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...Services study estimates that victimizers sexually abused 93,000 U.S. children in 1999 (the latest year for which data are available). But there is some good news. Last year the Department of Justice reported that the number of substantiated cases of child sexual abuse has been decreasing, from a peak of nearly 150,000 in 1992 to about 104,000 in 1998--a drop of almost one-third. The authors say vigorous incarceration of offenders over the past few years may be partly responsible...
...Phnom Kulen is the holiest mountain in Cambodia and a picnic destination for Khmer families. But few foreigners visit. On this peak in 802, King Jayavarman II declared himself a Hindu god-king and kicked off the four-century Angkor period of Khmer history that produced the Angkor temples, constructed of Phnom Kulen's sandstone. The Khmer Rouge used the mountain as a final stronghold for two decades after losing power in 1979, so it's only been three years since visitors have again been able to enjoy the cool waters and artistic treasures...
Organizers predict they will draw between 3,000 and 4,000 people to the MAC Quad during peak hours, according to Michael R. Blickstead ’05, co-chair of the council’s Campus Life Committee...
...terms of pianos, Harvard suffers more from a lack of quality than a lack of quantity. During off-peak hours, an upright is almost always available at the Paine Music Building, and nine out of 10 times one can find a grand piano not in use. But Paine, located behind the Science Center, is quite a trek from the River Houses and even farther from the Quad. Its hours are miserly, especially on weekends, and its grand pianos tend to be far less than grand. Although the Houses have practice facilities of their own, they often contain few rooms dedicated...
Hommer ascended 6,193-m Mount McKinley in 1999 and last year climbed 914 m. short of Everest's peak. Now he's training for a new try next spring. The first person to summit with an artificial leg was Tom Whittaker...