Cam news update time again …

The posts on the week’s news from Cambodia for adoptive parents of Cambodian-born kids, or anyone interested in some of the happenings there, are up on the International Adoption Blog here, here, and here.

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The 24-Carat Ape

Like a rare exotic pampered in the orchid-perfect climate of a Kew Gardens greenhouse, Judy the Chimp was accustomed to feeling special. Doting upon had been de rigueur since the minute her birth made national headlines: World’s First Known Golden Chimpanzee Born.
To say she was a special simian was an understatement: Judy was a jewel [...]

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Captain Dan, the Demon Dwarf

I apologize in advance for this post, but I just can’t help myself … this cracks me up, and I MUST share.
First, for attribution, the link.
Now, the copy:
A dwarf performer at the Edinburgh fringe festival had to be rushed to hospital after his penis got stuck to a vacuum cleaner during an act that went [...]

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Cambodian news wrap is up

The wrap of Cambodian news for the week has been posted:
Swindles, investment, judges, Cisco & an actress
US military aid, tortoise trafficking, art, brides & questions

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Bloggers campaign against adoption bias

Bloggers at Adoption.com are joining forces from all sides of the adoption triad to address discrimination faced by a Missouri family in their efforts to adopt the child of a blood relation who chose them to be her son’s parents.
There are many occasions when points of view from adoptees, adoptive parents and birth parents differ [...]

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Back to the grind, sans axe

I’m back from my vacation … a pleasant week in Mauritius … and have resumed my pro blogging, but it’s a slog. Having managed to kick my compuddiction quite nicely, thank you, getting back into the swing is proving to be harder than I imagined.
I did take my computer along, but used it only [...]

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Holiday time …

I’m taking a week off for some comprehensive quality time with my family. Hubby and kids are heavily in favor of me ignoring my computer, and I’m bowing to their wishes for my undivided attention for a full seven days.
After 18 months of working flat out every single day of the week, it’s time for [...]

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Another Cambodian news wrap

If you’re stopping by for this week’s news out of Cambodia, the posts … four of them, since there was so much happening … are up on the International Adoption Blog.
Here are the links:
Land boom, lakes, and “baby fish”
Dengue fever and mosquito control
The Khmer Rouge Trials
Domestic violence, terrorists, giving, and eating

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Hate adoption? Need a dildo explained? See Jessica!

I wrote about Jessica DelBalzo … sorry, but that name makes me chuckle every time I write it … today on the Adoption News Blog, but I’m still so amused/annoyed that I feel the need to keep snickering at this moronic twit, so I’m doing a bit more of it here.
I’d written about her before, [...]

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