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There will be a cookout the introduce the new football coach and the 2013 football team of our beloved high school (Sol. CJ). It will take place on the 20th of July at 1:00 PM at the high school. Admission if free! Please come out and support our school.
This is also the year of our (SCJHAHOFA) second annual Hall of Fame Induction/banquet ceremony.This great event will take place at the John H. Miles (formerly the SCJ high school ) gymnasium. The time of the event will be from 6:30 to 9:00 PM. The price of the tickets is $35.00.
For tickets call: Charlie Smith @ 912-224-6052 or 912-356-3353
Horace Luten @ 912-398-7199
Robert Sherman @ 912398-0273
Frank Ellis @ 912-826-9785
This year we will induct six (6) or more former athletes and award two (2) or more citations. Please come out and support us !
Thanking YOU in advance !
Ahmad Faheem Shabazz (AKA Henri Stroman) President "1962"
July 1, 2013
Attention! Attention! All SCJ Classes,
Early registration is being expended for you to win a special 2013
Grand Reunion T-shirt with you class year on it if a minimum of
15 members of your class register with full payment for the reunion
on or before July 31, 2013. Please contact JoAnn Mitchell (912) 233-5851
or Arthur Mae Battise (912) 925-8932 for additional information.
Also be reminded that our regular scheduled monthly meeting will be
held on Saturday, July 13, 1023, 1 p.m. at Wilmington Baptist Church.
We look forward to you joining us and help plan our Grand Reunion.
George Maxwell
Rev. Dr. Marvin W. Kirkland (SCJ class of "61") -
AUSTELL, GA - …..Rev. Dr. Marvin W. Kirkland,
69 passed away Thursday at Wellstar Cobb
Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete
at this time and will be announced at a later date
by Williams & Williams Funeral Home. or
www.williamsandwilliamsfuneral home.com
Williams & Williams Funeral Home (912-234-1634 )
Savannah Morning News June 29, 2013
Additional information: Funeral Services are
scheduled for Friday, July 5, 2013 exact time to
be determined, between the hrs. of 12 noon or
1pm, at Asbury United Methodist Church,
1201 Abercorn St., Savannah, GA
(912-236-4792. Please confirm the correct
time via the funeral home, church or
local newspaper.
Sending @ the request of Dickie Jones
("61)/ and George Maxwell ("63")
Thank You
Mildred Jones (64)
Attention! Attention! All SCJ Classes,
You can win a special 2013 Grand Reunion T-shirt with you
class year on it if a minimum of 15 members of your class
register with full payment for the reunion before June 30, 2013.
Please contact JoAnn Mitchell (912) 233-5851 or Arthur Mae Battise
(912) 925-8932 for additional information.
George Maxwell
Sol C. Johnson National Alumni Association
P. O. Box 13712
Savannah, GA 31416
George L. Maxwell, President
April 1, 2013
Greetings Fellow Atom Smashers,
Sol C. Johnson High School 's 2013 Grand Reunion weekend will be
held on Friday, December 27 through Sunday, December 29, 2013 at
the Hyatt Riverfront in downtown Savannah. A pre-banquet "Meet
and Greet" will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, December 27 and the
Grand Reunion dinner/dance will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday,
December 28 (see attached itinerary). Limited seating is anticipated
so please register early because there will be no on-site registration.
Enclosed you will find several attachments including ticket information,
souvenir ad/patron/memoir information, and a return form which
indicates the different levels of commitment and participation for this
event. Please return the enclosed registration form as early as possible
(before June 30, 2013) in order to be eligible for giveaways and door
prize drawings at the banquet.
Host hotel room rates for SCJ Grand Reunion guests are $149 per night,
single/double (regular) and $199 per night, single/double (riverside view).
Room reservations can be made by calling the Hyatt Regency Savannah
at (912) 238-1234 or http://savannah.hyatt.com. Other hotel accommodations
are available in the area.
Joint class reunion activities and grand reunion activities are encouraged
and several classes are already planning their individual class reunion
activities to interact with some of the grand reunion functions.
Great idea !!! It's roughly nine months before SCJ Grand Reunion 2013
and I'm already beaming with excitement and anticipation of seeing each
of you during this stellar weekend … In true Blue and Orange spirit.
G. L. Maxwell
G. L. Maxwell
President, SCJNAA
"Not to Equal but Excel"
Early registration – June 30, 2013 – Regular registration due by November 1, 2013
(Be one of the first 100 persons to register by June 30, 2013 and your name will be entered in a drawing for
giveaways and door prizes totaling $200. Drawings will be done at the Banquet.)
MAIL TO: Sol C. Johnson National Alumni Association, P. O. Box 13712, Savannah, GA 31416
For Additional Information Contact:
JoAnne Mitchell (912) 233-5851 -- Brenda Graham Hamilton (912) 236-9221
Arthur Mae Battise (912) 398-5233 or George Maxwell (904) 272-8793
Sol C. Johnson National Alumni Association
P. O. Box 13712
Savannah, GA 31416
George L. Maxwell, President
April 12, 2013
Friday December 27, 2013 Meet/Greet & Registration
6 p.m. – 12 a.m. Hospitality Parlor, 4th Floor
Hyatt Riverfront Hotel
Saturday December 28, 2013 Registration & Banquet
6 p. m. – 9 p.m. Hyatt Riverfront Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor
9 p.m. – 12 a.m. Blue & Orange Dance
1st Floor Riverside Room
Sunday December 29, 2013 Worship Service
11 a.m. Site to be determined
(Proposed site: SCJ High School Auditorium
With lunch to follow worship service in the
Rotunda of the main entrance of the
Hyatt Regency Savannah Single/Double (Regular) - $149/night
2 West Bay Street Single/Double (Riverside view) - $199/night
Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 238-1234
Sol C. Johnson National Alumni Association
P. O. Box 13712
Savannah, GA 31416
George L. Maxwell, President
February 8, 2013
Greetings Fellow Johsonites,
In response to the many requests and questions by scores of graduates of SCJ concerning our next grand reunion, The SCJNAA has begun early planning and preparations for a grand reunion in late 2013. Many other questions are being asked by Johnsonites who desperately want to have a successful grand reunion in the tradition of past grand reunions. Some of these questions include but are not limited to the following:
· When will this grand reunion be held?
· What will be the schedule of events?
· What will it cost for full participation in the grand reunion?
· Can various classes celebrate their individual class reunion with the grand reunion?
And on and on and on …
Well how about this for the next SCJ grand reunion ……the dates for the grand reunion 2013 will be December 27 – 29, 2013!
The venue for the grand reunion 2013 will be the Hyatt Riverfront Savannah. The schedule for the grand reunion 2013 will be:
The cost for full participation and for individual events has not yet been determined, but will be decided soon.
Individual class reunion activities are welcome and may be integrated with the grand reunion activities.
Other activities are also being considered at this time to ensure that your time at the grand reunion 2013 will be filled with exciting and memorable things as we make new atom smasher friendships and renew old ones.
The events committee of the SCJNAA is working very hard to "bring it" to you, your classmates, family and guests. So please mark your calendars now and commit to being in Savannah the weekend of December 27 – 29, 2013 for this very special time in the history of our dear alma mater.
George L. Maxwell
President SCJNAA
(904) 272-8793
Arthur Mae Battise
Events Committee Chair
(912) 398-5233
Margaret I. Hunter
Communication Secretary
The Savannah Tribune Remembers Bettye Anne Battiste
Bettye Anne Battiste, 64, educator, community servant, and author transitioned from this life on July 13. She lived a rich and spontaneous life that typified a penchant for learning, teaching, family and friends.
She was born to William and Lillian Battiste on July 28, 1947 and was preceded in death by her mother. Her formal education was in the Savannah- Chatham County Public Schools, which culminated as a top-ten graduate from Sol C. Johnson High School in 1965, where she was a student council and yearbook enthusiast. Bettye Anne graduated from Savannah State University in 1969 with a BS degree in Biology. She received a full fellowship to the State University at Brockport, New York in 1971, where she received her Masters in Urban Education and finished Summa Cum Laude. Bettye Anne continued her postgraduate studies at the University of Florida where she earned a doctorate in Early Childhood Education.
Dr. Battiste taught students from primary school through college levels. Her professional career began in Brockport, New York where she was the director of the State University of Brockport Childcare Program and later taught first grade at Public School 27 in Rochester, New York. She directed a Head Start program in Houston, Texas, impacting the lives of hundreds of inner-city school children. Returning to Savannah, she worked as an administrator at SSU and later began a career at Armstrong State Atlantic University from which she retired in 2007 as professor and department head of Early Childhood Education. During her tenure at AASU, Dr. Battiste took a sabbatical from 1998-2002 and served as Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools with the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System.
A member of St. Phillip A.M.E., Dr. Battiste faithfully served on the Celestine Guild. Other memberships included: Leadership Savannah; Leadership Georgia; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; National Council of Negro Women; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Savannah State University National Alumni; Sol C. Johnson National Alumni, and the Mandingo Socio-Civic Club.
In 1984, she was elected to the Savannah-Chatham County Public School Board. She served nine years, representing the 2nd district and enjoyed a short tenure as School Board President. Dr. Battiste was a prolific writer. Along with professional articles and extensive research, she published Cycles of Unfinished Business, a novel that highlighted Black middle-class life in Savannah. Two other works and countless journals remained unpublished at the time of her death.
Bettye Anne enjoyed journaling, cooking, traveling, reading, and golfing. She was devoted to her family and friends. It was not unusual for her to surprise one of them with a wrapped gift from one of her adventures, an excerpt of something she had read or written, or a blooming orchid or floral bouquet. Her quick wit and unmatched, whimsical expressions rendered audiences speechless, peeling with laughter, or simply reflecting.
She leaves to mourn: Theron "Ike" Carter, her devoted husband of 24 years; her father, William Battiste, Jr.; a sister, Antoinette Battiste; nephews Marlin Heyward (Tamaira) of St. Petersburg, FL, and Quentin Heyward of Philadelphia, PA; grand niece and nephew Sydney and Brandon Heyward of St. Petersburg; Charles Heyward (brotherin law), and many other relatives. Also grieving are numerous friends, professional associates, members of St. Phillip Monumental, sisters of Delta Sigma Theta, and the Sol C. Johnson class of 1965.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority , Inc. will conduct an Omega Omega Service on Wednesday, July 18 at Adams Funeral Home at 7:00 PM. Memorial service will be held on Thursday, July 19, 11:00 AM at St Phillip AME, MLK Blvd, Reverend Scottie Swinney officiating. Please convey your thoughts and remembrances of Bettye Anne on our website: AdamsFuneralServicesInc.c om.
Sol C. Johnson Athletic Hall of Fame Association Formed
It has been over fifty years since Sol C. Johnson's first quarterback Frank Ellis, Jr. approached the line of scrimmage poised and collected, looked over the defense and took the snap from starting center, Johnny Sears. The play, twenty two quickie, and off tackle handoff to George Atkinson who scampered to the endzone. On October 22,2011, the Sol C. Johnson Athletic Hall of Fame held its first meeting at the home of Coach Otis Brock. The Constitution and By-laws were established and officers elected. The officers are: President, Faheem Shabazz; Vice President, Frank Ellis, Jr; Recording Secretary, Robert B. Sherman; Corresponding Secretary, Brenda Graham Hamilton; Acting Treasurer, Frank Ellis, Jr.; Financial Secretary, Horace Luten; Parliamentarian, Abdul Haqq; Chaplain, Benjamin Walker; and Sergeant At Arms, Freeman Mack.
Consistent with the policies and procedures of the organization, an Honor's Court was appointed by the president. Its function is to receive all nomination forms, documentation and supporting materials submitted by nominees for induction into the Hall. The Honor's court will make selections for a current class based on the eligibility criteria and the merit of the supporting materials. The court will present the names of the proposed candidates to the body for its affirmation. Individuals appointed to the court are Coach Otis Brock, Coach Floyd Morris, Mr. William Jackson, and Mr. Clevon Johnson.
In accordance with the constitution and by-laws of the organization, membership shall consist of alumni, students, teachers, parents, and friends, past, present, and future of the Sol C. Johnson High School. Membership is ten dollars ($10) annually. For further information please call Frank Ellis Jr at 912-826- 9785. All members will be published.
Calling All Classes of SCJ
To be represented
In the
"Class Call Drive"
Each Class is asked to donation $100
To help defray the cost of an ailing PA
System in the school's gym
Your support is greatly needed, collectively with your Class or individually, by making a
personal donation and indicating your Class
and SCJ Gym PA in the Memo section of your check.
Please mail your donation to:
SCJ National Alumni Association
P. O. Box 13712
Savannah, GA 31416
Sol C. Johnson High School
Class of 1963 ~ 50th Class Reunion
Dear JHS Class of 1963:
We are in the early stages of planning our 50th class reunion. Your help is needed in compiling a contact list. The hour is late, and the list needs to be created as soon as possible. The success of our reunion depends largely on our getting a good turnout from as many class members as we can. So, spread the word and encourage as many of our classmates as possible to come along. We need you to send us names, phone numbers, mailing addresses, and e-mails of class members. Put the word out on Facebook and Twitter too.
If you are interested in working with the reunion, your participation would be appreciated. Direct all questions to our contact information below. Your participation is what will make our reunion great!
The next correspondence will be a poll asking your choice of dates and interest in participation.
Peace, Love, and Friendship,
The Planning Committee
Co-Chair Co-Chair Co-Chair
Dorothy White Luke Benjamin Stewart Juanita Washington Elmore
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National Alumni Association
P. O. Box 13712
Savannah, GA 31416
Just A Reminder!
Please join us for our monthly meetings on the 4th Saturday of each month at 3:00 pm. Meetings are held at the First African Baptist Church of East Savannah, 401 Treat Avenue- (912) 232-8981 (unless otherwise specified). Your expertise and help are needed to assist in implementing plans for the 2012 calendar year.
Visit the SCJ National Alumni Association at www.scjnationalalumni.com or contact our President, George Maxwell, at firstname.lastname@example.com or (904) 272-8793.
October– December 2011 News and Events
It is the intent of the Sol C. Johnson National Alumni Association to serve, encourage and support the student body, administrative staff, faculty, parents and the community of Sol C. Johnson High School.
SCJNAA exists to provide scholarships, finan-cial and other support and assistance as needed for the advancement of the school and to provide opportunity for alumni mem-bers to reconnect with each other. This or-ganization further commits to help students, faculty, staff and the community to maintain the school's philosophy:
"Not to Equal but Excel!"
SCJNAA Officers
George Maxwell, President
JoAnn Mitchell, Vice President
James Burke, Corresponding Secretary
Arthur Mae Battiste, Recording Secretary
Deborah Benjamin, Financial Secretary
Ronald Hightower, Treasurer
Gerladine Taylor, Chaplin
Daniel Brantley, Historian
Margaret Hunter, Reporter
Julius Green , Parliamentarian
*None of the above email address have hyphens. They are visible due to their lengths.
The association yearly dues are $35.00.
Alumni T-shirts are available for $15.00.
Please make all checks and money orders
payable to:
SCJ National Alumni Association
P.O. Box 13712
Savannah, GA 31416
Class Representatives
October– December 2011 Events
Sol C. Johnson
Class of 1962
50th Year Reunion
October 1, 2011
Dear Class Member,
We have begun planning our 50th Year Reunion and these are the plans: The date will be July 21-22, 2012 at the Johnny Harris Restaurant.
We want everyone to have an enjoyable time at a reasonable price. The space will accommodate 200 people. We will sell only that amount of tickets at $40 per person.
If, at all possible, or available, we will have meeting every second Saturday of each month at 2 p.m. at Johnny Harris Restaurant on East Victory Drive to make plans for our Reunion. Please be prepared to have lunch with us. We hope you will make plans to be with us. If you have any ideas or want to work on any committees, please let us know.
Mail your comments or concerns to:
Arthur Mae Branch Battise, Chairperson, 14401 Coffee Bluff Road,
Savannah, GA 31419, (912) 925-8932, or
Gertrude Richardson Jordan, Co-Chairperson, P. O. Box 35, Meridian, GA
31319, (912) 437-4507
SCJ's 1st Principal Passes Away
Mr. Alflorence (Al) Cheatham
Alflorence (Al) Cheatham, age 83, was born April 14, 1927, in Philadelphia, Pa. He passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at Red Cedar Medical Center, Menomonie. He proudly served his country in the Marines, MPC, Camp Leyeine, N.C. He held the rank of Private First Class, USMCR and was honorably discharged as a disabled World War II veteran.
He retired from Stout University after 10 years as a professor in the Education Department. He is survived by his loving wife, Rita, and two stepsons, Mike Jaenke and Jason Peterson, all of Menomonie; two daughters, April English of Boston, Mass., and Lesley Pruett of California; mother-in-law, Marion Jaenke of Tucson, Ariz.; brother-in-law, Lonnie (Jeanie) Jaenke of Elk Mound; sisters-in-law, Teresa (Wayne) Schilling of Glenwood City, and Patty (Lee) Berg of Tucson, Ariz. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews, and one granddaughter.
Al was loved by many for the special friendships he built and his willingness to always help others.
All of our lives were touched and enriched by knowing him.
The family would like to give a special thank-you to Dr. Steven Brown, and the nurses and aids at Red Cedar Medical Center for making Al's final days as peaceful and comfortable as possible.
Coleman honored for service to Johnson High School
Hometown Hero Video: http://www.wtoc.com/global/story.asp?s=11893841
Judging by the more than 200 friends, colleagues and former students who filled Savannah State's King-Frazier Ballroom for a retirement banquet commemorating his contributions, he did just that.
"I tried to make their experience with me a memorable one that they would remember," Coleman said. "I'd say, 'I want you to remember something that we did in this classroom or on the football field or on the track, and remember it for the rest of your life.' "
When the school year ends in June, Coleman's years of service will come to a close. Coleman said he and his wife, Vernelle, plan to spend time with family, volunteer within the community, and make more frequent use of their football season tickets at Florida A&M University, his alma mater.
"There a lot of things in mind that I'd like to do," Coleman said. "...Now I don't have anything to hold me back."
The banquet's Master of Ceremonies, Gerald "Lil' G" Arrington, opened the evening with an anecdote many of today's students under Coleman can relate to.
"Coach Coleman does not know me by name," Arrington said. "He knows me as Young Man. 'How are you today, Young Man?' 'I'm good coach.'"
College star
Prior to embarking on his long teaching and coaching career, Coleman starred at FAMU. There he played tackle, was named the team's Most Outstanding Lineman and was an All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Honorable Mention. He helped the Rattlers win the Black College National Championship in 1959, 1961 and 1962, and after college, signed with the Houston Oilers and later with the Buffalo Bills.
He began his coaching career in Statesboro with stops in Albany and Pensacola, Fla.
Coleman arrived at Johnson High School in 1978 as teacher and head football coach and has served as athletic director.
Among the achievements Coleman said he was most proud of is having helped the Atomsmashers football team do something no other team in Savannah has managed to do: defeat Camden County.
"Since Camden County came in the region, we're the only team in the region that's beat them," Coleman said. "We beat them two years in a row in '91 and '92. Jim Walsh was the coach. He handled the offense and I handled the defense."
Also a mentor
Johnson principal Freddie Gilyard said Coleman's reach at the school far exceeds athletics.
"He is first and foremost a teacher," Gilyard said. "And he recognizes how important it is to hone the kids' interest in the classroom and make sure they do well first there. We're losing a great leader."
In his time at Johnson, Coleman has served as a mentor not just to his students and athletes, but also to teachers and athletic directors throughout the city.
Peggy Johnson, athletic director of Savannah's public schools, recalled her first year as athletic director at Savannah High School in 1996, and Coleman's help in her learning on the job.
"I was really green," Johnson said. "He is somebody who had always taken the time, come over to you, it doesn't matter who you are, coach or athletic director, and say 'I'll help you.' I've seen him do that with kids, adults, it didn't matter."
Beach athletic director Ronald Booker, a basketball coach for more than 30 years, first met Coleman when he was a student-athlete attending Beach.
"Coach is an innovator," Booker said. "He's abreast of what's going on politically and how it relates to athletics not only locally but around the state. I think all of us have at one point come to him for advice or to find out what's going on because Coach Coleman always seems to know."
Seeing a ballroom full of people there to thank him for his years of service, Coleman said he felt he owed them thanks.
"It's like you wake up and God says 'Come into the kingdom, and these are your people,'" Coleman said. "They are a part of me. They made me. They made me be a better person."
P. O. Box 13712
Savannah, GA 31416
George L. Maxwell, President
June 22, 2009
Greeting Fellow Atomsmashers,
It has been my pleasure for the past fifteen months to serve as your National Alumni Association president. This time has been filled with excitement, fun and a lot of reflections on what might be called "the good ole days." We have rekindled old friendships and started up some new ones too. Our active membership has grown from a precious handful of dedicated smashers to over seventy-five and counting.
Membership renewal is in progress now with the membership year starting July 1, 2009. So please renew early. The events committee and the membership committee have planned several exciting and fun-filled membership drives for this year. Our goal for this year is to double active membership. And for your convenience a membership renewal form is included with this mail out.
You will be pleased to know that your SCJNAA is presently involved with several projects that are of great importance to our association and our alma mater. A few of these projects are:
۩ Safe side walk project: to eliminate an unsafe walk area in front of the school.
۩ Athletic Hall of Fame: to include all athletic accomplishments of SCJ's athletes, coaches and staff.
۩ Atomsmasher Class Call: an appeal to all classes of SCJ for a minimum donation of $100 for the replacement/updating of an aging PA system in the gym.
۩ SCJNAA Chapter formation: establishment of National Alumni Association chapters in Savannah and Atlanta.
۩ Teacher Recognition Affair: program recognizing the contributions of past and present teachers, administrations and staff of SCJ.
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As you can see from this list all Johnsonites every where are going to be needed to bring these rather ambitious projects to a successful conclusion. Therefore, as president of your SCJNAA, I am sending out an Atomsmasher call to action to Johnsonites old and new, near and far, active and non-active to come to the aid of our dear alma mater. Sign up for active alumni membership or renew your current membership today. If membership form and payment is received before July 1, 2009, you will receive a free SCJNAA T-shit (regular cost of T-shirt is $15.00).
I look forward to hearing from you in the very near future. And thanks you for all you do or plan to do for our beloved Alma Mater.
George L. Maxwell


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Central Butte exploded on Saturday.
The small town of approximately 450 residents – located about 100 kilometres northwest of Moose Jaw – saw close to 1,500 people inhabit it during centennial celebrations this past weekend, that according to Mayor Al Klassen.
Current and former residents, as well as guests, started showing up for registration last Thursday, but it wasn't until the next day that celebrations kicked off with an outdoor volleyball tournament, a scavenger hunt and a family dance featuring local band Bradford's Corner.
As a born and raised Central Butte resident, Klassen found the town's 100th anniversary celebrations to be even more special.
"What made it special was there were a lot of people – approximately 1,500 people – that joined us for this celebration," Klassen told the Times-Herald over the phone on Sunday. "Their presence and the conversations throughout the few days really completed the story for us, especially for people who have lived here all of our lives."
Klassen also noted how enthusiastic the atmosphere around the town was during the celebrations, which included the unveiling of the centennial project on Saturday: a cenotaph.
The new cenotaph included 300-plus memory bricks that were sold and installed as a pathway leading up to the cenotaph.
"It was fitting because it portrays the contributions that so many folks have made over the last 100 years," Klassen said of the cenotaph. "It has all the names of all the people that were involved in connection with the First World War and the Second World War, and their names are now engraved in granite."
In addition to the cenotaph, a commemorative town clock was installed along Main Street.
Although there were two pancake breakfasts, a slo-pitch tournament, a parade complete with floats and a Show 'N' Shine, it was the plethora of reunions – football, health care staff and high school – that, in Klassen's mind, truly highlighted the centennial celebration.
"With so many people coming home and seeing people they haven't seen for a number of years, it was exciting to watch," he said. "It was special to see."
Nathan Liewicki can be reached at 306-691-1256 or follow him on Twitter @liewicks

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- Peanuts: plant more in April
- Shut down maturity
- Adequate seed supplies
• Specialists now say they would like to see 25 to 30 percent of the crop planted in April if possible.
• In a lot of years, growers without irrigation have moisture in April, but it dries out in May.
• Soil temperature should be a concern in April, however.
Shut down maturity
During four or five of the last seven peanut harvests in Georgia, temperatures by Oct. 20 were cold enough to shut down maturity, notes Beasley.
"If you don't start planting your crop until June 5, June 10 or June 15, you run the risk of getting to Oct. 15 or Oct. 20, and having temperatures so cold the crop doesn't mature properly. That'll reduce your yield and grade."
While he goes against previous recommendations, Beasley says he encourages growers to plant more of their crop in April.
"This will help you and the entire peanut industry. In a lot of years, growers without irrigation have moisture in April, but it dries out in May. I would like to see 25 to 30 percent of our crop planted in April if possible. We're planting too many peanuts in June, and we need to get away from planting any in June if possible," he says.
He cautions, however, that soil temperature should be a concern in April. "It should be at least 65 degrees or higher for several consecutive days. Do not plant with a cold front approaching or ahead of a big rain event. Such an event can lower the soil temperature.
"I'm a little concerned about the 65 degrees to be honest with you. In tests, we've seen a pretty dramatic jump in germination rates going from 65 to 70. So we shouldn't plant too early in April."
(Over the years there has also been a lot of interest in peanut seeding rates. How much can rates be cut before economics come into play? The answer to that question can be found at http://southeastfarmpress.com/peanuts/peanut-seeding-rates-under-scrutiny).
In the past two years, researchers have conducted trials planting four cultivars for seven consecutive weeks, says Beasley. Last year, they started planting on April 19 and finished May 31.
"We planted Georgia-06G, Georgia-10T, Georgia-07W and Georgia Greener. April 26 was the highest average yield of the seven planting dates, and Georgia-06G gave us the highest yield. We could make good peanuts when we plant in April and early May just like we did in the old days."
Going into 2012, Beasley says there essentially are five peanut cultivars with adequate seed supplies — Georgia-06G, Georgia Greener, Georgia-07W, Florida-07 and Tifguard. There also are some new varieties, and there will be limited supplies of those this year, including Georgia-10T, Georgia-09B and FloRun '107.'


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Two Irvine synagogues are turning to congregants for money to fund building expansions that are expected to break ground this spring.
Delayed by difficulty finding a lender, University Synagogue hopes by May to start the year-long remodeling of a shuttered ice rink into a 1,500-seat sanctuary and six classrooms, said Dennis S. Klarin, a Newport Beach accountant and president of the Reconstructionist congregation. Irvine's Commercial Capital Bancorp is expected to lend most construction financing, while congregants will be asked to make up the remainder, he said.
University's 570 families presently hold services and religious school classes in rented space shared with a church, which uses the facility on Sunday. "We don't find that adequate," Klarin said, as conflicts for space often force congregation activities into homes and restaurants or scheduling at inopportune times. But financial constraints will mean a further delay of renovations to the rink's upper floors, Klarin said.
In December, Chabad of Irvine also asked congregants to contribute toward a $1 million expansion that would more than double its existing 4,000-square-foot facility, which serves about 100 children. Plans initially called for a 10-month building project beginning in April on adjacent land, acquired for $1.5 million last June, Rabbi Alter Tenenbaum said.
But, he added, the developer has yet to finalize plans.
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The Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin (SASM) is a Joint Powers Agency formed in 1979 to consolidate the wastewater collection, treatment, water reclamation and disposal needs of about 28,000 residents in Southern Marin County.
SASM is made up of six Member Agenices (MA's). They are: the City of Mill Valley, Tamalpais Community Services District, Almonte Sanitary District, Alto Sanitary District, Homestead Valley Sanitary District and Richardson Bay Sanitary District. Each Sanitary District has one seat on the SASM Board of Commissioners.
Each MA owns, operates and maintains a sanitary sewer system. These sewer systems connect to the main sewer lines owned by SASM which carries the wastewater to the wastewater treatment plant.
At the wastewater treatment plant, the water flows through several treatment units which reduce and remove a variety of pollutants and organic materials. The processed wastewater is disinfected and pumped 6 miles to Racoon Straits in Tiburon for deep water discharge into the San Francisco Bay.
To see how a typical wastewater system functions, please visit Go With the Flow, an informational website provided by the Water Environment Federation.
Processed wastewater is further treated, or reclaimed, and used for landscape irrigation. The City of Mill Valley Parks Department uses reclaimed water throughout Bay Front Park. Use of reclaimed water for landscape irrigation saves precious fresh water supplies for domestic use.
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The HRIS Business Analyst, Benefits Administration will serve as a business analyst for the planning, development, and implementation of various Benefits projects, as well as other HRIS initiatives.The HRIS Business Analyst is responsible for analysis and design of CONNECT (PeopleSoft) business solutions and provides expertise and advice to internal customers regarding the use of CONNECT to assist with benefits-related business objectives and projects. Analyze HR systems functionality issues and review new releases, making corrections and updates as necessary to determine applicability.Develop testing methodologies and perform extensive testing on all systems modifications, updates, fixes, new releases, and information systems requirements (e.g., Disaster Recovery Testing).
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management or Management Information Systems required; master's degree preferred.Alternative education combination of AAS or HS diploma and six years of related experience will be considered.Certification as SPHR or HRIP preferred.Minimum of five years in HRIS with strong knowledge of Oracle/PeopleSoft Benefits Administration experience is required.
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Fitness on the Fly: Meet Our Expert
Men's Fitness is excited to announce that we've teamed up with Joe Dowdell, CSCS the founder and CEO of PEAK Performance, one of New York City's premier personal training facilities, to release a weekly training series Fitness on the Fly.
Fitness on the Fly will provide readers/viewers with fast, training specific videos on a variety of topics including exercises to know, cutting edge training techniques and some of the secrets of the pros.
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Stay tuned for the weekly launch beginning on Friday, August 3rd, 2012.
Meet Our Expert: Joe Dowdell, CSCS
Joe Dowdell, CSCS, is a personal trainer and strength coach to some of the world's top athletes, actors, models, and CEOs. The founder and CEO of Manhattan's Peak Performance gym, Dowdell is the author of Ultimate You and has contributed to the following books: Mario Lopez's Knockout Fitness, Men's & Women's Health Big Book of Exercises, and 50 Cent's soon to be released fitness book Formula 50.


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Shoppers are going to be hunting like hounds for good deals this season. I've gathered together a set of statistics and surveys that put some numbers to the predictions.
SEO, Blogging, and PPC are at the top of marketer's priorities for the next 6 months hinting that companies are becoming more familiar and comfortable with new media as a prime directive. In addition a shrinking emphasis on the corporate brochure site provides hope that reaching out to the customer has finally arrived as a marketing technique.
A textbook case of damage control after a negative blog post, deconstructed in a non-scientific, but novel way that attempts to show the effects of intervention by savvy brand managers familiar with social media.
The North American SEM industry grew from $9.4 billion in 2006 to $12.2 billion in 2007, exceeding earlier projections of $11.5 billion for 2007 and marketers are finding more search dollars by poaching budget from print magazine spending, website development, direct mail and other marketing programs. The SEMPO study released today offered some good news […]
I was really surprised by the new study by Arbitron, called "Infinite Dial 2008: Radio's Digital Platforms" showing 33 million Americans age 12 and older listen to web radio, a growth of 14% over 29m last year. Thirteen percent of Americans age 12 or older (an estimated 33 million people) listened to online radio in […]
Jakob Nielsen's latest Alertbox post "Bridging the Designer-User Gap" is almost a follow up to the "Myth of the Genius Designer" which I consider one of my favorites from him. Red emphasis mine. ….There's a big gap between designers and the majority of users. …. Generally, if you're a member of a design team, you […]


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Army Staff Sgt. Taelimu Totive has been awarded the Commander's Coin of Excellence in recognition of outstanding individual specific achievement, accomplishment, or performance within or outside the service member's assigned job responsibilities or line of duty.
The military coin is a powerful symbol used by commanders to promote pride, build cohesion, increase morale within a unit, and show personal appreciation to service members.
Totive is a drill sergeant with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 19th Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Okla. She has served 12 years in the military.
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Journal of Inverse and Ill-posed Problems
Editor-in-Chief: Kabanikhin, Sergey I.
IMPACT FACTOR increased in 2015: 0.987
Rank 59 out of 312 in category Mathematics and 93 out of 254 in Applied Mathematics in the 2015 Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Report/Science Edition
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Modified Landweber iterations in a multilevel algorithm applied to inverse problems in piezoelectricity
1Bauhaus Universität Weimar, Graduiertenkolleg "Modellqualitäten", Berkaerstr. 9, 99423 Weimar, Germany. Email: (email)
Citation Information: Journal of Inverse and Ill-posed Problems. Volume 17, Issue 6, Pages 585–593, ISSN (Online) 1569-3945, ISSN (Print) 0928-0219, DOI: 10.1515/JIIP.2009.036, August 2009
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In piezoelectric applications, especially when the devices are used as actuators, the piezoelectric materials are driven under large signals which cause a nonlinear behavior. One way to model the nonlinearities is by functional dependencies of the material parameters on the electric field strength or the mechanical strain, respectively. The focus lies in the inverse problem, namely the identification of the parameter curves by appropriate measurements of charge signals over time. The problem is assumed to be ill-posed, since in general measured data are contaminated with noise. The solution process requires regularizing methods where modified Landweber iterations are in the focus. Implementations of modified Landweber iterations, namely the steepest descent and minimal error method can be shown to perform much faster than classical Landweber iterations due to the flexible handling of the relaxation parameter.
In our application, parameter curve identification in nonlinear piezoelectricity, the sought-for quantities require to be discretized. Therefore, an iterative multilevel algorithm as proposed by Scherzer [Numer. Math.: 579–600, 1998] is investigated where the iterations begin with coarse discretizations of the parameter curves profitting from the inherent regularization property of coarse discretization. At an advanced state of the iterations the algorithm switches according to an inner discrepancy principle to finer levels of discretization. By this, a sufficient smooth resolution of the sought-for quantities can be achieved. Convergence results and the regularizing property of such an iterative multilevel algorithm are proven. Numerical identification results are presented at the end of this article.
Key words.: Inverse problem; piezoelectricity; multilevel; modified Landweber
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Taco Salad Mondays…Sorry too many hot dogs over the weekend..
Not sure what the weather is like in your area, but in Indy it's hot and working it's way to muggy. Which means that the season is here.
This year I'm going to do some more blogging about the Indianapolis Indians than I did last year. The reason for this is that with my new job Victory Field is within eyesight and that was a huge plus to me.
Don't get me wrong. I'll still be watching my Reds games and/or listening to them on the radio (which can still at times be the best way)
So on to my baseball thoughts of the week.
First off, we are two weeks away from starting this marathon and we just cut down our roster. Talk about making sure we picked the right guys. This happens and I'm okay with it, but it makes me wonder if this was because the talent was just that good, or that we had some real questions and didn't know who had the answers.
Scotty, Scotty, Scotty! I like seeing you heathy and hitting homers. Enough said.
Corky's still the most under rated player in spring training. He's picking off runners, hitting ok, it's just sad to know this is his prime time.
How much longer till we really know the rotation? Will Chapman really make it full time before Homer Bailey…if so why so much loyalty to him?
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Though Laura Wood leads a busy life as a designated Enrolled Agent and cofounder, with her husband, of Florida-based National Accounting and Management Services, or NAMS, the October Accountant of the Month doesn't forget to stop and smell the roses. In fact, she makes a point of it, when flying above them in her powered parachute.
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African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption and Related Offences
"Ratification is the beginning of a process and not an end to itself. The requirements of the Convention will now have to be translated into national laws, policies and practices and the appropriate institutions put in place at the level of the AU Commission."
Akere Muna, Vice Chair of TI's international movement
- Press Release: African anti-corruption convention: implementation is key
- About the AU anti-corruption convention
- Obligations under AU anti-corruption convention
- TI's main provisions of concern
- Examples of TI national chapter activities promoting the AU anti-corruption convention
- List of countries that have ratified the convention
- "Repatriation of looted state assets: selected case studies", Global Corruption Report 2004
"An introduction to the African Union Convention against Corruption", Akere Muna, Global Corruption Report 2004
- Download the brochure: Understanding the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption and related Offences (in French)
- For more information on TI's work on anti-corruption conventions, visit TI's thematic pages.
- Related TI press releases
About the AU anti-corruption convention and TI's main provisions of concern
The African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption and related offences (AU anti-corruption convention) provides a comprehensive framework and is unique among anti-corruption instruments in containing mandatory provisions with respect to private-to private corruption and on transparency in political party funding. Other strong points of the AU Convention are mandatory requirements of declaration of assets by designated public officials and restrictions on immunity for public officials (Art. 7) The AU anti-corruption convention also gives particular attention to the need for the media to have access to information (Art. 12)
Transparency International (TI) was invited as observer during the drafting of the AU anti-corruption convention. In November 2001 and September 2002, representatives of Transparency International participated actively in two expert meetings in Addis Ababa to discuss drafts of the African Union anti-corruption convention and made oral interventions on numerous topics at those meetings. The TI team, which included lawyers from Cameroon and Zimbabwe, also prepared written submissions to the AU Secretariat for circulation to delegates. Some of their proposals were reflected in the final AU anti-corruption convention text, including proposals on illicit enrichment, access to information, funding of political parties, civil society and the media, fair trial guarantees and the follow-up mechanism.
The draft of this convention was approved by the AU Ministerial Conference in Addis Ababa (September 2002). At another meeting in N'Djamena, Chad (March 2003) the AU Executive Council (Foreign Ministers) approved and recommended the draft convention. The AU Convention on Prevention and Combating Corruption and related offences was then adopted by African Heads of State at their Summit in Maputo, Mozambique, in July 2003.
The obligations of the parties fall into the following categories:
- Preventive measures: The AU has extensive provisions on preventive measures in the public and private sectors. These include requirements in the public service of declarations of assets and establishment of codes of conduct. Also included are requirements of access to information, whistleblower protection, procurement standards, accounting standards, transparency in the funding of political parties and civil society participation. It also requires states to establish, maintain and strengthen independent national anti-corruption authorities.
- Criminalisation: The AU Convention calls for criminalisation of a wide range of offences, including bribery (domestic or foreign), diversion of property by public officials, trading in influence, illicit enrichment, money laundering and concealment of property and contains a broad definition of the term public official. Moreover, it includes offences relating both to public sector corruption and private sector (private-to-private) corruption.
- International cooperation: The AU Convention also establishes an international cooperation framework which has the potential to improve mutual law enforcement assistance within Africa. It also provides a framework for the confiscation and seizure of assets.
Follow-up mechanism: The follow-up mechanism provided for in AU Convention Article 22 calls for an Advisory Board of eleven members elected by the AU Executive Council, serving for a period of two years, renewable once. The Board has broad responsibilities for: promoting anti-corruption work, collecting information on corruption and on the behaviour of multinational corporations operating in Africa, developing methodologies, advising governments, developing codes of conduct for public officials, and building partnerships.
In addition, it is required to submit a report to the Executive Council on a regular basis on the progress made by each State Party in complying with the provisions of the AU Convention. At the same time, States Parties are required to report to the Board on their progress in implementing the AU Convention within a year after the coming into force of the AU Convention and thereafter on an annual basis through reports by national anti-corruption authorities to the Board. Further, States Parties are required to ensure and provide for the participation of civil society in the monitoring process.
Transparency International and its partners in Africa actively promote the convention, and lobbied for its ratification.
TI's main provisions of concern
Access to Information (Art 9): The convention states that: "each State Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures to give effect to the right of access to any information that is required to assist in the fight against corruption and related offences". Many countries in Africa do not have an access to information law and where there one there is no effective implementation. TI and its partners in Africa will work to promote access to information laws and encourage citizens to demand for information
Funding of political parties (Art 10): The convention states that: "each State Party shall adopt legislative and other measures to: (a) Proscribe the use of funds acquired through illegal and corrupt practices to finance political parties; and (b) Incorporate the principle of transparency into funding of political parties".
Civil Society and Media (Art 12): This is a very important provision to which civil society and media should hold on. With the convention entry into force, civil society and media are given the legal "framework" to hold governments to the highest levels of transparency and accountability in the management of public affairs. TI and its partners in the region are ready to fully participate in monitoring the implementation of this convention. A monitoring group has been set up in June 2006.
International Cooperation (Art 19): Points 3 (repatriation of stolen assets) and 4 (eradication of corruption in development aid and cooperation programmes) of this provision are of particular interest to TI and its partners in Africa.
Follow up mechanism (Art 22): The convention states that there shall be an Advisory Board on corruption within the African Union. With the convention entry into force, it is imperative that this Advisory Board is set up without much delay. The TI monitoring group plans to provide support to this Board to ensure its effectiveness.
Examples of TI National Chapter activities promoting the AU Anti-Corruption Convention
The Algerian Association for the Fight against Corruption, TI's group in Algeria has written letters to the government, met with government officials, commented on draft legislation and conducted workshops in order to promote ratification and implementation of the AU anti-corruption convention.
The TI national chapter in Ghana, the Ghana Integrity Initiative, wrote to their government to press for ratification of the AU and UN Conventions and has worked with the local chapter of APNAC (African Parliamentarians Against Corruption) to promote ratification. Together with APNAC they convened a public meeting on this subject at which government officials made public commitments to ratify promptly.
TI-Nigeria has featured AU Convention ratification and implementation prominently in the anti-corruption day activities. It is part of the Zero Corruption Coalition which conducted two training sessions for journalists in 2005 on reporting corruption, including a segment on the Conventions and how they can be used to combat corruption and enhance the legal framework on anti-corruption. TI-N also frequently refers to the two conventions in advocacy work on legislation and access to information, whistleblowers protection, transparency in the procurement process and provisions for combating political corruption
TI activities promoting the AU anti-corruption convention
With the aim to making the Convention accessible to a wider audience, TI produced a "Plain Language Version" that broadly explains the features of the Convention, the offences it covers, the obligations of States Parties, the rights of individuals, civil society and media, and issues related to the trials for corruption and related offences under the Convention. Download the brochure: Understanding the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption and related offences (in French)
To help governments and civil society organisations better understand what steps are needed to comply with the Convention requirements and what challenges and obstacles are to be expected with respect to implementation, Transparency International commissioned country reviews of legal and political challenges to the domestication of the Convention.
Transparency International organised numerous high level workshops aimed at promoting the convention. Participants included government officials, parliamentarians, civil society activists and media professionals.
List of countries that ratified the AU Anti-Corruption Convention
Countries signed and ratified (15)
Countries only signed
Countries still to sign and ratify
Burkina Faso
Côte d'Ivoire
Central African Rep.
D.R. of Congo
Cape Verde
Equatorial Guinea
Sahrawi A.D.R.
São Tome & Principe
South Africa
Sierra Leone
Selected case studies
Mobutu Sese Seko
Estimates vary on the amount that Mobutu Sese Seko looted from the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire. During the 32 years in which he held power, the country received more than US $12 billion in aid, mainly from the World Bank. Much of that funding vanished, but Mobutu himself claimed to be worth less than US $50 million.
The day before Mobutu was toppled in May 1997, the Swiss authorities ordered all 406 Swiss banks to undertake a systematic search for Mobutu's accounts. They found just US $4 million. The authorities then wrote to the new government in Kinshasa asking for clarification of the ownership of the funds. By 1999 – two years later – there was still no reply from President Laurent Kabila. Why not? As one European politician put it: 'Kabila has simply replaced Mobutu with Mobutuism.'3 The relatively paltry sum of US $4 million was not worth the trouble and expense of proving ownership.
Yet even if the Kabila government had furnished proof of ownership, the Swiss probably would not have repatriated the money, as the following two cases show.
Sani Abacha
General Sani Abacha was military dictator of Nigeria from 1993 to 10 June 1998, when he died suddenly of a heart attack. Estimates of the amount he looted during five years in office vary from US $2 billion to US $5 billion. The upper limit represents about 10 per cent of Nigeria's annual income from oil over five years.8 Abacha was replaced by another military ruler, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, who returned Nigeria to democratic rule. Elections were held in early 1999 and Olusegun Obasanjo was sworn in as president at the end of May of the same year.
Before Obasanjo took office, Abubakar's interim government delivered a clear message to the Abacha clan: Abacha had looted huge sums, and they had to be restored. The government recovered some US $825 million and paid it into a special account at the Bank of International Settlements in Basle, Switzerland. Most of this sum was later spent on housing projects, education and allocations to Nigeria's 36 states.
While a large amount was 'voluntarily' returned, more remained frozen in other jurisdictions, including US $1.3 billion in Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein. Five years after Abacha's death, none of this money has been returned and the Obasanjo government is still trying to reach a settlement.
In April 2003, the Swiss supreme court handed down a judgment that rejected numerous appeals by the Abachas' lawyers, who had sought to prevent the transmission of incriminating documents and, ultimately, the repatriation of the remaining funds. The judgment stopped short of ordering their repatriation. As in the Marcos case, it was preoccupied with ensuring that the defendants receive a fair trial and that their human rights be observed. Following a meeting with the Swiss president in October 2003, however, Obasanjo announced that a mutual agreement had been reached whereby the Swiss would soon repatriate the US $618 million frozen in Switzerland against assurances from Nigeria that the returned funds would be devoted to improving education, health, agriculture and infrastructure.
(taken from: Daniel, Tim: "Repatriation of looted state assets: selected case studies and the UN Convention against Corruption", Global Corruption Report 2004
Related TI press releases
Recovering Africa's stolen money, Berlin, 22 March 2006
Transparency International urges NEPAD leaders to ratify AU Anti-Corruption Convention, Berlin, 22 November 2004
Transparency International urges African leaders to sign and ratify AU and UN Anti-Corruption Conventions, Berlin, 25 February 2004
Transparency International urges AU heads of state to adopt African anti-corruption convention, Berlin, 07 July 2003
Transparency International urges AU governments to approve draft African anti-corruption Convention, Berlin, 03 March 2003
TI co-organises African workshop on developing anti-corruption strategies, Berlin 29 September 2003
Transparency International welcomes draft African convention against corruption, Berlin, 19 September 2002
Selected readings
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Compendium of International Legal Instruments on Corruption (Second edition, New York 2005)
This book contains 21 major relevant international and regional treaties, agreements, resolutions and other instruments. These include both legally binding obligations and some soft-law instruments intended to serve as non-binding standards. The first section of the book contains a very useful summary of international legal instruments. Unfortunately, the ADB-OECD Action Plan for Asia and Pacific is omitted from this comprehensive and highly useful text.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Legislative Guide to Promote the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (2006)
The objective of this practical guide is to assist states seeking to ratify and implement the UNCAC by identifying legislative requirements, issues arising from those requirements and various options available to states as they develop and draft the necessary legislation.
Adede, Dr. A.O. Domestication Of International Obligations (15 September 2001)
L'ETWAL INTERNATIONAL, A Foundation for Law and Policy for Contemporary Problems
This article describes the procedure of implementation of international treaties by states so that the rights and duties contained in such treaties may become applicable and enforceable in the state concerned.
IDASA, Africa Budget Watch (newsletter)
The Africa Budget Watch is a quarterly newsletter with news, training opportunities and research articles on regional budgetary issues. It also provides an opportunity for civil society organisations and other stakeholders across Africa to discuss and share information.
Institute for Security Studies, A Comparative Analysis: - SADC Protocol Against Corruption (2001); - AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (2003); - UN Convention Against Corruption (2003), (November 2004)
The South Africa-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS) has produced a comparative analysis of the SADC Protocol Against Corruption, AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption and UN Convention Against Corruption which is intended to contibute to more effective implementation in the SADC region.
Low, Lucinda, The United Nations Convention against Corruption: The Globalization of Anticorruption Standards (May 2006)
This paper provides an overview of the UN Convention against Corruption with a particular focus on its chapters dealing with criminalization and international cooperation, as well as its provisions for civil liability and collateral consequences.
Muna, Akere, Understanding the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption and related Offences (TI, 2004)
The author is a Lincoln's Inn barrister, member of the Cameroon Law Society and member of the Board of Transparency International and prepared for TI a useful explanatory booklet of about 50 pages on the African Union Convention aimed legislators, journalists and NGO activists.
Podesta, Guillermo Jorge, Notes on Asset Recovery in the U.N Convention Against Corruption (2003)The article is essential for those interested in how the UN Convention will promote asset recovery even though it deals with the draft of the Convention rather than the final text.
Polaine, Martin, The 2003 United Nations Convention against Corruption: Criminalisation
This paper analyses UNCAC´s provisions on the criminalisation of corruption with emphasis on the bribery of national and foreign public officials.
Posadas, Alejandro, Combating Corruption Under International Law, Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law, Vol. 10, No. 2, (Spring/ Summer 2000)
This article reviews the history of the development of the international legal framework with regard to corruption. It looks at the origins of efforts to address the issue starting with post-Watergate investigations and continuing with unsuccessful efforts at the United Nations during the late 1970's and early 1980's. It then examines the emergence and development of international anti-corruption initiatives from the 1990's to the present, resulting in large measure from new international realities of the post-Cold War era. It considers the lessons learned from the experience thus far, the current status of international efforts and raises some questions about existing measures to combat bribery and corruption under international law.
Webb, Philippa, The United Nations Convention Against Corruption: Global Achievement or Missed Opportunity? (1993)
This article explores what happened between the first discussions of an international anti-corruption convention at the United Nations in the late 1970s and early 1980s and the adoption of the UNCAC by the UN General Assembly in October 2003. It discusses the main features of the anti-corruption conventions preceding UNCAC, analyses the UNCAC and reviews its negotiating history, concluding with a consideration of the prospects for the UNCAC.
Selected links
Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ)
SAHRIT- Human Rights Trust of Southern Africa
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UN Convention Against Corruption
This site, covering the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC,) is maintained by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The full text of the Convention is available in all six UN languages, English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Chinese. Background information on the Convention, concise overviews of the Convention's highlights, an up-to-date list of signatories and parties, as well as Convention related documentation, speeches and press releases are all posted on the site. There is also information on country projects, inter-agency-coordination and a link to the Mexican government web site on the High-level Political Conference for the purpose of signing UNCAC. Aside from being a primary resource on UNCAC, the site has more general information on corruption such as an Anti-Corruption toolkit, web links, information on global trends and judicial integrity.
African Union
In its section on Official Documents the website of the African Union provides a list of all Treaties relating to the African Union and a list of signatories. Among the treaties listed is the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption.
International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC)
The IACC is a conference taking place every two to three years to bring together anti-corruption practitioners and policy-makers to discuss key issues and conclusions gathered from the latest experiences worldwide. The last four conferences have included workshops on anti-corruption Conventions.
International Money Laundering Information Network (IMoLIN)
IMoLIN aims to assist governments, organisations and individualy in the fight against money laundering. It includes a database on legislation and regulation throughout the world (AMLID), an electronic library and a calendar of events in the anti-money laundering field.
ISS Internet Portal on Corruption – Conventions Focus
These pages on the ISS Southern African Internet Portal on Corruption feature details of anti-corruption Conventions that are of relevance to African states. This includes a collection of African anti-corruption laws, a copy of this guide as well as a legislative guide which has been written for use by African policy-makers and Members of Parliament. The webpages also include a focus on the SADC Protocol Against Corruption ( a regional instrument relevant to Southern Africa) featuring information on the status of signature and ratification of the Protocol. Also available are electronic copies of handbooks prepared by the ISS for policy-makers in the thirteen SADC members states comparing existing national legislation with provisions of the SADC Protocol Against Corruption.
U4 Website: Anti-Corruption conventions and treaties
The Utstein Anti-Corruption Resource Center, set up by donors for bilateral donor agencies includes a section on anti-corruption conventions and treaties providing summaries of and links to all anti-corruption conventions, as well as other international instruments. It includes an article on how conventions can provide useful tools for bilateral donor agencies at headquarters and in the field and how donors can support convention implementation in developing countries.
UNICORN is a Global Unions Anti-corruption Network set up by the international trade union bodies, the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC), Public Services International (PSI) and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU). UNICORN focuses on multinationals and corruption and compiles information on trade union action in combating corruption.
IDASA—Africa Budget Project
This is the website of the Africa Budget Project (ABP), which is is part of the Budget Information Service, located in Cape Town, South Africa. It is also the regional partner of the International Budget Project (IBP), located at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington, DC. The ABP works to build capacity in civil society and legislatures to participate effectively in budgetary processes in African countries. We are strategically placed to utilize the demand for applied budget work and nurture strong budget organizations that can effectively engage with budgetary issues.
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Marie Parie and her new hit single Dating is heading straight towards the top!
Marie Parie is here and I can honestly say that I do not believe she is going anywhere except straight to the top! Promotion and Marketing new heavy weight MlyricsMusic4u/Architect Media is behind a diamond.
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|GH's Elizabeth: Test Tamperer?
|Tweet Topic Started: Sep 21 2012, 07:55 AM (2,097 Views)
|Sep 21 2012, 07:55 AM Post #1
This week Liz gets her hand on Victor Jr.'s DNA sample. Upon John delivering the DNA sample, she realizes Jason is moving forward with his assumptions and decides to get involve. Elizabeth offers to put a rush on things by putting the results in her name. It is not anything malicious on Liz's part, she just wants to help. However, when the sample is place in her hand she realizes if the outcome proves Sam's baby is alive, this could put a halt to a possible reunion with Jason. Later in the week, Liz makes it clear to Carly that she has set her sights on Jason. "These scenes are the first time ever, in all of Elizabeth and Carly's history, where Carly actually apologized for harassing her all those years for e being nasty and rude." Carly admits she wanted Jason to depend on her not Elizabeth. Nevertheless, Carly informs Liz that JaSam will get back together. Liz admits the timing has never been right for her and Jason but she doesn't believe that anymore, just as Jason shows up to go check the results.
For more pick up the October 2 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
Edited by Daytime, Sep 21 2012, 12:20 PM.
|Sep 21 2012, 10:06 AM Post #2
|Wow just wow,RC and that Valentino dude can go to hell,they can take all that crap and shove it where the sun don't shine i'm officially done with GH.
|Sep 21 2012, 11:04 AM Post #3
|Thanks Daytime!! :chee:
|Sep 21 2012, 11:10 AM Post #4
|At least they're trying to make Liz interesting again, LOL. I'm not thrilled they're still declawing Carly but I hope those scenes come off better than they sound in terms of the apologizing. I do think it's time to move on from the hating each other. There's no point anymore, IMO. There never was. Guza wanted Carly to be some top dog female and it just became atrocious.
|Sep 21 2012, 11:40 AM Post #5
|Well I guess RC doesn't care if Liason fans stop watching GH like we did in 2008. RC is a dumbass, straight up. I'm done with GH and since SBu is leaving there is no reason for me to ever tune back in to this farce of a show. DOOL is much more interesting these days anyway.
|Sep 21 2012, 02:41 PM Post #6
|Liason!!! :(
|Sep 21 2012, 07:28 PM Post #7
this better not true or ill be friken pissed :flipoff: :soapbox: :frustration: :puke: :toetap:
Edited by Nate, Sep 21 2012, 07:29 PM.
|Sep 23 2012, 06:52 AM Post #8
Carly hate Liz all the things Liz did to Jason vs Carly mistake
Don't even compare choosing lucky over Jason when he stab Jason
Then choosing Zander then choosing Rick then lucky again Carly every
Reason want Liz 1000 miles from jason
|Sep 23 2012, 10:11 AM Post #9
|I knew it! JaSam angst is all Liz is good for nowadays..what a travesty...smdh
|Sep 23 2012, 10:16 AM Post #10
You seem to still be here ;)
|engrady pind
|Sep 23 2012, 01:59 PM Post #11
|So Liz is going to revert to her teen self and meddle to get what she wants. Does anyone remember when Liz was so jealous of her older sister who was dating Nicolas that Liz meddled in that relationship too? Don't get me wrong, I like Liz and I like her better with Jason than Jason with Sam or Liz with Lucky. I was just hoping that Liz had gained some ethics and integrity in the last decade. As for Carly, well, she is so tied to Jason that it is unhealthy for her. Maybe those two ought to get real and ride off into the sunset with middle finger raised to one and all.
|Sep 23 2012, 09:09 PM Post #12
how is it unhealthy she just his friends she see jason as much as any friend would see their friends most friends see them every day
spent most days with them carly doesnt even do that much .only person apolgize anyone its sam to carly way she treated her where as
that was ric and molly could carly slap sam for getting jason hurt
|Sep 23 2012, 09:18 PM Post #13
the only unhealthy of it was jason lies of letting carly believe their best friends
i love the scene about jake all jason saw protecting jake all carly saw was lies to her
by jason when u telling someone u dying and then choosing that person over everyone else
find out he lied about jake and choose sam over you i surprise jason even has a friend still
|Sep 23 2012, 10:55 PM Post #14
FYI, I watch DOOL. I haven't watched GH since last Monday and I've removed it from my DVR. So me posting on a message board is moot in light that the show is not getting a rating from me. Ratings are the only thing that matter.
|Sep 25 2012, 08:36 PM Post #15
Liz need to move on from Jason period. Liason sucks! Always has and always will. I'm so glad SB is leaving, and Jason will be off my tv screen. I hope Jason never finds out he is the father of Sam's baby. Sam and Liz deserves better than Jason.
Edited by starwatcher2, Sep 28 2012, 05:28 PM.
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Is anyone really surprised that MSNBC commentator Keith Olbermann gave contributions to three Democratic politicians? It's hard to summon the kind of deep outrage that drove Olbermann, host of the cable channel's top-rated "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," into a brief suspension.
If you watch his show or listen to his frequent bloviating it becomes apparent where his political leanings reside — far to the left.
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MSNBC President Phil Griffin briefly suspended Olbermann for violating company ethics policies when it became known the anchor made donations to three Democratic candidates seeking federal elected offices without first asking network approval.
The banishment lasted a total of two episodes of the weeknight "Countdown" show.
Olbermann is known for blasting the political right, particularly Republicans, and touting the policies of the political left. In 2007, the London Daily Telegraph listed Olbermann as one of the "most influential U.S. liberals," stating he uses his television program as a vehicle for "promoting an increasingly strident liberal agenda."
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equivalent of millions of dollars in free publicity. Some would say that benefit greatly overshadows a few thousand dollars in personal contributions.
Here are some considerations: First, he should be held to whatever agreement he had with his bosses. But, did the bosses fail to notice that, while "Countdown" was originally launched as a straight news show, it eventually morphed into an opinion program thought of by many as the "O'Reilly Factor" for the Left?
And, does Olbermann understand he plays recklessly with his own reputation and independence — point of view or not — if he becomes a paying supporter in the political game?
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This past week in the news – Modern Family star Ariel Winter claims abuse from mother, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson continue their Breaking Dawn promotions, we looked at Stefan And Elena's sweetest moments featured in The Vampire Diaries and Barack Obama was reelected as the President of the United States.
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Los Angeles Film Festival 2011 - 'What To See'
It's that time of year again here in sunny Los Angeles, California – LA Film Fest time! The 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival taking place June 16-26 in the heart of downtown LA (go to www.LaFilmFest.com for more details!) is upon us and Starpulse is going to be covering everything fest related this year. From dramatic documentaries to star-studded screenings (and even some free outdoor classics!), we're gonna be right in the heart of this years event covering all the memorable movies both big and small. (Plus a few parties and mixers just for giggles!)
So to get the cinematic ball rolling, here is a sample of some of the films we're most excited to see this year - in each of their respective categories – to help you make the most of your festival experience!
Most Interesting Narrative Film - "HOW TO CHEAT"
Looking more like a stolen slice of life then a film, the trailer for "How To Cheat" plays like a bad marriage tutorial filled with scheduled sex, constant belittling and ever present second thoughts. Could cheating actually strengthen a troubled union? We're dying to find out!
Best Star Ridden Film Premiere - "DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK"
This one is a no brainer – begin with "Pan's Labyrinth" auteur Guillermo del Toro as writer/producer, add in mysterious creatures out to claim humans and throw in a little Guy "Memento" Pearce for good measure and you've got the makings of a horror flick that might actually be…scary! (And a red carpet with cool cats to get signatures from!)
Best Old School Star Ridden Screening - "DAS BOOT"/"BOYZ N THE HOOD"
Want to get nostalgic? It doesn't get better then this year as the fest looks back at two amazing films from directors early in their careers. Celebrating the 30th Anniversary, Wolfgang Peterson (who went on to do the amazing "In The Line of Fire!") made one of the most memorable submarine flicks ever with "Das Boot," while a young John Singleton burst on to the scene with his true-to-life feeling "Boyz n the Hood" some 20 years ago. Both films will be screened with cast and crew attending, so not only do you get to experience the flicks again on the big screen, but also get some insight from the horses' mouth to boot!
Best Looking Gala Film – "DRIVE"
ANYTHING by the riveting filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn we consider a must-see (check out the Pusher trilogy and "Bronson!"), but throw in some acting prowess via Ryan Gosling and you've got THE fest flick not to miss!
Best International Showcase Outing - "LOVE CRIME"
In what seems like a stylistic French thriller in the tradition of movies like the Tartan masterpiece "The Page Turner," "Love Crime" (aka "Crime d'amour!") is the kind of look-behind-you flick we're looking for. Murderous schemes, cutthroat office politics and an affinity for blood, this is the last film by late filmmaker Alain Corneau and it seems only fitting in his memory to enjoying every sinful savory moment.
Best Free Screening - OUTDOOR "FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF" 25TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING
Years ago the fest had "Ghostbusters" as the free screening event and the love and admiration from the crowd was palpable. This year John Hughes slacker classic gets the outdoor treatment, complete with costume contest with judge Marilyn Vance (yes, actual Ferris Costume Designer!) and even a Ferris song and dance competition – think Rocky Horror for the 'I'm-on-a-budget' crowd.
Notable Summer Showcase Pick - "SEX CRIMES UNIT"
Docs are always a gamble, but the dark yet compelling subject matter of "Sex Crimes Unit" seems to scream watch me. Using a fly on the wall approach, we get to see the workings both behind the scenes and in the courtroom of this thankless unit bringing sexual deviants to justice – Law & Order for real.
Coolest Ford Amphitheatre Screening - "DETECTIVE DEE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME"
First off the Ford Amphitheater itself is the pull! (I saw "Black Dynamite" at a fest a few years back and it was glorious!) Nestled in a small hillside, looking like an open fire pit and out in the open air for maximum comfort. But screen filmmaker Tsui Hark's new martial arts meets policeman action extravaganza there and you've got one cool night at the movies.
Documentary We're Dying to See - "FAMILY INSTINCT"
The tale of a Latvian impoverished mother, her frisky children, reckless neighbors and the father of her children soon coming out of jail not interesting enough for you? How about the fact that the father, her lover, is also...her brother? We're shocked, disturbed and fully creeped out – consider us there!
Best Horror Fare - "ENTRANCE"/"THE INNKEEPERS"
Couldn't decide which of these two terror tales was coolest, so both "Entrance" and "The Innkeepers" get the nod.
"Entrance" has a decidedly barren description except for a warning that states - you may not sleep well once you've experienced "Entrance." Consider us insomniacs!
"The Innkeepers" doesn't seem all that original in description, but under the direction of gifted suspense filmmaker Ti West ("The House of the Devil" and "Cabin Fever 2") we have high expectations – hope he comes through!
So please stay tuned to Starpulse for much more reviews and cool photo coverage from LAFF 2011 (www.LaFilmFest.com!) – enjoy the fest everyone!


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Springfield, MA – Buses in Springfield, Massachusetts will soon have microphones installed over drivers seats. It's a move that transportation officials say will improve safety. But bus drivers and the American Civil Liberties Union have objected. More from WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief Kelly Wilkinson.


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