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Posted on 12/26/2013 5:35:23 AM PST by xzins
By Peter Sprigg Senior Fellow for Policy Studies
In a historic study of children raised by homosexual parents, sociologist Mark Regnerus of the University of Texas at Austin has overturned the conventional academic wisdom that such children suffer no disadvantages when compared to children raised by their married mother and father. Just published in the journal Social Science Research,[1] the most careful, rigorous, and methodologically sound study ever conducted on this issue found numerous and significant differences between these groups--with the outcomes for children of homosexuals rated "suboptimal" (Regnerus' word) in almost every category.
The Debate Over Homosexual Parents
In the larger cultural, political, and legal debates over homosexuality, one significant smaller debate has been over homosexual parents. Do children who are raised by homosexual parents or caregivers suffer disadvantages in comparison to children raised in other family structures--particularly children raised by a married mother and father? This question is essential to political and ethical debates over adoption, foster care, and artificial reproductive technology, and it is highly relevant to the raging debate over same-sex "marriage." The argument that "children need a mom and a dad" is central to the defense of marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Here is how the debate over the optimal family structure for children and the impact of homosexual parents has usually gone:
In fact, an important article published in tandem with the Regnerus study (by Loren Marks, Louisiana State University) analyzes the 59 previous studies cited in a 2005 policy brief on homosexual parents by the American Psychological Association (APA).[2] Marks debunks the APA's claim that "[n]ot a single study has found children of lesbian or gay parents to be disadvantaged in any significant respect relative to children of heterosexual parents." Marks also points out that only four of the 59 studies cited by the APA even met the APA's own standards by "provid[ing] evidence of statistical power." As Marks so carefully documents, "[N]ot one of the 59 studies referenced in the 2005 APA Brief compares a large, random, representative sample of lesbian or gay parents and their children with a large, random, representative sample of married parents and their children."
To summarize, we have been left with large, scientifically strong studies showing children do best with their married mother and father--but which do not make comparisons with homosexual parents or couples; and studies which purportedly show that children of homosexuals do just as well as other children--but which are methodologically weak and thus scientifically inconclusive.
The New Family Structures Study--Restoring the "Gold Standard"
This logjam of dueling studies has been broken by the work that Regnerus has undertaken. Unlike the many large studies previously undertaken on family structure, Regnerus has included specific comparisons with children raised by homosexual parents. Unlike the previous studies on children of homosexual parents, he has put together a representative, population-based sample that is large enough to draw scientifically and statistically valid conclusions. For these reasons, his "New Family Structures Study" (NFSS) deserves to be considered the "gold standard" in this field.
Another improvement Regnerus has made is in his method of collecting data and measuring outcomes for children in various family structures. Some previous studies collected data while the subjects were still children living at home with their parent or parents--making it impossible to know what the effects of the home environment might be once they reach adulthood. Some such studies even relied, in some cases exclusively, on the self-report of the parent. This raised a serious question of "self-presentation bias"--the tendency of the parent to give answers that will make herself and her child look good.
Regnerus, on the other hand, has surveyed young adults, ages 18 to 39, and asked them about their experiences growing up (and their life circumstances in the present). While these reports are not entirely objective, they are likely to be more reliable than parental self-reports, and allow evaluation of long-term impacts.
The study collected information from its subjects on forty different outcomes. They fall into three groups:
Nearly 15,000 people were "screened" for potential participation in the study; in the end almost 3,000, a representative sample, actually completed the survey questionnaire. Of these, 175 reported that their mother had a same-sex romantic relationship while they were growing up, and 73 said the same about their father. These are numbers just large enough to make some statistically robust conclusions in comparing different family structures.
What the Study Found
The study looked at 40 different outcomes, but reported data for children with "lesbian mothers" and those with "gay fathers" separately. Therefore, there actually were 80 outcome measures that could be said to compare children with "homosexual parents" to those from other family structures. When compared with outcomes for children raised by an "intact biological family" (with a married, biological mother and father), the children of homosexuals did worse (or, in the case of their own sexual orientation, were more likely to deviate from the societal norm) on 77 out of 80 outcome measures. (The only exceptions: children of "gay fathers" were more likely to vote; children of lesbians used alcohol less frequently; and children of "gay fathers" used alcohol at the same rate as those in intact biological families).
Of course, anyone who has had a college course in statistics knows that when a survey shows there are differences between two groups, it is important to test whether that finding is "statistically significant." This is because it is always possible, by chance, that a sample may not accurately reflect the overall population on a particular point. However, through statistical analysis researchers can calculate the likelihood of this, and when they have a high level of confidence that a difference identified in the survey represents an actual difference in the national population, we say that finding is "statistically significant." (This does not mean the other findings are unimportant--just that we cannot have as high a level of confidence in them.)
Regnerus has analyzed his findings, and their statistical significance, in two ways--first by a simple and direct comparison between what is reported by the children of homosexual parents and the children of "intact biological families" ("IBFs"), and second by "controlling" for a variety of other characteristics. "Controlling for income," for example, would mean showing that "IBF" children do not do better just because their married parents have higher incomes, but that they do better even when the incomes of their households and the households of homosexual parents are the same. Again, Regnerus has done these comparisons for "LMs" (children of "lesbian mothers") and "GFs" (children of gay fathers) separately.
There are eight outcome variables where differences between the children of homosexual parents and married parents were not only present, and favorable to the married parents, but where these findings were statistically significant for both children of lesbian mothers and "gay" fathers and both with and without controls. While all the findings in the study are important, these are the strongest possible ones--virtually irrefutable. Compared with children raised by their married biological parents (IBF), children of homosexual parents (LM and GF):
The high mathematical standard of "statistical significance" was more difficult to reach for the children of "gay fathers" in this study because there were fewer of them. The following, however, are some additional areas in which the children of lesbian mothers (who represented 71% of all the children with homosexual parents in this study) differed from the IBF children, in ways that were statistically significant in both a direct comparison and with controls. Children of lesbian mothers:
Differences in Sexuality
When comparing children of homosexuals with children of married biological parents, the differences in sexuality--experiences of sexual abuse, number of sexual partners, and homosexual feelings and experiences among the children themselves--were among the most striking. While not all of the findings mentioned below have the same level of "statistical significance" as those mentioned above, they remain important.
At one time, defenders of homosexual parents not only argued that their children do fine on psychological and developmental measures, but they also said that children of homosexuals "are no more likely to be gay" than children of heterosexuals. That claim will be impossible to maintain in light of this study. It found that children of homosexual fathers are nearly 3 times as likely, and children of lesbian mothers are nearly 4 times as likely, to identify as something other than entirely heterosexual. Children of lesbian mothers are 75% more likely, and children of homosexual fathers are 3 times more likely, to be currently in a same-sex romantic relationship.
The same holds true with the number of sexual partners. Both males and females who were raised by both lesbian mothers and homosexual fathers have more opposite-sex (heterosexual) partners than children of married biological parents (daughters of homosexual fathers had twice as many). But the differences in homosexual conduct are even greater. The daughters of lesbians have 4 times as many female (that is, same-sex) sexual partners than the daughters of married biological parents, and the daughters of homosexual fathers have 6 times as many. Meanwhile, the sons of both lesbian mothers and homosexual fathers have 7 times as many male (same-sex) sexual partners as sons of married biological parents.
The most shocking and troubling outcomes, however, are those related to sexual abuse. Children raised by a lesbian mother were 10 times more likely to have been "touched sexually by a parent or other adult caregiver" (23% reported this, vs. only 2% for children of married biological parents), while those raised by a homosexual father were 3 times more likely (reported by 6%). In his text, but not in his charts, Regnerus breaks out these figures for only female victims, and the ratios remain similar (3% IBF; 31% LM; 10% GF). As to the question of whether you have "ever been physically forced" to have sex against your will (not necessarily in childhood), affirmative answers came from 8% of children of married biological parents, 31% of children of lesbian mothers (nearly 4 times as many), and 25% of the children of homosexual fathers (3 times as many). Again, when Regnerus breaks these figures out for females (who are more likely to be victims of sexual abuse in general), such abuse was reported by 14% of IBFs, but 3 times as many of the LMs (46%) and GFs (52%).
These data require more detailed exploration and explanation. A number of researchers have pointed out that self-identified homosexual adults (both men and women) are more likely to report having been victims of child sexual abuse. However, Family Research Council and other pro-family organizations have been criticized for also pointing to evidence suggesting that homosexual men are more likely to commit acts of child sexual abuse than are heterosexual men. And experts in child sexual abuse in general say that men are most often the perpetrators, regardless of the sex of the victim. Therefore, the finding that children of lesbian mothers are significantly more likely to have been victims of sexual touching by "a parent or adult caregiver" than even the children of homosexual fathers is counter-intuitive.
However, it is important to note what we do not know about such experiences from the data that have been published. The fact that a child of a lesbian mother was touched by "a parent or adult caregiver" does not mean that the lesbian mother was herself the parent or caregiver who did the "touching." An alternative scenario mentioned by Regnerus, for example--hypothetical, but plausible--is one in which a child is molested by her biological father; her mother divorces her father; and the mother later enters into a lesbian relationship.
Limitations of the Study
While the Regnerus study is a vast improvement over virtually all the prior research in the field, it still leaves much to study and learn about homosexual parents and their effect on children. Author Mark Regnerus emphasizes the traditional caveat in social science, warning against leaping to conclusions regarding "causality." In other words, just because there are statistical correlations between having a homosexual parent and experiencing negative outcomes does not automatically prove that having a homosexual parent is what caused the negative outcomes--other factors could be at work.
This is true in a strict scientific sense--but because Regnerus carefully controlled for so many other factors in the social environment, the study gives a clear indication that it is this parental characteristic which best defines the household environment that produces these troubling outcomes. The large number of significant negative outcomes in this study gives legitimate reason for concern about the consequences of "homosexual parenting."
The definition of what it means to have a homosexual parent is also a loose one in this study--by necessity, in order to maximize the sample size of homosexual parents. Not all of those who reported that a parent was in a same-sex relationship even lived with that parent during the relationship; many who did, did not live with the partner as well. Only 23% of those with a lesbian mother, and only 2% of those with a homosexual father, had spent as long as three years living in a household with the homosexual parent and the parent's partner at the same time. Details like this involving the actual timeline of these children's lives can reportedly be found in Regnerus' dataset, which is to be made available to other researchers later this year.
Figures like these suggest a need for more research, to distinguish, for example, the effects of living with a homosexual parent from having a non-custodial one, or the effects of living with a homosexual single parent vs. a homosexual couple. But they also point out something of note for public policy debates on "gay families"--the stereotype put forward by pro-homosexual activists, of a same-sex couple jointly parenting a child from birth (following either adoption or the use of artificial reproductive technology), represents a scenario that is extraordinarily rare in real life. Most "homosexual parents" have their own biological children who were conceived in the context of a previous heterosexual relationship or marriage, which then ended before the person entered into homosexual relationships.
The articles by Marks and Regnerus have completely changed the playing field for debates about homosexual parents, "gay families," and same-sex "marriage." The myths that children of homosexual parents are "no different" from other children and suffer "no harm" from being raised by homosexual parents have been shattered forever.
[1] Mark Regnerus, "How different are the adult children of parents who have same-sex relationships? Findings from the New Family Structures Study," Social Science Research Vol 41, Issue 4 (July 2012), pp. 752-770; online at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0049089X12000610
[2] Loren Marks, "Same-sex parenting and children's outcomes: A closer examination of the American Psychological Association's brief on lesbian and gay parenting," Social Science Research Vol 41, Issue 4 (July 2012), pp. 735-751; online at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0049089X12000580
The conservative viewpoint is best. Phil Robertson is right. Don't get sucked in by liberal culture:
***The articles by Marks and Regnerus have completely changed the playing field for debates about homosexual parents, "gay families," and same-sex "marriage." The myths that children of homosexual parents are "no different" from other children and suffer "no harm" from being raised by homosexual parents have been shattered forever.***
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The Monolithic Media will waste no time in covering this up.
No one can tell me they REALLY think they're doing the right thing for any child via these perverse relationships.
It will be purged from the Internet, and any supporters will be marginalized. They will just say it is all lies.
Perverts abusing their children, society and all of us. Abnormal degenerates.
Interesting but means nothing if you're a liberal. The left will use an LGBT Research article or some liberal professor study and say just the opposite.
You have to remember that actual facts mean nothing to the left.
Not surprised.
What makes this significant is that this comes from a UT study which is one of the most liberal in the entire state of Texas. If it had come from A&M people would have said the results were exactly what would be expected.
What makes this significant is that this comes from a UT study which is one of the most liberal in the entire state of Texas. If it had come from A&M people would have said the results were exactly what would be expected.
Studies like this one will be labeled as hate speech and sanctioned or made illegal by HHS and DOJ. The only truth will be the officially issued statements by the Obamabots.
I'm glad to hear that A&M is more conservative. I didn't know that.
But UT is the big state university, so the liberals have overrun it like in most states. It is good to see that this could come out of there.
But it makes you wonder if they did hide a lot, and this was the BEST that could be said. Maybe it's far worse than this article says.
Makes you wonder.
Phil Robertson's fault. /s
While the numbers are startling, I always like to flip them and see what you think. If 23% of children from lesbian mothers have been sexually abused then 77% were not. If 10% of children with gay fathers have been sexually abused then 90% were not.
Such number-flipping makes the results less sensational than at first glance.
Yes! The Duck Commander patriarch Phil Robertson said it best!
Are much more likely to have received welfare (IBF 17%; LM 69%; GF 57%)
Have lower educational attainment
Are more likely to suffer from depression
Have been arrested more often
If they are female, have had more sexual partners--both male and female
Are more likely to be currently cohabiting
Are almost 4 times more likely to be currently on public assistance
Are less likely to be currently employed full-time
Are more than 3 times more likely to be unemployed
Are nearly 4 times more likely to identify as something other than entirely heterosexual
Are 3 times as likely to have had an affair while married or cohabiting
Use marijuana more frequently
Have more often pled guilty to a non-minor offense
In other words..."move along people...nothing to see here."
Only liberals on a 24-7 Koolaid IV can claim to be astonished at what every sane individual knew would happen, and were publically castigated as haters for predicting.
If nothing else shows reasoning with demons is useless...
If we look at the works of Lenin in dialectic materialism, indeterministic random evolution of homogeneous proteines are the coded word for homosexuality.
The world evolves through a heterogeneous system of care and development and selection.
Thank you for posting this. I am in the process of getting an MA in Counseling and this article may come in handy as a reference against the PC indoctrination I get.
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Very good point about magnitude. Regarding Aggies, here's a quote from Wiki:
Although Texas A&M is a secular institution, its student body has a reputation for being religious and conservative. According to a 2005 student survey published in the Princeton Review, Texas A&M ranked 13th highest in the category "students pray on a regular basis". Breakaway, a weekly, student-organized, on-campus prayer gathering, has attracted over 10,000 students in 2012, and is one of the largest of its kind in the United States. In 2009, the Princeton Review ranked Texas A&M the eighth most socially conservative campus in the nation. The Princeton Review also ranked the university in 2012 as the "10th least friendly" college in the United States for LGBT people, and the least friendly among public schools for LGBT people.
Those numbers are stunning...especially regarding the child abuse numbers in LM and GF relationships.
Raising basket-case kids.
The APA an organization top heavy with homosexuals, that blackmailed itself into declaring homosexuality to be normal, appears to have been indulging in politically correct skewed studies to protect it's fallacious declarations. Kind of along the line of global warming science.
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The only question I have about this study re sexual abuse is are these kids adopted or bio, and if adopted was it at birth or later.
Kids from the foster care system often have horrific histories and are sometime adopted by homeosexuals and lesbians.
These FACTS will be deemed illegal because they are "homophobic."
One of the problems with number-flipping is statistical correlation. If I flip Obama's 61% disapproval rating I get a 39% approval, and that number gives a fair idea of the extent of Obama's problem with voters. I can't point out that 61% of Obama disapprovers have been personally injured by Obama compared with only 6% of Obama approvers who have not been, when in fact all voters have been injured by Obama.
However, with 10% of children with gay fathers having been inappropriately touched by a gay parent, I can then compare that with a population in which only 1% of children of non-gay fathers have been inappropriately touched by a parent. This demonstrates to me a huge problem.
My guess is that it's such an obvious objection that it was controlled for.
There are two things I read here on FR, regarding the homosexual community, that I've never forgotten:
1: There is only one reason adults want to teach children about homosexuality.
2: Male homosexuals are attracted to the smell of fecal matter.
I don't know which wise FReepers said these, but I believe both to be true.
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Thanks for posting this
Is this a new report, or the same one that came out a couple of years ago from UT? If I remember correctly, the liberals totally dismissed it, and chastised the author for being "unscientific".
See this site: http://frc.org/
FRC addresses it about half way down their homepage.
It looks like some of the footnotes were from 2012. That makes it fairly recent.
I remember reading where Rosie O'donnell's son was asked what he really wanted and he said, "A father."
Basket cases. I've seen them. The RX is tough love. Then they commit suicide. A lot of grief all around.
This guy is from U/T Austin. Not for long! Austin is the San Francisco of the Southwest.
IOW are the same as Demcrat party members and/or residents of DC.
Faggot parents raise good little Rats.
"Are nearly 4 times as likely to have been "physically forced" to have sex against their will"
Yup. These fruity degenerates even rape their own adopted kids. Someone tell me that's "normal"..
Wise indeed ;-)
So tell me again how queer parents get to be parents? The notion that both natural parents are homosexual has to be a made-up non-starter. If the studied children are adopted that is going to create some anomalies at the very least. And remind me how the children come to know both of their parents are queer? There's no way that would affect how the kids come out, would it? How much public money was spent coming up with this claptrap?
And there you have it, "fiscal conservatives."
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Sugar Ultimate Recognized for Exceptional Innovation
CUPERTINO, Calif. — September 11, 2012 — SugarCRM, the market-leading customer relationship management (CRM) company that enables effective customer engagement enterprise-wide, announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named Sugar Ultimate as a recipient of a 2011 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award.
Sugar Ultimate allows large enterprises to collaborate across extended teams, publish and manage CRM functionality to customers and partners, and leverage the administration and support services expected of mission-critical applications. Sugar Ultimate also includes integrations out-of-the-box with the most popular collaboration and social media applications, such as Twitter, Facebook and WebEx, as well as support for mobile CRM via a broad range of devices.
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"SugarCRM was chosen to receive a 2011 Product of the Year Award for creating outstanding advancements in communications," said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. "Sugar Ultimate has proven benefits for its customers and provides ROI for the companies that use it. Congratulations to the entire team at SugarCRM. I look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the coming year."
The Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award recognizes the vision, leadership, and thoroughness that are characteristics of the prestigious award. The most innovative products and services brought to the market from March 2011 through March 2012 were chosen as winners of the Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award.
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SugarCRM democratizes customer engagement, empowering every professional who interacts with the customer to excel at their job. SugarCRM's market leading open Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform delivers the agility, flexibility, and security required to equip each customer facing professional with the relevant information and tools they need to effectively collaborate and engage with their customer, both within and beyond the enterprise. SugarCRM applications have been downloaded more than 11 million times and currently help over 1,000,000 end users across disciplines effectively engage their customers. Over 7,000 organizations have chosen SugarCRM's On-Site and Cloud Computing services over proprietary alternatives. SugarCRM has been recognized for its customer success and product innovation by CRM Magazine, InfoWorld and Customer Interaction Solutions.
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- Create and manage your characters for Pathfinder or Pathfinder Society.
- Automatic calculations based on your selections. (race, class, feats, skills, magic items and more.)
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- Share your custom items/class/archetypes/race easily with others, with the import/export options.
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Downloaded this character generator to create a gestalt PF character. However, the newer versions freeze my entire computer and I can't even Ctrl+Alt+Delete out of it. I have to reset my computer. Version 6.19.0 does work on my computer but doesn't seem to have the gestalt option. Would love to give this character generator a higher rating but I just can't until the 'Not Responding' and freezing issue gets fixed.
Near perfect tool. New versions crash, so I use 6.19.0, as it's mostly up to date (missing Adv. Class Guide) and runs well on my older laptop. Aside from that, the product itself is wonderful freeware and the developer (Adam?) should be thanked for his great work on this. I can't help but wonder if it might be good to break out many of the data aspects into tab-delimited text files (a file for rogue talents, a file for traits, and so on), so that it could be checked into Github as a text-based project, and then all of us could help revise/correct the data -- then Adam can import those sheets in for each build. In any case, thank you tons for the product! It helps tons!
I have mid-range system (i5, 8GB RAM) and it runs a little slow. The macros take a second or two when changing things. This is to be expected, it's crunching a huge amount of data. Some content is not present (Campaign traits, for example). I've entered a ticket for this. Those negatives aside, this is a stellar product that keeps track of almost everything. The sheets it generates are well organized, and all the data is present, so you can see where the numbers came from. I recommend this highly.
Good working project, little buggy at time but all in all a great tool for DM and players.
This is one of the best software I have ever used. Its very easy with lots useful features


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Merritt D. Wolcott, 21, of Townsend Street was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property on Feb. 20. Wolcott was previously charged by Fredonia Police with second-degree burglary and grand larceny following a burglary that happened in January. He was arraigned before City Court Judge Walter Drag and held on $1,500 cash and $3,000 property bail.
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Anybody been there? Walker Rd and RT 83 Avon Lake.
If so were you a bit disappointed or at least underwhelmed with the bar itself? IMO it has little to no character, too out in the open among the restaurant area, little privacy. I guess I expected him to over do it seeing as how successful he has been with the restaurants.
Food was fantastic, had macaroni and cheese, which is insulting to call it that (reads that way on the menu though) rigatoni with a light cream sauce, some chicken and IIRC rosemary, outstanding. I assume the food is pretty much all the same at all his place?


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Official *What did you get in the mail today?* Thread!!!
This is more a what I bought in the store comment but as I never seem to be able to find that thread I am going to post it here!
A new tea shop opened recently in Port Credit. I stopped there on my way from the polling station today. First off it's bigger than I thought it might be they have a number of tables for sit down service and have scones and other pastries. The sell mostly flavoured teas, as well as fruit, herbal, and some straight teas. What made me excited is even though they have a very limited straight tea collection, they have Lopchu TGFOP, and they even have a baimu dan Lopchu. I have never seen a white tea from this estate so that's what I got. Excited to try it as Lopchu's black tea is one of my favourite teas, and I am curious about what a Yunnan Varietal grown in Darjeeling will yield in a white tea.
ooh! darjeeling whites are a bit light bodied for me, at least the one I've tried. but a Yunnan varietal sounds more promising. tell me how it is!
I so envy you to have a tea shop to physically go to, lol…there are none in my neck of the woods!
Enjoy, great finds :-)
We have some nice coffee shops some of which served looseleaf and a bakery which does high tea. There is/was another tea store at the end of the town centre, but I don't know if they made a go of it. Its basically next to starbucks . I don't know if that will help or hinder it as they may get overflow traffic. It is nice to have a place nearby. It is in a perfect place to grab a cup and then go for a stroll by the lake or the river.
Apt, so far its really good. It is very sweet with honey sugar cane notes, lots of chocolate notes, roasted light smoke notes from processing, malt and that sort of vitamin c note I always get in this type of teas. To be honest it tastes like a more honeyed version of some very tippy Chinese blacks I've had, with notes I've found in some keemun, jinjunmei, and Yunnan's it was flavourful from the first steep and I am currently on steep 7. Yum.
I stopped in there yesterday but had little time and there were too many teas on the menu! I did a quick scan and saw most were flavoured. I like flavoured but have been drinking a lot of straight teas lately so was looking for something like that. I figured it's better to stop back in when I have some time to go over their teas.
Here's an extra note for those in the area. Cousins grocery store on Hurontario is carrying some different teas. Just a few of the Harney & Sons and some other brands (can't remember the names now) Mostly black teas which didn't interest me but someone else may want to know.
So agree that it is mostly flavoured. Some of the flavoured smelled pretty nice. Their straight teas that I remember, were a Dragonwell, a green Darjeeling, Lopchu black and the bai mudan, and an Assam. They do have a wall with sample jars that you find by number to smell. They intend to display their menu on their website eventually. http://www.sassyteas.com but it is not up yet. They are not planning to open an e-store.
Thanks Ubucat, I haven't dropped into Cousins lately, it sounds like they may be experimenting with more teas. I mostly get to Battaglias on Lorne Park. Is any of the Harney's Looseleaf? Battaglias had some but it was all sachets and nothing I was interested in. Battaglias often has some form of looseleaf as well. Right now they have Tea squared, some cheap Ceylon, and twinnings earl grey. They have a few Teapigs sachets. I wonder if they joint order anything. I know that they are both run by Battaglias. Battaglias is pretty awesome though. They even have Italians making trips from little Italy North to shop there.
It's such a tiny store that they can only stock a small amount of tea. Yes, they were all sachet at least for the Harney & Sons. Can't remember about the other but (now that you mention it) I think Tea squared might have been one of the other ones they were carrying.
Thanks for the info on Sassy Teas. An on-line menu would be great.
I got the Tealephone envelope today! Now the hard part… what to put in it when I pass it on? Mmmmmm! Moving on to Cheri tomorrow afternoon! :D
Rescued my RiverTea order from Mail Jail today! :)
Uh oh. Mail Jail? Because of customs or something?
Just wasn't home the first time they tried to drop it off; and because it was a box they wouldn't leave it for me.
Ah. I was afraid it was customs since I'm going to be getting tea from RiverTea sometime next week.
I noticed that their office is in Germany, so I was thinking it's being sent from there? Or am I off? XD
Received my Nina Paris tea samples the other day.
My Butiki order arrived! So fast! Stacy sent me three samples! She's so generous!! I've already brewed up some Hello Sweetie and I'm anxiously waiting for it to cool a bit! Smells wonderful!! Happy Friday to me!!
i got my awesome swap from Stephanie ! thank you so much, i love them all. it had to come tomorrow, but USPS has been so good to me lately. Nice feeling. Happy Friday everybody!
I got my swap from Lariel today! Everything looks soooo good! A former policeman who lives by me saw me opening the envelope and pulling out the little plastic bags. (Can't wait to get inside before opening, does that sound familiar?) He was teasing me that it was all pot being sent across the country. He didn't seem to believe me. ;-p But he has noted that I get many packages in the mail!
My last birthday gift from my husband came in the mail today…ELEVEN samples from TeaUrchin! SQUEE!!!!
I don't even know where to begin :D
Got my 3 sampler pack from Whispering Pines. Wow. Super fast since I only ordered from them Wednesday.
North Winds, Golden Orchid & Pine Peak Keemun.
I was expecting the order later since I thought they were out of the Golden Orchid/were waiting for new vanilla beans. Super excited I got it now though. XD
No one told me about this $5 for 3 samples thing! Must order now! :D
New Gaiwan and a couple of packets of free tea.
Pretty happy with it. It's hand signed instead of stamped under the glaze. Nice and affordable right now as it's price includes shipping.
Looks awesome! Thanks for sharing the link…
(Are you the artist of that gorgeous painting?)
Wow, he's quite talented!
He is, but this isn't my Uncle's work. I really don't know much about the artist of this piece. My uncle is into more abstract pieces.


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After several years of discussions, the Blu-ray disc Association (BDA) has officially ratified new Blu-ray disc XL (BDXL) and Intra-Hybrid Blu-ray (IH-BD) specifications that will enable Blu-ray media with 100GB or even 128GB capacities as well as provide users ability to record data onto media with published content. The new versions of Blu-ray will mostly be aimed at professional and consumer applications.
The BDXL specification, which is targeted primarily at commercial segments such as broadcasting, medical and document imaging enterprises with significant archiving needs, will provide customers with write-once options on 100GB and 128GB capacity discs and rewritable capability on 100GB discs. The discs reach these capacities by incorporating three to four recordable layers and will not be compatible with existing drives or players. A consumer version of BDXL is also expected, particularly in those regions where BD recorders have achieved broad consumer acceptance.
"Professional industries have expressed a desire to find optical disc solutions that enable them to transition away from magnetic media for their archiving needs. Leveraging Blu-ray disc to meet this need provides professional enterprises with a compact, stable and long term solution for archiving large amounts of sensitive data, video and graphic images," said Victor Matsuda, Blu-ray disc association global promotions committee chair.
It is necessary to note that BDXL is by far not the first technology for professional usage that is based on the blue-violet laser with 405nm wave-length. Back in 2003 Sony introduced its Professional Disc (PFD) and Professional Disc for Data (PDD) media types along with recording devices designed for professional video or professional data. PFDs could store up to 23GB of data. In late March, 2007, PDD reached its end of life, but PFD is still being manufactured.
The Intra-Hybrid Blu-ray Disc (IH-BD) incorporates a single BD-ROM layer and a single BD-RE layer so as to enable the user to view, but not overwrite, critical published data while providing the flexibility to include relevant personal data on the same physical disc. This allows for consumer specific applications where combining published content with related user data on a convenient, single volume is desirable. Both the ROM and the RE layers on IH-BD discs provide 25GB of capacity. A natural usage scenario for such discs would be to provide end-users to download additional content onto published discs with movies or video games.
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Mr. Baltzell's remarkable contributions to the animal feed industry have elevated him from salesperson to accomplished entrepreneur. He began his career in 1969 in sales for the Chicago-based company Bullard-Aylor, a firm representing manufacturers in the livestock feed and pet food manufacturing industry. Success swiftly elevated him to manager of a subsidiary facility of the same company in 1972. During the three years under his direction, the subsidiary doubled its sales. Gifted with the talent to recognize future industry needs and an unrelenting enterprising spirit, Mr. Baltzell purchased the Omaha division of Bullard-Aylor and formed his own company, Baltzell Agri-Products. Today he is owner and president of this company that specializes in manufacturing and distributing pre-mix and mineral feed ingredients for livestock food products. Since 1980, when Baltzell Agri-products and another company merged to optimize production, the company has increased sales from $1 million to over $25 million. Mr. Baltzell is currently vice-president and co-owner of another feed industry company, the Gladwin A. Read Company in Elgin, Illinois. The company is a sales agency representing many feed-related companies across the Corn Belt such as PCS Phosphates, Milk Specialties, and De Gussa. He is also very active in the American Feed Industry Association and a founding stockholder of the American Feed Insurance Company. During his years at Purdue, Mr. Baltzell not only excelled in the classroom, but also protected the quarterback and rushed the ball for the 1966 and 1967 football team as starting right half-back. In 1967, he and the rest of the team secured a victory at the Rose Bowl over Southern California. Demonstrating more than just athletic prowess, he earned the Leonard Wilson Award honoring the senior player who best exemplified unselfishness and dedication to the team. Mr. Baltzell continues to support Purdue today as a member of the Presidents Council, a benefactor providing valuable undergraduate scholarships for students majoring in Animal Science, and a loyal all-around athletic fan. For contributions to his profession and community, and for bringing distinction to his alma mater, Purdue University School of Agriculture is proud to present the Distinguished Alumnus Award to Mr. Robert W. Baltzell.
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How relevant is "relevance" to good curriculum?
Earlier this term, I had my tenth-grade students read Lucius Annaeus Seneca's letter "On the Shortness of Life" (De brevitate vitae). The letter contains the phrase desidiosa occupatio, which could be translated as "idle occupation" or "idle busyness." The students seized on this phrase and cited it frequently.
In this letter to Paulinus (presumably his father-in-law, who oversaw Rome's grain supply and was old enough to retire), Seneca argues against trivial occupations and for the study of philosophy. People complain that life is short, says Seneca, but it is actually long. People make it short by wasting it. He gives the example of the man getting a haircut:
Tell me, would you say that those men are at leisure who pass many hours at the barber's while they are being stripped of whatever grew out the night before? while a solemn debate is held over each separate hair? while either disarranged locks are restored to their place or thinning ones drawn from this side and that toward the forehead? How angry they get if the barber has been a bit too careless, just as if he were shearing a real man! How they flare up if any of their mane is lopped off, if any of it lies out of order, if it does not all fall into its proper ringlets! Who of these would not rather have the state disordered than his hair? Who is not more concerned to have his head trim rather than safe? Who would not rather be well barbered than upright?
Seneca provides many more examples of "idle busyness"—leaders embroiled in battles and public affairs; men concerned with the ornamentation of their lives rather than the essence; and, worst of all, people who give themselves over to wine and lust. All of these people, in occupying themselves with many things, fail to accomplish anything of importance, as true accomplishment requires dedication and focus.
Finally, everybody agrees that no one pursuit can be successfully followed by a man who is busied with many things—eloquence cannot, nor the liberal studies—since the mind, when its interests are divided, takes in nothing very deeply, but rejects everything that is, as it were, crammed into it. There is nothing the busy man is less busied with than living: there is nothing that is harder to learn.
What way of life, according to Seneca, allows for dedication to the important things? The immersion in philosophical works, or works of wisdom (sapientia).
Of all men they alone are at leisure who take time for philosophy, they alone really live; for they are not content to be good guardians of their own lifetime only. They annex ever age to their own; all the years that have gone ore them are an addition to their store. Unless we are most ungrateful, all those men, glorious fashioners of holy thoughts, were born for us; for us they have prepared a way of life. By other men's labours we are led to the sight of things most beautiful that have been wrested from darkness and brought into light; from no age are we shut out, we have access to all ages, and if it is our wish, by greatness of mind, to pass beyond the narrow limits of human weakness, there is a great stretch of time through which we may roam.
My students said that they could relate it to their lives; they cited Facebook, TV, and other kinds of "idle busyness." One student told me that this letter inspired her to change her priorities. Now, this sort of "relating," while in many ways illuminating, has its drawbacks; students might overlook parts of the letter that don't quite mesh with their understanding. Take this, for instance:
And what of those who are engaged in composing, hearing, and learning songs, while they twist the voice, whose best and simplest movement Nature designed to be straightforward, into the meanderings of some indolent tune, who are always snapping their fingers as they beat time to some song they have in their head, who are overheard humming a tune when they have been summoned to serious, often even melancholy, matters? These have not leisure, but idle occupation.
I, for one, take exception to this, and that is part of the point of reading. If Seneca's points were exactly my own, then I would learn nothing from his letter. What is wrong with snapping your fingers to some tune, I ask, if that is what you love to do? But Seneca is not talking about what you love to do. He is not saying, "do what matters to you." Though the letter is to one person, and therefore not framed as universal advice, Seneca unequivocally ranks some activities above others. That stumbling point (for many a modern reader) makes the letter more difficult and in some ways more interesting.
What does that say about "relevance?" Many educators insist that a curriculum should reflect the students' own experience and cultural backgrounds, at least in part. Now, it's easy to scoff at this, but it isn't entirely wrong. It's just a limited version of a truth. What's most important is that students find meaning in subject matter (or lack of meaning, if that is its point). This meaning might not apply to their lives, at least not directly. It may not translate easily or completely into everyday language. It certainly doesn't have to boil down to a maxim or moral. Meaning is the sense or significance of something.
Now, sometimes the meaning is immediate. You read a story and recognize the situation. You may even recognize the characters right away. The life of the story seems close to your own life. In other cases, the meaning doesn't come for a while. You struggle a bit with the language and ideas. But eventually something comes clear, and with time, still more.
While students may enjoy "relating" to subject matter, they must learn to grapple with difficult and unfamiliar things. The relating may lead to the grappling but doesn't do so automatically. Nor is the former a prerequisite for the latter. The former does not require much education; the latter does. Doesn't it follow, then, that schools should focus on taking students to meaning, not on making things immediately relevant?


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To thank those who are currently serving abroad, the Blue Star Mothers will be sending Easter packages to deployed soldiers.
Following a successful Christmas campaign in which 435 boxes of goods were shipped overseas to American soldiers, the Blue Star Mothers of America Lake Erie Chapter 4 are hosting an Easter drive to help give soldiers abroad a reason to celebrate the holiday.
"There is such a need at these forward operating bases," said Susan Rowley, president of Lake Erie Chapter 4. "They don't have access to (commodities they are used to at home), so the care packages we ship them are the closet they come to being home. When they get the snacks and magazines we send them, or really, it doesn't even matter what they get for the most part, they just appreciate being remembered.
"Our community has been wonderful," continued Rowley. "I almost hated to ask for more help already, since everyone was wonderful at Christmas, but there's so much need out there that we want to send out more packages to our troops."
According to Rowley, soldiers who are used to spending holidays with their family or spouses who are instead stationed overseas truly appreciate the gesture, and many have said that receiving these care packages are the closest they get to being home for the holidays.
Although the Blue Star Mothers have set out collection boxes around the county and are getting ready to mail out the Easter care packages Saturday, there is still time to donate if anyone in the county is interested.
Food items which the Blue Star Mothers are accepting for their care packages are: Pop Tarts, canned fruit, canned ravioli, Spaghetti-O's, soup (pull-top lid only), canned chips, pretzels, snacks (no bagged snacks), cheese-and-cracker snack packs, tuna, chicken, salmon foil packs, granola and breakfast snack bars, pepperoni, beef jerky, sunflowers seeds, nuts, drink mixes, instant coffee, sugar and creamer.
Non-food items which the Blue Star Mothers are accepting are: lip balm, eye drops, toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, wipes (such as baby wipes), foot powder, baby powder, sun screen, pens, writing paper, men's white crew socks, boxers, flip-flops, sun-glasses, games, puzzle books, CDs and DVDs (no DVDs about war), magazines, paperback books, small American flags and other small patriotic items.
Also, for those who are interested in helping put together the care packages, the Blue Star Mothers will be meeting at Zion Lutheran Church in Frewsburg at 9 a.m. on Saturday to begin building the packages. Because the post office closes at noon on Saturday, the Blue Star Mothers are requesting as much help as possible to build the care packages.
Additionally, any donations can be received at Zion Lutheran Church on Saturday up until 11 a.m. Otherwise, donations can still be made at the following locations: Corner Coffeehouse and Bistro in Frewsburg, Jefferson Terrace Hair Salon and Spa, Starbucks in Lakewood, Chautauqua County Building in Mayville, The Resource Center in Jamestown, Hewes Education Center, the Prendergast Library, St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Mayville, the town of Chautauqua offices and Diamond Cafe in Jamestown.
"For our Christmas drive, it was heart-warming to see how many people in our community contributed, and generally just watching it all come together," said Rowley. "For the last drive, we spent over $5,500 in postage alone. We asked the community for help, and it responded by donating nearly the exact same amount as we spent on postage … it just warms my heart to know that our community is there for our soldiers when they need us. It's a beautiful thing."


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Prior to joining VA, Mr. Gibson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the United Services Organizations (USO), which has been lifting the spirits of American Servicemembers and their families for more than 73 years. During his five years at the USO, net fundraising grew 90 percent, enabling dramatic growth in programs and facilities supporting our forward-deployed men and women, military families, as well as our wounded, ill, and injured Servicemembers, their families, and the families of the fallen.
Before joining the USO, Mr. Gibson spent more than 20 years in banking in Charlotte, NC; Atlanta, GA; Nashville, TN; and Birmingham, AL. In 2004, he retired from AmSouth Bancorporation, a New York Stock Exchange–traded corporation, where he served as vice chairman and chief financial officer. During his tenure as CFO, AmSouth was added to the S&P 500. Mr. Gibson also has a long history of service and leadership with a variety of nonprofit organizations. In 2002, Mr. Gibson chaired the United Way campaign in Central Alabama, which raised more than $30 million.
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Nestled in the foothills of the California's Sierra Mountains is Columbia Airport O22. Boasting a beautifully manicured grass strip, fly-in campground, and an asphalt strip, Columbia is a picturesque fly-in destination in California. Columbia is an old gold mining town and is actually a state park. The town is within walking distance from the airport. Annually the airport hosts the Father's Day Fly-In, I believe next year is the 47th annual. This popular weekend event has activities and accommodations for all ages. From the flour bombing and spot-landing contest to the tours of the air attack fire base, aircraft displays and an air show, a good time is had by all.
As those of us who put on airport events know, these events do not just magically happen. As Jim Thomas the airport manager of Columbia is keenly aware there is more gold in Columbia than what tourists in town are panning for. The true gold is the team of volunteers who assemble starting on Tuesday or Wednesday to make the Father's Day Fly-In a safe, enjoyable and memorable experience for the thousands who attend. My husband Mitch and I have been volunteers at Columbia for the past five years. As with the other volunteers, we donate our time, fuel to get there. I commend Jim and his team for helping the volunteers to feel valued and respected. The volunteer experience starts with a warm greeting followed by a detailed meeting and distribution of our colorful volunteer t-shirts. We are able to sign up for duties that match our skill set. During our time as volunteers we receive snacks, water, pop and lunch at no cost. The free t-shirt and meals are a way that the airport manager helps the volunteers to feel noticed, nurtured and appreciated. At the end of the weekend we are all dog-tired. But it is a happy tired. Jim and I both know volunteers are the extended family of airports and aviation events.
Recently I was at an airport on the coast of California whose tower was threatened in the sequestration. After landing and heading to the airport restaurant I saw a sign that said 'Help us save our control tower. Please get busy doing touch and goes."
I thought this was a novel way to get attention to their plight. Since the California Pilots Association annual convention California Dreamin' is coming up on October 18-19 and the mission of CalPilots is to save airports and inspire the love of flight, I decided to go to the flight school next to the restaurant to ask them to post a notice. I headed to the FBO and was met by a young girl at the counter. I introduced myself as the vice-president of Cal Pilots and asked if we could put up a post card to advertise our free aviation event. "I am sorry it is against our policy to post things." I asked to speak with the manager, "I am sorry they are too busy to talk to you." Then in exasperation I asked where I could post a notice. "I don't know" was her response. I just shook my head and left.
You might ask what this has to do with volunteers. The short answer is that we all must band together to protect our airports, and inspire the love of flight. We can do that by helping each other with advocacy and promotion of events at our airports. Our fun events, like California Dreamin' at San Luis Obispo airport, make them a good neighbor. When we bring the community to our events, such as the balloon glow or wine tasting, or burger fry and dance then we have won two battles. First we have invited everyone from our community we demystify the airport and make it an approachable place. Secondly we spark the ember of flight and of being a pilot.
The old saying is: if we aren't part of the solution, we are part of the problem. Let's all be part of the solution. Check out your "policies" and make sure that they are friendly and inclusive. We don't need anyone thinking that aviation is an all male rich person's club. Recognize the folks who volunteer at airports not for any monetary gain, but for the love of aviation, thank them for truly being golden.
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With Passover and Easter just around the corner, it is once again the season of biblical stories, guilt (if you're Jewish), and Peeps (if you're Christian). Whether you are going home to spend some time with your family or using your newfound "religious faith" as an excuse to avoid doing homework, here are some films to help you brush up on all things biblical.
Prince of Egypt'
With hands down the best animated soundtrack of all time, "The Prince of Egypt" tells the story of Moses' discovery that not only is he a Hebrew, but that it is his destiny to lead his people out of slavery in Egypt. No pressure. This film also boasts a ridiculous cast, including Ralph Fiennes, Sandra Bullock, Helen Mirren, and Patrick Stewart.
New Testament'
Directed by and starring Eric Ingram, CC '14, this student short film reimagines the story of Jesus and his disciples against a Morningside Heights backdrop. A 20-something Jesus must navigate friendship (and betrayal), romance, and finding a job, all while resisting the temptations of Satan. Ingram's film has been featured on Kickstarter's list of short films.
Son of God'
Featuring an unbelievably attractive Jesus, "Son of God" follows the Messiah from childhood to his crucifixion. There are miracles aplenty in this beautifully filmed movie, as well as some pretty impressive CGI sequences for the first century AD.
What is more wholesome than Christian indoctrination and vegetables? Absolutely nothing. This children's television show hosts a ridiculously catchy theme song and good Christian values as told through talking vegetables—the perfect show to watch if you're planning on celebrating 4/20.
Jesus Christ Superstar'
Honestly, Jesus Christ was basically the rock star of the Roman Empire. This film recreates the last week of Jesus' life as a 1970s rock opera, complete with a lady-of-the-night Mary Magdalene and over-the-top dramatics.
The Da Vinci Code'
OK, not exclusively biblical, but if you want to scandalize your grandmother, you can tell her all about how Jesus had a daughter with Mary Magdalene and how the Knights Templar protect the lineage of Christ. Luckily, Tom Hanks is there with a terrible haircut to solve the clues left by Leonardo da Vinci and save the day.
Noah, a humble carpenter, is forewarned of a world-destroying flood by God and is commissioned to build an ark to save the innocent from impending doom. Naturally, the not-so-innocent inhabitants of the world are a little upset, and chaos, both man-made and natural, ensues. Russell Crowe, per usual, rocks the scruffy, defiant look as the titular character.