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...behind the scenes. The media cannot escape a measure of abstraction however they approach these atrocities on the page or screen, as it isn’t until we come face-to-face with the people involved in the trials and statistics that we begin to comprehend the sheer scale of what has happened...
...ICTY, every case involves thousands of those pained or vindictive eyes. From a legal perspective and through the lens of the press, we are forced to consider the ethnic cleansing campaign’s 300,000 dead and 20,000 rape victims. But these numbers assume an incomprehensible scale...
...large-scale efforts to connect the continent are picking up speed. On Sept. 9, O3b Networks - a Channel Islands-based telco backed by Google, HSBC and U.S. cable-TV operator Liberty Global - unveiled plans to offer cheap, high-speed Internet access via satellite to developing regions like Africa by the end of 2010. It's not the only ambitious scheme to bring the continent online. In recent months, work has begun on initiatives to connect countries in eastern and southern Africa - the only major populated regions not hooked up to the global broadband network of fiber-optic cables - to each...
...turned out that the students who initially scored lowest on the self-esteem scale scored much higher on the second test - almost as high as those who started out with the highest self-esteem scores - after they wrote about their best-loved celebrities. "Because people form bonds in their mind with their favorite celebrities, they are able to assimilate the celebrity's characteristics in themselves and feel better about themselves when they think about that celebrity," says Gabriel. "And that is something these individuals can't do in real relationships because their fear of rejection keeps them from getting close...
...between BPA exposure and health problems. They found more than a few. The JAMA study indicates higher levels of BPA in urine - the simplest way to test for the chemical - was associated with higher incidences of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and liver enzyme abnormalities. The article represents the first large-scale study of BPA in a human population - and is sure to add to the controversy surrounding it. "This isn't just any old epidemiological study - this is a national survey," says Frederick vom Saal, a biologist at the University of Missouri and an outspoken opponent of BPA, who wrote...