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The Serengeti National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most recognisable national parks in the world. It supports possibly the greatest migration in the natural world of antelopes and 1.8 million wildebeest.
The government of Tanzania is planning a major commercial highway across the Serengeti National Park, linking Lake Victoria with eastern Tanzania. The government, via its agency TANROADS, proposes to construct a 171.5km road that will directly traverse the wildebeest migration route. It is part of a bigger plan to connect the proposed new port at Tanga to Musoma on Lake Victoria via Arusha and Lake Natron's shores.
The road will be funded by the Tanzanian government and the section from Serengeti to Musoma is estimated to cost £144 million. The government contracted two companies - one Indian and the other based in Tanzania - to jointly undertake an Environment and Social Impact Assessment.
The World Bank was approached 20 years ago to fund the road and shelved the project after the environmental impacts were appraised.
The Serengeti National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Important Bird Area, supports one of the greatest migrations in the world involving 1.8 million wildebeest and other antelopes. The area is home to over 450 bird species including three Tanzanian endemics and two globally threatened species, the grey-crested helmet shrike and karamoja apalis. The Serengeti is thought to hold up to a third of the remaining populations of Ruppell's vulture, a species that has seen recent massive declines in West Africa.
The road will negatively affect biodiversity through increased road kills of large mammals and attendant scavengers, including vultures, which are facing extreme pressure outside protected areas. Furthermore, the proposed road will pass close to Lake Natron and could adversely affect the breeding of lesser flamingos. Lake Natron is their most important breeding site in East Africa.
The project will critically affect the mammals that inhabit the park and could potentially disrupt the renowned wildebeest migration between Serengeti and Maasai Mara in Kenya.
Recent calculations from the Frankfurt Zoological Society show that if wildebeest were cut off from vital dry season areas, it is likely the population would decline by a third. This would mean a collapse to far less than a quarter of its current population and most likely the end of the great migration.
If the proposed project is undertaken the entire Serengeti will change into a completely different landscape, holding only a fraction of its species. It will lose its world-class tourism potential and its status as the world's most famous national park - an immense backlash against the goodwill and conservation achievements of Tanzania.
Visit the Frankfurt Zoological Society website (see Useful links) for information about the alternative route, visit our Lake Natron webpages for more information about this proposal, or donate to support the campaign.
We are fighting hard to stop the construction of this highway through the Serengeti National Park. We strongly believe Tanzania should fulfil its commitments to the World Heritage Convention and oppose the construction of the road along the current proposed route. We recommend that an alternative route, which follows the southern perimeter of the park, is used instead.
The Tanzanian Government reinstate their plans to build a highway across the Serengeti National Park past the shores of Lake Natron. The road, which would link Tanzania with Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Congo, was discussed with the World Bank 20 years ago but was rejected due to environmental reasons.
"There is no alternative to the Serengeti National Park, but there are many alternative areas for building an effective road system" said Lota Melamari, then CEO of Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania.
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The World Heritage Convention discusses the case at its 34th Committee meeting in Brazil and expresses serious concerns. The Committee adopts a decision urging Tanzania to submit an Environmental Impact Assessment to the World Heritage Convention before a decision to implement the project is taken
An Environmental Impact Assessment of the highway is underway and if approved, the project could commence in 2012
The Government of Tanzania continue to support the proposed road across the Serengeti. Our letter writing campaign is having an impact as the Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism has been inundated with letters from individuals and organisations. She has noted all comments and agreed that the Environmental Impact Assessment will be shared with the World Heritage Convention before a final decision is made. WCST is convening a national meeting with other environmental NGOs to discuss setting up a joint national campaign.
A survey of travel industry professionals around the world finds that a commercial route through the Serengeti National Park will have a disastrous impact on Tanzania's tourist industry. Some believe the impact has already begun. The government of Tanzania is also sent a petition "Travel Industry Against The Serengeti Highway".
The European Commission expresses deep concern about the proposed Serengeti road in a response to MEP questions. It states 'The Commission, as Chair of the Infrastructure Partner group in Tanzania, has led the way in raising this issue in numerous policy dialogue meetings with the Government of Tanzania. It has repeatedly sought clarification from the Government as to its precise intentions. In spite of these representations and numerous written reminders, no clear information has been provided'.
A joint World Heritage Centre-IUCN monitoring mission is organised to the Serengeti to look at the implications of the road and other conservation issues. While in Tanzania the members of the mission meet WCST.
An African conservation group, Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) files a case at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) seeking to stop Tanzania from constructing the Serengeti highway.
While attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, President Kiwete reiterates his Government's commitment to the Serengeti road saying its necessary to ease transport problems for local communities around the Park. But he states that the 54km section of road through the national Park will be unpaved not tarmac.
A leaked draft of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) is published on the Save the Serengeti website. This concludes that the road will have a serious impact on the 'uniqueness' of the Serengeti.
The World Bank offers to assist in financing the southern route as an alternate to the planned road through the Serengeti. Germany offers to finance the cost of the associated feasibility study.
The Serengeti case is discussed at the World Heritage Convention Committee meeting held in Paris. The Tanzanian Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism addresses the meeting saying that in response to stakeholder concerns the road across the Serengeti will be gravel. We then have the opportunity to present a joint NGO statement to the meeting. Under pressure, the Tanzanian government provides a written statement to the World Heritage Centre explaining that an approximately 122 km stretch of the road through and near the Park will be gravel not tarmac, the road will be controlled by the National Park Authority and will be for the same level of traffic as currently ie mostly tourists, not commercial traffic. Also that they will seriously consider the southern alternative road (which avoids the park). While we are pleased this is a step in the right direction, it does not yet ensure that the Serengeti will be safe and we will continue to follow the case.
After the Tanzanian statement at last year's World Heritage Convention (WHC) meeting we were cautiously optimistic. But alarm bells are now ringing again. The Tanzanian authorities have been progressing the plans for the eastern stretch of the Serengeti road (outside and to the east of the Park) and we understand that some commercial traffic is already passing through the Park. There has been no progress on studying an alternative southern route, despite offers of funding from the World Bank and German and US Governments. We fear this piece-meal development of the eastern stretch of the road in advance of any studies of alternatives will further increase pressure for the section of the road through the Serengeti to be upgraded. In these worrying times we are asking the WHC, which is about to meet in St Petersburg, Russia, to adopt a strong decision.
The Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) court case against Tanzania in the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) is adjourned for procedural reasons. The court orders the Attorney General of Tanzania to file its documents within 14 days.
We are concerned to read reports that the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) are working in partnership with TANWRI to look at the northern road route and plan to publish an article supporting this.
Brief on the case prepared in advance of the 2013 World Heritage Committee meeting in Cambodia and shared with more than 15 BirdLife International partners asking them to contact their national WHC representatives before the meeting.
BirdLife International sends letter of concern about the Serengeti to UNESCO.
Conservation Biology publish article written by Tanzanian's (TANWRI) and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) scientist expressing support for the northern road route through the Serengeti.
The Tanzanian Government defends the choice of the northern route in the ongoing case at the East African Court of Justice brought by the African Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW).
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Exclusive Interview With Kandee Lewis of The Positive Results Corporation
SPMG Media:. How did the birth of The Positive Results Corporation come about?
Kandee Lewis: Founded in 1992, The Positive Results Corporation, also known as The PRC, was started by Los Angeles Police Officer, Tony Newsom (who is my Brother). While working in the West Valley with the Jeopardy Program, Officer Newsom knew that youth in gangs, at risk, and on the streets were crying out for help. He started working with them, providing mentoring and literacy lesson, and was able change the mindset and lives of many.
I took over the corporation in 2007, and spent the next two years conducting a needs assessment of the community, understanding what is a non-profit, and how could I best contribute to the community. It became apparent, almost from the beginning, every person I spoke to had/was experiencing some form of violence and abuse, especially the children. I changed our mission to focus on abuse and violence prevention, specializing in Violence Awareness and Prevention for youth and young adults.
SPMG Media: The Positive Results Corporation does a great deal of work educating youth on Teen Dating Violence. Tell us about this program.
Kandee Lewis: In an era of sensationalism of violence, sex, and deviant behavior due to television, print, and social mediums, youth and families are almost immune to violence in their everyday lives and are detached from the cognitive and emotional aftereffects.
PRC's charge to reduce acts and exposure to violence stems from startling outcomes statistics from the Center of Disease Control and Federal Bureau of Justice related domestic and dating violence and bullying. To note a few, nationally, 15.5 million U.S. children live in families in which partner violence occurred at least once in the past year. Teen victims of physical dating violence are more likely than their non-abused peers to smoke, use drugs, engage in unhealthy diet behaviors (taking diet pills or laxatives and vomiting to lose weight), engage in risky sexual behaviors, and attempt or consider suicide. Finally, 75% of school shootings have been linked to bullying.
As substantiated by these numbers, youth, families, and communities need holistic pro-social behavior diversion resources to thwart physical, emotional, social, and economic consequences. For youth and families who participate in PRC's services, they acquire a sense of purpose and commitment to reduce violence using the tools and strategies they learn from our straight talk conversations, personal accountability building activities, and pro-social behavior techniques, such as empathy.
We build "positive results" communities to encourage youth and families to be proactive in creating a legacy of anti-violence and prevention approaches which, ultimately, empower them in places where they live, work, worship, and educate. The results are youth and families developing leadership and character development skills to make wise choices about their personal safety and safety of others, while building a culture of youth and families who embrace and promote non-violence
SPMG Media: You are currently hosting an exhibit entitled 'The Faces of Violence and Survival'. Tell us about this event.
Kandee Lewis: The Positive Results Corporation's, is hosting our an Awareness Raiser Exhibit, "The Face of Violence and Survival", Saturday, April 26th, from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm, at Callie Rose Literary Arts Cafe, 207 E. Nutwood, Inglewood, CA 90301.
Our Grand Opening will include spoken word and reflections from our Survivors and their families! We will share their truth of violence, healing, hope and survival, and will present this Exhibit in a respectful and loving manner (no violent, abused pictures).
Entrance is a $20 donation at the door, and everyone is welcome, and we will serve Beverages and Appetizers. We will also provide each attendee with information and tips on "What is Teen Dating/Domestic Violence, what can you do to help and if you need help, where can you get it from"!
We are also seeking Survivors and/or their families who would like to have their photo & truth told in our exhibit, and spoken word Artist who would like to share a message of hope and healing. Sponsors and collaborators are welcome and encouraged, as this Exhibit will travel to other cities and counties (interest has already been expressed as far as Florida and up to Oakland)
SPMG Media: What do you hope the attendees will take away from this exhibit?
Kandee Lewis: The Face of Violence and Survival promotes a more conscientious awareness of Teen Dating and Domestic Violence, how it impacts our entire community, the ways misconceptions and silence keeps it alive, and strategies to prevent it."
SPMG Media:. I understand this will be a travelling exhibit. What are the steps an organization needs to take to bring this powerful event to their city or group?
Kandee Lewis: I would love for you to accept my invitation to visit our Exhibit at the Callie Rose Literary Arts Cafe. This way you can see how we care impacting the world and changing lives in the process. Please speak introduce yourself and let me know your thoughts. Please feel free to call, text or email me to further discuss collaboration on this Exhibit, bringing it to your community.
SPMG Media: What other programs are offered through The Positive Results Corporation?
Kandee Lewis: PRC's mission is to teach leadership and character development skills, promote healthy sustainable relationships, and prevent acts and exposure to violence and high risk behaviors.
We work with youth, ages 10 to 15, TAY age 16 to 24 and adults. This includes low income, at risk, pregnant & parenting teens, foster care, homeless and LGBTQQ youth.
Here are a few of the programs we offer:
Leadership Academy (12 wk workshop)
Stop The Pain, Teen Summit!
Character Development & Life Skills
Healthy Relationships
Pregnant & Parenting Teens
Financial Literacy
Teen Dating Violence Prevention
Health, Hygiene & Etiquette
Bully Prevention and Awareness
Bullies & Dating Violence Prevention Training for Educators & Community Leaders
We also:
Advocate for Policy & Legislation for Teen Dating Violence Prevention & Awareness
We also have a full series of book, Calls Student Safety Tips' s
Student Safety Books, (1st grade through College,A Woman's Guide to Safer Living, Parenting Guide & 1st – 5th Grade in English & Spanish, Teen Dating Violence, Awareness + Invention= Prevention)
SPMG Media: You are a 501c3 nonprofit organization. How can sponsors and others partner with you through monetary or in-kind donations?
Kandee Lewis: It is a fact, we need monetary donations to keep the wheels going and provide the type of support youth, and young adults need to become positive, healthy, safe contributing Men and Women, free from violence.
You may make a donation via our paypal account, or send a check to our office at 1513 E. 103rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90002.
We also love to collaborate with our community partners, and we do so with In-Kind Donations. We always need the following services:
Printing, Photography, Videography, Food Donations (snacks, etc), personal hygiene kits, tooth brushes, clothing, gift cards.computers, laptops, ipad, etc.
We also love our volunteer team. Your support is immeasurable, and for that, we thank you!
SPMG Media: How can our readers contact you?
Kandee Lewis: Please feel free tocall, text or email me @ firstname.lastname@example.com, or email@example.com
@ www.prc123.org, www.facebook.com/PRC123, or @PRC123ORG, and/or call me at (323) 787-9252
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Trade cycles are a part of every economy, especially of the capitalist system. After the great Depression of the 1930s, the recent global recession beginning somewhere in the year 2008 spread panic all over the world. The downturn has now stopped and the world is on the way to recovery. As the world braces itself up for recovery, countries like India and China certainly get a pat on their back for coming out of the recessionary phase with only minor bruises here and there. To know about why India was not affected much by the recent widespread recession, let us first go to the basics of economics and understand what is trade cycle and the causes of recession.
Trade cycle & causes of recession
Trade cycle or business cycle refers to the phenomenon of cyclical booms and depressions, also called expansion and contraction of the economy. In a trade cycle there are wave like fluctuations in aggregate employment, income, output, price and demand. Economies pass through periods of good trade characterized by rising demand and prices and low unemployment, altering with periods of bad trade characterized by low demand, falling prices and high unemployment. The occurrence of these phases does not have a fixed time period.
During prosperity, demand, output, employment and income keep rising till it reaches a peak. High demand, employment and income result in rise in price. Prices rise (inflation), but wages, salaries, interest rates, rentals and taxes do not rise in the same proportion. The gap between price and cost increase the margin of profit. Large profit expectation leads to rapid widespread expansion in economic activities. This expansion gradually leads to disequilibrium in the economy in the form of over full employment and high inflation- both indications of end of prosperity and beginning of recession.
The seeds of recession are thus contained in the expansionary or prosperity phase itself. Continuous expansion begins to put strain on economic resources. The increasing demand of resources leads to-
- Scarcities of labour, raw material etc. leading to rise in costs relative to price. This in turn brings down the profit margin.
- Scarcity of capital leads to rise in the rate of interest. This makes investment costly and lowers business expectation.
- Rising prices reduces consumption. Also after a certain increase in income, consumption stabilizes, leading to stagnant demand. This causes piling of inventories/low sales.
India and recession
When the world was reeling under recession, India stood still and watched with bated breath! We clearly saw it approaching. Business sector panicked, but the global economic nightmare could only cause minor fluctuations to the Indian economy.
The causes of recession lie dormant in the way the economy moves towards the peak phase through prosperity. Theoretically speaking, Indian economy has not yet reached the peak. We are still in the expansionary phase, with still some time to go when we reach the peak and head towards downturn.
The scattered effect of recession that we saw in the economy was due to the increased exposure to the world market and economy. The impact was mainly on those companies which are either internationally exposed (like the export sector, he import based industries & tourism) or those whose revenues are in dollars. Indian economy is more domestically driven.
Government control on capital flows is another big reason for succesfull handling of recession. We took our own time to globalize and liberalize the economy, learning from the experiences of the capitalist world. Moving at its own pace, India has always adopted a very cautious approach. The economy was opened up to the world step by step, but we stopped at the Current account convertibility, adopting a wait and watch policy for full convertibility of the Capital Account of Balance of Payments. This policy largely saved India from the effects of global recession.
The Capital account of BOP is related to foreign investments. Because we still do not have full capital account convertibility, the flow of capital to and from the country is under control. This saved us from the South East Asian financial crisis of 1997, and it also saved us now. Capital flight is the immediate reaction of an upcoming depression. India in fact witnessed a different outcome of the global recession. The strong resilient fundamentals of the Indian economy attracted more foreign investments during the recessionary phase. Investments were diverted to stable economies like India and China, from the more advanced economies which were badly in the clutches of recession. Even though the recession phase is over, India can still benefit as a safe investment destination, till the advanced countries recover fully.
Secondly, developed countries were facing mounting fiscal deficits and high debt levels, whereas India, true to the ancient Indian values, practiced austerity to check fiscal deficit and current account deficit and keep debts low.
Another important cause of lower impact of recession in India was the quick adoption of corrective measures by the Reserve Bank Of India. The RBI saved Indians from overspending by changing the interest rates, wherever required, on time. RBI first lowered interest rates during the global slowdown in order to boost demand in the economy. At the same time, RBI ensured tightening of credit in the more speculation oriented industries like real estate, which was sustaining very high property prices. To manage inflation and promote growth the RBI has raised its key policy rates six times since March 2010. When the crisis began in September 2008 the RBI rapidly reversed its earlier tightening of credit to meet the new and changed circumstances of the global scenario. The CRR, the repo and the reversed repo rates were rapidly lowered in a series of quick steps. Some initiatives were also taken to enhance access to bank credit by non-banking finance companies. Signs of panic withdrawals from private sector banks were met with strong reassurance by both the government and the RBI. Instructions were issued like designing financial regulations to avoid excessive risk taking, keeping in mind that banks must protect their balance sheets from cyclical variations.
"Slow & steady wins the race." This holds true for India, the way it maneuvered its path through global recession. The prosperity of the advanced nations was certainly attractive and tempting, but excess of anything is harmful. It's a bubble waiting to burst. It is better to move slowly and cautiously, observing and learning from our own as well as from the world's experiences.


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Those of us who invested in stocks, real estate, and many other asset classes except for oil should be feeling fortunate. But don't forget that good times seldom last forever. Never forget the Armageddon days of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, the 2000 dotcom implosion, and the housing + financial meltdown that began in 2008. Those of you who haven't been investing at all better get ready to deploy capital when chaos returns, or else inflation will eat your wealth alive.
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Attachment 10: State Support
10.1 State Support for State-level Activities
If applicable, describe how the State will support with State funds any State-level activities described in section 4(e)(2).
The State of Minnesota does not support any of STAR's State-level activities with a direct appropriation of state dollars. Other state-funded agencies, such as State Services for the Blind and the Department of Human Services offer demonstration and telephone equipment distribution programs.
10.2 State Support for State Leadership Activities
If applicable, describe how the State will support with State funds any State Leadership activities described in section 4(e)(3), if applicable.
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Independent Institute Research Fellow and Student Programs Director Anthony Gregory addresses P.A.U.L. Festival 2012 on Government Power and the Road to Liberty.
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It has been eating away at me for months and I finally got the guts to do the dirty chore of making sure she isn't pregnant with my WH child...took me 6 mos to find courage. Thank God she isn't. I figured I couldn't trust a single thing out of my WH mouth as to whether or not protection was used. Everyone told me he wouldn't be that stupid but I didn't think he would be stupid enough to have an affair either so...I had to complete the dirty chore of checking...but nothing...just her a Whorey face seeking male attention from lots of male admirers it did reopen wounds but I knew I had to do it...I checked with the decision that if she was then it would be a deal breaker...it sucks that I even have to worry about it!!! Everyone said she would have contacted WH my thought was that maybe she did and if so would he really tell me...and also it would be in her best interest to not say anything then spring child support on him before me...her reaping more benefits from him than me filing second because she knew we were reconciling...sigh...I'm just relieved she isn't I feel I can move just a bit more forward now...what really sucks is that I feel so degraded to even have to do this being mother of his 2 children and wife of 9 years oh wait technically in my eyes 6 mos since he bedded a throw away whore
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A South American hummingbird having mainly blackish or bronze-colored plumage with one or two white breast patches.
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1A member of a South American Indian people living in the central Andes before the Spanish conquest.
The Incas arrived in the Cuzco valley in Peru circa ad 1200. When the Spanish invaded in the early 1530s, the Inca empire covered most of modern Ecuador and Peru, much of Bolivia, and parts of Argentina and Chile. Inca technology and architecture were highly developed. Their descendants, speaking Quechua, still make up about half of Peru's population
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Extended absence helps Oilmen's Kenny Mahala brush up on mental side
By Dave Melton Post-Tribune correspondent July 25, 2013 8:50PM
Whiting Oilmen's Kenny Mahala picks up the shattered bat of teamate Joe Holihan against the Chicago Zephyrs during their game held at Oil City Stadium in Whiting on Friday June 14, 2013. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Media1
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WHITING — Talking baseball with NWI Oilmen infielder Kenny Mahala — a 2010 Andrean graduate — can quickly become an extended conversation. This student of the game has learned enough lessons in his career that he can speak at length on myriad aspects of the game.
Take his philosophy on hitting home runs, for example.
"If you try to swing for home runs, you're probably going to start pulling off which will lead to us rolling over," Mahala said, attributing this particular lesson to Ryan Knox, his hitting coach at Heartland Community College. "He told us that home runs were pitched, not hit. If a pitcher doesn't hit his spot or if they leave something out over the plate, that's how a home run is pitched."
Mahala is quite familiar with the long ball, tying for the Heartland CC team lead with six in the 2013 season. At Andrean, Mahala still holds the career home run record and remains second in RBI and walks. But it wasn't until his 24th game this summer — Monday night against the Lexington Snipes — that the left-handed slugger was able to notch his first home run of this MCL season.
That hit came as part of a recent surge by Mahala, who's raised his batting average 23 points in the last week. Entering Thursday's game, Mahala was 6-for-17 in his last five contests with one double and the aforementioned homer.
"It never hurts a guy's ego to hit a home run," said Oilmen manager Justin Huisman. "Not that we need him to hit home runs all the time, but just get on base. We've got a lot of guys that, if we can get runners on base, we can do a lot of damage."
Simply having the opportunity to hit those home runs is a welcome change for Mahala, who spent a long time away from the game after undergoing Tommy John surgery on May 26, 2011. With his physical baseball skills temporarily on the shelf, Mahala spent that long layoff brushing up on the mental side of the game.
"I watched a ton of baseball games; even if it was teams that I didn't play for," he said. "I just watched the game and learned. I watched the way that pitchers threw to hitters and when they use off-speed pitches. I also learned more about certain bunting situations and covering the bases defensively; things like that."
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Friday, June 11, 2010 - 6:53am
One of the coolest parts of Iron Man 2 was when Tony Stark unveiled his suitcase suit, which got him fully equipped in a matter of seconds. Unfortunately, it's not quite realistic enough for you to own yet, but here's the next best thing: a molded leather suit that looks just like it.
This motorcycle suit not only looks badass, but it'll keep your body protected if you happen to fall off your bike on some rough pavement. You know, like at the Monaco Grand Prix, for example. I want one.
UD Replicas via ChipChick


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Charlayne Hunter-Gault on the "New News" from Africa
September 29, 2006With a career spanning more than four decades, there is nothing Charlayne Hunter-Gault "hasn't done, covered, said, influenced," said Women's Media Center President Carol Jenkins, introducing the veteran reporter at a recent WMC lunch for journalists. Her coverage of Africa in recent years for CNN has made her well known in the airport lounges of London and Paris, but relatively little of it was shown domestically. "I don't see where the U.S. media gets the idea that people here aren't interested in Africa," said the Peabody and Emmy award winner. When speaking to people about her career—which includes years at the New York Times, PBS, and NPR as well as CNN—and her book, New News out of Africa, she has seen this idea disproved wherever she goes. Recently, she arrived to speak at a university only to find herself scheduled against Al Gore promoting his hit documentary on global warming. "We had a packed house," she said. "I was amazed!" In the U.S., media coverage of Africa, said Hunter-Gault, is filtered through what she calls "the four Ds of African Apocalypse"—death, destruction, disease and despair. A constant rendering of such tragedy and suffering as synonymous with Africa, she believes, ultimately leads even the most generous audiences to switch off and consider whether their attention—and their charity—might do more good elsewhere. Yet Africa has changed immensely over recent years, said Hunter-Gault, who has spent the past 11 years living in Johannesburg. As recently as 1998, 14 wars were raging Africa. Now there are only three, and the democracy in place in South Africa is fuelling transformations in surrounding countries. "There's a second wind of change blowing across the continent," said Hunter-Gault, pointing out that "more African leaders are leaving through the ballot than through coups d'etat." Indeed, she wryly noted, recent events in both Thailand and the U.S. show that neither coups nor flawed elections are exclusively African problems. She notes in particular regional initiatives that most Americans hear nothing about, such as the NEPADframework, which, said Hunter-Gault, represents "an African solution for African problems." Adopted in July 2001 by the African Union, NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa's Development) lays out rules of the road for African countries, prioritizing fiscal responsibility, human rights and, crucially, women's equality. While there remains, she conceded, much debate over where NEPAD will and won't work, it is undoubtedly a promising step. Several countries have signed on to its principles—including what could be an uncomfortable peer review of leaders and governments. With such scrutiny, she said, future leaders "might not have so easy a time oppressing and repressing their people." A limited view of Africa hampers not only Africans, said Hunter-Gault, noting that the continent is rich in natural resources, including gold and the mineral cassiterite that is used in modern PCs and cell phones. As a global player, she said, Africa has much to teach the rest of the world. South Africa, in particular, has negotiated hatreds as deep as those in the Middle East through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and its experience could be of value to that region's peace process. Most important, said Hunter-Gault, is investment in the future of the continent's women, citing an African proverb that if you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a nation. Across Africa, women are "the poorest of the poor, the sickest of the sick," she said, yet in places where women become empowered through microfinance projects for example, these dynamics are totally changed. "It's no coincidence that the face on my book is a woman," said Hunter-Gault, holding up the cover. "Because this is Africa."


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SmugMug Mobile for Android
UPDATE: We've released a newer version of the Android app that lets you browse your SmugMug galleries, upload, and share. Learn more here!
We're thrilled to announce the release of our long-awaited Android app: SmugMug Mobile! Just like it says, you can shoot and share your pics from wherever you are, whenever you are.
Snap photos and videos from your phone and send them up to your site in seconds. You can even choose multiple photos from your Android gallery and queue them up for SmugMug in one go.
Best of all, the included Browse feature makes it easier than ever to whip out your best at a moment's notice. Show off at home, the office, or while out walking the dog. Full details here.
New to SmugMug? Join us for a free trial through the app and you'll automatically get 50% off your first full year.
The app is free, so grab it from the Android Market and let us know what you think.
Here's to making mobile media magical!
The SmugMug Family
December 17, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Extremely happy to see this <3 smugmug
December 17, 2010 at 12:24 pm
Reminder: If you have the Beta version, delete it first. My installs kept failing until I removed it. The new version is Great!!!
December 17, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Is there one for blackberry phones?
December 17, 2010 at 1:01 pm
THANK YOU!!! I was just wishing/hoping Smugmug would release this for Android.
December 17, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Not available yet on the Japanese Android Market?
December 19, 2010 at 5:44 am
Just what I needed, awesome app, now its easier than ever to show off my photos.
January 8, 2011 at 6:59 am
i use the app, too. but i honestly miss a feature to browse other smugmug-user's galleries. like to get inspiration while i'm sitting in the bus or elsewhere :-)
May 1, 2011 at 12:01 am
I'm still within my SmugMug Pro trial period. Where within the app can I get the 50% off?
June 5, 2011 at 11:09 am
It would be great if this app could play uploaded videos in galleries. Currently it can't even play the ones you upload with the same app!
July 16, 2012 at 3:51 pm
Best kept secret ever, or I missed the email.
November 29, 2012 at 2:30 pm
It would be cool if we could search for keywords in the App.
December 24, 2012 at 2:23 pm
I installed this, enabled access to my account. It showed the list of my galleries, but when I pick a gallery all I see are little red X's where the pictures are supposed to be. What is wrong?
November 21, 2014 at 1:38 pm
Can't seem to find SmugMug on my Android as yet. Where would it be located?
January 5, 2011 at 9:15 am


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