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		<title>Update: Summer Hiatus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re on a brief hiatus and plan more posts and updates in August.
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		<link>http://blog.intermedia-inc.com/update-summer-hiatus/</link>
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		<title>Today is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Website:

May 18th is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD). This annual observance is a day to recognize and thank the thousands of volunteers, community members, health professionals, and scientists who are working together to find a safe and effective HIV vaccine. It is also a day to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.intermedia-inc.com/today-is-hiv-vaccine-awareness-day/</link>
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		<title>Mothers of Lost Children to Hold Silent Vigil at the Whitehouse</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s something we got via an Email Tip:  The group, Mother&#8217;s of Lost Children will hold a silent vigil in front of the Whitehouse on Mother&#8217;s Day.  From their press release:
MOTHERS OF LOST CHILDREN TO GATHER FOR
 WHITE HOUSE VIGIL ON MOTHERS DAY

12 Noon Press Conference with Grieving Moms from Across America
Mothers from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.intermedia-inc.com/mothers-of-lost-children-to-hold-silent-vigil-at-the-whitehouse/</link>
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		<title>Department of Justice: Colleges Part of the Solution to End Sexual Assault</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an interesting article we found on Huffington Post by Tom Perrelli, Associate Attorney General of the United States.  He talks about the important role colleges and Universities play in helping end Sexual Assault. 
September 2009 marked the 15 year anniversary of President Bill Clinton signing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) into law. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.intermedia-inc.com/department-of-justice-colleges-part-of-the-solution-to-end-sexual-assault/</link>
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		<title>Proposal for Facebook &#8220;Panic Button&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a story we found via NPR, about the making the Facebook experience safer for young people: 
 The head of Britain&#8217;s online child protection agency met with Facebook executives Monday in Washington to try to convince them to embed his agency&#8217;s &#8220;panic button&#8221; on the site&#8217;s pages, so children can report any disturbing contacts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.intermedia-inc.com/proposal-for-facebook-panic-button/</link>
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		<title>Washington, DC:  Survivor Denied Rape Kit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We found this story via  Care2.Com about a Washington , DC sexual assault survivor who was denied use of a rape kit by both the hospital and police.   
For years women who have been sexually assaulted have had to deal with people who believe that is they didn&#8217;t say no, then a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.intermedia-inc.com/washington-dc-survivor-denied-rape-kit/</link>
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		<title>April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Click the image to visit the website of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center for more information about Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

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		<link>http://blog.intermedia-inc.com/april-is-sexual-assault-awareness-month/</link>
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		<title>NNEDV: Domestic Violence 2009 Census</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an excellent resource from the National Network to End Domestic Violence for information about states and their response to domestic violence.

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		<link>http://blog.intermedia-inc.com/nnedv-domestic-violence-2009-census/</link>
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		<title>The Danger of &#8220;Huffing&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We found this interesting article on the Care2.Com website about the growing problem of inhalant abuse by young people: 
The aerosol cleaner used to clean your computer, hairspray, paint solvents, gasoline, and that old standby, glue, can all be inhaled (huffed) to get a high. Kids have been taking advantage of this method of getting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.intermedia-inc.com/the-danger-of-huffing/</link>
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		<title>Breaking the Silence: Sexual Assault on Campus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have previously posted about the inadequacies of many college and university justice systems when it comes to the issue of sexual assault.
We found this very interesting article by Jaclyn Friedman, who talks about the issue and recounts her personal experience as a sexual assault survivor:
I&#8217;d heard horror stories about victims being grilled in excruciating [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.intermedia-inc.com/breaking-the-silence-sexual-assault-on-campus/</link>
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