Day 1: Bessel van der Kolk is lovely. He's humble, he's funny, and he is the premiere researcher on the neurobiology and/or efficacy of trauma treatments in the world. And cute and brilliant, of course. Here are nearly random gems from 3 hours of notes: With trauma, there are no stories, onl...

What’s the difference between sperm samples and discarded toenails? Answer: A landmark case in the UK has ruled the former is still a man’s property. Sperm samples - given by the men after they were warned by doctors that chemotherapy might damage their fertility - were the property of t...

You must be the judge, to protect your children: Boy’s abductors avoid jail terms December 18, 2008, 12:43 pm http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/5221600/boys-abductors-avoid-jail-terms/ A father and daughter who admitted abducting the woman’s young son in Hamilton in 2006 have been...

From correspondents in Taipei December 11, 2008 03:00pm A TAIWANESE woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for forcing her three underage daughters into prostitution The woman, identified only by her surname, Wei, was convicted of forcing her daughters, then aged six, seven and 10 years old,...

Chris Conrad writes: It could be a year before a fugitive Ashland pedophile returns to the United States, despite his arrest in Israel. Arthur Samuel Silverman has spent close to eight years on the lam after fleeing the country to avoid prison after he was convicted of sexually abusing two children ...

A senior nurse who abused at least 23 anorexic patients over two decades was allowed to continue his "predatory paedophile" behaviour for years after the alarm was raised due to systemic failings in the NHS, a damning report concluded yesterday....

In the post the other day about slavery I mentioned the FBI's "Innocence Lost" campaign and its efforts to remove children from underage prostitution. Now this CNN article contains the disturbing report on the fact that girls as young as......

Every evening, after coming back from work, he would sit down at the piano and play the beautiful, uplifting sonatas of Beethoven. He was a hard working, ethical man, who did his best for the advancement of science and health research. He did his utmost best to be loyal to his country and advance it...

Satmarer Chosid emails: Interesting Links you should check out - if you can make head or tails out of the allegations and counter allegations of sex abuse:   http://www.dailyyid.com/   http://babyboiiluvu.blogspot .com/   http://therealleahkleim .blogspot.com/   http://7fatcow.co...

Echoing Jesus' prediction about Peter, Pope Benedict went to places he did not want to go during his U.S. trip — all to lay the foundation of healing....