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		<title>Playing Politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[politics, children, green deal, Daily Mail]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Children have to learn politics. Indeed, it is unavoidable. Kids learn politics in the school playground and at home with their parents and siblings. Politics is the presentation of information to influence a situation. It is winning an argument that leads to further consequences. It is the consequences part that adults call &#8217;power&#8217;. Mao Ze [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Children have to learn politics. Indeed, it is unavoidable. Kids learn politics in the school playground and at home with their parents and siblings. Politics is the presentation of information to influence a situation. It is winning an argument that leads to further consequences. It is the consequences part that adults call &rsquo;power&rsquo;. Mao Ze Dong famously said that political power was born through the barrel of a gun. Coercion is the easiest way to win an argument and get what you want. However, it is the worst type of politics as it breeds more violence, and in the end will result in ruin and destruction for the bully.</p>
<p>Rather children should learn debating skills and the analytical skills to look at a situation from different points of view. They must learn the inherent bias in all prersentation, and must learn to probe by asking the right questions.</p>
<p>Thus, when it announced in the Daily Mail on April 9th that the government proposed to force people planning to build a conservatory or change a boiler to also make energy efficiency improvements to their house at the same time at their own expense, a child should look closer at the story. The newspaper labelled this policy of the &rsquo;<a title="green deal in UK" href="http://www.greeninteriordesign.info/UKgreendeal.html">Green Deal in the UK</a>&rsquo; as merely a hike of 10% on building costs. The newspaper also goes on to point out that it is an affront and government interference to tell people what they should do to their home. The newspaper has a reputation for stories that are designed to cause indignation in the reader.</p>
<p>Children should look at this story and ask questions. What are these changes the government want to enforce? What will they do? Why are they insisting on these changes? The answers are that the changes are improving loft and wall insulation. Why? To make homes more energy efficient. The result will be a reduction in home bills for heating &#8211; up to &pound;150 a month. This is to meet UK goals to reduce carbon emissions in line with international treaties to stop global warming. So the policy is meant to help everyone, and those affected will eventually make money through the savings anyway.</p>
<p>Understanding the issues, and seeing through the rhetoric is the best way to understand politics.</p>
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		<title>Kids, Jobs and Peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[war, unemployment, history]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is important that kids study history. It is history that teaches the most valuable lessons. If we don&#8217;t learn from the past we are doomed (as the quote goes) to repeat the same mistakes in the future. One of those lessons is how poverty, employment and conflict are all tightly interconnected. Every decade in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is important that kids study history. It is history that teaches the most valuable lessons. If we don&rsquo;t learn from the past we are doomed (as the quote goes) to repeat the same mistakes in the future. One of those lessons is how poverty, employment and conflict are all tightly interconnected.</p>
<p>Every decade in America, and to a less extent in Europe there are riots. Although right wing politicians are always at pains to say otherwise, all riots are connected to poverty and unemployment. When people, and especially young people have no work and their prospects look bleak then they feel they have nothing to lose. It is then that it is easy to spark a riot. The incendiary spark may be a race related incident or a new law. When the combination of unemployment and the feeling of nothing to lose are added to the equation conflagaration will result. This is the case of the French Revolution in 1789.</p>
<p>Politicians like Hitler knew this very well. He stirred up anti-semiticism and a feeling of injustice regarding the unfair payments for World War One with a working class that had few jobs to get him into power.</p>
<p>We must teach children the mistake of listening to hate mongers, and we must give children real skills so that they can secure employment in the future. We must teach them to be cocmputer programmers, how to do <a href="http://www.erodex.com/machining_services.asp">CNC milling</a>, how to fix a car, how to design consumer products, how to look for ways to improve efficiency in industry. In short, how to innovate and how to be excelllent. If young people can get work they enjoy they are not likely to blame a minority for their condition in life. They are not likely to vote for politicians who espouse war as the solution to problems.</p>
<p>It is all there in history &#8211; look it up if you don&rsquo;t believe me.</p>
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		<title>Good templates for charity organizations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Generally speaking, when you are planning to develop a nice looking website using a template, then the sought of the end product should be the one that results the sales for your company or perhaps service. Although may not be the situation, where there truly are non profit website templates available for charities and various [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal">Generally speaking, when you are planning to develop a nice looking website using a template, then the sought of the end product should be the one that results the sales for your company or perhaps service. Although may not be the situation, where there truly are non profit website templates available for charities and various non profit creating folks or businesses. Fortunately these days the price tag on website development offers fallen drastically due to the large amount involving competitors, and now you are able to launch any website along with no money.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you&rsquo;re certainly an individual who goes the non profit business, then you definitely should be commended for this thoughtless act, and even more so when you wish to build a non profit site for your company or even party. A high level charity, then in the past, taking care of such small financial constraints and also depending on donations for advertising cash, it was difficult in order to launch a site with the sources which were available to you. Finding an expert ended up being absolutely unthinkable in fact it is good information which times have modified along with authorized charities also to create websites using non profit website templates.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As a result of changes in the way we might build a website, it is currently easy to do so with no HTML knowledge, making use of synthetic cleverness and just a rather small sum of cash. You will find in fact websites that you could check out that will assist you inside starting a <a href="http://www.psdtemplate.com">web design templates</a> for your business or charitable organization, which commence with non profit templates. Nonprofit website templates need to assimilate an area where individuals are in a position to volunteer for numerous projects and programs. All of the in connection with helping out process should be shown on the actual website, ensuring it really is visible and easy to access.</p>
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		<title>Teach Your Kids About Politics Early &#8211; Become a Precinct Chair</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best ways to teach your children about the nations political process and power system is to actively take part in it.&#160; I don&#8217;t mean just turn out to vote once every 2 or 4 years, I mean actively participate in the political party of your choice at a local level.&#160; There are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the best ways to teach your children about the nations political process and power system is to actively take part in it.&nbsp; I don&rsquo;t mean just turn out to vote once every 2 or 4 years, I mean actively participate in the political party of your choice at a local level.&nbsp; There are numerous ways to do this, but by far the best way is to <a href="http://www.precinctchairs.com/">become a precinct chair</a>.</p>
<p>The precinct is the smallest voting block, consisting of a neighborhood of maybe two thousand voters, and the precinct chairman is the basic grassroots official of both the Republican and Democratic parties.&nbsp; By being actively involved in this role your kids will not be able to help but learn by osmosis the inner workings of our major political parties.&nbsp; In fact, growing up in a household with this level of political activity they will no doubt be better educated about the way our democracy works then the vast majority of adults!</p>
<p>Precinct chairs regularly engage in volunteer activities with their respective parties.&nbsp; This is also a great education opportunity for your children.&nbsp; Not only do they learn how things really work by rubbing shoulders with your towns movers and shakers, they can also potentially make valuable friendships via networking with these people that can hold them in good stead later in life.</p>
<p>Take the extra steps and get personally involved in politics.&nbsp; By exploring your civic duty in this manner you are both providing a positive role model for your kids, and potentially making a difference in your local community.&nbsp; That truly is a win-win situation.&nbsp; Who knows, you may even enjoy it!&nbsp; Imagine if you took the next step and became a statewide or national elected officials, that would really provide the ultimate political education for you and your children alike!</p>
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		<title>Business Case: Various Efforts about Kids Understanding Peace and Politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sequoia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is very impressive to include in a particular business case the need to introduce peace and politics to kids. The business case for the style and process may vary but the end goal remains the same and that is to make kids more aware of how they should behave so that tolerating misbehavior, unintentional [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is very impressive to include in a particular business case the need to introduce peace and politics to kids. The <a href="http://learnppt.com/powerpoint/58_Business-Case-Development-Toolkit-with-Excel-model.php">business case</a> for the style and process may vary but the end goal remains the same and that is to make kids more aware of how they should behave so that tolerating misbehavior, unintentional discrimination, and other culture-sensitive activities is prevented.</p>
<p>Another concern in which kids can be exposed at such young age is to learn how to manage their money well. Tell them how money works today. Give them scenarios in which they are challenged to choose the right option. Motivate them through positive reinforcements; appreciate how they are able to save money and how they refuse to buy things that are not really necessary and significant at the moment.</p>
<p>Another current concern today is the safety of children from violence and abuse. They cannot be forever ignorant of this troublesome world. However, it does not mean that at their age, they can easily understand what is going on or personally experience any traumatic event.</p>
<p>Thus, it is important that they must be constantly reminded to be at the right place at the right time. They should avoid going to places that pose potential threats and harm. Further, kids must learn how to surf the internet more responsibly. There must also be means of enhancing their response behavior and skills when dealing with possible emergencies.</p>
<p>More importantly, the surroundings must not be described to kids in a too pessimistic or too optimistic manner. Allow kids to appreciate better and assess better by showing them both negative and positive aspects of an event, perspective, or behavior.</p>
<p>Another important component related to peace and politics is to be logical and sensible in your discussions with the kids. If you are talking about emotionally challenging experiences or future circumstances, their age and capacity to understand must be well considered. Further, if they are very curious and adventurous, allow them enough freedom but know exactly when to interfere and how to correct them if they are quite wrong or perhaps exploring things that are unsuitable for their age.</p>
<p>Classroom education is also a good training ground for all kinds of kids in learning how to be social and political in their actions and values in life. Thus, educators must be fully aware of the opportunities that classroom education can offer in building future citizens who are free and responsible for what they think, say, and do.</p>
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		<title>Diet and the Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than ever our food is being adulterated. This is partly due to the logistical pressures of producing enough food to feed the ever growing world population. It used to be that agriculture employed one third of the world&#8217;s population. Industrialization has changed this and influenced agriculture. Food can be grown quicker by not only [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More than ever our food is being adulterated. This is partly due to the logistical pressures of producing enough food to feed the ever growing world population. It used to be that agriculture employed one third of the world&#8217;s population. Industrialization has changed this and influenced agriculture. Food can be grown quicker by not only using fertilizers and pesticides, but also by applying conveyor belt principles to producing food.</p>
<p>These principles have lead to unspeakable cruelty to animals. In America people no longer &#8216;raise&#8217; chickens, they now &#8216;grow&#8217; chickens. Animals have been downgraded to something less then sentient. Growing chickens involves incarceration in dark warehouses, continual antibiotic sprays and a diet designed to produce bulk and fat not muscles. Turkey production is even worse. The birds are so far from their natural state they cannot even breed without human assistance. Dairy cows are similarly mistreated. It is not suitable to describe the treatment of animals in the food system as &#8216;inhumane&#8217; because they are not human. It is nevertheless intolerably cruel.</p>
<p>It is not only the animals that suffer. Humans that consume the meat and other products from animals are also being affected. Hormone laced meat is making young girls reach pubescence unnaturally early. This is just one example of how agribusiness products are effecting people, especially young people.</p>
<p>We must boycott the most harmful of agribusiness products. We must do more research into the dangers of chemicals in food production, and we must do more to support initiatives to make food cleaner and healthier for young people. We should educate the young in the benefits of drinking <a href="http://coconutoilbenefits.biz/coconut-milk-vs-cows-milk/">organic coconut milk</a>. In eating organic vegetables and fruit. In eating a variety of food stuffs. America is dominated by corn and soy. Other staples must be encouraged. This can only happen by educating the young about healthy eating. They will hopefully pass this down to their children.</p>
<p>Not only will people start to be healthier, but no doubt they will also be mentally healthier and less likely to fall victims of  Ritalin and the like.</p>
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		<title>Peace Through Financial Stability</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our children have the future of the world at their young hands.  If we can teach them to attain stability in their personal lives, then peace will inevitably prosper.  An important aspect of stability in one&#8217;s life is being stable financially.  We need to teach our children the importance of saving for retirement by using [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our children have the future of the world at their young hands.  If we can teach them to attain stability in their personal lives, then peace will inevitably prosper.  An important aspect of stability in one&#8217;s life is being stable financially.  We need to teach our children the importance of saving for retirement by using a <a href="http://401k-calculator.org/">401k calculator</a> suited to their specific situation.</p>
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<p>A 401k calculator can be a helpful resource for mapping out your retirement goals. If you are over 40 years of age, you will definitely need to start planning for your retirement. The 401k calculation system helps people figure out how much money they will have with their investment plans.</p>
<p>This calculation system covers variables such as your earnings and value of assets to determine how much you will be able to save. The retirement planning calculators are simple tools for figuring out the percentages and numbers. Remember that your money is a means of looking after you when you no longer work and you can live the dream life you have always wanted.</p>
<p>Using this calculation tool can be a rewarding experience as it helps you assess the way you want to live after you have retired. It is advisable to speak to a financial consultant beforehand so that you can set yourself realistic goals and targets. Whatever amount of money you invest will not be taxable unless you withdraw it early.</p>
<p>If you are uncertain about how much you get out of this scheme, whenever you retire, the 401k calculation will fill in all the details. You must enter your annual income, how often you are paid and once you have done this, the calculator asks your age, marital status and your household position. You will also have to include the number of exceptions that are stated on your W2 tax form.</p>
<p>Next, the calculation tool will ask you to include details of your plan. You will have to answer the questions about the expected returns on your investment, and there will be a list of different levels of personal contribution for making comparison. The calculator will then give you the option of including narrative, and you will have to state whether your investment plan is traditional or the Roth 401k type. The projected returns on your savings for each level of individual contribution will be shown, so you can decide on the most suitable plan for your own needs.</p>
<p>These types of retirement calculation tools are only appropriate for those people who want to find out exactly how they should live after they stop working. These machines are simply telling you how much money you can receive at your current rate. So if you are not sure about what kind of life you want to live, this tool will not be useful to you.</p>
<p>It is therefore important for every working person to set themselves realistic and attainable financial goals for their future. When people retire, they do not want to struggle with paying their bills and other expenses, so it is highly recommended to plan out your future carefully with the help of online calculators.</p>
<p>After figuring out what you want, determine how much it will cost. At this point, you will work out whether or not it is enough to support you and your family. Using a 401k calculator, people can live the lifestyle they want affordably when they stop working.</p>
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		<title>Homeschooling and Online Dating</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>datingsites</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homeschooling and Online Dating Homeschooling has become rampant in America and Canada today. Many parents feel that they are much more in control of their children education once they are homeschooling. Many people cite several challenges that come from being home schooled. The main issue about homeschooling is socializing. Many home schooled kids need friends [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Homeschooling and Online Dating</strong><br />
Homeschooling has become rampant in America and Canada today. Many parents feel that they are much more in control of their children education once they are homeschooling. Many people cite several challenges that come from being home schooled. The main issue about homeschooling is socializing. Many home schooled kids need friends and they may be limited to those only in the home schooled group. However, this is not much of a problem with the involvement of the various services that are found from the internet. Lack of friends is a thing of the past with the idea of online dating.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin: 10px" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--Zp2lKC9MUs/TvuGDPEVnpI/AAAAAAAAF7c/1N2oN6-Kgo8/s1600/logo_500.gif" alt="" width="300" height="247" />Online dating sites are available for kids and they have the required limitations for kids to find friends and dates. When alone at home, one can find other home schooled children online via forums or via Facebook. The problem for many home schooled children remains finding love and here in Montreal I recommend you start using sites de <a title="rencontre gratuit" href="http://rencontregratuit.be/">rencontre gratuit</a> in French or free dating sites in English. These safe, sensible students’ sites and teen chat rooms are able to allow students and other home schooled people to socialize. Kids are free of lack of friends when the online chats provide various topics on which kids can participate. It is very easy to find peers who have similar interests and strong friendships are built. Various activities are also offered in these sites for kids to participate with friends while having lots of fun. Video games, movies and TV shows are incorporated in these sites to bring kids together from all over the world. It is important for parents who provide education to their children at home to have them participate in these online dating and chat rooms to help them find friends.<br />
High school kids who are home schooled would benefit a lot from online dating. Many complain of lack of friends and this can be solved easily without having to be enrolled in an actual school. Online discussions are available and help instructions are included in the sites. Kids will not just be educated but also they will achieve social skills both online and offline. The sites are very safe and parents should counter check what services are offered before allowing their kids to join the sites. All the information will be availed and parents will have no cause to worry on their children accessing inappropriate information.<br />
The kids who join online dating are able to create a good profile and be honest about their skills and interests. Parents can be able to supervise their kids so that they do not spend the whole day on the computer but enough time to meet and chat with friends. Kids can share education tips with their friends online and help each other with education matters. Online sites can be very beneficial to kids if used appropriately.</p>
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		<title>Stopping Cyber Bullying &#8211; Teach Kids Peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>leningen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social media has become increasingly popular with many young people today. It is possible to connect with friends and family through sites like Facebook. However, these sites have being misused by malicious people or kids who result to harassing others. Parents, kids, social networking sites and social dating sites have to be proactive and be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin: 10px" src="http://healthyme123.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/bully.gif" alt="" width="210" height="197" />Social media has become increasingly popular with many young people today. It is possible to connect with friends and family through sites like Facebook. However, these sites have being misused by malicious people or kids who result to harassing others. Parents, kids, social networking sites and social dating sites have to be proactive and be aware that cyber bullying is a major problem. Various things should be put into consideration to prevent cyber bullying within the social media. The major issue is educating ourselves and understanding social networking as well as cyber bullying.</p>
<p>Parents should be able to learn and get acquainted with social media as well as dating sites. Knowledge on how these sites work and how kids interact with them is very important. In most cases, sites like Facebook have an age limit that kids below a certain age cannot join. If this is the case, the parent should be able to implement this rule in the home. Dating sites are mainly for the older people and therefore, parents should ensure their kids do not join these sites. These dating websites are also used by kids to harass others about their appearance and profile information. If the child does not join these sites then it is easier to bring down the bullying. A good dating site that I can recommend to university students is <a title="match4me" href="http://gratisdatingplaza.be/top-10-gratis-online-dating-sites/3-match-4-me-hogeropgeleiden-dating/">match4me </a>as it has a strict member policy where bullying is not allowed. Also with online dating sites in Belgium, it is very important to respect each other as much as we can. Parents and teachers should encourage kids to make peace with one another and avoid hurting other people. If one is a parent, ensure that you are in peace with your neighbors and the kid’s friends. Monitor what kids do online just as you monitor what they do offline. It is very necessary to have your children’s password from social media sites. For university students, I would focus on joining paid online dating sites such as Match4Me to be sure there are only relationship minded people on that site. With free dating sites there can be a chance that you are singled out to bully as now everybody knows you are single and looking for love.The kids should be allowed to have an online account if they give the parent the password so that the parents monitor what the kids do online. It is important for parents to stay involved with their children and develop close relationships. In this way, children will be more open to them and approach them when they have problems in school or in social media.</p>
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<p>For parents whose children are in dating sites must ensure that they teach kids computer etiquette and caution them against posting images or information that they would not want everyone to see. Parents should encourage their children to spend more time with their friends or family offline more than spending hours on the computer. Online dating sites such as Match 4 Me should only be allowed to be used when they go to college in order to find a equally high educated partner. Sites like Facebook should be used on a limited amount of time.</p>
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		<title>A Childhood with Wine?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a recent trip to wine country with my wife and son, I found my wife talking to a woman in the tasting room who had her own young children playing outside. &#160;They were making plans for a playdate later that afternoon. As it turns out, that woman was the winemaker&#8217;s wife where we were [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On a recent trip to wine country with my wife and son, I found my wife talking to a woman in the tasting room who had her own young children playing outside. &nbsp;They were making plans for a playdate later that afternoon.</p>
<p>As it turns out, that woman was the winemaker&rsquo;s wife where we were tasting. &nbsp;Evidently they have 3 kids of their own which helps to explain why they had a BBQ area and other kid friendly activities at a winery. &nbsp;We got along well enough that we now support them by giving their wine as <a href="http://www.uncorkedventures.com/Gifts">wine gifts</a> to all of our friends and family.</p>
<p>It did get me to thinking though-what would it be like to grow up at a winery? On a vineyard? &nbsp;Would you have an enlightened view of social justice because of working with seasonal laborers, or would you only be interested in the bottom line?</p>
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