Wednesday, July 28, 2010

[Peckers_Pics] Model Wars; July 29, 2010 - Safe PICS For All Ages, Rated G



Model Wars; July 29, 2010
Safe PICS For All Ages, Rated  G
 
Consider joining:

    Take Action:

    • Boycott advertisers of Glenn Beck on Fox News as well as all of FOX NEWS!  Glenn has lied about Health-care, called our President a racist, and is anti-gay rights.
    • We demand immediate end of DADT. It is out-right discrimination.
    • Boycott Bill O'Reilly and FOX News and their advertisers.  Bill discussed a French commerical by McDonalds that was meant to show that McDonalds is Gay Friendly. Bill said what is next? Is McDonalds going to get be Al-Qaida friendly as well?  Further, Bill said that McDonalds would never show a gay friendly commercial in the USA.   Imagine,  Bill is comparing Gays to Al-Qaida.
    • Boycott Arizona because of their uncivilized anti-Immigration Law that encourages racial profiling and increases hatred towards minorities.  A remedy: Demand Republicans to  support Immigration Reform.

    Diet & Fitness:
    • Did you complete your Diet Journal today?  Get it done!
    • Did you do any physical activity?  If not, make a point of it by tomorrow! 
    • It is our hope that these photos shall inspire you!

    Today's Health/Excercise Tip:
    Start Your Morning Off Right
     
    You roll out of bed at the last minute, throw on some clothes, run your fingers through your hair, and race out the door without a thought as to what you're going to eat for breakfast. Soon, you start feeling hungry and opt for a fast-food meal or a couple of donuts at the office. Then an hour or two later you're tired, slow and unfocused. So you grab whatever is nearby to hold you over until it's time for lunch – another donut, a vending machine pastry or bag of chips – and you make it through another day.

    Are you guilty of following this unhealthy cycle of impromptu meals and snacks?

    Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and can set you up for an energy-driven, productive afternoon if you plan ahead and eat right. On the flipside, skipping breakfast or loading up on sugary foods can cause you to you plod through your day in a sluggish fog barely able to focus on your tasks. To fuel your life and get on the path toward success, start your day off right by eating a breakfast of whole grains, lean protein and vitamin-packed fruits or vegetables. You'll feel so good that you'll never turn your back on breakfast again.
    And Now, Model Wars!
    This group is called "Peckers PICS."  The English -  slang definition of "pecker" is to pluck at the truth. Therefore, we peck at items such as Gay Men's Health and Male Fitness, Gay (LGBT) Politics & Issues.  In this section you may peck at each photo in order to decide the winner of the "war of the fittest!"  Whereas, who is the model that may inspire you to exercise and "get fit?"  Warning: This may stoke you!
     
    Remember your participation in discussion of health and news articles in this message is greatly appreciated!
    Tyson Paige
     
    VS
    Nic Luhrs
     
    You Decide!
    London Gay Pride; July 3, 2010
    [CLICK ME For Larger PIC] 
    Stoked?
    London Gay Pride; July 3, 2010
    [CLICK ME For Larger PIC] 
     

    An End to Gay Adoption Bans?

    By Lisa Belkin / New York Times / July 28, 2010

    Data drives policy. Or, at least, it should. In recent months there have been several studies suggesting that children raised by same-sex couples are certainly no worse off (and in some ways are arguably better off) than children raised by heterosexual couples.

    Now, in an article titled "Parenting and Child Development in Adoptive Families: Does Parental Sexual Orientation Matter?" in the August issue of the journal Applied Developmental Science, researchers go one incremental but important step further. Rather than simply letting the research speak for itself, they conclude that their new findings should lead to the end of existing bans on adoption by same-sex couples in the United States.

    "From a policy perspective, our results provide no justification for denying lesbian and gay adults from adopting children," Rachel H. Farr and Charlotte H. Patterson, of the University of Virginia, and Stephen L. Forssell of George Washington University write.

    At the moment,  three states --- Florida, Mississippi and Utah --- explicitly prohibit gay couples from adopting, and a similar law is being challenged in the Arkansas courts. Twenty-nine states, plus the District of Columbia, on the other hand, explicitly permit such adoptions, and the remainder have imprecise language in their adoption statutes. The reason most often given by opponents of single-sex adoption is that children do best with a mother and a father.

    Over the past year, a parade of studies have all set out to test that assumption. What makes this latest one different was that, for the first time, research on the social development and psychological health of children was not based on the opinions of their parents alone but also of outside observers (teachers and care givers.) And, also for the first time, a control group of heterosexual families was used. The University of Virginia and George Washington researchers studied preschoolers who were adopted at birth by 27 lesbian couples, 29 gay male couples and 50 heterosexual couples. (Yet another groundbreaking aspect to this study was the number of gay men who were included; to date most of the research has been on lesbian mothers.)

    What did they find? That it's the quality of the parenting that creates a psychologically healthy child, not the sexual orientation of the parents.

    The implication: From a public-policy stance, the study suggests there is "no justification for denying lesbian and gay prospective adoptive parents the opportunity to adopt children," Patterson, the lead researcher, said.

    Which could, and should, but probably won't, put this question to rest.

    "Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges."

     

    ....Jake

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     



    __._,_.___


    All members of "Peckers PICS" are requested to join our "Obama Biden 2008" group as it runs in conjunction to this group.  Both groups shall not repeat articles from one group to another.  However, to gain full knowledge of Gay rights, members must belong to the Obama group as well as this group.  Therefore, please accept your invitation to join. 

    To join the Obama group please click (or copy and paste the link into your browser) @  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBiden2008/join

    Thank you!
     

    "Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges."

    ...Jake (Moderator)



    Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional
    Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required)
    Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured
    Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe

    __,_._,___
    Posted by at

    No comments:

    Post a Comment

    Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)