UN welcomes accord signed between Sudan and Darfur rebel group
14 July 2011The head of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur has welcomed the agreement signed today between the Sudanese Government and the rebel Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM), calling it a “significant step forward” in efforts to resolve the conflict. The protocol agreement signed in the Qatari capital, Doha, indicates a commitment on the part of the Government and the LJM to the draft document that will form the basis of a permanent ceasefire and a comprehensive peace agreement to end the fighting that began eight years ago.“We are gathered here to witness and extend support to the building of a strong foundation for an inclusive and comprehensive resolution to the conflict,” Ibrahim Gambari, the head of the UN-AU mission (UNAMID), told the gathering.Mr. Gambari, who is the acting Joint Chief Mediator, urged the other armed movements of Darfur to sign up to the draft document, according to a news release issued by UNAMID. He also said that the mission was ready to prepare the ground for an internal political dialogue to involve the people of Darfur in any peace agreement achieved.“The challenge remains to determine how best to engage and persuade ‘hold-out’ groups that a military solution to the Darfur conflict is not the way to go, while encouraging them to make every effort to participate in a comprehensive peace agreement as soon as possible,” he stated. The gathering in Doha brought together several African heads of State, officials from the AU, League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, as well as representatives of Darfur’s civil society.An estimated 300,000 people have been killed since the conflict between rebels, Government forces and allied militiamen erupted in Darfur in 2003 and about 2.7 million others have had to flee their homes. Both sides have been accused of numerous human rights abuses.
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale could help determine the future of Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino.The European champions have been tracking Pochettino for the best part of two years and are prepared to match United’s offer for the former Southampton boss. United are believed to be in the race for Pochettino after sacking Jose Mourinho last week. That means that Los Blancos must dig deep in the summer to stand any chance of winning the battle for the former Espanyol boss.Spurs are reportedly looking at least £45m in compensation and Pochettino is expected to get a massive pay rise at Old Trafford. Spurs have first option to buy back Bale on the cheap which could help the Spanish giants secure the services of Pochettino.Certainly, the idea of the Wales international returning to the club he left nearly half-a-decade ago would be a tempting one for Spurs chairman Daniel Levy.Re-signing the former PFA player of the year, even at a reduced price would be a statement of intent for the North London club for the upcoming season.
Trippier and Pochettino try to clear up a war of words George Patchias – September 13, 2019 The apparent war of words between Kieran Trippier and Mauricio Pochettino is thought to be nothing more than a misunderstanding.Trippier was sold by Tottenham…At least, that’s the believe for former Tottenham Hotspur defender Terry Fenwick.He said, according to Daily Star:“The squad is fantastic already but I’m hoping Daniel and Mauricio get their heads together and bring in one or two world-class players.“If they don’t spend I think he will leave.”
MIAMI (WSVN) – Police have released surveillance video of a man and a woman who, they said, broke into a car in Miami.Investigators said the pair broke into a Lexus in the middle of the night, June 1. A neighbor’s surveillance system captured them pulling door handles of two SUVs.The burglary happened along Southwest 30th Avenue and Third Street.Police believe the subjects are responsible for other break-ins in the area.If you have any information on this car break-in, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a $1,000 reward.Copyright 2019 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Indian Chamber Of Commerce, Kolkata, organised a session titled ‘Mental Health – Breaking the Stigma’ on February 2, 2019 at the chamber itself.Eminent doctors and social workers like Dr Manoj Shah, Psychiatrist and Professor of Child and Adolescent psychiatry, Hofstra – Northshore LIJ School of Medicine, USA; Dr Shashi Panja, Minister, Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal; HE Bruce Bucknell, British Deputy, High Commissioner in Kolkata and Dr Prerna Shah, Neuropsychologist and Associate Director, Northshore University Hospital, USA alongwith Minu Budhia, Chairperson, ICC Task Force on Special Abilities and Psychotherapist and Founder – Caring Minds, ICANFLYY and Café ICANFLYY were present at the event. Also Read – Add new books to your shelfIn her address, Minu Budhia welcomed the guests on the behalf of ICC Special Task Force on Special Abilities. She said that this is the first time in any Chamber of Commerce or Industry Association, that a committee or task force has been made to create awareness and talk about mental health. Budhia believes that it is as important for child, as for parents, teachers, or medical professionals. Sharing her personal experience, Minu stated, “As a mother of a special daughter, I have undergone a full circle – running from pillar to post and surprised at the nil or negligible awareness about mental health. I believe that the first step for mental health is acceptance by family and society. We have come a long way but still miles to go. And that is what we are here to do today.” Also Read – Over 2 hours screen time daily will make your kids impulsiveMinu feels that addressing the barriers attached to mental health is important. As a parent, it took her 10 years to understand and accept and then take it as challenge. With that ongoing journey of understanding mental health problems and unfolding the myths about it, she started actively working towards the cause too. In the attempt to fight against the mental health problems, she started her own initiatives like CARING MINDS, a psychological wellness centre and ICANFLYY – an institute for special needs and cafe icanflyy – a cafe which runs by special needs individuals. When it comes to mental health and dealing with its problems, the awareness needs to start from childhood at home, in schools, in colleges and at workplaces. And, the interactive session served as a much-needed platform for exchanging and expanding ideas and issues related to mental health and special needs. While talking in the session, Minu Budhia quoted Demi Lovato: “I wish people could understand that brain is the most important organ of our body. Just because you can’t see mental illness like you see a broken bone, does not mean it is not as detrimental or devastating to a family or an individual.” The session discussed that special need individuals do not need to be employed out of pity or sympathy. Moreover, corporates, businesses and start-ups should be motivated to embrace the idea with an open mind not only because it is a social responsibility, but also as there is a pool of unemployed and under employed talent that can wbe trapped for the employers’ own growth. The discussion led to a conclusion that workplaces where special individuals work with dignity and confidence are needed, in order to them the place and respect they deserve in society.
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Posted by Apply now for Just You’s new South Africa fam Share << Previous PostNext Post >> TORONTO — Following its widely successful Italy fam, Just You has launched its second agent familiarization tour, this time to South Africa.Departing Aug. 24 and returning Sept. 1, the eight-day fam includes all breakfasts, lunches and dinners, porterage for luggage, and transfers on arrival and departure dates. International flights are not included, but the flights within South Africa are complimentary.A total of 18 travel agents will sample local food and wine, learn about the country’s apartheid history, and search for the Big 5 in Kruger National Park over the course of the fam.The trip starts in Johannesburg with a tour of Soweto before heading to Kruger National Park where guests will stay for three nights and head out on safaris. Other highlights include exploring Cape Town and visiting Table Mountain, plus a trip to Cape Nature Reserve and Boulders Beach to see penguins.“We are really excited to be offering another trip for agents to experience what a Just You tour is like, and see why we’re the experts in solo travel,” said Nick Roberti, Just You’s National Sales Manager.More news: Flights cancelled as British Airways hit by computer problemAs an added incentive, agents who sell 10 Just You tours within a year of returning from the fam will earn their fam money back. “Just another reason to apply to travel with us,” added Roberti.Agents must apply before June 14 and fill out an application form, available here: http://bit.ly/JustYouFamSA.Just You offers guaranteed departures of every tour in its latest brochure. It also has a guaranteed price match and guaranteed price promise, meaning customers can book with confidence knowing that they’re getting the best deal for their chosen tour.The company also prides itself on offering handpicked accommodation, with every agent getting a twin or double room of their own. Each Just You tour is also accompanied by a professional Tour Manager.
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President Laura Chinchilla will tour Europe between May 20 and 31 to promote cooperation between Central America and the EU, attract investment and meet with Pope Benedict XVI.Chinchilla is scheduled to visit France, Germany, the Vatican and Geneva, accompanied by four of her ministers: Enrique Castillo (Foreign), Anabel González (Foreign Trade), Sandra Piszk (Labor) and Gloria Abraham (Agriculture).Communications Minister Francisco Chacón said May 17 that the main objective of the trip is to position Costa Rica as an attractive destination for investment.Chinchilla left Costa Rica Sunday night and will arrive in France the next day to start business at the Annual Forum of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).The meeting with OECD comes nearly a year after the agency removed Costa Rica from its list of “tax havens,” on which the country had appeared since 2009. Facebook Comments No related posts.
Facebook Comments Protestant churches are joining with the LGBT advocacy organization Human Rights Campaign and others to make their congregations more welcoming to gay and transgender Ticos.The Episcopal Church of Costa Rica announced Thursday that it would join the Lutheran Church, the LGBT advocacy group Diversity Movement, the U.S.-based Human Rights Campaign, and the Student Federation of the University of Costa Rica to discuss faith, sexual orientation and gender identity at the University of Costa Rica on Tuesday, March 4.Organizers will show the 2013 film “Before God: We Are All Family.” Filmed in the United States and Puerto Rico, the movie explores Latino families’ relationship with faith and sexual identity. Following the film, Bishop Héctor Monterroso of the Costa Rican Episcopal Church, Lisbeth Meléndez Rivera of the HRC, and Diversity Movement President Marco Castillo, among others, will meet for a panel discussion.“We have a saying in the Episcopal Church: ‘All are welcome and equal in the eyes of God.’ We want the diverse community to feel respected and welcome,” said Monterroso, according to a statement.“The first step is to promote dialogue, learn, listen and declare what we always have said. We want to heal the wounds that many LGBT people have with religion. We should understand that they are God’s creation and God does not err. We must accept them as God created them,” he added.The event will be held at 5 p.m. at the University of Costa Rica’s Health Science Library. Related posts:Costa Rican legislature accidentally passes gay marriage legalization Costa Rica grants first gay common-law marriage in Central America Costa Rica’s changing definition of family hits cookie commercial Panama bill calls for jail time for anti-gay hate crimes
Internationally famous, thanks to several motion pictures and books, the Thai-Burma railway that once resulted in the death of thousands could help unite Southeast Asia. .Still in use today, the railway bridge was the target of frequent Allied bombing raids during World War II and was rebuilt after the war ended.Source: BBC
in Daily Dose, Government, Headlines, News April 11, 2016 578 Views Wells Fargo Settles for $1.2 Billion Over ‘Shoddy’ Mortgage Practices Department of Justice FHA HUD Settlements Wells Fargo 2016-04-11 Seth Welborn
Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to settle civil mortgage fraud claims against the bank and Wells Fargo executive Kurt Lofrano, according to an announcement from the Department of Justice on Friday.According to the announcement, Wells Fargo agreed to pay $1.2 billion and admitted, acknowledged, and accepted responsibility for certifying that certain residential home mortgage loans were eligible for FHA insurance when they were not. As a result, according to the announcement, when some of those loans defaulted, the government had to pay the FHA insurance claims.“This Administration remains committed to holding lenders accountable for their lending practices,” HUD Secretary Julián Castro said. “The $1.2 billion settlement with Wells Fargo is the largest recovery for loan origination violations in FHA’s history. Yet, this monetary figure can never truly make up for the countless families that lost homes as a result of poor lending practices.”The settlement stems from Wells Fargo’s participation in the Direct Endorsement Lender program, a federal program administered by the Federal Housing Administration. Wells Fargo has the authority to originate, underwrite, and certify mortgages for FHA insurance based on the bank’s status as a Direct Endorsement Lender. If a loan that has been approved for FHA insurance later defaults, the mortgagee may submit an insurance claim to HUD for the balance of the loan, which HUD must pay.The DOJ said that between May 2001 and October 2005, Wells Fargo—the largest HUD-approved residential mortgage lender— engaged in a “regular practice of reckless origination and underwriting of its FHA retail loans, all the while knowing that it would not be responsible when the defective loans went into default.” The DOJ said that the bank hired temporary staff that was not properly trained in order to increase the volume of these loans and also applied pressure on its underwriters to approve more FHA loans.“Predictably, as a result, Wells Fargo’s loan volume and profits soared, but the quality of its loans declined significantly,” the DOJ said.“Wells Fargo has helped millions of people buy homes and we will continue to meet the financing needs of the customers and communities the FHA program is intended to serve.”Franklin Codel, Wells FargoAccording to the DOJ, Wells Fargo then failed to self-report to HUD the bad loans that it was originating. The DOJ said that Lofrano, in his capacity as VP of Credit Risk-Quality Assurance, executed annual certifications required by HUD for the bank’s participation in the Direct Endorsement Lender program on Wells Fargo’s behalf for the years in question.“Today, Wells Fargo, one of the biggest mortgage lenders in the world, has been held responsible for years of reckless underwriting, while relying on government insurance to deal with the damage,” said U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara for the Southern District of New York. “Wells Fargo has long taken advantage of the FHA mortgage insurance program, designed to help millions of Americans realize the dream of home ownership, to write thousands and thousands of faulty loans. Driven to maximize profits, Wells Fargo employed shoddy underwriting practices to drive up loan volume, at the expense of loan quality. Even though Wells Fargo identified through internal quality assurance reviews thousands of problematic loans, the bank decided not to report them to HUD. As a result, while Wells Fargo enjoyed huge profits from its FHA loan business, the government was left holding the bag when the bad loans went bust. With today’s settlement, Wells Fargo has finally resolved the years-long litigation, adding to the list of large financial institutions against which this office has successfully pursued civil fraud prosecutions.”In a press release, President of Wells Fargo Home Lending Franklin Codel said, “Today’s court filing details a previously announced agreement in principle that resolves not only the pending lawsuit filed by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, but also a number of other potential claims going back as far as 15 years in some cases. It allows us to put the legal process behind us, and to focus our resources and energy on what we do best—serving the needs of the nation’s homeowners.”Codel continued, “We are dedicated to providing access to credit to a broad range of customers through offerings that exist today as well as new products and programs on the horizon. Wells Fargo has helped millions of people buy homes and we will continue to meet the financing needs of the customers and communities the FHA program is intended to serve.”Click here to view the announcement from the Department of Justice. Share
by Tanya Dukes, Style Editor, Elite Traveler, the private jet lifestyle magazine…Vicenza, Italy — The Italian hamlet of Vicenza abandons its ordinarily retiring pace three times a year in favor of traffic jams and booked-to-capacity hotel occupancy. That’s because it’s the epicenter of Italy’s jewelry industry and host to one of the world’s most important jewelry shows, VicenzaOro. The just-finished January edition—biggest of them all—is where leading Italian brands test the waters with some of their new designs and reformulated classics that consumers will see in stores months from now. Be sure to anticipate the following highlights from favorite names:Marco Bicego’s range of jewelry has long featured his signature engraved 18K gold, either on its own or accompanied by gemstones in tropical color. Branching out beyond the everyday luxury that the brand has typically embraced, it’s also creating high-ticket, one-of-a-kind pieces with special gemstones. A standout of the new design direction is a pair of chandelier earrings with rough multicolored sapphires framed by the brand’s unmistakable gold.Nanis, another maker of glamorous jewelry that fits seamlessly into a daily wardrobe, has reinvigorated bestselling collections with fresh, new designs. Heart motifs that are the cornerstone of the popular Q-ori line now come emblazoned with pavé-set sapphires in a spectrum of color from pink to green to yellow or a graphic black and white combination. The oval link that marks the brand’s most recognizable collection, Olga, has been made to interlock in pairs. And designer Laura Bicego knew the new sterling silver version of her sculptural Scandal collection would be a hit when buyers would try to separate her from the prototypes she would wear to test the first models.Prestige pearl jewelry brand Utopia just launched Bolero. Characterized by delicately curvaceous lines in 18-karat gold and accented with cultured pearls, the collection now consists of drop earrings in a range of sizes from large to petite and sautoir necklaces with open, oblong stations, but in a few months a complete line will be unveiled.Garavelli is a nearly century-old brand that’s gotten plenty of recent press. The company was the source of a diamond brooch just given to the First Lady for Christmas by President Obama. Fresh from that coup, Garavelli’s latest showed renewed across-the-board mastery of everything from high jewelry to chunky, masculine pieces. A one-off diamond necklace in major carat weight touched on its classical side, while a series of substantial bracelets with links in rubber and 18-karat gold demonstrated a contemporary touch. The latter is designed with men in mind but style-forward women will surely wear them, too. Alert Mrs. O.Fope also chose to turn its attention to men with its newest collection. Its Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde collection features super-shiny, textured white gold touched with black sapphires and white diamonds. The collection’s contrast is inspired by the dual nature of its namesake character and will appeal to customers with just as divergent styles.Powerhouse Roberto Coin never fails to invent must-have baubles at every opportunity. The runaway success of last year’s CapriPlus launch, with its trademark cutaway detail, made it a necessity to create new variations on the theme. Most exciting are thin bangles that wear well singly or stacked up the arm. A naughty new favorite promises to be the Temptation line. It features a smirking devil in peach gold and sapphires or rubies that conceals a diamond-studded heart behind its back.Fantasy and color make Stefan Hafner jewelry instantly recognizable and put the brand’s designs in a class all their own. Extravagant rings in fanciful color combinations and elaborate shapes are the foundation of its repertoire. In the latest collection, Cherie, a blossom composed of marquise- and pear-cut stones rests in a nook atop a fully pavé-set ring. The effect is romantic and modern, just as its steadfast customers have come to expect.Casato continues its mastery of wearable pieces that feature loads of uplifting color. A triad of new collections dubbed Vive La Vive, Sa’ara, and Fleur du Desert all feature gem-laden designs in brilliant diamonds and semi-precious stones. Their shared palette of amethyst, and smoky topaz vivid quartz varieties makes it easy to wear the collections together.www.vicenzaoro.org Garavelli
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