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I cut this out of our local English newspaper recipe page and tried it today. It's easy and delicious as well as healthy as the pastry can be made with cottage cheese. It will go into my "keeper" file. Sorry I didn't calculate the amount of leek in cups for anyone who doesn't have a kitchen scale....but I used the white parts of 1 1/4 large leeks as well as a little of the light green part.
LEEK & ONION QUICHE Ingredients: 1 slice of streaky bacon finely chopped (I used 3 slices )
1 pyrex pie plate... measuring 19 cm (7.5 inches) across bottom
Preparation: 1. Preheat oven to 180 - 190° C (approx 365° F)
Source: Recipe page of Island Connections English Newspaper, Tenerife 21.06.2008
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Sharon, this one I will try soon. Ihave a very large leek in teh gardenthe survived the winter and needs to be eaten before it flowers on me. Peppi |
- Posted by sayhellonow (My Page) on Mon, Jun 16, 08 at 11:25
Oh my goodness, but this does look good! I think I have to try it this week - maybe even tonight. Thank you for the pics as well. |
Sharon, this looks so good. The local farmer's markets are selling lots of fresh leeks now. I'm going to get some so I can make this. |
- Posted by sayhellonow (My Page) on Tue, Jun 17, 08 at 13:10
Does anyone know approx. how much the 7 oz would be? |
- Posted by canarybird (My Page) on Tue, Jun 17, 08 at 19:43
Sayhello... I would guess that was about 1 3/4 to 2 cups of chopped leek. As I mentioned above (my comment above the first photo) I used the white part of one and a quarter large leeks plus a little of the pale green part. You could judge perhaps by seeing that there is half the amount of leek as there is onion, so measure out your chopped onion into cups and then use half that amount of leek. I'll be making it again soon myself so I will measure the cups amount then and add it onto this thread. It doesn't have to be so exact though....just fill up the pie plate to the level in the second photo above. SharonCb |
- Posted by claire_de_luna (My Page) on Tue, Jul 1, 08 at 12:45
Sharon, Thanks for this recipe! I'm making it soon as it looks delicious. I'm so glad you shared it. |
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Tiers: The past, present, and future of dungeon and raid sets {WoW}
Sep 3rd 2008 6:32PM Blizzard has said that you would not require to do the 10 man raid version, in order to get gear and be able to do the 25 man version.
When you're in level 80 blue's, you can walk right into 10 or 25 man Naxx.
25 man raids will just drop better items then the 10 man raids. With full 10-man Naxx gear, you can move on to the next 10-man raid. With full 25-man Naxx gear you can move on to the next 25-man raid.
The Light and How to Swing It: Paladin 3.0 {WoW}
Sep 1st 2008 10:22AM I like playing retribution in PvP. So I'm really looking forward how WotLK will solve our mana and kiting problems.
There will be buffs for retribution in PvP?
Or are we still supposed to sit and wait till we die when we encounter someone who starts of at 21+ yard?
Paladin changes in Beta build 8885 {WoW}
Aug 31st 2008 4:00AM "buffed only with Blessing of Kings, from my friendly holidin (though yes, it will be from a retadin in WotLK)"
Probably not. A retribution paladin won't want to go deeper then 5
points in protection. And a holy paladin probably wont want to go in
protection at all.
That leaves the protection paladin to give BoK. So now you'll have to
choose between 10% more stats or 3% less damage taken and a small mana
As for the mana regen part, it sure looks like warriors are getting a
far better deal out of BoSanc. than paladins do. With 20 rage you can
do 10 revenges if I'm correct. With 220 mana we can, hmm, cast a
Forum post of the day: Dueling debate {WoW}
Aug 27th 2008 5:04AM I think it is acceptable to use every single ability your class and race has in order to win a duel. I myself don't use potions / eat during a duel, but if someone would use that against me, I'll do the same.
If you allow everything, you can really learn from duels, such as expecting the unexpected.
And if you see someone win with the use of a 20 minute / 1 hour cooldown, either duel them again or congratulate them for being able to beat you once, every hour or so.
GC on raid stacking {WoW}
Aug 23rd 2008 6:43PM
I wonder how this will work from a healer PoV. Will a raid with 7 priest healers survive? I think they probably will.
Will a raid with 7 paladin healers survive? I think not, if there will be any kind of AoE damage.
Disengage and trap changes coming to Wrath Beta {WoW}
Aug 15th 2008 9:45PM Well, if they give "the class that needs to be at range" more ways to get at range, I suppose we will see a lot of new moves for "the class that needs to be in melee" to get people actually in melee.
This looks like a great change for hunters. I bet retribution paladins will get an extra dps upgrade, to make up for the lack of moves to get in melee.
"Heck, I have no answer to auto-run"
A Shadow Priest's take on the new Priest glyphs {WoW}
Aug 9th 2008 5:27AM "You can argue that those 3 seconds will never, ever come into play in PvP, and you would be mostly correct."
I've lost counts of times where I would run, on my retribution paladin, to a priest to hit him, only to get feared away... and I would drop out of combat before fear would be over. That's how long I run around being useless and not in control.
As for the fade glyph, I can see that being useful in instances / heroics. If you get aggro and fade doesn't make the mob go to somewhere else, the tank will have to come over to you and pull the mob off. Taunt can be on cooldown. With this glyph, the tank will have an easier time pulling aggro as he will need to build less threat for the mob to switch to him.
Bornakk says more about two specs per character in Wrath {WoW}
Jul 28th 2008 8:44PM And being able to swap will probably help a lot with the healers / tanks when leveling to 80 and while doing the new level 80 instances.
I will probably be leveling as retribution, while I am at the moment a full time tank. If I can still tank one or two instances a day, while staying retribution for the time between those 2 instances to quest, that would save me about 200g a day. Or it will probably make the runs go smoother as I will stay ret and try to tank that way :p
Breakfast topic: Burning questions {WoW}
Jul 28th 2008 8:48AM I would ask them to tell us what their idea is behind every class´s 3 talent tree´s. What is the purpose of the different roles classes can play in the eyes of Blizzard.
Wrath Beta patch notes: Paladin part II {WoW}
Jul 18th 2008 9:37PM Avenging Wrath:
- Buff for Holy
- Nerf for Prot
- Kinda nerf for Ret (Nerf in PvE, not really used in PvE)
Defence to dodge talent:
- Our main threat does not come from blocking.
- We use dodge a lot for avoidance
- It will make live a lot harder for starting prot paladins who try to get uncritable
Conviction change:
- There is no longer spell crit or melee crit. That this goes for this talent as well is no surprise.
Devotion Aura:
- Still quite useless for a protection paladin, not worth 3 talent points that can be better spent on something else in the bloated tree's.
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Wrath Beta patch notes: Paladin part II
Posted Jul 18th 2008 1:30PM by Zach Yonzon
Filed under: Paladin, Analysis / Opinion, Blizzard, Wrath of the Lich King
When Ghostcrawler mentioned on the closed Friends & Family Alpha that Paladins were the last to receive changes because the entire class was being majorly reworked, he wasn't kidding. The patch notes from the recently opened Wrath of the Lich King Beta revealed massive changes to spells and abilities as well as a shuffling of talents among the three trees. I covered an overview of the changes as well as the new Hand nomenclature for old Blessings in the first part of our beta analysis. It's now updated with the new Paladin talents in all three trees, so be sure to check it out.
Before we get into the really juicy things, namely the new Wrath Paladin talents, we'll take a look at the changes to baseline spells and current talents. In some cases, these were totally reworked, and in others they were significantly improved. The first spell that leaps out with a huge buff is the change to Avenging Wrath, which no longer causes Forebearance. Its damage increase has been reduced to 20% (down from 30%), and now increases healing done by 20% (up from 0%).
In its current form, Avenging Wrath suffers from being vulnerable to dispel mechanics while leaving the Paladin with Forbearance, which remains even if Avenging Wrath is removed before it completes its duration. This also leaves Paladins with a tactical choice of having to choose between survivability or increased DPS, particularly in PvP situations. Forbearance on Avenging Wrath is a huge issue, as well as the contention that it does nothing for Holy or healing Paladins, who never use it in raids. Blizzard meets both concerns head on, removing Forbearance entirely instead of making conditional solutions, and adding a healing buff.
Without question, the changes are geared towards making the spell part of every Paladin's spell cycle without having to make unnecessary, yet potentially fatal choices. The removal of Forbearance makes it less painful when its (inevitably) dispelled, but it also means it can be used in conjunction with Divine Shield to prevent dispels in the first place. More healing or DPS while invulnerable? Yes please!
Auras, similar to Totems, now affect all raid members with the area of effect. This makes Auras more useful, making sharing Auras more of a logistical, rather than a grouping concern. One interesting change is the revision of Anticipation to no longer confer Defense skill but Dodge percentile (5% over five ranks). Although it was significantly moved down to the first tier, down from the third, Dodge does little for a Paladin tank's primary threat and mitigation mechanic -- blocking. On the other hand, Anticipation's current form makes it only marginally useful with an essential .8% increase in chance to dodge, block, parry, or be missed. The change is arguably positive, with higher gains in one mitigation mechanic for a lower talent cost.
The 41-point Protection talent Avenger's Shield also received a minor buff with a shorter casting time (0.5 seconds, down from 1) and longer duration (10 seconds, up from 6). There were no real complaints about the talent, but its new form makes it even more useful in PvP situations and is a welcome bonus.
An interesting talent revision was to Conviction, on the third tier of Retribution. Rather than increase critical strike chance with melee attacks, it also affects all spells. This is a massive paradigm shift, making the talent extremely attractive even to Holy Paladins, who can easily pick up the talent with a 15-point investment in Retribution. This shakes up current builds that branch almost exclusively into Protection. It's worthy to note that Illumination was also moved to the third tier of Holy (down from fourth), making it easier to reach and work in conjunction with Illumination.
A great change was made to Holy Shock, reducing its cooldown to 6 seconds from 15. A reasonably short cooldown makes it a genuine Shock spell (like Shaman Shocks), not only allowing it to be part of a Paladin's spell cycle but as a true offensive weapon. Because Sanctified Light now also increases the critical strike chance of Holy Shock, the spell becomes extremely potent, especially coupled with the new Conviction. The two talents combine to grant an additional 11% critical strike chance to Holy Light and Holy Shock. Holy Shock's range was also increased to 40 yards when used on friendly targets, which should allow healers to use it in conjunction with other healing staples without having to adjust range.
The formerly underwhelming Devotion Aura was bumped to the fourth tier, increases armor by a bigger percentage (50%, up from 40%) in fewer ranks (3, down from 4) as well as increases the healing done to targets affected by the aura by up to 3%. The latter change makes it an extremely attractive aura to use in raids, especially with the new raidwide effect.
Speaking of attractive auras, Retribution Paladins can pick up Sanctified Retribution, a renamed and reworked one-point Improved Sanctity Aura, to make the little-used Retribution Aura work like the two-point Improved Sanctity Aura. The limited-application Sanctity Aura has been removed, freeing two talent points in Retribution. Because Retribution Aura's damage was increased and now also properly scales with Spell Damage in Wrath, some Paladin tanks may opt to take points in Retribution for higher reactive DPS and threat generation.
Retribution Paladins finally get the long clamored for changes to the underwhelming Repentance, a 31-point talent that was outmoded in The Burning Crusade. The new version incapacitates opponents for up to whopping 1 minute (10 seconds in PvP). It still breaks on damage, but is now usable against Demons, Dragonkin, Giants, Humanoids and Undead. Its only caveat is non-spammability, but works pretty much like a ranged Sap that can be used in combat. This spell is certain to make Retribution Paladins more attractive in groups, especially 5-mans, on top of the cool DPS-increasing changes to the Retribution tree.
Paladins' two 'uh-oh' spells, Divine Intervention and Lay on Hands, have had their cooldowns reduced to 20 minutes from one hour, and Lay on Hands no longer consumes all available mana. This makes it more of a clutch spell rather than an occasional all-or-nothing gambit.
Righteous Fury change:
You say that WotLK changes give the tanks a lot more threat.
- RF does not give any more threat then it does in TBC
- It used to take 3 talent points for the extra threat generation, now its baseline. You still don't want to tank without a protection spec, because you need at least 43 points in the tree to get spelldamage.
- The second change is just either wrong or completely stupid. 30% more chance to hit with spells? Spells only have a 16% chance to miss versus boss level mobs, 13% with the precision talent.
- I hope it's a typo and that it still protects our buffs, else we are the buffing class... with no protection on our buffs.
Warlocks are the dotting class, and they get trash debuffs + resist dispel talents + a spell that makes you stop dispelling our you'll hurt yourself badly.
It's really fitting that they would make the paladin buffs easy to spot + give no protection versus dispell / steal.
As a protection paladin, I am quite disappointed. I was expecting talents that would help in the area's in which we need help, like panic buttons (LoH is not a panic button). Instead we got more threat moves, and a 51 talent point that scales better with a melee weapon, and best with a full retribution gear set.


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Install Linux without any boot loader, i.e. GRUB or LILO. Instead create a Linux bootable floppy with ubuntu (which is always recommended anyway in case a bootloader gets corrupted). Set your BIOS so it always checks for the floppy drive before the HDD. Then when you want to load Linux you just pop in the floppy.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Clayton Keyes, MFA Candidate, included in exhibition at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia.
Clayton Keyes, MFA candidate, will be included in the exhibition FIGURATION from March 18 – May 1, 2011, at The Clay Studio in Phladelphia.
Humankind's fascination with himself/herself has been represented in pictorial or sculptural works for thousands of years. Whether represented on the walls of caves or Etruscan Vases, in Tang Dynasty Figures, Michelangelo's David, or in Pre-Columbian Fertility Icons, the representation of the figure in art has been key to our understanding of the evolution of ancient cultures, and ultimately our selves. Of course, representations of the figure have constantly been used in ceramics. But few contemporary makers in clay in the past 40 years have created works that are compelling both formally and conceptually. However recently, more artists are creating works that demonstrate both an understanding of the complexities of sculpting or rendering a figure, while simultaneously charging the work with relevant and resonant meaning.
The eight artists participating in this exhibition have each developed a highly personal way of working; their articulation of the human form representing multiple aesthetics that move beyond purely academic representation, the representation of true likeness not their end goal. Proportions might be exaggerated or truncated, or singular physical attributes may be emphasized, de-emphasized or deformed. These choices are made in support of the message that each maker wishes to convey.
The participating artists are: Pattie Chalmers, Anne Drew Potter, Clayton Keyes, Melissa Mencini, and Paolo Porelli.
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In 2011, the North Carolina Bail Agents Association established a Bail Agents Hall of Fame to honor those bondsmen who have demonstrated excellence in the bonding profession as well as having displayed exceptional community and civic involvement.
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Each year several bondsmen are honored by induction into the Bail Agents Hall of Fame. This year the induction service will be conducted at the Annual Reception in Concord on July 11, 2014.
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Comic Caption Challenge: Editor and the Easter Bunny
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"I'm afraid the whole white rabbit thing was done to death with Alice in Wonderland."
Buck up. You had to learn sooner or later that those are CHICKEN eggs.
Really, I find the story of a rabbit who delivers eggs a little farfetched--I mean rabbits don't lay eggs. How does the rabbit get the eggs? Why does the rabbit want to give them to children?
We've had some complaints, so from now on you're going to be called The Non-denominational Spring Festival Lagomorph-American.
Seriously, do you really think I need another chidren's book about animals? I know you'd be a good cover pic, but the genre is done to death.
What did you expect? You put your eggs all in one basket.
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Easter eggs? Too cliche.
I told you not to put all your eggs in one basket!
It's not right for us just now. If you could include vampire fangs, maybe some zombie chickens?
This is NOT the fantasy department!
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I told you before, we can't consider your story for YA until you put some pants on.
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I was wondering how you were going to market your latest children's book.
So you're a writer.... Let me guess what you do to make a living.
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Your ham fisted premise will never sell--a man whose life is resurrected while children chase down candy eggs in the spring. No one will ever believe it. And get rid of those props--we hate gimmicks in the publishing industry!
Don't feel bad, we're not publishing Santa's new book of reindeer poetry either.
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Don't quit your day job.
The White Rabbit from Wonderland thought *I* was late. Do you think this story would sell?
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Silence while the rabbit waits for the other egg to drop.
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I need to go home; I can see a big white rabbit in front of me.
No bunny jobs are available. They have all been outsourced to India.
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You left out the sex scene.
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Can only find info from '07 on this ground cover. I love them! What I want to know is: I have open/bare spots in my beds, since the Mazus is so pretty between the step stones, could I plant it into the beds for ground cover too? My thought was that it crawls across and is lightly rooted and can be cut off, it would not harm any of the plants as they are rooted underneath the soil with roots growing into the ground. I picture the garden as a solid green covering like a carpet. Good????? Thnx Bunches, Jaemy |
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MIKAEL STRANDBERG-Swedens internationally celebrated explorer
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1986-1987 Mikael went by bicycle from Chile to Alaska, a distance of 27,500 kilometres. He crossed the El Darién Jungle, 800 kilometres of virgin rainforest between Panama and Colombia, without any roads. He carried his bike through swamps and a dense jungle for a month.
1989-1992 He went by bicycle from Norway to South Africa a distance of 33,000 kilometres, passing through the Sahara Desert. It took 3 months to push the bike through the dessert, with the help of only a manual compass.
1994 –1996 Mikael went by bicycle from New Zealand to Cairo traversing Asia, a distance of 90,000 kilometres.
1997- 1998 As a newly wed man Mikael was accompanied by his wife on his next expedition. This was also their honeymoon. Patagonia 3,000 kilometres by horse through an isolated, windy and painfully cold part of the world.
2000 Mikael walked through Maasailand in Eastern Africa, exploring all clans of the Maasai people.
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I think it will be hard for any future projects to compete with your Kolyma Expedition" , wrote Shane in an email I wrote her regarding assistance to find people with knowledge of camel travel."
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I am african and I view the word "tribe" as derogatory. Why do we not have the ethnic nationalities of the Swiss Confederation being referred to as "tribes". I have never heard anyone talking about Switzerland use terms like: "swiss deutch tribe, swiss french tribe,etc or describe Belgium of being made up of the Flemish (dutch) tribe and Walloons (french) tribes.
Many of these so called "tribes" or "tribal areas" in Africa were complete countries in their own right before colonialism arrived. Using Nigeria as an example, some of the so-called "tribes" were large and sophisticated Nation-States. I am referring to pre-colonial states in present day Nigeria such as: the Oyo Empire (1500 AD-1893), Sokoto Caliphate (1804-1903),Benin Kingdom (1400-1897), etc. The Oyo Empire, run by the Yoruba ethnic nation, spanned over 150 square kilometers (about 5 times the size of Belgium) and was quite sophisticated as one can get in Africa of those days and maintained a properly organised Army which included a calvary force. It had an Emperor, provincial kings and a powerful legislative council that could depose or appoint an emperor. Like Benin Kingdom (now midwest Nigeria)run by ethnic Edos, It had political and economic relations with the Portuguese. The Muslim Hausa empire, Sokoto was also powerful until it like the other nation-states were killed off and their territories partitioned or merged by the colonialists to form the artificial entity, Nigeria. In order to downplay the individual richness, history and culture of these defeated ex-nations, the word "tribe" was ascribed to them.
The 12 tribes of Israel, inspite of their differences, are more or less members of the same Jewish ethnic nationality and all spoke a common language called Hebrew. In Nigeria, the difference between Yoruba "tribe" and Hausa "tribe" in terms of language, culture, history,religion is just about the same as the difference between a German and and an Albanian. The arbitrary national borders fixed across Africa by ignorant/racist colonial powers divided people of the same ethnic nationality into separate countries while trapping completely different ethnic nationalities within them, with disastrous consequences. As a result of colonialism, nearly all African nations were ethnically heterogenous, each with citizen speaking dozens of mutually unintelligible languages. Heterogenous nations are usually unstable politically, especially if the different groups perjoratively called "tribes" did not have the opportunity of negotiating the terms of their union like the different groups in Switzerland were able to do. Outside Africa, we have seen other heterogenous countries fight and collapse due to ethnic nationalism. E.g. Yugoslavia is now divided into 7 ethnic nations, USSR has since disbanded into its ethnic component. We still have the ethnic Basques and Catalans demanding what amounts to independence from Spain.
My point is that in referring to African ethnic nations as mere "tribes", the colonial powers were able ignore the fact that each of these ethnic groups had a proud individual culture, language and history of political independence. Thereby making it easy to abitrarily partition the same ethnic nation between two separate colonies while putting two or more diametrically opposite cultural groups in one colony and favoring one group against the other to create strife. Like the Belgians did in Rwanda. When they imposed minority ethnic Tutsi on the majority ethnic Hutu on grounds that the "Tutsis were racially superior to the Hutus". Not surprisingly, Rwanda produced two horrible pogroms- one in 1953 and a larger scale one in 1994.
ERIC M: there is no denying that Europe and other continents went through various stages of development with all the described negative effects. However, there is a special trait specific to the majority of the African population, namely the absence of the ability (or willingness) of working towards a common good. South America and the Far East had similar start out conditions and certainly made a far better job of it. Personally, I do have verification of the benefit of colonialisation (as far as locals are concerned), having lived in various countries before and after independence.
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b. Any of the 12 divisions of ancient Israel.
c. A phyle of ancient Greece.
3. A group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit: a tribe of graduate students.
4. Informal A large family.
5. Biology A taxonomic category placed between a subfamily and a genus or between a suborder and a family and usually containing several generations.
Precisley my point, racism and discrimination, when used in this context are easy ways out and present a "convenient" excuse for lack of action. As for African history, I would like to point out that what you say might be true to a very small extent, but that you have exagerated your point. I am not trying to paint a rosy picture, however, I would like to point out that all major human civilizations have gone through the steps that you mention (decadence). So was the case of the Roman, Greek and Egyptian empires towards their end, and signs of such decadence are globally present today in developped and developping countries. This is not a characterisitc that is defining of African countries by themselves.
As to governments that do not care about the people they represent, again, not an African-specifc trait by any means. These types of governments can be found in any continent in the world. On the other hand, you can also find governments that do care about their population everywhere. In Africa for instance, you have nowdays Mozambique and Senegal that come to mind. However, I must agree with the idea that as a percentage of all governemnts, Africa does have a large proportion of authoritarian and highly corrupt government. However, to say that Africa could not have found its way without being colonized is one of those arguments that cannot be verified and oversimplifies a very complex issue that is that of a society's evolution.
In an more economic description, who is to say that African countries, if left alone, would not have been abel to find a fluctuating equilibrium state? They might have been able to do so, or not, we will never know. However, it is important to remember that al western societies have gone through major socio-olitical struggles and wars before finding the unstable equilibrium that they are njoying today.
Eric M: it is typical for apologists to use the terms "racism" and "discrimination" when plain historical facts are mentioned. Anyone who studied the history of the continent in detail will know that - with very few exceptions - the discriptions further down are accurate. It does not help to paint things rosier than they were. I have spent 12 years in several African countries, and I have met many charming individuals but not one administration that cared for their people or for anything else but their own pockets. The problem of the whole continent is the lack of empathy beyond family and tribe. To be the "Dubai" of Africa it will need a lot more than gas and oil, and that is nowhere in sight.
Equatorial Guinea could very well be the Dubai of Africa. However, this proposition includes a lot of if's. If only 10% of oil revenues would be invested back in the country, be it in infrastructure, education or agriculture, it would boost the country's development.
Unfortunately, we will see none of that in the near future. Mismanagement, a combination of old habits and rivalries and a face-slapping ignorance of their political leader prevents this opportunity. A stedily increasing flow of oil money will only tighten the rulership of Nguema.
What's more, who is going to make an end to that? Internal coups d'�tat? Sure not! External pressure from surrounding countries? Just take a look at Zimbabwe, where Mugabe, the uncrowned king of mismanagement, is able to do as he pleases just under the eyes of his fellow neighbours. And Britain? Of course, they won't send in another mercenary group right after the dilemma with Mann and Thatcher.
Right now, everything is working out for Nguema. Let's hope that for its aging dictators demographics will soon allow a political change in Equatorial Guinea as well as in Zimbabwe!
I would strongly suggest that this forums discussion be kept above racial comments and discrimination as it does not provide any benefit or gain. The comment of "tribal warfare, cannibalism and desease" is a gross misrepresentation of Africa's past. On the other hand I fail to see why the "tribes" word is seen as pejorative? Please explain.
I was raised in Africa, lived there for 17 years; in Mozambique (while it was communist), Senegal, Djibouti and Niger. I do agree with the fact that arbitrary delimitation of states has caused major issues in Africa, and still does so today. I also believe that a key fact in Africa, that is "jumelé" with the arbitrary border delimitations, is the lack of resources (in terms of food and water mainly).
However, I do not fully agree with the western influence perspective that some people in this post have shown, stating that this THE problem or the most important one. I do believe that in the Case of Sudan influence from China has been steadily increasing and that this has far from helped solve the massacres in that country. Also, as another example, Zimbabwe is a prime case in point as to why colonialism does not explain all of Africa's problems. This was a country that in the beginning of Mugabe's "reign" became a prime example of African Development, with very high education and economic growth rates, and all of this was way before Mugabe's racial policies came into effect. At the same time, another influence that should not be dismissed is that of the Arab world (again, Sudan is a case in point).
Furthermore, as to the "western control" argument I would also like to point out that South America has very strong western pressures and yet has managed to develop at a faster rate than Africa (although I agree that with regards to some other factors, South America had an easier road).
To finish, I would say that the African problem is one that has many causes, but that this does not mean that because certain causes are very hard to tackle (borders for instance), there are not some that can be more easily influenced by stable African Countries (governance and corruption come to mind first). Africa is a beautiful continent, with amazing people, and to blame a few causes for its difficulties is narrow minded and inaccurate. To say that Africa's lack of development is solely or strongly the fault of colonialism and "white" man is a misrepresentation that is as sad as it is erroneous. African leaders should focus on issues that can be changed, instead of using issues that cannot be changed such as a history of colonialism to give populations an easy exogenous target that they can use to get re-elected. Stable African nations should pressure dictatorships and rogue states to give way to democratic change and better governance and less corruption, independently of earlier African history. By having a more democratic process and better governance structures, issues of borders and partial independence can be more easily tackled.
Yes, before colonies existed in Africa there were governing bodies, of sorts, even royals in Ethiopia where live cows were eaten at "state" banquets followed by gang bangs, or take the king of Buganda who lined up his subjects for target practising. Without the colonial phase most of these countries would still live in dark ages. Whatever you call the Union, Africa is far from trying hard and their organisation is just a band of despots keeping their individual power intact.
Where loyalty seldom extends beyond the own tribe it is utopian to expect successful nation building or even the notion of continental unity.
Ala75, of course there are Americans with a wider horizon, a great minority though. The vast US majority does not know a thing about the rest of the world and for the most part could not care less.
Acorn, assuming for a moment that Africans have to "undo the harm the white man has done", why have they not started doing so? Why is the OAU (assuming you know what that is) not taking any useful action?
"Returning Africa to her proper state" (your own words) would be cruel punishment. Who would wish for them tribal warfare, cannibalism and desease to return?
Acorn stated, "The sick Europeans overthrow democratic leaders and install dictators."
Acorn, do you really believe that the leader of Equatorial Guinea is a democratic leader?
And My.Opinion, living in the USA did not prevent him from learning how the rest of the western world works. Please don't stereotype everyone from the United States.
Sulwe, I cannot find any comment claiming that Africans do not know about European history. The educated surely do. However, what has that got to do with the failure to properly run their affairs? If anything, they should have learned from the mistakes of others. After the dark ages Europe has eventually pulled out of misery without the World Bank and foreign aid. What's wrong with taking your destiny into your own hands? The continent should be left alone to eventually stand on its own feet.
It saddens and surprises me to see that there are still Europeans who think that Africans do not know how bloody and sad European history is. It is wrong to project Europe as all civilisation and no barbarism just as it iswrong to project Africa as all barbarism and no civilisation. We all started out in the jungle as hunter-gatherers where life was nasty, short and brutish.
acorn: you have a blinkered vision of current facts. Most African countries are independent since half a century. To blame present levels of corruption and plain criminality on part of their governments on long past colonialism serves as cheap excuse for incompetence. You seem to be reading the wrong books.
It is true that one person was held in an Australian prison for almost two weeks without charge on suspicion of being a terrorist but he was released after being charged, tried and exonerated.
There is no Australian equivalent of the Guantanamo Bay detention system for suspected terrorists. There is no provision here for people to be held indefinitely without charge.
acorn, living in the USA has obviously prevented you from learning how the rest of the western world works. The death penalty has long been abolished in civilised western countries.
Only the US stands out like a sore thumb.
Events of 1960 are a stale example. Now, since many decades African states are masters of their own affairs, and black despots from Bokassa to present day Mugabe had more of their own killed than ancient colonists could even imagine. You just dont know what you are talking about!
The fellow asked for pretty much what he got, short of life sentence or the death penalty. Being sentenced to some 10 or 20 odd years and then discreetly exiting the country by way of "wonga" or a back-door diplomatic request sounds about the right way for this farce to end. After all, I am not sure the Africans themselves would want Mr. Mann idling away in their prison and attracting more media attention.
Equatorial Guinea is a very small island nation with a population of only about 500,000. A Spanish colony until the 80's. Oil wasn't discovered there until the late 90's. Currently ruled by a dictator who took control after killing his uncle, the first dictator after liberation.I would guess current oil revenue exceeds $80 billion per year. With their small population they are technically one of the richest per capita in the world. Yet 99% of the population lives in extreme poverty. One of the great shortages is protein...odd you might think for an island nation. But the ruler destroyed the local fishing fleet after a failed invasion by mercenaries. The ruler was concerned that another invasion might use the fleet to infiltrate.There is an oilfiled right off the island in clear sight of the population. In addition to watching tankers carry off their oil they also watch the burning of 20 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. This is the associated NG produced with the oil. The operator offered to lay a pipeline and transport the gas to the mainland at its own expense but the dictator rejected the offer. He didn't want to spend the money for a local distribution system. Sounds to me like almost any other dictator would be better for most of the people?
Hi Acorn - do you happen to be a Black person. You want to try being a Westerner - it's fun!
Oh, I forgot, acorn. Which European country did you have in mind meting out the death penalty?
Yes, you are right acorn. It does not need Westerners to install dictators in Africa. The Africans themselves can do this much more efficiently.
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With the legalization of Medical Marijuana in some part of US, many businessmen and even medical practitioners are now hooked to the idea of putting up a dispensary in their area. Although the federal law still prohibits the use of this alternative medicine, the whole of Sacramento region allows patients to use this medicinal plant as an alternative medicine for their medical condition but with recommendation from a doctor. Dispensary Caregivers can easily grow cannabis plants but for medical purposes only.
This known medicinal plant can not cure but aid the symptoms of various diseases. There has been some clinical trails that have shown positive evidence that marijuana can inhibit the growth of cancerous cells.
But how to put up a marijuana dispensary? Have a peek below;
1First, get a lawyer and let him / her explain the law about opening up such establishments. You have to understand that although many states have legalized marijuana usage, federal law has not. In order to understand the legalities of marijuana usage, you better seek help from a trusted lawyer. Lawyers know more about these rules than you do.Ad
2You have to look for a very suitable location for your dispensary. There are certain places in the area that don't allow businesses like these. You better ask your municipal office about this and be sure you are going to put up a dispensary in a place where dispensaries are allowed to avoid problems later on. Usually, dispensaries should be located outside the residential areas, schools, churches and parks it must be somewhere located in the commercial district of a particular county.
3Check out you city ordinances if they allow dispensaries or not. Another thing you have to find out is if the city allows it. There are cities in California who don't allow dispensary to be put up so be aware of the ordinances in your city before you make a move.
4Buy a parcel of land or rent a suitable place. This is the next step you should do. If you are able to make sure that the city allows businesses like dispensary, you may now acquire so you can start putting up a dispensary. If you can't afford to purchase a land, you may rent first. rent a building for the dispensary, and tell the landlord your plans in advance. A suitable location is generally one that is away from schools, churches and parks.
5Prepare a business plan. You cannot call it a business without a business plan. Make a decision if you are going to open your business as single proprietorship or you want to put it as a corporation.
6Make sure that you have the necessary amount to put up a dispensary. Financial capability is another concern here. Check your bank account if you can cope up with the cost you have to shell out in completing your dream project.
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