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...Poaching has always been a problem in India, but economic growth across the border has pushed hunters to new levels of greed. As the ranks of affluent Chinese increase, so does the demand for tiger skins, along with ground tiger bones, whiskers and penises for use in traditional Chinese medicine. A large, unblemished pelt can fetch over $10,000, and powdered tiger bones sell for hundreds of dollars per kilogram. Neighboring Tibet has become a virtual shopping mall for tigers. In an undercover visit in 2005, conservationist Wright filmed vendors in Lhasa hawking dozens of pelts and swatches...
...fourteen-year-old daughter Dayaka was raped in Meheba Refugee Camp. She is now pregnant, out of school, and severely depressed. Her desperate mother has gone to the police, camp NGOs, and even UN representatives without any response. She has written countless letters to the leaders of these organizations, demanding justice, or even a chance for it. Instead, she has been scolded for speaking up at all. One UN employee, in response to the threats being made to Jean’s well-being, told her she has “brought this on herself.”Her case...
...just in cycling but in all of sports. "Let's focus on the young generations," says Echavarri. "Let's be tough, but educating. Punishing is easy, but let's analyze the roots of what's happening. Even though right now cycling doesn't have much moral power to demand anything, it's still worth...
...involved fathering. These "Gatekeeper Moms" give mixed signals - they beg their husbands to get the kid dressed, then are hypercritical over the choice of outfit he puts the baby in. They leave long lists of instructions whenever going out, as if Dad's a new babysitter. Or they demand their husbands tackle half the duties, yet they resent it when Dad asks to be an equal partner in critical decisions, such as determining when their baby should undergo sleep training rather than be fed during the night...
...against Israel on the grounds it is trying to liberate occupied Lebanese land. Arab officials are suggesting that if the U.S. package deal were to return the Shebaa Farms to Lebanon, perhaps to be used for the base of the NATO force, that would allow the Lebanese government to demand the deployment of the army to replace Hizballah guerrillas, and blame Hizballah - and Iran - for blocking a solution to the crisis. Hizballah would also be able to save face by proclaiming Shebaa liberated by its efforts...