(Prudent Press Agency) --- Since a 2007 investigation revealed a disturbing pattern of sexual and physical abuse at some Texas Youth Commission (TYC) detention facilities, Texas authorities have worked hard to drastically cut the number of juveniles incarcerated around the state. Several of the troubled detention centers have been closed, and the funding originally slated for them was redirected to local law enforcement agencies. Those remaining open have implemented new policies to prevent further abuses.


The sweeping reforms implemented by the TYC have freed up money necessary to keep youth offenders in their own homes under supervised release or living at half-way houses close to parole and probation officials throughout the duration of their path through the juvenile justice system. The criminal and fiscal effects of changes to the incarceration program are dramatic. For example, despite a steady increase in Texas' juvenile population, fewer are appearing in criminal courts. In addition, the state of Texas has saved approximately $80,000 per year for each child that is not housed in a TYC facility, resulting in a cumulative budgetary boon of nearly $200 million.

(Prudent Press Agency)--- Women are mighty independent these days but there are certain areas where they would still have the man take the lead. Making the first move to initiate a relationship is one such thing. If you want to figure out how you can get a guy to make the first move then this article if for you.

Wear something head turning
You have to look gorgeous and to do that you have to wear something head turning and stunning. Why would he even give an old carpet walking past him a second glance? Up your style quotient and wear clothes that are dramatic, make a statement and suit your style.

Make eye contact
Do not hesitate to establish eye contact. Eye flirting can be a very suggestive way of letting a man know that you are interested in him but are waiting for him to make the first move. So when he looks your way look into his eyes and smile, or smile and raise your eyebrows or nod.

(Prudent Press Agency)---There is an ugly rumor circulating about the return of the 1970s mustache-wearing male finding his way to the 21st century. Is this a backlash to the metrosexual era? Is this a way for the "regular guy" to reclaim his masculinity? Is this a way of making food stuck to a man's face acceptable?

As a single woman, I strongly object to this horrific trend.

I'm not going to throw around careless accusations against facial hair. That just wouldn’t be right. Rather, my approach will be fair and balanced. You know, the reporting style made famous by Fox News.

For starters, the mustache reminds me of 1970s porn. As a kid, I wasn't always able to recognize the vital body parts through the scrambled Playboy Channel, but I could always tell if the man was wearing a mustache. Not a sexy scene, my friends.

Sticking with the 1970s theme, my father sported a mustache back then, and I don't want to date a man that resembles him. That's taking the Father Complex theory way too far.

(Prudent Press Agency)---A good laugh will do wonders for you as smiling and laughing lowers your stress levels, wins you a friendly reputation, and helps your usually tense co-workers and bosses to relax.

Humour on the job will do a lot for your career, but there are a number of things you need to know about laughter and humour in the place of work.

Feeling good and having humour in our lives can do wonders for our position and productivity, which means that there is definitely a place for some humour on the job. Having a smiling face will help your co-workers and supervisors feel better being around you, and you may well end up reaping rewards by laughing more in the workplace. But you need to know how to apply humour in your work environment.

Laughing has been proven to be a huge stress reliever, letting you feel better and becoming more productive. To be able to loosen up and have some fun is great, so why not take that approach to work each day and lighten up around the work place? Smiling can make your job easier, more than ever if you work in customer service or sales. But there's certainly a right and incorrect way to use humour in the workplace.

(Prudent Press Agency)---Are the idiots in your life driving you crazy? Do you often feel like you are surrounded by idiots? Have you ever wondered if YOU are an idiot? Do the idiotic C.Y.A. instructions on the packaging of most products you buy these days make you feel like the world must think you are an idiot?

The following article contains lessons on stupidity. They cover things you should pretty much never do. There are many, many more lessons we could add, such as not floating face down in the septic tank or not applying your own tattoo with a wood burner and lead-based house paint, but these are normally material for a post-graduate stupidity course. You probably shouldn't attempt to comprehend these high-level concepts until you have mastered the more basic skills.

Experience has shown that the louder you yell the principle to the idiot pupil in question the better the procedure works. (OK, a little honesty here would probably be good. The truth is, shouting the lessons probably won't have much of an effect on the idiot, because as we all know, he/she is an idiot, but it will probably make you feel a little better).

(Prudent Press Agency)---Remember the lifelong anxiety you’ve experienced, worrying about the crumbling of The Great Wall of China? Fret no more.

Now, humanity longest tribute to war-wrought paranoia will be on the mend. It seems the enterprising communist nation has an abundant new supply of materials to rebuild it with: The millions of lead-loaded toys, bibs and other children’s paraphernalia its cheapo manufacturers shipped off to Mattel and other toy makers, appalling mothers by the millions.

But, as Confucius say, “Toys made with lead paint eventually return to factory.”

Or, in a more contemporary vein, "From China with lead" is turning into "Back at you from America."

Even as you read this, the varicolored plastic remedy is tending its way toward its eternal destiny, as ships laden with returned Barbie Dolls, Mattel Cars, painted bibs and other infant delights steam toward their disgraced land of origin.