http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/male/ en-us Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:15:13 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071841/posts <p>SHE'S just a beauty queen.</p> <p>She's another Dan Quayle.</p> <p>And ironically, the biggest criticism of Sarah Palin, John McCain's veep choice, is she has no experience. Funny, coming from the Barack Obama camp.</p> <p>Following McCain's announcement of Palin - the first female to be put on a GOP ticket for the White House, and only the second in US history - the Obama campaign skipped the niceties and blasted her as the "former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience." She's also a governor of Alaska (my home state), the first woman in that office and the youngest elected in state history. She has an 80-plus percent approval rating. She has turned the state upside down with her reformist zeal and has made enemies of the Republican establishment.</p> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071841/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:15:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031277/posts Male Bird At Smithsonian's National Zoo Has Special Reason To Celebrate Father's DayTwo of the four new rhea chicks at the Smithsonian's National Zoo nest in the feathers of their father. The chicks hatched on April 20 and were the first rhea chicks to hatch at the National Zoo in 30 years. Dedicated fathers, it is the male rhea who incubates the eggs and protects the chicks after they hatch. The Zoo is now home to a total of seven rheas: a male, two females, and the four new chicks. (Credit: Copyright Mehgan Murphy/Smithsonian’s National Zoo) ScienceDaily (Jun. 15, 2008)... Science Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031277/posts#comment Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:15:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2025452/posts Vatican City, Jun 3, 2008 / 01:33 pm (CNA).- The secretary for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop Angelo Amato, said this week only men can be ordained to the priesthood because “the Catholic Church is not authorized to change the will of her founder, Jesus Christ.""Therefore," the archbishop continued, "in the participation in the life and mission of the Church, women cannot receive the sacrament of Holy Orders and therefore, they cannot carry out the functions proper to the ministerial priesthood.”In an interview with the Vatican daily, L’Osservatore Romano, regarding the recent decree by the CDF... CNA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2025452/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 20:33:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1999455/posts The professor told his class one day: 'Today we will experiment with a new form called the tandem story. The process is simple. Each person will pair off with the person sitting to his or her immediate right. As homework tonight, one of you will write the first paragraph of a short story. You will e-mail your partner that paragraph and send another copy to me. The partner will read the first paragraph and then add another paragraph to the story and send it back, also sending another copy to me. The first person will then add a third paragraph,... email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1999455/posts#comment Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:04:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1993835/posts Flirting females baffle men, say researchers By Julie Henry Last Updated: 2:33am BST 30/03/2008 The flutter of eyelashes, the smile across the dancefloor and the giggle after a lame joke - every woman knows the time-honoured ways to get a man. Men commonly mistake women's sexual signals as merely friendly But research suggests that the flirty female is wasting her time. Men, it seems, are blind to the subtle seduction techniques of the opposite sex. Short of pouncing on the object of her lust, a woman's non-verbal signals of sexual interest often prove sadly lost on the young male brain,... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1993835/posts#comment Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:55:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1964425/posts ATLANTA (AP) — The sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer in women is poised to become one of the leading causes of oral cancer in men, according to a new study. The HPV virus now causes as many cancers of the upper throat as tobacco and alcohol, probably due both to an increase in oral sex and the decline in smoking, researchers say. The only available vaccine against HPV, made by Merck & Co. Inc., is currently given only to girls and young women. But Merck plans this year to ask government permission to offer the shot to boys.... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1964425/posts#comment Mon, 4 Feb 2008 01:28:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1801494/posts NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 14 - A study of young men undergoing compulsory physical examination for military service shows that men whose mothers underwent fertility treatments to conceive appear to have impaired reproductive health, Danish researchers report in the March issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. Dr. Tina Kold Jensen and colleagues at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, studied 1925 young Danish men who underwent a physical examination and volunteered to provide a semen sample, a blood sample and to complete a questionnaire. When the mothers were asked if they had received fertility treatments to conceive their son, 47 women confirmed... NEW YORK (Reuters Health http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1801494/posts#comment Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:44:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1784170/posts Male Sweat Can Boost Arousal in Women From Associated Press February 12, 2007 9:26 PM EST BERKELEY, Calif. - A chemical in male sweat can boost mood, brain activity and sexual arousal in heterosexual women, according to a new study released just in time for Valentine's Day. The study offers the first direct evidence that humans secrete a scent that can affect the physiology of the opposite sex, said researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. Their findings were published this week in The Journal of Neuroscience. "This is the first time anyone has demonstrated that a change in women's... E-News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1784170/posts#comment Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:07:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1770385/posts Proverbs 5:15-23INTRODUCTION Sex and wisdom are closely intertwined in the OT. Wisdom and Folly are both pictured throughout the early chapters of Proverbs as women – one honorable and blessed, the other seductive and ultimately deadly. Further, the Song of Songs is included among the wisdom books. In some way, skill in living and skill in love-making are connected. BASIC PERSPECTIVES Sex is a mystery. Sex is a mystery because masculinity and femininity are elusive qualities. Sexual desire is a mystery, so spontaneous and powerful that we might almost forgive ancient pagans for thinking of sex as a goddess, a... Pastor Peter J. Leithart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1770385/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:10:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1738769/posts White, poor, male – and doomed to fail By Graeme Wilson, Political Correspondent Last Updated: 2:02am GMT 15/11/2006 White working-class boys have become the new "underclass", a report by Iain Duncan Smith, the former Conservative leader, warns today. Boys from low-income white families are bottom of the heap in school performance, trailing behind every other major ethnic group. A teenage boy on an estate in Glasgow. Duncan Smith says we risk creating a class of unemployable young white males The report argues that family breakdown, parental breakdown and peer pressure that it is not "cool to study" are the key... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1738769/posts#comment Wed, 15 Nov 2006 04:05:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1728656/posts Tests on rats have shown that an experimental male contraceptive drug blocks connections to cells which feed the developing sperm - making the male infertile, say American and Italian scientists. As fairly low doses of the drug are needed, no significant side-effects were detected. The scientists said the infertility is not permanent, as soon as treatment stops the male is soon fertile again. They added that further studies are needed to find out whether the drug is as effective and safe with human males. Medical News Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1728656/posts#comment Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:08:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698747/posts Men may have developed a psychology that makes them particularly able to engage in wars, a scientist said on Friday. New research has shown that men bond together and cooperate well in the face of adversity to protect their interests more than women, which could explain why war is almost exclusively a male business, according to Professor Mark van Vugt of the University of Kent in southern England. "Men respond more strongly to outward threats, we've labeled that the 'man warrior effect'," he told the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting. "Men are more likely to support a... Yahoo News - Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698747/posts#comment Sun, 10 Sep 2006 08:10:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698200/posts Why do men need war? It's male bonding Reports by Roger Highfield and Nic Fleming (Filed: 09/09/2006) Men need threats, rivalry and war for them to work together the most effectively, according to a study of the "male warrior effect". The issue of why men start wars has been investigated in a series of experiments by Prof Mark van Vugt of the University of Kent. They reveal that conflict is part of male bonding. "We all know that males are more aggressive than females but with that aggression comes a lot of co-operation," Prof van Vugt said yesterday. While male... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1698200/posts#comment Sat, 9 Sep 2006 03:08:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1688275/posts Former Wilkes teacher, accused of sex offense, is found deadFire & Police Briefs: First Edition Tuesday, August 22, 2006 JOURNAL STAFF AND WIRE REPORT NORTH WILKESBORO - A former teacher in Wilkes County accused of having sex with a student was found dead Sunday, according to a report filed by the Wilkes County Sheriff's Office. Stephen George Kennedy, 26, was found dead at 8:35 a.m. in his parent's home. His mother found him hanging by a necktie tied to a bedpost. The death appeared to be self-inflicted, the report said. In May, Kennedy was called out of class and arrested... Winston-Salem Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1688275/posts#comment Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:53:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1681816/posts Because the Washington Post wants to obscure the basic reality of the situation, we believe that visitors to the nation's capital should be warned that there is a crime emergency in effect, sparked by a sharp increase in homicides, and they are potential victims. The fact is that white tourists are being injured and killed by roving black male gangs, who are even showing up in exclusive areas such as Georgetown where some rich reporters live behind iron gates. The Post, however, has a policy of deliberately keeping the public in the dark about the real nature of the problem.... Media Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1681816/posts#comment Fri, 11 Aug 2006 14:12:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1666469/posts In the name of the fatherhttp://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=1033732006 http://tinyurl.com/ozefu DANI GARAVELLI Sun 16 Jul 2006 ONCE upon a time, I believed it didn't matter a whit whether a baby was born into a family with one parent or two. Or with two mothers or two fathers rather than a mother and a father. Why should it? What was important was not the number or gender of the parents, but whether or not they were loving and attentive. That was, of course, before I had any of my own. Now I realise that bringing up children is a challenge even for two well-meaning... Scotland on Sunday http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1666469/posts#comment Sun, 16 Jul 2006 02:09:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1665710/posts A question of manlinesshttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=395271 http://tinyurl.com/zmrh5 By MARTIN NEWLAND, Daily Mail 07/12/06 - News section There is, apparently, a resurgence of manliness in America. Superman has returned to the big screen and unshaven, testosterone-charged film stars such as Colin Farrell no longer look socially marginalised. The A To Z Of Manliness, a compendium of tips on such matters as how to punch properly, is number two on the New York Times bestseller list, while a rash of academic books on the importance of real men have added fuel to the fire. The Boston Globe recently summed up the phenomenon: "We're in... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1665710/posts#comment Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:28:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1651934/posts The first two things we learn about sex from God, right from the beginning, are that God designed it, not man or society, and that it is very good. The first command was, "Be fruitful and multiply." I do not think God had in mind growing oranges and memorizing times tables. It is significant that most advocates of priestesses do not seem to believe or care much about this. Feminists usually see sexuality as a social, human, conventional, changeable thing, and radical feminists usually see it as a problem, an obstacle, or even an enemy, when they rail against the... Catholic Educators http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1651934/posts#comment Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:57:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1627074/posts Teacher-Coach Charged With Sex Offense UPDATED: 12:13 pm EDT May 4, 2006 WILKESBORO, N.C. -- A substitute teacher and wrestling coach in Wilkes County faces sex charges, according to authorities. Stephen George Kennedy, 26, was charged with a first-degree sex offense, second-degree statutory rape, indecent liberties with a child and indecent liberties with a student, WXII 12 News learned from investigators. The sheriff's office said other charges are pending. Authorities said Kennedy knew the student at North Wilkes Middle School when the student was 13 years old and that Kennedy continued having relations with the student until the student was... WXII12 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1627074/posts#comment Fri, 5 May 2006 02:57:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1613858/posts The Plight of the Black Male Editorial | Change policy and lives "Is there some kind of conspiracy to get the black male?" That question, asked by Philadelphia Urban League president Patricia A. Coulter in an Inquirer article Sunday, has been thought, if not spoken, by others. Genocide has even been used to describe what is happening to black men. They die younger and faster than most U.S. demographics, often as a result of violence. Yet the lack of public policies to specifically address the problems of black men nationally raises another question: Who cares? Has the rest of America... The Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1613858/posts#comment Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:47:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1559642/posts DUBLIN (Reuters) - Scientists in Ireland may have found the country's most fertile male, with more than 3 million men worldwide among his offspring. The scientists, from Trinity College Dublin, have discovered that as many as one in twelve Irish men could be descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages, a 5th-century warlord who was head of the most powerful dynasty in ancient Ireland. His genetic legacy is almost as impressive as Genghis Khan, the Mongol emperor who conquered most of Asia in the 13th century and has nearly 16 million descendants, said Dan Bradley, who supervised the research. "It's... Reuters on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1559642/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:16:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1550210/posts On January, eight days after the Holy Nativity of our Lord, we celebrate His Circumcision, one of the Feasts of the Lord, on which—in accordance with Hebrew tradition—He received the name "Jesus": "And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the Child, His name was called Jesus, which was so named of the Angel before He was conceived in the womb" (St. Luke 2:21). The true descendants of the Patriarch Abraham were separated from the other nations by the sign of circumcision (a prefigurement of Baptism: "the circumcision made without hands" [Colossians 2:11ff]) and thereby became members of... Orthodox Christian Information Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1550210/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jan 2006 16:43:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1549573/posts A couple were forced to endure a five-week wait for DNA results to find out if a newborn baby was theirs. A midwife at Furness General Hospital told Sarah Wilson and Martyn Cahill, from Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, their new 6lb 12oz baby was a boy. The couple named the child Ryan William, but later discovered they had a girl when giving her a bath, and feared they had the wrong baby. Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust has apologised for the mistake. The couple told friends and relatives they had a boy. We are in the process of ascertaining how this happened... news.bbc.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1549573/posts#comment Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:24:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1530151/posts Not wanted: white male police By Richard Savill (Filed: 29/11/2005) A police force was warned yesterday that it may have acted illegally by rejecting 186 job applications from white men in favour of those from women and ethnic minorities. The Police Federation, which represents rank and file officers, accused Avon and Somerset of positive discrimination in a recent recruitment drive. It claimed that the force turned down some strong candidates on grounds of race or gender. A spokesman for the force said that all successful applicants had undergone the "same rigorous selection process". When the recruitment process opened last summer,... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1530151/posts#comment Tue, 29 Nov 2005 01:46:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1515215/posts Mideast chemists stock up on sex stimulant Viagra amid increasing demand for it during Muslim feast.DUBAI - Chemists across the conservative Middle East are stocking up on sex stimulant Viagra in the hope of huge sales during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr later this week, manufacturer Pfizer said Wednesday. A company statement said pharmacies across the region had increased their stocks of the anti-impotence blue pills "after reporting significant sales increases for the drug over the Eid al-Fitr festival in previous years". "Figures reveal that during the holiday period, a time when families gather to celebrate Eid, pharmacists have... Middle East Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1515215/posts#comment Thu, 3 Nov 2005 23:25:21 GMT