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Shunryu Suzuki Roshi founded the San Francisco Zen Center and taught here from 1959 to his death in 1971. Suzuki Roshi brought a "beginner's mind" to developing the practice at Zen Mind Temple at Tassajara and Beginner's Mind Temple in San Francisco. His adaptation of traditional Zen practice to American culture in both an urban and a remote mountain setting gives us insight into his hope for the future of American Zen.
We will explore his expression of Zen practice through his lectures and the stories from students who knew him, as well as his teachings on zazen, rituals, work practice, precepts, koans and the teacher-student relationship.
This practice period will offer a variety of practices designed to engage Suzuki Roshi's way, both for those who will practice primarily at City Center and those who will practice at home, accessing dharma talks and classes online.
The practice schedule of the Center will include: one-day sitting and concludes with the seven-day Rohatsu Sesshin, November 30 to December 6.
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A talented physician (Jordana Spiro) must juggle her hospital job with her service to the mob — not unlike FOX having to keep juggling a lot of TV shows. Will The Mob Doctor attract ratings good enough to keep the series from being cancelled? We shall see.
The rest of the cast of this freshman drama includes Floriana Lima, Zach Gilford, Željko Ivanek, Wendy Makkena, Jesse Lee Soffer, William Forsythe, and James Carpinello. The first season of The Mob Doctor typically airs Monday nights at 8pm on FOX. There are 13 episodes.
Below are the TV show's ratings for the 2012-13 season, the best way to tell if The Mob Doctor is going to be cancelled or renewed for a second season.
These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so be sure to bookmark and return to this page:
Final series averages: 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 3.26 million total viewers.
Episode 01-13: Monday, 01/07/13 (series finale)
0.9 in the demo (+50% change) with 3.27 million (+51% change).
Season averages: 0.90 in the demo with 3.26 million.
Episode 01-12: Saturday, 01/05/12
0.6 in the demo (+50% change) with 2.17 million (-9% change).
Season averages: 0.90 in the demo with 3.26 million.
Episode 01-11: Monday, 12/31/12
0.4 in the demo (-20% change) with 2.38 million (+13% change).
Season averages: 0.93 in the demo with 3.36 million.
Episode 01-10: Saturday, 12/29/12
0.5 in the demo (-38% change) with 2.10 million (-36% change).
Season averages: 0.98 in the demo with 3.46 million.
Episode 01-09: Monday, 12/03/12
0.8 in the demo (-27% change) with 3.26 million (-17% change).
Season averages: 1.03 in the demo with 3.26 million.
UPDATE: FOX will finish airing the 13 episodes in late December and early January. They haven't ordered any more, essentially cancelling the series.
Episode 01-08: Monday, 11/26/12
1.1 in the demo (+22% change) with 3.93 million (+28% change).
Season averages: 1.06 in the demo with 3.65 million.
Episode 01-07: Monday, 11/19/12
0.9 in the demo (+13% change) with 3.08 million (+2% change).
Season averages: 1.06 in the demo with 3.61 million.
Episode 01-06: Monday, 11/12/12
0.8 in the demo (-20% change) with 3.01 million (-12% change).
Season averages: 1.08 in the demo with 3.70 million.
Episode 01-05: Monday, 11/05/12
1.0 in the demo (+11% change) with 3.40 million (+1% change).
Season averages: 1.14 in the demo with 3.84 million.
Episode 01-04: Monday, 10/08/12
0.9 in the demo (-10% change) with 3.36 million (-3% change).
Season averages: 1.18 in the demo with 3.95 million.
Episode 01-03: Monday, 10/01/12
1.0 in the demo (-23% change) with 3.46 million (-10% change).
Season averages: 1.27 in the demo with 4.14 million.
Episode 01-02: Monday, 09/24/12
1.3 in the demo (-13% change) with 3.85 million (-25% change).
Season averages: 1.40 in the demo with 4.48 million.
Episode 01-01: Monday, 09/17/12
1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.11 million total viewers.
Season average: 1.50 in the demo with 5.11 million.
Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
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Wu Liu PhD, DABR
Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Radiology
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Office of Student ResearchRadiobiology & RadiotherapyTherapeutic Radiology/Radiation Oncology: Radiological Physics
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Image guided radiotherapy; Tumor motion monitoring and management; Dose reconstruction; Medical image analysis; Ultrasound parametric imaging more...
- M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2004
- M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007
Selected Publications
- Xie Y, Xing L, Gu J, Liu W. Tissue feature-based intra-fractional motion tracking for stereoscopic x-ray image guided radiotherapy. Physics in medicine and biology. 2013;58(11):3615-30. PubMed PMID: 23648334.
- Lin WY, Lin SF, Yang SC, Liou SC, Nath R, Liu W. Real-time automatic fiducial marker tracking in low contrast cine-MV images. Medical physics. 2013;40(1):011715:1-7. PubMed PMID: 23298085.
- Yan H, Li H, Liu Z, Nath R, Liu W. Hybrid MV-kV 3D respiratory motion tracking during radiation therapy with low imaging dose. Physics in medicine and biology. 2012;57(24):8455-69. PubMed PMID: 23202376.


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Another garage door sensor that may cause problems is the limit switch that tells the opener the door is closed: These are often located up at the drive motor. As the door spring weakens after years of service, this may need an adjustment. Since many models differ in how this is set up, consult your owners' manual for specifics on your model.
It has been quite some time since I had to open a garage door manually. My dad, like most people, has an opener on his garage now. After all, he is well into his 70s and all of his boys have long since moved out. He also has a remote for his TV, which gets a lot more than three channels. He would have to agree with me when I say, "Progress is good."
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Friday - 2/8/2013, 2:51pm EST
The White House Friday finally laid out the potential effects of sequestration on civilian agencies.
Danny Werfel, the Office of Management and Budget controller, said the potential impact of $85 billion in across-the-board cuts starting March 1 would have "significant and harmful consequences across defense and non-defense priorities."
Werfel said those consequences would include hundreds of thousands of furloughs across the entire government, including Justice Department federal prosecutors, food inspectors from the Agriculture Department and IRS employees who answer citizens' calls and respond to letters.
"What happened as recently as last week, agency heads sent notices out to their broad base of employees, updating them on where things are in terms of sequester planning and did in that message indicate — unfortunately, in order to meet these budget cuts — that furloughs in many cases are a likely outcome in order to do this. That was in a broad way," Werfel said. "Under the law, before an employee can be furloughed, they need a specific notice of their furlough with a specific amount of time, in most cases it's 30 days. I'm not aware of any specific notices that have been issued. If we go past this date, there is no way to implement this sequester without significant furloughs of hundreds of thousands of federal employees."
Werfel said the fiscal cliff deal in late December did lower the amount to $85 billion that agencies would have to cut from their budgets by Sept. 30, but with the shorter time frame the impact could be just as great.
"OMB now calculates that sequestration would require annual reduction of roughly 5 percent for non-Defense programs and 8 percent for Defense programs," he said. "However given that these cuts must be achieved over only a seven-month period, instead of a 12-month period, the effective percentage reductions would be approximately 9 percent for non-Defense programs and 13 percent for Defense programs. These are large and arbitrary cuts and will have severe impacts across government."
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The Defense Department has been sounding the alarm about the impact of sequestration over the last few months, but OMB has clamped down on civilian agency discussion.
The White House decided with three weeks left to ramp up the pressure on Congress, detailing that the cuts wouldn't just come from top-line spending, but agencies would have to cut at the program, project and activity levels.
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The projected furloughs and programmatic cuts will come from every agency. The White House detailed some of the agency plans in a new fact sheet. The administration projects federal employees would hand out fewer grants for scientific and medical research, the equivalent of 1,000 fewer FBI agents would be fighting crime and the Social Security Administration would have to cut the hours it's open to the public, close some offices and likely see its backlog of disability claims increase.
Werfel said sequestration would affect each agency differently. He said some would make immediate cuts, while others would make gradual reductions in spending and services.
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Setting up your Java environment
Groovy requires Java, so you need to have a version available (1.4 or greater is required). Here are the steps if you don't already have Java installed:
- Get the latest Java distribution from the http://java.sun.com website.
- Run the installer.
- Set the JAVA_HOME environment variables. On Windows, follow these steps:
- Open the System control panel
- Click the Advanced tab
- Click the Environment Variables button
- Add a new System variable with the name JAVA_HOME and the value of the directory Java was installed in (mine is C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_04)
- Optionally add %JAVA_HOME%\bin to your system path
(Note: as an alternative to setting a system environment variable, you can create yourself a '.bat' or '.cmd' file which sets the variable. You then need to run that batch file in any console window in which you wish to run Java and double clicking on '.bat' or '.cmd' files containing Java invocation instructions won't work. If you are unsure about what this means, follow the earlier instructions.)
Setting up your Groovy environment
Download the Groovy installer or binaries from the downloads page and follow the installation instructions. (There is currently an issue where you cannot have spaces in the path where Groovy is installed under windows. So, instead of accepting the default installation path of "c:\Program Files\Groovy" you will want to change the path to something like "c:\Groovy")
- Get a copy of the Groovy distribution from the website, and copy it to some place on your hard drive.
- Unzip the groovy archive to some logical place on your hard drive, I have mine in C:\dev\groovy-1.0-jsr-06
- Set the GROOVY_HOME environment variables. On Windows, follow these steps:
- Add a new System variable with the name GROOVY_HOME and the value of the directory groovy was installed in (mine is C:\dev\groovy-1.0-jsr-06)
- Start a command prompt, and type "set" and hit return to see that your environment variables were set correctly.
- Optionally add %GROOVY_HOME%\bin to your system path
- Try opening groovyConsole.bat by double clicking on the icon in the bin directory of the Groovy distribution. If it doesn't work, open a command prompt, and change to the bin directory and run it from there to see what the error message is.
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Hello, World
In the top part of the window of the groovyConsole, type the following
And then type <CTRL-R>.
Notice that the text gets printed out in the OS console window (the black one behind the groovyConsole window) and the bottom part of the groovyConsole says:
The line starting with "groovy>" is just the text of what the console processed. The "null" is what the expression "evaluated to". Turns out the expression to print out a message doesn't have any "value" so the groovyConsole printed "null".
Next try something with an actual value. Replace the text in the console with:
or your favorite arithmetic expression, and then type <CTRL-R> (I'm going to stop telling you to hit <CTRL-R>, I think you get the idea). Now the "value" printed at the bottom of the groovyConsole has more meaning.
You can assign values to variables for later use. Try the following:
Lists and Maps
The Groovy language has built-in support for two important data types, lists and maps (Lists can be operated as arrays in Java language). Lists are used to store ordered collections of data. For example an integer list of your favorite integers might look like this:
You can access a given item in the list with square bracket notation (indexes start at 0):
Should result in this output:
You can get the length of the list with the "size" method:
Should print out:
But generally you shouldn't need the length, because unlike Java, the preferred method to loop over all the elements in an list is to use the "each" method, which is described below in the "Code as Data" section.
Another native data structure is called a map. A map is used to store "associative arrays" or "dictionaries". That is unordered collections of heterogeneous, named data. For example, let's say we wanted to store names with IQ scores we might have:
Note that each of the values stored in the map is of a different type. Brett's is an integer, Pete's is a string, and Andrew's is a floating point number. We can access the values in a map in two main ways:
Should produce the output:
To add data to a map, the syntax is similar to adding values to an list. For example, if Pete re-took the IQ test and got a 3, we might:
Then later when we get the value back out, it will be 3.
should print out 3.
Also as an aside, you can create an empty map or an empty list with the following:
To make sure the lists are empty, you can run the following lines:
Should print a size of 0 for the List and the Map.
Conditional Execution
One of the most important features of any programming language is the ability to execute different code under different conditions. The simplest way to do this is to use the '''if''' construct. For example:
Don't worry too much about the first line, it's just some code to determine whether it is currently before noon or after. The rest of the code executes as follows: first it evaluates the expression in the parentheses, then depending on whether the result is '''true''' or '''false''' it executes the first or the second code block. See the section below on boolean expressions.
Note that the "else" block is not required, but the "then" block is:
Boolean Expressions
There is a special data type in most programming languages that is used to represent truth values, '''true''' and '''false'''. The simplest boolean expression are simply those words. Boolean values can be stored in variables, just like any other data type:
A more complex boolean expression uses one of the boolean operators:
Most of those are probably pretty intuitive. The equality operator is '''==''' to distinguish from the assignment operator '''='''. The opposite of equality is the '''!=''' operator, that is "not equal"
So some examples:
Boolean expressions are especially useful when used in conjunction with the '''if''' construct. For example:
An especially useful test is to test whether a variable or expression is null (has no value). For example let's say we want to see whether a given key is in a map:
Generally null is used to indicate the lack of a value in some location.
Debugging and Troubleshooting Tips
- Print out the class of a variable that you're interested in with myVar.getClass(). Then look up the documentation for that class.
- If you're having trouble with a complex expression, pare it down to a simpler expression and evaluate that. Then build up to your more complex expression.
- Try restarting the groovyConsole (this will clear out all the variables so you can start over.
- Look for the topic you're interested in in the Groovy User Guide
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After their previous dog died of cancer, a pair of sisters took to Facebook on Tuesday in an effort to get their father to adopt another. The pair posted a photo of themselves holding a sign that read, "Hi World. We want a puppy! Our dad said we could get one if we get one million likes! He doesn't think we can do it! So 'LIKE' this!"
Luckily for the two girls and their new puppy, the photo quickly hit the goal, amassing 1.2 million likes in just seven hours. In a post on their Facebook page, Twogirlsandapuppy, the girls' father promises he'll be true to his word to give a lucky dog a new home.
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How awesome for you..I'm so happy that you made enough likes to get the puppy you so desperately wanted. It's exciting!! I'm so sorry for the loss of your other dog to cancer I have a ten year old lab/plott hound mix and I cannot imagine losing her. I think it's so nice of your father to stick to his word, & I hope you have amazing memories with your new puppy. I hope the puppy brings you lots of joy and happiness as your other dog had. Please post photos of you and your new puppy.
SO glad you girls will be able to adopt a new dog!!! I lost my dog over a year ago to sickness and just now got around to getting a new puppy. Enjoy and love your new dog!!!
I think your puppy will be very cute! Congratulations!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!I hope you get a good puppy i have one and i love him his name is Willie i call him my LION
Congratulations what kinda puppy are they getting Boston terriers are awesome and easy to train
Congrats kids and enjoy and love your new puppy!!
Sad to hear your last 4 legged companion past on and your now ready for your new little ball of fluff , we at neddyland farm animal sanctuary and very happy that your lovey family will be helping a pup find a new home , your facebook saga has bought aweness to the world about the plight of unwanted abandoned animals , lets hope more folk think long and hard b4 jumping in and having a pet that they dont really want , well done girls and we cant wait too see a pic of your new friend xx
Actually they're so cute & I wished I could help even by one like :) It's so nice to find such a funny family like that .. I wish happiness for the puppy with them .


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Played Vettiner on Sunday for the first time in a while. I got my first ever birdie on hole 4 when my stratus dove into the early opening into the trees, apparently down the path, and ended up about 25 feet from the basket. Made a putt through a small opening for a deuce.
Last year that same drive puts me deep in the woods and I'm struggling for 3. Is this a planned change? Or is this something that people have just cleared out over time while ending up in the woods?
PS. I hope to play more this summer. Trying to find some tournaments to get to. Hopefully I'll see some of you out there on the course.


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(NewsUSA) - Research shows that many Americans could eat healthier meals -- if they made more time.
In May, the USDA's food plan estimated that an individual would need to spend $70 a week to prepare healthy food at home. But a follow-up study in the Journal of Nutrition found that the USDA missed a major cost factor -- time. In fact, the value of the time spent chopping and cooking can outweigh the cost of food.
Cooking is labor intensive, and time is not an unlimited or free resource. According to a formula developed by economists at the Warwick University in England, an hour of time equals around $16.55.Among breakfast, lunch and dinner over the course of a seven-day week (21 meals), the USDA recommends taking 9 to 16 total hours per week to prepare healthy meals -- this means the health-conscious cook loses $150 a week in labor.
Many Americans simply can't spend that much time washing lettuce leaves and chopping celery. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average working woman has only five hours a week to spend on food preparation -- creating nutritious meals at home is an unlikely reality.
Some Americans are turning to meal-delivery services for healthy meals that don't require hours of cooking time.
Caroline Cederquist M.D., a bariatric physician and the developer of the Bistro MD meal plan, which offers physician-designed, metabolically balanced meals and free access to dieticians, explains:
"When adding the USDA's conservative $70 for groceries and the $150 weekly value of time in preparing healthy meals, it becomes clear how spending as little as $22.85 a day for Bistro MD meals that are delivered right to your home is a real bargain."
Americans spend less on food than people in many other developed nations, but inexpensive junk food comes with a price -- fatigue, nutritional deficiencies, obesity and other diseases. A study by Johns Hopkins University determined that 75 percent of all U.S. adults will be overweight in the next five years.


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If I was to be killed by science-fiction villains, I'd rather:
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Its a virtual impossiblity (Score:4, Insightful)by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 07, 2012 @09:43AM (#41576285)
to be killed by being pushed into the cold vacuum of space.
The infinite improbibility drive would ensure that you'd be rescued in 29 seconds precisely.
Hiya Zaphod!
narfled the garthok - I'm not dead yet (Score:5, Insightful)by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 07, 2012 @10:31AM (#41576479)
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2. You/Friend(s) about to sleep with someone nasty
3. Taking a shit
The question "If I was to be killed by science-fiction villains, I'd rather:" kind of assumes you're going to die. I'd rather re-word it, I would prefer: "If a science-fiction villain were to attempt to kill me I'd rather:"
Narfle the garthok seems to give me more of a fighting chance than the other alternatives. Arguably I've narfled the garthok in several different ways, and I'm still here.
Death by weeping angels . . . (Score:4, Insightful)by Mitchell314 (1576581) on Sunday October 07, 2012 @11:21AM (#41576733)Hey, you still get to live out your life . . .
Re:Some other fate... (Score:5, Insightful)by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 07, 2012 @04:35PM (#41578561)
I've been married almost 7 years, have a full time job, and two young kids, and just recently my wife and I decided that sex should be as awesome as it was when we met. Our average over the last two weeks has been >1 hour long session per day.
Put the effort in to make it awesome, and you can avoid the sexless marriage cliche.
Re:Some other fate... (Score:3, Insightful)by infidel_heathen (2652993) on Sunday October 07, 2012 @10:24PM (#41580853)Babies are overrated.
Re:Barbarella (Score:5, Insightful)by jtownatpunk.net (245670) on Sunday October 07, 2012 @10:44PM (#41580935)
He didn't say Jane Fonda. He said Barbarella. Characters don't age.


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A wonderful place, Tucson is lucky to have it. Before you go to a big box wine store, stop here and you'll keep coming back. The owner is very full of wine knowledge and has never let us down with a recommendation. Go there!!!!
Have you ever wanted to learn about wine without appearing ignorant around wine snobs? Well, I found Cata Vinos was just the place. Imagine relaxing in a comfortable atmosphere, sampling a variety of tasty wines. You will find the staff knowledgable & helpful, the patrons friendly, and the well stocked shop has something for everyone.....all under $15! Wonderful fun to go with a party of friends, although I'm just as comfortable going alone. Very welcoming.
A very well-kept secret! What a jewel. Most unique place for wine and wine tastings. Nice to know you are getting a good value (everything is under $15, but has to "pass mustard" to be in the shop) - even without the wine tastings! Highly recommend CataVinos!!
Tucson's greatest little niche for wine! Great place to find affordable wines that you like (and not just the labels) ... and meet new friends, bonding over palates! Great place to take those out-of-town guests too, always a great theme tasting each week.
A great place to shop for delicious and affordable wine. Yvonne and her staff search the marketplace for those rare and up-and-coming wines to stock in the store and keep things fresh and interesting. Cata Vinos is out in front of the pack while the big box stores still lag behind the Tucson wine scene. Plus the wines are less than $15.
My partner and I love to start our weekends off at Cata Vinos for the Thrusday or Friday night wine tasting. Yvonne (owner) always has great wines selected for the tastings and we usually pick up a bottle or six from the tasting to take home and enjoy. It's a warm, friendly place were we can get together at the end of the week and relax or meet friends and catch up over delicious, very reasonably priced wines. Even though we live in Vail, we just have to get our regular Cata Vinos fix...it's definitely worth the trip.
I HIGHLY recommend Catavinos and its owner Yvonne Foucher. Catavinos is a nice little bodega on the East side of town. It has a wonderful variety of foreign and domestic wines and a ceiling price, in the store, of $15.99. Catavinos offers a fine atomosphere for shopping, tasting, and learning about wines. Yvonne is a VERY knowledgeable and friendly proprietor who always has a smile and a tip on the latest tasty addition to her bodega. We live more than 20 miles from Catavinos, don't get there as often as we'd like, but still stop in to stock up whenever we're in the neighborhood. Despite not seeing us as often as her regulars, Yvonne remembers us, our tastes in wine, and greets us warmly. Don't take my word for it. I urge you to try Catavinos for yourself and note why it is a delightful difference on the landscape of Tucson wine stores!
At the top of my list for a place to get together with friends and get to meet others. The price is right at under $15 per bottle.
I regularly get together with friends for wine tasting at Cata Vinos... Our form of happy hour. You can't beat the comfortable setting nor the prices for a great wine selection!


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Light and L have battled to the bitter end over the Death Note - but what does the story look like from Ryuk's point of view? Go back to where it all began and watch the epic battle from a new perspective - through the eyes of the one who started it all!
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Near, L's successor, must ponder the question of how L was defeated if he is to succeed where his famed predecessor failed. At the headquarters of the anti-Kira organization the SPK, he proclaims that the new L is none other than Kira and calls upon the Japanese task force to declare war on Light.
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GARETH DUNCAN watched Christian Lealiifano kick a last-second penalty to give the Brumbies a 24-23 win over the Cheetahs in Canberra.
With a 23-10 lead early in the second half over a bumbling Brumbies outfit, the Cheetahs looked set to record their third Super Rugby victory in Australasia. However, referee Keith Brown's strict handling of the scrum and breakdown swung the momentum and saw the Cheetahs heavily penalised in the final quarter. After Pat McCabe's try, Lealiifano slotted three penalties for the win – the last one coming in the final movement of the game.
Cheetahs captain Adriaan Strauss said he felt hard done by as 'the decisions went against them' at the death. However, the Bloemfontein franchise had opportunities to take play out of their half following a Heinrich Brussow steal and a Philip Snyman intercept. A knock-on cancelled Brussow's efforts, while Snyman looked for support instead of kicking his team out of danger. This saw the Brumbies take advantage of their favourable field position.
Head coach Naka Drotske will be disappointed considering his side had the upper hand against Jake White's charges for most parts of the match.
The Cheetahs showed good attacking play in the first half, but their finishing let them down. After Henry Speight's early try for the hosts, the visitors held most of the ascendancy in the first half, but they failed to capitalise from their regular visits to the Brumbies' red zone. It took a smart run from speedster Willie le Roux for the Bloemfontein franchise to finally cross the chalk as he raced through following a set-piece move from a lineout in midfield.
It was a close contest on the scoreboard, with Johan Goosen and Christian Lealiifano trading penalties. A Goosen three-pointer on the stroke of half-time edged the Cheetahs 13-10 ahead at the break.
The Cheetahs built on their lead early after the restart, with a Tewis de Bruyn try and a Goosen penalty creating a 13-point buffer. However, the tourists imploded as their ill-discipline and poor decision making cost them a famous win. Their overseas curse continues.


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NASA has a new strategy to get more students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math: video games.
Following the White House's Educate to Innovate initiative aimed at inspiring more graduates in STEM fields, Dr. Daniel Laughlin, manager of NASA's Learning Technologies Project, told the Federal Drive why the agency turned to video games.
"We know from research that 98 percent of kids, by the time they get to college, report that they played video games at least at some point on a regular basis," Dr. Laughlin said. "So it was a way to reach a big audience."
"Moonbase Alpha" places the player inside an astronaut's helmet on a hypothetical moonbase as they race against the clock to fix a minor disaster.
"You move around in a 3-D space on your computer, and you experience the gravity of one-sixth G just like you would on the moon," Dr. Laughlin said. The game even has a call from the White House during the mission.
NASA modeled "Moonbase Alpha" after the Army had success with their own video game "America's Army".
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Winter inspires cozy bedroom full of lighter colors
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Designer Brian Patrick Flynn updated a flea market dresser with a sprayed coat of blue-gray lacquer, then accessorized it with all white pieces.
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A master bedroom designed by Kyle Schuneman of Live Well Designs, with a bedside lamp reminiscent of a melting chunk of ice and a wall lined with shimmery, metal ceiling tiles, brings frosty winter style to a southern California home.
But what if we took the opposite approach, using the inspiration of frosty winter colors and shimmering, icy textures to create rooms that look gorgeous year-round?
A winter-inspired room can celebrate the beauty of this season, and also provide a cooling refuge perfect for the spring and summer ahead.
"My clients usually think I've lost my mind when I suggest using winter as a source of inspiration for a cozy bedroom," says designer Brian Patrick Flynn, founder of decordemon.com. But, he said, "when done right, a combination of layered whites, blue-grays and touches of metallic can add a wintry look that's chic, inviting, surprisingly warm and totally timeless."
Here, Flynn and two other interior designers -- Betsy Burnham of Los Angeles' Burnham Design and Kyle Schuneman of Live Well Designs -- offer advice on using winter as a decorating inspiration.
Get reflective
Start with the reflective sheen of ice as your main inspiration, Flynn said. "He suggests using metallic and mirrored surfaces, including mirrored accent tables, nightstands and lamps.
Flynn and Schuneman both recommend metallic wallpaper. Candice Olsen's birch bark wallpaper from York Wallcovering is made from white-toned birch bark, and has a metallic backing. "It screams 'winter chic,'" Flynn said.
If you'd prefer painted walls, Schuneman suggests choosing a shade of pale gray or icy blue and in two different finishes: one with a high sheen that almost looks metallic and the other matte. Paint the walls with alternating stripes of each finish.
Mirrored and metallic items also maximize light, warming a room even in winter.
Burnham suggests mixing mirrors and chrome with warm shades of ivory, rather than stark whites.
A range of colors
"The biggest trick to doing a wintry palette right is to layer, layer, layer," Flynn said. "I like to stick with an overall white palette, but bring in ultra-white, off-white, cream, blue-white and then add touches of blue-gray. This makes a space soothing and sophisticated, while adding depth."
Burnham's favorite wintry wall color right now is a shade called "Silver Spoon" by Dunn-Edwards. "It's a really, really pale gray-blue," she said. It contrasts well with white for a modern look or with warm shades of brown for a more "organic and earthy" feel.
Schuneman loves mixing wintry whites, silvers and grays accented with shades of purple. Or he sometimes pairs "a gray that has blue as its base, and a blue that has gray in its base" and brings in "hard edges, like crystal lamps" for a chic, "wintry feeling."
Balance icy with cozy
Be sure to include soft, cozy accessories: Look for "beautiful cable-knit cashmere throws," Burnham said,
Layers of soft fabric on furniture and floors bring a welcome feeling of warmth. If you choose a "fluffy, white flokati rug for the floor, you're still having a kind of wintry moment," Schuneman said, "but it's just not hard-edged."
What not to do
"(J)ust because we're going wintry, it doesn't mean we're going to pop out igloos, snowflakes and polar bears."
Instead, he says, "we just think of different ways to use whites, grays, metallics and textures in a manner which fits their personal style and makes a room feel airy and open."
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The Springbok Sevens beat Fiji 24-14 in the Cup final in Las Vegas to win their first tournament in two years.
The last time the Blitzboks won a Cup final was back on 5 April 2009 at the Adelaide Sevens during their World Series-winning campaign. Since then, they have suffered a poor run of form. Last season, they only reached one Cup final and lost five out of six Plate finals (which is the 5th/6th place play-off). This season, they failed to reach the Cup semi-final stage in the opening three tournaments and won only two out of three Plate finals.
However, they starred at this season's Las Vegas tournament, completing an unbeaten run and securing the Cup title with impressive victories over England and Fiji.
In the Cup semi-final, Cecil Afrika inspired the Blitzboks to victory as they overturned a 10-0 deficit to beat England 17-10.
England dominated the first half and starved South Africa of possession to keep them scoreless at the break. Dan Norton and Tom Powell touched down to secure the former a 10-0 lead at half-time.
Then came the Blitzboks' comeback. Branco du Preez's chip ahead into space put speedster Afrika through for the first try. Afrika then turned provider as his long pass put Kyle Brown into space out wide and the skipper dived in at the corner to give South Africa the lead. With seconds left on the clock, the Blitzboks hung on to possession and were given a penalty in England's red zone. Afrika converted the three-pointer, sealing a great comeback win.
In the final, the Blitzboks recorded an inspirational victory over a physical Fiji.
The Pacific Islanders were far bigger than their South African counterparts and used their size to their advantage as they dominated at the breakdown. However, the Springbok Sevens attacked smartly by running into space and offloading through the tackle. Clever interplay saw South Africa surge into an early 14-0 lead through Afrika and Du Preez.
Fiji hit back as Watisoni Vatu dotted down but Chris Dry's try put South Africa 21-7 up at the break.
Fiji were within reach when Mitieli Nacagilevu crossed the whitewash but Bernando Botha's try wrapped up proceedings and saw South Africa home. The Blitzboks' tournament win puts them back into World Series title contention.
The Blitzboks' campaign at the Las Vegas Sevens has regained Paul Treu and his players a lot of respect and they have every right to celebrate their impressive performances. However, they need to compete at this level and at the same intensity consistently. They have shown their full potential this past weekend by employing the correct game plan and playing to their strengths, but it will all be for nothing if they suffer another rough patch hereafter.
The reality is the Springbok Sevens have regressed since their 2008-2009 World Series triumph. This Las Vegas tournament victory is the perfect opportunity for them to turn things around.
Blitzboks fixtures and results, day 2:
Cup semi-final: South Africa 17 England 10
Cup final: South Africa 24 Fiji 14
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Paarl Boys' picked up a 39-33 win against Oakdale while Paarl Gym's poor season continued with a 16-11 defeat to Outeniqua.
Boishaai were well tested by their Southern Cape visitors, but they showed why they were this year's top Western Cape school to persevere for a good win. For Gimmies, however, it was a seventh loss of the season as they went 16-11 down in George.
In other results, the big upset of the weekend was Kuils River's De Kuilen downing Rondebosch 14-13. It was a shock considering the latter went undefeated at the recent Cape Schools Rugby Week. Paul Roos also looked back to their best as they thumped Bishops 43-15.
Western Cape results:
Paarl Boys' 39 Oakdale 33
Outeniqua 16 Paarl Gym 11
Stellenbosch 23 Robertson 17
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The Hallie Ford museum of Art celebrates a milestone.
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Creating a Food Allergy Task Force
Should your child's U.S. school district have a Food Allergy Task Force?
We have one, and it's the greatest group of advocates our school district has ever had to increase education and awareness of food allergies, and to keep children with life-threatening food allergies safe at school.
Life Before the Task Force
Before our task force was created, each parent of a child with food allergies had to train the teacher and school administrators about food allergies and what accommodations would be necessary to keep their individual child safe. In a district of over 23,000 students, we had almost 300 students with food allergies in 2007. (That number is up to 600 today.)
Each school was trying to develop its own set of best practices, yet there was no systematic way to share information about successes and challenges from one school in the district to another. Each time a new student with food allergies showed up at a school, there was another reinvention of the wheel.
How the Task Force Came to Be
Some parents of children with food allergies became frustrated and sent letters and e-mails to the superintendent and school board, asking that a standard set of guidelines be developed to assist every school in our district to appropriately manage food allergies. Our school district, Academy District 20 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, formed a Food Allergy Task Force in response to these concerns. The school district's superintendent supported and encouraged the group's work.
Who's Part of the Task Force?
Founding members included three principals (one from each level), five parents, a school nurse, the food services director, the district Section 504 coordinator, the director for legal relations and the chief operating officer. It was important to include all of these stakeholders to ensure that information was gathered to create complete guidelines for a child in the classroom, on the school bus and in the cafeteria – to name just a few. Since the group formed, others have joined, including a local physician specializing in treating children with severe allergies and asthma, three parents and two more school nurses.
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Muscian/Singer/Songwriter Jennifer Niceley hits Oxford
OXFORD TOWN – Jennifer Niceley is a busy girl around Oxford this week. With a scheduled appearance at Thacker Mountain Radio today (Thursday, Sept. 30), the indie/pop musician from Tennessee will also perform at the Lyric Theater's Red Star Bar at 12:15 p.m. on Friday for a very special lunchtime show. Niceley and her band (Jason Goforth/pedal steel and Jonathon Estes/bass) will perform until 12:45. Turn to Page 5 and 7 of this week's edition of Oxford Town and read about Niceley and her band as they hang out in Oxford for a couple of days. (September 30, 2010, Page 5, 7)


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Some teams Daniel Jeremiah has spoken with feel Ohio State DT Johnathan Hankins is more likely to go at the top of the second-round than in the first.
Maryland sophomore CB D'Andre Payne will transfer.
Oklahoma redshirt senior LB Frank Shannon has returned to the team, according to teammate Zach Sanchez.
North Carolina Central wide receiver/kick returner Adrian Wilkins will enter this year's supplemental draft.
UAB president Ray Watts will file notice with the NCAA to bring football back to the school, according to Fox 6's Alan Collins.
UCLA HC Jim Mora is trying to model his program after an NFL franchise.
Baylor athletic director Ian McCaw said Thursday that he is in negotiations to upgrade the Bears' nonconference schedule over the next five years.
Former Iowa redshirt sophomore OLB John Kenny transferred to Arizona.
Ohio State HC Urban Meyer said Friday that he hasn't considered moving graduate QB Braxton Miller to another position.
Notre Dame redshirt junior DB KeiVarae Russell's suspension has been lifted.
Maryland junior WR Marcus Leak has left the program due to personal reasons.
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2008, Best Practices in Online Procurement Auctions
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This chapter provides insights into bundling practices for online reverse auctions by exploring approaches and reporting experiences of 252 companies in the U.S. manufacturing industry. Within the context of Parente et al.'s (2004) conceptual framework for the analysis of online auctions, aspects of the "Product Characteristics" component were explored. Bundling issues investigated include content, goals, structure, and performance. Following the theme of the book, differences and similarities in bundling behavior and outcomes between small and large enterprises are emphasized, highlighting the impact of firm size and the resulting strategies explored. While large corporations are usually on the forefront of information technology adoption and use, the potential is significant for smaller firms as well. As such, this chapter provides managerial insights, useful especially to smaller companies, for successfully employing bundles in reverse auctions.
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Dear Africa Can readers, we've heard from many of you since our former Africa Chief Economist Shanta Devarajan left the region for a new Bank position that you want Africa Can to continue highlighting the economic challenges and amazing successes that face the continent. We agree.
Today, we are re-launching Africa Can as a forum for discussing ideas about economic policy reform in Africa as a useful, if not essential, tool in the quest to end poverty in the region.
You'll continue to hear from many of the same bloggers who you've followed over the past five years, and you'll hear from many new voices – economists working in African countries and abroad engaging in the evidence-based debate that will help shape reform. On occasion, you'll hear from me, the new Deputy Chief Economist for the World Bank in Africa.
We invite you to continue to share your ideas and challenge ours in pursuit of development that really works to improve the lives of all people throughout Africa.
Here is my first post. I look forward to your comments.
In 1990, poverty incidence (with respect to a poverty line of $1.25) was almost exactly the same in sub-Saharan Africa and in East Asia: about 57%. Twenty years on, East Asia has shed 44 percentage points (to 13%) whereas Africa has only lost 8 points (to 49%). And this is not only about China: poverty has also fallen much faster in South Asia than in Africa.
These differences in performance are partly explained by differences in growth rates during the 1990s, when emerging Asia was already on the move, and Africa was still in the doldrums. But even in the 2000s, when Africa's GDP growth picked up to 4.6% or thereabouts, and a number of countries in the region were amongst the fastest-growing nations in the world, still poverty fell more slowly in Africa than in other regions. Why is that?
Part of the answer is that Africa's population growth rates are still very high: 2.7% per year, versus 0.7% in East Asia. So a 4.6% growth rate for GDP translates into a much more modest sounding 1.9% growth in per capita GDP – less than the developing country average in 1999-2012. But an even bigger part is that Africa just seems less efficient at transforming economic growth into poverty reduction. That conversion is measured by what economists call the "growth elasticity of poverty", a number that tells us by how much poverty falls for each percentage point in economic growth. According to a recent (and as yet unpublished) estimate by my colleagues Luc Christiaensen, Punam Chuhan-Pole and Aly Sanoh, that elasticity was about 2.0 in the developing world as a whole (excluding China) during the 2000s, but only 0.7 in Africa.
At this rate, even if countries in Africa continue to grow at the same rates as in the 2000s – a period when the external environment was particularly benign, with rising commodity prices and abundant liquidity – poverty in 2030 would be in the 26%-30% range (assuming constant inequality). Under similar assumptions for other countries, somewhere between 60% - 80% of the world's poor would live in Africa.
Why is growth in Africa apparently less pro-poor than elsewhere? And what can be done about it? At first blush, at least part of the answer (beyond rapid population growth) has to do with both levels and changes in inequality. Inequality is relatively high in Africa: seven of the world's 10 most unequal countries in the latest data in Povcalnet are in the region – despite the fact that African inequality is almost invariably measured for consumption, rather than income, while the opposite is true in Latin America. In addition, inequality has actually been rising in a number of countries. (Although the truth is that infrequent household surveys and changing methodologies are so common that we actually know relatively little about real changes in inequality in Africa – despite the impression you may get from various sources…)
This clearly reflects a growth pattern that is less inclusive than we might like. In our latest Africa's Pulse and in our recent presentation on the State of the Africa Region to the Annual Meetings of the Bank and the Fund in Washington, we reviewed some of these data, and suggested a four-part strategy for better sharing Africa's growth in the future:
• First, preserve macroeconomic stability. Africa's growth success in the 2000s reflects policy improvements, but also a benign external environment. During this period, fiscal deficits and current account deficits grew in most countries (Figure 1). While that is understandable, given plentiful capital flows, the risk is that those capital flows cease – or reverse – precisely at a time when commodity prices have stopped rising and are, in many cases, falling. Countries with large fiscal and current account deficits are inevitably more vulnerable to those risks.
Figure 1: Change in Current Account Balance (% GDP) and Fiscal Balance (% GDP), 2000 - 2012
• Second, build more – but mostly better – human and physical capital. Of course, alongside increases in total factor productivity - this is what drives economic growth everywhere. Despite progress, the needs in Africa are enormous, in everything from health and education to transport and energy. Our emphasis here is on quality: there have been real gains in access, but children won't learn unless the teachers show up at school and, in addition, actually teach! Similarly, the costs of power, water, transport and communications remain excessively high. That is partly due to sheer scarcity, and partly to geographic fragmentation, but not only. The way contracts are designed, the way competition is (or isn't) promoted, and the way subsidies interact with firm incentives all need looking at as well.
• Third, promote growth in the places and sectors where the poor live and work. For most of Africa, that means in rural areas – both by finding better ways to promote higher yields in agriculture, and by strengthening the off-farm economy. Linkages to small and medium-sized towns seem to be an important ingredient. This suggests that "local investments" – in rural roads and electrification, for example – is likely to be as important as big flagship projects. Even if the political economy tends to favor the latter.
• Fourth, harness the power of growth that takes place elsewhere for investments near – or in – the poor. That is particularly pertinent for (the large and growing group of) countries with large natural resource sectors. Oil and mining are not intensive in unskilled labor and could, if left alone, develop almost as "enclave sectors". The main policy concern with these resources is to invest as much as possible of the rents they generate into other forms of capital, to replace the natural capital being depleted. But countries should be imaginative and comprehensive in their choice of investment portfolio. The portfolio should obviously include infrastructure, health and education projects, to build physical and human capital. But it may also include foreign assets, to help with the risk of exchange-rate appreciation and "Dutch disease".
And it should also include some cash transfers made directly to poor people. The prevailing evidence is that poor households tend to use the resources from small cash transfers rather wisely. They buy more and better food. They send their kids to school more often. And they even invest some of it in their own (very) small businesses: they buy chickens in Mexico, or goats in Tanzania.
That's pro-poor growth for you! Poor people feeding their babies better and sending their children to school, while also building a new chicken coop. Let governments ensure that there are teachers there to actually teach the children, and you could be on to a really promising combination. It may look less impressive than a new oil platform or a shiny airport, but it will reduce poverty just the same, if not more!
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Chico, I'm delighted that
Chico, I'm delighted that Africa Can is back, and congratulations on a nice opening post. Just one question. The four part strategy you propose for making growth more pro-poor is perfectly sensible. But why have African policymakers not followed them sufficiently in the past, as your data seem to show? Is there a built-in bias against macro stability, against quality human capital (in favor of quantity), against rural areas and for capital-intensive resourc extraction projects (at the expense of cash transfers)? Shanta
Shanta: Thanks so much for
Why haven't African policy-makers followed this strategy? Three points: (1) in many cases they have - or have tried to - witness TASAF in Tanzania. (2) In many others, they haven't, because states do get captured by powerful interest groups. The importance of political economy obstacles to pro-poor growth - ranging from outright corruption to less blatant forms of misgovernment - is something you have often rightly emphasized in the past. And it is probably where the bulk of the effort must go. (3) Less important, but perhaps easier - is the role of new knowledge and information sharing - so that policymakers learn new ways of doing things.
You write that growth is less
You write that growth is less pro-poor in Africa. Is that synonymous with corruption? I can imagine that corruption reduces the overall efficiency of markets, and prevents the downward trickle of resources to the poor because they are not a power bloc.
Brilliant article.
Brilliant article.
There are many factors that
There are many factors that miltates against poverity in Africa. I will mention four. First the limited initiative and collective action for such positive change from both African ordinary peoples as well as elites themselves is important. Second, the various policies and actions of the Western states in maintaining Economic, legal and political structures in Africa just to protect the interest of the Western state and peoples is another factor that reproduce poverty in Africa. Third Multinational corporations that have primamry interest in mitigating profit is still another major and emerging factor. Fourth the inability of both the West and the African intelectuals to produce unbiased, relevant knowledge in relation to the situations is still another factor.
Glad to see the revival of
Glad to see the revival of this blog. It's a great platform.
A striking feature of Sub-Saharan Africa is fragmentation: it has some 47 countries for a smaller population than China's or India's. The national borders, drawn arbitrarily, segment goods and labor markets, and results in border-crossing costs. To some extent these costs have been noted in the context of promoting trade and investments. But not in the context of migration of people. Africa has a large number of migrants, mostly intra-regional. Its development can be facilitated by harnessing the resources of migrants.
yes I believe we can end
yes I believe we can end poverty if we get our priorities right.monies wasted on politics and politicians who only amass wealth for their families and cronies could be channelled into genuine programmes to end poverty.
Frist and for most am glad to
Frist and for most am glad to be part of the generation committed to build new Africa,next it is my ambition to see Africa self sustained and liberated from poverty.so to further that i strongly support such novel ideas and activities, and I promised to be part of that transformation to the best of my capacity......!!!!
the only way according to me
the only way according to me is to empower more women in Africa simply by educating them. To educate a woman is equal to educating and empowering a generation
I want to agree with YUFENYUY
I want to agree with YUFENYUY KEVIN! Appropriately focused Education beginning with the youngest is Key in Africa's development. Unless Africa deals with Basics first, a lot is still at stake. The obsession with unending "want" versus need is one of the driving forces behind Greed and selfishness. The misconception that wealth is power (minus knowledge on how to manage the power)is counter productive. Cultural issues, inter-twined with a stronghold of attitudes is a an uphill task. Africa needs selfless leaders with a passion to see Africa grow, to utilize Africa's numerous diversity of resources for the good of Africa and not for their individual stomachs and households. The perfect leaders for Africa exist in the very soft tender fabric of Africa's society, only if they can be given the opportunity to appropriate education.
Indeed we need to work hard
Indeed we need to work hard
To my understanding, we can
To my understanding, we can do all the best we want to do for Africa. Moreover, to realize this, we need to fight corruption to achieve growth & make Africa prosperous. Specially, we need to strongly fight state corruption.
The part I like most is 'The
The part I like most is 'The truth is that infrequent household surveys and changing methodologies are so common that we actually know relatively little about real changes in inequality in Africa – despite the impression you may get from various sources…' now we are talking.
There is so much about Africa that is simply not understood or captured using existing conventional methodologies. It is time we adopted approaches more suitable for Africa's unique (not necessarily commercialized) rural economies. We may be in for some factual surprises.
The third part of the strategy; promoting growth in places and sectors where the poor live and work, is critical in bridging the economic inequality gap.
On the fourth part of the strategy, I am not particularly keen on African governments investing on anything that the private sector can do better. For example, government investment is schools and health units have led to widespread inefficiency, compared to similar private sector investment (albeit with far less capital input). For example, it is not surprising that many private schools and health units (both in rural and urban settings) consistently perform better, have less reported corruption incidences, require less capital input and have minimal recurrent budget requirements on government. An approach where government works with existing private sector players in these key sectors, as well as encouraging investment therein, may play well to mitigate identified risks and encumbrances. Only in extreme cases, would government direct investment be economically sound.
While this is a well
While this is a well researched document and I must acknowledge the information contained in it. I just wanted to echo one or two things and I hope the author did consider that in suggesting that poverty in African has continued whilst in Asia it is decreasing that's indeed right because one of the reasons the author mentioned is the reason is population growth. But we must understand the fact that Asia countries have been advocating for one child policy such countries like China and India has a policy on that though not mandatory like China. Secondly, I think more Asians than African are migrating to the western world. I wish the author could also include these in the book.
Thank you,
The elephant in the room is
The elephant in the room is inequality in the social fabric-tackle that and political will..then Eureka!! The conviction among the masses is that recovering ill-gotten wealth should be done swiftly in one way or another. The 'CORRUPTION DEFICIT' Index can be recovered only by determined focused leadership-who will institute good governance structures and primarily drive consistent two digit economic growth numbers.
My Opinion to end poverty in
My Opinion to end poverty in Africa have to start in the rural Areas, that were the poor lives, ls were you will find people living in extreme poverty, most of them are farmers small scale business,To help Farmer provide quality seeds in Agriculture, high quality feeds for their live stocks and help farmers to get access in loans,To help Small scale business and Entrepreneur area of infrastructures steady power electricity , crate financial opportunity for long term financing,investing in education some of the rural areas have few schools children have to trek along kilometers to school, provide enough teachers, build more health care centers, some of the rural Areas in Africa doesn't have hospitals they suffer a lot to transport themselves to come out to the city, provide job training , and vocational schools, government to help construct road for them,some of them doesn't have access road, they suffer mostly during rainy season, To provide good drinking water , some of them drink from the stream this can cause disease,
Africa minerals should be transform by Africa's, not international companies , and our oil and gas should be refined by Africa's in a productive ways and explored, l think all this will reduce poverty in Africa .
You talk about preserving
You talk about preserving macroeconomic stability. But with fiscal deficits having increased and capital flows at risk, what does stability look like? Sustaining/continuing to expand the deficit to maintain existing growth... or austerity? @EvidenceBroker
You talk about preserving
You talk about preserving macroeconomic stability. But with fiscal deficits having increased and capital flows at risk, what does stability look like? Sustaining/continuing to expand the deficit to maintain existing growth... or austerity? @EvidenceBroker
Excellent piece. The
Excellent piece. The importance of good quality infrastructure development (alongside other areas) can never be emphasised enough. I was therefore glad to note the emphasis on building more - but better - human and physical capital because this is indeed one of the keys to truly inclusive economic growth. Of course, there is always the paramount prerequisite for meaningful growth anywhere: good leadership and governance. If I may make a suggestion, it's that World Bank country representatives be encouraged to proactively share this thought-provoking article and other blogs like it with their local counterparts. It could make for a good cross-fertilisation of ideas and an opportunity for sound recommendations to be put into practice.
Africans need to be empowered
Africans need to be empowered in various aspects eg economical, social and political aspects
african growth is some times
african growth is some times falsed by african greedy leaders.so economists should formulate all inclusive economic policy.
First and fore most thak alot
First and fore most thak alot World Bank for your e-learning corse: Economic Analysis of Investment. It is helping me alot and im advicing a group of youths on the importance of economic analysis before undertaking projects. Secondly, ending poverty in Africa will only be achieved via educating more African rather than depending on foreign aids,grants,donations etc.
African countries have vast
African countries have vast resources of which they can most rely on.but this could not be the solution in deed there is no innovation.read on the agralian revolution in britain,bearing in mind africa economy is highly dependent on agriculture, the initiative irrigate more lands and then add value to the products and exports could be a great achievement to a stable economy.if farmers get their due,they will be motivated.second fighting the tornado of corruption which sweeps across africa finding the resources to the few ego-centrics.
Good article. Poverty can
Good article. Poverty can only be dealt with by taking poverty out of people and not taking people out of poverty!
Thanks for this enlightening
Thanks for this enlightening article Chico. I would like to narrow down my comment but not limit it to Uganda. In my opinion, the inequality in Uganda is especially because the largest part of the population is engaged in subsistence agriculture, a lot of food and cash crops are grown but the access to markets, processing and knowledge to handle agro-yields is limited to mostly rudimentary methods. Infrastructure, especially in transport and processing is still very limiting which explains the acute price differences in agricultural commodities in urban centers as opposed to the roots. As the political and civil service clout continue to unfairly amass wealth through the bureaucratic system and invest by proxy, the largest part of the population that is actively involved in legitimate economic activities is stranded with their output! To redress this, I believe government policy should lean towards improving agricultural education, output and processing through intense mechanization and also invest a lot in sustainable infrastructure development in key collection/regional centres and the revival of a streamlined union(these were frustrated because of being potential political powere houses).
Dr. Ferreira,
Dr. Ferreira,
you indicate that Africa must
"build more – but mostly better – human and physical capital"
The crux of the matter is that if these investments in total factor productivity result in greater economic growth, why are they not made? Government should see that doing so will raise their tax revenues, and (in the case of decent macroeconomic management), the financial sector should be able to channel resources to those investments.
The fact of such severe under-investment in human/physical capital implies either the risk of lending for these projects is overwhelmingly high (eg. due to corruption causing poor allocation of resources) or the perceptions of risk are unrealistic.
More information on why these profitable investments are not made is the real issue.
i had write about this on
i had write about this on "Riodialogues":I suppose a new rule for Central Bank: when one of the CB, respectively of each country or through international agreements ,have a new emission of money whith each rate the same bank print corresponding quantity of money of rate off balance ,and give this quantity to compense the monetary mass at a pubblic commission that use for pubblic necessity etc etc...we resolve three problem :pubblic necessity,pubblic balance,and market crisis,;for example : the B.C. have a emission of hundred billion unit and fix a rate of 3% and give this money to privat bank or pubblic... at the same moment print 3 billion extra and give these to "pubblic commission" that spend for pubblic problem ...i hope to be clear bat if not you can conctat: :http://www.facebook.com/.../137335536277534
Can we say Africa leaders
Can we say Africa leaders intelligent deficienciency,though,many are intellectuals,is the sum of the writer essay?
I am glad that Africa Can is
I am glad that Africa Can is not close to ending. The 4 part strategy proposal is very realistic as it considers the fundamental resources available and not using a high end idea that may be a challenge in itself.
However, it is one thing to come up with a strategy and a completely different thing to implement it. The unfortunate part is knowing that it's implementation still lies in the hands of African leaders who have shown minimal interest in ensuring that such good strategies proposed in the past worked. I am just scared that this may end up just in the papers while Africa's economic growth remains status quo.


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