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...idea of an "international responsibility to protect." Says de Waal: "For complex peacekeeping operations to work - i.e. those that involve civilian protection, rebuilding governance structures - they seem to need such a high ratio of input to outcome that they are feasible only in small places like Kosovo, East Timor, Sierra Leone ... and possibly the Comoros. Try doing it on a larger scale with a serious government in place and it's almost impossible. What is possible in cases like Darfur is more conventional peacekeeping based on an agreement between the parties, but trying to do peacekeeping plus protection plus justice...
...first-hand expert? If anyone has the credibility to speak on the matter, then Lauren Murphy is certainly that person. Known as just “Murph” to her teammates and coach, Murphy had an extraordinarily impressive season last year in her Crimson debut. The Sierra Madre, Calif. native captured the 2007 Ivy League Rookie of the Year award and was also named to the All-Ivy First Team. On her way to earning those accolades, Murphy first set a Crimson record for most home runs in a single season (14) and proceeded to belt four more over...
...that we think is the right thing for the business and society, and we'd love to be doing more of it over time," he says. "But we don't pretend we've converted ourselves." To up Clorox's eco-cred, the products will carry the logo of the Sierra Club (in return for a portion of sales). And to up its distribution, Clorox got Wal-Mart Stores to carry the entire line; so do a "very high percentage" of Clorox's other retailers. Cleaning is a $3.4 billion category, says Tom Vierhile, director of research firm Datamonitor's Productscan...
...Battleground Blood Diamond (2006) Civil war, child soldiers, and Leo DiCaprio doing lots of running - Sierra Leone offers big issues and non-stop action rolled into...
...Office (HIO) Web site show that international students represent nearly 100 countries. Of these, about 30 students, like Dlamini, find themselves in the unique position of being the only students at Harvard from their countries. THE POWER OF ONEDavid M. Sengeh ’10 is a native of Sierra Leone. Like Dlamini, he is the only student at Harvard from his county. Students may recognize this West African nation thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio and his recent role in “Blood Diamond.” But Sierra Leone is no longer the country portrayed in the movie, which...