Make no mistake, no woman — no matter how much she parties — is asking to be raped. But too often when heavy drinking is involved, the meaning of consent can be misconstrued on both sides.
Month: November 2013
Top-Secret Document Reveals NSA Spied On Porn Habits As Part Of Plan To Discredit ‘Radicalizers’
The NSA document, dated Oct. 3, 2012, repeatedly refers to the power of charges of hypocrisy to undermine such a messenger. “A previous SIGINT” — or signals intelligence, the interception of communications — “assessment report on radicalization indicated that radicalizers appear to be particularly vulnerable in the area of authority when their private and public behaviors are not consistent,” the document argues.
US unlikely to prosecute Assange for publishing leaked documents
ALJAZEERA: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange runs little risk of being charged in the United States for having published hundreds of thousands of classified documents, The Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing unnamed U.S. officials… Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadoran embassy in London since June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden and face questioning […]
US housing permits hit five-year high
FINANCIAL TIMES: The US housing market shook off the impact of higher interest rates in the summer as new construction permits hit their highest level since 2008 in October. Construction permits were up by 6.2 per cent over the previous month to an annualised rate of 1,034,000, as the surge in apartment building continued… There […]
US bombers fly into China’s defence zone
FINANCIAL TIMES: …In what appeared to be a direct challenge to the Chinese claim, the Pentagon said that the flights were a long-planned training mission and insisted that the US would continue to operate in what it considers to be international air space. The Chinese were not informed of the flights. The Chinese defence ministry […]
LETTER: Making obscenity normal
It seems like an obscenity to celebrate a concentration camp, but it makes complete sense for people to feel gratitude for having jobs and to feel pride in performing them well. After a while, a concentration camp becomes simply a workplace, an enterprise that contributes to the local community by providing jobs.
Lancaster and all cities face problems with the homeless
I recall a couple of years ago standing with Rick Gray in the mayor’s office gazing out the Duke Street window at the homeless across the street lining up for breakfast at St. James’ Episcopal Church. Clearly this was an eyesore, a strain on the facilities of the neighboring Lancaster Public Library, and a public health problem.
Obama Signals a Shift From Military Might to Diplomacy
NEW YORK TIMES: …At one level, the flurry of diplomatic activity reflects the definitive end of the post-Sept. 11 world, dominated by two major wars and a battle against Islamic terrorism that drew the United States into Afghanistan and still keeps its Predator drones flying over Pakistan and Yemen. But it also reflects a broader […]
The Most Popular Blogger in Russia
Twenty-nine year old Ilya Varlamov is the most popular blogger in Russia. His blog has 57,652 subscribers. Varlamov is a designer, photographer and businessman. In 2002, being a student of School of Architecture, he opened an advertising company, that now has an annual turnover of $3,000,000.
Democrat Squeaks out Victory in Virginia Attorney General Race
NEWSMAX: …[Democratic state Senator Mark ]Herring defeated Republican state Senator Mark Obenshain by 165 votes, or about 0.007 percent out of more than 2.2 million votes cast statewide in the Nov. 5 election, official results showed. Obenshain said in a statement that he would be considering whether to ask for a recount. Virginia law allows […]
Impasse must end at divided Philly paper
USA TODAY COLUMN: The bitter battle between dueling owners is poisonous for the Philadelphia region. On Friday, a judge reinstated fired Philadelphia Inquirer Editor Bill Marimow. That means that Marimow is once again working for a publisher who not only bounced him but has repeatedly insulted him, and for a bitterly split, dysfunctional ownership group […]
Morning-after pill ineffective for heavy women, says European maker
Specifically, the research showed that the drug is completely ineffective for women who weigh more than 176 pounds, and begins to lose effectiveness in women who weigh more than 165 pounds…
Iran deal leaves Benjamin Netanyahu wrongfooted but unrepentant
FINANCIAL TIMES: The day after the agreement reached between six world powers and Iran in Geneva, Benjamin Netanyahu appears outflanked on the defining issue of his premiership: how to stop Iran developing a nuclear bomb… Questions are now being asked in Israel about whether Mr Netanyahu’s all or nothing strategy of opposing an interim deal […]
LETTER: Employee Retirement will cost SD of L an extra $4 million in 2013-2014
Even with the pain of increasing local real estate taxes, staff and program cuts are inevitable as a result of Pennsylvania’s gross mishandling of school pension funds over the past decade and a half.