| Engine of War: Resources, Greed, and the Predatory State
As argued here, if the international community is serious about curbing conflict and related rights abuses in resource-rich countries, it should insist on greater transparency in government revenues and expenditures and more rigorous enforcement of punitive measures against governments that seek to profit from conflict. The "Greed vs. Grievance" Theory Civil wars and conflict have taken a horrific toll on civilians throughout the world. Killings, maiming, forced conscription, the use of child soldiers, sexual abuse, and other atrocities characterize numerous past and ongoing conflicts. The level of violence has prompted increased scrutiny of the causes of such wars. In this context, the financing of conflict through natural resource exploitation has received increased scrutiny over the last few years.
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Trust in government data responsibility is at an all time low internationally, following Britain's lost of millions of citizens' personal data including addresses and bank information. In the U.S., the sentiment is slightly better, as there have been no major publicly acknowledged data losses despite regular attacks on government systems by hackers. Now the U.S. federal government is looking to put even more data in government hands, hoping that it can keep up its good record of responsibility. The plan is part of ambitious post 9/11 rules passed by the federal government in order to make citizens "safer." All U.S. citizens born after Dec. 1, 1964, must obtain new driver's licenses within six years. These driver's licenses will contain additional information and ways of extracting info quickly, and the citizen data will be shared between government branches; something that had not previously been done on this scale.
Digital Mammography Better Than Film for Some Women
Carol H. Lee, chairwoman of the breast imaging commission of the American College of Radiology, agreed that the take-home message is for certain women to ask for digital mammograms. "I don't think this [new study] says anything different than the original," Lee said. "They broke down the [original] subgroups into even more subgroups, They have 10 different ones. And they basically found that digital is very substantially better for pre- and perimenopausal women under age 50 with dense breasts." Earlier this month, a study that appeared in the Annals of Internal Medicine crunched the same DMIST data and found that digital mammography was only cost-effective for this particular group of women. In digital mammography, the X-ray film is replaced by "solid-state detectors that convert X-rays into electrical signals," according to the American College of Radiology.
Detroit blues legend Uncle Jessie White dies at 87
Uncle Jessie White, one of the legends of the Detroit blues scene, died Tuesday at Providence Hospital in Southfield. He was 87. White had been on life support since being admitted to the hospital several weeks ago suffering pneumonia, and then a heart attack. Generations of Detroit blues fans recall White as a regular at the Attic Bar in Hamtramck, where he played piano with the 29th Street Blues Band for some 20 years. .
Corzine Crash, Imus & Rutgers Mark 2007 in NJ
Wayne Bryant is indicted on charges he used his political clout to steer millions in aid to two state schools that gave him no-show jobs. • Atlantic City's once-powerful City Council President Craig Callaway enters federal court with his middle finger raised high before telling a judge he took bribes "for the people." Unimpressed, the judge sends Callaway to prison for 40 months. • An 18-year-old Rider University freshman drinks himself to death, and two university administrators are charged with criminal hazing charges stemming from the rowdy frat party at which the incident occurred. Those charges are later dropped, and Rider adopts strict new rules governing on-campus alcohol use. Two of the university's five fraternity chapters are disbanded. • A surprise addition to Long Beach Island beaches is discovered after a massive sand replenishment project by the U.S.
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