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Earth Hour
Earth Hour is an awesome event. It is taking place on March 29th, and from 8-9 PM (not sure what time zone...) several cities and thousands of individuals will be powering down. For one full hour. It is estimated that the amount of energy "saved" will be the equivalent of taking 95 000 vehicles off the road for a full year. That being said, ( Read more... ) -
Sexual Assault/Rape
My first real entry is going to deal with the subject of rape.
Rape is far more common than any of us seem to think:
- 1 in 4 Canadian women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime.
- 60% of college males would commit sexual assault if they were certain they would not get caught.
- Only 6% of sexual assault is reported to the police.
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First ( Read more... )