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    so , is there a thread started at the general chat forum about this ? Maybe then many can join
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    JuniperWolf told me about the Pokemon avatar thing .... thought of having one too
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    Would you like to vote in our Short Story Competition?

    http://www.online-literature.com/for...757#post983757
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    Hi, Why has everyone left 'poem of week' thread alone since I have joy in.
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    Hi!
    Sorry to bother. Have another question for scientist you again, as I'm not too scientifically astute myself. In the 'Intrinsic Good' thread, Dodo said this:

    @Silas Thorne, protecting one's face from fast moving things that come towards you is an inborn instinct. Of course, it can be trained to become faster and more specific (i.e. shooting the thing with a handgun), but it's definitely an instinct. Just like eyes automatically blink when something quickly approaches them.

    I would have thought protection of your head would have been a trained response, one that is not necessarily innate and inborn. Toddlers don't really seem to protect their heads when you throw soft toys at them. Is this kind of protection innate or is it due to a conditioned response out of threat of physical pain, born through experience?

    If you could help me at all with this question, it would be great.
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    Thanks for taking the time to answer my letter!
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    Thank you for comment on my blog.
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    Great posts in Aunty's thread. You're always saying what I'm thinking, but whereas I would take ten paragraphs and my position still wouldn't be absolutely clear, you completely get the point across in one paragraph. You're also really good at keeping a level head when you're talking to all sorts of people, which is - *ahem* - not really how I roll.
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    Thanks.
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Uncertain Fate for Transgender Rights Bill

by OrphanPip on 11-27-2012 at 09:11 PM
I've decided to write a bit about a current bill, that is currently before a Parliamentary committee, which would make explicit the extension of Canada's Human Rights provisions to transgender persons.

The bill hasn't got much media attention at all, and like usual transgender issues are ignored unless they are being used for some salacious thrill on daytime talk shows. There are two main reasons why I wanted to try and do a little publicity for the bill.

First

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What I've Been Up To; Thoughts on Graduate School

by OrphanPip on 10-29-2012 at 10:22 PM
Hello Forumites,

It has been a while since I last communicated with everyone through one of my self-indulgent blog posts. Unfortunately, I don't really have any pressing concerns to spill my heart out about, which leaves that most mundane of blog genres: the update.

Leaving aside my romantic misadventures in recent days, I've enjoyed the experience of meeting lots of new people through my MA cohort. As a Montreal local, I get to play the role of guide quite often,

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Making an odd decision.

by OrphanPip on 02-10-2012 at 08:17 PM
So, I haven't done a blog in a while, but I'm going to seek lit-net's advice on a subject. Some of you may know that I've been working part-time on a B.A. since completing my microbiology degree. I've never really liked lab work, and though I love science, I don't love doing science. At first I started studying the arts, political science and literature primarily, as a hobby taking advantage of subsidized education in Quebec.

Now, I will receive my B.A. in April, and on a whim I

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Save my Forest!

by OrphanPip on 04-22-2011 at 01:25 AM
Well for a little while I've known about this weird society dedicated to the protection of a little forest on the Western part of the Island of Montreal.

The thing about the forest is that it happens to be named after my family. It is on the part of the island where my family came and settled in 18th century, back then we had some money and clout in the region. 200 years later we were a bunch of dairy farmers, time changes everything .

A little nagging part of me

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The Red Light is Just About Put Out

by OrphanPip on 04-05-2011 at 03:16 PM
I am inspired to write about a local news item I read today.

There is a street in Montreal officially called Boulevard Saint-Laurent, but most often affectionately called the Main. It has historically been the dividing line between English and French Montreal, as a result it was a no man's land that created room for immigrants to carve out their own space in the city. As a result, the Main was also a street that was largely populated by some of the poorest members of Montreal society.

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