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The American Journal of Psychiatry will publish a study shortly conducted on 1 037 children in the New Zealand city of Dunedin. The participants were interviewed and tested on health and behaviour at ages 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 26 & 32. The report finds those children with low IQ’s had an... Sign in to see full entry.

A truly ugly case of anti-semitism erupted in the city of Hebron this week. Jewish settlers had illegally occupied a Palestinia house. The israeli Supreme Court ordered the settlers to leave. Extremists arrived to resist the eviction. A riot broke out. A Muslim cemetery was desecrated and... Sign in to see full entry.

A recent survey of a representative cross section of American teens found that slightly less than 1/3 had stolen something in the last year. This is a remarkably low figure. I have worked in the security industry. I have worked for the police. The statistics are consistent across countries and... Sign in to see full entry.

William Curtis is finally going to trial for the abuse of Nia Glassie. The principle charge against him involves tying a scarf around the three year old’ neck and suspending her from it until she turned purple. He is also accused of slapping her and throwing against a wall. His two sons and Nia’s... Sign in to see full entry.

Christopher Jamison, the Abbot of Worth in West Sussex, England, has accused the Disney Corporation of promoting commercialism as an alternative to the joys of the spirit. “The message behind every movie and book”, he is quoted as saying, “behind every theme park and T-shirt is that our children’s... Sign in to see full entry.

A complaint has been made to the NZ Advertising Standards Authority over a billboard that calls a thief a thief. The whiner feels you can’t call someone a thief until it has been established in court. A man stole electrical transformers from a billboard on a building roof - leaving the live wires to... Sign in to see full entry.

December, 1915 8 Tuesday: Admiral Wemyss tries to have the decision (to evacuate) reversed by offering the Navy to force the Dardanelles passage. This offer is turned down. 9 Wednesday: December-2 January, 1916 The E2 is the last submarine to do a tour of duty in the Sea of Marmara. By this time 1/2... Sign in to see full entry.

A group of 10 Taleban militants were paid $3 780 by their commanders in Pakistan to throw acid on Afghani women in Kabul. The 10 have been caught but I am still awaiting Pakistan to offer to deport their commanders so they can be tried. I’m not holding my breath on that. These are not men. Real men... Sign in to see full entry.