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Her response was quick, =93Yes of course, how else can he kick the ball and =
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The authority on fathering in my house had spoken=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-space=
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y daughter is correct on this point=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
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so-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHave you noticed that children seem to have=
 an almost endless supply of energy=3F<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EIt=92s not the same for me=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
 </SPAN=3EAt 48 years of age I like to relax, eat, drink, sleep and generall=
y be lazy, in other words, I like to be a slob=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun=
: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EInactivity breeds inactivity=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spac=
erun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe weight just piles on and the muscles slowly di=
e away and we become self fulfilling prophecies of unhealthiness=2E<SPAN sty=
le=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur children come to us and say, =93=
Dad, come outside and play ball with me=94=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: ye=
s'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOur reply is, =93Just let me finish my ice-cream and lemon=
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'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI=92ll come later=94=2E <SPAN style=3D'ms=
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T face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EDr John Ticknell in his book =91Laughter, Sex, V=
egetables and Fish=92, 2001, Crown Content, can end with some sound advice=2E=
</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN=
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6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EOne of the great=
 disasters of the modern-day scene is that it is usual to <I style=3D'mso-bi=
di-font-style: normal'=3Edouble our fat content</I=3E from age 20 to 60 and =
this is disgusting because all this fat contains miles and miles of blood ve=
ssels and if you screw all these miles on to a system of pipes with one litt=
le old pump doing the pumping, the pressure goes up in the pipes (blood pres=
sure) and the little old pump often gives up (heart attack, death etc)=2E</F=
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 it is usual to double our fat content, but the other thing is even worse:<S=
PAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3Ewe generally halve our muscle=
 content in the same age range=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3EWe lose 6 or 7 pounds of real working muscle each decade once becoming=
 adults, because we sit on our butts becoming 'successful=92, whatever that =
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And when your muscles are flabby, there is more strain on the ligaments and =
joints which we can easily hurt just doing the simplest things like picking =
up a suit case or twisting, <I style=3D'mso-bidi-font-style: normal'=3Ebecau=
se we have no muscle tone</I=3E=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
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ed my mind =96 over the age of 30, should be locked in a room for five minut=
es a day and be directed to work out with a few light weights to regain and =
maintain some real muscle that pumps blood effectively to all the tissues =96=
 you look better, feel better, sleep better, love better, do everything bett=
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Muscles also burn more energy which keeps your weight in check more easily=2E=
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T: normal' Times New Roman=3F=3F=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3EWould they like =
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=A0=A0=A0=A0 </SPAN=3EWhat physical game would you like me to play with you=3F=
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cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EWarwick M=
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LIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EFatherhood Foundation</FONT=
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arwick Marsh is the founder of the Fatherhood Foundation=2E=A0 Married for 2=
7 years he is the father of five children, four boys and one girl, ranging i=
n age from 21 years to 9 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwriter, prod=
ucer and public speaker who likes to think he can still laugh at himself=2E<=
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<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E=
<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E<td width=3D1 bgcolor=3D#999999 no=
wrap rowspan=3D19=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D=
'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<!-- src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/=
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<tr=3E<td width=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://w=
ww=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/templates/fathers/template1/Generic/fad=
e=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D'3' face=3D'Verdana, Arial, Helve=
tica, sans-serif' color=3Dblack=3E<br=3E<a name=3D'anchor2'=3E</a=3E<b=3EDad=
s with Young Children</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E=
<br=3E<div=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=
=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue28-10th March, 2003=5Fteenagers 5=2Ejpg' align=3Dle=
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Y: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D =
o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=
=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 36pt 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-fo=
nt-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SI=
ZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<SPAN style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<P c=
lass=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3D=
center=3E<B=3E<U=3ETHE ART OF FATHERING =96<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=
=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETEEN TIME</U=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'=
MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=
=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3EWell, I=
 thought like all other tabloids and publications do, I should talk about th=
e flavour of the month: =91WAR=92=2E Why are we so caught up with this impen=
ding doom that is war=3F My personal feelings lean a little bit left of the =
war-line; after all, I have a family I love and live for; we have a future! =
However, before we get too focused on this 'War of the Worlds' thing, I woul=
d like to talk about another war that is going on right under our noses, som=
ething that is upheaving the very fabric of our society=85teenagers!!!!!</P=3E=
<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=
=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt=
; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3EYep, that=92s right - teenagers=2E What happens to =
our sweet little 12 year olds=3F They go from an innocent child, helping aro=
und the house, doing their homework, dressing decently, and actually talking=
 (not grunting) to their parents=85to that very different thing we call teen=
agers=2E Surely we weren=92t as rebellious when we hit thirteen=3F I don=92t=
 remember ever turning <B=3Emy</B=3E baseball cap back-to-front, or having m=
y underwear visible above my extremely oversized skater jeans=2E I know, I k=
now, we were pretty bad sometimes too=2E There was this one time, at school =
camp, me and a mate=85nah, you don=92t want to know =96 the cat survived tho=
ugh=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI mean, times have ch=
anged so much in the short time from when I was a teen, we had fun growing u=
p, and there was little or no pressure to conform=2E These days, all the tee=
ns want to be just like what=92s-his-name of that soap called something or o=
ther=2E Does it really matter=3F Should we need to conform and to fit in=3F =
Rather, be like that tired old AFL player Jacko used to sing about=85=94 I=92=
m an individual, you can=92t touch me=94 =96 OI!</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockTex=
t style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=
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'=3EDon=92t get me wrong teens, you guys are probably not that much differen=
t to us as teens, it=92s just that as a father now attempting to raise a tee=
n=85well, it=92s difficult, to put it mildly=2E I recall when I first got ma=
rried, I had all these visions of how I was going to raise my children, surf=
 all day with my son=92s, and not let my daughter out of the house; or somet=
hing like that=2E But things change, just as times do=2E We don=92t have the=
 time nowadays, nor the patience, life is too hectic=2E And then, before you=
 know it=85the teenager arrives=2E WHOA!</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</P=3E<P clas=
s=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3EIt doe=
sn=92t mean we love them less, or don=92t want to spend time with them; it=92=
s just that sometimes we may find it difficult to relate to them=2E The hip =
hop rap music thing, the boxer shorts exposed, the messy hair, the wallet ch=
ain, the 3 cylinder car with more accessories than a brand new Malvern Star =
bicycle=85you know what I mean=2E So, what do we do=3F </P=3E<P class=3DMsoB=
lockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:=
p=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: =
justify'=3EMy tip is this; they are our children, our flesh and blood who we=
 would die for=2E They need our love and acceptance now, as teenagers, more =
than ever before=2E Give your love, your time, your patience, and more love=85=
that=92s the key=2E Try it - it worked for my dad=2E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBloc=
kText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=
=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3ETill ne=
xt time, </P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-AL=
IGN: justify'=3EPAUL<B=3E<U=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</U=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMs=
oBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 14=2E4pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E</S=
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=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F<BR=3E</P=3E<P style=3D'MARGIN-RIGHT: 1=2E3pt'=
=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EPaul Sloan is an =
accountant working in Maroochydoore=2E=A0 He is married with three children =
aged one, nine and eleven years=2E=A0 Paul is an active surfer who lives on =
the Sunshine Coast in Queensland=2E=A0 He is a family man who hasn=92t lost =
his sense of humour=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3D=
right=3E<font size=3D2=3E<a href=3D'#top'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E=
<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquote=3E</td=3E</tr=3E<tr=3E<td width=3D578=
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MS' size=3D6=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<P=3E=A0</P=3E<FONT f=
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0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' s=
ize=3D5=3ELook to your health; and if you have it, praise God, and value it =
next to good conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals a=
re capable of; a blessing money cannot buy=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=3Dcenter=3E=A0<=
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align=3Dcenter=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D3=3EIzaak Walton</FONT=3E=
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<td width=3D578 height=3D13 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<!-- src=3D'http://=
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color=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast=
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a' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E<P=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E=
<STRONG=3EBut Dad,=A0I did put the chainlock on=2E=2E=2E=2E<IMG hspace=3D0 s=
rc=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5F=
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<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E=A0=A0<STRONG=3E If she can do that so can I=2E=
=2EI think!</STRONG=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E</F=
ONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E</FONT=3E=A0</P=3E<P=3E<F=
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<P=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS'=3E<STRONG=3EMy nose keeps running Dad !!</=
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neric/fade=2Egif'=3E<blockquote=3E<p=3E<font size=3D3 face=3D'Verdana, Arial=
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b=3ESingle Dads</b=3E</font=3E<font face=3D'verdana' size=3D2=3E<br=3E<br=3E=
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ges/fathers=5Fissue28-10th March, 2003=5Ffamily 20 dadless=2Ejpg' align=3Dle=
ft=3E</div=3E <SPAN style=3D'mso-ansi-language: EN-AU'=3E<FONT face=3DArial=3E=
<FONT size=3D3=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -16=2E55pt 0pt 0c=
m'=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EThe Childcare Industr=
y and the<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:of=
fice:office' /=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</STRONG=3E</P=3E<P class=3D=
MsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -16=2E55pt 0pt 0cm'=3E<STRONG=3E<FONT face=3D=
Verdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3EDe-Fathering of Society<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</=
FONT=3E</STRONG=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -16=2E55pt=
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Part 1:<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EGood Intentions are =
paving the road to a Fatherless Society<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</ST=
RONG=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -16=2E55pt 0pt 0cm'=3E=
<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -16=2E55pt 0pt 0cm'=3E<FONT =
face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Eby Roland Foster</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNorma=
l style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -16=2E55pt 0pt 0cm'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E<FONT si=
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e=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -16=2E55pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVer=
dana size=3D2=3EThe Prime Minister, John Howard, has stated that no previous=
 government has done as much as the present one in helping families=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIf the degree of help can be meas=
ured by the level of government spending on assistance programmes, then this=
 is undeniably true=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMr Ho=
ward is clearly genuine in his concern for families and in his compassion fo=
r children=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHis government=
 is continually looking at new policies to keep families together and to pro=
tect children when families fall apart=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=
=A0 </SPAN=3EThe support of sole parents through the family benefits system =
greatly surpasses any benefits provided by any Labor government=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThis includes the Hawke government wh=
ich had declared itself the champion of children and pledged that =91by the =
year 1990 no Australian child will be living in poverty=92=2E<SPAN style=3D'=
mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIn fact, the legacy of the Whitlam and Haw=
ke governments is that by the year 2000, one million Australian children wer=
e living without their fathers=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm -16=2E55pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=
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 face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EThe purpose of the generous assistance provided b=
y the present government is to bring relief to the hardships families experi=
ence=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EOf particular concer=
n is easing the financial costs of having children=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=
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GN: justify'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EYet families remain in crisis=
=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIn fact it appears that =
the more help the government provides, the greater the problems become=2E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe solutions seem to feed the=
 problems rather than extinguish them=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal =
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e Child Support Agency and the Family Court doesn=92t even bother asking the=
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ting factors that are less obvious=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
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eated an industry which unwittingly promotes and facilitates the de-fatherin=
g of society=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EHow and why =
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is a passionate father and an active social reformer who believes Australia'=
s current laws are contributing to the creation of our fatherless society=2E=
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nt-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E</SPAN=3E=A0</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN:=
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ZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThere is a v=
ery wise and important scripture which says =93have faith as small as a must=
ard seed and you can move mountains=94=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P cl=
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10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThis passage rel=
ates to the mountains that we face in our lives and that using faith in God =
will move these mountains=2E This is not a wishing verse, this is a doing ve=
rse=2E Not only do we need to believe, but we need to act, otherwise the mou=
ntains shall remain, intimidate us further, and often get even bigger=2E<o:p=
=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -7=2E7pt=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm -7=2E7pt 0pt 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: just=
ify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-s=
ize: 12=2E0pt'=3EIt is easy to see mountains from an external perspective=2E=
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-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EBut what about us=3F One of the big mountains i=
n men=92s lives is our health=2E The majority do not see the mountain even w=
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ILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EWell, I when look in the mirro=
r, I can justify my muscle contingent as being affected by gravitational for=
ces which has caused my weight and balance to shift=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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shift has not necessarily been good=2E Sitting at my desk, using the compute=
r, doing less exercise has all contributed to the gravitational forces=2E<o:=
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Y: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EDoes it affect my family-I think=
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erdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P =
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'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size=
: 12=2E0pt'=3EI want to make a contribution to the lives of my family, I do =
not want to be in the mainstream of obese men=92s statistics=2E This mountai=
n has to move=2E It will not move unless I do the pushing=2E I will also see=
k Gods=92 help =96 how=3F In giving me the desire to want get out and exerci=
se, to overcome the desire to eat unhealthy food, to do activities with my f=
amily and other families, to encourage other men to join me in playing golf,=
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; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdan=
a; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EIn a recently completed study in America =
researchers found:<IMG hspace=3D0 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/emai=
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=91researchers analysed information gathered from 551 men and 872 women over=
 an 18-year period during the Framingham Heart Study, which began in 1948, a=
nd looked at how obesity and high blood pressure affected scores on mental p=
erformance tests over time=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</I=3E</P=3E<=
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lood pressure -- both alone and in combination -- had a negative effect on b=
rain function in men but not in women=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</=
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y be more vulnerable because they tend to accumulate fat in their midsection=
 rather than in other parts of the body=2E Previous studies have shown that =
this type of apple-shaped fat distribution carries a much higher degree of h=
ealth risks than the pear-shaped fat distribution commonly found in women=2E=
=91<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</I=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D=
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ys look in the mirror=3F Apple shaped fat distribution, naah =2E=2Emy muscle=
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t 0cm; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: V=
erdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThe study goes on to say that obesit=
y not only affects our physic</SPAN=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3Eal abi=
lities but also our brain functions=2E Ever had that lethargically slow star=
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0pt'=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3EFathers take note, if you have not al=
ready, health is essential to happiness, yours and the families=2E</FONT=3E<=
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ant to move this gravitational apple shaped mountain, I want to be active wi=
th my children and friends, I want my wife to hold more than fat displacemen=
t molecules, I want to make a long term contribution to my family and the ge=
nerations to come=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm=
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ce=3DVerdana=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=
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=3D2=3EIts time to move mountains=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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Y: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN-US'=3ERon Hellyer has been married to Marg=
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center=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D6=3EThe ultimate measure of a m=
an is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where h=
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ne on 6 January 2003=2E</FONT=3E</P=3E<H1=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2=3E=
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Melbourne researchers say men are undergoing a social revolution in terms of=
 settling down and fathering children=2E <BR=3E<BR=3ENew figures have reveal=
ed, compared with the last 20 years, less than a third of men in their early=
 30s are fathers and around 20 per cent of all men will never become fathers=
=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EMonash University anthropology and sociology department resea=
rcher Dr Bob Birrell says the high cost of raising children, combined with e=
mployment concerns and desires for an affluent lifestyle, are all contributi=
ng to the situation=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EHe says further Government assistance for =
families may be required to encourage more men to become fathers=2E<BR=3E<BR=
=3E'We may well have to consider more radical proposals, including that of s=
ome conservatives that we think about paying women a wage who are staying ho=
me and looking after children, because those women are most likely the ones =
to have a significant number of kids - I think that's going to have to be on=
 the table as well,' Dr Birrell said=2E</FONT=3E</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT fa=
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