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CAUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - The Montreux Jazz Festival has sewn up appearances by all the major jazz attractions in Europe this summer along with a host of pop and rock stars, founder Claude Nobs said.
Looking out over Lake Geneva and the snow-capped Alps from his chalet, Nobs, a former cook and an accomplished blues harmonica player, said the focus at Montreux from July 2-17 this year would be on top-notch music.
"This year, we got lucky because we got all the major jazz attractions in Europe. And no other festival has all those guys," Nobs told Reuters during an interview at his home in the peaceful hills high above Montreux.
Nobs would not reveal any more about who might top the bill for the 44th Montreux festival until he and his team of organizers unveil the program on April 29, but he said they hoped to build on the success of 2009.
Last year's festival featured such diverse stars from the worlds of pop, rock and the blues as Lily Allen, Prince and B.B. King, alongside jazz stalwarts Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner and Jamie Cullum.
"This is the beauty of Montreux. I can do nights with totally different music and it still works," said Nobs, who was immortalized as "Funky Claude" in "Smoke on The Water," Deep Purple's song about the fire that gutted the Montreux Casino after a Frank Zappa concert in 1971.
A concert by former Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler, announced in advance, could prove a good omen for the festival, taking place on July 2-17. Tickets are selling very well, with all online tickets already snapped up.
The festival's mix and match attitude to music is reflected in the masses of memorabilia crammed into Nobs's three houses, home also to dogs Kiku and Kuki and one of the world's largest and most important archives of live music on film. Continued...


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The NAHB has announced that the newest version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) will be available starting Jan. 23. It will build on the original version published in 2009, with changes including increased energy efficiency requirements and restructured scoring for remodeling projects.
"The introduction of the 2012 National Green Building Standard is a huge deal for our industry," says NAHB chairman Barry Rutenberg, a home builder from Gainesville, Fla. "The 2012 updates make the standard easier to understand and implement, and we expect that this will certainly help to build upon the momentum we are already seeing in green building across the residential building industry."
The new version of the standard includes several important changes including:
• Energy Code Update: While the original ICC 700 used the 2006 version of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) as a basis, the new version will use the 2009 IECC. The requirements of the 2009 IECC are estimated to result in energy efficient performance that is about 15 percent higher than the previous 2006 code.
• Restructured Scoring for Remodeling: The new version completely revamped the scoring for renovations and remodeling projects. The revised standard includes two entirely new chapters devoted to existing building projects. The first provides criteria for entire buildings and includes requirements for improved energy and water efficiency that increases as higher levels of compliance are sought. The second provides a green protocol for the most common renovation and addition projects that focus on functional areas of a home such as a kitchen, bathroom, basement, or addition under 400 square feet.
• Incentives for Development and Lot Design: The 2012 ICC 700 includes the addition of a new scoring opportunity for those choosing the build lots in green communities. In the new version, six points can be earned in the Lot Design, Preparation and Development chapter for choosing lots in developments that have been certified to ICC 700 or an equivalent program. In the previous version of the standard no such incentives were provided.
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Thanks for the diagnosis, Dr. Plynch, I'm glad someone was finally able to study the billions of Christians that have lived over the centuries and wisely grasped the unifying feature that binds them together... schizophrenia.
In an effort to redeem your angsty post, I'll answer the question that Maher posed (I hope you understand that Maher had no interest in actually getting an accurate answer). God allows evil because he allows free will. God doesn't want to control us like robots, though he could, He chooses to let us pick our own path.
Ihatespeedbumps, feel free to answer my question any time you like.
To the both of you, I hope you realize how angry and derisive your posts come across. There is no need for this, your angst only hurts you. I'm sorry that at some point a Christian hurt you.
hahaha. you really are too much... no christian ever hurt me.. though, I've attended service at pretty much all of them... baptist, mormon, (yes the women sit seperate from the men during service) catholic mass, non-d, and penticostle= ****ing lunatics... I thought I was going to lay that mother****er out if he didnt shut up the babbling $hit. I'm not angry at normal X'ans just the crazy ones (like you) that don't want to see that the bible is just "wishful & hopeful" thinking at best... its all chaos... always was... never any plan..... sure everone likes to think there is "something better" or a "higher power"... but that is just what it is..... wanting..... well want in one hand and $hit in the other and see which one fills up first..... I feel sorry for them and the wasted time and breath... there's really so much more to do with your time than going to service..... scratching your balls for example.....
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Just to throw in a thought ... but world peace and a global program to colonize the universe will never happen as long as religion exists.
The biggest thing that separates people is religion. It's the root cause for the majority of wars in history, the root cause for most terrorism (not all), and will keep us from exploring space on a massive scale. We need the resources of a planet to go to another solar system, and earth will never unite around a single religious belief, especially if the possibility is there to "show" that belief to others.
Likewise, the religious based terrorism and war will be a thing of the past.
What divides us as humans more then religion? We are all basically the same, regardless of where we come from.
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evolution is an established fact, the theory attempts to explain that fact. anybody that does not accept that after being taught the facts are deluding themselves or just too stupid to understand it.
religion is wishful thinking at best.
I like the first amendment. So I wouldn't ban religion. I think education and critical thought should eliminate it.
I've never seen are read where creationism has won a debate using facts.
Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion are both protected under our constitution. Regardless of the stupid crap people say and do, those freedoms are what makes the USA a great country. I lived in the UAE for a year or so and knew many Muslums who would give me the shirt off their back if I asked for it. I can say the same for many of the other people I know, regardless of their race or religion. Don't let a few "news worthy events" cloud your judgement.
There are a some issues in this thread I'd like to address...
First, evolution (Darwin's Theory of...) is not an ism. That is to say it is not a doctrine. Therefore "Darwinism" is a meaningless word that helps sell Intelligent Design aka creationism as a viable alternative. The alternate equivalent to creationis0m is atheism. Evolution is a scientific theory and not comparable to creationism mainly because one is testable and the other is not.
Second, evolution is not strictly a "fact". Evolution is a scientific theory that is supported by 150 years of evidence and testing and re-testing. This a fine but highly important difference that seems totally lost on many people. Science cannot prove a negative (non-existence). Science needs evidence and a testable theory. Supporters of creationism love to jump on evolution touting it as an un-proven theory, but the reality is that the evidence in favor of evolution is so overwhelming it is almost laughable that there is still a debate. I say "almost" laughable because the fact there is still a debate is frankly a scary prospect for the long-term future of the human race.
Third, JIMP states that...I find this statement highly suspect, especially since it is said in such a way that implies it is an established fact. There are many very charitable Christians just as there are many charitable people of all faiths and beliefs. It is worth noting that most of the Western World has a predominantly Christian heritage. In other words, Christians are the wealthiest of all religions and therefore most able to give time and money. On a related note, I find a lot of Christian charity work leaves a bad taste in my mouth because it is rarely ever unconditional. Too often aid is offered in one hand and a bible in the other. The idea that all good Christians must preach their faith to everyone they meet is the ultimate in spiritual pyramid schemes.Christians are by far the most charitable givers of time, money and resources that the world has ever known
Some atheists do have faith in atheism (strong).
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By thier definition, Jesus was NRA member and capitalist who was anti-union, anti taxes, and pro-small government. God is an American living in Texas and he drives a pickup truck. In other words, they super impose thier beliefs upon Jesus instead of the reverse. Its fine if you believe these things but decouple it from Christianity because that isn't what it is about.
But make no mistake. Religion is not the real problem. People are the real problem. If there were no religion, people find other things to be devisive, combative and violent. People have fought and killed over politics, ideology, race, ethicity, class, nationality, economics, political power, and sports teams. Anyone who thinks religion is the root cause of conflict, confusion, and strife is extremely delusional and needs to get out more. Religion is just like any other construct. It can yield good or bad outcomes. Quit blaming religion for man's inability to get along with each other. It seems to be inherent in the species.
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I was simply making the connection between current and former governments which shared similar perspectives to yours on religion and yourself. If you want, I'm sure that I could be much more detailed and explicit to eliminate any confusion you may have.
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"Lageneschara gen. nov.
Colony developed from an encrusting sheet, forming erect, folded, unilaminar plates ; frequently enrolled or overlapped basally to give irregular bilaminar portions. Frontal wall of autozooid with proximal cryptocystidean portion, perforated by small stellate pores, and a more extensive distal umbonuloid shield, devoid of pores. Aperture produced as a prominent, thickened peristomial tube, with a broad, sharp cornered lyrula at its base, just above the frontal membrane. Ovicell prominent, spherical, imperforate ; not closed by autozooidal operculum. No spines or avicularia. Ancestrula tatiform.
Type species : Phylactella lyrulata Calvet, 1909.
Phylactella lyrulata Calvet (Fig. 2A, B) is a distinctive species which has been well described and illustrated by both Livingstone (1928) and Rogick (1957). However, its systematic placing has always been unsatisfactory. It differs from all other species within the Phylactellidae in the structure of the orifice and ovicell, and, more fundamentally, in the ontogeny of the frontal wall of the autozooid, which in P lyrulata is quite clearly umbonuloid. It bears a superficial resemblance to species of Escharella Gray, but in that genus frontal wall ontogeny is entirely cryptocystidean. Gordon (1984) instituted the new genus Elleschara, within the Umbonulidae, for Lepralia bensoni Brown, another problematic species in which some features of Escharella are combined with umbonuloid frontal wall ontogeny. P lyrulata differs from Elleschara bensoni in lacking spines and in the form of the aperture, which in the latter is developed as a peristomial tube with an inner ridge on its proximal side, modified basally as a lyrula-like structure. Finally, unlike P lyrulata, E. bensoni has well developed basal pore chambers.
Geographical distribution
Lageneschara lyrulata (Calvet) has been reported from numerous Antarctic localities, from Marguerite Bay, Graham Land (Rogick 1955), eastwards to Queen Mary Land (Livingstone 1928), and the Ross Sea (Rogick 1955). The extensive series of samples from the National Antarctic Expedition and the British Antarctic Expedition were all from the Ross Sea, and a single specimen from "Discovery" Investigations (stn. 164) originated from the South Orkneys. L. lyrulata has not been recorded from beyond Antarctic shelf waters, and may be considered to be an endemic species." (Hayward and Thorpe, 1988b: 282)
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The Art of Courtly Love (Andreas Capellanus) and the Allegory of Love (C.S. Lewis) will be read as background to the exploration of the theme of courtly love in early Italian literature. Selections will be chosen from Italian authors of the Thirteenth to the Sixteenth Centuries, including the poetry of the Sicilian School, the Sweet New Style, Dante's Vita Nuova, Fiore, Convivio, and Divine Comedy, Boccaccio's Decameron, Petrarch's Songbook, and women Petrarchist poets. Conducted in Italian.
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Londen Fryar, CB, Western Michigan
Fryar is the son of former Nebraska and New England Patriot standout, Irving Fryar. The younger Fryar redshirted in 2004. He then made his debut in 2005, recording only three tackles and one blocked kick in one game. Starting all of the team's twelve games during the 2006 season, he recorded 52 tackles with ten passes broken up and five interceptions. His play earned him First Team All Mid-American conference honors. In 2007, Fryar started ten of twelve games making 63 tackles with 17 passes broken up and one interception. Again, Fryar was voted to the Conference's first team squad. Is an extremely gifted athlete. Not big, but strong nevertheless. Moves well laterally and to his back. Is not the fastest CB out there (4.55), but is fast enough. Covers very well in zone, but better on the one-on-one situations -- a rarity. Is a very good tackler, another rarity. Technique needs work. He is overrated at this time, most likely because of his father. Nevertheless, he is an enticing athlete who should play on Sundays. Straight up speed is a concern but beside that, there's nothing to knock him down. With a good season, he should be able not move into the upper part of the Draft.
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [Blu-ray/DVD] [Includes Digital Copy]
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ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND is an unconventional romance told in the abstract, inventive, and comedic storytelling style of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman. Like his scripts for ADAPTATION and BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, this plot works off of a relatively complex idea that is more easily explained through the language of film than through words. In its most basic description, Joel (Jim Carrey) is undergoing a medical procedure to erase the memory of his ex-girlfriend, Clementine (Kate Winslet). However, while he is unconscious and the procedure is underway, he takes a journey through his mind, reliving moments with Clementine for fear of losing her forever. Using disjointed sound and action, foggy periods indicating Joel's confusion, and flashbacks to childhood where objects appear much bigger than they are to adult eyes, the cinematography communicates Joel's dilemma with visual hilarity. Only occasionally is the film laugh-out-loud funny; instead it is much more deeply and darkly amusing as the absurdity of the situation grows. ETERNAL SUNSHINE is nothing short of brilliant--a credit to director Michel Gondry (who has a topnotch reputation for his aesthetic music videos by artists such as Bjork). Carrey is wonderfully understated in the role of a simpleminded nice guy, and his signature goofiness is used only a handful of times. Winslet lights up the screen with her blue hair and orange sweatshirt, playing a lively free spirit and loose cannon. There are also strong supporting performances by Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood, and Mark Ruffalo, along with an excellent score by Jon Brion and a peppy soundtrack including songs by E.L.O. and the Polyphonic Spree. The film's conclusion promises to satisfy viewers; it offers a beautiful metaphor for the end of a love affair that brings perfect closure to this excellent film.
Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay 2004 Charlie Kaufman Screenwriter
Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay 2004 Michel Gondry Director, HUMAN NATURE (2002)
Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay 2004 Pierre Bismuth Story, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS... (2004)
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Jim Carrey, James Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, Tom Wilkinson, David Cross, Jane Adams, Thomas Jay Ryan
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"[Gondry] can define contradictory emotions with extraordinary clarity and alacrity. It's why he's so suited to handling much of this particular Kaufman script."
New York Times
"Watching ETERNAL SUNSHINE, you don't just watch a love story - you fall in love with what love really is."
Entertainment Weekly
"Going to the movies would be an eternally wondrous experience if more movies were as smart, ambitious, offbeat and emotionally rich as ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND."
USA Today
"Gondry and the pitch-perfect actors have crafted a remarkable film that can coax a smile about making the same mistakes in love and then sneak up and quietly break your heart."
Rolling Stone
"There's a tenderness and a wistfulness to Kaufman's writing and Carrey's performance..."
Box Office
"It's another screenwriting triumph for the prodigiously gifted Charlie Kaufman, directed with visionary panache by Michel Gondry."
5 stars out of 5 -- "ETERNAL SUNSHINE is a profound and heart-clenching romantic fantasy....This is a film to own and cherish forever."
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"[A] masterpiece....Kate Winslet is truly remarkable....The supporting cast is brilliant..."
"ETERNAL SUNSHINE is more than anything else deeply sincere."
Los Angeles Times
"ETERNAL SUNSHINE has an emotional center, and that's what makes it work."
Chicago Sun-Times
"A romantic comedy unlike any other, this gorgeous phantasmagoria takes a question that's been posed by poets across the ages -- of what is love compounded? -- and examines it through fanciful scans of a scorned lover's cortex."
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After back-to-back 26 win seasons, an appearance in
the Big East Tournament final, and a trip to the Sweet 16, is recruiting
getting easier for UC head coach Mick Cronin?
"It never gets easier to recruit," said Cronin. "You do become more popular the more you win and you get on TV more. So I have better name recognition because that's the guy they see on TV and our program is winning. It definitely has an effect, but at the same time, it's still hard. Recruiting is the toughest thing we do. It's the hardest part of the job for any coach - there's no question about it."
Today the hard work paid off for Coach Cronin and
his staff as three high school standouts faxed in letters of intent to the
University of Cincinnati on the first day of the early signing period.
Troy Caupain, a 6'3" guard from Cosby High School in Midlothian, VA verbally committed to UC in June after averaging 26 points, 12.9 rebounds, and 8 assists as a junior last year.
"Troy is a huge recruit for us," said Cronin. "He's a 6'3" point guard and he's 16-year-old on signing day. He's going to turn 17 in a couple of weeks. He's got something that you can't teach - the gift of vision. He finds the open man and has great leadership skill. He's a true quarterback and it's natural for him to talk on the floor - I won't have to coach that with him. And he can beat his man. More importantly, when he beats his man off of the dribble, he finds the open man and he's a willing passer. He's a big-time recruit for us."
This year's class also includes a local recruit in
Summit Country Day's Kevin Johnson.
"I usually don't mention that he's local because I don't want people to think that we recruited Kevin Johnson only because he is from Cincinnati," said Cronin. "That would be patently false. We've passed on some guys that are from Cincinnati because maybe they weren't the right fit for us and Kevin is the right fit. He grew up within miles of our campus, he is a great kid, and we are fortunate to have him."
Johnson is a 6'1" guard who averaged 14.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.8 assists last year in helping the Silver Knights capture the Division III state title.
"He's a guard that can do everything," said Cronin. "He can score, he can handle the ball, and he can pass. He's also a winner which goes a long way with me as he led his team to the state championship. And he's very unselfish - he could shoot a lot more for Summit Country Day than he did last year, but he played within their system and their team was extremely well-coached. And he's got great upside. Kevin is a 17-year-old senior and won't turn 18 until next summer. He's a long guard and can do a lot of things."
Cincinnati added a post player in Jamaree Strickland who hails from
Oakland, California.
"Even though he's from California, he grew up a Bearcat fan," said Cronin. "That worked in our favor. We didn't know that until we contacted him and his father couldn't have been more excited. You would have thought we were the hometown school."
Strickland was one of the top-rated big men in California when he suffered a knee injury in 10th grade that required surgery and wiped out his junior year. A second surgical procedure caused him to miss all but two games of his senior year.
But Jamaree is no longer wearing a knee brace and is spending this season playing for Queen City Prep in Charlotte, North Carolina.
"Jamaree didn't start playing without his knee brace until the fall, and everybody that saw him offered him a scholarship," said Cronin. "He's left-handed; he's 6'9 ½" or 6'10" and has great hands and a soft touch. He can score. Most big guys can do one of two things - they are either a shot blocker or they can score. Jamaree can score and is a very comfortable offensive player. He has range on his jump shot, and has a nice jump hook and a soft touch. We're going to have to get his body together because he's been out, but he's lost weight and that's why he's come on so much after he got his knee brace off. Once we get him in shape, he has a chance to be a great player for us."
Cincinnati still has one scholarship available.
"That's by design," Mick told me. "When you get your program on solid footing you're not desperate so you don't have to just take guys and hope for the best because you need bodies. When you're in a good position you can confidently say, 'We have 11 or 12 players and that's enough.' Then you have a scholarship available when things happen. For instance, we have one available now. So second semester, if a very good player wanted to transfer here over the Christmas break, we could take him. If that doesn't happen, then Alex Eppensteiner will get to use it in the second semester. I would definitely rather have a scholarship than take a chance on a guy that you're not really sure about."
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After two straight losses to Long Island and Boston Chesapeake coach Brendan Kelly was looking for his team to get back on track heading into the All-Star break and that's just what they did with a 13-11 win over Rochester.
Sure, the Rattlers are 0-7 and Chesapeake had quiet games from the starting midfield of Kyle Dixon, Ben Hunt and Michael Kimmel (just one goal — off the stick of Hunt — among all three of them) but they got big games from the guys they've been trying to get involved in the offense all along. Steven Brooks had two goals, including a two-pointer, and an assist and Dan Hardy added three goals to combine with a reliably solid performance from the attack in the win.
"It was good timing at the halfway point of the season and good to have the entire offense getting into the mix," Kelly said. "We're trying to work hard in getting everyone involved. I think we've really been able to accomplish that and we're really looking forward to going to Hamilton this week."
An area of focus all season for the Bayhawks has been midfield transition and ground ball play. Something both Kelly and Dave Cottle were underwhelmed by in the early going of the season, small tweaks here and there have significantly contributed to an improvement in this area.
First, it was the additions of Steven DeNapoli to the defensive midfield corps and Barney Ehrmann to the LSM position, both whose hustle and gritty play led to an improvement. Now, the Bayhawks have taken a known quantity and moved him to an area where he can be even more successful.
Defensive midfielder Matt Abbott was involved in some offensive sets earlier in the season and has been moved into a role the former Syracuse star is more known for: transition.
"We moved him back to where he plays his best and where he made the All-Star game at and that's at the transition midfield position," Kelly said. "He helped us a lot the other night when we played Rochester and he creates a lot of transition for us. We've tried some different things during the season to see if we can get some different looks but at Rochester we went back to what got us a championship."
Chris Garrity, who was in net for Chesapeake's 2010 title run and was the starter at the beginning of the season, has been cleared to play after undergoing surgery to repair an MCL tear.
He won't automatically be inserted back into the starting position though. Brian Phipps, who earned the starting job in Garrity's absence, will retain the top spot. Phipps has posted a .559 save percentage and a 14.00 goals against average in five games with the Bayhawks.
"Brian Phipps is our goalie right now. He's proven that and we have a lot of faith in him," Kelly said. "He's stepped up. He made the All-Star Game. We're excited to have Brian there and Chris back and backing him up and working his way back into the mix and challenging him for that position. We know Chris can win a championship and we know Brian can do the same thing. It's good to have both those goalies in the mix right now."
While Alex Smith's .508 (98-193) face-off win percentage is good for fourth in the league, it's certainly not evidence of the dominating performances common throughout Smith's career.
"If you're a face-off guy, every game is a street fight," Kelly said, adding that he thinks Smith is going to be just fine on face-offs and noting that he is not injured. "You're butting horns at least 30 times a game and using every ounce of your body to free the ball up on the ground. All the face-off guys really take a beating. The All-Star break gave Alex another rest and he and Geoff Snider will battle again this weekend."
The battle between Smith and Snider should be an intriguing one. The two collided in last summer's World Championships as the face-off specialists for the United States and Canada, respectively, and Snider sits just four percentage points and one slot ahead of Smith in the current face-off standings.
It was Snider who got the better of Smith in the first matchup of the season between these two teams, going 15-26 in a mid-May contest.
On the docket this weekend is Hamilton. The Bayhawks won the first round matchup, taking a 14-10 win in May but as both head coaches noted, each team is different heading into this game.
Chesapeake is starting to find itself offensively with the deepest midfield in the league starting to come together and get contributions throughout. For Hamilton, the biggest difference is the absence of John Grant Jr.
"They're getting scoring from some different guys," Kelly said. "Last time we played Hamilton, you had to focus on John Grant with the offense and now that he isnt there, they have a couple other weapons they can score with and I think it's one of those things you make adjustments for and see how the game goes."


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Anarchic architecture, unchecked pollution and high costs of living are the lot of African city dwellers, experts warn, as living standards fail to keep pace with rapid urban growth on the continent...
24 Mar 2017
If not carefully managed, hydro-electric schemes along Angola's Kwanza River could have severe environmental impacts...
19 Oct 2016
Africa's overall growth has slowed but new research shows long-term fundamentals are strong and there are big business opportunities ahead...
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This year, the Architect Africa Film Festival (#AAFF2016) opened up its call for participants to showcase new productions, emerging filmmakers and students...
22 Jun 2016
Infrastructure development is booming across Africa, due in no small part to significant economic growth and foreign direct investment. Mega-infrastructure projects have massive price tags...
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South African engineers working on mines and at a gas plant in Mozambique have been taken to secure camps after threats of reprisal xenophobic attacks...
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Angola will host the Africa Urban Infrastructure Investment Forum (AUIIF) early next year...
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Africa needs to form partnerships with the developed nations in order to realise the continent's goal to industrialise, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said .
Chris Bathembu 5 Aug 2014
Transnet has pleaded with Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries to invest more on railway infrastructure to improve intra-regional trade.
Mpho Sibanyoni 29 May 2014
Shipping and logistics group Grindrod has been a big spender on infrastructure for some time. Growing its network of port and rail operations allows the group to diversify away from international shipping, a notoriously cyclical business.
19 May 2014
Grindrod' a JSE-listed freight and logistics service provider' through its wholly owned subsidiary Grindrod Mauritius' will work with Zambia's Northwest Rail Company to build' operate and maintain a new 590km Cape gauge railway from Chingola in the Zambian copperbelt to the Angolan border.
Mark Allix 5 Feb 2014
Barloworld is targeting six sectors to boost the growth of its business and is busy positioning itself "o expand into west and east Africa' according to company chief executive Clive Thomson.
Nick Hedley 20 Nov 2013
President Jacob Zuma says South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must explore ways to stimulate trade and investment between the two countries.
31 Oct 2013
To paraphrase from the iconic Star Trek, Africa is the "next (as opposed to the final) business frontier". And judging from exceptional recent economic growth, wealth in natural resources and sheer international business interest on the continent, it seems no-one has trouble believing this.
19 Aug 2013
The World Bank committed a record US$14.7bn in its fiscal year to June to support economic growth and better development prospects in Africa despite uncertain economic conditions in the rest of the global economy.
1 Aug 2013
The biggest barrier to implementing regional infrastructure projects in Africa are the countries themselves, the Infrastructure Africa conference heard in Sandton on Tuesday (16 July).
18 Jul 2013
Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba has called for greater scrutiny of funding that comes from Brics countries such as China when it comes to infrastructure investment in Africa.
Nicky Smith 17 Jul 2013
Africa's oil and gas industry is poised for momentous growth despite regulatory and political challenges' according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report released on Wednesday (19 June)
20 Jun 2013
The Nigerian hotel market is experiencing a corporate travel boom and although a difficult market to operate in, it offers attractive opportunities for major operators, according to a report released by professional services firm PwC.
Nick Hedley 18 Jun 2013
The Billion Group, a property developer that is also the asset manager of JSE-listed Rebosis Property Fund, has several significant developments underway in SA, and is simultaneously targeting retail developments on the rest of the continent, which may eventually be listed separately.
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Kim Comes For Adrienne Bailon After She Disses Rob And The Kardashian Family
This would be happier times between Kim and Adrienne.
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Adrienne Bailon, Rob Kardashian's ex, sat down with Latina Magazine and said a few things that did NOT sit well with Kim and Khloe Kardashian.
In the interview she said,
To be stuck with that Kardashian label, that was so hurtful to me and to my career. I probably realized that too late — not that it would've affected my decisions in terms of who I dated, but it would've affected my decision to appear on the show.To this day, people will still say, 'You ruined Rob's life!' and I'll think,'Damn, I was still playing with Barbie dolls when I met him.
Then on Rob...
It's common knowledge that [Rob] cheated on me. It always bothered me that people were like, 'Pero, why couldn't you forgive him? Why are women always the ones who have to forgive? If you cheated on a man, he would be like, 'You're disgusting, and I want nothing to do with you.' But women, we're supposed to be like, 'He messed up. He made a mistake.
Kim DID NOT LIKE THAT.
She took to her Twitter to read Adrienne.
Funny how she says being with a Kardashian hurt her career yet the only reason she has this article is bc she is talking about a Kardashian
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) July 30, 2014
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— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) July 30, 2014
So sad when people try to kick my brother when he is down #FamilyForever
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) July 30, 2014
Then Khloe chimed in...
Don't think it was a secret. For sure. Don't kick my brother while he's down "@macklemroe: @khloekardashian was kimberly shading her?"
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"If a man says he is a Christian I take him at his word and accept him as a brother until he proves otherwise. If I miss him in Christ, I'll catch him in Adam." (from a Chapel session at St Louis Christian College, 1972)
In polite society if one wishes to avoid confrontation in normal discourse among friends, one is generally encouraged to step lightly regarding, or completely around the subjects of religion and/or politics. Such circumvention is probably good politics, especially for religious folk. No two people seem to have the same opinion about either subject, those most adamant about their own position often the most prepared for a confrontation. And, though seeming opposites, the two subjects tend to be interwoven -- forage into either subject tends to be an opening to "confront" the other.
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It is commonplace, and certainly a legal right, to be a "Christian" simply by being nothing else: Do not have an Islamic sounding name, must not be Muslim; nor look like parents were from India, so not Buddhist or Hindu; no apparent Israel heritage, can't be a Jew; born and bred in America and doing right as seeing right to be, so must be Christian.
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Whatever a person's religion we Americans defend that person's right to that religion. Whatever their belief system we support it if no harm comes to the society as a whole, their good acts done in the name of their God we hold to be as sacred as our own right to religious freedom.
As someone seeking to be more than a "political" Christian a part of that seeking is wishing others be Christian. As an American "in this world but not of it" I will defend to the death your right to be something else. And, I will judiciously refrain from deciding what you are and the degree of your faith until I actually know you.
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