| B.C. Mountie who had sex on the job ordered to resign
A British Columbia Mountie who had sex on the job and used his uniform to draw dates will have to resign, an RCMP adjudication board decided Wednesday. RCMP Const. Trent Richards admitted to having sex with women on at least 15 occasions while on duty at the rural detachment in Shawnigan Lake, B.C., on Vancouver Island. Richards, 34, posted his profile on internet dating sites offering "sex with a hot cop" and posted a photo of himself in his red serge dress uniform on one site. RCMP accused Richards of using force computers to pursue his extra-curricular activities. Richards has been suspended with pay since January 2007. The adjudication board decided Richards must resign within two weeks or be dismissed for "repeated on-duty sexual activity, as well as repeated misuse of RCMP information technology." He has 14 days to appeal the decision to the RCMP commissioner.
Rapper Mr. Serv-On Writes Dating Book For Black Women
Former No Limit Soldier Mr. Serv-On is gearing up for his return to the public eye, via a new dating and relationship guide written by the artist himself.
Entitled Inside the Mind of Brothas: A Young Black Man's Guide for Black Women Trying to Survive the Dating Game in Today's Hip-Hop Generation, the book aims to resolve the most common conflicts faced by young African-American couples today.
“Seventy percent of the time, Black Women's hearts get broken because of their own blind misjudgment and greediness for a man based on outside attributes," explained Mr. Serv-On.
“With this book, I hope to teach women about today's Black men in the Hip-Hop community, so that the playing fields are equal and every black woman will end up with the right guy," the rapper continued.
Men do it better
When Jakki Chrysler wants to know why a guy hasn't called her, she does not consult her girlfriends. The 21-year-old knows they will be concerned, and would eagerly sit down to hash over the possible reasons why her love interest is not acting interested in return. But she usually opts to approach her male roommate, seeking out a perspective her female friends cannot provide. "My girlfriends will stay positive for me. They're more likely to say don't worry about it, he's probably really busy," said the currently single fashion student. "Whereas my guy friend will say you should just date other people and not be hung up on it." The notion that men give women more honest dating advice was famously introduced in an episode of Sex and the City, in which Miranda was informed by a male friend that a guy was "just not that into you." The line spawned a bestselling book called He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo that was then turned into a film, set for release this summer, starring Scarlett Johansson and Drew Barrymore.
Moving forward: Area churches help newfound singles overcome divorce
Depression. Loneliness. Anger. Those are three of the emotional and spiritual struggles DivorceCare groups that meet at local churches are designed to help people overcome. The groups also help men and women deal with challenges such as raising children and handling finances as someone who is single again. Sid Norton is facilitator of the DivorceCare group at Trinity Worship Center in Burlington. He described the group as a "safe place" for someone going through separation or divorce. People sign an agreement that there will be no dating among group members while they are in the program, which leaves room for friendships and supportive relationships. Sometimes group members will go for coffee or dinner after a session. Group members learn how to deal productively with their problems.
UK women spend 105 mins a day online
UK women are spending an average of 105 minutes online a day, according to findings from at IPC Media. Women were found to visit an average of nine sites per session, prompted mainly by emotional and functional activities. Dating, social networking and photo-sharing were among the most popular activities. Up to 7,500 sit on IPC Media's Origin Panel, which researches the changing attitudes and behaviour of UK women. Amanda Wigginton, group head of Insight... .
Doctor's advice - She's an independent young woman
Good day doctor, I am a 22-year-old young lady, and I have been told that 'independent females' always seem to have problems with males who deem themselves to be God's gift to women. Well, I am dating a young man like that, who is a year older than me, and who seems very naive and narrow-minded. Also, he appears rather intimidated by me. But the big problem is his interfering mother and his meddling aunt! His 'Mama' does not like me, and claims that I am 'the wrong star sign' (Leo)! In fact, the control that his beloved mother has on him is upsetting to me. She is already having converse about her future grandchildren, and saying that I could not care for them in the way that she can. I think I am falling in love with this boy, but I can't cope with his awful mother, who continuously interferes with our relationship.
To find a partner, scratch and sniff
Sniffing someone's armpits does not sound the most promising start to a date. Research, however, suggests that it will probably turn up a better prospect than either a blind date or gabbling nervously to 20 consecutive strangers. Now a new dating website, ScientificMatch.com, promises a discreet way of letting you nose out potential partners. Researchers found more than a decade ago - by asking female students to sniff T-shirts worn by men - that ovulating women rate certain male body odours as sexier than others. Crucially, the preferences depended on a certain part of the immune system called the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Women, it turned out, were bewitched by the odours of men whose MHC genes were most different from their own, and repelled by the aroma of men with similar MHC genes.
Discussion about dating violence to be Nov. 6 at IPFW
While dating is always a hot topic on a college campus, the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) branch of Voices Not Victims will sponsor a discussion on the more serious side of this social meeting. The Dynamics and Diversity of Dating Violence Discussion will be Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. in Walb Student Union Ballroom. It is free and open to the public.The discussions will include various aspects of domestic violence with a focus on diversity issues. Topics include domestic and dating violence, signs of abuse or potential abuse, diverse domestic aspects, and domestic partnerships. Panel members will center on special issues faced by law enforcement, social services, immigrants, illegal residents, refugees, and the international community. The discussion is cosponsored by the IPFW Department of Women's Studies.For more information, contact Angelina Morimanno, IPFW Voices Not Victims president, at (260) 715-6106.
SheKnows Acquires LovingYou.com - #1 Marriage and Relationship Site
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- SheKnows.com (http://www.sheknows.com), one of the fastest growing online destinations for women, announced today the acquisition of LovingYou.com -- the #1 marriage and relationship site on the web. LovingYou.com is one of the top 10 online destinations for women ages 18-25 and delivers nearly half a million unique visitors per month with 12 million page views. The site has been online for over 10 years providing award-winning content spanning every stage of a loving relationship along with free interactive tools and opportunities to participate in community forums. Unlike sites focused on dating and finding a mate, LovingYou.com is a leading source for information on how to put the fire back into an existing relationship and features advice and support for staying in love.
What women want in a lover
Coupled with this he should have a "wacky" sense of humour, according to the study of 40,000 women by UKdating.com. But Australian men might find the sexual side a little harder to adhere to. He needs to be experienced - having had more than three relationships, but not too experienced - having had no more than six sexual partners, has never been married and doesn't have children. The precise check-list has been compiled from preferences entered by members of the dating website. Also important is a university education, with many women specifying that they would like to meet a man with a BA degree. Smokers and football fans were given the thumbs-down. Only 1 per cent of women questioned would date a chap who hates pets. Fortunately for imperfect men, however, not all women go for the Gyllenhaal ideal.
PositiveFriends.com Launches STD Social Networking Site Balancing ...
SALINE, Mich., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- PositiveFriends.com (www.positivefriends.com), a new online support network for those affected by STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases), today announced its official launch into the online social networking and dating scene. The site is the result of two years of R&D and features new technology intended to provide members living with HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Herpes, and HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) varying levels of privacy they can personalize to their own comfort levels. Utilizing proprietary ID masking technology, members can manipulate images they upload, giving them the option of cropping or blurring their photos, and to participate without compromising their anonymity. According to the CDC, there are over 65 million Americans currently living with an STD, 19 million new STD infections each year, one in three sexually active men and women living with Herpes, and about 50% of all sexually active Americans affected by HPV.
UC Davis Gets $1M grant to respond to violence against women
The University of California, Davis, will use a new, nearly $1 million federal grant to help the UC's 10 campuses improve their response to violence against women. The three-year project, supported by a $999,369 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, aims to coordinate a model program to reduce the incidence of campus-based violence against women, including domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. The program will also focus on improving the quality of response when such incidents do occur. The innovations it promises in cross-campus partnerships could benefit a broad range of colleges and universities throughout the country. In 2000, the Justice Department published a study on the sexual victimization of college women. It concluded that there are more than 27 incidents of violence against women for every 1,000 female students, and fewer than 5 percent are reported to police or campus officials.
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Join the Perkins Center in the last of their Beyond Charity series forum exploring Christian community development and reconciliation on the SPU campus, in the local community and around the world. The forum will be tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Otto Miller Hall 109. For more information, contact Caenisha Warren at warrec@spu.edu. SPEED DATING SPEED DATING is a night dedicated to making new friends, learning about first impressions and a little about the way people communicate. Come enjoy snacks and hear Todd Rendleman, associate professor of communication, speak tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the SUB Gazebo room. For more information, contact Sarah Schooley at schooley@spu.edu. Women's and Men's Choir Concert Enjoy the Concert Choir, including Women's Choir, directed by Neil Leiurance, and Men's Choir, directed by Ken Pendergrass, at 7:30 p.m.
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