Article here. Excerpt:

'Florida Governor Rick Scott must sign SB718/HB231 no later than tomorrow, Thursday, April 25th. This legislation will eliminate permanent alimony in Florida and add that equal time sharing with a minor child by both parents is presumed to be in the best interest of the child. If signed, the legislation is to take effect July 1, 2013.

Email Governor Scott at rick.scott-at-eog.myflorida.com and ask him to sign SB718/HB231 for Florida’s Children and Parents. Just sign your name to this email, add your contact informaion, and send. Or tweet him: @FLGovScott. Please sign SB718/HB231 for Florida's Children and Parents.'

Article here. Believe it or not, I'm not posting this to be snarky. I'll venture to speculate that many men have the same thing going on. There once was a time not long ago where people (at least here in the US) were a bit more health/weight-conscious. Call it the Jack LaLanne-Arnold Schwarzenegger Era. It lasted about 20 years, maybe 15. It was a time many people quit smoking, went to gyms or health clubs, and weighed themselves daily. Now, not so much, especially the daily weigh-in on the bathroom scale. At the least, that's always been a good habit. Being obese or significantly overweight isn't just a women's health issue but also a men's health issue. (Sadly, it's all too often a chidren's health issue as well.) Excerpt:

'There’s a dangerous epidemic sneaking up on women across the country, and it’s impact goes largely unnoticed.

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas found that women are gaining weight, sometimes rapidly, without noticing it at all.

Story here. Excerpt:

'Thirteen female corrections officers essentially handed over control of a Baltimore jail to gang leaders, prosecutors said. The officers were charged Tuesday in a federal racketeering indictment.

Sex, drugs and prisoners were all involved in this recent FBI sting. The Washington Post’s Ann Marimow explains what was happening behind the prison walls.

The indictment described a jailhouse seemingly out of control. Four corrections officers became pregnant by one inmate. Two of them got tattoos of the inmate’s first name, Tavon — one on her neck, the other on a wrist.'

Video here.

Ed. Note: NSFW warning: The feminists in the video do a lot of swearing and name-calling using 4-letter words to describe and address the MRAs they are screaming at. Alas, you won't see a lot of what I'd call genuine communication here. But I wouldn't expect genuine communication efforts toward MRAs from feminists.

Story here.

'Germany’s Parliament – the Bundestag – rejects quotas for women. Yesterday, the Chancellor Merkel’s coalition has defeated, by a vote of 320 to 277, the opposition proposal aiming to indroduce a quota of 30 percent women starting in 2020. There will not be legally binding quotas for women in German boardrooms, but it keep on being a discretionary decision. At the end of 2012, according to the German DIW Economic Bulletin, only 4 percent of all seats on the executive boards and just under 13 percent on the supervisory boards of German companies were occupied by women. This is “alarming”, considering that in other European Countries the percentage is significantly higher – in Norway, women hold 39 percent of management positions.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'While men still out earn women overall – with a pay gap of 32 per cent in Canada – the gap is reversed when it comes to education, with 55 per cent of women enrolling in undergraduate degrees. The numbers for postsecondary enrolment are similar in the United States. In The Rise of Women: The Growing Gender Gap in Education and What it Means for American Schools, sociologists Thomas DiPrete and Claudia Buchmann argue that the educational achievement gap is a result of differences in how men and women have responded to changes in the wider economy. Why? It partly comes down to fathers.
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Let’s talk about the role of the father. You find that a father who is present and who is educated has a big impact on boys’ learning. And yet study after study has shown that a mother’s education level is the key determinant of her children’s achievement. Can we actually separate each parent’s role?

PRESS RELEASE

Contact: Mike Thompson
Email: mthompson-at-saveservices.org

‘Totalitarian Justice:’ Criticisms of Campus Sex Assault Panels Intensify

WASHINGTON / April 24, 2013 – Three articles sharply critical of the handling of sex assault cases by campus disciplinary committees were published this past week. The critiques suggest college administrators may need to re-evaluate whether the federally mandated sex assault panels are rendering a disservice to victims, to the accused, and to the principle of justice itself, according to Stop Abusive and Violent Environments.

Writing in the Wall Street Journal on April 16, Judith Grossman describes the experience of her son, a student at a New England liberal-arts college (1). The panel’s hearing consisted of a “two-hour ordeal of unabated grilling” during which he was “expressly denied his request to be represented by counsel.” Grossman, a lawyer and self-described feminist, charges the student courts have “obliterated the presumption of innocence that is so foundational to our traditions of justice.”

The following day Harry Lewis, former Dean of Harvard College, and Jane Shaw, president of the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education, penned a critique of the University of North Carolina’s adjudication of a recent rape case (2).

After the accuser criticized the student panel for exonerating the accused, the university then proceeded to charge her with engaging in “disruptive or intimidating” behavior. Lewis and Shaw allege the student was denied her First Amendment rights, and conclude sexual assault cases are “certainly beyond the capacity” of campus disciplinary courts.

Story here. Excerpt:

'In London, two long-time friends Alison Schwartz and Alexandra Chong have an app that helps women anonymously gossip about men.

On Lulu, men aren't allowed in, and women can anonymously rate them without their consent. The men, who are all guys the women know via Facebook, are rated on a scale of one to ten. Their profiles are automatically pulled in when the women they know access Lulu. When rating a man, women are prompted to share how they know him (friend, ex-girlfriend, etc), then asked to check off all the good and bad qualities about the man that apply.
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"We definitely feel this is about female empowerment and collective wisdom," Schwartz says. "We also feel boys are just the beginning. We'll win the trust of our girls here and then take them into other verticals."'

On Amazon.com here. Description:

'PATERNITY FRAUD – ‘THE CRIME ONLY A WOMAN CAN COMMIT’®™ is the true saga of who, what, when, where and why the fight for Paternity Fraud Victims and Men’s Rights began.

One man, Liam Neale Magill, waged his eight-year war against all odds, within the Courtrooms of Australia. Together, in the company of his attorney, Vivien Mavropoulos and Cheryl King, Liam’s Enduring Power of Attorney, they wrought a new classification for their Law of Deceit.

This landmark case, a major component of Australian Legal History, is currently being taught at Law Universities in Australia. The totality of the subject matter shook the annals of decree, leaving an indelible mark on society. With new avenues open, this precedent is giving hope to other Paternity Fraud Victims, who are following and continue Liam’s fight to change those laws.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'NEW YORK (Reuters) - A father who has custody of his child the majority of the year was not obligated to make support payments to the child's mother, despite the vast disparity in their incomes, a divided New York state appeals court ruled Thursday.

The Appellate Division, First Department, found that the Child Support Standards Act of 1989 precluded mother Mara Rubin from receiving child support payments from Anthony Della Salla, the father of her 9-year-old son.

Rubin has no income other than $5,000 a month in pendente lite child support payments from Della Salla, and an additional $1,000 in child support payments from the father of her daughter, the ruling said. Della Salla has roughly $20 million in assets, the ruling said.

The Child Support Standards Act sets out a uniform formula for determining child support payments. The law says that "the court shall order the non-custodial parent to pay" his or her share of that amount.'

Story here. Excerpt:

'TALLAHASSEE -- Former spouses saddled with perpetual alimony payments, rejoice.

The Florida Legislature is here to help.

On Thursday, the House passed a contentious bill that would end permanent alimony payments, and enable the courts to modify some existing arrangements between ex-spouses. The proposal would also require judges to give divorced parents equal custody of their children, unless there were extraordinary circumstances.

Gov. Rick Scott has not indicated if he will sign the bill, which would not eliminate alimony but put limits on it. The bill passed the Senate by a 29-11 vote earlier this month.

But the governor is certain to hear from alimony payers and recipients, many of whom lent their pointed opinions and personal stories to one of the session’s most emotional debates.'

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, April 21-27 is National Crime Victims' Rights Week. This week's theme is "New Challenges, New Solutions."

Unfortunately, discriminatory practices have been documented against male, LGBT, and immigrant victims of abuse. So we believe the critical "new challenge" is to review and update organizational policies, staffing patterns, and outreach efforts to end illegal exclusionary practices.

The VAWA Inclusion Mandate requires recipients of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) funding to refrain from discriminatory practices, and includes provisions specific to LGBT, male, and immigrant victims. The Mandate also applies to all criminal justice organizations that receive VAWA funding -- prosecutors, law enforcement, and the judiciary.

Attorney General Eric Holder has noted: "I applaud Congress for passing a bipartisan reauthorization that protects everyone - women and men, gay and straight, children and adults of all races, ethnicities, countries of origin, and tribal affiliations."

Story here. Again, remember feminist claims that female law enforcers were not just less likely but much less likely to color outside the lines? Excerpt:

'HAWTHORNE (CBSLA.com) — A group of Orange County female bounty hunters is under fire for breaking into a Hawthorne woman’s apartment looking for a suspect.

Shavonna Sutton, 25, said the Lipstick Bounty Hunters burst through her home last Friday to apprehend fugitive Ricky Lewis.
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Chris Alvarez, the bounty hunter who led the search for Lewis, said they tried several times to get Sutton to open the door.

Alvarez said Sutton refused, so they had a right to break-in.

“All she had to do is say, ‘Look. He’s not here.’ We had reason to believe he’s in there, and that’s why we forced entry,” said Alvarez.

Meantime, the bounty hunters were recently served a lawsuit from a man who claims they used excessive force during his attempted arrest.'

Article here. Excerpt:

Feminism is outdated. In the 21st century, feminists are finding more and more ways to play victim. Instead of promoting women’s rights, they’re just making us laugh.
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Don’t misunderstand me – I am pro-equal opportunity for both sexes in all capacities. However, I strongly disagree with the way many feminists go about things. They play victim to everything: men, the media, the workplace and even in education.

So when will the feminist movement be happy enough to back down and let the rest of us peacefully continue on with our lives?
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The movement helped turn around women’s lives and make everyone equal. However, in 2013, feminism has proven to be more controversial than beneficial. It has grown to stand for the exact opposite of what women in the 1800s had in mind.
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It is an obsolete movement that most women nowadays abuse to gain power and attention.

PRESS RELEASE

Contact: Teri Stoddard
Email: tstoddard@saveservices.org

WASHINGTON / April 22, 2013 – In recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE) is calling on lawmakers, state Attorney Generals, and prosecutors to move quickly to implement the VAWA Inclusion Mandate.

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is being observed April 21-27. The Week’s theme is “New Challenges, New Solutions.”

Discriminatory practices have been documented against male (1), LGBT (2), and immigrant (3) victims of abuse. So the critical “new challenge” is to review and upgrade organizational policies, staffing patterns, and outreach efforts to end illegal exclusionary practices, the victim-rights coalition says.

The VAWA Inclusion Mandate requires recipients of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) funding to refrain from discriminatory practices on the basis of “race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.” The Inclusion Mandate also includes provisions specific to LGBT, male, and immigrant victims (4).