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...recent decision by Rosie O'Donnell, an adoptive mother of three, to come out as a lesbian was a reminder that more and more gay people are having families. For the most part, gay families are just like other families, dealing with soccer practice, homework and daily chores, but the kids and parents in these households must also cope with special problems that range from confronting discrimination to being the only kid with two moms at the PTA meeting. "Gay-specific issues include whom to come out to, isolation and the need for validation--especially for kids," says Terry Boggis...
...than the ability to critique Machiavelli or analyze Dreiser, as I am convinced that this is a large part of what I will remember from my time here. For others, their real education and growth will have taken place wherever they spent their time—dribbling down a soccer field, pipetting in a biology lab or strumming a guitar—and with whom they spent their time. For example, The Crimson’s Editorial Board—a slightly pretentious, left-leaning and rebellious motley crew—emboldened me, pushed me to the right of center...
...combination of vigilance and numbness was illustrated by a local TV channel's decision to run a split screen after a suicide bombing: on one side were body parts and ambulances, on the other a soccer match. That way, no viewer missed any of the action on either front...
...latest generation, ATMs are being wired to the World Wide Web. These machines can pay insurance premiums and utility bills, print cashier's checks and road maps, and sell everything from stocks to dvds. ATM users have bought tickets to a David Bowie concert in Iceland and soccer matches in Spain. Customers in Singapore can apply for a car title. In the U.S., Wells Fargo has installed 1,100 souped-up ATMs in 16 Western states that can show movie trailers and the msnbc news ticker, run streaming-video ads during transactions and spit out coupons before the customer...
Whitton was a four-sport athlete in high school, playing water polo, soccer, and softball while running cross-country. Her focus was always softball, and she captained her team as a senior to the CIS championship game, the equivalent of the state finals for Southern California...