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According to reports, Mr. West is actually supportive of his baby mother's unexpected pursuit.
Our well-placed source says Kanye, 36, would clear his schedule immediately to accompany Kim, 32, to her possible shoot and watch her do her thing. "Hell yeah he would go and then he'd make them get out of the room so they could handle some business alone," a source close to the couple reveals to HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY. "He likes being in control and I wouldn't be surprised if he started to direct the whole damn shoot." Kanye thinks Kim doing Playboy would be a sexy and smart move, and he supports her 100 percent. "He thinks it's brilliant," says the source. "If Kim wants to do it and if it's something that's going to make her happy, he's all for it." "He likes all that sexy sh*t Kim be doing. He likes her confidence," the source adds. "How many guys out there can say there girl was on the cover of Playboy?" (Hollywood Life)
If things go her way, Kim K will drop her top for an adult publication like Playboy.
Kim Kardashian says she wants to pose for Playboy after giving birth to her baby! During a promo for future episodes of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, (which begin airing again on Sept. 29 on E!) pregnant Kim was shown declaring, "As soon as I pop this thing out, I want to do Playboy or some nude shoot." (RadarOnline)
Coincidentally, Kim has had a love/hate stance toward Playboy since appearing in it over five years ago.
The idea to do a post-birth naked shoot is surprising, because Kim, who posed for the magazine in 2007, objected when Playboy published the photos again online (and added some previously unreleased ones) in 2010 after she became famous. And as RadarOnline.com reported, Kim had stripper's regret and even blamed her momager, Kris Jenner, for pushing her into the Playboy shoot! "I'm sorry I did Playboy. I was uncomfortable," Kim confided to Harper's Bazaar in a 2010 interview. (RadarOnline)
Back in 2011, Kim revealed she was motivated by a need to satisfy her own needs by appearing in the adult magazine.
"It was an independence thing for me. I was always by the book, such the straight arrow when it came to pleasing my parents and being a good daughter. I felt like this was one decision that only I could make. And I think it looks great. I'll have those pictures forever." (Glamour)


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Tux3 file-system
has been
in development for years
while back on 1 January,
the file-system work was resurrected
. There's now an initial fsck implementation for Tux3.
Back on New Year's was when a status report came out that signaled the Tux3 file-system had advanced and was now more competitive with the EXT4 file-system. Less than one month later, there's now word of the initial fsck implementation for being able to fix the file-system in case of errors/problems.
The kernel mailing list announcement begins with, "Initial Tux3 fsck has landed. Things are moving right along in Tux3 land. Encouraged by our great initial benchmarks for in-cache workloads, we are now busy working through our to-do list to develop Tux3 the rest of the way into a functional filesystem that a sufficiently brave person could actually mount."
Tux3 developers have made it a goal to create an e2fsck-quality fsck for their file-system. Tux3 fsck uses a walker frame-work and will soon take advantage of their meta-data format checking methods and their walker framework was evolved from tux3graph, a graphical file-system structure dumper. "The walker is really sweet. You give it a few specialized methods and poof, you have an fsck. So far, we just check physical referential integrity: each block is either free or is referenced by exactly one pointer in the filesystem tree, possibly as part of a data extent. This check is done with the help of a 'shadow bitmap'. As we walk the tree, we mark off all referenced blocks in the shadow bitmap, complaining if already marked. At the end of that, the shadow file should be identical to the allocation bitmap inode. And more often than not, it is."
Tux3 fsck will continue to be heavily developed and is "not going to stay simple" and there's much more to come, per
the kernel mailing list message
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You should recheck your ticket information since it doesn't make any sense to pickup tickets in Hungary when you're leaving from Romania. Are you sure you didn't buy tickets from Budapest to Romania?
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100% sure. I guess they just assumed I was in Hungary to begin with. I talked to MAV and they can't send me the tickets or refund my money. If I can't find anyone to help I'll just dispute the charge with my bank. It didn't mention anything about pick-ups only in Hungary when I bought the tickets.
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Wouldn't you have to buy a ticket from Romania to Budapest IN Romania? Or on a 3rd party site that sells tickets to/from all destinations.
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I am willing to help. So what should I exactly do?
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You may well need the credit card used to buy the tickets in order to pick up the tickets.
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Mike - do not give your credit card number to anyone to pickup tickets.
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When it comes to describing Kristin Chenoweth, "multitalented" is an understatement. Overlaying a soaring voice with sparkling charisma, Chenoweth won the 1999 Tony for best featured actress in a musical and originated the role of Glinda the Good Witch in the smash Broadway hit Wicked, earning both fame as the definitive incarnation of that character and the legal right to carry an Oz passport. Her forays into television have included an Emmy win for Pushing Daisies, a stint on The West Wing, a guest appearance on Glee, and a starring role in ABC's new comedy GCB. Mixing classically trained control with the ability to call up a folksy twang from her childhood in Oklahoma, Chenoweth regales audiences with heartbreaking ballads and high-energy romps.
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Treasures Gallery @ National Library of Australia
The Treasures Gallery holds many of the Library's most prized items from iconic objects to handwritten histories. Terra Australis to Australia is a narrative of our nation and its development, featuring highlights from the Library's collection, from early maps and atlases to books, manuscripts, paintings, drawings, photographs and objects. Come face-to-face with James Cook's Endeavour journal, a display showcasing the Library's collection of celestial mapping, the notebook William Bligh kept after the Bounty mutiny, and a selection of zines from the Library's growing collection. 10 am–5 pm. Free entry. http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/treasures-gallery
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Join The Champagne Dame, Kyla Kirkpatrick, for a journey into the wonderful world of champagne and be introduced to some of the colorful characters who have interwoven their lives with champagne. Just in time for Christmas and dinner party season the Champagne Dame will be hosting a Champagne Masterclass for 50 VIPs from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm.
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THE IMB SUNSET CINEMA CANBERRA IS THE ONLY WAY TO EXPERIENCE CINEMA THIS SUMMER! Back for their third season, the IMB Sunset Cinema is the perfect urban escape and the ideal way to soak up the best of summer in Canberra. Screening from the 14th of November through to the 20th of December, 4 nights per week (Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays), the IMB Sunset Cinema sits at the foot of Black Mountain in the heart of the National Botanic Gardens. Come along and enjoy cinema at its best - outdoors! Click here to go to www.sunsetcinema.com.au/canberra to see the full program, venue information and more!
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The European Parliament called on EU member states and the European Commission to break down barriers to the growth of the EU's digital single market in a resolution voted on Thursday. MEPs also stressed the need to prevent online companies from abusing dominant positions by enforcing EU competition rules and unbundling search engines from other commercial services. (Read more: MEPs zero in on internet search companies and clouds )
Parliament passed three resolutions on Thursday, calling on the Pakistani government to review its blasphemy laws; condemning atrocities by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq; and calling for action against the "wartime rhetoric" and hate speech of provisionally released Serbian war crimes suspect Vojislav Šešelj. (Read more: Human rights: blasphemy in Pakistan; kidnapping in Iraq; war crimes in Serbia )
The European Parliament rejected a motion of censure against Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker's team on Thursday, with 461 votes against, 101 in favour and 88 abstentions. The motion was tabled by 76 EFDD and non-attached MEPs further to the "Lux leaks" plenary session debate with Mr Juncker on 12 November. A debate on the motion was held on Monday. (Read more: Motion of censure against the Commission rejected by a large majority )
"Il-persuna tal-mara saret parti mill-gwerra u l-istupru qiegħed jintuża bħala arma". Dan qalu l-ginekologu mill-Kongo Denis Mukwege hekk kif irċieva l-Premju Sakharov għal-Libertà tal-Ħsieb 2014 fi Strasbourg nhar l-Erbgħa 26 ta' Novembru. Dr Mukwege ġie onorat mill-Parlament Ewropew għall-fatt li ddedika ħajtu biex jgħin eluf ta' vittmi ta' stupru tal-massa u vjolenza sesswali brutali fir-Repubblika Demokratika tal-Kongo. (Aqra iktar dwar dan: Mukwege rebbieħ tal-Premju Sakharov: "Il-persuna tal-mara parti mill-gwerra" )
Talks to be held in Lima next month should enable global partners to reach an ambitious climate agreement in Paris in 2015, so as to keep the world on track for a sub-2°C climate warming scenario, Parliament said in a resolution voted on Wednesday. MEPs reiterated the pledge by the EU and its member states to step up contributions to the UN Green Climate Fund. (Read more: Climate change talks: MEPs chart the course from Lima to Paris )
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced the creation of a new EU strategic investment fund designed to mobilise at least €315 billion over the next three years to jump-start the EU economy. After his presentation in Parliament's plenary session on Wednesday, MEPs from most political groups voiced support, but also demanded swift action to boost growth in the EU. (Read more: Investing €315 billion to jump-start the EU economy )
Il-kwistjoni jekk il-Palestina għandhiex tkun rikonoxxuta bħala stat se tkun diskussa mal-Kummissarju responsabbli għall-affarijiet barranin tal-UE Federica Mogherini nhar l-Erbgħa fit-3pm. (Aqra iktar dwar dan: L-MEPs jiddibattu jekk il-Palestina għandhiex tiġi rikonoxxuta bħala stat )
The need for a holistic EU approach to migration and concerns over the way migrants are treated in Spain were debated with the new European Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos on Tuesday. This approach should provide for more solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility among member states, properly fulfilled search and rescue duties, safe and legal routes for refugees into the EU and better cooperation with third countries, said MEPs. (Read more: Debates on EU approach to migration and the expulsion of migrants from Spain )
Il-protezzjoni tad-dinjità tal-bniedem kienet tema ewlenija fl-indirizz formali mogħti mill-Papa Franġisku lill-Membri tal-Parlament Ewropew nhar it-Tlieta. L-immigrazzjoni, il-protezzjoni tal-ambjent, u l-promozzjoni tad-drittijiet tal-bniedem u d-demokrazija kienu fost is-suġġetti enfasizzati fid-diskors bit-tema "Ewropa biex tiskopri mill-ġdid l-aħjar tagħha". (Aqra iktar dwar dan: Papa Franġisku: messaġġ "liċ-ċittadini kollha tal-Ewropa" fil-Parlament Ewropew )
MEPs were disappointed that no deal had been struck with the Council on topping up the EU's 2014 budget and a new budget for 2015, they said in a debate on Tuesday. They urged EU member states to muster the political will to tackle the ever-growing pile of unpaid bills for 2014. Talks will resume after a new draft budget is presented on 28 November. (Read more: EU budget: Parliament urges EU member states to pay up and do a deal )
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is to present a €300 billion jobs, growth and investment package to boost business and reduce unemployment in the EU, on Wednesday at 9.00. A round of political group speakers and Mr Juncker's reply will follow. (Read more: Commission President to present €300bn EU investment package to MEPs )
The EU-Canada agreement on the transfer of Passenger Name Records (PNR) should be referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for an opinion on whether it is in line with the EU treaties and Charter of Fundamental Rights, MEPs said in a vote on Tuesday. This is the first time that Parliament has asked that a PNR agreement be given a preliminary check by the Court before the final vote on the deal. (Read more: MEPs refer EU-Canada air passenger data deal to the EU Court of Justice )
Eradicating poverty, fighting inequalities, protecting human rights, ensuring that health systems are sustainable and making gender equality a stand-alone goal are the key aims that the EU should seek to include in the post-2015 global development agenda, says Parliament in a resolution voted on Tuesday. (Read more: Poverty eradication and human rights in the post-2015 development agenda )
Proposals to provide EU funding to help find or create new jobs for workers made redundant by shipbuilders STX Finland Oy and the GAD abattoir in France were approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday. The EU should provide aid worth The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) aid worth €2.35 million is expected to be approved by the Council of Ministers on the same day. (Read more: EP approves aid for redundant Finnish shipyard and French abattoir workers )
Il-President Schulz ikkundanna l-attakki tal-ġimgħa l-oħra f'sinagoga f'Ġerusalemm li fihom mietu ħames persuni u weġġgħu ħafna oħrajn. Huwa appella biex dawn "l-imwiet bla sens" jieqfu u minflok il-partijiet jidħlu fi djalogu bejniethom. Dan kien "attakk fuq il-paċi", huwa qal. (Aqra iktar dwar dan: Il-ftuħ tal-Plenarja: Schulz jikkundanna l-attakki f'sinagoga f'Ġerusalemm )
A majority of the leaders of the EP political groups expressed support for the European Commission, led by Jean-Claude Juncker, in a debate on a motion of censure on the European Commission. The motion was presented by Marco Zanni (EFDD, IT), one of the authors of the text. (Read more: Lux leaks: debate on motion of censure against Juncker and his team )


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Recruiting status: Offers from Indiana, Purdue, Notre Dame. Interest from Illinois, Michigan State, Michigan, Texas, Florida. Class of 2015.
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Skinny: Coleman played mostly off-the-ball in this game, which was strange, because he appears to be the most talented player on the team by a long shot. He said the reason for that was mostly that he was facing zone and trying to run around and flash and grab the ball at the top of the key, but that didn't work out very well.
At Fort Wayne Run N'Slam, Coleman proved how hard he could be to defend when he does have the ball in his hand. He's listed at 6-2, but looks taller, and has long arms even with a skinny frame. His handle is exceptional despite that, and he gets to the basket with ease. He also has a strong pull-up game and range out to the 3-point arc, plus court vision and defensive skills. There's a lot of time separating him between now and his first college game, but Tom Crean's early scholarship offer doesn't appear to be much of a risk.
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Catching up with Kyle Casey, Brandyn Curry during year away from Harvard
Jan 21, 2013, 12:00 PM EST
Kyle Casey was supposed to be the best player for Harvard this season, which was going to be the year that the Crimson finally peaked under Tommy Amaker while sending Casey off into the sunset as a program-changer at the school.
Unfortunately, that's not even close to how the season has played out.
Not only is Casey not on the team, he's not even enrolled at the school. He got caught up in a cheating scandal at the school, one that involved up to 125 people and could have resulted in a one-year suspension that would have ended the collegiate eligibility of Casey, and fellow senior Brandyn Curry, had they not withdrawn.
The New York Times caught up with Casey, and while he may not be playing for Crimson, it certainly doesn't mean that he's become a detriment to society. Casey's spent the time working with the 3PointFoundation, a nonprofit organization started by Andrew Mirken, a local high school coach, and Neil Jacobs, a lawyer for the Celtics, to help local kids. From the NYT:
The foundation conducts a free after-school program that is designed to help boys improve their skills in the classroom and on the basketball court in an attempt to point them toward a path to college.
"We have kids in our program that have been shot at, have brothers that have been shot and killed, their dads are incarcerated," Mirken said. "When you give them an African-American role model, a young male, who is at an Ivy League school, he's obviously going to change what these kids' lives are."
"I think being in his program has really rejuvenated me," Casey said. "It's given me that spirit again and the energy to wake up every morning with a passion and a purpose to make a difference in someone's life, if not my life."
Curry isn't spending his time sitting around and killing time, waiting for next year, either. He's working as an insurance salesman.
Everyone makes mistakes, especially when they are in college. It's not the mistake that defines who you are, it's how you react and whether or not you learn from it. The year away from the game is tough, but Casey and Curry seem to be handling it the right way.
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Late Night Snacks: No. 2 Wisconsin remains undefeated, No. 5 North Carolina bounces back
Nov 28, 2014, 2:01 AM EST
North Carolina did a better job on the boards while also forcing 23 turnovers in their win over UCLA.
Penn State unveils new uniforms for next two games
Nov 27, 2014, 9:53 PM EST
Penn State will return to the school's original colors- black and pink- for their next two games.
Wisconsin practices passing without a ball, results are disastrous (VIDEO)
Nov 27, 2014, 6:34 PM EST
This is hilarious.
Bronson Koenig, Duje Dukan step forward in No. 2 Wisconsin's win over Georgetown
Nov 27, 2014, 6:08 PM EST
Koenig and Dukan combined to score 18 points in the second half for the second-ranked Badgers.
Richmond loses reserve guard to left foot injury
Nov 27, 2014, 5:24 PM EST
Khwan Fore's averaging 7.5 minutes per game in two appearances this season.
Throwback Thursday: Gonzaga and Michigan State play best Maui Invitational game ever (VIDEO)
Nov 27, 2014, 3:54 PM EST
This might have been the best feast week game of all time.
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Nov 27, 2014, 12:56 PM EST
Perkins was kicked in the face by a Georgia player.
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Nov 27, 2014, 3:14 AM EST
A lot is riding on this season for St. John's. Can they consistently be the 'grown up' team they claimed to be on Wednesday night?
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Nov 27, 2014, 3:07 AM EST
Two Big East teams made statements in the Bahamas, and No. 3 Arizona won the Maui Invitational.
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Nov 27, 2014, 2:07 AM EST
Arizona scored 22 points off of 14 San Diego State turnovers, and that along with good foul shooting proved to be the difference.
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera's shot propels Georgetown past No. 18 Florida
Nov 27, 2014, 12:56 AM EST
Georgetown committed 19 turnovers, but they shot 49 percent from the field and earned another quality win for the Big East.
Rick Pitino gets his 700th career victory, but his team remains cold from three
Nov 26, 2014, 10:22 PM EST
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Nov 26, 2014, 9:11 PM EST
Sir'Dominic Pointer picked off Minnesota center Elliot Eliason's outlet pass and made the big man pay for his mistake.
Binghamton's leading returning scorer, rebounder takes indefinite leave of absence
Nov 26, 2014, 8:05 PM EST
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Buddy Hield, improved shot selection the keys in Oklahoma's win over No. 22 UCLA
Nov 26, 2014, 6:42 PM EST
After launching 22 three-pointers in the first half, Oklahoma took a wiser approach to the offensive end of the floor as they outlasted No. 22 UCLA.
No. 5 North Carolina's loss highlights issues with their rebounding, toughness
Nov 26, 2014, 5:29 PM EST
It's hard to put too much stake in one loss, but there are a couple of things from this game that we need to keep an eye on.
Report: Iona reels in well-traveled transfer wing
Nov 26, 2014, 5:24 PM EST
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Anglo American attracts suitors for £800m zinc assets
Sunday 07 March 2010
Ftse 100 group Vedanta Resources and Canadian miner HudBay Minerals are believed to be in the mix for the $800m zinc assets of Anglo American which are up for sale.
Presentations to interested parties began last week as Anglo's chief executive, Cynthia Carroll, presses on with a massive restructuring. Apollo and First Reserve, the private equity giants, and at least one major Chinese miner are also thought to be interested in the assets.
Anglo sold the European businesses of construction aggregates group Tarmac for $400m last month. Eurovia, a subsidiary of French group Vinci, took several of operations, while private equity fund Innova/4 LP purchased the Polish division.
HudBay's assets are mainly in North and Central America, while Vedanta subsidiary HZL holds 79.7 per cent of the Indian zinc market.
Anglo's share price closed at 2664.5p on Friday, up 2.86 per cent on the start of the day's trading.
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Gender and Peacekeeping: Perspectives from the Field
Security Council resolution 1325, passed in 2000, is a milestone in international efforts towards addressing the impact of war on women and the crucial role they play in negotiating sustainable peace. Women offer unique and vital perspectives in conflict settings, and it was with these thoughts in mind that panelists discussed pressing, current issues regarding gender and peacekeeping to an IPI audience on May 16, 2013.
Under the auspices of IPI's Women Peace and Security Series, panelists shared recent accomplishments made in the field, the challenges ahead, and recommendations for the future in gender and peacekeeping efforts.
Gaynel Curry, the first Women Protection Adviser (WPA) deployed in the UN's mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), discussed the important role of WPAs, who provide expertise on sexual- and gender-based violence in conflict.
"The value added [of WPAs] is mainly having this specific expertise [and] dedicated resources on conflict-related sexual violence," she said, adding that they understand the "issues of monitoring, investigating, analyzing, understanding, strengthening the appropriate integrated UN responses."
Ms. Curry's role in the UN mission was to negotiate a process in South Sudan to meet the Security Council's standards in the implementation of resolutions 1888 and 1960, working with lead UN and governmental agencies in coordinating a response to conflict-related sexual violence.
She explained that an important aim of the mission was to build on existing UN resources and ensure that WPAs are in areas where they can be most effective. "We know that conflict-related sexual violence is a human rights violation, and so our human rights offices on the ground are following it," she noted. "The question for us then, as WPAs, is to what extent can they give that dedicated focus? How can they drill down into the subject matter if they're covering ten other violations?"
WPAs work to break down the issue of conflict-related sexual violence, advising the mission and building national capacity, within a more dedicated response framework, Ms. Curry said.
She went on explain how the mission defines conflict-related sexual violence in South Sudan, which includes issues of rape, sexual slavery, torture and inhumane treatment, and threats to physical and mental integrity.
"This has been an excellent experience in South Sudan. When you go there and you work on this particular issue, you see the whole UN system coming together as one," she concluded.
Elsie Effange-Mbella, the Senior Gender Adviser from the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), discussed the applications of resolution 1325 in the DRC, touching upon its impact, the challenges, and the way forward.
After the fall of Goma, the DRC experienced high rates of rape, internally displaced people, human trafficking, and sexual slavery.
"When [resolution] 1325 was passed, it was passed as a hopeful resolution that projected women as agents who will be engaged in bringing about change," Ms. Effange-Mbella said. "But the conflict has made it in such a way that we're now talking mostly about women as victims, forgetting about their dynamism and about the important role that they play, and that they could play, in bringing about global peace and security."
She explained that the work of the gender adviser is to make sure women are an active part of the peacebuilding process. They work to empower women to become forceful and engaged members of the national reconstruction process.
Ms. Effange-Mbella explained that the mission assists in developing national strategies in combating sexual- and gender-based violence, working in many pillars including prevention, protection, data mapping, combating impunity, and security sector reform.
Bringing in the perspective from Haiti was Lucien LeClair, a United Nations Police Adviser from the UN mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Mr. LeClair cited a Norwegian assessment report that surveyed the situation in the country and concluded that sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) investigation is a major and serious problem. Two main reasons, he noted, was that victims do not report sexual aggression and that there is a lack of national police offices where victims can provide statements.
Mr. LaClair said many surveys and assessments found that numerous members of the Haitian national police (HNP) do not see sexual aggression as an important crime and are not sensitized of the seriousness of it.
He explained that the UN mission in Haiti helped professionalize the HNP in investigating issues of SGBV and reinforced their operational capacity, working to provide better facilities for the victims.
Retired Major General Patrick Cammaert, a discussant on the panel, looked at the subject from a security angle. While he agreed that resolution 1325 placed the women, peace and security agenda firmly on the map, he argued that a lot more has to be done.
He asserted that coordination at the operational level sometimes overlaps and that the culture of endless meetings and discussions results in a slower process to get things done.
"Endless coordination leads to inflexibility and a loss of quick decision-making," he continued. "The lead vision, the slogan, should be 'get things done' because the victims are not waiting for the outcomes of your endless meetings, where you try to get everybody and their dog on board."
He went on to argue that there is no political consensus on what robust peacekeeping means and that there is a significant gap in knowledge and understanding and what is required on the issue of SGBV.
Among the recommendations he offered were encouraging better preparation in UN military deployment and streamlining efforts of the many actors on the subject to make the UN is more effective.
The event was chaired by Maureen Quinn, Director of Programs at the International Peace Institute.
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According to the United Nations, the world's population should hit 7 billion on Halloween (Oct. 31).
In an article in Science, experts are quick to warn they offer best-guess scenarios concerning future population. The further into the future you go, the "cloudier" projections become.
Given our current rate of growth, the world adds about a billion people every 12 to 13 years. That comes from adding 158 people each minute if you calculate birth versus death rates as U.N. folks like to do. This gives us 227,520 more people each day.
While the future population may be hard to project, it's interesting to see how that growth came. It took 50,000 years of human existence to build a population of 1 billion people. We crossed the 1 billion threshold in the year 1800. From there we were at 1.6 billion by 1900.
Things starting rolling more quickly at that point. We turned that 1.6 billion number around in the next 100 years. By 2000, world population stood at 6.1 billion.
The most rapid time of population growth, again according to Science, was between 1965 and 1970. Since that time, birthrates have leveled off somewhat. We're at a point of having more people on the planet, though we aren't having children nearly as often.
The increase in people comes from both ends of the spectrum. First there are people having babies (no surprise). And improvements in public health are letting our seniors hang around much longer.
But, for considerations of the future, bear in mind that the long-living seniors and the prolific baby producers aren't usually stationed in the same places. For example: Taiwan has the lowest birthrate of any nation with only .6 births per woman. Correspondingly, developed Asian nations like Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan boast longer lifespans.
In the Republic of Niger, the average woman still has 7 children. It might be noted that country ranks as one of the more destitute on the planet. It is currently ranked 167 (out of 169) on the U.N.'s Human Development Index.
Fertility rates are higher in the less developed world. Lifespans are longer in the more developed world. Projections are that with the 7 billion people expected on our planet by the end of October, 5.75 billion will live in less developed nations, 1.25 billion in the developed world.
The three most populated countries will be China (1.35 billion); India (1.25 billion); and the United States (not even close with 312 million).
For the world as a whole, the birthrate has slowed since the 1950s, when the average Earth woman had 5 children. Today's average woman has 2.5 children. The average U.S. woman has 2 children. China's birthrate has slowed from an average of six children per woman to three children per woman.
Experts say it doesn't take much change in world birthrates to have a dramatic impact on population in the years following. In other words, if more nations improve their public health, education and income levels, then their birthrates will fall, and we will see longterm population projections shrink.
A survey conducted by the United Nations found women in Africa still thought that upwards of five children (nine in Nigeria) was a good number to have in their family, while most of the developed world thought two would be a precious plenty.
As some alarmists may fret over the impact a multitude of extra people may exert on the planet, many experts advise to just relax, since the ability to feed everyone is already established. It seems the problem of starvation is ever grounded in issues of food transportation and distribution––nasty things like civil wars and political strife keeping people hungry, not a lack of production.
[Sidenote: Parents are advised to keep the 227,520 figure handy to whip out the next time your child views their incarnation as central to the universe. Casually remind them, "On the day you were born, some 227,519 other kids just like you arrived on this planet. Now exactly what makes you so important?"]
Janis Kleinberger, the director of Emerging Healthcare, has an enthusiasm when it comes to helping people lead healthier lifestyles. She gets really excited when she talks about programs, classes and work her local non-profit does to combat obesity, stress and poor nutrition.
The problem, as the director confided in a recent meeting with the Progress editor, is the people she wants to help aren't nearly as excited about her offerings as she is.
Kleinberger was frank in admitting there is a "disconnect" when it comes to reaching the people who could most benefit from what Emerging Healthcare offers.
At the Progress, she was sounding for advice on how she might encourage more participation in the nutrition classes, fitness programs and other offerings connected through her service. We could not give her much help, though she asked worthy questions: Why don't people who could benefit from healthier lifestyles take advantage of services that would make their lives both longer and better?
Chronic obesity has become not just a Pickens problem but a nationwide epidemic.
A recent article in the Newnan Times Herald about the state's SHAPE program noted, "Nationwide, obesity rates tripled for children and doubled for adults over the past three decades. Georgia is among the worst states with 37.3 percent of its children ages 10 to 17 overweight or obese, according to the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health."
The question is essentially very simple, but perhaps unanswerable: Why don't people do the things that are good for them? Why don't we eat better and get some exercise?
It's surely not a case of ignorance. With all the attention to obesity in media, it's inconceivable that anyone remains unaware of the dangers of obesity. We have all been told how poor diet and lack of exercise greatly increase the risks of heart attack, diabetes, stroke and a host of other ailments that will surely disable you, shorten your lifespan or make you miserable.
Kleinberger said the number-one time she gets clients is after their first heart attack or after the doctor's diagnosis of something bad. The warnings that surely preceded the onset of the condition – in the time when prevention could have made a difference – are not heeded, she said.
With Emerging Healthcare, as with any good program, a permanent change is stressed, not a radical, painful or expensive fad diet promising a swimsuit body in a matter of days.
Kleinberger emphasizes group effort, so that there is peer support. Having someone to walk with and to talk with about nutrition greatly improves long-term success.
Coming up is a perfect chance to both think about and do something about, your own health. The 5 STAR 5K and One Mile Fun Run on October 29th is touted by Emerging Healthcare as a first-timer-friendly event. Emerging Healthcare is hoping to attract new walkers with the goal of getting them ready for this event. Watch for more details on it and for upcoming columns on healthy lifestyles in future editions of the Progress.
What Kleinberger and Emerging Healthcare (as well as every nutritionist and health professional in the country) really want to know now is what holds you back from making healthy lifestyle changes? What are the obstacles to eating better and exercising more? If you know someone who could use a lifestyle change, what would motivate them to get started?
So for Emerging Healthcare, we're asking. Give your answers however you prefer.
You can e-mail Kleinberger privately at
We are interested to see what our readers can offer on why we just can't seem to eat any better or exercise more often.
One of this newspaper's under-30 staff members recently witnessed an estate sale and was dumbfounded by the condition of the former owner's furniture, knick-knacks and other household goods.
Everything in the lady's home could be considered antique. Down to the garden hose, nothing was less than a quarter-century old. But despite the age, it was all sturdy, clean and impeccably preserved. Magazines dating from the 1960s were pristine. Thirty-year-old board games still had all the pieces, and antique bedroom sets were solidly constructed and in near-perfect condition.
It's not uncommon for younger people to joke about the generation represented and its stubborn refusal to change home furnishings: the same old towels hanging in the bathroom for decades; the same pots and pans having cooked family meals since what feels like the dawn of time.
That "keep it 'cause it works" worldview is hard to find nowadays, and the lifespan of our goods has denigrated from that of hearty oak to cheap pressboard. The stuff we have we don't take care of or simply throw it away, because we've been programmed to believe old is bad, new is good, and newest is best. Call it the plague of the gadget freaks. "Can you hear me now?"
What too many don't realize is the disposable society we find ourselves living in was contrived this way by conniving manufacturers who rely on a marketing strategy called "planned obsolescence." Companies make things not meant to last, and after a short while people need to replace them. The approach equals higher profit for the manufacturer and higher costs for consumers over time.
And unlike the stuff of our grandparents' era, the vast majority of modern goods we purchase aren't even made in America. They ship in from across the Pacific from countries like China, which has gained a terrible reputation for product quality.
According to The US-China Business Council, America imported $365 billion worth of goods from China in 2010, up from $102 billion in 2001.
In his book Poorly Made in China, Paul Midler, who worked as a consultant to American importers dealing with Chinese manufacturers in the 2000s, says "[Chinese] factories did not see an attention to quality as something that would improve their business prospects, but merely as a barrier to increased profitability. Working to achieve higher levels of quality did not make me a friend of the factory, but a pariah."
How sad when we so willingly and lavishly support poor business practices such as these. But even if products we purchase are of high quality, somehow we are still goaded by marketing (and conceit) into thinking we need the newest, sleekest smart phone or the latest model car. This type of consumerism plagues our pocketbooks and our world.
A 100-year-old lady once interviewed here told us her impression of people today is that all many of them want is money and somewhere to spend it, and we can't disagree. The influx and outflow of goods in our homes is enough to produce a case of vertigo. Given the present money pinch, it is past time to invoke the spirit of our elders.
Grow a garden and reduce your grocery bill. Downsize your vehicle and buy it used. Green your home to save water and electricity. Recycle. Buy quality products and take care of them. Use public transportation to save fuel. Refuse to purchase based on fad. Shop locally to support your own community. And buy American-made products to support your country and help increase jobs here.
We all need to relearn the art of being responsible stewards of the things we own, and to not spend so much time worrying about the things we don't.
For the fourth straight year, we look over paublished lists of the best places to live in America to see how Pickens County stacks up. For three years running, we have consulted the lists of best towns put forward by Money and Outside magazines. This year Outside has yet to do a list, so we worked from Parenting magazine's list instead.
Money, in their yearly best places issue, introduced the towns/cities by saying they have "qualities American families care about."
According to the magazine, those qualities are "great job opportunities, top-notch schools, safe streets, economic strength, nice weather, plenty to do."
Number one on their list is Louisville, a town of 18,000 in Colorado. Obviously all the Rocky Mountain towns are blessed with plenty to do––skiing, hunting, fishing or just enjoying the wild open spaces.
Along with the opportunities for fun, this town's proximity to Denver leads to solid job opportunities in a variety of sustainable fields such as aerospace, technology and health care.
Second on Money's list is Milton, Massachusetts, described as a deep suburb of Boston with a country town feel. Money noted the area's stable real estate/home prices
Parenting featured larger cities with Washington, D.C. being their first choice. The editors at Parenting gave the nod to Washington for its "plentitude of museums."
Second on their list was Austin, Texas with its sunny weather. (Do they know how hot that sunny weather gets in August?) Parenting leaned heavily toward places with cultural attractions and cited the lively farmers' markets in Austin, plus special events featuring live music and the famous South by Southwest Film Festival.
All of the places making either list had some variation of good jobs supporting great parks/cultural activities in a safe and attractive area with a small town feel. So how does Pickens stack up?
We own one key element from the bag: public safety. Money wrote that all small towns they listed had safe streets. Pickens can rightfully boast a crime rate to be envied by any community.
We'd also give our schools pretty high marks. They are safe and generally out-perform similar systems academically. Nothing fancy, but certainly solid assets to the community.
Maybe a surprise to some, we'll give ourselves a "fair" on cultural activities. We lack a single big name attraction but do boast a steady stream of smaller events year-round. The Marble Festival, Heritage Days in Talking Rock, and Tate Days provide nice weekend events. The Tater Patch Players' new theater, monthly Main Street Manias in Jasper, the first annual ArtFest and regular shows at the Sharptop Arts Center, the Casual Concert Series and new venues like Van Gogh's Hideaway put us above average compared to other small towns.
Unfortunately, in the two areas where we score low, we pitifully lack some key elements.
Recreation Opportunities. We lack any substantial natural or wilderness area, and our parks and recreation facilities are sub-standard compared to neighboring North Georgia counties. We have argued in this space a number of times that Pickens County can't create a massive mountain range, sea coast or wilderness area, but we can develop decent recreation facilities. The new gym at Roper Park is a step in the right direction, but one step alone isn't going to overcome decades of neglect.
Job Growth, Economic Base. Here again, we lack this and badly. Pickens was a company town for too long, and that company was real estate, and that has collapsed. We had no fallback plan. And as far as we can tell, there is no Plan B in the works to create jobs here.
With the economy as stagnant as the Jasper duck pond, it's doubtful much can be done to shore up our weak areas any time soon. While decent parks could help attract potential homebuyers and businesses, without a stable tax base, it's hard to justify spending on sports facilities, and we recognize this.
When and if our economy gives the county a little spending cushion, we urge a move to address our lack of recreation venues, in the hope that move could help remedy the economic shortfall here.
To make us a truly great place, one category, parks, is within our control on future SPLOST spending. That other, jobs creation, is the challenge that may plague us for the foreseeable future.
When members of the Progress staff went to Pickens High School last week to present some newspaper basics to the journalism class taught by Steven Wilkie, on the ride down we agreed not to offer any specific content or layout suggestions.
It was hard living up to that commitment. We soon found ourselves wanting to chime in a time or two to "do it this way." Happily, we did not.
The first installment of the Dragons' Lair News (see pages 14A and 15A) this week is not the work of the Pickens Progress, other than by our printer, a contractor in Rome. Our staff lifted no finger in production of page 14A. Students and their adviser did it all. And on page 15A, our only effort was to take student-written stories and re-work the layout to fit in ads.
What you see on pages 14 and 15 of this week's Progress A-section is truly student work. They are proud of it, and they should be. It is a solid first edition of their high school paper.
A student newspaper should be a standard feature of any high school campus. But Pickens High has lacked one for many years until now. New principal, Eddie McDonald, saw the value in re-establishing one, and Mr. Wilkie, already producing a top-quality yearbook, agreed to add the extra duty.
Both men are to be commended. A student paper means extra work for Wilkie and an extra element for the principal to look over. But what a win it is for students: an educational offering that promotes reading, writing and getting involved––an incentive to become a concerned and communicating community participant. It is a fire lit for warming fellow students with news important to them. It is a forum for the shaping of ideas and their articulation. It is a place where aspiring writers may test their stuff.
We note that a high school newspaper presented this way costs taxpayers nothing to publish. The Progress covers that cost, believing the effort and passion student journalists bring to the bargain will prove our investment a sound one. We wish to continue in the newspaper business. To do so will require a fresh generation of young newspaper readers in this county. We hope the work of our high school counterparts may inspire such a generation.
We seek to promote newspaper readership among younger people here. There is a saying that an educated populace is necessary to a functioning democracy. Certainly there is no better way to keep up with what affects a small-town community than by reading the weekly paper. Community journalism has something for everyone, including the young. We believe the work of some high school writers may prove that in style.
We are excited by the prospect of partnering with this high school news team to monthly present their newspaper inside our own. We may also occasionally feature in the Progress stories by members of the same journalism class in weeks between publication of Dragons' Lair News, so look for that as well.
For our adult readers, we believe the writings of high school students will be of interest for providing a glimpse of what the youth of our county are doing and thinking about. Too often people complain they don't understand teenagers. Here's a chance to hear from some of them firsthand.
There is yet another reason we wanted to do this Dragons' Lair partnership: everybody has to find a start somewhere. We are sure writers like Studs Terkl, Ernest Hemingway, Joseph Pulitzer, Margaret Mitchell, or Celestine Sibley, though destined for significant fame and success couldn't have started out with much more than a knack for churning words, the heart to keep doing it and one other very important thing: a chance to be read.
To the students in Mr. Wilkie's journalism class, here is your chance, your chance to be read. Give it all you have, young person, all your passion and energy, the unbottled drive of youth. And someday we'll brag of how we knew you at the beginning.
We hope all our readers enjoy the first issue of the Dragons' Lair News.