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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is tripping over the word "Sikh" (seek) as he discusses the shootings in Wisconsin that killed six members of the religion Sikhism (SEEK-ism).

In Des Moines on Tuesday, Romney mispronounced the word "Sikh" (seek) as "sheik" (sheek), a word with an altogether different meaning. A sheik (sheek) is an Arab leader. Sikhs (seeks) trace their religion to South Asia.

A Romney spokesman says the Republican candidate simply misspoke while addressing supporters in Des Moines. The campaign notes that Romney pronounced the word correctly while making similar comments earlier in the day in the Chicago area.

Romney is calling the shootings at the Sikh temple in Wisconsin "tragic." He says the gunman appears to have been "motivated by hate" and that Sikhs are peaceful and loving.

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Censorship is alive and well in Myanmar despite all the enthusiasm surrounding the promises of reforms by Nay Pyi Daw's leaders that there would be no press censorship in the country from now on.

Unfortunately the truth inside Myanmar tells a different story. Local journalists have condemned the return of the Press Scrutiny and Registration Division (PSRD), which has halted indefinitely the publication of two weeklies, The Voice and The Envoy. The publications allegedly violated the so-called 2011 Order No 44, a PSRD measure that prevents articles being published without prior approval.

Of course, freedom of expression is a still a contentious issue in Myanmar society. The ruling administration has a long history of gagging the media and restricting public expressions of free speech. Nay Pyi Daw obviously is not used to the type of scrutiny that the media in freer societies are able to apply.

If it is not careful, if such censorship continues unabated, Myanmar could be become a laughing stock in the eyes of the world. One can understand why the highest authorities there are not happy with the reporting on a cabinet reshuffle, which led to the ban on the two weeklies. In Myanmar politics, the naming of new ministers, especially in the Cabinet, is indicative of the makeup of the future administration.

In that sense, it is important that the media keep the public abreast of what is going on. News about Cabinet portfolios and matters of public interest such as malfeasance should, of course, make up the normal headlines, as they do in any open society.

If Myanmar wants to move forward on the road of reform and democratisation, the whole government apparatus had better get used to media insight on political activities and the reshuffling of politicians to new appointments. Otherwise the country could backslide on the progress made so far, which has been little short of a miracle.

If the publication ban continues, it will send the wrong signal to the international community - that things aren't really what they seem inside the country. This could have adverse effects on Myanmar's future plans and the intentions of others.

At the moment, due to the positive reform template, Western and Asian countries have rushed towards the once-isolated country. Lest we forgot, less than a year and half ago, Myanmar was still the subject of condemnation from the majority of UN members.

Myanmar should reconsider its decision to censor its media. The new media law, to be enacted later in the year, will become an important instrument as the country continues with its overall reforms. Therefore it must not be jeopardised.

International media organisations have been assisting their counterparts in Myanmar to ensure that the media law is modern and conducive to the country's effort to open up and promote freedom of expression. Already Nay Pyi Daw has surprised critics about its new level of openness. Without the recent ban on the two weeklies, media freedom in Myanmar was ranking higher than before, within the Asean context.

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Teachers warned on perils of social networking sites

11:39am Tuesday 7th August 2012 in News

GUIDANCE is being issued to East Lancashire teachers about the risks of using social networking sites.

Lancashire County Council has issued guidelines to staff to avoid forming 'on-line friendships' with pupils on sites such as Facebook , Bebo and MySpace.

It comes after more than 40 teachers nationally were referred to the General Teaching Council in 2011 for unprofessional conduct related to the inappropriate use of social media sites.

Lesley Ham, the NASUWT union's negotiating secretary for Blackburn with Darwen, said teachers were falling foul of the rules as they do not use the privacy settings available.

She said: It's been a problem for a few years. People are entitled to a private life but they need to use privacy settings on these sites.

It is unwise to engage in social media with pupils.

Staff have got into problems where they have been open on things like Facebook. They have been off ill and published pictures where they had been on a day out.

There could be a low level aggrievance where somebody has had a drink, lost their temper and published derogatory comments about a colleague.

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Le prsident sud-africain, Jacob Zuma, va prendre une quatrime pouse, le week-end prochain, dans sa proprit familiale de Nkandla, province du KwaZulu-Natal (est).

"Le prsident va officialiser sa relation avec sa fiance, Mlle Bongi Ngema, lors d'une crmonie prive traditionnelle Nkandla le week-end prochain", a dclar le porte-parole de la prsidence, Mac Maharaj. Ce sixime mariage du prsident Zuma, qui a eu 70 ans jeudi, avait t annonc, hier matin, par le Sunday Times. "Le prsident a, actuellement, trois femmes. Ce sera sa quatrime femme", a prcis M. Maharaj. M. Zuma a divorc en 1998 de Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, candidate de l'Afrique du Sud la prsidence de la Commission de l'Union africaine (Ua). Une autre de ses pouses, Kate, s'est suicide en 2000. M. Zuma aurait une vingtaine d'enfants. Bongi Ngema, titulaire de plusieurs diplmes, notamment d'un diplme de gestion, a eu un fils de M. Zuma, g de trois ans. Elle avait accompagn le prsident sud-africain lors d'une visite d'Etat au sommet du G20, l'anne dernire, en Core du Sud. Les aventures fminines du prsident polygame ont souvent dfray la chronique. En 2006, accus de viol aprs avoir eu des relations sexuelles consenties avec une amie et militante sropositive, M. Zuma avait t acquitt. Il avait, notamment, dclar la cour avoir pris une douche pour se protger du virus Vih. La proprit de Nkandla a t, rcemment, rnove pour un cot de 6 millions d'euros, selon le Sunday Times. Quand on lui a demand, vendredi, sa fte d'anniversaire, s'il en avait fini avec les mariages, Jacob Zuma a rpondu : "je pense que oui".

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