<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>PROGRESS! @ desertlightjournal.blog-city.com</title><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/</link><description>(PROGRESS!) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 desertlightjournal.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:19:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>PROGRESS! @ desertlightjournal.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>CA paper notes Increase of Domestic violence against men</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/ca_paper_notes_increase_of_domestic_violence_against_men.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/ca_paper_notes_increase_of_domestic_violence_against_men.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2006 12:06:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=ca%5Fpaper%5Fnotes%5Fincrease%5Fof%5Fdomestic%5Fviolence%5Fagainst%5Fmen</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I'm just going to quote the good stuff, so make sure you go to the link and read it all! This is important news, and I don't think i've seen such a balanced view in any paper, anywhere.

Domestic Violence Creeping Up on MenOf the 690 cases filed ag]]></description><category>mens issues</category><category>domestic violence</category></item><item><title>State of Maine recognizes PAS</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/maine_pas.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/maine_pas.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 23:50:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=maine%5Fpas</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Text of the proclamation:
WHEREAS, Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) is a psychological condition most often observed in children affected by high conflict divorce and/or separation; and WHEREAS, the most common symptom of children affected by PAS]]></description><category>current affairs</category><category>divorce</category><category>pas</category></item><item><title>The other face of domestic violence on CNN</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/the_other_face_of_domestic_violence_on_cnn.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/the_other_face_of_domestic_violence_on_cnn.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2006 18:28:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fother%5Fface%5Fof%5Fdomestic%5Fviolence%5Fon%5Fcnn</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I started excerpting the salient points from this piece, but there was too much that simply needed to be said. Go read the whole piece.]]></description><category>current affairs</category><category>mens issues</category><category>men</category><category>womens issues</category><category>gender bias</category><category>domestic violence</category></item><item><title>Blink!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/blink.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/blink.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:38:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=blink</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Malcolm Gladwell now has a blog.]]></description><category>gladwell</category></item><item><title>A glimmer of hope for male victims</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/a_glimmer_of_hope_for_male_victims.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/a_glimmer_of_hope_for_male_victims.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:40:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=a%5Fglimmer%5Fof%5Fhope%5Ffor%5Fmale%5Fvictims</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;A new program in Southwest Florida is sparking a nationwide change.
Darlene Hilker is an abuser.
&quot;After years of it building up and just getting to the point where it exploded. You never know when it's going to happen. Something just tri]]></description><category>mens issues</category><category>male victims</category><category>domestic violence</category></item><item><title>Shedding some (objective) light on domestic violence</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/shedding_some_light_on_domestic_violence.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/shedding_some_light_on_domestic_violence.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:56:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=shedding%5Fsome%5Flight%5Fon%5Fdomestic%5Fviolence</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From the Christchurch School of Medicine website:
 
Latest research from the long-running Christchurch Health and Development Study (CHDS) at the University of Otago’s Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, calls into quest]]></description><category>mens issues</category><category>womens issues</category><category>siety</category><category>mental health</category><category>domestic violence</category><category>research</category></item><item><title>The First truthful article on DV in the MSM!!!!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/the_first_truthful_article_on_dv_in_the_msm.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/the_first_truthful_article_on_dv_in_the_msm.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:10:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Ffirst%5Ftruthful%5Farticle%5Fon%5Fdv%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fmsm</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shelter an oasis for both sexesThis story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Sunday, January 22, 2006.By LISA WAHLA HOWARD Valley Press Staff Writer
Read it here.]]></description><category>domestic violence</category></item><item><title>Dr. Phil Takes on Abusers</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/dr_phil_takes_on_abusers.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/dr_phil_takes_on_abusers.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:37:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=dr%5Fphil%5Ftakes%5Fon%5Fabusers</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This was apparently a re-run of a program originally aired in January. Didn't see it first time around. Anyway, I was surprised to see it was very well-balanced and equitable! He gave equal time to both couples -- one in which the wife was the abuser]]></description></item><item><title>Here&apos;s the Scoop on the San Diego Protest - 5/13/05</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/heres_the_scoop_on_the_san_diego_protest__51305.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/heres_the_scoop_on_the_san_diego_protest__51305.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2005 09:19:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=heres%5Fthe%5Fscoop%5Fon%5Fthe%5Fsan%5Fdiego%5Fprotest%5F%5F51305</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hi All,Hope I remember everything...As you know we were protesting at the San Diego Domestic Violence Council's annual fundraising event, for a host of issues involving representatives from several organizations.We had over 60 people that said they w]]></description></item><item><title>Florida Team to study Domestic Violence</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/florida_team_to_study_domestic_violence.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/florida_team_to_study_domestic_violence.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2005 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=florida%5Fteam%5Fto%5Fstudy%5Fdomestic%5Fviolence</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[By MONICA SCANDLEN Tampa TribunePublished: May 15, 2005 A team of counselors, lawyers, law enforcement officers, medical personnel and court officials wants to take a closer look at domestic-violence related homicides in Pasco County. Led by Sunrise]]></description></item><item><title>Battered Men: The Painful Truth</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/battered_men_the_painful_truth.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/battered_men_the_painful_truth.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2005 10:48:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=battered%5Fmen%5Fthe%5Fpainful%5Ftruth</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From Third Age:Today, society is awakening to the fact that domestic violence—physical abuse between men and women—is a problem that goes beyond gender stereotypes. A variety of studies conducted since 1975 have shown that men and women are equal]]></description></item><item><title>The Fathers&apos; Crusade - New York Times</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/the_fathers_crusade__new_york_times.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/the_fathers_crusade__new_york_times.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2005 11:50:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Ffathers%5Fcrusade%5F%5Fnew%5Fyork%5Ftimes</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Note from the Editor: I've had some reports that this article doesn't load properly. It is also behind a subscription wall, so here it is in its entirety. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/08/magazine/08FATHERS.html?pagewanted=all The Fathers' Crusade]]></description></item><item><title>Whew! Father&apos;s Issues at the New York Times!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/whew_fathers_issues_at_the_new_york_times.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/whew_fathers_issues_at_the_new_york_times.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2005 18:02:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=whew%5Ffathers%5Fissues%5Fat%5Fthe%5Fnew%5Fyork%5Ftimes</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[To say I was stunned to see this piece, entitled The Fathers' Crusade (subscription required) at The New York Times hardly describes my feelings this morning. Maybe there is an end to some of the government-sponsored ugliness against men, after al]]></description></item><item><title>More Hate Speech at Stanford</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/more_hate_speech_at_stanford.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/more_hate_speech_at_stanford.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=more%5Fhate%5Fspeech%5Fat%5Fstanford</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yesterday’s post at Instapundit linking to Cathy Young’s take on the appearance of Catherine Mackinnon at Stanford brought back memories.This is not the first time Stanford has shown a distressing lack of concern for the ideals of gender equality]]></description></item><item><title>The censored side of domestic violence</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/the_censored_side_of_domestic_violence.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/the_censored_side_of_domestic_violence.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2005 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fcensored%5Fside%5Fof%5Fdomestic%5Fviolence</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Published: Friday, April 15, 2005 The New Hampshire - University of New HampshireTo the Editor:Even though April is sexual violence awareness month, much awareness-raising will be directed toward the issue of domestic violence in all its forms, espec]]></description></item><item><title>Gender Spam - Dave Winer</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/gender_spam__dave_winer.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/gender_spam__dave_winer.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2005 07:26:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=gender%5Fspam%5F%5Fdave%5Fwiner</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seems the nasty grrls are now wandering the 'Net leaving their excrement behind.  Even Dave Winer, Big Daddy of Blogging has trouble with it. Here's what he says:It's clear they are threatening men and trying to shut them up. Shut them up and shut t]]></description></item><item><title>Brown Meets with Maine Legislators</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/brown_meets_with_maine_legislators.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/brown_meets_with_maine_legislators.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2005 16:22:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=brown%5Fmeets%5Fwith%5Fmaine%5Flegislators</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mrs. Jan Brown, founder and Executive Director of the Domestic Abuse Hotline for Men (DAHM) was an invited guest of her State legislator for a day at the Capital in Augusta, Maine where she was introduced to his colleagues and given an opportunity to]]></description></item><item><title>Burroughs Honored by New Jersey Victim Center</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/burroughs_honored_by_new_jersey_victim_center.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/burroughs_honored_by_new_jersey_victim_center.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2005 16:04:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=burroughs%5Fhonored%5Fby%5Fnew%5Fjersey%5Fvictim%5Fcenter</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In his own words:On Thursday evening April 7, I attended the annual dinner of the Center for Traumatic Grief and Victim Services of South Jersey founded and headed by Ms. Kathy Garcia. The dinner was held in the ballroom of the Regency Hotel and was]]></description></item><item><title>Prosecutors seek change in treatment for batterers</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/prosecutors_seek_change_in_treatment_for_batterers.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/prosecutors_seek_change_in_treatment_for_batterers.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2005 11:54:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=prosecutors%5Fseek%5Fchange%5Fin%5Ftreatment%5Ffor%5Fbatterers</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[By Lou Kilzer, Rocky Mountain NewsApril 9, 2005Colorado may soon change the way it approaches treatment for those accused of committing domestic violence, if state prosecutors have their way. At a conference Friday, prosecutors told the state board i]]></description></item><item><title>Positive Male Images</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/positive_male_images.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/positive_male_images.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2005 06:13:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=positive%5Fmale%5Fimages</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thank you Dave!Thank you Jeff!...here's one of our own.]]></description></item></channel></rss>