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A common feature of our time is the extent to which many in our nation have become preoccupied with diversity. But true diversity obsession, almost a mania, is found at our institutions of higher learning. Rather than have a knee-jerk response for or against diversity, I think we should ask just what is diversity and whether it's a good thing. How do we tell whether a college, a department or another unit within a college is diverse or not? What exemptions from diversity are permitted?Seeing as college presidents and provosts are the main diversity pushers, we might start with their...

There have been a number of articles reporting that millennials are passing up high-paying jobs in trucking. As someone who comes from a long line of blue collar men — including truckers — I find it a bit odd that millennials aren’t eating up the chance for six-figure income. Two other trucking industry benefits that fall right in line with millennials are flexible hours and the opportunity for travel. There are many trucking jobs that are local and come with the ability to be home every night — perfect for raising a young family. For those with wanderlust, which is...

Russia's meteorological service has reported “extremely high pollution” of a radioactive isotope in the Urals near a facility that previously suffered the third worst nuclear catastrophe in history. The news bolsters international reports that a ruthenium-106 leak originating in the Urals sent a radioactive cloud over Europe. Greenpeace Russia has said it will ask the prosecutor general to investigate the possible cover-up of a nuclear accident. Rosatom, Russia's state nuclear company, said in a statement to The Telegraph on Tuesday there had been "no unreported accidents" and the ruthenium-106 emission was "not linked to any Rosatom site". Its Mayak facility,...

November 22, 2017 Memorial of Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr Reading 1 2 Mc 7:1, 20-31 It happened that seven brothers with their mother were arrestedand tortured with whips and scourges by the king,to force them to eat pork in violation of God's law. Most admirable and worthy of everlasting remembrance was the mother,who saw her seven sons perish in a single day,yet bore it courageously because of her hope in the Lord.Filled with a noble spirit that stirred her womanly heart with manly courage,she exhorted each of themin the language of their ancestors with these words:"I do not...

Ivanka winds up in TV ad for Alabama Democratic Senate candidate battling Roy Moore after saying there's a 'special place in Hell' for people who prey on children. Ivanka Trump has made her debut in a Senate Democratic campaign ad, after Doug Jones used her comment about people who 'prey on children' to condemn rival Republican Roy Moore. The president's daughter made the statement last week, at a time the president had yet to personally condemn Moore or comment on his accusers – something that still has not happened. 'There is a special place in hell for people who prey...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP/VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE and AMERICA: Government, Family, Military, Business, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 JOHN 5:14 Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

Steven Crowder and Not Gay Jared go undercover to investigate the grass roots uprising of the transgender movement. What legislation are the pushing? Whom are they targeting their efforts? We find out at Burlington, Vermont's 'Trans Town Hall'!

Boston resident Aijalon M. Gomes, 38, captured international headlines in 2010 when he was imprisoned in North Korea for seven months; he died on Nov. 17 in San DiegoA man held captive in a North Korean prison in 2010 and freed with the help of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter died in San Diego over the weekend after being found ablaze in a field. Aijalon M. Gomes, 38, had recently relocated to San Diego from Boston. On Friday night, around 11:30 p.m., an off-duty California Highway Patrol officer was driving westbound on Pacific Highway near SeaWorld Drive when he spotted...

Mention “tech cities,” and what might comes to mind are Silicon Valley, Chicago, Seattle, New York City, or Austin. But, Dallas-Fort Worth is emerging as a tech market, according to two new reports. “People have thought of Austin as Silicon Prairie for a long time,” said Ali Greenwood, vice president of data center solutions with commercial real estate firm JLL. This is logical, given that Dell, Apple, and Oracle have a presence there as do many technology startups. However, Greenwood said the sheer volume of Fortune 500 companies in DFW has attracted tech and other companies from elsewhere. Because of...

Incidents of these mystery booms are becoming more frequent Residents in Alabama were left baffled last week when a loud boom resounded across much of the state. The boom, nicknamed 'Bama Boom', has left experts stumped, with suggested causes ranging from supersonic aircrafts to meteors exploding in the atmosphere. This isn't the first time that the mysterious sound has been heard, and incidents are becoming more frequent according to some reports.  This year alone, similar noises have been reported 64 times this year, in locations including Michigan, Lapland, St Ives, Swansea and Yorkshire. ... The Birmingham National Weather Service tweeted:...

An Ohio man faces charges of reckless homicide after prosecutors say he pinned down his 11-year-old stepgrandson. ... “Police came here all the time for him and he threw a fit. My husband was holding him down, he got sick and then he just passed out. I don’t know.” Detectives say Martin stepped in after his wife and the boy got into an altercation. Investigators say Martin weighs between 360 and 400 pounds. “It appears the 11-year-old was deceased as a result of positional asphyxiation or compression,” Sheriff Gordon Ellis told television station WLWT in Cincinnati. The victim’s father...told WLWT...

A blond femme fatale charged with stealing pricey watches from a string of wealthy men was sentenced ​Tuesday to five years’ probation for targeting a restaurateur. Alexandra Martinez, 21, dodged jail time as part of the sweetheart deal she struck with prosecutors in September. She pleaded guilty to third-degree grand larceny in Manhattan Supreme Court in exchange for probation and was ordered to pay $9,000 in restitution to numerous victims.

POSTED 6:00 PM, , BY , UPDATED AT 06:53PM, NOVEMBER 21, 2017 FACEBOOK TWITTER PINTEREST LINKEDIN REDDIT EMAIL "Family is always important," 10-year-old hoping to be adopted h NEWCASTLE, Okla. - 10-year-old Chris is energetic and fun, and knows how to be patient. For fun, he likes to play The Legend of Zelda. We sat down with Chris to find out about some of his favorite things, like his favorite subject in school. "My favorite subjects are lunch!" he said. More specifically, "Pizza. Pizza pizza pizza pizza." He's still thinking about what he wants to be when he grows up....

The latest scandal to engulf the transportation giant could be its worst yet.Uber has taken plenty of wrong turns over the past few years. But the latest is certainly one of the most damaging. Bloomberg has revealed that the company concealed for more than a year a massive data breach that exposed sensitive records of millions of drivers and customers. The breach, which occurred in October 2016, was reportedly hidden by Uber’s Chief Security Officer, Joe Sullivan, and others. Sullivan and one of his deputies have been ousted by the company. Travis Kalanick, the firm’s cofounder and former CEO, was...

Brandy Mason couldn’t believe what she was witnessing. She said, “I came home Saturday, November 11th to find our lives in a dumpster, everything gone. Everything, including the family’s couch, chairs, beds, their clothes, and brandy’s son’s backpack, which someone emptied out and took all of the Halloween candy from inside of it. “Grant it, it’s just candy, but the fact I had that bag in a closet zipped up and they went into my home without my knowledge, without any eviction notice, without any legal action on me and took our whole life and threw it away.” We know...

In August, the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board labeled the case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton a “political prosecution” citing a sealed grand jury document provided to the editorial board. That document has now been published for the public to view by Direct Action Texas, a North Texas-based political accountability group and its contents are alarming. The document, a motion to dismiss filed by Paxton’s legal team, lays bare a number of violations of Paxton’s due process rights by Special Prosecutors Brian Wice and Kent Schaffer, as well as Chris Older, the original judge on the case. Oldner was...

The Civilian Marksmanship Program has always been a great way to get your hands on some vintage military rifles. Garands and M1 Carbines have been the staples, but the odd batch of 1903 Springfield bolt-actions pop up from time to time as well. It’s a program actually designed to put military style rifles in citizens’ hands for the purposes of making Americans better marksmen. However, the program isn’t known for selling pistols, just rifles. That’s about to change. The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act was approved Thursday to include a plan to transfer the U.S. Army’s remaining stock of .45...

Newly filed court documents confirm that Fusion GPS, the company mostly responsible for the controversial “Trump dossier” on presidential candidate Donald Trump, made payments to three journalists between June 2016 until February 2017. The revelation could be a breakthrough for House Republicans, who are exploring whether Fusion GPS used the dossier, which was later criticized for having inaccurate information on Trump, to feed anti-Trump stories to the press during and after the presidential campaign. The three journalists who were paid by Fusion GPS are known to have reported on "Russia issues relevant to [the committee's] investigation," the House Intelligence Committee...

<p>The musician and actor, 67, who starred in TV's The Partridge Family (1970 to 1974), has died in Florida after being hospitalized with organ failure, according to a statement sent to USA TODAY by his representative Jo-Ann Geffen.</p> <p>"On behalf of the entire Cassidy family, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, our uncle, and our dear brother, David Cassidy," the statement said. "David died surrounded by those he loved, with joy in his heart and free from the pain that had gripped him for so long. Thank you for the abundance and support you have shown him these many years."</p>