Sunday, July 14, 2013

Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani Teenager Shot By Taliban, Takes Education Fight To UN (LIVESTREAM)


By EDITH M. LEDERER
 07/12/13 12:12 AM ET EDT AP

UNITED NATIONS -- A new report released to mark the 16th birthday of a Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for promoting education for girls says 57 million children around the world are not going to school, and half live in conflict-affected countries.
The U.N. education and cultural agency UNESCO and Save the Children released the study ahead of Friday's first public appearance at the United Nations by Malala Yousafzai, who returned to school in March after medical treatment in Britain for injuries she suffered in the October attack.
She will address more than 500 young leaders from around the world at a Youth Assembly organized by General Assembly President Vuk Jeremic and U.N. special envoy for global education Gordon Brown, the former British prime minister.

Nearly 20 Percent Of Young Adults Use Their Smartphones During Sex: Survey

The Huffington Post  |  By Posted:   |  Updated: 07/12/2013 4:17 pm EDT
Here's a definitive sign that Americans have taken multitasking way too far: They're looking at their smartphones while doing it.
Nearly 20 percent of young adult smartphone owners in the U.S. between the ages of 18 and 34 use their smartphones during sex, and nearly 1 in ten U.S. adults who own smartphones use them during sex.
The survey from Harris Interactive on behalf of startup Jumio did not ask respondents what they are "using" the phones for. Perhaps there's something much more kinky going on here. Probably though it's just a lot of people surreptitiously glancing at their iPhones to see if they got a text or a new comment on their Facebook post.