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	<description>"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return"</description>
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		<title>What’s Up Down Under?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a flurry of reports coming from Australia about the case of Dr. Bernard Moeller and his son, Lucas but apparently the story does not end there. There are other families that answered the call of the Australian government to bring their skills to a country that is experiencing shortages of skilled professionals. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perfection</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Babies Perfect and Imperfect
by Amy Julia Becker
Copyright (c) 2008 First Things (November 2008).
Our daughter was born at 5:22 p.m. on December 30, 2005. Two hours later, a nurse called my husband out of the room. When he returned, he took my hand and said, “They think Penny has Down syndrome.” As this news began to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coach Nicholson</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patrick Nicholson has Down Syndrome, but that hasn&#8217;t stopped him from making a difference as assistant coach for his high school football team.
CBS Evening News

And from Fox News Chicago

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		<title>Tropic of Blunder</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite bloggers, Dave Hingsburger just put up a great post on his blog that addresses the controversy surrounding the movie &#8216;Tropic of Thunder&#8217;. I can&#8217;t say it any better and you should head over there and read the original post and the comments.
My comment on his blog.
Bravo Dave!
I think one reason people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“We’re All Different - That’s What Makes Us the  Same”</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[NDSC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve used that quote as an email tag line for several months. I don&#8217;t even remember where I found it but it really resonated with me. We all have differences in our looks, speech, personal habits, beliefs, likes/dislikes. But despite those differences we are all more alike than we are different. We learn to appreciate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Guy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a huge grin the entire time I watched this video. It turns out this young man has a website/blog and is making a documentary with his brother. As I read through some of the information on Dan&#8217;s web site it turns out he must be local to us because he attended a valentines [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Strong Love”</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Consequences Film Festival]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Film Festival]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[independence]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Mendocino Film Festival]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[movie]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Sprout Film Festival]]></category>

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From the web site:
&#8220;Strong Love is the story of  world-class weight lifter Jon Shapiro and his childhood sweetheart Holly James, both of whom were born with Down syndrome. This documentary follows the couple over the course of three years, starting with their decision to get married. Their challenges, their triumphs, and their complex, sometimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The R Word</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;m going to look like such a retard&#8221;.
I kept quiet.
I was in the office of a social worker recently helping them get setup on Skype and a USB headset. When they put the headset on they said, &#8220;I&#8217;m going to look like such a retard&#8221;.
I was shocked to hear this coming from a licensed social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning Responsibility</title>
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		<comments>http://blogfordownsyndrome.com/2007/01/14/learning-responsibility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2007 01:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several months ago Matt our dear son, celebrated his fifteen birthday. My husband and I thought long and hard about what to get him for a present. We decided to get him a puppy a puggle. For the most part Molly the puggle has been a great addition to the family. Matt seems to really [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Down Syndrome and Prenatal Testing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2007 01:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An op-ed piece recently appeared in the Washington Post. Here is an excerpt that reflects my same feelings.
Here&#8217;s my fervent hope: that calls for universal prenatal screening will be joined by an equally strong call for providing comprehensive information to prospective parents, not just about the tests but also about the rich and rewarding lives [...]]]></description>
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