Saturday, November 24, 2007

Father Slashes Autistic Son to Death

Father Slashes Autistic Son to Death

I can't even begin to understand this, and with my kids, I think that I've pretty much been to the brink of despair a few times.

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Friday, November 23, 2007

Pretty impressive what a bit of eccentricity can accomplish

Eighth wonder of the world? The stunning temples secretly carved out below ground by 'paranormal' eccentric | the Daily Mail

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The Travel Justly campaign

SuicideGirls > News > Culture > Tis the Season: "the Jewish Funds for Justice, the Progressive Jewish Alliance, and the Jewish Labor Committee [has] collaborated to launch the Travel Justly campaign. The effort is designed to call attention to -- and perhaps even improve -- the relatively crappy working conditions of many hotel housekeepers. Ninety percent of these workers are women."

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Denial

Denial - Psychology - Mental Health and Behavior - New York Times

Interesting article. I don't know whether I completely agree with it, but I do find that denial is helpful in a lot of situations. Sometimes refusing to think about something might be the only way that you can cope with it (cue thoughts of Dylan).

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