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...cultural symptoms of the domestic violence epidemic and the levity with which we treat them go beyond hinting at the profundity of the disease: they feed it and perpetuate it. A culture that treats domestic violence as an undesirable but inevitable part of life keeps it inevitable. Abusers find validation of their behavior, and if the abuse is seen as acceptable their partners receive no encouragement to speak up about or escape from their suffering. This destructive cycle explains the prevalence of domestic violence. It is a cycle we must break...
APPLICATIONS: Provided that your friends have identical phones (or next-gen models not yet unveiled), you can share a two-way live video feed. Raunchy uses will no doubt proliferate...
...doesn’t seem like a huge amount, but it can feed so many children over there,” Kadakia said. “One dollar can be converted to 40 rupees, and some meals only cost five rupees. You’re talking about a lot of meals for children who don’t have a home anymore or people whose jobs were destroyed...
...says only half of all Darfurians have sufficient food and health care and only 40% have adequate sanitation. Malnutrition rates in Darfur are always high, but because crops have not been planted this season, people must now rely on aid groups to feed them for at least a year. But the biggest concerns are the continuing violence and the government's efforts to force people to return to their villages, where they may face new attacks. "[The violence] is still inside me," says Ahmed. "And they want to act as if nothing has changed...
...launching sensor-loaded canisters known as dropwindsondes, sleek probes that take continuous readings of wind speeds, temperature, pressure and humidity as they parachute down. By combining the data obtained by multiple dropwindsondes, computer models can recon- struct the environment both inside and outside a hurricane, identifying conditions that feed or sap its strength or steer it in a particular direction. As a result, five-day hurricane-track forecasts are as accurate today as three-day forecasts were 15 years...