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Peach State Scholar
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It was pretty good, even though there were some hiccups involved. Pictures will probably be posted once I stop being lazy and decide to go through them all. I'm already looking forward to going back again!
Glad you had a nice time. But you know, you can't go back again without meeting some/all of the WWBM Aussie contingent. They forgave you this time...
wtarshi
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Glad you had a nice time. But you know, you can't go back again without meeting some/all of the WWBM Aussie contingent. They forgave you this time...
Exactly!!!!! Come into our country and leave without saying a single hello!!!!
Bliss
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wtarshi
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Pics or it didn't happen!
Basically.
Peach State Scholar
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Well, this city was strictly Sydney and NSW but I definitely plan on going again in the future. I have heard great things about Melbourne and Perth. My bucket list just keeps getting longer and longer!
Pics or it didn't happen!
Hmm...I guess I what I meant to say was that pics will be posted much sooner than I anticipated. Yeah, that's what I meant to say
wtarshi
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Well, this city was strictly Sydney and NSW but I definitely plan on going again in the future. I have heard great things about Melbourne and Perth. My bucket list just keeps getting longer and longer!
Hmm...I guess I what I meant to say was that pics will be posted much sooner than I anticipated. Yeah, that's what I meant to say
Cough....Melbourne...cough
Nikkers
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Fascinated by my results so far... an pretty amazed at where the survey's going. I was hoping for 100 responses, and am already halfway there in less than a full 24 hours.
Pretty cool to see that out of 22 people that answered (who are in a relationship), 8 are in interracial relationships.
Finally school seems a little bit exciting, I can't wait for more results, to REALLY analyze this and compare it to the general hearing population. Like I thought since the beginning, deaf people will be more willing to enter interracial relationships. Will see how this pans out xD
Pretty cool to see that out of 22 people that answered (who are in a relationship), 8 are in interracial relationships.
Finally school seems a little bit exciting, I can't wait for more results, to REALLY analyze this and compare it to the general hearing population. Like I thought since the beginning, deaf people will be more willing to enter interracial relationships. Will see how this pans out xD
orejon4
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I appreciate all the responses to the bull fighting pic. The look on that poor bull's face really got to me. 
It's a different topic, but I came across this really touching story today that I thought was worth sharing:
http://www.npr.org/2012/02/22/147186116/when-theres-more-to-winning-than-winning
When There's More To Winning Than Winning
by Frank Deford
When last we left the NCAA, it was February madness, colleges were jumping conferences, suing each other, coaches were claiming rivals had cheated in recruiting — the usual nobility of college sports.
And then, in the midst of all this, the men's basketball team at Washington College of Chestertown, Md., journeyed to Pennsylvania to play Gettysburg College in a Division III Centennial Conference game.
It was senior night, and the loudest cheers went to Cory Weissman, No. 3, 5 feet 11 inches, a team captain — especially when he walked out onto the court as one of Gettysburg's starting five.
Yes, he was a captain, but it was, you see, the first start of his college career. Cory had played a few minutes on the varsity as a freshman, never even scoring. But then, after that season, although he was only 18 years old, he suffered a major stroke. He was unable to walk for two weeks. His whole left side was paralyzed. He lost his memory, had seizures.
But by strenuously devoting himself to his rehabilitation, Cory slowly began to improve. He was able to return to college, and by this year, he could walk without a limp and even participated in the pregame layup drills.
So for senior night, against Washington, his coach, George Petrie, made the decision to start Cory. Yes, he would play only a token few seconds, but it meant a great deal to Cory and to Gettysburg. All the more touching, the Washington players stood and cheered him.
That was supposed to be the end of it, but with Gettysburg ahead by a large margin and less than a minute left in the game, Coach Petrie sent Cory back in.
Nobody could understand, though, what happened next, why the Washington coach, Rob Nugent, bothered to call time out. The fans didn't know what he told his players there in the huddle: that as quickly as they could, foul No. 3. And one of them did. And with 17 seconds left, Cory Weissman strode to the free-throw line. He had two shots.
Suddenly, the crowd understood what Coach Nugent had sought to do. There was not a sound in the gym. Cory took the ball and shot. It drifted to the left, missing disastrously. The crowd stirred. The referee gave Cory the ball back. He eyed the rim. He dipped and shot. The ball left his hand and flew true. Swish. All net.
The crowd cried as much as it cheered.
The assistant vice president for athletics at Gettysburg, David Wright, wrote to Washington College: "Your coach, Rob Nugent, along with his ... staff and student-athletes, displayed a measure of compassion that I have never witnessed in over 30 years of involvement in intercollegiate athletics."
Cory Weissman had made a point.
Washington College had made an even larger one.
It's a different topic, but I came across this really touching story today that I thought was worth sharing:
http://www.npr.org/2012/02/22/147186116/when-theres-more-to-winning-than-winning
When There's More To Winning Than Winning
by Frank Deford
When last we left the NCAA, it was February madness, colleges were jumping conferences, suing each other, coaches were claiming rivals had cheated in recruiting — the usual nobility of college sports.
And then, in the midst of all this, the men's basketball team at Washington College of Chestertown, Md., journeyed to Pennsylvania to play Gettysburg College in a Division III Centennial Conference game.
It was senior night, and the loudest cheers went to Cory Weissman, No. 3, 5 feet 11 inches, a team captain — especially when he walked out onto the court as one of Gettysburg's starting five.
Yes, he was a captain, but it was, you see, the first start of his college career. Cory had played a few minutes on the varsity as a freshman, never even scoring. But then, after that season, although he was only 18 years old, he suffered a major stroke. He was unable to walk for two weeks. His whole left side was paralyzed. He lost his memory, had seizures.
But by strenuously devoting himself to his rehabilitation, Cory slowly began to improve. He was able to return to college, and by this year, he could walk without a limp and even participated in the pregame layup drills.
So for senior night, against Washington, his coach, George Petrie, made the decision to start Cory. Yes, he would play only a token few seconds, but it meant a great deal to Cory and to Gettysburg. All the more touching, the Washington players stood and cheered him.
That was supposed to be the end of it, but with Gettysburg ahead by a large margin and less than a minute left in the game, Coach Petrie sent Cory back in.
Nobody could understand, though, what happened next, why the Washington coach, Rob Nugent, bothered to call time out. The fans didn't know what he told his players there in the huddle: that as quickly as they could, foul No. 3. And one of them did. And with 17 seconds left, Cory Weissman strode to the free-throw line. He had two shots.
Suddenly, the crowd understood what Coach Nugent had sought to do. There was not a sound in the gym. Cory took the ball and shot. It drifted to the left, missing disastrously. The crowd stirred. The referee gave Cory the ball back. He eyed the rim. He dipped and shot. The ball left his hand and flew true. Swish. All net.
The crowd cried as much as it cheered.
The assistant vice president for athletics at Gettysburg, David Wright, wrote to Washington College: "Your coach, Rob Nugent, along with his ... staff and student-athletes, displayed a measure of compassion that I have never witnessed in over 30 years of involvement in intercollegiate athletics."
Cory Weissman had made a point.
Washington College had made an even larger one.
RaiderLL
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I appreciate all the responses to the bull fighting pic. The look on that poor bull's face really got to me.
It's a different topic, but I came across this really touching story today that I thought was worth sharing:
http://www.npr.org/2012/02/22/147186116/when-theres-more-to-winning-than-winning
It's stories like this that offer us a friendly reminder that there IS good in this world. Even at times when things appear to be coming apart at the seams...there is always good. Thank you so much for sharing! :smt049
I appreciate all the responses to the bull fighting pic. The look on that poor bull's face really got to me.
It's a different topic, but I came across this really touching story today that I thought was worth sharing:
http://www.npr.org/2012/02/22/147186116/when-theres-more-to-winning-than-winning
When There's More To Winning Than Winning
by Frank Deford
When last we left the NCAA, it was February madness, colleges were jumping conferences, suing each other, coaches were claiming rivals had cheated in recruiting — the usual nobility of college sports.
And then, in the midst of all this, the men's basketball team at Washington College of Chestertown, Md., journeyed to Pennsylvania to play Gettysburg College in a Division III Centennial Conference game.
It was senior night, and the loudest cheers went to Cory Weissman, No. 3, 5 feet 11 inches, a team captain — especially when he walked out onto the court as one of Gettysburg's starting five.
Yes, he was a captain, but it was, you see, the first start of his college career. Cory had played a few minutes on the varsity as a freshman, never even scoring. But then, after that season, although he was only 18 years old, he suffered a major stroke. He was unable to walk for two weeks. His whole left side was paralyzed. He lost his memory, had seizures.
But by strenuously devoting himself to his rehabilitation, Cory slowly began to improve. He was able to return to college, and by this year, he could walk without a limp and even participated in the pregame layup drills.
So for senior night, against Washington, his coach, George Petrie, made the decision to start Cory. Yes, he would play only a token few seconds, but it meant a great deal to Cory and to Gettysburg. All the more touching, the Washington players stood and cheered him.
That was supposed to be the end of it, but with Gettysburg ahead by a large margin and less than a minute left in the game, Coach Petrie sent Cory back in.
Nobody could understand, though, what happened next, why the Washington coach, Rob Nugent, bothered to call time out. The fans didn't know what he told his players there in the huddle: that as quickly as they could, foul No. 3. And one of them did. And with 17 seconds left, Cory Weissman strode to the free-throw line. He had two shots.
Suddenly, the crowd understood what Coach Nugent had sought to do. There was not a sound in the gym. Cory took the ball and shot. It drifted to the left, missing disastrously. The crowd stirred. The referee gave Cory the ball back. He eyed the rim. He dipped and shot. The ball left his hand and flew true. Swish. All net.
The crowd cried as much as it cheered.
The assistant vice president for athletics at Gettysburg, David Wright, wrote to Washington College: "Your coach, Rob Nugent, along with his ... staff and student-athletes, displayed a measure of compassion that I have never witnessed in over 30 years of involvement in intercollegiate athletics."
Cory Weissman had made a point.
Washington College had made an even larger one.
*wipes away tears*
Cherok33
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I appreciate all the responses to the bull fighting pic. The look on that poor bull's face really got to me.
It's a different topic, but I came across this really touching story today that I thought was worth sharing:
http://www.npr.org/2012/02/22/147186116/when-theres-more-to-winning-than-winning
When There's More To Winning Than Winning
by Frank Deford
When last we left the NCAA, it was February madness, colleges were jumping conferences, suing each other, coaches were claiming rivals had cheated in recruiting — the usual nobility of college sports.
And then, in the midst of all this, the men's basketball team at Washington College of Chestertown, Md., journeyed to Pennsylvania to play Gettysburg College in a Division III Centennial Conference game.
It was senior night, and the loudest cheers went to Cory Weissman, No. 3, 5 feet 11 inches, a team captain — especially when he walked out onto the court as one of Gettysburg's starting five.
Yes, he was a captain, but it was, you see, the first start of his college career. Cory had played a few minutes on the varsity as a freshman, never even scoring. But then, after that season, although he was only 18 years old, he suffered a major stroke. He was unable to walk for two weeks. His whole left side was paralyzed. He lost his memory, had seizures.
But by strenuously devoting himself to his rehabilitation, Cory slowly began to improve. He was able to return to college, and by this year, he could walk without a limp and even participated in the pregame layup drills.
So for senior night, against Washington, his coach, George Petrie, made the decision to start Cory. Yes, he would play only a token few seconds, but it meant a great deal to Cory and to Gettysburg. All the more touching, the Washington players stood and cheered him.
That was supposed to be the end of it, but with Gettysburg ahead by a large margin and less than a minute left in the game, Coach Petrie sent Cory back in.
Nobody could understand, though, what happened next, why the Washington coach, Rob Nugent, bothered to call time out. The fans didn't know what he told his players there in the huddle: that as quickly as they could, foul No. 3. And one of them did. And with 17 seconds left, Cory Weissman strode to the free-throw line. He had two shots.
Suddenly, the crowd understood what Coach Nugent had sought to do. There was not a sound in the gym. Cory took the ball and shot. It drifted to the left, missing disastrously. The crowd stirred. The referee gave Cory the ball back. He eyed the rim. He dipped and shot. The ball left his hand and flew true. Swish. All net.
The crowd cried as much as it cheered.
The assistant vice president for athletics at Gettysburg, David Wright, wrote to Washington College: "Your coach, Rob Nugent, along with his ... staff and student-athletes, displayed a measure of compassion that I have never witnessed in over 30 years of involvement in intercollegiate athletics."
Cory Weissman had made a point.
Washington College had made an even larger one.
This is a lovely story, true heartfelt compassion. Absolutely wonderful, thank you for sharing this with us Tam. I could not hold back the tears.
Unique4ever
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This incredible photo marks the end of Matador Torero Alvaro Munera’s career. He collapsed in remorse mid-fight when he realized he was having to prompt this otherwise gentle beast to fight. He went on to become an avid opponent of bullfights. Even grievously wounded by picadors, he did not attack this man.
Torrero Munera is quoted as saying of this moment: “And suddenly, I looked at the bull. He had this innocence that all animals have in their eyes, and he looked at me with this pleading. It was like a cry for justice, deep down inside of me. I describe it as being like a prayer - because if one confesses, it is hoped, that one is forgiven. I felt like the worst shit on earth."
I missed that post of yours but saw you mention it so I had to search for it.
Thank you for sharing, it really moved me. I hate this cruel tradition.
The story of this Matador reminds me of this touching story:
http://living-vegan.blogspot.de/2012/03/bull-who-cried.html
Bliss
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OMG, such a heart-tugging story. I'm seriously going to make a step to being vegetarian after reading that. TY for this story and site, U4E.Unique4ever
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:smt023
pettyofficerj
New Member
hate to tell u this but plant-life is considered to be living too
think about the trees got-dammit
either way you have to kill something to eat, whether it's plants or animals
:lol:
unless you know, you wanna eat dirt
think about the trees got-dammit
either way you have to kill something to eat, whether it's plants or animals
:lol:
unless you know, you wanna eat dirt
pettyofficerj
New Member
why dont u all read this while sitting atop ur moral high grounds
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/science/15food.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/science/15food.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Unique4ever
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Ha, *eat shit* would get a new meaning :smt081