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Tennessee Secretary of State Tré Hargett said this week he is not pushing the Tennessee General Assembly to pass bills allowing some legal notices to be published on government websites rather than in newspapers.
• Authorize online news sites to publish legal notices, providing the sites reach a majority of county residents.
• Create a pilot program in Knox County to allow legal notices to be posted on a government website rather than the newspaper.
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Though several bills on the topic have been introduced, he said he doesn't think the issue is a legislative priority.
Legal notices are required by state law to notify the public about upcoming government meetings, bids for goods and services and other government or legal proceedings, such as foreclosures or public hearings.
Lawmakers have proposed legislation that would authorize the secretary of state to determine whether a publication is a "newspaper of general circulation" for purposes of deciding where legal notices can be published.
Hargett downplayed his office's interest in the proposals, which he called a "political football."
"It's not something we're looking to do," Hargett said this week during an editorial board meeting at the Times Free Press. "It's not our initiative."
Some Tennesseeans might "want to go to the Internet," while others prefer newspapers, he noted.
State Rep. Vince Dean, R-East Ridge, who filed two bills in the House that would move legal notices to government websites or allow their publication by "electronically published newspapers," said he's not sure the issue has legs either. But he said he wants to start a conversation among lawmakers.
"Things are moving in areas that we didn't see 10 years ago," Dean said.
State Sen. Bo Watson, R-Hixson, is sponsoring the Senate version of the Dean's legislation. Given the pervasiveness of electronic media, "it appears to be an inevitability," he said.
Their bills only deal with Hamilton County. Both lawmakers have said they acted at Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield's request. City officials said they budgeted $75,000 this year for legal ads and want to reduce that expenditure.
Art Powers, publisher of the Johnson City Press and president of the Tennessee Press Association, said it would be a mistake to post foreclosure notices only on a government website.
"Nobody is going to know anything about that," he said. "Some counties don't even have a website."
Frank Gibson, executive director of the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, said 25 percent of Tennesseans don't use the Internet. He agreed with Powers that putting foreclosure notices on a state website would be confusing for the public.
"The best location is local," he said. "Not a state website."
Gibson also said placing meeting notices on local government websites rather than newspapers is ludicrous. He said some local governments would have to set up sites at taxpayer expense.
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Actor and director Robert Redford is expected to bring a little Hollywood to Reno on Sunday when he attends a $500-a-head fund-raiser for Sen. Harry Reid.
Reid and Redford have worked together in the past on environmental issues and the actor wants to see the Nevada Democrat hold on to his position as minority whip - the second-highest Democratic position.
"Mr. Redford has great respect for Sen. Reid," said Joyce Deep, Redford's publicist.
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With 11 months left before the 2004 general election, Reid has raised $5.1 million - $400,000 less than he raised during his 1998 race, said Megan Jones, political director of Friends for Harry Reid, which is organizing the reception.
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"Even if you are outgunned financially, (it) doesn't mean it can't be a competitive race," Krolicki said.
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As part of the "Parent's Who Host Lose the Most: Don't Be a Party to Teenage Drinking" media campaign, SAFE, Inc. and the PRIDE Project Coalition held a breakfast with Glen Cove's community leaders to engage their participation in the community wide campaign. The media campaign initiative combines the efforts of SAFE's PRIDE Project Coalition and the Glen Cove Police Department to educate parents to the dangers and consequences of underage drinking and Glen Cove's Social Host Law. The campaign, originally developed by the Drug-Free Action Alliance, has been running since April and also focuses on underage drinking that frequently accompanies prom and graduation parties.
Representation from many sectors of the Glen Cove community were on hand, including: SAFE's board of directors, SAFE, Inc., PRIDE Project Coalition, Mayor Suozzi and city council members, the Police Department, Fire Department, Glen Cove School District administration and PTA, North Shore clergy, Glen Cove Interagency Council Executive Board, BID, the Chamber of Commerce and business and community volunteers who compose the Community Committee.
SAFE Board Chair Georgie Connett welcomed all attendees to the breakfast which was held in the Glen Cove City Council Chambers. "While all communities have substance abuse issues, we are so fortunate to be living in a city that recognizes the importance of substance abuse prevention, intervention and education, stated Ms. Connett. "We are proud to work with you to implement environmental strategies which change societal norms regarding substance abuse. We look forward to working with you to provide a healthy and safe environment for our children to grow up in." Ms. Connett discussed the history of SAFE, Inc. and the PRIDE Project Coalition noting the importance of a sustainable coalition to reduce the abuse of drugs and alcohol among our youth and adults.
Ms. Connett provided a brief overview of the Coalition's history, funded by a five-year federal grant entitled the Drug Free Communities Grant, awarded to SAFE, Inc. in 2004. This grant led to the development of The Glen Cove PRIDE Project Coalition, composed of four committees and overseen by SAFE staff and its board of directors. The coalition primarily functions through the four committees: Community, School, Parents and Youth. Ms. Connett highlighted the accomplishments of the committees over the past five years:
SAFE Summer Press Campaign regarding underage drinking; (NYSOASAS) to implement "Parents Who Host the Most Lose the Most- Don't be a Party to Underage Drinking" media campaign; successful model program, SAFE Summer Fun served 26 at-risk youth ages 10-15 between hours of 3-8 p.m. during Summer of 2008. The support of Project 21 which addresses the sale of alcohol and tobacco to underage individuals; the committee wrote, submitted and passed legislation in reference to the consumption of alcohol in the City of Glen Cove in private and public areas i.e. - Social Host Law, and commercial business nuisance law. Any licensed premise may be shut down based on two or more convictions within a 30-day period. City Court Judge McCord was the former chair and was instrumental in making this happen;
Modified the school district's high school tobacco policy, to include all persons at all times at school sponsored events on and off school property. No Smoking signage has been placed around and inside the high school premises. Every school in the district also displays "Drug-Free Zone" signs; applied for and received a $1,000 grant from the Long Island Regional Office of Student Support Services to support efforts of school districts in creating tobacco-free environments and to shift the social norms and prevent tobacco use among youth. These efforts coincide with the activities emanating from the New York State Health Department Tobacco Control Bureau, whose purpose is to prevent initiation, decrease exposure to second hand smoke, and implement best practices as per the center for disease control. Ongoing modification of the District's Health Education curriculum to address needs assessment data; sustainability planning to close service gaps throughout the city during summer months; Athletes Helping Athletes Program;
Community Development Block Grant funding received for the PRIDE Project Youth Committee to hold "Youth Substance Abuse Awareness Day"; "Proud to be PRIDE Campaign" in which eye level alcohol and tobacco advertisements were replaced with "Proud to be PRIDE; 100 alternatives to drug and alcohol abuse" fliers depicting a collage of prevention messages;
Bi-lingual Parent Resource Night; Annual Health and Fitness Fair in conjunction with Soccer Fest; Red Ribbon Week; Family University.
Ms. Connett concluded with a statement that she loves Glen Cove, has been here over 30 years and thanked the guests for helping make this city the wonderful place it is. "Regardless of whether we receive another grant, we have the community cohesiveness to carry on our good work."
Councilman Tony Jimenez, PRIDE Project Coalition Community chair, provided an overview of the "Parents Who Host Lose the Most" Campaign and reviewed the many accomplishments of the PRIDE Coalition.
"It is only with the help of so many Glen Cove volunteers, that the Community Committee can implement its new "Parents Who Host Lose the Most" Media Campaign." Councilman Jimenez highlighted the Community Committee's past initiatives: promoting Glen Cove's Social Host Law; addressing vendor sales of alcohol and tobacco to underage individuals through Project 21; amending city ordinances to require permits for teen parties; implementing SAFE Homes as well as the city council's adoption of its Prevention Mission Statement on May 26.
Mayor Suozzi commended SAFE, Inc. and the Glen Cove Police Department for their continued efforts to protect the children, and the community at large and for all the collaboration among the community organizations. He discussed the Project 21 program and how the city has strengthened this effort by including the Nassau County Fire Marshall and Building Department into the exiting initiative.
Mayor Suozzi said, "I applaud SAFE, Inc., the PRIDE Project Coalition and the Glen Cove Police Department for their commitment to drug and alcohol abuse prevention and enforcement. It is so important for us to come together and work on this as a community and I look forward to the success of the "Parents Who Host Lose the Most" campaign, a truly collaborative effort by businesses, organization and individuals throughout our community."
Chief Whitton discussed the Project 21 program, a policing initiative funded by SAFE in conjunction with the Police Department (PD), and State Liquor Authority (SLA) in which a comprehensive effort was made to address the sale of alcohol and tobacco to underage individuals. This collaborative program has been very successful and resulted in total compliance for the last three months.
Dr. Screnci, a SAFE board member and former chair of the Parent Committee, discussed the Social Host Liability brochure published by the Adolescent Committee for the Academy of Pediatrics, regarding the consequences parents face when hosting underage drinking parties.
For more information regarding SAFE, Inc., the PRIDE Project Coalition or its current "Parents Who Host Lose The Most" Campaign go to www.safeglencove.org or contact SAFE, Inc.'s Executive Director Dr. Sharon E. Harris or PRIDE Project Coalition Coordinator Cathy Samuels at 676-2008.


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A man and woman were killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Southwest Side late Saturday.
Just after 11:30 p.m., the two, both believed to be in their 20s, were in a sport utility vehicle travelling north on California Avenue near West 37th Street when the driver lost control and hit a utility pole, police said. They were dead at the scene.
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Google has acquired visual search and price comparison engine Like.com, according to an open letter posted on Like.com's website. "Since 2006, Like.com has been moving the frontiers of eCommerce forward one step at a time," said Munjal Shah, the company's CEO. "We were the first to bring visual search to shopping, the first to build an automated cross-matching system for clothing, and more. We didn't stop there, and we don't have plans to stop now.


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In its 87th graduation ceremony, Manhasset High School said good-bye to its class of 2007. Enjoying the beautiful weather, family, faculty, and friends gathered to say farewell to the graduating class of 2007. Practically all of the seats were filled up well before the 6 p.m. start of the ceremony.
Keep Manhasset Beautiful ("KMB") held its first official meeting on Saturday, June 23, at the Manhasset Public Library. Among those in attendance to show their support were Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Maria "Kitty" Poons and Katie Miller of Coalition for a Safer Manhasset.
All across the country it was estimated that over 200,000 women and men in 2006 would be diagnosed with breast cancer. The Long Island 2 Day Breast Cancer Walk recognizes the importance of raising awareness as a key component to early detection. Numerous studies have shown that early detection saves lives and increases treatment options.
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Robert Pattinson has been tipped to join the cast of "The Rover." Deadline reports that Pattinson is set to star alongside Guy Pearce in the movie, which will apparently be directed by Australian filmmaker David Michod.
The film will be set in the near future and follows Pearce's character as he ruthlessly hunts a group of thieves through the rough Australian outback after they steal his car.
The "Twilight" star has been tipped to play the part of Reynolds, the brother of one of the thieves, who is left behind after an altercation with police.
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The Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce (NCCC) recently announced their new "It Starts Here. Buy Locally" campaign, which is their most comprehensive promotional campaign to date encouraging consumers to support the local businesses in their downtowns during this holiday season.
Glen Cove was represented at the event by City of Glen Cove Deputy Mayor Maureen Basdavanos and Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Phyllis Gorham. The deputy mayor encouraged people utilize their local chambers of commerce.
"Call your chamber and ask them what stores are in your neighborhood," Basdavanos said, adding, "The City of Glen Cove is beautifully decorated and a wonderful place to be for the holidays."
The Buy Locally campaign was spurred by NCCC leaders who were concerned about Long Island's economy and the need to support local chambers from across Nassau County. This advertising campaign includes local publicity and advertising, including spots airing on television, radio and also print advertisements in local newspapers.
The Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce represents more than 50 local chambers of commerce located in communities across Nassau County. More than 6,000 local businesses belong to chambers that are members of the NCCC. Many represent retail and other local businesses that are essential to the economic stability of the region.
"The leadership of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce recognizes that, when combined, small business owners are a major employer on Long Island and that their stability and the stability of the region rely on consumers spending money locally," said Christopher Murray, NCCC president. "We're asking consumers to remember that by shopping for goods and services in their nearby downtown, they are helping to boost the economy. The profits these businesses make pay local salaries, pay property taxes to support local schools and the sales tax revenue generated supports the county in providing necessary services."
Murray also stressed that businesspeople should be mindful of Long Island vendors when purchasing supplies and services. "Business to business support is seen as a vital element for a turn around in this economic environment," he said.
According to the NCCC, lost sales tax revenue from e-commerce and profits from out of state conglomerates all translate to less money in Nassau County.
Julie Marchesella, first vice president of the NCCC, said to remember to shop locally this holiday season as well as throughout the year. "Major investments have been made to revitalize many of our downtowns," she said. "Support your local stores and keep our tax dollars in Nassau County."
Francesca Carlow, second vice president of the NCCC and owner of Trio Hardware in Plainview, stressed that this was an initiative supported on every level of government and something that can be done across Nassau County. "The owners, presidents and executives of these big box stores don't live here in Nassau County," said Carlow. "Buy gift certificates to local stores and local restaurants, not the chain restaurants. Those profits directly help Nassau County."
The "Buy Locally" logo was designed by an organization in Huntington and will be seen in stores and restaurants as well as in the NCCC's advertising campaign.
For more information about the campaign, visit your local chamber of commerce's website or the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce's site at www.nccchambers.org.


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Alfonso Thomas
- Sport: Cricket
- Position: bowler
- Nationality: South Africa
- Birth date: 1977-02-09 (37 years)
- Pune Warriors India 2012 - present
- Perth Scorchers 2014 - present
- Somerset County Cricket Club 2008 - present
- Titans 2012
- Adelaide Strikers 2011 - 2012
- Highveld Lions 2011
- Pune Warriors India 2011
- Sunfoil Dolphins 2007 - 2010
- Warwickshire County Cricket Club 2007
- Titans 2004 - 2007
- Northerns Cricket team 2003 - 2006
- Staffordshire Country Cricket Club 2005
Alfonso Clive Thomas is a right arm fast-medium bowler and a hard hitting batsman who bats lower down the order for the South Africa cricket team. He has also played for Western Province, Titans, Staffordshire, Somerset, Northerns and North West. Presently, he is playing for Pune Warrior India team at the IPL 5 season 2012.
Thomas has played in only one Twenty20 International on 2nd February 2007 at Johannesburg against Pakistan. He bowled 4 overs and took 3 wickets. None of his overs were maidens and 25 runs were scored off them. He did not get an opportunity to bat in this match. South Africa won this match by 10 wickets with 51 deliveries remaining. Thomas played his first Twenty20 match on 8th April 2004. This was a match between Lions and Titans at Centurion. In the 4 overs which he bowled, 39 runs were scored and none of the overs were maidens and he failed to take a wicket. He was unbeaten on 3 in 3 balls. Lions won this match by 10 runs.
Career Highlights
Thomas participated in 134 Twenty20 matches in which he took 156 wickets in the 2679 deliveries he bowled during which 3210 runs were scored. His bowling strike rate was 17.1, economy rate was 7.18 and bowling average was 20.57.
He took part in 120 first class matches in which he bowled 21609 deliveries, conceded 10495 runs and took 386 wickets. His bowling average was 27.18, economy rate was 2.91 and bowling strike rate was 55.9.
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Set up Webmaster Tools and Analytics, and make sure that your sitemap is getting properly indexed. Search is a significant (if not dominant) driver of traffic, and must be accounted for.
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Responding to requests from students, faculty and professional staff to expand healthful food options on campus, Franklin & Marshall unveiled a new dining venue Aug. 23.
ZeBi, which replaces Jazzman's on the ground floor of Distler House, features freshly made flatbread sandwiches, ciabatta deli sandwiches, fresh salads, soup, macaroni and cheese and breakfast items. The café offers the same fair-trade coffee options formerly available at Jazzman's, in addition to organic drinks and snacks.
Thanks to efforts to have the new options in place before the 2012-13 academic year, the transition took less than two weeks. Managed by Sodexo, F&M's dining services provider, ZeBi—short for Zest Bistro—was the result of nearly one year of planning, said F&M Associate Vice President for Administration Barry Bosley.
"During the seven years that Jazzman's was operational, we added as best we could to the menu offerings. But given the limitations of the space and equipment, we were not able to meet campus expectations," Bosley said. "The students, faculty and professional staff frequently asked for freshly made healthy options instead of the limited grab-and-go items. ZeBi provides that. "
Bosley said the brand of ZeBi matured over the past year, making it an attractive option for F&M. There are eight ZeBi locations at colleges and universities across the country.
F&M students Jared Gorin '13 and Molly Thompson '13 traveled with Bosley and several Sodexo employees to visit the ZeBi at George Washington University on Aug. 1, providing feedback on the new dining option.
"It's great to have another location on campus for food," Gorin said. "Everything at ZeBi is in and out of the kitchen [quickly]. We love the freshness and taste."
Kevin Dean, general manager of F&M's dining services, said ZeBi will have several new menu items each week.
"Customer feedback will help us provide more menu options, all with a focus on freshness," Dean said. "Each week we'll have four new items rotate onto the menu, and we'll seek input from customers to see what's working and what's not."
ZeBi's video menu board lists calories for each of its food options, switching from breakfast to lunch at 11 a.m. The café's hours are 7:30 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday.


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Tests performed in April 2012 showed that DIGIT and Difi were able to seamlessly exchange electronic invoices without any need of adapting their information systems. Interoperability was the result of the adoption of Open Standards and the creation of implicit agreements, which work across borders, at organisational, semantic and technical levels.
Sending an electronic invoice across borders should be simpler than sending it by post. However, this is often not the case. Exchanging electronic business documents is subject to several barriers which may impede the data to flow between organisations. The challenge is not only to interconnect information systems but also to enable the sharing of business processes and meaningful information within a legal context across borders.
During the last years, public administrations have been working together to eliminate these barriers through common organisational and semantic agreements. The Business Interoperability Interfaces for Public procurement in Europe organised by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN/BII) have created specifications for interoperable public procurement in several areas, such as electronic Invoicing. Public Administrations compliant to these profiles should not need to adapt their information systems to, for example, exchange electronic invoices, it all should happen seamlessly.
This is not only theory, as it has been demonstrated by the PEPPOL project and more recently by the Directorate-General for Informatics (DIGIT) of the European Commission and the Norwegian Agency for Public Management and eGovernment (Difi). DIGIT and Difi have developed their information systems independently and have never bilaterally discussed the format, business rules, etc. of their electronic invoices.
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Gloss Drop - Battles
- Summary: The second full-length album for the New York rock band features Matias Aguayo, Gary Numan, Kazu Makino, and Yamantaka Eye as guest musicians.
- Record Label: Warp
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock, Experimental Rock, Math Rock, Neo-Prog, Prog-Rock
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Mixed: 8 out of 37
Negative: 0 out of 37
Jun 7, 2011So much better than a Ferrari that never needs a tune-up, muse I. In the studio they're less accident prone, and they still tintinnabulate some. But now they also grunt.
Jun 3, 2011Braxton's clever, found-sound loops are missed, but the remaining members' rampant ideas and inexorable groove keep Battles engrossing.
Jun 10, 2011Gloss Drop may be a less solid and coherent album than Mirrored, but it is still a remarkably promising follow-up. As always, the music is cerebral, engaging, technically stupefying, and utterly original.
Jun 3, 2011Gloss Drop is powered by a tireless, ingenious sense of play. Admittedly, it is sometimes the sort of playfulness displayed by quantum physicists and pure mathematicians. But hey, get the numbers right and everything else just slots into place.
Jun 6, 2011Gloss Drop may be more accomplished than the band's debut; even if it's not quite as much of a powerhouse as Mirrored was, it shows that the trio version of Battles is lean, creative, and surprisingly adaptable.
Jun 6, 2011The record stands as a solid collection from a trio of exceptionally talented individuals.
Jun 3, 2011Clearly, these New York math-rockers have yet to learn the values of de- cluttering, with most of these dozen pieces involving furious industry to no great advantage.
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Mixed: 0 out of 10
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May 11, 2013Despite the loss of their frontman, Battles still maintain that hyper math/experimental rock they had in their previous LP Mirrored. And this time, they've put out a more dance-rock like outfit with guest vocalist coming it. It's technically making a friendly, easy-to-listen yet complex album. I can't stop dancing! Must listen.… Expand
Jun 8, 2011I've been waiting to hear this record for years. Mirrored is my favourite album of the 00s and Gloss Drop seems to raise the bar even further. After several listens I can safely say that this will be the record of the year, no matter what is released in the other 6 months of 2011. This is how the future of music sounds and it sounds damn good.… Expand
May 18, 2012While the album lack vocals, it's reinforced with plenty tweaked guitar strums, rad bass lines and constant beat. The tracks that really stand out for me is Futura and Ice Cream.… Collapse
Nov 10, 2011A very good album; it definitely comes across as better than Mirrored, though I haven't heard that album enough to make a proper comparison. Some brilliant instrumental tracks here, it just feels like the whole album lacks a little bit of refinement to make it truly outstanding.… Expand
Mar 21, 2012These guys do some serious experimenting with their guitars. Some of it works and overall the album has it's merits but it's not the easiest of listens. Not too many songs with vocals and there are very few songs you'll like instantly. It's not for everyone but if you like instrumental guitar bands with a bit of quirkiness then it's worth getting into. Just about gets an 8.… Expand
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Cambodia is ranked 13 out of 86 in the 2012 Social Institution and Gender Index. The country was ranked 27 out of 102 in the 2009 Social Institution and Gender Index.
The 2011 UNDP Human Development Index (HDI) score for the country is 0.523, placing it in 139th place (out of 187 countries). The Gender Inequality Index score is 0.500. Cambodia's World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Index rating for 2011 is 0.6464, placing it 102th place (out of a total of 135 countries).
The new Civil Code sets the age of consent at 18 for both men and women.[1] According to the 2010 Demographic and Health Survey, 10.7% of girls aged 15-19 were married, divorced or widowed, compared to 1.5% of boys in the same age range.[2]
Although monogamous marriages are the only legally recognised form of union[3], informal polygamous unions are reported to exist in Cambodia.[4]
Cambodian law grants men and women equal rights in terms of parental authority.[5] Women and men have the same rights to divorce, which can be requested by mutual consent, or on the basis of one or several of a list of acceptable grounds[6]. In the event of divorce, the Law on Marriage and Family stipulates that the child's best interests should be taken into account in determining custody, but that the parent who loses custody should have the right to visit and remain in contact with the children, as well as the responsibility to pay child support[7]. Like men, women can pass on Cambodian citizenship to their children[8].
The Civil Code provides women and men equal inheritance rights both as daughters and widows.[9]
[1] CEDAW (2011) p.52 [2] National Institute of Statistics, Directorate General for Health, and ICF Macro (2011) [3] CEDAW (2011) p.10 [4] USAID (2006) [5] Article 115 of the Law on Marriage and Family in CEDAW (2004), p. 28. [6] Article 39 of the Law on Marriage and Family in CEDAW (2004), p.78 [7] Articles 74 and 75 of the Law on Marriage and Family; CEDAW (2004), p. 78 [8] Articles 74 and 75 of the Law on Marriage and Family; CEDAW (2004), p.42. [9] CEDAW (2011)
Rape is a criminal offence in Cambodia, with punishments of 5-10 years imprisonment.[10] The new Penal Code approved by the National Assembly in 2009 came into effect in December 2010 and has strengthened the wording of the previous law on rape.[11]
In 2005, policy makers passed the Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence and the Protection of Victims.[12] The law criminalises acts of domestic violence, but does not specify penalties.[13]
Sexual harassment is prohibited under labour legislation, but no penalties are specified, according to the US Department of State.[14] Women's groups report sexual harassment to be a problem in Cambodia, citing a study which found that one in ten garment workers had experienced sexual harassment.[15]
There is limited verifiable data available as to the prevalence of violence against women in Cambodia. According to the US Department of State human rights report for 2010, highlighted that reported cases are unlikely to be representative of the prevalence of rape due to under reporting.[16] One local NGO had received 501 cases of rape in 2010, while the Ministry of Interior reported investigating 328 cases of rape and attempted rape. [17] It is unclear how many of these cases resulted in convictions. Trafficking and kidnapping for purposes of sexual exploitation is reported to be a significant problem in Cambodia.[18] There are also a very large number of child prostitutes in Cambodia, thought to account for 35% of all of those working in the sex industry.[19] Sexual violence was a feature of the conflict that continued in Cambodia into the early 1990s.[20]
Domestic violence is not discussed publicly and incidents of spousal abuse are rarely reported. It is likely that official reports of violence are under-reported due to cultural taboos that tell women that they would bring shame and dishonour upon their families by speaking out.[21] The police and court systems are often reluctant to interfere in 'domestic' matters. As a result women often feel that they have no one to turn to for relief.[22] Surveys reveal widespread acceptance of domestic violence. According to the 2010 DHS, when provided with a list of five reasons for which a man may be justified in beating his wife, 46percent of women agreed with at least one reason.[23] That survey also reveals that 22 per cent of ever-married women (aged 15-49) have experienced physical, emotional, or sexual violence, most often by a current or previous husband.[24] This represents a three percent decline from 2000.[25]
There are no reports that Cambodians have ever practised female genital mutilation.
Abortion is available on request in Cambodia.[26]
Women have the legal right to access contraception and information about reproductive health and family planning, but cost and geographical location often limit access.[27] According to the 2010 DHS, 51% of married women are currently using a contraceptive method with 35% using a modern method and 16% using a traditional method. Use of contraception has increased substantially since 2005 when 27% of married women were using a modern method. The survey found that 17% of married women have an unmet need for family planning.[28]
[11] The NGO Committee on CEDAW and Cambodian Committee of Women (2011) pp..66 – 67 and p.6 [12] CEDAW (2006), p.4 [13] US Department of State (2011) [14] Article 172 of the Labor Law, in CEDAW (2006), p.22; US Department of State (2011) [15]Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women In Cambodia, 2010 Prepared by NGO-CEDAW and CAMBOW March 2011 at p.71 [16] US Department of State (2011) [17] US Department of State (2011) [18] CEDAW (2004), pp. 29-34; LICADHO (2006), pp. 13-18; US Department of State (2010) [19] Children/Youth as Peacebuilders (2009), p.90 [20] Nobel Women's Initiative (2011), p.10 [21] LICADHO (2006), p. 5. [22] LICADHO (2006), pp. 5-6; USAID (2006), p. 18. [23] National Institute of Public Health et al (2006), Table 20.7. [24] National Institute of Statistics, Directorate General for Health, and ICF Macro (2011) [25] National Institute for Statistics, ORC Macro (2001), Table 16.5. [26] UN (2011) [27] US Department of State (2011) [28] National Institute of Statistics, Directorate General for Health, and ICF Macro (2011)
Of those children under two included in the 2010 DHS, 80.5% of girls and 77.1% of girls had received all their basic vaccinations.[29] Under-five mortality rates were higher for boys than for girls, although rates of malnutrition were virtually the same.[30] Overall, this would not indicate son bias in regards to early childhood care.
According to data from the 2010 DHS, of women aged 20-24 interviewed for the survey, 9.1% had received no education at all, compared to 5.2% of men in the same age bracket. Of this age group, 14.2% of women and 18.6% of men had completed secondary school or gone on to tertiary-level education.[31]
The male/female sex ratio for the total population in 2012 is 0.96.[32]
There is no evidence to suggest that Cambodia is a country of concern in relation to missing women.
[29] National Institute of Statistics, Directorate General for Health, and ICF Macro (2011), Table 13.3. [30] National Institute of Statistics et al (2011), Tables 11.3 and 14.1 [31] National Institute of Statistics et al (2011), Tables 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 [32] Central Intelligence Agency (2012)
Cambodian women have equal rights with men to land and are entitled to access to property other than land. Overall though, high rates of poverty and landlessness among all Cambodians circumscribe women's ability to achieve these rights.[33] The Sub Decree on Social Land Concessions stated that, "In order to ensure the land policy responds to all citizens' needs, such policy must respond to women's needs, especially women heads of household." One of the key principles for this work is the provision of land titling and continuing the registration of common ownership of land/property between husband and wife. The government reports that it has implemented the Land Titling Programme, issuing land titles to citizens, with three-quarters of the land titles issued in rural areas. As a result, from 2002 to 2007 this programme distributed 1.6 million parcels of land. Of this, 70 percent is common property, 20 percent is the private property of women, 5 percent is the private property of men and the other 5 percent is the collective property of pagodas.[34]
At present, women's property rights are governed by provisions in the Law on Marriage and Family of 1989, which makes a distinction between joint property (i.e. that acquired or bought during the marriage) and separate property (i.e. that owned by either spouse before the marriage). Separate property can be managed and disposed of independently by its owner; decisions over joint property require agreement of both spouses. Many women choose to leave their husbands in charge of most matters related to property ownership, meaning they effectively lose their rights over joint property, placing them at a distinct disadvantage in the event of divorce.[35] A 2006 USAID study reports that limited awareness of their rights – coupled with poor access to legal aid and advice – makes women more vulnerable in contractual affairs, including when others make claims on their land.[36]
The new Civil Code provide women with equal rights to bank loans; however, according to the 2004 CEDAW report, many women leave decisions regarding financial matters to their husbands or fathers.[37] Limited access to information often makes it difficult for women to benefit from existing micro-credit programmes, although the creation of Village Credit Committees providing access to small-value loans and a cow bank has predominantly benefitted poorer women, including widows and victims of domestic violence.[38]
[33] NGO Committee on CEDAW and CAMBOW (2006), p. 11. [34] CEDAW (2011) pp.44-45 [35] Articles 32, 36, and 37 of the Law on Marriage and the Family in CEDAW (2004), p. 75, 78-79 [36] USAID (2006), Vol. 1, pp. 19-20. [37] CEDAW (2004), p.69 [38] CEDAW (2004), pp. 69, 73.
Legally, women in Cambodia are not restricted in accessing public space and do not have to obtain permission from their husbands or fathers to apply for a passport.[39] The right to freedom of speech, assembly and association are frequently violated in Cambodia, according to Freedom House.[40] It appears that there are many women's rights groups active in Cambodia, working on a range of issues, including legal and practical support to victims of gender-based violence, providing training to government officials to support them to mainstream gender into their work, trafficking and sexual exploitation, and providing micro credit.[41] As the 2004 CEDAW report states, participation in NGOs has allowed women access to processes of decision-making and positions of authority that they are unable to reach in other sectors.[42]
The Constitution guarantees Cambodian women full equality and political rights, but traditionally women have played a very small role in public life.[43] In November 2011 women held 26 of 123 seats in national parliament.[44] The government has taken a number of steps in recent years to increase the participation of women in political decision-making roles, including appointing women as Deputy Governors in all but one of twenty-four provinces and municipalities.[45] Outside of politics, very few women occupy positions of power and authority in business and the civil service, or security agencies.[46] The number and percentage of women serving in the National Assembly has slowly increased over time.
The Constitution of Cambodia guarantees maternity leave at full pay for employed women, and also prohibits employment discrimination for reasons of pregnancy.[47] However, despite these provisions, the law caps benefits at fifty percent of wages. Women receive ninety days of leave and benefits are paid solely by the employer.[48] However, 53 percent of female workers are employed in unwaged or low-skill informal employment, meaning that these benefits are not available to them.[49] Further, permanent civil servants and domestic or household workers are not covered by the maternity legislation.[50]
[39] CEDAW 2011, p. 49 [40] Freedom House (2010) [41] CEDAW (2004), pp.19, 23, 33, 35. [42] CEDAW (2004), p.38 [43] Articles 34 and 41 of the Constitution in CEDAW (2006), pp. 34-35. [44] IPU (2011) [45] US Department of State (2010). [46] US Department of State (2011) [47] Article 46 of the Constitution. [48] International Labour Organization (ILO) (2009) [49] JICA (2007), pp. 37-38. [50] ILO (2009)
Formerly a French colony, Cambodia became independent in 1953.[51] The Khmer Rouge seized power in 1975, and over the next four years instigated a brutal regime under which as many as 1.5 - 2 million Cambodians may have died of execution, overwork, starvation and disease.[52] The impacts of this period of terror are still felt in Cambodian society today.[53] The Khmer Rouge were overthrown in 1979, but civil conflict continued until the Paris Peace Accords were signed in 1991.[54] According to the BBC, 70% of the population relies on subsistence farming to make a living, although clothing manufacture and export, and tourism are both important sources of income.[55] Cambodia is classed as a low-income country by the World Bank.[56]
Cambodia's Constitution of 1993 guarantees equality before the law as well as a prohibition on discrimination.[57] However, discriminatory laws remain in force.[58]
Additional national laws and government initiatives promote the well-being and empowerment of women, but their implementation remains poor. The massacres during the Khmer Rouge regime (1975-1979) left many women widowed, and an estimated 25 per cent of Cambodian households are headed by single women. These households are particularly vulnerable to poverty. Some 83 percent of women in Cambodia are employed, but more than half of them work as unpaid agricultural labour. This in turn has pushed many women towards urban areas and other employment opportunities in the informal sector, and has increased their vulnerability to trafficking and exploitation in the sex industry.[59] The government reports that "The Kingdom of Cambodia has a custom and tradition where a burden has been strictly imposed on women in the social and cultural fields. A traditional code of conduct (Chbab Srey) for women's lives has become a wall denying the rights and freedoms of women leading to inequality between men and women in social and cultural fields, including the normalisation justification of violence against women.[62] Women generally have less access than men to resources such as education and health care.[60] Approximately 15 percent of all rural households, many of which are female-headed, are landless.[61]
Cambodia ratified the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 1992, and the Optional Protocol in 2010.[63]
[50] ILO (2009) [51] Freedom House (2010) [52] Freedom House (2010); CIA (2011) [53] BBC (n.d.) [54] Freedom House (2010) [55] BBC (n.d.) [56] World Bank (n.d.) [57] Articles 31, 46 and 45 of the Constitution of Cambodia, Ratified 21 September 1993. [58] JICA (2007) p.11 [59] JICA (2007), p. 37; United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNFIEM) et al, (2004), pp. 34-35, 117. [60] NGO Committee on CEDAW, Cambodian Committee of Women (CAMBOW) (2006), pp. 11, 20-21, [61] JICA (2007), p. 34. [62] CEDAW (2004) p.26; NGO-CEDAW and CAMBOW (2011) [63] UNTC (2011)
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Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that the St. Louis Rams have not been in contact with veteran QB Jeff Garcia.
But it doesn't look like Garcia, a free agent, is in the plans for St. Louis. Granted, things can change in an instant in the volatile world of free agency. But as of Saturday afternoon, Garcia had not heard from the Rams. And league sources indicated later in the day that the team was not interested.
With the gun shy Marc Bulger, and unproven Brock Berlin as the only two QBs on the Rams roster the thought is they will sign a veteran to push Marc Bulger. However do the Rams really have enough cap room to sign a veteran QB if he is only going to sit on the bench and not really have a shot as the #1? With the Rams coming off a 2-14 season I do not see anyone below that is worth taking a shot on. We are not in a position to pick up a backup that can win a playoff game, we are in position to find our future. These guys are not the future. What are your thoughts?
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(Reuters) - Warning labels for Merck & Co's drugs for baldness and enlarged prostate will add notices of sexual side effects that continued after use of the medicines was stopped, U.S. health regulators said.
Labels will be revised for Proscar, which treats symptoms of enlarged prostate, and hair-loss treatment Propecia, the Food and Drug Administration said. The active ingredient in both drugs is finasteride.
The Propecia label will now include notification of problems with libido, ejaculation and orgasms that continued after use of the drug was ended. Proscar's label will include notification of decreased libido.
The labels of both drugs will also include a description of reports of male infertility and poor semen quality that normalized or improved after use of the drugs was stopped.
In announcing the label changes, the FDA cited events reported to the agency.
"The cases suggest a broader range of adverse effects than previously reported in patients taking these drugs," the FDA said in a notification posted on its website. But it also said no clear causal links between finasteride and sexual adverse events had been established.
The FDA said sexual side effects were included in the labels of both drugs when they were approved in the 1990s. But in subsequent clinical trials, the side effects resolved in patients who stopped using the drugs as well as in most patients who continued therapy, the agency said.
Last year, the labels of both drugs were revised to include erectile dysfunction that continued after patients stopped using the drugs, the FDA said.
Only a small percentage of men who use the drugs have experienced sexual side effects, the agency added. For example, it said, an analysis of clinical trials showed 3.8 percent of men taking Propecia reported one or more of the sexual side effects, compared with 2.1 percent of those who received a placebo.
The FDA said it believes that finasteride remains safe and effective for its approved uses and that patients on Proscar and Propecia should contact their doctors if they have concerns.
In a statement, Merck said it believes both drugs are generally well tolerated and effective for their intended uses and that it supports efforts to ensure patient safety through monitoring of reported side effects.
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On September 13, 1999, about 2045 Universal Coordinated Time, a Kaman Aerospace K1200 K-MAX helicopter, registration D-HFZA, operated by Heli Air Zagel of Hersbruck, Germany, impacted terrain during a forced landing in Austria and was destroyed. The forced landing was reportedly precipitated by a loss of engine power during a logging operation. The pilot, the sole occupant, received minor injuries. There was no fire.
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