| Date abuse among teens an 'epidemic'
One third of today's Texas teens suffer some kind of abuse in their romantic relationships. Half of all reported date rapes happened among teenagers and nearly half of adult sex offenders say they committed their first offense before the age of 18. "We actually have a prevention program where we go out into high schools and talk about healthy relationships, safe dating, because it is so prevalent," said Kelly Young of the Houston Area Women's Center. For our student journalist, finding a victim was easy. Convincing her to talk wasn't, but Madrid told her, "I would really appreciate it because you would be giving so many girls a voice because there are a lot of girls or boys that have been through that. But they won't say anything." The victim did speak up.
Vumber Launches Virtual Phone Number Service on Paltalk.com
NEW YORK, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Vumber (www.vumber.com), the secure, two-way disposable calling service, today announced a new partnership with Paltalk (www.paltalk.com), the leading real-time, video-based community with over 4 million active members, to provide privacy-ensured virtual phone numbers to its user base. "Online dating and chat groups continue to be a fast growing trend, yet some participants are reluctant to share their personal phone numbers online," said Vumber Co-Founder Cliff Wener. "With Vumber, Paltalk members will have more privacy, control and freedom when providing phone numbers to one another." According to a study by Pew Internet and American Life Project, 11% of all American Internet-using adults - about 16 million people - say they have gone to an online dating website or other site where they can meet people online.
AOL Personals – Zogby Poll Probes American Views on Love and ...
Dulles, Va. and Utica, New York. More than 4 in 10 Americans (44%), including 50% in their 20s dont believe that they need to be married to validate the commitment of a long-term relationship, according to a survey from AOL Personals (http://personals.aol.com) and Zogby*. This is just one of the many findings from a new interactive survey of Americans age 20 to 69 that tackles how different generations view a wide range of relationship issues from love to soul mates, money and trust. While many dont believe marriage is the ultimate symbol of commitment, there are significant differences among older and younger adults regarding how they view dating while nearly half of Americans said they would date someone who is not interested in a long-term relationship, older adults tend to be more open to dating without fixating on how long a relationship might last.
When Dating Turns Violent
One in five teens in a serious relationship report being hit, slapped or pushed (2).
Fifteen percent have suffered severe forms of violence, including being hit, thrown down or attacked with a weapon in the past year (1).
Young teens should be protected from such crimes, but, like many adults, they often live with this problem in silence. In fact, they may not realize they are victims of a crime. They may be embarrassed or confused. They may receive threats from the person. Perhaps they are afraid of telling their parents.
Reasons as to why they stay in the relationship range from having an emotional attachment, to being fearful of leaving, to suffering low self-esteem, to succumbing to social pressures to be in a relationship.
Violence in teen dating relationships can occur sporadically or more frequently, like on a daily basis.
Sinatra style dropped in favor of ad-attracting oldies
Aiming to snare a younger demographic, WNMX-FM (106.1) abruptly changed formats Tuesday, moving from adult standards like Tony Bennett to the "oldies" music of the '60s and '70s. "It's a younger first cousin to what we were doing," said Tom Gentry, general manager. In making the change, WNMX fills a void left when Clear Channel radio pulled the plug on WWMG-FM ("Magic") in September 2004 and replaced it with the rhythmic-pop WIBT-FM ("The Beat" 96.1). Ken Conrad will continue to host the station's morning show. There were no staff changes because of the format change, Gentry said. WNMX had used the standards format for a decade, blending top artists dating to the Eisenhower era that included Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Gentry said the new format -- with the bulk of the music drawn from the glory days of the baby boomer era -- would likely be more attractive to advertisers, luring an audience about 10 to 12 years younger.
Weston hike explores human activity
The New Canaan Nature Center has scheduled a hike in Devil's Den in Weston for Saturday, March 8. Participants will search for signs of human activity dating back thousands of years. Volunteer guide Al Noe of Weston will lead hikers through the natural beauty of The Den to see evidence of the semi-nomadic Native Americans who once called the area home. The hike features a 3.3-mile hike that includes a vista from Deer Knoll, examination of the mechanical remains of a portable sawmill, a Native American shelter site, Godfrey Pond and the ruins of a water powered sawmill, and a charcoal-making site. Depending on the amount of interest at each site, this moderate hike should be completed in two to two-and-a-half hours. Mr. Noe has been leading hikes for adults and school groups at Devil's Den for more than six years.
Social networking and pron - together at last
Grumble mag Penthouse is buying a bunch of social networking sites which put the stress on the social rather than the networking. Penthouse Media Group is paying $500m for Various Inc which runs 25 networking sites with 260m members, 1.2m of them paying subscriptions. Best known amongst of these is AdultFriendFinder, with 18m members, which lets surfers search for potential partners interested in friendship, dating, serious relationship or marriage. .
C.S.I. – Catholic Sexuality Insights: A Young Adult Conference
Author, columnist, and international speaker Mary Beth Bonacci will keynote at a conference on sexuality in todays society for young adults, ages 18 35ish, on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at St. Sylvester Catholic Church in Gulf Breeze. The conference begins at 8:30 a.m. Mary Beth has written two books, Were on a Mission from God and Real Love, as well as writing regular syndicated columns for various publications. She does frequent radio and TV work and has made several appearances on MTV. The conference focuses on various sexuality conflicts young adults face in todays society. Topics of interest include Chastity within Your Vocation; Healthy Dating Relationships; Theology of the Body; Glory of God Revealed in the Human Body; Jesus, Media, and My Human Sexuality; Dating in Marriage: Enriching Your Relationship; Raising Ethical Children in Todays Society
to name just a few.
A ‘hit job’ on McCain?
When news organizations reported that Mr. McCain had written letters to government regulators on behalf of the lobbyist's client, the former campaign associates said, some aides feared for a time that attention would fall on her involvement. "Mr. McCain, 71, and the lobbyist, Vicki Iseman, 40, both say they never had a romantic relationship. But to his advisers, even the appearance of a close bond with a lobbyist whose clients often had business before the Senate committee Mr. McCain led threatened the story of redemption and rectitude that defined his political identity." The story then goes on to revive the Keating Five savings and loan scandal and suggests that McCain had not been true to the ethical standard he set for himself and the image he cultivated "as the scourge of special interests, a crusader for stricter ethics and campaign finance rules, a man of honor chastened by a brush with shame." It's impossible, based on the Times account, to know whether there was anything improper in McCain's relationship with the lobbyist.
Do You See Me?
While some unlucky residents claim they have been scammed into paying down-payments to poseurs who promised to give them houses and never fulfilled their end of the deal, others have run into a wall of red tape as they are unable to prove ownership or residency. .
Whakatane man to face trial on 12 charges
A prominent Whakatane man accused of domestic assaults on a woman and children will face a district court jury trial later this year on more than a dozen charges. A prima facie case was conceded at a depositions hearing in Tauranga today on 13 counts to which the defendant has pleaded not guilty. No pleas have been entered yet on three summary jurisdiction charges which were not subject to the committal proceedings. The man, who has had his name and occupation suppressed since he first appeared in Tauranga District Court last August, has been remanded on continued bail for callover on May 8. He is not allowed to associate with the complainants, whose identities are also suppressed. Community Magistrate Pat Ferguson said the question of lifting the interim suppression orders on the accused would be considered by a judge on the callover date.
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