![]() ![]() The “bi” in bisexual can refer to attraction to genders similar to and different from one’s own. According to bi+ educator and advocate Robyn Ochs, the term refers to a person who acknowledges in themselves the potential to be attracted–romantically, emotionally and/or sexually–to people of more than one gender, not necessarily at the same time, in the same way, or to the same degree. The PFLAG National definition, as shared in our glossary, is as follows:Ĭommonly referred to as bi or bi+. Bi Week exists to increase the visibility of the bi community, honor the community’s achievements, and advocate for bisexual rights. Bisexual Awareness Week, aka #BiWeek, is celebrated every year starting September 16th and ending on September 23rd, which is Celebrate Bisexuality Day. ![]()
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![]() The family loved to travel together, but occasionally Kent would get away with friends to scuba dive, which was one of his passions. Those were the happiest days of his life. They welcomed Mary Reagan on July 2, 2009, Helen on September 6, 2012, and Julia on August 4, 2014. Everyone else made them wait and they were married February 26, 2005. He met his wife in 2003 and they knew they would be married within two weeks. He initially worked with his family's business before starting his own medical equipment company. He remained in Knoxville and graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2002. ![]() Kent was born on January 15, 1980, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Weaver his wife, Meredith, and his precious children, Mary Reagan, Helen, and Julia. Kent is survived by his parents, Gary and Belinda Weaver his sister Whitney N. Knoxville - Gary Kent Weaver, Jr., age 41, passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning, January 6, in the presence of his loving parents and sister. ![]() ![]() ![]() You will just have to see for yourself, dear reader. Raw, mysterious, delicate, beautiful, revolting, engrossing…many adjectives could describe House of Hollow and yet, none would do it enough justice. We already knew that Krystal Sutherland is an artist when it comes to mixing reality and fantasy to a perfect, whimsical equilibrium, but this time, she has hands down outdone herself. ![]() Dark, surreal, and visceral, House of Hollow will not leave anyone who reads it indifferent. And then there are the others who go missing because they fall through a gap somewhere and can’t claw their way back.”įrom the fascinating mind of Krystal Sutherland-author of Our Chemical Hearts and A Semi-Definite List of Worst Nightmares-comes a brand-new novel that will creep on into your heart like the weeds in a garden. ![]() “Some people go missing because they want to some go missing because they’re taken. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, by far the biggest disappointment was the constant presence of two young girls, one of whom apparently works at the sister hotel, The Sun House. ![]() The table in the garden, at which it would have been good to have a drink, was broken. The disappointment was the fact that the poolside chairs need to be either replaced or repaired. Furnished throughout with regional antiques it exudes charm and luxury. Rather than staying in a hotel, it gives one the feeling of staying in a private house. It is a wonderful experience to stay in this truly sensational property which has only four letting suites. ![]() ![]() But a closer look at research on the world's top performers, from professional athletes to Nobel laureates, shows that early specialization is the exception, not the rule.ĭavid Epstein examined the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists. If you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up to the people who got a head start. Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. ![]() Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award ![]() an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance." -Daniel H. "The most important business-and parenting-book of the year." - Forbes Description The #1 New York Times bestseller that has all America talking: as seen/heard on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS, Morning Joe, CBS This Morning, The Bill Simmons Podcast, Rich Roll, and more. ![]() ![]() ![]() My stomach hurt and I closed my eyes in relief. It took over a month,” I sobbed as Zed finished explaining how the bet worked. But can he change his mind? Will he change for love? Harding knew he had made a mistake, perhaps the biggest mistake of his life. She’s put so much on hold for Harding – school, friends, her mother, a relationship with someone who truly loves her, and now maybe even a promising new career. However, Tessa isn’t sure she can live with another broken promise. ![]() Don’t remember the night of passion spent in his arms. ![]() But is he really the deep, caring man Tessa is madly in love with, despite his angry exterior, or has he always been a stranger? She wishes she could go away. She knows he can be cruel, but Tessa is left shocked when bombshell revelations about the origins of their relationship – and Hardin’s mysterious past – are revealed. After We Collided Book AuthorĪfter their relationship began to worry, Tessa and Harding hit the road to make things work. After we collided… life will never be the same. After We Collided Book Author – From New York Times bestselling author and Wattpad sensation Anna Todd, “The Greatest Literary Genius of Her Generation” (Cosmopolitan), is the sequel to the Internet’s most talked-about book-now with new exclusive material! ![]() ![]() ![]() They have played, recorded, and performing original tunes for a few years. His band is made up of Will and Benjamin (brothers that he has had since he was sixteen) and his wife. ![]() He shares a home with his wife and Mabel and Chaplin (their rabbits) in the city of Philadelphia. Bancroft enjoys cooking, everything about it the spices, the smells, and the injuries, too. When he is not busy with his writing, he likes to play post pop music with Dirt Dirt (his band), cooking pub curry (a dish he feels he has never made the same way twice) for Sharon, his wife, and drawing chalk pictures on a wall in his office. He even found a rejection letter he got in the year 1999 from Marvel Comics. Before becoming an author of fantasy novels, Josiah Bancroft was a college instructor, a poet, and aspired to become an artist for comic books. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ¡El nuevo libro de la autora de Alguien está mintiendo / One of Us is Lying, el thriller Young Adult best seller a nivel mundial! Ellery es nueva en Echo Ridges, pero ya lo sabe todo sobre el pueblo. ❾ra Olga realmente lo que parecía? ¿O había algo más en la historia de su hermana? Y de cualquier manera, ¿cómo puede Julia incluso intentar vivir a la altura de un ideal aparentemente imposible? Con la ayuda de su mejor amiga Lorena, Julia está decidida a descubrirlo. Pero Julia pronto descubre que Olga puede haber tenido secretos, también. La madre de Julia parece canalizar su dolor para señalar de todas las maneras posibles que Julia no es la hija mexicana perfecta que Olga era. Sus padres, quienes inmigraron ilegalmente a Chicago desde México en busca de una vida mejor, están inconsolables. Pero un solo error, que ocurre mientras enviaba un mensaje de texto al mismo tiempo que cruzaba la calle más concurrida de Chicago, resulta en la muerte de Olga, dejando atrás a Julia para ocuparse de las secuelas. Julia tiene grandes sueños y no quiere formar parte del camino de su hermana mayor. Olga no fue a la universidad, se quedó en casa para cuidar a sus padres, limpiar la casa y trabajar a medio tiempo. Finalista del National Book Award! Bestseller del New York Times! Julia no es la hija mexicana perfecta. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When Holly's sister asks her to tell the story of the "PS, I Love You" letters on her podcast - to revisit the messages Gerry wrote before his death to read after his passing - she does so reluctantly, not wanting to reopen old wounds.īut after the episode airs, people start reaching out to Holly, and they all have one thing in they're terminally ill and want to leave their own missives behind for loved ones. ![]() Seven years after her husband's death - six since she read his final letter - Holly Kennedy has moved on with her life. Sixteen years after Cecelia Ahern's bestselling phenomenon PS, I Love You captured the hearts of millions, the long-awaited sequel follows Holly as she helps strangers leave their own messages behind for loved ones. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To retaliate, Rowdy cuts the eyebrows and ponytails off Junior's attackers after they pass out.Īt school, Junior is one of the few students who is genuinely interested in learning. There, a group of drunk men beat Junior up. Junior runs to his friend Rowdy, who attempts to cheer him up by suggesting they visit a local powwow. The only way to put Oscar out of his misery, then, is for Junior's father to shoot the poor creature. He is devastated when his pet dog, Oscar, becomes ill from heat stroke and his family does not have enough money for a veterinary visit. Junior's family is poor, Junior explains, and the worst thing about poverty is that he cannot do anything about it. In addition, his large skull, awkward lisp, and thick glasses have made him the victim of bullying from his tribe members - teenagers and adults alike. He was born with hydrocephalus (water in the brain), which has led to a number of health problems. Junior is a fourteen-year old boy living on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington. ![]() |