Lord's Resistance Army's Atrocities Continue in Central Africa

Published: April 01, 2012

By Mina Fabulous ?

Lord's Resistance Army's (LRA) attack is on the rise in central Africa, leading to the displacement of thousands of people.

Reports say the attacks have taken place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Central African Republic (CAR) and South Sudan.

According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 13 attacks in the DRC were recorded which resulted in two killings and 13 abductions, and the displacement of 1,230 people mostly from the Dungu territory in the country's north-east.

In CAR, LRA attacks have resumed after a lull since April 2011 with 11 attacks recorded this year.

UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming said the security situation in south-eastern CAR remains extremely fragile.

One exception is the city of Obo, where US troops were deployed in October 2011 to bolster efforts by the joint CAR-Ugandan armed forces to hunt down the LRA and its leadership, Ms. Fleming added.

UN staff on the ground say that patrols around Obo by the two national armies supported by the US military advisers have helped local authorities to ensure security within a 25-kilometre radius from Obo, Ms. Fleming noted.

"The extended security is allowing residents to tend their farms." -Ms. Fleming

In addition, the LRA has also conducted attacks in South Sudan, which last year led to 7,382 people fleeing their homes.

LRA-related violence is seriously hampering humanitarian work in the province. According to UN data some 2,000 people have been killed and 2,500 abducted, including 892 children, in attacks against civilians in villages and towns across the Orientale province since December 2007.

Those abducted are used as porters, forced to work in the fields or use as sex slaves or new recruits. Attacks are often accompanied by extreme cruelty, including murder, mutilation, or amputation of the lips and ears - apparently aimed at terrorizing people with a view to displacing entire populations. Trauma lasting months or years is common among those who have fled.

The LRA was formed in the 1980s in Uganda and for over 15 years its attacks were mainly directed against Ugandan civilians and security forces, which in 2002 dislodged the rebels.

The LRA, a brutal rebel group responsible for Africa's longest-running armed conflict, has been murdering and mutilating innocent civilians across four countries. Kony uses fear and psychological manipulation to control his forces, which are primarily made up of kidnapped children who are forced to fight his illogical war.

This humanitarian crisis has been occurring for over two decades, but credible data about the scope and even the location of the LRA's violence has been difficult to attain because of the remoteness of the territories in which they operate. The LRA attacks and loots villages that are disconnected from outside communications and are unable to even send warning to neighboring villages just a few kilometers away. The difficulty in collecting, verifying and compiling credible information on the LRA has led to many of the mis-statements made recently about the President's big announcement.

The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and its self-appointed messiah, Joseph Kony, have been terrorizing Central Africa for 25 years, with up to 80 percent of attacks going unreported - until now.

Mina Fabulous follows the news, especially what is going on in the US State Department. Mina turns State Department waffle into plain english. Read more stories by Mina Fabulous. Contact Mina through NewsBlaze.

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Skin cancer, or use a medical term malignant melanoma is a tumor of the skin cells. Malignant melanoma is the most common form of skin cancer and the most dangerous. There are four specific types of malignant melanoma on the surface of melanoma, the most common. Although tumors of the skin may occur anywhere on the body of certain types of cancer in parts of the body. For example, the surface of melanoma cells even at the lower leg and calf displayed.

Skin cancer may also appear on the face and this is linked to a known form of skin cancer as lentigo maligna melanoma. And imagine the variety of lentigo can also impact on the poor.

Compared with other types of cancer, skin cancer affects fewer people. However, there is a disturbing trend that increases the level of malignant melanoma and is growing rapidly. There is also a general trend that more and more young people are affected by this cancer. Although this cancer can affect all races is more common in some races, where the skin and complexion fair. People with fair skin and burn easily in the sun only.

The increase is due to how society has changed, particularly with regard to people taking more holidays abroad in hot climates. Have with the improvement of accessibility and the economic cost of the holiday air travel to foreign countries increased steadily over the past two decades. This led many people simply on the sunburned skin. Another element in this type of cancer is the use of tanning beds have also been reported to cause skin damage. And prolonged exposure to sunlight, it is also the risk that the genetic relatedness can increase your chances of skin cancer.

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War On Words: NYC Dept. Of Education Wants 50 'Forbidden' Words ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) ? George Carlin is rolling over in his grave.

The New York City Department of Education is waging a war on words of sorts, and is seeking to have words they deem upsetting removed from standardized tests.

Fearing that certain words and topics can make students feel unpleasant,?officials are requesting 50 or so words be removed from city-issued tests.

The word ?dinosaur? made the hit list because dinosaurs suggest evolution which creationists might not like, WCBS 880?s Marla Diamond reported. ?Halloween? is targeted because it suggests paganism; a ?birthday? might not be happy to all?because it isn?t celebrated by Jehovah?s Witnesses.

Julie Lewis? family celebrates Christmas and Kwanzaa, but she told CBS 2?s Emily Smith she wants her children to appreciate and learn about other holidays and celebrations.

?They?re going to meet people from all walks of life and they?re going to have to learn to adjust,? Lewis said.

Words that suggest wealth are excluded because they could make kids jealous. ?Poverty? is also on the forbidden list. That?s something Sy Fliegal with the Center for Educational Innovation calls ridiculous.

?The Petersons take a vacation for five days in their Mercedes ? so what? You think our kids are going to be offended because they don?t have a Mercedes? You think our kids are going to say ?I?m offended; how could they ask me a question about a Mercedes? I don?t have a Mercedes!?? Fliegal said.

In a throwback to ?Footloose,? the word ?dancing? is also taboo. However,?there is good?news for kids that like ?ballet?: The city made an exception for this form of dance.

Also banned are references to ?divorce? and ?disease,? because kids taking the tests may have relatives who split from spouses or are ill.

Some students think banning these words from periodic assessment tests is ridiculous.

?If you don?t celebrate one thing you might have a friend that does it. So I don?t see why people would find it offensive,??Curtis High School Sophomore Jamella Lewis told Diamond.

Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said the DOE?is simply giving guidance to the test developers.

?So we?re not an outlier in being politically correct. This is just making sure that test makers are sensitive in the development of their tests,? Walcott said Monday.

To which Fliegal responded: ?It?s all of life! I don?t know how they figure out what not to put on the list. Every aspect of life is on the list.?

There are banned words currently in school districts nationwide. Walcott said?New York City?s list is longer because its student body is so diverse.

Here is the complete list of words that could be banned:

Abuse (physical, sexual, emotional, or psychological)

Alcohol (beer and liquor), tobacco, or drugs

Birthday celebrations (and birthdays)

Bodily functions

Cancer (and other diseases)

Catastrophes/disasters (tsunamis and hurricanes)

Celebrities

Children dealing with serious issues

Cigarettes (and other smoking paraphernalia)

Computers in the home (acceptable in a school or library setting)

Crime

Death and disease

Divorce

Evolution

Expensive gifts, vacations, and prizes

Gambling involving money

Halloween

Homelessness

Homes with swimming pools

Hunting

Junk food

In-depth discussions of sports that require prior knowledge

Loss of employment

Nuclear weapons

Occult topics (i.e. fortune-telling)

Parapsychology

Politics

Pornography

Poverty

Rap Music

Religion

Religious holidays and festivals (including but not limited to Christmas, Yom Kippur, and Ramadan)

Rock-and-Roll music

Running away

Sex

Slavery

Terrorism

Television and video games (excessive use)

Traumatic material (including material that may be particularly upsetting such as animal shelters)

Vermin (rats and roaches)

Violence

War and bloodshed

Weapons (guns, knives, etc.)

Witchcraft, sorcery, etc.

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Fashion Relationships for Facebook | Lady Info

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Fashion Relationships for FacebookTeenagers do not exist in a bubble. For most, this is an age where lifelong friendships are made, and identities carved. Now, more than ever, more teens are forming cliques and groups where they seek support and friendship. Thanks to Facebook, a new phenomenon has emerged ? fashion relationships.

What are Fashion Relationships?

These are basically fake relationships that two teenagers enter into, as evidenced by their Facebook relationships status. For example, a girl named Jenney could decide to get into a relationship with her BFF Kate, and both will indicate on their Facebook relationship tab that they are dating. The reasons as to why teenagers enter into fashion relationships vary, and we?ll look at some possibilities below.

The pressure is on for most teenagers to date, and those who haven?t found mates are thought of as ?weird? or losers. No self respecting teenager would want to put their reputation in jeopardy by being known to be single. The next best thing would be to keep people excited and curious about their relationship status. They could opt to indicate that they are engaged or in a serious relationship with a member of the same or opposite sex so that they are viewed as unavailable. This actually has positive effects in the sense that they are seen as desirable and with time, interest in them grows. If a teen enters into a fashion relationship because they are single, they might actually attract interested girls or guys due to the fact that they appear unavailable and mysterious, now that they are hooked up to someone else.

Teens are not immune to other factors in society such as sexual preference. There are many teens who are gay, lesbian or bisexual. Most are still in the closet due to pervasive homophobia and shame. Granted, the gay rights movement has made inroads in the last fifty years but homophobia and discrimination are still commonplace, particularly among teens. A teenage girl may decide to ask a female friend to change her relationship status and indicate that the two of them are dating. Fashion relationships like these are a means of showing support for their gay and lesbian friends, who suffer bullying, hate crimes and isolation as a result of their sexuality.

Fashion relationships are also used by teens to strengthen friendship bonds. For most teens, the friendship bond is more important than anything else, and short of exchanging friendship rings and bracelets, the best next thing would be for them to be in a fashion relationship. They could even go as far as checking into places together and exchanging passwords to their Facebook accounts. These friendship bonds are particularly important as they offer emotional support to both teens when times are rough. Teenage angst becomes easier to bear when teens are engaged in fashion relationships, and problems are shared and solved together.

Fashion relationships don?t last for long; they gradually fade with time, but the interesting thing is the fact that they are replaced in a few days with another. The cycle is endless, and Facebook is the platform a la mode. Fashion relationships go to the center of what it means to be human. Teens are just half grown adults who want to connect with other teens so they can weather the challenges of teen relationships and life in general.

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Clinton: Time running out for diplomacy with Iran

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) ? U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made clear Saturday that time is running out for diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program and said talks aimed at preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon would resume in mid-April.

With speculation over a possible U.S. or Israel military attack adding urgency to the next round of discussions in Istanbul set for April 13, Clinton said Iran's "window of opportunity" for a peaceful resolution "will not remain open forever."

She also expressed doubt about whether Iran has any intention of negotiating a solution that satisfies the U.S., Israel and other countries that believe Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons. Tehran contends the program is solely for peaceful energy and research purposes.

"We're going in with one intention: to resolve the international community's concerns about Iran's nuclear program," Clinton told reporters after attending a security conference in Saudi Arabia.

"Our policy is one of prevention, not containment. We are determined to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon," America's top diplomat said.

"We enter into these talks with a sober perspective about Iran's intentions. It is incumbent upon Iran to demonstrate by its actions that it is a willing partner and to participate in these negotiations with an effort to obtain concrete results."

Her remarks followed President Barack Obama's announcement Friday that the U.S. was moving ahead with penalties aimed at depriving Iran of oil revenue, while also working with Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states to ensure ample global petroleum supplies.

Clinton prodded Gulf governments to develop a coordinated defense strategy against Iranian missiles. With tensions rising in the region, she said American and Gulf militaries should cooperate to improve maritime security as well.

Underscoring the limits of U.S.-Gulf cooperation, however, U.S. officials confirmed Saturday that the United Arab Emirates had shut down an American-funded democracy group, following similar Emirates action against a German organization this past week.

Discussions also covered ways to pressure Syrian President Bashar Assad to end a year of bloodshed from the uprising against his rule, but the focus was on Iran.

"It soon will be clear whether Iran's leaders are prepared to have a serious, credible discussion about their nuclear program, whether they are ready to start building the basis of a resolution to this very serious problem," Clinton said. "It is up to Iran whether they are ready to make the right choice. ... What is certain is that Iran's window of opportunity to seek and obtain a peaceful resolution will not remain open forever."

She said pressure from the economic penalties and international isolation was increasing on Iran to show it is serious about satisfying the world's concerns.

Iran and the six nations involved in the negotiations? the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China ? met in Istanbul 14 months ago. But the talks ended after two days with the sides unable to even agree on what to talk about.

Iran has used past talks to delay sanctions or try to divide the international front, while pressing ahead with its nuclear program.

Obama has underlined the need to give time for diplomacy alongside penalties. He said Friday that the U.S. would move ahead with potential measures against U.S. allies and other countries that keep buying Iranian oil. It was the latest step in the campaign to starve Iran of money for its nuclear activity.

The president said the world oil market was tight, but deep enough to keep the squeeze on Iran.

Clinton, who met Friday for almost two hours with Saudi King Abdullah, said the U.S. and Saudi Arabia share an interest in ensuring stable energy markets that foster economic growth.

She recognized the kingdom's efforts to meet increased market demand for countries weaning themselves off Iranian petroleum imports. She also said the U.S. and Sunni governments of the region would cooperate to counter Iranian threats against shipping in the Gulf and Tehran's support for "the Assad regime's murderous campaign."

Before arriving later Saturday in Turkey, where she planned to attend a 60-nation "Friends of the Syrian People" meeting Sunday, Clinton lamented what she called the Assad government's shelling of civilian neighborhoods and targeting of mosques and churches.

She said these attacks have continued despite Assad's acceptance of U.N. mediator Kofi Annan's plan to end the crisis. That plan includes an immediate cease-fire and an eventual democratic transition.

In a concluding statement, the U.S. and the other countries at Saturday's meeting urged Annan to issue a timeline for putting his plan in place.

Western diplomats want to give diplomacy a chance, having invested months of effort to persuade Russia and China, veto-holding members of the U.N. Security Council, to unite behind a common approach. But they, like the Syrian opposition, fear Assad may only be playing for time.

Assad said he wants the plan to succeed, but insists the opposition must first commit to a cease-fire.

The West says the Syrian government must pull back its troops first, and U.S. officials say much of the diplomacy right now concerns the choreography of how the two sides would lay down their arms.

More than 9,000 people have been killed in Syria's violence since last March, according to U.N. estimates.

Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar are among the most impatient and have spoken about possible military intervention, from arming Syria's badly overmatched rebels to creating safe zones from which the rebels can operate.

"I believe we all agree on the need for an immediate cease-fire to the systematic killing," Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said at a news conference with Clinton.

He said the Syrian government's crackdown has "reached the level, at the very least described as crimes against humanity, on which the international community should not remain silent."

Washington fears a military escalation could lead to all-out civil war and play into Assad's hands, considering his vastly more powerful military.

Clinton said officials meeting in Turkey would discuss "additional steps to increase pressure on the regime, provide humanitarian assistance despite the efforts of the regime to block access and advance plans for an inclusive, democratic and orderly transition that addresses the aspirations of the Syrian people."

Clinton said she regretted the decision by the Emirates' this past week to close down the U.S.-based National Democratic Institute and Germany's Konrad Adenauer Foundation. She said she expressed her displeasure in a meeting Saturday with the foreign minister and said the U.S. would continue to press its case.

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Associated Press writer Maggie Michael in Cairo contributed to this report.

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Blueberry Being a Superfood According To Skincare Specialist Dr. Perricone

In many cases, whenever we think about superfoods we consider of spinach, grapes, green tea extract as well as other vegetables as well as extracts which can be mainly listed because of their levels of antioxidants. Did you know that the actual blueberry is one of the most nutritious as well as powerful superfoods?

With respect to Dr. Perricone, one of the world?s foremost skincare experts, ?Blueberry combined with acai berry possess among the list of highest identified amounts of antioxidants of a typical food.? Higher as compared to red wine and also green leaf tea mixed. It is full of amino acids, vitamins, as well as antioxidants, and also essential fatty acids. Whole, fresh blueberries are best, however pure blueberry juice and also combination blueberry and pomegranate juice are available at your local supermarket inside the produce section.

Dr. Perricone in his top selling book The particular Perricone Prescription states that for optimum skincare you ought to on a regular basis consume high anti-oxidant food items like blueberry, acai, pomegranate, and spinach. These kind of food items because of their high concentrations of antioxidants and nutrition assist fight and will even reverse the process of getting older.

With the right diet filled with antioxidant rich food items one can essentially quit wrinkles in their tracks. A good diet and also a excellent skincare program can create incredible outcomes. A great skin care regimen features a mild cleanser (simply no soap since it is way too severe and can dry up your skin), a moisturizer full of antioxidant extracts, and also skin peels to raise shedding and reduce oily build up (resulted in acne). It is also a good option to use a high spf sun protectant.

The leading medical colleges are presently exploring high percentage anti-oxidant extracts such as blueberry for anti cancer qualities and also possible as well as promising treatments. In clinical settings there is proof why these anti-oxidant rich foods have a marked impact on several kinds of cancer.

Truly the blueberry has several current and promising capabilities and also, being a superfood such as acai reported by Dr. Perricone, should be made a staple of each and every diet for further health, great skin care as well as longevity.

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Mobile Marketing Manager, International Travel & Leisure Business ...

Posted on30th March 2012
Job TitleMobile Marketing Manager
EmployerInternational Travel & Leisure Business
Salary?40-45k plus 5% bonus and excellent benefits
Contract typePermanent
CountryUnited Kingdom
Location DetailsMiddlesex
Application DeadlineNone
AgencyJust Digital
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Job Description

My client, a recognised name in international travel, operates in over 100 countries. With a portfolio of world renowned brands, they are able to offer an assortment of budget and premium services. To assist their ever-growing internet proposition, they now seek an experienced Mobile Marketing Manager to drive digital revenue.

You will be the regional contact who drives the mobile agenda across the European Web team, as well as champion a joined up, collaborative and proactive approach with other Marketing functions by serving as the subject matter expert on mobile. The role will also include executing mobile marketing programmes and driving overall utilisation of mobile to increase revenue and engagement through this emerging consumer touch point.

Candidate Requirements

We are looking for a mobile specialist with a good understanding of setting up and developing mobile strategies. A broader background will still be considered, as long as you can demonstrate a thorough understanding in mobile marketing. Ideally you will have international experience and will speak German or French as a 2nd language.

Position: Mobile Marketing Manager
Salary: ?40k-?45k + 5% Bonus + Excellent Benefits
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Contract: Permanent
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Posted: 30/03
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