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New CITES Secretary-General ditches impartiality to endorse trade in live elephants from Africa to foreign zoos
Sep 30, 2019 | Commentary
By Zimbabwe Elephant Foundation
Zimbabwe Elephant Foundation calls for a global response as video footage shows clear evidence of CITES Secretary-General, Ivonne Higuero, endorsing the barbaric capture and sale of young wild elephants from Zimbabwe to foreign zoos.
Higuero, new in her position as Secretary-General for the Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), dropped established protocol of her office to endorse a controversial trade in the sale of live elephants from Africa. Her endorsement was seen as an attempt to influence decisions that, for the past year and half, had been debated in a Working Group of the CITES Animals Committee. The Working Group comprising of CITES Party delegates, members of zoo associations, legal advisors and NGOs had been attempting to control the largely unregulated trade in live elephants that has witnessed over 100 young elephants sent from Zimbabwe to Chinese and other zoos that could not suitably house and care for them.
Despite Higuero's unprecedented endorsement, the issue was brought to a vote at the triennial CITES Conference of the Parties (CoP18) held in Geneva on the 27th of August. It was indeed a big day for elephants as Parties overwhelmingly voted to ban the trade of live elephants beyond their natural range (unless under exceptional circumstances and emergency situations). It was a resounding result – 76% voted in favour to stop the trade leaving Higuero somewhat shamefaced about her public position.
Earlier that week, in a press conference, journalist Adam Cruise, exposed an undisclosed meeting in June 2019 between Higuero and Zimbabwe National Parks Authorities. Higuero, who had taken part in a Wildlife Economy Summit at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe on 24th June 2019, had afterwards been invited to visit nearby Hwange National Park where a group of 30 or so captured juvenile elephants were awaiting transportation to China and Pakistan. During the exchange with Cruise, Higuero admitted to the clandestine visit then gave the nefarious trade her full stamp of approval.
While acknowledging the intensive public outcry over the issue, Higuero seemed to see no problem with violently removing young elephants from their mothers and sending them off to a life of misery in a far-off country. While having no background in elephant biology, she stated that the elephants were all old enough ("sub-adults") to be separated from their family herds (because "they had small tusks"), they were in "good physical state" and not, she claimed, babies yet weaned from their mothers as the media had portrayed. She also mentioned that the Zimbabwean management and scientific authorities as well as the previous CITES Secretariat had visited the zoos in China and declared the destinations as "appropriate and acceptable".
Higuero challenged Cruise to provide firm evidence to the contrary adding that if such evidence were brought before the CITES Secretariat, they "would do something about it".
"We are willing to do whatever it takes, the Secretariat is available to facilitate these things, but we need real evidence," she said.
Cruise then pointed out that he had such evidence and that it was widely available and common knowledge. Photographic and video evidence of the elephants acquired over the years by Cruise and other investigative journalists and corroborated by real elephant biologists which were aired in a variety of global media publications show that many captured wild elephants were in poor physical condition, were extremely young, most under three years and some as young as nine months. There was also video evidence of physical abuse as well as documented evidence from the Zimbabwean management and scientific authorities that none of the dozen or so Chinese zoos that took the elephants were appropriate and acceptable. Their report had been ignored by a succession of Zimbabwean environment ministers over the five or so years that the exports took place.
When Cruise offered to provide all the evidence at hand, Higuero immediately retracted her previous undertaking, stating now that the management authority of the country in question (Zimbabwe) had to be consulted before any further involvement from her office. It seemed then that Higuero, realising she had been backed into a corner, was attempting to evade the issue altogether.
The question is: What is her motivation to endorse this controversial trade? We could speculate on the timing of her visit to the 3-day Wildlife Economy Summit at Victoria Falls on 24th June 2019. Could it be linked to an incident earlier that month June 6th when Chinese buyers were about to load the elephants on a cargo plane bound for China but had been prevented from doing so at the last minute by a High Court ruling claiming the Zimbabwean government was in breach of national law? Higuero, who has made it no secret that she favours a utilisation of endangered wildlife (ie. commercial profits from trade), was most likely brought in to add weight to Zimbabwean government attempts to overturn the court ruling and to influence the outcome at the CITES Conference of the Parties a couple of months later.
Luckily for the elephants, global sentiment has thought otherwise and banned the trade shortly after her endorsement. There are still elephants wallowing in the holding pens that must now be freed but most of all, the office of the Secretary-General needs to be investigated and brought to book. The world's endangered animals are not hers to meddle with.
Video of the Elephants – February 2019
https://africageographic.com/blog/video-elephant-experts-condemn-zimbabwes-inhumane-capture-wild-baby-elephants-chinese-zoos/
Parliamentary Petition Information
https://spiked.co.zw/peslawyers-petition-parliament-for-wildlife-trade-transparency/?fbclid=IwAR2e2falowErtzJsL_n6hmhDu6D5BCTuHZPBrhQxRY3kkYbxsfZZNVNHpAk
High Court Application Information
https://spiked.co.zw/environmental-lawyers-launch-high-court-application-on-trade-in-wild-elephants/?fbclid=IwAR08Oo5KaqUrPyam9-ChVuYK6RjpgXSXd8nzXx3Ofjg-sABs6X8uzPyvVAs
Letter to CITES Zimbabwe office
Letter to the Zimbabwe CITES Authority re concerns over the continued wild capture and subsequent export to inappropriate and unacceptable destinations of Zimbabwean elephants
Evidence showing captures by Zimbabwe Authorities https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2017/oct/03/young-wild-elephants-captured-in-zimbabwe
Interview with Ivonne Higuero endorsing China's Trade in Elephants


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package org.axonframework.contextsupport.spring;

import org.axonframework.common.jpa.ContainerManagedEntityManagerProvider;
import org.axonframework.eventhandling.EventBus;
import org.axonframework.eventsourcing.HybridJpaRepository;
import org.axonframework.repository.GenericJpaRepository;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.GenericBeanDefinition;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.AbstractSingleBeanDefinitionParser;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;

import static org.axonframework.contextsupport.spring.AutowiredBean.createAutowiredBean;

/**
 * BeanDefinitionParser for the jpa-repository elements in a Spring context.
 *
 * @author Allard Buijze
 * @since 2.0
 */
public class JpaRepositoryBeanDefinitionParser extends AbstractSingleBeanDefinitionParser {

    private static final String ENTITY_MANAGER_PROVIDER = "entity-manager-provider";
    private static final String EVENT_BUS = "event-bus";
    private static final String EVENT_STORE = "event-store";
    private static final String LOCK_MANAGER = "lock-manager";
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    private static final String AGGREGATE_TYPE = "aggregate-type";

    @Override
    protected Class<?> getBeanClass(Element element) {
        if (element.hasAttribute(EVENT_STORE)) {
            return HybridJpaRepository.class;
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    @Override
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                                         .getBeanDefinition()
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        builder.addConstructorArgValue(element.getAttribute(AGGREGATE_TYPE));
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        parseEventStore(element, builder);
        parseEventBus(element, builder);
    }

    private void parseLockManager(Element element, BeanDefinitionBuilder builder) {
        if (element.hasAttribute(LOCK_MANAGER)) {
            builder.addConstructorArgReference(element.getAttribute(LOCK_MANAGER));
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            lockManager.setBeanClass(strategy.getLockManagerType());
            builder.addConstructorArgValue(lockManager);
        }
    }

    private void parseEventBus(Element element, BeanDefinitionBuilder builder) {
        if (element.hasAttribute(EVENT_BUS)) {
            builder.addPropertyReference("eventBus", element.getAttribute(EVENT_BUS));
        } else {
            builder.addPropertyValue("eventBus", createAutowiredBean(EventBus.class));
        }
    }

    private void parseEventStore(Element element, BeanDefinitionBuilder builder) {
        if (element.hasAttribute(EVENT_STORE)) {
            builder.addPropertyReference("eventStore", element.getAttribute(EVENT_STORE));
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected boolean shouldGenerateIdAsFallback() {
        return true;
    }
}

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The familial risk of subarachnoid haemorrhage
Davie Cooper Scottish Aneurysm Study Group, Graham M Teasdale, Joanna M Wardlaw, Philip M White, Gordon Murray, Evelyn M Teasdale, Valerie Easton
Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences
Deanery of Clinical Sciences
Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences
Relatives of people with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) may be at increased risk of SAH, but precise data on the level of risk and which relatives are most likely to be affected are lacking. We studied two samples: 5478 relatives of patients from the whole of Scotland who had a SAH in one year and 3213 relatives of patients with a SAH admitted to the West of Scotland regional neurosurgical unit 10 years previously. Overall, 2% of all relatives in each sample had a SAH. In the Scotland-wide sample, the absolute lifetime risk of SAH (from birth to 70 years) was higher for first-degree relatives [4.7%; 95% confidence interval (CI): 3.1-6.3%] than for second-degree (1.9%; 95% CI: 1.0-2.9%). In the West of Scotland sample, the lifetime risks were very similar to the Scotland-wide sample. The 10-year prospective risk for first-degree relatives alive at the time of the index patient's SAH was 1.2% (95% CI: 0.4-2%) and for second-degree was 0.5% (95% CI: 0.1-0.8%). There was a trend for risk to be highest in families with two first-degree relatives affected and lowest with only one second-degree affected. Most living relatives of patients who suffer a SAH are at low absolute risk of a future haemorrhage; screening is inappropriate except for the few families in whom two or more first-degree relatives, i.e. index case plus one extra have been affected.
https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awh497
10.1093/brain/awh497
Dive into the research topics of 'The familial risk of subarachnoid haemorrhage'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Scotland Medicine & Life Sciences 50%
Parturition Medicine & Life Sciences 6%
Hemorrhage Medicine & Life Sciences 5%
Davie Cooper Scottish Aneurysm Study Group, Teasdale, G. M., Wardlaw, J. M., White, P. M., Murray, G., Teasdale, E. M., & Easton, V. (2005). The familial risk of subarachnoid haemorrhage. Brain, 128(Pt 7), 1677-85. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awh497
Davie Cooper Scottish Aneurysm Study Group ; Teasdale, Graham M ; Wardlaw, Joanna M et al. / The familial risk of subarachnoid haemorrhage. In: Brain. 2005 ; Vol. 128, No. Pt 7. pp. 1677-85.
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Q: How to automatically do full backup of repo, wiki, issue tracker etc. in bitbucket? I hope my computer can do full backup of a project hosted on bitbucket.org, including all of repo, wiki, issue tracker. How to do it automatically?

A: bitbucket backup https://bitbucket.org/christianspecht/bitbucket-backup/downloads
will backup your repos and wiki's  but its windows only and doesn't grab issues
seems to work quite well. Been using it for a month

A: I don't know of a way to grab everything, automatically using nothing but bitbucket itself (there's no "Download Backup" link).  You may want to take a look at this tool though.  It looks like it can at least grab the repository and wiki, but not issues--although it could be made to backup issues using the bitbucket api.
You can see more about backing up issues here: How to backup issues list from Bitbucket?
In short, there doesn't appear to be a tool to help do everything that you want.

A: It is possible to clone both the source code repository and the wiki (without special tools). For instance:
Cloning the repository:
git clone [your repository uri]

Cloning the wiki:
git clone [your repository uri]/wiki

Note: Cloning the repository won't automatically clone your wiki! Also, this does not include your issues!

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Pavlova is native to Australasian, mainly Australians and New Zealanders. Named after a Russian ballerina, a properly done pavlova has a crisp crust when tapped with the back of a spoon around it. When sliced, you can hear the heavenly sound of crackling crust followed by a soft, pillowy feeling when you slice through the middle. It is baked at low temperature and allowed to cool in the oven until it is ready to be served. A little crack on the surface is normal and it will all soon be covered with cream so it is absolutely normal to get cracks. Usually served with generous amount of chantilly cream and loads of summer fruit, it is no surprise nor wonder why Pavlova remains Aussie's favourite till today. Those sold outside are generally too sweet for my liking. When I make it at home, I cut down the sugar a bit and add a pinch of salt to take away the sweetness as I personally don't favour fruits that are too tart to minus back the sweetness of the Pavlova.
MasterChef new season is back and in conjunction with Anzac Day today, I couldn't resist making Donna Hay's Pavlova to commemorate and respect Anzac Day. Some other typical Aussie food include lamington, meat pies, carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, Tim Tam and so forth. I've kept this simple by decorating it with seasonal fruits. I've flavoured the chantilly cream with vanilla bean and a good splash of Vanilla Vodka as well. Chantilly cream is basically whipped cream with small amount of sugar in it. The low baking temperature puffs up the Pavlova while the long cooking time dries it out to give it a crispy shell. If you rush it and bake it at a temperature too high, sugar will separate and ooze out like sap. It won't work. Pavlova can be stored, plain by itself for up to 5 days in an airtight container.
Donna Hay has certainly create a name for herself. Her pavlova recipe can be obtained on her website or through MasterChef page.
Happy Anzac Day and have fun during the weekend!
17 comments on "Anzac Day: Aussie Pavlova"
WOW Quinn! This Pavlova looks so perfect and yummy, no wonder Beckham looks like he is begging for a bite ;D He is so adorable.
The first time I had pavlova was 3 yrs ago in Sydney, when my best friend bought me one for my birthday. I LURVE it! with more whipping cream and fruits and when it's really chilled, ahhh...the perfect dessert that is sure to lift up my mood. Looking at yr pavlova is making me crave for some now.
WOW!! Very pretty pavlova! Nicely done!
this look super delicious, must try one day!
Quinn, thanks for the reminder! Remember we talked about pavlova on MSN? Yes, I've been meaning to try it but still hasn't gotten around to do so! ... Well, I only get to bake and cook on the weekends ... I promise I'm gonna find a time to make this for a special occasion. By your description, pavlova sounds like an addiction that I can't let go of. Really! Thank you on the tutorial about baking meringue, too!
Hey, it's nice of you to remind me of ANZAC Day! Hope yours did turn out great, based on what you've shared with us here!
Perfect pavlova! Tall and no crack at all. Look at the beautiful marshmallowy centre. I am full of envy!!!
The first time I tried Pavlova was when I was visiting my hubby in Australia. It was nice but way too sweet for us and I never tried it again. Yours look simply appetitising! I'm so tempted to try this..
Yours looks perfect, a great success, Quinn.
Wonderful!!! And that baby is adorable!
HBS: You gotta be careful though with Donna Hay's recipe. I'm always attracted to her beautiful pictures but sometimes when I did exactly as instructed in the recipe, they look no where near perfect. Indeed, Donna Hay I am not.
Jane: I chose passionfruit and strawberries because they are tart and will help cut down the sweetness in the pavlova a fair bit. I didn't wanna cut down too much sugar from the pavlova because I'm afraid it might affect how it holds its shape. Pavlova is pretty finicky too, almost like macarons!
Pei-Lin: I like how you say it and I totally agree, pavlova sounds like an addiction that I can't let go of too! And I should be apologizing because I've been very busy as of lately to catch up with my dreamy blogger friend!
Ellie: Aaahhhh Ellie, I'm full of envy with your beautiful Pavlova too!
Blessed homemaker: Add a dash of salt to the pavlova before baking, mine is no where near the sweetness level of those sold in cafes outside! Try it!
Thanks everyone! I'm glad the write up did help some of you out, update me through emails if I didn't check back here!
Thanks for the tip again, hope to make this one day.


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Following advocacy from BirdLife's Global Seabird Programme, and practical on-board demonstrations of seabird bycatch mitigation techniques by BirdLife's Albatross Task Force, a growing number of the world's Regional Fisheries Management Organisations have made the use of such techniques mandatory.
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To prevent reinvasion or the accidental introduction of other invasive species, eradication projects need to be undertaken with future biosecurity measures in mind. This means that local communities will be the most important stakeholders in keeping islands IAS-free. BirdLife Partners in the Pacific have been involved in a growing number of projects where local communities have taken the lead on biosecurity measures. The BirdLife Pacific Partnership intends to extend this process throughout the region.
Other issues, such as the development of new industries at sea, including mining, waste disposal and the development of renewable energies, the spread of plastics, as well as other fishing methods, are potential threats to seabirds. Their impact on seabird populations need to be assessed throughout the Pacific.
Petrels that breed on high islands are often nocturnal, and nest in burrows on well-forested slopes, and so are exceedingly difficult to locate and monitor. They include the Critically Endangered Fiji and Becks Petrels, as well as other species such as Collared, Herald and Tahiti Petrel. Rapid assessment surveys, which help to identify potential breeding areas, have recently been trialled – although locating individual burrows, without specialist dogs, is still challenging. There are a number of potential sites around the region that are worth investigating using these methods. Surveys, combined with information on likely pressures such as invasive species, will enable conservation measures to be identified and put in place at the sites.
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Outdoor Fun with Remote Controlled Toys When we see toys, we remember what it was like when we were young. There was a time in our lives when birthdays meant new toys and remembering those moments bring a smile to our faces. With toys around, we could have hours of fun playing with them. The toys of today is incorporated with technology and advancements and that is why they are a lot more sophisticated than what we had before. Almost everyone can play with remote control toys – children, adults, and hobbyists. Toy stores today are full of different kinds of remote controlled toys. There are remote controlled boats, aircraft, cars, bikes, robots. Radio frequency links control most of these toys. The popularity of remote control cars is seen all over the world. Then engine sound and the car components resemble the sound and components of a real car. What you can find in a remote control car similar to a real are is a throttle, steering wheel capabilities, and fully functional digital controls. They also have tubeless tires. With just AA batteries, this toy can already run. You can get your remote control car sometimes with a pack of rechargeable batteries and a transmitter. If you are creative enough you can even change the looks of your car by changing its body shell. If you want a more massive and tough toy, then you should try getting a monster truck. These trucks feature long travel suspension, forward and reverse options, shock absorbers, and bumpers protecting the truck even if it tumbles. Monster trucks have bodies resembling a real truck. A remote control toy can make your day full of fun, and there is no time to be bored. You can have a lot of fun outdoors with RC toys. Because of technological advancements, toy functions have been changed. It is not only ground toys that can be controlled remotely; you can even now have an RC toy that can fly. Radio controlled helicopters can give you hours of fun and entertainment. It also has a camera installed in it so you can record, capture scenic vies and watches them on your computer. The remote control toy maker has poured out his creativity over these toys. These are innovative creations. These toys are strong and durability because they are made with polymers. Even the helicopter can survive a crash landing.


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Credit utilization is the ratio of your credit card balances to credit limits on your credit reports. To find out your credit utilization, divide your credit card balance by your credit limit. Then multiply it by 100.
If you have been asking yourself "How can I improve my credit score?" you should keep this number under 20%. One of the best ways to lower your credit utilization is simply paying down your revolving credit card debt.
Another strategy is transferring a portion of your balance from one credit card to another card with much lower credit utilization.
It's far more effective having two credit cards each carrying under a 30% debt to credit utilization. Less effective is having one card carrying 90% credit utilization and the other card carrying 10% credit utilization.
The FICO® scoring model not only looks at your credit utilization for each of your credit cards separately, but it calculates your overall credit utilization as well. High credit utilization in either category can have a negative impact on your scores.
Another way to increase your credit score is by increasing your credit limits. If your individual and overall credit utilization is high, you can lower this number immediately by increasing the amount of credit you have available.
This is accomplished by requesting a credit limit increase from your credit card issuer. Keep in mind that this should only be done if you have great payment history with your credit card company.
Lowering each individual credit card and overall debt to credit utilization could dramatically increase your credit scores depending on how much of a difference you make.
There are many ways you can learn how to increase your credit score, but the real key is learning how to play the game. You can find out more information on how credit scores affect the price of credit and insurance here on IRS.gov.


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Stoneridge Software continues to give back to the community with the Pay It Forward program and contributed to seven new organizations during the fourth quarter of 2017. This program gives our team members the opportunity to provide a cause, organization, or charity of their choice with a $100 donation. Listed below are additional organizations that were chosen by team members for donations during the fourth quarter.
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JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Their strength lies in their exclusive focus and singular influence on the worldwide effort to end T1D. JDRF works every day to change the reality of this disease for millions of people—and to prevent anyone else from ever knowing it—by funding research, advocating for government support of research and new therapies, ensuring new therapies come to market and connecting and engaging the T1D community.
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They partner with local churches and national leaders to implement a Care Point strategy. These Care Points focus on food, education, and discipleship for future Christian leaders. $10 provides 100 meals for a refugee along the border, $300 provides education to a child for a year or provides shelter and clothing for a child for a year.
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Q: copying files without rewriting I am using two HDDs in my small server and I copied HDD1 to HDD2 using dd. HDD2 is my backup and I want to keep it up-to-date, but I don't want to dd every time. I'd like to regularly copy all new files to HDD2, without rewriting everything (because it takes a really long time). All files = config files, data etc.
How can i do it? I tried
rsync -avxHAX --numeric-ids --progress / /media/ken/asdasdx --exclude={/dev/*,/mnt/*,/media/*} > ~/rsync.out

But that seems to rewrite all the files as well.

A: I just stumbled across the answer...
man rsync
--ignore-existing       skip updating files that exist on receiver


We pit the new Ford Figo against the Volkswagen Polo Vivo and Suzuki Baleno.
Armrest and under-seat storage box are options in the VW; rear-passenger comfort is the most compromised of these three cars; luggage space above average.
Newest Vivo is based on the fifth-generation Polo.
VW's proven 1,4-litre offers steady rather than perky performance.
Vivo retains the donor car's soft-touch facia which lends a feeling of quality to the cabin.
Rear legroom is good; impressively comfortable seating includes height adjustment for the driver.
Baleno shares its platform with the new Swift, although larger dimensions mean more space all-round.
Frugal Baleno's 1,4-litre engine offers a tank range of more than 600 km.
Suzuki's steering is particularly lightweight and vague around centre.
Figo gains neat centre console and controls; smallest luggage bay of these three. Ford tops the Vivo for rear legroom.
Short overhangs add to Figo's city runabout appeal.
Disappointing lack of height adjustment on the driver's seat in the Ford.
Optional on the VW and Suzuki, the Ford boasts alloy wheels as standard.
Traditionally aimed at first-time car buyers, South Africa's evergreen budget B-segment has been brought into the spotlight more and more in a market where buyers are taking financial strain. While there remains a compelling second-hand market to delve into, as well as a selection of pocket-friendly city runabouts, those options bring a level of compromise, be it in specification or space. Where does a young professional or parents of a small family look in order to find reliable value for money while not compromising on safety or relative comfort?
At the forefront of this segment since the 1984 introduction of the Citi Golf, Volkswagen South Africa continues to make the most of its experience and resources to deliver impressively refined and carefully considered re-engineered versions of its popular Polo range. The latest of these is the newest Vivo. It is based on one of the most accomplished Polo platforms to date and the only concession towards keeping the asking price reasonable was how much of the Polo's packaging to retain.
While the idea for the original Figo also relied heavily on familiarity with its then-departing Fiesta range, the launch of the second-generation model in 2016 saw the Figo adopt a somewhat more stand-alone character in Ford's broader portfolio. Ever popular, the recently revised line-up includes the 1,5 Trend manual tested here.
Yes, the recently introduced Swift may seem like the obvious choice to rival the Vivo and Figo, yet Suzuki South Africa's focus on value for money means that, for a slight stretch above our R200 000 budget, the altogether larger and more practical Baleno comes into play. The Swift, meanwhile, offers a neat buffer should you not want to break through the R200 000 ceiling.
As alluded to in our earlier test of the Polo Vivo, opting for either Flash Red or optional (R950) Reef Blue metallic paintwork goes a long way to lifting the otherwise conservative, blend-in-with-the-crowd styling of this Volkswagen. However, there's a lot to be said for the clean, familiar lines that so effortlessly carry on from where the ever-popular previous Polo left off.
Two years after its introduction – and coinciding with a consolidation of the range – the facelifted Figo includes an updated front-end including chrome-effect highlights on the grille and bumper on Trend models. Available in six exterior colours, three trim levels and two body styles (including a sedan), Ford will look to this updated Figo to introduce both young and young-at-heart buyers to the brand.
From a carmaker with a reputation for compact and quirky offerings, the Baleno's somewhat more sophisticated positioning and stance compared with the rest of Suzuki's current range of hatchbacks do leave it to rely more on its packaging than attention-grabbing looks. However, as we've discovered in two previous road tests, as well as a 12-month long-term test period with a GLX-spec unit, there remains a welcome amount of Suzuki charm and character in the Baleno.
While both Vivo Comfortline and Baleno GL specification include steel wheels with plastic covers as standard fitment (14 inches on the VW and 15 on the Suzuki), the Figo Trend package includes 14-inch alloy items in the purchase price. The GLX specification fitted to the Baleno you see here (a vehicle we used for the photo session) adds chromed door handles and tailgate trim, as well as a rear wing to the otherwise conservative-looking GL model.
Larger in nearly every exterior dimension than its platform-sharing fourth-generation Swift sibling, the Baleno easily trumps both the Polo Vivo and updated Figo in the size department. In real-world terms, this not only scores the Suzuki the largest luggage compartment here (at 296 litres, by our measurements), but also the most generous rear-passenger legroom.
By comparison, the Vivo is the least accommodating for rear occupants, both in its modest spacing and manually operated windows at the back. The Ford offers more legroom (and electric windows) but, unlike the Volkswagen, does so at the expense of luggage space. As a concession, Trend specification includes a 60:40-split rear backrest for increased packing space should the need arise.
Tallest in profile of these three, it's a pity Ford didn't think to include driver's seat-height adjustment for the updated Figo package. Combined with a steering column adjustable only for rake, most testers criticised a slightly compromised (tall) driving position in the Blue Oval offering.
While you can adjust the Suzuki's steering wheel only upwards or downwards, too, the ability to duplicate this movement with the driver's seat increases your chances of finding a comfortable seating position. On this note, the amount of cushioning offered by the Suzuki's cloth-covered seats received universal praise from the test team.
Slightly firmer in its seats, yet supportive in their cushioning, the Vivo makes the best of its fifth-generation Polo lineage to offer a full range of adjustment on both driver's seat and steering column.
From the driver's seat, it's these Polo-based underpinnings that make the Volkswagen feel more substantial and well-finished compared with the other cars. It's not to say either the Suzuki or Ford displayed any obvious frailties; it's just that, despite the inevitable presence of hard plastics in each of these budget-friendly cabins, the Vivo with its Polo-based trimmings – including a soft-touch dash – sees its doors close with a more convincing thud.
A notable upgrade for the revised Figo package is a new centre-console architecture incorporating updated ventilation and audio controls; the former is supplemented by a neat new display screen and clever smartphone docking station disguised as a dash-mounted stowage compartment. While steering wheel-mounted controls are standard fitment in the Vivo and Baleno, again it's a pity the Ford's comprehensive bouquet of audio functionality doesn't benefit from this handy feature, too.
While all three cars offer front airbags as standard fitment, the absence of Isofix child-seat anchorage points in the Ford could deter buyers with small children.
By far the most pleasant surprise of this comparison test is how well Ford's new 1,5-litre, three-cylinder petrol engine performs. Refined at idle yet plucky and free-revving on the move, it's a naturally aspirated unit achieving an impressive balance between performance and efficiency. Even running on one fewer cylinder, the Figo reaches 100 km/h from standstill nearly three seconds faster than the Polo Vivo with its proven 1,4-litre engine.
Splitting these two is the Baleno, taking advantage of its lightweight frame (916 kg in GLX guise) to reach 100 km/h in 10,90 seconds. Despite the Figo's clutch action being trickier to modulate than the third pedal in the other cars, all three contenders offer easy-going progress round town and are comfortable cruising at the national speed limit in fifth (top) gear.
While the Suzuki and Ford returned fuel-route figures of less than 6,0 L/100 km (allowing for a tank-to-tank range of around 600 km), the Volkswagen recorded a slightly thirstier 6,6 L/100 km on our standardised route.
Based on accomplished underpinnings, it is unsurprising to find the Vivo feels planted and surefooted on the road, combining well-weighted, precise steering and impressively compliant ride quality, even with optional larger wheels fitted.
While the aforementioned tall seating position adds to an initial top-heavy feeling in the Ford, it takes a few kilometres of driving to appreciate just how engaging and light on its feet the Figo is. Like the Baleno, the Ford's India-sourced suspension architecture is engineered to cope with most road imperfections, while the Figo does a decent job of hiding corresponding body roll.
The Suzuki feels equally fleet of foot and is easily manoeuvrable around town. Unfortunately, a lightweight, vague electric power-steering system on this Baleno test vehicle meant it needed small but constant corrections to maintain a true course on the highway. While it's inevitably something a Baleno owner would get used to, the Vivo and the Ford both feel more planted.
Each vehicle makes do with drum brakes at the rear coupled to an ABS system and all three vehicles were able to stop from 100 km/h in a consistent, confidence-inspiring manner.
While resale values favour the Volkswagen, there's a lot to be said for the proven track record and reputation for reliability the Suzuki brand has established through the years. In the meantime, Ford continues to deliver impressive new products, including the new Fiesta and Focus, and it's therefore easy to see why it's the third-largest manufacturer in South Africa.
Offered on the new Figo range is a four-year/120 000 km warranty and standard four-year/60 000 km service plan. Suzuki matches this service plan while offering a three-year/100 000 km warranty on its Baleno range. We criticised Volkswagen before for not offering a service plan as standard on the Polo Vivo range, and this shortcoming remains. A five-year/60 000 km service plan costs R8 210.
South African buyers in the budget B-segment are in a favourable position, able to choose between a number of accomplished offerings. Other options such as the more affordable Swift and the ever-popular Hyundai Grand i10 (Hyundai South Africa declined our invitation to appear in this test) add to the choice currently available.
Each of the three vehicles under the spotlight here has its positives and each received constructive criticism for perceived shortcomings. Results tallied, it's the revised Figo with its more budget-oriented cabin and the absence of a few nice-to-have specification items that garners the lowest - although still respectable - score of 75/100. While its three-cylinder engine is the most impressive in this segment, performance figures carry less weight than overall talent.
That's something the Baleno has in spades. It may be more expensive than the Figo, but it beats the Ford by virtue of its relatively impressive levels of standard specification (although we'd be tempted by the extra kit available the on GLX for an additional R32 000), better overall refinement and generous amount of interior room, including luggage and rear-passenger space. With this in mind, the Suzuki will likely appeal to buyers with a small family, with both the Figo and Vivo possibly proving too small for this application.
Cramped rear-passenger legroom aside, it's the Polo Vivo which ticks the greatest number of boxes in the most critical areas when it comes to offering a solid return on investment. Priced to allow for careful consideration as to what is still required - either an upgraded audio system or a service plan - the Vivo Comfortline still undercuts the Baleno on price, all while feeling more sophisticated and rounded than the Figo.


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Coronavirus pandemic to halt SLS testing
by Jeff Foust — March 19, 2020
The core stage of the first SLS being installed on a test stand at the Stennis Space Center earlier this year. Work on the SLS there is suspended as the center moved to Stage 4 of NASA's pandemic response plan. Credit: NASA/SSC
WASHINGTON — NASA has elevated two centers to the highest level of its pandemic response plan, halting preparations for a major test of the Space Launch System.
In a statement late March 19, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced that the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans and the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi will move to "Stage 4" of its response framework for the coronavirus disease COVID-19. The Ames Research Center in California is the only other NASA facility at Stage 4, the highest level of the response plan, with the rest of the agency's centers at Stage 3.
All work at a center effectively ends at Stage 4. While Stage 3 requires mandatory telework, it does allow personnel considered "mission-essential" to go on-site to work. Under Stage 4, even mission-essential personnel are denied access, with only those needed to "protect life and critical infrastructure" allowed at the center. All support facilities, like cafeterias and clinics, are closed, and all travel suspended.
Bridenstine said in the statement that the decision was made because of the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the community at both centers, and the diagnosis of one Stennis employee with the disease. Several other Stennis employees were in self-isolation as a precaution, he said.
In a March 18 message to Stennis staff, Rick Gilbrech, Stennis director, said the center closed the building where the employee who was diagnosed with COVID-19 worked. At the time, he said center staff were "assessing options to restore the facility to a safe working environment."
The elevation of Michoud and Stennis to Stage 4 will strongly affect work on the Space Launch System and, to a lesser extent, the Orion spacecraft. The core stage for the first SLS mission was recently completed at Michoud, after extensive delays, and shipped to Stennis for testing leading up to a "Green Run" static-fire test later this summer.
"NASA will temporarily suspend production and testing of Space Launch System and Orion hardware," Bridenstine said. "The NASA and contractor teams will complete an orderly shutdown that puts all hardware in a safe condition until work can resume."
That move will delay SLS testing at Stennis for an unknown period. "We realize there will be impacts to NASA missions, but as our teams work to analyze the full picture and reduce risks we understand that our top priority is the health and safety of the NASA workforce," Bridenstine said in the statement.
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The next phase of the Liget Budapest Project is to be focused on family-friendly additions. Hungary's biggest and most modern playground will be built in City Park, on a designated area of over 13 thousand square metres. Located on the south-eastern part of the park, the playground will be secure and available for children and families from autumn 2019.
As part of the Liget Budapest Project, there will be seven new playgrounds in City Park. According to ligetbudapest.hu, construction of the first one – that will be the biggest out of the seven – is going to start in the next few days.
Apparently, it will not be just an ordinary playground – the special equipment and the specific elements designed to urge children to explore and learn about nature and the environment is going to be one of a kind in the capital. For instance, there will be an area with sand and water where children can learn through the fossil-copies that will be hidden in the sand, waiting to be discovered.
This is just one example of how those behind the plans want to inspire children to let their imagination loose but also to learn something in the process.
The plans reveal that the playground will be suitable for both younger and older children. The small ones can play in a secure area that parents can supervise from the nearby benches, but the older ones can also have fun – this playground caters to all needs. Children can learn about Physics by checking their speed on the slides or by seeing how far they can jump – and what animal's abilities that distance resembles. The older ones can enjoy a skate park, a climbing wall and an area designated for rollerblading and scootering, while there will also be a pump track for the BMX-enthusiasts.
It is interesting to note that, besides landscape architects, teachers and psychologists, children also took part in the designing of the playground.
The centrepiece of the playground will be a multi-level climbing frame inspired by a painting of Pál Szinyei Merse, portraying a hot-air balloon. This also helps with the art education of children, encouraging artistic associations.
According to Benedek Gyorgyevics, the CEO of the company responsible for the Liget Budapest Project, inclusion was an important goal when making the plans.
"It is an important goal to make sure children with various health conditions and impairments can play with non-disabled children, so we aim to plant several playing devices that are made accessible for everyone.
"The concept of the playgrounds is founded in the cultural and scientific heritage as well as the folk traditions of our country.
Since spring and good weather are fast approaching, check out this article about Budapest's hidden parks and recreational sites worth visiting.
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There is a song that seems to have been somewhat empowering me every time I am reminded of it. The
song is called "One More" by the band Superchick. Don't be fooled by the name. the band consist of 1 girl and 3 guys this band this band is a Christian pop rock alternative band. You may recognize their songs from "Cadet Kelly" and the TV show "One Tree Hill" where the song "One Girl Revolution" was used.
The lyrics flow smoothly with the melody and the speaks truths about daily issues in our lives. Touching on things such as self esteem, bullying, suicide, struggling in life, eating disorders, and death. This band is set out to do one thing and one thing only. Fix all those who are broken and help them build themselves up again with a message that will last a life time.
I came across a documentary today about girls in Korea and how they say "Beauty" is life. Beauty to them consisted of eyes being pulled up by glue and plastic surgery. They believe that pale skin, big eyes, and smaller faces is what beauty is. The reality is that beauty is who you are as you are. Beauty comes in all forms, we just tend to ignore it and fall into the clutches of the media's hands. Superchick sets out to let the girls know that if we realize our beauty now, we could be so strong that it'd be...well Beautiful with the song "So Beautfiul"
Another thing about this band is that they are culturally diverse. I love that this is a multiracial band. I have to say I was impressed by this band when I found their songs. I was going to list the songs by them that relate to my life but honestly I think all their songs are accounted for so I'll list my top 6:
1. One More
2. Anthem
3. So Beautiful
4. Hey Hey
5. We Live
6. Alive
These are my top ultimate favorite from Superchick. I'm hoping to hear more from this band because I think they honestly have a lot of potential. I give this band a lot of props and hope you guys do too. Here's the lyrics to "One More". All rights and lyrics reserved to Superchick.
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Rubicon Red are excited to be back at Collaborate this year, when 5500+ Oracle users and community members converge on Las Vegas to share knowledge and best practice on all things Oracle. We will be based at the AVIO Consulting booth 928, so please pay us a visit to talk about all thing Oracle Middleware,Read More..
Matt Wright, CTO was recently interviewed by Oracle on the Oracle Database Appliance, and how when used in combination with Rubicon Red's DevOps application MyST, allows organizations to obtain many of the benefits of "Cloud" in their own data center. With today's conversations firmly centered on "Cloud", it may seem strange to be talking aboutRead More..
Rubicon Red has been named in APAC CIO Outlook's Cloud Special which identifies the 25 Most Promising Cloud Solutions Providers in APAC for 2016. Approx 1900 companies offering Cloud Solution to Enterprises in Asia pacific Region were evaluated based on offerings, top management and reputations. The final 25 companies was selected after extensive analyse byRead More..
Rubicon Red is pleased to announce the publication of the Oracle SOA Suite 12c Administrator's guide. Oracle SOA Suite 12 c is the most comprehensive and integrated infrastructure on the market today that is used for building applications based on service-oriented architecture. A SOA Suite administrator is responsible for an end-to-end administration and management of theRead More..
For the 2nd year running, Rubicon Red has been named in CIO Review's annual Oracle Special which identifies the top 100 Most Promising Oracle Solutions Providers for 2015. The final 100 companies was selected from thousands of vendors in this space, by a distinguished panel made up of CEOs, CIOs, VCs, industry analysts and theRead More..