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	<title>R. Marc Andrews</title>
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		<title>Average Penis Size</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Determining the average penis size for a group of males, let alone for men around the world, is more complicated than you might imagine.  Unfortunately most information about average penis size comes from popular culture and not science.  Let&#8217;s start by considering some figures from science.
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<blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote">Determining the average penis size for a group of males, let alone for men around the world, is more complicated than you might imagine.  Unfortunately most information about average penis size comes from popular culture and not science.  Let&#8217;s start by considering some figures from science.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Go ahead and read the article.  you know that you want to know, and you might walk away feeling good about your self.</p>
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		<title>Which Love Language Suits You and Your Partner? &#124; World of Psychology</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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The Five Love Languages argues that people express love in different ways, and people feel loved in different ways. These five types of expression and perception are the five “love languages.” According to Chapman, people feel loved when a partner expresses love in the language that is natural to the recipient. If love is expressed [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0802473156/psychcentral" target="_blank"><em>The Five Love Languages</em></a> argues that people express love in different ways, and people feel loved in different ways. These five types of expression and perception are the five “love languages.” According to Chapman, people feel loved when a partner expresses love in the language that is natural to the recipient. If love is expressed in a different language, that message of love isn’t received.</p>
<p>The five “languages” are:</p>
<ol>
<li>Words of Affirmation</li>
<li>Quality Time</li>
<li>Receiving Gifts</li>
<li>Acts of Service</li>
<li>Physical Touch (not the same as sex)</li>
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		<title>Which Love Language Suits You and Your Partner? &#124; World of Psychology</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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The Five Love Languages argues that people express love in different ways, and people feel loved in different ways. These five types of expression and perception are the five “love languages.” According to Chapman, people feel loved when a partner expresses love in the language that is natural to the recipient. If love is expressed [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0802473156/psychcentral" target="_blank"><em>The Five Love Languages</em></a> argues that people express love in different ways, and people feel loved in different ways. These five types of expression and perception are the five “love languages.” According to Chapman, people feel loved when a partner expresses love in the language that is natural to the recipient. If love is expressed in a different language, that message of love isn’t received.</p>
<p>The five “languages” are:</p>
<ol>
<li>Words of Affirmation</li>
<li>Quality Time</li>
<li>Receiving Gifts</li>
<li>Acts of Service</li>
<li>Physical Touch (not the same as sex)</li>
</ol>
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<div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/12/29/which-love-language-suits-you-and-your-partner/">psychcentral.com</a></div>
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		<title>Kergan Edwards-Stout: An Open Letter to Rick Santorum</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Dear Mr. Santorum,
You were recently quoted as saying that a jailed parent would be better for a child than being raised by a same-sex couple.

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Can any of us sit by as someone like this runs for the leader of the United States of America.  Can we let blatant ignorance run this country?

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<p>Dear Mr. Santorum,</p>
<p>You were recently <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-campaign-20120107,0,4461003.story" target="_hplink">quoted</a> as saying that a jailed parent would be better for a child than being raised by a same-sex couple.</p>
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<p>Can any of us sit by as someone like this runs for the leader of the United States of America.  Can we let blatant ignorance run this country?</p>
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		<title>7 Ways to Let Go &#124; World of Psychology</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
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You may be grieving the death of a loved one, or the end of a friendship you had hoped would be more, or merely the realization that your father will never be able to give you what you need from that relationship. It seems as though every moment of this life is about letting go, [...]]]></description>
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<blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote">You may be grieving the death of a loved one, or the end of a friendship you had hoped would be more, or merely the realization that your father will never be able to give you what you need from that relationship. It seems as though every moment of this life is about letting go, of something or someone that is renting far too much space in our heads.</p></blockquote>
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<p>1) Live in the present <br />2) Trust the process <br />3) Expect regression <br />4) Lose control <br />5) Make room <br />6) Break up the pain <br />7) Identify false belief </p>
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		<title>The Year in Gratitude: Introducing the Virtual Gratitude Visit &#124; World of Psychology</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
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The research on gratitude keeps demonstrating how powerful a positive intervention of having gratitude in our lives can be.&#160; To acknowledge someone for being in your life is one of the most dynamic ways to increase your well-being and the well-being of others.&#160; This exercise works best if you write it down, and even better [...]]]></description>
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<blockquote class="posterous_long_quote">The <a href="http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/12/11/can-god-and-gratitude-help-your-mental-health/">research on gratitude</a> keeps demonstrating how powerful a positive intervention of having gratitude in our lives can be.&nbsp; To acknowledge someone for being in your life is one of the most dynamic ways to increase your well-being and the well-being of others.&nbsp; This exercise works best if you write it down, and even better if you can deliver a letter of gratitude to the person involved.&nbsp; Here’s how it works.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>The Neuroscience of ‘Genuine’ Love – And What Love Quotes Say! &#124; Neuroscience and Relationships</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Top athletes know there’s truth in the, ‘no pain, no gain‘ cliche. Similarly, partners in healthy, strong relationships recognize love is a daily discipline, replete with exercises, that keep their hearts and minds supple and strong.
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<blockquote class="posterous_long_quote">Top athletes know there’s truth in the, ‘<em>no pain, no gain</em>‘ cliche. Similarly, partners in healthy, strong relationships recognize love is a daily discipline, replete with exercises, that keep their hearts and minds supple and strong.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>9 Tips for Setting Authentic New Year’s Resolutions &#124; World of Psychology</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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One of the biggest reasons so many of us hold disdain for New Year’s resolutions or abandon our original goals come February is because we tend to pick goals that aren’t meaningful to us.
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<blockquote class="posterous_short_quote">One of the biggest reasons so many of us hold disdain for New Year’s resolutions or abandon our original goals come February is because we tend to pick goals that aren’t meaningful to us.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Try these 9 tips <br />1) Determine why you’re choosing your goal <br />2) Consider if the resolution is kind and loving <br />3) Consider if your goal is focused on the destination or the journey <br />4) Pick unexpressed values for your goals <br />5) Avoid rigid, restrictive goals <br />6) Keep your goals open and broad <br />7) Tune into your body <br /> <img src='http://rmarcandrews.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt='8)' class='wp-smiley' /> Satisfy your true hungers <br />9) Remember that resolutions are optional </p>
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		<title>Gay in America: A Photographic Tapestry of Faceted Humanity &#124; Brain Pickings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Gay in America: A Photographic Tapestry of Faceted Humanity
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Please take a look at these Pic., that are very moving and show that we are an amazing group of people. 
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<p>Please take a look at these Pic., that are very moving and show that we are an amazing group of people. </p>
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		<title>Polyamory on rise among divorce-disgusted Americans &#124; WHAS11.com Louisville</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Polyamory on rise among divorce-disgusted Americans
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