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For more than a year and what you call themselves severely conservative.
-- -- try to convince you that he was severely hit -- what are the this new burden Mitt Romney about all the things he's actually promised to do with president.
Tax breaks throughout -- Never thought to back.
Well the tax code says companies can claim deductions for the cost of doing business but there is no special loophole designed to benefit outsource.
That's just the facts well joining us now is Republican National Committee chairman -- previous.
And all -- up I would assume for this debate -- back good to have you with us.
-- thank you -- This is this is uninteresting debate -- I'm I'm eager to see you because they're congressman Ryan.
-- youthful energetic.
Command of the budget.
And and of course the vice president who is affable he is.
Warm and you excellent by all accounts debater.
How worried.
Are you.
Well I'm not worried but I think you've really you've accurately summarize what a what I think is true -- I think you get to.
Genuine and authentic guys that our experience in different ways and obviously I think Joseph Biden you know he's been debating for a long time for decades as a matter of fact.
Is a product of Washington is better on the block and I think that he's gonna be ready to go on -- is gonna try to make up a lot of ground for.
Barack Obama's belly flop of last week so it'll be an interesting debate there's no doubt about it -- be ready -- in a zone he'll be prepared.
But again you know -- we're going up against.
A master debater.
And the fact that there will be we're told -- considerable discussion on the part of the vice president's part.
About governor Romney that he will take to the the vice presidential nominee that's going to be interesting to watch but.
Stephanie Cutter spokesman for the campaign said earlier today as we just reported.
That the entire urban Ghazi.
Attack has become a political topic because of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.
-- discounting.
Straightforwardly in that statement that the death -- US ambassador in three other Americans.
Played no part in its national.
Creating national prominence for the event what's your reaction to that.
-- You know and she said that the entire thing.
The reason the entire issue.
Is a political issue is because.
Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney I think she goes on national television.
And apology.
To governor Romney and Paul Ryan.
I mean what what she's saying is is is disgusting and appalling.
And it's it's more than a gaffe it's the type of thing that a campaign.
Real response to in kind -- apology on television.
And that's ratios the governor Paul Ryan after saying that.
Can you imagine how those families feel as they hear her say such -- -- Well it it it's it's a ridiculous comment but it's its in its in sensitive.
It's it's it's taking political advantage.
To a point that makes her not credible.
It's -- more demeaning -- her than anything else though she's only making herself look bad.
And it's it's everything that think the American people here and to shake their heads in wonder you know what kind of what type of campaign.
Has the Obama campaigned economy and these are the folks that said they're gonna be different -- -- going to be positive -- -- gonna bring America together.
What a joke that they've become it's it's unbelievable.
The campaign Press Secretary -- -- -- saying.
That you're.
The demand for -- Justice Department investigation.
Of campaign fundraising by the Obama administration is an idea of an absurd based -- fact is -- it was so put.
Your way I do that enough.
Yeah why do that you know they they claim that they're going to be the most transparent presidency.
In a history of mankind.
And always seen -- is ducking and diving from them you know why do an investigation.
Why actually look at what's happening here on this website you know fast and furious why bother you know why hand over the documents there's no need to do that.
You know that it this is the way they operate this is the campaign they've become they've demean the American people.
By not talking about issues by calling their opponents -- liars by talking about big bird by blaming.
That did visit the unfortunate.
And really sad situation in Libya and putting that entirely on the backs of Mitt -- -- and Paul Ryan.
-- -- didn't write this stuff low price previous.
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Ok..I feel like I'm going to be destroyed for asking this lol..but this is my first week transitioning into this diet and I'd like to do it right so I don't give it a bad name (my parents think I'm crazy and I'd like to prove them wrong with some good results! both of them think I shouldn't be eating more than 1000 cals u_u). I've heard over and over to eat until you're full on this diet, as much fruit as you want. I've heard that I won't gain weight eating only fruit. HOWEVER, I would like to LOSE a little bit of fat (I've never had an eating disorder, and am not overly thin or overweight, but I'm not where I'd like to be and definitely have fat to lose). I've been following cronometer, and it's saying I should be eating about 1700 calories per day..I did that today, and I was starving all day. I only had one 300 calorie cooked lentil soup, the rest was fruits (bananas, mangos, and a melon) with a few veggies. I'm conflicted because I haven't been able to work out much lately due to an injury..should I ignore what cronometer says I should eat and just eat until I'm full?
I really apologize if this question is incredible silly, I haven't gotten the 80/10/10 book yet :(
Unless you are six years old 1000 calories is no where near what your body needs. There are anorexics who only eat 1000 calories a day. It is absolute starvation and sets a person up for malnutrition/deficiences. I hope your parents are able to understand that and support you once they have seen how wonderfully healthy and glowing you become.
It is imperative you intake enough calories on this lifestyle. Here is an excellent explanation:
To be healthy, happy, and physically active you must make sure you are eating enough (which is 2500+ for females, I personally aim for 3000 as my minimum and go upwards of 6000 depending on how active I plan on being the next day).
We promote the use of cronometre because it has an excellent visual representation of what the 80-10-10 ratio looks like in food form. You can ignore the default setting on cronometere. You can adjust them so it is not so visually daunting though. The same goes for the fat/protein/carb ratios, the default settings are much different than 80-10-10.
The issue of weight loss and gain is a somewhat tricky thing to explain on this lifestyle. The basics however is that when intaking the sufficient amount to meet all your dietary needs (alongside physical activity) that your body will naturally settle to it's healthiest state. So if an overweight person eats 3000+ calories, they will lose weight. If someone who is 80lbs and underweight, they will gain weight (though more often it is muscle that is gained long term).
Then we get into the area where I have experience and that is someone who comes from a past of restriction. In these cases, for both men and women, there is a tendancy to gain weight (though it is more often fluid retention and some fat, rather than all fat) during the first year or two. This does not just mean those who have had eating disorders but also yo-yo dieters. The body needs to reset itself and fix internal damage before it focuses on weight loss. So for my first two years I gained around 60lbs (a lot of which was simply rehydration and further fluid retention) and now in my third year I have dropped 30lbs with only ever increasing caloric intake. It is confusing to understand after being told for so long the diet mantra of, "calories in, calories out" for losing weight but it's just not so. I'm not saying this will happen to you, but if it does, be aware that it is 100% temporary.
Here is another excellent explanation:
A lot of people also gain weight (just a few kilos) during the first few months as their body's adjust to the new food intake, rehydration, fluid retention from their muscles finally getting the glucose it craved, etc. But this does not last long and the good majority of people who become HCRV find themselves with their ideal body and mind within the first year.
You're going to do so well and starting off when we're young is the greatest thing we can do for ourselves and your parents will be proud of their wonderfully healthy daughter!
The MINIMUM for women is 2500; and believe me, eat at least this amount to feel the full benefits of this lifestyle.
I tried eating 80/10/10 on less calories than that (2300), and it really affected my sleep; for WEEKS I had insomnia issues, both getting to sleep and staying asleep. Insufficient calories and less sleep affected my athletic performance, too. But as soon as I started eating OVER 2500 (I typically eat 2700-3000 now) my sleep is great and I fall asleep immediately after I stop reading (around 9:00).
So definitely eat more. You'll be glad you did.
Yeah if you eat more fruit you will lose fat. This is not calorie restriction. You do not restrict calories to lose weight. You eat your species-specific diet and you exercise. What species are you, and what's your favorite kind of cardiovascular exercise? There you go. Cows don't get fat eating grass and grazing, and bonobos don't get fat climbing trees and stuffing fruit down their throats. No one's there telling them to restrict calories or they will get fat.
Your parents apparently want you to die. Also, cronometer's recommendations is based on the calorie-restriction model of weight loss which doesn't work well, as we've seen in America.
Thanks guys! I really appreciate the responses! :) Do you guys think that having the cooked soup makes a huge difference? or is it fine in transition? I'm partially still in scared of calorie mode lol I've overcome a lot of society's lies (dairy being good for you..yikes u_u) and I guess this is just another one I'll have to get used to. I mean, I've seen the results, so I know that If I don't get good results I'm probably doing something wrong.
My mom has definitely been anorexic, I'd say she eats 500 calories a day max (of dairy too @__@), and my dad just did personal training school so he's all about what he's learned in there (calories in calories out, protein, etc.), and they're ALL about weight loss. I REALLY want to be healthy and on a healthy diet, and hopefully if I look better they'll realize what they should be eating too and be healthier. I'm about 5'4 and 120 pounds right now, I hope to get toned and lose some of that weight or stay the same while losing fat and gaining muscle. I really don't care about my WEIGHT, but really don't want to get any more jiggly lol. I really don't know if I'd be able to handle gaining even 10 pounds of fat u_u so I hope that doesn't happen :/
I haven't been active the past couple days I've been doing this either because I hurt my foot (getting used to the vibrams..heh) but I'll definitely feel better about eating the calories then. Should I still eat that many calories on days that I'm not active? I'm assuming so since I was soo hungry. It would be easier if I didn't live at home and could just show up one day all glowing and healthy xD but I'll do the best I can! Fruit shopping later :) Thanks again guys!!! So glad I found this place.
The sodium in the soup may be causing your body to retain water... Instead, try making a raw tomato gazpacho (use celery for a salty flavor) and then add the plain cooked lentils maybe. I did that when I was transitioning, and it was really good. :)
But yeah, you may want to really talk to your mom about what she's doing. I was eating that much when I was diagnosed as "anorexic".
But I know how you feel about the weight gain. I hate it, and I hope it ends soon. I mean, I understand WHY I gained weight, after restricting to 400-600 calories a day for a year gaining weight on ANY diet was inevitable. But I feel SO jiggly. And I exercise a TON. You just have to be patient, though. Keep telling yourself to be patient with your body; you have to undo any damage done first. I actually started crying today when trying on new clothes because I HATE HATE HATE how big /flabby I've gotten, but right now I'm just telling myself to keep up with the lifestyle; after all, Freelee said she remained at her heaviest even after being on this lifestyle for a year.
I'd suggest swimming for cardio if your foot hurts, and also include strength exercises. Oh, and rest days. Someone recently suggested to me on here that I work in more strength & take at least one rest day a week to get rid of the jiggle. I'm not heavy (I try not to weigh myself, as its potentially triggering); If I had to guess I'd say I'm 110-115 ish at ~5'5. I'm just jiggly! I guess I focus too much on cardio, though..
I really don't think I've been calorie restricting too much before this diet..only at the start of this summer have I started counting calories and trying to get about 1200 a day. Before that, I wasn't exercising AT ALL and eating almost all starches and and dairy. I would eat about 6 servings of mashed potatoes in one sitting while studying lol (totally a carbitarian) I used to gain weight super easy when I ate meat 3 years ago and was shocked when I didn't gain any when I was eating all those carbs..but that makes this lifestyle make even more sense to me I guess! So hopefully my body doesn't have a HUGE amount of recovering to do @_@ We'll see though I guess. Alexandra, that's like my goal and I'm only 5'4! haha Everyones body's different though I guess, my friend is super toned and weighs like 135 at 5'5, so weight really means nothing. That's definitely not my concern, but if I have to buy new pants that'll be depressing >.> And I've tried to talk to my mom about it before, but it doesn't work. I think the only thing that will is having results myself, because my whole family is still very into calorie restriction and losing weight and they all think i'm crazy eating more than one banana for breakfast lol
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Unfortunately, not all indigenous groups participating in these working groups felt that the discussions were productive. AIDESEP, a long-time Oxfam America partner and one of the largest federations representing indigenous peoples in Peru's Amazon, has withdrawn from the dialogue process, citing lack of progress and reluctance on the part of the government to accept its share of the responsibility for the violence in Bagua.
While indigenous people and the government struggle to continue a meaningful dialogue, the Indigenous Federation of Madre de Dios (known as FENAMAD) has been objecting to the presence of Hunt Oil of Texas in the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve (RCA), part of the 3.5 million-acre Block 76 oil concession located in the Madre de Dios region in southeastern Peru. FENAMAD contends that Hunt Oil could be playing indigenous communities against each other to gain access to their lands. "The current strategy of the US company Hunt Oil is to negotiate directly with the members of each native community and seek to divide them and provoke open confrontation among the brother indigenous people within each community," FENAMAD is saying in a memorandum.
There is a real danger this could emerge as the next flashpoint in a disturbing stream of conflicts between communities and oil and mining companies in Peru. The Peruvian Ombudsman Office estimates that of the 273 social and environmental conflicts in Peru in the first six months of 2009, 80 percent were related to extractive industry projects. (In 2008 there were 123 social and environmental conflicts in the same period.)
FENAMAD and other indigenous federations are insisting that foreign oil, gas, and mining companies must attain the free, prior, and informed consent from communities before they can enter any indigenous lands such as the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve. The right of free, prior, and informed consent is a right of indigenous peoples established under international law, and requires free access to full information (including independent analysis of project proposals), adequate time for a community decision free of pressure and coercion, and the option to reject a proposal--or accept under certain conditions.
The failure of oil, gas, and mining companies to gain appropriate access to communities with natural resources limits Peru's ability to benefit from revenues it needs to help the approximately 50 percent of its population now living in poverty.
The legislature gave Peru's President Alan Garcia broad powers to promote economic competitiveness through decrees last year, saying it was necessary to adapt legislation to comply with new requirements of the Peru-US Free Trade Agreement. Indigenous federations and many civil society organizations have strongly protested the possible consequences of these laws for the Amazon rainforest and indigenous lands, as well as the fact that they were adopted without transparency or genuine consultation. Some of these legislative decrees were rescinded following violent confrontations last June, but many are still in force.
Oxfam America's campaign—called the Right to Know, Right to Decide—aims to arm local citizens with the information they need to weigh the costs versus the benefits and decide whether to provide consent for the projects to move forward.
"There is a potential for this confrontation to escalate to violence," says Emily Greenspan, Oxfam America's policy advisor who monitors oil and gas projects in Peru's Amazon. "Companies seeking to operate in any areas need to attain the free, prior, and informed consent of communities. Those that appear to be forcing their way into communities risk serious conflict, as we have seen in the recent past."
]]>Achieving farm resilience requires building up the resilience of vulnerable farmers by developing their skills, expertise and voice while supporting their use of agro-ecological farming practices. Building resilience depends not just on how farmers manage resources, but on how well local, national, and global institutions support farmers. Agro-ecological practices can empower vulnerable small-scale farmers, offering them both greater control over their lives and an accessible means of improving their food security, while decreasing their risk of crop failure or livestock death due to climate shocks. Vulnerable farmers can use agro-ecological practices to build resilient farms and improve their livelihoods, achieving multiple benefits: 1. improved food security; 2. adaptation to a changing climate; and 3. mitigation of climate change.
People-centred resilience consists of five principles which should guide how investments in vulnerable farming communities are designed and implemented. They are:
Following these principles ensures that investments support farmers in their efforts to become food-secure and adapt to climate change. Four institutions central to delivering people-centered resilience are: secure land rights; dynamic farmer associations; responsive agricultural advisory services; and public support for environmental services.
]]>In 2007, the Chinese consortium Xiamen Zijin Tongguan Investment Development Co Ltd took over the British mining company and transferred its headquarters from London to Hong Kong. The injunction, applied in June 2009, prohibited the company from disposing of its assets. If courts in the United Kingdom find Monterrico Metals to be responsible for the human rights violations inflicted on the farmers, it will be required to pay adequate compensation to the injured individuals and the communities to which they belong.
Oxfam International in Peru welcomes the British High Court's decision. In Lima, Javier Aroca, coordinator of Oxfam International's Extractive Industries Program in South America, expressed his satisfaction with the verdict issued on October 16, 2009. "This is an important step forward in the defense of human rights in Peru. It establishes a precedent and acknowledges the abuse to which the citizens who expressed their opposition to the expansion of mining in their communities were subjected", he explained.
In August 2005, 27 men and two women were detained and held for three days at the Rio Blanco mine site in a remote area of northern Peru. They had been protesting against the development of the mine, which is the major asset of Monterrico Metals. According to their witness statements, the unarmed protestors were held against their will and subjected to physical and psychological torture allegedly by the Peruvian police, mine employees, and mine security guards. One farmer died.
Attempts to seek justice through the Peruvian courts have been slow and difficult. In March of this year, Peruvian prosecutors accused the police of torture, but cleared the mining company and private security firm Forza of wrongdoing. Thirty-one claimants, including all of the alleged victims held at the mine site, are now pursuing their case in the English courts, arguing that the company must have known of the conditions in which they were being detained, but failed to take steps to prevent or end their ordeal. Oxfam's partner organization, FEDEPAZ (the Ecumenical Foundation for Development and Peace), together with the CNDDHH (Peru's National Human Rights Coordinating Committee) filed the complaint on behalf of the victims and has been providing them with legal assistance in this case. FEDEPAZ said in a statement that this injunction confirming the freezing of Monterrico Metals' assets constitutes an unprecedented achievement in the fight against impunity and marks an extremely important step toward the goal of achieving justice for the victims.
Oxfam soon will be releasing two video reports about this case.
]]>De Laurentiis, who has been an Oxfam America Ambassador for a year, embarked on a weeklong trip to the Cusco region of the South American country ahead of World Food Day to get to know the conditions in which the small farmers live and work and the challenges they face.
"This trip helped me really think about the faces behind the food that all of us eat, and come to understand the arduous work small scale farmers do on a daily basis," said De Laurentiis. "The pride and passion I saw in the eyes of the farmers I met—for their land, for what they do and for the food they produce—was inspiring. Hearing that they barely make enough to put food on the table for their own children was heartbreaking."
Although there is enough food grown in the world for everyone, one billion people around the world—one in every six—go hungry every day. At least 70 percent of the world's poor people depend on agriculture for their livelihoods, but rising food prices, unfair trade rules, and a changing climate are extreme challenges to millions of small farmers, according to Oxfam.
"Many farmers I met spoke about increasingly unpredictable weather that makes growing potatoes harder every season," said De Laurentiis. "But I was moved by their determination and drive to combine the knowledge passed on from generation to generation with scientific expertise to adapt their farming practices. Such adaptation efforts must be supported as they are not only crucial to Peruvian farmers, but a necessary effort for the world to follow."
"Small-scale farmers hold the key to increasing global food production in a sustainable way but our policies have left them to fend for themselves on the front-line of hunger, poverty and climate change, said Raymond C. Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America. "We at Oxfam are working to reduce hunger through increased investments in small-scale farmers around the world and we are so proud to have Giada join our effort."
Efforts currently underway in Congress and an initiative recently announced by President Obama would provide critical resources for investing in agriculture and rural livelihoods.
"I have brought back many stories from the villages I have visited, you really can't help but be moved by such amazing people," said De Laurentiis. "Now more than ever, I am convinced that we must invest more–and more wisely–in local agriculture to help poor farmers lift themselves out of poverty."
De Laurentiis is an Emmy Award winning celebrity chef and regular contributor to the "Today Show" has hosted several successful series on Food Network, most notably "Everyday Italian." With much anticipation, she debuted her recent series for Food Network, "Giada at Home" in the Fall of 2008, and featured Oxfam's work in one of the series' episodes. Additionally, De Laurentiis is the best-selling author of four cookbooks and currently working on a fifth book with a release in Spring 2010. While on her month long book tour for "Giada's Kitchen" in October 2008, De Laurentiis included Oxfam inserts in each book sold, drawing attention to the growing problem of rising food costs and the hunger crisis worldwide.
]]>Farmers in Cusco are reporting irregular rains and intense heat. This is affecting their potato and corn crops: in recent years, production has fallen by at least half. The Peruvian Ministry of the Environment corroborated this information in its 2009 National Environmental Study, which revealed that 80,000 hectares (about 195,000 acres) of potato and 60,000 hectares (148,000 acres) of white corn have been lost in the last 12 crop years due to climate change. Livestock farmers also report that new diseases are affecting their animals.
Cirilo Quispe Latorre, mayor and resident of the district of Cachimayo. "Eighty percent of the farmland is seasonal. In other words, if there is rain, we plant. If there isn't enough rain, we can't keep planting. I'm a native of this region. When I was a child, there was quite a lot of water in this region. There were toads and frogs that you don't see any more. It's a big worry. And if I go up to the mountains around Urubamba, I see that they're almost black now. I worry and tell my children that those mountains used to be white with snow. Now that I'm a bit older, they're black. What's happening? A big change is taking place on our planet. I don't know who's going to come and sort out this situation. It's worrying. The rains used to start in October, and we would plant broad beans, wheat, and potatoes. Now the rains begin around mid-December, and we lose more than a month and a half of growing time. Now, by the end of March the rains are over. It used to rain throughout most of April, with the dry season only starting in May. So, the rain has decreased at the beginning and the end."
Teresa Rocca Mismi, communal farmer in the community of Chacacurqu. "I have potato and corn crops. There isn't as much rain. The hail that's fallen (we don't normally see hail in this region) is what's affected us. It hailed in mid-February. For example, the potatoes that should be big by now are just seeds. I don't know why we've had hail this year. The rain used to start in October, now it's December. This has been happening for five years. We want the authorities to help us."
Local residents in rural Piura report that changing rainfall patterns are damaging their mango and cassava crops. They also have noticed public's health problems, specifically the emergence of diseases such as dengue fever (spread my mosquitos) and leishmaniasis (spread by sand fleas). A Ministry of Health employee corroborated this information, confirming the appearance of dengue in populations where the transmitting agent (the Aedes aegypti mosquito) never had existed previously.
Marco Sandoval García, president of the Santa Catalina Peasants' Association. "When I was a lad, I remember that there would be two harvests a year in the lower rice-growing area. Now there's only one. I also remember that in my community, we had drinking water 24 hours a day. Now it's just two or three hours, depending on the rain. All the drinking water for Patachaco used to come from a single spring. Now we have to take it from two springs... There's a shortage of water... The springs aren't the same any more. Some of them are drying up. The elders say that the cassava never used to rot and could be harvested throughout the year. Last year, no one harvested cassava because it all rotted. My orange tree was full of blossoms, but then we had a sharp frost and all the flowers fell off. There's instability. The climate is strange. For example, although it's winter, we've just had seven days of strong sun. Some farmers think this is because there's been a lot of deforestation of the hills. They don't know that climate change is affecting the whole world. We've caused so much damage ourselves, with deforestation and pollution."
Katerine Rosillo Quispe, Ministry of Health employee in charge of Health Center 1 in La Huaquilla (Morropón, Piura). "We've got high numbers of dengue transmitting agents in the region, which hadn't been seen before. Those dengue mosquitoes are new for us. In La Huaquilla, the whole population is exposed: children, adults, the elderly. Climate change greatly affects health, especially as other types of pathologies appear, such as diarrhea, respiratory infections, but above all, the dengue mosquito."
]]>Newmont, the largest US-based mining company, agreed to the review in 2007 following allegations of serious rights abuses by police and private security forces hired to protect the mine. Among other recommendations, the review calls on the company to more rigorously investigate human rights abuses, disclose contracts with police forces, consider severing ties with a private security contractor, and promote greater dialogue with local communities.
"This report contains a number of important recommendations for addressing ongoing human rights problems at Yanacocha," said Raymond C. Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America. "Given the current tensions around mining projects in Peru, we urge Newmont to take immediate action to implement these recommendations."
The report is the result of a two-year mediation process between Newmont and Oxfam America under the auspices of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, a global initiative bringing together mining and oil companies, governments, and nongovernmental groups. Newmont and Oxfam entered the mediation after Oxfam filed a complaint over abuses by security forces at Yanacocha in three separate incidents throughout 2006-2007. These included the fatal shooting of a local farmer involved in protests at the mine and the surveillance and harassment of members of a local human rights and environmental group.
Peru has been hit by a recent wave of protests around mining and oil projects. According to government estimates, there are more than 70 active conflicts at mine sites in various parts of the country, some of which have turned violent. Tensions reached a boiling point in early June when actions by the national police to quell protests by indigenous peoples in the Peruvian Amazon, who were protesting government decrees designed to open up more land to mining and oil operations, resulted in a tragic loss of lives and a large number of wounded police officers and indigenous peoples.
"Newmont can help reduce the level conflict in Peru by implementing these recommendations," said Keith Slack, extractive industries program manager at Oxfam America. "Doing so would be an important confidence building measure among local community members affected by mining operations."
The report recommends that Newmont more vigorously implement the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, which include ensuring that security forces employed by companies do not have a history of human rights abuse. The report further calls on the company to review the results of psychological examinations of all security personnel before employing them at the mine.
"This is a critical first test of the complaints mechanism of the voluntary principles," noted Slack. "Newmont's compliance with these recommendations is important for the continued credibility of the initiative."
This report follows a previous independent review of Newmont's community relationship management practices, the results of which were released in March. Oxfam encourages Newmont to continue taking leadership in this type of review process and to fully implement the resulting recommendations to improve relationships with local communities near mining projects.
]]>At least 30 people have been killed in recent weeks in violent confrontations between indigenous protestors and police. The overturn of these decrees now sets the stage for dialogue. Shortly after congress rescinded them, President Alan Garcia delivered a speech in which he said that his government should have included indigenous people in discussions about the decrees before he issued them.
The government of Peru is now initiating a commission to start a dialogue with indigenous people, and will include Oxfam's partner AIDESEP, which represents a highly diverse group of indigenous organizations from all over the Amazon region.
"Oxfam hopes this dialogue initiative will be an important first step toward lasting solutions based on indigenous peoples rights and ensuring strong environmental regulation of extractive activities in the Amazon," said Frank Boeren, Oxfam America's Deputy Director in South America.
]]>Demonstrations in the northern Peruvian town of Bagua began in late April, when indigenous organizations began protesting over the content of a set of legislative decrees justified by the Peruvian government as part of the United States-Peru Free Trade Agreement (US-Peru FTA). The national police's action to quell the protests resulted in a tragic loss of lives and a large number of wounded police officers and indigenous peoples.
Indigenous federations and many civil society organizations claim the new legislative decrees could have detrimental consequences for the Amazon rainforest and indigenous land rights, and were passed without transparency or genuine consultation with indigenous communities. This is an apparent contradiction to US-Peru FTA commitments as well as a direct violation of ILO Convention 169. This convention, ratified by the Peruvian government in 1993, grants indigenous communities the right to be consulted on issues affecting them.
"Oxfam calls on the Peruvian government and indigenous organizations to end the use of violence," said Raymond C. Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America. "By clarifying that concerns raised by indigenous communities do no conflict with Peru's obligations under the US-Peru FTA, the US government can help foster a mutually beneficial resolution."
On June 10, the Peruvian Congress temporarily suspended two of these legislative decrees, numbers 1090 and 1064.
"The Peruvian Congress has taken an important first step by suspending these decrees, but much more needs to be done to bring an end to this conflict. The US government can help by fostering a solution through dialogue, not force," said Offenheiser.
With the most recent tragic events and the possibility of more violence—especially now that the Peruvian government has communicated its intention to clear protesters in other areas of the Amazon—the US government must act quickly to work with Peru to address the concerns about these legislative decrees, and to clarify what relation, if any, these decrees have to compliance with US-Peru FTA.
"We strongly urge the US government to help bring an end to this crisis by supporting a dialogue that includes views of indigenous communities and protects the human rights of these citizens as guaranteed by national and international law," said Offenheiser.
]]>These, and many more lives and livelihoods are at risk unless urgent action is taken to protect poor people from the triple threat of the economic crisis, rising food prices and climate change. Sub-Saharan Africa alone is expected to lose $245 billion this year as a result of the global slump but will receive only about $5 billion in additional aid.
Yet rather than delivering on his own aid promises and encouraging other countries to meet theirs, Silvio Berlusconi, G8 chair and Italian president, is attempting to wriggle out of his commitments to the world's poorest. He has cut aid and pushed the G8 to adopt a new "whole of country" approach that would use creative accounting to hide broken promises.
Max Lawson, Oxfam senior policy advisor, said: "Like a modern day Nero, Berlusconi is fiddling while Africa burns. G8 leaders must get serious and ensure this summit delivers a concrete plan to get aid promises back on track, and to protect poor people from the triple threat of the economic, food and climate crises."
According to the OECD, G8 leaders will fall short by as much as $23 billion in their 2005 promise to increase annual aid by $50 billion over five years. Oxfam calculates this money could be used to pay for HIV treatment for 500,000, services for mothers and newborns that would save a further 2.5 million, child health services that would save a further 600,000 lives.
On average, rich countries outside the G8 give more than twice as much of their national income in overseas aid (0.54 percent), as G8 members (0.23 percent).
Farida Bena, Oxfam International Italian spokesperson said: "It is time that G8 countries paid their fair share of aid to reduce poverty in Africa and elsewhere. Why can other rich countries put their hands in their pocket whilst most of the G8 refuses to do so? A G8 that refuses to keep its word, a G8 that fails to meet the unprecedented challenges facing the world's poor—that is a G8 in crisis."
Far from showing leadership in its role as G8 chair, Italy is cutting its aid to poor countries. Last year Italy cut its aid through the Foreign Affairs Ministry by a staggering 56 percent. France too has barely increased aid despite promises to do so, and other countries are not bringing the ambition needed to the table this year—when it is most needed.
The "whole of country approach" promoted by Berlusconi could allow countries to count money charities, philanthropists, companies and trade links deliver to developing countries as part of their assistance to poor countries. Adding these disparate elements to produce a large cash figure of little value would allow countries like Italy and France to deflect attention from their lamentable performance on aid.
Instead of muddying the waters with creative accounting, Oxfam is calling on the G8 to agree an emergency plan to get their aid commitments back on track ahead of the 2010 deadline. The need for increased aid is shown by the $245 billion economic black hole facing Africa as a result of a reduction in expected growth from 6.7 percent to 1 percent. By contrast, aid will only increase by $4.6 billion this year. IMF special drawing rights and other measures agreed at the G20 add only another $16 billion. This falls way short of what is needed.
Lawson said: "The world has a triple crisis on it hands. The economic crisis is destroying jobs, reducing remittances and forcing cuts in health and education services for some of the world's poorest people. Africa is set to lose $245 billion this year alone yet the response from rich countries remains pitifully small.
"The food crisis has pushed another 200 million people into hunger. More than one in six of the world's people now do not have enough to eat. The climate crisis contributes to severe weather that forces people from their homes and destroys their livelihoods every day."
Bena said: "Over the next few days, the G8 must show the leadership the world needs. There won't be any second chances to save these 3 million people later. The G8 cannot turn their back on the poorest people now. This must be a week of bold action."
]]>With some champions in Congress and support from the White House, we're hoping to see domestic legislation that not only fines companies who pollute, but also uses some of these funds to help affected communities build their resilience. If we are successful domestically, we can lay the groundwork for a global deal at the UN Climate Change Conference this December—an agreement that will create a more hospitable climate for us all.
Also in this issue: A force of peace in Peru; Rebuilding in Bangladesh; Oxfam America's new role in Darfur.
]]>Last month, Newmont released the results of an independent review, which provides information about the company's community relationships and important recommendations for improving operations on the ground. The review, the first of its kind by a major mining company, came at the request of shareholders, led by New York-based Christian Brothers Investment Services, concerned about protests and environmental problems at Newmont's mining projects around the world. The company will formally present the results of the report to shareholders at the annual meeting.
"We commend Newmont for conducting a critical assessment of their community relationships. As shareholders gather this week, plans for urgent action to improve relations with the communities living near its operations should be at the top of the agenda," said Raymond C. Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America.
Recommendations from the report include handling community conflicts at an earlier stage, holding management accountable for community relations, and establishing effective grievance processes at all sites. The report indentifies problems with Newmont's community interaction at several locations, including sites in Ghana and Peru.
Nearly 10,000 villagers, mainly poor farmers, were displaced by the Newmont's Ahafo mine in Ghana. The report identified the long-term success of the resettlement as one of the greatest risks confronting the project and called on Newmont to actively monitor the implementation of resettlement. Newmont and the World Bank (IFC) will be conducting an audit of the resettlement program this year. Oxfam urges Newmont to make the audit process transparent and participatory.
Newmont's Yanacocha mine in Peru has been the site of repeated protests and violence in recent years. In 2007, local mining activists were the targets of harassments and death threats.
"The report identified an atmosphere of fear and intimidation among local residents at the Yanacocha mine, who worry about speaking out against the company out of fear of harassment by the mine's security forces," said Offenheiser. "It is very troubling that people are afraid to peacefully express their concerns. Newmont must address this situation immediately."
Communities affected by mining projects should have a role in decision-making about how the project will affect their lands and livelihoods. The report recommends an action plan that includes clarification of Newmont's commitment to the principle of free, prior and informed consent for communities.
"Newmont's endorsement of the principle of free, prior and informed consent for communities would be an important step forward," said Offenheiser. "The key now is to engage with local communities and apply this principle to company practice. We are pleased that Newmont's board of directors has accepted the report's analysis and recommendations and directed management to engage with affected communities on the report's findings."
The Newmont report also highlighted community concern about lack of access to information about the revenues the company pays to local and national governments, leaving communities unable to hold their governments accountable for how mining revenues are used.
"Newmont has been a leader in committing to greater transparency and can help address community concerns about revenue sharing by recommitting to disclose all payments made to host governments," said Offenheiser. "Endorsing mandatory public disclosure policies like the Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act would be an important first step."
Oxfam advocated passage of the Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act, legislation that would require all mining, oil, and gas companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose the payments made to foreign governments. The bill, which was introduced by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) in the 110th Congress, is expected to be reintroduced shortly.


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Attorney files change-of-venue motion, others for CraigDefense attorneys for Billy Joe Craig Jr., one of the two men charged with killing 27-year-old Jennifer Heckel last year in Hutchinson, filed a flurry of motions this week, including a request Craig's trial be moved out of Reno County.
Hutchinson attorney Greg Bell, who represents Craig, said Thursday that the basis for his change-of-venue request was "pretrial publicity that's only going to become more prevalent with the trial of Charles Logsdon." The motion was filed by Bell and defense attorney Carl Maughan of Wichita. Both Craig and Logsdon pleaded innocent March 9 to first-degree murder in the June 14, 2011, shooting death of Heckel, a Hutchinson resident. They also pleaded innocent to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder or aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and criminal possession of a firearm. Trial for Logsdon, 33, starts Tuesday, while Craig, 49, is set to stand trial Jan. 28 in the case prosecutors say was mistaken identity. The two men are accused of targeting local drug dealer Kayla Rodriguez but entering the wrong house last year. Craig's attorneys also filed a motion this week requesting District Judge Tim Chambers enforce a plea agreement Craig made with the state in August through his former attorney, Donald Snapp. According to the motion, Craig agreed to plead guilty or no contest to charges alleging he sold methamphetamine June 1, 2011, within 1,000 feet of a Reno County school and also be honest with law enforcement regarding what he knew about Heckel's death. In exchange, the Reno County District Attorney's Office would recommend a sentence contemplating Community Corrections, an intensive form of probation, for Craig in the meth case. "The state further agreed to refrain from prosecuting the defendant for the homicide alleged ...," the defense motion states, adding that the state failed to honor the agreement. Reno County District Attorney Keith Schroeder, when asked Thursday about the defense motion, pointed to evidence at Craig's preliminary hearing but declined to comment further, noting he was focused on preparing for Logsdon's trial. In a videotaped interview with investigators in June 2011, Craig said he, Logsdon and Matthew Barnes planned to rob local drug dealer Kayla Rodriguez, and Hutchinson resident Kylie Hartman set up the scheme. Hutchinson Police Det. Tyson Meyers, who testified during Craig's preliminary hearing last February, said Craig was angry in September 2011 because he was still in jail, and he recanted his statements to investigators. Other motions by Craig's attorneys include a 42-page motion requesting Judge Chambers adopt a policy dealing with "juror usage of electronic devices," and a motion requiring prosecutors to disclose the state's jury selection data. Bell said Craig's case was the first time he'd filed a formal motion on electronic devices in advance of trial, and the motion notes the increased use of cellphones, smartphones, computers, iPads and other devices increases the possibility jurors will use them "in a fashion inconsistent" with a defendant's Constitutional protections. The motion cites cases across the country in which jurors have communicated about cases using social media or researched cases on the Internet. Craig's attorneys have requested the Reno County District Attorney's Office disclose its jury selection data, or be prohibited from obtaining and using data on prospective jurors from the National Crime Information Center database and other law enforcement databases. The defense motion argues the values and function of a criminal trial are thwarted when the prosecution uses information during jury selection that is not available to the defense. "The nature of such information enables the prosecutor to find jurors who are prosecution-minded, and who may be more inclined to convict," the motion states. "This unfair advantage is all the more pronounced in a small county where the defendant is represented by counsel who do not share the prosecutor's intimate familiarity with the pool of prospective jurors drawn for jury duty." On Thursday, Bell said he has "reason to believe the DA's office uses criminal background checks on prospective jurors." He couldn't comment on his reasoning and said he would "rather do that in court." Schroeder on Thursday said using NCIC database for information on prospective jurors is illegal, and although his office has access to NCIC records, the records are not used in its jury selection process. "No way, no how," Schroeder said of using any federal databases. He acknowledged his office does use its own local records and local law enforcement records. 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On Saturday, December 8 from 9-11am, Western Dakota Technical Institute in Rapid City, South Dakota will host a special Black Hills Veterans Writing Group event. The visual presentation on "Operation Linebacker II" will be led by Capt. Kim Morey, a retired USAF B52 crew member who served during Vietnam. Operation Linebacker II was a massive bombing campaign on Hanoi that brought the North Vietnamese back to the negotiating table.
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The Week Ahead: A Focus on Housing Data
From housing data to consumer sentiment, a look at the week ahead in business
Nov 16, 2012
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I'm Christina -- in this is a look at the week ahead in business.
How -- data will take center stage next week as financial markets take a day off on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday.
A report on existing home sales as you Monday like many housing statistics existing home sales.
Which -- closings of previously constructed homes condos and co -- Have bounced around in the recent months the trajectory it seems to be moving slightly higher over the long term.
After years of an inventory glut brought about by the record foreclosure levels the number of available homes is tightening housing experts say.
That bodes well for home prices.
Also on Monday the national association of homebuilders will release its monthly housing market -- -- Which is compiled analyst survey -- and NAHB members.
Or ask their views on the overall economy and housing environments.
On Tuesday data is -- related to housing starts which -- -- the level of construction of new homes.
-- three of these data releases should be watched closely by members of the Federal Reserve which tighten its fiscal policy directly to the housing market September.
By introducing a third round of stimulus calling for the purchase each month a forty billion in mortgage backed securities.
With that in mind Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will be speaking on Tuesday in new York at the New York economic club.
He'll be taking questions after the speech and housing and labor markets are sort of be -- subject.
And the university of Michigan's consumer sentiment index -- out Wednesday a -- Believe the survey should reflect a slight shift toward optimism -- including labor numbers in recent months.
The overall statistics are -- But the had an unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in nearly four years consumer sentiment is important because consumer spending.
Accounts for 70%.
Of the US economy.
US stocks and bond markets are closed on Thursday and stock markets close early on Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
And that's your look at the week -- in business for all of your latest up to -- business news tune into Fox Business or log on to foxbusiness.com.
In New York I'm Christina Scott.
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The great symbol of the Advent season is light. Last week Isaiah called us to "walk in the light of the Lord"; SLU's campus and our homes are strung with lights; and we have lit the second candle of our wreath. We long for the coming of the Messiah, the Light of the World.
But the light only has significance in relationship to the darkness all around us. These are the shortest days of the year. Some of us go to work and come home in the dark. Night time seems to last forever during the month of December. Our ancestors knew that in the dark bad things tend to happen. The night allows for any number of dangers to lurk under cover. Even in the age of electricity, we retain some residual fear of the dark. If you have any doubts consider, how many horror movies are set at noon in the middle of July?
It makes sense, therefore, that we seek to dispel the darkness by the presence of light. We find comfort, beauty and peace in the lights because we know there is so much night that remains. The darkness reaches deep into our world, our families and ourselves. The hope that permeates Advent, though, is based in God. It is ultimately the faith in Christ's light, not our own feeble power, we celebrate. So we stay awake, we prepare, and we light our Advent candles. Come, Lord Jesus.


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- The Church of St. Dominic will host four masses between Monday and Tuesday. On Monday, the church will host masses at 4, 6 and 10 p.m. The Youth Choir will perform at the 4 p.m. mass, and the Adult Choir will sing at the final mass. The Christmas Day mass begins at 11 a.m. and will feature the Adult Choir.
- First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland's plans include two events on Monday night — a Nativity Pageant with live animals at 7 p.m. and a Candlelight Service starting at 11 p.m.
- First Unitarian Church of Cleveland will host a multigenerational service at 5:30 p.m., followed by a "Service of Readings and Music for the Season" at 10:30 p.m. Both will include a candle-lighting tradition.
- Our Lady of Peace's Christmas Eve masses will be held at 4, 6 and 10 p.m. The church near Shaker Square will host a Christmas Day mass at 11 a.m.
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It hadn't been part of her plan, but suddenly it seemed like a great idea
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A vacation with friends leads to some interesting evenings
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Connor and Jake are locked and loaded, ready to take on whatever the open road has to offer them.
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As Lydia prepares for her wedding day, her best friend Sara has plans for her.
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after a year of 'playing around the edges' I decide to give my virginity to my brother
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