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The Nigerian military court-martial sitting in Abuja has sentenced another group of four soldiers, accused of mutiny, to death by firing squad.
The court delivered its judgment Wednesday night in another case involving five soldiers.
Bankole Taiwo (lance corporal), Ayodele Olawale (lance corporal), Isaiah Olofu (lance corporal) and Adebayo Gbenga (private) were convicted and sentenced to death while Sule Ochehepo (lance corporal) was discharged and acquitted.
According to a source familiar with the trial, "the allegation against the soldiers was that they asked "inciting questions" from their Commanding Officer of 81 Batallion when he addressed them on September 14, 2013.
"The questions pertained to the corpses of some of their colleagues brought to the camp after they were killed by the Boko Haram terrorists due to lack of weapons. The charge of mutiny was that the 5 soldiers "incited soldiers of 81 Bn to mutiny against the authority of 7 Division of Nigerian Army".
They pleaded double jeopardy that they had been tried summarily by their commanding officer, convicted and sentenced and that they had served the punishment, our source said.
"The record of proceedings of the earlier trial was tendered and admitted in evidence by the court-martial. But the court-martial headed by Brig-General M.S Yusuf did not consider the defence of the soldiers," the source added.
Altogether, 71 soldiers have been sentenced to death for protesting alleged non-payment of salaries and allowances and failure of the authorities to provide equipment to confront the well-equipped Boko Haram troops.
Hundreds of other soldiers are currently awaiting trial in Abuja, Jos and Lagos for mutiny, negligence and cowardice and allied offences. They are due to be arraigned after the Christmas vacation.
The judgment on the five soldiers came just about a week after another batch of 54 soldiers were condemned to death for refusing to fight the deadly Boko Haram sect.
The 54 soldiers belonged to the 111 Special Forces battalion attached to the 7 division of the army in Maiduguri. They are to die by firing squad, the military court ruled last week.
The soldiers were accused of disobeying a direct order from superior officers to take part in an operation aimed at dislodging Boko Haram terrorists from Delwa, Bulabulin and Damboa in Borno State.
The soldiers said they refused to take part in the operation because the Army did not provide them with the required combat and support equipment needed for such operations.
Also, in September, 12 soldiers were sentenced to death by firing squad for shooting at a car conveying their commanding officer, Ahmed Mohammed, a Major General.
The attack occurred May 14 at the army's 7 Division, Maimalari Barracks in Maiduguri, headed at the time by Mr. Mohammed.
Others were also sentenced to life in jail for criminal conspiracy and attempt to commit murder.
The soldiers revolted after some of their colleagues were ambushed and killed by Boko Haram extremists, an attack they blamed their commander for.
Yet, more soldiers remain on trial for their conducts in the fight against the extremist sect, and face being sentenced to death.
On Tuesday, another batch of 118 soldiers were transported from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to face charges in Abuja, the nation's capital.
It is not clear when the troops would be arraigned before the military court, but our sources said unlike their colleagues who were convicted December 17, the 118 soldiers are accused of offences less than mutiny.
Also, 22 top officers, including a brigadier general, are being held at the Ikeja Military Cantonment in Lagos, preparatory to being arraigned for yet unclear offences.
They could not be arraigned on December 22 because the court was not properly constituted.
Their arraignment has now been scheduled for a date in January.
The convicted soldiers, apart from the four that were sentenced Wednesday, have been moved to Lagos to await appeal, pardon or execution.


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The Sakai 19 QA Hub is the home page for the Sakai 19 Quality Assurance effort.
For questions please contact email@example.com
Communication Channels
Sakai QA list
Join the Sakai QA list (sakai-qa@ apereo.org) to keep up to date on all things QA in Sakai. Anyone can join the group here: https://groups.google.com/a/apereo.org/forum/#!forum/sakai-qa
Sakai QA Slack Channel
We have a very active Sakai QA channel in Apereo's Slack instance. We use this for communicating during Test Fests and asking QA questions to the group or to individuals anytime. If someone at your institution has already joined, then you can self join at: https://apereo.slack.com/signup
Otherwise send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com to have your institution's domain added for self signup. For a quick overview of Slack (along with some helpful tips n' tricks), see the following video: https://youtu.be/aB8PsAn97uo
Weekly QA Planning Calls
The QA Planning Group meets every Tuesday from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Eastern time . This group guides the overall direction of the Sakai QA effort, creates testing materials and processes, and participates in testing. Meetings agendas and notes can be found in our Sakai 19 QA Running Meeting Notes google doc. All are welcome! We meet in the QA Room in BigBlueButton:
QA Testing this week - 12/05/2018 - 12/12/2018*
- All high-priority tools have regressions scripts that can be found in the regression script column. Use this script for testing.
- Test on multiple browsers. Mobile is great if you can test there, too.
- If you find new bugs, please create a new JIRA and add that to your testing results (see Reporting Issues below)
- For reference, all related JIRAs for a specific tool are listed in the JIRA column.
- JIRA Authoring 101 - An introduction to finding and reporting issues.
- Watch a short video of how the reporting works.
- JIRA Guidelines - basic workflow, and definitions for Issue Type and Status
Weekly Test Fests
Join our QA "Test Fests" every Thursday from 10am to 11 am, Eastern time! This is an opportunity to jump into testing Sakai with the support of the QA Team and other community members. You do not need to be an functional expert to get involved! Test Fest agendas and notes can be found in our Sakai QA Running Meeting Notes google doc. We begin our Test Fests in the QA Room in BigBlueButton (see left). Throughout the course of the Test Fest, we communicate using our new SakaiQA channel in Apereo's Slack instance described under Communication Channels on this page. The QA team will be available 30 minutes before Test Fest, at 9:30 am (EST), to help onboard those new to QA testing
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Available in either tip-only configuration, or with a stainless ball shutoff, the QuadraFog is also available with optional colored pistol grip and handle covers (NFPA 1901 (A.16.9.1). All 1-1/2" QuadraFogs accept either the FJ-LX-FQ FOAMJET low-expansion or the FJ-MX-FQ FOAMJET multi-expansion foam aspiration attachments and come with your choice of Fixed (F) or stainless steel Spinning (S) fog teeth. Metric calibrations available: 110-230-360-470 l/min @ 7bar – consult factory for model numbers.
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Special discounts may apply for high volume sales.
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Online Advance Fee Fraud (AFF) scams are plentiful and involve several people: the fraudsters themselves, money mules (people who are often duped into commit crimes, as middle men), but think they are earning extra money and then the individuals and businesses who have been defrauded. Most of the general public who are active online, may […]
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InBoxRevenge Under Attack Again
This is the third attack on the InBoxRevenge antispam forums within one month. The first DDoS attack which was posted below was on October 28, 2009. Since about 10:45 Eastern Time on Monday, November 16th, 2009, IBR's forums are once again offline. We will give you more details as they become available. It seems that […]
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As of October 31st, 2009, the attackers were DDoSing InBoxRevenge website again. This is where the IBR anti-spam forum is hosted, though the content is definitely offline at this time. Early morning 11/1/09 it was reported by @themarkgiles Twitter user that IBR was under a flood attack from 750 bot IPs at a rate of […]
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InBoxRevenge.com Under DDoS
Inboxrevenge.com, the little forum that creates big headaches for internet criminals, is under another distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. That means hundreds or thousands of zombie computers — computers like yours that have been infected by malware and put under the control of criminals — are all trying to access the site simultaneously. Websites […]
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New Blog about SpamIt
Announcing SiL's new blog on blogspot about SpamIt, called "SpamIt Must Fall" which seeks to expose info that spam organization behind Canadian Pharmacy. SiL's other blog, I Kill Spammers, has been exposing spammer operations since 2006. The most recent post as of this posting is about Oprah Winfrey's company, Harpo Productions going after the spamming […]
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Good news for service provider Tata Communications (AS4755) and Spamhaus and some bad news for Tiscali (now Tinet – AS3257). For approximately a month, the large Indian-based provider, Tata Communications, has been still working on its SBL (Spamhaus Block List) by resolving its listings. This means the administrators at Tata Communications have been ending services […]
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Acai Berry Spam and Yahoo Groups
Yahoo has a big problem with spammers. This abuse of its Yahoo Groups services has been going on for at least since late 2008. Much of this information is already out there for those to read but somewhat scattered, so I am providing links within this blog. The spammers are selling various pharma spam. My […]
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ASN stands for Autonomous System Number. AS or ASN followed by a number is used to identify an autonomous system on the internet by people who manage networks on the Internet. One well-known example of an ASN is AT&T whose is ASN7018. Most people who may be network engineers are concerned with ASNs. Also, netizens […]
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Update: SORBS was sold to a new owner at an unspecified price. Details at bottom of post: updated 1st August 2009. On Monday, 22 June, it was announced by Michelle Sullivan, owner of SORBS (IP: 126.96.36.199 at ASN2764 AAPT), on the SORBS homepage that she would shut the blacklisting services down by July 21st. Apparently […]
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Gary Warner posted a tweet earlier in the today about his blog: Spam Crisis in China. Please share the link. Blog it up. Let's get some Change going On. http://garwarner.blogspot.com/ #SpamCrisis Gary Warner posted on his blog under the title Spam Crisis in China about a problem with spam in China as of June 20th, […]
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Enterprise Learning opened in August 1998 with a vision of providing a contemporary and aesthetically pleasing environment where UK HealthCare employees can engage in educational activities which lead to overall improvement in the employees' job knowledge and performance. We recognize the most important component of a successful organization is a competent and dedicated staff. Investment in the growth of individuals ultimately improves the quality of services UK HealthCare delivers.
The Learning Center, located on the ground floor of Pavilion H, is comprised of classroom space, computer labs, a conference room and learning resources.
Enterprise Learning positively influences all UK HealthCare faculty, staff and students, by ensuring our workforce is thoroughly prepared to fulfill the mission and vision of UK HealthCare.


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Your Vows are the heart of your ceremony. Your wedding vow is not only a vow you make to another. It is a vow you make to yourself. It states how you intend to be through all of your changing circumstances, challenges, disappointments and triumphs. It provides an inspiring and strong place to stand. Where do you want to stand?
To get you started, I offer this free downloadable Tutorial
How to write your own vows
Your vows are an opportunity to speak from your authentic self. There is nothing you are required to say. There is no right or wrong way to say your vows. To begin, take a few breaths and feel the love you have for your partner residing deep in your chest. Next, look over the following questions and take notes on what bubbles up. .
~ What did I notice when we first met? How did I feel?
~When did I realize that this is the person I want to build a life with?
~What am I grateful for? (remember an experience or time when you felt deep love and appreciation for your future mate. What words might you want to offer them from this well of appreciation?)
~What do I bring to our relationship that is unique and valuable? What are my strengths? My offerings?
~How will I "be" when the unwanted or unexpected occur? What choice will I continue to make when faced with challenges?"
~What are 6 things about my partner that I admire most?
~How do I benefit by being in his/her life?
Look over what you have written and underline the things that are most important to you. Organize your material into main points. Look for themes, stories, ideas that you want to gather together. These are the bones of your final document
When you feel it begin to come together, practice reading it aloud. This will help you find your final words and your authentic voice. Trust in yourself and allow your wisdom to speak. It will be worth the effort and time you dedicate to it! If you get stuck in thinking about it or judging what you are writing, take a few deep breaths and again find that well of love you have for your partner.
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www.opsc.gov.in OPSC lecturer jobs recruitment 2014 online application
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Odisha Public Service Commission OPSC has released a vacancy notification for the lecturer jobs through online application. This recruitment details are officially published in website www.opsc.gov.in. OPSC invites online applications from the candidates who are interested and eligible for this lecturer jobs. Total number of lecturer jobs are 352 jobs. Candidates who want to apply for this recruitment of OPSC they must follow official website for recruitment details and apply online application. Candidates submit their online application through website 24.02.2014.
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Eligibility Details for OPSC recruitment:
Age: Candidates age should under 40 years and above 21 years as on 01.01.2013. Relaxation is applicable as per rules.
Education Qualifications: Candidates must posses masters degree in concerned subject and NET is Compulsory.
Fee: Candidates have to pay 200/- through the challan and deposit the at any branch of State bank of India . SC/ST/PWD candidates are exempted from fee.
Selection: Candidates selection is based on the career assessment and viva voice test.
How to apply: Candidates who want to apply for this recruitment they have to apply through online application through website www.opsc.gov.in. Candidates submit their online application on or before the 24.02.2014. And submit a hard copy of filled application with fee challan, copies of required certificates and documents by registered/speed post or by courier to the address Odisha public Service Commission, 19, Dr. P.K Parija road, Cuttack- 753001 reach before the 10.03.2014.
Links for OPSC Lecturer jobs:
Important dates:
Last date for submission of online application: 24.02.2014
Last date for submission of hard copy of application: 10.03.2014
Candidates see more information of recruitment like age, qualification, fee, selection and how to apply and apply online application through website www.opsc.gov.in.


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Conference on China's Military
On Tuesday, May 8, 2012, the Hoover Institution hosted a conference titled "China's Evolving Military and the Implications for US Foreign Policy," which brought together senior US military leaders, policy makers, and academic experts. The event began with a dinner on Monday, May 7, 2012, featuring remarks by George Shultz, the Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Jon Huntsman, former Utah governor and ambassador to China.
Condoleezza Rice, the Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution and professor of political science at Stanford University, gave the opening remarks on Monday morning. The first panel, moderated by Admiral Gary Roughead, USN (ret.), discussed China's military capabilities, including past developments, present trends, and future prospects; participants included Admiral Samuel Locklear III, commander, US Pacific Command. The second panel, moderated by Ambassador Michael Armacost, examined China's regional security challenges. Ezra Vogel, the Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences Emeritus at Harvard University and former director of Harvard's East Asian Research Center, gave remarks during the lunchtime hour. Moderated by Thomas Fingar, the Oksenberg-Rohlen Distinguished Fellow at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute, panel three included a discussion of domestic politics and China's foreign policy. Panel four, moderated by Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, considered the future of China's military and US options. The event concluded with a summary presentation, a reception, and a working dinner.
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Melvin Hinton chats with Marilyn L. Taylor, Ph.D., former Poet Laureate of the state of Wisconsin (2009 and 2010) and the city of Milwaukee (2004 and 2005). Marilyn is the author of six collections of poetry. Her poems and essays have appeared in many anthologies and journals.
About Radio Literature
Radio Literature is a weekly half-hour program devoted to poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and theater from Wisconsin and beyond. It often features discussion with writers, as well as readings of their work.


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|Mother Nature packs a wallop
February 27, 2004
Following are first-hand accounts from Geosciences faculty John Monteverdi and David Dempsey of the Feb. 25 storm and associated campus floods and power outages which resulted in the canceling of classes for the day.
Feb. 25, 2004 -- Several small, but very intense thunderstorm cells embedded in the larger frontal system currently impinging upon California passed through parts of the San Francisco Peninsula, including parts of San Francisco, this morning, dumping at least an inch of rain in under an hour in some places.
The rain ran off the hills flanking the eastern side of campus and funneled to the low spot on 19th Avenue just east of Hensill and Thornton halls, which are built on the topographic depression that at one time constituted a seasonal stream canyon leading to Lake Merced. We've modified the landscape, but the water still remembers where to go!
The surging flood cascaded from 19th Avenue into the depressed area behind the two science towers, washing away part of the embankment beside the road, exposing a large water main, and weakening the roots of several large Monterey pines growing there. That water then formed a temporary, fast-moving river up to a foot deep that flowed around Thornton Hall, past the stadium and eventually into the lower levels of the Lot 19 parking garage, where it overwhelmed the storm drainage system and resulted in water fountaining out of storm grates.
More water poured off of 19th Avenue and into the open-air street-level walkway beneath the overhanging Hensill Hall, then cascaded spectacularly down the stairs in front of Thornton Hall or drained down inside both buildings, creating attractive waterfalls down interior stairwells and elevator shafts and in some cases back outside, forming exterior waterfalls from the 3rd floor down.
Feb. 25, 2004 –- San Francisco State University and southwestern San Francisco County were hit with a torrential rain storm associated with a convective element that passed over the area between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. Unfortunately, our rain gage is out, would you believe it?
However, the rainfall was the most intense I have ever seen at San Francisco State since I have been here (1979). I would estimate at least 1 inch in that one half hour.
The resulting flooding was awesome. Nineteenth Avenue had water estimated by a chemistry colleague of mine to be 4 feet deep, which then spilled over the sidewalks and down to the play field adjacent to this building. The cascades down that 15-foot section were reminiscent of pictures you see of waterfall/cascades in tropical rain forests.
All the streets around Thornton Hall were flooded to about 2 1/2 feet to 3 feet.
Students reported that Lake Merced Boulevard had 4 feet of standing water; 19th Avenue through Golden Gate Park was so flooded that cars were up to their hoods and stranded.
Nevertheless, it appears that the extraordinary rainfall was local, as many other areas in San Francisco County's northern and eastern portions did not experience this remarkable event. Radar clearly shows one small VIP 5-6 cell, elongated from southwest to northeast about 15 kilometers long, but only about 5 kilometers or so wide approaching our area before the power went out.
More photos and weather images are available at a Feb. 25 flash flood event Web site put together by Monteverdi.
Contact Ellen Griffin.
1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132 (415) 338-1111


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text: Breast Cancer Part 2: Don't Look Down! A follow up on Breast Cancer. 10/11/2015 These are the words that open a recent article on breast cancer and arguing against routine mammograms in MOTHER JONES. Now Mother Jones is not my choice for scientific research or even reliable commentary but this time I feel they raise an important awareness to the politically and emotionally charged topic of mammograms and breast cancer treatment. My thinking is "what does the research literature say both for and against this and most importantly what can people do to reduce their cancer


text: atosniper 1 Posted January 15, 2015 Is the following okay for me to do? I own a book with some code in it. I wish to discuss the code and ideas behind it with a colleague, mainly for educational purposes. My colleague does not own the book. May I copy the code in my book and send it to him via email? The copyright in the book states: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of the copyright holder, except brief quotations used in a review. TIA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Dragon hatchlings might be cute, but they're not very cuddly, with claws and spikes beginning to develop right from birth. All dragons hatch from eggs, and although cloud dragons are fliers, their wings and long tails develop later.
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We have launched another brand new e-commerce website for She Supps — a UK company that develops sports supplements and protein shakes designed specifically for women
She Supps asked for a bespoke brand that had a modern and premium feel. She Supps manufactures a variety of sports supplements all designed with women in mind. The functionally of the site was essential but the biggest priority was put into the design element of the brand.
The website is fully responsive and designed to look great and work well on any size screen or device. The website also has a news section and branded social media channels.
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Walter C. McCrone Associates, Inc., Chicago, Illinois:
1974, "Techniques, Instruments and Accessories for Microanalysts: A User's Manual,"
eds. Walter C. McCrone and Robert I. Johnson
Waters Associates, Milford, Massachusetts:
1980 uBondapak and uPorasil Liquid Chromatography Columns Care & Use Manual
1984 Eluent Stabilization System Operating Instructions
1984 Data Notes No. 010: 840 Bracketing Routine
1984 Data Notes No. 011: 840 Expert Bridge Software
1984 Data Notes No. 012: 840 System Purge Streamlined with DCL
1984 Data Notes No. 013: 840 Directory Function
1989 Waters 600E Multisolvent Delivery System Operator's Manual
1990 Waters Model 510 HPLC Pump Operator's Manual
1990 Column: Analysis of Polyolefin Resins and Additive Packages...
1991 Column Supplement, Pittsburgh Conference Edition
1991 Column: High Resolution GPC Cleanup of Environmental Samples...
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1976 Differential Refractometer Series 4000
Webber Manufacturing Co., Inc., Indianapolis, IN:
1980s, Instruction Manual and Parts List: Webber Freezer Model AFJ16-110
Welch Scientific Co., Skokie, IL:
1969 Installation, Operation, Maintenance: Duo-Seal Vacuum Pumps
Weller, Easton, PA:
1968 Model W-TCP Low Voltage Soldering Station
Undated Weller Tech Sheet WTCPN Series
Undated Weller Tech Sheet W60-W100 Series
Wescan Instruments Inc., Santa Clara, CA:
late 1970s Instruction Manual: Model 211 Differential Conductivity Meter
1984 The Wescan Ion Analyzer," No. 8
1985 The Wescan Ion Analyzer," No. 9
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Bloomfield, NJ:
1961 Short-Arc Lamps for Searchlight Projection and Optical Service
Undated, Environmental Systems Work Station, Model WT 304
Weston Electrical Instrument Corp., Newark, New Jersey:
1915 Lectures on Electrical Apparatus and Experiments for the Physics Teacher
1935 Theory & Use of Permanent Magnet Movable Coil and Movable Iron Types of Instruments, Monograph B-7
1944 Weston Model 310 Singlephase Wattmeters Instruction Book
W.G. Pye & Co., Cambridge, England:
195, 'Scalamp' Galvanometer
Whatman Inc., Clifton, NJ:
1975 Columns, Vol. 1, No. 3
1980 Technical Data: Partisil Magnum 20 High Yield Preparative HPLC Columns
1981 Advanced Ion Exchange Celluloses Laboratory Manual
Wheaton Instruments, Millville, NJ:
Undated Instructions for Adjusting the Wheaton Hand Crimper
Wm. B. Johnson & Associates, Inc., Research Park, NJ:
Undated Model GSM-10S Survey Meter
Wilks Scientific Corp., South Norwalk, CT:
1965 Internal Reflection Spectroscopy, Volume 1: Instructions for Operation of Wilks Scientific Internal Reflection Infrared Spectrophotometers & Accessories
Worthington Biochemical Corp., Freehold, NJ: 1992, Cell Isolation Optimizing System
W-P Instruments, Inc., New Haven, CT:
ca. 1974 Model 160 Micro-Iontophoresis Programmer
ca. 1977 Model M701 Probe


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Thursday's Everest Marathon was shortened by 5 kilometers because of unfavorable conditions at the usual start point, Everest Base Camp, according to the news agency Republica.
The race, which also includes a half marathon and 60K, is held every year on May 29 to commemorate the first confirmed summit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.
Nepalese runners won the men's and women's divisions in the two longer races, which are run at elevations of greater than 16,000 feet.


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Inaugural 5K raises awareness for epilepsy and related sudden deaths
COLUMBIA - Columbians ran in an intimate charity run in Cosmo Park on Saturday to raise awareness for epilepsy and the common causes of dying from seizures.
The inaugural Hero 5K for Epilepsy and SUDEP took place in Cosmo Park on Saturday morning. Proceeds from the run will benefit the Center for SUDEP Research and MU Children's Neurology Unit at MU Children's Hospital.
Kendra Richardson, founder of the Hero 5K, said her daughter Mariah was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2014. Six months into her diagnosis, the family lost Mariah to SUDEP, which stands for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.
Richardson said she had never heard of SUDEP before.
"So you can imagine that once you lose somebody to that, and then you find out there's this whole world of information to help you reduce risk for that happening, and the doctors didn't tell you because they don't want to scare you - because it is a small percentage of people that it happens to with epilepsy - but it happened to our family," she said.
Richardson said she wants to get the word out and spread awareness about SUDEP to families, whether it scares them or not, because they need to be prepared for the worst.
Richardson said she plans to make the Hero 5k an annual event, and hopes for a larger turnout next year.
"Our birthday is actually the same day, September 27, so it will always be in September," she said. "We're always going to use EventBrite.com, and you can search Hero 5K on there and we'll be back next year."


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After a rough 2014 that extended into the first few weeks of this year, commodities appear to be fighting back.
Many investors are familiar with the headline-grabbing price of crude oil, which plunged below $45 a barrel in late January, but has since stabilized around $50.
The same goes for copper, which, after a months-long downturn, recently rallied to seven-week highs. That move also has provided a lift for copper-related investments. The Dr. Copper motif, for example, has increased 2.8% in the past month.
In that same time, the S&P 500 has risen 4.8%.
Over the past 12 months, the motif has fallen 19.0%; the S&P is up 16.9%.
What's gone right for copper seems to be a perceived reversal in the uncertainty surrounding the metal's two biggest customers – China and Europe.
Just weeks ago, copper prices marched significantly higher as the situation around the Greek debt negotiations took a more positive direction. As the Wall Street Journal pointed out, the possibility of an agreement that would keep the European Union whole sparked optimism that was solidified when a broad outline of a deal was reached.1
Meanwhile, fears of an economic downturn in China, the No. 1 consumer of copper, had weighed on the metal's price for months.
In early February, however, China cut its bank reserve requirement ratio in a bid to stimulate lending and boost economic growth, a move that analysts believe may eventually have a positive effect on copper demand, the Journal said. Some investors expect China, which consumes 40% of the world's copper, to follow through with more stimulus measures, including allowing the yuan to weaken against other currencies, it added.
Further support for a China-bull take on copper prices followed last week when data released on Wednesday showed that the preliminary reading of the country's HSBC manufacturing index rose to 50.1 in February, just above the 50.0-point level that separates growth from a contraction on a monthly basis.2
According to Investing.com, copper traders consider shifts in the HSBC PMI an indicator of China's copper demand, as the industrial metal is widely used by the sector.
At the same time, analysts have been taking down their estimates for how large a supply glut copper markets will see this year, after BHP Billiton said last week that its Olympic Dam may see a production shortfall of as much as 70,000 metric tons of copper due to an electrical failure.
"The market is moving into more balanced territory, and we're seeing a delayed reaction to that in the price," Mike Dragosits, an analyst at TD Securities, told the Journal.
Copper's bounce higher hasn't surprised everyone. It's worth noting that Morgan Stanley analysts in late January were calling for the metal's price to rise 24% by the end of the year, according to a Bloomberg article.3
The analysts said flatly that there was "no evidence" of a collapse in copper demand, pointing out that cheaper energy prices had dragged down metal prices by reducing the cost of production, prompting mining companies to undercut each other on price.
Ultimately, however, Morgan Stanley said it expected demand will exceed supply. The bank said the refined copper market will be in a deficit of 70,000 to 110,000 tons from 2015 to 2017.
That lack of supply could mean the demand for copper is just beginning, and investors may begin taking notice,
1Ira Iosebashvili, "Copper Is Shining Bright After Dull Start to the Year," wsj.com, Feb. 18, 2015.
2"Copper futures rally to 6-week high as China returns to the market," investing.com, Feb. 26, 2015, http://www.nasdaq.com/article/copper-futures-rally-to-6-week-high-as-china-returns-to-the-market-cm448690, (accessed March 2, 2015).
3Laura Clarke, "Morgan Stanley Sees 24% Rally in Copper After Last Week's Slump," Bloomberg.com, Jan. 19, 2015, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-19/morgan-stanley-sees-24-rally-in-copper-after-last-week-s-slump, (accessed March 2, 2015).


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The Adventures of Mr. Fly
Meet Nicholas Hendrickx, a super creative guy and a professional photographer from Belgium. He calls himself a perfectionist with great patience, but in the end, Nicholas thinks the main thing that matters is having a lot of fun.
Looking back to his career it's really hard to tell what made him popular – his cool photos or an excellent performance of a professional fly model "Mr. Fly." And if you think that it was animal photography session was torture – read on.
"On May 16, 2007, I met Gerald Fly in my garden as I was shooting some cliche flowers. I had just bought my first cheap macro photography filters online and was excitingly giving them a try.
Gerald caught my attention as he was sitting on a flowerpot with nothing but a cardboard sign that said "Will work 4 food". Over the years he degraded from a successful cab driver to a poor lonely insect as he had 173 wives who cost him a fortune on make-up and clothing. Not to mention his 2184 kids, who all needed money for education and iPods.
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Law No. 13 of 2008
Regulating the Interim Real Estate Register
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We, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai
After taking into consideration Federal Law No. 7 of 1997 regarding land registration fees;
Law No. 7 of 2006 regarding real estate registration in the Emirate of Dubai;
Law No. 8 of 2007 concerning real estate development trust accounts in the Emirate of Dubai;
Law No. 27 of 2007 on ownership of jointly owned properties in the Emirate of Dubai;
Regulation No. 3 of 2006 specifying the areas where non-UAE nationals may own real properties in Dubai, and
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Simply Summerlike !
This satellite picture tells the story.....QUIET. Most of the nation dry and sunny and warm.
Cold front near Chicago will wash out. Cold front over Rockies will head east and will not move off the East Coast until Tuesday of next week. It should bring a chance of wetness to the east later Sunday into Tuesday.
This map shows the upper air for 10 days out. Nice the dotted red lines in the east.....that shows above normal pressure aloft....meaning warmer. The "u" shaped configuration over the Plains indicates a trof..or cool. That pattern should trend east allowing a bigger change for the Nation by mid October. Until then...short sleeves it is. Later.
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Volume 41 - Issue 3
Theodore Beza: The Man and the Mythby Shawn D. Wright
French Reformation scholar Brian Armstrong once averred that Theodore Beza's unique theological method was "invariably based upon an Aristotelian philosophical commitment and so relates to medieval scholasticism" (Calvinism and the Amyraut Heresy: Protestant Scholasticism in Seventeenth-Century France [Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1969]). Such remains the modern legacy of John Calvin's heir in Geneva: a cold, distant scholar who forsook the pure biblicism of his teacher for a systematized theology made in his own scholastic image. This negative evaluation of Beza provides the raison d'etre for Shawn Wright's latest book Theodore Beza: The Man and the Myth. As the subtitle suggests and Tom Nettles observes, this work wipes away the "historiographical garbage" in order to present a more accurate portrait of the man who inherited the task of uniting the Reformed churches in Europe and leading the Academy in Geneva after Calvin's death. Wright, Associate Professor of Church History at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, seeks to "introduce you to the real Beza." (p. 10)
Among the litany of books on Beza, including Wright's Our Sovereign Refuge: The Pastoral Theology of Theodore Beza (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2007), this latest work offers a most genuine contribution in its ability to countervail the many modern misconceptions surrounding "the Calvinist." The author accomplishes this primarily in four ways: (1) demonstrating the continuity and discontinuity between Beza and Calvin, (2) advocating the "Muller thesis" against the likes of R. T. Kendall and others, (3) contesting the negative connotation of the word "scholastic," and (4) presenting Beza as a man who was "first and foremost a Christian and a pastor" (pp. 74, 43, 45, 203). For Calvin and Beza, the gospel was central to everything. As a result, both men shared a heavy burden for their French homeland. Wright begins the book with an incisive look into Beza's historical context in order to give the reader a sense of Beza's humanity and the trials that shaped his writing and teaching. According to Wright, "Unlike Calvin, Beza lived to see the intense heat of persecution decimate the French Protestants, and, in many ways, he served as their counselor during this difficult time" (p. 31). From the aftermath of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre to the Colloquy of Montbeliard, Beza proved himself to be more than a theologian; he was a statesman and an ambassador for the Reformed faith. Theodore Beza: The Man and the Myth is a robust depiction of Beza in all of these roles.
Wright's most impressive erudition, however, is found in his ability to correct the mischaracterizations of Beza with a wide array of primary sources. Chapters 4–8, for example, are each centered on a particular "work of Theodore Beza that explains an important facet of his thinking" (p. 11). Wright's Beza is not a rigid, philosophical thinker so much as a theologian with a "pastoral vision" who interpreted the vicissitudes of this life against the backdrop of a cosmic battle for souls waged between God and Satan. Therefore, Beza's doctrine of predestination becomes the ground for his doctrines of assurance and perseverance. Hence, the believer can earnestly seek after a sovereign God and can find confidence in the Christian life. Beza's practical doctrine of divine providence is perhaps no more on display than in A Learned Treatise of the Plague (1579). In this work, Beza biblically answered some of life's most difficult questions regarding death (p. 168). In a particularly insightful chapter, Wright utilizes Beza's discussion of secondary causes in order to demonstrate that his seemingly Aristotelian theology was imbued with a pastoral bent.
In response to Roger Olson, who accused Beza of founding supralapsarian Calvinism, Wright scrupulously dissects Beza's Tabula Praedestinationis and his doctrine of double predestination. The author insists that Beza "is not asserting a sort of robot theology." (p. 114). Instead, the "asymmetry" to his famous chart of salvation, along with his oft-neglected doctrinal discussion that accompanies it, clearly indicates that sinners are punished in eternal hell due to their own culpability and sin. As Wright correctly shows, Beza was not the first to formulate the doctrine of double predestination, nor did he confuse the two concepts of reprobation and condemnation. God's wrath for the reprobate is pure justice; his saving of the elect is pure grace. As Wright exhorts, "The asymmetry that Beza draws is essential for us to repeat." (p. 140)
Wright's treatment of Beza is a welcomed, didactic biography for the Reformed community. As the first student of Calvin, the "real Beza" is able to teach us about the "real Calvin" and his legacy in ways that no other historical figure can. Despite its hagiographic quality, Theodore Beza: The Man and the Myth is an enjoyable book that forces its readers to reexamine scholastic theology through a more pastoral lens. This is an excellent resource for the Reformed theologian, both for its historical description and its pastoral prescription.
Obbie Tyler Todd
Obbie Tyler Todd is pastor at the Church at Haynes Creek in Oxford, Georgia, and is also a PhD candidate in theology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Other Articles in this Issue
You should not indulge in pornography for at least seven reasons: (1) It will send you to hell...
Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? This "Same God Question" has again captured the attention of the Christian public...
This article works toward a "theology of writing" in order to inform and encourage Christian writers, helping them to consider not just what they write but why they write, and in whose image they write...
Facts and Theories in Science and Theology: Implications for the Knowledge of Human Originsby Lydia Jaeger
This article examines the status of facts and theories in science and theology...
Fulfilling the Heroic Ideal: A Triperspectival Approach to Christian Moral Heroismby Matthew Lillicrap
The Human fascination with the heroic is evident from ancient mythology to the heroic epics of modern cinema...


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Sanders Supporters will Probably be Smart Enough, When the Time Comes..
I THINK that Bernie Sanders will inevitably endorse Clinton–if she gets the nomination–and when he endorses her *most* Sanders supporters will vote for her in the general election. Maybe a fair number won't. But the majority will. And I think that'll just squeeze Trump out.
It has to work out like that, if the country is not to slide into the dust-heap of the lowest of the lowest common denominator–because apparently voters in Ohio and many other states don't care about Trump's racist statements (which he's now trying to cover up), they don't care about his flagrant slobbering after his daughter, his poor understanding (to put it kindly) of foreign policy, his floating the idea of killing lots of women and children in the Middle East because they're the families (he supposes) of terrorists, his verbal degradation of women, his wife's posing (presumably with his approval) in the nude for a major magazine, GQ, *while chained to a briefcase full of money*, his deliberately catalyzing violence at his rallies, his association with white supremacy, his cartoonlike plans to close the southern border–none of that bothers them.
So we have to hope that Sanders supporters, if Hillary Clinton gets the nomination–she probably will–will be forward-thinking enough to vote for her. I know he'll be intelligent enough to endorse her.
If you wonder WHY Trump's supporters follow him no matter what–it's the power of magical thinking. The power of the primitive mind. The power of the subconscious:
Aug 15
Want a Real Change? Would You Like to See Sanders Elected? Then…
Want a real change, and see Sanders as that chance? Good. But talk is cheap; besides supporting him with (even small) donations, show up to VOTE. Amazing the numbers of people who talk politics who later don't vote. They claim there's no meaning in it voting. They're wrong.
If enough people had shown up for Gore at the voting booths in 2000, we would've had enough votes to overcome the voter suppression happening in Florida, the vote wouldn't have gone to the Supreme Court, Gore would have been elected handily, and we wouldn't have had an Iraq war–Gore absolutely would not have got us into Iraq. Indeed, we might well not have had the 9/11 attack which, I believe, could have been stopped except for the incompetence of Condie Rice and the Bush administration in general. They weren't paying attention to the signs. A Gore administration would have been more pro active, would have stopped it–the indicators were there.
And Gore was very much concerned about global warming/climate change long before 2000. Remember "An Inconvenient Truth"? He would have done something about it back when it would have been a great help.
Make sure you're registered to vote; ask your friends to register to vote. That's what Sanders supporters need to do: get the vote out.
Then you'll see change.
Dec 14
Can an Independent be Elected President?
If a sufficiently potent Independent politician were to run for President, he or she could win, as an Independent. (Bernie Sanders is great but I'm not sure he's charismatic enough and he's rather elderly for a Presidential candidate.) People grind their teeth over our supposed two party system but in fact there are lots of political parties, and there's Independent. There is no "Independent Party" as such; there's American Independent Party but that's a thankfully obscure far-right theocratic bozo pack of fantasists.
Perhaps an Independent Party or a Progressive Party should be started. There's already a progressive party of sorts, the Green Party, but it has fumbled so much and has been so fixated on rigid rhetoric that it has lost credibility except in very small elections.
It would about getting enough support for a truly impressive candidate. The Democratic Party leadership would oppose supporting an Independent no matter how admirable. But if I thought there was an Independent along the lines of Sanders who had a decent chance of winning, I'd vote for them. Normally I'm a hidebound Democrat, because that fits with the idea of pragmatic progressivism (the art of the possible?) which I have embraced. But I think lots of Democrats would defect to a really inspiring Independent. And the category is taken fairly seriously.
A new Progressive Party could at first support progressive candidates in the Democratic party, or declared Independents. It would be like caucusing in campaigns. Then it could build up its status, and support, and field its own party's candidates.
One problem with this is the electoral college which seems to support the two party system. But it can be worked around–or changed. A really Independent progressive party would generate such hope it might bring a sweeping flood of changes with it.


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On September 16, 2012 at 4 p.m. Eddy Homesley and Vicki Bollinger became man and wife. Pastor Tommy Wright officiated the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Precious Caskey and the late Glenn Bollinger.
The groom is the son of the late Grover Cleveland and Nora Mathis Homesley.
Vicki was escorted in by her grandson Bradley Newton, and brother, Gary Bollinger to a solo performed by Stacy Bassinger. Flower girl was the granddaughter of the groom, Miss Laken Homesley. Matron of Honor was Glenda Fox, sister of the bride. Bridesmaid was sister-in-law, Lana Bollinger.
Roger and Cliff Homesley, sons of the groom served as Best Men.
They were joined by family and friends at the River Oaks Estates. Entertainment was provided by the River Oaks Band during and after the refreshments.
The wedding was directed by Wanda Edwards. Debbie Day, Wanda Edwards and Shirley Long served refreshments and wedding cake.
Following a wedding trip to Branson, Mo. The couple resides in Lincolnton.


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by Floyd Shivambu, October 30 2013, 16:20
Floyd Shivambu
IN THE article published on Business Day online on October 29, Tito Mboweni, the erstwhile governor of one of the few privately owned central banks in the world, the South African Reserve Bank, rushed in where angels fear to tread and proclaimed without much substance that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is not a left-wing movement.
The erstwhile governor did so in disputing the thoughtful observation of one of the renowned thinkers and ideologues of the National Liberation Movement, Dr Pallo Jordan, who in the same publication had correctly argued: "The EFF poses an interesting dilemma, especially for those of the ANC's critics who hate it for destroying the white minority's monopoly on political power. The EFF speaks of the seizure of the economic assets, especially the land, now owned by whites, without compensation. If, as seems likely, the EFF wins a seat in the next Parliament, South Africa can look forward to an interesting five years. An ANC facing an effective opposition to its left might opt for more radical policies, realigning South African politics in directions that few will have anticipated."
In disputing this obvious fact from Dr Jordan, Mboweni made another hollow but shocking proclamation that the South African Communist Party (SACP), whose entire serious leadership is part of the "instrument of capitalist class rule", the South African state as senior ministers, is a political formation on the left.
This is one of the most ludicrous proclamations made by an elected leader of any revolutionary movement since 1994, but understandable when viewed from the extreme right, where Mboweni comfortably and proudly belongs. From the extreme right, of course the SACP is on the left (of the extreme right), but in reality and judging by all its actions and pronouncements in the recent past, the SACP, together with its ally the ANC, are neoliberal organisations currently administering the South African state on behalf of the ruling capitalist class. This is scientifically true and no amount of emotion and exuberance can successfully argue that the ANC and SACP are not instruments of capitalist class rule and cohesion, because they are.
These unsubstantiated proclamations are nonetheless not the major ideological, political or commonsensical blunder Mboweni commits. His biggest blunder is his insistence that the adoption of neoliberal policies by the former liberation movement, the ANC, upon seizure of political power, did not represent capitulation to capitalist interests and directives.
Mboweni further disputes that the loan the transitional executive council (TEC) took from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) did not have an ideological impact on the thinking of the former liberation movement, particularly its approach to economic policy.
Mboweni says: "Within the ANC, this matter (the loan from the IMF) was handled by the ANC delegation to the transitional executive council and I presume that they consulted with their principals. It was not a secret deal as so loudly pronounced by (Prof Sampie) Terreblanche and parroted by many these days.... There was no secret deal. If there was any, I should know about it as I was the ANC person who had the unenviable but informative task of editing the damn thing! So, please, let's leave this matter alone if the bland facts of it fail to satisfy our hopes for political drama."
In revealing this open secret, Mboweni is revealing the reality that those involved in negotiations with the IMF for the loan and future economic policy did not do it secretly, but openly. So the selling out and capitulation to imperialist dictates was not a secret. Mboweni is basically admitting that the capitulation and selling out by the negotiating political elite was not a secret, but an open deal, whose consequence is the continued structural crisis of the South African economy and its inability to create jobs and address poverty and inequalities.
By its own admission, the ANC did retreat on radical economic policies such as nationalisation of mines during the transition negotiations, because the balance of forces was not in favour of progressive change.
It was only at the party's 52nd national conference in Polokwane (which was re-adopted in the 53rd national conference in Mangaung) where the ANC adopted a strategy and tactics that, among other things, says: "Overall, since 1994, the balance of forces has shifted in favour of the forces of change. It provides the basis for speedier implementation of programmes to build a truly democratic and prosperous society."
A truly democratic and prosperous society is the society envisaged in the Freedom Charter in which the mineral wealth beneath the soil, the banks and monopoly industry should be transferred to the ownership of the people as a whole. This is not happening and is not in the National Development Plan (NDP) vision for 2030.
The observation about the shifting balance of forces was made because in the preceding years, the ANC had observed in both its 50th and 51st conferences, in Mafikeng and Stellenbosch respectively, that "the symbiotic link between capitalism and national oppression in our country, and the stupendous concentration of wealth in the hands of a few monopolies therefore render trite the vainglorious declaration that national oppression and its social consequences can be resolved by formal democracy underpinned by market forces to which all should kneel in the prayer: 'Everyone for himself and the Devil takes the hindmost!'"
For obvious reasons, Mboweni will claim ignorance of these observations in the organisation he leads at a national executive committee level because to him the ANC's capitulation to imperialism through the dictates of the IMF and the neoliberal triumphalism that defined the transition period, are the natural progression of ANC economic policy as government.
Many of his seasoned colleagues, such as Dr Jordan, will beg to differ because even the organisation Mboweni sees on his immediate left from an extreme right perspective — the SACP — has decried the neoliberal degeneration and rightward shift of the ANC-led liberation movement, now evidently because they were not "invited" to the gravy train from the Union Buildings to nowhere.
From a neoliberal and extreme right perspective that refuses even to acknowledge these basic shifts, EFF policies will of course be "political adventurism" or even blurred because Mboweni is miles away from the left, where the EFF comfortably and proudly resides.
But what is actually "political adventurism" is the ANC's adoption and celebration of neoliberal policies such as the misnamed Growth, Employment and Redistribution (Gear) strategy and now the NDP. What is legendary "political adventurism" is the ANC's secret, now open, capitulation to the dictates of the IMF on what should be economic policy post democratic elections, in exchange for a meagre loan from the IMF, and other class interests.
This ANC-led "political adventurism", which Mboweni says was not a secret, has led to the persistence of close to 40% structural unemployment, and therefore insoluble levels of poverty and inequalities. This ANC-led "political adventurism" led to capital flight and delisting of critical corporations from South Africa to the London Stock Exchange because the IMF, which was not met secretly, said South Africa should loosen exchange controls.
This ANC-led "political adventurism" led to trade liberalisation which solidified the deindustrialisation of South Africa, and weakened the internal food economy because South African industries have to compete with heavily subsidised commodities and food products from other parts of the world.
Indeed "political adventurism" should refer to the political elite presiding over an economy for close to 20 years, yet recurrently failing to bring productive value out of the economy. Now, if the ANC-led "political adventurism" is allowed to continue, unemployment levels at 36% will worsen, with no immediate possibility of recovering any time soon. The promises of economic growth will remain promises and inequalities will worsen.
These observations are not just made by the EFF, but by sources Mboweni will consider reputable and not childish. Despite making other reactionary observations and prescriptions, the June 1-7 2013 edition of The Economist observes that "as most of Africa begins to prosper, the continent's biggest economy [South Africa] is faltering".
Echoing the same view, the June 7-12 2013 edition of the Financial Mail says: "Earlier in the year, the FM asked whether South Africa was on a slippery slope to becoming a sub-investment country. We concluded that though it would take deterioration over several years for SA to move from investment grade to speculative grade ... the country faced a slow grinding descent from mediocrity to marginalisation — or even worse. But though we were decidedly bearish, we didn't expect things to unravel this quickly."
The FM then proceeds to quote Pan African Capital Holdings CE Iraj Abedian, who correctly says: "The South African economy hasn't been in such a rudderless state since 1994." Now, these are candid observations from sectors Mboweni would consider allies in economic thought.
Demonising Zimbabwe and using it as a scarecrow exposes the intellectual and scholarly weakness and dishonesty of the erstwhile governor of the Reserve Bank. All reliable data and information currently available in the world, even from the World Bank, confirm that Zimbabwe is not in crises, which are figments of Mboweni's imagination. As early as 2011, Zimbabwe's food production and economy were stable, and thousands of indigenous Zimbabweans are benefiting from small-scale agriculture, because the huge commercial farms have been broken down to benefit as many Zimbabweans as possible.
Mboweni's demonisation of Zimbabwe is also an out-of-fashion practice of white settlers and their masters abroad, from whom the people of Zimbabwe correctly took land in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Zimbabwe is confronted with various economic challenges, which are evidently worsened by sanctions imposed on the country by imperialist masters who did not approve of the land reform programme driven by the people and correctly legitimised by the Zanu (PF) government as the only means to ensure economic emancipation. But to demonise Zimbabwe and declare it an economic nonentity as Mboweni does is intellectual dishonesty and opportunism.
For pure ideological opportunism, Mboweni ignores the progress in Zimbabwe because he believes people are frightened by what happened or is happening in Zimbabwe. The approach towards Zimbabwe is entirely problematic and dishonest, and surely South African Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi will agree because he recently remarked in his address to the national general council of the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) that "we may be able to learn something from the agrarian model adopted by our Zimbabwe neighbours — essentially breaking down large-scale farms and promoting more intensive small-scale farming".
Although Nxesi was not entirely honest in acknowledging that the "agrarian model" in Zimbabwe came as a result of thoroughgoing and decisive land-reform programme, he is correct. The Zimbabwean agrarian model which the public works ministers covets was never going to be possible if the people of Zimbabwe did not take decisive action to redistribute land.
Mboweni further quotes the current contributions of mining and agriculture to the country's gross domestic product (GDP), with the hope that we in the EFF will be frightened into believing that these sectors are not important and therefore not worth investing our political muscles and mass power on.
What Mboweni does not say is that the declining significance of mining and agriculture in the South African economy is due to the reality that these are trapped in the neoliberal shackles Mboweni and the TEC negotiated openly (not secretly)with the IMF.
Rescued from the neoliberal shackles, mining can be the biggest contributor to the GDP, and the biggest employer through downstream and upstream industries, which are virtually nonexistent in the South African mining sector. Beneficiation and industrialisation of South Africa's more than 54 precious and industrial minerals and metals can create millions of sustainable jobs. Under the current regime, such will not happen because the political elite is happy to eat the crumbs from under the table of mining capital, and can only be co-opted as shareholder capitalists, adding no productive value to the mining sector and its industrial prospects.
Mboweni further fails to acknowledge that the reason agriculture contributes only 700,000 jobs and 3% to the GDP is that South African agriculture is exposed to competition with subsidised agricultural products from other parts of the world. South Africa currently imports more than R100bn worth of food products from Brazil, the US, the UK, Israel and parts of the European Union. This happens when South African agriculture does not have a coherent state-led support mechanism to even guarantee food security. This happens when the South African government is only trying to figure out how much agricultural land is available for whom 20 years into democracy.
Agriculture should be rescued from neoliberal competition, land shared amongst those who need it, small-scale farming intensified and the industrial capacity to process food built, and then this sector will meaningfully contribute not only to the GDP, but to sustainable food security.
EFF's vision for economic emancipation is for industrial and economic development to ensure our nation is counted among the Now Developed Countries (NDCs) in the world within the 20 years post 2014. Our vision is to develop South Africa to be on the cutting edge of technological production and innovation, cutting-edge industries, growth and development of science and technology which seek to improve the living conditions of our people. Our vision is to guarantee food security for all South Africans, Africans and all people of the world. Our vision is to create sustainable jobs for all people in South Africa, Southern Africa and the African continent as a whole. This will bring total stability, reduce crime and make sure that we all contribute meaningfully for generations to come.
As we argued elsewhere, for South Africa to achieve all these noble aspirations, certain things should be done to redress the imbalances of the past. Central amongst the things that are sine qua non (prerequisites) for a sustainable developmental vision and programme for South Africa is equal redistribution of land.
Currently, land ownership in South Africa is terribly skewed. The skewed ownership and control of arable land in South Africa is not only a black and white issue (which it vividly appears to be), but an intra-white unequal reality where less than 2% of the white population are in ownership and control of vast tracts of South Africa's land. So we still have millions of white South Africans who still do not own the land, because it is owned by a few white individuals.
Without equitable access to land, we cannot and will not be able to develop the South African economy. Even for technological expansion and innovation we need land. That is not called "political adventurism", it is called a cogent LEFT vision for the future.
• Shivambu is EFF Commissar for Political Education, Policy and Research.
October 30 2013, 16:20
Labels: ANC, ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS, EFF, NEOLIBERALISM


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Paper Bag Records to Present SXSW Music Showcase at the Parish


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When Hillary Clinton swept through Asia last week, it was the first time in 50 years a new U.S. secretary of state kicked off his or her tenure by visiting that continent. It marked a new American focus especially on China, the culmination and centerpiece of her trip. Clinton and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi pledged to improve and expand the countries' relationship, and both repeatedly named climate change as a main reason why.
For much of this decade, China and the United States have been at odds over their carbon dioxide emissions. International finger-pointing about CO2 is common, especially now that world leaders face cooling economies on top of warming temperatures. But even before this recession, some of the planet's most industrious nations struggled to coordinate cutbacks, allowing emissions to continue rising.
The 1997 Kyoto Protocol offered hope for widespread action, but the United States pulled out in 2001, citing economic constraints and arguing that developing nations like China and India shouldn't be exempt. The pact lost considerable relevance without U.S. support, and other countries' adherence to it has been mixed. This December's U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen is intended to produce an improvement on the Kyoto treaty, which expires in 2012.
President Obama has been stoking optimism among world leaders by making climate change a top priority, and Clinton demonstrated the administration's dedication in Beijing when she announced the United States is willing to put human rights grievances aside to focus on economic and environmental issues with China. A glance at the graph above shows why: China and the United States together account for about 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and China's already-prolific output is expected to grow for decades.
For most of the fossil-fuel era, U.S. industry pumped more CO2 skyward than anyone else. Relying on an energy portfolio composed mainly of imported oil, domestic coal and domestic natural gas, America played a leading role in raising atmospheric concentrations of CO2 from 280 parts per million — where they had hovered throughout human history — to more than 380 ppm. Around 450 ppm is seen as a sort of breaking point for the climate; at current rates we may reach it by 2045.
The United States recently lost its lead in global carbon emissions to China, thanks mainly to China's record-setting population growth and coal consumption. In 1950, when it was still just the No. 10 global emitter of CO2, nearly 99 percent of those emissions came from coal burning. It has since diversified a bit — oil now contributes 15 percent of China's CO2 emissions, with coal responsible for 74 percent — but coal is still king, and the country is constantly using more of it. Chinese coal production has doubled since 1990, and its CO2 emissions have grown more than 66 percent since 2000. A University of California study published last year projected China will have released enough greenhouse gases by 2010 to cancel out the Kyoto Protocol.
China's reliance on coal is especially unfortunate because, out of all fossil fuels, it's the worst for the climate. While it varies depending on the source, every type of coal has a higher carbon content than petroleum or natural gas: Coal averages around 26 teragrams of carbon per quadrillion Btu of energy, while natural gas has about 14 and crude oil has about 20. China has invested in enormous hydroelectric projects as well as coal gasification, but neither has yet been able to keep pace with its population growth.
Despite China's appetite for coal and its constantly rising emissions, however, it only produces about a quarter of the CO2 per capita the United States does. That's often the case for developing countries, but it highlights an often overlooked shortcut to reducing CO2 emissions: energy efficiency.
The United States has the world's largest coal reserves and uses them heavily, but a nation of motorists has made oil the fuel of choice here. That's also a major reason why the country has the world's highest per capita CO2 emissions. That normally leaves automakers in the driver's seat for curbing vehicles' CO2 fuel use, but the recent federal bailout of Chrysler and GM has given the Obama administration more freedom to demand efficiency. At the 2009 Detroit and Washington auto shows, this new emphasis was already apparent.
Nearly 70 percent of U.S. electricity is generated from coal and natural gas, no small contribution to CO2 emissions itself. Obama and congressional leaders have promised a cap-and-trade bill later this year that would cut emissions 80 percent by 2050, and the recent economic stimulus package included $16.8 billion for the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program, nearly 10 times its previous allotment. Eleven billion of that will go to weatherization of certain homes and federal buildings as well as upgrades to the power grid.
Efficient use of polluting fuels can only do so much, however. The inevitable answer to CO2 emissions is switching to power sources that don't produce them. It's not an easy time to find funding for anything, including wind turbines and solar farms, but $6 billion of the EERE's stimulus allotment will fund loan guarantees for such renewable energy projects, and Obama has pledged to spend $150 billion more over 10 years. [For more on renewable energy in the United States, see "EIA: How much renewable energy do we use?"]
But even individual countries with carbon footprints as large as the United States' and China's can barely slow down climate change on their own. Developed countries such as the U.K., Russia and Japan are also major carbon contributors, and India leads a mob of up-and-comers who still rely heavily on dirty fuels. U.S. and Chinese officials and experts have agreed that cooperation between the two countries is a necessary step in dressing the wounds of global warming — the Chinese foreign minister will reciprocate Clinton's visit by coming to Washington on March 9 — but it will likely take even broader coordination, namely at December's Copenhagen climate conference, for healing to really begin.


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Just wanted to send you a little reminder that several of my giveaways end tomorrow . . . but you won't find out the winner until NEXT week. (Scroll down to see the list.)
(Here's a pretty picture to ease the shock.)
You see, I will be without internet until Wednesday due to moving to the new house.
(I just have to share some pictures of what is growing in our garden before this house is no longer ours in a few hours. I know, I am being dramatic. But I've never sold a house. Never sold something of my own where so many memories were created and time invested and a baby was born.)
So if you do hear from me . . . it is because I snuck out to Starbucks or I pre-posted.
(I really hope my sugar pumpkin turns orange in the next few days. I so wanted to make a pumpkin pie or some moist muffins.)
Goodbye swing set.
Thanks for all the adventure, pirate escapades, picnics, and cruises. I hope a cousin of yours joins our new backyard someday soon.
Goodbye rain garden. You outperformed our expectations this year! (This is what it used to look like.)
And for the list of giveaways that end tomorrow at midnight:
- EcoKids Play dough
- Pocket Purifier – by the way, they have EXCELLENT customer service. Remember how my purifier was broken? They sent me a NEW one and gave me pink!
- $25 gift certificate for ANYTHING at CSN Stores
- Tropical Traditions Red Palm Oil
See ya next week at the new house!


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