Women's Aid is the national domestic violence charity that helps over 320,000 women and children every year. We celebrated our 30th Birthday in 2004. We work to end violence against women and children, and co-ordinate and support over 500 domestic and sexual violence services across the country.
Afro-centric search engine debuts
Hudson Institute's Center on Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World A war of ideas and more is underway within the Muslim world over its future direction. Will the Muslim world follow the guidance of Islamism or radical Islamic ideology and its known hostility to a moderate accommodation with modernity and democracy? Please visit the project subsite at futureofmuslimworld.com
Your Medical Data Online By Amanda Schaffer - July/August 2008 Google and Microsoft are offering rival programs that let people manage their own health information. Video by AMPS/MIT Libraries - Read the Article
Normaal reageert de RVD niet op vragen over het privé-vermogen van leden van de Koninklijke familie. Maar nu ook in de serieuze media als in eerste instantie het Algemeen Dagblad de verzinsels uit Privé worden gemeld, inclusief insinuaties met betrekking tot personen, rest de RVD niets anders dan te zeggen dat het artikel in Privé van a tot z uit de duim gezogen is.
==================================================================== (26 JANUARI 2009) "Het weekblad Privé heeft gemeld dat Het Koninklijk Huis tot de slachtoffers van Bernie Madoff behoort en voor een bedrag van 20 tot 100 miljoen Euro het schip in is gegaan. Tot nu toe is dat onbewezen, maar het is ook onwaarschijnlijk dat dit door Privé volledig uit de lucht gegrepen is. Madoff was een VTP (Very Trusted Person) en ex-voorzitter van de NASDAQ, en heeft in de afgelopen 20 jaar veel rijke en invloedrijke personen tot klant gehad. Het was een eer om bij Madoff te mogen investeren. Of dat nu nadat er een slordige 50 miljard dollar is verdwenen en een spoor van ellende met verschillende '1929 stijl zefmoorden', nog zo gezien wordt is twijfelachtig.
Het Koninklijk Huis heeft dergelijke verhalen echter volledig aan zichzelf te wijten zolang de geheimzinnigheid over de financiële status blijft bestaan, en er geen openheid gegeven wordt. In de thriller dimensie die de 'Madoff Mess' begint te krijgen zou het echter perfect passen. De getergde reactie van de RVD is in dit opzicht veelzeggend. Evenals de 'lauwe kerstrede' van de Koningin, en de paniekerige gezichtsuitdrukking van Premier Balkenende ruim 6 weken geleden.
'Restoring Confidence and Transparency', hoor ik net op CNBC in relatie tot de Madoff Crisis. Dat geldt zeker ook voor Den Haag!"
N.B. Verder is in de RVD reactie (op de site van Het Koninklijk Huis) de splitsing tussen 'serieuze en niet serieuze media' opvallend. Niet echt de Koninklijke weg. Of zou het de voorbode zijn van een wat meer geraffineerde beperking zijn van de Vrijheid van Meningsuiting? Het is tenslotte een economische crisis op wereldschaal, en inhalig graaigedrag in combinatie met een diepgewortelde angst is alomtegenwoordig. Elsevier publiceerde op vrijdag 23 januari ook al een reactie op het bericht in Privé.
StopBadware.org is a "Neighborhood Watch" campaign aimed at fighting badware. We will seek to provide reliable, objective information about downloadable applications in order to help consumers to make better choices about what they download on to their computers. We aim to become a central clearinghouse for research on badware and the bad actors who spread it, and to become a focal point for developing collaborative, community-minded approaches to stopping badware
After World War I, Victorian-era prudishness began to melt away as adventurous girls dared to display more calf below their skirts. Flappers bedecked in headbands and short, shapeless dresses characterized the decadence of the Roaring '20s. But women's style shifted following the stock market crash in 1929, and during the Great Depression, hemlines dropped back down toward the floor. In 1926, economist George Taylor noticed that fluctuating fashion. Like the stock market, the length of many women's dresses also fell with a peculiar synchronicity. Perhaps this hemline index, as Taylor coined it, reflected the grim economy's psychological effect on the public. It wasn't a time for rash celebration and risk taking; instead, the Great Depression called for a return to fiscal modesty. Read More...
Vatican Hints at Changes in Church Laws on Abuse By LAURIE GOODSTEIN - Published: April 19, 2008 A top official suggested that the Roman Catholic Church is considering changes related to the church’s statute of limitations on child sexual abuse.
You Can Say This About the Girls of the Emperor's Club: They're No Morons Yesterday the Feds busted the Emperor's Club, a New York–based escort service that provided, according to their Website, "refined and successful international clients" looking for "risk-free dating … without long-term-commitment intricacies" with "exclusive, beautiful, educated companions of fine family and career backgrounds." You know, hookers. Of the four people charged with running the service, three of them were women. Still, from the phone records in the FBI affidavit, parts of which are up on the Smoking Gun, it didn't seem like it was a woman-friendly workplace, from the male founder who said that a would-be call girl "looks like a butcher in my opinion" to the conversation about the "baggage" a worker with kids has to the outraged indignation of an applicant who was "shock and confuse" that the company expected its employees to have sex with men who don't even take them out to dinner. But then comes a tender moment between one self-aware prostie and her pimpette. (From New York Magazine, read more...)
New York Region For an Aspiring Singer, a Harsher Spotlight By SERGE F. KOVALESKI and IAN URBINA - Published: March 13, 2008 Ashley Alexandra Dupré, 22, the woman called Kristen in an affidavit describing her rendezvous with Eliot Spitzer, said in an interview, “I just don’t want to be thought of as a monster.”
(From The Smoking Gun) Online Hooker Ring Busted High-priced call girls were rated on a scale of diamonds. Before the Emperors Club web site was taken down this afternoon, TSG grabbed the below screen shot showing part of the firm's hooker menu. Another page from the site described how its rates were based on a woman's rating (which ranged from three to seven diamonds) and noted that "Gift Certificates Available Upon Request".
Politie Intimidatie.nl Angst is een illusie die hedendaags nog steeds misbruikt wordt voor macht. Deze site is ontstaan uit de enorm toegenomen bemoeizucht van politie en andere ordehandhavers in de openbare ruimtes van Amsterdam. Buiten onze eigen ervaringen met politieambtenaren kwamen we er achter dat onze frustraties over de handelswijze van politieambtenaren bij veel meer mensen leven.
Boomers International - Boomers International is a free membership community for baby boomers, seniors and their families. Since our debut in 1996, we provide boomers related information, research, trends & opinion to our visitors.
homeofficewomen.com This site is dedicated to ALL women who work from home or PLAN to work from home. You will find features of home office women from all walks of life with different sorts of business sharing their experiences and stories. It desires to inspire, encourage, empower, provide a healthy network and safe environment for ALL women to help and share with each other our life, experiences, successes, failures and anything close to your heart.
Fashion & Style - The Day the Music Died By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM - Published: July 12, 2007 Baby boomers, after years of making noise, face hearing loss and a new group of devices they once made fun of.
Realpeoplerealstuff - World's first Web 3.0 site. The new way to buy and sell It leverages all the features of Web 2.0 including media-rich content, adds the social networking and commerce of CraigsList, then it goes a step further than YouTube by incorporating a proven revenue model – making it the world's first Web 3.0 site.
State of the World's Children - NEW YORK, USA On its 60th anniversary, UNICEF is launching a report that says gender equality is critical to child survival and development.
Download Full Report (PDF) The State of the World’s Children 2007examines the discrimination and disempowerment women face throughout their lives - and outlines what must be done to eliminate gender discrimination and empower women and girls. It looks at the status of women today, discusses how gender equality will move all the Millennium Development Goals forward, and shows how investment in women’s rights will ultimately produce a double dividend: advancing the rights of both women and children.
Utne Reader - Founded in 1984 by Eric Utne, UTNE READER reprints the best articles from over 2,000 alternative media sources bringing you the latest ideas and trends emerging in our culture... Provocative writing from diverse perspectives... Insightful!
The Open Society Institute (OSI), a private operating and grantmaking foundation, aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to support the rule of law, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI works to build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as combating corruption and rights abuses.
Why Are There So Many Single Americans? - By KATE ZERNIKE - Published: January 21, 2007 - It’s worth repeating: the “marriage gap” isn’t about men and women. It’s about class and education.
Spirit Singles is an online singles dating service, which offers personal ads for spiritual singles, matchmaking and romance. It’s a new approach towards finding love, friendship and lasting relationships. SpiritSingles.com promotes personal and spiritual growth, while encouraging a healthy sinlges lifestyle. Whether you’re interested in a traditional relationship or alternative way to online dating, we have what you need.
Reality Shifters - Find out how to create your best life as you discover how your thoughts and feelings literally change the world. Subscribe to the free monthly RealityShifters News ezine that's packed with inspirational ideas for conscious creators.
Shaping Tomorrow helps people and organisations better anticipate and respond to change. We provide comprehensive trend spotting and analysis services covering business, economics, the environment, healthcare, industry, lifestyles, politics, society and technology.
Books / Sunday Book Review - Food for the Soul - By WILL BLYTHE - Published: February 11, 2007 - Whereas Jim Harrison’s fiction generally wrestles with the nature of a good life, this novel explores the theory and practice of a good death.
Doomsday Clock Reset for an Alarming World - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Adjusts Clock From 7 to 5 Minutes Before Midnight; ‘Deteriorating’ Global Situation Cited on Nuclear Weapons and New Factor: Climate Change.
Global Exchange is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world.
Tuberculosis and HIV in India Tuberculosis is the most common HIV-related opportunistic infection in India, and caring for patients with both diseases is a major public health challenge. India has about 1.8 million new cases of tuberculosis annually, accounting for a fifth of new cases in the world — a greater number than in any other country.
Poverty.com was created for ordinary people around the world who want to do something about poverty. It has no political, religious, or corporate affiliation. About 25,000 people die every day of hunger or hunger-related causes, according to the United Nations. This is one person every three and a half seconds, as you can see on this display. Unfortunately, it is children who die most often.
