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The question of applying ethical standards became more than theory when students from five area high schools convened for the ninth annual Homer Dickerson Youth Ethics Conference.
Students from Oak Park, Oaks Christian, Westlake, Agoura and Calabasas high schools showed up at 7 a.m. Tuesday at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley for an eggs-and-potatoes buffet. Then they were given something more to chew on: Just what would they do under certain circumstances?
The Rotary Club of Westlake Village hosted the event with keynote speaker Lance Orozco, award-winning news reporter with KCLU-FM national public radio station for Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
"Ethics is about right or wrong," Orozco said. "But it's more than that," he said. It's holding yourself to a higher standard. He said every day we use ethics in making decisions. He quoted Ronald Reagan saying, "There is no easy answer, but there are simple answers. We must do what is morally right."
Using Orozco's comments as a springboard, about 100 students split into small groups to discuss one of three scenarios, preassigned.
Scenario A was about a model student whose online postings declared quite the opposite. Scenario B was about a disoriented student who arrived late at night at a friend's house and pleaded to stay overnight without letting parents know of her whereabouts; the visitor showed cuts on her arms. Scenario C was about a student who saw cash dropped by a boy, and then saw a friend pocket the money instead of telling the boy.
One group zeroed in on the preassigned question about Scenario C, "Will your friendship disintegrate if you come forward and speak the truth?" The table mates unanimously agreed the money was "stolen."
Stephen Lamm of Agoura, 16, a junior at Oak Park High, said he would ask the friend why she took the money.
Jessica Kamzan of Agoura Hills, 16, a junior at Agoura High School, said she'd tell the friend what she observed and ask how she could pay it back.
James Peterson of Pacific Palisades, 18, a senior at Oaks Christian, said he would "definitely" confront the person and find out more.
Once discussion groups reconvened into a general assembly, the thorny points of reality and theory showed up as group representatives gave contrasting feedback, from "don't get involved" to "you owe it to your friend to tell the truth."
Students submitted the scenarios, with winners earning gift certificates funded by Sage Publications. Winners were: first, Rebecca Peters, Calabasas, $100; second, Alice Wang, Oak Park, $75; and Carl Chen, Oak Park, $50.
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Looking back, the year 2012 will be remembered as the kind that evoked so much optimism and pessimism in equal measure.
This is the year that began with such economic pain that the traders were forced into a strike over the high lending rates as early as the first week and ended with even more economic trouble as it became clear that the shilling was heading for a more difficult future. In all fairness, though, there were brief moments when it appeared that the country was on the right path to being on the same economic pedestal with regional heavyweights.
But even with the opportunities created with the coming on stream of the 250MW Bujagali power project, a fall in inflation levels, something somewhere went amiss.
Uganda's economy, it was announced, would not grow as expected. One financial scam after another unfolded within government institutions. The donors, who pick up a quarter of the national budget bill, ran out of patience; they cut aid, totalling $300m according to some reports.
The pain felt in the first week of 2012 would return towards the end of 2012, only this time on a wider scale. The Observer looks back at 2012 and relives the moments that made headlines.
The Shs 2.9bn farm-down:
After close to two years of corporate battles and blackmail where diplomatic relations between Uganda and the United Kingdom were caught in the middle, the government of Uganda finally gave the go-ahead to Tullow Oil, a UK firm, to conclude the sale of two thirds of its assets to China's CNOOC and France's Total for $2.9bn, the largest corporate deal in Uganda ever. The deal ended a $404 tax dispute, and brought the much needed revenues to Uganda's coffers.
The conclusion of the deal also led to Government finally tabling the long-awaited petroleum bills in Parliament.
High interest rates:
Early in the year, inflation was somewhere around 30%, levels last seen more than 15 years back. Sensing that the bankers would not understand their grief, traders locked up their shops and went on strike, vowing to pull out their deposits from banks. The traders were hurt that the banks denied them some grace period while they were chocking on credit.
President Yoweri Museveni was forced to mediate the issue. Interest rates never came down, and there was no grace period that was announced, at least publicly. The bankers had won.
Power tariffs up:
In February, Uganda Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) announced increments in the electricity tariffs after the government scrapped Shs 396bn annual subsidies. Domestic consumers were to pay Shs 524.5 from Shs 385.6 to per unit while commercial consumers would pay Shs487.6, up from 358.6 per unit.
Electricity is the fulcrum of the business world - no wonder the traders under their umbrella organ the Kampala City Traders' Association (KACITA) staged a demonstration seeking presidential intervention to cut power tariffs. Their efforts came to nothing.
Bujagali on the grid:
The 250MW Bujagali power plant was finally commissioned mid this year. The plant cost about $900m, according to media reports. While the project reduced a stringent load- shedding schedule, it did little to ease on the high power tariffs.
Like the power tariffs are not high enough, there is a recommendation to peg the tariffs to changes in inflation, fluctuations in the foreign exchange market and fuel prices. The recommendation has already received stiff resistance. Also, Umeme, the power suppliers, have proposed an increment in domestic bills by Shs 69 and Shs 52.8 for domestic and commercial consumers respectively.
A parliamentary report on the energy sector shows high power tariffs hurt economic growth as they increase production costs and reduce the competitiveness of the local manufacturers.
Ebola scares tourists:
In November 2011, Uganda was chosen by the Lonely Planet website as the top tourist safari destination in the world for the year 2012. This was a big boost for the industry that had previously earned the country at least $700m in 2011. Much more was expected in 2012.
In July 2012, however, Uganda was hit by an Ebola outbreak at a time when tourists prefer to take their summer vacations in Africa.
As a result, between 5%-10% of the tourists called off their trips, with many more postponing their travels to Uganda.
The Oil Bill:
For more than two months, parliamentarians remained at loggerheads with the executive to pass the controversial Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill, 2012, with much of the disagreements surrounding clause 9 of the bill, which, many claimed, bestowed excessive powers on the minister of Energy. The bill was finally passed on December 7.
Clause 9 vests power in the hands of the minister of Energy and Mineral Development to issue and revoke licences to companies wishing to do business in the oil and gas sector.
Corruption rears ugly head:
Uganda has never been short of corruption scandals; the Shs 142bn compensation to businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba, the Shs 5bn bicycle deal, Shs 200bn ID scam, among others. However, there has never been a corruption scandal in the last five years that has evoked such public anger and shocked the donor community like the financial scam in the Office of the Prime Minister.
While more money has been lost in other corruption scandals, the OPM story shed more light on the moral character of some government officials; the money was meant for rebuilding northern Uganda, a region that until 2006 suffered a two- decade war, claiming thousands of lives and leaving many more displaced.
Donors, shocked by events in the OPM, pulled the plug on aid. Countries like Norway, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, and United Kingdom all decided to withhold their budget support for six months. The suspension of aid will cut economic growth by 0.8 per cent from the projected 5% in the 2012/2013 fiscal year to 4.2 percent, according to Keith Muhakanizi, the deputy Secretary to the Treasury.
Uganda joins COMESA FTA:
In a bid to tap a wider regional market, Uganda this year signed the Free Trade Area (FTA) agreement with the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA), gaining access to a market of 14 member countries. COMESA has a general population of 467 million people and a combined GDP of $799 billion by 2010, making it one of the biggest trade blocs.
Uganda's exports to the COMESA region are anticipated to grow by an average of 50% annually, according to the trade and industry minister, Amelia Kyambadde.
The IPO:
This year, Umeme went public when London-based private equity fund Actis, the majority shareholder in Umeme, decided to sell 38% of her shares to the public. This initiative was for Umeme to raise at least Shs 171bn aimed at reducing the company's interest- bearing debt.
Uganda misses digital migration target:
Like her counterparts in the region, Uganda has failed to beat the target for the shift to digital terrestrial broadcasting from analogue. Uganda thought it would achieve this feat before the end of 2012.
A number of hurdles stood in the way: disagreements on who should be the signal distributor, lack of a legal framework on digital migration as well as the infrastructural deficiencies, and lack of funds to pull it off. Uganda is still hopeful that it will meet the global target of July 2015.


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An image grab taken on August 13, 2012 allegedly shows smoke billowing from shelling on the Damascus district of al-Qadam. (AFP PHOTO/HO/YOUTUBE)
BEIRUT: The two kidnapped brothers of a Syrian rebel commander were killed on Thursday, a monitoring group said, as battles raged between rebels and army forces in several districts of Damascus.
The men were kidnapped on Wednesday night at an army checkpoint, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
It said they were found dead in the southern district of Qadam in the capital amid a sharp increase in reports of abductions across the country.
Amateur video posted on YouTube by activists showed the bodies of the two men, identified as Mohammad and Ahmed al-Zakh, covered in blood. The bead of one of the victims had been partly blown off.
The Observatory also reported fierce battles and army shelling in the Qadam neighbourhood, where anti-regime sentiment is strong, as well as shelling in nearby Assali.
Clashes also broke out elsewhere in Damascus, including in the the Sayyida Zeinab area in the southeastern outskirts, home to an important Shiite Muslim shrine, said the Britain-based watchdog.
Kafr Zeita in the central province of Hama, one of the main arenas of the 17-month revolt against President Bashar Assad, also saw fierce shelling for the second consecutive day, activists reported.
"It is horrific that the towns that have seen the most consistent dissent by unarmed protesters should be subjected to such violence," an activist who identified himself as Abu Ghazi told AFP via Skype.
A preliminary toll compiled by the Observatory said that at least 17 people were killed in violence across Syria on Thursday, a day after 176 people -- most of them civilians -- died.
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The general and most common understanding of the Christian doctrine of Ascension holds that Jesus bodily ascended to heaven in the presence of his apostles, forty days following his resurrection. It is narrated in Mark , Luke , Acts , and mentioned in , , , , . This is affirmed by Christian liturgy in the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed.
The Gospel of Luke is even more brief in its description (24:50-51). Jesus led the eleven to Bethany, not far from Jerusalem. While in the act of blessing them, Jesus was carried up to heaven.
In Mark, the Ascension appears to take place immediately after the Resurrection of Jesus. However, verse 19 of Mark 16 could legitimately be interpreted in light of the 40-day delay spoken of in Acts (see below). It simply states that "after the Lord had spoken to them, he was received up into heaven...." This might easily allow for a delay between the events of this verse and those preceding it; thus it does not necessarily contradict Luke's account in Chapter one of the Acts of the Apostles.
Not only is the Ascension related in the passages of Scripture cited above, but it is also elsewhere predicted and spoken of as an established fact. Thus, in , Christ asks the Jews: "What if then you shall see the son of Man ascend up where He was before?" and , He says to Mary Magdalen: "Do not touch (translated "approach" in the Aramaic) Me, for I am not yet ascended to My Father, but go to My brethren, and say to them: I ascend to My Father and to your Father, to My God and to your God." Again, in , , and in , the Ascension of Christ is spoken of as an accepted fact. Christians do not interpret this as a "state of full consciousness," but rather a spatial rising from the earth into the sky.
The third account of the Ascension is in the Acts of the Apostles ). For forty days after the Resurrection, Jesus continued to teach his followers. Jesus and the eleven were gathered near Mount Olivet, to the northeast of Bethany. Jesus tells his apostles that they will receive the power of the Holy Spirit, the "Comforter," see also Paraclete, and that they will spread his message the world over, i.e. the Great Commission. Jesus is taken up and received by a cloud. Two men clothed in white (i.e., angels) appear and tell the apostles that Jesus will return in the same manner as he was taken.
Even though these three accounts might appear contradictory, the reader should keep in mind that the original Gospel of Luke and Acts (Luke-Acts) were both written by the same author and are thus very unlikely to contain such glaring discrepancies. In fact, the Gospel of Luke never says that Jesus was taken up immediately after his Resurrection but simply states that the ascension happened "when he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany", which could very well be forty days after his Resurrection. As observed above, Mark's rendering leaves room for this same interpretation, depending upon how one reads the words "after the Lord had spoken to them...." (Mark 16:19). Many scholars assert that Mark either originally ended at 16:8 or had a different ending (see the article on Mark 16); this, however, is not universally agreed. Mark's Ascension account could therefore be read in the light of later authorship, probably with reference to the existing traditions surrounding the event.
The Gospel of Matthew ends at a mountain in Galilee, with Jesus commanding the Disciples to spread the Gospel to the ends of the world, baptizing in the name of the Trinity (the "Great Commission"). No mention is made of the Ascension.
The Catholic and Orthodox traditional view is that Mary was also present at the Ascension, following her mention in Acts 1.
Even within the pious Christian tradition, the language used by the Evangelists to describe the Ascension must be interpreted according to usage. To say that he was taken up or that he ascended, does not necessarily imply that they locate heaven directly above the earth; no more than the words "sitteth on the right hand of God" mean that this is his actual physical posture, but rather denotes his equality with the Father, according to Trinitarianism. In disappearing from their view "He was raised up and a cloud received Him out of their sight" (Acts 1:9), and entering into glory he dwells with the Father in the honour and power denoted by the scripture phrase.
Although the place of the Ascension is never distinctly stated, it would appear from Acts that it could have been Mount Olivet (the "Mount of Olives"), since after the Ascension the apostles are described as returning to Jerusalem from the mount that is called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, within a Sabbath day's journey. Tradition has consecrated this site as the Mount of Ascension.
Early Christians honored the Ascension by worshiping in a cave nearby, probably out of fear of persecution for worshipping openly. Later, after the conversion of Constantine, the first church was built on the site around 390 AD by Poimenia, a pious Roman lady. St. Helena erected over the site a basilica called "Eleona Basilica" (elaion in Greek means "olive garden", from elaia "olive tree," and has an oft-mentioned similarity to eleos meaning "mercy") in 392, which was destroyed by the Sassanid Persians in 614. It was rebuilt in the eighth century, destroyed again, but rebuilt a second time by the Crusaders. This final church was also destroyed by Muslims, leaving only the octagonal structure (called a martyrium—"memorial"—or "Edicule") which remains to this day.
The site was ultimately acquired by two emissaries of Saladin in the year 1198 and has remained in the possession of the Islamic Waqf of Jerusalem ever since. The martyrium, though now only bare stone, enshrines the rock said to bear the imprint of the right foot of Christ as he ascended, and is venerated by Christians as the last point on earth touched by the incarnate Christ. The Crusader building was converted to a mosque but was never used by Muslims since the overwhelming majority of visitors were Christian. As a gesture of compromise and goodwill, Saladin ordered the construction of a second mosque and mihrab two years later next door to the chapel for Muslim worship while Christians continued to visit the main chapel. Though still under the control of the Moslems, this Chapel of the Ascension is currently opened to visitors for a nominal fee.
The Russian Orthodox Church also maintains a Convent of the Ascension on the top of the Mount of Olives.
In Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox theology, the Ascension is interpreted as the culmination of the Mystery of the Incarnation, in that it not only marked the completion of Jesus' physical presence among his apostles, but consummated the union of God and man when Jesus ascended in his glorified human body to sit at the right hand of God the Father. The Ascension and the Transfiguration both figure prominently in the Orthodox doctrine of theosis. The bodily Ascension into heaven is also understood as the final token of Christ's two natures: divine and human.
The Orthodox doctrine of salvation points to the Ascension to indicate that the state of redeemed man is higher than the state of man in Paradise before the fall.
The Orthodox understand Christ's physical presence to continue in the Church, which is the "Body of Christ" (). Jesus' promise that he will be "with you always" is understood not only in terms of his active, divine grace, but also in the divine institution of the church (human sinfulness notwithstanding).
Christ's Ascension into heaven is understood as a necessary prerequisite for the sending of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (, , and especially ). The biblical texts regarding the Ascension also prophesy the Second Coming of Christ, stating that Jesus will return not only in the same glorious manner, but in the same place. In other words, the Second Coming and Last Judgment will take place on the Mount of Olives, with the Valley of Hinnom (Gehenna) below and to the left. is of theological consequence, in that it disproves the heresy of adoptionism.
Article 46 of the Heidelberg Catechism answers the question What do you confess when you say, He ascended into heaven? by stating "That Christ, before the eyes of His disciples, was taken up from the earth into heaven, and that He is there for our benefit until He comes again to judge the living and the dead."
The Catechism further explores aspects of the ascension, asking How does Christ's ascension into heaven benefit us? and replying, "First, He is our Advocate in heaven before His Father. Second, we have our flesh in heaven as a sure pledge that He, our Head, will also take us, His members, up to Himself. Third, He sends us His Spirit [...]"
The Second Helvetic Confession addresses the purpose and character of Christ's ascension in Chapter 11:
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The Ascension is one of the great feasts in the Christian liturgical calendar, and commemorates the bodily Ascension of Jesus into heaven. Ascension Day is officially celebrated on a Thursday, the fortieth day of Easter. However not all countries hold the feast on this day. The feast is one of the ecumenical feasts (i.e., universally celebrated), ranking with the feasts of the Passion, of Easter and of Pentecost among the most solemn in the ecclesiastical calendar.
In Western Christianity, the earliest possible date is April 30, the latest possible date is June 3.
The feast is always observed with an All-night vigil. The day before is the Apodosis (leave-taking) of Pascha (i.e., the last day of the Feast of Easter). The Paroemia (Old Testament readings) at Vespers on the eve of the Feast are ; , ; and , . At the Divine Liturgy, the Epistle is , and the Gospel is . Ascension Thursday also commemorates the Holy Georgian Martyrs of Persia (17th - 18th centuries).
Ascension has an Afterfeast of eight days. The Sunday after Ascension is the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council at Nicea. This council formulated the Nicene Creed up to the words, "He (Jesus) ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father; and shall come again, with glory, to judge the living and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end." The Afterfeast ends on the following Friday, the Friday before Pentecost. The next day is appropriately a Saturday of the Dead (general commemoration of all faithful departed).
The Eastern Orthodox Church uses a different method of calculating the date of Pascha (Easter), so the Eastern Orthodox commemoration of Ascension will usually be after the western observance (anywhere from a week to as much as a month later; but occasionally on the same day). The earliest possible date for the feast is May 14, and the latest possible date is June 17. Some of the Oriental Orthodox Churches, however, observe Ascension on the same date as the Western Churches.
The antiquarian Daniel Rock records the English custom of carrying at the head of the procession the banner bearing the device of the lion and at the foot the banner of the dragon, to symbolize the triumph of Christ in his ascension over the evil one (and can also be interpreted by analogy as the triumph of England over Wales). In some churches the scene of the Ascension was vividly reproduced by elevating the figure of Christ above the altar through an opening in the roof of the church. In others, whilst the figure of Christ was made to ascend, that of the devil was made to descend.
In a number of countries, including the United States and, since 2007 in England & Wales, Roman Catholic dioceses commemorate the feast on the subsequent Sunday (the Sunday before Pentecost).
In some countries (e.g. Finland, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland) and Vanuatu it is a public holiday; Germany also holds its Father's Day on the same date.
In Indonesia, Ascension Day is a public holiday. All government offices, schools and certain businesses are closed on Ascension Day by law. Many newspapers choose not to publish on this day.
Coinciding with the liturgical feast is the annual commemoration by the Christian labour movement (especially syndical, in Belgium) of the encyclical Rerum Novarum issued by the Roman Catholic Pope Leo XIII on 15 May, 1891.


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Authorities in Pasco County, Fla. say that a man was shot and killed after a pair of couples got into an altercation over one man's texting during a screening of Lone Survivor.
Officials say the suspect and his wife were arguing with the couple when the suspect pulled out a gun and fired. Both were shot, WFTS says, and the man was killed.
The shooting happened at a theater in Wesley Chapel, Fla., about 22 miles northeast of Tampa.


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The teenager was approached by the man at about 11.20pm on Wednesday, on South Road, near its junction with Arran Drive, in the Charleston area of Dundee.
He sexually assaulted her before running off along towards Menzieshill. The girl was uninjured but extremely distressed, Tayside Police said.
The man is described as smelly, in his 20s, 5ft 10ins, with a stocky build and a Dundee accent. He wore a black hooded top, black trousers and black shoes.


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On October 15th-16th, I attended Las Vegas first 48hrs Festival to see Korn and it was amazing! All of the bands came to play and delivered a kick ass show. I rocked so hard that I scratched my cornea with my VIP pass and didn't realize it until the long walk back to my hotel (Painfull as hell!).
I purchased a VIP package that included watching the show on both nights from the side of the stage, who wouldn't want that experience? Well, we were actually in bleechers and the experience could of been better for the price but it was still the best weekend (this year) for me. The experience didn't make me feel like I was VIP and I spent most of the time wishing I was in the pit .
When I logged on to Korn.com I was so happy to see that the band came up with a VIP package that kicks all VIP's in the ass! WHo wouldn't want drum lessons with Ray Luzier? ,Who wouldn't want to hear the new album and bang out with JD? and the gamers are drooling over the gamer package! Thank you Korn for making your fans feel special, especially because I am getting too old to spend a whole day in the pit! lol I will stop rocking out when Korn decides to leave the stage forever and we all know that it's not going to happen no time soon! See Y'all at the new tour fellow Korn freaks!


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press release
On the occasion of the commemoration of the Human Rights Day, on 21 March 2013 we as a Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) sees this as that opportunity to reflect on the achievements or otherwise in the development of a culture of human rights in South Africa since the inception of democracy in 1994.
While we note and appreciate that there has been some progress in the development of a culture of human rights we remain deeply concerned about the current state of human rights in South Africa. We believe that widespread poverty and inequality underpin the vast majority of the human rights challenges we face in our country.
At the same time, we recognise the positive steps undertaken by the government to address these challenges and believe that the adoption of the National Development Plan (NDP) should be commended, particularly because it outlines long term strategies for development, growth and poverty reduction in South Africa. Moreover, it recognises that 'linkages between income poverty and deprivations in health care, education and social infrastructure are direct."
Despite the positive development occasioned by the NDP, the SAHRC remains concerned about the following matters:
The criminalisation of torture
Recent successive incidents of police brutality indicate that South Africa needs to move with the necessary speed to finalize the Torture Bill that is currently before Parliament. The Bill will provide a legal framework to combat brutality and hold perpetrators accountable.
Regular and consistent reports around allegations of police brutality and even torture at the hands of security officials, remains a major concern for the SAHRC, and this will from now and the years ahead remain a major focus of our work.
Violence against women and girls
There is still much that government must do to ensure that women and girls live in violence free homes and communities. We welcome the re-introduction of Specialised Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit.
However, South Africa still needs to increase measures to protect and provide adequate redress to women at risk of, or subjected to, gender-based violence, and to ensure that perpetrators are arrested, properly tried and, if found guilty, sentenced appropriately.
Further it is of paramount importance that police, prosecutors and judicial officers undergo an appropriate training on sexual offences and violence against women and girl child on a regular basis.
Access to water and sanitation
South Africa still needs to address backlogs in ensuring access to water and sanitation for all its citizens. It is unthinkable that, almost two decades after the dawn of democracy, people still do not have access to clean drinking water and adequate sanitation, especially in the rural areas of South Africa. According to Stats-SA, just over 85% of households in South Africa have access to water that is of a RDP-acceptable level. However, in Eastern Cape, less than 70% of households have a similar level of access.
The issue of water and sanitation was highlighted recently in two matters that the SAHRC investigated - Makhaza in Western Cape and Moqhaka in the Free State. In both cases, the State provided residents with unenclosed toilets as an interim sanitation measure. The SAHRC concluded that the provision of unenclosed toilets violated the residents' constitutional rights to dignity and privacy.
South Africa must also urgently address the impact of acid mine drainage within a human rights framework in relation to the right of access to water and the human rights implications due to the lack thereof.
Access to basic education
Much still has to be done to ensure not only access to education but also issues relating to the quality of education. The major challenge facing the country is the persistence of gross inequities permeating the education system.
Poverty remains a significant barrier to education, with children in the poorest households nearly three times less likely to complete secondary schooling than children in the richest households. The quality of education in South Africa is not uniform, to the detriment of poor children.
The SAHRC recognises that the challenges facing South Africa are complex and in response has developed a Basic Education Charter to help address the dire need for a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system. Such a system will enable tracking progress and areas of concern so that South Africa's international obligations in respect to education terms of the Convention on the Rights of the Child are fulfilled.
Foreign migrants
South Africa continues to experience challenges in ensuring that the rights of migrants are observed and respected by law enforcement officials, and that the procedure for validating and where needs be, legalising the status of refugees and other migrants is dealt with the necessary urgency and in accordance with migration laws. Deportation of foreigners should be carried out within the prescripts of the law and without delay.
The Commission would like to emphasize that the rights of non-nationals, as specifically protected in the national law and in various international human rights agreements, should be observed and respected.
Discrimination against persons with disabilities in a work place
For most people, work is fundamental to their social and economic well-being. It affords persons the dignity, autonomy and independence that flow from being contributing members of their communities.
From time to time, persons with disabilities are excluded and discriminated against in the work place, in the public buildings, in public transport, public schools and other similar public places and facilities. Many are still denied opportunities to work even in circumstances where they have the necessary experience and expertise.
While as a Commission we do our best to educate our people with disabilities we call on Government and all other relevant stakeholder to use this Human Rights Month and onwards to educate people about disability. This will help to overcome deeply ingrained attitudes, stereotypes, prejudices and hiring and promotions systems that denigrate, overlooks and diminish the abilities of persons with disabilities.
Physical and sexual abuse against older persons
The country has in recent weeks experienced an increase in the brutal attacks and abuse, including physical and sexual abuse, against older persons, primarily women. More than five cases of rape against older women were reported in KZN alone. Reports indicate that older persons are increasingly robbed by their intimate family members to feed their drug habits and they fall victims of physical abuse in some old age homes if not in their own homes.
Just like any citizen in this country, older persons are protected by law and the Constitution, and must equally be allowed to enjoy all rights enshrined in the Constitution and the law. It is of grave concern that, there is little evidence to show that this is actually happening and the increasing reports of abuse against the elderly are alarming and highlight their extreme vulnerability regardless of the existing legislation enacted to protect them.
We call on the Department of Social Development, as custodian of the Older Persons Act, to play a leading role in ensuring that the rights of the elderly are protected and they are fully accorded the opportunity to enjoy their rights as entrenched in the Constitution.
Right to food
The various strategies and policies geared towards the realisation of a food secure nation demonstrate the strong commitment of the Government to address the issue of food security in the country. However, commitments are yet to translate into concrete action. Tremendous disparities in food security persist, linked strongly to inequality in terms of geographical areas, gender and race.
In order to overcome these disparities, we advocate for the various strategies and policies, in particular the Outcomes based Approach, to be strengthened by adopting a rights-based approach. This means that the setting of targets and the identification of the concrete measures to be adopted should result in meaningful public participation.
Further, the authorities responsible for implementation should be held accountable for results, and that the indicators to measure the progressive realisation of the right to food should be based on the normative components of the right to food, including non-discrimination.
In the context of the these challenges, we hope that South Africans will use Human Rights Month to reflect meaningfully on how they can individually and collectively ensure that a human rights culture is engrained within our societies to give effect to the powerful constitutional vision of improving the quality of life of all citizens and building a united and democratic South Africa that can take its rightful place as sovereign state in the family of nations.
Issued by: South African Human Rights Commission


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There are few things more upsetting to those of us with mental disorders than hearing a professor rant in a non-related course about the tragic institutionalization of mental health. These professors' most common concern is that society labels those who think differently as diseased. Either that, or people with mental problems are really just funny—one professor described his humorous experience of trying to "hug a paranoid." I once spent an entire hour pitted against the rest of my class over an assigned reading that made out the mental health industry to be the bastion of capitalistic evil. And it's not just professors who reinforce these ideas: One of my textbooks, when discussing the definition of mental illness, described it as "so-called mental illness." No mention of mental illness was found in the section of the book dedicated to suicide. So what happens when a student registered with the Office of Disability Services asks one of these professors for an extension? Asking for an extension is the least of my worries.
By disparaging the field of mental health, these professors, in their position of power, taint the notion of getting help for students who might be experiencing mental pain but are reluctant to seek out help, or who don't even know what it is they are going through.
Don't get me wrong, pharmaceutical companies should be scrutinized. The paradigm by which our government runs to support private industry should be challenged. Exploitation needs to be addressed. But it's also important to keep in mind that many disorders rear their ugly heads right around the age when students are in college—three-fourths of all mental illnesses begin (whether diagnosed or not) by age 24, according to an Archives of General Psychiatry study. Most people with mental disorders do not die by suicide. But because, according to the University of Washington, more than 90 percent of those who commit suicide do, in fact, have a diagnosable mental disorder, it's important that these students not be steered away from mental health professionals. These treatments—both medications and therapies—have been shown to reduce symptoms and improve quality of life for 70 to 90 percent of individuals diagnosed with mental illness, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
It's important to keep in mind that suicide is among the three leading causes of death among people between the ages of 15 and 44 worldwide—and among those of age 15 to 24, suicide accounts for 20 percent of deaths annually, the CDC published in a study. It is also the second-leading cause of death among college-aged students in the United States: According to facts published by the state of Illinois Department of Public Health, an estimated 1,088 college students die by suicide each year. Suicide, it turns out, is not just the voluntary taking of one's own life, but the end result of a disease. Some professors may make offhand remarks about mental illness, but who do they expect those with mental illnesses to turn to if not mental health professionals? Certainly not their families and friends, many of whom who don't recognize their conditions as more than "thinking too much."
While science has disproved the fiction that mental illness is a failure to think positively, the way our society is organized and responds—or doesn't respond—to mental illness is anachronistic. Our academic institutions are currently not well-suited to handle the realities of those who suffer. Take, for instance, one occasion last spring when I was two days late in submitting a pass/D/fail request to the registrar. My petition was denied even after I revealed I was struggling with two mental disorders at the time, depersonalization disorder and depression. Barnard said my illness was not grounds to grant a late pass/D/fail, and that I should have sought help from the Office of Disability Services, the deans, etc.
Forget that my class dean had told me there was nothing he could do about the decision, that I had already admitted that I was indeed seeing a psychiatrist and signed up with ODS, that I was doing everything in my power to keep up with my readings (which I had to reread at least four times each, or at a snail's pace in order for my weary brain to comprehend), that I was losing touch with friends, family, and reality more and more every day. Alas, I did not have a valid reason for the committee to grant my petition. Had I had a broken leg, that may have been a different story, because physical ailments and diseases rank higher than invisible mental illness on the valid excuse scale.
Universities need to make room for those of us with mental illnesses instead of trying to get us to fit inside their box of valid requirements to be treated with respect. People with mental illness should not be denied their education or be forced to postpone it because of their conditions—institutions need to work harder to accommodate us and make our experiences less difficult than they already are. That means lighter course loads, single-room housing priority, mental health awareness education for professors—whatever else it takes. Those of us enduring mental illness are not regular people who just think differently, or romanticized genius innovators. We are survivors enduring daily struggles to read, talk, shower, eat, think, interact, and be. We're here, and we need to be given the recognition we deserve.
The author is a Barnard College senior majoring in political science. She is the photographer for the Humans of Columbia Facebook page, which she runs.
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As a student who suffers from mental illness, this commentary rings true and is very much needed. However, I'm generally wary of discussions of mental illness that assert that physical disabilities are treated as more legitimate--while this may be true in some cases, it is certainly not true in all, and people with physical disabilities also deal with ableism and others' disbelief.
Hear hear Nino! I have test modifications (extended time on test and a word processor-laptop- for notes) because of a learning and several (mostly unseen) physical disabilities.
When a professor announces that they hate laptops in class and therefore they are not allowed; I understand the sentiment but it makes things a little awkward when you have to either
a) pull a laptop out anyway or
b)Just forgo note-taking that day.
C) getting questioned by classmates for the rest of the year "Hey, what'd you tell them you had? Awww.. I want that!"
Visually impaired service need work too, a student should have to climb a f*n mountain to get an audio files of of required text and books. PDF's should be electronically readable.. Disabilities office is good hear, but overall this has been my experience so Far.
Thanks for your article
Hi thanks for your bravery in speaking to this...I was concerned about the title of this article, as it implies that all people diagnosed with a mental illness require treatment - which is my mind is often equated with traditionalist models of medication compliance, pathologizing biological explanations for complex human experiences and struggles, etc. A lot of anti-stigma campaigns I see are along the lines of "it's okay to have a medical disorder of the brain, help is available for your brain disease, please see your doctor." - which was never a helpful message for me in my own experience and which seemed to reinforce some very narrow views of what the causes of and treatments for conditions broadly described as mental illness. I was deeply harmed by medical model psychiatric treatment, not once but for many years and in ways that created many lasting and compounded difficulties for me. I didn't find it helpful. As a peer who works in a recovery education center, and who still has to put forth quite a bit of energy in staying reasonably well and able to function in the ways I have decided are important, I am in no way a person that thinks that people's struggles with thought, feeling, and perception are "myths" or that sometimes we are "wired" in a way that may make us more prone to struggle...however, the sort of "treatment" that often comes to mind in titles such as the one given this essay written in the spirit of advocacy for inclusion and accomodation, is not helpful to me and is well-documented as being harmful to many. If treatment were genuinely recovery-oriented that'd be one thing - but, a lot of times it seems to make matters worse for folks, with disabling side-effects, social isolation, occupational and educational disruptions, etc. Etc. People can get kicked out of school for seeking treatment, for needing help...and then the help they get (being involuntarily committed by a counseling department?) Is not even helpful? Ugh. The problem I have with anti-stigma messaging is that it often reinforces medical model perceptions of mental health struggles, which - in my situation, even as a person who carries a diagnosis of Bipolar 1, Severe, with psychotic features - simply do not speak to why I struggle and what helps me. It took me a long time understand that I do process information differently and that I am vulnerable to stressors other people are not. This doesn't mean that I am just a "quirky thinker" or one of those cliche "think too much" people you referred to. Well, yeah, actually it does...but, it's obviously not so simple as learning how to process information and understand the world as it is understood by the people who, er, "don't think too much" - to not notice the things I notice, or to feel the way I feel. I have been on oodles of different medications - a couple of which ended up being really almost tragically dangerous for me - and the only things that really helped me was finally figuring out how my own brain/mind/heart worked...and coming up with my own understanding of who I am and why I am the way I am. Well, that and a ton of Wise Mind, recovery planning, mindfulness, The Four Agreements, The Icarus Project, Rilke, letter writing, Intentional Peer Support, art, vitamins, sleep...friends. My delusions were actually incredibly helpful to me for a very long time, and still sometimes are. There's nothing quite like believing that the radio is playing me songs to help me out in a big, important thing that I'm a part of, and that the months of utter desolate horribleness and mental patient-ness were just part of something I had to get through. The medications that they gave me to take that away made me want to die. I'd like to see an anti-stigma campaign that says "It's totally okay that you're losing your mind. Lots of people are. It's a crazy world. There are lots of things that can help. You are not alone." Thanks so much for writing your essay. This was my favorite part: "People with mental illness should not be denied their education or be forced to postpone it because of their conditions—institutions need to work harder to accommodate us and make our experiences less difficult than they already are. That means lighter course loads, single-room housing priority, mental health awareness education for professors—whatever else it takes. Those of us enduring mental illness are not regular people who just think differently, or romanticized genius innovators. We are survivors enduring daily struggles to read, talk, shower, eat, think, interact, and be. We're here, and we need to be give the recognition that we deserve."
Sorry for typos in my last comment, a couple of confusing sentences. I wrote all that on my phone. :) This has sparked some really good discussion. Thanks. I sometimes think that people avoid treatment not out of fear of stigma, but out of wariness or disdain for what the anticipated or available treatment might involve.


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What Band/Group/Artist Do you think is/was the best live? ( Comment On Who You Think Is )
Submitted by megairondragondeth on Sun, 02/20/2011 - 14:11
- Please comment and say what band/artist/group is in your opinion the best live artist/group/band and once I have about 30 different artist choices I will make a poll on listology called Who's the best live performing band/artist/group and you can vote for your favorite. Comments will be appreciated and not criticized (at least not by myself because I can't stop what other people do duh :) ) and no matter how much I dislike an artist/band/group I will put them on the poll I will be making after I have 30 different bands/groups/artists more or less. Also you can recommend multiple bands/artists/groups, I just wanted to say that so no one would be confused.
For me, it would have to be Phish [in their prime of course]. Unpredictable (both in setlist and the turns the improv would take) and ecstatic. For me, the best kind of live band. But I'll also nominate Acid Mothers Temple and Feelies, the best two shows I've seen lately. Acid Mothers is surreal and wild -- totally recommend them to any fans of psych rock.
@callanyvegetable Thanks for the input I'll put those bands/groups in my poll when I have about 27 other groups/bands/artists plus my favorite live band.
Pearl Jam, they give it their all and change their setlists every night, unlike many other bands do.


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JWOWW recently woke up to some very big and exciting news! She Instagrammed a cute and somewhat blurry pic of her laying in bed with her finger to her lips, her eyes wide with excitement.
"Just woke up to 1million followers," she revealed in the caption. "Thanks u guys and thank u @snookinicfor signing me up on Xmas." Wow, go JWOWW!
We always knew JWOWW was popular, but having one million followers on any social media site, especially Instagram, is a big accomplishment for any celebrity! (She does have more than three million on Twitter, though.) It's no wonder she's been gaining more followers, as she's been keeping fans up to date with tons of cute personal pics of her, Roger, her adorable doggies, and some inspirational quotes and messages to boot.
We've also gotten to see her behind-the-scenes of her upcoming soap opera appearance One Life to Live and her latest sexy photoshoot for her bikini line, photos of her with celebrities, and funny shots of her hanging out with friends. We love following JWOWW, and we know she'll keep the awesome pics coming so we can stay updated on her life post-Jersey Shore.
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D.C. Weather Forecast: Severe storms possible today
Severe storms are in the forecast with large hail, damaging winds, and possibly an isolated tornado.
This Afternoon: Severe Storms Possible
Highs: Around 90 | Precipitation: 60%
Tonight: Storms Ending, Warm and Muggy
Lows: Upper 60s and Low 70s | Wind: Light Westerly
Wednesday: Partly Cloudy, Afternoon T-Storms Possible
Highs: Upper 80s | Precipitation: 30%
With morning showers long gone and abundant clearing through the region, more rounds of showers and storms appear likely this afternoon as a cold front approaches from the west. A few of these storms will become severe with damaging winds and large hail possible. North and east of D.C. also has a bit more shear, and will be the area with the highest threat for an isolated tornado. Storms will come to an end later this evening into tonight and conditions will be muggy with lows in the 60s to low 70s.
Track storms here on Live Super Doppler 7
Wednesday will have a chance for more storms as the front continues to move east. Otherwise expect highs in the upper 80s under partly cloudy skies. High pressure will move overhead Thursday for a day, knocking down the humidity with highs in the upper 80s. Another cold front will bring storms chances back by Friday night into Saturday morning. It will be much cooler behind this front by the weekend with highs in the lower 80s each day.


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On Monday 20 September 2004 02:57 pm, Rod Roark wrote:
> On Monday 20 September 2004 02:47 pm, Dylan Beaudette wrote:
> > Greetings!
> >
> > Just got a new machine at work with a slick copy of Debian Sarge and it
> > is working quite well... However, there is 1 application - ArcGIS
> > (expensive, bloated, and buggy) that needs to be run on this machine from
> > time to time... Is there anyway to get a copy of VM ware to boot a WinXP
> > install from one of the partitions on the drive, such that it could be
> > used from Linux? Dual-booting is certainly an option, but it would be
> > ideal if I could run an instance of windows from within Linux (via VM
> > Ware)...
> >
> > has anyone on this list done anything like that?
Thanks for the info!
> A Windows installation is tied to the hardware on which it's
> installed, whereas VMWare provides its own virtual hardware.
> I.e. you'll need to install an instance of WinXP (and your
> application) under VMWare.
Just to clarify: in order for VMWARE to function, windows needs to be
installed thru VMWARE?
The only reason I ask, is that the possibility of running windows outside of
VMWare (via dual booting) would be nice to have.
> This is easy to do - the Windows filesystem on which you
> install can also be virtual, physically stored as a set of
> files in the Linux filesystem. Which also makes backup
> easy.
So - it would seem that I could have a real windows install for the rare
instances of when i would actually want to boot into windows, and then a
virtual filesystem and install of windows for when i want to use it under
> VMWare works very well. You should have no trouble.
looking forward to trying it out!
> -- Rod
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Banks should encourage people to save with them to raise sustainable liquidity to lend to borrowers, Gilles Guerard, the Ecobank managing director, has noted.
"We have to educate people on why they should save with commercial banks. We can even encourage them with gifts," he said.
Adopting a saving culture, he added, leads to economic growth and raises household income and, hence, improves people's living standards.
"The masses have to understand that it is through saving that they can have sustainable income to develop themselves," Guerard said during the grand draw of the bank's "Win Big" campaign yesterday.
Ecobank realised over Rwf500m during the four months of the campaign, improving the bank's capacity to lend to the private sector.
The promotion aimed at encouraging a saving culture among the unbanked masses in Rwanda.
Beatrice Umutesi, a real estate dealer, who won the grand prize of a new Hyundai Accent, said saving was important for one to achieve economic empowerment.
To qualify for the draw, one had to first open a savings or current account in Ecobank and save Rwf10,000 a month. Old clients were expected to save Rwf60,000 a month.
According to Central Bank statistics, the banking sector loan portfolio rose by 20% to Rwf757b in the first half of 2012, up from Rwf631.2b in December, 2011. Deposits grew by 12.8%, from Rwf716.5b in December, 2011 to Rwf808.4b in June, 2012.
"The business community needs sustainable access to finance to grow their enterprises," Davis Mukiza, a business consultant, noted. Access to finance is especially hard for small-and-medium businesses, thanks to the rigid loan conditions put in place by commercial banks.


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About 49 people were yesterday killed in separate attacks on villages in Borno State by gunmen believed to be Boko Haram, as the terrorist sect sustained hostilities on isolated communities, eyewitnesses and security sources said.
In the early hours of Saturday, gunmen in their large numbers attacked a quiet agrarian village, Dalwa-Masuba in Damboa local area of the state, killing 40 people, injuring several others and torching the entire community.
The gunmen had also burnt down three pickup vans carrying woods to Damboa.
A member of the security vigilante, who spoke to LEADERSHIP Sunday on phone on condition of anonymity, said no security personnel had reached the attacked town at the time he was speaking.
"We heard about the attack from some of the villagers who fled the village, and we had to drive there on our patrol van; the entire village was set on fire, and about 40 persons were lying dead all over the place; three firewood pickups were also set ablaze," the local vigilante said.
The attack which occurred within the morning hours has not been confirmed by the police and other security operatives yet.
Dalwa-Masuba is a farming community 40km away from Damboa town and about 80km south-west of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State.
Another attack was reported some hours earlier along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway. Boko Haram attacked and killed nine people and escaped with a vehicle loaded with beans.
Witnesses said the incident happened about 6pm on Friday.
A lucky bus driver whose three passengers were not so lucky said he did not notice the attackers until he ran into them while operating on the highway. He managed to escape but three of his passengers died of bullet wounds fired by the attackers.
Relating his story to newsmen, the driver who was in tears said, "I failed to notice that people in the nearby village were stopping me. The attackers shot at my vehicle and killed three people. The rest of us were lucky to have escaped."
The gunmen, according to a witness, had engaged some of the soldiers in the nearby checkpost, but still managed to escape with the lorry filled with about 150 bags of beans.
If not for the arrival of the soldiers and the gunmen decided to escape with the bags of beans, many more people would have been killed.
Though police officials in the state did not respond to calls and text messages sent for confirmation of the incident, some junior policemen who were aware of the attacks confirmed the incident when they spoke with our reporter off the record.
When contacted, director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade confirmed that there was an attack along Benisheikh.
However, Olukolade could not confirm the number of those who lost their lives in the attack.
"Yes there was an attack along Damaturu road and some soldiers were wounded in the process of repealing the attack.
But Boko Haram insurgents have suffered another setback as local vigilante ambushed them and killed dozens of them in Madagali local government area of Adamawa State.
A source in Madagali said the incident took place when a suspected Boko Haram member driving in a Hilux van purchased foodstuff from a local market and was trailed to a hideout in the bush by members of the vigilante who later mobilized and launched an audacious attack on their enclave.
The source added that, before the attack, soldiers were also informed, leading to the formation of a strong alliance that faced the insurgents.
The ambush led to the killing of dozens of the insurgents while many weapons were recovered after hours of gun duel.
"After a tip-off that the insurgents set up a camp in Madagali from where they could launch attacks, we contacted the military and mobilised our vigilante to intercept them. The combined effort of soldiers and the vigilante led to the killing of 90 Boko Haram fighters," he said.
The official added that "seven soldiers including Captain Akintola and the commanding officer of 123 battalion also lost their lives in the gun battle which took place between Bita and Jaji in Madagali area just on the border with Borno State".
Hospital sources told our correspondent that corpses of the slain soldiers were deposited at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, on Wednesday and Thursday.
However, the police PPRO in Adamawa, Usman Muhammad, said the incident did not take place in Adamawa. "Our investigation reveals that the incident did not happen in Adamawa but in Borno State. The root of the event started in Adamawa when a person suspected to be a member came to Madagali Market to purchase large stock of food," he said. "The people having marked him as a suspect began to trail his movement up to Borno State where he came from... and they launched the attack on them."
When contacted on phone, the spokesman of the 23rd Armoured Brigade, Yola, Captain Nuhu Jafar, said he was busy attending to some official duties and promised to call back, but he did not.
... Europe, Africa declare war on sect
The Paris summit for security in Nigeria put together by French president François Hollande held yesterday in France with Cameroun, Chad, Niger, Benin Republic and representatives of the United States, United Kingdom and European Union agreeing to team up with Nigeria against the Boko Haram insurgents.
While agreeing to tackle the violent group as a regional threat not only to Africa, the countries also decided to map out strategies that include instituting sanctions against Boko Haram within the framework of the United Nations. It also agreed to share information and mobilize funds in support of women and girls in marginalized and threatened communities.
President Goodluck Jonathan also used the summit to clarify why he shelved his planned visit to Chibok community in Borno State, saying it was not necessary for him to visit the place where over 200 girls were abducted from Government Secondary School since the girls were not in the school.
While noting that he had visited such sites before, President Jonathan however said the case of Chibok was different since there was nobody in the school. He added that while his service chiefs had already visited Chibok, what was incumbent was the rescue of the girls and not his visit.
Insisting that his interest was to locate and rescue the girls, Jonathan said, "These girls are not held in Chibok. Sometimes, people want the president to go to Chibok. If the president goes to Chibok today, it does not solve any problem. The problem facing the president and indeed the Nigerian government is how to get these girls from wherever they are."
The president, who noted that the allegation of misappropriation of funds by the military was being exaggerated, acknowledged that administrative lapses might have been responsible for the inadequate funding of the fight against insurgency.
He said Nigerian soldiers were being trained to develop the capacity to effectively combat terrorism, though there are still challenges because terrorism is a relatively new phenomenon in Nigeria.
Earlier at the summit, President Jonathan told world leaders that the Boko Haram sect had so far killed 12,000 people and 8,000 injured in Nigeria.
"This unconventional war has so far claimed over 12, 000 lives, with more than 8, 000 persons injured or maimed, not to mention the displacement of thousands of innocent Nigerians," he said.
While delivering his speech, Jonathan noted that Boko Haram, being hostile to democracy, uses every means to indoctrinate its members with an ultimate objective to destabilize the country "and take over Nigeria in order to turn it into a base of operation in West Africa and the entire continent".
"Since 2009, we have had to contend with many attacks and killings, which have now developed into a full-scale war targeting the stability and integrity of our nation. Boko Haram has launched a vicious guerrilla-style campaign against the government and the people of Nigeria. It has attacked schools, slaughtered students in their dormitories, destroyed villages, communities and government infrastructure and has wreaked havoc on the economic and social life of our people," he noted.
Jonathan declared: "At the international level, we should take concrete steps to designate the Al Qaeda in West Africa, alias Boko Haram, as a terrorist organisation on the basis of the Proscription Order that my government has already imposed on the organisation.
"We should also accelerate the implementation of other international sanctions, particularly under the auspices of the United Nations, on Boko Haram, Ansaru and their principal leaders."
Noting that Nigeria was working relentlessly to expose the sponsors of Boko Haram, the president said, "We are already making thorough intelligence efforts to identify their sponsors and their sources of funding and arms supply. I have no doubt that with the cooperation of Nigeria's neighbours, it would be possible to rein in these organisations until this scourge is ultimately eliminated and defeated. We will not succumb to terrorists and their dangerous tactics.
"Terrorists will not be allowed to define who we are or instil fear in our people and cause destruction and mayhem. The time has therefore come for all peace-loving peoples of the world to unite against this new threat to global peace and stability."
After the summit presided over by the French president, Nigeria and its neighbouring countries agreed to build analysis and response capabilities that will contribute to enhancing the security of all populations and the rule of law in the areas affected by Boko Haram's terrorist acts.
A communiqué issued at the end of the meeting notes that, in order to combat the insurgents' threat "which manifested itself through several murderous attacks and the abduction of more than 270 schoolgirls, Nigeria and its neighbours have decided to implement coordinated patrols with the aim of combating Boko Haram and locating the Chibok girls".
They also agreed to establish a system to pool intelligence in order to support this operation, establish mechanisms for information exchange on trafficking of weapons and bolster measures to secure weapons' stockpiles while also establishing mechanism for border surveillance.
According to the communiqué, the countries are to establish an intelligence pooling unit, create a dedicated team to identify means of implementation and draw up, during a second phase, a regional counter-terrorism strategy in the framework of the Lake Chad Basin Commission.
It states: "The United States, the United Kingdom, France and the European Union will coordinate their support for this regional cooperation through technical expertise, training programmes and support for the border area management programmes.
"The participants committed to accelerating the implementation of international sanctions against Boko Haram, Ansaru and their main leaders, within the United Nations framework as a priority.
"France, US, Britain and the European Union pledged to mobilize donors in support of programmes fostering social economic development of the regions concerned with particular emphasis on gender equality and the rights of women and girls.The participants agreed that the United Kingdom would host a follow-up meeting next month at ministerial level to review progress on this action plan."
The leaders of Nigeria's neighbours - Benin, Cameroon, Niger and Chad - as well as representatives from the United States, United Kingdom and European Union attended the summit to discuss fresh strategies for dealing with the security threat posed by Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in West and Central Africa.
President Jonathan arrived Elysee Palace at 11:55am local time and was received by his host, President Hollande.
They were later joined by presidents Mahamadou Issoufou (Niger Republic), Boni Yaya (Benin Republic), Paul Biya (Cameroon) and Idriss Deby Itno (Chad) as well as US under-secretary of state Wendy Sherman, British foreign affairs secretary William Hague and European Union representative Herman Van Rompuy.
The chief of defence staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, and the national security adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), were invited to the meeting about one hour after its commencement.
Hollande had on Friday discussed the issue of the rescue of the Chibok girls in a phone conversation with US president Barack Obama. The US, which says it considers the safe return of the girls as one of its priorities, already has its specialist teams and drones searching the Sambisa forest.
The US had criticized the perceived slow response of the federal government to the abduction of the schoolgirls by Boko Haram with US Air Force chief of staff Gen. Mark Welsh III who testified on Thursday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee saying that the Nigerian military was afraid of the insurgents.
APC govs to rebuild Chibok school
The chairman, Governors' Forum of the All Progressives Congress, Rochas Okorocha, has announced that governors of the party would rebuild the secondary school in Chibok where the girls were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents 36 days ago.
He stated this yesterday when the Nigerian Guild of Editors paid him a courtesy call at the Government House, Owerri.
Okorocha, while reacting to the warning of the Guild to politicians who have hijacked the situation of the girls and other security challenges in the country, said that his party would be at the forefront to condemn such a person, just as he added that all political parties should work in harmony to rescue the country from its present predicament.
"Many have attributed Nigeria's problem to hunger and other things , but Nigeria is going through trying times. APC, PDP should close ranks and see how to rescue the country," Okorocha said.
The resolve of the APC governors to rebuild the burnt school is coming on the heels of an aborted visit by President Jonathan who had already made preparations to visit the community on Friday. Even though the Presidency denied the "rumour" of the visit, the fact that the president's advance party was sighted in Maiduguri punctured holes in the denials.
Earlier in his speech , the Guild's president , Femi Adesina, said they were in the state for its second quota standing committee meeting. He cautioned politicians against playing politics with such a serious issue as security .
In particular, he warned that the insurgency in the nation is enough woe to give everybody a lot of concern, saying that " security issues should not be mixed with politics".
Adesina also praised Governor Okorocha for his laudable achievements in the state.


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Water imagery, a favorite of Bradbury's, again is the major symbol in this story. First, the mermaid, the gift that the sea gives to Tom, is described: Her eyelids are a faint water color, her mouth is a pale sea rose, and her body seems alive only when the sea waves wash over her. It is the sea which gives the mermaid life. Likewise, the sea gives new life to Tom's depressed spirits. It not only becomes the promise of joy for him, but it also provides regeneration for him. Bradbury seems to be saying that we need a deep purpose for living before we can discover lasting joy.
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Friends For Life (2002)
|Artist: Various Artists
Learn more about Friends For Life:
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Artist Only Records
Sku: 60556764
Release Date: 6/11/2002
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Win Or Lose - Luciano ~ Various Artists
2. Youth Fi Big - Capleton/Josie Mel ~ Various Artists
3. Love Jah - Everton Blender ~ Various Artists
4. Fire Man - Anthony B. ~ Various Artists
5. Your Face - Mikey Spice ~ Various Artists
6. Winsome - Gregory Isaacs ~ Various Artists
7. Your Stuff - Pinchers ~ Various Artists
8. Words & Words - Mikey General ~ Various Artists
9. Tezzer - Richie Stevens ~ Various Artists
10. Trick - Uton Green ~ Various Artists
11. Bless Because - Chrisinti ~ Various Artists
12. Gwaan Again - Paul Elliot ~ Various Artists
13. Friends For Life - Dennis Brown ~ Various Artists
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|Personnel: Steelie (piano, drums); Dwight Pinkney, Clevie (drums).
|Recording information: Black Scorpio Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica.
|Arranger: Jack Scorpio.
|This reggae compilation features some of the biggest names in reggae, like Dennis Brown and Gregory Isaacs; hitmakers like Luciano and Capleton; and newcomers like Paul Elliot and Josie Mel. The 14 tracks on the album are all built around the same rhythm track known as Friends for Life. Highlights include Luciano's reggae radio hit "Win or Lose," Everton Blender's "Love Jah," and Anthony B's "Fire Man." Reggae fans will enjoy the set, but newcomers to the genre might find a compilation with more rhythmic variation a more interesting starting point. ~ Tim Sendra
Engineer: Pete Foster; Adrian Irving; Jack Scorpio; Culture Lee
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|Release Date : 06/11/2002
|Original Release Date : 2002
|Catalog ID : 88
|Label : Artists Only!
|Number of Discs : 1
|Studio/Live : Studio
|Mono/Stereo : Stereo
|SPAR Code : n/a


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Sunday, December 19, 2010
Between Friends
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Beautiful gift from Mary! Enjoy!ReplyDelete
Happy Holidays! Nice to see you back!ReplyDelete
Mary made you a nice little quilt and it does suit you well. You have displayed it so nicely. I like those snow people.ReplyDelete
Very cute quilt from Mary, Kim. Love the snow people. :-)ReplyDelete
Such a pretty little quilt - perfect for a Christmas table :))ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas!!
What a cute little quilt. It has a very wintery feel about it. Happy Holidays!ReplyDelete
It's a beautiful quilt! I hope we have a white Christmas too, it's looking possible. I love winter and snow so bring it on!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas to you and your hubby!
What a wonderful little quilt from Mary and those snow people look right at home. Merry Christmas to You and Hubby!ReplyDelete
What a lovely, thoughtful gift from Mary! Happy Holidays, Kim, I miss visiting with you at Stillmeadow (I think of Gladys Tabor every time I see your blog :D )ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas to you and hubby...that quilt found the right home.ReplyDelete
It really is a beautiful little quilt. Mary does such a beautiful job.ReplyDelete
Wow, what a beautiful little quilt. Mary is so talented.ReplyDelete
Made with love, you can tell!! Enjoy your quilt and the little folks on it!! Love their noses hihi!! Lots of snow here too!! Take care, happy sewing, DaniëlleReplyDelete
What a beautiful quilt! And what an amazing gift! Merry Christmas! :0)ReplyDelete
What a sweet gift, it's so you. Love your snowmen. Merry Christmas.ReplyDelete
That is a sweet little quilt. Merry Christmas to you!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful quilt! It looks just great on your table.ReplyDelete
What a delightful gift - you lucky girl!ReplyDelete
We are getting a little bit of snow . . . . finally. I was getting nervous that we weren't going to have a white Christmas *s*
Lucky girl, it's beautiful on your table.ReplyDelete
The friendship quilt Mary sent you looks perfect with your snowmen folk!! Very cute.ReplyDelete
I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas!! :0)
happy New year...and a gorgeous quilt..TraceyReplyDelete
Oh, that Mary is always spreading joy.ReplyDelete


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After staying in Thailand for a while, many expats finally want to settle down and find Thai love. With all of the options available to your average western man, you'd think that this would be an easy task. However, many find it to be quite difficult for a number of reasons. Thai girls, just like any other girl from around the world, have complicated feelings, issues, and needs. A relationship can easily go sour after one month of bliss, and here are some tips on how to get exactly what you want in Thailand.
Thai Love Tips
If you think you've figured out Thai girls, you're probably wrong. Figuring out women in general is hard enough, but trying to cut through a cultural barrier, not to mention a language barrier, can make things vastly more complicated. Comparing the cultures of, say, the USA and England would show a huge difference in understanding. Simple language problems come up if someone orders chips and gets French fries, or if someone says that they are pissed and they haven't had one beer (pissed in the USA means angry). Imagine the disconnect between western men and Asian women. We are worlds apart, and here are a few tips that will hopefully get you started down the right path with Thai women.
- Understand her Past: She probably grew up in a situation much different than yours, so she carries a different understanding of the world around her. Don't get upset if she does things in a way that seems counterintuitive. Then show her your way, lay both methods out on the table, and let her decide if she wants to change on her own. Keep in mind that adults don't change very easily.
- Stay Calm: There's no need to get upset about things that you cannot change. Learn her ways, adjust, or just leave. If she's usually late, meet at a place you wouldn't mind spending an hour at alone (think about your favorite Bangkok bar here).
- Learn Thai: An entire new world opens up when you learn the Thai language. Not only will you be able to communicate better, but you'll also learn a lot more about Thai culture from an insider's perspective. This opens up a lot of things that you will really love and really hate. Regardless, it's for the better if you are serious about Thai love.
- Understand her Religion: Most likely your Thai love is of the Buddhist faith. Try your best to learn a bit more than the basics of Buddhism, and even head to the temple with her once in a while. Even if you hate the idea of religion, your Thai girl will appreciate the gesture, and you will gain a deeper understanding of why she is the way she is.
Thai Women in general
Now, we can't put all Thai women into one category. However, if you genuinely follow the steps outlined above, you'll have a fighting chance to find the Thai girl of your dreams. No relationship comes without bumps in the road, so don't go into this thinking that it's all bacon and beer (roses and tulips for the ladies). As always, the more you put into it, the more you'll get out of it. Likewise, if she's not willing to put in the effort, get the strength to get up and walk away. There are tons of Thai girls out there looking for western love, and you can take your time finding the perfect Thai love.


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