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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Your Own Self.
That statement alone makes me laugh on the inside. Me, interviewed. For you see, I'm still such a work in progress in photography, that to have someone want to interview me made me feel a little weird. Flattered, but weird.
We had a conversation today about the idolization of photographers in the industry. And how damaging it could be... to the person doing the idolizing.
We talked about how every single photographer has a so-so session. How not every image in 'their' Gallery is perfection. We are only human. We're supposed to make mistakes (thanks Billy for the insight there).
Imperfections are everywhere, no matter how long you have been shooting, how many Facebook fans you have and how many books you have published. No one is immune.
So when you go to compare yourself to the hottest shooter in your mind, stop. Insert a shake of the shoulders by me. And get over it. Because it is more damaging than you think.
You are your own unique self. That should translate into every area of your life, including photography. Photographers are some of the most insecure people I know- myself absolutely included. We eagerly lie in wait when we post images to Facebook to see if anyone commented (refresh page. refresh page. refresh page. Darn. I knew I should have went with another image for the sneak peek!)
When I started out in this industry in early 2009, a mere 3 years ago, I knew pretty quickly what I wanted to do versus what a lot of the trends were: I knew after my first shoot with a newborn and props that was not me. I failed miserably. I was shaking putting the baby into the basket. My black cloth to use as a backdrop was wrinkled and full of lint. That awkwardness was NOT the way I wanted to feel shooting, ever.
I decided I wanted my images to make people feel something and be like a mirror held up to their lives.
So great. I had my style, and it was called lifestyle. Let's go with that. Check that off the to-do list.
But then the problem arose of pining for my images to look like something I just couldn't translate them into when I clicked the shutter. Indoor lifestyle shots with a Nikon D40? Epic (noisy) fail. Why couldn't I get the results 'x' got with her camera?
Guess what? The camera DOES matter. The equipment DOES matter. The mantra of 'it's not the camera it's the photographer' is certainly true, don't get me wrong. But shoot, the camera and lens play a pretty darn big part in the difference between a snapshot indoors and an image worthy of charging people money for!
When you look at someone like me, for example, who is blessed to own a Nikon D3s take pause. Your images are noisy at 1,000 ISO? Of course they are! Stop kicking yourself because your D90 doesn't crank to 100,000 ISO and you can't shoot in the dark. Baby steps. I saved, saved, saved, and poured (and continue to pour) money back into my equipment to get better results. Unless you have the numbers to the next lottery, it takes time.
And speaking of getting better results, I did something starting out I bet a lot of you did (or do) too- I asked about settings in the camera. It's fine to ask, don't get me wrong. I try to include them as much as my 40 year old brain will remember to, but in the end, settings mean nothing if you don't know why you are choosing those settings.
Photography is a constant education. I still learn something new nearly every shoot- and some things work and some things don't. But what I can tell you absolutely works is shooting time under your belt.
I often liken it to a pilot accumulating his/her hours to become certified. You simply do not get better through osmosis- you. must. shoot. And shoot often. With different subjects. In different light. In different locations. The more you shoot, the better you become. Simple fact.
How about some examples?
Here is an image I shot circa 2008 of my daughter. I'm a fan of head chops but yikes! The light is all wrong, focus is off, color if off (but she's still so darn cute :)).
2009 had me getting a little better. At least focus and light was improving a wee bit. Ok, ok she's a bit green...let's move on.
2010 I really started seeing the change...though those eyes were way over sharpened and her skin a bit cool, it's a big leap from the prior year.
2011 is my sweet spot. That is when I really started understanding my camera, settings and finally when my 'vision' was coming to light and it literally clicked.
And now, 2012. A similar shot as the one above, only now it's more polished. This year it's all about experimenting with my edits, angles and composition. Never stop learning and challenging.
So there you have it- my journey over the past few years.
In the end, please learn to embrace your 'mistakes' because they are helping you grow. Stop going crazy following every photographer's feed and getting yourself into a lather because you can't BE them.
You are right, you can't, you won't and you will never be them. You will be you.
And that is awesome.
25 comments:
- Heather T. said...
Wonderfilled encouragement!! You're a beauty. I've done much of the same and will continue to learn. One of my major obstacles is the pricing, simply because I want to be available to those who may not be able to afford it - - and I believe that my images will prove that, even though I charge very little in comparison, my eyes are worth the cost. I, too, am a true to heart lifestyle photographer - began that way, tried to please with the {ick} backdrops and {little} props...and now, I can stand tall stating that I am what I am.
:) like your post
- April 24, 2012 at 3:50 PM
- Kristina McCaleb said...
It is so hard to get out of the wishing and hoping and comparing! This is a long journey and sometimes it is so very hard to be in the first mile of it. Excellent post!
- April 24, 2012 at 4:09 PM
- kelly ens said...
This is a fantastic post - thank you! I see progress in my own journey (thank goodness) and am beginning to see my own style develop.
- April 24, 2012 at 4:33 PM
- Laura said...
I can't even begin to show my gratitude to this post! As a photographer who just launched my business, who's still learning, saving, spending (I know this will never end), I am so wholeheartedly appreciative of successful photographers who reach out to people like me who are in the shoes they wore 2,3,4,forever years ago. I'm there. I've learned to not want to be one of the 'togs on my feed. I'm working at learning, bettering my images. I'm thankful for your (and Liz - love following her for same reason) outreach to us, the not-quite-there yet. So, thank you.
- April 24, 2012 at 5:37 PM
Thank you so very much for sharing this post. As someone struggling with so many insecurities and so in awe of the amazing images that you and so many other talented photographers post, this really struck home. I have so very much to learn and so much I still get so confused by. Despite the positive feedback I've received from those whose children I have photographed, I often feel like a fraud when scrutinizing my images for everything that I did wrong. I never would have thought that accomplished photographers had insecurities too.
- April 24, 2012 at 6:58 PM
- Cynthia Peterson said...
Thank you so much for this HONEST post! I recently got up the nerve and asked a local photographer idol of mine if I could assist with one of her shoots. It was such a great experience for so many reasons, but mostly because I realized that I AM doing a lot of things right! Knowing that the way that I'd been shooting (which was pretty much just learned from experience) was so similar to hers gave me so much confidence! I still have a LOT to learn and improve on, but it's so nice to know that everyone is a work in progress.
- April 24, 2012 at 7:35 PM
- Kara said...
Great post and great point! When I first started out, I bookmarked all the photographers I wanted to emulate -- but I eventually realized that I had to stop ogling all those pages if I wanted to nail down my own style.
And AMEN to good equipment! :)
- April 24, 2012 at 8:57 PM
- Lori Romano said...
"You are your own unique self. That should translate into every area of your life..." - Girl, I want to hug you for that line alone! Beautifully-written, heartfelt post. And now I'm off to share it! :-)
- April 24, 2012 at 9:31 PM
- Jenn Bullen said...
This post says it all when it comes to our own insecurities about our work. You're so right when you say your confidence diminishes when no one comments on your work in Facebook, Flickr, etc. Well done for giving us a jolt to not worry about comparing ourselves to others. We are who we are and our style reflects that. Thanks again for your words of advice.
- April 24, 2012 at 10:00 PM
Thank you for this!!!
- April 24, 2012 at 10:24 PM
- Jennifer Tonetti-Spellman said...
I wrote this post last night and went off line (you know the whole work/balance thing we all struggle with :)) but I was so happy to see the response this morning. I was hoping it would provide a lift to a lot of you, some who I know personally. Just know I've been there, done that and came out the other side (ok so I still hope for comments on the images and refresh my FB page until I get one!). Like I said, I am a work in progress...and there is nothing wrong with that!
- April 25, 2012 at 4:18 AM
- Pamela said...
Thank you thank you thank you! Always so great to have this reminder!
- April 25, 2012 at 7:07 AM
- Maureen said...
Jenn - Thank you for your post. Your honesty is what I totally respect in you! How many out there would be willing to show their early work? I am still working toward letting my new town know who I am ... but I found it more important to know who I was first. I am getting there. I shoot every day. I was so scared to add that new lens a few months back. I had been shooting previously with my kit 24-105mm f4 lens. I tapped your insight and input back in December. When I finally worked through my agony, I went with the 50mm 1.4. I completely understand what you say about equipment. I needed to stay with that kit lens to work on skill. But I also needed to move forward and expand and challenge. In the last 4 months of owning the 50mm, I have made great strides. I wish you could see my images on my personal page where I post - because you, baby, helped my journey! Thank you!
- April 25, 2012 at 7:30 AM
- Prita said...
Hi Jennifer,
I stumbled across your blog a couple of months back and now I enjoy following your beautiful work. I JUST started my photography business in January and I am really enjoying but just feel like I have SO MUCH to learn. This post made me feel so much better. Thanks for your honesty!
Prita McKenna
- April 25, 2012 at 9:33 AM
- Jennifer Tonetti-Spellman said...
Thanks so much Maureen and Prita and so glad to hear I am helping a bit in your journey!
- April 27, 2012 at 4:41 AM
- Moira said...
Thank you so much, what an encouraging post, makes me want to keep on trying!I love your images!
- May 1, 2012 at 3:16 AM
- Paws on the Run said...
Awesome post. Love the statement - "...be like a mirror held up to their lives." And I totally agree about the equipment - it can make a huge difference. I take candid pet photography and photographing a fast moving dog is much easier with my 70-200 than the 75-300 kit lens my first camera came with! It wasn't impossible, but I have a lot more "hits" than "misses" now.
- May 2, 2012 at 1:36 PM
- Bethany @ 3SonsPlus1...and.... said...
I really appreciate your honesty and vulnerability in writing this post. Thank you! I think I just heard the collective sigh of relief as we all remember that learning is a process, and making mistakes is part of that process, too. Thanks again! I love seeing your beautiful photographs! =) Bethany
- May 4, 2012 at 10:54 AM
- A. Leigh Photography said...
love your honesty!!! thanks for posting!
- May 8, 2012 at 9:10 PM
- Jennifer Tonetti-Spellman said...
Paws on the run- I love your work too and the love you have for those pups of yours! Moira, glad it is encouraging. Bethany and A. Leigh, honesty is the only way to be ;) It is certainly not an easy road to take- though it may look 'fun' on the outside, you need to have that thick skin. Bouncing back from mistakes is essential to succeed!
- May 9, 2012 at 11:49 AM
- Tisa Theresa Irene said...
Nice post...Thanks!
- May 15, 2012 at 2:19 PM
- evereverafterblog.com said...
I just quoted your say about not comparing yourself to others on my post today. Thanks, great post and magnificent photos...
- May 22, 2012 at 6:08 AM
This post is very inspiring and wonderful, thank you. Just what I needed to read at this stage in my photography career, which is still the practicing on friends and family stage. Thank you for saying equipment does matter, and for sharing your photography over the years. I am definitely looking forward to looking back on how my photos have improved over the years (too). Happy I found your blog today!
- May 22, 2012 at 5:17 PM
- Kristy Beck Photography said...
Hi Jennifer!
I was googling newborn photography (as I regularly do to see what's out there) and I came across an article you wrote on iheartfaces website about tips for lifestyle photography for newborns. It led me here and reading this article was so great. I feel that I can't seem to nail down the props with newborn photography as much as I like it. I find that my best images from a session are the natural looking photos. I never thought about lifestyle photography for newborns. I absolutely love this idea. I think this could actually be the right path for me. So thankyou, thankyou, thankyou for such an inspiring article that may just help me become the photographer that will set me apart from everyone else in my area. I will now be a regular reader of your blog as you are so inspiring for me. Thanks a many.
Kristy (new photographer in Sydney, Australia)
- May 25, 2012 at 9:56 PM
- Jessica Flett said...
A wonderful post. Thank you so much. I have just discovered your work and I'm loving exploring your blog. It is terrific to see how your shots have evolved over the years. I would love to think I'm on that path of getting better. I adore the use of light in your photos. It's so soft and lovely.
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Some 60 wild turkeys that had been misbehaving in southern Utah, found themselves in a new home last week. Their bad behavior included moving into farmer's haystacks. They were captured and transported by the Division of Wildlife Resources to Carbon County where they were released on the very top of Spring Canyon above Helper. According to Brad Crompton, who coordinated the release, the location on private property up the canyon is an ideal habitat for the birds. They were all Rio Grande turkeys, the most common breed in Utah.
Students from Carbon High school's AP biology class assisted in the release. Crompton explained to the students the importance of relocating the birds to a habitat where they can feed, be protected and reproduce. The canyon is filled with Pinyon Trees and there are plenty of berries, acorns and grass. "This area hasn't had turkeys in it for a long time, if ever," says Crompton.
Two of the females were fitted with radio transmitters, each with a radiant beep which will monitor the bird's location, especially during breeding and nesting seasons.
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A source close to the matter says the AMR board wants to meet in person, and that the US Airways board would only meet after the AMR board approves a deal. The source requested anonymity because the talks are private.
It is not clear when the two boards would finally meet. People familiar with the matter say negotiations are continuing. They say issues being hammered out include AMR CEO Tom Horton's exact title and role in the combined company.
The AMR board was scheduled to meet Monday, and directors of US Airways Group planned to meet over the weekend or Monday, people close to the matter said on Friday.
The two sides have been trying to resolve two major outstanding issues — the division of ownership and management roles, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks are private.
Negotiators have settled on a split that would give slightly more than 70% of the new company's stock to AMR bankruptcy creditors and the rest to US Airways shareholders, said one person.
American is the nation's third-biggest airline and US Airways ranks fifth by passenger traffic. Together, they would be bigger than current world leader United Continental Holdings although United would remain slightly larger if regional operations, such as United Express and American Eagle, are counted.
US Airways CEO Doug Parker would run the new company, which would keep the American Airlines name. But the exact role for AMR CEO Tom Horton has not been settled, said three of the people. He could be named non-executive board chairman, they said.
Citing people familiar with the discussions, Bloomberg News reported that Horton's tenure in that position would only last one or two years.
An announcement is possible as early as Tuesday but it could be delayed. The two sides are rushing to complete a deal by Friday. That's when a key group of AMR bondholders who support a merger will no longer be restricted by the confidentiality agreement that has prevented the parties from discussing the talks.
AMR and US Airways declined late Friday to comment.
US Airways is the product of a 2005 merger with America West, which was smaller but controlled the deal and took over the bigger company's name. It has been pursuing a merger with American since shortly after AMR filed for bankruptcy protection in November 2011.
AMR sat out the last several rounds of consolidation in the airline industry and lost its perch as the world's biggest airline in 2008. Its last major acquisition was TWA, which was bankrupt at the time, in 2001.
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Discussion in 'G8orbill's GatorTail Pub' started by StrangeGator, Jan 30, 2012.
So why does 120 age so well? Is it the high alcohol content?
Yeah. Aged 120 is way less hoppy and the alcohol smooths out a lot. It morphs into a completely different beer. I'm not a fan of fresh 120, but a 2 year old one drinks like a brandy almost.
That's what I've heard, but I've never been able to keep one for more than four or five months. Might finally give it a try. The local Binny's store got a huge shipment this time around and still have four cases left. I currently have one stashed for an up coming event, but might buy a four pack to age.
Does anyone know of any good beer shops in Daytona or near? I have to make a trip out there shopping, I want to make it worth my while too. Lol.
I have one from the 1st quarter 2011 batch, so its about 2 years old. I'm thinking of drinking it kickoff weekend this year.
Drinking a 120 that's reasonably fresh is honestly not a pleasant experience. It's just one of those thrills like eating a really hot pepper, except it takes a lot longer. Very high stimulation, but almost painful.
I never see anyone drinking DFH bombers on here. There's a pile of them available. Are there any that anyone would recomend? Some new ones came in yesterday that are apparently very limited. Haven't checked them out yet.
Once had a nautically themed DFH DIPA in a bomber. It was pretty good. Most of their products packaged in bombers are unusual styles. Not many have piqued my curiosity. Nice labels though.
That's actually kind of a mystery to me. Very hoppy beers age the reason wine does, the tannins settle down. But with a really strong IPA, the alcohol and hops are supposed to balance each out. I've had some stronger ones that just got really sweet when you aged them. I didn't know that the sweetness of the alcohol could settle the same way the hops do.
I've heard a number of people say that DFH 120 tastes like a barley wine after two years. Good barley wines certainly age well.
Bold City put their 1901 Red Ale into bourbon barrels. It came out good but really flat. I mixed it with a little regular 1901 and presto, goodness!
A little west coast goodness.
Terrapin mixology and now this. You're a beer mad scientist.
Very fine IPA. Nola Hopitoulas. Rate it better than a 60 min DFH. 6.5 ABV
Anyone else in Fl get Nola?
Decent beer. Great value. Starting to get tired of black rye IPAs. Rye is okay, but the blackness tastes like too much burnt malt. Much prefer the Double Jack.
It wasn't me doing the terrapin mixology. I think it was ray or gator884!
Ah. It was Ray. Regardless, you're on your way.
It's my first time having it. It's pretty good, but wouldn't want it regularly.
Love Double Jack. I'll probably drink some in the next few days.
Today was payday. My first in 12 years, as a full time employee. Wasn't much since we're a startup without our first round of funding, but I celebrated by picking up a four pack pack of Six Point Resin, for the value and the alcohol content, and a four pack of Dogfish Head Burton Baton. Damn, that was expensive. My plan is to enjoy two of each and then throw the other two into the collection I'm putting together for my tasting session.
Drank the first can of Resin redneck style. Picked it up on the way home from the dojo and cracked one open in the car. It hides its alcohol content pretty well (9.2% ABV) but the hop profile is sharp out of the can. Not a quality experience. Got home and let the second one gas off in the glass for a while, then had it with some soft, mile blue cheese. Wasn't bad at all. Gained some roundness after it breathed a little.
Forgot how good the Burton Baton is. Wish I'd saved more blue cheese. The oak and the high alcohol take the edge off the hops. They're hanging in there, but they don't attack you. I've had some exceptional DIPAs lately, but this one might be my favorite for the moment, even above the Hopslam. Just much more complex. It's more like drinking whiskey or cognac.
Inspired by Strange.
Had a 7venth Sun Intergalactic Pale and Tazmanian Wheat, both were great. Now enjoying my Oatmeal Stout homebrew.


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This document describes how to set the time period for which you can recover a deleted voice mail message from the Deleted Items folder. This document also provides information on how to avoid deleting voice messages from the Exchange folder when you delete voice mails on the IP Phone.
You can delete a voice mail message directly from your Cisco Unity inbox, or you can delete a voice mail message after you open it. Sometimes you can also retrieve a deleted voice mail message from the Deleted Items folder in your Cisco Unity inbox so that you can:
Listen to the message
Reply to the message
Forward the message
Restore the message to your inbox
Permanently delete the message
This can be useful when the subscriber deletes the message by mistake.
Note: If you need to access a voice mail message from the phone, it should be marked as Unread and located in the Inbox folder. If you need to read a voice mail message that is already read, perform one of these steps in the Microsoft Outlook client:
If the message still appears in your Microsoft Outlook Inbox, then mark the message as Unread.
If the message is deleted from your Microsoft Outlook Inbox, then you can move it from the Deleted Items folder back to your Inbox and mark it as Unread.
Basic knowledge of Cisco Unity Administration is necessary.
The information in this document is created based on Cisco Unity 4.0 and later with Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 and later.
The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure that you understand the potential impact of any command.
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Deleted messages can be recovered or retrieved from the Deleted Items folder of the Cisco Unity inbox. This is useful for when the subscriber deletes the message by mistake. But this can also cause problems if deleted messages get accumulated. They need to be purged at some time interval from the Deleted Items folder. Therefore, the Cisco Unity Administrator needs to set a time period during which you can recover deleted messages.
Complete these steps in order to enable the recovery of deleted messages:
Go to the Unity System Admin page.
Click Subscribers.
Select the subscriber from the Class of Service list, and click View.
Click the Messages link on the Class of Service page.
Check Deleted messages are copied to the deleted items folder. If this option is not checked, there is no way to restore a lost message. If this option was checked, you can create a Microsoft Outlook account for that subscriber in the Unity Server, and then the messages will appear in the Deleted Items folder.
Note: The hard disk on the server where messages are stored can quickly run out of space when deleted messages are saved. Therefore, Cisco recommends that you do not enable this feature for every subscriber.
This procedure describes how to set the time period where you can recover deleted messages from the Deleted Items folder in Cisco Unity before they are permanently deleted.
The hard disk on the server where messages are stored can quickly run out of space when deleted messages are saved. In order to prevent this issue, you can use the Message Store Manager Utility, available in Tools Depot, to automatically purge messages according to the schedule you specify.
Choose Start > Programs > Microsoft Exchange > System Manager in the Cisco Unity Server.
Expand Servers, and then expand the appropriate partner Exchange server.
Expand First Storage Group, right-click Mail Store, and choose Properties.
Click the Limits tab, and change the Keep deleted items for (days) parameter to the desired recovery period.
Note: If you check Do not permanently delete mailboxes and items until the store has been backed up, the messages are not deleted. Uncheck this box if you do not use a backup for messages.
Go to the Cisco Unity Server, and choose Start > Programs > Unity > Cisco Unity Tools Depot in order to activate the flush deleted items script in Message Store Manager.
In the Cisco Unity Tools Depot, expand Administration Tools, and double-click on Message Store Manager. The Cisco Unity Message Store Manager window appears.
Choose the required Message Store Agent. In this case, it is Sales.
Click Scripts, right-click Flush messages from Deleted Items folder, and complete these steps:
Click Activate, and choose Properties.
In the Script Properties Window, set the Message Age to the required period. For example, you might only want to delete messages that arrived more than 14 days ago.
Enter the Cisco Unity Admin password, and activate the script.
Note: Choose Message Store Manager > Tools > Check Mail Store Access to check if the Message Store Agents have granted access to the Message Stores as Yes. Refer to Message Store Manager for more information.
You can use the reports of each Message Store Agent to verify with the log represented in html format.
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I have been paying into Social Security and Medicare since I went to work at 16. They aren't entitlements to me...it is MY money.
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The regime is only after breaking the Republicans apart. Obama has no intentions of balancing anything. He's totally hell-bent on punishing his rivals, with his demands for higher rates on the wealthy. If you fools believe his "rate war" will resolve the deficite problems, then you are bigger fools than your 'prince' is. You can bet he KNOWS his tax increases will do nothing but make the Republicans bow to him, and give him his REAL victory.
The difference between what each party has proffered as a form of "getting together", and working across the isle, is a real yawner... I think it works out to be 18% cuts by the Republicans, and 12% by the Obamaites. The fact of the matter is, while we here the word "cuts" bantied about, by now everyone must realize these are NOT "bugetary cuts" like you would do to your personal budget to get your spending down...these are just 'cuts' in the previously proposed budget increases. So even an across the board 'cut' of 10% would mean that particular item would receive the same amount it did last fiscal year.
The other word that is meant to fool the sheeple is revenues, as opposed to taxes, which is what they are. Or 'investing' as opposed to spending. And the socialists applaud our broken school and education system...which just keeps the sheeple dumbed down so they can be easily controlled by their leadership. This oligarchy has them right where they want them, and their immigration system just adds to their proletariat numbers for any upcoming election.
The analogy I've used in the past, when the debt ceiling was being argued over, is just as viable today as then... If you were gone from your home for a couple weeks, and return to find your sewer has backed up, and sewage is running out your windows, so rather than draining the sewage and clearing the plugged sewer, the Democrats want to pump more sewage into that home, so their plan is for you to go to uncle jake and aunt betty and borrow several thousand dollars so you can raise the roof.
Obama has stated he will not allow any discussion about the debt ceiling, when that comes around again. If the Republicans do ANYTHING but pass a bill to extend the FULL Bush tax cuts, they will be bowing to this ineptocracy the fools of the nation have put in place, so they can get their free ice cream. Anyone that believes Obama would accept all the money to keep the country from going over the 'cliff' without increases in the top tax rates, should pull their heads out from the spot where the sun doesn't shine.
I have called my Congresslady and Senator...(I know, even in Sodak we have two, but I won't call that brain-dead-hanger-on-so-his-pension-gets-bigger fool supporter.) and have received confirmation as to their votes to NOT vote for anything that raises tax rates. What Boener has proffered is as far as the Republicans are planning to go. If that causes us to go over the cliff, sobeit. Based on what is happening to this point, it won't be much of a drop.
When the one you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.
As for as the government is concerned SS and medicare are entitlements. You are entitled to them because you paid into them...your entitled if you didn't pay into them.
Entitlements is not just free stuff.
But the point being...I don't want old people paying to get us out of this mess.
If not letting the Bush tax cuts expire for the higher brackets does not matter....why are they fighting it so hard.
No it does not get us out of the soup but it helps as will the cuts to defense and other departments...just leave the old and the poor alone is my position


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Psalm 89
A messianic psalm—A song setting forth the mercy, greatness, justice, and righteousness of the Holy One of Israel—The Lord will establish David's seed and throne forever—God's Firstborn will be made higher than the kings of the earth.
1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
3 I have made a covenant with my
4 Thy seed will I
5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord: thy faithfulness also in the
6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of the mighty can be
7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the
8 O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee?
9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou
10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine
11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the
12 The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.
16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our
18 For the Lord is our
19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I
21 With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the
27 Also I will make him my
28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
29 His
30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
32 Then will I visit their
33 Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
35 Once have I
36 His seed shall
37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.
39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by
40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with
46 How long, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
47 Remember how short my
48 What man is he that
49 Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Lord; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.


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Skip to comments.HIV/AIDS increases in US, but failed US approach still exported to Africa
Posted on 12/02/2003 5:00:18 PM PST by Coleus
Not only that, but the promiscuity that spreads it would have stopped too.
The author of this sentence obviously does not know about "barebacking" and the latest gay erotica of a non-infected gay man having unprotected sexual activity with known HIV/AIDS infected gay man with the hope of contracting HIV/AIDS.
That is why HIV/AIDS is increasing among gay men.
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A woman on the program just filmed a documentary called "The Gift" about these bug chasers and gift givers.
Also, there was a young gay man who intentionally sought to acquire the HIV virus and then regretted what he had done. Well boo f'in hoo.
And once upon a time I saw a statistic that showed that funding for AIDS research was well and above the funding for breast cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other serious diseases. Wish I could find that information again.
It just burns me that all we hear about is the plight of the poor folks who get AIDS and that we must be ever vigilant to find a cure for this and then come to find out that one of the high risk groups treats this as a badge of honor (I guess to get more sympathy from homophobes). In this day and age, only someone stranded on a tropical island for the last 20 years would not know how to prevent AIDS.
But because it afflicts mostly homosexuals, we are to treat it with kid gloves and respect to the core of our being.
That's just MY rant and I may be wrong.
Yep. You can read about it here: Acting Up.
Rolling Stone also wrote a similar article: The men who long to be HIV+. Some in the pro-homosexual crowd will try to deny this information. The only part that's really up for debate is the %25 figure, but Rolling Stone is sticking to the article as written.
And once upon a time I saw a statistic that showed that funding for AIDS research was well and above the funding for breast cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other serious diseases. Wish I could find that information again.
I just posted some of that yesterday (I think). I'll see if I can find it. You may find this helpful:
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I have the source code written for my next book, "Hacking Secret Ciphers with Python" (formerly "Become a Code Breaker with Python"). (You can download the rough draft.)
The programs all implement classic cryptographic ciphers (Caesar cipher, simple substitution, etc.) as well as programs that can crack them. I'm posting it for public review so people can make any suggestions for edits. The code is loaded on github here:
These programs are for a book that teaches computer programming in Python 3 to complete beginners, as well as teaching amateur cryptography. My aim for the programs are:
- Simple - Is the code arranged in a way that requires the least amount of prerequisite knowledge? Is there a chunk of code that should have more comments? Is there a comment that doesn't make sense?
- Correctness - Is the cipher implemented correctly according to descriptions of the cipher?
- Consistency - Is the naming and spacing of the code consistent with the other programs?
Things that are not goals for the source:
- Security is not a primary concern. These are educational examples to teach basic cryptography concepts. Please withhold comments or criticisms that would be more appropriate for commercial encryption software. I understand that Python's random module is not suitable for crypto. I understand that the RSA block cipher should use CBC mode instead of ECB mode. These decisions have been made because the point of this book is to teach and be simple for the reader to understand without going into the arcana of cryptography.
- Efficient and elegant code is also not a primary concern. For example, I don't use list comprehensions because it would add another programming topic to explain in the book. The code uses more lines than it probably needs too, but I'd rather have more-but-readable code than less-but-elegant code. If there's an order of magnitude improvement that I can make, I'll do it. Otherwise, a few extra seconds of processing time is worth having simpler code.
- The code doesn't dogmatically pass PEP-8. "Meh."
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If not for the Melody Valve, Bret Larson may have spent the week after his 28th birthday preparing for open-heart surgery. Born with a congenital heart defect, it would have been his third major operation. Instead, the Johnston, IA schoolteacher and football coach spent one night in the hospital and went back home with a new pulmonary valve in his heart, and one less scar on his chest. "I had a valve replaced when I was five and then again at 15," Larsen said. "At 15 I can remember the recovery being painful and spending a week in the hospital." This time, the valve was replaced without surgery by interventional cardiologist Jeff Delaney, MD, who ran a special replacement valve called a Melody Valve through the femoral vein in Larsen's leg and into his heart. Working closely with Dr. Delaney were his colleagues from the Pediatric Hybrid Catheterization Lab at Children's Hospital & Medical Center, as well as cardiologists and the catheterization lab team at The Nebraska Medical Center. The collaboration allowed a former pediatric heart patient at Children's, now an adult, to receive the most advanced treatment and care. The FDA approved the Melody Valve under the guidelines of the Humanitarian Device Exemption. Dr. Delaney is the only cardiologist in Nebraska with permission to implant Melody valves. He received special training and is certified to perform the procedure. He said only those patients with a rare defect in their pulmonary valve are candidates for the Melody replacement. "About eight out of a thousand people will be born with some kind of congenital heart defect," Dr. Delaney explained. "Twenty percent of them have anomalies in the pulmonary valve; and of those, just 15% have had prior surgeries that would make them eligible for a Melody Valve." The Melody Valve was first used in Europe in 2000. The first use in the United States was in 2007. Instead of naming the valve after himself, the inventor, also a violinist, gave it a name to reflect his love of music. Dr. Delaney said there are tremendous advantages to replacing a valve using a trans-catheter approach. It carries fewer risks of complication than open-heart surgery, a significantly shorter recovery and less scar tissue -- a very important advantage since replacement valves typically last 10-20 years. "Every ten to twenty years, a patient would have to face open-heart surgery," Dr. Delaney said. "The Melody Valve is the same valve they would use in the operating room. What's different is the method we use to implant it. When this valve wears out, we could potentially use the same approach to put a new valve in the same place. We expect these valves to last just as long as conventionally-placed valves, but that's one of the things we are studying." The procedure is done in a specialized cardiac catheterization lab, not an operating room. The cardiology team uses live x-ray to guide the catheters through the patient's blood vessels. After carefully placing a guide wire in the blood vessel, the valve is inserted. The Melody Valve is a bovine jugular valve, almost identical in size to an adult pulmonary valve. The valve is then sewn into a balloon-expandable stent (a tiny metal mesh tube). When the balloon is inflated to expand the stent, the valve sticks in place and immediately begins working. "The actual implantation of the valve happens very quickly," Dr. Delaney explained. "The prep work is what takes time. We have to be very sure the implant zone for the valve is not obstructed and that the coronary arteries won't be compressed when the stent holding the valve is deployed." Dr. Delaney performed Nebraska's first Melody Valve implantation and several more on younger patients at Children's Hospital & Medical Center. Larsen's case was the first done at The Nebraska Medical Center. It will not be the last. "Thanks to the expertise of Dr. Delaney and the cath lab team here, we expect we will do 10-12 of these procedures every year," said Jorge Parodi, executive director of cardiovascular and pulmonary care at The Nebraska Medical Center. "It provides an option for patients who did not have options before. It is an important step in providing comprehensive cardiac care to all our patients." For Bret Larsen, the difference between this procedure and the one he underwent 13 years ago is profound. Just hours after leaving the hospital, the high school football coach was at a team meeting; four days later he was on the field for the first day of summer practice. "Had this valve been done with open heart surgery, I still would have been in the hospital," Larsen said. "Heading home a day later feels about a million times better."


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Cons: sonics are bright and they are unforgiveing of poor recordings
I may be off on the date but it should be close.
After owning the SR80 for a few years I thought the Grado 325i would just give you more of the same sound as the loved 80,they do not.
What they do give you before break in with some source material is sonically smiler to diving naked into a 5 yard dumpster filled to the top with angry fire ants.
They are brighter than driving into the hot California desert sun with out sun glasses.
But to be fair after break in classical recordings from the 1960's and 70's from the London philharmonic on open reel tape was like a blessed event from heaven!
So without going to deep into detail source material is critical should you choose these headphones.
And they do mellow with break in but not as much as I would have liked.
They are loved by menny people for there forward presentation of detail in mids and highs and texture (loads of texture).More bass would go along way as an improvement.
But you just get overwhelmed by it all very quickly.
Sound stage is lacking,nuff said.
They are a little clunky to ware and the cord twists if your not careful as the ear pieces turn,but they feel nice on your head once you get them placed right.
I should also add that due to the extra weight of the metal housings I had to add some extra padding to the headband to make them tolerable.
The construction is timeless and solid.
They do look stunning,the black/gold really looks fantastic,they remind me of something from Flash Gordon.
If Classical,Jazz or Folk is your thing these might be your Huckel Berry.
If not move on to the RS2 or RS1.
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Lincoln Day dinner goers hear from Spencer Cox
Bill Dellos, the party chairman welcomed everyone to the Lincoln day dinner on Saturday night at the Museum of the San Rafael.
Spencer Cox the Lt. Governor of the state of Utah was the guest speaker. He said he is from rural Utah, just over the mountain in Fairview. He is a sixth generation Fairview resident. He went away to school and became an attorney. He wanted to return to Fairview and he started working with his father at Central Utah Communications. He moved his family back to the farm. He has three sons and one daughter.
He ran for city council and they used him for his free legal advice. He became the mayor and eventually a county commissioner. When the legislative districts in the state were redivided, he ran for the House of Representatives which included Sanpete and Juab counties. He figured he would do a few years and go home.
Lt. Gov. Greg Bell resigned his post and the governor began a search for a new Lt. Governor. Cox received a call from Gov. Herbert that he would like to talk to him. So he met with the governor a couple of times and then he was offered the job. The governor told him he would need to move to Salt Lake, Cox declined saying he was going to stay in Fairview and commute. Sometimes on late nights or early mornings he will stay with his uncle in Bountiful.
Cox said he is different because he grew up in rural Utah. His family has a great support system in Fairview and he wasn't going to uproot his children.
The best part of his new job he said is he gets to travel and meet people. He is proud of the state of Utah and believes it is the brightest star on the flag. It ranks fourth in the nation for the most diversified economy. People want to come here because of the work force. People here are honest and hard working. Because of all the public lands in the state there is never enough money for education. Rural Utah is so important to the economy. "In every meeting I go to I remind them about rural Utah. The ideas to fix our country will come from rural areas. I will take our message to Salt Lake. Rural Utah has amazing leadership," said Cox.
Cox said he has had the chance to work with Emery County commissioners and met with them at the Capitol.
Our way of electing leaders is unique. The caucus system is not perfect but it gives rural people a voice. If count my vote succeeds then rural Utah counties would not be visited by those running for office. They will only visit the large counties explained Cox.
"We have a great governor that cares for the people in the state of Utah. If we had elected officials in Washington DC that really cared about the people we wouldn't have all these problems in our country," said Cox.
Cox said the governor and his administration is working to keep coal as a viable energy option as well as looking to diversify. The federal government is making things very difficult for coal fired power plants. Efforts are being made to work with a seven county area with the commissioners and economic development directors to regionalize the efforts of the energy producing counties. If they work together, everyone can benefit. Job creation in transportation is being worked on as well as more options for getting the products out of the Uintah Basin and transported so it can be refined. Solutions that start at the bottom and work their way up are the best kind. It's you and your county helping yourselves and not us telling you what to do, emphasized Cox.
Willie Billings the vice chairman for the state Republican Party spoke and he travels throughout the state educating people on the Republican party and on the count my vote initiative and how harmful it could be. He also wants to help the young people get involved in the political process. He encouraged everyone to get involved in the caucus meetings which will be upcoming and to help raise money for your local party.
State Senator David Hinkins said he is one of three rural senators that stick up for rural Utah. It's an honor to have the governor we have. He said the seven eastern county coalition will be very helpful. There is $200 trillion worth of oil and gas in the basin and the problem is it's a bottleneck out there and transportation is a problem. Two new roads are being considered to help move the product out of the Basin. Grand County is now interested in buying in and they need higher paying jobs than tourism offers. The refinery in Green River is also going in which will help the county and they are building a railroad spur. A toll road will be built for the hauling of oil and gas.
Sen. Hinkins said in Germany they are building 23 new coal fired power plants. They have learned the benefits of coal and cheaper power. European countries are in negotiations with Consol and other coal producers to ship coal overseas. Natural gas is expensive to burn for electricity. Fuel bills will double. It will bankrupt us. Sen. Hinkins said he is available at any time and loves to hear from those he represents. One area he is very concerned about is the Navajo Nation. Nearly 70 percent of their children are being raised by their grandparents, He hopes to do more for them.
Caleb Worthen from Ferron is the chairman of the college republican party. He travels all over the state working with the chapters at each of the colleges and universities. Some college professors have a liberal bias and many say and do whatever they want. "This party is the only line of defense against what's happening in our country," said Worthen.
Chairman Dellos asked anyone wishing to declare their candidacy for office to do so.
For County Attorney, Mark Tanner and Mike Olsen; county commission, James Nelson and Jeff Horrocks, for county assessor, Kris Bell; for county clerk, Brenda Tuttle; for county treasurer Steve Barton; for county sheriff Greg Funk. The filing for office begins in March.


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Posted on 03/28/2013 8:33:24 AM PDT by Maelstorm
Why are some people gay? Most researchers who study sexual orientation think that both genetic and environmental factors play a role, but the relative contributions of each remain unclear. A new study of Swedish twins reinforces earlier findings that environmental influences--including the environment in the womb--may play a greater role than genes.
Scientists studying complex human behaviors often turn to twin studies. Researchers look at both identical and fraternal twins to see how often they share a trait--a parameter called concordance. The greater the concordance among genetically identical twins compared with fraternal twins--who share only half of their genes--the more likely that genetic factors are involved.
Earlier twin studies of sexual orientation have suggested varying degrees of genetic and environmental influences. But they have suffered from the limitations typical of all twin studies. These include small sample sizes and assumptions that identical and fraternal twins both have the same family environments; if identical twins are treated more similarly by their parents than fraternal twins, for example, this could be mistaken for a genetic influence. Recruitment biases are also an issue: Some studies have enlisted participants who openly identify themselves as gay, who may not be typical of the entire homosexual population.
To try to get around these problems, a team led by Niklas Langström, a psychiatrist at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, recruited subjects from the Swedish Twin Registry, the world's largest. All 43,808 twins born in Sweden between 1959 and 1985 were invited to participate in a Web-based survey that comprised a wide range of questions about personal behaviors and experiences. The team ended up with a sample of 3826 twin pairs, of which 2320 were identical and 1506 fraternal. Of that sample, roughly 5% of men and 8% of women reported sexual activity with a member of the same sex at least once during their lifetimes. Then they plugged the survey responses into a standard mathematical model for comparing identical and fraternal twins.
The results, published online this month in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, confirm earlier findings that identical twins are more concordant for same-sex behaviors than fraternal twins are but only modestly so: In men, genetic effects appeared to explain 34% to 39% of the differences between the two twin groups, whereas in women, genetics accounted for only about 18% to 19% of the difference--a finding consistent with other research showing that sexual orientation in women is not as rigidly determined as it is in men.
As for what environmental factors might be at play, the authors point out that these might not be entirely social but could also be biological. For example, some studies have suggested that exposure to prenatal hormones or even the mother's immune system could influence the sexual development of a fetus.
J. Michael Bailey, a psychologist at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, who led earlier twin studies of sexual orientation, calls the new study "good, important, and one unlikely to be bettered in the near future." But Jonathan Beckwith, a geneticist at Harvard Medical School in Boston, says that the new work fails to overcome a number of problems faced by previous twin studies. He notes that the final sample included only 12% of the males in the Swedish registry, leaving open the possibility of recruitment bias. And Beckwith says that the failure to control for family environment could inflate estimates of genetic influence.
Some people are born with a propensity to kill. We call them sociopaths.
Predisposition is something we fight with Civilization.
Whether we think civilization can accept or must reject homosexuality (much less the "marriage" of gays) is a crap-shoot.
But let's not suppose that just because someone is born with a predisposition it makes it incumbent upon Governments to validate their predisposition as a right.
I have a predisposition to molest most attractive women I see. I don't get to. Tough luck! And, even if they were willing, I oughtn't. And I shouldn't be allowed by government to marry 8 of them, even if they all agreed.
I know one thing: G-d WILL sort this out. You place your bets and you takes your chances.
I have noticed that many gays were molested or horribly abused in their young or teenage years. Also have noticed that many that lost their mother, either died or left, when young turned queer. IMHO, about 99% enviromental.
Which means that it IS treatable.
I've noticed the same thing, there always seems to be something deep and dark in their past. Or, some were drama queens to begin with, so some things became even more significant in their eyes, leading to their lifestyle choice.
If they are not born with these desires then how do their (un-natural) desires acquired in their life become their new (legitimate) constitutional rights that redefine centuries old traditional marriage regardless of voters opposition?
This is an argument I pose at young people,
I dont tell them its Biblical sinning because they will naturally just blow that off. For most of them Obama's word trumps the Bible's word.
A friend of my husbands is a twin. He is 'gay' and his brother is heterosexual.
The gay twin grew up as a heterosexual, married, had children. Then decided at some point he was not happy and was gay, divorced, moved to San Jose with a homosexual other, and now lives a totally liberal lifestyle. Claims his being married has not hurt anyone, forgetting what he did to his wife and two little girls. He still sees them, they are of course expected to accept his new lifestyle. He feels he is a good father.
Is there such a thing as a "gay gene"?
If so, isn't it a genetic defect?
During pride week in Chicago I've seen some of the woman. Some of these chicks are brutes. Big shoulders, necks, thick backs.....combine that with men's clothing, facial hair and homade tattoos. Something..I don't know is really off.
"Most researchers who study sexual orientation think that both genetic.."
The same folks that defend evolution with all of their might, seem to believe that a "gene" that CAN NOT procreate has somehow survived their millions of years of evolving.
First of all, God made them.
Let's assume for a minute that gays are indeed "Born that way."
God knows the cause, whether it is genetic or environmental, and He still said "Do not practice homosexuality." In God's eyes the cause is irrelevant. The Sodom and Gomorrah narrative strongly suggests peer pressure was involved.
BTW my oldest daughter is gay and the only "trauma" in her life is that her father and I divorced when she was four because he abused me.
'Gay' Is ALL In The Jeans
It is all about the sexual activity -that IS the only differentiator.
"may play a greater role than genes"
Most certainly, because genes don't play a role.
The gay twin grew up as a heterosexual, married, had children. Then decided at some point he was not happy and was gay, divorced, moved to San Jose with a homosexual other, and now lives a totally liberal lifestyle. Claims his being married has not hurt anyone, forgetting what he did to his wife and two little girls. He still sees them, they are of course expected to accept his new lifestyle. He feels he is a good father.
Your anecdote sums up the fact that some people think that a fulfilling sex life is actually a right. It is a mark of immaturity and irresponsibility IMO when people behave in the way you described. Throughout our lives, we are faced with temptations and choices. Many people (both homo and hetero) make the wrong decisions based on what "makes them happy". For instance, a man may leave his wife of many years and marry his cute secretary. He doesn't "need" to do this. But he yields to his baser instincts and does it anyway.
In college, I was a theater major and was around a lot of homosexuals. A more sex-obsessed bunch you will never see. Of course we heterosexual guys were trying to score with cute the cute girls as well. We had to jump through all the hoops most guys do - take them out, buy them presents, etc. The gays just seemed to meet and immediately decide to have sex. A young and inexperienced guy could get sexual experience really fast by joining the gay clique. I saw several young fellows get snapped up by the gays almost on arrival on campus. I only know of one of those young fellows that left the gay lifestyle. He ended up marrying one of the more attractive girls and having kids.
The explosion of acceptance of homosexuality grows to a great extent out of the idea that a person has the right to be sexually satisfied all the days of his/her life.
A gene that doesn't propagate the species?
I wonder how THAT ONE evolved!
um... that's pretty tramatic.
Actually, I think it grew out of the de facto "ad campaign" we've been subjected to for decades by the "arts crowd's" ugly sister (i.e. mainstream media).
I believe I read this article in 1977 when my younger brother came out as gay to the family.
So in 35 years will hundreds of millions spent on 1% of our society - we appear to have learned nothing.
"Ive seen some of the woman. Some of these chicks are brutes."
Right, and I think many of them, just because they aren't very attractive to men, gravitate towards lesbianism. They don't look manly because they have a gay gene; they became gay because they look manly and couldn't attract a man.
they mostl ikely are takign steroids to be more manly looking
We may get more data on what happens to kids raised by gay adoptive parents, once there are more gay adoptions. (Or we may not, if the study results prove too controversial).
Living in California I have the privilege of being around a greater % of homosexuals. All kidding aside, there is one trait that I've noticed for almost every homosexual/lesbian I've met. Their families had an extremely dominant mother and a very passive father. The "man of the house" was the mother and she pressed her control very hard. It is interesting that the feminist movement contains that same paradigm.
This is a very good point- God also told peopel not to hjave relations before marrriage- and htose that don't, are OBEYING Him, while htose that do are DISOBEYING Him- they are makign a conscious choice to DISOBEY God- Heteros aren't 'born that way' They are born with desires true or rather develope desires later on through hormone icnreases- but they are NOT born to act on those desires- they CHOOSE to act opn those desires- to DISOBEY God - Same hting with peopel who VAIOLATE God's word by feedign hteir horniness in unnatural ways- they FEED their devient desires until it takes cotnrol of them- they becoem slaves to their desires and to their unwillingness to control those desires
This 'gay gene' hypothesis is pure crap- Nuns and many priests go through life without ever havign relations because htey MAKE A CHOICE to do what they think God wants of them proving once and for all peopel CAN control their desiresw whether natural or unnatural, but that some folks REFUSE to cotnrol their desires and conscously choose to DISOBEY God and live in sin
From the National Institutes of Health (NIH):
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa60.htm Research has shown conclusively that familial transmission of alcoholism risk is at least in part genetic and not just the result of family environment (1). The task of current science is to identify what a person inherits that increases vulnerability to alcoholism and how inherited factors interact with the environment to cause disease.
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They add to evidence that individual differences in the quality and quantity of brain connections make pleiotropic contributions to individual differences in vulnerability to addictions and to related brain disorders and phenotypes http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18991966
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Consistent with GWA results, we found that BDNF Met carriers were more introverted. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20042999
Therefore, if it's really helpful to tell a homosexual to give in to behavior that will kill him, then, of the others, we should tell one to crawl inside as bottle, the other to craw inside a crack pipe, and the last to crawl inside a cave.
That's real helpful.
Now, there IS a biological propensity for males and females to mate when they feel like it with whomever is available. That, however, has been found to be unhelpful, so those urges are brought under control.
If one can control, then so can the other.
Good post.
This is why homosexuals need legalized marriage. The second they acquire gay marriage, they will demand preference in adoption. And every one of those adopted children can be brainwashed to embrace the homosexual lifestyle.
That is the plan. The plan is to turn adopted children into fags and dykes, and they can't demand adoption preference until they conquer legalized marriage. Then they will scream they were being discriminated against any time they are turned down for adoption, and the adoption agency will fold and give in.
This is the plan.
I think I know why some people are so happy, or gay, but being homosexual is another issue.
If divorce and domestic violence were the cause of homosexuality there would be far greater numbers of gays than there are.
The divorce industry long ago redefined "a good father" to mean someone who keeps up with pittance child support payments and demands to see the kids, occasionally doing so. Or demanding custody so he can avoid paying support to his ex-wife, and letting his future live-in cope with them off-handedly. As long as the lawyers get paid, he's a "good" father.
...roughly 5% of men and 8% of women reported sexual activity with a member of the same sex at least once during their lifetimes. Then they plugged the survey responses into a standard mathematical model for comparing identical and fraternal twins....
The 5-8% (as opposed to 2%) gay numbers suggest they are including non-gays who had an isolated homosexual experience (pubescent experimentation, college "LUG" etc.)
Someone else can do the math, but the data may very well explain that most or all gays who are living an ongoing gay lifestyle are explained genetically, and all those who have a random experimentation have no genetic factor.
The so called "gay gene" is nothing compared to the "multiple partners gene," yet we have laws against polygamy.
Vicky Gene Robinson, the first gay bishop of the Episcopal church; Billie Gene, Michael Jackson's fictitious baby mama...
"God knows the cause, whether it is genetic or environmental, and He still said Do not practice homosexuality. In Gods eyes the cause is irrelevant."
Going one step further, I wonder if any homo is able to answer this question:
Assuming that "homos are born (created) with the homo gene," why would God say, "Do not practice homosexuality"?
I suspect that homos will claim atheism rather than answering the question.
I'm a male lesbian.
My money is on at least 90% is the craving for attention.
And at some point, they will say they make bettr parents because they chose to have children, unlike heteros who can have children "by accident." Reminds me of the abortion promise "every child a wanted child."
Children as a rule deserve to know their geneology. Yes, adoption by strangers is sometimes necessary, but it should not be the goal.
Just imagine how quickly the 'gay problem' in society will correct itself if they ever discover a 'gay gene'. With a society that places so little regard on it's unborn (just look at the abortion rate for Downs Syndrome children) a test for a gay gene would remove well over 90% of the gay population.
The funny thing is that the only people who would keep their 'gay babies' would be the religious Christians that the Homosexuals hate so much!
Gay by genes or by choice is beside the point since what matters in terms of the law is how society experiences the effect of the gayness. In other words, if two men marry, society doesn't know the root cause of their choice. All society knows is that a gay marriage, e.g., produces no children, which has a substantive effect on society. To start dwelling on the cause and not the effect lets the left get its foot in the door with bogus arguments about discrimination.
Brain studies originating with research into stroke and traumatic brain injury have found that when people focus on a given area of life, the brain grows or colonizes more brain cells in that site.
Brain-injured people are put through occupational therapy to grow new brain pathways around old injuries -- working with eye-hand coordination, repetitive movements involving the injured sphere or the new objective in recovery.
So it makes sense that people have some ability to grow into or out of various behaviors --"Be transformed by the renewing of your mind" -- or that repetition of certain behaviors could grow enough brain cells that the person experiences a powerful sense of compulsion -- especially in the areas of child abuse or being orphaned or abandoned -- the self-protective, "I need to protect my hurt" functions of emotional growth. In the case of butch lesbians, adding layers of fat and making themselves unattractive to men self-reinforces an inner sense of un"whole"ness. In effeminate men, unmanly behaviors insulate a male from adult responsibility, especially the emotional responsibility of a natural marriage.
As for the parade you saw, the medical fad of giving opposite-sex hormones to these confused folks may be responsible for facial hair on women, masculine body image, etc.
Here is the testimony of a woman who gradually grew out of lesbianism. The comments at the link to the original article contain several stories of men and women who either left the life, or continue to insist that nothing can change them, and therefore aren't open to the possibility. The testimonies include people whose pathway included Christianity and people who healed without a religious conversion.
My Train Wreck Conversion (Lesbian turns away, chooses Christianity)
Yes, God may have made them, but they succumbed to their own prurient interests. Don't pawn their dysfunction off on God.
We all have temptation. It is the Civil Society that prevents us from anarchy. A society that blithely accepts every dysfunction as if it is not only normal, but acceptable, quickly declines.
How many people will fight for a morally bankrupt society?
Ouch! Good one!
I read a theory on Freep that has been stuck in my mind for about a week or so. I have tried to locate the post so I can quote the person who wrote it but I simply cant find it. (If you are reading this, I apologize. I really tried.)
The theory basically said that homosexuals are stuck at a level of sexual immaturity beyond which most people move and become heterosexual. (Little kids arent yet sexual so they dont qualify as homo or hetero for this argument.)
The point is - those of us who are hetero, do you remember when you were very small? Way back before puberty? When sex was something you didnt even know about? What did you think of the opposite sex? If you were a boy you probably thought girls were icky. If you were a girl you probably thought boys were stupid. Then as puberty hit something began to change. You began to have feelings that werent there before. You began to feel attracted to the opposite sex. It was confusing and exciting at the same time.
The theory says that for whatever reason (Something different about their brains? Some psychological trauma?) people who are homosexual did not make this jump. They became sexual without losing their distaste for the opposite sex and maturing to the next level. They are adults with the sexual attitudes of children.
I found the idea interesting. It had never occurred to me before that homosexual attitudes towards the opposite sex were very similar to the attitudes held by prepubescent children.
I also suffer from this ailment. One from which I hope to never recover.
He also gives them free will. He does not make us behave this way or that way -- that's up to us. If my family tree is any example, I was born an alcoholic. I made a decision in young adulthood never to drink. My last alcoholic drink was 47 years ago, even though my brain still struggles with the tendency. It was -- and is -- a choice. If I have to choose it every day, so be it.
Thank you, God for being more attractive to me than what my brain thinks it wants.
made them do what?
did not "make eve" do anything.
did not "make" moses smash tablets
did not "make" bill clinton sign doma.
did not "make" people vote for reagan.
how about some evil...
john wayne gaycee?
jane fonda sit on a gunemplacement?
washington state vote for pot?
that crazy woman say obama is gonna' pay her mortgage?
give obama phones as a campaign tactic?
behavior vs immutable status.
Just a thought - maybe I'm way off base. But since the breakdown of the family over the past 50 years or so, many woman increasingly live their 9 months of pregnancy as single women, in stressful or even violent environments. Life begins at conception which would lead me to conclude that a fetus can sense and can be negatively affected by stress or trauma of the mother even before birth. Many homosexuals I know will tell you that the have had significant issues with a parent, often same sex parent. I've often wondered why more and more kids at a young age are "coming out" as homosexuals. I suspect it is the natural consequence of the breakdown of the family.
About a decade ago, I read that we spent over $40 billion on LBJ's "War on Poverty" -- and statistically, nothing has been accomplished. We still have crime-ridden ghettoes full of drugs, low employment, poor childhood conditions, and so on.
And then, as if money is the answer to moral poverty, our country elected a president who vowed to throw them all the rest of whatever we have left, and even more. It's just another lie of the devil, with the poor being used as a smokescreen to line the pockets of those at the levers of power. LBJ even said so -- that the "Great Society" program would "have the [n-words] voting Democrat for the next 200 years."
It's the same with this issue -- they don't really care what will happen, as long as pontificating about it and siphoning money from the decadent wealthy keeps them on the gravy train.
I can say this though. My inclination is that I have a weakness for pretty redheaded women. I also currently have a steady girlfriend. Whether I go and accept that phone number from that redhead at the bar is a choice I make....which would cause bad consequences. Sleeping with that redhead would cause worse consequences and expose me as a untrustworthy snake - so I don't do that.
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The Lord said, "Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away till all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man. Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the householder had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched and would not have let this house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect."
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