| Our nation of obsessive teen-haters must wake from its complacency | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 11:01:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | Teens from hell hit the headlines again. One report finds they are defiantly proud of their Asbos, another fingers them as the most horrible youth in Europe. Cue moral panic, fear and loathing of hoodies, and agonised soul-searching. What's gone wrong with Britain today? What is the matter with us? Why us? But the answer is boringly the same as ever. The number of badly behaved teens in Asbo-type trouble, drinking, taking drugs and having too-early sex mirrors the proportion born poor in their generation. As Nick Pearce, the IPPR director, says, this is all about class - again. There is no great mystery, no strange British pathology or innate savagery in our genes. These aimless, uncared-for young people are the price paid (mostly by them) for gross inequality of opportunity and reward.... | |
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| | | Transgender inmates seek sex changes | | Posted Saturday, August 26, 2006 6:59:33 PM by Blog57 Team | | Wearing lipstick, a scooped-neck sweater and nearly waist-length hair, the witness cried while describing what it feels like to be a woman trapped inside a man's body. "The greatest loss is the dying I do inside a little bit every day," said Michelle Kosilek, an inmate who is serving a life sentence for murder. .... | |
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| | | New Web Site Educates the Public About Equine Assisted ... | | Posted Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:31:45 PM by Blog57 Team | | ASHEVILLE, NC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- July 17, 2006 -- Horse Sense of the Carolinas is a training center for Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) and Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) professionals and offers individual psychotherapy, group therapy and professional development sessions. This summer Horse Sense announces a new web site, http://www.HorseSenseOtc.com. "This web site was built to showcase our love for what we do and our variety of services," states co-owner and president Shannon Knapp. "Our potential clients now have the opportunity to read the stories of the horses and to learn more about this amazing way to grow and challenge yourself," Knapp continues. The web site is educational and encourages the public to visit Horse Sense, a 90-acre farm in Marshall, NC. Totsie.com Web Site Design Studio in Asheville, NC designed the new web site http://www.HorseSenseOtc.com.... | |
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