The domestic violence industry operates under the cloak of secrecy and anonymity, maintaining such policies are necessary to shield victims from their abusers. But every now and then a crack appears in the façade, revealing a sordid panorama of corruption, fraud, and abuse. On February 28, 2007 the Naples, Fla. citizenry opened their morning...
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Thanks to feckless political leaders in California, the terms “mom and dad” are now completely banned in the public school system and teachers are being ordered to use euphemisms for those terms. In addition, “husband and wife” are also banned under this new law signed by Gov. Schwarzenegger. The newly signed law also mandates...
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Marriage on the Rocks: New Hope for a Relationship Revolution Gone Blindly Astray. By Richard Driscoll, Ph.D. with Nancy Ann David, Ph.D. Knoxville, Tennessee: Westside Psychology, 2007. 148 pp. www.westsidego.com. $22.00. Richard Driscoll has published a rare thing: an original, even superlative book on two well-worn topics: relationships and gender. Moreover, he appears to...
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Prisoners have claimed that they have been routinely beaten by guards. One prisoner said that, "they shackled our hands behind us, confiscated our clothes and possessions, and beat us. And they insulted the Koran, they trod on the Koran."
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As of 11:00 am EDT, the Category 1 hurricane is located in the mid-Atlantic ocean, about 775 miles east of the Leeward Islands, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. It has maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour, with higher gusts, and it is moving west-northwest at 15 miles per...
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A car bomb was used on Monday, in an attack on the Indian embassy in central Kabul, Afghanistan. The bombing, which occurred in the morning, killed 41, and injured at least 141. It was the deadliest attack in Kabul since 2001, when the Taliban fell. The attack happened at the gates of the embassy,...
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Hitler’s wax model is to return to the Madame Tussauds museum in Berlin, Germany after getting its head ripped off by a 41-year-old man who was arrested but subsequently released. At the grand opening of the museum, Frank L. pushed two officers aside who were protecting the exhibit. He then yelled “No more war!”...
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Barack Obama has said that he is inclined to meet with the internationally controversial Iranian President at the right time after due preparation and advance work by US diplomats. Contrary to mainstream media views, the President of Iran is virtually powerless. Any candidate for the presidency of Iran must first be vetted by a...
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How do we talk about the terrible things that happen to children after divorces? Calling things by the right names can matter a lot. Get the name right, and we can move forward. Get it wrong, and we’re stuck. Often the first name is not the best. Parental alienation syndrome was the first name...
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After a 1975 fire at the Browns Ferry nuclear plant in Alabama threatened the unit’s ability to shut down safely, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued fire safety rules for commercial nuclear units. However, nuclear units with different designs and different ages have had difficulty meeting these rules and several have sought exemptions to them....
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Armistead Maupin published an essay in the July 1, 2008 “Advocate†that was entitled “Calling A New Army of Lovers.†In this essay, Maupin lamented, “gay rights has always been the disposable card of liberal politics.†He applauded the California Supreme Court decision allowing same-sex marriage and criticized Democratic Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and...
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