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Good reasons for policy
Manitoba deserves congratulations for its policy of restricting some of its public funding to not-for-profit child-care centres. It's easy to understand why entrepreneur Victoria Sopik of Kids & Company, would wish that her private business could be more subsidized by Manitoba taxpayer dollars (Daycare-subsidy rules bad for business, June 18), but there are very good reasons to maintain our policy.
First, it is greedy of business owners to ask for subsidies, and it would be inefficient to use taxpayer dollars to pad the profits of private owners. Second, there's significant evidence the quality of care for children in commercial child care tends to be lower (in large part because of poorer wages and working conditions for the early-childhood educators).
Third, there is equity of access: all of Manitoba's not-for-profit centres charge the same parent fee, a maximum of $29 per day, unlike the $50 to $70 per day charged by the commercial operator. Finally, international research shows that in jurisdictions with a large commercial sector, regulations and standards tend to get lowered to maximize profitability -- something that further jeopardizes quality for children, families and staff.
Solving the severe shortfall of child-care services in Manitoba requires public and not-for-profit solutions, not underwriting for-profit businesses.
Department of sociology
University of Manitoba
Victoria Sopik's claim that Manitoba is "unique in limiting funds to for-profit centres" is wrong on two counts. First, profit-making child-care centres do benefit from fee subsidies (but not operational funding) in Manitoba. Second, no public funding at all is provided to for-profits in Saskatchewan.
Sopik is not only wrong but wrong-headed. There are excellent reasons why the Manitoba government has historically been unenthusiastic about spending public child-care dollars to support owners' and shareholders' profits. Considerable evidence shows the same funds can be used more effectively and accountably, with demonstrably better quality and access results, to support non-profit and public programs.
Childcare Resource and Research Unit Toronto
As I walk or drive by Kids & Company in the former Great Canadian Travel Company location on York Avenue, I cannot help but notice that this location has no trees, no large playground area, and a small black tarmac area, which looks like it may be a congested play area. I conclude that this location was not chosen with daycare in mind.
Studies have shown that exposure to natural surroundings is important to a child's development. In this case, location is indeed bad for business.
Expenditures overstated
The June 19 Fraser Institute article Hike to PST will bite Manitobans hard states that "the PST rate hike alone will increase the average family's total tax bill this year by $437 -- and that's just with the higher rate for six months of the year."
A tax of one per cent is $1 for each $100 spent. According to my math, the Fraser Institute article implies that an average family will spend $43,700 in six months, or $87,400 per year, and have a tax increase of $874 per year. This is nonsense.
More realistically, the average family (whose annual income in Manitoba is significantly lower than $87,400) will likely only spend $30,000 to $40,000 and incur an annual increase of less than $400 in PST, or about $1 per day.
While I strongly oppose the increase to the PST and the fraudulent means by which the NDP government is attempting to do so, I would be happy to absorb the cost if I believed it was destined to make a difference in the lives of Manitobans.
I'd gladly accept the increase if it meant those living under the welfare umbrella were granted the means to live with dignity. I'd accept the increase if it meant schools could avoid axing music and arts programs and the facilities were provided to ensure physical education remained an integral part of student life.
I'd be happy to do my bit if it meant wait times for MRIs and CT scans were brought into line with our technological capacity to ease peoples' suffering. Heck, I'd pay two per cent if meant our provincial government demonstrated a willingness to rethink the entire Hydro debacle and its reliance on Crown corporations in an effort to balance the books.
What have we gained through all the incremental tax creep and that which is being proposed? Our infrastructure decays, our environmental concerns are paid lip service, and we remain saddled with a debt that might well cripple us when borrowing costs inevitably rise.
I want Greg Selinger to pledge to all Manitobans the forthcoming wage negotiations with the public-sector unions will reflect the sacrifice he now begs from the rest of us. To do anything but will make abundantly clear the rationale that rests behind his intentions.
As a boat owner who has dealt with Rond's Marine, I find their involvement in the Brian Pallister news conference disappointing (Political games over PST rousing ire, June 19). Taking a partisan stance on an issue will alienate some customers and appears short-sighted.
Besides, the $200 difference they reference is the about the cost of one tank of gas in a boat, or a couple of hours of skiing.
If you cannot afford that, then do not buy the boat (and continue to drive on potholed roads).


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Waco, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - A battle of ranked rivals in the Big 12 Conference takes place on Thursday night, as No. 12 Oklahoma pays a visit to No. 5 Baylor.
Oklahoma is 7-1 on the season, its only loss coming in a 36-20 final against Texas in the annual Red River Rivalry matchup on Oct. 12. Since then, the Sooners have won two-in-a-row, the most recent being a 38-30 decision over previously unbeaten Texas Tech on Oct. 26. A win in this contest will give OU head coach Bob Stoops 157 career victories, tying Barry Switzer for the most in school history.
Baylor is 7-0 on the year, and the team is 4-0 in Big 12 play for the first time in history. The last time the Bears had an unbeaten league record this late was back in 1985 when they won their first five Southwest Conference bouts. A victory in this clash would make BU 8-0 for the first time ever, and extend its school-record winning streak to 12 games. The Bears have won their last eight home games, last losing in Waco on Oct. 13, 2012 (TCU).
Oklahoma has dominated the series with Baylor, winning 21 of the previous 22 meetings. In fact, since 1999 no Big 12 team owns more wins over another member of the conference than the Sooners do over the Bears (13).
Despite scoring half the number of points Baylor has this season, the Oklahoma offense has performed well in churning out 435 ypg. The Sooners present a pretty balanced attack in averaging 234 ypg on the ground and 201 ypg through the air, and they boast standout performers in RBs Brennan Clay (90 carries, 538 yards, three TDs) and Damien Williams (97 carries, 412 yards, five TDs), QB Blake Bell (113-of-177, 1,348 yards, 10 TDs, three INTs) and WRs Jalen Saunders (35 rec., 431 yards, five TDs) and Sterling Shepard (33 rec., 391 yards, five TDs).
As for the OU defense, it ranks as one of the tougher units in the conference in yielding only 18.8 points and 314.2 yards per contest -- the former ranking the team second in the Big 12, and the latter No. 1. The Sooners have been particularly strong defending the pass (179.5 ypg), although their effort against the run (134.8 ypg) has been solid as well. Unfortunately, the one area the team has faltered has been in the red zone, as foes are scoring on 88.9 percent of their visits there, that figure ranking OU last in the league. Frank Shannon paces the group with 53 tackles, while Charles Tapper has 4.5 sacks, and Gabe Lynn three interceptions.
Bell threw for 249 yards and two TDs, and Williams ran for 97 yards and a pair of scores to help Oklahoma hand Texas Tech its first loss of the season. Saunders was Bell's favorite target in the game, as he pulled down six balls for 153 yards and both scoring strikes. Oklahoma generated 526 yards of total offense, while converting half of its 14 third-down attempts and controlling the clock for more than 34 minutes.
The Red Raiders produced 460 yards, 388 of which came via the pass against the Sooners. But they turned the ball over three times and surrendered three sacks for a loss of 76 yards, thus leaving their net rushing total at just 72 yards. Lynn led the OU defense with nine tackles, seven of which were solo efforts, while three others logged eight stops.
Oklahoma co-offensive coordinator Josh Heupel spoke recently about the prospect of facing such a prolific team (Baylor), on both sides of the ball, in one of the marquee matchups of the season.
"I think our guys are excited to play in a big ball game against a great opponent and play on the road," Heupel stated. "I think our guys look forward to that challenge. For the most part, we've played extremely well the past year and a half on the road and this will be a big test."
Baylor owns the top offense in the country, as the Bears average a gaudy 63.9 points and 718.4 yards per contest. To put those numbers in perspective, the second-best teams in the Big 12 put up 40.5 ppg (Oklahoma State) and 538.4 ypg (Texas Tech). BU boasts both the Big 12's leading rusher and passer, as RB Lache Seastrunk has carried the ball 96 times for 869 yards and 11 TDs, averaging an eye-popping 9.1 ypc in the process, while QB Bryce Petty has completed just shy of 70 percent of his passes for 2,453 yards with 18 TDs against only one interception. Antwan Goodley has been the primary beneficiary of Petty's exploits, logging 38 receptions for 894 yards and eight TDs, his 127.7 ypg ranking first in the league, while Tevin Reese is hot on his heels with 33 grabs for 824 yards and eight scores.
As well as the offense has played, the Baylor defense has been nearly as good. Foes are scoring just 15.9 ppg against the Bears, doing so on only 316.0 ypg -- the first ranking the team atop the conference, and the second placing it right behind league-leading Oklahoma. Their strength is against the pass (Big 12-best 177.3 ypg allowed), and they rank second in the conference in sacks (23). They also rank first in the league in red zone defense (.550), while allowing the fewest first downs of any Big 12 squad (117). Bryce Hager spearheads the unit with 58 tackles, Shawn Oakman has 12 of its 64 TFL, Chris McAllister five sacks, and Joe Williams a pair of picks.
Baylor was also last in action on Oct. 26 when it dismantled the Kansas Jayhawks in Lawrence, 59-14. Petty threw for a career-high 430 yards and three TDs in less than three quarter of work, while Seastrunk rumbled his way to 109 yards and a score, helping the Bears pile up 743 yards of total offense -- their most ever in a road game. Reese caught four balls for 110 yards and two TDs, while Goodley was limited to two grabs for 43 yards.
Kansas tallied just 308 yards against the Baylor defense, getting equal production from both the run and pass (154 yards), averaging a mere 3.7 yards per offensive play. The Jayhawks claimed a near 15-minute advantage in time of possession, but converted only 8-of-22 third-down chances, scored on only one of two trips to the red zone, and surrendered three sacks to one of the Big 12's most ferocious defenses. Eddie Lackey and Ahmad Dixon recorded seven tackles each for the Bears, who also got three TFL from Jamal Palmer.
Despite all the hoopla surrounding his team this season, Baylor head coach Art Briles is proud of the way his guys have conducted themselves, and he looks forward to challenge of facing a very good Oklahoma team this week.
"The good thing about it is that we've been very mature with our leadership all year and with our players and when we looked at the schedule in August, we just see one game at a time and this is our game this week. It just happens to be bigger because of the way they've performed and the way we've performed up until this point. There's a good possibility there could be bigger ones, so we've just got to take care of business this Thursday."


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SWINDON Wildcats put in a clinical performance as they beat high-flying Guildford Flames 5-2 at the Link Centre this evening.
The hosts were always in control after leading 4-1 at the end of the first period, thanks to a brace from Aaron Nell and strikes from Henri Sandvik and Jan Kostal, and never looked like losing the contest against a Flames side far from their best.
The first chance of the game went to the Wildcats but Kostal failed to make contact with the puck from Lee Richardson's pass, but the hosts did soon have the lead when Nell flicked home after less than two minutes.
Wildcats' early dominance began to fade as the Flames worked their way into the contest without ever really testing Stevie Lyle, but, almost out of nothing, Hoog did what he has done so many times in the past as he picked out Nell following a mazy dribble to allow the Brit to fire home his and his side's second.
The hosts' tails were up and they sensed the opportunity to kill their visitors off and when Henri Sandvik bundled his way through a host of Flames bodies as he screened his way across the visiting goal to slam home.
Cats' third goal forced the visitors into a change of netminder, with Mark Lee taking over between the pipes, and although Dean Holland grabbed one back for his side following a rebound off Lyle, the hosts lead was soon three again as import Jan Kostal found the net (15.01).
Aku Pekkarinen was the first player sent to the bin with less than three minutes remaining in the first period, but before they were able to kill the initial penalty captain Shane Moore joined him in the box for slashing. Cats were able to see out the period to preserve their lead.
Cats killed the remaining seconds of Moore's penalty without any trouble before Floyd Taylor and Nell both had efforts saved, and when Jez Lundin was in the bin Alex Symonds pounced to thump home a powerplay goal following assists from Kostal and Sandvik.
Lyle made a great stop to deny Ben Campbell as Cats kept hold of their lead before a raft of penalties. Which saw Nicky Watt, Symonds, Branislav Kvetan, Stevie Whitfield and Paul Dixon all spend time in the penalty box, although neither side were able to add to their tally despite each enjoying numerical advantages.
A quiet third period came and went with only a solitary Marcus Kristofferson strike for Guildford to cheer about, as the dominant Cats secured the points.


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PEARLAND, Texas - A teenager was stabbed to death at a Pearland apartment complex on Monday.
Brazoria County sheriff's deputies said the killing happened at the St. Andrew's Apartments in the 1000 block of East Broadway about 5:45 p.m. on Monday.
Detectives said the 19-year-old Jasmine Miller's body was found behind an apartment building. Officials said she did not live at the complex.
The attack was not random and Miller may have known her killer, deputies said.
Investigators said they have identified a person of interest, but information about that person has not been released.
Anyone with information is asked to call Brazoria County Crime Stoppers at 800-460-2222.
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This is Your Success Book
de Victoria Fabling
Acerca del libro
This book is primarily for those who have read or even written some 'How to' books; for those who have been successful in business and have acquired the material trimmings of success to prove it, but who, deep down, know there's another piece to the success puzzle.
It can be lonely on the top of a mountain, but it needn't be. Part of the journey to the top, 'success,' may involve sacrifice and determination, but an equal part of being successful is enjoying the end results with like-minded individuals.
Webster's dictionary definition of success is,
"To turn out well; to attain a desired object or end; prosperity"
Características y detalles
- Categoría Autoayuda
15×23 cm
40 Páginas
- Fecha de publicación sep. 17, 2011
- Etiquetas Self help, Spiritual Growth, Personal Growth, Success
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Victoria Theresa Fabling was raised in Yorkshire, England and worked in London where she became the 'busiest graphologist,' often doing 50 reports a week. She immigrated to British Columbia, Canada in 1998. Her greatest teachers were the mystics Shakespeare and Wordsworth. Three key books, The Celestine Prophecy, The Little Prince and The Alchemist also inspired her, acting as invisible friends. It is Victoria's wish that you consult this book like a friend, allowing it to enrich your life and create a ripple effect around you. Victoria became a writer at the age of eight, when she created the children's book Woodland Friends. She first launched The World is Your Success in 1997 and has since published Fabling's Fables. These are all available in book form and audio through www.fablingsfables.com. In addition to writing, Victoria is an experienced graphologist and Spiritual healer. You can view many remarkable testimonials under 'Real Results' in www.myspiritualmentor.com.
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Keep in mind that recovery takes time. But gradually you should be feeling better. Focus on goals that are important to you. These may include returning to work, being active again, or spending more time with your family. Track your progress by keeping a record on a calendar or in a journal.
After having heart problems or surgery, it's normal to feel depressed and angry. You may have trouble accepting that you're ill. Your family or partner may feel some of the same emotions. Discuss your feelings openly. Talk about what you plan to do for yourself and how your family can help. Support each other through each stage of your recovery.
It is common to feel some denial, but the sooner you accept your health condition, the better. Unless you make some changes in your life, you are at high risk for more problems. At first, it may be hard for you to face making lifestyle changes. Your family and friends can work with you to help make these changes easier.
Making changes isn't easy. It helps to have a support system you can rely on. Start with your cardiac rehab center. It's a place where people understand what you're going through. You can talk to others about your feelings and experiences. You can ask questions about goals and building a healthier lifestyle. And you can work with your cardiac rehab team to set goals and stay on track.
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WORK will begin on Blackburn's new £5 million bus station on Monday.
The construction of the new facility is the first phase of the Pennine Reach scheme which is a £40 million major transport scheme that the council believes will improve links between Blackburn, Darwen and Accrington.
Ainsworth Street will close from Monday to allow the construction of the bus station on the site of the former six day market and a new pedestrianised area in front of the Mall.
There will be 14 stands which will feature the latest technology to allow passengers to plan their journeys by bus.
It will also be fully manned in a bid to improve security and provide the travellers with customer information and ticket purchasing facilities.
The station is due to be completed in January 2015.
An interim bus station has been built in Ainsworth Street while the new one is being constructed.
Councillor Maureen Bateson, executive member for regeneration for Blackburn with Darwen Council, said: "A better transport network is essential for economic growth. It will help businesses who are wanting to expand and encourage new employers to come to the town, creating jobs for local people.
"Pennine Reach is aimed at making public transport a real alternative to the car, reducing congestion and emissions for everyone."


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(Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's live interview dated September 5, 2010)
Among them there are some who find fault with you concerning the zakat. If they are given some of it, they are pleased but if they are not given any, they are angry.If only they had been pleased with what Allah and His Messenger had given them and had said, 'Allah is enough for us. Allah will give us of His bounty as will His Messenger. It is to Allah that we make our plea.' (Surat At-Tawba, 58-59)
One of the basic characteristics of hypocrites is that they do not strive against unbelievers.
Unbelievers are no problem for them. Neither do they strive against other hypocrites. That, too, is no problem for them. They strive against whoever they regard as the most successful Muslim group or individual. For example, there are all kinds of crazies, criminal types and prostitutes around.
But they enjoy the closest of relations with them. They live cheek by jowl with them.
You say, "You now say you are a Muslim but look at all the deniers, hypocrites and criminal types around you." They will answer, "They are not my problem." What they are interested in is the person they regard as the most successful Muslim of the time. Was there anyone that the hypocrites could have fought against during the time of our Prophet (saas)? There were deniers and immoral types, yet they only criticized our Prophet (saas), only talked about him and about his marriages, his love towards women, and opposed characteristics they foolishly regarded as shortcomings.
They go and sit down alongside perverts. Our Prophet (saas) is the holiest man in the world. Why do they target him? Because satan has given them that task. They should only be concerned with Muslims. This is an energy for Muslims. There would be something lacking for a Muslim with no deniers or hypocrites. Allah enmeshes hypocrites in struggle against the devout of Muslims, so that Muslims can demonstrate their virtue. It is impossible any other way. Otherwise there will be nothing to crush. For example there are microbes that have to be crushed and there are those that will crush them.. Who will you be crushing? You have penicillin but you would have no germs to kill if they didn't exist.


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Did you know?
Phila, an orphaned black rhino calf at the zoo, that miraculously survived a poaching attack, is helping to educate the public about the poaching of critically endangered animals.
White lions and Siberian tigers are among the most endangered carnivores on Earth and the Johannesburg Zoo is one of the few places in the world where both have been bred successfully.
But those big and beautiful cats are only one of Jo'burg zoo's many attractions that have made it among the most popular family-friendly destinations in South Africa's largest city.
This vast 54ha expanse of greenery in Johannesburg's northern suburbs is home to more than 2 000 individual animals representing over 360 different species, including all the elephants, gorillas, chimpanzees, foxes, hippos, polar bears, crocodiles and antelope you could hope to see.
Wattled cranes and black rhinos are just two species that this zoo in Johannesburg is helping to conserve.
This is a far cry from when the zoo first opened in 1904. At that time the entire collection consisted of one lion, one baboon, one leopard, one giraffe, one sable antelope, a golden eagle and a pair of porcupines.
While the Johannesburg Zoo has always been a popular venue, ongoing additions to their attractions have rocketed its popularity skywards. The zoo underwent extensive redevelopment in 2004 and 2005 and exhibits such as a walk-in aviary, an ape house and a reptile house were added along with new enclosures for the bears, pumas and tigers.
The Johannesburg Zoo makes for a fantastic family outing and youngsters will be particularly thrilled with the variety of tours and educational programmes on offer.
Particularly exciting for children are the night safaris and sleepovers, where groups of children get the opportunity to camp under the stars on the zoo grounds while surrounded by the cacophony of wildlife at night.
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A Night Safari is a must, while children will enjoy Zoo Sleepovers.
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In MatLab if I want the first column of a matrix I simply do:
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first = b(:,1);
which will yield a new matrix with dimensions of [r,c]. However, if I try something similar in Python:
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from numpy import *
first = b[:,0]
I get a new array with dimensions [r,], a one-dimensional array. This is ok, until I try to join this new array with another of same length:
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new = hstack( (b[:,0], b[:,100:106]) )
This elicits a very angry response from Python regarding a dimension mis-match. This can be overcome, in a somewhat ugly fashion by:
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new = hstack( (b[:,0:1], b[:,100:106]) )
Whereas in MatLab this is a very simple operation:
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new = [b(:,1),b(:,100:105)]
Question 1: Is there a more elegant way of stacking the arrays in Python? I doubt it, and this is not a big deal since I can get around this minor inconvenience.
Now, when I continue on with my array work, I am hitting another issue with dimensions, this time using mean(). If I take my array and want to perform a mean over the columns (i.e. axis = 1):
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new = mean(old,axis=1)
I get, wait for it, a 1-d array! Again, I run into the same problem as above when trying to stack this "new" array with another array. I can force the array into 2-d via:
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new = atleast_2d( mean(old,axis=1) ) # Transposes (not really a transpose since 1-d) from shape of [r,] to [1,r]
new = new.T # Fixes transpose issue
Again, this can be handled, but is a non-elegant way. I can't understand WHY numpy would default everything to 1-d as this is super annoying.
Question 2: Is there any way to preserve the two dimensions of my array after applying the mean, without invoking atleast_2d and .T?


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On Wednesday, the latest official employment data released by the Office for National Statistics showed a fall in the unemployment rate to 6.9 per cent and a rise in the growth rate of one measure of annual earnings. Strong stuff. Important stuff, too – and not only for the Bank of England and what's left of its forward guidance policy. The relationship between wages and prices is politically important; the government has been keenly waiting for the day that pay outpaces inflation.
Is this the day? Not quite.
This is perhaps the most important chart from the ONS release. It shows the annual growth rates of CPI inflation (yellow line) and pay including (dark blue line) and excluding (light blue line) bonuses for the past five years. The latest pay data refer to the annualised growth over the three months from December to February. As you can see on the right hand side of this graph, for the first time in about four years, there is convergence: total pay (including bonuses) for employees was 1.7 per cent higher than a year earlier and CPI inflation in February was also 1.7 per cent.


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Greetings from a brand new poster in Seattle.
I've been smoking in my weber grill for about a year now. I've managed to turn out some good pork butt, brisket and beer can chicken. Just this week I received a Smokin' Pro with side fire box.
I have a couple questions I'm hoping the great minds on this board can help me with.
1. Should I continue to use charcoal with soaked wood chips/chunks or should I go to an all-wood fire in my firebox?
2. What tips should I be aware of now that I've 'graduated' to a real smoker?
Thanks, everyone. This is a great board and I'm looking forward to learning from the master grillers & smokers who impart their great knowledge so regularly...maybe even contributing an idea here or there!


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This article was published 6/2/2013 (1657 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Harper government is proceeding correctly by referring its plan for Senate reform to the Supreme Court of Canada, which will be asked to rule on several questions, including the amending procedures that would be needed to establish term limits for senators and the democratic selection of Senate nominees.
The high court will also be asked to rule on how the Senate might be abolished. The termination of the Red Chamber is not on the government's agenda, but it makes sense to ask the justices to deal with the question while they are considering the other issues.
Some Canadians, including the Opposition NDP, would prefer to see the Senate abolished rather than subject the public to years of rancourous debate on an institution that is widely dismissed as a waste of time and money.
Others say it would be pointless and possibly dangerous to reform the upper house without also developing a new constitutional convention on how to resolve disputes between it and the House of Commons, particularly if the Senate acquires more credibility as an elected chamber. Mr. Harper, however, is prepared to counter that possibility with an amendment that would assert the primacy of Parliament.
The idea of a Senate that is elected, equal and effective -- the rallying cry of western reformers in the past -- is not being considered because it would require a complete overhaul of the system.
Such a dramatic change in the country's political framework would almost certainly require a full constitutional convention and the approval of seven provinces representing more than 50 per cent of the population, the amending formula that was adopted when Canada patriated the constitution in 1982.
Section 44 of the Constitution Act, however, says "Parliament may exclusively make laws amending the Constitution of Canada in relation to executive government of Canada or the Senate and House of Commons."
Mr. Harper believes Sec. 44 gives his majority government the legal authority to reform the Senate unilaterally. Legislation to that effect was introduced in 2011. Since then, however, the province of Quebec launched a legal challenge by asking its Court of Appeal to consider if the federal government had the power to act alone.
In response, the federal government decided to seek the Supreme Court's blessing; something it should have done after it was first elected in 2006 on a promise to reform the institution.
As a minority government, the Conservatives would have been unable to force the issue in the House, but at least many of the outstanding questions would have been answered.
It could be another two years before the Supreme Court delivers its rulings, which, if history is a guide, may well tell the government it has the legal authority to proceed on its own, but that custom requires consensus and consultation with the provinces.
Such a vague ruling might just tip opinion in favour of outright abolition, but for now Mr. Harper is striving for relatively modest changes that would make the Senate more meaningful and democratic.
It theoretically plays an important role now because of its power to review, delay and even propose laws, but Mr. Harper rightly believes it cannot achieve its full potential without a few basic reforms.
Unfortunately, the government's modest goals will do nothing to address the fundamental unfairness of the Senate, which was supposed to be a body that represented regional interests.
It worked fine in 1867 when Canada was just three regions -- Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes -- each with 24 senators, but it went downhill with the growth of the West, which has just 24 senators for B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Real reform will eventually need to address the imbalance, but in the absence of a strong national will to radically overhaul the Senate or to abolish it completely, modest, incremental change is the most sober course of action.


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I'm not sure why I'm wasting my time writing this column. If you can believe anything that the ancient Mayan civilization says, the world will be nothing but cosmic dust by the time that you would be able to read it. Do you realize the implications of what this means? I don't have to run this through spell-check. Who says that apocalypses are all bad?
I have a suspicion that those crazy Mayans and their doomsday predictions are causing all of the inaction on the whole "fiscal cliff" thing. I picture President Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner sitting in a closed-door meeting inside the Oval Office, probably watching Sports Center, drinking beer, eating a bowl of mixed nuts and chatting about this "fiscal cliff" that the United States is rapidly approaching. I see the conversation going something like this:
President Obama: "Hey John, want a peanut?"
Mr. Boehner: "Yes."
President Obama: "Do you want to discuss the fiscal cliff?"
Mr. Boehner: "I don't really see why. An ancient civilization figured out a calendar a long, long time ago that suggests the world will cease to exist past December 21, 2012. By my calculations, we'll never make it to the fiscal cliff, so I'm not too worried about it."
President Obama: "You're right John. Are there any cashews left?"
Mr. Boehner: "No."
President Obama: "That's too bad. I really like cashews."
This is the reason I think that the government hasn't gotten any closer to figuring out our looming economic crisis. It's the only logical explanation.
I have let this kind of thinking take over my life recently. I haven't combed my hair, brushed my teeth, shaved or used any kind of deodorant over the past several weeks. I just don't see the point. Strangely, nobody has seemed to notice.
As I sit here in my own filth writing this, the thought has finally entered my mind that maybe this whole "end of the world" thing just might be wrong. Perhaps it's just a hoax perpetrated on our present-day world by a couple of trouble-making Mayan dudes several centuries ago.
Let me paint the picture for you. A couple of regular, good-old Mayan guys, we'll call them Chuck and Allen, were sitting around in their loincloths underneath a palm tree one day back in the 16th century, probably watching Sports Center, when they came up with the concept to screw with us present-day idiots. I can picture the conversation going something like this:
Chuck: "Hey Allen, do you want to hear about my plan to mess with future civilizations?"
Allen: "Sure, but talk fast, though, because ESPN is going to have a feature on how long it's been since the Chicago Cubs have won a World Series. I want to see it now because their winless streak is bound to end soon."
Chuck: "OK, here's my plan. We make this calendar; we put an ending date on in, oh … let's say 2012, and let the people from that era create their own mass hysteria and widespread panic. Doesn't that sound like fun?"
Allen: "Yeah! That's hilarious!"
Chuck: "On a different note, have you met those Spaniards that moved in next door? They seem like nice people."
Allen: "Yeah they seem nice. We shouldn't have any problems with them. You have to be quiet now because that Cubs thing is coming on. Do we have any cashews?"
The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced this is probably, without a doubt, exactly how it happened. Can you believe that our advanced society fell for a practical joke pulled on us all by a couple guys named Chuck and Allen hundreds and hundreds of years ago? A couple of bored guys sitting around, causing some trouble and just having some fun. I can relate to that. It's pretty silly when you think about it. Ironically, a more realistic sign of the world coming to an end would be the Cubs winning a World Series.
I hope that you're reading this right now because that means that we have all survived the world-ending cataclysm and that all is fine and dandy with the world. Well ... except for that whole "fiscal cliff" thing. I guess we still have that to look forward to.
If and when I wake up on Dec. 22, I'm going to celebrate by taking a shower and brushing my teeth. I'd use some deodorant and shave, but there's no need to get all crazy.
I sure could go for some cashews.
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CIRCLEVILLE -- Even amid the jumble of details dating to the early days of the Eisenhower presidency, Pickaway County Sheriff Dwight Radcliff hasn't forgotten much.
The still-energetic 80-year-old can rattle off names, cases and other facts with startling recall as he tells tales of a law-enforcement career stretching to 1953.
"Y604L," Radcliff said, reciting the plate number of the 1957 Chevy driven by a suspect in the first homicide he worked, and solved, after taking office as sheriff in 1965.
To many residents of Pickaway and colleagues in law enforcement, Radcliff is himself an unforgettable man. Franklin County Sheriff Zach Scott lauds his neighbor to the south as an "icon, not only in Ohio, but nationally."
Hanging up his gun belt after 48 years in the family business, Radcliff ranks as the nation's longest-serving sheriff.
He attributes his longevity to passion for his job and always being a straight dealer, whether with the people, his deputies or the prisoners in his jail.
"I know people. If you don't lie to them, they'll take care of you. Treat people how you like to be treated yourself," Radcliff said from his memorabilia-packed office. "I've always meant what I said and said what I meant. I'm proud of that."
He isn't sure what he will do in retirement. Aside from a four-year stint selling cars, law enforcement is all Radcliff has known.
All in the Family
Charles Radcliff, the manager of a dairy co-op, was elected sheriff in 1931, moving into the residence at the jail where his wife, Sadie, served as matron. A year later, their son Dwight was born, his destiny seemingly set.
Dwight Radcliff began shooting crime-scene photos for his father as a teenager in the 1940s, and he hired on with his dad as a full-time deputy in 1953. But Charles Radcliff lost a primary race in 1960, sending him to the sidelines and his son to the car lot.
Over his protests, Radcliff said, a couple of supporters dragged him to the board of elections in 1964 and "made" him run for sheriff as a Democrat. Radcliff won election, the first of what would be a dozen such wins.
Radcliff came to know his county, and its people, as no one else did. He knew everyone, it seemed. He could tell you where they lived and what they did for a living -- illegally or otherwise.
When detectives couldn't get anywhere questioning a suspect, they would call in the boss, said Lt. John Monce. "Dwight can get stuff out of people because he knows their dad, their mom, their relatives. They'll talk to him."
Radciff's son, Robert, likewise grew up at the county jail, where Betty, Dwight's high school sweetheart and bride of 59 years, also served as jail matron and office manager before retiring a decade ago after 37 years.
"Robbie," as the Radcliffs call their son, was hired by his father as a jail deputy in 1980 and rose to lieutenant before retiring this year so he could run for sheriff, successfully extending the family legacy to three generations.
The 50-year-old new sheriff, one of Dwight and Betty's three children, hopes he can be as effective and as respected as his father.
"Something my grandfather taught him, and he's taught me, is that you serve the entire public. You treat everyone the same; it doesn't matter where they come from," Robert Radcliff said.
The son also hopes to match his father's energy: "He's a 24/7 sheriff. The sheriff's office was his love from the time he was born. It's what he lives for."
'We Can Do the Job'
The elder Radcliff never fired his gun in the line of duty and leaves office with no unsolved homicides on his watch (unless you count two men killed in Columbus whose bodies were dumped in Pickaway County in 1974).
He takes pride in running a full-service operation, telling state troopers to stand down from handling fatal crashes, and working homicides instead of leaning on the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
"If you are a resident of my county, and you call me, I need to respond. We're not going to pick and choose. We're not going to pawn it off. If something happens here, we're going to be there. We can do the job."
Passing on his badge to his son on Sunday, Radcliff noted he has seen many changes over the years.
When he first pinned on the sheriff's badge, he had a dozen employees, including six road deputies, and the jail held about 30 prisoners. Violent crime was rare; drugs were nearly unheard of.
Today, the department has 87 employees; and the 110-bed jail that opened in 1992, one he thought he would never fill, is chronically overcrowded.
There's more violence, drugs are rampant and there's a dismaying number of women behind bars. He sees the same faces, over and over again, in jail.
"The biggest change I've seen, and every day's another challenge, is that the victims of crime are left handcuffed," he said. "We can only do so much." Although crime is a certainty, punishment has become less certain, the retired sheriff said.
He laments plea bargains and sentencing changes that have eliminated the discretion of tough-sentencing judges who worked with Radcliff to burnish the county's reputation as "Putaway Pickaway."
'Old-Style Sheriff'
Every week for the past several months brought another platitude or plaque as Radcliff neared retirement.
Shelby County Sheriff John Lenhart, a former director of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, considers Radcliff a close friend. "He's always been a mentor to me. First-term sheriffs still go to him today. He won't lead you astray.
"I can call him at 9 on a Saturday morning, and he's out in the field, still working traffic crashes. He's always been on the front line. He's an inspiration -- that passion and dedication," Lenhart said.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine talked with Radcliff about the possibly serving as his part-time liaison to smaller sheriff's offices and police departments.
"What is unique about Dwight is his people skills and ability to deal with people," DeWine said. "He's that kind of tenacious, old-style sheriff who knows the modern technology and tools."
Betty Radcliff, 79, hopes her husband realizes that "it's going to be a different life than he's ever had."
"We're so proud of Robbie, but it's still sad that (Dwight) is leaving something he has put so much into. He lives and breathes it," she said. "He has no hobbies, no interests. He doesn't read a book unless it's a law-enforcement book."
No longer will he and Betty show up at the jail to serve Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners to the prisoners.
Radcliff said his wife need not worry. He doesn't plan to linger around the sheriff's office, and he is determined to finally set aside time to spend with her.
"I'm not going to be around here. I came into office clean, and I'm leaving clean," he said. "This place is going to be here long after I'm gone. I will miss it, though. I loved every day."
Information from: The Columbus
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Government attacked as exodus continues in Zimbabwe
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Bad Government and Poverty Driving Citizens Out
Bad government and grinding poverty in Zimbabwe are continuing to drive people abroad at the very time political leaders want to woo them back to take part in elections – according to a report received by a leading Catholic charity.Information received by Aid to the Church in Need describes how the regime's repressive policies have prompted ongoing emigration from Zimbabwe which in turn has led to a severe shortage of qualified people, especially doctors and nurses.The Church report, whose authors cannot be revealed for security reasons, describes how in some areas "a good number of people survive" only because of relatives abroad who send them money. Commenting on Zimbabwe's diaspora, estimated at up to four million, the report states: "This is an injustice, this is due to bad policies which do not respect the common good."[It is due to the] selfishness, greed and the hunger for power of the ruling party and the leading elite which, through its intolerance, is not allowing people to use their talents and develop the country as they see fit.""Therefore in despair – because even well qualified people may not find jobs or the work they can do is very poorly paid – they go to Australia, to the UK, to the United States, Canada, English-speaking countries around the world."The report comes at a time when Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangerai is set to organize international rallies encouraging members of the diaspora to return to the country to vote in presidential elections next year.Highlighting the impact of emigration on welfare support in the country, the report stated: "We are suffering a great loss of qualified people, especially in the medical services."The report went on to accuse the UK government of luring key workers from Zimbabwe with the promise of better pay and living conditions.It stated: "Very many of our young nurses have been [lost] to the National Health Service in the UK."And [the UK] has been positively recruiting people in Zimbabwe, which we consider a very dubious undertaking because these people, who have been trained in Zimbabwe and by Zimbabwe, are now working in Britain."The sole benefit, perhaps, is by them remitting part of their wages to their families in Zimbabwe."The report underlines how efforts to encourage the return of exiled Zimbabweans are at odds with politicians' attitudes to the diaspora.It states: "Some politicians are quite hostile towards those Zimbabweans who have left the country, even though indirectly the whole country benefits from them."They are quite hostile towards them as many of them tend to be very critical of government. "Of course, that's why they are leaving and can't stand any longer the repression and oppression."The report stressed government intolerance to criticism – although the regime publicly disavows violent reprisals.The report stated: "Any attempt at criticism of the ruling party or those who are responsible for the economic misery of the people can lead to nasty retribution and acts of revenge by the party. "For instance if you read out a critical pastoral letter in Church this may be revenged by the party and may lead to violent assaults on either priests or otherwise lay people in the rural areas. "Very often the priest is not there, the people have their own liturgies of the Word on Sundays when there is no Mass, so lay leaders may also get in the firing line."The report went on: "In Zimbabwe itself, people continue to live in fear and this also is felt within the Church."It described how the regime reacted badly to a June 2012 pastoral letter from Catholic Bishops of Zimbabwe stating their hope for a return of exiled Zimbabweans but acknowledging the many problems discouraging them from coming back. The report stated: "The government was not very happy about the letter but it didn't lead to any repressive action."


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In Season: Sweet Potatoesby Dana Angelo White in In Season, November 3, 2009
Don't confuse these holiday favorites with yams. Loaded with vitamins, they're a sweeter alternative to a plain old potato. Here are 12 ways to try them.
What, Where & When?
They may have "potatoes" in their name, but they aren't even in the same family as potatoes. These tubers are a different kind of root vegetable that comes from the same plant family as the morning glory flower. And even though some folks use the names interchangeably, sweet potatoes also aren't the same as yams, which are starchier root veggies with a less sweet flavor.
So what are they? Well, sweet potatoes are one of the oldest veggies on record, with traces of them dating back more than 10,000 years! These days, you'll find them in season from as early as August through November.
Sweet potato skin can range in color from brown to orange to purple, while the flesh can be white or various shades of orange. One of the most common varieties is "Beauregard," but I've seen some wild ones at my local farmers' market. My favorite so far this year has been the purple-skinned and dark orange-fleshed "Carolina Ruby" — great for roasting or baking in the skin.
Nutrition Facts
A medium baked sweet potato has 105 calories, 24 grams of carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber and more than 400% of your daily vitamin A in the antioxidant form known as beta-carotene. They're also a good source of vitamin C and potassium. Sweet potatoes with dark orange flesh also contain the antioxidant lycopene.
What To Do With Sweet Potatoes
I love to make my sweets smashed. Instead of boiling them, I bake them in the skin until tender. Once they cool, I remove most of the skin and place them in a saucepan over low heat with a pat of butter, a few spoonfuls of Greek yogurt, salt and pepper. A quick smash with a fork or a potato masher and they're good to go — simple and yummy! I also make lots of oven fries; I always make extra to chop up and add to grain salads. Try my Sweet Potato Quinoa for a satisfying lunch.
You can also steam, sauté, grill or boil sweet potatoes for salads, soups, pancakes and biscuits. Many folks like to pair theirs with brown sugar or cinnamon, but I prefer mine with salt, lime, smoky chipotle pepper or even coconut. If you're a fan of the even sweeter combo of sweet potatoes and marshmallows, how about swapping out sugary marshmallows for the natural sweetness of honey instead?
Shopping Tip: Choose sweet potatoes that are firm with intact skin (no large dents or blemishes). Store in a cool, dry place for up to four weeks. Once cooked, keep in the fridge for five to seven days or freezer for six to nine months.
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- Sweet Potato Quinoa
- Penne with Sweet Potatoes and Fennel
- Honey-Roasted Sweet Potatoes
- Sweet Potato and Celery Root Fries
- Sweet Potato Salad with Chili-Lime Vinaigrette
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You stride boldly into the room, ready to face your greatest challenge ever. You, Qui-Gon Jinn, will duel against a Sith of renowned power and evil: Count Dooku, your former master! Your opponent steps into the chamber. Lightsabers are ignited, and the duel begins.
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Doctors induced a coma to save her life.
In 2007, Carly Langie was at Virginia Hospital, just outside Washington, D.C., suffering from a respiratory infection. Eric Draper, her husband, had been sitting for hours at her bedside when his cellphone vibrated. On the wall in the room was a sign prohibiting phone calls.
Eric recognized the number.
The call was from the president of the United States.
Eric didn't answer.
Having lunch with me last week in Los Angeles, Eric explained that his wife eventually recovered. She's now healthy and –
"Wait," I said, interrupting the story. "George Bush, the leader of the free world, is on the line and you don't answer?"
Eric smiled, "I'm glad I didn't."
"But you can't do that, can you?"
Eric leaned over and took a bite of his salmon salad. He's now touring the country promoting his new book: "Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait of the Presidency of George W. Bush." A million questions popped into my head. "The president has your number? Did he leave a message? What did he say?"
"I'll get to that," Eric said in his typical understated manner.
We figured out that Eric and I hadn't seen each other in 30 years. We had gone to Cerritos High School together, then Cerritos College. He headed to Long Beach State, while I went to Cal State Fullerton.
Somewhere along the way, he became a guy who could choose not to take a call from the president. And I became I guy who has to find out why people don't take calls from the president.
When he turned 12, Eric's sister gave him a Kodak Instamatic camera for his birthday. He snapped shots when he traveled to the Bay Area for a camping trip. The photos were so good, his mother framed them.
He called it a hobby. It became much more than that.
I met Eric when he was a high school sophomore. We were both on the yearbook staff at Cerritos High. He never said much, preferring to focus his camera on someone else than to say something and draw attention to himself.
He was a pretty good basketball player. I remember him playing well for the varsity basketball team. But Eric, being Eric, put my memories in perspective.
"I was too short," he said. "Too slow."
He didn't start thinking about photography as a career until he got to Cerritos College. He began working for the Talon Marks, the school's newspaper. Instead of playing basketball, he covered the team for the newspaper.
Then he chose to study at Cal State Long Beach because it had a very strong photo journalism department. He left Long Beach State in 1988, and that's when his life got really interesting.
He made his first big splash with a photo essay on the Los Angeles riots in 1992. Working for the Albuquerque Tribune, he came back to Los Angeles during the riots and documented what happened near his childhood home near the corner of Crenshaw and West Adams boulevards. In 1992, Eric was honored as the Scripps Howard Photographer of the Year.
He was hired to work in the Los Angeles bureau of The Associated Press in 1993. But the world became his beat.
He covered the Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway; Nagano, Japan; Sydney, Australia; and Atlanta. He never missed a Super Bowl or a World Series.
Eric was the first photographer on the scene at the home of Nicole Brown Simpson. His photographs of the bloody walkway at Bundy Drive have become iconic.
He covered the unrest in Haiti, the crisis in Kosovo and the funeral of Princess Diana in London. In 1996, Eric got his first taste of presidential politics, covering Republican candidates Patrick Buchanan and Bob Dole.
Then, in 1999, he heard about a job opening in a place he never imagined he'd be: The White House. So he devised a plan to get hired.
He had met then-candidate George Bush on the campaign trail, and what he liked most about the candidate was that he was so approachable. He got to know him so well that he was invited to then President-elect Bush's Christmas party in Austin, Texas, in 1999 (one month before he took office).
Knowing Eric, I know how hard it was for him to execute his plan, which can be described like this – Find Bush at the party, walk up and ask him for the job.
"I was nervous," he said.
Eric practiced what he was going to say over and over again. His wife (Carly and Eric have been married since 1998) kept pushing him.
Finally, Eric walked up to Bush and said: "I want to be your personal photographer."
He said Bush paused for a second and gave Eric "an inquisitive look."
"I really appreciate that," the president-elect said. "I'll get back to you."
A week later, Eric Draper got the job.
As the president's personal photographer, Eric was no longer a journalist. He was serving the president, and he was managing a staff of 15 to 20 with an office in the basement of the White House. (Quick aside: Eric said his office door was about 50 feet from what he called the "White House mess hall," a five-star restaurant with a takeout window that contributed to him gaining 20 pounds while he was on the job).
It took Eric 10 seconds – literally, he timed it – to walk upstairs to the Oval Office whenever President Bush called.
He made a mistake on one of his first days in the White House. Shooting a Bush family portrait in the blue room, he began to rearrange the furniture. A White House staffer came running toward him, telling him to stop, worried that he was going to break something.
"It was from the Washington era," Eric said with a laugh.
He got to know the Bushes well.
"The president liked people," Eric said. "The Bushes treat everyone really generously at every level. President Bush gave me a lot of feedback on my photography. When I started 'Photo of the Week,' he liked it."
Eric visited 70 countries with the president. He will never forget the 2007 trip to Africa, which happened months after the United States gave several African countries a huge aid package.
"You should have seen the outpouring of thankfulness," Eric said. "It was amazing. There were people crying on their knees as we sped by. They really appreciated it."
Eric was in the elementary school classroom in Florida on Sept. 11, 2001, when the president got the news that the World Trade Center had been attacked. He was looking for a vantage point in the back of the classroom when an aide told the president the news. He missed the shot of the aide whispering in Bush's ear, and of a perplexed Bush continuing to read to the kids.
But he did get shots of the president after he was taken into an adjacent classroom to watch the attacks unfold on television.
"I saw the expression on the president's face change," Eric said. "Something was terribly wrong."
Eric's book, "Front Row Seat," is in its second printing. The first printing (7,500 copies) sold out quickly. He lives in Albuquerque, N.M., with Carly, a freelance journalist, and he runs small photography business.
He's got speaking engagements coming up in Dallas, Tampa, Fla., and Nashville, Tenn. – all for crowds of Republicans. In October, he will go across the aisle, speaking at the Clinton Library in Little Rock, Ark.
As I took notes about his amazing life, I wanted to get back to that phone call that came from the president when his wife was in a coma.
Eric said he was happy he didn't take the call because it forced the president to leave a voice mail.
Carly, he said, would have never believed him if he didn't have evidence that the call actually occurred.
"President Bush said, 'We're praying for you. You let me know if you need anything at all,'" Eric said.
He played the message for Carly when she recovered. "She was thrilled," Eric said.
The best quality about President Bush, Eric said, was that he was such a nice guy, so personable.
"I can call him my friend," Eric said.
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Engaging non-state armed actors in state and peace-building: options and strategies
30-09-2011 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, No 883, by Claudia Hofmann and Ulrich Schneckener
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Drawing on international relations theory, this article assesses particular strategies for engagement with armed groups, and their suitability and applicability with regard to specific actors.
Armed actors dominate contemporary conflict environments dramatically. Their degree of dispersion, influence, and effect on international politics make it necessary to establish strategies for interaction with them. This article makes a contribution by assessing particular strategies and their suitability and applicability with regard to specific actors. First, it delineates options for dealing with armed actors based on three perspectives from international relations theory: realist, institutionalist, and constructivist. Second, it matches these perspectives to the capabilities of international actors. Finally, it offers an assessment of the difficulties that arise from the plurality of forms of armed actors, as well as of external actors.
Claudia Hofmann is a visiting scholar at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. Her current research concentrates on non-state armed actors, civilian approaches to conflict management, and criminal networks. Ulrich Schneckener is Professor of International Relations and Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Osnabrück, Germany. His research focuses on international conflict management, state-building and peace-building, and non-state armed actors.


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