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  1. EnglishLady

    Women breaking barriers in Navy, not SEALs yet

    AP Elite Navy SEALs storm a walled compound in Pakistan and take out the world's most wanted terrorist. Footnote: They were all men. While America's last 10 years of war have propelled women into new and far more risky roles across the military, there are still some doors that are...
  2. EnglishLady

    Germany: Nuclear power plants to close by 2022

    BBC News Germany's coalition government has announced a reversal of policy that will see all the country's nuclear power plants phased out by 2022. The decision makes Germany the biggest industrial power to announce plans to give up nuclear energy. Environment Minister Norbert Rottgen...
  3. EnglishLady

    Toronto couple defend move to keep baby's sex secret

    wow. you brought up many points here but the one at hand is still, IMO, yes a serious one (as are all that you mentioned too btw) Yes the children are going to go through h*ll and back, but why would a parent want that for their children is beyond me. I wouldn't condemn the way a child...
  4. EnglishLady

    Toronto couple defend move to keep baby's sex secret

    Nature has already made the choice for them yes - but without the nuturing and morals etc of each determined sex these poor children are going to grow up oblivious to what their sex really means to them. I am presuming here - but I would think if the parents have gone this far then they have...
  5. EnglishLady

    Toronto couple defend move to keep baby's sex secret

    Scott stated earlier that no laws had been broken - so the only meddling will be from the dogooders. But ..... this is not a case of, do you tap a child on the botty or the leg, or, children should be out of diapers by 2 years old ..... this is far more serious and I do believe that...
  6. EnglishLady

    Toronto couple defend move to keep baby's sex secret

    I really don't know Scott, I would hate to have to make that decision for real. I think the parents need to be educated as to the possible damage they are causing to their children, and to the growing up issues that will be ahead of the children if the parents continue this course
  7. EnglishLady

    Toronto couple defend move to keep baby's sex secret

    Are they teaching that with parent permission? :confused:
  8. EnglishLady

    Toronto couple defend move to keep baby's sex secret

    I have to agree with Paullud. I think these children are going to have some real issues as they grow up :(
  9. EnglishLady

    Toronto couple defend move to keep baby's sex secret

    BBC News A Toronto couple are defending their decision to keep their infant's sex a secret in order to allow the child to develop his or her own gender identity. Kathy Witterick and David Stocker have been widely criticised for imposing their ideology on four-month-old Storm. The family...
  10. EnglishLady

    Joplin Tornado Relief Help

    Good for you Dennis - well done
  11. EnglishLady

    Pirates

    AARGHH Not bad for a landlubber :D:D
  12. EnglishLady

    Looking at the Weather...

    Tell me about it .... phew We are all finished up here at the house, so now hoping dispatch can get us a load back to MI :p
  13. EnglishLady

    Looking at the Weather...

    Is it snowing in Canada again :rolleyes: LOL :D:p
  14. EnglishLady

    RE teacher Gary Smith's Muslim attackers jailed

    Totally agree. I watched a documentary recently and one line that a Detective said I thought was very true ..... When I was a kid we would duke it out, now they draw knives or guns. :(
  15. EnglishLady

    RE teacher Gary Smith's Muslim attackers jailed

    Wow I'm rational .... I think I better quit while I'm ahead :p
  16. EnglishLady

    RE teacher Gary Smith's Muslim attackers jailed

    Oh I don't believe that outlawing guns stops violent crime at all ..... as seen here all it takes is a metal bar and a household brick :mad:
  17. EnglishLady

    RE teacher Gary Smith's Muslim attackers jailed

    I think this a private school as opposed to a local g'ment funded run school
  18. EnglishLady

    RE teacher Gary Smith's Muslim attackers jailed

    I wouldn't have thought so .... but saying that they HAD to have known the curriculum that the schoold followed. So they could have exempted the students from R.E. Its really no wonder ppl are concerned about Muslims when this sort of thing happens - even though as Turtle said these are...
  19. EnglishLady

    RE teacher Gary Smith's Muslim attackers jailed

    There are Muslim schools and they can be exempt from R.E. so I too don't understand :confused:
  20. EnglishLady

    RE teacher Gary Smith's Muslim attackers jailed

    sorry - stepped out for dinner :p Unless a school is designated say ....a Catholic school for example, in my day - all other schools taught Religious Education -> Church of England. Nowdays all religions are covered in these classes. R.E. Teachers are just, as has been stated...
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