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'THE male circumcision programme that was launched in 2009 has only seen 10% of the targeted 1,2 million men by 2015 being circumcised, a government official said yesterday.

The programme’s national coordinator in the Health and Child Welfare ministry, Sinokuthemba Xaba, was speaking during the opening of a voluntary medical male circumcision clinic in Bulawayo’s Lobengula suburb.

He said most males feared getting circumcised due to a number of factors.

“More and more men have heard about the benefits of male circumcision, but have various concerns that prevent them from getting circumcised,” Xaba said.

“Males have questions like; what if something goes wrong?

“Will the wound heal? Where will my foreskin go? These are some of the fears that we hear every day from men who are considering going for the procedure.”'

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'ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida sheriff's office that investigated the disappearance of Casey Anthony's 2-year-old daughter overlooked evidence that someone in their home did a Google search for "fool-proof" suffocation methods on the day the girl was last seen alive.

Orange County sheriff's Capt. Angelo Nieves said Sunday that the office's computer investigator missed the June 16, 2008, search. The agency's admission was first reported by Orlando television station WKMG. It's not known who performed the search. The station reported it was done on a browser primarily used by the 2-year-old's mother, Casey Anthony, who was acquitted of the girl's murder in 2011.

Anthony's attorneys argued during trial that Casey Anthony helped her father, George Anthony, cover up the girl's drowning in the family pool.

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'ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ)— An Annapolis woman is behind bars, charged with stabbing a relative during Thanksgiving dinner.

It happened Thursday at around 9:30 p.m. in the 1100- block Madison Street.

Police say 27-year-old Shenika Allsup stabbed her half brother, 23-year-old Deonte Wallace, in the neck with a serving fork after the two got into a heated argument at the table.
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Allsup is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment.

She is being held at the Jennifer Road Detention Center on $1,000,000 bond.'

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'Believe it or not, modern women want to get married. Trouble is, men don’t.

The so-called dearth of good men (read: marriageable men) has been a hot subject in the media as of late. Much of the coverage has been in response to the fact that for the first time in history, women have become the majority of the U.S. workforce. They’re also getting most of the college degrees. The problem? This new phenomenon has changed the dance between men and women.

As the author of three books on the American family and its intersection with pop culture, I’ve spent thirteen years examining social agendas as they pertain to sex, parenting, and gender roles. During this time, I’ve spoken with hundreds, if not thousands, of men and women. And in doing so, I’ve accidentally stumbled upon a subculture of men who’ve told me, in no uncertain terms, that they’re never getting married. When I ask them why, the answer is always the same.

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'Scorned woman Tina Greenland plotted revenge for her one night of passion with the man she worked for.

The Folkestone mother-of-three flew into a fury after she felt rejected when Nicholas Mouna made it clear he did not want a relationship.

So the vengeful carer of Mr Mouna's child phoned the police and claimed she had been raped after her drink had been spiked.

Detectives arrested insurance broker Mr Mouna, but then examined messages between the two... and realised Greenland's texts betrayed her vicious lies.

Senior officers realised immediately the innocent Mr Mouna had been the victim of false allegations and, although he was never charged, he was suspended and then lost his job.

The 49-year-old, of Newbury Close, carried on her lying in the witness box – but her account was rejected by the jury.'

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'A committee was formed earlier this calendar year to address Wilson College's financial struggle and find ways to make the college financially sustainable in the future. At an open presentation Nov. 1, the Commission on Shaping the Future of Wilson College made several recommendations, including the co-ed option, for increasing enrollment from 700 this fall to 1,500 by 2020 and easing the budget deficit.

The commission gave its final recommendations to President Barbara Mistick Monday. She must hand over her own recommendations by Dec. 1 to Wilson's board of trustees, which will make the final decision. Until then, students are doing what they can to sway decisions.

"We want Wilson to keep that 'it' factor of being an all-women's college because there aren't that many left in the United States. We don't just want to become another mediocre co-ed situation," said Janelle Wills, president of Wilson College Government Association.

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'Feminists who want to limit opportunities for men and boys have long abused Title IX when it comes to college sports. Now we can expect the same assault against men who are interested in math and science. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 requires that schools and colleges receiving federal funding not discriminate “on the basis of sex.” Radical feminists have used this law to abolish hundreds of men’s sports teams, including 500 wrestling teams.

The Obama Administration has announced a new set of policies that would apply Title IX to science, technology, engineering, and math courses. Just as enforcement of Title IX has caused gender quotas on school sports teams, increased enforcement in math and science education will bring us artificial enrollment limits on men. Legal precedents have made it very difficult for school sports teams to comply with Title IX without imposing gender quotas, and it’s unlikely that math and science education will be different.'

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'AUSTIN, Texas — The Greater Texas Foundation (GTF) has awarded Project MALES a grant for $335,314 to support Hispanic and African American male student success in college enrollment and degree attainment. Project MALES is an initiative within the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at The University of Texas at Austin.

The grant will be awarded over a three-year period starting in summer 2013 to support the Texas Higher Education Consortium for Male Student Success, an ambitious statewide initiative that will align existing programs that target underrepresented male students in higher education and stimulates new initiatives within Texas colleges and universities.

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'Movember marks the month when men have been encouraged to grow moustaches in support of fighting prostate cancer and raising awareness of male mental health issues. Many men are taking part of this endeavor and putting the razors down.

A 13 year old boy in Britain also wanted to take part and grow a moustache. However his school has banned him from partaking in it because it is not an “inclusive” activity.

Gus Hooker began shaving since he was 9 years old and decided to participate in Movember by growing a moustache and raising money for Prostate Cancer UK by joining men (and boys) around the world growing facial hair for Movember, the BBC reports.'

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'The lessons also teach students how to “avert pregnancy and STDs in situations ranging from drinking and going for a ride with one’s boyfriend, to being alone at your boyfriend’s house in the absence of parents for several hours, and when your ‘boyfriend begins to kiss you and tries to take off your clothes.’”
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According to LifeNews, the homepage of Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Virginia promotes “Man up Monday” with “an image of a pair of men’s boxer underwear with a huge fishhook protruding from the fly, proclaiming, ‘Hook up this weekend? Make sure you didn’t catch anything.’”

After clicking on the link, “one sees a similar pair of underwear—this time with flames flashing from the fly—with the caption: ‘Hot weekend? Get checked for HIV and STDs.’

Also: Planned Parenthood Introduces Man Up Mondays: http://www.ppsev.org/

Maureen Dowd does if nothing else speak her mind. In this case, probably not in typical feminist party line, but she's got enough chits collected where she can stray from time to time without losing her club card. Article here. As always with the NYT, use Google to get around the login box. The URL is:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/21/opinion/dowd-turning-brass-into-gold.html

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'As The Times’s Scott Shane writes: “The major players have hired high-profile, high-priced representatives to manage the fallout, watch for legal trouble, police the press and massage damaged reputations.”

And, no doubt, pave the way for future book deals, cushy jobs and TV apologias in honeyed light with Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters.

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'Now that the election is over, the ruthless political ads have stopped, and the majority of Facebook newsfeeds have gone back to descriptions of what we had for lunch that day, it’s time to get back to reality. It is amazing how fired up people can get over politics, but after the big day, we lose that passion. No matter how exhausted you may feel, civic duty does not end at the polling booth. Regardless of your political affiliation, we all have either known someone or been the victim of domestic violence ourselves. It is a societal disease that permeates through class, age, religion, gender, race, culture, education level and sexual orientation.

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'The first two women to begin one of the Marine Corps toughest combat courses washed out within a week this fall. The Corps had temporarily lifted the restriction on women attending its Infantry Officer Course—one of the toughest schools in the U.S. military—in a nod toward greater equality through its ranks.

After both failed to make it beyond one week, what's next for female Leathernecks, or women in other services,who want to work in combat units?
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About a quarter of the men who begin this sought-after course wash out before graduating.

Unlike other schools the Marine Corps offers for both male and female candidates, the first women to enter IOC were held to the same physical standards as their male counterparts.'

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'On Saturday, Nov. 10, AARP Connecticut sponsored a half-day conference for Boomer-age women on "Living Longer, Living Smarter and Reinventing Yourself" at the Pond House Caf at Elizabeth Park in West Hartford. The conference, attended by more than 150 women, featured a keynote address by well-known Connecticut TV broadcast personality, Diane Smith, and a moderated panel discussion with professional experts and the women who have lived it on topics including, Adult Education, Health and Wellness, Entrepreneurialism, Finances, and more.