Oz govt to give emotionally wounded kids 'cash boost'
Melbourne, Sept 7 ANI: In a bid to support children dealing with the breakdown of their parents' relationship, Australian government has decided to sanction a funding of 17 million dollars for the next three years. The money will be used to expand and/or create 18 separate services to support children displaced and emotionally wounded by their parents' divorce, said Attorney-General Robert McClelland.Adding on to the proposed ones, there will be other services that are already part of the Supporting Children after Separation Program.More services will be added depending upon the advice to the government and funding applications."This important program will help children throughout this traumatic time to understand and manage the changes in their family relationships, both during and after the separation of their parents," News.com.au quoted McClelland, as saying.He added: "The new services will be placed in areas of need across Australia and will support children through a range of counselling and group activities." Professor Matt Sanders, who heads the Triple-P Parenting Program at the University of Queensland, is hoping that the additional funding would also be given to parental programs.He also said that it was important to include parents in the transition and support process after a divorce. "The key to a successful outcome is to target the parents. Divorce is a life transition for everyone involved and that transition takes time, but it doesn't have to be detrimental to the children involved," said Sanders. He added: "The child has to be the number one priority ... there is strong evidence the quality of parenting can have a significant impact on a child's development." He said that parental separation had varied effects on children depending on their age."Teenagers are often the most affected, are often exposed to bad parenting, suffer behaviour problems and have trouble interacting socially," said Sanders. He added: "In the short term, children may display emotional and academic problems, but in the longer term, children may suffer increased psychological problems as a result of poor parent/child relationships. "But divorce doesn't have to be detrimental on the kids involved, if the parents have the right tools." ANI
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2008-09-05 13:37:11Meet the couple who married and became millionaires all thanks to the Internet!
London, Sept 4 ANI: A couple who had met on a dating website saw their luck continuing through the Internet when they won 1.9million pounds playing the lottery online.The duo, Ed and Michelle Edwards, had been living on a low budget before grabbing a share of Saturday's Lotto jackpot of just under 8million pounds.The couple, who have four teenage children from previous relationships and currently live in a rented two-bedroom cottage in Yeovil, have now decide to buy their own detached five-bedroom house in nearby Sherbourne.When Edwards, 43, had received the email from National Lottery notifying him of their win, he originally deleted it. But later, he kept it a secret from his wife for three hours last Sunday until he was sure their numbers had come up."We were standing in a field with our two dogs when Ed told me and I jumped up and down, screamed and said I didn't believe him, I thought it was a joke," the Sun quoted her as saying."The first person I told was my sister, you're told to keep it to yourself but its very difficult, you just have to share that kind of news," she said.She has already bought a new Mini Cooper convertible after having to sell her last one to bay the bills after her divorce.Edwards, who works as a computer engineer for Avon and Somerset Probation Service, is taking a month off work to decide his next move.But the family are determined to go on holiday and buy a bigger house in time for Christmas so that all two of the couple's children who still live at home can have their own rooms."Everyone has an idea of what they want to buy if they ever won the lottery but when you do all those ideas seem silly and you dismiss them," Mr Edwards said."I always thought I'd like to go to the North Pole and run around naked like Billy Connolly."All of a sudden you have this great amount of money but you have to invest it and look after your it and your family," he added. ANI
2008-09-04 08:04:05Six reasons why Palin is the worst running mate in US history
Washington, Sept.4 ANI: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been branded the worst running mate in American history.According to The Mirror, the Republican vice-presidential hopeful's selection has complicated matters for the Grand Old Party, as serious questions are now being asked about her vetting process.he tabloid predicts that the Republicans could pay the price for selecting Palin as their vice-presidential choice.Here are just a few things that are expected to turn voters off Palin.1.Palin is a proud hunter who loves gunning down wild animals including rabbits and caribou in cold blood2.She has been extremely vociferous in her opposition of same-sex marriage3. She has often been criticised by environmentalists for opposing restrictions on oil drilling in Alaska4.She intervened to sack a state trooper who was involved in a divorce battle with her sister.5.Palin's five-months' pregnant daughter Bristol was with her mum at the Republican Convention in Minnesota last night.6.Palin has agreed to reduce funding for Covenant House Alaska by more than 20 per cent, from five million dollars to 3.9 million dollars. ANI
2008-09-04 04:00:00Kate Hudson says her taste in men is 'all over the place'
Washington, Sept 4 ANI: When it comes to men, Kate Hudson doesn't look for specific qualities.After her recent split with Lance Armstrong, the star, in a recent interview, has said that her kind of men can be found all over the place. "My taste is kind of all over the place. Always has been. I don't have a specific type," People quoted her, as saying in the October issue of Cosmopolitan. When asked if she would marry again, the actress answered: "Yeah, totally." She added: "It just depends on the person you meet - if it's important to them, if it's important to you."The 'Almost Famous' actress still shares a good camaraderie with ex-hubby , Chris Robinson, 41, the father of her 4-year-old son Ryder."Look - we're still basically living together! We've figured it out. I mean, obviously nothing's perfect, but I could never look at our divorce as a mistake. If anything, it's the best thing that ever happened to us," she said. ANI
2008-09-04 03:00:00McCain camp battles criticism of Palin vetting process
St. Paul Minnesota, Sept.3 ANI: Republican presidential nominee John McCain's aides are insisting that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was properly checked out before she became his vice-presidential running mate.The vetting came under attack after news broke Monday that Palin's 17-year-old unmarried teenage daughter, Bristol, is five-months pregnant; her husband, Todd, was arrested for DUI in 1986; and the Alaska governor has retained a private attorney to represent her in an investigation into the firing of the state public safety commissioner."Anytime you have a candidate who's not as well-known nationally, there's going to be a lot of scrutiny in the initial weeks entering the national political stage," McCain campaign spokesman Brian Rogers told FOXNews.com."We're completely comfortable with the vetting that we've done and we're looking forward to the campaign ahead," he added.Campaigning in Philadelphia on Tuesday, McCain said he is satisfied that Palin's background was properly checked before she was selected."The vetting process was completely thorough and I'm grateful for the results," McCain told reporters as he toured a firehouse.The McCain camp says Palin volunteered information about Bristol's' pregnancy with high school classmate Levi Johnston and about her husband's DUI arrest at age 22 during questioning as part of the vice presidential search process.The Alaska governor also spoke at length about the dismissal of the state's public safety commissioner that has triggered a legislative investigation.But since Monday, McCain's campaign has been batting away suggestions that the Arizona senator's team didn't fully research his running mate. According to Fox News, the vetting process normally takes two to three months.For McCain's search, Rogers said, attorney Arthur B. Culvahouse led a team of 24 people to review public documents for prospective candidates without their knowledge. Those documents included news reports, speeches, financial and tax return disclosures, litigation, investigations, ethical charges, marriages and divorces.For Palin, the team studied online archives of the state's largest newspapers, including the Anchorage Daily News, but didn't request paper archives for her hometown newspaper to maintain discretion.McCain and his top advisers - Steve Schmidt, Rick Davis, Mark Salter and Charlie Black - reviewed the 40-plus page reports on each candidate. From this review, McCain's team discovered that Palin had once received a citation for fishing without a license.Culvahouse said that Palin and others on the short list were also sent a personal data survey with 70 "very intrusive" questions. The campaign also asked her to submit a number of years of federal and state tax returns, along with any controversial articles she had written or interviews she had done. The campaign also checked her credit.Culvahouse then conducted a nearly three-hour long interview.McCain initially met Palin in February, then held one phone conversation with her last week before inviting her to Arizona, according to a campaign-issued time line. In Arizona, he offered her the job Thursday. ANI
2008-09-03 18:00:00Nigerian man to divorce 82 wives - but keep four
A Nigerian religious leader with 86 wives accepts an Islamic decree ordering him to divorce all but four, local authorities say....
2008-08-31 17:09:03Divorce rate lowest for 26 years
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