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Genting Babies - Left Hand, Right Hand & Minority Interests
I am not sure the term "minority interest" appears in Genting's corporate vocabulary.
Genting Malaysia (Resorts) had entered into S&P agreements with parent Genting Berhad to acquire:
a) 25-storey Wisma Genting office building for RM259.6m (including RM46.9m debt owed to Genting Berhad) ; and
b) Segambut land comprising 2 adjoining land parcels with total area of 380,906 sq ft for
RM24.6m (including RM8.6m debt owed to Genting Berhad) .
Both acquisitions will be financed from Genting Malaysia's cash reserves ofRM5.2b as of 30 Sept 09. Independent market valuation for Wisma Genting and Segambut Land at RM277m and RM25.8m respectively. The acquisition price for Wisma Genting and Segambut Land imply a 6.3% and 4.7% discount to the market valuation respectively.
The purchase price at: a) RM635 per sq ft for Wisma Genting; and b) RM65 per sq ft for Segambut Land. Rental savings and income from property investments. Genting Malaysia is currently the single largest tenant for Wisma Genting, occupying 8 floors and 2 basement levels for an annual rental of about RM3.0m. Apart from the rental saving , group will also receive an annual rental income of RM17.3m from other tenants. Together with the savings, investment in Wisma Genting will provides a decent yield of 0.7%. Annual rental savings of about RM0.3m is also expected from the Segambut land as group is the sole tenant renting part of the land as storage area for its buses and limousines . As the Segambut land is only 12% occupied as storage, there is potential to convert the remaining land for property development.
#1: You cannot just say to yourselves that this related party transactions was transparent and above board. You must have the appearance of being transparent as well. Having the same-one valuer does not look good. By right, both the companies should appoint their own valuer, not just one valuation company.
#2: Board composition:
Genting Malaysia (Resorts)
Alwi bin Jantan - Independent director
Wan Sidek Rahman - Independent director
Mohd Haniff Omar (on Genting Bhd board)
Lim Kok Thay (on Genting Bhd board)
Clifford Herbert - Independent director
Loh Bee Hong (on Genting Bhd board)
Lin See Yan - Independent director - (on Genting Bhd board as Independent director as well)
Quah Chek Tin - Independent director - (on Genting Bhd board as Independent director as well)
Mohd Zahidi Zainuddin - Independent director
Thillainathan Ramasamy - Genting Bhd's Independent director
Chin Kwai Yoong - Genting Bhd's Independent director
Nik Hashim Nik Yusoff - Genting Bhd's Independent director
How can you justify having 2 independent directors THAT sits on both companies, one which owns 47% of the other, and call those two directors as independent directors??? Somebody give us a proper business dictionary please!!!!
You not only need to be transparent in your dealings but must appear to be transparent as well. The board's composition for both boards have more double counts than really independent directors. Something needs to be done already with regards to the board's composition, because if not, every single related party transaction now and in the future will ALWAYS be seen in a "conspiratorial" manner. For such an important and visible and international listed company, professionalism and global best practices should be adopted. The company should try to shed its "family company" image if its to continue to global investors respect and recognition for being a well run, transparent, professional and 'above board at all times' kind of company.
#3 Cash extraction - The move may be interpreted as the parent extracting cash from Genting Malaysia. Technically, the move actually provides good yields to Genting Malaysia. But that is not the point or the major concern - if its good for one party, it must be not so good for the other party. Questions will surface as to why Genting Malaysia is being used to keep properties and land, is that a long term strategy to accumulate properties or a slipshod move, neither here nor there. Why is Genting Berhad hiving off assets, is that a long term strategy to be purely gaming - NO of course, have you had a look at Genting Berhad's portfolio???
#4 - Genting Berhad's portfolio dissection - Please tell me how the RPT make sense when in your portfolio of assets you have the following:
a) Genting Malaysia 47%
b) Genting Singapore 54.3%
c) Genting Plantations 54.7%
d) Landmarks 30.3%
e) Oil & Gas ?? (RM1.9bn market value)
f) Power ?? (RM3.0bn market value)
g) Licensing & mgmt fees ?? (RM5.7bn market value)
If you wish to do as you like, then for heaven's sake take the whole bloody thing private. If you want to run it like a family concern, take the whole thing private. You cannot try and tap capital and have investors on board (no matter how small they may be compared to the controlling interest) and still run it like its a family affair.
Considering that the mainshareholder of Genting Berhad shows only Kien Huat Realty with 32.32%, the next few substantial shareholders stand at: 3.8%; 3.57%; 3.3% and 2.6% ... that clearly shows that the free float is huge, i.e. the minority interest is bloody huge.
To the minority interest of Genting Berhad, I am sure having an open tender would have shut 99.99% of us up, it would have shut me up for sure. An open tender may have gotten a better price for Genting Berhad ~ why leave that question mark in our minds, leaves a bloody bitter taste even for such a small transaction. If we cannot "trust you" in these small transactions, how can we trust you in bigger ones?
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This is the major problem with many Malaysian family or individual owned conglomarates, just name a few: Genting, IOI, Lion Group, Berjaya, Maxis that run their companies without any regards for minority shareholders' interest. One should only buy their shares in a hit and run manner. Never mention the word "invest" for this kind of companies.
Obviously only Western and Japanese managed companies such as Nestle, Dutch Lady, Aeon etc deserve your truly long term investment money. At least you won't be spooked by the bloody RPT or whimsical action as and when the tycoons have the itch for it.

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They're used to double takes and the question "Do you have twin telepathy?" They've known each other their entire lives so when it came to decide what colleges they would attend; they figured what was four more years together? Kristen and Katelyn Desrosiers, Beth and Mary Fullerton and Emily and Kylee Sullivan can relate to all of the above and in turn make up the unique Crusader athletics twin trifecta.
While many sets of twins have been part of Holy Cross athletic teams, this is the first time in Holy Cross history that three different sets of twins are donning the purple and white on three separate teams.
Kristen and Katelyn Desrosiers, sophomores from Gorham, Maine, initially thought they did not want to attend the same college. But when it came down to making a choice, the girls had similar desires for what they wanted from a school and both chose Holy Cross. Kristen, who swims freestyle and IM and Katelyn, who swims breaststroke and IM are both psychology majors, and agree that the best part of Holy Cross is the people and being part of the swim team. "I love our team," Katelyn said with a smile.
Growing up, the Desrosiers twins were always on the same swim team and people often felt that it was easier to tell which girl was which in the pool than out. "People can tell us apart by our strokes," Katelyn said. In high school the girls would often take advantage of their similar looks by switching places in class. "Our teachers couldn't tell, but our friends could," said Kristen.
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Can we make better graphs of global temperature history?
Combining this data is certainly a challenge, and there are multiple approaches that could be used that range from the very simple to the very complex. More subtly the uncertainties need to be properly combined also. Issues range from temporal and spatial coverage, time-dependent corrections in d18O for long term geologic processes or ice volume corrections, dating uncertainty etc.
Finally, rendering the graphics calls for additional skills – not least so that the different sources of data are clear, that the views over different timescales are coherent, and that the graphics are in the Wiki-standard SVG format (this site can be used for conversion from pdf or postscript).
Suggestions for other data sets to consider, issues of calibration and uncertainty and trial efforts are all welcome in the comments. If we make some collective progress, I'll put up a new post describing the finished product(s). Who knows, you folks might even write a paper…
This post was inspired by a twitter conversation for Sou from Bundunga and some of the initial data links came via Robert Rohde (of Global Warming Art and now Berkeley Earth) and Dana Royer.
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- D.L. Royer, R.A. Berner, I.P. Montañez, N.J. Tabor, and D.J. Beerling, "CO2 as a primary driver of Phanerozoic climate", GSA Today, vol. 14, pp. 4, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/1052-5173(2004)014<4:CAAPDO>2.0.CO;2
- D. Royer, "Atmospheric CO2 and O2 During the Phanerozoic: Tools, Patterns, and Impacts", Treatise on Geochemistry, pp. 251-267, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-095975-7.01311-5
- L.E. Lisiecki, and M.E. Raymo, " A Pliocene-Pleistocene stack of 57 globally distributed benthic δ 18 O records ", Paleoceanography, vol. 20, pp. n/a-n/a, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2004PA001071
- S.A. Marcott, J.D. Shakun, P.U. Clark, and A.C. Mix, "A Reconstruction of Regional and Global Temperature for the Past 11,300 Years", Science, vol. 339, pp. 1198-1201, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1228026
- M.E. Mann, Z. Zhang, M.K. Hughes, R.S. Bradley, S.K. Miller, S. Rutherford, and F. Ni, "Proxy-based reconstructions of hemispheric and global surface temperature variations over the past two millennia", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 105, pp. 13252-13257, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0805721105
- F.C. LJUNGQVIST, "A NEW RECONSTRUCTION OF TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY IN THE EXTRA-TROPICAL NORTHERN HEMISPHERE DURING THE LAST TWO MILLENNIA", Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, vol. 92, pp. 339-351, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0459.2010.00399.x


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Health HEADLINES
The Supreme Court will not reconsider the part of President Barack Obama's health care law that requires employers to provide basic health insurance for their workers or pay a tax penalty.
Depression is alarmingly common in older Americans. It's highly treatable, but a number of obstacles, led by a nagging generational stigma surrounding mental health, often stand in the way of proper care.
Two months after its disastrous debut, the federal web site for enrolling Americans in health insurance under President Barack Obama's health care law has improved markedly, and many consumers are now likely to be able to use it to select insurance plans.
The Obama administration said Sunday it had met its deadline to fix the major problems that have hobbled the federal health care website since its disastrous debut two months ago, but officials acknowledged that further repairs are necessary.
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration outlined Sunday how the troubled HealthCare.gov website has progressed since its disastrous debut two months ago, while acknowledging that the site must be improved further.
LOS ANGELES-Americans have been eating worse than in previous years, according to a newly released poll of more than 150,000 adults.
Relations between President Barack Obama and Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear have not always been friendly. When Obama paid his first presidential visit in May 2011, his fellow Democrat was somewhere else. Later, Beshear lashed out at the administration's environmental regulators, telling them to "get off our backs."
In Oregon, a state envied for its high tech, sign-ups under the new federal health-care law have been anything but.
As legalized medical marijuana gains acceptance across the country, a long-smoldering question burns a little hotter.
Most people who get a concussion seem to regain normal brain function within a month or two at most. But doctors have no way to predict which patients are in that group and which will suffer long-term cognitive problems.
Dermatologist Dr. Fredric S. Brandt has planted himself at the front lines of the war against aging, launching two new anti-aging skin care lines.
Carmen Quinones wasn't feeling well when she got home one day last month after getting some blood work done to monitor her diabetes.
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By Jaret Poland, Knicks Fan Since '93
The Knicks opened up the preseason with a last-second win over the new-look Boston Celtics, 103-102. The minuscule margin of victory belies just how dominant of a performance the Knicks put on in the first three quarters before the veterans took a seat. It's very clear how hard the team has been working in practice and it's great to see that translate to competitive play right off the bat.
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My latest article for Sex Is Magazine is out, and it's about faking orgasms. Have you ever faked it, and did your partner ever know?
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Go to the link to read the rest.You think your lover is seeing fireworks, when in reality, theyre reenacting Meg Ryans infamous Ill have what shes having restaurant scene in When Harry Met Sally.
Ryan isnt the only screen star who has had to fake it on film. Katherine Heigl reported that recreating orgasms for The Ugly Truth with Gerard Butler was grueling. Oh, my God, it was a nightmare, she said in an interview. It was really exhausting legs dancing under the table and all the tensing up of the body. By the end of the day, I felt like Id run a marathon. No one wants to orgasm 35 times a day!


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On financial regulatory issues, Republicans have recently retreated back to the idea that all we need to do is to ensure adequate capital requirements at the largest banks. If they can handle anything that comes across with their own reserves, then taxpayer money is secure and the free market can sort out everything else.
There's a place for capital requirements, though I disagree with conservatives that it's the only regulation we need. But it's important to point out that, despite more stringent capital rules from the international Basel III regulatory reforms (which get phased in between now and 2019), the capital standards that the Federal Reserve recently proposed are in many ways inadequate to this ideal of having the banks relying on their own reserves when they run into problems. In fact, in a rare display of election-year bipartisanship, two Banking Committee Senators – David Vitter (R-LA) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a top target of Republicans – wrote the Fed yesterday asking them to revisit the capital requirements and forcing larger capital reserves on the biggest banks.
Basically, the Fed's capital reserves plan envisions higher standards on Systemically Important Financial Institutions, though the amount of those higher standards is not yet clear. But this places all banks that reach the SIFI threshold, whether regional banks or large Wall Street mega-banks, under the same standard. And the risks aren't weighted the same way among those institutions. In their letter, Vitter and Brown write that "Systemic risk capital buffers should be imposed based upon the actual risks posed to the system, not merely in response to designation as a SIFI."
Basically, Vitter and Brown want higher capital requirements on "mega-banks," and it's really not hard to make the distinction: we have four banks – Citi, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase – that control assets totaling more than half of GDP. Add in Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs and you capture almost all of the derivatives contracts and 93% of all trading revenues. Those six banks are twice as large as the next top 50 US banks, COMBINED. You don't need to go too much further than this. The Basel Committee themselves agreed that the largest banks in the world, including 8 in the US (State Street Bank and Bank of New York Mellon are the others), should be held to a higher capital standard.
"Placing higher capital requirements on megabanks is a common sense way to fix the dangers of too-big-to-fail. The megabanks should bear their own risks and have their financial incentives properly aligned in a way that protects U.S. taxpayers," Vitter and Brown wrote, in a letter than includes copious footnotes. "However, in order to do so properly, you must have the board revisit the proposed rule to implement Basel III and modify the rule to include a SIFI surcharge significant enough to change the incentives for the largest banks."
I think there are plenty of things you can do to wring the risk out of the financial system and promote saner, more responsible banking that focuses on consumer lending and allocation of capital. But as long as Republicans want to lean on the crutch of capital requirements, it's worth teaming with them (even the likes of Vitter) to actually get a workable and consistent standard that will help prevent too big to fail and continual bailouts.
It's a long letter, so check it out here. Politico has more. The Fed only proposed their rule, so there is still time for a modification.


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Malaysiakini (English: "Malaysia Today") is a news website published in English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil. Since its launch on 20 November 1999, it has been widely considered to be one of the leading non-government owned paid-news agencies in Malaysia. Compete.com estimates that Malaysiakini now attracts over 10,000 unique visitors in May 2009.[3] Alexa ranked malaysiakini.com as the 16th most popular web site in Malaysia (ahead of The Star) in 2008.[4] In 2013, Malaysiakini's parent company launched two sites - business portal KiniBiz kinibiz.com and internet TV news site KiniTV kinitv.com. [1] [2]
Unlike most news sources in Malaysia, Malaysiakini remains free from government regulation and thus widely considered to be the country's most independent news portal. Malaysiakini has gained both praise and notoriety by regularly covering subjects and viewpoints deemed taboo by the mainstream broadcast and print media.
Malaysiakini was founded by Premesh Chandran and Steven Gan in November 1999. Frustrated with constraints on his previous reporting for The Sun, Gan decided to use the Multimedia Super Corridor pledge to create a space for uncensored journalism.[5] The site began with a staff of five journalists and a starting budget of $100,000.[6] Gan served as its editor-in-chief. For its first story, Malaysiakini posted a report on 20 November criticizing the practices of Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia's largest-circulation Chinese-language newspaper. Sin Chew Jit Poh had doctored a photograph of Malaysia's ruling party to remove Anwar Ibrahim, who had recently been imprisoned for corruption. According to BBC News, the Malaysiakini report led to "worldwide infamy" for Sin Chew Jit Poh, and the newspaper later issued a public apology.[7] In April 2001, Malaysiakini made news again when it discovered and reported the secret detention of 10 political activists.[8]
The Malaysiakini website is updated daily, except for certain public holidays. Its news coverage concentrates mainly on local events, with a strong emphasis on items related to Malaysian politics. Malaysiakini also publishes columns, blogs and features that offer diverse viewpoints, both on local and international issues. Malaysiakini claims to practice an editorial policy that is consistently supportive of justice, human rights, democracy, freedom of speech and good governance.
Malaysiakini publishes its readers' opinions in its letters section. The letters section has generated active participation from readers of all races and religions and of various ideological backgrounds, creating an open arena of public debate unseen in Malaysia since the 1960s. Among other common topics are taboo subjects such as migrant workers, AIDS, Islam and racial quota systems. Malaysiakini claims to avoid exercising excessive editorial control on the letters section, as it attempts to foster a spirit of reasoned discussion.
In September 2012, Malaysiakini was admitted to receiving grants from National Endowment for Democracy and other organisations. Premesh Chandran, the CEO of Malaysiakini said that Malaysiakini is "transparent about such partnerships". The foreign grants "form a small part of Malaysiakini's budget". He also said that Malaysiakini is 70% owned by its co-founders and staff. He claimed that despite receiving grants from international donors, the editorial independence was not compromised. He said about the matter in a statement in response to media reports following controversy over funding provided by National Endowment for Democracy to human rights group such as SUARAM and a host of other organisations, including Malaysiakini.[9]
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Malaysiakini applied in 2010 for a license to circulate the newspaper in print, which was rejected by the Home Ministry. It successfully appealed in the High Court and the High Court judged that Malaysiakini was to be issued a publication permit. The Home Ministry appealed the High Court decision in the Court of Appeal. The appeal was dismissed. Legally victorious, the newspaper requested the Home Ministry again for a permit. However, the application was rejected again.[10]
Malaysiakini has attracted its fair share of controversy. In March 2001, police in the Malaysian state of Selangor lodged a report against the website for quoting comments questioning the official death toll from racial rioting in the city of Petaling Jaya. In July of the same year, a university student leader filed a report claiming that a letter published on Malaysiakini bearing his name was not written by him.
However, the most serious incident occurred on 20 January 2003 when Malaysiakini was raided by the Malaysian police. Four servers and 15 personal computers from its office worth RM150,000 (US$39,500) were seized during the raid. The police raid was instigated after the right-wing cadres in UMNO Youth, an arm of the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), complained that a letter written by "Petrof", a reader, and published on Malaysiakini's website was seditious. In its police report, UMNO Youth claimed that the letter had questioned the special rights and privileges of the Bumiputras that are enshrined in the Constitution. Additionally, UMNO Youth claimed that the letter also contained false allegations that the Malaysian government was unfair to other ethnic races in the country. The seizure of the hardware temporarily silenced Malaysiakini, though it eventually resumed its normal operations.
On 1 April 2005 Malaysiakini published a fake news report alleging that four unnamed senior government officials were being charged for corruption. The report turned out to be an April Fool's joke, albeit published with the intention of casting the spotlight on official corruption, a problem still rife in Malaysia. These caused quite a stir in Malaysia with the government ordering a probe on the news organisation.
Awards and recognition[edit]
In 2001, Malaysiakini won a Free Media Pioneer award from the International Press Institute.[11]
Gan himself won a 2000 International Press Freedom Award of the Committee to Protect Journalists,[5] "an annual recognition of courageous journalism".[12] In July 2001, Businessweek named him one of the "Stars of Asia" in the category "Opinion Shapers" for his work with the website.[8]
See also[edit]
- ^ "Malaysiakini's 'About Us' Page". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 6 November 2012.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "No Time Like Tomorrow". The Economist. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ 175,000 visitors in 2008
- ^ Malaysiakini overtakes Star online rankings
- ^ a b "IPF Awards 2000 - Announcement". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2000. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Steven Gan, editor Malaysiakini". PBS NewsHour. 2000. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Malaysia's first online paper". BBC News. 20 November 2000. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Steven Gan: Editor-in-chief, Malaysiakini". Businessweek. 2 July 2001. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "Malaysiakini admits to receiving foreign funds". thestar.com.my. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ "Malaysiakini, FZ Daily denied print permits because they run sensational news, says Zahid". The Malaysian Insider. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ "ICIJ Journalists: Steven Gan". International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "CPJ International Press Freedom Awards 2011". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- Chin, James (2003). MalaysiaKini.com and its Impact on Journalism and Politics in Malaysia. In K.C. Ho, Randy Kluver, & C.C. Yang (Eds.), Asia.com: Asia Encounters the Internet, pp. 129–142. London: RoutledgeCurzon. ISBN 0-415-31503-4.
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Lilongwe — Drought in parts of Malawi spelled disaster for farmers like Saukila who live from harvest to harvest, surviving on what they can grow. Fortunately other areas of the country were spared, leaving a surplus that WFP and its partners are using to assist communities hit by the drought.
Beneath a clear blue sky, Saukila Black is bent double, hoeing the parched, dark earth of the small plot she farms near Phalombe in southern Malawi. The dry heat is intense at this time of year as farmers across Malawi wait for the rainy season to start. Tied snugly to her back as she prepares the ground for planting, is her nine month old daughter - one of five hungry mouths that she will have to feed until the new harvest arrives in March next year.
As subsistence farmers, Saukila and her husband plant each year in the hope of growing enough food to last them through to the next harvest. But last year, the lack of rain spelled disaster. The maize they harvested barely lasted the family three months, and when it ran out, the hunger season began early.
"For now, we have cut back and we only eat in the morning and at night," Saukila says. "It's always difficult for the children to go to sleep on an empty stomach, so we skip lunch and eat in the evening."
Devastated harvest
Saukila is among almost 2 million people in southern and central Malawi whose crops from the last harvest were devastated by the drought. Around 1.8 million people are receiving monthly food rations from WFP, while just over 100,000 will get cash to buy food, delivered to them through mobile phones and local banks as part of a new programme that has been set up by WFP.
Rising food prices on local markets and fuel shortages that are slowing the transportation of food to areas where the shortages are being felt, have exacerbated an already challenging situation.
"We started in August, and we are increasing our assistance as we go further into the lean season," says Marta Fontan, head of WFP's sub office in Blantyre, on the frontline of the emergency. "We give them pulses for protein, cereals, corn soya blend and oil. It's a family ration to help them survive and also to make sure that if they have one goat, they don't sell the assets they have. We want to help them to avoid getting into a bad situation."
With the new rainy season due to start imminently, anxiety levels are rising in the smallholder farming communities of southern and central Malawi. The decision about when to plant their seed is a gamble. Get it right and they have a chance of avoiding another long hungry season. Get it wrong, and they will lose their investment in seed and fertiliser, and face another year of shortages.
Erratic rains
"The rains have been so erratic," Saukila says, recalling the trials of the last planting season, "We planted for the first time, and the crops died due to the lack of rain. We then planted for a second time, and they didn't survive. It was only at the third attempt that they finally grew."
Fortunately, the rains did not fail all over Malawi during the last planting season. In some areas of the country, farmers produced a healthy surplus and this is being moved to regions that have been worst affected by the drought. In an arrangement known as "twinning," UKAID is paying for the transportation of 25,000 metric tons of maize donated by the Malawi government, from its Strategic Grain Reserve in Lilongwe.
At the food distribution site in Phalombe, smallholder farmers queue patiently in the searing heat to register for food. Their monthly rations include bags of the maize that have been moved from the Strategic Grain Reserve in Lilongwe and rations of pigeon peas purchased in Malawi using UKAID funding, as well as Super Cereal - part of a US$20 million donation from the United States Agency for International Development.
"The food that WFP is providing here in Phalombe is really making a difference," says WFP Field Monitoring Assistant, Patricia Nyongopa. "They are now having breakfast, lunch and dinner, which they would not really manage without WFP's help."


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Professor Finkel was the recipient of Loyola Marymount University's Distinguished Teaching Award in 2009.
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At Brigham and Women's Hospital, study seeks to assess effect of mothers' voices on premature babies
Amir Lahav peered into the incubators where his premature twins slept, their frighteningly tiny bodies entwined with tubes and wires. This was a world very different from the womb, he thought.
It wasn't just the ventilators and the IV lines that made him anxious for Mia and Agami, born 3 1/2 months too soon. A musician and a neurology researcher, Lahav also worried about the din of the neonatal intensive care unit. The soundscape of the womb had been replaced by beeping alarms, pagers, ventilators, and talking.
"Every time the door was open, there was so much noise coming in from the room,'' Lahav said.
He persuaded Dr. Steven Ringer, chief of newborn medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, to allow him to play a recording of his wife, Galit, speaking to the infants. When the parents could not be there to snuggle the babies directly on their skin, the recording could be played on a small speaker in their incubators. He hoped it would make the hospital sound more like the womb, in which babies can hear their mother's muffled voice and heartbeat.
At the time, in 2007, Lahav was thinking with his gut, not his head. But he began to realize this was a critical period — a time when the twins' developing brains were especially malleable, with neurological connections being formed and molded as easily as Play-Doh. He wondered whether the abrupt change in the acoustic environment could be one reason that premature babies are more likely to have developmental problems later, including learning disabilities, cognitive or language deficits, or attention problems.
So when the infants finally left the neonatal intensive care unit after about 2 1/2 months, Lahav returned with a proposal to rigorously test whether exposing preemies to maternal sounds could affect their health — both in the hospital and later in life.
Researchers have found that music can have effects on the brain. A small 2007 study led by Dr. Claudius Conrad at Massachusetts General Hospital found that critically ill patients who listened to music had reduced stress hormone levels, lower blood pressure and heart rate, and less need for sedation. Dr. Gottfried Schlaug, a neurologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, has found that a therapy that combines tapping with one hand while singing words and phrases on two pitches can help stroke patients regain speech.
"There seems to be this interesting connection with sound and music and brain function, so it certainly makes sense on the common-sense level,'' Ringer said. "It's a tremendous leap from there to saying it can facilitate neurodevelopment, but to me, it's an intriguing enough question that it's worth examining it.''
A few studies have looked at the effect of a mother's voice on preterm infants and they hint at possible benefits. Lahav persuaded Ringer to allow him to explore the question systematically and he was hired as director of the neonatal audio facilitation program at the Brigham. He and his team worked up ways to record and safely deliver sounds similar to those in the womb. Last summer they launched the trial, in which babies are randomly assigned to receive either a 45-minute dose of maternal sounds four times a day or normal care.
Maggie, born 10 weeks early, was one of the preemies selected. Nicole Lamar went to the neonatal intensive care unit recording studio where she read a book, talked to Maggie, and sang a song. Her heartbeat was recorded as well.
Lamar said she didn't have time to prepare her thoughts, but found words pouring out; after all the stress of the previous few days, she suddenly had so much she wanted to say.
The recordings were passed through filters and Lamar's heartbeat was superimposed, to approximate how it might sound in the womb, resulting in a soothing, muffled message of love: "Hi Maggie, it's Mama. I wanted to tell you about all the people who are waiting for you at home,'' she said, introducing her to her big sister, Addie.
Initially, Lamar said, all the concerns are short-term: "Are her lungs going to be OK?'' But gradually, parents begin to worry longer term, and about brain development. "They really can't offer any assurance that long term she will be OK,'' Lamar said. "You want to give your child every opportunity.''
The results aren't in yet — the study is in its earliest stages, with Lahav still enrolling the 100 babies he hopes to sign up, and seeking grants to support the research. Lahav says there are encouraging though extremely preliminary data: Babies listening to maternal sounds seem to have fewer spells of apnea or bradycardia, episodes in which breathing stops or heartbeat slows.
Interest is growing in the idea. Dr. Frank Pigula, a cardiac surgeon at Children's Hospital Boston, has begun to collaborate with Lahav and wants to test whether altering the environment in the cardiac intensive care unit, where babies born with congenital heart defects recover from surgery, could help their developing brains grow and organize.
Alterations to care in the neonatal intensive care unit have already been shown to have beneficial effects. Heidelise Als, director of neurobehavioral infant and child studies in the psychiatry department at Children's, has developed a care method that emphasizes skin-to-skin contact and detailed observation and attention to the baby's stress levels. Studies that track babies who receive this type of care have found a range of effects, from improved feeding and growth to better cognitive abilities and motor skills.
Als said any study that demonstrates a way to improve vulnerable premature babies' health long term would be exciting, but she also worries that a technological intervention is the opposite of what research has already shown to be beneficial.
"My fear is the results will be, 'You won't need to be there. You can record your voice and give it to your baby,' '' Als said. "That would be the saddest and most devastating result.''
But for parents like Lamar and her husband, Nathan, who spend as much time as they can each day with Maggie and find it heartbreaking to leave, the study is already having positive results by providing a little comfort.
"Every day I feel like my head conflicts with my heart,'' Nicole Lamar said. "My head knows this is the best place for her to be, to get strong. In my heart, I want to scoop her up and take her home.''
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Penguins' Neal leaves Thursday's game
Oct 3, 2013, 9:56 PM EDT
The Pittsburgh Penguins got the win Thursday, but it came with a price.
James Neal left the game and did not return, although initially there was no reason given as to why.
According to the Penguins' official Twitter account, Neal suffered an "upper-body injury" and head coach Dan Bylsma didn't want it aggravated in just the first game of the season.
Neal will be evaluated tomorrow, as per Bylsma.
Penguins' goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, who has put on some forgettable playoff performances over the past two years, made 27 saves for the shutout. Pittsburgh defeated the New Jersey Devils by a score of 3-0.
It was also Cory Schneider's first regular season start for the Devils.
- killerpgh - Oct 3, 2013 at 9:59 PM
Neal was a game time decision for the game after missing practice the last few days. Looks like it was the wrong decision as far as his health goes.
- curioustraveler13 - Oct 3, 2013 at 10:03 PM
That was a great way to start the season. Fleury had some incredible saves for his shutout. Scuderi was a huge acquisition this offseason. This team isn't even fully healthy and their dominating. I am so happy to have regular season hockey back.
- jpelle82 - Oct 4, 2013 at 9:26 AM
it was the devils…dont get too excited. dominating implies they've done it more than once, being the first game and against a pathetic team, its hard to say they are dominat-ing. they dominated the devils though, as they should have.
penguins fan.
- macgrubie - Oct 4, 2013 at 10:06 AM
New / pens hockey fans are funny!
- antmel30 - Oct 3, 2013 at 10:29 PM
Curious you do realize that nj is horrible this year. Their top scorers are all over 35? Plus this isn't the playoffs so fleury is fine till you get there. I love Pitt fans always pumped they are the regular season champs. Enjoy the win but calm down with the dominate talk you beat probably one of the worst teams in hockey this year. I am convinced after reading your posts you are a fare weather fan. I respect true Pitt hockey fans but most of your comments are horrible. Learn the game and research before you make your dumb comments
- curioustraveler13 - Oct 3, 2013 at 10:34 PM
Haha season ticket holder for 10 years (only 26) never leave early even when were being blown out. Always support my team through the ups and downs. Yep you got it bud I'm a fair weather fan. If you think New Jersey is crap just wait to see how the division shakes out. I bet they will be top 3 in the metropolitan. I meant we dominated that game by the way not like I meant were going to dominate all season after game 1. It wouldn't suprise me though.
- flyersfan82 - Oct 4, 2013 at 7:32 AM
A fan for 10 years? There were no pens fans prior to 2005.
- hazlydose - Oct 4, 2013 at 12:54 AM
The devils have always had our number. Their trap gives the Pens breakout fits.
- chasbeattie313 - Oct 4, 2013 at 9:33 AM
Unfortunately for flyersfan there have been Penquins fans since the later 60's &the Pgh. Hornets, and yes it is great to be back with a full season. Also hoping to have full seasons with both Crosby & Malkin.
- gregman98 - Oct 4, 2013 at 6:52 AM
Speaking of dumb comments, a "fare" is something you pay.
Be fair to the rest of us and learn some grammar before you post.
- pitpenguinsrulez - Oct 3, 2013 at 10:31 PM
Already dominating? Sorry man I'm a Pens fan here and I won't call that dominating yet. It's not like the March of The Penguins we had earlier this year. It's still the first game of the year. Despite the Pirates crapping the dust earlier vs St. Louis in Game One atleast the Penguins were able to make the second half of Bucs 'n Pucks a success. It always puts a smile on my face when Captain Crosby scores a goal!!! Overall a solid game with an awesome result!
- curioustraveler13 - Oct 3, 2013 at 10:46 PM
Meant dominated that game without letsng and Neal. Not the season.
- malkinrulez - Oct 3, 2013 at 10:43 PM
Nice win for Pens but NJ was in our end most of the 2nd period. Pens had 3 shots in 2nd that being said defense looked tighter and Flower was amazing. Overall without Letang and Neal was a nice win.
- antmel30 - Oct 3, 2013 at 10:57 PM
Curious your going to put the devils third in metro ahead of teams like blue jackets, rangers, caps, flyers and islanders. You are insane. I hope you remember that statement. The devils are never easy to play but to consider them a top 3 team is nuts. I am convinced you have not a spec of knowledge for the gm. The metro is toughest div in my opinion in hockey followed and maybe even to Atlantic. I would love to know you facts to support jersey being a top three team in metro. They are stacked with a 42 yr old jägr a 30 something Elias with maybe a yr or two left in league 42 yr old broduer who they won't bench out of respect and Clowe who is old and declining fast
- curioustraveler13 - Oct 3, 2013 at 11:28 PM
Goaltending and smart defensive game is the reason I put the devils in the top 3 of the metro. All those other teams you mentioned have blemishes and ill stand by my words at the end of the season.
- hockey412 - Oct 4, 2013 at 8:01 AM
So great to see Fleury have a great game! Still got caught out of position on occasion, but a really solid start.
- whammy71 - Oct 4, 2013 at 8:56 AM
As I drove into work today, I could swear I saw PDPW workers preparing for the imminent parade that will occur in 9 to 10 months!
Ha ha ha!!!!! Just kidding. Good win last night. MAF looked good, but it is the regular season and he always looks good n the reg season. It'll be interesting to see where this season takes the Pens.
- martysbetter - Oct 4, 2013 at 10:06 AM
The first period was rough for the Devils, but a little more puck-luck and this game could have been a lot closer. Specifically that behind the back catch Fleury had no business making, the wide open net that Zidlicky decided to not shoot into, and a couple of other chances that just wouldn't go.
As a Devils fan I'm going to take the fact that we out-shot and out-possessed the best offensive team in hockey as a positive, the goals were a result of some terrible defensive breakdowns but I don't expect those to be the norm.
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ZANU-PF has no money in its coffers and has been relying on a US$5 million bank overdraft that was converted into a loan, a Central Committee financial report to the party's 13th annual people's conference revealed.
The report states that ZANU-PF has been experiencing tight liquidity challenges in the last four years, and called for long-term solutions to "its precarious financial position, especially considering the forthcoming harmonised elections, which the party should win at whatever financial cost".
The picture being painted by ZANU-PF in its financials is in sharp contrast to the lavishness recently displayed by the party.
Of late, the party spent US$20 million on a Presidential inputs scheme, drawing questions from its inclusive government partners who demanded explanations on the source of funding for the project which President Robert Mugabe is using as a campaign tool.
The party has also awarded its workers an annual bonus paid out in November while transport and housing allowances were increased in February this year.
Also, the venue of the conference in Gweru, dubbed the Gweru Convention and Exhibition Centre was hastily built at a cost of US$6,5 million, money which the party says came from "donors", amid allegations that ZANU-PF is secretly siphoning proceeds from Chiadzwa diamond sales where securocrats have been placed in influential positions and the army is heavily invested.
The party has also bought over 400 brand new all terrain vehicles, some of which are still parked at the ZANU-PF headquarters, in preparation for the 2013 harmonised polls.
But the Central Committee financial report to the Gweru conference says since the introduction of the multi-currency system in 2009, the party has been relying on the overdraft which amounted to US$5 million by February 2012 against an income of US$4,6 million.
"The overdraft was converted into a loan of US$4,5 million and an overdraft facility of US$500 000," reads part of the report.
The report states that the repayment obligation of the loan is US$125 000 "which is unsustainable". The facility attracts an 11 percent interest per year.
In admitting that it has limited revenue inflows, ZANU-PF said that the major expenses during the year emanated from constitutional meetings, salaries and loan servicing.
Staff salaries chewed close to US$2,5 million, loan repayments US$1,650 000 and constitutional meetings US$725 241. But the report also states that US$2,6 million had been budgeted for the Gweru conference.
The party lists card sales, subscriptions, donations, government grant and fundraising as its main sources of income.
The party's financial position come after revelations by this newspaper two months ago that some ZANU-PF-run companies were tottering on the brink of collapse after failing to pay their statutory obligations such as taxes.
Workers at some of the struggling companies warned that they may end up filing for liquidation after going for several months without being paid in what would essentially put the last nail in their coffin.
ZANU-PF has since independence in 1980 invested in real estate, listed and non-listed stocks in order to sustain its operations from rental income and dividends.
Contrary to expectations, the majority of the investments have failed to declare dividends and are, instead, crying out for recapitalisation at a time the party cannot sustain itself from subscriptions raised from its membership as well as funding received through the Political Parties Finance Act, which prohibits local parties from being recipients of foreign funding.
The party narrowly survived eviction by the Catering Industry Pension Fund from its Gweru offices in June this year over unpaid utility bills and rentals amounting to about US$6 000, underlining the depth of its financial woes.
The party also operates a string of companies, among them Zidco Holdings, Treger Holdings, Cater-craft, Jongwe Printers, Zidlee and Fibrolite, which are reportedly trading below the red ink and desperately in need of fresh capital to reinvigorate them.
The bulk of these companies have been beset by mismanagement, resulting in some of their workers failing to get their salaries on time.
Since dollarisation in February 2009, the party's companies have continued to sing the blues with efforts to turn them around failing to bring tangible results.
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The Defense Department has proposed striking the language from the FAR, the guiding document for all government acquisition, as part of a batch of legislative suggestions sent to Congress at the end of March. While the precise number of contracts considered commercial across the federal government under "of a type" classification is unknown, critics fear the proposal could have a chilling effect on the government's ability to access commercial technologies.
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