Somalia: Terzi meets with Premier Ali: Italy still supporting stabilisation

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Somalia: Terzi meets with Premier Ali: Italy still supporting stabilisation

ROME, Italy, January 30, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Italy is “strongly determined to continue its support for Somalia’s efforts at stabilization, and especially on the security front”, Minister Giulio Terzi assured at the end of a meeting today at the foreign ministry in Rome with the Prime Minister of the Somali Transitional Government Abdiweli Mohamed Ali. “A fundamental aspect of our relations with our Somali friends”, Terzi underscored, “is our support for development and the eradication of poverty”.

In addition, Terzi believes that “the process of transition in Somalia, which has been going on for 8 years now, must come to an end, according to the principles of Garowe (guidelines adopted last summer by the Somali government for the establishment of new institutions), which must be enacted by next summer”. Speaking of the conference on Somalia to be held in London on 23 February, Terzi said he expected “the international community’s heavy commitment and strengthening of the stabilization process, in terms of security but also of the launch of a process leading to the creation of a new Constitution, a parliament and a government that is no longer transitional but the expression of the voice of the Somali population in all its various components”.

The Somali Prime Minister urged Italy to take a “guiding role in the peace process and in the reconstruction of Somalia”. “Ours is an historic friendship”, he added. “The Somali people have high expectations of the Italian government’s support for security and the further development of our institutions”.

As for the situation on the ground, Terzi asserted that the fundamentalist Shabaab rebels were in increasing difficulty both militarily and on the level of consensus”, and that the goal is to “undermine the environment of complicity and consensus that has allowed the Shabaab to root themselves in some areas” of Somalia.

With regard to piracy, “We will do everything possible to return the kidnapped to their families”, the Somali Prime Minister promised, referring to the abduction of the Italian ship Enrico Ievoli and its 18 crew members, six of whom are Italians. “We will do our best with our limited means”, Ali added, and that “a common strategy is needed” to confront the threat of piracy, which, he maintained, “is not only a Somali problem but a regional concern that involves the entire international community”.

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What You Need to Know About Facebook Timeline

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By Christina DesMarais, PCWorld

PCWorld – Soon Facebook users who have been avoiding the social network’sTimeline feature won’t be able to stave it off any longer and will be seeing their profiles change considerably. That’s because Facebook is making Timeline compulsory and is rolling it out to users in the next couple of weeks.

You should be aware of several things before the launch. Here’s how to prepare.

Are Your Posts Viewable by Strangers?

Instead of a linear stream of your posts, the new Timeline is a visual aggregation of everything you’ve ever done on the site: the information you’ve included on your profile, your photos, everything you’ve ever “liked,” any Facebook apps you’re using, a map showing where you’ve been (according to geo-tagged posts and photos), as well as a Timeline of everything you’ve ever posted.

The problem is that Facebook seems bent on making all of that data more public. Now any post that you make defaults to Public, so if you forget to choose “friends” in the inline audience selector when you post something, the entire world can see it.

That’s why it’s very important that you check out how your Timeline looks when other people view it. You may find that many of the posts you intended for your friends are public.

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To see how your Timeline looks to strangers, click on the small gear just below the right corner of your cover (the spot where you can place a large banner photo at the top of your Timeline). From the gear, click View As. From there, you’ll be able to preview your public Timeline.

To make sure your past posts are limited to friends, click on the small arrow on the top right corner of your Timeline. Then go to Privacy Settings>> Limit the Audience for Past Posts>>Manage Past Post Visibility and select Limit Old Posts. Alternately, you can change the audience by clicking on the small pencil icon at the top right of individual posts to edit or hide them from the Timeline.

Once you get Timeline you only have seven days to make changes to it, such as hiding old posts from years ago that you may not want the world to see, or managing the visibility of your posts.

So if you’re someone who doesn’t check into Facebook often, you might want to proactively get Timeline now and then sit down to review it and make changes.

Several privacy groups are urging the Federal Trade Commission to look into whether Facebook oversteps its authority with Timeline, but in the meantime, it’s up to you to check your privacy settings.

Facebook Wants More of Your Data

Another thing that the new feature lets you do is add events from any part of your past — all the way back to birth, if you want — to create an online scrapbook of your entire life.

If you’re not sure what kinds of things you should add, Facebook has plenty of ideas. Inside your Timeline you can click on Life Event in your status bar and you’ll be asked to categorize your entry into one of these headings: Work & Education, Family & Relationships, Home & Living, Health & Wellness or Travel & Experiences.

Within each category is a slew of suggestions. For instance, under Home & Living, you can choose: Moved, Bought a Home, Home Improvement, New Roommate, New Vehicle and Other Life Event.

Can you imagine all the new data Facebook is going to be accumulating from users? The reason, of course, is to laser target ads at people. But some people don’t like the idea of Facebook having such rich profiles about individual users on file.

Some Security Concerns

Security firm Sophos polled 4000 Facebook users, asking them what they think of the new Timeline and the response was overwhelmingly negative, with 51 percent saying the feature worries them and another 32 percent saying they don’t know why they’re still on Facebook.

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For one thing, with more of your data possibly accessible by strangers, it may be easier for criminals to profile people and glean personal information.

The reality is that personal data is very valuable to criminals.  For example, with enough information a bad guy can impersonate someone in order to do things like pull off phishing scams.

In its Naked Security blog, Sophos points out that once they see all their data clumped in one place many Facebook users are shocked at how much information about themselves they’ve posted online.

Another thing that might make you uncomfortable is the map included in Timeline that shows where you hang out. If you don’t want people seeing that information, make sure to go back to any geo-tagged posts or photos and either change the location or hide it from the Timeline.

Timeline Fans Exist, Too

Not everybody is going into paranoid mode with the rollout of Timeline and some people really like it.

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President Mills Unveils Kwame Nkrumah’s statue at new AU (Video + Photo)

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On Saturday the 28 January 2012 at the African Union meeting, President Atta Mills unveiled the AU’s Kwame Nkrumah’s statue honoring our founding father for his contribution to the African continent. Not to take away from the event but one have to ask is it an insult to the African Union and to every African that in 2012 a building as symbolic as the AU headquarters is designed, built and maintained by a foreign country(China) – it does not matter which? Leave your thoughts below

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‘We Are Ready To Conquer the World’-BRADEZ

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Take away Otumfour,Kumasi Asante Kotoko,NPP and Okyeame Kwame and Oseikrom will be left with no option than to go for one of the most dynamic twosome in Ghana Music,BRADEZ.After their gallant entry with their ‘one gallon’ hit, Kwaku Nsiah Boamah (Flowking Stone) and Kwaku Nsiah Amankwa  (Kunta Kinte) have not looked back considering their major setback last two years that put them into hiatus for a while. By dint of hard work, they took home the much coveted Song of the Year award at the 2010 Ghana Music Awards with their ‘Simple ’ tune that took GH by storm in the said year.

This time round the kid brothers of Ghana’s rap doctor are at it again with their new album ‘Conquer the World’ which has already released singles such as ‘Conquer the world’, ’E go be reloaded’, ’Wassup’ and ‘Move’.

In an Interaction with the eldest of the two, Flowking stone, he stated that they were at the moment promoting the ‘E go be reloaded’ slideshow video and all things being equal will follow up with the rest of the songs on the album soon. He gave an impression that after the ‘breakthrough’ album. they are now ready to conquer the world with this new album.

When asked to send a message to their fans, Charismatic rapper,Flowking as usual said the catch-phrase they have used in recent times, ‘Holla Back Y’all’!

BY: Mawuli Pomary

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Azonto Fails – Worst & Funniest Azonto Dance Videos

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AfroBeats.Com compilled a video of the Worst & Funniest  Dance Videos that hit the web since the craze went global. This video is intended to entertain and not offend those shown. Everyone is welcome to do the Azonto!!!! Support the African Culture and as always leave your comments below!!!

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Health Watch!!- The ABC’s Of Having a ‘Pot Belly’.

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When you ask yourself what causes pot belly, you need to know that it can be linked to many different things. The first thing we think of is improper diet and exercise. Diet and exercise can help to reduce stomach fat when you eat right and have a good exercise regimen that you follow each day. Some people may have a pot belly for different reasons such as weak abdominal musculature, digestive problems, constipation and poor posture. But there is help out there for reducing the size of your pot belly. Some people slouch over causing their stomach to stick out even more then it already does. So your posture is important and properly learning how to stand up straight. It will make your stomach look smaller when you have good posture. If you have constipation this can make your stomach look larger. You should see your doctor if you are not having regular bowel movements so they can give you something to help with this problem. You can also add fiber to your diet to help out with this situation.

When you decide what causes pot belly for you, then you will have an idea of what you can do to reduce your pot belly. Some artificial sweeteners may cause you to have bloating which in turn can make your stomach look large. If you have a large stomach and use artificial sweeteners try and stop using the sweetener to see if this will help your stomach to reduce in size. Pot belly can also be caused by weak abdominal musculature. You can do certain stomach exercises to help firm and tone your muscles making your pot belly reduce in size. Doing stomach exercises may take several weeks to notice any difference to your stomach but don’t get discouraged because it can really help.

Certain foods can cause gas in your stomach making your stomach to bulge out. Some of these foods that may cause gas in your stomach are beans, onions, cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli. To see if your stomach may change appearance try not eating these foods for about two weeks to see if it works. When trying to find out what causes pot belly you may want to consider that it could be something else such as a disease. Inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome and certain kinds of cancer may cause a pot belly. You will need to rule out these things by going to a doctor.

What causes pot belly is what we ask ourselves all the time. Doing aerobic exercises can help to eliminate a pot belly. Any kind of exercising will help you to stay healthier and loose weight around your mid section. Find an exercise program that works for you and stick with it. A pot belly can be a big problem with the way we feel about ourselves. With a few lifestyle changes we can help to eliminate our pot belly.
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OMG! Check Out Where Amber Rose Has Her New Tatoo (Pic Inside)

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The music video vixen-turned-reality star recently stepped out with her rap superstar Boyfriend Wiz Kalifa … and a giant piece of Tyson-esque art on her face.

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Radiation experts begin UN assessment of effects of Fukushima nuclear accident

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Sixty international experts assessing the radiation exposures and health effects resulting from the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan last March kicked off a week-long meeting today in Vienna.

?We are putting together a jigsaw puzzle, evaluating the exposures of the general public, of workers, and radiation effects, and looking for the missing pieces,? said Wolfgang Weiss, Chair of the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR).

The power plant was damaged following a massive earthquake and tsunami on 11 March 2011 that knocked out water cooling systems at the plant, contaminating air, water, plants and animals with radioacA preliminary report will be provided to UNSCEAR?s annual meeting, to be held between 21 to 25 May, and a final report to the UN General Assembly in 2013.tive plumes dozens of kilometres from the site.

This week?s meeting will explore where there are critical gaps in the data that are available, where additional focus is required, and how to ensure the quality and reliability of what the assessment is based on, according to Mr. Weiss.

Japan is providing data to the Committee together with input from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

A preliminary report will be provided to UNSCEAR?s annual meeting, to be held between 21 to 25 May, and a final report to the UN General Assembly in 2013.

Established in 1955, UNSCEAR is tasked with undertaking broad reviews of the sources of ionizing radiation and the effects on human health and the environment.

Its assessments provide a scientific foundation for UN agencies and governments to formulate standards and programmes for protection against ionizing radiation.

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More needs to be done to enhance Darfur’s peace process – UN official

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Dmitry Titov during his meeting with Hassan Abdulgader, State Director of Prisons of North Darfur. Photo: UNAMID/Albert Gonz?lez Farran

A strong political will, adequate financial resources and strengthened operations to help Darfur?s vulnerable population are needed to accelerate the peace and reconciliation process in Sudan, a senior United Nations official said today.

Wrapping up his six-day visit to the African country, Assistant Secretary-General for the Rule of Law and Security Institutions, Dmitry Titov, stressed that efforts need to be increased in the areas of security and justice as well as in the implementation of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) signed in Qatar last year.

Mr. Titov emphasiWe are here to understand the current needs and priorities of the mission, and provide support and guidance.zed that the recent positive steps by the Government and one of the rebel groups to implement the agreement represent a new stage for Darfurians and underscored the importance of keeping this momentum going by bringing non-signatory parties into the peace process.

The Sudanese Government and the rebel Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) signed the DDPD in July last year, with the document forming the basis for a permanent ceasefire and comprehensive peace agreement to end the fighting that began more than eight years ago.

During his visit Mr. Titov met with Government officials in Khartoum as well as local officials in North Darfur. He underlined the need to strengthen cooperation between UN Police and local law enforcement forces in conjunction with the capacity of the local judiciary and prosecution service.

He also reiterated the supporting role of the UN-African Union (AU) joint peacekeeping operation in Darfur (UNAMID) to help the country build up its security capabilities, but stated that to do this UNAMID requires freedom of access to all areas concerned, as well as the lifting of restrictions on the movement of UN staff. In this context, he stressed that the AU and the UN are here to assist the authorities of Darfur to establish peace.

?We are here to understand the current needs and priorities of the mission, and provide support and guidance,? Mr. Titov said.

Citing changing attitudes in the Government?s cooperation with UNAMID, Mr. Titov discussed the need for additional advocacy, awareness raising, training, capacity building and other forms of support in the areas of rule of law and security institutions. Regarding ongoing discussions between UNAMID and the Government on ordinance disposal activities, it was agreed that those activities will continue while discussions proceed on expanded cooperation in this area.

During his visit, Mr. Titov also visited the Abu Shouk community policing centre and Tawila camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs), where he met with IDP representatives and registered their concerns for safety and security at their places of origin and the level of humanitarian support.

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