Want to know how you can organise your travel money before your trip to Poland? This guide is for you.
Passport: Check. Winter coats: Check. Extra baggy jeans for after you've overindulged in hearty Polish cuisine: Check. Now all that's left to do is organising your travel money. Poland has been a member of the European Union since 2004 and a member of the Schengen area since 2007. As Poland isn't a Eurozone member, zloty is the national currency. If you're one of the increasing number of travellers visiting Poland each year, it's a safe bet you will be also visiting another European Union member state. If this is the case, a card which waives the currency conversion fee for transactions in both euros and zloty is preferable. Even better if you can find a product which also waives international ATM withdrawals fees — you're going to need cash on your trip. Unlike other European member states, Polish ATMs charge an operator fee if you make a withdrawal. Be up to date with your options for travel money and get the most out of your trip. Spend your time enjoying Poland, and not worrying about spending money.
How much zloty do I need to bring Poland?
Poland is still cheap compared to Western Europe and Australia. How you choose to travel will dictate the final cost of your trip. If you eat out (and drink out) every night and stay in nice hotels, your trip will be much more expensive than somebody who rents a bed in a dorm and cooks with food from the market.
Following a period of economic instability as a result of the global financial and European debt crisis, in recent history, the Australian dollar has been worth about 2.6 - 3 Polish zloty.
Which travel card, debit card or credit card?
You won't have a problem using your Visa or Mastercard debit card, credit card or travel money card at point of sale terminals and Polish bancomat machines. Like in Australia, American Express is not accepted in as many places as Visa or Mastercard. Card payments are the norm in supermarkets, shops, petrol stations, restaurants and more, especially in major towns and cities such as Warsaw, Krakow, Lodz, Wroclaw and so on. There are two charges to worry about: compare products which waive the currency conversion fee when you spend in zloty and compare cards that let you withdraw from Polish ATMs without paying the international ATM withdrawal fee.
They are not accepted by kantors.
Transaction accounts with travel features don't charge for currency conversion, international ATM withdrawals or both. Because Poland is not a Eurozone member, you'll pay a local ATM operator fee when you withdraw cash (approx. $3) from bankomats. You can avoid the international ATM withdrawal fee using the Citibank Plus Transaction Account (the currency conversion fee too). You can save even more money using your Citibank Plus Visa Debit Card to withdraw from Polish Citibank ATMs. Cardholders can withdraw for free from all Citibank ATMs in Poland and all over the world.
Tip: If you're a Westpac, St.George, Bank of Melbourne or BankSA cardholder, use Deutsche Bank ATMs in Poland and you won't pay the international ATM withdrawal fee.
Travel credit cards let you spend in zloty without paying the additional 3% charge to convert Australian dollars into a foreign currency. This is a handy feature when you're overseas as it allows you to use you credit card in Poland for approximately the same price as Australia. In Poland, as in most developed countries, credit cards are widely accepted, especially Visa and Mastercard. However, be mindful that in smaller businesses and out-of-city areas credit card acceptance might not be so common.
Exchange rates. When you make a transaction in zloty using your credit card or debit card, the Visa or Mastercard (or American Express) foreign exchange rate applies. This rate is usually better than the rate you'll get on a travel card and is pretty close to the market rate.
No Australian travel money cards support Polish zloty. Unless you're using a no currency conversion fee travel card, you'll pay an additional fee when you use your travel card to spend and withdraw. The cards which don't charge for currency conversion charge for ATM withdrawals and vice versa. While travel cards may be suited to take to trips to Eurozone member countries, there are cheaper travel money products to use in Poland than a prepaid travel card.
Traveller's cheques are a travel money dinosaur. These products have been replaced by debit cards and travel cards and you will have trouble finding a place where you can get your traveller's cheques cashed. Taking traveller's cheques to Poland is not advised. Learn more on this guide how to get a refund if you're a victim of a fraudulent transaction.
You will find that you can pay using your card in Poland in a similar number of places to Australia. The difference is the time it takes for the transaction to process. It can be minutes rather than seconds with some merchants, and you may get the odd look while a line builds up behind you. Some stores will only take cards for transactions over the Polish equivalent of $20 Australian dollars. Pubs and clubs are frequently cash only as with some restaurants. Of course, markets are cash only.
For her 19th birthday, Kacey visited Poland as part of a 13 day Top Deck tour. The tour started in Budapest and finished in London. She spent a day travelling from Vienna to Poland and one day in Krakow before continuing to the Czech Republic.
What cards did you take with you? Kacey took these cards with her on her trip.
Her parents paid for her trip for her birthday. They recommended she open the Citibank Plus Transaction Account before she left Australia, which she was to use as her travel account. The Citibank Plus account doesn't charge for international ATM withdrawals, currency conversion and has no account keeping fee. She spent the majority of her trip in the Eurozone (Germany, the Netherlands & Austria) where she could make free ATM withdrawals (Eurozone ATMs don't charge local ATM operator fees). She used the card to pay for over the counter expenses when she could, which was quite often during her 13 day tour. ANZ is Kacey's bank in Australia. She took her Access Advantage Debit Card with her in case something happened to the Citibank Card (the Access Advantage has no account fee for under 25's) and she used the Low Rate Card for emergencies. She's happy to report there were no 'emergency situations'. She transferred lump sum amounts from her Access Advantage Account to her Citibank Plus account as she needed it.
She didn't have a problem with card acceptance. When she arrived in Poland, she made one ATM withdrawal of about 200 Polish zloty (about $80AUD), which was more than enough to cover her for a day and a half — the tour paid for breakfast, but not lunch, dinner, drinks or activities for the day. She didn't want to withdraw too much money as they headed to the Czech Republic the next day, and she had to make another ATM withdrawal so she could get Czech Koruna.
Kacey made a withdrawal from a Bank Polski bancomat around Krakow's main square and was charged a fee of 5PLN, which is about $2. She says that the ATM offered an English language option and displayed exactly what she would be charged before she accepted the transaction.
She says the Citibank Plus was a great card to use around Europe. Not only are there plenty of Citibank ATMs in different countries, Eurozone ATMs don't charge a fee, so she paid nothing to withdraw cash using this card.
Reload time. Kacey says it took at least 2 or 3 days to transfer money from her ANZ Access Advantage Account to her Citibank account. She says watch out for weekends, she tried to make a transfer on a Friday and the funds didn't clear until Wednesday (5 days).
If you want to purchase zloty in Australia, banks and foreign exchange providers can sell you cash before you leave. The following banks and foreign exchange providers can sell you zloty in Australia. Banks charge a commission, Australia Post and Travelex. You can even order your foreign cash online with Travelex and Australia Post and collect the money from Australian international airports.
There's no limit to the amount of foreign cash you can bring with you to Poland. If you're carrying more than the foreign currency equivalent of €10,000, and you're entering Poland from a non-EU member state, you must declare your cash when you enter the country.
Aussie dollars, euros, pounds and US dollars can all be easily changed at Polish 'Kantors' or exchange offices. Kantors can offer a very good exchange rate. Always use a Kantor which displays a 'buy' and 'sell' rate, if there is only one rate on display, there's a good chance it's a dodgy exchange office and you may get ripped off. In Krakow, head to Slawkowska Street close to the main square of the city to find a decent place to exchange cash. There should be no commission but double check before you start the transaction. Avoid changing money at the airport. If you find yourself in smaller villages, banks will usually change foreign currency, but come prepared with enough Zloty beforehand.
Tip: Some towns near the border of Eurozone member states may accept euros as a form of payment. Always pay in the local currency to avoid an unfavourable exchange rate.
Contactless payments are extremely handy when you're overseas. This form of payment eliminates the minimum transaction limit so common among merchants. Poland has had an enthusiastic uptake of contactless payment technology and is currently the biggest market in Europe for Visa PayWave. Almost half of all Visa payments in Poland are contactless and all Visa point of sale terminals will support contactless payments by 2017.
The best advice for how to carry and use your travel money while in Poland is to split up your travel funds between cards, always have access to cash to make small payments, and carry enough cash on your person to get you through any small emergency. In larger cities like Krakow and Warsaw, pulling out your card to pay for lunch is not likely to raise an eyebrow; paying with card is perfectly normal. There will definitely be some situations where cash is the preferred, if not the only way to pay. That's why it makes sense to keep your options open, and have easy access to both cash and cards. If you are planning a trip to Poland, or are considering traveling to Europe, compare the travel money options before you leave. If you have any other tips for traveling wisely and using travel money in Poland, leave a comment in the forum. If you have any questions, ask us using the form below.
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I was initially travelling around Europe on a pre loaded commonwealth bank travel money card, which was great for withdrawing euro's and pounds from atms. Now I have since settled in Poland and I'm considering staying. As noted on your page, it isn't a eurozone country and consequently I have noted that it is quite pricey withdrawing cash through my comm bank travel card as the zloty is not a supported currency.
Is there an alternative that is more cost effective and better suited to my circumstances considering I may well be based in Poland for some time longer?
In this case, it might be better if you look for a prepaid card from a Polish bank. You could transfer your zloty onto this card and hopefully withdraw your cash without incurring high fees.
You might need to visit some Polish banks to discuss your options and determine which product is best for your trip.
I have arrived in Warsaw, Poland with a pre loaded EURO card.
Here i am unable to find any ATM which dispenses EURO. Trying to withdraw local currency is too very expensive on bank ATM's. Please do let me know if there is any facility to withdraw EURO in Warsaw Poland.
As mentioned on our Poland Travel Money Guide, the local currency Zloty is used in Poland. As such, the majority of ATMs will only allow you to withdraw Zloty currency.
You may be able to withdraw Euros at some airports, but still the majority will be in Zloty.
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I have a cash passport loaded but the card has been stolen how I could get the money now while on holiday in Poland?
Thank you for your comment and we're sorry to hear about your stolen card.
In the event that you no longer have access to your card, you will need to contact the Card Services team directly. I've emailed you their contact details.
They will either send a secondary card to you or organise for emergency funds (of up to the available balance on your card) to be sent to you.


August and September are risky months for hurricanes, and the season lasts into November . The FCC Media Bureau is taking the opportunity to encourage broadcasters to register and participate (PDF) in its Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS).
Registered users input data on the status of their broadcast facilities, communications links, generator fuel and other items. They also provide emergency contact information the FCC can use to contact them to assist with disaster recovery and assistance from the FCC's federal partners.
Updates are easy to do using the DIRS website, but I encourage stations with group management or sister stations outside the disaster area to consider having someone outside listed as a DIRS participant, so the engineer within the disaster area doesn't have to struggle to find a working Internet connection.
The engineer at the affected station can quickly update that person, who could then update the DIRS website and handle inquiries.


"The ordered and orientationally disordered crystalline phases of the flexible C4F8 molecule"
There is ample experimental evidence for the existence of several crystalline phases of C4F8, although they still have been not clearly identified. In this paper we report a series of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using a partially flexible molecular model, which takes into account the mixing of the low frequency intramolecular modes and lattice modes. The calculations are carried out at constant pressure and constant temperature and the algorithm employed allows for volume and symmetry changes of the (MD) sample as a function of thermodynamic variables. Although several stable crystalline phases are found, their number is still less than determined by experiments.


Hi guys! It's time to reveal more of the mini dollhouse!
When we first set about building and decorating the mini dollhouse one thing was clear. We had more mini dolls than we had mini bedrooms. That meant that some of our dolls wouldn't have anywhere to live. We couldn't have that. We always want our dolls to have a room, and a bed to call their own, even if it means that they have to share. Something just had to be done.
Here is a look at the shelf that we've been using to house the mini dolls. The cubicles are one foot by one foot by one foot, perfect for mini doll rooms.
We got ours from a lady on Facebook for $10. Ours didn't come with bins.
9 cubicles = 9 rooms. But we had 10 mini dolls! 😦 The numbers just didn't add up.
We already had three bedrooms, but we wanted to leave room for a kitchen, a bathroom, a dining room, a living room etc. That didn't leave much space left for extra bedrooms. What to do?
We finally decided that the best thing was to add an extension to the top of the house.
We used a large cardboard box split in two for this project. We wallpapered it, and laid down carpet. Then we made some beds using our mini doll bed tutorial.
Here is a look at the main part of the extension.
Up top is Lana and Sienna's room. Lana is wearing Lori by Our Generation's Ferociously Fuzzy coat paired with the Jammin' Jumper, while Sienna is wearing items from the Lori by Our Generation's Close to Nature outfit. These outfits are adorable, and are a perfect fit for all of the mini dolls. We highly recommend them.
The circle rug is a coaster, and all of the mini vanity accessories can be made using our making minis tutorial.
Be sure to keep your mini doll's box for they make perfect sized beds!
Below Lana and Sienna, we have Kit and Kendra's room.
Kit looks sleepy in Lori by Our Generation's Pleasantly Polka Dotted pajamas.
Kendra is wearing a mix of the Lori by Our Generation's I Spot You coat, Warm Hat, Warm Heart shirt and boots, and Ferociously Fuzzy leggings.
We didn't do much up here. We just hot glued some foam board to the sides to create a bit of a veranda rail, so that the dolls wouldn't fall off. Then we just set up our mini patio furniture.
We make most of our one inch doll accessories using polymer clay. All of the non clay accessories we purchased a long while back online.
We also use a lot of found items for our mini dolls. Anything goes really for this size of doll.
I think the Blythe dolls are super cute! I had to rescue them from the bottom of the Littlest Pet Shop bucket. Since then, I've sort of claimed them as my own. Little Miss is more interested in the little pets at this time.
Now you could just leave your dollhouse as is, but we still had some more mini dolls to house. Luckily, there was some space left on the top of our dollhouse shelf, so we decided to make some bunk beds.
We used paper straws and hot glue to build this mini doll bunk bed, and for a while, Sadie and Ayla were quite happy rooming together here, but when mini Maryellen came along, we had to build one more bed.
Ayla and Sadie are both wearing Barbie clothes. Some fit quite well on these dolls.
You can see where the shelf ends. That means that Maryellen is at risk of falling off the building if she rolls over in her sleep. That's why we've been thinking that these girls need some walls! LOL!
Stay tuned for more mini dollhouse madness as we put together the rest of the rooms, and showcase the final reveal! You can find all of the rooms that we have made so far for the mini dollhouse HERE.
Have a crafty kind of day!
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All the beds look so nice and cozy! The rooms are adorable.
Aren't they so cute? 🙂 We got a few for Christmas this year and we are definitely loving them. They fit very well and the shoes and boots are easy to get on and off.
I like that they fit all of our minis AG, OG, LORI, plus the bigger Madame Alexander we just got, and the slim 8″ Madeline we found at a flea market.
Thank you! I wasn't sure that it would hold up, but it is actually quite sturdy!


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The Staple Theory at 50: The staple theory and the carbon trap
Brendan Haley
As part of our continuing special series celebrating the 50th anniversary of the publication of Mel Watkins' classic article, "A Staple Theory of Economic Development," we present here an innovative and provocative commentary by Brendan Haley, Ph.D. candidate at Carleton University and author of several recent works on green industrial policy. Haley argues there is an intersection between the "staples trap" and a new, more ominous "carbon trap," that must be addressed centrally in modern policy responses to the challenge of staples dependence.
In my search for insights into the opportunities and barriers to transitioning Canada towards a low-carbon economy, Watkins' (1963) article, "A Staple Theory of Economic Growth," was one of the first places I looked.
The article is indispensable because Watkins undertook the ambitious endeavour of translating the wide-ranging and multi-disciplinary, but largely descriptive, work of Harold Innis and other Canadian and non-Canadian economic historians into a theoretical synthesis. The article contains the first written use of the term "staples trap" to describe the pitfall that resource-based economies can encounter.
Below, I intend to highlight the richness of Watkins' theory and the multiple factors that can produce the staples trap. I will then outline how I have applied this pattern in Canadian economic history to discuss Canada's current climate change problem as a "carbon trap." Finally, I will discuss if the policy agenda required to escape from the staples trap, as defined 50 years go by Watkins, conflicts with what is needed to escape the carbon trap.
Watkins' rich synthesis
"A Staple Theory of Economic Growth" was first introduced to me in an undergraduate economic history class. It was presented primarily as a theory based on linkages (forward, backward, final demand) from the base staple to other sectors of the economy. This formulation invited the use of input-output models; weak linkages are indicative of the staples trap of over-dependence on resource exports.
However, Watkins' consideration of "spread effects" from a resource staple base also included supply-side factors, highlighting the influence of the staple on the nature of entrepreneurship (both private and governmental) and technological absorption and innovation. The consideration of these factors is true to the Innisian tradition, moving beyond physical and financial linkages, towards the influence of staples on institutions, values, and politics. I don't remember talking about this in my undergraduate class.
Watkins further opens up his analysis to consider shifts in the international environment, to which staple-based economies are particularly vulnerable. He notes that sustained development requires economic institutions that support the ability to shift production in the face of economic change. This introduces the value of resilience and adaptability and the need to consider factors such as knowledge assets and access to education, the nature of political power, and the ability to use and produce new technologies.
Throughout much of the article, Watkins is answering to the same criticism that is heard today: that the approach is an historic description and no longer relevant to the modern Canadian economy. Yet, to an economic historian, history matters. While the structure of the economy changes and evolves, it does so along a particular trajectory, which has a historic starting point. Even if the staple is long gone, it can still leave its "stamp" that influences subsequent developments.
Watkins is very careful not to claim that staples are the unifying theme in explaining the growth of the Canadian economy at all times, but he also makes the salient point that the most persistent staple biases relate to economic institutions and political values. Furthermore, an "inhibiting export mentality" and the undue political influence of staple exporters are key determinants of the staples trap.
This insight echoes throughout Canadian economic policy debates. Following the article, Watkins himself (1977), Kari Levitt (1970), the New Canadian Political Economy School (Drache and Clement 1985), and industrial policy advocates (Britton and Gilmour 1978) all discussed how Canada's lack of innovation, its "truncated" form of industrialization, and its dependence on foreign technology, could be traced back to its staple history. A country weak in innovation capabilities might easily rebound back towards resources as the safe space, as discussed by Stanford (2008).
All of this is to warn that in the Canadian context, leaving the free market to its own devices can easily recreate the staples trap of resource and technological dependence. Correspondingly, if we wish to enhance the transformative power of the Canadian economy and reduce its vulnerability to international shocks, Canadian policy makers need to develop political programs and economic institutions capable of opening up different trajectories.
Changing the trajectory would require interventions across the series of factors that influence the structural evolution of the economy. Since this is a problem that involves economic and political structures, interventions cannot be limited to "getting the prices right," but must also include policies to promote factors such as entrepreneurial activities, knowledge production and exchange, and the coordination of national and regional efforts.
A fundamental conundrum since Watkins wrote his article has been the challenge of developing an industrial or innovation policy aimed at increasing Canada's capacity for transformation, in the context of historically bestowed economic institutions and political interests promoting an "inhibiting export mentality."
The carbon trap
I have sought to gather some insights from Watkins' article and the rich history of Canadian political economy to explain Canada's particular climate policy problem (Haley 2011). I have argued that the staples trap peculiar to the 21st century is also a carbon trap, which prevents Canada from transforming towards a low-carbon economy. The carbon trap presents an ecological problem as well as an economic one, since it would be wise to plan for futures where the world might take action on climate change.
The pattern I gleaned from the works of Innis, Watkins, and others, was one of export-led development installing a series of structural rigidities. When faced with crisis and economic change, the strength of these rigidities led the economy back towards staple export dependence -- instead of transformations towards new technological, economic, and ecological pathways.
The rigidities in the context of the carbon trap include the high fixed capital costs of bitumen sands development; the staples export mentality of the Conservative government and other political and business leaders; regional political challenges; and the political interest of the bitumen industry. The vulnerability of bitumen as a staple product to international market shifts includes its exposure to changes in international climate policy. True to the staple trap pattern, instead of reacting to international uncertainty and vulnerability by diversifying towards low-carbon technologies, political and industrial leaders react by exacerbating the rigidities even further by calling for the build-out of new infrastructure (such as pipelines) and weakening environmental regulation and initiatives.
The carbon trap certainly relates to the chance geographic circumstance of Canada sitting on top of a highly carbon-intensive resource -- at the very time when the world needs to reduce carbon emissions. Pulling from Watkins' insights, we can also add that the institutional and political stamps left by previous staple periods contribute to the durability of the trap.
Approaches to escape from the traps
Of course the staples trap is not inevitable, and neither is the carbon trap. Both identify a policy problem and provide a warning. Watkins' article inspired many policy initiatives to reduce Canada's vulnerability to the trap and build a more balanced economic structure. Today we can ask if the policy agenda to escape from the staple trap, as defined 50 years ago by Watkins, conflicts with what is needed to escape from the carbon trap. I contend that the answer depends on what you decide to pull out of Watkins' original article.
If the staple trap is viewed primarily as a problem of weak industrial linkages, you can escape from it by strengthening these linkages. In the case of the bitumen sands you can strengthen backward linkages by building transport systems (e.g. pipelines) and through the use of domestic machinery and equipment. Forward linkages can be enhanced through initiatives to "add value," such as expanded upgrading and refining.
The problem is that "strengthening" these linkages could exacerbate the rigidities that lead to the carbon trap and sink Canada even further into a fossil fuel pathway and away from a green innovation trajectory. Also, a narrow focus on these linkages only makes sense if we assume that nothing changes in the international economy: a simplifying assumption that Watkins made to discuss the demand-side linkages, but subsequently relaxed to create a "historically relevant" theory.
The interpretation of the staples trap which I believe is truer to the article, and to Watkins' later work, is that the problem fundamentally concerns the capacity of the national economy to transform towards new economic structures or paradigms. This reading highlights the historical-evolutionary and political economy aspects of the article. This interpretation of the staples trap directs a policy agenda towards the encouragement of alternative entrepreneurial activities, the creation of new economic institutions, and political values aimed at building economic diversity in order to open up new pathways towards desirable futures. In the context of the climate problem, these pathways must be based on deep greenhouse gas emission reductions.
Of course the latter policy agenda does not necessarily preclude activities such as upgrading and use of domestic machinery along the way towards a low-carbon economy. But a change in political understandings, economic institutions, and an economic strategy would have to be first and foremost. Then a sectoral strategy could be developed within the bitumen sands that would encourage linkages if they could help mould Canada's economic structure towards low-carbon pathways. The fundamental policy problem is again the need for a Canadian innovation policy, this time a green one.
Like any concept, the staples trap has been interpreted in many ways. In an article as ambitious and wide-ranging as "A Staples Theory of Economic Growth," it is possible to pull out different facets. In my discussion, I have tried to argue that the institutional, evolutionary, and political insights within the article are critical for us to escape today's carbon trap and that an overly static and narrow understanding of linkages can be dangerous.
Fifty years on, Watkins' article still provides insight and clues into what we should do today. It deserves to be read and re-read.
The bibliography of references cited in this article is available here.
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For data which is highly-skewed or zero inflated (as is often the case with aggregate data), the values which DHIS2 may not provide an accurate min-max range, which may then result in excessive false violations. Also note that currently, min-max values are calculated across all attribute combo options for a given data element /category option / organisation unit combination. In summary, the automatic generation of min/max values can be useful for many situations, but it would be advised to ensure that the data is actually normally distributed prior to using this function.
If you are using the default entry screen click on the element for which you want to set the min-max value. A pop-up window will appear in which you can enter the values. On subsequent data entry, if the values entered do not fall within the min-max range, the data entry cell will appear with an orange background, to highlight that this value does not fall within the min-max range. The min-max limits can be set in the following dialog.
In the same screen , users can comment on the reason for the discrepancy, such as an event at a facility which may have generated a large number of clients. Users may also flag the value for follow up (by pressing the star).
It is possible to generate and remove the min-max ranges by dataset using the "Min-max generation" function available in the data administration module. Just select a dataset and then an organisation unit from the dialog, as shown below.
Pressing "Generate" will create new min/max ranges for all data elements in the selected data sets for all orgunits (including descendants) of the selected organisation units.
Pressing "Remove" will permanently delete all min/max ranges for the selected datasetsa and organisation units.


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ZUMA to be crowned for his 'Selfless efforts' in making SA better and boosting the economy.
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The National Funeral Practitioners Association of South Africa (Nafupa SA) will be honouring former president Jacob Zuma for his selfless efforts in making South Africa a better country.
The association says that Zuma played a major role economically and socially during his time in office.
Zuma is among 18 people and organisations who will be honoured.
Nafupa SA says although his tenure was marred by controversy, he's done a lot for service delivery and radical economic transformation.
Zuma stepped down as president on 14 February during an address at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
He said: "I have therefore come to the decision to resign as president with immediate effect. Even though I disagree with the decision of the leadership of my organisation. I have always been a disciplined member of the ANC."
The former president has said he would remain involved in the ANC and work for the promotion of projects he believes in, such as radical economic transformation.
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2022 Writers' Roundtable, Vol. 37: Power's Decisive Moment?
By INDYCAR | Published: Sep 21, 2022
Today's question: What was the decisive moment of Will Power's 2022 championship-winning season?
Curt Cavin: Not surprisingly, there are several moments that come to mind, and I think Paul Kelly will hit on a very important one below, so I'll save that for him. Will credited the double poles he earned at Iowa Speedway for giving him the confidence that he could catch Mario Andretti for the pole record, and I'm sure that served as momentum boost for the championship drive, as well as he finished both races in the top three. Another big moment was winning the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix after starting 16th – no other driver came from as far back to win a race this season – and it assured him of winning a race for the 16th consecutive season. We've talked a lot about Will's consistency in 2022, and it's worth noting that he finished on the podium in five of the final seven races, all with the pressure of a title at stake. But one race early in the season that is likely overlooked by many was the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, where Will qualified 19th at Barber Motorsports Park. He didn't seem to have pace all weekend but somehow finished fourth. That was huge. Those are the days where title runs are born.
Arni Sribhen: For me, the key moment of Will Power's 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship was before the year even started, when he decided to play "the long game" and race for his second championship not chase wins. Power had a history of going for early-season glory and then letting a run of bad races affect his confidence for the rest of the year. By the time, he regained his swagger, the championship was all but over for the driver of the No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet. For 2022, he was more relaxed, and his early-season results matched his newfound peace of mind. Five straight top-fives to start the season, but no finish better than third. It allowed him to take the point lead after his win at Belle Isle. Even a summer slump that affected his qualifying and race results would not deter Power this season. And he'd finish the year much like he started it, with five top-fives in the final seven races to claim the title. By playing the long game, Will Power was more Scott Dixon-like, and he got a Dixon-like title as the reward.
Paul Kelly: It took me about four seconds to choose an answer to this question, as my mind raced back to the shock of the opening lap of The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on Fourth of July weekend. Power entered the race second in the standings, 27 points behind leader Marcus Ericsson and feeling the heat from teammate Josef Newgarden, who was just five points behind him after winning the previous race, at Road America. Power started a dismal 21st after receiving a penalty in the first round of qualifying, dialing up the pressure. And it's safe to say that nearly every NTT INDYCAR SERIES fan on the mounds at Mid-Ohio and watching on NBC got a "here we go again" feeling when he spun in Turn 9 on Lap 1 while trying to hustle toward the front of the field. In past years, this could have triggered a Power mental freakout that all but ended his title chances with a bad finish. Instead, Power didn't panic, steered his No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet back on the racetrack in last place and then resolutely drove through the field to finish third. It was the classic example this year of the new "Chill Will," and I think it was his finest drive in a season filled with them.
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Day 2 (March 3rd) brings with it a request to show some blog love. We asked you yesterday to showcase blog/s you enjoy, preferably those outside the circle here.
May I suggest that you make 'blog love' a regular feature of your blogging. Link building is an important way to build your own blog. Yes, generosity makes for good Karma – always!
Try to include links to other blogs in your own blog posts. Refer to other blogs you enjoy reading or specific posts you found particularly interesting. When those other blogs have the trackback feature turned on in their blogging software programs (WordPress), you'll automatically get a link back to your own blog in the comment section of those posts. At the very least, the other blogger will see the incoming links from your blog in their blog statistic reports, putting you and your blog on his or her radar, and that means more exposure for you.
For Day 3 (March 4th) we're continuing our 'keep it simple theme' and asking you to do a Free Write. If you're wondering what that is, read Suzy Que's tutorial on this here.
Go on now, link your Blog Love Post here and read and share!
Love this topic – Blog Love and thanks for the mention. Will spend the weekend checking out some blogs.
Hi, some really nice posts here. Not writing for this one but certainly enjoying reading! Hope to make an entry tomorrow with the free write. Thanks Corinne.
Wow ! After this day, we are going to have a large number of blogs to look out for and read ! All of us are sharing the names of at least 2 new blogs…which means the list of blogs to follow hereafter is going to be really long and wonderful !
It's been fun so far, hasn't it, Aditi?
Gauri – could you do Day 1 immediately and send me the link (on FB), I'll add it to yesterday's linky and then do the Blog Love one too today. Free write is for tomorrow. Let me know.
Don't worry, Carol. It's all fixed now. Take care.
wow free write!! that's my favorite! Yayie! scheduling post right away!


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WeWork owned Flatiron School joins forces with design school Designation
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Flatiron School, The coding school and bootcamp acquired and operated by co-working giant WeWork has now made a move to expand its service base with an acquisition of Designation, A dedicated User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) digital design program based out of Chicago notable for dishing out graduates for several big names including Facebook, Bose, Google, Apple, Capital One, Walgreens, IBM, Yelp, Uptake and several others.
Flatiron was established in 2012 and currently counts 7 campuses across the U.S. and U.K. in addition to an online presence for its enrollees. After raising over $14 million across 2 rounds from the likes of Thrive Capital, Matrix Partners, BoxGroup and CRV, WeWork acquired the firm October last year adding its offerings as another perk for its members.
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Technology typically found on luxury cars will be available on all Hyundai models by the end of 2020, the manufacturer has announced. The news has been welcomed by Swindon dealership Pebley Beach, which says that Bluelink connectivity between the car and the manufacturer is great news for customer…
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Swindon's business leaders were given the chance to get behind the wheel of a hydrogen-powered Hyundai at a networking event celebrating Swindon's place at the forefront of the fuel technology. The Hyundai Nexo – one of only a handful on Britain's roads – was supplied by…
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A Swindon motor dealer has secured its position at the forefront of the electric vehicle revolution by becoming the first in the region to win industry recognition for its expertise in selling and maintaining electric vehicles. Pebley Beach has become the first car dealership within a 50km radius of…
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As a partner in Kboose, Joel will focus in growing operations and processes of the rideshare platform. His experience with advising and financial investments, combined with his entrepreneurial vision, will equip him with a unique perspective from which to build the brand and product of Kboose.
Kboose will nurture key investor partnerships which will allow the team to drive growth and meet desired performance goals. Comprehensive standards, metrics, and deliverables will provide a quality check by which all elements of Kboose will be measured, ensuring excellence across the product, process, and people.
After college, Joel worked as a financial advisor for AXA Advisors, ESI Financial, and Merrill Lynch. He worked with families to manage their debt repayment, retirement planning, and individual financial investments across all types of markets.
Joel then stepped away from the world of financial advising to pursue his entrepreneurial vision by co-founding an online grocery shopping and delivery service, Red Apron. The company, based in Grand Haven, offered customers an alternative way to shop for groceries. Red Apron was a unique blend of a quality IT platform and logistics operational process in the dynamic e-commerce space, and provided an excellent service to the community for five years.
Joel VanderBand studied at Calvin College, Michigan, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Business and Finance. Throughout his schooling and career experience, Joel has sought out challenging and rewarding experiences that encourage out-of-the-box thinking, creative problem solving, and leadership development.
With Kboose, Joel is dedicated to improving the quality of life for so many senior citizens and individuals with various disabilities who are forced to depend on help from friends, family and often very expensive third party services. He aims to leverage his knowledge of operations and finance to ensure that a solid foundation is laid from which to launch the future of the rideshare app.


Capo is a brand of RC models whose leitmotiv is the quality of manufacture.
In summer 2011 the 3 founders decide to embark on the design and manufacture of models that make them dream but they do not find on the market.
They use 3D design and CNC tools to achieve their goal.
The first model sold is the TATRA T815, fully machined from aluminum. this step allows Capo to understand the design mechanism.
Then the JK makes its appearance and allows the team to learn a lot about manufacturing processes by using the injection in addition to the CNC tool.
The next model, the ACE1 will allow via a more affordable price to establish the brand in the RC model world, and is the first of a long series of exceptional vehicles.


Designs included in the "Contemporary Garden" collection within Midwest-CBK's Garden Gift catalogue.
Original bird illustrations were created for wall art, and repeating, geometric patterns were created into garden stepping stones as well as accent motifs. The birds were designed using digital illustration as well as hand painted textures that were scanned in and used as overlays. The stepping stones were designed as being able to be individual repeating patterns or interchangeable motifs repeated on a walking path. The color palette was made to coordinate with the curated product collection as it was being built for their July 2017 launch of garden and giftware designs. Wall art was produced using MDF and paper; stepping stones are cast resin.