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Alex Aviance is a young, queer man who lives and blogs in Toronto, Ontario. His interests include theoretical physics, cooking, World of Warcraft, and Ru Paul's Drag race. Alex currently holds a B.A. in Journalism from Ryerson University and has plans to return to school to study social work. He hopes to pursue a career working in the field of queer men's sexual health. His idols include Naomi Campbell, Anna Nicole Smith and Tammy Faye Bakker. You can often find him consuming far too many carbohydrates, destroying the patriarchy, and very likely engaging in a Twitter war @AlexAviance.
"For the past five years I have been living with HIV and the last two years of that openly and with no shame. I use my blog to talk about my own personal journey, my opinions and thoughts and to fight for what is right and fair for all People Living with HIV.
Unashamedly an activist, advocate and voice for all things HIV and LGBT awareness and rights related. As my body continues to battle the virus I continue to fight the fear and ignorance that leads to the stigma associated with HIV and AIDS."
Alex is from Manchester in the UK. His website/blog Alex Sparrowhawk: HIV & Me is here. He is on twitter at @birdy_tweet.
Andrew Morrison-Gurza is a Disability Awareness Consultant with an MA in Legal Studies from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, specializing in Persons with Disabilities. Andrew's passion is "making disability accessible to everyone." In his work, he highlights the lived experience of Persons with Disabilities to show that disability is a universal experience we can all embrace. Within the LGBTQ+ community, Andrew works to deconstruct our homo-normative, body beautiful ideals and show that Queers with Disabilities deserve representation. Andrew is a featured blogger for Huffington Post Gay Voices and has been featured on MTV Canada's, "1 Girl, 5 Gays" representing Persons with Disability. To find out more, and book Andrew for opportunities to make disability accessible to you, please visit: www.andrewmorrisongurza.com or tweet him @amgurza1
I am 25 Years old and live in Quezon City in the Philippines. I was diagnosed with HIV in May 2015. I have never written about it before but want people living with HIV to share my experiences, learn how I have faced my challenges and follow a path to a long and healthy life.
Award-winning blogger Bob Leahy first made his social media mark a decade ago on LiveJournal.com where there are still to this day almost 3,000 entries of his available to be read. He was a featured blogger on Ontario's HIVStigma.com campaign, along with PositiveLite.com founder Brian Finch. He joined PositiveLite.com at its inception in 2009 and became it's Editor a year later.
Born in the UK, Bob's background is in corporate banking, which he gladly left in 1994, after being diagnosed with HIV the previous year. He has chaired the board of PARN (Peterborough AIDS Resource Network) and has been an executive board member of both the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) and the Canadian AIDS Society (CAS). He was inducted in to the Ontario AIDS Network's Honour Roll in 2005. Bob is currently a member of Ontario's GMSH (Gay Men's Sexual Health Alliance). He also writes for TheBody.com.
In 2012, Bob was honoured with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal for his work and commitment to HIV/AIDS in Canada.
Bob continues to write for this site while in the Positivelite.Com editor's seat, with a particular interest in HIV prevention, theatre and the arts in general. He is accredited media for a number of Toronto theatres. He lives in Warkworth, Ontario with his partner of thirty-two years and three dogs.
Brian Finch, founder of PositiveLite.com. I've had a blog since 2005 when I decided one day that I just wanted to write. Since then I've grown to writing for a local Toronto magazine, Fab, and contribute to MyGayToronto.com.
More recently (relative to twenty years ago) in 2006 I was featured in the Ontario HIV Treatment Network's documentary "Positive Voices" filmed during the 2006 International AIDS Conference.
The very same conference where I organized an action against the Conservative government for our Prime Minister not showing up, which is now known as "The Pillow Case Project" approximatel 1000 message-stenciled pillow cases were held up at the moment the government representative stood up causing an international photography sensation.
During these years I was on the board of Canada's treatment advocacy NGO, the Canadian Treatment Action Council, and have been privileged to have worked with great activists internationally such as Africa.
Life is an evolution, apart from my contributing to PositiveLite.com, I've become a budding stand-up comic creating a new genre of comedy: candid comedy. Look out as there isn't much I don't talk about.
CATIE - HIV and Hep C Info Resource
CATIE is Canada's source for up-to-date, unbiased information about HIV and hepatitis C. We connect people living with HIV or hepatitis C, at-risk communities, healthcare providers and community organizations with the knowledge, resources and expertise to reduce transmission and improve quality of life. For more details, please visit www.catie.ca or call 1-800-263-1638.
CATIE est la source d'information à jour et impartiale sur le VIH et l'hépatite C au Canada. Notre but est de partager les connaissances, les ressources et l'expertise avec les personnes vivant avec le VIH ou l'hépatite C, les communautés à risque, les fournisseurs de soins de santé et les organismes communautaires afin de diminuer la transmission des virus et d'améliorer la qualité de vie. Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez consulter www.catie.ca ou appelez le 1.800.263.1638.
Decisions about particular medical treatments should always be made in consultation with a qualified medical practitioner knowledgeable about HIV-related illness and the treatments in question. CATIE's full disclaimer
Toute décision concernant un traitement médical particulier devrait toujours se prendre en consultation avec un professionnel ou une professionnelle de la santé qualifié(e) qui a une expérience des maladies liées au VIH et des traitements en question. Déni de responsabilité de CATIE
Christian Dolan is a London, England based Digital Marketer with a passion for all things Content and Social. When not sitting at his desk working, he is an avid HIV activist who volunteers regularly for HIV charities by fundraising and offering his time and support in helping to break down HIV stigma. Christian is an active committee member for The National AIDS Trust (NAT) World AIDS Day campaign and has been HIV Positive since 2009. For enjoyment Christian is an avid TV marathon watcher as well a regular runner, cyclist and gym junkie which he regularly tweets an about under @Dolantalks
Born in Jamaica in 1958. Emigrated to Canada in 1972. Advocate for gay rights from 70's. Has held various positions with provincial, municipal and federal governments in Canada. Diagnosed HIV+ in 1984, recommitted to battling HIV discrimination and stigma.
Has volunteered with various AIDS Service Oranizationss in Toronto; presently attached to Fife House as facilitator for volunteer training and Peer KTE officer. Also facilitates at the OHSUTP (Ontario HIV and Substance Use Program).
He continues to advocate for human rights especially where it impacts Black and gay issues. He sits on the GIPA/MIPA committees of BlackCAP and Fife House as well as the OAN (Ontario AIDS Network) Board of Directors.
Bibliophile and lover of TV, movies and film especially action and Sci-fi
Daniel Uy is a Toronto-based Yoga Teacher and Practitioner. He teaches several different styles of yoga throughout the city and more information about his work can be found on www.danieluy.com. He has been HIV+ since 1997 at the ripe old age of 21yrs old. He has a light-hearted approach to life and is an eternal optimist.
He shares stories and information on health, wellness, and spirituality beyond the pharmaceutical and religious realms. And will also share and discuss some of his favourite pastimes – spinning poi, reading, yoga, meditation and hamburgers. Metta.
David Phillips is a native of the Washington, DC area and is a subject for studies of HIV long-term non-progressors at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH. After a prolonged seroconversion illness at 17, he chose willful ignorance of his HIV status for almost 20 years due to a difficult prior neurosurgical history. David currently pursues a Master of Public Health majoring in epidemiology at the University of Maryland. His research interests include secular trends in depressive symptoms among people living with HIV and the impact of variations in standards of care on the health of HIVers in resource-poor communities. Follow him at twitter.com/bigolpoofter where he often tweets photos of culinary creations with hashtag #foodporn.
Infected HIV at age 29 in 1989, diagnosed with daughter 1994. Diagnosed chronic PTSD. Canadian.
Recipient: Queen Elizabeth II Gold and Diamond Jubilee Medals. Certified Speaking Coach. Hobby: Photography
Dennis lives in Toronto Ontario and has been living with HIV for 3 years "I've returned to my love for words. Twenty year's pursuit of connection with my Realized Self, presented in mysticism and Eastern Practices, informs my writing. My intention? To expand consciousness of both self and the audience.
Life's learning? Life's zenith rollercoaster is normal. There's nothing wrong. Surprise. Single with Pets."
Originally from Tampa Florida, Toronto's newest import DJ RELENTLESS is a Queer African-American house music DJ/Remixer/radio personality who concluded a historic 12-year residency in 2010 at New York's famed Escuelita nightclub.
Music fans can score the very latest releases in his widely celebrated series of promo only CDs mixed exclusively by DJ RELENTLESS on his blogs for PositiveLite.com as well on his website ( DJRelentless.com ). A music subscription service is also available, and don't forget to ask about the historic "Relentlessly Cunty" 5 volume set of cunty beatz and ballroom/runway classics.
My alter-ego:
JADE ELEKTRA is a legendary Queer African-American drag entertainer, nightlife personality, performing/recording artist, film/television/stage actress and outspoken HIV status symbol and role model. She has performed the world over with everyone from Harmonica Sunbeam to Beyonce, from Ill NaNa DiverseCity Dance Company to Calista Flockhart, from MJ White to Bermuda's Sybil Barrington.
Her classic underground c-c-cunty anthems include "Bitch, You Look Fierce", "How Do I Look?", "Why Are You Gaggin'?", "What-Evah", "RIF (Reading Is Fundamental)", "She Turns It", "You Bettah Feel It", "This Is What We Call A Bitch Track" and "Trade".
HIV for 22 years, Miss Elektra premiered her groundbreaking new single "HIVogue" on World AIDS Day December 1st, 2010 with epic remixes by Vjuan Allure, DJ Fierce Tease, and, of course, her less-glamorous twin brother DJ Relentless!
In 2011 crowned Miss Play 2011 and Miss Toronto Continental Elite, Jade's freshly re-issued album Proud Mary: 10th Anniversary Edition (2nd Level Records) features the hit singles "Bitch You Look Fierce", "Why Are You Gaggin'?" and "What-Evah!" plus five bonus tracks including "Don't Explain", "How Do I Look?" and "HIVogue".
Remixes of "HIVogue" by Vjuan Allure, Chip Chop and DJ Fierce Tease go on sale on iTunes as soon as she is able to locate a non-profit organization that is willing to take on the controversial subject matter of AIDS Awareness and sex sites in a track. Be on the look-out for her new single with The Snatsch Sisters called "Realness" in 2012.
Together or separately, DJ RELENTLESS and JADE ELEKTRA are a force to be reckoned with! Please stay tuned to Facebook for their latest club nights, parties, events, music video releases and booking information.
Relentless Entertainment (NYC/Toronto)
(Plus you can find Jade Elektra and DJ Relentless on twitter)
Don Short, born in Toronto but raised and reared in Newfoundland, is a writer in the making. His passion for words propels him to articulate the stuff of life, and writing about it has carried him through much of the trauma and transition life can bring. The blog here at PositiveLite.com will explore the shifting transitions that occur when aging with HIV, marked by significant and incidental happenings that pivot an individual backwards or forwards. Don is currently writing two books and attends a narrative writing group. Don is also an award winning artist and father of three.
You can reach him at email@example.com, and follow him on twitter @don_penscaper
Ed Wolf, a native of New York City, moved to San Francisco in 1976. He's been working in the HIV field since 1983, as chronicled in the award-winning documentary, "We Were Here". He worked as a Shanti counselor on Ward 5-A at San Francisco General Hospital, the first designated AIDS unit in the world. He's developed HIV-related curriculum and provided training and technical support for a large number of national and international organizations and institutions, including the California State Office of AIDS, the UCSF AIDS Health Project in San Francisco and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Los Angeles. Other projects include classroom training and technical assistance in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe to increase the effectiveness of adherence counseling in MTN (Microbicide Treatment Network) Clinical Trials. He has also been the lead content developer of an e-learning training in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as delivering adherence counseling trainings and technical assistance for staff in the iPrEx Clinical Trails in both North and South America. Ed is currently providing the Personalized Cognitive Counseling Training for HIV counselors through the San Francisco Department of Public Health. He was the first HIV Content Expert Writer for Answers.com, one of the world's largest internet-based information websites. Ed has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and was awarded the HIV National Educator of Year Award from the body.com. You can find out more about him at EdWolf.net.
"I was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico in the 60s. Living in Puerto Rico, and growing up there was a bumpy process. I was very aware of my homosexual identity at a very early age, so fighting the stigma was a very intense journey in my native island.
I love art. The Ponce Art Museum was my shelter since I was in high school. As my first job ever, I guided bilingual tours for locals and tourists from all over the world.
In high school, I was introduced to music and theater, after that, I chose to pursue a B.A. in theater at the U.P.R. ( University of Puerto Rico ). Rio Piedras campus.
In college, I discovered many things about myself. My sexual identity became established, my religious beliefs changed dramatically and my awareness of my role in society became the first and biggest challenge of my life. I became a proud gay man, an atheist and an activist. The political climate in Puerto Rico was very far away from recognizing any kind of gay rights so I knew that I needed a community that I could call my own, and be myself. After several years in Puerto Rico, in my twenties, I moved to N.Y.C. to pursue a Master's Degree in Art Education and Art Criticism at New York University. I decided to stay in Manhattan. Here I found myself. I discovered my passions, causes to fight for, and the strong community that I always dreamed of. I became a passionate man with strong convictions.
After graduation I became a N.Y.C. school teacher. I taught art in the South Bronx, Spanish Harlem and Upper Manhattan for 15 years.
Sometime in my twenties, I was exposed to HIV. I tested HIV-positive and after a serious depression, came out strong and victorious. I became an AIDS activist. My passions in life became the gears that fed energy into my existence.
Very early in my N.Y.C. years, I became a staunch liberal. All my causes were related. I was trying to survive in a world where not everybody cared if I did or not. Politics made clear who cared for me as a human being.
That's why I'm very vocal about my postings. Not because I want to convince anybody, but I do it for those who, like me, once needed some direction in life. I want to share the "real" me with those friends with similar beliefs or at least respect for my beliefs.
Today, I still live in Manhattan. I'm legally married to my husband Denis Beale and I'm disabled. My life is not easy, I have several health related conditions that are a real challenge these days. This bring me to another one of my causes. From personal experience, I believe in the legalization of cannabis (marijuana).
I consider myself a loving, compassionate and spiritual person. I have no patience for bigotry, especially the kind of sanctimonious bigotry that wraps itself in prayer and fake compassion.
This is a synopsis of who I am. It would be really helpful to start introducing myself with my favorite warning. Warning: I'm human, far from perfect, passionate about life, the pursue of difficult answers, and the conviction that we are all equal."
Felix has been featured in The Huffington Post's Queer Voices; see the piece here.
You can follow Felix on Facebook here or here and on twitter @PozHeart
Guest Authors - Revolving DoorThe Revolving Door is the place where we publish occasional articles by guest writers. If you would like to submit an article for publication, please contact editor Bob Leahy at email@example.com
Jeff Potts was and remains motivated by his own HIV infection twenty-five years ago. In his life and his career, Jeff is inspired by Helen Keller and shares this goal: "I long to accomplish great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker."
Jeff was a national programs consultant at the Canadian AIDS Society from November 2014 until January 2016. Before that, he was a long-time public servant. His last position was with the Public Health Agency of Canada as the (national) manager of the Hepatitis C Prevention, Support and Research Program. Before that, he held health portfolio positions at Health Canada and at Correctional Service Canada; and before that (way back), he was one of the earliest representatives of CATIE. Over the years, Jeff has spoken about and/or represented public health policy and programs on countless occasions across Canada, and at international meetings in more than twelve countries around the world. Jeff is a proud and active member of the Canadian Positive People Network (the CPPN) where he shares unyielding resolve to improve and protect the health, quality of life and social condition of people living with HIV and HIV co-infections in Canada - and everywhere!
John McCullagh is the publisher of PositiveLite.com. He's an HIV-positive gay man who's been active in Toronto's LGBTQ community since immigrating to Canada from his native Britain in 1975. A social worker by profession, he's worked in government and the not-for-profit sector in both front-line and management positions. His experience includes research, policy analysis, strategic planning, program development, project management, and communications.
In the early years of the AIDS epidemic, John was a counsellor at the Toronto Counselling Centre for Lesbians and Gays (now known as David Kelley Services), an organization he co-founded and which was one of the first agencies in Toronto to offer professional counselling to those infected with and affected by HIV.
Now retired, John volunteers with the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) and is a board member of CATIE, Canada's national HIV and Hepatitis C knowledge broker.
John regularly contributes articles to PositiveLite.com about his personal experiences of living with HIV and about issues relevant to Canada's HIV and LGBTQ communities.
I am a 26-year old man, living in Toronto. In June of 2014, I tested positive for HIV. Seeing that in writing is still surreal to me.
My journey has just begun; while it is a journey I certainly did not envision taking, it's one that I must now take nonetheless. While there's lots of scientific and medical research information out there, I haven't found much that chronicles the journey of a positive person. This blog aims to provide that kind of outlet.
I am choosing to write this blog anonymously. Not because I'm ashamed, and not because I think there would be repercussions of sharing my name. An anonymous story lets me be freer. I don't have to worry about holding back. I hope that you will not find this blog has less meaning for that reason.
I am trying to handle this new life in the best way I know how: with a touch of humour. It isn't easy to find laughter in this situation, but I am trying. I hope this blog will reflect a bit of that too, but it will also share the serious stories, fears and issues I face as I take this journey.
I'd love to hear from you. Commenting on posts is welcome, but you can also reach me on Twitter; I'm @PlusSideOfLife. I'm also on Facebook here. My home bog, The Plus Side of Life, is here.
My name is Joshua Middleton and I am a HIV+ heterosexual newly diagnosed male from Murrieta, California that is putting a face to this virus. I am an activist, blogger, v-logger, and educator. I am one of millions of people battling this virus day in and day out looking to share my experience in an effort to prevent others from ending up in my same situation.
Ken Monteith - Montreal CorrespondentKen Monteith was diagnosed with AIDS and 4 CD4 cells in 1997. Ken is a recovering lawyer (it's a process!) living in Montréal, where he obsessively counts his CD4s with equal fluency in English and French, pausing only to glare at those who dare to taunt him with their higher numbers.
I descend from a maternal line of women with zany senses of humour. Their raucous laughter was energizing, creative and amusing, and they were larger-than-life characters. From these grand, generous and gregarious gals I inherited deep interest in people and their wellbeing. While I have been employed in the caring professions, no doubt influenced by these formidable foremothers, my natural habitat is in circumstances of refracted rather than bright light. An ethnographer by day, I spend time listening, lurking, pondering and observing. Specifically, I am captivated by and genuinely interested in the stories that we, ordinary, everyday people, tell about our lives. Therein lies much learning and wisdom. In understanding the often taken-for-granted circumstances of our lives, we bear witness with humility. There is a promise of transcendence in this exercise.
I am an HIV importer. I brought this infection back to Canada after living, working and, alas, loving overseas. Thankfully I am a citizen. Had I not been, the possibility of returning for care and treatment would have been shut. Ms. ELISA and her companion Mr. Western Blot changed my life and its direction. My coming out as a positive woman occurred through my address at a Canadian AIDS Society PHA Forum a decade ago when I was in my thirties. I owe my life to supporters who cradled me in early days after diagnosis. I am indebted to caring souls who have more recently guided me to understand the ebbs and flows of anxiety and depression. They help me cultivate knowledge about and a language to express such ideas as acceptance, compassion, patience and guiltless self-care. I am sad that HIV stood in the way of becoming a mother. I am troubled that the movement and migration of people with HIV continue to be fettered in certain contexts. I am haunted that while I can thrive, my former lover, who suffered, withered and died, could not. This is evidence that socio-political boundaries and legal geographies kill.
In contributing to PositiveLite.com, I seek to connect the dots between the personal and political by exploring the issues gestured toward above, among others. To do this, I propose to deploy my ethnographic skills of listening, observing and analyzing to make the lineaments of everyday people's lives visible; beginning, it might not surprise you, from the experiences of yours truly: the most ordinary of people!
Louis "Kengi" Carr - L.A. Correspondent
Louis "Kengi" Carr is a California native, born and raised in Santa Monica. He is a published photographer, writer and guest speaker. Formerly a private chef and events caterer, this formerly homeless, HIV positive, proud Angelino is now a activist and advocate for people with HIV and homeless individuals. He is the creator/founder of Project Kengikat, Do Something Saturday, Unplugging HIV and the author of 29 Months.
A lover of photography, blogging and vlogging and USC Football, Kengi has been rediscovering his love for Los Angeles, ceramics, painting and cooking while elevating the conversations of HIV and homelessness. He enjoys being outdoors, spending quality time with his friends and his amazing rescue dog Dodger.
Mark S. King - My Fabulous Disease
Mark S. King and his very funny site "My Fabulous Disease" must share some DNA with Positive Lite, because his light-hearted approach to living with HIV feels just like family. "My Fabulous Disease" has the authority of Mark's lifelong HIV activism mixed with the wit of your favorite gay uncle.
Check out his full blog and more at: My Fabulous Disease
Despite a passionate childhood love affair with iceberg lettuce and anything sugary, Matt Levine has spent 27 years in the natural and organic foods business. These days he drives a pedicab in San Francisco and is the co-creator of the podcast Corncuopia; The Cult, Culture and Business of Food.
Born in Stamford, Connecticut, he lived in some of the grungier areas of New York City before moving to the Elysian Fields of San Francisco in 1989.
Despite graduating from college with honors, he drove a taxicab in Manhattan, a decision he credits with his father's refusal to co-sign a loan to open a natural foods store in his hometown.Matt tries to make those who would listen believe that said store of his dreams would have sold to Whole Foods for millions of dollars.Regardless, his love for his father remained and he is only occasionally bitter, mainly for dramatic effect.
In addition to driving a tricycle, he also works as a freelance research analyst publishes Natural Business News, home to the industry's only humor and satire section and the Cornucopia podcast . In his free time, he mentors at-risk youth, eats too quickly, suffers acid reflux but is hoping meditation gets ride of it and follows his beloved New York Mets with more passion than is advisable.
Maya Cole is a trans mental health advocate, who has been involved in a variety of causes and activism since she was 17. Maya describes herself as a cerebral feminist, agent provocateur and sexual freedom fighter (as an active member of Toronto's BDSM community).
A strong proponent of anti-oppression in HIV/AIDS work and health promotion, Maya has been HIV+ for 8 years. She also lives with bipolar disorder, which has helped her to reaffirm her commitment to self-care and improvement through therapy, meditation, yoga and other spiritual practices. Maya believes in strengthening the link between the physical, mental and emotional planes of one's self-care - especially in their experience of living with HIV.
Maya is a lover of her English foxhound Beau, graphic novels, landscape photography, coffee and cheesecake
Twitter/Instagram: @themayacole
Megan DePutter is the Training Manager for Terrence Higgins Trust in Glasgow, Scotland. A relatively recent transplant from Kitchener, Ontario, Megan enjoys exploring the city of Glasgow and all it has to offer while moaning about the weather. Megan has worked in the voluntary sector for more than 10 years and spent 5 of those years working in the HIV field where she honed her passion and commitment to addressing the needs of people living with and at risk of HIV and AIDS. Megan manages the Learning Centre at Terrence Higgins Trust in Scotland to provide a range of HIV and sexual health related training.
Her blogs represent her own opinions.
Michael was born in California in 1970 – actually, hatched from an egg – and spent the next twenty years of his life hopping across the globe, wherever America saw fit to station troops for some inexplicable reason. In what was likely a fit of absent-mindedness, he acquired a Masters in Communications, Political Science and Comparative Literature from the University of Mainz in West Germany, probably because it was roughly equidistant to the clubs of Paris, London and Berlin. Along the way, he modeled, tended bar, wrote copy, ran an ad agency, got bored, and moved to New York City. He remains there today, making a living as a wordsmith and creative brain, all the while making sure nobody ever sees that portrait in the attic.
Oh, and before he partnered up, he probably slept with your boyfriend.
Michael Yoder currently works with POZitively Connected, a project of Vancouver Island Persons Living with HIV AIDS Society. Positively Connected provides social connection and support to gay/bi men living with HIV. He has previously sat on the board of directors of the Canadian AIDS Society (CAS), and has been involved in the HIV/AIDS movement since 1987. He worked with CAS in development and writing of the One Foot Forward Series of self training modules for people living with HIV and other work. Michael is always available for writing work, workshop development/presentation as well as public speaking.
Michael's social media connections are @michaely1961 on twitter and on Facebook here.
Ontario HIV Treatment Network - Research
The Ontario HIV Treatment Network is an independent, not-for-profit organization funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. We are a network composed of:
- People with HIV
- Academic and community-based researchers
- Members of AIDS service organizations and other community groups
- Decision makers from all levels of government and various community groups
- Health care providers
We promote excellence and innovation in HIV treatment, research, education and prevention in Ontario to:
- Improve the health and well being of people with HIV
- Contribute to HIV prevention efforts
- Promote knowledge exchange among all HIV stakeholders
- Ensure value for resources
For more information the OHTN please visit their website.
I was born and brought up in sunny Barbados. I come from a very loving family whom I still to this day adore with all my heart. I'm a very happy go lucky kinda guy. I'm pretty well traveled. I've lived and studied in different parts of the world which I think has made me understand the human race just a tad bit better. My friends are fast from traveling but my heart will always remain where they are. In the Caribbean.
At 15 I received a Scholarship for psychology where I lived in Cuba for about a Year. Moved to England and studied and lived for six years. Lived in Panama for two years and am now back in England, where I've managed to hold a column in OutNorthWest Magazine. I've been interviewed by BBC Out North West Tonight, been on radio with Mike Robinson, been a panelist on HIV matters aired on Gaydio, also in front of a live audience on HIV matters, and was interviewed for Worlds Aids Day for a video.
My blog The Broken Bones http://patrickettenes.blogspot.ca/
Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DevilsDream
Twitter @PEttenes
Living in the vibrant city of Toronto sets the tone for what Philip writes and the adventure it takes. It may take the form of a poem or a play – though interviewing is Philip's favourite way to express himself through his writing. As with many people, Philip passionately and without hesitation reached out and walked toward helping his friends/peers who were all fighting, falling and dying during the early years of AIDS. It is in their memory – and in their crushing loss – that Philip continues to light his torch to help today's PHA see a little better, believe they can live without fear, and to breath some of his passion to find their strength to be pro-active in today's world. Philip's creativity and ability to inspire reflects through growth in the words he writes so a piece comes to life in it's own time.
Follow Philip on twitter at @PhilipJHDawsonP
Philip Minaker has been a regular contributor to PositiveLite.com since its inception in 2009. Many of his pieces on fashion, style and pop culture for PositiveLite.com have also been reposted on numerous sites around the world.
Being diagnosed as HIV-positive in 1983 (when it was literally a death sentence) he initially chose to keep it to himself and continued to forge an extensive career in the fashion industry. It was not until the death of his grandmother (the love of his life), also in 2009, that he became comfortable with the idea of coming out regarding his HIV status. "For me, it was yet another ordeal I had to learn to live with while I continued to hope for better days ahead. Like other unpredictable and disturbing events that had occurred in my life, I have done my best to not let it fully define or consume me. I have however, recognized it as a part of who I am and made the necessary concessions over the years in my efforts to live a fulfilling, productive and happy life." Philip has now been "undetectable" for nearly ten years.
He officially moved from Winnipeg to Toronto in 1990 and continues to make a life for himself, which is an ongoing work in progress. Recently, Philip chose to combine his professional and personal passions into the pet industry by forging a unique ambience and perspective in managing and buying for an independently owned full service pet shop, naturally, right in the heart of downtown Toronto. He is having the time of his life!
Poppy Morgan, an HIV negative woman, created a blog (HIVNegativeSpouses.blogspot.com) in 2008 to document her journey of living life with an HIV positive spouse. Her blog chronicles part of the process of finding a safe and affordable method of conception. In 2011, Poppy began taking Truvada or PrEP, as a means to naturally conceive a child with her HIV positive husband. After 17 cycles of taking PrEP, Poppy finally gave birth to a healthy, HIV negative baby girl in April 2013. She is considering taking Truvada again to bring an additional bundle of joy to their family.
Poppy's Twitter handle is @poprock333
Robert W. Olver is a former education worker with an alternative life in experimental music. Currently retired and living in Peterborough, Ontario, he is a gentleman of leisure and the friend of all cats everywhere.
On October 14 2015 Robert celebrated the first anniversary of his HIV diagnosis. Yes, that's right. Celebrated.
"It was given to me just after my birthday and just a few days before I was to retire. I felt a bit overwhelmed initially but there's nothing like a crisis to help you sort out what's important to you. Let's just say I found myself needing to revise some of my plans.
A year on, I find much to celebrate and I'll be blogging to explain just what I mean by that and lots of other things as I navigate this journey".
Rodney Rousseau is from small-town Northwestern Ontario. Now living in Toronto, he is pursuing a career in HIV immunology research. Rodney advocates for accessible and impactful basic science research, and believes that integrating people living with HIV into the research environment and decision-making is integral to that goal. Rodney has been engaged with HIV and LGBT work for over five years, with experience in grassroots advocacy, outreach, event planning, volunteer management, and governance. Follow Rodney on twitter @RodneyKyle.
My name is Samantha and I live in British Columbia, Canada. I am an ordinary woman trying my best on the dating scene as a woman living with HIV to connect with men for intimacy, a relationship and the kind of satisfying sex I used to have before my diagnosis.
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The Emery County commission heard the Division of Wildlife Resources update at the Dec. 7 commission meeting. Derris Jones from the DWR said they support the seasonal road closures in the Pines on the Muddy drainage. These seasonal closures help with depredation and public safety problems. If the elk aren't disturbed then they are less likely to come down into the haystacks by Ferron and Emery. The crossing of these elk on SR-10 is a safety issue for motorists.
Jones also said the land trade in Range Creek is moving forward with Hunt Oil, it is expected to be completed by the first of the year. The draft interim plan for Range Creek is about ready to be sent out for review and comments. This is a joint effort with Utah State Parks, University of Utah and the Museum of Natural History all having an interest.
Jones said the Gigliotti pond has been fitted with a synthetic lining which will take care of the leakage problem for good. Some aquatics money has been set aside for the development of community fisheries and the next such project will be at the fairgrounds in Price. The water will come from the North Carbon canal with watershares purchased from White Oak. If the clay isn't good then a 2 acre pond will be constructed with a liner, but if the clay will hold the water then an 8 acre pond will be constructed. The vacancies in the aquatics department have been filled with highly qualified individuals who will bring an increased knowledge of the fish on the endangered species list and helpful suggestions for recovery efforts.
It was determined that the DWR will do a presentation at the public lands council meeting on Dec. 14 to discuss the endangered species and where and how the money is being spent to keep species off this list.
Jones said they are looking for additional funding for Duck Fork and hope to be taking fish eggs from the Colorado Cutthroat there a year from spring.
"Desert Lake is drying up and the future is not bright. With the installation of the irrigation systems in the area and the drought it's hard to maintain it as a waterfowl management area," said Jones. He said the DWR is thinking about purchasing water to put into the lake and wanted the commission to be aware of what was happening there and they are also open to suggestions. The commission advised they start with the irrigation company to inquire about any available water shares.
"The sagebrush habitat projects are down for the winter and will startup again in the spring. We are 200 acres short of the planned 700 acres for this year. The project includes seeding and aerating and the snow was keeping the machine too far off the ground to be effective so we'll start again in the spring," said Jones.
Jones mentioned the gas companies and the wildlife and working together to ensure the wildlife is protected with the development of gas wells. Commissioner Ira Hatch mentioned a comprehensive study recently released in Wyoming on the effects of the gas wells and wildlife. Jones said they haven't studied the matter indepth, but he has found the deer tracks surrounding wells that are quieter and that noisier drilling operations seem to scare the deer off. Also, deer get used to the traffic when vehicles do not stop, but stopped vehicles tend to increase the deer's heart rate and put them into a stressful situation. He said there are many factors involved in the declining deer population. The fawn production this year looked a lot better.
Sheep surveys were made on the south San Rafael and lamb production is up and adult animals will be counted in January.
Five new cases of chronic wasting disease were detected on deer taken in the LaSals on the rifle hunt. A study will be conducted this winter to study deer movements to see if the disease is transferring to any other areas.
The West Nile disease had less impact than expected and the drought may have been a contributing factor. In Wyoming the sage grouse have been affected by the West Nile virus and they have lost a lot of their population.
The deer hunt saw a substantial improvement in harvested bucks. Good, snowy conditions concentrated the bucks and more mature bucks were harvested and success was up. This might affect the buck/doe ratio of 15/1. Three consecutive years with reduced numbers requires that action be taken and the only action remaining to be taken in the southeastern region would be reduced permit numbers. These determinations will be made after the counts are in. The fawn/doe ratio looks good.
The Canadian Lynx in the area was captured by the Colorado Fish and Wildlife and will be released closer to its home at a later date. This was the third lynx identified this season one other was captured and one at the higher elevations of the Wasatch Front was left alone.
The elk hunting park in Carbon County had some escapee elk last season. An elk hunter this year harvested one of the animals which had a tag in its ear. The elk apparently went over a fence which had drifted with snow. One other elk with a tag in its ear was spotted by elk hunters and it is still wandering. These elk came from a farm in Colorado which has been tested for chronic wasting disease.
Sixty turkeys in boxes will be released in Spring Canyon.
The Carbon High science students will participate in the Adopt-a-flock program where they will help with the monitoring and data recording on the birds.


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Although protractors began to appear in practical geometry textbooks in the 18th century, it was not until the turn of the 20th century that they were used systematically in mathematics teaching in American schools. Some protractors were small and inexpensive, intended for purchase and use by individual students. These might be made from new materials, such as plastic. Other protractors for educational use were oversized, designed for teachers to provide demonstrations of concepts at the blackboard. Two protractors in the collection were manufactured in Japan and displayed at the 1876 World's Fair to help demonstrate the modernization of education in that nation.
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Safe-T Semicircular School Protractor
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- This clear plastic semicircular protractor arrived at the Smithsonian in a clear plastic wrapper, which is stored with it. Designed for use by schoolchildren, it contains four sets of divisions, three to single degrees and the innermost one to ten degrees.
- The outer two divisions are marked by tens for reading left-opening angles, from 0° to 180°. The inner two divisions are marked by tens for reading right-opening angles, from 170° to 0°. A semicircular slot separates the two scales.
- The interior of the protractor is open. A scale along the bottom edge of the opening is divided to millimeters and marked by centimeter from 0 to 10. The outer bottom edge of the protractor is divided to sixteenths of an inch and is marked by inches from 1 to 6. The corners are slightly rounded.
- The object bears several marks along its diameter edge: PAT. [/] PENDING; SAFE-T TM [/] PRORUCTS [sic] Inc.; Angles Opening Left (>) [/] Use Upper Scale; VIEW-THRU TM [/] SAFE-T PLASTIC TM [/] #45780; Angles Opening Right (<) [/] Use Lower Scale; La Grange, IL [/] 60525-0692.
- Reference: SAFE-T Products, Inc., Innovative Safe Drawing and Measuring Instruments, about 1998. According to this catalog, these protractors sold individually for 75 cents. In 2006, the company became a subsidiary of A. Daigger & Company and its name changed to Classroom Products Warehouse.
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- 1998.0033.02
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- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Safe-T 45779 Blackboard Protractor
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- This oversized white plastic semicircular protractor may be used at a chalkboard or whiteboard. A smaller semicircle is cut out of the protractor's interior. Three curved grooves form a third semicircle between these two semicircles. The protractor is divided by single degrees and in three rows of divisions. It is marked by tens from 0° to 180° (left to right) and from 180° to 0° (right to left).
- An oversized ruler, or scale of equal parts, divided to mm and marked by single cm from 1 to 10, is on the diameter of the innermost semicircle. A notch for the origin point of the protractor is at the center of this edge. Another scale of equal parts, divided by 16ths of an inch and marked by ones from 1 to 6, is along the outer lower edge.
- The protractor is marked: Angles Opening Left (>) Use Upper Scale; Angles Opening Right (<) Use Lower Scale (/) SAFE-T PROTRACTOR® #45779. A recycling logo for plastic type 6 appears in the lower right corner. The protractor retailed for approximately $13 in 2011.
- See also ID numbers 1998.0033.02 and 1999.0117.02.
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- Associated Date
- 2000
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- Safe-T Products, Inc.
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- 2000.0160.03
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- 2000.0160
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Sadie Steed and the Eldorado girls' 3200 meter relay team grabbed first place finishes at Tuesday's track & field meet at Hamilton County High School.
Eldorado scored a total of 57 points, placing fourth out of six teams.
Steed grabbed a first place finish in the triple jump, going 29-feet-10.5, while the 3200 meter relay team finished in a time of 12:20.38.
Dempsey Hankins, Danielle Bradley, Alyssa Payne and Erica Graczyk make up the 3200 meter relay team and Hankins grabbed a fourth and third place finish in the 800 and 1600 meter runs respectively, finishing the 800 meters with a time of 3:00.46 and crossing the finish line in the 1600 for a time of 6:36.75.
Steed finished second in the 200 meter dash with a time of 30.38, while Erica Graczyk took second in the high jump, clearing 4-foot-6.
The 400 meter relay team of Sarah Baldwin, Carrie Sauls, Andrea Wright and Jacqlyn Artman finished fourth with a time of 1:08.
Baldwin took fourth in the 100 meter dash with a time of 15.7, while Danielle Bradley was fifth in the 100 high hurdles, finishing in a time of 21.61.
Elsie Talkington took sixth place in the shot put with a toss of 25-feet-5.
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UPDATE: The state's new teacher evaluation system will be fully implemented in September, even though the State Board of Education isn't expected to adopt the regulations that govern this system until its Sept. 11 meeting.
Still, teachers and administrators are hard at work creating student growth objectives and familiarizing themselves with their district's teacher practice model.
The regulations were expected to be adopted at the State Board's August meeting, but Assistant Commissioner of Education Peter Shulman explained that the delay was caused by the need to comply with New Jersey's administrative code adoption process. That process requires a 60-day period for written comments after the code has reached proposal level before the State Board.
Published July 11, 2013
It's been said before, but for the two dozen NJEA members and staff who attended Wednesday's State Board of Education meeting, it needed to be said again: New Jersey should slow its implementation of the proposed teacher evaluation system to ensure that educators are fully trained and to thoroughly examine the impact of using student standardized test scores to evaluate teachers.
"We should not rush to implement a change that has such high-stakes results without a full understanding of its impact," said NJEA lobbyist Francine Pfeffer, who spoke during the public testimony portion of the meeting. "Other states across the nation are giving their new evaluation systems the benefit of time."
Pfeffer referred to a U.S. Department of Education offer that would allow states to postpone the use of standardized tests to make high-stakes personnel decisions.
Last month, NJEA was joined by the five other members of the New Jersey LEE Group (Leadership for Educational Excellence) in signing an open letter to Governor Chris Christie, Education Commissioner Chris Cerf, and the entire Legislature urging New Jersey to apply for a one-year federal waiver on the use of standardized tests to evaluate teachers. The Christie administration, however, has ignored this request and plans to fully implement a new system of teacher evaluation in September.
Cerf has repeatedly suggested that the so-called ACHIEVENJ system must start this fall in order to comply with the TEACHNJ Act, signed into law in August 2012. But Pfeffer pointed out that a new system of educator evaluation need not include student growth percentiles (SGP), calling the research on SGPs "mixed."
"TEACHNJ calls for a measure of student growth; it does not require that we use student growth percentiles, student growth objectives, or a value added model," Pfeffer noted. "It would be better to take time, see the results of their use, do our own research, and ensure that districts have the time to fully train their staff and implement a system that is fair, reliable, and valid."
Several NJEA members who participated in a Lobby Day at the State Board meeting also presented testimony.
Both Brian Adams and Lance Hilfman spoke about their experiences in districts that participated in the pilot of the new evaluation system.
"Currently, no staff member has seen their SGP numbers, yet next year for some it will be used to gauge their effectiveness," said Adams, who is an eighth-grade teacher in Rockaway.
"To me and my fellow educators, it only makes sense to delay the use of standardized test scores to evaluate teachers to be fair to the educators, who give their all for the children of the State," he concluded.
Hilfman, who works in Roselle Public Schools, described a similar scenario, and spoke about the poor quality of training on the new system that many educators have received.
Marie Corfield, an art teacher in the Flemington-Raritan School District, responded to a presentation made at the June State Board of Education meeting about a 2011 study on using value-added methods to evaluate teachers.
"Dr. Rockoff touted the ability of a 'great teacher' to add $250,000 in earnings to a classroom full of students," Corfield recalled. Then she noted that a breakdown of Rockoff's assertion shows that those students would only earn an extra "$4.63 per week."
"It's disturbing that someone with the Dr. Rockoff's credentials would try to sell you this as a significant piece of evidence," she said.
Corfield echoed the sentiments of the dozens of educators who have testified before the board since the proposed teacher evaluation system was introduced in March: New Jersey's schools are already among the best in the nation and rushing to implement an unproven evaluation system is not good policy.
"Do we want to look back on this moment in history and know that we got it done right or that we got it done quickly?" Corfield queried.


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When it comes to your denim comfort zone, scarves may deviate from the jeans, dresses, and jackets that you're used to seeing on a daily basis, but that doesn't mean you should shy away from them. Take the risk and layer a lightweight scarf over a striped shirt for a casual Sunday brunch or toughen up a bright yellow cashmere sweater with a rough-edged chambray confection. For a quirkier take, top a simple black V-neck with an acid-wash denim scarf. It's unexpected, but comfy and easy to pull off. (Obviously, we're big fans.)
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- 12-16-2012, 09:22 PM Thread Author #1
Specific questions for Numbers user on iPad
So I'm debating purchasing Apple's Numbers and I'd like to get answers to a few questions before doing so. It's a shame there's no way you can evaluate the iWorks suite. Anyway, I'd be using Numbers as the centerpiece of my finance / budget planning and tracking on my iPad.
1. Is there any advantage to using Numbers rather than Google Drive's spreadsheet (which I'm doing at the moment)? I'm thinking Numbers, as a native app, will look better and be easier to navigate.
2. I had to modify my Excel spreadsheets when I moved them to Google Drive. I even had to completely abandon a few more advanced features. Have you found any major issues with compatibility? I'm not a professional accountant but, still, the more complex budget spreadsheet I made, cross-reference a lot of cell values, use conditional formatting and IF functions. I also have a few charts
3. Can you create documents with several sheets with Numbers or would they have to be separate documents?
That's about it for now but feel free to suggest anything or let me know of anything I need to be aware of.
Thanks in advance!
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Hi vp710.
1) Agree. It looks nicer and has some advantages because every sheet is a blank workspace where you can position your tables, text or media.
2) In general there is nearly no compatibility between iOS Numbers and Excel or any other spreadsheet app except Numbers for Mac.Google Docs is not supported. For example: If you save a Numbers spreadsheet in Excel-Format you will get one table containing Export Summeries (an overview of the objects, e.g. tables in the numbers Spreadsheet) and for each table in a Numbers sheet you will get a sheet in Excel. Formulas containing different tables in one sheet get lost in Excel. References between documents are not supported (this is, on my point of view an advantage). Conditional formatting is not supported but many functions including IF statements and charts.
3) One document may contain several sheets and one sheet may contain several tables.
- 12-27-2012, 11:45 PM Thread Author #3
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Thanks that helps!
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If you like to keep using Google Drive on the iPad and have all available features from the web version of Google Drive, you should try Appser for Google Docs. It's free.
- 01-21-2013, 06:43 AM Thread Author #5
Specific questions for Numbers user on iPad
Thanks Kiril! Great app.
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The Emery County Business Chamber welcomed a new business to the Emery County Business community. Jackie Jensen is the proud owner of Early Bird Daycare in Orangeville. The in-home day care is located at 450 North Main in Orangeville.
She opens at 5 a.m. each morning and she will work with parents on the pick-up time at night. She will accommodate the working schedules of the parents because she knows some people start early or work late and they need a good safe place for their children. She can have two children under the age of two and eight children altogether at one time. Hours are Monday-Friday, but weekends can be arranged, too. Her number is 609-0187.
Jackie said, "I love kids, my kids are getting older now and our baby Treyson will be 10 next week. We have a fenced area for the children to play outside. We have toys, games and will do educational activities with the children. We offer meals and snacks. We are licensed by the state of Utah. The state sends inspectors out to visit the daycare facilities and we have been inspected. I have a bulletin board where I put information for the parents including information about the nutrition program. There is a real need for day care in our area. There isn't anybody around that does this anymore. We are excited to offer this service and it's a new adventure for us. It's the first time I've done anything like this. But, I love kids and the more the merrier. We are accepting children now. We also plan on doing arts and crafts."
Jackie and her husband Kasey have four children Jake, Johnny, Treyson and Kortney.
The members of the Emery County Business Chamber participated in a ribbon cutting at the new business. Chamber president Julie Jones presented Jackie with a plaque from the Chamber to welcome her business.


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Skip to comments.Colorado School Bans Game of Tag on Playground
Posted on 08/31/2007 3:51:34 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
Springs elementary gives tag a timeout By BRIAN NEWSOME THE GAZETTE
On the playground of a northern Colorado Springs elementary school, tag is not it.
The touch-and-run game and any other form of chasing was banned this year at Discovery Canyon Campus elementary school by administrators who say it fuels schoolyard disputes.
It causes a lot of conflict on the playground, said Assistant Principal Cindy Fesgen. In the first days of school, before tag was banned, she said students would complain to her about being chased or harassed.
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Nationally, several schools have done away with tag and other games because of the accidents and arguments they can lead to. Its a trend that has rankled some parents and childhood experts who say games such as tag contribute to childrens social and physical development.
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In 2005, two elementaries in Falcon School District 49 adopted a structured recess program, Trouble-Free Playground, that did away with chasing games in favor of other activities that cut down on physical contact. Evans and Meridian Ranch elementaries said the program helped reduce playground squabbles.
What about "frozen" tag? That's a little safer < /S >
My sentiments exactly.
PC irrationality gone even further amuck.
We used rocks when I was a kid.
Oh brother! "Have your people fax my people!"
Do any of you remember that. We used to have to make ourselves a hat and dance around a pole holding a piece of ribbon to unite with our communist brethren.
I had no idea about the communist tilt until adulthood and wondered why it vanished.
Besides, it is an opportunity to teach the kids self control — be good and we will allow you to play the game, be bad and we will take it away for a couple of days.
These are elementary kids.
And the the food police complain because children are over weight. How the hell can they maintain an average weight if they can not excercise you idiots??
So, I guess football and basketball are out...?
It won't be long before we have school uniforms — unisex - skirts for both boys and girls.
Oh, golly gee...let's not subject them to something they don't like. After all, in the real world, you always get your way.
It would be a rather piss poor teacher when I was in school who could not handle an elementary school playground squabble.
Educators used to understand that the playground was where students learned conflict resolution.
Let me see, if you don't want to be chased you don't run. Too simple for educated minds, I guess.
Hey, kids!
Since they won't let you play tag with your classmates, I suggest you play murder-ball with the administrators - use rocks if no balls are handy.
ExCalifornian's are doing their best to ruin this once conservative state.
In other news, America is more obese than ever...........
When I went to school, we had Hygiene class, 15 minute recess both morning and afternoon, gym class, shop and home economics. Those were the days, my friends. Those were the days!
What has happened Colorado (and District 20 in conservative Colorado Springs)? We used to chase each other every recess for months. If you didn't want a guy chasing you, you decked him (horrors).
Californians, your work is almost done here. It's time to move on to another beautiful spot and start ruining it, since wherever you move you make it unbearable to live in. Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming?? Anyone willing to sacrifice for a neighbor???
The fat fem-hags of the NEA don't want any girls to be chased by boys, nor to grow up skinny and physically fit.
Jaw-dropping idiocy.
why don't we ban testosterone while we're at it?
At the local middle school, the new rule is no touching of any kind. You can't pat a buddy on the back for a job well done, hold a girl's hand, hug someone, shake hands, take someone's arm to help him, examine someone's new ring by taking her hand, nothing, nada. Do, and you get detention; do it twice, and you're suspended. For touching.
Thank God there are no real problems in our school system--no gangs, drugs, or performance deficits--so school administrators have time to worry about such things. < /s>
Read the story. Freep the poll! (at the bottom of the home page. http://www.gazette.com )
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This why freedom is so rare in the history of the world and why it never lasts: people don't want to be free, they want to be taken care of.
I understand your point but what I remember about grade school was the girls chasing the boys.
It took a few more years for the boys to become aware girls even existed.
"Why dont we ban testosterone while were at it"?
Tag can KILL!!!!
Why do all these crazy things seem to happen in Colorado? It seems second only to California in terms of sheer PC lunancy
My only surprise was that they still were allowed to play tag. Thought it was already banned.
"My only surprise was that they still were allowed to play tag. Thought it was already banned"
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Is hide and go seek, still legal?
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Sounds like you went to school in the forties and fifties. Those WERE the days.
Sounds like you went to school in the forties and fifties. Those WERE the days.
Unbelievable nonsense. I have so had my fill of the p.c. liberal wacko crowd.
We too. Once I got nailed just above an eye and took several stitches. We also used bamboo spears, but I don't recall any serious mishaps from that. The worst mishap of all, while playing chase games. was running full speed into the metal cable of a clothesline positioned at my eye level. They had to glue that wound. There were no fat kids in my circle of friends and we all somehow survived childhood.
Kenny Maine, ESPN during football highlights "he's running like people are chasing him"..
Um, so does this mean "smear the queer" is out too?
completely asinine
So much for the BS socialization argument that socialists use against us home-schoolers.
Let's all make SURE none of these kids grow up with the ability to deal with conflicts cause we ALL KNOW that in the adult world, everyone is at peace with one another....
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