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Abstract: Clostridium perfringens is a preventable cause of food-borne illness. We report an outbreak of C. perfringens food-borne illness linked to the consumption of gumbo at a hospital party. Twenty-nine (74%) of 39 exposed individuals developed abdominal cramping and diarrhea 9 hours after ingestion of the gumbo. Culture of the gumbo revealed C. perfringens. A case-control study revealed a statistically significant association between gumbo consumption and illness (P < 0.001). Interviews revealed improper food handling techniques with respect to serving temperatures and refrigeration.
Despite the widespread use of antibiotics in animal husbandry and stringent standards for slaughter and meat preparation, food-borne illness from meat products in the United States persists. Pathogens implicated include Salmonella species, Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli, and Clostridium perfringens. Most consumers are aware that ingestion of incompletely cooked meat will place them at risk for food-borne illness, but few appreciate other aspects of preparation, which decrease the rate of disease transmission including deboning,1 preparing meat in small pieces,2 maintaining sufficient temperature, prompt refrigeration,2 and thorough reheating of stored food.1,3
We report an outbreak of C. perfringens food-borne illness among hospital laboratory employees participating in a Mardi Gras celebration on Fat Tuesday, 2001. This outbreak was associated with inadequate serving temperature and storage of foods served during and after the event.
We performed a case-control study to identify the causative food item(s) and organism responsible for the outbreak of gastrointestinal illness. A temporal relationship between symptom development and a Mardi Gras celebration was noted. The Mardi Gras meal was composed of traditional New Orleans fare, including jambalaya, gumbo, and king cake. The food was home-prepared and served over a period of 1.5 hours. Leftovers were distributed throughout the rest of the day and night shifts, and when consumed, they were either eaten as is or reheated in a microwave. Several hours after the initial servings, employees began to present to supervisors with a syndrome of abdominal pain and diarrhea.
The case definition used was an individual having ingested food from the abovementioned party and developing abdominal cramping and/or loose stools within the subsequent 24 hours. All employees who ingested any portion of the Mardi Gras meal were interviewed in person, and data relating to demographics, medical history, concomitant medications, foods ingested, amount of gumbo eaten (asked to estimate by 0.25 cups), and symptoms were collected using a standard survey tool. Data analysis was performed using EpiInfo 2000. Cases and controls, as well as food items eaten, were compared using the Fisher exact test, and P values and confidence intervals were calculated.
Remains of the food were examined the following morning. The gumbo was noted to "bubble and make noise," prompting a Gram stain and culture. The Gram stain yielded many gram-positive rods, and an anaerobic culture grew a pure culture of C. perfringens with a colony count of greater than 100,000/g.
Fifty-eight laboratory employees and a roommate of an employee had eaten food from the Mardi Gras party. Of the 59 subjects, 30 (50.8%) complained of gastrointestinal and/or constitutional symptoms. Symptoms included abdominal pain (80%), diarrhea (80%), gas/bloating (77%), nausea (33%), chills (7%), and fever (2%). The male-to-female ratio was 1:1, and the age of subjects ranged from 19 to 62 years (mean age of 38.2). Comorbidities included hypertension (n = 7), asthma (non-steroid-dependent, n = 3), gastroesophageal reflux (n = 3), diabetes mellitus (non-insulin-requiring, n = 1), and hyperlipidemia (n = 1). Three subjects were taking antacids; one had eaten the gumbo and developed a gastrointestinal illness subsequent to the party. One patient was taking amoxicillin and also developed the same gastrointestinal symptoms as the other ill subjects.
Twenty-nine of the 39 patients who had eaten any gumbo became ill, yielding an attack rate of 74% (Table 1). Two of the employees who became ill ate only gumbo, lending further evidence to the origin of the illness. Among those who ate the gumbo but did not become ill, all but one ate within the first 2 hours of the meal being served (Fig. 1). Those who ingested gumbo were 51.3 times more likely to develop clinical illness than those not ingesting gumbo (Fisher exact, P < 0.0001). One employee did not recall eating the gumbo but did develop loose stools. There was no correlation between the amount of gumbo ingested and development of illness (the ill ate an average of 0.90 cups, and those without illness ate an average of 0.71 cups). The average time to onset of symptoms was 9 hours, and the average time to resolution of symptoms was 22 hours. Only one employee sought medical attention; 3 employees lost 1 day of work. None were treated with antibiotics or had any sequelae. One stool sample was cultured before this investigation and was negative for routine enteric pathogens; anaerobic cultures of this specimen were not obtained.
This outbreak is classic for C. perfringens food-borne illness in its food association (stews, soups, gumbos), food preparation errors, and clinical presentation. The attack rate of 74% associated with ingestion of the gumbo is also typical of C. perfringens outbreaks.1,4 Furthermore, the attack rate for those who ate within the first 2 hours was 68% compared with 91% for those who ate after the food service had formally ended. This increase correlates with increased bacterial growth; the bacterial proliferation in the gumbo was so significant that gas production could be visualized the following morning. Only one subject's illness could not be linked directly to gumbo ingestion but may be attributed to cross-contamination of serving utensils or an unrelated coincidental gastrointestinal illness. C. perfringens must be considered early on in the evaluation of food-related gastrointestinal illnesses as routine stool cultures will not identify the organism. In addition, public health awareness regarding proper food preparation, serving, and storage should be emphasized, especially in setting of amateur mass food service (eg, company or community gatherings).
C. perfringens is a gram-positive, anaerobic spore, and toxin-forming organism found in soil5 and in the gastrointestinal tracts of healthy farm animals and humans.6,7 C. perfringens may thrive at temperatures which range from 15°C to 50°C, but it favors the mid-40°C's.5 It is the agent of gas gangrene as well as both self-limited food poisoning and necrotizing enteritis (pigbel). It can be classified into 5 toxin types (A to E) based on exotoxin production. There are 13 known toxins (α, β, ε, ι, φ, δ, λ, μ, sialidase, etc), and varying combinations of the first 4 toxins account for the 5 toxin types.8 Type A (only makes α toxin) is responsible for nearly all of food-borne illness. Only 5% of C. perfringens strains have the ability to produce enterotoxin and induce food-borne illness.9 C. perfringens requires 13 amino acids for growth; therefore, it most often proliferates in meat which naturally has a rich supply. Generation time may be as short as 8 minutes under optimal conditions.10
C. perfringens is among the top 5 most common bacterial causes of food-borne illness in the United States and may account for up to 10% to 20% of outbreaks.11 The overall incidence of C. perfringens food poisoning is declining, probably through improved food preparation practices.11,12 C. perfringens-induced gastroenteritis is usually associated with meat and meat products and is most often linked to food service establishments (cafeterias, restaurants, schools).4 Holiday meal-related cases are common because of the large quantities of precooked food that must be prepared.3 Promotion of spore formation begins in meat that is not evenly cooked (large pieces, cooked on bones, etc.) and later allowed to sit at ambient temperature. The spore-containing food is then ingested, and gastric acidity promotes germination of the spores and subsequent toxin production. The most commonly implicated food include stews, soups, and gumbos that often include meat still on the bone. In this outbreak, food servers admitted using whole chicken parts in the gumbo, did not maintain adequate serving temperatures, and left food at ambient temperature for extended periods, especially once the party had adjourned.
The C. perfringens type A produces an enterotoxin that inserts itself into intestinal epithelial cells leading to cell damage and electrolyte loss yielding the symptoms of abdominal pain and diarrhea.8 The time it takes for symptoms to develop depends upon the bacterial burden of the food and the amount ingested; the onset ranges from 8 to 24 hours (mean is 12 hours). The symptom complex is composed of nausea/vomiting and severe abdominal pain, followed by nonbloody diarrhea, sometimes accompanied by myalgias and chills; fever is rare.5
The diagnosis of C. perfringens food-borne illness may be confirmed if (1) the clinical syndrome corresponds to the above description and (2) there is microbiologic evidence, such as anaerobic stool culture (>1,000,000 cfu/g) or food culture (>100,000 cfu/g), or if the same serotype is isolated from stool and food cultures.13 Often, samples are not available for culture, or specimens are not handled properly. If the microbiologic workup does not yield an organism or if the workup is in question, the utilization of clinico-epidemiologic profiles that are pathogen-specific may be useful.14 Confirmation of cpe+ strains (the gene that encodes for enterotoxin) lends further evidence. Likewise, strain typing may be used to link cases in an outbreak when cultures are negative.7 Routine C. perfringens food-borne illness is self-limited, and only supportive measures such as fluid resuscitation are necessary.
Type A of C. perfringens resides in the intestines of clinically normal animals. Therefore, the FDA has instituted the process of evisceration before harvest of the meat.6 Carcasses are also visually examined for fecal material and, if noted, are cleaned/trimmed appropriately. Raw food contains small numbers of C. perfringens, but the heating of food selects for spore production, and while the food is cooling, germination begins, greatly amplifying the bacterial load. "Kitchen strains" which undergo repeated episodes of heat shock (75°C, 20 minutes) are likely to sporulate and later produce toxin under the appropriate conditions.10 The toxin of C. perfringens can be destroyed by heating food to 60°C for 10 minutes.5 Recommendations for prevention of food-borne illness caused by C. perfringens are to maintain cooked food at 60°C or higher or to cool food down to 10°C within 2 to 3 hours of cooking. Reheating should achieve temperatures of 75°C or higher (this will destroy vegetative bacteria).5,6 Parsing meat into smaller pieces, as well as deboning the meat, will also facilitate quicker heating and cooling will ensure a more even temperature distribution. Eradication of the spores would require heating at temperatures of 100°C. Bleach solution with a pH of >8.0 can kill spores, and UV radiation may reduce spore-forming bacteria.15
The above report demonstrates the necessity for public awareness regarding proper food preparation and storage. As a result of this investigation, an in-service on proper food preparation and storage was conducted for all laboratory personnel in an attempt to heighten awareness and, in turn, prevent further outbreaks of food-borne illness.
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From Traditional to Commercialized Doings, Times Have Changed on the Pow Wow Circuit
Pow wows just aren't what they used to be, according to a handful of elders across the Plains states. There was a time, not too long ago, when a pow wow was not about contests or fancy regalia, but was simply a gathering of family and friends, with homemade food, giveaways and unnamed dances.
Commercial is the word most often used to describe today's pow wows, as opposed to traditional, as they were called on Pine Ridge, South Dakota. In the 1960s, Lydia Bear Killer, Oglala Lakota Tribal Council member, remembers going with her grandmother. "There were no contests, no categories, no concession stands." Bear Killer said, remembering that most people spoke Lakota, and the children listened to the stories told by their grandparents. "The grandmothers talked about medicines they made. I used to see a root she had; it looked like a little human and I was scared on that," she laughed. "It was bitterroot."
Families camped there and ate together, Bear Killer said, adding, "All the tiospaye [extended family] were together. It was time to visit." From Bear Killer's perspective, pow wows are no longer the relaxing events of times gone by. "Today it's really fast. It's more stress than relaxing," she said.
Richie Plass, founder of the Bittersweet Winds Mascot Exhibit and Lifetime Achievement Award winner of the 2013 Indian Summer Music Awards, remembers being "a little fella" back when pow wows were called "Doings" on the Menominee Reservation. "We would don our attire and we would do all these different kinds of dances. There was nothing called categories, we just all danced," Plass said. "Then at night, we would wait around until they would put a blanket over the drum. My dad would call out, 'Where are the kids? He would count noses and give us each three to five bucks."
Dakota Vietnam War veteran Myron Williams said that when he was young, the dancing was much less organized. "Back in '92 and '94, people would bring a lot of food," Williams said.
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Sometimes (usually once a day), Israel does something so stupid, offensive and destructive that we realize Zionism is a far crazier ideology than what we had previously thought.
Yesterday, news reports abounded that the Israeli government has been seriously studying the construction of a man-made island, several kilometers into the Mediterranean Sea, and connect it with a three mile long bridge to the besieged Gaza Strip. The aim? To use this new artificial island as the point of entry for goods into Gaza, rather than through Israel itself.
According to Zionism's Minister of Transport, Yisrael Katz, the new island will be controlled by international forces for the next 100 years, to ensure Palestinians stop dreaming of exercising sovereignty over their own land.* Apparently the Israeli government has been shopping the idea around, because it claims many 'entrepreneurs' are willing to sink hundreds of millions of dollars in this latest monument to colonialist control.
A spokesperson for Katz's ministry says the design incorporates an airport, seaport, hotels, resorts, and a marina with yachts. You know, for all those rich playboys who have no place to park their yachts in Gaza.
Of course I don't expect this idea to get anywhere. To me, its an indication of how out of touch with reality Zionism has become-they probably honestly think they can improve Israel's image by revealing how much time and effort Israeli ministries put into designing surreal new ways to improve the 'quality of life' of Palestinians under Israeli occupation.
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LUBBOCK - Southwest Texas rancher Richard Traylor sees green when he looks out across his pastures. If only he was eyeing a good stand of forage for his cattle.
"It's all weeds. It's very short but at least it's green," said Traylor, whose land is already being scorched by 80-degree temperatures. "After that burns and unless we have substantial rains ... we're going to have to get rid of whatever cows we have left."
Texas is coming off back-to-back drought years. Texas agriculture had its worst single year ever in 2006 with $4.1 billion in crop and livestock losses. And parts of the state are still suffering.
Much of the state, though, has gotten ample moisture in recent months and is much improved from a year ago.
That may not last. Earlier this week, national weather officials announced that the El Nino weather pattern that brought rain to the state since October has ended, and that the trend is toward La Nina conditions. That could mean a dry April through June in Texas.
"It doesn't bode well for us," said Victor Murphy, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
Texans, then, should be grateful for one of the wettest Januarys on record and the coolest since 1988. Statewide, 3.42 inches of precipitation fell in January. That's 2.31 inches more than the same month last year and more than double the 1.55-inch norm.
That's sure to be offset by an "unusually dry" February, which after final numbers are tallied figures to be among the driest on record.
"That is going to offset a lot of the gains we had in the winter months," Murphy said.
Austin and San Antonio apparently had their sixth driest February on record; Waco and the Dallas-Fort Worth area just finished what should be their 13th driest ever.
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I remember that the jam recipe was pretty high in sugar (like most traditional jam recipes). After this batch I started using Ponoma's Universal Pectin. In addition to the oxidization (browning on the top), the jam never really set so it's more of a thick sauce. It's great for yogurt, but I needed more than one way to use up all the jars we have. So I made some fruit leather. And even though my kids are probably going to have a mouth full of cavities the next time they go to the dentist, I still love this snack because it is easy easy easy.
I still have about six jars of this stuff. I'm all ears if you have any other ideas for using it up.
Homemade Jammy Fruit Leather Recipe
3 cups unsweetened applesauce
1 pint of jam (scant 2 cups)
Mix the applesauce and jam together in a medium bowl until well blended. Divide between three 15-inch square dehydrator trays lined with lightly-greased plastic sheets. Spread the mixture over the sheet to about 1/4-inch thickness. My favorite tool for this job is a large offset spatula. Run your dehydrator according to the manufactuer's directions. Mine was set to about 135 degrees Farhienheit for about 10 hours.
When it is done, the leather may be slightly tacky, but should not be gooey or sticky. Peel the leather off of the liners. Slice into desired widths and roll up with wax paper. Store in an airtight container. They should last for a couple months, if not longer, as long as they have been dried out properly.
Note: If you'd rather use your oven, a good looking tutorial/recipe can be found at Simply Recipes – How To Make Fruit Leather.
Yield: 18 3-inch wide strips
Prep-time: 10 minutes
Drying-time: 10 hours
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12:32 am on September 19th, 2011
This looks really good! I'll read up on how to do it in the oven as I don't have a dehydrator. As for other uses of jam, maybe you could stick it in the slow cooker with some chicken? Stephanie O'Dea does something similar here http://bit.ly/pt139i
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11:56 pm on September 19th, 2011
Good idea! I have some jam from last summer that needs to be finished too. As for using it up — that looks like apricot or peach? We use apricot jam for a sauce with crushed tomatoes, onions, green peppers, and pineapple, plus spices and turkey kielbasa. I thought it was my mom's genius recipe, but no, it's here: http://goo.gl/rerqu.
11:57 pm on September 19th, 2011
hm, did link fail? It's Hawaiian Smoked Sausage, at Allrecipes.
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Thanks Darienne! My comments have some sort of link filter that I don't completely understand. I can see the links on the back end but on the public site they are blank. It's a pain, but considering the fact that I have thousands of blocked spam comments sitting in a folder created by this software that I don't have to think about or deal with, it seems like a good thing overall.
1:06 pm on September 22nd, 2011
Oh my word. This looks remarkable.
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A teenage boy was released from a local hospital yesterday while another victim remained in serious condition after a double shooting Wednesday in South Toledo.
Jovan Jones, 15, of Walbridge Avenue was released from St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, where Ryan Siler of Knower Street was in serious condition, authorities said.
Police said Mr. Siler and young Jones were shot after a confrontation that occurred after a father intervened to break up a fight between his daughter and another girl near Broadway and Knower. Words were exchanged between the father and some boys who observed the fight, police said.
The father then took his daughter home to the 200 block of Knower. A short time later, Mr. Siler walked out of a house on Knower and confronted the same boys. Investigators said a youth pulled out a gun and shot Mr. Siler. They said a neighbor fired a shot that struck young Jones. No charges have been filed. The incident remains under investigation.


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What should you do when when a CEO gets in the way of a business turnaround?
At a networking lunch with a few ridiculously successful women recently, one described her recent promotion as "drinking from the poisoned chalice".
As I was there in part to drink to her success, I was keen to know more. She explained that she had been handed the most dysfunctional department in the company to run. In her view it had been allowed to "fester" for too long before the CEO accepted she was the only person in the organisation with the potential to fix it.
My friend is a fixer from way back. She has always been a problem-solving manager. From her very first managerial role more than two decades ago she has built a career on turning business units within large corporations around.
We used to joke that she needed a major disaster or critical business issue to motivate her. When the problem is solved she needs to be moved on to the next problem within the organisation or she will search one out elsewhere. There is no sitting back and smelling the roses with this woman.
So the latest problem, which involved a promotion, should be motivational for her. But she sees it as a "poisoned chalice" because it involves a major restructure of the organisation and a complete turnaround of processes. That's not the part that phases her. In fact that fills her with excitement. This is a woman who lives for organisational change. The part that's poison is that she has been asked to do the dirty work of ridding the organisation of senior people who were previously her colleagues.
Her style in tackling a problem business unit is usually to embrace the team, point them in a direction and then work with them to get the job done. Along the way there is always fall-out. Some people can't deal with change and leave. But losing key leaders of the team at the very beginning of the process has not been part of her success rule book.
I suggested she explain her strategy for success to the CEO. She informed me that when he handed her the 'challenge' those people were already removed from the forecast. So she has no choice but to remove them and then attempt to win the trust of the rest of the team anyway. A new challenge for her.
The business woman sitting on the other side of her at the lunch had been listening to our conversation and contributed: "classic male move".
"If he believed that removing those senior people was critical to fixing the problem then why didn't he do it earlier?" she added.
It's a good point. My problem-solving friend has been told that she is considered a future CEO for the organisation but a lot of that would depend on how she fixes the key business problem she has just been handed. The reason she's not jumping for joy at the prospect of this challenge is that she is working for a CEO with a highly prescriptive style. She knows she can solve the problems of the business unit but she's not sure she can work with her CEO to do so.
Have you experienced this in your working relationship with your boss? How did you deal with it?
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- Go Rhino® 3" 4000 Series Cab Length Round Side StepsFord F-150 1992, 3" 4000 Series Cab Length Round Side Steps by Go Rhino®, 1 Pair. These Side Steps offer ease of entry and exit, combined with great looks and real protection against dings and dents. The Sumatra 4000 Side Steps are...Powder coated bracket system attaches to factory mounting points, to make installation easyAvailable in Polished Stainless Steel, Triple Nickel Chrome and Black Powder Coat finishes$156.15 - $215.11
- Westin® 3" E-Series Round Step BarsFord F-150 Custom / XL / XLT Lariat Regular Cab 1992, 3" E-Series Round Step Bars by Westin®, 1 Pair. With Black Mounting brackets. Stop climbing and jumping! Take an hour to install the latest generation of the famous Westin Step...Custom designed for your specific year, make and model truck or SUV for perfect fitPressed recesses for step pads give superior strength and durability$140.65 - $195.42
- Westin® 3" Signature Series Round Step BarsFord F-150 1992, 3" Signature Series Round Step Bars by Westin®, 1 Pair. Westin Signature Series Nerf Bars are made of 3 inch diameter round mild steel and are vehicle specific. Step design and mounting technique varies by...Made from galvanized mild steel 3" round tubePressed recesses for step pads give superior strength and durability$206.86 - $396.53
- Dee Zee® 3" Round Nerf BarsFord F-150 Regular Cab 1992, 3" Round Nerf Bars by Dee Zee®, 1 Pair. 1 Step Pad per Side. These 3" diameter tube bars run outward from your vehicle at 90 degree angles then curve stylishly to provide excellent footing room. Nerf...3" diameter tube barsAvailable in polished stainless steel or black powder coated traditional steel$140.15 - $171.96
- Tuff-Bar® 3" Cab Length Round Bent Tube Step BarsFord F-150 Regular Cab 1992, 3" Cab Length Round Bent Tube Step Bars by Tuff-Bar®, 1 Pair. Stop climbing and step up in style with a set of new step bars from Tuff-Bar. Choose between polished stainless steel and mild steel that is...Choose between polished stainless steel and black powder coat finishCustom fit mount kit for easy installation included$108.35 - $146.78
- SteelCraft® 3" Round Side BarsFord F-150 Regular Cab 1992, 3" Round Side Bars with Black Mounting Brackets by SteelCraft®, 1 Pair. Body Mount. The Side Bars complement the style of compact and mid-size SUVs, CUVs and trucks. The bars feature custom no-slip step...3" round tubingNo drill installation$133.41 - $180.30
- Raptor Series® 3" Cab Length Polished Round Nerf BarsFord F-150 Regular Cab 1992, 3" Cab Length Polished Stainless Steel Round Nerf Bars by Raptor Series®, 1 Pair. Cab Mount. Offer over 95 applications on 3" nerf bars. These bars also feature a new raised saddle style step pad with...Available in stainless steel onlyEasy no drill installation$199.99
- N-Fab® 3" Black Round Nerf StepsFord F-150 1992, 3" Black Round Nerf Steps by N-Fab®, 1 Pair. Getting into and out of a lifted truck is a job for a tall, tall driver. Or a driver who has installed a set of N-Fab's Nerf Steps. They'll provide protection for your...3" Main bar extends from tire to tireAll bolt on design that won't flex$344.52 - $469.35
- N-Fab® 3" Harley Style Black Round Side BarsFord F-150 8' Bed Regular Cab 1992, 3" Harley Style Black Round Side Bars by N-Fab®, 1 Pair. Make your lowered truck look even lower. Or make your standard-ride-height truck look lowered by adding a set of N-Fab's Harley bars....Great For Lowered Trucks & SUV'sMain Bar Extends From Tire to Tire$364.33 - $364.36
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15 CEOs to watch in 2015
Africa is, once again, poised for a year of strong economic growth in 2015. The International Monetary Fund forecasts that aggregate GDP growth will be …
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The city of Cape Town is undergoing a makeover. While it wants to retain its beauty and great lifestyle, it now wants to attract investments …
Will Africa take the lead in the Internet of Things?
The emergence of connected hardware, from mobile phones to cars, could take off in African societies looking to make more efficient use of resources and …
Mining Roundup, 2014
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Smart cities in a smart Africa
As Kilamba Kiaxi in Angola has shown, other forms of new African city need to be developed with the local markets and local needs in …
How well did Africa do in 2014?
Last year African Business predicted that 2014 was going to be the tipping point for the continent. Africa's growth in 2014 has continued to surpass …
Interview with Kordjé Bedoumra, Chad's Minister for Finance and the Budget
Kordjé Bedoumra, Chad's Minister for Finance and the Budget, has thrown his hat into the ring for the presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB). …
Urban African: The Chinese example
While African cities are growing organically, the Chinese government consciously decided that urbanisation should be made a national priority in order to create a workforce …
Interview: Brand South Africa's Charlotte Maponya
South Africa is improving its infrastructure and business environment as it strives to become the preeminent hub for commercial investment into the rest of the …
Time to challenge the global elite
World Economic Forum co-chair Winnie Byanyima, the executive director of Oxfam, is ready to call corporate and business leaders to task on global issues of …
Why Africa must focus on creating local value
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African entrepreneurs go global
African corporates need to look for global capital and expertise, and to build their local management capacity, writes Miguel Azevedo, head of investment banking for …
How to power a clean future
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There are no shortcuts to nation building
Global challenges often stem from local failures in governance, which require a huge social and political commitment to overcome, writes Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda. …
A 21st century approach to infrastructure
Skills transfer, human capacity development and the creation of jobs are all central to developing an infrastructure industry in Africa that is economically and socially …
Crunch time for African Cities
The march from rural Africa to urban centres is relentless and accelerating by the year. Cities are both becoming denser as well as expanding outwards …
Emma Sinclair: Planting entrepreneurial seeds
Entrepreneur Emma Sinclair, the youngest person to float a company on the London Stock Exchange, was selected by UNICEF to become the first UK Business …
A silver lining to the oil cloud?
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Angola's urban transformation
Angola's Minister for Urbanism and Habitat, Jose Antonio Maria da Conceiçao Silva , discusses his country's ambitious undertaking to completely transform its urban landscape, with …
Is the Pharmaceutical industry in Africa fit for purpose?
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The Blossoming of African Art
African art is all the rage nowadays. After being ignored for decades, both antique and contemporary African works of art are now commanding high prices …
For whom the bell tolls
The government's hopes that imposing tolls on Gauteng province's expressway network would raise the funding needed to revamp the province's roads have turned into ashes. Fierce opposition to the system seems to have united all, including the Gauteng ANC faction. Tom Nevin has the details.
E-commerce makes strong resurgence in Nigeria
At first glance Nigeria may not appear to be a prime location for a rapidly growing e-commerce revolution, due to barriers ranging from poor infrastructure, …
African solutions to African health problems
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Pharma chains on the way
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The battle for African generics
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How Nigeria beat Ebola
Nigeria has shown that with knowledge, rapid and coordinated interventions and painstaking follow-up, the deadly Ebola virus can not only be stopped in its tracks, …
The economic impact of Ebola
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Danger ahead for African sovereign bonds?
Lifted by yield-seeking foreign capital, African sovereign bond markets have boomed. However, as the market faces a possible cool-down, new research suggests that a downturn …
China slowdown hits copper hard
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Ghana's economy: A cabinet full of bitter pills
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India, China challenge big pharmaceutical companies in Africa
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World Cities Day – getting urbanisation right
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Poor quality mars Nigeria telecoms
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Africa's urban revolution
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ICT in Africa: Focus now on broadband
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Dancing with the Russian Bear
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Angola: Constructing a new country
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Can M-Pesa travel outside Kenya?
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ICT in Africa: The future is brighter
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Kenya: Tea – Brewing up a bitter cup
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ACET: A roadmap for transformation
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Canada – Africa: Defrosting a frigid relation?
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Operators selling off towers
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Ethiopia: Smell the roasted coffee!
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NTA TV leads the pack
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Profile: Aig-Imoukhuede
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Aig steps into the breach
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Liquid telecom: The great connectivity adventure
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Pensions boom sweeps Africa
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IIAG: Focus on governance
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Kenya's Ultra-Slim war
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Having your cake and eating it
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Kenya: Isiolo shakes off dust and cobwebs
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Africa's Top 100 Young Business Leaders
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East African exploration moves up to the next level
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Kenya: Milking opportunities
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African think-tanks: practical solutions to practical problems
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South African sukuk: A funding chapter for Africa
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Nigeria: Return of the banking czars
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All systems on go for Mozambique LNG
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Why is Africa's share of mining investment so low?
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Morocco: Casablanca moves up in the world
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Tanzania: Going nuts over cashew
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The two faces of Africa
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International media experts to judge Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards 2017
Continental Reinsurance Plc (www.Continental-Re.com) has today announced the jury members for the second edition of the Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards (www.Continental-Re.com/journalism-awards).
Afif Ben Yedder, Founder of IC Publications, publisher of leading magazines African Business and New African, will chair the jury this year. Other panelists of the Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards are:
- William Wallis, Leader Writer, Financial Times
- Nadia Mensah-Acogny, Journalist, Forbes Afrique
- Michael Wilson, Business & Finance Journalist (freelancer)
- Julia Graham, Technical Director, Airmic
Continental Reinsurance, the private sector champion of the pan-African reinsurance industry is sponsoring the awards. The awards are open to both English and French-speaking journalists covering the re/insurance sector in Africa.
Dr. Femi Oyetunji, Group Managing Director/CEO of Continental Reinsurance said, "The outstanding quality of our international judging panel attests to the importance and prestige of these awards. We are privileged to bring together a very talented group of top media and insurance experts, to judge Africa's most effective journalism work on the topic of re/insurance."
Afif Ben Yedder said, "As an industry expert, I applaud any initiative that encourages journalists to develop their knowledge and expertise, particularly in Africa. Following the success of the inaugural awards, I look forward to reading this year's entries."
The international judging panel will evaluate all the submitted articles according to the quality of information and how the work contributes to raising awareness and understanding of the re/insurance sector in Africa. The jury members will independently select the recipients of the awards in three categories: Journalist of the Year, Best Analysis & Commentary and Best Feature article.
The winners will be announced at the Continental Reinsurance CEO Summit on 6 April, 2017 in Dakar, Senegal.
For details on the awards, visit: www.Continental-Re.com/journalism-awards.
Distributed by APO on behalf of Pan-African reinsurance Journalism Awards.
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Continental Reinsurance (www.Continental-Re.com) is a composite reinsurer, writing business in more than 50 countries across the African continent.
Established in 1985, and listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in 2007, Continental Reinsurance provides support to over 200 insurance companies in Africa with its main offices in Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire, Tunisia and Botswana. It also has a specialist subsidiary – Continental Property and Engineering Risk Services (CPERS) – registered in South Africa.Media files
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EU contributes €1 million EUR to IMF Somalia Trust Fund
The EU has contributed €1 million EUR to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Somalia Trust Fund as part of its long-standing commitment to support economic governance and capacity development in Somalia. The EU support will contribute to normalizing relations with the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and lay the groundwork for an eventual resumption of their financial assistance. Somalia is currently ineligible to receive any IMF financial assistance given its $328 million in arrears with the Washington – based institution.
The Somalia Trust Fund is one of the tools which is supporting crucial reforms and helps Somalia in its efforts to build key economic institutions and develop its macroeconomic policies. The Trust Fund intends to provide over USD 9 million worth of technical assistance and training up to 2018. The EU's contribution provides further boost to the capacity of the trust fund and to the pace of the reforms.
'After more than two decades, Somali people urgently need to see improvement in their everyday life. The IMF Somalia Trust Fund will support key economic and financial reforms and pave the way to normalizing relations with the International Financial Institutions and resuming financial assistance. A lot has been done already, and I hope the next Somali Government accelerates the pace of reforms', said the EU Head of Delegation and Ambassador to Somalia Veronique Lorenzo.
The IMF recognised the current Somali government three years ago and concluded its first annual review of the country in more than 26 years in 2015.
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UN Secretary-General on Ghana
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Ghana:
The Secretary-General is following with great interest the situation in Ghana after the presidential and parliamentary elections that took place on 7 December. He congratulates the people of Ghana for exercising their democratic rights and on the peaceful conduct of the elections. He welcomes the commitment of all presidential candidates to maintain peace as demonstrated by their signing of a Peace Accord on 1 December.
The Secretary-General calls on all political actors and their supporters to exercise patience while the ballots are being counted. He urges that any disputes be resolved peacefully through established legal channels. In Ghana as elsewhere, the most important aspects of elections are that the genuine will of the people be reflected in the final results, and that those results be respected.
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My mother recently got me a slow cooker at the church yard sale for $3. $3 seems to be the price for us when it comes to used kitchenwares- our air popper and toaster oven were both $3 as well, though admittedly from the thrift store! After a few goes with it, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it, so I have been a happy user of it recently.
Green peppers were recently on sale at Aldi and I remember my sister in law mentioned making crockpot red beans and rice, so I decided to give it a go. I utilized a couple different recipes, specifically using Dianne's Dishes, Fat Free Vegan, and Little Magnolia Kitchen for inspiration.
The end product was delicious. We served it with some extra Tabasco and I think some people might find some extra salt tasty, but it was awesome, and unsurprisingly even better the day(s) after!
1 lb dried red beans
4 1/2 C water
1 green pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced (I used roasted!)
2 T Cajun seasoning
1 t liquid smoke
2 t Better than Bouillon No Beef Base
1 T Tabasco
Sort through beans. Combine 4 cups of water and red beans in crockpot and cook on high for 4 to 5 hours until the beans are tender (mine were plenty tender at 4). Add the seasonings, vegetables, and 1/2 cup of water. Cook on high for another 1 to 2 hours (mine was plenty finished at 1 hour). Add more water if desired and season with salt and pepper to your liking.
Guten Appetit!


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Burchill's island treasures
Britain's most unabashed Israel-lover Julie Burchill was in full swing when she was the guest of BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs at the weekend.
Not only did she choose Hatikvah as her favourite disc, imagining listening to it while sipping home-made pineapple cocktails on her island: she also included two other Israel-themed records in her list of eight — Andy Williams's theme song from the film Exodus and Ehud Banai's reggae Hebrewman, which reminded her of happy times spent in Ivrit classes.
She also mentioned that she is a patron of the charity Safe Haven for Donkeys in the Holy Land, a title she shares with, among others, Uri Geller, Anne Widdecombe and Anthony Head (who is currently starring in Stephen Poliakoff's BBC2 drama Dancing on the Edge).


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James H. Rogers, 73, of Three Mile Bay
James H. Rogers, 73, of Three Mile Bay, NY, and Zephyrhills, Florida, departed to be with the lord on June 5, 2013 at the Heartland of Zepherhills Nursing Home, following a lengthy illness.
The son of Fordyce R. and Doris (McAlister) Rogers, he resided most of his life in Three Mile Bay. A 1957 graduate of Lyme Central School and the Watertown School of Commerce, Jim was employed for approximately 25 years as an accountant and sales representative for the J.R. Miller Clothing Company in Watertown.
He was also employed as a bus driver for the General Brown school district until his retirement in 2005.
During the water rafting season, Jim was a transporter for "White Water Challengers" in Dexter, NY.
Mr. Rogers was a quiet man of integrity who shared his wisdom, talents and advice with family, friends and neighbors alike. An avid sailor, he shared this passion as well as other water craft activities at his Pillar Point cottage with his extended family of nieces and nephews.
Jim was a devoted member of the Three Mile Bay Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and church treasurer for a number of years.
The funeral and memorial service will be officiated there on June 29 at 11 a.m. by Pastor Douglas King. A brief time of fellowship with Mr. Rogers' family will be offered in the hour prior to his funeral.
Burial will be in Three Mile Bay Cemetery.
Survivors include his sisters, Georganna Petroski and Nancy (Lyle) Weaver; nieces, nephews and cousins. His parents predeceased him.
In lieu of flowers, donationations may be made in Jim's name to the THree Mile Bay Baptist Church.