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Post by vampyre on Jun 24, 2011 11:08:24 GMT -5
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Post by ailishsmom on Jun 24, 2011 18:44:13 GMT -5
Wow. Glad no one was hurt!
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Post by Raven on Jun 29, 2011 8:41:41 GMT -5
^True dat.
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Post by vampyre on Jun 29, 2011 14:59:47 GMT -5
Considering the size of the blast, it was a true miracle no one was killed.
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Post by vampyre on Jul 22, 2011 10:45:31 GMT -5
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Post by deathlynx on Jul 22, 2011 20:45:41 GMT -5
Couldn't find the article...
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Post by vampyre on Jul 22, 2011 21:44:48 GMT -5
Here is the copy/paste version.
Comstock/Thinkstock(DONGGUAN, China) -- A young Chinese couple has sold all three of their children in exchange for money to play online games at Internet cafes, reports a southern Chinese newspaper.
According to Sanxiang City News, the couple met in an Internet cafe back in 2007 and bonded over their obsession with online video games. A year later, the parents -- who are both under 21 -- welcomed their first child, a son. Days after his birth, they left him home alone while they went to play online games at an Internet cafe 30 km away.
In 2009, Li Lin and Li Juan welcomed their second child, a baby girl, and came up with the idea to sell her for money to fund their online game obsession. They did so, receiving RMB 3,000 (less than $500), which they spent entirely shortly after. The couple then proceeded to sell their first child and got 10 times as much for him -- RMB 30,000, or about $4600.
Upon having their third child -- another boy -- the parents followed in their previous footsteps and also got RMB 30,000 for him.
They were finally turned into authorities when Li Lin’s mother found out what her son and his girlfriend had done.
When asked if they missed their children, the parents answered, "We don’t want to raise them, we just want to sell them for some money.”
Sanxiang City News reports the couple didn't know they were breaking the law.
Copyright 2011 ABC News Radio
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Post by deathlynx on Feb 3, 2012 21:15:38 GMT -5
RWA Shouldn’t Be in the Business of Discrimination
– Note: MTM will no longer accept same-sex entries in any category. from the contest rules for the More Than Magic contest hosted by Romance Writers Ink Chapter of RWA It’s taken me several days to be able to write this blog post, and the worst part of it is that my job isn’t done with this. As president of the Rainbow Romance Writers, RWA’s chapter for LGBT chapter, it’s my job to address the situation. I intend to, but I admit, at this point I keep reading that above line and feeling heavy and tired and depressed. I try to tell myself it’s because I’ve been felled by a pretty impressive cold for over a week and that it’s what’s making me tired. It’s a good story, and I wish I could buy it. But the bald truth is that I read that line, and every time it just hurts all over again. ... [COntinued at link]
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