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Contact: Trudy Schuett, 1-928-726-6200, for Stop Abusive and Violent Environments

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sen. Harry Reid's claim about male unemployment and domestic violence is misleading and false because it selectively chooses the data, domestic violence experts say. On February 22, Reid claimed on the Senate floor that "women aren't abusive, most of the time. Men, when they're out of work, tend to become abusive."

Now, 16 groups are calling on Reid to issue an apology for unfairly stereotyping men: 02/23/press-release-groups-demand-sen-harry-reid-apologize-for- sexist-remarks/

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Over 250 scholarly studies show women are as physically aggressive, or more aggressive, than men in their relationships with their male partners, according to Martin Fiebert, professor of psychology at California State University: ~mfiebert/assault.htm

Mainstream researchers have documented how domestic violence advocates often misrepresent the research:

-- Advocates have "let their ideological commitments overrule their scientific commitments" - Murray Straus, PhD, University

of New Hampshire

-- New research data "are largely overlooked or discounted." -

Miriam Ehrensaft, PhD, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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-- Widespread domestic violence myths may be "harmful to women,

men, children, and the institution of the family." - Richard

Gelles, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

"Sen. Reid's one-sided comments are the latest example how persons slice-and-dice the data to mislead the public," according to Marty Nemko, PhD of the National Organization of Men. "If Sen. Reid truly wants to help unemployed men, he should stop unfairly vilifying them as abusers and make sure his new jobs bill targets those in greatest need."

A recent Special Report, "Fifty Domestic Violence Myths," documents that many assertions of the domestic violence industry are one-sided, unverifiable, or false: RADARreport-50-DV-Myths.pdf

Now the "Abusegate, Investigate!"campaign is requesting a Congressional probe into the misleading claims and falsehoods espoused by industry representatives: http:// abusegate.mensnewsdaily.com/.

Two years ago Carol Burger of Boynton Beach, Fla. became unemployed and broke-up with her live-in girlfriend Jessica Kalish. Thomas sabo charms On October 29, 2008, Burger attacked Kalish with a household screwdriver, stabbing her 222 times. Then Burger took her own life.

Days before the murder-suicide, Berger emailed a friend about her financial quandary: "I was really annoyed when I found out that Jess let her life insurance lapse for lack of payment."

Research confirms that unemployment and financial strain can increase the risk of partner violence but does not, as Senator Reid alleges, result in more violence from men than women.

SOURCE Stop Abusive and Violent Environments

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MUMBAI: After promising to allow the release of Shah Rukh Khan's 'My Name Is Khan', Shiv Sena did a volte-face on Tuesday as its men went on the rampage attacking movie halls across Mumbai where advance bookings for the film had opened. Chief minister Ashok Chavan retaliated by warning that if the Sena did not allow smooth screning of the film, he would withdraw the Z-plus security cover of Uddhav Thackeray, prompting Uddhav to say he did not want any security from the state government.

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CHINO - As the state Department of Corrections closes its youth operations here, officials are paving the way for the former Heman G. Stark youth prison to become a part of the California Institution for Men.

The change comes as the state deals with federal pressure to relieve inmate overcrowding in its prison system and as the state prison system is preparing to significantly increase its adult housing operations in the Chino Valley.

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Meanwhile, corrections is working to return about 1,400 beds that were rendered uninhabitable when adult inmates rioted at the adult prison on August.

The project to rebuild damaged dormitories at CIM, estimated to cost about $6 million, is expected to be completed in June or July, said Fakhoury.

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Seth Wescott will burst from the starting gate this afternoon to defend his 2006 gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics in men's snowboardcross.

On the way down the steep, winding course he'll be met with rollers, banked turns, jumps and three other riders barreling downward -- all of them vying for the same fast line. Crashes happen.

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Wescott hired Curtis Bacca, a 15-year wax veteran of the U.S. Alpine Team. He is sharing Bacca and expenses with U.S. teammate Lindsay Jacobellis -- the famed silver medalist in 2006 and favorite for gold in Vancouver.

"She's not my competition," he said with a grin earlier this winter from his home in Carrabassett Valley.

Why exactly go to such lengths?

It's simple, said Wescott. At that speed, with so much on the line, everything matters.

Even which wax you choose.

"It's huge," said Wescott. "Curtis will put in eight hours the night before on my boards. You need someone who can think on the fly and has a full three minutes between the semifinals and final.

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He had to pick a different board. And use different wax.

When it comes to his boards, they're built by Switzerland's Hansjurg Kessler, a former racer who outfits many of the top snowboarders.

"He is building the best boards in the world for racing. It's worth it to me to go with him," said Wescott. "It's better materials. And he makes them by hand, instead of a robot in China. You see a lot of mistakes in factory-made boards."

A racing snowboard, unlike what recreational boarder might use, is designed differently.

The length is longer by several centimeters, but the major difference is in the upturn at the ends of the board -- they're generally smaller on a racing board.

That means more board length for faster speeds.

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Wescott's basic game plan is to start fast.

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Cool ease guided Seth Wescott in his stunning charge to gold in the replica hublot watches finals of the men's snowboardcross at the Vancouver Olympics.

It was the ride of his life. He felt pure joy as his snowboard crossed the line first.

"It was just one of those situations that I knew I could ride those terrain features better and carry my speed," Wescott told the Portland Press Herald on Wednesday in a rare moment of downtime since winning the gold medal Monday evening.

"It seemed so easy when I actually went by Mike (Robertson of Canada, the silver medalist). It just seemed that whole straightaway ran so perfectly.

"It was just so cool to be in the moment and feel that ease of executing," he said. "For me, the race was really such a powerful moment."

Wescott said winning an Olympic gold medal for the second time was sweeter than he imagined.

In 2006, he entered the Turin Olympics as the favorite. He was the defending world champion, and had a strong year on the World Cup circuit.

This year, at age 33, he struggled with some painful injuries that affected his World Cup performances. He was considered a contender, but others were favored for the gold.

"It was so incredible in Torino," said Wescott. "But to me, it was amazing to be able to do this a second time."

His voice sounded tired. It rose and fell, sounding as if he hadn't slept in days.

Twenty-four hours after his win, he jumped aboard the medals stand, pumped his fists in the air and sang out the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner."

"Tuesday was superlong. I got literally 45 minutes of sleep before starting into it," he said. "At 3 a.m. I had to go on the 'Today' show. It was such a long day."

Don't misunderstand. He's not complaining.

It's the reality of striking back-to-back gold in a sport that is quickly becoming a favorite of the Winter Games.

Heading into this race, Wescott spoke candidly about what he needed the second time around. He was searching for a higher level of motivation, the kind that only the Thomas sabo charms Olympics can bring. He suspected it would click in upon arrival.

But the weather was lousy for days. The conditions -- until race day -- were not conducive to snow sports.

"I just thought we were going to run in a lot worse conditions than we did. We lucked out for our day," he said. "It was the first time in 28 days it even got into freezing temps."

Wescott had a lousy qualifier. He slipped and spun 360 degrees, and after a somewhat better second run, was ranked 17th of 32 riders to start the heats.

"I hadn't really realized I was going to feel as much pressure as I did," said Wescott. "Neither of those qualifying heats went the way I would have wanted. I knew I wasn't going to have a good lane choice all day."

With that, he found that extra motivation.

"I remember thinking 'OK, I'm going to have to work so damn hard for this,'" said Wescott. "It was going to be a total battle. I really felt it kick in at that point. The energy was just there."

He made it through the round of 32, quarterfinals, and semifinals -- appearing far more focused.

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