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...complex web of fraud and deception. His daughter Francesca and son Stefano expressed shock at what their devoutly religious father was said to have done. Prosecutors painted a different family portrait last week when the two Tanzi children were arrested on charges of fraudulent bankruptcy and criminal association. Prosecutors contend that Calisto Tanzi's two oldest children, each with key posts in the family empire, were well aware of their father's alleged deeds. Investigators claim the younger Tanzis helped divert as much as €400 million into private family accounts to try to salvage the tourism business...
While Wallace is an integral part of the Princeton attack, the Tiger offense is far too balanced to say that he is the focus. Harvard will also have to contend with Princeton guards Ed Persia, Will Venable and Scott Greenman...
BDSM activists--yes, there are BDSM activists--counter that any sexual activity can become overpowering. And few sexologists would argue that whips and stilettos, in and of themselves, cause sexual compulsion. That's why some mental-health professionals contend that the American Psychiatric Association should remove sadism and masochism from the DSM. "There are no data to support their inclusion," says Charles Moser of the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco. "There is no study that shows that having BDSM interests causes distress or dysfunction...
...have never masturbated and want to, we invite you to try. You may feel awkward, self-conscious, even a bit scared at first. You may have to contend with voices within you that repeat, 'Nice girls don't ... ' or 'A happily married woman wouldn't want to ... ' Many of us have these feelings, but they change in time." THE BOSTON WOMEN'S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE, The New Our Bodies, Ourselves...
...local Iraqis recall a very different scene that day. They describe heavy fighting that indiscriminately mowed down civilians. Samarra citizens contend that only eight bodies were found after the fighting, at least two of them clearly noncombatants. They estimate that 54 civilians were wounded, including some hit near a mosque as they gathered for late-afternoon prayers. Samarrans reacted with deep anger to America's show of overwhelming firepower, which pockmarked swaths of the city with bullet holes, wrecked cars in the streets and killed and wounded many innocents. Even now, it's impossible to judge which version is closer...