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MenWeb: Battered Men What's Wrong with the "Duluth Model"? Men and Domestic Violence The Faulty Duluth Model It says there is only one cause for domestic violence, and only one solution. This approach rejects joint therapy in all cases, even when the woman feels safe and wants to keep the marriage together. San Diego judge William Cannon says, "It's ridiculous. Top 10 Websites - 2012 TED City 2.0 thecity2.org In a surprise move, TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design), the influential thought-leader lecture series, awarded its annual prize, meant to spotlight and reward "exceptional individuals," not to a person, but to an idea. The "recipient" of this year's $100,000 prize money and traditional "One Wish to Change the World," is the City 2.0, the "inclusive, innovative, healthy, soulful, thriving" future of the city. The companion to the prize is a website similar in ambition to New York City's Change by Us, but globally oriented to "Combine the reach of the cloud with the power of the crowd. Connect leaders, experts, companies, organizations and citizens.

Modest Fashion Blog Hello! My name is Monica, but you can call me your newest e-roommate. My best friend/ex-roommate and I blog over at Ask the Duplex, a blog where we ask all of the questions that we used to be able to ask our roommates any hour of the day. Centers for Disease Control: Women Commit 31% More Domestic Violence Than Do Men February 10, 2019 by Robert Franklin, Member, National Board of Directors, National Parents Organization It’s far from news that allegations of domestic violence are often used to gain an advantage in child custody cases. Family lawyers have been admitting as much for decades. So the facts behind domestic violence are necessarily of interest to anyone seeking family court reform.

work+life fit, inc. What an exciting week! It was an honor to participate in the #DoingItAll series on the TODAY Show in support of Maria Shriver’s important, groundbreaking, The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink. Many of you have asked for links to the segments and key takeaways…so here you go! Tuesday: Two Amazing Women #DoingItAll First, on Tuesday, I worked with two truly remarkable women who epitomize what it means to “do it all.”

Refurbish a Filing Cabinet By craftyamy | Whenever I go into my local Goodwill, I see a herd of filing cabinets mingling around the couch area, like a bunch of buffaloes without a home. I feel like I’m at an animal shelter; there are too many to take them all home! The filing cabinets I find are typically around $3 – $5, which makes them an optimal budget DIY project. Men Face 31% Greater Risk of Domestic Violence Than Women » SAVE: Stop Abusive and Violent Environments February 5, 2019 The Violence Against Women Act is up for a reauthorization in 2019. This reauthorization needs to be based on the latest surveys and scientific research.

Total Leadership » Reduce Stress by Pursuing Four-Way Wins The pendulum is finally swinging back from the apogee of complete immersion in work as the business ideal. A great hue and cry now strains to contain our out-of-control culture of overwork. We know it reduces productivity, destroys civic engagement, and produces all manner of stress-related health problems. The good news is that you can do something about it, for yourself and for your employees. You can be less stressed and more productive by spending less time on and less attention to work — while being more engaged with your family, your community, and the things you do for just you. Toys Stacking Cups 6+ months By michellehorton | Toys Stacking Cups 6+ months If your little one is just getting into water play, the new Green Toys Stacking Cups are perfect for the kiddie pool or water table.

Mothers murdering their children on the rise, while fathers declining Analysis Posted Fri at 2:01amFri 8 Feb 2019, 2:01am A six-month-old baby was killed earlier this week in what is suspected to be a murder-suicide. Police are investigating whether the child was killed by his father, after their bodies were found in a car on the Sunshine Coast. The Juggle Credit: Anne Joyce Alison Heller, the author, wrote her first novel while juggling parenthood and her full-time job. by Alison Heller In 2010 I ran my own business – a divorce mediation practice — and had two children under three.

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