Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. (1 Corinthians 1:10 NKJV)
Lately, I have been attacked in various [...]
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December 23, 2008
The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has issued a scathing report on the use of air strikes and nighttime raids by international forces in the country.
The report, which was released in Kabul on Tuesday, suggests that NATO is undermining its own mission by stoking resentment in the local population.
Air strikes and nighttime [...]
Who would have thought?! The New York Times reports today on a study that shows that arrogant, abusive and disruptive doctors are often contributors to medical mistakes! Did it take rocket scientists to figure that out? Almost any nurse could have told you that!!The article showcases one such example as a nurse tries to contact a doctor in the middle of the night about a young patient whose shunt
I think I’m in an emotionally-abusive relationship but I can’t bring myself to leave.
answer:
PUT ON RECORD ALL HIS WICKED DEEDS
Write down in your diary every single insult he’s thrown at you. Also, jot down selfish deeds like “Jan 12: He refuses to attend my mum’s birthday dinner because he thinks she’s long-winded” or “May 4: [...]
In the light of the issue of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo granting Claudio Teehankee Jr. Presidential Clemency, and the subsequent fury of media..."The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons." - Fyodor DostoevskyThousands of jailbirds had long begged for Presidential Clemency, an open sky granted to those who had already outlived jail for at least 12 years.
Sunni Islam’s highest religious authority has made clear a Muslim woman has the right to defend herself against an abusive husband. If a husband uses physical violence against his wife, “a wife has the legitimate right to hit her husband in order to defend herself,” said Sheikh Abdel Hamid al-Arash, who heads Al Azhar’s committee [...]
Codependency can be described as a pattern of behavior where one party in a relationship continuously gives too much. The codependent person usually exhibits the same behaviors in multiple relationships, and will typically seek out needy people to have relationships with.
Codependency is different from interdependency, where both parties in a relationship give and take. In a codependent relationsh
Understanding the “conditioning” that occurs in abusive relationships is key to one’s survival in, and after, the relationship. Read on to discover 3 keys to over-ride the conditioning in abusive relationships.
Understanding the conditioning that occurs in abusive relationships is key to one’s survival in, and after, the relationship. Here are three keys to help you [...]
WASHINGTON – U.S. District Court Judge Samuel B. Kent, 59, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Houston for allegedly attempting aggravated sexual abuse and for abusive sexual touching of a clerk’s office employee, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich announced.The indictment, returned today in the U.S. District Court in Houston, charges Kent with one count of attempted
Teri Hatcher’s uncle whom she helped put in prison for molesting her, as well as two young girls has died.
Richard Hayes Stone, 70 who had been serving a 14-year sentence at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Blythe, Calif. passed away of colon cancer on Tuesday, a prison spokesman tells the San Jose Mercury News.
He had been [...]ShareThis
Teen abusive relationships is another one of the areas of abusive relationships that is part of the huge issue of relationship problems. There are so many overall aspects of this issue to take into consideration. To get some idea of what I am referring to it may be helpful to touch on some of the statistics that are available to us. Many of them are not up to date, however they give us some indica
My Story:Joseph Custer, the guy I was engaged to in 2004 and lived with for the majority of that year is a very abusive individual. Joe is paranoid schizophrenic among other things and has been in and out of mental hospitals his whole life. (His pictures posted below)He has sexual addictions and would get on various porn sites including ones with children and animals. He has solicited young girls
Remember when I dyed my hair black with red streaks? Remember? Well, I hadn't gone to a hairdresser since that day because I couldn't stand the thought of sitting in a chair for hours and hours and paying a gajillion dollars. As a consequence, the red faded and left a weird orangey color but don't worry, I'm cool enough to pull it off. Anyway, it was time to go back to my original guy whom I cheat
Good to see some justice done in California. From the AP Wire (via Dhimmi Watch):
MURRIETA, Calif. — A self-described polygamist was convicted Wednesday of charges that he starved, tortured and abused his two wives and many of his 19 children and stepchildren.
A Riverside County Superior Court jury found Mansa Musa Muhummed guilty on 25 counts, including torturing seven of the children, abusing
Abusive computer owners, be warned – the law is taking an increasingly hard line on mistreatment of PCs.
In a groundbreaking development in the relationship between man and machine, a Greenwich, Conn., man last week was charged with domestic abuse of an electronic servant, a test case that is certain to send shock waves throughout [...]
Dude, you're getting a fine and a restitution order.
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has won a lawsuit against Dell and their credit division, Dell Financial Services (DFS) for fraud, false advertising, deceptive business practices, and abusive debt collection practices.
State Supreme Court Justice Joseph C. Teresi, who made the ruling, said: "Dell has engaged in repeated misleadin
The world is getting expensive for us to live. In the past 5 years, a hundred ringgit note can bought us lots of thing. At least, for that amount, you can get quite a bargain. Nowadays, all you can get from RM100 is a pack of diapers and a tin of powder milk. Quite sad, isn't it?
Let see more of it. How much you spend to fuel your bike? I used to spend RM3 for a full tank of gas but that's not t
Twitter is too scared to ban anyone who violates their Terms of Service.This is crazy. Although I can appreciate that Twitter is a small company and does not want to get involved in litigation, it's clearly a case of allowing this user to harrass and terrorize this guy. I am disappointed. You know, I'm all for free speech, but we do have rights when it comes to harrassment and misinformation!read
The BBC reports on the unpleasant inclusion in Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill of measures to criminalise "extreme pornography" after the murder of Jane Longhurst by Graham Coutts. A campaign by her mother, Liz, won the support of the local Labour MP, Martin Salter, and the inclusion of measures to criminalise "extreme pornography". The Ministry of Justice are frustratingly moralistic:But the Ministry of Justice is unrepentant, saying the sort of images it is seeking to outlaw are out of place in modern-day Britain."Pornographic material which depicts necrophilia, bestiality or violence that is life threatening or likely to result in serious injury to the anus, breasts or genitals has no place in a modern society and should not be tolerated," says a spokeswoman for the ministry.This
Jesus is not what he used to be. He has become a product of today's society and he likes to swear and to offend. And he's Mexican... Try and abuse him, see how he reacts.via
New Jersey legislators introduced a bill that regulates the practices of abusive debt collectors and gives state authorities the power to issue more significant fines for violations.
The bill, dubbed the New Jersey Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, goes further than the federal version, the FDCPA, by imposing rules on original creditors, not just third party collection agencies that are hired
The credit card industry took the center stage on Capitol Hill this week, during hearings on the "Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights," legislation sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY).
Credit card abuses are widespread, entrenched and unlikely to end without a ban. Unfair practices that are causing so much pain and financial damage to hard-working families must be stopped such as credit card
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Packed with pulsating stunts and tough guy acts, MTV’s weekly reality show ‘Roadies‘
has managed to hook millions of Indians, from college goers to school kids to
housewives.
Five years after it came into being, MTV’s ‘Roadies’ has proved to be one of the most popular programmes on Indian television today and thousands across the [...]
The sad truth is that numerous women around the globe are in abusive relationships with men who need psychological assistance. So, what you need to know is how to spot common signs of an abusive...
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Prosecutors demanded a twenty-year prison term for Kaori Mihashi who murdered and dismembered her husband and then disposed of the body parts all around Tokyo. the 33 year-old housewife is accused of fatally striking her husband with a wine bottle and then cutting up his body using a variety of saws and kitchen knives. Mrs. [...]
Barack Obama isn’t the only candidate begging for change these days. The Caucus has the goods on Hillary’s financial situation:
Despite a strong month of fund-raising in February in which she brought in $35 million, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton finished the month essentially in the red, once her campaign’s outstanding debts are factored in, as well as her personal loan, according to filings submitted late last night to the Federal Election Commission.
Greg Sargent has more:
It should be noted, however, that Hillary isn’t obliged to repay the $5 million debt to herself. Nonetheless, even factoring in that, once you subtract the other debts her cash on hand number would be in the neighborhood of $3 million.By contrast, Obama has over $30 million on hand for the primary
Do you sometimes worry that your teenage daughter may be a victim of a boyfriends physical, sexual or emotional abuse? If so, you are not alone.
Your teen might be a victim of abuse, or at risk for it, if she is dating someone who:
1. Is very possessive and/or spies on her or stalks her,
2. Will not [...]
Life is short just live it to the fullest. Even when you are dating a person, you are in that relationship because you love that person and it makes you happy to be in love. But when your point of affection, your source of happiness turns into a tormentor, you have every reason to be [...]
There are some people in the workplace, who become absolute nightmares whenever they are stressed out by deadlines or other work or professional issues. When they’re not stressed out and frustrated, they may be great to work with. But, when they are feeling any kind of pressure, they may become demanding, demeaning, bullying, etc. in how they interact with everyone around them. These people make it seem as though you are working with a Jekyll and Hyde type character. While these people are difficult to work with, at least they are only problematic on a part-time basis.Unfortunately, there are some people in the workplace, who are venomous and nasty all of the time. They like to be sharp-tongued, sarcastic and offensive just for the hell of abusing their coworkers or subordinates. If they are racist, then they are likely going out of their way to abuse members of other races.Regardless of whether or not you are dealing with part-time or full-time abuse at work, you have to make sure t
My husband is abusive and continues to be abusive. I need help and I have no where to go. I can’t take anymore and I need to help my children.
- marie from CALIFORNIA
St. Louis resident Brett Darrow has repeatedly filmed local police breaking laws and even got one cop fired. Now the police have begun staking out his house, harassing him, and even posting his address on the internet along with death threats.An excerpt, which can be read here:"In the course of researching the incident, TheNewspaper learned from an inside source about a CopTalk posting dated June 29, 2007. A user calling himself "STL_FINEST" wrote the following item, presented unedited and in full:in reply to "Who is this terd?"I hope this little POS punk bastard tries his little video stunt with me when I pull him over alone- and I WILL pull him over - because I will see "his gun" and place a hunk of hot lead right where it belongs."read more | digg story
The Associated Press is reporting that NBA Referee Tim Donaghy is going to plead guilty on Wednesday " to charges alleging he wagered on games he officiated, a person familiar with the betting scandal probe said."The AP also reports that investigators are still trying to find out whether or not Donaghy provided inside information to other people.Tin Donaghy has proven to be just another power abusing NBA referee - except this case was both on and off the court.I hope that when the 2007-08 NBA season comes around, league officials will start being tough on the referees. NBA referees have been given far too much power on the courts over the past couple of seasons. It's become so ridiculous that neither the players or the coaches can speak their opinions without facing outrageous fines.If the Joey Crawford incident wasn't enough proof that NBA referees have too much power, I don't know what is...For the article on Donaghy, click here.UPDATE: Donaghy pleaded guilty to two felony charges
Once you get past the fact that Lindsay Lohan’s ex-bodyguard shares the same name as a deceased CTU agent that worked with Jack Bauer, the information he recently came out with is rather stunning. But Tony Almeida sounds serious in an interview with In Touch. He worked for Lindsay Lohan from 2002 to 2005 and says the teen queen suffered from neglectful, abusive parents who saw her as a cash cow. This is a shocking revelation about Dina Lohan, isn’t it? According to celebrity gossip source TMZ, Almeida recounts a particularly nasty scene between Lindsay and dad Michael. When the singer was 16, her jail bait father freaked out while driving, “slammed on the brakes and dragged her out of the car, pushed her up against the hood, screamed at her and called her a slut. This was on the Long Island Expressway! I got in the middle of it and pulled him off.” This is not a Lindsay Lohan nude photo. But it’s sort of close to it. From there, the bodyguard talks about mother issues th
Mind Quiz, a “brain-training” game for the Nintendo DS (similar to Nintendo’s “Brain Age” series and part of the latest craze of DS “training games”) was pulled from store shelves in the UK after a Belfast women, the mother of a child with cerebral palsy, contacted BBC Radio Ulster’s Nolan Show about the game using the word “spastic”, when she didn’t score well.
The women, who’s name is Nicola, was having a traumatic time already due to the recent loss of her three-year old son Logan, who died from contracting pneumonia as a result of his cerebral palsy which left him severely brain damaged.
While in the hospital for the birth of her second son Austin, she was passing the long hospital hours by playing Mind Quiz on the DS, when she saw the offensive word. Obviously, she was shocked by what the game called her.
“I thought it was absolutely appalling that a word like this should be used to describe someone wh
Abusive lending and fraud led to a surge in subprime mortgage defaults, a top U.S. bank regulator told senators investigating the subprime mortgage market. The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is working to correct lending standards that have slipped, Emory Rushton the agency’s senior deputy comptroller, told the Senate Banking [...]
Now here's a pretty image you don't see everyday.
This young lady painted the top of her eyes with dark blue, and the dark blue contrast of the image makes the girl look like she has dark blue hair, dark blue lips, tie and tank-top.
I like the dark blue aspect, woot.
Infant abuse may be perpetuated between generations by changes in the brain induced by early experience, research at the University of Chicago has demonstrated. A research team found that when baby rhesus monkeys endured high rates of maternal reject
State insurance regulators are focusing their efforts on a short list of five consumer problems areas related to the improper sale of variable annuities and life insurance. The problem areas include: 1) 1035 exchanges, 2) variable annuities inside of qualified accounts, 401(k)s or IRAs, 3) failure to fully disclose costs and fees, 4) comparing sub-accounts to mutual funds, and 5) improper or
Some of you might find this interesting. I just got an e-mail from one Doug Duncan, whose wife Wendy recently wrote a book about their experience in an abusive fundamentalist Christian cult in Dallas, then leaving that cult, then finding the Episcopal church. (I use the term "cult" because it's the word Wendy and Doug use; I don't know them or the group, so my use of that term is not an informed judgment I am making. Just passing along the story.)Anyway, I have friends who have a background in groups (superficially) like the one Wendy describes, and I have Episcopalian friends, so I thought I'd post the link in case this was interesting to anyone.
{mosgoogle right}A man was arrested Wednesday for making about 10,000 abusive phone calls over a five-month period to a Tokyo temporary employment agency for taking him off its books because of a poor work ethic, police said.Keita Sakae, 26, of unknown occupation from Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, was arrested for obstruction of business.Sakae admits to the allegations.Police said that Sakae called the Chiyoda-ku based employment agency Staff Creative on about 1 [...]
