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Shelton=92s comment, =93It takes a whole village to raise a child=94=2E<SPAN=
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ey influences that will affect our ability to be good fathers to our childre=
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 is another part of the village in our western society that can have enormou=
s influence on our children and that is the media, notably television, films=
 and music=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAll are linked=
 together=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ETelevision in p=
articular, is very popular, but not always right=2E There is a common misbel=
ief that you have to have a TV=2E <SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0</S=
PAN=3EI know plenty of families that don=92t have a TV and are surviving ver=
y well=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe =91survived=92 =
without a television for several years when our children were younger=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe used to read a lot more book=
s individually, and of course, we read stories to the children as we tucked =
them into bed=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EWe communic=
ated a lot more and our relationships were much stronger without a TV=2E<SPA=
N style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe good news is when we did ge=
t a television we had learned not to watch it too much=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-=
spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIt certainly remains off while we eat together=
 and we endeavour to turn it on only when we want to, (which, as you know, i=
s actually quite hard)=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal =
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bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EIn many families the television becomes Nanny to=
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inals, gang rapists or murderers into our house to be with our children, but=
 we think nothing of letting our children watch these activities on TV=2E<SP=
AN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EI understand that we cannot pr=
otect children from the big, bad world=2E Ultimately, our children will have=
 to survive without our protection=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=
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ears=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThe correct balance =
of television for our children is a hard balance to achieve, but I can assur=
e you =91less is more=92=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E=
The answer is to involve your children in the discussion about what to watch=
 and why=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EThey need you as=
 a father to help them make a decision and you need them to be a part of it=2E=
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PAN=3EThe global village of Media will overwhelm your family if you let it!<=
SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ELimit your exposure to elect=
ronic media to family-friendly times and family-friendly programs=2E<SPAN st=
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IGN: justify'=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EWarw=
ick Marsh=A0=A0has been married=A0to Alison for=A027 years=2E He is the fath=
er of five children, four boys and one girl, ranging in age from 22 years to=
=A010 years=2E=A0 Warwick is a musician, songwriter, producer and public spe=
aker who likes to think he can still laugh at himself=2E</SPAN=3E<SPAN style=
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ana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E</SPAN=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 14=2E4pt 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center' align=
=3Dcenter=3E<B=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: V=
erdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ETHE ART OF FATHERING=A0 =A0BRINGING =
HOME THE SHIELD</SPAN=3E</B=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN:=
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r=3E<SPAN=3Eby Paul Sloan<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D 'urn:schemas-=
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=A0 </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'mso-tab-count: 1'=3E=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D=
'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FON=
T-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EGo the B=
lues!!!!!!!! How sweet it is to win the State of Origin shield in 2003=2E An=
d it is even sweeter being a blue's supporter living in Queensland, and havi=
ng the trophy case complete again=2E The first match was an absolute corker,=
 with the quality of ball play reminiscent of the Bobby Fultons and Graeme L=
anglands of old=2E I don=92t think I=92ve seen a game tougher, even when Tom=
my Roudonikis was throwing the ball around=2E The second match, for us blue'=
s supporters put the icing on the cake, and displayed the mental and physica=
l prowess of our boys=2E And the third game=85well, we had to give the maroo=
ns and the media something to talk about=2E Whether the blues were at their =
best or not, we don=92t know=2E But we do know one thing, the maroons are a =
passionate bunch, and will play for pride till the sun goes down=2E</SPAN=3E=
</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: just=
ify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; ms=
o-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2E=
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lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-s=
ize: 12=2E0pt'=3ESo, as Phil Gould is probably asking this very same questio=
n; why did the maroons play so well in the last match, knowing all along tha=
t they had lost the shield=3F I believe it was passion! A passion to give 11=
0%, purely and simply because of the guernsey they had been blessed with, pl=
aying for their beloved state=2E These players were committed to their cause=
, a cause worthy in their eyes to achieve their goal of winning the match=2E=
 <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm =
0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt;=
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: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verda=
na; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EThe achievement of any goal or purpose r=
equires committment =96 whether for good or bad=2E Each alternative involves=
 making a decision, turning oneself over to something or someone, a focused =
and sometimes costly perseverance, and then reaping the consequences or rewa=
rds of that committment=2E For the maroons, perhaps an Australian jumper for=
 the upcoming test, and pride of the Queensland banner=2E For the blues, the=
 ticker-tape parades that follow a triumph, the wild celebration that accomp=
anies a sports team upon winning the championship game =96 each a picture of=
 final, glorious victory=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBloc=
kText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-A=
U style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0=
pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARG=
IN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZ=
E: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EHow does this=
 relate to fatherhood you may be asking=3F Just imagine that level of passio=
n and committment required by the Queenslanders to win that last match =96 n=
ow apply that same level of passion and committment to our goal of being bet=
ter fathers=2E WOW! Imagine the transformation, the increase in love, caring=
, and future families of substance that would evolve out of this change=2E S=
ome weeks I have been flat out at work, with very little time spent interact=
ing with my family, then come the weekend=2E I soon realise which area I hav=
e been lacking in=2E I get to Saturday morning, and whether it be an early m=
orning surf with my eldest son, or discussing the events of the week with my=
 10 year old daughter, or simply feeding my two year old his breakfast=85I k=
now exactly what I have been missing out on=2E It doesn=92t take a genius to=
 realise that more time spent doing something, or with someone, increases th=
e closeness and level of =93want=94 in these areas, and believe it or not=85=
makes you better at it! <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockTex=
t style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU st=
yle=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=
=A0<IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/clien=
t=5Fimages/fathers=5Fdad=5Fkids2=2Ejpg' align=3Dleft vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0=
cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; =
FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EMy challenge this week=
=3F Yearn for, and display an increased level of passion and committment to =
being a father of substance=2E To be a father that =93wants=94 to spend time=
 with his family, to be father who =93learns=94 from past downfalls, and to =
become a father that can prioritise weekly activities to ensure FAMILY is on=
 top of the list=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText sty=
le=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D=
'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<=
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images/fathers=5Fjersey%20man%20150%20copy=2Ejpg' align=3Dright vspace=3D6 b=
order=3D0=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'M=
ARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-=
SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3EGuys, we h=
ave more than a State of Origin shield to play for=85trophies come and go wi=
th the seasons - Families: well you only get one=2E Put on the Blue Guernsey=
 every week (the Fatherhood Guernsey) and play for a team that can give you =
a feeling of victory=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0=A0 </SPAN=3E<=
o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0c=
m 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; F=
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EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=
=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'=
MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT=
-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E=A0<o:p=3E=
</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt;=
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MILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3ETill next time, PAUL<B=3E<U=3E=
<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</U=3E</B=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoBlockText style=3D'M=
ARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify'=3E=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F</P=3E<P=3EPaul Sloan is =
an accountant working in Maroochydoore=2E He is married with three children =
aged one, nine and eleven years=2E Paul is an active surfer who lives on the=
 Sunshine Coast=A0in Queensland=2E He is a family man who hasn't lost his se=
nse of humour=2E</P=3E</SPAN=3E<br=3E<br=3E<div align=3Dright=3E<font size=3D=
2=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 height=3D25 bgcolo=
r=3D'#ffffff' nowrap=3E<img src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fbl=
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Grandads</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/fat=
hers=5Fissue49-4th August, 2003=5Fgramps 2=2Ebmp' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P=
=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D4=3ERomance fails us and so do friend=
ships, but the relationship of parent and child, less noisy than all others,=
 remains indelible and indestructible, the strongest relationship on earth=2E=
</FONT=3E</P=3E<P=3E<FONT face=3D'Comic Sans MS' size=3D2=3ETheodore Reik</F=
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p'=3EBack to top</a=3E</font=3E</div=3E<br=3E<p=3E</p=3E</font=3E</blockquot=
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dth=3D578 height=3D25 bgcolor=3D'#ffffff' background=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2E=
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www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/fathers=5Fissue49-4th =
August, 2003=5Fcrazy computers=2Ebmp' align=3Dleft=3E</div=3E <P=3E<B=3E<SPA=
N style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-=
size: 13=2E5pt'=3EThe Global IBM Village</SPAN=3E</B=3E<B=3E<SPAN style=3D'F=
ONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 13=2E5pt'=3E<FONT =
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ONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<BR=3E</SPAN=3E<FONT co=
lor=3D#3333ff=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EFrid=
ay, March 14, 2003 </SPAN=3E<SPAN style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ver=
dana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<=3Fxml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D =
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-font-size: 12=2E0pt'=3E<FONT color=3D#3333ff=3EKABINDA, ZAIRE--In a move IB=
M offices are hailing as a major step in the company's ongoing worldwide tel=
ecommunications revolution, M'wana Ndeti, a member of Zaire's Bantu tribe, u=
sed an IBM global uplink network modem yesterday to crush a nut=2E<BR=3E<BR=3E=
Ndeti, who spent 20 minutes trying to open the nut by hand, easily cracked i=
t open by smashing it repeatedly with the powerful modem=2E<BR=3E<BR=3E'I co=
uld not crush the nut by myself,' said the 47-year-old Ndeti, <IMG hspace=3D=
4 src=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Ecom=2Eau/email=5Fblast/client=5Fimages/father=
s=5Ftribal%20man%204=2Ejpg' align=3Dright vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3Ewho added =
the savory nut to a thick, peanut-based soup minutes later=2E 'With IBM's he=
lp, I was able to break it=2E' Ndeti discovered the nut-breaking, 28=2E8 V=2E=
34 modem yesterday, when IBM was shooting a commercial in his southwestern Z=
aire village=2E During a break in shooting, which shows African villagers ea=
gerly teleconferencing via computer with Japanese schoolchildren, Ndeti snuc=
k onto the set and took the modem, which he believed would serve well as a '=
smashing' utensil=2E<BR=3E<BR=3EIBM officials were not surprised the longtim=
e computer giant was able to provide Ndeti with practical solutions to his e=
veryday problems=2E 'Our telecommunications systems offer people all over th=
e world global networking solutions that fit their specific needs,' said Her=
bert Ross, IBM's director of marketing=2E 'Whether you're a nun cloistered i=
n an Italian abbey or an Aborigine in Australia's Great Sandy Desert, IBM ha=
s the ideas to get you where you want to go today=2E'<BR=3E<BR=3EAccording t=
o Ndeti, of the modem's many powerful features, most impressive was its hard=
 plastic casing, which easily sustained several minutes of vigorous pounding=
 against a large stone=2E 'I put the nut on a rock, and I hit it with the mo=
dem,' Ndeti said=2E 'The modem did not break=2E It is a good modem=2E'<BR=3E=
<BR=3ENdeti was so impressed with the modem that he purchased a new, state-o=
f- the-art IBM workstation, complete with a PowerPC 601 microprocessor, a qu=
ad-speed internal CD-ROM drive and three 16-bit ethernet networking connecto=
rs=2E The tribesman has already made good use of the computer system, fashio=
ning a gazelle trap out of its wires, a boat anchor out of the monitor and a=
 crude but effective weapon from its mouse=2E<BR=3E<BR=3E'This is a good com=
puter,' said Ndeti, carving up a just-captured <IMG hspace=3D4 src=3D'http:/=
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pg' align=3Dleft vspace=3D4 border=3D0=3Egazelle with the computer's flat, s=
harp internal processing device=2E 'I am using every part of it=2E I will co=
ok this gazelle on the keyboard=2E' Hours later, Ndeti capped off his delici=
ous gazelle dinner by smoking the computer's 200-page owner's manual=2E<BR=3E=
<BR=3EIBM spokespeople praised Ndeti's choice of computers=2E 'We are please=
d that the Bantu people are turning to IBM for their business needs,' said c=
ompany CEO William Allaire=2E 'From Kansas City to Kinshasa, IBM is bringing=
 the world closer together=2E Our cutting-edge technology is truly creating =
a global village=2E' <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</FONT=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNo=
rmal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<FONT size=3D2=3E<FONT face=3DVerdana=3E=
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Michael Grose is one of Australia=92s most popular writers and speakers on p=
arenting and family issues=2E He has written 9 books and works on giving pre=
sentations to the school and wider community on parenting issues=2E This is =
his latest book which=A0has been just released=2E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=
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rial'=3EBirth Order Theory is something I had heard about but never took muc=
h notice or looked into=2E Now that I have read this book, birth order is qu=
ite fascinating and another concept that helps me understand people as diver=
se and unique individuals=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNor=
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rns are more achievement oriented and responsible than those born after them=
=3F That middle children are most likely to buck the family trend=3F That la=
ter borns are more gregarious and easygoing than their older siblings=3F Or =
that those born last are often babied, affectionate and uncomplicated=3F All=
 this makes most interesting reading=2E Being a first born myself with 3 you=
nger siblings, I can see strongly in me the traits of a first born=2E<SPAN s=
tyle=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EMy brother is also a classic middl=
e child who commonly bucks the family trend=2E He=92s the black sheep=2E My =
joke with him is that we must have got the wrong baby but the trouble for me=
 is that he was the only baby in the hospital at that time=2E <o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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al'=3EThe book is well written, easy to read, humourous and very practical w=
ith plenty of tips and strategies for dealing with each category of birth or=
der=2E For example, the strategies to parent a first born are :<o:p=3E</o:p=3E=
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lan or the NSCF to be held in Canberra on 18<SUP=3Eth</SUP=3E & 19<SUP=3Eth<=
/SUP=3E August, 2003=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EPaul=
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strategic conference as a Community Relations Officer for the Canberra Raide=
rs=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3E<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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uage: EN-AU'=3EAdrienne Burgess, Co-Founder of Fathers Direct UK, and keynot=
e speaker at the NSCF conference, will be meeting with key parliamentary lea=
ders from both sides of parliament on Thursday, 14<SUP=3Eth</SUP=3E August, =
to further advance the cause of Aussie dads=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: y=
es'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIn the words of Jack O=92Sullivan from Fathers Direct UK,=
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d=92, I don=92t believe that Jack O=92Sullivan is exaggerating=2E<SPAN style=
=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EAdrienne is brilliant, and will bring =
great advancement to the restoration of fatherhood in Australia=2E<SPAN styl=
e=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EFor more information on the NSCF, Nat=
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N-AU'=3EWarwick Marsh on 02 4272 6677 or <A href=3D'http://www=2Ebosweb=2Eco=
m=2Eau/email=5Fblast/html/report=5Fredirect=2Easp=3Fsid=3D1254&cid=3Dinfo@au=
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sprayer=2Ecom is organising a major combined prayer up-reach at Parliament H=
ouse in August=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3ECol String=
er, well known Christian author, along with Brian Pickering, leader of the A=
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haring and leading in prayer for the nation, our politicians and the work of=
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e=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3ETo the editor (I=92m not sure =
where to send such a whinge=3F)<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoN=
ormal style=3D'MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt'=3E<SPAN lang=3DEN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE:=
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N-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EThe Overwhelmed and A=
ngry Parent <o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E</P=3E<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'MARG=
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EN-AU style=3D'FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana'=3EI am the father of t=
hree children whom I love dearly, and while I don=92t want them to be clones=
 of me, I would like them to at least =91share=92 some of my values=2E<SPAN =
style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </SPAN=3EIn light of this, I would like to=
 put forward an observation=2E In bygone times, the powerful influences on a=
 child were those people and things to which they were most exposed=2E Famil=
y and friends, churches, clubs, elected or defined authorities and schools w=
ere the predominant social structures and broadcasters of values, all of whi=
ch we had <I=3Esome</I=3E influence over=2E Just lately I have felt somewhat=
 overwhelmed by new and generally uncontrollable influences=2E My children h=
ire a generic video, and aside from the occasional lapses of =93grammar=94 t=
hat I begrudgingly ignore, I let them go=2E Amidst the =91comedy=92 plot, th=
ere is there is unmistakably suggestive scene of a man being caught engaging=
 in oral sex with his secretary=2E I turn it off and suggest that I am not h=
appy about someone having oral sex in my lounge room in front of my kids=2E =
They go to their rooms=2E On the radio, the anarchistic and angry voice of E=
minem rages at them from the radio=2E I turn it off=2E I do not like Eminem =
visiting my kids in their room=2E<SPAN style=3D'mso-spacerun: yes'=3E=A0 </S=
PAN=3EThey read magazines=85Dolly (or other) suggests that they know of seve=
ral great way to make herself sexy=2E I ask her to read something else=2E Th=
e trading post (2<SUP=3End</SUP=3E page) suggests a great new way to combat =
penile flaccidity=2E So, to the Sunday newspaper=85oh joy=85 another series =
of sexual innuendoes and suggestions=2E They go to a dance=85 some grunting,=
 bad mooded Negro busily rubs his or her crotch under some barely attached c=
lothing while sneering and pointing his or her finger at my kid=2E She colle=
cts her email=85 charming photos of monstrously fat nude women or other equa=
lly poor unsolicited rot are now in front of her=2E To the game console=85Po=
rt Arthur was rather lame don=92t you think=3F So, it seems that all the med=
ia people, =91entertainers=92 and technologists that I would politely turn a=
way should they visit my house, seem to arrive uninvited though I am as vigi=
lant as possible, they get in anyhow=2E What to do=3F Lock the doors=3F Smas=
h the telly=3F Squash the radio=3F Burn the newsagent=3F Lobby the governmen=
t=3F Rant and rave=3F Never have I felt so powerless to influence my own kid=
s against such a formidable, well resourced and persistent opponent=2E If th=
ese unnamed and uncaring =91entertainment=92 gurus are so intent on invading=
 my home (and the minds and wallets of my children) please hurry up and buil=
d them an office somewhere in New York=2E I shall go and find some other fol=
k that are feeling equally outraged about this unknown enemy=92s overwhelmin=
g worldwide influence and get some flying lessons=2E (Will that fix it=3F)<o=
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0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-f=
areast-language: EN-AU'=3EDear Fatherhood Foundation<o:p=3E</o:p=3E</SPAN=3E=
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Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12=2E0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EMany t=
hanks for the first Newsletter online which was passed to 37 groups and Memb=
ers of Parliament in New Zealand immediately last Sunday 26 July 2003=2E<o:p=
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pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU'=3EIt is hoped that many folk will better un=
derstand the reasons and roles of Fathers in our Societies with the help of =
your initiative and the=A0=A012 point plan of action and direction=2E<o:p=3E=
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