Tom Sutcliffe: No wonder our teenagers are so demandingMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:16PMIn a valedictory speech to the Association of School and College leaders, its general secretary, John Dunford, has suggested that a modern culture of "instant gratification" has made the job of teachers "immensely harder than it was even 10 years ago". Tutored by television talent contests and online gaming, today's students, he argued, have come to expect instant results and are easily ...
The Main Barriers of Feminism Movement in IranMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:42AMSo far, religion acts as the main barrier for feminist movements in Iran. Religion and tradition, side by side, limit the women to strict social and cultural behaviors; hence impede their improvements in certain social activities. -Azadeh Davachi, Feminist School
Oklahoma Legislature Debates Divorce LegislationMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:37AMTouching on a sensitive issue among conservatives nationwide, the Republican-controlled Oklahoma Legislature is embroiled in a dispute over whether lawmakers should remain focused on the state's budget problems or the state's chronically high divorce rate. Oklahoma Legislature
Breaking NewsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:08AMTell us what's on your mind 2:56 pm 03/06/2010 Respond to questions from us and others, or ask your own and answer your own, or just comment on life and the community ... whatever you want (except for rants!).
Kenya : Why Churches Pose the Last Hurdle to New ConstitutionMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:03AMNairobi — Uncompromising attitude by the clergy in articulating their opposition to Kadhis' courts and a provision for abortion in draft cannot be ignored.
Abortion law prompts pro-life protests in SpainSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:52PMTens of thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators gathered in at least four Spanish cities yesterday to protest about a new law that allows abortions without restrictions up to 14 weeks. O...
Mexican gays line up for first same-sex marriagesThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:00PMMEXICO CITY - Gay couples lined up in the Mexican capital on Thursday to get a date to tie the knot as the city becomes the first in mostly Catholic and typically macho Latin America to allow same-sex marriage.
Reprieve for tycoon sentenced to hang over ex-lover's murderThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:26PMAN EGYPTIAN court has ordered the retrial of a businessman sentenced to death for murdering his former lover, a Lebanese pop star, in a case that transfixed the Arab world.
Search FT.comThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:58PMA millionaire landowner asked the Court of Appeal yesterday for permission to appeal against an £8m divorce settlement on the grounds that it was "too much".
Egypt Throws Out Death Sentence for Tycoon TrialThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:33AMThe retrial of a wealthy former legislator for the murder of a Lebanese pop singer raised questions about what role political connections played in the appeal.
Market Commentary and Intraday NewsThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:11AM(AP:CAIRO) An Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the retrial of a real estate mogul sentenced to death for murdering his former lover, a Lebanese pop star, in a case that transfixed the Arab world.
Retrial for Egyptian Mogul Facing DeathThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:30AMReal-Estate Tycoon Accused of Killing Former Pop Star Lover; Court Throws out Sentence
Feb. 28 to March 7 Niagara County eventsSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 5:40AMFollowing is Niagara Sunday's weekly listing of upcoming public events held around Niagara County. If you would like your event included, send the information two weeks in advance to: Niagara Community Calendar, c/o The Buffalo News, PO Box 100, Buffalo, NY 14240, fax to: 856-5150, or e-mail to: niagaranews@buffnews.com .
Church program does much more than feed the hungrySunday, February 28, 2010 @ 1:23AMMelissa Vela, 10, left, and Lorena Ramos, 7, decide if they want second helpings during the weekly soup kitchen at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Grandview on Tuesday, February 23, 2010.
She's our Cheryl, not hisSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 12:44PMOur glee over Ashley Cole's split from his wife Cheryl had more to do with our feelings than theirs, says Jemima Lewis
Malta's Gardens.. going going goneSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 6:28AMThe story on Maltastar just yesterday about another garden being submerged by a morass of 23 blocks of flats bears much, much further further investigation and scrutiny, whether you live in the soot filled south or the building dust and petrol fumed and filled centre and north, of parts of Malta.
South Carolina governor's split proceedsSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 4:56AMASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLESTON, S.C. - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's divorce will become final next month, just over a year after the first lady discovered his affair with a woman he later called his soul mate. Family Court Judge Jocelyn Cate said yesterday she plans to OK Jenny Sanford's request to split from her husband of 20 years. The divorce takes effect in mid-March. Ms. Sanford attended ...
International News briefSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:19AMA professor at East Stroudsburg University says she’s been suspended indefinitely for joking posts made on Facebook.
Briefing: Latest recall: Not-so-yummy Girl Scout cookiesSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 12:18AMLOUISVILLE, Ky. — They promise to entice the senses with a 'hint of cinnamon-ginger spice' and a 'refreshingly zesty lemon creme filling,' but some batches of Lemon Chalet Creme Girl Scout cookies didn't quite turn out that way. A Kentucky bakery pulled some batches Thursday after about a dozen people complained of a foul smell and taste. Little Brownie Bakers in Louisville, one of two bakeries ...
Judge grants divorceFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:52PMSitting attentively on the witness stand inside a Charleston County courtroom, first lady Jenny Sanford retold the story so many have heard before. A year ago, she found a letter indicating her husband, Gov. Mark Sanford, had been unfaithful. He admitted it, and they tried to reconcile.
Errors & Omissions: Labour adds to the collection of notoriously bad slogansFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 6:06PMThe Labour Party has adopted what may be the worst slogan since the notorious "You're never alone with a Strand", the 1959 copy line that killed the brand of cigarettes it was supposed to promote.
Judge says she'll approve SC gov's divorceFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:47AMSouth Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's divorce will become final next month, just over a year after the first lady discovered his affair with an Argentine woman he later called his soul mate.
Dublin bombing judge Barron diesFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 4:04AMA former judge at the Republic of Ireland's Supreme Court, who investigated the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings, dies.
The pits in mixed marriagesFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:56AMPUTRAJAYA - Studies on mixed marriages have shown that only three out 10 of such relationships work and those thinking of going into such marriages should think "a thousand times" before taking the plunge. Giving this advice, Information, Communication and Culture Minister Rais Yatim said incidents of marriage breakups involving Caucasions - colloquially referred to as mat salleh - are more than ...
Delegate accused of sending harassing e-mailFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:40AMState Del. John P. Donoghue has admitted to using another lawmaker's e-mail account to send a harassing message targeting a Hagerstown man.
Maya Karin admits marriage in troubleFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:03AMPETALING JAYA: Actress Maya Karin, who has acknowledged that her two year marriage is on the rocks, is not about to go into hiding despite facing difficult times.
A-Rod just wants to blend in with Yankees againFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 2:45AMTAMPA — Alex Rodriguez wants us to believe he can blend into the fabric of the Yankees for a second straight season. He can say all the right things, give credit to his teammates and gush about nothing but winning matters. And yet everybody knows that Rodriguez can never truly blend...
Second-degree murder charges for Millet womanThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:13PMThe mother of two slain Millet boys has been charged in their deaths. It's been 22 days since Curtis McConnell said he pulled the bodies of his sons from the bathtub of their family home, around 3 p.m. Feb. 1 in the town about 50 km south of Edmonton.
Maya Karin admits marriage in troubleThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 10:27PMThe star acknowledged that her two year marriage is on the rocks but declined to say the cause of their troubles.
1. Maya Karin admits marriage in troubleThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 5:20PMPETALING JAYA: Actress Maya Karin, who has acknowledged that her two year marriage is on the rocks, is not about to go into hiding despite facing difficult times.
Spanish senate approves abortion lawThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:31PMSpain approved a sweeping new law on Wednesday that eases restrictions on abortion, declaring the procedure a woman's right and doing away with the threat of imprisonment, despite opposition from conservatives and the Catholic church.
Against the oddsThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:22PMDuring a meeting of the higher council of the liberal Ghad Party last week Ayman Nour, the party's founder and former chairman, was "chosen" to run as the party's candidate in the presidential elections scheduled for 2011. Ihab El-Kholi, the party's current chairman and once a close friend of Nour, says, however, that the nomination is not binding on the party.
Christian Living Resources, Bible Study Tools, Jesus ChristThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 9:57AMAll laws are intended to have an effect, but one of the perverse rules of politics is that laws often have effects very different than those desired or expected.
They believed it was a part of 'God's plan'Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 7:57AMA Lodi woman was sentenced to four years in federal prison Wednesday for her role in a false insurance company that, among other things, refused to pay for medical bills because pain is part of "God's plan."
Whale Tagging the DogThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 2:03AMThis week, the Angry Poodle takes on the politics of water agencies.
Press review: Germany laments resignation of KaessmannThursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:23AMGerman media bemoaned the resignation of the head of the Protestant Church in Germany, Margot Kaessmann, less than a week after she was caught driving three times over the legal blood-alcohol limit.
Sanfords' divorce hearing to be on televisionWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 11:23PMTheir divorce proceedings will be open to TV cameras and first lady Jenny Sanford will have to take the witness stand to say why her marriage to Gov. Mark Sanford is over.
TV networks scramble to show Sanford divorceWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 9:59PMTheir divorce proceedings will be televised. And first lady Jenny Sanford will have to take the witness stand to say why her marriage to Gov. Mark Sanford is over.
Cole blames mum-in-law for breakupWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 7:23PMCheryl Cole's husband is reportedly claiming their marriage was put under pressure by her mother, who lived with them.
Exhibit highlighting child abuse and neglect to open in Vero BeachWednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 6:13PMVERO BEACH _-The third of five “Memory Fields” to remember 198 children who died last year in Florida from child abuse and neglect will open Feb. 26 in Vero Beach.It’s the third year for the traveling exhibit, which is sponsored by CASTLE and Seacoast National Bank. CASTLE is a nonprofit organization that works to prevent child abuse through parental education.The exhibit of white flags started ...
Court: no rigid formula to peg matrimonial crueltySaturday, February 20, 2010 @ 1:12PMNew Delhi: In matrimonial disputes, cruelty can be of infinite variety including silence, subtle gestures and words, and cannot be pre-determined by any rigid formula, the Supreme Court has held.
Sanford is first sitting govenor in SC to divorceSaturday, February 20, 2010 @ 8:52AMCHARLESTON, S.C -- A family court judge has been assigned to preside over a hearing to end the marriage of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. A court roster published on Friday shows Judge Jocelyn Cate will hear the case next week in Charleston County. Cate has served as a family court judge for eight years and before that, worked in the local solicitor's office. It will be the first time ...
He who must be obeyed? I think not, vicarSaturday, February 20, 2010 @ 7:19AMA VICAR has sparked outrage in Britain by distributing a pamphlet urging women to do as their husbands tell them. Reports could not confirm whether he got his wife to deliver them for him.
Equality Now Commends Saudi Arabia for Annulment of Forced DivorceSaturday, February 20, 2010 @ 2:01AMInternational human rights organization Equality Now welcomes the decision to overturn a forced divorce ruling in the case of Fatima and Mansour, in Saudi Arabia. After 4 years of separation, the family was finally reunited on Feb 17, 2010. [PR.com]
Judge gets Sanford divorceSaturday, February 20, 2010 @ 12:37AMCharleston Family Court Judge Jocelyn Cate was assigned Friday to preside over the hearing ending the marriage of Gov. Mark Sanford and his wife Jenny -- the first time a sitting South Carolina governor has divorced.