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Review. The PBB has Wilkinson-logo'd Grover copy tuners with kidney-shaped metal buttons; the MP goes for the identical-looking tuner but with a Grover logo and metal keystone buttons. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2015, The best thing I have ever bought. The standard P-90-style design has another coil underneath the two (ceramic) magnets. The V100PBB offers an appealing alternative to the regular V100. No, these models won't be challenging Gibson Custom any time soon. See more ideas about Vintage v100, Vintage, Lemon drop. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 March 2015. Vintage does have two version, the Vintage V100 Lemon Drop Distressed (V100MRPGM), and it copies both the sound of Peter's Les Paul, and the aged and relic look. Vintage V100 Reissued, Flamed Honeyburst - The Vintage V100 Reissued, Flamed Honeyburst is constructed with a combination of beautiful tonewoods to create a comfortable and sonically pleasing guitar that is reminiscent of the 1950s. Vintage V100 AFD Paradise. As you'd expect, the necks of both models here feel very similar – a little narrow for the style, perhaps, but very similar in depth to Gibson's Slim Taper. New Vintage V100T Reissued Series Electric Guitarflamed Thru Black *Had594. It's not rosewood, though it certainly looks similar; it's a multi-layered wood construct that's 'quarter-sawn' so the layers create a grain at a right angles to the face. This page contains information, pictures, videos, user generated reviews, automatically generated review and videos about Vintage V100 but we do not warrant the quality, accuracy … This review was submitted by Guitar Jar contributor: Flavia Messinese. Thank you for signing up to Guitarist. V100 Controls: Taking a look into the control cavities, the volume pots are small JS B500k (linear) and the tone pots are A500k tone (log or audio taper). Obviously I couldn't (ever) afford to buy a Gibson, so was looking for alternatives.Seen it so many times lately, get a Vintage V100 instead of a Epiphone. Vintage V100 Icon Distressed Lemon Drop has 0 ratings (Score 0 out of 5 based on 0 ratings ).. Disclaimer. As ever, pull the controls back and things sweeten up quite nicely. They have the wrong shape headstock complete with the wrong logo, the 'wrong' outline, and are made in Asia, not the USA. It's like a good Gibson Junior or Special with the tones knocked back quite a bit – and that's no bad sound. The other new V100 model we have on review, the PBB, appears to take the first version of the Les Paul Custom circa 1954 to '57 as its inspiration. Hardware is gold-plated and very generic with a Nashville-style tune-o-matic and stud tailpiece (not lightweight aluminium by the feel of it). The all-black PBB, therefore, does look extremely classy (a few marks on the fingerboard binding in front of the neck pickup excepted). Setups on both go for a pretty similar 1.6mm on both treble and bass sides, though the PBB is very slightly lower if we're splitting hairs. Perhaps someone had a problem with the Ronno connection and, quietly, the V100MRN became the VP100MP with no mention of the late, great guitarist. 5 user reviews on Vintage Reissued V100 Gold Top. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don't use a simple average. In our very first issue one of the brand's acoustics (a V300) set the benchmark by which we now judge entry-level acoustics. T ime to review the latest guitar to grace the LeftyFretz guitar rack – the Vintage V100 Icon Lemon Drop. With a very unified feel, these two do sound quite different. It is well made, well finished, looks great and packs a punch. £299; By Simon Bradley 01 November 2007. Back in Issue 4, we'd been bowled-over by a Vintage 'Single Cut' style guitar, which got us very close to Joe Bonamassa's sound, at a budget price. While nicely cut in terms of height, both nuts could do with a little more fettling to cure the usual D and G string tuning issues. Using Trev's excellent range of pickups, tuners and hardware has taken Vintage electrics to the next level. As with all guitars you can pick up several of the same model off a shop wall and they will all give a little different feeling, so it's good to go to the store to buy if you can. The PBB's stacked soapbars don't deliver the edgy and hotter single-coil voice we expected and in cleaner settings the highs are slightly muted with a noticeable midrange honk from the bridge pickup. Vintage guitars are fast becoming a force to be reckoned at the less expensive end of the guitar market. Please refresh the page and try again. Please make sure that you are posting in the form of a question. Vintage v100 za ljevaka But I can't find this type of finish anywhere. Vintage guitars are the best and don'tlet anyone tell you otherwise!! I have only ever heard good things about them, and the Lemon Drop and the AFD. I tried lots of Epiphone and even some Gibson studio that where crappy guitars compared to my V100. But, if you want a guitar that truly embodies the spirit of a Les Paul without breaking the bank, you will not be sorry for this purchase. Most, of course, use log or audio taper pots for the volumes, some use linear pots for tones, though most still use audio taper for both. Wilkinson provides the pickups: black bobbin open coils on the MP and black-covered stacked humbucking soapbars on the PBB. Let me know what you think of your V100! First of all I must point out that THERE IS NO CUSTOMER SERVICE from Vintage guitars and JHS in general. It appears to be made of the right stuff, too, if colouration is anything to go by – and by just removing a little of the thin black conductive paint in the cavity you can see that the V100MP's top is maple faced with a veneer, which is nothing to worry about at this price at all. When Vintage was conceived back in 1996 by UK distributor John Hornby Skewes (JHS), the new company annoyed people from the start with that name. It's the make you've asked me to review so many times I had to do it for you! Superfast delivery too. But, on paper at least, they offer considerable value for money: a serious starter electric or, as likely, a gigging spare or potential modding chassis. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. As with the design by which they're inspired, both V100s are weighty propositions, but they feel perfectly good in terms of playability. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Vintage V100GT Gold Top Electric Guitar at Amazon.com. Working with acknowledged guitar industry guru Trevor Wilkinson, Vintage has created a fantastic line-up of Wilkinson-equipped Vintage electric guitars and basses. Vintage 25th Anniversary Series V100-SVB (Image credit: Future / Neil Godwin) The silver/black 'burst finish ties in very nicely with what is a credible-looking modern single-cut. Advertisement This signature model is essentially a modified V100GT Gold Top but with an added Gibson-style vibrola. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Vintage Guitars V100 Electric Guitar - Gold Top at Amazon.com. It's probably fair to say that if you like your single-cuts running into a cranked and driven amp, you'll have fun here. Not even trying to be vintage correct so it's not a clone but still a Les Paul. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2018, Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2012. The PBB's stacked humbuckers don't capture a true P-90 voice. OK, it's not a Gibson, but it's also not £1750 worse than a Gibson. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Both tune-o-matic and stud tailpieces are made by KD Rising Guitar, a hardware manufacturer based in China. I have used it in practice and live on stage and it held up wonderfully. everything has been said ... Low cost but it's pretty fun and effective. The top carve is very nicely dished and a couple of millimetres thicker than our Gibson reference at 62mm from top to back. Yes, they sit on the heavier side in weight – and actually in sound, too – and are let down a bit by wiring that isn't maximising the potential. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2015. Sep 30, 2015 07:43 am Sep 30, 2015 07:43 am Guitar World is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. These pickups seem to be of a higher quality level, too – they are much cleaner looking and appear to have nickel-silver baseplates. It is a good intermediate level guitar as it is, but with some pickups and CTS pots it would be a beast. Never plugged it in but it played fine and felt good with a nice weight to it. Jul 23, 2018 - Explore Aleksander's board "Vintage V100 MRPGM" on Pinterest. It's basically a Gibson Les Paul guitar that's made in Korea using a pseudo name. V100 Neck pickup cavity: While these guitars are far from vintage-spec clones of specific Gibson models, pulling out the neck pickup on both of them you can see a 'long' tenon neck join – the 42mm-wide neck tongue extends some 25mm into the pickup cavity. A reverse fitted neck pickup combines with out-of-phase centre position wiring to produce a throaty, singing and instantly-identifiable lead tone, ideal for slow blues. Now that I don't have it anymore, I do definitely miss mine. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. BTW - I plan on purchasing another one in the not too distant future! I haven't played an AFD myself. The sustain compared to the 70's custom is like 7/9 seconds while the Custom is 10/12 sec. First impressions are of a pair of slightly on the heavy side single-cuts that are extremely well finished, highly glossed and for the most part very well detailed. Some say the vintage has better build quality than the Epiphone, some say it's poorly put together with screws in the wrong sized holes etc, but the overall finish is better. The toggle switches on both are the typical import 'box' type. The guitars have had considerable input from designer Trev Wilkinson, though JHS's operations director, Paul Smith, comments that Trev's "consultancy agreement with JHS expired in August 2018 after 12 amazing years working together developing the Vintage ranges. If the purpose of a copy is to provide a taste of the real thing at a way more affordable price point then both these V100s pass that test in some style. 1 product rating - Vintage Reissue V100-AW Arctic White LP Electric Guitar Wilkinson B-Stock. Whilst working in California, Trev's development work in the guitar industry led him to a meeting with the father of the humbucking pickup, Seth Lover. "They're not vintage!" Of course not – affordability and familiarity were always the plan. Mismatched tone and volume knobs and a flawless finish ensure the Lemon Drop keeps the mojo working. Although the neck pitch is very slightly flatter, likewise the headstock back angle, the Nashville-style tune-o-matic on the PBB is down as far as it can go on the treble side. The cream edge binding with its inner black striped purfling surrounds both the top and back edges, Les Paul Customstyle. The other new V100 model we have on review, the PBB, appears to take the first version of the Les Paul Custom circa 1954 to '57 as its inspiration. We can also see the wiring is modern style and the MP's humbuckers are four-conductor, which means adding a coil-split would be easy via a switched pot. its quite heavy but that is a small price to pay. Whereas our original Les Paul Junior cleans up really well with only a slight volume reduction, here the volume control taper is much more gradual and you have to wind it back some way to achieve that duality. The Vintage V100 guitar is a knock off Gibson Les Paul guitar. Since then, the V100 and the Lemon Drop have been his two main stage guitars, and the sounds he pulls out of them make a compelling augment for taking Vintage guitars seriously. You will receive a verification email shortly. The V100 has single cutaway body, which allows easy access to the higher frets and is made from rich mahogany for full, resonant tones. Less obviously, the lower waist is slightly less rounded. The Vintage Icon series of guitars is a very cool series of guitars. Our Verdict. This page works best with JavaScript. Buy It Now. The top nuts on both V100s are Graph Tech NuBone XB, which aims to "increase volume and enhance the low-end harmonics of your instrument", Jeff Bridges: "What's great about the guitar is that it's very honest. SpecificationBody: Solid Mahogany with carved flame maple capNeck: Mahogany – Set NeckScale: 24.75″/628mmFrets: 22Neck Inlays: Pearloid DotTuners: Wilkinson® WJ44 – ChromeBridge: Tune-O-MaticPickups: Wilkinson® WVHZ Double Coil x 2Hardware: ChromeControls: 2 Volume/ 2 Tone/ 3-Way LeverAccessories: Straplocks New (Other) C $1,162.14. Shares. You can still see all customer reviews for the product. The V100 is a great way to get a mahogany LP shape guitar for not a lot of cash. C $635.79. Gibson's Slim Taper is slightly wider but similarly depth'd: a little over 20mm at the 1st and a shade over 23mm by the 12th. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. From their hybrid Standard/ Custom style to their rock-ready voices and a playability that's more than acceptable out of the box, so long as you prefer a skinnier neck. Vintage V100 MR JBM. It is a bargain and as a 'spare' will never let you down. As a result, Vintage offers quite a substantial range of Gibson-inspired single- and double-cutaway classic-style guitars that retail under £500. Neither guitar bears any specific 'Country Of Origin' mark and Paul Smith simply states "we use production facilities in both China and Vietnam". Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. im mega haps with my guitar, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2014. excellent guitar my son was over the moon it really made his birthday special, we just need to get a good amp to match it now !! So, if you're looking for a Les Paul, buy one they're are worth every penny. Select Your Cookie Preferences ... 3.0 out of 5 stars vintage Gold top v100. For those who have never heard of them, Vintage is a UK brand which is rapidly gaining respect within the guitar playing community. As with the design by which they're inspired, both V100s are weighty propositions (there's no mention of any weight relief ), but they do stay on the right side of the 4.5kg/10lb threshold and feel perfectly good in terms of playability, especially for the price. I used to own just a regular Icon V100 (LP style honeyburst). It is made of solid mahogany, set neck, rosewood fretboard and Screeming P-90's. Visit our corporate site. "The terms of the settlement remain confidential," offers Paul. The more you put in, the better you get", Tom Morello: "Trust me, there are plenty of new guitar sounds still to discover. Top Rated Seller Top Rated Seller. The fingerboard edge – the binding, basically – has a nice in-turn to it and, although not specifically rolled, the top edges are far from sharp. The other version is the Vintage V100 Lemon Drop (V100PGM), it does copy the sound of … This thing is amazing! The caps are .047 microfarads (473 code); lighter .022 or .033 microfarads caps are more common. But the longer we spent with this cut-price duo, the more we enjoyed them: from their hybrid Standard/ Custom style to their rock-ready voices and a playability that's more than acceptable out of the box, so long as you prefer a skinnier neck. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Vintage Guitars V100 Electric Guitar - Gold Top, See all details for Vintage Guitars V100 Electric Guitar - Gold Top, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Review. This guitar was at my local music store and being the proud owner of a Les Paul traditional I always scoffed at the "knock offs" like this and the epiphone clones. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Pros Great tone. This is a proper instrument and, irrespective of your stance on the whole ageing concept, the price of £299 compares favourably indeed with the Epiphone LP100. Great to play great to look at FAB guitar. "Suffice to say that we can offer the guitar body shapes that Vintage produce, for sale, worldwide.". Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. But they are not Gibson Les Pauls. That Vintage logo might not be the coolest we've seen, but it's not a deal-breaker and we'd strongly suggest you try either of these alongside the obvious competition, not least Epiphone. Bath GOOD acoustic tone. I just tried a tokai once, and the V100 is very close , for only a third of the price. The Vintage ReIssued Series V100PGM is a one-of-a-kind classic. big up Vintage V100… The MP just delivers 'that' sound. It's a very inexpensive instrument but it will contain most of the same tone that any other Gibson Les Paul guitar what have. This is a beautiful guitar and amazingly good value. Sign up below to get the latest from Guitarist, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! I played a regular Les Paul from "Vintage". The MP is not the most subtle single-cut we've ever heard. From United States +C $88.62 shipping. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. The Vintage V100 is a perfect example of Trev Wilkinson's fascination with tone. The combination of the lip on the stud tailpiece's threaded body inserts and that relatively low tune-o-matic means the break angle from saddle to tailpiece is slightly flatter, too, which may be a good or bad thing depending on your taste. Made in China with a silly low price tag. The PBB's fret tops are slightly smoother (the fret work a little tidier, too); the MP's feel a little scratchy, but nothing a quick rub won't fix. The stacked design doesn't completely lose pick-up hum, though, unless you're in middle, both pickups on. Many thanks. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Vintage V100 Reissued Electric Guitar (Lemon Drop) at Amazon.com. The guy says it's Ice Tea Sunburst and it has the V100 on the neck which I didn't see on other V100 models. The V100MP was initially launched as "an electrified tribute" to Mick Ronson of Bowie's fabled Spiders From Mars. On suggestion from a salesman I tried this Gold top with P-90's...If i close my eyes i would swear i was playing a classic Gold top deluxe! That's a claim that might be hard to prove, but no-one's going to argue with Graph Tech's quality and use on much more expensive guitars than these. Reassuring weight. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, To tie in with our special Slash-centric issue, we wanted to look at a cheaper alternative to the obvious Slash Les Paul. This page contains information, pictures, videos, user generated reviews, automatically generated review and videos about Vintage V100 Icon Distressed Lemon Drop but we do not warrant the quality, accuracy or completeness of any information on our web site. Do they hold their own? Vintage V100 front view. The tone capacitor is too heavy to leave any clarity as you wind it down, too. It's a pretty good weight and while only the fingerboard wood is visible, it's made of the right stuff. Playmusic Magazine reviews the very cool Vintage V100 Single Cutaway solid body electric guitar... http://www.playmusicpickup.co.uk The neck works better for us, but still has us reaching for the tone to add the clarity we'd expect, though the slightly rounded response is a rather good fusion-jazz voice. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. And Vintage goes to the trouble of providing (thin) gold-plated metal jack output plates, unlike many. On thomann page there is Ice Tea finish but it looks completely different. Wilkinson Stacked P-90: The PBB's soapbars are stacked 'buckers. Vintage Icon V100 review. I guarantee you that". Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2015, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2014. If you like your single‑cuts running into a cranked and driven amp, you'll have fun here. Issue #4. In a cleaner setting, those highs from the bridge and the strident power doesn't make for the sweetest of bridge 'buckers we've ever heard, but even so there's a punkier-edged crispness that you might enjoy. All rights reserved. The MP measures 20.4mm at the 1st fret and 23.1mm at the 12th; the MP is marginally thinner at 20mm at the 1st fret and 22.8mm at the 12th. "The V100MRN [as it was originally called] calls to mind images of glam-rock rebels and eight-legged outer space travellers," says the PR. Like a Duncan JB, there's power but it doesn't sacrifice clarity: the neck pickup is very flutey in comparison and will easily have you gurning over your power ballad solos. The shape is clearly close, but compare it with an original and you'll quickly note the thinner treble horn and the slightly rounded top shoulder, which, on the back, flows into the cutaway, including the binding, and leaves the heel platform slightly thinner. We think so. Originally intended as a tribute to Mick Ronson, the V100MP still retains the stripped front and mismatched control knobs of his '68 Les Paul Custom. BA1 1UA. Equipped with a pair of Wilkinson® W90 SK Black pickups, this guitar is as reassuringly weighty as its stablemates, but offers a pleasant tonal twist, courtesy of its pickup set. We continue to specify Wilkinson hardware on our Vintage models and co-operate regarding specific hardware and parts for new models.", No-one is pretending that Vintage is riding a wave of innovation (although the short-lived Vintage Advance series certainly had a go at that) and as a consequence the company has ridden run-ins with Gibson, most recently a legal dispute that was settled in 2017. Alongside Wilkinson, another brand that JHS distributes is Graph Tech and this company is used to supply the NuBone XB nuts (XB as in 'extended bass'), which, says Graph Tech, have been "specially formulated to increase volume and enhance the low-end harmonics of your instrument". The control taper choice (see Under The Hood on the previous page) does seem a little odd. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. © Steel posts are used for the tailpiece and bridge, not inserts, though. The fretwork is pretty tidy with the frets sitting over the binding, and it's of a sensible gauge, too, not over-big in width or height at approximately 2.7mm wide and around 1.2mm high. But they are not Gibson Les Pauls. the sound is amazing and the feel is perfect for me. Actually the guitar was more than decent. The MP is little different in that regard and it'd be nice to hear both these pickup sets with a more flattering control setup. I truly cannot say enough good things about it. That said, inlays on both are pretty sharp. The geometry is a little different here from an original, too. The MP really wants to rock and while the PBB doesn't quite capture the P-90 voice we'd expected, it's got its own thing going on: smooth yet clear, a surprisingly sophisticated voice. The PBB's stacked soapbars also have pretty juicy DCRs, but these are the combination of both coils: 13.61k (bridge) and 11.64k (neck). V100 PRSfanatic First of all I must point out that THERE IS NO CUSTOMER SERVICE from Vintage guitars and JHS in general. Lovely guitar, looks good and plays/sounds great after a little fine tuning (took it to a lutier for servicing/set up it as slight buzz on E string) Excellent starter guitar for money and with a little TLC fantastic guitar. The trapezoid inlays are more Standard-like here, while the 'board is actually a man-made material called Lignum Rosa. So if you're hankering for a Les Paul a-like then I'd definitely give a Vintage V100 a go. It should, of course, have rectangular inlays on an ebony 'board to really ape a Les Paul Custom. The MP clearly has a fraction more neck pitch and the tune-o-matic here sits slightly higher. I've had this guitar for exactly one month now so I have had plenty of time to get suitably acquainted with it. Switch to something more driven and the PBB delivers in spades with an appealing smoothness. Our two V100s were launched at the start of the year. Issue #11. JHS might have had the last laugh, however: we're told that Vintage guitars are now available in over 130 countries worldwide, not least the USA. My passion for the Les Paul has brought me to wish for the queen of the LP, which is the Gibson but the resources don't allow me to buy a … Vintage V100 Electric Guitar Review posted by Guitar Jar Contributors. OK, so it's not a Les Paul, but, this thing blows the doors off of anything else that claims to be! Vintage should keep there prices up and not sink to the likes of other les paul copies prices. Vintage V100 has 0 ratings (Score 0 out of 5 based on 0 ratings ).. Disclaimer. The fit and finish of everything on this guitar is first rate. They have the wrong shape headstock complete with the wrong logo, the 'wrong' outline, and are made in Asia, not the USA. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2015, Great to play great to look at FAB guitar. The MP's bridge humbucker has a high DCR of 14.26kohm, which puts it into the Seymour Duncan JB or DiMarzio Super Distortion territory and is contrasted by the much more vintage-like neck pickup, which has a DCR of 7.47kohms. Ronson's Spiders-era axe was a stripped-front Gibson Les Paul Custom circa 1968 with its famously mismatched control knobs – a feature replicated here, although the 'wrong' tone knobs should really be those black ribbed witch-hat style knobs. Of course, both guitars are based on the Les Paul Custom, so we should really have ebony 'boards and rectangular inlays, rather than the more Standard-like style here. Vintage V100IT - Thomann UK With the exception of the maple top of the MP, no wood is visible on either guitar apart from the fingerboard, which is made of something called Lignum Rosa (a name coined by experienced guitar designer Alan Entwistle, the man behind the Revelation brand). There was a problem. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer, You're not going to confuse this with a Gibson, are you? Offering an extraordinarily high level of specification, the build quality and constructional detail of the Vintage V100 includes a solid mahogany body and neck mated in true 'set neck' fashion for maximum tone-enhancing rigidity. An accurately-carved gently arched body top additionally adds to the V100…
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A new study has found that kids who are given alcohol by their parents are more likely to become heavy drinkers later in life. But there are many other reasons why kids shouldn't go near alcohol too. Here's Matt with one of the biggest.
Alcohol is not good for human beings, a little bit is ok but drinking it everyday and a lot everyday is horrible for you. If you drink too much you could get things like heart disease and cancer.
But I definatly think the drinking age should be raised to 21.
Alcohol is bad especially when you're brain is still developing and you're behaviour changes dramatically also with the effects of puberty because as we all know heaps of young children are getting envolved and getting in trouble!
I think that the drinking age should be raised but people would still be drinking alcohol illegally. In classrooms we need a lot lessons about alcohol and drugs so we know the warnings and we can warn a lot of other people relatives. We need to also put a message out there by putting advertisements in newspapers, television commercials, books and billboards.
I think this video was very informative and i will careful not to drink alcohol until i am an adult.
well im a muslim and im only 10 but by only watching thing this video i got a lot of information.
As we grow up, our bodies change. Some of those changes are pretty obvious, but others we can't see. Like the changes that happen to our brains!
This is Brian, he's a growing brain. Hi Brian! During his teenage years, Brian's growing constantly. That makes him smarter, but it also leaves him vulnerable. So what would happen if Brian was exposed to alcohol?
Alcohol is a drug, and in large amounts, it can be really dangerous. Too much can even kill you. When alcohol enters the body, it quickly finds its way into the blood stream, and is pumped throughout the body, and towards Brian, the growing brain.
Brian's made up of billions of tiny nerve cells, which send messages around the body, telling us things like how to move, what to say and what to do, and alcohol interferes with those messages. Sorry Brian!
On the outside, the effects are obvious. Alcohol hinders your ability to think, speak, and see things properly. You might not be able to walk, you might feel sick, and worst of all, you might make bad decisions, which is why people are more likely to get into fights or have accidents when they drink.
While some alcohol can be OK for adults, it's a different story for teens. And one of the big reasons why is because of Brian. Experts say drinking alcohol can hurt two important areas of Brian, which during his teenage years, are going through an incredibly important stage of development.
The hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex. Damage to the hippocampus makes it harder to store memories and learn new things, while damage to the prefrontal cortex can affect your decision-making abilities. That's not good news for Brian as he grows up. But there are lots of other reasons to be careful with alcohol, too.
Over a long period of time, drinking can cause liver damage, stomach problems, and heart disease, and even cause certain types of cancer.
It's pretty clear that alcohol is a real risk to teens, and adults need to be responsible with it, too. And for now at least, saying no to alcohol is the best way to keep Brian happy.
Another big issue in the news has been alcohol. A new study has found TWO million Australians are at risk of brain damage because of the large amounts they drink. Teenagers are really at risk - Catherine has more.
Teenagers who are given alcohol by their parents are three times more likely to be heavier drinkers in their late teens than those from families which do not supply alcohol, a new study has found.
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In a fight between Police and Lawyers, only Janata loses
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Over the last few days, Delhi has witnessed an unprecedented deadlock in the form of repeated clashes between the Delhi Police and lawyers followed by protests from both sides. The tensions between the Delhi cops and lawyers were triggered by the November 2 incident when advocates and police clashed at the Tis Hazari Court complex. As per officers, the violent clash left 20 policemen, and several advocates injured. Many vehicles were also vandalised or set on fire. The clash had reportedly started over an argument between the police and the lawyers regarding the minor issue of parking.
It is unfortunate that a minor incident took shape of a violent clash and turned the Tis Hazari Court complex into a virtual battleground between the advocates and the Delhi Police. The Police and the lawyers have different versions of the incident. The lawyers claim that more of their colleagues were injured during the violent clash, and that police firing resulted in injuries to two lawyers. The police however claims that they had only fired in air.
As per the advocates, the lawyer's car had allegedly hit a jail van, after which he was taken inside a lockup. Tis Hazari Bar Association Secretary Jaiveer Singh Chauhan said, "He was taken inside a lockup and beaten up badly. The SHO came but was not allowed inside. The district judges of the central and west district, along with six other judges went there but were unable to let the lawyer out."
Police on the other hand said that a sentry had only requested the lawyer to park his car at a demarcated zone because it was obstructing the movement of prisoners' vehicles. Additional PRO of the Delhi Police Anil Mittal said, "In protest a large number of advocates of the Tis Hazari Court assembled near the lockup. CCTV footage examined so far has shown that lawyers forcefully entered the lockup and started manhandling police officials."
In what further aggravated tensions between the Delhi lawyers and cops, a video came up, a couple of days after the Tis Hazari clash, in which a group of advocates can be seen beating up a policeman who is riding a bike. One of the advocates can be seen slapping the policeman. The incident is said to have taken place outside the Saket Court. A clash also broke out between the two sides at the Karkardooma District Court in Delhi on Monday, two days after the Tis Hazari incident.
This is utterly shameful. Lawyers targeting, beating up and assaulting a policeman on duty outside Saket Court over what happened in Tees Hazari Court is unfortunate. @CPDelhi @DelhiPolice take strict action against these advocates. pic.twitter.com/Nq3T8M8CaV
— Munish Pandey (@MunishPandeyy) November 4, 2019
The Tis Hazari scuffle and other incidents of violence between the Delhi Police and lawyers resulted in a virtual stand-off between the two sides. Thousands of Delhi Police personnel, along with their families, staged an unprecedented 11-hour long protest at the police headquarters. They sought the arrest of lawyers involved in the clash. They finally called off their protest after an assurance by senior Delhi Police officers that their grievances will be redressed. As a precautionary measure, a company of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was deployed outside the Delhi Police headquarters on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the lawyers' strike in protest of the Tis Hazari clash continued on Wednesday as well, across all six district courts of Delhi. At Saket Court, the lawyers shut the main gate of the Court forcing several litigants who had come to the Court for their matters to stay outside. Rohini Court witnessed a couple of unfortunate incidents with an advocate allegedly trying to self-immolate and another one trying to jump from the 14th floor of the court building.
The fact that Delhi Police and lawyers- institutions which form an indispensable part of the criminal justice system goes on to show that the situation is rather grim in Delhi. As observed by the Delhi High Court, "in our democratic polity, the Bar and the Police establishment represent and constitute, as it were, the preserver, and the protector, of the rule of law." The Court also stated, "They are but two faces of the coin of justice." The Delhi High Court has also urged the representatives of the Delhi Police and advocates to hold a joint meeting to "sort out their differences amicably."
The approach taken by the Delhi High Court ought to be appreciated. The fact remains that the Police and the Bar perform complementary functions in administration of justice. The criminal justice system cannot work effectively if either of these institutions fails to deliver properly. It is also indispensable that the two institutions are in harmony with each other, and any tensions or conflict between the two is bound to hamper the functioning of the criminal justice system. Ultimately, it is the ordinary citizen who would suffer of the police and the Bar share a prolonged tense relation.
As is clear from even the ongoing stand-off. The Delhi Police has called off its protest, however the very idea of the police going on protest is dreadful given that it can potentially imperil the law and order situation of the city. Similarly, if the advocates go on strike demanding justice, then how will the ordinary citizens get justice. It is a peculiarly unfortunate situation where those who are supposed to get justice for ordinary citizens are themselves on strike demanding justice. A situation where these institutions fall apart due to a conflict between them is even worse. Once the ongoing stand-off is diffused, the top brass of the Delhi Police and senior members of the Bar Association must get together and chalk out a strategy on how to ensure that the two institutions function in harmony, in order to avoid a similar situation in the future.
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Santorum visits all 99 counties in Iowa, but will it pay off?
It's the second election in a row that former Sen. Rick Santorum has pulled off such a feat. Though it's unlikely to mean as much for him this time around.
Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum tours the Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, in West Bend, Iowa.
Sept. 1, 2015, 9:09 PM UTC / Updated Sept. 1, 2015, 9:57 PM UTC
By Emma Margolin
Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is celebrating a campaign milestone on Tuesday with his completion of the "full Grassley" -- or tour of all 99 counties in Iowa, the first-in-the-nation nominating state. It's the second election in a row that Santorum has pulled off such a feat. Though it's unlikely to bear as much fruit for the man who finished second to Mitt Romney in the Republican primary race four years ago.
"It meant a lot when the field was much less substantive and much less high-profile," Republican political strategist Phillip Stutts said of the "full Grassley," named after Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley's annual visit to every county in his home state.
"If Donald Trump did all 99 counties, it'd be 'hashtag huge,'" joked Stutts. "If Scott Walker did 99, it would be very impactful because he has the regional structure in place. For someone like Santorum, he had his chance. There are so many people in the race. And I don't think Iowans come back to him in the end."
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For months, Santorum has struggled to gain traction in the polls despite maintaining a near-constant presence in Iowa -- a state he carried in the 2012 primary contest. A new Des Moines Register/Bloomberg poll, for example, found Santorum pulling just 1% support among likely GOP caucusgoers in the Hawkeye State, far below the 23% support GOP frontrunner Donald Trump raked in. A recent Monmouth University poll, meanwhile, showed Santorum with 2% of the vote in Iowa -- again way behind Trump and neurosurgeon Ben Carson, both of whom garnered 23% support among likely GOP caucusgoers.
At least publicly, Santorum tends to shrug off such results. "Four years ago, I was sitting pretty much where I am today -- at the robust 1% level," he said last week during an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher." A few weeks earlier, Santorum's spokesperson similarly dismissed the polls, telling msnbc the campaign was actually "in a growing mode."
But while Santorum was able to turn that 1% support into 11 primary victories in 2012, GOP strategists say it's a long shot for history to repeat itself.
"He is where he was four years ago; the difference is the competition four years ago was far weaker than it is now," said Ford O'Connell, a Republican strategist who worked on John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign.
Unlike in 2012 -- when Santorum outlasted the politically volatile campaigns of former Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, businessman Herman Cain, and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich -- the 2016 field includes several legitimate anti-establishment candidates who are competing for the same segment of religious social conservatives. Many of those candidates -- such as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal -- are pulling far ahead of Santorum in the presidential money race, and have yet to step in it with talk of vaccines causing mental retardation (Bachmann) or a failure to remember which federal agencies they would eliminate (Perry.)
"Before, [Santorum] was competing against the Yale football team," O'Connell said. "Now he's competing against the New York Giants."
Nevertheless, Team Santorum is soldiering on, optimistic their shoe-leather strategy will ultimately pay off. Asked about his dwindling support on the eve of his "full Grassley" celebration, Santorum told NBC embed reporter Danny Freeman that he views himself as the "suburban" candidate, one whom Iowans will embrace come February 1.


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Q: Is there an R function to predict a continuous outcome variable with 1 binary and 1 ordinal predictor variable nonparametrically? I have a binary predictor variable (situation1, situation2) and another one that's ordinally scaled (levels in an n-back task, they're called no-back,0-back,1-back & 2-back with 2-back being the highest level). I have a continuous outcome variable (illusion rate).
I wanted to run an ANOVA, but my data is not normally distributed, so I'd like to use a nonparametric test. I thought about using an logistic regression, but I think my outcome variable would have to be binary to be able to do so.
Does anyone have an idea of how I can compute a test like that in R?

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on one of the client with operator user(is on operator mode) the workplace suddenly close and the windows desktop appear.
thank you in advance for solution.
1. File support case with regional ABB support team.
2. Measure workplace's (afwworkplaceapplication.exe) Virtual Bytes with Windows Performance Monitor. On 32-bit Windows not more than 1500 MB may be used. On 64-bit OS roughly the double. Restart overgrown workplaces to release memory.
3. Enable "Dump on Exception" and make memory dumps available to regional support for further handling.
4. Login to ABB SolutionsBank or ABB Library and download Release Notes and search for known and corrected problems. Maybe the problem is corrected in a more recent revision or rollup?
5. If VB6 graphics are in use; have them migrated into PG2. Several fatal errors are left unattended in VB6 by Microsoft (Visual Basic 6 was announced End-Of-Life long time ago). Some, but far from all VB6 related problems can be "dampened" by running the workplace on singular CPU core using a registry setting "ExecuteAffinityMode". Ask regional ABB to assist.


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Published: 11 August 2019 | by Israel Dube, MLO Sec Information and Public Affairs
1.7 Constitution of The Republic of Matebeleland
TheRepublic of Matebeleland shall be a constitutional democracy that will be governed through a provincial system of government whereby the Republic shall be divided into four semi-autonomous provinces. Each province shall have its own constitution that will be subservient to theRepublic s constitution.
1.8 The Central Government
TheCentral Government shall be composed of three tiers of government, namely The Executive, The Legislature and The Judiciary.Each of the arm of the government shall be independent of each other.There shall be vertical separation of powers.
a) The Executive
Theconstitution of Republic shall limit the number of ministries or government departments not to exceed 21 ministries or departments, the government of The Republic of Matebeleland shall not have more than 21 cabinet ministers with or without deputy ministers. In the absence of any Minister, the President shall appoint any of the Ministers to act onbehalf of the absent Minister.The following executive structure is proposed as an illustration
b) The Presidency
ThePresident shall be the head of state and government and commander in chief of Matebeleland Defence Forces.The President shall be elected through direct universal suffrage and shall serve for not more than two 5year terms and shall appoint his deputy, who will act during his absence from office.The President shall enjoy the sole prerogative to appoint all cabinet ministers and deputy ministers from members of Parliament with the proviso to appoint not more than 3 non-elected members of Parliament.The following executive structure is proposed by the M.L.O as an illustration :
1) Ministry of Defense
2) Ministry of State Security
3) Ministry of Homeland Security
4) Ministry of Home Affairs
5) Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
6) Ministry of Information and Public Affairs
7) Ministry of Justice, Constitutional Development and Correctional Services
8) Ministry of Industry and Commerce and Public Enterprises
9) Ministry of Local Government, Housing, Urban and Rural Development
10) Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Systems
11) Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare
12) Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water Resources
13) Ministry of Education, Training, Science and Technology
14) Ministry of Lands , Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry
15) Ministry of Public Works, Small and Medium Enterprises
16) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Environment and Tourism
17) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
18) Ministry of Sport, Culture, Religious and Traditional Affairs
19) Ministry of Youth, Women Affairs and Differently able People
Theministries shall be responsible for creating policies and see their implementation. Most ministries would have no more than 300 personnel. The chief accounting officers shall be called Permanent Secretaries.The implementation of the policies of most ministries shall be done mainly at provincial level except for ministries like Foreign Affairs, Defense,State Security and Industry and Commerce.
c) The Legislature
TheLegislature shall be called the House of Representatives and shall have100 members of parliament who shall be elected through Proportional Representative system of election.The head of Parliament shall be The Speaker, who shall be elected by all members of parliament after the elections.
Thereshall be a Senate made up of 30 members who shall all be elected through Proportional Representative system of election simultaneously with the members of the House of Representatives.The head of the Senate shall be The Deputy President of the Republic.
The parliament shall have an oversight on the Executive and make it to account besides making laws for the country.
d) The Judiciary
TheJudiciary shall interpret the laws of the country and international laws that affect the country.It shall be composed of Supreme Court, the High Courts and the Magistrates courts.All members of the judiciary shall be employed by the judicial services commission and headed by The Chief Justice who shall be appointed by The President from three candidates submitted by the Judicial Services Commission.All judges shall be appointed by the President.
e) Proposed Parastatals and State Owned Enterprises
The following parastatals and government owned enterprises are proposed
1) Matebeleland Timber Authority
2) Civil Aviation Department
3) Deeds, Births and Death Registry
4) Matebeleland Railways
5) Matebeleland Revenue Agency
6) Matebeleland Broadcasting Services
7) Matebeleland Television Services
8) Matebeleland Examinations Board
9) Matebeleland Electricity Commission
10) Matebeleland Meat Corporation
11) Matebeleland Iron and Steel Corporation
12) Matebeleland Investment Board
13) Matebeleland Reserve Bank
14) Matebeleland Roads Commission
15) Matebeleland Water Board
16) Matebeleland Telecommunications Corporation
17) Matebeleland Ports Agency
18) Matebeleland Bonded Warehouse
19) Matebeleland Post Office
20) Matebeleland Standard Association
21) Matebeleland Gas Corporation
22) Matebeleland Bus Corporation
23) Matebeleland Agricultural Authority
24) Medicines and Drugs Control Commission
25) Censorship Board
26) Matebeleland International Trade Fair
27) Matebeleland Tender Board
28) Land and Investment Bank
29) Science, Research and Industrial Board
30) Environmental Management Commission
31) Matebeleland Statistics Board
32) Matebeleland Tourism Board
33) Post Office Savings Bank
34) Competition and Tariff Commission
35) State Lotteries and Gaming Board
36) Sable Chemicals
37) Wankie Colliery
38) Mining Development and Exploration Corporation
39) Library and Documentation Services
40) National Galleries and Museums
41) Matebeleland Methane Gas Corporation
f) Capital City
Bulawayo shall become the capital city of The Republic of Matebeleland
1.9 Independent Commissions
Thereshall be independent commissions to promote accountability, fairness, equality transparency and democracy and the following shall be created viz,
a) Matebeleland Human Rights Commission
b) The Electoral Commission
c) The Public Protector
d) Auditor-General
e) The Anti-Corruption Commission
f) The Gender Equality and Anti-Discrimination Commission
2.0 Provincial Governments
Thecountry shall have a provincial system of government and have four provinces. Each province shall have its own constitution that shall always remain subservient to the national constitution of The Republic of Matebeleland. Almost all government polices shall be implemented at provincial level and bring the government closer to the people. The provinces envisaged shall be
i)Mhlanhlandlela province with the capital being 40km away from Bulawayo and may be located along Victoria Falls road. The name of the provincialcapital shall be called Umvutsha. The boundaries for Mhlanhlandlela province shall be 60kms radius from Bulawayo main Post Office.
ii) Lalaphansi province shall have Gwelo as its provincial capital
iii) Matopo province shall have Gwanda as its provincial capital
iv) Gwayi province shall have its capital as Lupane
a) Provincial Executive
Theprovincial executive shall be head by an elected Governor whose term ofoffice shall be limited to two 5 year terms.The Governor shall appoint not more than 10 executive members from the provincial assembly who shall be referred to as Commissioners and would hold portfolios relevantto that particular province.
b) Provincial Legislature
Theprovincial legislature shall have a single chamber made up of 30 members who shall create legislation for the province and have an oversight on the provincial executive.The Legislature shall be headed bythe Speaker elected from the members of the provincial legislature.
c) Provincial Judiciary
Eachprovince shall have its own provincial judiciary head by the Judge President who shall be appointed by the President from three candidates submitted by the Judicial Services Commission . Each province shall haveits own High Court.
2.1 The Reserve Bank of Matebeleland
There shall be The Reserve Bank of Matebeleland whose functions shall be amongst others
i) responsible for monetary policy
ii) manage the fixed exchange rate of Matebeleland Dollar
iii) supervise all commercial and merchant banks, financial houses and building societies
iv) issue bank notes and coins and destroy bank notes
v) financial surveillance and exchange controls
vI) payment and settlements systems
vi) provide economic information and statistics
2.2 The Currency
The national currency of the country shall be Matebeleland Dollar abbreviated as Mad. There shall be dollars and cents
i) The currency shall be fixed at US$1.00 = Ma$10.00
ii) The currency shall have the following coins
1c 5c 10c 20c 50c Ma$1.00
iii) There shall be the following notes denominations
$2 $5 $10 $20 $50 $100 $200
iv)The currency shall be backed by gold bullion and other resources. Matebeleland has 10,4million tonnes of gold reserves and produces 80% ofthe gold output in Zimbabwe as currently constituted with 60% of that output being produced by 3 mines namely How Mine, Turk Mine and Blanket Mine all situated in Matebeleland.
v) Matebeleland has significant diamond reserves that are yet to be exploited
vi) Matebeleland has large deposits of Platinum.
2.3 Taxation
i) There shall exist dual taxation exercised by the central government and provincial governments
ii) Each province may have particular tax that shall be used exclusively in that province
iii) Corporate tax shall be fixed at 30%
iv) Vat shall be fixed at 15%
v)Import duties shall be fixed between 5% to 25% depending on the productbeing imported into the country.Import substitution shall be encouragedand punitive tax imposed where profligacy is detected.
vi) Income tax shall be fixed between 15% to 35%
vii Excise duties
vii) Carbon tax and pollution tax
viii) Other taxes ie estate duty, fuel levy, toll-gates, national parks fees, etc
TheM.L.O government shall issue new licences to all mining houses operating in The Republic of Matebeleland. All licences issued by the Zimbabwe government shall be null and void after 2018 when the statehoodof Matebeleland had been restored.All mining houses will have to apply for new licences by a prescribed date that shall be advertised and afterthe expiry of that date all licences issued by the Zimbabwe government shall be illegal in The Republic of Matebeleland.
i)The shareholding structure in all mining houses shall provide 30% equity to be reserved for the government of The Republic of Matebeleland
ii) Procurement s by all mining houses shall provide for 60% to domestic registered and citizened owned companies
iii) Mining companies shall be encourage to build refineries to process their minerals or pay taxes in lieu of local refinery
iv)The following minerals and valuable resources are found in Matebelelandterritory ie asbestos,coal, chrome, clay, guano, gold, diamonds, iron ore, nickel, tin, platinum ,emerald, methane gas, with prospects for oiland uranium and other minerals which are known to exist but yet to be mined or discovered.
v) huge export opportunities for iron and steel products to Zimbabwe market
vi)A highly combustible mineral with capacity to power spacecraft twice asfast but lasting twice as long as the current spacecraft fuel has been discovered in Ntalale area of Gwanda, which would be extracted by a NASAlinked company.Many more minerals of such strategic value exist and areyet to be discovered in the Matebeleland territory.
2.5 Land Tenure
Theland tenure shall be based on the following policies. All Zimbabwean licences within Matebeleland territory shall become illegal on a prescribed date that shall be advertised by the M.L.O.government to allow a smooth hand over of properties that were illegally forfeited by the Zimbabwe government to their original owners.
i) Prescribed economic maximum holding guaranteed by Title Deeds
ii) Compensation on market based value for land acquired by the government
iii) Renewable 99 years lease to large corporates engaged in large scale farming
iv) Punitive tax on land holding over and above economic prescribed maximum holding
v) Punitive tax on land held for speculative purposes
vi) Punitive tax on unused land
vi) One man one farm with Title Deeds
vi) All land holding shall be protected under the Constitution that would guarantee individual property rights
vii) Granting of Title Deeds to all landlords and resettled people
2.6 Farming
i) Promote and encourage cattle ranching, dairy farming, ostrich, pig, goat, poultry and wild life farming.
ii) promote and support sugar cane , citrus fruits, cotton.maize,tobacco and other drought resistant crops
iii) Huge prospects for beef and ostrich meat export opportunities into Europe , Asia and possibly Zimbabwe.
iv) Growth of hides and leather industry with opportunities for exports to Zimbabwe
iv) Growth of taxidermist and wild life trophies for export into Europe, Americas, Zimbabwe and possible Asia
2.7 Forestry
i)The harvesting of hard timber timber shall be allowed in so far as logging to saw mill and finally into the furniture production factory isdone at local level with employment preference given to local people.
ii)Only the finished product shall be allowed for export. Export opportunities exist in Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Swaziland, Lesotho, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. There are also export prospects beyond SADC countries.
i)Recognizing and conscious that tourism is one of the fastest growing industries in the world and that Matebeleland territory is blessed with many tourist facilities, the M.L.O. government shall promote domestic and international tourism into all tourism sites in the country.
ii)The government shall have the obligation to protect and support wild life management, flora and fauna so as to attract tourist into the country and maintain all facilities at the highest possible levels of international standards.
iii) The M.L.O government shall support and encourage cultural tourism
2.9 The Government Tenders
i)All government tenders allocated to foreign and big companies must be prescribed that 30% of the tender must be sub-contracted to small and medium companies owned by citizens of the Republic.
3.0 Citizenship
i)Citizenship of The Republic of Matebeleland shall be granted to all whose parents were born on or before 17th April 1980 in Matebeleland territory.
ii)Citizenship may also be granted through descent or naturalization obtained through tests, local government interviews and payment of prescribed fees after physically residing in the country uninterrupted for not less than ten years without conviction for any serious crimes. .Persons convicted for murder, corruption, tax evasion and drug peddlingdo not qualify for citizenship.
iii) Dual citizenship may be permitted
3.1 Matebeleland Defence Force
i)Assemble 30 000 strong Matebeleland Defence Force made up of 25 000 Matebeleland Armed Forces and 5 000 Matebeleland Airforce.
ii) Provide and equip the defence force with modern and sophisticated military arsenal to defend the territorial integrity.
iii) Trained in latest military technology and tactics through co operation with friendly countries
3.2 Matebeleland Police Services
i) Assemble 10 000 men and women for police services to maintain law and order in the country
ii) provide homeland security to people and property
3.3 Intelligence community
i)The Central Intelligence Bureau shall provide intelligence services andprotect the state against domestic and foreign enemies using all known intelligence methods.
3.4 Correctional Services
i) Assemble 6 000 correctional services officers
ii) The correctional services shall provide for the rehabilitation of convicted offenders.
iii)Offenders convicted for serious offenses and sentenced to hard labour shall be deployed into governments services under the supervision of officers from correctional services perhaps microchip ed for easier control and management.
3.5 Membership
i) The Republic of Matebeleland shall apply and join the following international bodies upon the restoration of Statehood.
a) United Nations
b) African Union
c) Commonwealth
d) South African Development Community
e) The World Bank
f) The International Monetary Fund
g) The African Development Bank
h) World Trade Organization
I) The International Communications Union
j) The Southern African Customs Union
k The Southern African Monetary Union
l) World Health Organization
o) United Nations Development Programs
p) United Nations World Tourism Organization
q) Others to be determined in future
i) The M.L.O. government shall provide free education to all children from poor families.iethose whose parents shall have a combined annual salary of United States dollars Six thousand ie US$6 000 which shall be equivalent to Sixtythousand Matebeleland Dollars ie Ma$60 000.
ii) Compulsory education from pre-school up to tertiary level.
iii)It shall be compulsory for all students to learn three languages from pre-school up to equivalent to Form Four with the following proviso thatEnglish and Ndebele shall be mandatory and the following shall be elective, Tonga, Nambia, Sotho, Khalanga, Shona, Xhosa and Zulu.
iv)There shall be two streams of education from Form One coded E1 for academically gifted children and coded E2 for children who are vocational oriented.
v) Matebeleland Examinations Board shall be responsible for the curricula up to Form Six.
3.6 Water
i)Recognizing and conscious that Matebeleland often would receive less than normal rainfall and that there would be little rainfall in future, it would be top priority in the budget of the M.L.O. government to buildlarge dams throughout the Republic in the rainfall catchment areas.
ii) provide a budget in each year for the Zambezi water project and Gwayi-Shangani dam
iii) encourage private and public sector partnership in the building of dams and irrigation schemes
iv) provide clean,safe and running water to both humans and animals
i)The M.L.O government shall refurbish the existing thermal power stations that include Wankie Power Station , Bulawayo and Umniati Power Station.
ii)The M.L.O government shall encourage private public participation in the building of new thermal powder stations in places like Gwayi , Lupane and Gokwe that would result with the growth of new and big urban towns thereat.
iii)Given the abundance of light in the country through out the year, M.L.O. government would open up opportunities for the building of Solar Parks in designated places through out the country to generate solar energy.
iv)The M.L.O government would also consider building the Batoka hydro-electricity with the collaboration of the government of the Republic of Zambia.
vi)The bigger capacity to generate excess electricity shall meet domestic needs and allow the M.L.O.government to export its excess power to otherSADC countries and in particular the Republic of Zimbabwe which is likely to experience a serious deficit in the generation and supply of electricity.
vii) Independent power producers shall be allowed
3.8 Coal
Consciousthat many anthracite coal fields would be depleted in the world in the next ten years and that the new technology of mining coal with minimum damage to the environment is available and accessible, the price of coaland its by-products shall increase significantly to contribute massively to Matebeleland GDP and creating many employment opportunitiesfor the citizenry.
i)The export of coal to neighboring countries like Malawi, DRC and Zambiashall be actively revived and Zimbabwe would be one of the greatest export market for the coal for their industries and treatment of their flue-cured tobacco.
ii) Tarr export opportunities to Zimbabwe
iii) Export markets in Asia and Europe would also be considered and explored
3.9 Infrastructure Development
i)The M.L.O government shall always be conscious that its recurrent expenditure should be contained not to exceed 60% of its budget so as tocater for capital and infrastructure developmental needs.
ii)Conscious that Matebeleland had been neglected by the government of TheRepublic of Zimbabwe during its misrule and tyranny while exploiting her resources, the government of The Republic of Matebeleland shall immediately engaged in infrastructure development through out the Republic.During the process, the M.L.O government shall encourage the allocation of 30% work to local companies in each area, in the building of roads, bridges, government buildings,clinics,hospitals, schools, colleges,shopping malls, new towns and cities.All these projects shall be done in collaboration with the private sector. All employment opportunities shall be for citizens of the country in that particular area.
iii)Conscious that Bulawayo is centrally located to serve not only its towns, cities , farming and mining communities and new resettlement areas but provide transport linkages to countries like South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe through the train and bus transport systems. The government would also encourage private sector participation in the provision and the building railway systems and introduce tram city transport and railways to link towns and cities.
iv)There shall be new toll-gates to be built to raise money for roads development network and rehabilitation of existing net works.
4.0 Border Controls and Management
i)The M.L.O. government shall create new border control management systems to prevent illegal immigrants into the country but allow smooth flow of goods and people and well documented immigrants into the country.
ii)The Republic of Matebeleland government shall open 2 new border post one in Qwe Qwe border post to be called Eguqeni Border Post to allow smooth flow of goods and people from and to Zimbabwe.
iii)Considering that The Republic of Matebeleland shall share a long borderpost with Zimbabwe, the M.L.O led government shall open another border post near Masvingo town in Zimbabwe which shall be called Umgandani Border Post.
4.1 Labour and Social Welfare
i) All employment opportunities in the country shall be available to all its citizens who qualify for the open vacancies.
ii) There shall be a prescribed minimum wage for all industries
iii) The unions shall be encourage to be created in all industries so as to cater for the welfare of their members.
iv)The M.L.O. government shall provide for the payment of a suitable grantto all its unemployed citizens without pension who are above the age of60 years and all its different able body and child headed families.
v)Expatriates shall be given special permits to last the duration of employment with the proviso that there shall be a local to understudy such expatriates during that period.
i) The M.L.O. government shall provide both public and private print and electronic media to co-exist
ii) Each province shall be encouraged to have its own radio station and television services and newspapers.
i) The M.L.O. government shall promote all sports and provide sporting facilities through out the country
4.4 Foreign Relations
i)The M.L.O. government shall create and promote friendly relations with all foreign governments and international organizations and open up and maintain diplomatic missions in designated countries around the world.
ii) shall observe and uphold the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries
iii) promotes the rule of law and human rights , respect for international law and support peaceful resolutions of conflicts.
iv)The Republic of Matebeleland shall establish diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe government to promote friendly relations and peaceful co-existence between the two states and promote trade thereof.
4.5 The Monarchy
i)Recognizing and conscious that the Matebeleland State evolved as a kingdom prior to its destruction, its restoration shall assume the status of The Republic.
ii) The status and powers of the Monarch shall be defined in the Constitution of The Republic of Matebeleland.
4.6 Resettlement and Housing
i)Conscious of the loss of property and valuables that were looted by theBritish imperial agents and by the Zimbabwe government and later forcibly resettled in barren and tse tse fly infested areas, the people would need to be resettled and allow the current land to be opened up towild life farming, conservation's and other economic use. All resettledpeople shall be given Title Deeds by the government for the land allocated to them to allow people to develop their areas and be able to utilize their properties as collateral security when the need arise.
ii)The resettlement would lead into new towns and cities and allow the government to provide low cost housing, electricity, running water, sanitation, tarred roads, trams or trains ,schools, colleges,hospitals and modern shopping malls and banking facilities
4.7 Industry and Commerce and Public Enterprises
i)provide friendly and viable economic policies to drive commerce and give birth to new industries and sustain old industries that use and respect science and technology
ii) encourage export oriented industries, joint ventures and direct foreign investment
iii) promote buy Matebeleland and employ Matebeles
iv) Show case Matebeleland produce in international exhibitions around the world
v) promote and create space for small and medium enterprises
vi) promote efficient and corrupt free public enterprises
vi) promote import substitution wherever possible and value addition
4.8 Aviation
i) provide, maintain and continually upgrade aviation facilities in the country .
ii) Establish Matebeleland Airways
iii) Establish open skies policy and allow competition in the domestic market.
4.9 Zimbabwe s Debt
i)Zimbabwe has a current debt of US$21billion and still growing which hasaccumulated over the years and part of it attributable to brazen and rampant corruption.The Zimbabwe government shall solely remain responsible for the debt and The Republic of Matebeleland would not be responsible nor participate in the amortisation of that debt as much as nation of Matebeleland has not received any reparations for gross abuse of human rights and genocide suffered all the years.
Ifthe Zimbabwe government is ready and committed to pay its reparations to The Republic of Matebeleland for gross abuses of human rights and genocide perpetrated against the nation of Matebeles, then the government of The Republic of Matebeleland would assume responsibility for the portion attributed to the Wankie Thermal Power Station, whose cost would need to be verified by some independent and reputable firm ofChartered Accountants.The nature and character of reparations to be paid by the Zimbabwe government shall be determined by the government ofThe Republic of Matebeleland.
5.0 Corruption
TransparencyInternational has ranked Zimbabwe among the top 10 most corrupt countries in the world for more than ten consecutive years amid adoptionand acceptance of corruption and theft from government, public organizations and non-governmental organizations as a normal and acceptable culture by the Shona people. There is no shame or remorse forstealing public funds but celebrated as great achievement and shrewdness for economic empowerment. Very disgraceful indeed.
i)The above ambitious state of the Republic of Matebeleland would be ableto realize its full potential and care for all its citizens and experience exponential economic growth only if the government exercise zero tolerance to corruption.
ii)The Matebeleland economy has the potential, everything being equal , togrow up its GDP to over US$100billion dollars in 20 years time as long as corruption does not have a breathing space.
iii) To enforce zero tolerance to corruption, the constitution of The Republic of Matebeleland shall provide for the following
a)That corruption shall be prescribed as an offense that is considered a serious crime and repugnant to the values of the nation of Matebeleland.
b)That anyone tried and convicted for corruption that involves a monetaryvalue of or exceeding Onehundredthousand Matebeleland dollars ie Ma$100000 shall face a mandatory sentence of death by lethal injection.
c)That anyone tried and convicted for corruption involving the monetary value between Ten thousand Matebeleland dollars to Onehundredthousand Matebeleland dollars ie Ma$10 000 to Ma$100 000 shall face a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment with no consideration for parole.
d)That anyone tried and convicted for corruption involving the monetary value of or less than Ten thousand Matebeleland dollars ie Ma$10 000 shall face a mandatory sentence of ten years with hard labour and no consideration for parole.
e)That anyone tried and convicted of drug peddling in dangerous drugs that includes but not limited to cocaine, heroine, mandrax and other such drugs that would harm the society shall be sentenced to death by lethal injection
5.1 Religious and Traditional Affairs
i)All ethnic groups of The Republic of Matebeleland shall enjoy the rightto religious worship and observe and practice their religious beliefs as long as it does not harm the nation and pose a threat to the Constitution of the Republic.
ii)Every ethnic group shall enjoy the right to use, observe and practice their traditional and cultural beliefs as long as it does not offend theConstitution of the Republic.
5.2 Health and Family Affairs
i) The government shall provide affordable national health insurance for all its citizens particularly the poor.
ii) Build provincial and district hospitals and health care facilities in each province
iii) Equip all health facilities with modern medical paraphernalia
Thenation of Matebeleland must be aware that they have no option but to commit themselves in this noble agenda to restore Matebeleland Statehoodso as to access all the wealth and opportunities that are envisioned inthis Manifesto. Over 500 000 jobs shall be created in the first year ofThe Republic of Matebeleland independence and all those jobs belong to all the bonafide citizens of Matebeleland. No one would fail to secure ajob as many would be employed by the Central and Provincial governmentswhile some would be absorbed by the parastatals, while others shall be employed in the private sector while those with entrepreneurial acumen and drive shall be assisted to form and run their companies. All patriotic and willing retired chief executives and company directors shall be engaged and deployed by government into small and medium enterprises to transfer their skills for a prescribed period of time.
Theseare your jobs and these are your opportunities that demand you to commit yourself to contribute to the liberation of Matebeleland territory from Zimbabwe. Throw away your garments of fear and seize the shining armor of patriotism and valour and demand your freedom and sovereignty from Zimbabwe and use whatever means necessary to secure it.It is noble and the right thing to do. No one would free us and no one would come from elsewhere to liberate us but ourselves. Independenceand sovereignty has never been donated or given freely but has to be demanded and sacrificed for by all.Traitors and sellouts will not be tolerated.
Allthe countries that gained their statehood were never given a licence todo so nor authorized by anyone to do so. It was never easy nor given ona silver platter. There were many challenges and unpleasantries along the way and ours can not be an exception. They suffered some indignitiesand excruciating pains but spurned on by patriotic desire to be free and independent ,trudged on to liberate themselves against all the odds staked against them and won.
You,Matebeles have a rich and proud history that stands unblemished in the annals of history for standing against oppression and tyranny.
You can still do it today .
Why would you Matebeles not do the same and regain your independence and sovereignty ?
It is possible and it is doable
Whywould you not emulate others and enjoy your freedom and access to God given resources in your territory that has been used to empower the "first class citizens" of Zimbabwe ?
Whywould you want to continue to be abused and treated as second class citizens in Zimbabwe and governed against your will yet Matebeleland is there for you to provide with all your needs and expectations once liberated from Zimbabwe.
Theworld will not sympathize or entertain your pleas and cries for being segregated and marginalised in Zimbabwe or being illegal immigrants in foreign lands if you refuse and ignore this clarion call for you to stand up and effect this Notice of Demand for the Restoration of Matebeleland Statehood.
Ask not what Matebeleland will do for you but what you can do to make Matebeleland gain her independence and sovereignty once more.
Weinvite the Zimbabwe government to find courage to engage Matebeleland Liberation Organisation Supreme Council to reciprocate and effect this Notice through dialogue and peaceful means as the alternative would be very costly to both sides and is unnecessary.
May the Almighty God grant Matebeleland independence and sovereignty and bless the nation abundantly.
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