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		<title>What! Find a decent gift for your dear father is a puzzle!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us end up with an idea in any special occasion is knocking at the door of our lives and encourage us to do a little different. By the time unusual, we often look for these unique gift ideas that not only appreciate the moment, but also guaranteed to put a smile on the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most of us end up with an idea in any special occasion is knocking at the door of our lives and encourage us to do a little different. By the time unusual, we often look for these unique gift ideas that not only appreciate the moment, but also guaranteed to put a smile on the face of the gift recipient. Among the many special days in our life such as birthdays, mÃ???? Day, Valentine&#8217;s Day, Merry Christmas, etc., Father???? S Day is so inspiring, which is dedicated to all fathers, which is the day when each of you show the dedication to celebrate fatherhood and the contribution and dedication he showed to his family. This is the day when the whole family gets together and comes off like one. Understanding the temper of the times we at TotallyGift. co. UK you this unusual collection of spontaneous Fathersâ???? Feast which are beyond the sphere of predictability and expectations. Number of days of driving experience, birds of prey experience full day on weekends and luxury food hampers, some of our collection among the best. With so many gift ideas to choose from, you&#8217;re sure to find him the perfect gift! Why buy unusual gifts Fathers! When it comes to Fathersâ???? Day, children usually begin the movement of a souvenir shop to another in search of those gifts which could include the nature, the choice of his father. But under the restricted and have limited options of gifts to children, willingly or unwillingly, to buy gifts that difficult to follow the expectations of their fathers. TotallyGift. co. UK shares you collect many unusual gifts for your Father dear father will surely turn the symbolic celebration and reminded by him for years to come! Design a real statement on this OccasionChoosing a gift for a man sometimes seems a difficult task, but brilliantly chosen gift options make the matter easier to resolve. Thank you to TotallyGift. co. United Kingdom for the opportunity to Father wide???? s Day gift ideas that restore the memories of your father spent with you. From family trip to the beach to the house lifting emergency part everything encourage you to write nice day memorable and valuable. Start your choice of gift to some of our exciting outdoor experiences such as cars Drifting experience full day, birds of prey experience and Rally driving two wheel drive full day to explore outdoor enthusiasm for your father. Â Â Football Book or Daily Football Share Gift Box is a perfect gift idea for dads Sports-mad. As for the peace of mind and body, candle and Sleep Well Shiatsu Back Massager Cushion would be great gifts, but what about the luxury food baskets if your dear father is a gourmet! Well, whatever the mood or spirit of the recipients of gifts, the gifts that still offers up your capacity and high quality smart! Fathers Happy Day! <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>Being a father can help you change for the better</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being a father is great and has many benefits. Some of them are not as obvious as the love of a child and the happiness of a family. Here superdad consider factors not so obvious that recent research has revealed. If you are currently on the verge of fatherhood, or even if you are already [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Being a father is great and has many benefits. Some of them are not as obvious as the love of a child and the happiness of a family. <br/><br/>Here superdad consider factors not so obvious that recent research has revealed. If you are currently on the verge of fatherhood, or even if you are already a father to check the benefits this will have on your life: <br/><br/>For more information www fatherhood visit. superdad. co. UK <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>Start being a good father now</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By definition, fatherhood is being a father. And being a father is much the most important task in the life of a man after President Obama, a cool dad to Sasha and Malia. Paternity &#8220;need not be difficult,&#8221; said Obama. &#8220;Play ball, go to a park or visiting a zoo. Help your child with homework. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By definition, fatherhood is being a father. And being a father is much the most important task in the life of a man after President Obama, a cool dad to Sasha and Malia. Paternity &#8220;need not be difficult,&#8221; said Obama. &#8220;Play ball, go to a park or visiting a zoo. Help your child with homework. Sit down together for dinner. Ask them how their day was. Things get busy, and sometimes we all below, but the smallest moments can have the greatest impact on the life of a child, &#8220;he said. <br/><br/>We all know that fathers can have remarkable impact in the lives of our children. The more time fathers spend with their children, more impact. This is called the effect &#8220;dose,&#8221; says Adrienne Burgess of &#8220;The Institute paternity.&#8221; But sad to say, the majority of fathers are absent from too many children&#8217;s lives and homes too. They seemed to have abandoned their responsibilities. Consequently, parents who are raising children without fathers reported more serious conflict with their child and they are more aggressive, have low self-esteem and perception themselves to be less cognitively and physically able than their peers from father-present families. But it&#8217;s not too late to start being a good father. There are so many sites and many books teach us how. <br/><br/>Fatherhood is a big task, a responsibility to provide not only food for our children, housing, clothing and education but also their emotional and spiritual needs. Play it cool and do it well. It does not require special or expensive to develop, but something nice to remember and discuss. It could be just around, stuff together and discuss how appropriate. In addition, showing concern for their education, grades, teachers, books they read. It could be as simple as giving praise and thanks and recognition of their achievements, the construction of true self-esteem and self-respect. And of course, always give them the assurance of your love, protection and confidence, both in word and deed. <br/><br/>Fathers, here are some great, and sometimes creative ways and come together with your children in a positive way. They tell a story about your childhood, your favorite books or television shows or something that interests them. Young children love stories. Remember to plan a picnic in the park, has reached a road trip or planning a vacation, and cultivate a garden. Kids love being outdoors with their fathers. Eat together when you have trouble finding time to interact together and you soon discover that the dinner hour is one of the best bonding time. <br/><br/>Fatherhood is filled with joys and challenges, but the fame and money can not compensate for the joy of fatherhood success. So if you want to keep your child from drugs or gangs, the best way is to build a positive relationship with them as a child, then to maintain this relationship as they grow, &#8220;says Burgess. <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>No good deed goes unpunished: The surrogate father and Child Support Under Illinois law</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine the following: a woman you&#8217;ve known for many years, perhaps since childhood, you as a friend, a man of character and intelligence. It approaches the quarantine and wants a baby, but no longer wishes to be burdened by a marriage to have the child. It comes to you and asks you to donate sperm [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Imagine the following: a woman you&#8217;ve known for many years, perhaps since childhood, you as a friend, a man of character and intelligence. It approaches the quarantine and wants a baby, but no longer wishes to be burdened by a marriage to have the child. <br/><br/>It comes to you and asks you to donate sperm for her to be able to have a baby. Needless to say that this request is out of respect for you and in consideration of his total confidence and knowledge of who you are as a person. <br/><br/>After extensive discussion, the two of you agree with the proposal of your friend. Rather than paying a lawyer, your friend is online and get one of these &#8220;forms&#8221; regarding sperm donation and surrogate parenthood. <br/><br/>In the form, it is stipulated that you give your sperm without rights as a parent. Your friend is financially independent enough to support the child herself, and specifies in the contract that waives any claim for child support on behalf of children and college expenses thereafter. Your friend is also committed to provide health insurance for children and all other things necessary for the education of the child. <br/><br/>The whole question seems simple enough: you will not in any way financially responsible for the child. You can then go through the necessary procedures to make your dream come true friend. <br/><br/>Seven years later, your friend calls you on the phone and said she has had financial difficulties. She asks if you want to help pay child support. You, of course, to refuse because of the promise it made in the agreement both signed. Shortly after, you become an application to determine the amount you need to help support the child. <br/><br/>After hiring a lawyer, you learn that your so-called &#8220;agreement&#8221; is invalid under Illinois law. Accordingly, you are now obligated to pay alimony until the age of eighteen years an amount equivalent to 20% of your income. <br/><br/>Clearly, this is a nightmare scenario for the client innocent. Yet that is exactly what would happen under Illinois law: public policy requires that children be supported by their &#8220;parents&#8221;. If the child is born out of wedlock or born by artificial means is without anxiety. The state is much more concerned that the child does not become a ward public how a child is conceived. Thus, parents can not agree among themselves for a parent to &#8220;waive child support.&#8221; <br/><br/>For this reason, the Illinois courts have the power to cancel any agreement or any portion of which is contrary to public policy of the State. Consequently, the attempt to rely on the donor&#8217;s agreement with the mother will not be applied, and the court annuls the part of the agreement that allowed donors to give up the support of the child. <br/><br/>Is there a way around this problem for the donor? No, not the one who could say with confidence that someone does not pose risks to the donor. However, there may be ways that the risks above could be at least can be reduced. <br/><br/>One solution would be to have the donor pays maintenance to 20% of its net income in child support. However, the parties could then enter into a separate agreement in which the parties agree that the donor must be paid for their donation to the putative mother until the child reaches age 18. The second agreement provides that the alleged mother to pay the donor an amount equal to 20% of its net income until the child reaches majority. <br/><br/>Women are paid for surrogacy. There is no reason that a husband can not be paid for donating his sperm to the birth of the child. at least superficially, there seems to be no public policy offended if the mother paid the donor for his contribution to an essential element of delivery. <br/><br/>Of course, donors may still be vulnerable to a change in the financial condition of the mother. It might not be able to pay donors in the future, but the donor would still have to pay alimony. In addition, the court could invalidate the two arrangements as a violation of public policy if it was determined that the separate agreement was merely a sham to avoid the dealer really pay the alimony. <br/><br/>Ultimately, there is no easy solution to this problem. Until the legislature immunizes a donor requests for child support, generosity, and it could be the biggest financial mistake of his life. Thus, it would be folly for a man who intends to be a direct lender not to consult a lawyer first, to the detriment of women, of course. <br/><br/>Disclaimer: All statements contained herein are not legal advice. Rather, the statements contained in this article are only the views of a doctor from Illinois, which currently focuses his practice in the field of family law. <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>Keep life in balance: a devoted father juggles climbed Mount Everest</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are your working week like? If you&#8217;re like most people, you have a demanding job that takes more than 40 hours before starting your travel time.&#13;How can you spend the rest of your time? Chances are you&#8217;re more than a little tired when you get home. If you are a parent, your children need [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What are your working week like? If you&#8217;re like most people, you have a demanding job that takes more than 40 hours before starting your travel time.&#13;How can you spend the rest of your time? Chances are you&#8217;re more than a little tired when you get home. If you are a parent, your children need lots of attention and support before going to bed.&#13;How much time do you spend one day with your spouse? You can see most of each other only after the kids are in bed.&#13;Now, what about your time just for you? Surely you have hobbies, things you want to learn, places you want to explore and friends to whom you want to be with? Many people find this time is often more compact than the time they spend with their families.&#13;You probably also want to talk spiritual practices, either by participating in a house of worship, prayer or meditation. You find yourself in time for these practices on a daily basis?&#13;You can not let your body. You also need exercise. Of course, the tasks of helping a bit, but you will also need time to go to the gym or take walks. Without enough sleep, you are doing less and feel irritable, I&#8217;m sure you remain a priority.&#13;Consider a new complication: your career progress would be better with more education. You&#8217;d better work, gain rapid promotions, and gain more rewards and recognition. How in the world you see yourself as?&#13;There is an old story about filling a jar. A teacher put a few pebbles in the pot and asked the students how to get more into the pot. They could not think of anything other than the reorganization of pebbles. The teacher then put sand in the pot that filled the space around the stones. Again, students were asked what they could do to put more into the pot. They again could not think of anything else. Finally, the teacher poured water into the jar: Now it was completely full!&#13;This story offers a metaphor for how to squeeze more into a busy life: What new business flow flexibility in the existing commitments such as work, family, spiritual practices, and personal regeneration. . . a bit like sand and water flowing around rocks in the class of the teacher.&#13;That sounds good, does not it? But how does it work in practice? Look at an MBA student at mid-life who have found a way to do everything.&#13;Andy Baxter is a man who has always found a way to do what must be done. He has combined work and education after high school in Scotland to qualify as director of engineering, without spending time living in a university.&#13;One day he decides to leave his homeland across the world, in Australia. He had no job waiting there, but were confident he would make his way Down Under.&#13;Instead of working in the semiconductor industry (for which he was trained), Mr. Baxter moved into the confectionery taking an engineering job with Cadbury Schweppes. The new work challenges set he was not prepared for, and his employer encouraged (and paid) more education. This time, Mr. Baxter began to accumulate credits through distance learning for an MBA and obtained a certificate of finishing third represented at this level.&#13;Fatherhood has changed his perspective. Mr. Baxter has been blessed with a wonderful son, Hamish (then aged four), with whom he wanted to spend as much time as possible. Here&#8217;s how Mr. Baxter described his feelings about Hamish:&#13;&#8221;Hamish is the love of my life and someone I consider not only my son but also my best friend.&#8221;&#13;The MBA program has had a hard time to complete the course and respect these deadlines began to eat his precious time with Hamish. It was not possible to meet its commitments to students in less than 12 hours per week. Mr. Baxter has also found his job becoming more demanding, and his health began to suffer.&#13;One objective of the life of Mr. Baxter is to visit Mount Everest. . . do not ride, but seeing lower base camps, an idea that the challenge of climbing is like, and enjoy the grandeur of the environment. At this stage of his life, earning an MBA has started to feel like climbing Mount Everest alone without adequate equipment.&#13;Unprepared for such an arduous journey, although his employer does not collect the fees, he paused a little. Within months, he had put his time back in balance and began to seek ways to start climbing the mountain again MBA degree.&#13;This time his goal was to find a way to fit an MBA on the most important priorities in his life. Mr. Baxter was delighted to find an online university that provided great flexibility in achieving progress. In addition, he was pleased that the university expects him to write articles that applied what he learned to his work. In this way, he could earn more benefits from his studies to memorize many facts in an exam papers allow him to use the ideas of experts in their field and bring these ideas to use in within the workplace.&#13;It all sounded good, but he wondered if his employer should pay for such a program. He was worried because Cadbury Schweppes had already worked in close collaboration with another university. After reviewing the proposal and see the obvious benefits to society, there was no problem to get their support.&#13;Mr. Baxter enrolled at the University Rushmore and found that the flexibility to adjust how much time he spent every day on his studies has been wonderful. Soon he was spending more time with Hamish and activities that benefit from what he had been missing in the MBA program to others.&#13;&#8221;I could not only watch but participate in things like her swimming lessons and music. I did not notice until I could devote more time, but I could tell a marked difference in our intimacy when I was capable of doing &#8220;things with her dad. &#8220;&#13;Just before graduation, Mr. Baxter wrote these words to reflect on how his MBA in interaction with his father:&#13;&#8221;I want to leave my last words to my son Hamish. Now I have built my Everest, only surpassed when I watched you take your first breath. I just hope I did not climb my Everest, to the detriment of my job to be your father in your early years of life. If it makes you feel better, I chuckled when I found your scribbles and drawings in my study notes, and found the biscuit in my books over the past five years! &#8220;&#13;Sometimes, those who use the money for education Society find their bosses unhappy with what they have learned. Mr. Baxter has no problems in this regard.&#13;What the future holds for Mr. Baxter? He wants to learn to juggle. I suspect he will find that easy to do, after all he does juggling MBA to climb Everest. <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>Afro-Americans in sports and the absent father</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much has been said recently about the shortage and decline of African Americans in sports like baseball, lacrosse, golf, soccer, swimming and hockey and domination of African Americans in sports such as basketball, football, and track.&#13;There were almost as many theories and explanations that are spawning. It has been said that African-Americans focus on the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Much has been said recently about the shortage and decline of African Americans in sports like baseball, lacrosse, golf, soccer, swimming and hockey and domination of African Americans in sports such as basketball, football, and track.&#13;There were almost as many theories and explanations that are spawning. It has been said that African-Americans focus on the sport that can be played in densely populated urban areas, which do not require large initial investments, and are widely supported by the existing budgets of public schools.&#13;The Philadelphia Inquirer has proposed something new in an August 2009 article on U.S. interests in Africa in the Phillies and baseball in general following the Phillies World Series title in 2008 and the team&#8217;s participation in downtown activities to increase interest in baseball. &#8220;Baseball is usually something you do with your father,&#8221; the paper said. &#8220;Children of downtown, dads are not there.&#8221;&#13;absent fathers have been a central issue in the African American community for decades, and the situation is often highlighted in public by community leaders like Obama who claim that many African American male adults are shirking their family responsibilities by being absent from home. This is the first time we have seen the situation formulated in terms of having a father engages ala the movie field of dreams.&#13;One can certainly argue that the golf and baseball are sports in particular, brought a son or a daughter by her father. Dad would usually club members needed to start in golf, and middle-aged men are most likely to transmit baseball lore, take their child to a game, play catch, and encourage roots of &#8220;our team.&#8221;&#13;According to a 2000 report from the U.S. Census Bureau, 65 percent (nearly two thirds) of African-American children growing up without a father at home. It is easy to imagine these children to drift into more solitary activities like shooting baskets or running around a track at best, or falling into bad at worst.&#13;The model also takes when it comes to equipment. baseball gloves and bats, lacrosse sticks, golf clubs and hockey equipment is expensive, as private coaching and ice time. baskets on the other hand, are almost all schools and public park, so if you have a ball and some sneakers that you&#8217;re in business. Around a race track requires an investment even lower. Among the traditional strengths of African American football sport requires a large initial investment material, much of which is managed by the public schools.&#13;Another factor is attending games and plunge into a sport. According to the Inquirer, &#8220;A working mother of four can not afford to take her children (at the ballpark.)&#8221; Single mothers, especially in the African American community, are not usually specific to a club countries do not have time to get to the rink, and often the lack of exposure to relatively new mainstream sports like football and lacrosse.&#13;Although there are consequences for African Americans in sports, then presidential candidate Barack Obama noted in June 1, 2008 speech that absenteeism problems African American fatherhood much deeper. &#8220;Too many (African American) fathers are MI A, too many fathers are AWOL, missing too many lives and homes too,&#8221; Obama said. &#8220;They have abandoned their responsibilities, acting like boys instead of men . And the foundations of our families are weaker because of it.&#13;&#8221;We need (African American) fathers to realize that responsibility does not end at conception. This does not only make you a father. What makes you a man is not capable of having a child. Any fool can have a child. That does not make you a father. It is the courage to raise a child makes you a father. &#8220;&#13;This courage is to go through family traditions, like sports. Every African American should know the history of the color line Jackie Robinson breaking baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers and should include the difficulty of playing baseball is to play well to enjoy travel to Robinson. The fathers at home, African-American children also have greater opportunity to follow the path mapped out by Tiger Woods, Jozy Altidore, James Stewart, Serena Williams and Mike Grier. Afro-Americans in the sport will be richer. <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>Top Gift Ideas Father???? Day of</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Father???? M day approaches. In the Philippines, this day is often celebrated on the first Sunday in June It is a day to honor fathers, fatherhood festival and parental male. Like Media???? S Day, the other is celebrated the first Sunday in May, it is often gifts, treats fathers and other family-oriented activities. Many people [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Father???? M day approaches. In the Philippines, this day is often celebrated on the first Sunday in June It is a day to honor fathers, fatherhood festival and parental male. Like Media???? S Day, the other is celebrated the first Sunday in May, it is often gifts, treats fathers and other family-oriented activities. <br/><br/>Many people will purchase a gift for that special man everyones Philippines???? life. This day is the perfect opportunity to say thank you to our fathers. It is the best time to be the only one to offer a gift to our dads Philippines to treat our fathers. There are many gifts Philippines there, but finding the perfect is a challenge. ATI???? Is not desirable to tie one year after year. ATI???? Is better to think things and activities that your father likes. If you&#8217;re looking for that perfect Father???? S day gift, below are some gift ideas top depending askmen. com. <br/><br/>Visit http://www. myflowerdepot. com. <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>Boot Camp for new dads shares tips for celebrating Father???? Day of</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[More fathers???? believe that the less complicated the better. Guys Arena???? Not really interested in spending much money on Father???? S Day in general so often, they choose activities that are outside and free one???? noted the bishop. Â Dads across the country shared their ideas to celebrate Father???? S Day: Â Catch a game [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More fathers???? believe that the less complicated the better. Guys Arena???? Not really interested in spending much money on Father???? S Day in general so often, they choose activities that are outside and free one???? noted the bishop. <br/><br/>Â <br/><br/>Dads across the country shared their ideas to celebrate Father???? S Day: <br/><br/>Â <br/><br/>Catch a game of baseball minor leagues. <br/><br/>No need clubs or a golf cart &#8211; Golf miniature go. <br/><br/>Light the grill and the father of a spatula???? BBQ with all the dada???? s favorite food is the thing. <br/><br/>Play Wiffle Ball or get a game of backyard football goes. <br/><br/>Plan a picnic in the park or the beach. Remember to bring baseball gloves and ball, frisbee or football. <br/><br/>Ride a bike in the neighborhood of the family or head for the nearest state park or trail. <br/><br/>Pack the gear, snacks and special hike. <br/><br/>Head to the nearest river or a lake and canoe or boat. Or watch the â???? Boatsâ great???? while walking the waterfront in the ocean and enjoy ice cream. <br/><br/>Going bananas? Discover the monkeys and other parts to your local zoo. <br/><br/>You have a pizza party???? order or get together and do it from scratch. Follow up by (age appropriate) games like charades, Monopoly, Go Fish, etc. <br/><br/>Attend a show. It could be the new movie in theaters, a concert or a car, a boat or a monster truck show???? whatever Dad likes. <br/><br/>Â <br/><br/>Bishop continued, â???? The gifts are nice, but just spend time together as a family is what dads are likely to want the Father???? S Day. â???? <br/><br/>Â <br/><br/>Tips, advice, instructions and more <br/><br/>Greg Bishop proposes strategies for over 200,000 new fathers who crossed the Boot Camp for New Dads program in his second book, Crash Course for new fathers: Tools, checklists and cheat sheets. His first book, Hit the Ground Crawling, covers balance between work, being a father, supporting the new mom and more. Both books are available online at www. DadsAdventure. com. <br/><br/>Â <br/><br/>New dads know what to expect Boot Camp Workshops <br/><br/>Dads-to-be are best equipped to cope with the challenges and opportunities of fatherhood after attending a Boot Camp hands â???? Ona???? workshop. Men attending the class when they are expecting their first baby, and are joined in the studio by one???? Veteransâ???? who had already participated and returned with their two to four months, babies in tow. They are able to give dads-to-be a realistic idea of what to do and what to expect when their first baby comes. For many men present, ATI???? S is one of their first baby. <br/><br/>Â <br/><br/>Boot Camp for new dads <br/><br/>Now, celebrating their 18th year, Boot Camp for New Dads is nationally acclaimed as â???? Best Practice???? to prepare men to be fathers and was named the U.S. Navy program model. Boot Camp for New Dads has prepared more than 200,000 men for fatherhood over the years. <br/><br/>Â <br/><br/>With more than 4. A million births (National Center for Health Statistics), and about 1. 5 million men becoming new dads every year, ATI???? Is more important than ever for fathers to realize that to be a â???? Provides good???? is only part of the very central role they have in their childrena???? sixth century <br/><br/>Â <br/><br/>For more information on Boot Camp for New Dads, visit www. bcnd. org, or visit Dads Adventure, visit www. Dadsadventure. com. To arrange an interview with Greg Bishop, please contact @ sdubin prworkzone. com, (781) 582-1061. <br/><br/>Â <br/><br/>National and International Locations <br/><br/>Boot Camp For locations, new fathers include Alaska (Anchorage), Arizona (Chandler, Flagstaff, a Gilbert, Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Sun City), Arkansas (Jonesboro, Paragould, Springdale), California (Apple Valley, Bakersfield, Fresno, Garden Grove, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Â Madera, Merced, Â Mission Hills, Oakland, Orange, Pomona, Port Hueneme, San Diego, Santa Ana, Santa Barbara, S. Lake Tahoe, Travis Springs Valley), Bristol Colorado (Aurora, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver, Durango, Fort Collins, Fort Carson, Greeley, Longmont, Thornton, Wheat Ridge), Connecticut (Â Danbury, New London), FLORIDA (Brandon, Clearwater, Hollywood, Jacksonville, North Palm Beach, Orlando, St. Petersburg, West Palm Beach, Sarasota, Tampa), Georgia (Atlanta, Elberton, Gainesville, Marietta, Savannah) HAWAII (Pearl Harbor, Schofield), Illinois (Aurora, Carbondale, Champaign, Chicago, Louis, East St., Evanston, Freeport, Geneva, Great Lakes, Highland Park, Libertyville, Moline, Oak Park, Rockford, Springfield, Urbana, Winfield), Indiana (Anderson, Bluffton, Hammond, Indianapolis, Jeffersonville, Kokomo), Iowa (Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Jefferson, Sioux City), Kansas City Junction (, Topeka), Kentucky (Paducah), Louisiana (Covington), MAINE (Auburn, Augusta, Bangor, New Brunswick, Ellsworth , Waterville has) Â Maryland (Annapolis) Massachusetts (Beverly, Ipswich Â Â Lowell, Nantucket, Plymouth, Weymouth, Springfield), Michigan (Ann Arbor, Bay City, Centreville, Iron Mountain, Ithaca, Kalamazoo, Niles, St. Joseph, Ypsilanti), Minnesota (Brainerd, Duluth, Robbinsdale) Mississippi (Tupelo); Jefferson City Missouri () a Montana (Billings, Helena, Miles City), Nebraska (Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha), a Nevada (Las Vegas) New Hampshire (Manchester, Portsmouth), a New Jersey (Princeton) NEW YORK (Glens Falls, Little Falls, Mineola, Rome, Utica), North Carolina (Burlington, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Concord, Ft. Bragg, Greensboro, Monroe, Raleigh, Shelby), North Dakota (Grand Forks), Ohio (Akron, Cleveland, Columbus, East Cleveland, East Liverpool, Garfield Heights, Lima, Lorain, Mayfield Heights, Middleburg Heights, Orange Village, Portsmouth, Toledo , Warren, Westlake, Youngstown), Oklahoma (Claremore, Oklahoma City Â, Tulsa) Oregon (Corval, McMinnville, Salem, Silverton), South Carolina (Columbia, Pickens, Walhalla), Tennessee (Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis), Texas (Amarillo, Dallas, Fort Hood, Longview, Lubbock, Plano, San Antonio, Texarkana, Waco, Webster) VERMONT (Barre, Brattleboro, Middlebury), Virginia (Charlottesville, Chesapeake, Hampton, Richmond) AFB WASHINGTON (Everett Fairchild, Longview, Olympia, Puyallup, Yakima), West Virginia (Wheeling), Wisconsin (Florence, Green Bay, Madison, Oshkosh, Watertown, Wausau), Japan (Atsugi, Yokosuka), Italy (Sicily), United Kingdom [a. k. a. Hit the Ground Crawling] Â (Birmingham, Liverpool) <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>Quest for Identity: A Study of Strindberg???? S FATHER</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been a big fan of August Strindberg and through this article, I made an attempt to explore and examine the theme Â Â one???? Quest Identityâ???? which is one of the major concerns in Strindberg???? s room???? The Father ????. In the process of review of Exhibit A is the emphasis on the protagonist, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been a big fan of August Strindberg and through this article, I made an attempt to explore and examine the theme Â Â one???? Quest Identityâ???? which is one of the major concerns in Strindberg???? s room???? The Father ????. In the process of review of Exhibit A is the emphasis on the protagonist, the captain, who struggles hard to establish his identity as a good father, a husband and a sincere scholar research work hard and above all a man morals and strong convictions. His only Endeavour is to maintain his masculine identity, in fact, but every moment he feels that his identity is at stake is not ready to give up his male pride and power that receives frequent threats in is an obstacle comes from his wife, the opposite sex. And the result is a clash of identities and power. The captain is obliged to enter into conflict, resulting in misunderstandings and bitterness, loss of peace of mind and happiness of family and marital harmony. His death puts an end to his struggles and efforts to assert its superiority and individuality. Ironically failure and tragedy to become his ultimate destiny. <br/><br/>A character???? S identity lives in the soul, not in the body if the body affects the ????, soula Spinoza said. Through its actions, the captain wants to show that his life identity of the soul. His love for his daughter, his wife and his research work is an expression of his soul. Laura, his wife, on the other hand, life in his body is not in his soul and it comes the difference. The captain wants to live with his visions, â???? Fantasies, ideas and his A illusionsâ ????,???? Genius???? for him, his science and philosophy, to determine his identity. Bertha&#8217;s child is his â???? Idea immoralityâ ????. He is proud of his brain affected, which can perform both his professional <br/><br/>Everyone likes to have a separate entity. So it is in nature, it has no awareness of himself and does not need to search for his identity. But once he is outside of nature, so does the response of the most difficult question, â???? Who am Iâ ????. He begins to feel that the subject of his actions. For him, the sense of identity becomes vital. He wants to be free from any form of deemed authorized and wants to be the center of attraction at any price and wanders crazy for a kind of identification status. The need to feel a sense of identity, from a condition of human existence. The man is driven to do something to acquire that sense of identity. Such research leads to difficult conflicts and struggles and have many risks. The same thing happens with the captain of the room. This is the story of a frustrated father and his wife love, blinded by the popularity of his own daughter. Rather it is a story of father???? S search of his true paternity and wifeâ???? S intention to capture power to rule for his daughter and others. <br/><br/>The story is all about the question of berthaâ???? The education and education. The husband and wife believe that on the question of bringing their children in their own ideas. There is a serious clash of ideas and rights. The captain, a strong army officer, a free thinker who combines a career in military science, has lost his faith in God and beyond. The Atheist???? The tragedy of his immorality is almost exclusively through his daughter Bertha. He wants to be identified by his daughter after his death. Thus, it has tried to educate his mind, his point of view of the mold with strict observance of its own views. His own plan is to send Bertha far from home and have his training as a schoolteacher, with his logic justified. <br/><br/>Being the father, he firmly believes in its importance because it is he who should have more say in their education but, unfortunately, met with nothing but bitterness and mere opposition. His desire brought him into conflict with his wife Laura and he feels secure. As learned and intelligent man, he thinks his daughter???? S raised by many women of her house will be a sort of &#8220;??? Try to model a character like a piece of patch work ????. Where points pastor that everyone in the house is a sponsor, the captain said with humor that is a???? Like going to a cage full of tigersâ???? The household is a???? Six and sevensâ ????. <br/><br/>The two figures differ. Captain is really confusing if it has any value or not a place, he directs his own. Â After all, his own house and he should have some kind of identity and weight, but unfortunately it does not receive it. Here a question arises whether the child does not have a clear ambition regarding his career and the parents disagree, then who decides the child???? The future, then the answer is obviously the only father because he is the father who did the hard work of the organization&#8217;s bread and butter for the family. He pays the piper, and thatâ???? Therefore it has the right to call the music and also takes all the responsibilities. But here the unhappy father is not allowed to operate independently, as each member of this family has a different opinion. <br/><br/>The life of a master of illusion that has a happy family and it is the supreme authority of the sky. His wife, whom he loves so much, is sober and sacrifice. He believes he has been doing the work, as a father and husband very well. But things are not the same as they seem. Laura is less concerned with research, they seem to feel for her. She strongly opposes the theory of his husband???? S intellectual activities and ideas that can have a significant impact on bertha innocent mind and his car from the values of living in general. The captain walks in a world of illusion that keeps him happy. <br/><br/>Laura, the woman at once began to win the captain???? S potential, to establish its superiority. She does not like her husband, the purchase of science books for his research work. She thinks her husband is crazy enough to try what happens in the distant planet through a microscope but it is causing a spectroscope. She also mentioned that captain to change his mind more often. Being unfaithful, she steals his important letters related to his research. Some things show our distaste for Laura. Maybe she can not tolerate her husband???? S rise to a position in the vast field of research. But on the other hand, the captain believes he is faithful to his duties and maintaining a perfect balance between its dual responsibilities, in spite of all his busy schedules. These actions Laura exposes the true nature of their relationship and forces him to believe she has no feelings for him at all. <br/><br/>To return to the education of Bertha, the Captain sees a simple reflection oh moral values to their children. But LAURAA???? S attempt to raise the child in his own model clearly shows his desire to develop its own means. The captain said; <br/><br/>How could they? I want her to live in the city of your choice to live at home. Mathematically, a compromise would mean that she stayed at the railway station???? Halfway between the two. It is one of those nodes that are untying you see (ACT1, sc iii) <br/><br/>Be the hero of Strindberg, the captain does not abandon the fight so easily as he says â???? The whole house is falling apart Â Â Laura Wona???? Bertha T let go, and I canâ???? t let him stay in this mad house ????. In such a difficult situation, Laura has no choice but to tell the truth to drive a murderous insane father and the captain is no exception. Laura paternity issues (just as you donâ???? berthaâ you know???? s father?? | .. I said Bertha is my child, not yourse?? |. guess I was willing to put up with anything), which destroys the delicate balance of the father???? s paternity. In addition to the wicked woman admits she also doesnâ???? T have no respect for his wishes and feelings. Perhaps this was sufficient to drive the mad Captain. He becomes an innocent victim under the pure power of greed, crazy, meets its final destination, death <br/><br/>Throughout the play, the captain struggles hard in search of identity: identity as a father, a husband&#8217;s identity, identity as a man with specific points of view and, finally, identity as a man. He struggles a lot with endless suffering. The paradox in this is that when the male is physically and intellectually superior to women, then it is in the danger zone weaknesses treacherous. The captain???? S revolt against women continues to the end and it never gets his identity back. The captain???? The rebellion continued until the end for the old Marguerite betrayed by claiming falsely claiming that â???? In his last moments he asked Goda???? <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>Father faces fight to win custody</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fathers fight in court facing a much harder time winning the case. Even when the court has become more balanced in their decision, but there is no denial there is some prejudice against men especially in custodial order. The court tends to favor mothers for three main reasons. The first reason, the company believes that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fathers fight in court facing a much harder time winning the case. Even when the court has become more balanced in their decision, but there is no denial there is some prejudice against men especially in custodial order. The court tends to favor mothers for three main reasons. The first reason, the company believes that a child received better care of the mother. Second, the Court tends to view fathers as independent while both mothers and children are co-dependent. Finally, fatherhood in deemed to be participatory while motherhood has natural instinct and occurrence. Although these factors are arguable but the fact has been deeply rooted in our culture. Given the above factors influencing, for a father to win, he must present additional evidence that may also be a good guard. In doing so, it can show the court that he too can give the child the best solution for the growth and development if their care is granted. Fathers must know how to show the court that he is very involved in educating children. One method is to monitor the amount of quality time he spent with the children. In presenting an accurate log of dates and times and activities with children, he can prove his interest and involvement in the daily lives of children. The second factor is financial. Men generally earn more, Thanks to the stereotypes of the society of men is their livelihood. Fathers should follow the financial contribution for raising the child, told the court how much input he has contributed to the child living costs. In presenting these documents, so will not only compare with the ex-spouse your financial capacity, but this information will be good use in alimony and child support hearings. The proof of this last, but not the father may perceive is negative behaviors of mothers, who feel they have a negative impact on the education of children. These include substance abuse, behavior adultery, physical or psychological and others. The court will not tolerate accusations therefore solid evidence must be presented. In many cases, an investigator of the child is insured for proof. Fathers have to work harder to earn their keep. However, do not fight for the child just because you want to keep something from you ex-spouse. The decision to contest is best done after a long period of reflection will be the guardian of the child. <br/><br/></p>
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