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Time: Live Better groups will run for 8 consecutive weeks beginning Monday, January 11, 2016 from 7-9pm.
Celebration event: Special recognition during Sunday Assembly March 13, 2016 followed by a lunch get-together for all attendees after the Assembly.
Live Better groups are not therapy; this is a small group (6 to 8 people), peer-to-peer support to help you live your best. Whether you want to be held accountable to your goals, need encouragement for creative projects, or simply want some general "got you back" comradery, Live Better Groups are here to help.
Meetings involve group members bringing a challenge or topic that they want to talk about, and others in the group are invited to provide helpful suggestions / perspectives.
Usually you’ll split the time between the number of attendees, with each person having a similar amount of time to talk about their topic for the week.
The facilitator may have to ask you to wrap up your topic if you go over time. They’ll also be taking notes of what people are working on and what they’ve resolved to do, and circulating these via email.
Live Better groups are a safe space where attendees can share without fear of judgement.
They’re just as much about helping other people with their goals as they are about getting support for yours. When someone else is sharing, show respect by listening attentively and giving them your full attention.
For groups to work well it requires seeing the same faces. Please commit to attending and if you can’t make a session, please email/text your facilitator so that they know not to expect you.
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Time : Live Better groups will run for 8 consecutive weeks beginning Monday , January 11 , 2016 from 7 - 9pm .
 Celebration event : Special recognition during Sunday Assembly March 13 , 2016 followed by a lunch get - together for all attendees after the Assembly .
 Live Better groups are not therapy ; this is a small group ( 6 to 8 people ) , peer - to - peer support to help you live your best . Whether you want to be held accountable to your goals , need encouragement for creative projects , or simply want some general " got you back " comradery , Live Better Groups are here to help .
 Meetings involve group members bringing a challenge or topic that they want to talk about , and others in the group are invited to provide helpful suggestions / perspectives .
 Usually you ’ll split the time between the number of attendees , with each person having a similar amount of time to talk about their topic for the week .
 The facilitator may have to ask you to wrap up your topic if you go over time . They ’ll also be taking notes of what people are working on and what they ’ve resolved to do , and circulating these via email .
 Live Better groups are a safe space where attendees can share without fear of judgement .
 They ’re just as much about helping other people with their goals as they are about getting support for yours . When someone else is sharing , show respect by listening attentively and giving them your full attention .
 For groups to work well it requires seeing the same faces . Please commit to attending and if you ca n’t make a session , please email / text your facilitator so that they know not to expect you .
 If you would like to join a Live Better Group , but this time / location is not workable for you , express your interest in a second group meeting option by filling out THIS FORM .


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Dinner and discussion with the former Prime Minister of Slovakia Iveta Radicova. Exeter College, 5th February 2013.
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iCatCare announced the winners of the Street Cats photography competition of 2017. The winnners are all going to feature in the iCatCare 2018 calendar. iCatCare launched the competiton in April of this year. There were six weeks to enter and the aim of the street cat theme was to raise awareness of cats that are considered to be strays, feral or community cats and their plight.
iCatCare received over 2,100 photographs from all over the world. The images were varied, with some photos showing cats living in dire conditions to other cats living quite comfortably in areas where Trap Neuter Return is performed.
The overall winner was announced in London at the iCatCare’s Annual Awards ceremony on July 14. Catan Ngan won for his photo of a cat that was from the Hong Kong community. The judges praised the image for it’s composition, colours and the presence of the cat in the photograph. Catan won the award, £500 and his photo will be the cover of the charity’s 2018 calendar.
Eve Davies, organiser of the Street Cats competition said that picking the winner was very difficult, which is a testament to the quality of the entrees that were received. It is hoped that the annual charity calendar will raise funds and awareness.
The 2018 iCatCare calendar is available for pre-order, here.

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iCatCare announced the winners of the Street Cats photography competition of 2017 . The winnners are all going to feature in the iCatCare 2018 calendar . iCatCare launched the competiton in April of this year . There were six weeks to enter and the aim of the street cat theme was to raise awareness of cats that are considered to be strays , feral or community cats and their plight .
 iCatCare received over 2,100 photographs from all over the world . The images were varied , with some photos showing cats living in dire conditions to other cats living quite comfortably in areas where Trap Neuter Return is performed .
 The overall winner was announced in London at the iCatCare ’s Annual Awards ceremony on July 14 . Catan Ngan won for his photo of a cat that was from the Hong Kong community . The judges praised the image for it ’s composition , colours and the presence of the cat in the photograph . Catan won the award , £ 500 and his photo will be the cover of the charity ’s 2018 calendar .
 Eve Davies , organiser of the Street Cats competition said that picking the winner was very difficult , which is a testament to the quality of the entrees that were received . It is hoped that the annual charity calendar will raise funds and awareness .
 The 2018 iCatCare calendar is available for pre - order , here .


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9 April, 2009. It was a Thursday.
With one week iterations on an XP team, we really don’t have that problem. On previous teams, with lengthy six month waterfall cycles, work might get completed in a month or less, but we had to do something until launch night. Re-work our builds, adding coverage, refactoring, improving automation, refactoring, refactoring, refactoring.
As a hard deadline looms, it doesn’t seem to matter what our practices are. Every team I’ve ever worked on has cut corners when up against a hard, important deadline. At some point, the value of our quality-control measures, whether it’s CI, gated builds, unit testing, or avoidance of hacks, all seem to whither away when a deadline that we can’t miss comes up.
And I’m fine with this.
At some point, we have to realize that there is value in delivery, and a goal beyond our own measures for success. We as developers know what it takes to create maintainable software, but maintainability is merely a goal that must be considered along with all the other business goals at hand. Now, in my book, maintainability is a goal of the utmost importance for many projects, especially projects of any significant size or duration.
But what if we’re in a situation where marketing materials, advertisements, and printed stock all point to a release date? These types of materials must be set up months in advance, much larger than our iteration size. So what are we to do if the hard release date comes calling, and we’re not quite finished?
Many hard decisions are to be made at this time, but if we can see the light at the end of the tunnel (a VERY important if), I see it as our duty to sacrifice quality in the interest of a deadline.
I’ve also worked at places where management abused this duty, and imposed frequent hard deadlines upon us in order to prod us into sacrificing quality and our free time more and more often. In these cases, it’s also our duty to push back in favor of a larger, sustainable goal.
It’s too often that we get caught up in our own myopia – not seeing the larger goal at hand. Part of this problem is management, in not defining and translating larger goals into tangible team goals, but it’s just as much a developer’s fault, wanting to be master of their own local domain.
As much as it pains me to do so, I still have to recognize when it’s time to just get the product out the door, and skip the quality control at the moment. As long as I effectively communicate these risks to the decision makers, I’ll sleep well at night. Because when you put quality up against a big deadline, the deadline always wins.

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9 April , 2009 . It was a Thursday .
 With one week iterations on an XP team , we really do n’t have that problem . On previous teams , with lengthy six month waterfall cycles , work might get completed in a month or less , but we had to do something until launch night . Re - work our builds , adding coverage , refactoring , improving automation , refactoring , refactoring , refactoring .
 As a hard deadline looms , it does n’t seem to matter what our practices are . Every team I ’ve ever worked on has cut corners when up against a hard , important deadline . At some point , the value of our quality - control measures , whether it ’s CI , gated builds , unit testing , or avoidance of hacks , all seem to whither away when a deadline that we ca n’t miss comes up .
 And I ’m fine with this .
 At some point , we have to realize that there is value in delivery , and a goal beyond our own measures for success . We as developers know what it takes to create maintainable software , but maintainability is merely a goal that must be considered along with all the other business goals at hand . Now , in my book , maintainability is a goal of the utmost importance for many projects , especially projects of any significant size or duration .
 But what if we ’re in a situation where marketing materials , advertisements , and printed stock all point to a release date ? These types of materials must be set up months in advance , much larger than our iteration size . So what are we to do if the hard release date comes calling , and we ’re not quite finished ?
 Many hard decisions are to be made at this time , but if we can see the light at the end of the tunnel ( a VERY important if ) , I see it as our duty to sacrifice quality in the interest of a deadline .
 I ’ve also worked at places where management abused this duty , and imposed frequent hard deadlines upon us in order to prod us into sacrificing quality and our free time more and more often . In these cases , it ’s also our duty to push back in favor of a larger , sustainable goal .
 It ’s too often that we get caught up in our own myopia – not seeing the larger goal at hand . Part of this problem is management , in not defining and translating larger goals into tangible team goals , but it ’s just as much a developer ’s fault , wanting to be master of their own local domain .
 As much as it pains me to do so , I still have to recognize when it ’s time to just get the product out the door , and skip the quality control at the moment . As long as I effectively communicate these risks to the decision makers , I ’ll sleep well at night . Because when you put quality up against a big deadline , the deadline always wins .


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James Neill, a Montreal-based kdb+ developer with First Derivatives, wrote a paper about how kdb+ can be used in machine learning techniques.
James Neill works as a kdb+ consultant for one of the world’s largest investment banks developing a range of applications. James has also been involved in the design of training courses in data science and machine learning as part of the First Derivatives training programme.
Due to the desire to understand the brain and mimic the way it works by creating machines that learn, neural networks have been studied with great interest for many decades. A simple mathematical model for the neuron was first presented to the world by Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts in 1943.
A number of different algorithms have been developed around this field of research, and this paper is going to focus on the implementation of a feedforward neural network in kdb+. A feedforward network (also known as a multi-layer perceptron) is a type of supervised machine learning algorithm which uses a series of nonlinear functions layered together with an output. It can be used for classification or regression purposes and has been shown to be a universal approximator – an algorithm that can model any smooth function given enough hidden units1.
This design of feedforward networks can be represented through operations on matrices and vectors. Array programming languages such as q/kdb+ are well suited for computational implementations in this format due to the vectorised operations on lists.

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James Neill , a Montreal - based kdb+ developer with First Derivatives , wrote a paper about how kdb+ can be used in machine learning techniques .
 James Neill works as a kdb+ consultant for one of the world ’s largest investment banks developing a range of applications . James has also been involved in the design of training courses in data science and machine learning as part of the First Derivatives training programme .
 Due to the desire to understand the brain and mimic the way it works by creating machines that learn , neural networks have been studied with great interest for many decades . A simple mathematical model for the neuron was first presented to the world by Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts in 1943 .
 A number of different algorithms have been developed around this field of research , and this paper is going to focus on the implementation of a feedforward neural network in kdb+ . A feedforward network ( also known as a multi - layer perceptron ) is a type of supervised machine learning algorithm which uses a series of nonlinear functions layered together with an output . It can be used for classification or regression purposes and has been shown to be a universal approximator – an algorithm that can model any smooth function given enough hidden units1 .
 This design of feedforward networks can be represented through operations on matrices and vectors . Array programming languages such as q / kdb+ are well suited for computational implementations in this format due to the vectorised operations on lists .


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This month, renowned financial journalist and Radio personality Bruce Whitefield will be joining CNBC Africa. The television news channel will be introducing two new shows Squawk with Bruce Whitefield and Share Shootout. Chief Editor at CNBC Africa, Godfrey Mutizwa said the appearance of Bruce Whitefield was a testament to the channel’s commitment to work with only the best in financial journalism. “Bruce brings with him a story-telling ability matched by few and a wealth of industry experience earned over nearly two decades.
Whitefield has won multiple awards for his work in print, radio and television. The awards include a Sanlam Financial Journalist of the year award, Citadel and Citibank’s South African Financial journalist of the year and MTN awards for best financial broadcaster for three years running. He also presents The Money Show with on Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk each weekday between 18h00 and 20h00.
Squawk with Bruce Whitefield is a new show that will be highlighting and analysing important and interesting market events and activities both locally and globally. Every week the show will feature investment experts, fund managers, traders and other investment experts. Bruce will also act as the “sheriff of the shootout” an exciting element of the show that will involve two fund managers or traders who will come in every week and try to convince him and each other why three shares they live by are worth buying. Bruce will then decide who remains and who is eliminated. .

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This month , renowned financial journalist and Radio personality Bruce Whitefield will be joining CNBC Africa . The television news channel will be introducing two new shows Squawk with Bruce Whitefield and Share Shootout . Chief Editor at CNBC Africa , Godfrey Mutizwa said the appearance of Bruce Whitefield was a testament to the channel ’s commitment to work with only the best in financial journalism . “ Bruce brings with him a story - telling ability matched by few and a wealth of industry experience earned over nearly two decades .
 Whitefield has won multiple awards for his work in print , radio and television . The awards include a Sanlam Financial Journalist of the year award , Citadel and Citibank ’s South African Financial journalist of the year and MTN awards for best financial broadcaster for three years running . He also presents The Money Show with on Talk Radio 702 and 567 Cape Talk each weekday between 18h00 and 20h00 .
 Squawk with Bruce Whitefield is a new show that will be highlighting and analysing important and interesting market events and activities both locally and globally . Every week the show will feature investment experts , fund managers , traders and other investment experts . Bruce will also act as the “ sheriff of the shootout ” an exciting element of the show that will involve two fund managers or traders who will come in every week and try to convince him and each other why three shares they live by are worth buying . Bruce will then decide who remains and who is eliminated . .


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Simple PNG conversion tool using libpng.
It should be simple to build the project using make. Please note that the project requires both Python and libpng.
It's also possible to build the Python extension and install in a local machine.
PConvert is currently licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

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Simple PNG conversion tool using libpng .
 It should be simple to build the project using make . Please note that the project requires both Python and libpng .
 It 's also possible to build the Python extension and install in a local machine .
 PConvert is currently licensed under the Apache License , Version 2.0 .


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One false move meant death when ... They Rode West.
Dr. Allen Seward (Robert Francis) is assigned to a western cavalry post where his predecessors had been drunks and slackers. The post doesn't take kindly to him either, especially after he disregards regulations and tends to sick Indians on the malaria-infested reservation. The Indians break away from the reservation to move to a healthier higher ground, and when they join with the Comanches to besiege the fort, Seward is branded as a "woodhawk", the bird that turns against its own. Donna Reed is present as the niece of the post commander; Phil Carey is a cavalry captain that believes the only good Indian is a dead Indian, and May Wynn (who shared a screen debut with Francis in "The Caine Mutiny)is the white girl raised by the Indians and married to the chief's son. Francis would make only two more films before being killed in a 1955 plane crash.

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One false move meant death when ... They Rode West .
 Dr. Allen Seward ( Robert Francis ) is assigned to a western cavalry post where his predecessors had been drunks and slackers . The post does n't take kindly to him either , especially after he disregards regulations and tends to sick Indians on the malaria - infested reservation . The Indians break away from the reservation to move to a healthier higher ground , and when they join with the Comanches to besiege the fort , Seward is branded as a " woodhawk " , the bird that turns against its own . Donna Reed is present as the niece of the post commander ; Phil Carey is a cavalry captain that believes the only good Indian is a dead Indian , and May Wynn ( who shared a screen debut with Francis in " The Caine Mutiny)is the white girl raised by the Indians and married to the chief 's son . Francis would make only two more films before being killed in a 1955 plane crash .


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Hi, my name is Brian Duprey, owner of Duprey Home Automation.
I’d like to personally welcome you to our site. My main goal is to help you to get more from your house, and enjoy the many exciting and fun things you can do with it, while at the same time increasing your families safety and saving money. My wife and I have a young son and nothing is more important than protecting your family. Please take a look around and let us help you to take your house into the 21st century.
Like most people, I got into home automation as a hobby. It started simply, I enjoyed the convenience of being able to turn lights on and off with a remote control. From there, I found software for my computer and added more and more devices to the system. Now, I can control appliances, lights, music, video, HVAC controls, security cameras, and more all from my iPhone or any web browser anywhere in the world. I can check in on my house via security cameras from anywhere. I can monitor the temperature in the house, and adjust the thermostat accordingly. I can water the yard, but only after the system checks the weather, and makes sure that it isn’t going to rain. The possibilities are endless.
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Hi , my name is Brian Duprey , owner of Duprey Home Automation .
 I ’d like to personally welcome you to our site . My main goal is to help you to get more from your house , and enjoy the many exciting and fun things you can do with it , while at the same time increasing your families safety and saving money . My wife and I have a young son and nothing is more important than protecting your family . Please take a look around and let us help you to take your house into the 21st century .
 Like most people , I got into home automation as a hobby . It started simply , I enjoyed the convenience of being able to turn lights on and off with a remote control . From there , I found software for my computer and added more and more devices to the system . Now , I can control appliances , lights , music , video , HVAC controls , security cameras , and more all from my iPhone or any web browser anywhere in the world . I can check in on my house via security cameras from anywhere . I can monitor the temperature in the house , and adjust the thermostat accordingly . I can water the yard , but only after the system checks the weather , and makes sure that it is n’t going to rain . The possibilities are endless .
 I have over 20 years experience as a web & graphic designer , so those skills help me to create attractive visual interfaces that can be displayed on multiple display types . For example web pages can be customized with information designed and sized for computers , tablet PC ’s , web capable phones such as the iPhone , touchscreen remotes and more . Anything is possible .
 Let us help you create the futuristic home of your dreams !
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Aside from the plot itself, the thing about Avengers 4 that people have been talking about most is what its actual title will be. Right now, all we can do is place a number next to it, though we all know that Marvel Studios give their films subtitles to distinguish them. So rest assured, there’ll be one in place for the Infinity War sequel, too.
Originally, True Believers thought they’d go with “Infinity Gauntlet,” but it’s probably for the best that that’s been ruled out, as if we’re being honest, it’s a bit too straightforward and mundane. Plus, Thanos has already acquired every Infinity Stone, so you have to admit that it’d seem redundant at this point.
And though we’re still waiting on an official announcement from Marvel, the folks over at MCU Cosmic claim to have it on very good authority that next May’s blockbuster will be called…wait for it…Avengers: Annihilation. If you’ll recall, the Russo brothers posted a photo a while back telling fans to “look harder” and they might just discover the title. And as it turns out, it was right there all along, as you can see below.
Again, the studio hasn’t confirmed this just yet, but it would make sense given the devastating events of Infinity War. Not to mention that as MCU Cosmic points out, it continues the Avengers tradition of “using titles of big events in the comics, although the comic Annihilation wasn’t an Avengers book rather a huge (and awesome) cosmic Marvel event.” Oh, and there’s also the fact that it’s long been rumored that the subtitle will be one word only, and this certainly fits that description.
At this stage, we imagine Marvel will either come out and announce something officially pretty soon given that the title has leaked, or switch it up and go with another title (assuming Annihilation is even what it’s currently called). MCU Cosmic has a pretty solid track record though so we’re inclined to believe that as of now, at least, this is indeed what the studio’s settled on.
Whether it’ll remain as Annihilation, we can’t say for sure, but with the first Avengers 4 trailer expected to drop in November, we should know soon enough.

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Aside from the plot itself , the thing about Avengers 4 that people have been talking about most is what its actual title will be . Right now , all we can do is place a number next to it , though we all know that Marvel Studios give their films subtitles to distinguish them . So rest assured , there ’ll be one in place for the Infinity War sequel , too .
 Originally , True Believers thought they ’d go with “ Infinity Gauntlet , ” but it ’s probably for the best that that ’s been ruled out , as if we ’re being honest , it ’s a bit too straightforward and mundane . Plus , Thanos has already acquired every Infinity Stone , so you have to admit that it ’d seem redundant at this point .
 And though we ’re still waiting on an official announcement from Marvel , the folks over at MCU Cosmic claim to have it on very good authority that next May ’s blockbuster will be called … wait for it … Avengers : Annihilation . If you ’ll recall , the Russo brothers posted a photo a while back telling fans to “ look harder ” and they might just discover the title . And as it turns out , it was right there all along , as you can see below .
 Again , the studio has n’t confirmed this just yet , but it would make sense given the devastating events of Infinity War . Not to mention that as MCU Cosmic points out , it continues the Avengers tradition of “ using titles of big events in the comics , although the comic Annihilation was n’t an Avengers book rather a huge ( and awesome ) cosmic Marvel event . ” Oh , and there ’s also the fact that it ’s long been rumored that the subtitle will be one word only , and this certainly fits that description .
 At this stage , we imagine Marvel will either come out and announce something officially pretty soon given that the title has leaked , or switch it up and go with another title ( assuming Annihilation is even what it ’s currently called ) . MCU Cosmic has a pretty solid track record though so we ’re inclined to believe that as of now , at least , this is indeed what the studio ’s settled on .
 Whether it ’ll remain as Annihilation , we ca n’t say for sure , but with the first Avengers 4 trailer expected to drop in November , we should know soon enough .


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Join us on our beautiful patio as we celebrate spring in all of its delicious glory! We’ll have Watson Ranch lamb and a bounty of seasonal vegetables from farmers we know and love. Wines this time will be from Sonoma's acclaimed Ryme Cellars and winemakers-owners Megan and Ryan Glaab will be here in person to join us for dinner.
A welcome drink and snacks will be served at 6:00pm, mingling will commence. Family-style dinner starts at 6:30pm.

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Join us on our beautiful patio as we celebrate spring in all of its delicious glory ! We ’ll have Watson Ranch lamb and a bounty of seasonal vegetables from farmers we know and love . Wines this time will be from Sonoma 's acclaimed Ryme Cellars and winemakers - owners Megan and Ryan Glaab will be here in person to join us for dinner .
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ZIMBABWE – Three more Mutare police officers have had their salaries garnished to pay a total of $900 damages after they broke into a cellphone technician’s house at night and beat him up for allegedly stealing some property.
The payments from the officers will compensate the victim.
Constables Christopher Kanyemba, Chenjerai Muzuva and Talent Mutede of Chikanga Police Station, broke the bedroom door and pounced on Mr Prince Mbofana who was lying naked with his wife before force-marching him to the police station.
The garnishee orders were issued barely a fortnight after another constable at Zimunya Police Station in Mutare, brutally assaulted and unlawfully arrested a villager.
He was sued and ordered to pay the victim $1007 as compensation.
The flood of lawsuits against police officers in their personal capacities stems from Section 50(9) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, which makes all abusive and overzealous police officers liable for their own illegal actions.
“Any person who has been illegally arrested or detained is entitled to compensation from the person responsible for the arrest or detention, but a law may protect the following persons from liability under this section: a) a judicial officer acting in a judicial capacity reasonably and in good faith, b) any other public officer acting reasonably and in good faith and without culpable ignorance or negligence”.
In terms of the Constitution, those public officers who unlawfully detain or arrest people are liable to personal lawsuits.
The law only protects police officers acting reasonably and in good faith.
A Mutare magistrate Mrs Yeukai Chigodora ruled against Kanyemba, Muzuva and Mutede in the civil claim and ordered them to pay $900 in damages for unlawful arrest, pain and suffering caused on Mr Mbofana.
In terms of a garnishee order issued on February 1 this year, the three will pay $300 each to Mr Mbofana.
They will each have $50 deducted from their monthly salaries for five months.
Mrs Peggy Tavagadza of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights represented Mr Mbofana in the court case.
A total of $150 ($50 from each police officer) will be transferred into Mr Mbofana’s CBZ Bank account monthly.
Mr Mbofana told the court that he was severely assaulted by the three at the police station on March 3 last year.
He told the court that the police broke into his house at midnight but later released him without any charge around 5am the following day.
Mr Mbofana sustained injuries and the police gave him a letter to enable him to go for treatment.
The police officers, in their defence, argued that they were acting in good faith and they picked Mr Mbofana up following tip-offs from the suggestion boxes that he had stolen some property.
However, the magistrate found that the police officers were not acting in good faith and that they were abusing their powers in the unlawful arrest, detention and assault.
“The plaintiff managed to prove his claim on a balance of probabilities,” said Mrs Chigodora. “To start with, the defendants do not deny they detained plaintiff from midnight to 5:30am. Neither do they deny that he was released without any charge.
Mrs Chigodora said the police officers confirmed knowing Mr Mbofana prior to the arrest and where he stayed, hence there was no justification in raiding him at midnight.
“More so, if defendants wanted to interview the plaintiff, I see no reason why they had to take him at midnight considering that they admitted they only looked for him once in the afternoon and failed to find him,” she said.
This comes after Constable Tafara Depute of Zimunya Police Station, who brutally assaulted a villager and subjected him to unlawful arrest and detention, will, for the next 10 months, have $100 deducted from his monthly salary to pay up damages of $1 007.
A Mutare man Mr Samson Jackson, who was once arrested at Zimunya Police Station for insulting some Zanu-PF officials, sued the policeman after being brutally assaulted.
In a related case, a Bindura University student Mr Luckson Munyai is suing the police for $51 503 after he was assaulted and broke an arm.
He sued then Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi, Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri, Inspector Mutizwa and Sergeant Nleya in their official capacities.
The case is yet to be set down for hearing at the High Court.

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ZIMBABWE – Three more Mutare police officers have had their salaries garnished to pay a total of $ 900 damages after they broke into a cellphone technician ’s house at night and beat him up for allegedly stealing some property .
 The payments from the officers will compensate the victim .
 Constables Christopher Kanyemba , Chenjerai Muzuva and Talent Mutede of Chikanga Police Station , broke the bedroom door and pounced on Mr Prince Mbofana who was lying naked with his wife before force - marching him to the police station .
 The garnishee orders were issued barely a fortnight after another constable at Zimunya Police Station in Mutare , brutally assaulted and unlawfully arrested a villager .
 He was sued and ordered to pay the victim $ 1007 as compensation .
 The flood of lawsuits against police officers in their personal capacities stems from Section 50(9 ) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe , which makes all abusive and overzealous police officers liable for their own illegal actions .
 “ Any person who has been illegally arrested or detained is entitled to compensation from the person responsible for the arrest or detention , but a law may protect the following persons from liability under this section : a ) a judicial officer acting in a judicial capacity reasonably and in good faith , b ) any other public officer acting reasonably and in good faith and without culpable ignorance or negligence ” .
 In terms of the Constitution , those public officers who unlawfully detain or arrest people are liable to personal lawsuits .
 The law only protects police officers acting reasonably and in good faith .
 A Mutare magistrate Mrs Yeukai Chigodora ruled against Kanyemba , Muzuva and Mutede in the civil claim and ordered them to pay $ 900 in damages for unlawful arrest , pain and suffering caused on Mr Mbofana .
 In terms of a garnishee order issued on February 1 this year , the three will pay $ 300 each to Mr Mbofana .
 They will each have $ 50 deducted from their monthly salaries for five months .
 Mrs Peggy Tavagadza of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights represented Mr Mbofana in the court case .
 A total of $ 150 ( $ 50 from each police officer ) will be transferred into Mr Mbofana ’s CBZ Bank account monthly .
 Mr Mbofana told the court that he was severely assaulted by the three at the police station on March 3 last year .
 He told the court that the police broke into his house at midnight but later released him without any charge around 5 am the following day .
 Mr Mbofana sustained injuries and the police gave him a letter to enable him to go for treatment .
 The police officers , in their defence , argued that they were acting in good faith and they picked Mr Mbofana up following tip - offs from the suggestion boxes that he had stolen some property .
 However , the magistrate found that the police officers were not acting in good faith and that they were abusing their powers in the unlawful arrest , detention and assault .
 “ The plaintiff managed to prove his claim on a balance of probabilities , ” said Mrs Chigodora . “ To start with , the defendants do not deny they detained plaintiff from midnight to 5:30am . Neither do they deny that he was released without any charge .
 Mrs Chigodora said the police officers confirmed knowing Mr Mbofana prior to the arrest and where he stayed , hence there was no justification in raiding him at midnight .
 “ More so , if defendants wanted to interview the plaintiff , I see no reason why they had to take him at midnight considering that they admitted they only looked for him once in the afternoon and failed to find him , ” she said .
 This comes after Constable Tafara Depute of Zimunya Police Station , who brutally assaulted a villager and subjected him to unlawful arrest and detention , will , for the next 10 months , have $ 100 deducted from his monthly salary to pay up damages of $ 1 007 .
 A Mutare man Mr Samson Jackson , who was once arrested at Zimunya Police Station for insulting some Zanu - PF officials , sued the policeman after being brutally assaulted .
 In a related case , a Bindura University student Mr Luckson Munyai is suing the police for $ 51 503 after he was assaulted and broke an arm .
 He sued then Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi , Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri , Inspector Mutizwa and Sergeant Nleya in their official capacities .
 The case is yet to be set down for hearing at the High Court .


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Massive changes to how public schools will be allowed to hire builders for large construction projects, as well as harsh new penalties for malfeasance that occurs during the selection process are included in the $10.4 billion budget passed by Arizona lawmakers and signed by Gov. Doug Ducey last week.
Some in the construction industry — who were not consulted on the changes and fear a return to a system that prioritizes cost above outcomes — say the changes are a legislative overreaction to scandals that have roiled the Scottsdale Unified School District since late 2017.
The most significant change involves how construction companies will be selected. Beginning July 2019, instead of using a process that allows districts to subjectively score and select a construction manager to manage the entire project, builders will be selected based solely on who promises the lowest cost.
Other provisions aim to prevent undue influence over the procurement process by restricting who gets to be part of the selection process and banning gifts given by contractors to district officials.
The legislation marks a shot across the bow from lawmakers who say they see problems in the school construction industry and want to be sure taxpayers are getting maximum value from expensive construction projects.
“It was all aimed at trying to address corruption in financial management and procurement practices,” said House Speaker J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler.
Some of these specifications are already included in the Arizona Board of Education's administrative code. The law authorizes the attorney general to investigate and interview people under oath if there is a reason to believe any of the yet-to-be-written rules have been violated.
Knowingly avoiding the new rules will be a class 4 felony. Violations of the gift ban will be a class 6 felony for anything with a value above $300 and a class 6 misdemeanor for anything with a value below $300.
Charter schools will be exempt from the new rules.
Mesnard said the changes are in direct response to a scandal in Scottsdale Unified School District, in which the district’s superintendent and other district officials were discovered to have financial ties to an architect who was given a large construction project.
Hunt & Caraway, the architectural firm selected by the school, had paid the district’s superintendent $30,000 in 2016.
Documents also showed that Hunt & Caraway was paid, and the company’s executives knew the firm would receive the contract, before the district had finished its selection process.
The revelation led to the firing of the superintendent and other district employees.
But Minter, of the Arizona Builders Alliance, said the changes were made without consulting stakeholders in the construction and architecture industries. Had lawmakers done so, Minter said industry experts would have warned them about the dangers of returning to a low-bid system like what Arizona used until the late 1990s.
Many public works projects ended up in lawsuits, he said, because a low-bid environment creates an “instant adversarial environment” between architects, contractors, subcontractors and project owners — in this case, school districts.
Rebekah Morris, the publisher of Arizona Builders Exchange, a construction trade publication that tracks public procurements, said the changes to the procurement laws for school districts will, ironically, lead to increased costs because of litigation.
“It is counter-productive. You’re going a huge step backwards if this actually does take effect,” she said.
Mesnard said he expects the Arizona Board of Education will define “qualified bidders” when it crafts the rules to implement the law.
Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting (AZCIR) and KJZZ reported in 2017 on the interwoven financial relationships between a small group of architects, construction companies and subcontractors and the school districts in Maricopa County where the companies seek business.
The investigation showed that, between 2013 and 2016, architects, construction firms and subcontractors accounted for nearly all of the financial contributions made to Maricopa County districts’ bond and override campaigns. If voters approved the property tax increases, they funded construction projects sought by the builders.
AZCIR found that nine companies — three architecture firms, three construction firms, and three subcontractors — accounted for half of all public school procurement awards in Maricopa County for bond-related projects. Those same companies gave nearly 60 percent of the money raised by school bond and override campaign committees in Maricopa County during those years. Overall, construction companies accounted for roughly 90 percent of all campaign giving for such campaigns.
Morris said she has been paying close attention to the school procurements since 2015, and the pattern of awarded contracts indicates something other than standard competitive bidding.
Minter, of the Arizona Builders Alliance, disagreed with Morris. He said market concentration occurs in every industry.
Parents concerned about construction at SUSD's Hopi Elementary School originally raised concerns with the district's construction practices. Pictured here is new construction at the school on April 25, 2018.
Public procurements for construction projects by community colleges, universities and municipalities in Arizona showed dramatically more distribution among different companies.
Morris said that the construction manager at risk (CMAR) and job order contract (JOC) procurement methods currently in use by school districts leaves open the possibility that the contractors can manipulate the market.
Both methods have a subjective selection process that allow other factors to be considered in addition to overall cost. Additionally, CMAR gives the company hired to manage the project wide discretion over which other contractors end up working on a project.
If contractors were manipulating the market, Morris said, the results of AZCIR’s 2017 analysis is what it would look like.
“This can’t be explained by an actually competitive procurement process,” she said.
Between now and when the new law goes into effect in July 2019, Minter said he and other construction industry advocates plans to meet with lawmakers and discuss how more nuanced adjustments to the existing CMAR and JOC systems can be implemented while still keeping them in place.
Mesnard said he is open to altering the new law when the legislature reconvenes in January 2019.
“I’m sure this won’t be the end of the conversation (on) procurement in school districts,” he said.
This is a collaboration between KJZZ and the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, an independently funded, non-profit news organization.
According to procurement records compiled by AZBEX, between 2013 and 2016, a group of three architects, three construction firms and three subcontractors ended up winning contracts for more than half of all K-12 projects.

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Massive changes to how public schools will be allowed to hire builders for large construction projects , as well as harsh new penalties for malfeasance that occurs during the selection process are included in the $ 10.4 billion budget passed by Arizona lawmakers and signed by Gov. Doug Ducey last week .
 Some in the construction industry — who were not consulted on the changes and fear a return to a system that prioritizes cost above outcomes — say the changes are a legislative overreaction to scandals that have roiled the Scottsdale Unified School District since late 2017 .
 The most significant change involves how construction companies will be selected . Beginning July 2019 , instead of using a process that allows districts to subjectively score and select a construction manager to manage the entire project , builders will be selected based solely on who promises the lowest cost .
 Other provisions aim to prevent undue influence over the procurement process by restricting who gets to be part of the selection process and banning gifts given by contractors to district officials .
 The legislation marks a shot across the bow from lawmakers who say they see problems in the school construction industry and want to be sure taxpayers are getting maximum value from expensive construction projects .
 “ It was all aimed at trying to address corruption in financial management and procurement practices , ” said House Speaker J.D. Mesnard , R - Chandler .
 Some of these specifications are already included in the Arizona Board of Education 's administrative code . The law authorizes the attorney general to investigate and interview people under oath if there is a reason to believe any of the yet - to - be - written rules have been violated .
 Knowingly avoiding the new rules will be a class 4 felony . Violations of the gift ban will be a class 6 felony for anything with a value above $ 300 and a class 6 misdemeanor for anything with a value below $ 300 .
 Charter schools will be exempt from the new rules .
 Mesnard said the changes are in direct response to a scandal in Scottsdale Unified School District , in which the district ’s superintendent and other district officials were discovered to have financial ties to an architect who was given a large construction project .
 Hunt & Caraway , the architectural firm selected by the school , had paid the district ’s superintendent $ 30,000 in 2016 .
 Documents also showed that Hunt & Caraway was paid , and the company ’s executives knew the firm would receive the contract , before the district had finished its selection process .
 The revelation led to the firing of the superintendent and other district employees .
 But Minter , of the Arizona Builders Alliance , said the changes were made without consulting stakeholders in the construction and architecture industries . Had lawmakers done so , Minter said industry experts would have warned them about the dangers of returning to a low - bid system like what Arizona used until the late 1990s .
 Many public works projects ended up in lawsuits , he said , because a low - bid environment creates an “ instant adversarial environment ” between architects , contractors , subcontractors and project owners — in this case , school districts .
 Rebekah Morris , the publisher of Arizona Builders Exchange , a construction trade publication that tracks public procurements , said the changes to the procurement laws for school districts will , ironically , lead to increased costs because of litigation .
 “ It is counter - productive . You ’re going a huge step backwards if this actually does take effect , ” she said .
 Mesnard said he expects the Arizona Board of Education will define “ qualified bidders ” when it crafts the rules to implement the law .
 Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting ( AZCIR ) and KJZZ reported in 2017 on the interwoven financial relationships between a small group of architects , construction companies and subcontractors and the school districts in Maricopa County where the companies seek business .
 The investigation showed that , between 2013 and 2016 , architects , construction firms and subcontractors accounted for nearly all of the financial contributions made to Maricopa County districts ’ bond and override campaigns . If voters approved the property tax increases , they funded construction projects sought by the builders .
 AZCIR found that nine companies — three architecture firms , three construction firms , and three subcontractors — accounted for half of all public school procurement awards in Maricopa County for bond - related projects . Those same companies gave nearly 60 percent of the money raised by school bond and override campaign committees in Maricopa County during those years . Overall , construction companies accounted for roughly 90 percent of all campaign giving for such campaigns .
 Morris said she has been paying close attention to the school procurements since 2015 , and the pattern of awarded contracts indicates something other than standard competitive bidding .
 Minter , of the Arizona Builders Alliance , disagreed with Morris . He said market concentration occurs in every industry .
 Parents concerned about construction at SUSD 's Hopi Elementary School originally raised concerns with the district 's construction practices . Pictured here is new construction at the school on April 25 , 2018 .
 Public procurements for construction projects by community colleges , universities and municipalities in Arizona showed dramatically more distribution among different companies .
 Morris said that the construction manager at risk ( CMAR ) and job order contract ( JOC ) procurement methods currently in use by school districts leaves open the possibility that the contractors can manipulate the market .
 Both methods have a subjective selection process that allow other factors to be considered in addition to overall cost . Additionally , CMAR gives the company hired to manage the project wide discretion over which other contractors end up working on a project .
 If contractors were manipulating the market , Morris said , the results of AZCIR ’s 2017 analysis is what it would look like .
 “ This ca n’t be explained by an actually competitive procurement process , ” she said .
 Between now and when the new law goes into effect in July 2019 , Minter said he and other construction industry advocates plans to meet with lawmakers and discuss how more nuanced adjustments to the existing CMAR and JOC systems can be implemented while still keeping them in place .
 Mesnard said he is open to altering the new law when the legislature reconvenes in January 2019 .
 “ I ’m sure this wo n’t be the end of the conversation ( on ) procurement in school districts , ” he said .
 This is a collaboration between KJZZ and the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting , an independently funded , non - profit news organization .
 According to procurement records compiled by AZBEX , between 2013 and 2016 , a group of three architects , three construction firms and three subcontractors ended up winning contracts for more than half of all K-12 projects .


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WARNING: Follow battery safety procedures when you use your light or laser. Leaving operating lights in gun cases or any areas with minimal heat dissipation will cause overheating and battery explosion. Always make sure your light is off and will not be accidentally turned on during storage or transportation. For products equipped with pressure switch, improper placement of the pressure switch on your gun may activate your light or laser when stored in gun cases or other areas. Always make sure pressure switch is fastened to your firearm in a way where it will not be accidentally pressed to activate your light, causing overheating and safety concerns.

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WARNING : Avoid direct eye exposure .
 WARNING : Follow battery safety procedures when you use your light or laser . Leaving operating lights in gun cases or any areas with minimal heat dissipation will cause overheating and battery explosion . Always make sure your light is off and will not be accidentally turned on during storage or transportation . For products equipped with pressure switch , improper placement of the pressure switch on your gun may activate your light or laser when stored in gun cases or other areas . Always make sure pressure switch is fastened to your firearm in a way where it will not be accidentally pressed to activate your light , causing overheating and safety concerns .


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Mr. Howard is fluent in Russian and proficient in Azerbaijani and Arabic, and is a regional expert on the Caucasus and Central Asia. He was formerly an Analyst at the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Strategic Assessment Center. His articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, the Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst, and Jane’s Defense Weekly. Mr. Howard has served as a consultant to private sector and governmental agencies, including the U.S. Department of Defense, the National Intelligence Council and major oil companies operating in Central Asia and the Middle East.
Jamestown President Glen Howard recently spoke on frozen conflicts in the post-Soviet space at a conference in Minsk, Belarus. He also commented on Belarus' geopolitical importance and potash exports.
President Glen Howard and Assistant Editor of Militant Leadership Monitor Kathryn Basinsky were interviewed by BBC Arabic on the Tsarnaev brothers and lone-wolf terrorism.
Glen Howard discussed the current personnel changes at the Voice of America and how this impacts U.S. international broadcasting with the New York Times.
Jamestown President Glen Howard was interviewed by al-Jazeera America on Russia, Ukraine and MH17.
Jamestown President Glen Howard was quoted on how the Ukrainian crisis is impacting U.S. credibility.
Glen Howard was quoted in an article about the Geneva talks on the ongoing Ukrainian crisis.
Jamestown President Glen E. Howard was interviewed by Around the Rings about the recent bombings in Volgograd and Pyatigorsk.
Jamestown President Glen E. Howard and analyst Wladimir van Wilgenburg's discussion on the future of Kurds in Syria, which was hosted by the Jamestown Foundation, was featured by Kurdistan TV.
Jamestown President Glen Howard was quoted by The New York Times in an article titled "Chechen Refugee Questioned in F.B.I.'s Inquiry of Bombing."
On April 19, 2013, USA Today interviewed Jamestown President Glen Howard about the Chechen immigrant community in the United States.
On April 9, 2012, Azerbaijani news outlet News.az interviewed Jamestown Foundation President Glen E. Howard regarding US strategic policy toward Azerbaijan.
The APA reported on Jamestown Foundation President Glen E. Howard's participation in a panel discussion hosted by the Azerbaijani Center for Strategic Studies think tank on April 6, 2012.

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Mr. Howard is fluent in Russian and proficient in Azerbaijani and Arabic , and is a regional expert on the Caucasus and Central Asia . He was formerly an Analyst at the Science Applications International Corporation ( SAIC ) Strategic Assessment Center . His articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal , the Central Asia - Caucasus Analyst , and Jane ’s Defense Weekly . Mr. Howard has served as a consultant to private sector and governmental agencies , including the U.S. Department of Defense , the National Intelligence Council and major oil companies operating in Central Asia and the Middle East .
 Jamestown President Glen Howard recently spoke on frozen conflicts in the post - Soviet space at a conference in Minsk , Belarus . He also commented on Belarus ' geopolitical importance and potash exports .
 President Glen Howard and Assistant Editor of Militant Leadership Monitor Kathryn Basinsky were interviewed by BBC Arabic on the Tsarnaev brothers and lone - wolf terrorism .
 Glen Howard discussed the current personnel changes at the Voice of America and how this impacts U.S. international broadcasting with the New York Times .
 Jamestown President Glen Howard was interviewed by al - Jazeera America on Russia , Ukraine and MH17 .
 Jamestown President Glen Howard was quoted on how the Ukrainian crisis is impacting U.S. credibility .
 Glen Howard was quoted in an article about the Geneva talks on the ongoing Ukrainian crisis .
 Jamestown President Glen E. Howard was interviewed by Around the Rings about the recent bombings in Volgograd and Pyatigorsk .
 Jamestown President Glen E. Howard and analyst Wladimir van Wilgenburg 's discussion on the future of Kurds in Syria , which was hosted by the Jamestown Foundation , was featured by Kurdistan TV .
 Jamestown President Glen Howard was quoted by The New York Times in an article titled " Chechen Refugee Questioned in F.B.I. 's Inquiry of Bombing . "
 On April 19 , 2013 , USA Today interviewed Jamestown President Glen Howard about the Chechen immigrant community in the United States .
 On April 9 , 2012 , Azerbaijani news outlet News.az interviewed Jamestown Foundation President Glen E. Howard regarding US strategic policy toward Azerbaijan .
 The APA reported on Jamestown Foundation President Glen E. Howard 's participation in a panel discussion hosted by the Azerbaijani Center for Strategic Studies think tank on April 6 , 2012 .


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A storm ravaging southern Africa is possibly the worst weather-related disaster ever to hit the southern hemisphere, with 1.7 million people in the path of the cyclone in Mozambique, UN officials said on Tuesday.
The cyclone had affected 920,000 in Malawi.
Storm surge floods, up to six meters deep, had caused “incredible devastation’’ over a huge area, World Food Programme Regional Chief, Lola Castro, said.
The Buzi River had burst its banks, killing hundreds, and there was the risk of more flooding in the Buzi, Pungoe and Save river basins in the next 72 hours.
Similarly, the number of people killed in Mozambique by powerful storms and floods across south-eastern Africa is likely to rise significantly, the Red Cross said on Tuesday.
Rescue crews are still struggling to assess the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai, which swept in at speeds of up to 170 kph (105 mph) from the Indian Ocean late last week, hitting Mozambique.
The cyclone also hit the inland neighbours Zimbabwe and Malawi.
The official death count in Mozambique stands at 89 but its President, Filipe Nyusi, said on Monday he had flown over some of the worst-hit zones, seen bodies floating in rivers and now estimated more than 1,000 people may have died there.
A total of 98 people were confirmed dead and more than 200 missing in Zimbabwe, its government said on Monday.
The storm hit land near Mozambique’s port of Beira on Thursday and went on to flood huge areas of territory, destroying roads and wiping out communications networks across the region.
“We are working with NASA and the European Space Agency to get satellite information to get a full picture of the affected areas and number of people trapped there,’’ Caroline Haga of the International Federation said.
People were still trapped on high-lying areas of the country, Gerald Bourke of the UN World Food Programme said.
“We don’t have any clear numbers on the death toll but we are looking at huge areas that are under water.
“We’re seeing mile after mile of villages under several metres of water,’’ Mr Bourke said.

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A storm ravaging southern Africa is possibly the worst weather - related disaster ever to hit the southern hemisphere , with 1.7 million people in the path of the cyclone in Mozambique , UN officials said on Tuesday .
 The cyclone had affected 920,000 in Malawi .
 Storm surge floods , up to six meters deep , had caused “ incredible devastation ’’ over a huge area , World Food Programme Regional Chief , Lola Castro , said .
 The Buzi River had burst its banks , killing hundreds , and there was the risk of more flooding in the Buzi , Pungoe and Save river basins in the next 72 hours .
 Similarly , the number of people killed in Mozambique by powerful storms and floods across south - eastern Africa is likely to rise significantly , the Red Cross said on Tuesday .
 Rescue crews are still struggling to assess the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai , which swept in at speeds of up to 170 kph ( 105 mph ) from the Indian Ocean late last week , hitting Mozambique .
 The cyclone also hit the inland neighbours Zimbabwe and Malawi .
 The official death count in Mozambique stands at 89 but its President , Filipe Nyusi , said on Monday he had flown over some of the worst - hit zones , seen bodies floating in rivers and now estimated more than 1,000 people may have died there .
 A total of 98 people were confirmed dead and more than 200 missing in Zimbabwe , its government said on Monday .
 The storm hit land near Mozambique ’s port of Beira on Thursday and went on to flood huge areas of territory , destroying roads and wiping out communications networks across the region .
 “ We are working with NASA and the European Space Agency to get satellite information to get a full picture of the affected areas and number of people trapped there , ’’ Caroline Haga of the International Federation said .
 People were still trapped on high - lying areas of the country , Gerald Bourke of the UN World Food Programme said .
 “ We do n’t have any clear numbers on the death toll but we are looking at huge areas that are under water .
 “ We ’re seeing mile after mile of villages under several metres of water , ’’ Mr Bourke said .


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Holland, others condemn bigotry; Monson's chair vacant in afternoon, but he addresses priesthood session.
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Holland was among more than a dozen speakers who addressed tens of thousands of Mormons in downtown Salt Lake City and millions more around the world, tuned into the LDS Church's 187th Annual General Conference.
One voice the faithful didn't hear during the morning and afternoon sessions was that of LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson. The increasingly frail 89-year-old leader presided over the morning gathering after being helped to his seat.
In the afternoon, that chair  between Henry B. Eyring and Dieter F. Uchtdorf, his two counselors in the governing First Presidency  sat noticeably vacant.
A spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Monson, viewed by Mormons as a "prophet, seer and revelator," was "conserving his energy" for the remainder of the weekend's sessions.
Two years ago, the Utah-based religion announced Monson was "feeling the effects of advancing age." Since then, the longtime LDS leader, who also didn't attend last Saturday's women's meeting, has been scaling back his conference sermons.
The former president of LDS Church-owned Brigham Young University pleaded with members to stay in the faith's expanding fold.
During that time, he also witnessed the "ugliness of prejudice and discrimination suffered by those who are targeted because of their race or ethnicity."
In LDS history, Mormons were persecuted for their faith, Renlund noted. "How ironically sad it would be if we were to treat others as we have been treated. ... Let us fully mirror [Jesus'] love and love one another so openly and completely that no one feels abandoned, alone or hopeless."
Eyring, who spoke first Saturday, addressed Mormons' theological drive to seek out their ancestors  a practice they believe opens the door of the LDS gospel to long dead kin  and the growing fascination with genealogy among millions of others.
"Interest in exploring one's family history has grown exponentially. At ever-increasing rates, people seem drawn to their ancestry with more than just casual curiosity," he said. "Genealogical libraries, associations and technologies have emerged around the world to support this interest."
He said the "hearts of the children  you and me  have turned to our fathers, our ancestors. The affection you feel for your ancestors is ... deeply seated in your sense of who you are. But it has to do with more than just inherited DNA."
The morning's concluding speaker was Russell M. Nelson, senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and next in the line for the church presidency.
Nelson touted the power of faith to change lives.
"True disciples of Jesus Christ are willing to stand out, speak up, and be different from people of the world," the 92-year-old leader said. Faith "propels us to do things we otherwise would not do. Faith that motivates us to action gives us more access to his power."
When believers "reach up for the Lord's power ... with the same intensity that a drowning person has when grasping and gasping for air," Nelson promised, "power from Jesus Christ will be yours. When the savior knows you truly want to reach up to him  when he can feel that the greatest desire of your heart is to draw his power into your life  you will be led by the Holy Ghost to know exactly what you need to do."
In the afternoon, apostle Neil L. Andersen emphasized the importance of "overcoming the world," rising above earthly concerns and focusing on God.
"Overcoming the world is not a global invasion, but a private, personal battle, requiring hand-to-hand combat with our own internal foes," Andersen said. "The world, on the other hand, is more interested in indulging the natural man than in subduing him."
One of those indulgences is social media. "A disciple of Christ is not alarmed if a post about her faith does not receive 1,000 likes or even a few friendly emojis," Andersen said. "Overcoming the world is less concerned with our online connections and more concerned with our heavenly connection to God."
Fellow apostle M. Russell Ballard advised the faithful to set goals for their lives and make plans to achieve them, "within the framework of our Heavenly Father's eternal plan."
The most important aims, he said, are "to return to [God's] presence and to receive the eternal blessings that come from making and keeping covenants."
Ballard warned about "loud voices" used by Satan  including the mass media, the internet and social media  "that seek to drown out the small and still voice of the Holy Spirit that can show us 'all things' we should do to return and receive."
"We must keep the doctrine and gospel of Jesus Christ at the center of our goals and plans," Ballard said. "Without him, no eternal goal is possible, and our plans to achieve our eternal goals will surely fail."
No women spoke Saturday, but three new female leaders were named to lead the women's Relief Society.
Editor David Noyce and reporter Sean P. Means contributed to this story.

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 Holland was among more than a dozen speakers who addressed tens of thousands of Mormons in downtown Salt Lake City and millions more around the world , tuned into the LDS Church's 187th Annual General Conference .
 One voice the faithful didn't hear during the morning and afternoon sessions was that of LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson . The increasingly frail 89 - year - old leader presided over the morning gathering after being helped to his seat .
 In the afternoon , that chair  between Henry B. Eyring and Dieter F. Uchtdorf , his two counselors in the governing First Presidency  sat noticeably vacant .
 A spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints said Monson , viewed by Mormons as a " prophet , seer and revelator , " was " conserving his energy " for the remainder of the weekend's sessions .
 Two years ago , the Utah - based religion announced Monson was " feeling the effects of advancing age . " Since then , the longtime LDS leader , who also didn't attend last Saturday's women's meeting , has been scaling back his conference sermons .
 The former president of LDS Church - owned Brigham Young University pleaded with members to stay in the faith's expanding fold .
 During that time , he also witnessed the " ugliness of prejudice and discrimination suffered by those who are targeted because of their race or ethnicity . "
 In LDS history , Mormons were persecuted for their faith , Renlund noted . " How ironically sad it would be if we were to treat others as we have been treated . ... Let us fully mirror [ Jesus&apos ; ] love and love one another so openly and completely that no one feels abandoned , alone or hopeless . "
 Eyring , who spoke first Saturday , addressed Mormons&apos ; theological drive to seek out their ancestors  a practice they believe opens the door of the LDS gospel to long dead kin  and the growing fascination with genealogy among millions of others .
 " Interest in exploring one's family history has grown exponentially . At ever - increasing rates , people seem drawn to their ancestry with more than just casual curiosity , " he said . " Genealogical libraries , associations and technologies have emerged around the world to support this interest . "
 He said the " hearts of the children  you and me  have turned to our fathers , our ancestors . The affection you feel for your ancestors is ... deeply seated in your sense of who you are . But it has to do with more than just inherited DNA . "
 The morning's concluding speaker was Russell M. Nelson , senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and next in the line for the church presidency .
 Nelson touted the power of faith to change lives .
 " True disciples of Jesus Christ are willing to stand out , speak up , and be different from people of the world , " the 92 - year - old leader said . Faith " propels us to do things we otherwise would not do . Faith that motivates us to action gives us more access to his power . "
 When believers " reach up for the Lord's power ... with the same intensity that a drowning person has when grasping and gasping for air , " Nelson promised , " power from Jesus Christ will be yours . When the savior knows you truly want to reach up to him  when he can feel that the greatest desire of your heart is to draw his power into your life  you will be led by the Holy Ghost to know exactly what you need to do . "
 In the afternoon , apostle Neil L. Andersen emphasized the importance of " overcoming the world , " rising above earthly concerns and focusing on God .
 " Overcoming the world is not a global invasion , but a private , personal battle , requiring hand - to - hand combat with our own internal foes , " Andersen said . " The world , on the other hand , is more interested in indulging the natural man than in subduing him . "
 One of those indulgences is social media . " A disciple of Christ is not alarmed if a post about her faith does not receive 1,000 likes or even a few friendly emojis , " Andersen said . " Overcoming the world is less concerned with our online connections and more concerned with our heavenly connection to God . "
 Fellow apostle M. Russell Ballard advised the faithful to set goals for their lives and make plans to achieve them , " within the framework of our Heavenly Father's eternal plan . "
 The most important aims , he said , are " to return to [ God's ] presence and to receive the eternal blessings that come from making and keeping covenants . "
 Ballard warned about " loud voices " used by Satan  including the mass media , the internet and social media  " that seek to drown out the small and still voice of the Holy Spirit that can show us & apos;all things&apos ; we should do to return and receive . "
 " We must keep the doctrine and gospel of Jesus Christ at the center of our goals and plans , " Ballard said . " Without him , no eternal goal is possible , and our plans to achieve our eternal goals will surely fail . "
 No women spoke Saturday , but three new female leaders were named to lead the women's Relief Society .
 Editor David Noyce and reporter Sean P. Means contributed to this story .


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Located in the middle of the South American continent, Bolivia covers 1,098,581 square kilometers (424,164 square miles) and has a population of 9,427,219 million. The country is politically very unstable.
The Reform message entered the country in 1939 with Pastor Carlos Kozel’s visit; and one year later, in 1940, two Peruvian missionaries (Brothers José Carmen León and Heraclio Begazo) were sent to work in the country. By 1943 there were 30 interested souls attending church services. After the first church was organized in the capital city of La Paz, the message was taken to most cities. On December 23, 1963, the Bolivian Field of the Seventh-day Adventist Reform Movement was legally registered as a missionary fields of the General Conference with its headquarters in Germany at the time.
In 1975, the General Conference put the Bolivian Field under the management of the Peruvian Union; and then in 1986 Bolivia once again became a missionary field under the General Conference.
From January 1992 to 1995, when there were already 324 members, the church had a collapse that brought about great difficulties. Only 205 members remained firm in the true faith. Due to this problem, the work started over with three churches, one vehicle, and 10% of the publications of the publishing house. The situation was very precarious.
But now, thanks to God and the sacrifices made by local and foreign Bible workers and pastors, the Bolivian Field has 317 members and was recently organized as a Union. Although it is weak financially, some donations and the cooperation of our brethren have made it possible for the Union to purchase a piece of land measuring 1,700 square meters (18,299 square feet) in the city of Cochabamba for the purpose of constructing a headquarters building.
We appeal to all the believers in the world to help us carry out our construction plans, for we cannot do this by ourselves. As it is written, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35. “Self-denial will bring into the treasury of God the means necessary to advance His work. Thus we may act in copartnership with Christ.” –In Heavenly Places, p. 300.
May your offerings be very special for the work of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We pray that He will multiply what you generously give for His cause in this place.

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Located in the middle of the South American continent , Bolivia covers 1,098,581 square kilometers ( 424,164 square miles ) and has a population of 9,427,219 million . The country is politically very unstable .
 The Reform message entered the country in 1939 with Pastor Carlos Kozel ’s visit ; and one year later , in 1940 , two Peruvian missionaries ( Brothers José Carmen León and Heraclio Begazo ) were sent to work in the country . By 1943 there were 30 interested souls attending church services . After the first church was organized in the capital city of La Paz , the message was taken to most cities . On December 23 , 1963 , the Bolivian Field of the Seventh - day Adventist Reform Movement was legally registered as a missionary fields of the General Conference with its headquarters in Germany at the time .
 In 1975 , the General Conference put the Bolivian Field under the management of the Peruvian Union ; and then in 1986 Bolivia once again became a missionary field under the General Conference .
 From January 1992 to 1995 , when there were already 324 members , the church had a collapse that brought about great difficulties . Only 205 members remained firm in the true faith . Due to this problem , the work started over with three churches , one vehicle , and 10 % of the publications of the publishing house . The situation was very precarious .
 But now , thanks to God and the sacrifices made by local and foreign Bible workers and pastors , the Bolivian Field has 317 members and was recently organized as a Union . Although it is weak financially , some donations and the cooperation of our brethren have made it possible for the Union to purchase a piece of land measuring 1,700 square meters ( 18,299 square feet ) in the city of Cochabamba for the purpose of constructing a headquarters building .
 We appeal to all the believers in the world to help us carry out our construction plans , for we can not do this by ourselves . As it is written , “ It is more blessed to give than to receive . ” Acts 20:35 . “ Self - denial will bring into the treasury of God the means necessary to advance His work . Thus we may act in copartnership with Christ . ” – In Heavenly Places , p. 300 .
 May your offerings be very special for the work of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ . We pray that He will multiply what you generously give for His cause in this place .