Fagan, a defense attorney, infuriated victims’ rights advocates during a recent House debate when he said he would “rip apart” 6-year-old victims on the witness stand and “make sure the rest of their life is ruined ( Read more... )

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Hrm...Anti:

Kenneth J. Zucker : Not good
Ray Blanchard Also not good.

Questionable:
Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis

Her research is cited in support of Blanchard's theories, but at a glance I don't see her coming to the same conclusions. I'd be interested in more info. She's chair of the Gender Identity Disorders subcommittee.

Heino F.L. Meyer- ( Read more... )

DIY candle heater

Getting Green Done: On living in an environmentally aware way (or something. I'm having difficulty summarizing. I recommend this as different from the usual hype and noise)

http://www.rescuetime.com (more so I can find it when I'm fussing my computer)

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Child labor? They finally did figure out how to harness all that energy?

And (shameless and late plug) people interested in gender issues may find differenceblog to be, well, interesting.

Shopping cart art

I saw the link for this in an old harvest coop newsletter and was expecting something like shopping carts decked out with stuff. I was pleasantly surprised. This is really quite amazing stuff.

Speaking of changing phone service, is anyone particularly happy with their pay-per-minute provider ( Read more... )

Cave Man Chemistry (Because I keep losing the link)