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Holy Shit. This Is How the Duggars’ Homeschooling Curriculum Allegedly Dealt With Sexual Abuse.

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All I can tell you about this tweet is that the Duggars are/were fans of Bill Gothard and that this sexual abuse “lesson” does appear to have been a part of his curriculum at one time.

Gothard himself has been the subject of sordid allegations.

Update: “This is what purity culture does. More than anything else, it silences victims.” —Samantha Field, whose thoughtful post “how Josh Duggar is getting away with it” served as Sarah Galo’s source for Gothard’s insane sexual abuse counseling sheet. Go read the whole thing.

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$26 Billion in US Aid Later, the Iraqi Military Is a Total Disaster

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As US bombs rain down on ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria, analysts agree that this war will ultimately be won on the ground. Too bad the Iraqi defense forces are a shambles. The New York Times reports that the United States still has to train the country’s 26 “intact and loyal” brigades. And the Iraqi government has yet to recruit and set up national guard units. “It is not going to be soon,” says a State Department official.

Sound familiar? Following the American invasion of Iraq in 2003, the US government spent billions trying to rebuild Iraq’s security forces so they could fight insurgents such as ISIS. By the fall of 2012, about a year after the full withdrawal of American troops, this effort had consumed about half the money the US government spent on Iraq’s reconstruction, according to the final report of the Special Investigator General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR).

Here’s where that money went:

Training the Iraqi military: $1.32 billion
SIGIR says: “As with the police force, the number of troops reporting for duty continually fell below desired levels, with AWOL rates exceeding 3% per month.”
Providing military, logistical, and maintenance support for the Iraqi military: $2.6 billion
Renovating and building Iraqi military bases: $4.1 billion
Supplying the Iraqi military with aircraft, boats, tanks, armored personnel carriers, and other gear: $3.4 billion
Developing an elite counterterrorism force: $237 million*
Maybe: Since the US government did not keep track of this specific expenditure, SIGIR says “the total costs of the program remained unknown.”
Training, staffing, and supplying Iraqi police: $9.4 billion
Developing the “Sons of Iraq” program to train to provide jobs for about 100,000 mostly Sunni insurgents: $370 million
SIGIR says: “Financial controls were weak, program managers could not tell whether SOI members received their US-funded salaries, and the Pentagon was unable to provide evaluations of the program’s outcomes.”
Developing other infrastructure security programs: $300 million
Shoring-up Iraq’s courts: $681 million.
SIGIR says: “The court system contends with human rights issues, including reported acts of torture and retaliatory prosecutions by police and military authorities.”
Building prisons, including the never-completed Khan Bani S’ad prison: $165 million

Total cost of rebuilding, training, supplying the Iraqi military, police, and justice system: Around $26 billion

Meanwhile, the estimated cost of the new war in Iraq? Around $15-$20 billion. That’s according to a recent estimate by Gordon Adams, Bill Clinton’s defense budget confidant and a professor at American University. But that could change quickly. Two weeks earlier, Adams estimated this campaign would cost $10-$15 billion.

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Vast Stretches of Minnesota Are Flooded as Swollen Rivers Overflow

After heavy winter snows and torrential spring rains, floods spread throughout the state, from Canada to Iowa. Read More: Vast Stretches of Minnesota Are Flooded as Swollen Rivers Overflow Related ArticlesIs Nuclear Power Ever Coming Back?Hardcore Capitalists Warn That Climate Change Is A Big Deal For American BusinessesThese Maps Show How Many Brutally Hot Days You Will Suffer When You’re Old

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Vast Stretches of Minnesota Are Flooded as Swollen Rivers Overflow

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Economic Scene: Carbon Cuts Now Won’t Stop Climate Change, but Could Limit Damage

It’s too late to prevent climate change by reducing carbon emissions now. But it could help prevent even more serious damage 50, 75 and 100 years from today. Visit link – Economic Scene: Carbon Cuts Now Won’t Stop Climate Change, but Could Limit Damage Related ArticlesBipartisan Report Tallies High Toll on Economy From Global WarmingDot Earth Blog: Two Climate Analysts Weigh the Notion of a ‘Good’ Path in the AnthropoceneJustices Uphold Emission Limits on Big Industry

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Hardcore Capitalists Warn That Climate Change Is A Big Deal For American Businesses

The report focuses on the devastation that climate change could cause for American businesses. Jim Gillooly/PEI/Flickr Another day, another climate change report predicting serious consequences for the United States. Tuesday’s report, however, focuses on the devastation that climate change could cause for American businesses. The report, Risky Business, comes from a panel chaired by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and hedge fund manager turned climate activist Tom Steyer. It includes devastating forecasts for American companies, including dramatic declines in agricultural yields, loss of productivity due to intense heat and up to $35 billion spent dealing with coastal storms. “We just cannot afford to wait another minute,” Bloomberg said Tuesday in New York at an event where the report was unveiled. “Climate change is costing governments and businesses billions of dollars.” To keep reading, click here. Link – Hardcore Capitalists Warn That Climate Change Is A Big Deal For American Businesses Related Articles“Almost Everything It Wanted”There Are 1,401 Uninspected High-Risk Oil and Gas Wells.Bipartisan Report Tallies High Toll on Economy From Global Warming

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Green Job Spotlight: Store Manager Provides Like-New Computers at Likable Prices

ComputerWorks store manager John Kwalick helps turn old computers into something new.

When customers walk into the ComputerWorks store inside Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s Lawrenceville location, they often ask for Johnny.

“The people just love him,” says Dennis Abbott, computer and electronics recycling manager. “He’s able to communicate with customers, no matter what age or ethnic group.”

Fan-favorite Johnny is John Kwalick, the ComputerWorks manager. In that role, he’s responsible for all the activities in the store, including pricing, customer complaints, refurbishing computers, and programming better systems for tracking work orders and handling other operational efficiencies.

Since coming to the store in 2009, he’s been popular with almost everyone who walks through the door. “He’s just so knowledgeable and has such great communication skills,” says Abbott, who manages Kwalick.

As it turns out, the feeling is mutual. “I love dealing with the customers’ issues and computer problems,” he says. “It’s something new every day; it’s never the same. I like the changing factor of it.”

Recycling = Job Training

Unlike other computer stores, which often have the goal to push out as many new units as possible, ComputerWorks focuses on refurbishing older computers whenever practical. “Other places just want to sell you a new computer,” Abbott says. “We’ll take the time to explain whether it’s viable to upgrade or not.”

Adds Kwalick: “Most of these older computers are still good and can do the same thing as a newer computer can for basic work.”

When upgrading isn’t possible, they recycle the parts through a partnership with Dell Reconnect, a computer-recycling program that’s kept more than 324 million pounds of e-waste out of landfills since 2004.

As a result, green jobs are created for people, with Kwalick’s position being just one example. “We think about recycling every day here,” he says. “It’s just part of the way we operate.”

The program also creates jobs for people with disabilities, who take apart the machines and categorize what’s inside so that recyclers don’t have to do disassembly down the line. In fact, donating one working computer to Dell Reconnect equates to 6.8 hours of job training for a Goodwill employee.

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We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for February 18, 2014

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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force aviators light night-time smoke signals as part of their mandatory, semi-annual Life-Saving Survival Training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 28, 2014. Night-time smoke signals use grey smoke with a flashing red light, while day-time smoke signals are bright red in color. The signals burn for approximately 70 seconds. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. D. A. Walters/Released)

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Seventh Generation Training Pants 2T-3T, 25 Count (Pack of 4)

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