Ten-million riels riddle for inept donor countries (such as Japan!): How to get a corrupt government to pass the anti-corruption law?
By Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer Original report from Washington 27 February 2009 A donor community that has provided hundreds of millions of dollars to the Cambodian government is now showing a strong demand for the passage of anti-corruption legislation, which initially was drafted more than seven years ago. Central to a counter-corruption law is the country’s penal code, which must be revised first, officials have said. Last month, a government task force review of the country’s penal code wa
The His Boys Can Swim Pregnancy Blog Contest Winners!
Chicken! (From Chic&Cozy blanket bag.) Oh boy, we had fun with this one! Tarzan had some problems saying several words like “Chic” and “couture” during our live video blog contest winner broadcast this evening. He kept saying “Chicken Cozy” when talking about that prize. LOL! Many people kept typing “Chicken! LOL” in the chat box. One person even spit out her soup! Poor Tarzan, he has so much to learn when it comes to terms us girls say. Seriously, Tarzan and I totally had such a
Hebrew Teachings on Life and Abortion
One of the most confusing things confronting conservative, born-again Christians is why the Jews won’t join forces with them to stop abortion. Those kind of believers are the strongest supporters of Jews and Israel and it puzzles them why Jews won’t join pro-life organizations or vote for their candidates. The reason shocks many when they find out: Jewish teachings have always considered the fetus a person when it “quickens in the womb” at the very earliest. Before that, it is a non-person. In f
Ohio Putative Father Registry Exists, but Can You Find It?
I’ve written about this issue before. Over half the states have some form of putative father registry. Laws in those states require men who have had sex with a woman to whom they’re not married to file a form with the state claiming paternity for any child who may be born as a result. If he doesn’t and the mother chooses to place the child for adoption, he has no right to notice of the adoption and therefore no opportunity to contest it. In short, these laws exist to keep dad out of the loop
Four sentenced in Samoan adoption scam (The New Zealand Herald)
Four Americans at the heart of an adoption scam that tricked Samoan families into giving up their children have escaped jail time in the United States. US investigators travelled to Samoa and New Zealand to unravel the case against…
What the three-year-olds are really into these days
Goodness gracious, thank you SO MUCH for all the well-wishes and votes on the Scholastic award (voting thru Mar 13) — your comments made me blush and grin. Now I guess I’ll get my butt in gear and finish writing that “Talking about adoption is hard” post since it was the clear winner.In the meantime, here’s a little peek at what really floats the girls’ boats these days.Colors: They’re still lovin’ the pink and yellow. Ro’s grungy pink MaryJanes and Ree’s beloved-but-soiled yellow polka-dot sho
How to Make Electronic Medical Records a Reality (New York Times)
The Obama administration hopes to move computerized medical records towards widespread adoption and commercial success.
Four sentenced in Samoan adoption scam (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Four Americans at the heart of an adoption scam that tricked Samoan families into giving up their children have escaped jail time in the United States.
Australia’s Government to Take Bold Action of Animal Flatulence
With the current state of the world economy, the Australia government sees it as a priority that they take the average Aussie’s taxes and spend them reducing the amount of methane animals down under emit. In layman’s word’s this is the Australian version of the War on Farts : Methane gas from livestock flatulence accounts for about 12 percent of the country’s annual greenhouse gas emissions, Agriculture Minister Tony Burke said as he launched the 26.8 million dollar (17.4 million US dolla
All’s Quiet on the Homefront
If I had me a journal - the kind I had from the time I was a teenager, all the way through to the slutty years - I’d be disappointed I wasn’t writing more often, but I’d be okay with it, because when life gets busy, you just don’t write. But with a blog, the disappointment’s kinda different. Partially because the support system might disappear on you if you get too quiet, and why the hell can’t
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