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Exploited at a young age: Help stop the abuse
By Rob Winters - Published on Monday, 06 June 2011 20:14
"For Janu, walking the streets to beg for alms is the only option for survival. After all, she has a two-year-old daughter to feed, and she herself, at 14 years old, is little more than a child.
The story of Janu, who lives in the Attappady tribal area in Palakkadu district in the southern Indian state of Kerala, is not an isolated one.
In tribal hamlets in the districts of Wayanad, Palakkadu and Kasargod, girls like Janu end up as unwed mothers after falling victim to sexual harassment and exploitation, sometimes by influential men who refuse to acknowledge their responsibilities. Now, these women face shame and starvation."
Read more: http://www.streetnewsservice.org/news/2011/june/feed-283/unwed-tribal-mothers-seek-aid.aspx
"The doorbell that tricks burglars into thinking you're home"
By Rob Winters - Published on Sunday, 05 June 2011 14:11
"A schoolboy is on course for a £250,000 windfall after inventing a doorbell that fools burglars into believing somebody is home at an empty property.Smart Bell, designed by 13-year-old Laurence Rook, dials the homeowner's mobile phone when pressed, allowing them to talk to whoever is outside their front door."
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1394448/Doorbell-tricks-burglars-thinking-youre-home-invented-schoolboy-Laurence-Rook-13.html#ixzz1OQkOosKn"The girl who feels no pain"
By Rob Winters - Published on Sunday, 05 June 2011 14:02
"The parents of a four-year-old girl who feels no pain, has no concept of danger and is wide awake when everyone is sleeping, have spoken of how they have to be the most 'careful parents in the world'.A rare condition called Smiths-Magenis Syndrome means that four-year-old Grace Riddell's every move has to be watched by her mother and father."
"Paging all protesters"
By Rob Winters - Published on Sunday, 05 June 2011 13:44
"A 21-year-old Senate page put her job on the line Friday in a silent call for Canadians to give some sober second thought to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's majority Conservative government.Brigette DePape staged an unprecedented protest on the floor of the Senate chamber, walking out into the red-carpeted centre aisle carrying a red "Stop Harper" sign that she'd pulled from beneath her skirt as Gov. Gen. David Johnston read the new government's speech from the throne."
Your guide to tipping around the world
By Rob Winters - Published on Sunday, 05 June 2011 13:35
"There are certain topics that are guaranteed to incite passionate responses. Discussing controversial issues such as religion or politics is bound to land you in, at the least, a spirited debate. Oddly, you'll find that similar vigour and vitriol enters the conversation when discussing tipping etiquette, especially if you bring it up around those in the restaurant industry. The debate over who, where, when, why and how we should tip has become so overrun with conflicting opinions that it's tough to know what to do, particularly if you're in a foreign country."
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