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Dad raped daughters for 27 years

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:45:27 +0000

(CNN) — a British man was jailed Tuesday for raping two of his daughters and fathering nine children over 27 years, a case with echoes of Austria’s Josef Fritzl.

the two daughters were made pregnant 19 times; there were nine births, five miscarriages and five terminations. seven of the children are . . . → Read More: Dad raped daughters for 27 years

TV Preview: Up a crazy “River” with ABC

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:45:30 +0000

You should see “The River.” Although you can’t really see “The River.” It’s only visible the way parts of “The Blair Witch Project” were — through muddy hints of supposedly found film and disjointed flashlight flickers.

Debuting tonight, locally 8-10 p.m. on Channel 7, “The River” finds horror, thrills and chills in . . . → Read More: TV Preview: Up a crazy “River” with ABC

A swinging life in Richmond

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:45:51 +0000

Fans of science museums are likely already familiar with Cary Ponchione’s work.

The Richmond machinist is a world expert in Foucault pendulums — those gleaming brass balls that demonstrate the rotation of the Earth by swinging on an unchanging plane and knocking over pins.

A high school dropout, Ponchione, 70, estimates that he’s . . . → Read More: A swinging life in Richmond

Learning difficulties?

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:45:21 +0000

Indirect dyslexia learning, or IDL, is a programme to help children and adults with learning difficulties.

The IDL programme is a multi-sensory computer-aided system of lessons, guided by a tutor.

Statistics show that after three months attendance at IDL sessions at least six months of improvement in reading and spelling age occurs, often . . . → Read More: Learning difficulties?

Son pleads for help as mother awaits stoning in Iran

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:45:17 +0000

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Son makes international appeal to save mother She is sentenced to die by stoning for adultery Son is told only letter of pardon will save her She has already suffered 99 lashes

(CNN) — Sajjad Mohammedie Ashtiani travels to a Tabriz jail in Iran every Monday to see his mother.

And for . . . → Read More: Son pleads for help as mother awaits stoning in Iran

Gena Bigler: What can that $20 bill do?It can put real value in perspective if you let it

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:45:29 +0000

What is $20 worth? seems obvious, but perspective can change everything. Twenty dollars can send my daughter to the bounce house for the afternoon, pay for lunch with a friend or buy Christmas presents for four children.

As an AmeriCorps member, I worked with God’s Pantry’s Super Pantry program. we went out . . . → Read More: Gena Bigler: What can that $20 bill do?It can put real value in perspective if you let it

A New Way To Watch Your Teen In Their Car, Good Parenting Or Overprotecting?

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:45:26 +0000

OnBoard for Teen’s deviceFebruary 16, 2012by: Edel HolwinNearly 1,000 16-year-old's die every year from fatal car crashes. In fact, at age 16 kids are five times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than any other age group. One organization is working to lower that number by allowing parents to track their . . . → Read More: A New Way To Watch Your Teen In Their Car, Good Parenting Or Overprotecting?

After NW storm, outages and flood concerns abound

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:45:29 +0000

SEATTLE – a Pacific Northwest storm that brought snow, ice and powerful winds left a mess of fallen trees and power lines Friday as tens of thousands of residents without power faced the prospect of a cold, dark weekend and flooding became a top region-wide concern.

While temperatures warmed and the icy, snowy . . . → Read More: After NW storm, outages and flood concerns abound

‘Plug In Better’: A Manifesto

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:45:37 +0000

The trick isn’t to unplug from our devices — it’s to unplug from the distractions, information overload, and trash that make us unhappy.

A world ruled by spin, in which political influence lasts only until the next embarrassing YouTube video. Industries starved of creative, deep thinking, as focused effort gives way to incessant . . . → Read More: ‘Plug In Better’: A Manifesto

Mormons apologize for posthumous Jewish baptism

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:45:25 +0000

Yet records indicate Wiesenthal’s parents, Asher and Rosa Rapp Wiesenthal, were baptized in proxy ceremonies performed by Mormon church members at temples in Arizona and Utah in late January.

In a statement, the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center denounced the baptismal rites.

“We are outraged that such insensitive actions continue in the Mormon . . . → Read More: Mormons apologize for posthumous Jewish baptism