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...reflect that reality," says Matt Waldman, the Afghan policy adviser for Oxfam, which released a damning report in 2006 on the state of education in Afghanistan. It shows that the ratio of boys to girls in primary school is roughly 2 to 1, but by the time girls enter secondary school (and puberty), the ratio drops to four boys for every girl. In more than 80% of rural districts, there are no girls in secondary school at all. Overall, only 10% of girls in school actually obtain a diploma...
...marriage licenses. Kurdek says in a 1998 Journal of Marriage and the Family paper that even though gay and lesbian relationships end more often than straight marriages, they don't degrade any faster. In other words, it takes squabbling gay and straight couples the same amount of time to enter what is known as "the cascade toward divorce." But straight couples more often find a way to stop the cascade. For gays, breaking up usually means simply moving out, not hiring divorce attorneys...
...which lost its U.N. representation in 1971 when its seat was switched to Beijing, has been blocked in several attempts to re-join the body under its formal name of "Republic of China." While the referendum will have little practical effect - the island doesn't have the support to enter the U.N. under any name - it was the sort of move that once would have sent Beijing into a frenzy. While the Chinese government has said it would not tolerate the referendum, it has toned down its rhetoric and instead relied on pressure from the U.S., Taiwan's biggest ally...
...impossible to separate those things. People are very concerned about China's behavior, both internally and externally. I hope people enjoy the sports, and I hope the Americans do well, but I think it's very hard to expect that politics will not enter...
...explained. "But only in the second case was it clear that the mother was acting strangely." In Vilma's case, Encke said that the zookeepers didn't have a timely indication that the cubs were in danger: they are reared inside a darkened cave, and the zookeepers do not enter to see them until they are six weeks old. Despite an infrared camera and sound recording device inside the cave, the zookeepers noticed too late that the cubs were no longer making any noises. Only after they heard the mother banging against the bars did they investigate, finding no sign...