her partner, and my dad and his wife. So I wanted to respond to Maloney's comments, and to those who agree with her that there is something wrong with the way I was raised.
After breakup, biological mother tried to prevent stepmother from having any further contact with child
A lesbian who helped raise the child of her former partner has won the right to seek visitation or custody after being kept from the child after a break up.
An appellate court in New Jersey issued the decision on Wednesday (6 August) which found that if it is in the best interests of the child, maintaining a strong relationship with a 'psychological parent.'
The male child's name or the names of the parents were not made public to protect the identity of the child.
Critics of same-sex families may claim that having two moms or two dads goes against a child's best interests, but yet another study had found this to not be the case
A new US study has concluded that, 'despite confronting heterosexism in a variety of social contexts – including the health care system, the legal system, and the school system – LGB parents and their children are functioning quite well.'
Our new section shares the stories of LGBTI families around the world
Gay Star News has launched a new website channel covering LGBTI families and parenting.
Leading this section is our Families and Parenting editor, David Hudson.
David is a highly experienced journalist with a clear understanding of the LGBTI world overall and the issues that are important to LGBTI families.
Gay Star News is ranked by Alexa as one of the world's top five websites for LGBTI news. Each month we reach an audience of over three million unique users.
Men and women are deeply divided on the issue of gay adoption, with women 70% in favor and with men 47% against
Half of British men think two gay dads cannot raise children as well as male-female couples, new research shows.
In a new survey, it shows men and women are deeply divided on whether gay men should become parents.
While 47% of men are opposed to a child being raised by two fathers, 70% of women are support gay couples adopting.
When it comes to lesbian partners raising children, views are softer, but a gender gap remains.
42% of men doubt same-sex female couples' ability to raise children, in comparison to 27% of women.
Sociology professor Mark Regnarus' research has been denounced by his own department at the University of Texas as he continues to present himself as an expert witness on same-sex parenting in court cases
The Department of Sociology at the University of Texas and its College of Liberal Arts have distanced themselves from the research of their controversial Sociology Professor Mark Regnarus as he continues to present himself as an expert witness on the parenting abilities of same-sex couples.
Letters, videos and hilarious mishaps make up this year's must-see stories
Like never before, the world was touched by the stories of LGBTI people in 2013.
This year saw more LGBTI stories and moments going viral, issues of interest only to the community suddenly becoming mainstream.
It wasn't just LGBTI people who wanted to read heartwarming letters of a proud dad to his gay son. It wasn't just LGBTI people who wanted to watch kids reacting to the idea of marriage equality. And it certainly wasn't just LGBTI people who listened and loved to a proud straight grandma who wrote a song for her lesbian niece.
The Alternative Parenting Show returns to London this month at a time when gay families are booming and LGBT parents are earning new respect
The annual Alternative Parenting Show, which returns to London this month, exemplifies an explosion in the growth of gay parenting
New film Any Day Now has just hit UK cinemas and serves as a stark reminder of how far gay people have come in the past four decades in respect to equal rights – particularly in respect to parenting.
Top British celebs to host family day at the London landmark, giving gay families a support network and a lovely day out
Gay celebrities and UK TV actors Charlie Condou (Coronation Street) and Sophie Ward (Holby City) are gearing up for some animal antics at London Zoo, hosting a grand day out for LGBT parents and their kids.
Expecting animals, food and fun, the zoo is opening its gates to gay families across the UK, hoping to create a relaxed environment for like-minded families to interact and network.
GSN is feeling all broody, so we had to speak to three sets of parents in different stages of the adoption process
Congratulations to Prince William and Kate on the birth of their baby boy, but they are not the only ones who are becoming parents this summer.
We've spoken to three sets of parents, a gay couple, a lesbian couple and a single gay man, who are readying themselves to look after the next generation.
We teamed up with New Family Social, a UK support network for gay and lesbian parents, to look for prospective adopters.
A gay dad exposes how the claims against LGBT parents are based on a flawed study and looks at new research showing happiness is the key to raising kids
My 10-year-old son Jason just bounded out of bed, excited to meet this Saturday morning. He crawled onto my lap as I was trying to type and we reviewed all the great things we have lined up this weekend. Snuggles and kisses ensued. This is his birthday month and he has a lot on his mind, all good stuff.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has appointed a new Mental Health Minister who is anti-same-sex marriage and opposed to lesbians having access to reproductive technologies but LGBT rights groups are cautiously optimistic
Australian Prime Minister has appointed Senator Jacinta Collins to be the country's new Minister for Mental Health and Aging despite her opposition to same-sex marriage and lesbians getting access to in-vitro fertilization.
Collins was the Social Welfare Officer and Research Officer and then National Industrial Officer with the right wing Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association union before entering politics and last year spoke in parliament to oppose same-sex marriage and parenting.
A book called 'Daddy's Roommate' teaches acceptance, tolerance and helps kids understand how gay love is 'just another type of love'
Are you sitting comfortably? As right now you're about to read an incredible children's book explaining gay parents.
Originally from America and translated into German here, 'Daddy's Roommate' teaches acceptance and tolerance.
In the book, the kid's parents separate and the dad moves in with his 'friend'.
The mom later explains his dad and his dad's friend love each other, and it's just 'another type of love'.
Check out the book below:
Researchers suggest the reason more communication, openness and resilience to outside pressure is why gay families appear more happy
Children brought up by same-sex couples are happier, healthier, and more sociable according to the initial findings from the world's largest study on the subject.
The research, which studied the wellbeing of 500 children in Australia, found the self-esteem of children and the amount of time they spent with their parents was no different from the rest of the population.
But infants looked after by gay couples scored higher for overall health and family cohesion.
Who will adopt the millions of orphans worldwide who are already here, not perfect, and need us? Could lesbian and gay parents be the answer?
'Necessity is the mother of invention' goes the old saying. When there is a problem or an issue in play, a creative solution is often about to be realized. This point is nowhere more valid than in the area of LGBT couples having children and starting families.
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