Female Olympian Athletes Suspended For Doping
The Russian track team suffered a huge embarrassment and a potentially severe blow to its Olympic medal hopes Thursday when seven female athletes were suspended for doping violations with the Beijing Games set to open in eight days.
The seven women included Yelena Soboleva, the world’s top performer this year at 800 and 1,500 meters, and […]
One Hour A Day Can Help You Lose Weight
Losing weight and keeping it off sometimes seems impossible but in fact, a recent study found that it only takes one hour of exercise a day to maintain a steady weight loss and keep those unwanted extra pounds off.
According to a recent study, overweight women who wanted to lose weight needed to exercise for an […]
Faking It For Sappho’s Sake
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Faking it for Sappho’s sake is nothing new in pop culture, but what was once a winking tease has, in the summer of 2008, hit an obnoxious fever pitch. This is due in no small part to Lindsay Lohan, who has been engaged in a very public relationship with Samantha […]
McCain fumbles on Gay Adoption
Two loving parents regardless of gender and sexual orientation DO HAVE value! Two parent families are good for America. AGREED, 1 female + another female = TWO Parent Family!
The Lambda Legal Defense Fund estimates 6 million to 10 million gay parents are caring for 6 million to 14 million children.
There are 119,000 children waiting to […]
How Long, O Lord?
Posted by Nyna
Now that the International Criminal Court has finally issued an arrest warrant for Omar Hassan al-Bashir, president of the Sudan, how much time must elapse before the women of Darfur actually feel the effects? After years of hemming and hawing and hand-wringing at the United Nations, (which has officially acknowledged over 400,000 deaths […]
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All Is Full Of Love- Bjork
Lush Music From Buenos Aires
Natalia Clavier is an Argentinian vocalist whose achingly beautiful voice features prominently on Frederico Aubele’s cd and frequently tours with Aubele, Thievery Corporation and Morcheeba.
Natalia’s debut release, Nectar, features electronic-accented grooves grounded with just the right guitar & piano chords, sexy rhythms, and a voice with a smooth purity that you just don’t hear any […]
Katie Couric: Sexism in America
America’s highest paid newscaster has claimed she is a victim of sexism and that discrimination based on gender is more prevalent - and tolerated - in US society than racism.
Katie Couric, the CBS evening news anchor who earns a reported $15 million a year, compared herself to failed presidential candidate Senator Hillary […]
Once a Year Period for Women?
Women Face Stoning Death In Iran
At least eight women and one man are reported to have been sentenced to death by stoning in Iran.
The group, convicted of adultery and sex offences, could be executed at any time, lawyers defending them say.
The lawyers have called on the head of Iran’s judiciary to prevent the sentences from being carried out.
The last officially […]
