Submitted by anthony on Sat, 2011-05-07 06:41
Article here. Excerpt:
'MANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of boys in a Philippine city turned out Saturday for a daylong "circumcision party" to provide a safe, free procedure for a rite of passage that most local males undergo as preteens.
Some boys cried in their mothers' arms while others bit their shirts to stifle sobs as doctors carried out the surgery on dozens of makeshift operating tables inside a sports stadium in Marikina city east of Manila. Outside, other boys lined up to await their turn.
"I'm a big boy now," one boy who had just finished the surgery bragged.
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As of mid-afternoon, nearly 1,500 boys aged 9 years and up had been circumcised while many were still waiting in line, city health officer Dr. Alberto Herrera said.
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Vice Mayor Jose Fabian Cadiz says the city has applied for a Guinness World Record for most people at a circumcision event.'
Submitted by anthony on Sat, 2011-05-07 06:37
Story here. Excerpt:
'There are many things a man would do for the woman he loves but not every man would consider losing part of his manhood.
But Guy Ritchie is said to have agreed to say sayonara to his foreskin to please his then-wife Madonna.
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The mother-of-two who co-founded the modern Kabbalah Centre in L.A. is reported to have said that Madonna: ‘keeps a kosher home, she observes Shabbat, she circumcised her son and had her [ex-] husband circumcised’.'
Submitted by anthony on Sat, 2011-05-07 06:31
Story here. Excerpt:
'New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is investigating the death of 2-year-old Jamaal Coleson, Jr. following a circumcision Tuesday at Manhattan's Beth Israel Medical Center.
"They gave him anesthesia, and after the circumcision he woke up he was fine," said Jabbar Coleson, Jamaal Jr.'s uncle, who lives in Jonesboro, Ga. "He asked to eat, he asked for something to drink, and then he started complaining about pain in his stomach."
Jabbar said his nephew was in the outpatient ward when doctors noticed something was wrong. But four hours passed before the toddler was rushed to the emergency room, he said.
The case, which has been reported as an accidental death to the New York State Department of Health, highlights the extremely rare complications of the procedure performed widely throughout the United States.'
Submitted by anthony on Sat, 2011-05-07 01:45
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'MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A mother has been arrested after allegedly pushing her baby in a stroller down a flight of stairs at the Lake Street light rail train station Tuesday evening.
Police said the incident happened during an argument between the mother, 26-year-old Lisa Marie Martin, and her boyfriend. When officers arrived, they found the boyfriend holding the 4-month-old baby as Martin yelled at him. His face was bloodied. A crowd had gathered around them.
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Martin was then seen pushing the stroller down the steps. The stroller tipped over before it could reach Martin’s boyfriend, and the baby fell out onto the concrete stairs.'
Submitted by anthony on Fri, 2011-05-06 02:17
Article here. Excerpt:
'The Brown wrestling program feels its being targeted for elimination because the school wants to reduce the number of recruited athletes.
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If Brown reduces its number of female athletes the school must stay in compliance with Title IX - a law that promotes gender equity in college sports.
The program feels its being targeted to reduce the number of male athletes because the sport doesn't have a female counterpart.
"To be honest, most of the kids were shocked because as (Goldberger) spoke we didn't fit most of the criteria that he talked about," Cowman said. "That's why we feel that we can fight this."
The team, alumni and friends of the program have been active drumming up support since the committee made its recommendation.'
Submitted by anthony on Fri, 2011-05-06 00:17
Article here. Excerpt:
'Before Title IX it was common in sports played by both genders, such as basketball and soccer, for the men’s coach to get paid five times what the women’s coach was paid, and for the men’s teams to fly to exotic places while the women took a bus to the next state. Doing away with such blatant discrimination gave women a chance to have as rewarding a college life as the men, and increased their visibility so that others wanted to join them.
But when the government steps in with good intentions, it often goes overboard. Sports are just one of the many offerings at a school, and shouldn’t be regarded as more important than the others. No one cares if more women than men choose to take dance or more men opt for the challenging “Principles of Coaching Basketball 101.”
Submitted by anthony on Fri, 2011-05-06 00:01
Story here. Excerpt:
'When the University of Delaware announced this year that it was demoting its men’s track and cross-country teams to club status, the news was sad but not surprising to many who follow college sports.
Delaware is one of dozens of universities that have eliminated low-profile men’s teams like wrestling, gymnastics and swimming in an effort, the universities say, to comply with Title IX, the federal law that bans sex discrimination in education.
But in cutting the men’s varsity track team, Delaware took the practice a step further. The university did not make the argument that it needed to cut the team to immediately comply with the law — after all, it plans to add a women’s golf team in the fall. Instead, officials say they are ending the track program, which has its 100th anniversary this year, out of concern that they could not remain compliant in the future. '
Submitted by Matt on Wed, 2011-05-04 00:35
Article here. Excerpt:
'Fathers and Families Board Chair Ned Holstein, MD, MS criticized the anti-father bias in the media coverage surrounding the Lashanda Armstrong triple murder on the nationally-syndicated Lars Larson Show on Friday, April 29. According to Talkers Magazine, Larson has an audience of 2.25 million listeners, and his show is heard on over 200 stations nationwide.
Armstrong is the New York woman who drove herself and her four children into the Hudson River, killing herself and three of the kids. The oldest child, who managed to get free, said his mother held the other children down as the car sank.'
Submitted by anthony on Mon, 2011-05-02 23:51
Submitted by Minuteman on Mon, 2011-05-02 14:57
Submitted by anthony on Mon, 2011-05-02 11:18
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'PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A woman accused of attempting to circumcise her baby at home using a box cutter and a pair of pliers faces assault and criminal mistreatment charges.
Keemonta Peterson, 29, of Portland, told police she decided to circumcise her baby at home after reading the Bible. She said she watched some YouTube videos about circumcisions before making the attempt in October, according to The Oregonian.
After the 3-month-old boy suffered two hours of uncontrolled bleeding, she called 911 and the baby was rushed to a hospital where he was initially listed in critical condition. The boy appeared to have recovered with no permanent injury.
According to the prosecutor, a doctor described the baby's condition upon arrival at the hospital as life-threatening, and the pain as immense.'
Submitted by anthony on Sun, 2011-05-01 22:27
Video here. Male circumcision has been getting a lot of media attention lately because of the proposed ban in San Francisco. Supporters of the practice include religious leaders and people who still think its beneficial because of hygiene. STD / HIV prevention has been inconclusive. I suspect most people debating this issue have never actually seen a baby circumcised.
***WARNING*** This video is EXTREMELY graphic! This is only meant for responsible individuals looking to further educate themselves on MGM. You Tube requires an age verification before viewing it.
Submitted by anthony on Sun, 2011-05-01 21:54
Article here. Excerpt:
'SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A proposal to criminalize male circumcision in San Francisco was submitted to the city this week with enough signatures to put the ban on the ballot for the November election, but local religious groups said Thursday that they plan to strongly oppose the initiative.
Lloyd Schofield, who has organized a campaign to ban circumcision in San Francisco, submitted 12,265 signatures to the city’s Department of Elections on Tuesday, exceeding by more than 5,000 the amount necessary to put the initiative on the November ballot.
Schofield said he believes male circumcision is wrong, and likened it to female circumcision practices that are already banned in the U.S.'
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San Francisco MGM Bill:
http://www.sfmgmbill.org/Site/Home.html
Submitted by Minuteman on Sat, 2011-04-30 12:16
Link to posting here. ??? Excerpt:
'Australian Cultural Heritage Management is seeking written expressions of interest for a suitably qualified and experienced Male Consultant Anthropologist to join our Adelaide team. ACHM is an Adelaide-based cultural heritage consulting firm specialising in:
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There is a full-time position available. The position will be responsible for providing anthropological services in South Australia and Western Australia with some potential work in Victoria, but will be based in the Adelaide office.'
Submitted by Matt on Fri, 2011-04-29 21:37
Article here. Excerpt:
'BATON ROUGE, La. - Rep. Barbara Norton has reintroduced the “Equal Pay for Women Act,” which would give the state power to correct and eliminate discriminatory wage practices based on sex for comparable work.
The bill would grant employees, who believe they are underpaid because of their gender, the opportunity to petition for a wage increase. After the employee files a written complaint, the employer has 90 days to rectify the situation. After 90 days, the employee could initiate a civil lawsuit against the employer to recoup back wages and damages.
“Regardless of the job, if a woman has the same qualifications as a man, I see no reason why they should not make the same amount of money,” says Norton.
The proposal comes on the heels of U.S. Census Bureau data that shows full-time female employees make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men, while Louisiana’s women earned less than 70 cents when compared to their male counterparts.'
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