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- Malawi Fights Wife Inheritance
Malawi Standard (Blantyre)
April 23, 2003
Posted to the web April 23, 2003
By Brian Ligomeka
Blantyre, Malawi
The highest incidence of HIV prevalence in the world can be found in
Southern African countries such as Botswana, Malawi, Zimbabwe and South
Africa. The virus continues to spread rapidly in the region with Malawi
having over 20 percent HIV prevalence among women reported to be
attending ante-natal clinics.
Factors such as cultural norms, values, beliefs and myths have been
cited as the main catalysts in the spread of HIV, particularly the
common practice of wife inheritance.
80-year-old Gogo Grace Fundi of Phalombe explains: "the practice
entails a brother or relative of the deceased marrying the widow to
sustain and carry on the family name." The practice is known as chokolo
in Malawi, in Ngoni, Ndebele and Zulu it is called ukungena while in
Shona it is called kugara nhaka."
This traditional practice, it is claimed, has several advantages such
as preventing the widow from adultery and keeping the wealth of the
deceased within the family.
In some societies, the practice is believed to appease the spirit of
the deceased preventing it from visiting the living and punishing them.
African culture is rich and deep rooted, and it is widely believed that
the spirit of the dead live among the people overseeing all their daily
acitivities. The spirits are said to be in direct contact with the High
God (Namalenga or Chiuta) to whom they mediate on behalf of the living.
35-year-old Nasibeko lost her husband, Chilazi some five years ago and
was inherited by his younger brother.
"After the death of my husband, the family held consultation meetings
in adherence to tradition. I was presented with my husband belongings
(knobkerrie and axe) and asked to place them before the brother whom I
chose to succeed my brother to take care of me and my children,"
explains Nasibeko.
In a solemn ritual, Nasibeko placed the stuff and passed a dish of
water to Esitedi, her late husband's young brother to inherit her.
Although Esitedi was married, he accepted her and now takes care of
Nasibeko and children. They also have a child together in this
The practice aims to provide means and support for the widow and her
children in the absence of the husband. In some cases the name of the
late brother continues to be used, particularly where the husband dies
without a child.
However, this traditional practice is becoming risky in the face of
AIDS because it involves sex. One partner could be infected with HIV and
this has major implications for the spread of the disease.
For example, if the late husband's cause of death was AIDS-related, the
wife inheritor is at risk of contracting HIV if the couple engages in an
unprotected sex.
He could also infect his wife. Esitedi could also very likely infect
his first wife because of his latest partner who could be infected. In a
case where the brother inheriting the widow is already infected, he can
pass HIV onto the widow if she was not infected, or re-infect her if she
is already infected. Wife inheritance therefore exposes both the widow
and the brother-in-law to HIV infection.
As President Bakili Muluzi has rightly put it on several occasions,
time has come that Malawi has now to do away with some archaic cultural
"We should do away with all cultural practices that promote the spread
of HIV/AIDS," Muluzi once said.
The main problem here in Malawi is that the cause of death is not
normally discussed openly and people are left to whisper and hint in
private about this, particularly if it is AIDS related.
The culture of silence and denial, stigma, blame and shame has been an
impediment to efforts aimed at changing people's attitudes and
behaviour, especially with regard to practices that are potentially
Limited access to Voluntary Counselling and Testing has forced
communities to continue this practice despite its implications. A mere
facial examination cannot determine one's status, hence looking at the
widow and deciding her HIV/AIDS status has also posed problems.
Following President Bakili Muluzi's advice that Malawians should scrap
off some outdated cultural practices, many women have started to say no
to wife inheritance.
Shira Mkandawire of Mzimba district but resides in Ndirande Township
recently refused to be inherited by her late husband's brother.
"Although I needed the financial support to educate and take care of the
children my husband left behind, I refused to have one of my late
husband's brothers or relatives inherit me," she said.
With the National AIDS Commission, anti AIDS groups and political
leaders campaigning against HIV/AIDS chances are high that cultural
factors that fuel the spread of HIV/AIDS will be gotten rid of.
People Support UDF NEC Elections
Malawi Standard (Blantyre)
April 23, 2003
Posted to the web April 23, 2003
By Aubrey Sumbuleta
Blantyre, Malawi
People at the grassroot level have expressed happiness with the
proposal for Dr Bingu Wa Mutharika and Dr Cassim Chilumpha to lead the
party in next year's elections as presidential candidate and running
mate, respectively.
Apart from the UDF national executive committee, cabinet and Members of
Parliament as well as local councillors, the main base of the party is
with local people and traditional leaders.
It is interesting and pleasing to note that before the UDF convention,
which will debate on the two proposed candidates.
UDF members at grassroot level have already thrown their support on Dr
Bingu Wa Mutharika and Dr Cassim Chilumpha.
The UDF members have described the two proposed politicians as 'men
with the right democratic, professional and academic credentials to lead
the nation.
Traditional Authority Machinjiri of Blantyre said that the proposal of
Bingu Wa Mutharika and Cassim Chilumpha by the UDF National Executive
Committee and cabinet is going down well in the minds of people in his
He said that with the better qualification and leadership skills that
the two leaders have, the people that he leads as traditional chief are
definitely going to give their vote to the UDF in next years elections.
"Dr Bakili Muluzi and the UDF must count on me that the two will get
enough support from my people," the chief told The Malawi Standard.
Patricia Kaliati, a UDF parliamentarian in Mulanje district said that
after making consultations with people in her constituency, she has no
problems in supporting Dr Bingu Wa Mutharika and Dr Cassim Chilumpha as
people to lead us in next year's general elections.
"The advantage is that we will have all the support from Dr Bakili
Muluzi who is an ever hard working man," she said.
Kaliati said that as a Parliamentarian, who stays with her people right
in her constituency, she has seen that the two proposed names have
overwhelming support from people in the local communities.
Danwik Makari, from Malaya Village in Traditional Authority Nkalo in
Chiradzulu said that he was not surprised with the election of Dr Bingu
Wa Mutharika as the proposed UDF presidential candidate in next year's
"I know Bingu Wa Mutharika and we even walk from our village to his in
Thyolo, a lot of people there like him and are proud of him," he said.
Makari predicted that coming and belonging to the villages where the
UDF has always enjoyed strong support, he has no problems that Dr Wa
Mutharika and the UDF party will have sweeping victory in next year's
Malawi's Opposition Campaign Strategy Off Balance
Malawi Standard (Blantyre)
April 23, 2003
Posted to the web April 23, 2003
By Dickson Kashoti
Blantyre, Malawi
Opposition political parties have admitted that they have to go back to
the drawing board to design their campaign strategy for the 2004
presidential elections following President Bakili Muluzi's announcement
that the UDF National Executive Committee and the Cabinet have proposed
Dr. Bingu Wa Mutharika as a possible presidential candidate and Dr.
Cassim Chilumpha as his possible running mate.
The new caninet, which includes Chakufwa Chihana as Second Vice
President, some Aford officials has further put the opposition off
balance further because it has strongly united Malawians along regional
and political lines. The new cabinet is indeed a formula that the
opposition will fail to solve at the 2004 polls.
Leon H. Sullivan Summit
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Director of Publicity, Salule
Masangwi, has said that the initial strategy for their campaign was on
the Third Term issue.
"Now that President Muluzi has declared that he is not standing in
observance of the Malawi Constitution, we shall see what to do. But
obviously we are not threatened with the proposal of Dr. Bingu wa
Mutharika as the UDF Presidential Candidate.
"We in NDA wish him well as a presidential candidate. He is most
welcome as a candidate," Masangwi said.
Masangwi also admitted that it would be difficult for the NDA to
dislodge the UDF from power.
"We want to go into coalition with our friends who are interested. We
need the unity. We have already started working with some individuals in
the parties but if the other parties refuse, we might do it alone," he
Commenting on the leadership crisis and power struggle in the Malawi
Congress Party, Masangwi said he hoped the issues would be resolved at
the party's convention slated for next month.
"The party is merely cleaning its offices. It is putting its house in
order. I am sure we will work with them after the Convention, after all
this mess is gone," he said.
MCP Deputy Regional Chairman, Nicholas Dausi, who was once the party's
Publicity Secretary said the MCP gurus will now have to sit and make a
good campaign strategy after the announcement that Dr. Wa Mutharika has
been proposed as a possible contestant in the presidential election.
He described Dr. Wa Mutharika as a clean politician who needed support
and encouragement.
"It is not good to castigate him. We need to give him support and
time," Dausi said.
Dausi also welcomed the UDF's move to restructure the party to have two
separate offices of chairman and president, which will see the chairman
solely responsible for the party's activities while the president will
be responsible for government activities.
"It is encouraging that the party will now have a new face. I hope this
will strengthen the party much. This means democracy will be
strengthened as well," he said.
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) former executive member Green Mwamondwe
also said now that the UDF will not field President Muluzi as a
presidential candidate during the 2004 election, the party machinery
ought to come up with a good campaign strategy.
He lamented, however, that this might not be possible because of
internal conflicts Aford, which he said might affect the fielding of
candidates in the election.
Mwamondwe described Dr. Wa Mutharika as a good candidate.
Nixon Khembo, a political scientist at Chancellor College in Zomba
described Dr. Wa Mutharika as a unifying figure.
He has several advantages. One of them is that he is a unifying figure.
For instance, when people were debating the Third Term Bill issue, he
did not comment. He is therefore a unifying figure between the
anti-Third Term Bill and the pro-Third Term Bill," Khembo said.
He also said that Dr. Wa Mutharika is a neutral person and will be a
unifying figure between what he described as the old guards in UDF who
might not have liked a young candidate to stand as a presidential
candidate and what he dubbed the new blood in UDF, which could not have
liked the leadership of the party go to what he said undeserved
Khembo asked Dr. Wa Mutharika to use several strategies to win
Malawians' hearts during the presidential election.
"He must instantly come out and talk about reforms in government.
He must talk about anti-corruption reforms. The advantage with him is
that he is clean, therefore he will be able to rise up against
corruption," he said.
Khembo also said that Dr. Wa Mutharika should tell Malawians how he is
going transform the economy.
He said Dr. Wa Mutharika has the advantage of transforming the
country's economy because of his good academic background.
Dr. Wa Mutharika, 69, and hails from Kamoto Village in Chief
Chimaliro's area in Thyolo studied at the University of Dehli, India,
where he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce Degree majoring in Mercantile
(Business) Law, advanced accountancy, monetary economics and political
science and a Master's Degree in Economics majoring in International
trade, monetary economics and development economics.
He later obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Development
Economics from the Pacific Western University, Los Angels, US apart from
attending short courses on trade and commercial policy, regional
economic integration, financing and business management.
He served at high management levels in the civil service of the
Government of Malawi, the Government of Zambia, the United Nations and
later as Secretary General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern
Africa (COMESA).
Commenting on the restructuring process in the UDF, Khembo described it
as a good democratic move that should be supported. "In terms of good
governance, it is a positive move.
This releases the burden of the president to running the affairs of
government whilst the party machinery is managed through the
chairmanship of the party.
This will indeed ensure separation of powers between government and
party activities whilst strengthening the party system," he said.
Forum for the Defence of the Constitution (FDC) Chairperson, Reverend
Daniel Gunya, has observed that chances for the UDF and its prospective
candidate, Dr. Wa Mutharika,to win the 2004 Presidential polls are
Gunya said the Forum welcomed the election of Dr. Wa Mutharika as
proposed Presidential candidate and Dr. Cassim Chilumpha as his possible
running mate.
The Ruling UDF Gears for Victory
Malawi Standard (Blantyre)
April 23, 2003
Posted to the web April 23, 2003
By Aubrey Sumbuleta
Blantyre, Malawi
Malawi President Bakili Muluzi has said that the ruling United
Democratic Front (UDF) is geared for victory despite the mushrooming of
political parties in the country.
Speaking at a rally he addressed in Bangwe, Blantyre, Muluzi said that
the UDF is poised to win the 2004 general elections, because it has a
huge following throughout the country, and has sound development
policies and programmes for poverty eradication.
He explained that the UDF is not moved by the formation of new
political parties.
"I am not shaken by new political groupings.
They must brace themselves for an up hill task during the forthcoming
general elections, our Constitution makes it clear that every Malawian
has the right to register a political party," he said.
He reminded people that in the run-up to the 1993 referendum, he told
Malawians that the one party regime of Dr Kamuzu Banda would collapse,
and true to his words, Malawians voted for change in the referendum.
"In 1994, I said that the UDF would win the general elections and we
won the elections," said Muluzi.
He added: "In 1999 my prediction was also right. I told all Malawians
that the UDF would beat the MCP-AFORD alliance at the polls and it
happened. Today I am repeating the same words, UDF would win the 2004
general elections," he said.
He vowed that he would use all his energies, wisdom, political vigour
and candour to make sure that the proposed UDF Presidential Candidate,
Dr Bingu Wa Mutharika, and his possible running mate, Dr Cassim
Chilumpha, and the UDF win the elections.
"UDF is my baby, it is my party.
I will vigorously campaign for Bingu and Cassim Chilumpha to make sure
that they win," said Muluzi adding: "Bingu, I will support you, Cassim,
I will support you and I will support all my MPs."
The president also challenged MCP president Gwanda Chakuamba that he
can not make it to Sanjika Palace as he claims.
Muluzi said that the UDF is a political party, which is managed by God,
because it is God himself who liberated Malawians from the MCP political
bondage and slavery.
He hailed people for supporting the government in its political,
economic and development endeavours. He observed that the UDF is growing
from strength to strength adding that all those who made a mistake of
being lured by failed politicians through empty promises are free to
rejoin the party.
He appealed to UDF leaders to work extra harder in strengthening the
" Every party leader from area, branch, district, regional and national
executive level must work extra hard.
I will not condone lazy politicians to cling to power in my party," he
He advised the newly elected cabinet ministers to work hard and to be
on the forefront of development activities.
President Bakili Muluzi Urges Tobacco Buyers to Pay Farmers Well
Malawi Standard (Blantyre)
April 23, 2003
Posted to the web April 23, 2003
By Aubrey Sumbuleta
Blantyre, Malawi
President Bakili Muluzi has told tobacco buyers to pay farmers good
prices to realise government's goal of poverty reduction.
He was speaking at Limbe Auction Holdings Floors when he officially
opened the 2003 Tobacco Marketing Season.
Muluzi said that one works hard and invests one's time and money to
produce high quality tobacco. He said that much money goes in land
preparation, inputs and transport.
"It is thus very disheartening to read and hear in the print and
electronic media that the marketing of tobacco has been disrupted
because the prices are too low.
"This is very unfortunate indeed for the tobacco industry. I believe
that while the grower cannot survive without the buyer, the buyer too
cannot survive without the grower. Hence, the two have a social
responsibility to each other," he said.
He therefore appealed to buyers to pay appropriate prices to ensure
that tobacco growers have reasonable income from their production,
adding that the good income would encourage further production of good
quality tobacco.
President Muluzi also asked farmers to grade their tobacco
professionally if their tobacco was to fetch good prices on the auction
However, the president said that he was encouraged that this year
Malawi would produce about 2 million kilogrammes more tobacco than last
He said that he regards the Limbe Auction Floors and those in Lilongwe
and Mzuzu as part of his government's policy and programme of poverty
"As I have always said, poverty eradication remains the centrepiece of
my government's development policy.
"Moreover, to me poverty eradication does not imply government giving
the people free inputs for growing tobacco. What is important is that
government must empower farmers by providing them with the necessary
opportunities and environment for growing and marketing tobacco," he
Muluzi said that he was aware that tobacco farmers experience several
problems in the production of the crop some of them beyond human
control, for example the drought that occurred in some parts of the
He said that his government would as much as is possible continue to
play its role of providing production and market information,
infrastructure and explore provision of private sector led credit
He said that furthermore, government would endeavour to reduce or
entirely remove constraints that hinder the growth of the industry,
which would include costs of inputs and levy.
Muluzi said that it was very important for tobacco growers to always
regard tobacco production as a business like any other business that has
production rules and market demands.
"It is thus imperative for growers to be responsive to market demands
and grow high quality tobacco that would always earn them a good
income," he said.
The president continued that despite World Health Organisation's
mounting threats to regulate the production of tobacco, the government
would continue boosting the performance of the tobacco industry until
viable alternatives are identified.
The Second Vice President, Chakufwa Chihana, who is also Minister of
Agriculture, Irrigation and Food Security estimated that Malawi would
this year produce 120 million kilogrammes of burley against 125.3
million kg last year.
He also estimated that the country would produce 15.6 million kg of
flue cured tobacco as compared to 11.15 million kg last year, three
million kg of Northern Division Dark Fire (NDDF) cured tobacco against
1.35 kg last season and 500,000 kg of Southern Division Fire (SDF) cured
tobacco against 250,000 kg last year.
Chihana said the reduction in burley this year is mainly due to the
shift by Press Agriculture and ADMARC from burley to flue cured
He said the demand for tobacco on the international market still
Chihana said that for this year, the tobacco buyers are prepared to buy
140 to 145 million kg of Burely tobacco, 125 million kg of Flue cured
tobacco, 8 to 20 kg of NDDF and five million kg of SDF.
The Second Vice President also said that the marketing season started
about a month earlier than has been the tradition. Limbe Auction Floors
opened on March 11, 2003 and Lilongwe Auction Floors on the following
The Mzuzu Auction Floors, he said, could not open early due to the fact
that insufficient tobacco was delivered and the market is scheduled to
open next Tuesday.
"The decision to open the floors early has not only allowed the tobacco
producer access to cash earlier but has also assisted in reducing the
informal cross border trade.
"The tobacco grower, among other reasons connected to prices, sold the
crop across the border to access cash at a time when cash was most
This informal cross border trade did not only deprive the government
tax revenue but also the much needed foreign exchange. The early opening
of the floors has therefore significantly reduced the informal cross
border trade," he said.
Chihana said that tobacco is the engine of growth in Malawi and this
will be the case for some time to come since currently no suitable
alternative commodity to replace tobacco has been identified.
He said he was raising the issue because of mounting threats globally
to control production and consumption of tobacco.
"This threat is real considering that WHO is spearheading ratification
of the Framework Convention of Tobacco Control by members of the United
Nations," he said.
He, however said that as the convention is going to be ratified, Malawi
will continue growing tobacco into the distant future, especially due to
the fact that the economy is dependent on the crop and also there is no
close substitute in terms of generation of household income and foreign
Community Police to Fight Crime
Malawi Standard (Blantyre)
April 23, 2003
Posted to the web April 23, 2003
By Dickson Kashoti
Blantyre, Malawi
The Malawi Police Service has come in swiftly to combat crime in
Bangwe, Blantyre by involving the community following an increase in
complaints by people who were way laid during nights and robbed of their
valuables including money.
George Kainja, Southern Region Community Policing boss, has said in an
interview that police officers from the region visited Mthandizi area in
Bangwe, Blantyre last week where they sensitised the community on the
advantages of having community-based policing in the Township.
"This is a new concept. We have to reinforce our messages to the
community. Next week, the community will elect a committee," he said.
Among other things, residents of Mthandizi were entertained to drama by
police officers on how to make community policing effective.
According to residents in the Township, at least six people were way
laid last week at night, including a sex worker who had all her clothes
stripped off by unknown thugs who are terrorising the small Township,
about two kilometres away from Limbe.
Willie Chingaru, Officer-in-Charge of Community Policing said in
another interview that there are seven Station Executive Committees
(SEC) in the Northern Region, 12 in the Centre, 10 in the South, and
four in the Eastern Division.
SECs administer and manage safety and security at the regional level.
He said that there are 58 Community Police Forums (CPFs) in the
Northern Region, 90 in the Centre, 66 in the South and 45 in Eastern
Division. CPFs administer and manage community police forum at
traditional authority level.
Chingaru also said that there are 698 Community Police Programmes (CPP)
in Northern Region, 791 in the Centre, 791 in the South and 289 in the
Eastern Division. CPPs manage and administer safety and security at
group village headman level.
The Community Police Officer-in-Charge also said that there are 15
Watch Schemes in the North, 1720 in the Centre, 29 in the South and 1028
in the Eastern Division.
Chingaru said the police are involved in community based policing by
arresting suspects, conducting patrols, holding community policing
meetings, recovering stolen property, sending crime information to
police, establishing community structures, dissolving community policing
structures that are displaying bad habits, sensitising members of the
community and police officers about community based policing,
establishing strong partnerships with members of the community and civic
education and sensitisation to both the police and the public.
Asked the benefits of community policing, Chingaru said: "Shared
responsibility and involvement of all stakeholders in the community
including the police in issues of crime prevention, community safety and
He also said the benefits include professional policing, development of
an understanding of how the police work, identifying and solving crime
related problems of a specific community in partnership, responsive to
the needs of that community, proactive policing that has prompted crime
prevention and creation of strong relationships between the police and
He also said that community policing pool resources and ideas on crime
prevention, through community policing, the police is now a service not
a force, accountable, open and identifiable, professional and people
centred, visible and accessible, consultative and participative as well
as fair and non discriminatory.
"It also delivers a quality service, prompt, polite, effective, much
more business like and demonstrating the value for money. It mobilises
the majority of law abiding citizens to work with the Malawi Police
Service to arrest criminals," he said.
He said some of the principles of good practices in community-based
policing include assessing intervention, goal oriented planning,
supervision, monitoring and control, evaluation and reporting.
Zimbabwe strike holds
Many shops and businesses across Zimbabwe have remained closed on the
second day of a national strike, in protest at the government's decision
to triple the price of fuel.
The streets of the capital, Harare, were reported to be busy with some
small shops and fast food outlets open but banks and large outlets were
Zimbabwe's second city, Bulawayo, remains quiet.
The three day strike called by the country's main labour movement has
been declared illegal and police are patrolling the streets.
But there have been no reports of trouble so far.
The economy is in desperate trouble with inflation running at more than
200%, soaring unemployment and shortages of fuel and foreign currency.
Zimbabwe's Congress of Trade Unions argues that for many workers it
will now cost more almost as much to get to work as they would earn in a
It has pledged to extend the job boycott indefinitely unless the
government reverses the price increase.
"For now we are happy to say this strike has been massive and the
government should listen to the message from (the) strike," a union
official told Reuters new agency.
The government said the 200% rise in petrol prices was necessary to
help pay for fuel imports. which have become scarce since shipments from
Libya stopped last year.
And it has threatened to withdraw operating permits from transport
operators who join in the strike.
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change has backed the strike and
called on all progressive Zimbabweans to support it.
President Robert Mugabe
Mugabe faces domestic and foreign pressure
Three trade union officials were detained by police in Bulawayo in
connection with the strike call.
Last month, the MDC staged a two-day strike that shut down about 80% of
businesses and industries in one of the biggest protests seen in
In a security crackdown that followed, hundreds of MDC officials were
Speaking in a televised interview marking the 23rd anniversary of
independence, Mr Mugabe blamed the country's current economic problems
on the MDC, whom he described as a neo-colonialist extension of
But he also said he was ready to meet MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai to
discuss the crisis if the opposition recognised his disputed re-election
last year.
But Mr Tsvangirai rejected this offer saying his party would press on
with its challenge to the legality of Mugabe's re-election.
Zimbabwe's opposition leader told the BBC's Network Africa that he
would not accept pre-conditions for talks.
Independent observers have said that Zimbabwe's presidential election
was neither free nor fair.
Nearly eight million Zimbabweans face food shortages which President
Robert Mugabe's government blames on drought but critics pin partly on
his land reform policy.
Mugabe won't step down, says Leon
Donwald Pressly | Cape Town
24 April 2003 13:48
Reacting to the hint that President Robert Mugabe could retire, South
African opposition leader Tony Leon says said the Zimbabwean president
made conciliatory statements "in order to buy time but he has no
intention of being bound by his words".
Mugabe hinted this week he would retire once his land reform project
was completed.
Leon said reports that Mugabe was building a R37-million mansion at a
time when his fellow Zimbabweans faced starvation and members of the
opposition were being tortured and killed "further illustrates the
venality of his regime but do not prove his intent to step down".
"Even if suggestions of President Mugabe's retirement were to be
accepted as true, they would not go far enough in addressing Zimbabwe's
political crisis. The problem in Zimbabwe is not just President Mugabe
but the entire corrupt elite that surrounds him."
Leon said that the only real and just remedy for Zimbabwe was a return
to democracy -- through holding fresh presidential elections and
monitored by international observers.
Leon said President Mugage's heir apparent was Zimbabwe Parliament
Speaker Emmerson Mnangagwa, whom he described as "a man who has no
respect for democracy or human rights."
Leon said Mnangagwa was recently named in a United Nations report as
being the "architect" of the Zimbabwean army's campaign of plunder in
the Democratic Republic of Congo.
"He funneled riches to Zanu-PF cronies as the Cognolese people bled,
and has been implicated in the trade of conflict diamonds."
Leon said Mnangagwa was also head of the Central Intelligence
Organisation during the 1982-87 Matabeleland genocide.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) leader said Mnangagwa was embraced and
applauded by ANC officials at the ANC National Conference in December
"But to the Zimbabwean people, he is not a man to be trusted," said
Leon said he had sent a letter to President Thabo Mbeki requesting that
he make public the Commonwealth Secretary General's report on the
Commonwealth chairpersons' committee on Zimbabwe.
"I have also asked that he (the president) president it to the Speaker
(of the National Assembly) for distribution to all MPs and for debate in
the National Assembly." - I-Net Bridge
ADB firm on Karonga-Chitipa road contract
by Zainah Liwanda, 22 May 2006 - 06:09:17
The African Development Bank (ADB) has again rejected a proposal by government to look for another contractor instead of China Hunan Construction to construct of the long awaited Karonga/Chitipa road.
China Hunan from Mainland China won the bid which was approved by the ADB but government later wanted to award the contract to a Portuguese firm, Mota Engil, the second lowest bidder, claiming China Hunan's bid was unrealistically low and that the company had very little experience in Africa.
Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe confirmed on Sunday the ADB rejected the proposal at a meeting held between the bank and Malawi government in Tunisia last week.
The Malawi government wanted the Tunisia meeting to authorise it to get another contractor for the road, said Gondwe.
"They did not allow us to look for another contractor because of their regulations. But we are about to get another alternative for Karonga/Chitipa and I would be surprised if it does not start before end June," said Gondwe.
The minister explained that the bank insisted that regardless of the unrealistic cost estimates, China Hunan should be allowed to go ahead with the construction.
But Gondwe could not give further details about the alternatives, arguing there are still a few loose ends to tighten up before disclosing it.
The problem with China Hunan, according to Gondwe, is that it would require more money to meet the total cost of the project.
This paper reported last week that government met Taiwanese representatives where they offered to fund the road if the ADB continued to reject its favoured contractor, Mota Engil.
Gondwe could neither confirm nor deny the reports on the Taiwanese offer, saying government was looking at a number of ways to handle the issue.
According to Gondwe, the China Hunan's bid was 24 percent lower than the consulting engineers' estimates of K7.9 billion and 34 percent below the second lowest bidder.
President Bingu wa Mutharika laid a foundation stone for the construction of the road this year ahead of a crucial byelection in Chitipa in December last year.
The President's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the Chitipa Wenya constituency by-election that fell vacant following the collapse and subsequent death of Speaker of Parliament Rodwell Munyenyembe who belonged to the UDF.
Last week, police and the District Commissioner (DC) for Chitipa stopped a rally that was aimed at soliciting people's views about development projects in the district.
The meeting, which was reportedly organised by Concerned Citizens of Chitipa, was among other things also supposed to tackle the controversial Karonga/Chitipa road.
The project failed to start off in 2000 when a contract for an initial loan of US$17 million and US$15 million from the Taiwanese government was signed, with some quarters claiming the Bakili Muluzi administration diverted the money to another road.
Chihana operated on
by Edwin Nyirongo, 22 May 2006 - 06:32:31
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) president Chakufwa Chihana, who is in South Africa receiving treatment, had a brain operation on Friday at Garden City Clinic, family and party officials confirmed on Sunday.
Aford national chairman Chipimpha Mughogho said he was told by the family members that Chihana had a successful operation on Friday and was put in an intensive care unit.
Mughogho said Chihana, who initially complained of headache, was found with a brain tumour which South African doctors removed.
Mzimba West MP Loveness Gondwe said Aford boss condition was stable.
"Hon. Chihana had a major operation and after that he was put in the intensive care unit but his condition is stable. I do not know where he was operated on but it had something to do with the skull," she said.
Deputy Information Minister John Bande referred the matter to the Health Minister Hetherwick Ntaba who was reported to be in Geneva, Switzerland.
Aford publicity secretary Norman Nyirenda said when Chihana's situation got worse, the family alerted the Office of the President and Cabinet who took him to Mwaiwathu Private Hospital.
"The doctors at Mwaiwathu advised that he should be sent to South Africa and they even identified the doctor for him," he said.
He said the costs are being met by the Malawi government, contradicting his earlier statement that his boss covered the cost.
Mughogho is now in charge of the party.
Gondwe will be a busy person when Parliament starts meeting on June 6 as she is the only Aford MP remaining.
Pillane proposes presidential age limit
by Emmanuel Muwamba , 22 May 2006 - 06:34:13
A member of the DPP National Governing Council Abdul Pillane on Saturday urged members of political parties and the civil society to put an upper age limit in the Constitution for presidential candidates.
Pillane was addressing members of political parties and civil society in Liwonde during a two-day follow up workshop to the National Conference on the Review of Constitution held in March in Lilongwe.
"My view is that (an upper) age limit should be at 75. We have to give a chance to younger people to lead because in circumstance, when you age you become forgetful especially when sickly," said Pillane. "Overall, chances should be given to young people."
But UDF secretary general Kennedy Makwangwala, whose party members agitated for the age limit during presentations, played the issue down.
"I feel there is no logic to have an upper age limit for presidential candidates. If someone is 90 or 80 I don't know how that can influence the electorate not to vote for someone who is younger, I don't see any logic behind that," said Makwangwala.
MCP participants at the workshop also vehemently objected to the proposal.
MCP vice president Nicholas Dausi in an interview said: "There is no constitution in Africa which stipulates an upper age limit. So it would be strange in Malawi to have an upper age limit for presidential candidates."
MDP President Kamlepo Kalua also opposed the need to have an upper age limit.
"If we have personalities in mind that we want to discriminate against then it is unfortunate. The constitution we want to build is a guiding document for future generations and it should not bar certain individuals on the basis of grudges," he said.
The Malawi Law Constitution Issues Paper of March 2006 says several submissions that were received put an upper presidential age limit in the Constitution.
"It is argued that it is common sense that mental knowledge faculties tend to fail with age. As regards what the actual age limit should be the submissions are far from being agreed. The range is from 60 years to 80 years," read submissions in the Issues Paper.
On whether MPs should double as ministers, Kalua said this should be the case.
Makwangwala also said it is not right for MPs to serve as ministers because the Legislature, another arm of government, is reduced while the Executive branch is beefed up from another arm of government.
"There is no separation of powers when MPs double as ministers," said Makwangwala.
But Pillane said there is no problem for MPs to work as ministers as well, saying MPs are elected by the President.
"One can serve both posts. There have been no problems before for people to double," said Pillane.
The Centre for Multiparty Democracy funded the workshop through the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy.
The objective was to come up with a collective position on the Issues Paper which will be presented to the Special Law Commission that will be constituted soon.
Mussa hails new driving licence
by Zainah Liwanda, 22 May 2006 - 06:58:52
Transport and Public Works Minister Henry Mussa last week said the design of the Malawi-Sadc driving licence would guard against forgery and ensure that only skilled and legitimate drivers of particular vehicles are licensed.
Mussa was speaking at the official launch of the licences in Lilongwe where he announced that traffic police would from July enforce speed limits and sober driving using Breathalysers which his ministry is in the process of procuring.
The minister said financial constraints are the reason for the delay in procuring the equipment but assured that by July they would be available.
"With the new equipment, the days of those who believe in the thrill of drink and driving are numbered," warned Mussa.
Mussa added that with the new licence, government is optimistic that the country's roads would be safe.
Acting Director of Road Traffic James Chirwa said the features that distinguish the new from the old licences are the Malawi national flag and a ghost image of the driver's photograph, among others.
Those with old licences, according to Chirwa, are expected to get the new ones after the expiry of the former.
UDF demands investigation on Kasambara
by Rabecca Theu, 22 May 2006 - 06:30:46
The United Democratic Front (UDF) has asked government to investigate Ralph Kasambara on allegations of abuse of office while he was attorney general.
UDF publicity secretary Sam Mpasu told the press Sunday that the party is neither amused or saddened by the removal of the former AG but asked government to institute investigations on Kasambara.
"Beyond the removal of the Attorney General, we now urge President Mutharika to institute investigation against Mr Kasambara into allegations that have made rounds in the public domain during the recent past. These include: Mrs Helen Singh and SS Rent-a-Car; SGS and ITS saga; ...........the use of Malawi Police Service in the arrest of three Chronicle journalists and the handling of Mrs Rubina Kawonga," said Mpasu.
Mpasu also accused Kasambara of awarding government contracts to Lawson and Company where he was a senior partner.
"We urge government to thoroughly investigate the former AG. We also ask government to cautiously select the new AG ," said Mpasu, who was accompanied by the party's Secretary General Kennedy Makwangwala, leader of the party in Parliament George Mtafu, chief whip Leonard Mangulama and a member of the executive Hophmally Makande.
But Minister of Information Patricia Kaliati said UDF should give offer its advice to the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB).
"They should advise bodies like the Anti-Corruption Bureau to conduct the investigations and why are they saying this now? Is it because Kasambara has been fired? This is not a personal issue. If they have other pressing issues they should just say so. These arguments should have come up earlier on when the said cases were happening," she said.
Kasambara asked UDF to proceed with the mission of urging government to investigate him.
"They can do their job. Everyone has a right to lobby for anything they want in the country. UDF has a right to do that, let them go ahead," he said.
Kasambara was relieved of his duties as AG by the President last week. Government has not given reasons behind the removal.
Zambia: Malawians Grab Zambian Land
The Times of Zambia (Ndola)
May 18, 2006
Posted to the web May 19, 2006
Andrew Lungu
MALAWIANS who have encroached on both the 'no-man's' and part of the Zambian land at the Mwami border in Eastern Province have plucked out some beacons that were used in the demarcation of the border.
The Malawians are now using the beacons as stools in their newly-established villages on Zambian land.
Eastern Province Minister, Boniface Nkhata, said in Chipata yesterday that if the situation was not controlled urgently, Zambia would lose huge tracts of land to Malawians migrating into Zambian in large numbers.
A check at the Zambia-Malawi border showed a number of beacons had been vandalised and new structures constructed on the 'no man's' land and a large portion of Zambian land.
Mr Nkhata said the trend extended to many parts of the province bordering the two countries.
"A large portion of Zambian land has been taken up by the Malawians starting from the Chama boundary up to the Mwami border.
"The weighbridge at the Mwami border was initially in Zambia from the time both countries gained independence from Britain, but now the bridge is on Malawian soil," Mr Nkhata said.
The minister, who is former Chama District Commissioner, said there was similar encroachment in Lundazi and Chama districts where Zambia shares a boundary with Malawi.
He said a Malawian farmer identified as Mr Mfune had cultivated 71.5 hectares on Zambian land and employed about 265 Malawian workers.
"Khombe Farm in Chama district in Kanyerere's area, along the Muyombe road which leads to Northern Province where this Malawian farmer has cultivated a vast land is on the Zambian territory," he said.
Workers on the farm admitted that they were farming on Zambian soil but could not go back to Malawi because the land in that country was inadequate for cultivation.
Mr Nkhata appealed to the ministry of Lands to urgently release money for the demarcation of the Zambia-Malawi border to avoid further land disputes between the two countries.
Meanwhile, the Immigration Department in Livingstone has arrested a couple and another man, all Zimbabweans, for working in Zambia without permits.
They were arrested at Gwembe village yesterday where they worked for Into Africa, a tour operating company that provides bush dinners and breakfast.
According to the Immigration Department in Livingstone, the trio entered Zambia through the Victoria Falls border as visitors but decided to work for the company illegally.
Last week, immigration officers arrested 10 Zimbabwean traders and six Ethiopians for entering and staying in Zambia illegally.
The Zimbabwean traders were warned and cautioned and later released.
The Ethiopians were arrested at Konje Guest House when they ran out of money to proceed to Botswana.
Zim unions, MDC still plan anti-govt protests
Harare, Zimbabwe
22 May 2006 11:51
Zimbabwe's biggest labour federation on Saturday threatened to call massive demonstrations against the government over poor salaries and worsening living conditions for workers in the country.
The threats are ratcheting up pressure against President Robert Mugabe's government after similar threats by the biggest opposition party in the country, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), about two months ago.
Speaking at the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) conference on Saturday, the labour body's president, Lovemore Matombo, said the powerful union wants the government to award workers salaries that match the country's ever-rising inflation.
"I can assure you we will stage massive demonstrations to force them [employers] to award workers minimum salaries that tally with the poverty datum line," said Matombo.
Matombo did not say when exactly the ZCTU would order workers to strike.
Opposition protests
Meanwhile, the MDC on Sunday said it will push ahead with plans for anti-government protests, saying victory in a key by-election at the weekend was a "sign the electorate supported its policies", including democratic mass resistance.
A spokesperson of the main faction of the splintered MDC, Nelson Chamisa, said victory over Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF and a rival MDC faction in a Saturday by-election in Harare's Budiriro constituency is a sign Zimbabweans still have confidence in party leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his policies.
Tsvangirai, the founding leader of the MDC, heads the main rump of the opposition party whose candidate, Emmanuel Chisvuure, polled 7 949 votes to win the Budiriro House of Assembly seat.
Gabriel Chaibva of the other faction of the MDC, led by prominent academic Arthur Mutambara, garnered 504 votes while Zanu-PF's Jeremiah Bvirindi polled 3 961 votes.
"This election showed that the electorate still has confidence in the MDC [Tsvangirai-led] leadership and its policies," Chamisa told independent news service ZimOnline.
He added: "We will now move to consolidate our position * we still believe in mass protests. Until we have attained our goals we see no reason why we should abandon [plans for protests]."
Tsvangirai has threatened to call mass protests this winter against Mugabe and his government. He says the mass protests, whose date he is still to name, are meant to force Mugabe to relinquish power to a government of national unity to be tasked to write a new and democratic Constitution that would ensure free and fair elections held under international supervision.
Mugabe and his government, who had hoped for victory in Budiriro to show they were recapturing urban support from a splintered MDC, have not taken idly the opposition's threats to call mass protests, with the veteran president warning Tsvangirai he would be "dicing with death" if he ever attempted to instigate a Ukraine-style popular revolt in Zimbabwe.
In a fresh crackdown against dissension, the police last week arrested several church and civic leaders for organising public prayers and marches to mark last year's controversial home-demolition exercise by the government.
The police also banned the marches and prayers, fearing they could easily turn into mass protests against Mugabe and his government.
However, the marches went ahead in the second-largest city of Bulawayo after organisers had obtained a court order barring the police from stopping the march.
Political analysts say although Zimbabweans have largely been cowed by Mugabe's tactics of routinely deploying riot police and the military to crush street protests, worsening hunger and poverty are fanning public anger that Tsvangirai -- with proper planning and organisation -- could easily manipulate.
Zimbabwe is in the grip of a severe six-year old economic crisis that has seen inflation breaching the 1 000% barrier. Last year, the World Bank said Zimbabwe's economic crisis was unprecedented for a country not at war.
The MDC and major Western governments blame Mugabe for wrecking the country's economy, which was one of the strongest in Africa at independence from Britain 26 years ago.
Mugabe denies the charge blaming the crisis on sabotage by Britain and her allies after he seized white-owned farms for redistribution to landless blacks six years ago.
The Harare authorities recently hiked salaries for civil servants, with the lowest-paid soldier now earning about Z$27-million while the lowest-paid school teacher now takes home about Z$33-million.
But the salaries are still way below the poverty datum line, which the government's Consumer Council of Zimbabwe says now stands at a staggering Z$42-million a month for an average family of six.
The Zimbabwe government often accuses the ZCTU, a strong ally of the MDC, of pushing a political agenda to remove Mugabe from power.
Meanwhile, Matombo and Lucia Matibenga retained their posts as president and first vice-president respectively during the ZCTU congress that ended on Saturday. -- ZimOnline


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By Tony Nwankwo
Over 2000 containers of components of the power plants in the country remain uncleared in ports across the country. The components imported into the country by Federal Government contractors for the attainment of 6000 megawatts electricity generation under the National Integrated Power Projects, NIPP, have been abandoned at the nation's ports, some for about two years.
The containers, specifically imported under the President Umaru Yar'Adua 6000 megawatts power intervention, are abandoned in hundreds of containers at the APM Terminal, Apapa, Tin-Can Ports and bonded terminals including Port Harcourt.
Items listed in the containers are transformers, metres, cables and other sundry equipment.
Speaking to Sunday Vanguard on the condition of anonymity, a bonded terminal owner said there were over 200 containers in his custody alone brought in under the NIPP for the realisation of the Federal Government laudable programme, but which had remained unclaimed and uncleared at the terminal in the last two years.
He urged the contractors to clear the cargoes immediately to enable government realise its dreams for the people.
"The importers are owing for demurrage and rents, and they seem to have abandoned these containersâ€, the source said.
Investigations revealed that apart from Customs officials tampering with the containers, having realised the quality of the equipment therein, most of the containers are now being listed for auction having been labeled as "overtime cargoesâ€, considering the time they had stayed uncleared at the ports.
There were speculations that ill-health of Yar'Adua, who is the originator of the programme, may have contributed to the near comatose of the power sector. The president had promised to ensure 6000 megawatts of electricity to Nigerians on assumption of office, to ameliorate the sufferings of the people.
According to APMT source, "Nigerians are not aware that there are several victims of uncompleted promises arising from the ill-health of President Yar'Adua. Among these is the amnesty programme and the power agenda enunciated by the President for the nationâ€.


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Oversugaring in 11 Beaujolais Is Reported
Published: April 13, 1988
A French consumer magazine, Que Choisir, reported in its March issue that 11 of 21 1986 Beaujolais wines that the magazine tested were overchaptalized.
Chaptalization is the addition of sugar during fermentation to raise a wine's alcoholic content. Que Choisir called the offending wines ''fraudulent,'' and while spokesmen for the trade objected to that characterization, they acknowledged that at least some of their 1986 wine ''probably'' had been oversugared.
Among shippers accused of selling overchaptalized wines were Bouchard, Piat and Georges Duboeuf; the last is perhaps the best-known name in Beaujolais wines. Que Choisir cited in particular a bottle of Duboeuf Chenas. Chenas is a Beaujolais produced in the commune of that name.
Mr. Duboeuf, who buys his wines from hundreds of suppliers, acknowledged that some of his producers may have oversugared their products.
''I cannot absolutely say that my Chenas was not overchaptalized,'' he told The Wine Spectator, a trade publication in the United States.
Mr. Duboeuf criticized Que Choisir for implicating 35.7 million gallons of wine using samples that, he said, represented only 106,000 gallons.
The Union Interprofessionnelle des Vins du Beaujolais, the promotional arm of the Beaujolais trade, called the Que Choisir article ''an abusive attack,'' and noted that French law permits Beaujolais producers to use chaptalization to increase the alcohol content of their wines by two percentage points, or two degrees.
''If, because of the conditions of production in 1986, certain wines had to be enriched beyond two degrees,'' the union said, ''it was to be able to offer the French and foreign consumer a wine of the best quality.''
According to Que Choisir, the alcohol in some samples was increased four degrees or more, at least double the permitted amount. The Beaujolais wine union has long campaigned for raising the amount of sugar that can be added to wine, noting that Champagne and Alsatian producers are permitted higher levels.
Efforts to control the practice by limiting the sale of sugar have never been successful. Vin bourru, or ''stuffed wine,'' is another Beaujolais problem. This is thin, low-alcohol Beaujolais that has been blended with wine from outside the region to give it body and strength.


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Intellectual capital disclosure from sell-side analyst perspective
Purpose ‐ Research on the use/disclosure of intellectual capital (IC) information by sell-side analysts, using content analysis of their reports, is growing. This paper aims to establish the importance of this perspective in understanding the role of IC in communicating firm value, to introduce possible theoretical frameworks to interpret the findings of such studies, and to propose methodological developments. Design/methodology/approach ‐ The paper argues for the need to look at IC from the perspective of sell-side analysts, and then advocates the use of several theoretical frameworks to enrich current understanding of the role of IC as it is used/disclosed by sell-side analysts. Current methodologies used in this type of research are critiqued with a view to proposing multiple research methods. Findings ‐ Looking at IC from the sell-side analyst perspective helps us to understand how the capital market appreciates this information. However, IC information that analysts disclose cannot be taken at its face value. Issues of signalling, analysts' incentives/influences, political economy view and globalisation are introduced as providing theoretical frameworks for explaining IC disclosure in sell-side analysts' reports. To obtain a richer picture of the role of IC information in analysts' decision processes, multiple research methods are proposed. Practical implications ‐ The proposals in this paper may inform and guide future research on IC information use/disclosure by sell-side analysts with theoretical underpinnings and methodological rigour. Originality/value ‐ This paper is the first attempt to propose possible theories for interpreting findings of studies on IC use/discsloure by sell-side analysts and suggest multiple research methodologies in this type of research.
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You were always one of those curious kids who opened every cabinet, peeked behind every door, and never ceased to ask "why" when given an explanation. Today, you bring your personal style to every experience. You live life to discover. You are passionate about your neighborhood, always looking to explore the places one wouldn t find in a travel guide. If this sounds like you, you re in the right place. You ve got authentic style, natural curiosity and a warm way with people. Renaissance is not just a place to spend the night, it's a place to discover, a place in the world with style like yours. That s why we re not just looking for anyone. We re looking for someone like you.
Job Summary
- To keep all equipment in good repair with a minimum of downtime by providing day to day maintenance of the hotel under the direction of Engineering Management.
- To continually support and improve engineering services that effectively address problems affecting both guests and associates.
- To analyze problems and to formulate plans to get work done quickly with a high degree of quality.
Job Requirements
- Holder of valid Certificate of Registered Electrical Worker Grade A or above & Construction Industry Safety Training Certificate
- Willing to perform shift duty and overtime work
Renaissance Hotels is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture.
Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purpose only. Applicants not hearing from us within 6 weeks from the date of advertisement may consider their application unsuccessful.
Job: Engineering and Facilities
Organization: Renaissance Hotels
Location: CHN-China
Requisition ID: 170014I1


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 25/7/2013 (1489 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Amazon.com Inc. reported a surprise loss in the second quarter Thursday, as higher revenue was not enough to make up for rising operating expenses. The world's largest online retailer has been spending heavily on order fulfilment and digital content rights, which continue to weigh on profit margins.
Amazon has long focused on spending the money it makes to grow its business and expand into new areas, from movie streaming to e-readers and even grocery delivery. Investors have largely forgiven thin profit margins and zeroed in on the company's solid revenue growth and long-term prospects.
But such patience won't last forever. Seattle-based Amazon's stock fell $8.20, or 2.7 per cent, to $295.20 in extended trading after results came out.
BGC Financial analyst Colin Gillis said while investors have been "rewarding Amazon for its investment cycle," the clock is ticking and Wall Street is looking to start reaping the rewards.
Amazon, which also makes the Kindle tablets and e-reader devices, lost $7 million, or two cents per share, in the April-June quarter. That's down from earnings of $7 million, or one cent per share, a year ago. Revenue rose 22 per cent to $15.7 billion.
Analysts, on average, were expecting earnings of five cents per share on revenue of $15.73 billion, according to a poll by FactSet.
Amazon's operating expenses rose 23 per cent to $15.63 billion from $12.73 billion a year ago. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Youssef Squali thinks weaker-than-expected results were likely due to higher technology and content costs, "probably mostly related to Instant Prime," Amazon's video-streaming service.
Like eBay Inc., Amazon saw weaker results from its international business than in the U.S., as the European economy weighed on revenue growth. North American revenue grew 30 per cent to $9.5 billion, while international revenue increased 13 per cent to $6.21 billion. Jefferies analyst Brian Pitz said North American revenue growth was "well above" his and Wall Street's expectations, while international fell short.
For the current quarter, Amazon is forecasting revenue of $15.45 billion to $17.15 billion. Analysts were expecting $16.97 billion. Pitz noted the company "usually guides fairly conservatively."
-- The Associated Press


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Saturday, April 04, 2009
National Scrapbooking Day FIESTA
May 1-2, 2009
Join us for 16 hours of scrapbooking & card making at our 3rd annual National Scrapbooking Day Fiesta! The party goes from 7-11 pm on Friday night and from 10 am-10 pm on Saturday!
Tickets are $50 and include:
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I Shall Not Walk Alone
Posted August 15, 2007on:
Battered and torn
Still I can see the light
Tattered and worn
But I must kneel to fight
Friend of mine
What can't you spare
I know sometimes
It gets cold in there
When my legs no longer carry
And the warm wind chills my bones
I just reach for mother Mary
And I shall not walk alone
Hope is alive
While we're apart
Only tears
Speak from my heart
Break the chains
That hold us down
And we shall be
Forever bound
And when I'm tired and weary
And a long, long way from home
I just reach for mother Mary
And I shall not walk alone
Beauty that
We left behind
How shall we
Tomorrow find
Set aside
Our weight in sin
So that we
Can live again
When my legs no longer carry
And the warm wind chills my bones
I just reach for mother Mary
And I shall not walk alone
And I shall not walk alone
And I shall not walk alone
I shall not walk alone
Coming Back to Life
Posted August 3, 2007on:
- In: Music
- Leave a Comment
Where were you when I was burned and broken
While the days slipped by from my window watching
Where were you when I was hurt and I was helpless
Because the things you say and the things you do surround me
While you were hanging yourself on someone elses words
Dying to believe in what you heard
I was staring straight into the shining sun
Lost in thought and lost in time
While the seeds of live and the seeds of change were planted
Outside the rain fell dark and slow
While I pondered on this dangerous but
I took a heavenly ride through one silence
I knew the moment had arrived
For killing the past and coming back to life
I took a heavenly ride trough our silence
I knew the waiting had begin
And headed straight… into the shining sun … ..
I cant make you love me ..
Posted July 16, 2007on:
- In: Music
- Leave a Comment
Turn down the lights, turn down the bed
Turn down these voices inside my head
Lay down with me, tell me no lies
Just hold me close, don't patronize
Don't patronize me
'Cause I can't make you love me If you don't
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark in these final hours
I will lay down my heart, and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no you won't
And I can't make you love me
If you don't . .. ..
I'll close my eyes and then I won't see
The love you do not feel, when you're holding me
Morning will come, and I'll do what's right
Just give me till then, to give up this fight
And I will give up this fight
And I can't make you love me if you don't
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
And here in the dark in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no, you won't
And I can't make you love me
If you don't .. .. ..
Ain't no use in you trying
It's no good for me baby without love
All my tears, all these years, everything I believed in ….
Oh yeah
Someone's gonna love me . .. ..
Beautiful .. !
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- 2 Comments
Slurp slurp .. Not just parts .. Everything is pretty awesome..
Tanha Dil
Posted October 4, 2006on:
Ankhon main sapne liye ..
Ghar se hum chal to diye ..
Jaane yeh raahen ab le jayengi kahaan ..
Mitti ki khushbu aaye ..
Palkon pe aansu laaye ..
Palkon pe reh jaayega yaadon ka jahaan ..
Manzil nayi hai
Anjaana hai karwaan . ..
Chalna akele hain yahaan .. ..
Tanha dil .. tanha safar ..
Dhoonde tujhe phir kyun nazar … ???
Dilkash nazaare dekhe ..
Jhilmil sitare dekhe ..
Aankhon main phir bhi chehra hai jawaan
Kitni barsaatein aayien
Kitni saughaatein laayien
Kaanon main goonje phir bhi teri hi sada ..
Waade kiye they apna hoga aashiyan ..
Waadon ka jaane hoga kya …
Tanha dil .. tanha safar ..
Dhoonde tujhe phir kyun nazar …
Yakeen …
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- In: Music | Personal News
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There are some songs which you like without you knowing why … Yakeen is one of them .. I love this song .. Its sung by Atif Aslam ..
Aaj dil dukha hai .. Tum yaad aaye …
Anjaane log hain .. Apne kahaan dhoond paayein …
Jaage hain .. soye nahin .. Aisi hai mere yeh bechaini ..
Din bhi wahi .. raatein wahin. … saanson main saansen hain nahi …
Shaamein ab dhalti nahin .. Anchal jo tera simat jaaye ..
Aa ab yahaan hamesha rahein .. Doori rahe na hon faasle …
Jaage hain soye nahi .. Aisi hai meri yeh bechaini ..
Din bhi wahi .. raatein wahein .. saanson main saanse hain nahi .. ..
Ab agar tum miley to .. Itna yakeen hain …
Hans denge hum to … Rona nahien hai .. !
You can download it from Atif Aslam's website.
Love know no boundaries .. !
Posted May 16, 2006on:
Panchhi, nadiya, pawan ke jhonke ..
Koi sarhad na inhe roke ..
Sarhadein insaanon ke liye hain …
Socho tumne aur maine kya paaya insaan hoke ..?
Asha Patel and Khalid Mumtaz must be wondering this. Asha Patel along with her friend Ayesha Sharma was caught by BSF while trying to cross Line of Control. The story turned out that Asha was trying to cross the border to meet her love Khalid Mumtaz as both were denied Visa by authorities.
Asha says she married Khalid over the phone. Asha met Khalid on the Internet five years ago and they fell in love. They met on the Wagah border for ten minutes earlier this year. Both tried to get Visa but couldnt avail. So Asha decided to cross the border without visa and passport, but unfortunately she was spotted by Army. "We may not be able to meet at the India-Pakistan border but we can still meet at other places. They cannot stop us from meeting," Asha said
Boy … Thats inspirational .. 😀 … Someone on the other side .. Are you listening …?


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In today's society more and more grandparents are taking responsibility for their grandchildren both physically and financially. Any Missouri grandparent taking care of their grandchildren might want to become familiar with their grandparents' rights, as this is becoming a more common arrangement. A recent story making headlines has drawn attention to grandparents' rights nationwide.
Although many grandparents are happy to have their grandchildren, it can cause a challenge in their daily lives. Many retirement facilities don't allow children or grandchildren to live on their premises. This can create a problem for fixed-income grandparents trying to help their grandchildren. There are a growing number of new programs nationwide that are designed to help grandparents gain or maintain custody of their grandchildren.
One facility in Tennessee, which is the first of its' kind, is drawing attention to the need for more similar facilities. This housing facility is built specifically for grandparents and any grandchildren who may be in their custody. It provides a safe place for children that aren't with their parents, no matter what the reason. The program's main focus is on low-income families and providing for any need.
Any Missouri grandparent faced with the need to receive or maintain custody of their grandchildren could benefit from researching their rights within the state. Although every state varies, they all have laws in place that can help protect grandparents' rights. The court system is in place to protect the children and place them in the best possible home.
Source: newschannel5.com, "TN Facility First In Nation For Grandparents Raising Grandkids," Adam Ghassemi, July 1, 2013


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I have a super fun, easy little project to share with you this week which involves a furniture makeover as part of my new blog category, Before & After! With just a few minutes, a bit of TLC and spray paint you can transform a vinyl record rack into a bar cart.
Before & After | Record Rack to Bar Cart
September 15, 2015


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|100 m²
|kleines Landhaus
|7 Nächte
This is the third rental we've had in France and by far the most beautiful. From the fabulous gardens and period style of the house, to the amazing location, to the woods that the kids just loved playing in, we really enjoyed our time and didn't want to leave.
A quirky but excellent layout, ten minutes from Disney, really close to Paris, close to the supermarket and a huge shopping mall (which is a bit expensive), and within driving distance of Versailles, we have nothing but good things to say about both the house and Vic and Mieke, who made us feel very welcome. House was clean, tidy, plenty of towels provided, heating and air con too.
We'd love to come back !!
Jim, Edna, Lucy, Jack.
My family and I stayed here for two weeks. The photos on here are accurate (except where are the chickens?!) - it really is this beautiful. The house itself was really comfy and quirky. The kids loved their attic room. There were lots of giggles late at night! Everything was so spacious and we loved the fact that it was all ours for two weeks. The pool was fantastic. We had fun in the forest playing hide and seek and the adventure play area was a hit with the kids too. Vic and Mieke were perfect hosts. They were happy to help and very friendly, but left us to enjoy our holiday. We would definitely recommend this place and we hope to return again one day. Thank you Vic and Mieke!
Dette lille franske slot er et skønt sted at holde ferie. Kan varmt anbefales.
Der er dejligt meget plads at være på, både ude og inde. Gode senge, alt hvad man har brug for i køkkenet og stort badeværelse med vaskemaskine og tumbler.
Haven er så hyggelig med pool og hyggelige fritgående høns.
Værtsparret er meget venlige og yderst hjælpsomme.
Vi kan varmt anbefale stedet og kommer gerne igen.
In need of a professional clean and general TLC. Very dirty on arrival, ground in dirt everywhere, damp smelling property.
Outside play area is dirty, dangerous and not maintained.
Children's bed room is located in attic, and is accessed via old corkscrew type stairs off which is a window! I was afraid a child could fall down the stairs and out the window. Or open the window and fall. Apparently no other guest have ever complained.
I did complain to the vendor about the my disappointment on arrival. The vendor did attempt to clean Kitchen at our request. But it was not to my standard... apparently burnt in dirt can't be removed!
We were told we didn't have to stay and we would receive a refund. But I felt we had no choice but to stay as it was 9pm and the 3 children were very tired.
Unfortunately I returned home early with my youngest child as I could not stay in the property. It was thick with dust, spiders webs everywhere, grime around pictures, soot in living room, ground in dirt on floor tiles, dirty doors from years of use, rotten wood in kitchen, dishes that were dusty and unclean, mouldy dust pan, pans and pots old and worn, fridge had mould spotting, and generally in need of a clean. Honestly I have never been so disappointed.
Be warned : the vendor told me that it would have been prudent for me to check if the property was suitable for asthmatics or people suffering dust allergies!!! And they would have responded NO.
On a positive note the property is ideally located for Euro Disney and the pool is a bonus.
The property is so much better than the pictures. A real gem of a place. Very much a home so comfy and cozy.
We were so happy with everything.
Will be recommending this place
This is the second time we have stayed in the cottage and will definatly be retuning. The cottage is full of charm and set in beautiful surroundings, the pool is heated and private and The facilities such as the washing machine, dryer, large bed and plenty of large towels made for a very comfortable stay. I would recommend this cottage to anyone who was looking for something in this area and it is a big plus that Disneyland is just a 10 minute drive away. We was even lucky enough to see a couple of deers wandering around the grounds in the mornings, very graceful beautiful animals, My only complaint is that we couldn't stay longer.
|Minimum Preis
|Zusätzliche Nächte
|pro Nacht am Wochenende
|pro Woche
|pro Monat
Summer 2017
1 Jul 2017 - 1 Sep 2017
7 Nächte Mindestaufenthalt
1.490 €
für 7 Nächte
1.490 €
|Zusätzliche Kosten
|Keine zusätzlichen obligatorischen Gebühren
Rent includes; linen, towels, made beds, cleaning at end of rental period, use of pool when open (approx mid may- mid September).
Contact us for deposit arrangements.
In Low and Mid season midweeks and weekends are possible; Midweeks; Monday - Friday. Weekends; Friday- Monday. Please contact us for Weekend and Midweek rates. Other periods can be negotiated.


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Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, DE
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Every shaving man's dream: A razor that never has to be sharpened or renewed again. The ceramic razor is based on the idea of one, continually sharp blade in connection with a safe handling and aesthetically challenging form. The basic idea of the razor is its head with an integrated blade made out of zirconium oxide, a cutting ceramic previously used in the textile industry. The compound is the sharpest and least abrasive material beneath the diamond.
The ceramic razor takes advantage of these positive material properties. The blade shows nearly no abrasion at all. Another advantage of zirconium oxide is it's extreme hardness and breaking strength. The ceramic is anti-allergic, so men with metal allergies can enjoy a smooth, pleasurable shave. The new blade material allows a totally new razor shape. Throughout the design process of the razor an adequate shaving set was created as well. It includes a shaving brush, a shaving soap bowl and a metal stand. Design patent registered.
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A random blog where I ramble occasionally about completely pointless stuff. Oh, and all the titles are are lyrics for some reason
Tentacool and Tentacruel!
Fun fact: This episode was ALSO not shown in regular circulation - it was due to air soon after the 9/11 attacks and 4kids considered the scenes with Tentacruel destroying the buildings to be too insensitive. Even though Tentacruel is shown smashing into a building every week in the opening. Right....
Anyway, I guess it's an alright episode. It did have a lot of those weird moment which prompt me to scream in confusion, but they just kind of add to the fun. It was kind of weird to keep in the little continuity reference at the end, though - where Nastina goes flying off into the sky and lands on Brutella. Who nobody watching this episode will recognize. Or maybe they will, the air dates of these episodes are so crazy that it gets me a little confused.
But, onto the episode. The environmentalist message is kind of irritating to me, but that's mainly because it's the sort of thing we get way too much of these days. Seeing it when it originally aired, I doubt it annoyed anyone much. It still felt a bit more serious though - Tentacruel doesn't just leave Porta Vista never to return - he flat out says that if they get him angry again, he's going to wreck their town again, and do it properly. That's a pretty hefty threat, and we never DO see Porta Vista again. Maybe it got wiped off the map by a horde of angry jellyfish...
Anyway, enough speculation, here's the ELoT:
- The tentacool Nastina imagines look more like baby metroids 8D
- Where did this paddling pool come from? Why did they leave it in the middle of the road? WHERE DID THAT TANK COME FROM?
- Did she REALLY have to shoot Team Rocket with A FREAKING TANK?
- How can that Tentacool shoot a laser?
- Why did that Tentacruel get supersized by something that would normally HARM it?
- Why does this episode raise so many questions?
- The Gangster of the Sea is BAD ASS
- What, exactly, does Misty want to protect Tentacruel from?
- "It's a Tentacruel world" - Best. Line. Ever.
- But...Tentacruel IS spineless. IT'S A JELLYFISH.
- How does Zubat carry Squirtle without any legs?
- Nastina sure has a lot of guns
- And off goes that Tentacruel to certain starvation, seeing as the ecosystem can in no way support such a humungous creature.
- Why would you steal Ash's pose? It's totally not awesome.
Next Time: The Ghost of Maiden's Peak
Posted January 9th, 2011 at 8:26 PM by Alternative
I was just a little kid when I saw this I had nightmares.
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Bentley the Yeti
From Barney Bunch wiki
Drew Pickles, Barney, Ronald McDonald, D*ck the Clown, The Quaker Q***r, and Ripper Roo smacked him with their massive 200+ mile long c*cks, he was though to be dead; however, Rosalina, Dr. Neo Cortex, and Hayden Panettiere saved him, and let him join the Censored Bunch and Waternoose Incorporated. He is also a big ally of the '80s Clan. He hates grunge music; whenever he hears Nirvana on a Drewland stereo system, he smashes it with his giant ice club. His main goal is to destroy every single McDonalds and Lou's Magic Wrenches in Drewland and he is TEAMED up with Ferris Bueller and the Straight King to do so. He was murdered by Ripper Roo on August 23, 2015 by three gun shot wounds; one bullet went to his head, the other went to his chest, and the third one went to his neck. Later on his body was blown up by a bunch of nitro crates.


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Apr 24, 2017
2016 Annual Report
Mar 17, 2017
Justice Tour 2017- LCJC is back on the road!
March 15th 2017
Contact: Jesse Rafert, Operations Manager
(504) 355-0983 • Email: email@example.com
Louisiana Civil Justice Center Launches "Justice Tour"
NEW ORLEANS- In March 2017, The Louisiana Civil Justice Center (LCJC) will embark on its second "Justice Tour." LCJC launched the Justice Tour in 2016 to address overwhelming legal need in the poorest and most underserved rural parishes of the state. The first tour visited 15 different parishes, providing over 500 people with direct legal assistance and, through new partnerships with libraries and local organizations,
sharing critical information about existing legal resources at the local and statewide levels with rural communities. In recognition of its success in raising awareness about barriers to justice in rural Louisiana, the tour was honored with the Louisiana State Bar Association's 2016 "Legal Services Innovation" award.
Sep 27, 2016
LCJC and LSNL
LCJC joined NothLouisianaLegalSerives this past week for their annual staff training and their legal clinic at the Webster public library. We love working with our partners in the north to provide services to all of our Louisiana population.
Mar 03, 2016
Arabic Clinics
The Louisiana Civil Justice Center is proud to announce a new clinic tailored to the Louisiana Arabic speaking community. LCJC's Director of Legal Services, Evian Mugrabi, Esq, will conduct a series of bilingual clinics and Q&A sessions oriented towards the legal needs of Arabic speakers. LCJC has a strong commitment to providing free legal aid and resources to vulnerable communities, and is excited to expand their services to immigrant and non-English speaking groups.
Jan 19, 2016
MLK Senior Clinic
LCJC was thrilled to be apart of MLK Service day with the Martinet Society Lawyers this past Monday. LCJC attorneys and Martinet Society Lawyers worked with Hollygrove Seniors to create Estate planning documents as well as provide vital resources. Thank you to Carrollton Hollygrove Senior Center for housing us!
Nov 30, 2015
Jefferson Parish Domestic Violence Program
The Louisiana Civil Justice Center (LCJC) is proud to announce a new initiative to provide victims of domestic violence the best possible services in Jefferson Parish. The LCJC has partnered with the Jefferson Parish District Courthouse, Metropolitan Center for Women and Children and Southeast Louisiana Legal Services to expand the services offered at LCJC's 24th Judicial District Court help desk. Now, in addition to LCJC attorneys to help pro bono litigants, the help desk will also have a Southeast Louisiana Legal Services attorney and Metropolitan social workers on hand to help persons affected by domestic violence file protective orders, obtain safety planning and other social services, and get representation for protective order hearings. The LCJC is proud to be a part of helping Jefferson Parish citizens overcome domestic violence.
Nov 23, 2015
Families Helping Families MLP Webinar
Louisiana Civil Justice Center invites you to learn about its Medical Legal Partnership with Children's Hospital and how it assists doctors and improves patient outcomes. Register on Families Helping Families of Jefferson Parish website today!
Nov 23, 2015
Bike Law
LCJC volunteers had a wonderful time this November partnering with Bike Easy for alternative transportation legal rights in New Orleans. LCJC notarized Affidavits of Ownership at a Sunday clinic as well as helped people register their bikes with NOPD. No better way to spend a beautiful Sunday morning!
Nov 02, 2015
Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
Today the Gambits 40 under 40 issue came out that recognizes New Orleanians who are making the Crescent City a better place to live and work. The Gambit solicits nominations from the public and then honors 40 people under the age of 40 for their innovative contribution to our society. LCJC is proud to announce that its Executive Director Jonathan Rhodes is one of the 40 being celebrated for his work in our community as a director, lawyer and advocate promoting social justice in our city and state. LCJC is honored to have such a dedicated justice leader on its team and is excited for the many great things to come.
Congratulations Director!
Jun 22, 2015
Launch Of Online Legal Resources
New Orleans – Louisiana Civil Justice Center (LCJC) announces the launch of their new website and online legal resources at www.laciviljustice.org. As a centralized legal help portal for the people of Louisiana, the newly designed website empowers residents to address their legal issue through interactive and participatory means. LCJC has provided free legal aid to vulnerable communities for nearly 10 years, and believes strongly in the connection between technology and access to justice. This new website reflects these goals and uses innovations to improve access to justice for all.