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seattle pros: -the music! -close to canada :heart: -this place is fucking beautiful -no annoying accents, people from washington have the most boring way of talking, and i love it -jason mcgerr walked behind me a few weeks ago omg :wideeyed: -lots of bands come here -the weather isn't extremely cold or warm -washington's the first and so far only state to elect all women to governor and senate at the same time -washington has good apples? cons: -the friggin cost of living is SO HIGH -pollution -volcanoes :uhoh:

A man's sexual orientation may be determined by conditions in the womb, according to a study. Previous research had revealed the more older brothers a boy has, the more likely he is to be gay, but the reason for this phenomenon was unknown. But a Canadian study has shown that the effect is most likely down to biological rather than social factors. The research is published in the journal of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Professor Anthony Bogaert from Brock University in Ontario, Canada, studied 944 heterosexual and homosexual men with either "biological" brothers, in this case those who share the same mother, or "non-biological" brothers, that is, adopted, step or half siblings. He found the link between the number of older brothers and homosexuality only existed when the siblings shared the same mother. The amount of time the individual spent being raised with older brothers did not affect their sexual orientation. 'Maternal memory' Writing in the journal, Professor Bogaert said: "If rearing or social factors associated with older male siblings underlies the fraternal birth-order effect [the link between the number of older brothers and male homosexuality], then the number of non-biological older brothers should predict men's sexual orientation, but they do not. "These results support a prenatal origin to sexual orientation development in men." He suggests the effect is probably the result of a "maternal memory" in the womb for male births. A woman's body may see a male foetus as "foreign", he says, prompting an immune reaction which may grow progressively stronger with each male child. The antibodies created may affect the developing male brain. In an accompanying article, scientists from Michigan State University said: "These data strengthen the notion that the common denominator between biological brothers, the mother, provides a prenatal environment that fosters homosexuality in her younger sons." "But the question of mechanism remains." Andy Forrest, a spokesman for gay rights group Stonewall, commenting on this and other studies, said: "Increasingly, credible evidence appears to indicate that being gay is genetically determined rather than being a so-called lifestyle choice. "It adds further weight to the argument that lesbian and gay people should be treated equally in society and not discriminated against for something that's just as inherent as skin colour." Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/health/5120004.stm why do people need a scientific study to know that gays should be treated equally? :thinking:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaFm47lsL2g

thom yorke - the clock

not funny, just an observation

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i've got a hitler cat, but i love her anyway :\

wow. thanks for the headache, man. :dozey:

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and it seems by the time that i have figured what it's worth, the squeaking of our skin against the steel has gotten worse.

death cab for cutie - we looked like giants

yeah i have all of it too, but there's these pen scribbles all over them so i could use new ones :lol:

FUCK YOU, THIS IS MY MOMENT :kiss: :mellow:

http://www.spin.com/insidespin/arcticmonkeys/2006/06/060622_monkeys/ one of my pictures of alex in san francisco won on theriotvan.com :D

in no particular order... jenny lewis with the watson twins - rabbit fur coat arctic monkeys - whatever people say i am, that's what i'm not neko case - fox confessor brings the flood we are scientists - with love and squalor the flaming lips - at war with the mystics

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(06-20) 03:23 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) -- A Pentagon document classifies homosexuality as a mental disorder, decades after mental health experts abandoned that position. The document outlines retirement or other discharge policies for service members with physical disabilities, and in a section on defects lists homosexuality alongside mental retardation and personality disorders. Critics said the reference underscores the Pentagon's failing policies on gays, and adds to a culture that has created uncertainty and insecurity around the treatment of homosexual service members, leading to anti-gay harassment. Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Jeremy M. Martin said the policy document is under review. The Pentagon has a "don't ask, don't tell" policy that prohibits the military from inquiring about the sex lives of service members but requires discharges of those who openly acknowledge being gay. The Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military, at the University of California at Santa Barbara, uncovered the document and pointed to it as further proof that the military deserves failing grades for its treatment of gays. Nathaniel Frank, senior research fellow at the center, said, "The policy reflects the department's continued misunderstanding of homosexuality and makes it more difficult for gays and lesbians to access mental health services." The document, called a Defense Department Instruction, was condemned by medical professionals, members of Congress and other experts, including the American Psychiatric Association. "It is disappointing that certain Department of Defense instructions include homosexuality as a 'mental disorder' more than 30 years after the mental health community recognized that such a classification was a mistake," said Rep. Marty Meehan, D-Mass. Congress members noted that other Pentagon regulations dealing with mental health do not include homosexuality on any lists of psychological disorders. And in a letter to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Monday, nine lawmakers asked for a full review of all documents and policies to ensure they reflect that same standard. "Based on scientific and medical evidence the APA declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder in 1973 — a position shared by all other major health and mental health organizations based on their own review of the science," James H. Scully Jr., head of the psychiatric association, said in a letter to the Defense Department's top doctor earlier this month. There were 726 military members discharged under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy during the budget year that ended last Sept. 30. That marked the first year since 2001 that the total had increased. The number of discharges had declined each year since it peaked at 1,227 in 2001, and had fallen to 653 in 2004. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/06/19/national/w154824D21.DTL

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rdonnell/sets/1783479/ pictures from the shoot of the direct to helmet video

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http://www.tampontification.com/donate.php click and drag a heart into a shelter to donate pads and tampons to women's shelters in the us, canada or kenya.