I am posting this largely for the purpose of demonstrating (as if it were necessary) not only how nuts in general people these days have become but also how skewed law enforcement priorities are. This kind of thing is why I don't bother reading fiction. Reality (such as it is) is... fascinating... enough. Excerpt:

'TOKYO – A 43-year-old Japanese piano teacher's sudden divorce from her online husband in a virtual game world made her so angry that she logged on and killed his digital persona, police said Thursday.

The woman, who has been jailed on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data, used his identification and password to log onto popular interactive game "Maple Story" to carry out the virtual murder...
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The woman had not plotted any revenge in the real world, the official said.'

Story here. The Duke lacrosse accuser has written a book and asserts that she was assaulted on the night in question. Excerpt:

'She declined to answer specific questions about the details of the case on Thursday, and the publisher of the book said repeatedly "the case is closed" and she accepts the conclusions of state prosecutors.'

Does this mean this is a fictional account and she just needs some money?

Via Marc A. Story here. Excerpt:

'ONE in five male sex abuse victims have been abused by women, but they don't want to talk about it, a Brisbane counsellor says.

Spiritus Kinections counselling services co-ordinator Dr Gary Foster said sexual abuse of males by females is often not believed or identified as sexual abuse.

"In actual fact it might have been abusive and quite manipulative," Dr Foster said.

Dr Foster said the idea that a man always wants sex with women and a young man should feel lucky to be having sex with an older woman often make it difficult to report sexual assault by a woman.'

VAWA Reformers --

In just two weeks from now, November 4, will be Election Day. Candidates are now scouring the countryside in search of votes. These candidates are especially willing to hear about the concerns and worries of their voters.

Folks, THIS IS OUR GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY.

RADAR has just completed 45 radio interviews around the country. We’re still riding the momentum from our hugely successful Heritage conference on October 1. We just got news of the historic California victory. And for the first time, the DV industry is being placed on the defensive.

Our challenge is simple: Over the next 2 weeks, we want every candidate at the local, state, and national levels to hear the message, loud and clear, "FIX VAWA NOW!"

RADAR has flyers available on our website: http://www.mediaradar.org/ . We even have an eye-popping poster available to download. Use the telephone, the internet, conversations with neighbors and friends -- tell them we need to "FIX VAWA NOW!"

It’s time to seize the moment. Our children are counting on us. Let’s roll.

The RADAR Team

Video report here. The video suggests women between the ages of 25 and 54 are just as likely as a man to lose their job during a recession. The economy has also negatively impacted women's wages, but no data about men's earnings were provided.

Article here. Excerpt:

"Right now, we know that there's about 4 to 5 percent men in early education, about 9 percent in elementary education. And in high schools, we have about 14 percent," said Bryan Nelson, the founder of MenTeach.org, a nonprofit organization working to increase number of men working in schools.

Nelson cites three main reasons for the absence of male teachers.

"The first reason is stereotypes. People believe men aren't nurturing. The second reason is fear of accusations of abuse. People are afraid men are going to harm children. And the third reason is low status, low pay," he said.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Mack's reading a book called The Trouble with Boys, and I'm only about halfway through (I'm busy writing a book of my own: I forgot how much freaking work these things are), so I'll give you a full report when I'm done.

The thesis of the book, though, is summarized on page 23: "Let's take a look at how boys are doing. What we find is that, on the whole, in crumbling public schools in poor neighbourhoods, in elite schools that serve the very rich, and in many middle-class suburban schools, boys are doing less well than girls." Some high-performing boys do better than girls, but the trend is across the board, and wherever you look many more boys are in "special education" classes than girls.

Now the author, Peg Tyre, a former Newsweek writer and the recipient of, among other awards and prizes, a Pulitzer, is speaking specifically about how boys are performing in school, why it is and what we can do about it.'

Blog entry here. Excerpt:

'"You've got to ask yourself why was Senator Hillary Clinton not even vetted by the Obama campaign?" Plain continued. "Why did it take 24 years, an entire generation from the time Geraldine Ferraro made her pioneering bid until the next time that a woman was asked to join a national ticket?"

"In the long history of our country, 74 people have held the position of President or Vice-President, and why have the major parties given America only two chances to even consider a woman for either office?" Palin asked. "This glass ceiling, it is still there, but it's about time that we shattered that glass ceiling once and for all."'

Video found here. When the web page opens, click under 'watch more video's and a menu will guide you to the VAWA video.

Story here. Excerpt:

'PORT ST. LUCIE — A 26-year-old woman is facing charges after allegedly beating a man Monday who told her to leave when she tried to kiss him, according to an arrest affidavit released Tuesday.

Katrina L. Clemente, of the 3100 block of Southwest Chilton Court, also is accused of hitting a 17-year-old girl, who is eight months pregnant, in the stomach.
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A witness reported seeing Clemente get out of the van and start running down the street, striking herself, "so she could call the police and claim that (the male victim) hit her," the affidavit states.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Some advocates for research into other diseases, and some scientists, worry the breast cancer movement is hogging the spotlight — and the money — at the expense of other worthy causes. Some within the breast cancer movement itself accuse advocacy organizations and corporate donors of “pink washing,” using a veneer of altruism to cover up practices these critics find objectionable.

In the world of cancer charities and government funding, breast cancer is queen. The top four breast cancer charities take in a combined annual revenue of roughly $256 million according to their tax returns...
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) devoted $572.4 million researching breast cancer in 2007. Other National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for breast cancer boosted the total spent on the disease to $705 million. Plus, the Department of Defense operates its own breast cancer research outfit at a cost of another $138 million in fiscal 2008.

Blog post here. Excerpt:

"Thus, one clear meaning of the glass ceiling is that men are conspiring together against women. This has been one of the themes of feminist rhetoric: Evil men oppress women. In order for women to rise to the top, they not only need to achieve like men do, but they also need to overcome the unfair efforts by men to hold them back.

Article here. Excerpt:

'Hillary supporters do not despair: You do have a woman on the Obama ticket and her name is Joseph “Jo” Biden. When Obama talks about wealth distribution, he seldom, if ever, mentions any related programs by name. But you can bet your last dollar – and you won’t have much else left by then – that Jo Biden is percolating plans for a national “man tax.”

Legislating a “man tax” (reparations of sorts) will be done under the noble guise of compensating women to the benefit of all society and, of course, especially children. The Financial Times of London last year allowed two university economics professors to write anonymously in promoting a “man tax.” The commentary in part stated, “Men’s labour supply is more rigid, so an increase in taxes does not reduce their labour supply by much, if at all. … A higher take-home salary for women created by our proposal would allow them to buy more childcare at market prices and, since childcare facilities employ mostly women, they would also benefit on their costs.”

Article here. Excerpt:

'The big problem I have with The Tennessean's September 24th editorial topic of targeting teenage dads, and of course the guest editorials that embrace yet another social government program, is that we're left with a truly false dichotomy.

That is, teen motherhood is an absolute "right" while teen fatherhood is just a financial "responsibility." I am so sick and tired of hearing this same old song and dance. Teen mother - good. Teen father - bad. She had no choice but to deliver a baby she cannot afford without taxpayers footing the bill. He had all the choices at hand but now must pay financially through the nose. Not to mention, he must accept that everyone but him decide how little parenting time he actually gets. It's a disgrace par excellence.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Ministers promised yesterday to reduce the secrecy of family courts, which can make decisions about parents' access to children.

The pledge followed a fierce attack from a senior family law judge who said it was time for the public to see 'cases in action'.

The move towards making the workings of the family courts more transparent follows years of controversy over alleged injustice to children and parents.

Cases in which courts have broken up families on the advice of social workers have led to widespread criticism.

Campaign groups such as Fathers 4 Justice have staged demonstrations in the Commons and elsewhere in protest over perceived bias in favour of women in divorce cases and custody orders dealt with by the family courts.'