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I initially wrote this in response to a post at Pursuit of Harpyness. It's been lightly adjusted to support moving from that context to this one. How are we supposed to “make peace” with our bodies when they’re a continual cultural battleground? This is not hypocrisy. It’s not a flaw. It’s what happens when we set goals like “accept our bodies as they are” in the middle of a culture that will not accept them, and then expect it to work when we, the victims of this broken system, are the only ones actually working on it. The best we can do is the best we can do. As one of those people who is sometimes Publicly Fat In A Bikini, I freely admit that oftentimes, I’m faking it. It gets easier with practice to stuff those insecurities in a dark hole and go out anyway — but the insecurities haven’t gone away. How could they? The pressures that created them are still happening! When I’m out there with a size-8 friend who wouldn’t dream of wearing a bikini because she’s too ashamed of *her* body, it’s a little easier to remember that this shame has absolutely nothing to do with my (or anyone else’s) actual fat. And even then, even when I’m explicitly remembering that this twisted culture uses whatever tools it can find to make us all feel ashamed, I still cringe sometimes. We all do. AND IT’S NOT OUR FAULT. It’s so important that we engage in body-acceptance activism -- because IT’S NOT ENOUGH for just us individuals to try to change the inside of our heads. It is also necessary for the culture to change. So, let's please please please do not beat ourselves up for this phenomenon. (see also: the personal is political, blaming the victim)
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He really wanted to play Battleground, but I really want him to be able to flick and take care of pieces before we break out the Crossbows and Catapults. So, Elk Fest. Lesson one: walking the moose. Set up two riverbanks, and a straight line of stones, and teach him to walk the moose, one step at a time, releasing the moose with every step, to the next riverbank. This lesson went well. I was hoping to move forward with "walk with a curve" but miniBot wanted to play the "knocking the moose down" game, so we came up with some flicking games. The most successful variant was "knock down the tower," where I build a little tower out of four or five stones, and miniBot and I take turns flicking the stones to knock it down. It will be a long, long road to proper, by-the-rulebook gameplay, but this is a start, and is something that miniBot is allowed to do that Gnat is not... which is good.
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http://blog.ulf-wendel.de/?p=253
We like to invite you to the PHP 5.3 release party which is an event to celebrate the 5.3 release, happening Friday, the 17th of July in Munich. The release party offers a chance to come together with other php enthusiasts and enjoy that php is alive and kicking. And of course people in favour of a decent barbecue, together with some beer and other drinks are invited.
 The happening will take place at Waldwirtschaft beer garden, at any weather.
We will meet at 19:00 o’clock - open end.
The location is famous for its huge beer garden (2500 available seats, a children’s playground) and its typical Bavarian but also international food. On sunny weather you even may enjoy live-music and listen to the sounds of Jazz, Blues, Swing or Dixi.
Catering will be provided and as a special delicacy you may enjoy a suckling pig!
If you like to join the event please register (for free) at PHPUG-Munich Wiki and follow it for updates. Alternatively you may register at Facebook as well and follow this for updates. For any questions please visit IRC channel: #phprp on irc.uni-erlangen.de.
The PHP 5.3. BBQ release party is sponsored by:
 
 
Supporters for the PHP 5.3 BBQ release party are:
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We like to invite you to the <strong>PHP 5.3 release</strong> party which is an event to celebrate the 5.3 release, happening Friday, the <strong>17th of July</strong> in Munich. The release party offers a chance to come together with other php enthusiasts and enjoy that php is alive and kicking. And of course people in favour of a decent barbecue, together with some beer and other drinks are invited.
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<img src="http://www.waldwirtschaft.de/bilddaten/grundelemente/siegel.jpg" alt="" style="float: left; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" height="100" width="100" /> The happening will take place at <a href="http://www.waldwirtschaft.de" title="Waldwirtschaft"><strong>Waldwirtschaft</strong></a> beer garden, at any weather.<br />
We will meet at <strong>19:00 o’clock</strong> - open end.
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The location is famous for its huge beer garden (2500 available seats, a children’s playground) and its typical Bavarian but also international food. On sunny weather you even may enjoy live-music and listen to the sounds of Jazz, Blues, Swing or Dixi.
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Catering will be provided and as a special delicacy you may enjoy a suckling pig!
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If you like to join the event <strong>please register (for free) at <a href="http://www.phpugmunich.org/dokuwiki/php_release_party" title="PHPUG Munich">PHPUG-Munich Wiki</a> and follow it for updates.</strong> Alternatively you may register at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115203467104">Facebook</a> as well and follow this for updates. For any questions please visit IRC channel: #phprp on irc.uni-erlangen.de.
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The PHP 5.3. BBQ release party is sponsored by:
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<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/php" title="Microsoft "><img src="http://blog.thinkphp.de/uploads/logo/mslogo-1.jpg" alt="Microsoft" border="0" height="25" /></a> <a href="http://www.mayflower.de" title="Mayflower GmbH"><img src="http://blog.thinkphp.de/uploads/logo/mayflower.jpg" alt="Mayflower GmbH" height="30" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.swoodoo.de" title="Swoodoo AG"><img src="http://blog.thinkphp.de/uploads/logo/swoodoo_logo.jpg" alt="Swoodoo AG" border="0" height="55" /></a> <a href="http://www.zend.de" title="Zend Technologies GmbH"><img src="http://blog.thinkphp.de/uploads/logo/zend_logo_color_L.gif" alt="Zend Technologies GmbH" border="0" height="65" /></a>
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Supporters for the PHP 5.3 BBQ release party are:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.sun.de" title="Sun Microsystems">Sun Microsystems</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.phpugmunich.org" title="PHP Usergroup Munich">PHPUG.de</a></li>
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During the opening of the <a href="http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/PHP_BBQ_Tour">PHP BBQ Tour 2009</a> in Munich <a href="http://blog.ulf-wendel.de/?p=243">(german report)</a> the idea of a PHP 5.3 release party was born. <a http://www.mayflower.de">Mayflower (thinkPHP)</a> had promised to sponsor the food of the PHP BBQ evening in Munich. However, due to bad weather we did not have a true BBQ. That has been good because Mayflower has decided to spend the money they saved on organizing <strong>a free party - WOW!</strong>
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