child abuse the willful infliction of pain and suffering on children through physical, sexual, or emotional mistreatment. Prior to the 1970s the term child abuse normally referred to only physical mistreatment, ...
No Child Left Behind U.S. federal law aimed at improving public primary and secondary schools, and thus student performance, via increased accountability for schools, school districts, and states. The act was passed by ...
family law The law of maintenance and support has differed from that of marital property in most countries. A widow, for example, normally receives some share in her husband's estate upon his death. Some ...
South Africa From a 3.1% growth rate in 2000, the economy slowed to an increase of 1.5% in the first quarter, 1.8% in the second quarter, and 1.2% in the third quarter of 2001. The slowdown was attributed to a ...
Developments in the States, 1999 A state-by-state survey indicated that legislatures had appropriated $3.3 billion to prepare their computers for switchover to year 2000 operation. Although readiness varied, most state officials ...
South Africa The South African economy grew by 3% during 2002 but slowed down from the third quarter (2.9%). Growth in the fourth quarter of 2002 was 2.4%, but it fell to 0.9% in the first quarter of 2003 and to ...
South Africa The economy grew by 2.9% in the first quarter of 2002, by 3.9% in the second quarter, and 3% in the third quarter, rates that were considered good in view of the world slowdown. The unemployment rate ...
South Africa By the first quarter of 2004, the economy had sped up to 3.6%, and it increased to 3.9% in the second quarter. Manufacturing production grew by 2.7%, having recovered in the first quarter from three ...
Equal Rights Amendment a proposed but unratified amendment to the U.S. Constitution that was designed mainly to invalidate many state and federal laws that discriminate against women; its central underlying principle was ...
West Virginia West Virginia's present constitution dates from 1872, but it has been amended many times. The governor is head of the executive branch and is assisted by a secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, ...
Washington Post - Found 17 hours ago An audit of Maryland's child support enforcement agency shows that hundreds of lottery winners were allowed to keep their winnings despite overdue
Globe Investor - Found Oct. 16, 2008 ... will benefit Prevent Child Abuse Oklahoma, an organization aimed at preventing child abuse in Oklahoma through parent education and support.
Wake up America - Found Oct. 14, 2008 ... now, with that said...there is a limit to what I would do to support any ticket. I would NOT offer up my child, so to speak, but it seems...
TMZ - Found Oct. 13, 2008 Gigi is asking for nearly a million per month in child and spousal support ($988,184), including a grand per month for 'furniture and...
