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Biafra, A Recent History; Conclusion
13 November, 2009 26 June, 2017 by astranavigo
By Astra Navigo
Biafra – A History (Part III – V)
"As I have said before, and I repeat, the war we are fighting is an imperialist war, waged by Britain and Russia in an unholy alliance and with the tacit acquiescence of the United States, and fought by proxy."
"I see Biafra as a bastion of the free in an age in which freedom and self-determination are conditioned by the color of the skin. I would go further to say that for the acceptance of the black race, there must be a Biafra. If this Biafra is stifled, then perhaps in the future another will emerge."
— Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu (Radio Biafra broadcasts; November/December; 1968)
By August of 1967, Biafra had been forced to withdraw from the occupied territories in Nigeria gained during its incursions in July and August. Back behind its original borders, Ojukwu could do nothing to prevent the destruction of most of his air force by the new Nigerian MiGs. By September, three Nigerian regiments had crossed the Niger into Biafra. With the abandonment of the capitol at Enugu for the inland city of Umuahia in September, 1967, Biafra was effectively on the defensive.
Biafran soldier w/captured Nigerian equipment; 1968)
Now, his forces spread thin (augmented by European volunteers and mercenaries committed to his cause of freedom), Ojukwu had to make the choice between losing his country, and losing his one deep-water port, Port Harcourt, in the south of Biafra.
Port Harcourt is on the shores of the Bight of Biafra, which in turn is part of the Atlantic Ocean. One of the world's largest river-deltas, the Niger River delta comprises the gateway to Port Harcourt, and is a natural 'staging area' for the large numbers of ships which come to Port Harcourt every day, bringing supplies to Biafra, as well as taking the oil which was such a vital part of the Biafran economy.
Ojukwu's dilemma was plain – with the pressure of Nigerian troop-columns threatening his capital, he had to maintain sufficient forces in the field in western Biafra to counter this threat – but he also had to maintain Port Harcourt at all costs, defending the city while it was under siege.
He chose to fight a delaying-action, surrendering over 150 miles of territory as the Nigerian army pushed east, but holding the coast-district against the onslaught of Nigerian artillery and Egyptian/British-flown MiGs and Ilushin bombers. Savage fighting continued through most of the fall and winter of 1967-1968. Reinforced by additional mercenaries, volunteers, and Biafran regulars, the Biafran army managed to hold out through most of spring, 1968.
All the while, Biafrans were starving.
(Biafran children, in late-stages of starvation; 1968)
"By the beginning of April, 1968, the truth about Biafra and the genocide being perpetrated by Nigerians was filtering in increasing volume to the outside world," said President Ojukwu in a broadcast over Radio Biafra in the summer of 1968. In truth, the Biafran famine was far worse than the media presented.
By this time, the failure of harvest (Nigeria had occupied most of the Biafran farmland close to the border near the Niger River) and the war itself was claiming 50,000 Biafran lives monthly.
Barring a miracle, Biafra was on borrowed time.
(Map of the Republic of Biafra — 1967 – 1970)
"For nearly ten months now, we have been fighting a hard and bitter war in defense of our lives and property and the future of our children against Nigeria's calculated war of destruction and genocide. The immediate tragic circumstances which culminated in this war are well known to all of us…."
— President Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu; broadcast of 31 March; 1968
"In Africa, a thing can be true at first light, and a lie by noon."
— Ernest Hemingway
On 12 May, 1968, fifty thousand troops of the Nigerian Third Marine Commando under General Adekunle and his second-in-command, General Obasanjo, made an amphibious landing south of the Biafran city of Port Harcourt in the Niger River delta. At the same time, the Nigerian Air Force stepped up its bombing raids on Port Harcourt, attacking the outer-ring of Port Harcourt's defenses round-the-clock.
Over fifty thousand Nigerian regulars, mainly Hausa troops from the north with no love for the Igbo, were chosen to assault the land-based defenses to the west of the city. The outcome left little in doubt.
Toward the end, broadcasts from Radio Biafra grew strident in its pleas for military, medical, and United Nations assistance. Biafran troops, out of ammunition, threw gasoline bombs on advancing Nigerian troop-carriers and fought hand-to-hand with fixed bayonets as the Nigerian troops pushed deeper into the city.
On 23 May, 1968, Port Harcourt fell.
(Biafran soldier with French-made machine gun on hood of Land Rover – Part of Port Harcourt burning in background – 1968)
Four brigades (about 20,000 effectives) of Biafran troops streamed through the now-chaotic city northward toward the city of Owerri to make what might be a final stand.
General Adekunle, commander of the Third Marine Commando (Nigerian Army), simply let his mainly-Hausa troops have the run of the city for nearly a week.
Bayoneting anyone who resisted, the Third Marines engaged in a chaotic 'suppression' of the Port Harcourt population, raping women at will, murdering their husbands and children, and looting with abandon.
Entering the Port Harcourt hospital, they bayoneted the wounded Biafran soldiers who could not evacuate, as well as the physicians who stayed behind; raped nurses and new mothers in the maternity wards, looted all medical supplies, and eventually returned to their units.
This complete breakdown in discipline on the part of Nigerian Third Marine Commando bought the remnants of the Biafran defenders badly-needed time to establish their perimeters around Owerri – but at a civilian cost of over 50,000 Biafran lives during the week-long orgy of murder, looting, and rape in Port Harcourt.
Biafra had lost its one deep-water port capable of bringing supplies to the nation via the sea. It had also lost its major population center, plus the oil resources so badly needed to fuel its economy.
In August, over 2,000 short-range rockets and millions of rounds of badly-needed ammunition began arriving at the airfield near Owerri. At the same time, the OAU (Organization of African Unity) began to lobby the international community for aid.
Ojukwu has long been criticized for his rejection of land-haulage for food-aid – however, there is a long –standing west African tradition of using poison to eliminate one's enemies, and an equally-long tradition of failing to differentiate between civilian and military personnel in this endeavor; it may well be that the Biafran government wanted to prevent this possibility.
Ojukwu demanded airlift-only as a means of resupply; it's often been suggested that he wanted this method so he could fly in arms along with food supplies; however, there's little practical evidence that this occurred.
What is known is this – by the end of 1968, over 200,000 Biafrans were dying monthly, due to the Nigerian blockade of all road-entries to Biafra, plus the crowding of Biafra's population into a land-area a little less than one-half of the original size of the nation.
Contacted repeatedly by the Biafran foreign-office in Lisbon, Portugal, the United States was content to do nothing, either to support a nation seeking its independence, or to provide material relief for the Biafran civilian population.
Reinforced by fresh volunteers and French munitions, the Biafran army went on a counter-offensive in October of 1968. This resulted in large numbers of Nigerian army casualties along with the capture of Owerri by the Biafran army, but eventually resulted in a stalemate by spring of 1969 as the Biafrans ran out of ammunition, food and other supplies.
(Biafran refugees leaving Owerri; May, 1968)
Airlift of arms and supplies were neither enough nor of any frequency to sustain the life of the population nor the viability of the army. What followed – from early 1969 until the end – is a shameful chapter in modern history.
Nigeria, with the tacit agreement of the international community and with the active support of Great Britain and the Soviet Union, having squeezed the population of Biafra into an area around half its original size, was allowed to simply starve Biafra into submission. During 1969, Biafrans died daily at a horrendous rate. At the peak of Biafra's suffering, it's been estimated that nearly 250,000 Biafrans were dying monthly.
On 22 December, 1969, the Gowon government launched its final offensive. Starving; Biafran troops could do no more. They simply threw down their weapons and faded into the jungle. Nigerian columns advanced unopposed, cutting Biafra in two and rendering the nation indefensible and the situation hopeless. Nigerian troops began a systematic process of killing every male over the age of ten, raping and mutilating the women of childbearing-age, and destroying anything that might be of value.
(Biafran folk-art painting of Nigerian troops raiding Biafran village – 1970)
On 13 January, 1970, President Ojukwu fled with most of the Biafran government to Abidjan in the Ivory Coast. The remainder of the Biafran army capitulated later that day.
The war for Biafran independence — which held such promise both for the region and the world — was over.
"Blockaded and besieged, we had no alternative but to cry out as loud as we could, so that, should we perish, somewhere, some people in the world, men of good will, would at least record the fact that at one time we did exist.
May I take this opportunity to thank all those persons and organizations that have sacrificed that we might live – that we assure them that their sacrifice will not have been in vain.
Biafra lives. The struggle continues. Long live the Republic of Biafra."
— Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu (President; Biafra – broadcast-from-exile; January, 1970)
"The world is a fine place, and worth fighting for."
As an apologetic for Nigerian statehood, Biafra stood in sharp contrast to the artificiality of Nigeria. Biafra was the proof-made-manifest that political-constructs using arbitrary borders do not work in regions where familial and tribal affiliations hold sway.
These lessons were learned in Biafra, as they were to be learned later in Yugoslavia in the 1990's, and in Iraq in present day.
Biafra was also proof that the definition of genocide is very much determined by money, power and skin color – nearly the same number of ethnic Igbos were killed between 1967-1970 as the number of Jewish people during the events in Europe between 1937-1945 – but Biafra was denied support for its nationhood and any form of United Nations-sponsored peacekeeping or aid relief.
The expected reprisals after the fall of Biafra never occurred, largely due to pressure from both the British and U.S. governments to end the war quietly – it was believed that there was still a danger of Biafra rising again due to popular support if the Gowon government completed its genocide. As a result, the entire war, along with its atrocities, were metaphorically 'swept under the rug' by the international community.
Tactically, the war was lost in September, 1967, when the original capital at Enugu was lost and Biafra went over to a defensive posture.
Strategically, the war was lost when Port Harcourt fell, and in spite of the recognition of Biafra by several west African states at that time, those recognitions did little to enhance Biafra's stance in the eyes of the rest of the world. Deprived of its only deep-water port, its oil-reserves, half of its land-area and nearly all of its arable land, and with its population concentrated together in a manner which invited disease along with starvation, the question most people ask is "why did Ojukwu attempt to hold Biafra together, when there was little hope of winning?"
The answer is plainly obvious to most of us who've studied the phenomenon in any depth – given the alternative between an uncertain future at the hands of a known enemy, and a certain future – even death- with one's 'own' – a person will choose the familiar over the unfamiliar; the miserable company of one's own people over the ill-treatment of foreigners.
— Exact numbers are not possible after this time, but numbers between 2,000,000 and upward of 5,000,000 Biafrans dead of starvation, disease, and direct military action (wounds) during the war have been suggested.
— While reprisals never materialized after Biafra's capitulation, the Igbo continue to be repressed. Many have left their homeland for more-peaceful lives in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States, where their talents are more welcome.
— The land east of the Niger River has never fully recovered from the thirty months of war which marked the existence of the Biafran Republic. To this day, the Igbo are persecuted.
— The United States government has never admitted any failure surrounding the events in Biafra from 1967-1970. To this date, the U.S. has no foreign policy which adequately addresses Africa.
— Nigeria continues to suffer from the effects of military dictatorship and corruption to this day.
Personalities:
— President Ojukwu returned from exile in 1980 to the acclaim of over a million people who lined the Owerri airport to welcome him home. He lives quietly in Nnewe, in eastern Nigeria.
— President Gowon saw a brief transition to democracy, then a descent into more chaotic military dictatorships, being overthrown in a coup in 1975. He lives comfortably today in Lagos, Nigeria. He was never called to account for his responsibility regarding the genocide in Biafra.
— General Murtala Mohammed was never called to answer for his crimes against humanity or genocide against Biafra. The international airport in Lagos is named after him. He was installed by coup as Gowon's replacement in 1975; his rule was cut short in another coup attempt in 1976, when his limousine was ambushed in Lagos traffic.
— Neither General Adekunle nor General Obasanjo (the two architects of the Biafran genocide-by-starvation) were held accountable for their crimes. In fact, Adekunle said, "I want to prevent even one Igbo having one piece to eat before their capitulation," in response to a question regarding his strategy. Adekunle now lives in retirement, and has recently published a memoir; Obasanjo is the current president of Nigeria.
On an academic level, I'd be remiss if I didn't say I'd never have been able to complete either my masters' thesis in college or this small series if the good people at Harper; Row hadn't had the courage to publish the collected thoughts and speeches of President Ojukwu in their fine book "Biafra", released in 1969. I've had a first-edition for many years; it survived my housefire and is a book I've read several times since I bought it for $1.50 at the used-book sale in college.
Fredrick Forsyth's book, "The Biafra Story" contributed greatly to my understanding of the conflict.
There is much which was left out of this story for clarity's sake – the miniCOIN Airforce of Swedish Count vonRosen makes for a grand tale; the memoirs of Rolf Steiner, the mercenary officer from Germany, also offered invaluable perspective.
I'm also indebted to the website Biafraland.Com, which provides much in the way of anecdotal material and other information about the land to the east of the Niger.
On a personal level – when Biafra seceded from Nigeria, I was 12 years old. While other boys were out playing softball, a combination of personal interest and a touch of asthma kept me indoors, either reading or listening to my shortwave radio (a gift from Dad – he told me he'd give me his old Zenith when he knew I'd use it).
I had followed the problems in Nigeria, right along with the war in Vietnam, the Six-Day War in the Middle East, and (later) the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union.
Upon Biafra's secession, I thought – 'these people are in the right – the U.S. will have to do something for them!" I put a map of Nigeria on my wall, and followed the troop-movements, gleaned from broadcasts and magazine clippings.
I asked my Dad when he thought the Biafrans would win. He said, "Actually, son, I think they're going to lose this one." I was crestfallen. They were a new nation; certainly deserving of freedom.
I was 12 then. I had much to learn.
Surviving in Biafra: The Story of the Nigerian Civil War (Alfred Obiora Uzokwe; 2003) Writers' Advantage Press
The Biafra Story (Frederick Forsyth; 1969; 2001) – Cooper Press; UK
The Selected Speeches of Lt. Col. Ojukwu (Biafran Govt. Press; Onitsha, Biafra – 1967)
War Stories – A Memoir of Nigeria and Biafra (John Sherman; 2002) Mesa Verde Press
Shadows – Airlift and Airwar in Biafra and Nigeria, 1967-'70 (Michael Draper; Hikoki Press; 1999)
The Last Adventurer (Rolf Steiner; Boston/Little/Brown Press; 1978)
American Policy and African Famine: The Nigeria-Biafra War, 1966-1970
Biafra (President Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu; Harper and Row; 1969)
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karlsie says:
Astra, thank you very much for this coverage of a time period we should never forget, but that seems determined to be placed into the Orwell shredder. One of the things that disturbed me in the very beginning of this piece is that your description of the Igbo placed them among the more intellectually advanced of the Nigerian state. It brought to rusty memory, the terrible genocide against the intellectuals of Cambodia; also within the same time frame, and i shuddered to think of the significance of such target areas. If the Igbo had been a worker's community, simply expressing the rights to fair labor practices, the genocide would have been as horrible, and i would be as deeply disturbed, but when a Nation turns on its intellectuals, there is something irreparably wrong with the fabric of that society. The intellectuals are the ones who design the commodities of civilization, its technology, its progressive development in domestic and International affairs. They are not always morally right; corrupt ethics can be practiced at any stage of intelligence; but without intellectual input, there can be no outstanding achievements within the arts, sciences or mathematics. So then, of course, the question would be, what earthly purpose could be gained by allowing such a massive squandering of human resources, and the answer, i would leave to a person's own speculations.
Astra Navigo (author) says:
The one thing which cannot be taken from a person is his/her intellectual capacity — brainpower; if you will.
Smart people have been universally despised by the majority all throughout history – the examples are such that they really don't need to be reiterated.
When you add the religious component to the issue, then the real question becomes not 'why?' but 'why did the entire world ignore the inevitable?'
Humanity has the habit of seeing the obvious, and acting against it in spite of all logic. Squandering human potential is only part of the issue.
grainnerhuad says:
Karla you raised questions and concerns that I always have have about over intellectualizing. While I value intellectuals I see where sometimes when on the track of figuring something out, people tend to get so introspective as to loose sight of the whole. Being intellectual does not make people morally correct. A case could be made for this in many areas of science. Too often the concern is can this be done, not should this? That is not to say intellectuals are without morals, but rather it is very often not until the problem is solved( in their minds) and they lift their heads up that they see what consequences the answers carry.
There must be balance because everyone must have a place in a community or as Astra pointed out the inevitable will occur.
Many of the intellectuals, especially in writing academics, were hated in Nazi Germany as well, and had to move to move to safer areas like Switzerland or Sweden. However, Hitler was still able to assemble an association of medical doctors and scientists who performed atrocious experiments on their victims in the name of advancing medical and scientific knowledge of the human anatomy, pain, chemical, radiation and disease thresholds, and creating a map of the human mind. The degree of your intelligence doesn't automatically make you an expert on moral or ethical decisions. That moral compass shifts in accordance with how much a person is willing to let go of comfortable beliefs when those beliefs don't correspond with an internal digest of right and wrong. There is nothing more uncomfortable to the intelligent and cunning who promote wrong-doing, than a person of equal intelligence (or greater) striking an emotional response in the citizens who had already been questioning the morality of their hero on a subliminal level. Once the words have been articulated, the question can no longer be ignored.
My point however, in eliminating the intellectual society from its rank, or discrediting it, is that the society begins to stagnate into constant inner turmoil, dictatorial decision making, and few advances in the arts and sciences. The society fails to develop the earmarks of an advanced and affluent civilization. It falls eventually into ruin and decay until a sense of true leadership returns. A Nation is only as great as its leaders. Who we follow as a leader says everything about our advances as a society and our ability to remain a strong Nation.
18 November, 2009 at 11:29 am
"The degree of your intelligence doesn't automatically make you an expert on moral or ethical decisions."
Karla, thank you, thank you, and thank you for connecting the dots on this one!
The majority of the Nazi elite were disaffected intellectuals – almost the entire senior officer-corps of the Waffen-SS were made up of them. They quite literally read Goethe in the evenings after a long day of rounding up social/mental/racial 'inferiors', and patted each other on the back for being smarter than their victims.
Heated survival suits, stealth technology, swept-wing aircraft, pulse jets – and uber-efficient means of killing and disposing of large numbers of people – all were the products of the Nazi state.
The math is simple: Take one country where the currency has inflated out of usefulness; add a population scrounging in garbage cans for a living; take that portion which was educated during the halcyon days at the turn of the century – and add one small group which offers a way out of the mess.
Sound like anything close to home?
It keeps ME up at night….
Bill the Butcher says:
Will, an excellent article. I had an Igbo friend from Port Harcourt; he had no love for the Nigerians. At the same time, it's obvious why Nigeria wanted to keep Biafra, even at the cost of war. Oil was even then essential. Today, who got the aid would depend on who promised the oil companies more.
massob says:
Your unique perspective of the history of Biafra is indeed spell binding.
Thank you indeed Massob for coming through and commenting. I would like to add everyone would do well to check out the "Massob" site which is linked to their name.
Ambrose says:
4 December, 2009 at 12:25 am
Well-written piece and I have it posted on my blog.
Harold Peil says:
Hey, I was very blown away with that. I told my friend and she agreed. I would love to hear whatever else you have on this. Cool!
Bigdaddy says:
Well written! In all my years of listening to different versions of this story of the Biafran/Nigerian civil war, i've just seen one piece that looks very analytically coherent to a large extent. But one thing that borders my mind about this write-up is that there was no mention of the actual catalyst that precipitated that war; such as the 1966 or 1967 ethnic genocide carried out by the North against the people of the East of the Niger, who resided in the Northern part of the country. The Western world especially the Britain & United states, i guess were only being irrational/cunning/greedy/selfish and self serving when they decided to kill the vision of a people who are self-determined to survive, and to contribute to the development of the world's socio-economic and political landscape through the use of their God given intellects. "Let it be known to the world that by denying the survival of that rising sun of yesterday, the western world have actually retarded the warmth of full sun of tomorrow for the African continent"…
Darn good blog with great content on what I just needed. Thanks for posting this!
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M. C. says:
I am specifically interested in the specific provenance and/or exact date of the Biafran folk art piece that you include in your website. Is this piece attributed to a specific individual? Where might I find more information about the artist?
M.C>
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GOOD WORK.AND ONE DAY THE OJUKWU PROPHESY WILL COME TO PASS.
John Sherman says:
13 February, 2013 at 12:16 am
I noted that my book, War Stories: A Memoir of Nigeria and Biafra, is listed among your references. I hope it was helpful in your preparation of this article. I have also written the libretto for the opera, "Biafra," which the composer, Nathaniel Blume, and I expect will be performed worldwide once the score is completed. You may view the 20-some minutes of the performance (a portion of Act II, Scene II) on YouTube – it is in three parts, but going from 1 to 2 to 3 will allow you to view the entire performance. I expect to return to Nigeria this year. I look forward to it with great anticipation, as I have a deep love for Nigeria.
Having been in the Eastern Region during the horrible pogrom of October 1966, other events leading up to secession, secession itself, and the onset of the war, I have vivid memories of those months, plus the additional nine months I spent in 1968-69 working with the Red Cross near the front lines. Those experiences, of course, helped form the libretto of the opera.
wandon says:
Biafra will rise again.
igweze says:
5 August, 2013 at 10:47 pm
The soldier you say captured Nigerian equipment , I laugh, was the same cheap bloke I saw on the very day the war ended at Nkwo , Nnewi displaying theatrics around that equipment on the ground shouting to everyone's hearing that Ojukwu ran away. Ojukwu was a coward! And he would move in circles around that equipment like a man truly enraged. That if he saw Ojukwu now that he would break his head and so on. 'Kemizo' my friend and I watched like those people fearfully peeping from their door. A hot afternoon it was and no one was certain as to the intention of the troops or this sudden peace that we all viewed with unease. Instead of running back home like the rest of those who really fought the war to the last drop of their arms, he still had his rifle and the peace keeping force had just driven into town shortly after the announcement of Biafran surrender and there he went ranting in full view of them. The 'O.A.U' peace keeping soldiers, for that was what their hand black bands read, huge very tall men somewhat 'gwodo gwoish' took little notice of him. He was merely staging all that show to either impress or curry favour .
Mazi Biafra says:
Biafra will be free eventually. They tried to bury us little did they know that we were seeds.
The Fulani herdsmen are now killing our people, just last month they killed an Igbo woman in Kano.
The present incompetent administration of Buhari makes no effort to hide its bigotry and hatred of Ndi Igbo. But here this, we are an ancient race, we are survivors and we will continue to fight for our right to self determination. We shall eventually build a nation that all black people would be proud of. Biafra have always been about hope! The rising sun will rise again! Dalu (Thanks) for your insightful essay
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Leicester Tigers and England fly-half George Ford is wary of the threat posed by Scotland's Finn Russell ahead of the final round of the Guinness Six Nations this afternoon (5.00pm).
Ford is named on the bench for the Calcutta Cup match at Twickenham knowing that a repeat of 2017's 61-21 victory could clinch England the Championship title, if Wales slip up against Ireland.
But Eddie Jones' men will need to nullify Scottish pivot Russell – who Ford faced in back-to-back Heineken Champions Cup games against Racing 92 this season – if they are to clinch the crown.
"I think he is a very dangerous player given time and space, his skill set is very good – he can run, pass and kick," Ford told the England Rugby website.
"One of our ways in defence will be to stop Scotland on the gain-line so that maybe he doesn't have such an armchair ride."
And while playing in the final fixture of the day will mean England know exactly what they need to do to win the Championship – or not, if Wales defeat Ireland in Cardiff – the Tigers No10 is trying not to focus on permutations.
He said: "We cannot assume anything. The main focus for us, regardless of other results, is to up our performance from the last four games we have played in. Our focus this week is on ourselves and getting another result at Twickenham.
"We realise this week that most of the ball we are going to get will be unstructured, from kicks, so we have to work on that part of the game and fire some shots from kick-return.
"It'll be a balance of getting structured and unstructured play right."
England hold nerve in Autumn Nations Cup Final

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Fit the model to training data in a table. This works the same as before. The model formula specifies the fields of the input table will be used as the response variable and predictor variables.
Evaluate the predictive power of the fitted model by performing predictions on test data in a table and comparing the predicted values of the response variable to the observed values. This uses a new tool, Predict <Model Type> From Table, which provides new functionality and replaces the Plot ROC of Binary Classification Model and the Plot Performance of Binary Classification Model tools. The new tool generates ROC and other plots for binary models, as well as new summary statistics, including Cohen's Kappa (for classification models) and Kendall's tau and % Variance Explained (for regression models). The new tool can also (optionally) store the predicted values back to the table, so you can perform your own comparison of the predicted and observed values.
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This past year, before Ohio even legalized the marijuana for medical use conferences and workshops have been cropping up across the state.
But a Northeast Ohio native has started the state's first brick-and-mortar facility to offer more in-depth training about the industry as well as the plant.
After the state has finalized details about the medical marijuana program in Ohio, the Cleveland Cannabis College will offer classes in horticulture, law, history and other areas this fall.
Founder Richard Pine said the school is geared toward individuals who would like to work as medical marijuana growers or in dispensaries, but classes are offered to anybody who would like to learn more regarding the plant and its uses.
Pine, 28, attended Kent State University and grew up in Broadview Heights. After graduation, he moved to Georgia but returned to Ohio last year after state lawmakers legalized medical marijuana.
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Cleveland Cannabis College has started offering a weekend introductory course that covers several topics for $250.
Marijuana remains prohibited federally, so financial aid won't apply.
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Pine encouraged those offended to take an introductory course free of charge.
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Puno celebrates 350th anniversary: What to do and where to go
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The south-Peruvian city of Puno is known for its proximity to Lake Titicaca and is said to be the capital of Peruvian folklore. This can be seen during the various celebrations of saints when locals dress up in traditional costumes to dance and to play their century-old regional songs. Soon there is a new reason for a celebration: on November 4th, 2018, Puno celebrates it's 350 anniversary.
This special event both locals and travelers the chance to get engaged in the unique culture of this colonial city. (more…)
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Puno: Capital of Peruvian Folklore
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Last weekend, Puno celebrated the last days of the Candelaria Festival. Puno, also called the Capital of Peruvian Folklore, host this big event with over 350 different dances. The dances as well as music and art of this region show the combination of Peruvian traditions and influences from abroad.
Oe of the most well-known typical dances is "La Diablada". La Diablada is a symbolic Peruvian dance, representing the Andean-Christian syncretism and the battle between good and evil.
Dakar 2018: Dutch competitors receive help from community in Puno
On the route between Imata (Arequipa) and Mañaza (Puno), three Dutch competitors of Dakar 2018 noticed damage to their vessel.
The local community of Tincopalca, a small village belonging to the district of Santa Lucía, immediately prepared a place where pilot Richard De Groot, his co-pilot Beelen Gerardus and mechanic Johannes Hulsebosch could stay overnight.
Residents noticed the smoke of the vessel as it stopped 30 meters outside Tincopalca. Since a key spare part was missing (more…)
Guinness World Records: Puno's Alpaca Fiber Finest in World
Wednesday September 06, 2017
Alpaca fiber, with a fineness rating of 13.1 microns, was recorded in the Guinness World Record as the finest in the world at the recent Fecasam 2017 Livestock Fair held in the Puno region of Peru.
Fibers from the two specimens of alpaca breeds, Huacaya and Suri, were considered in the official book of the Guinness World Record as the finest in the world. Prior to the heated competition, a parade was carried out in the Plaza de Armas of Macusani, widely viewed as the "alpaca capital".
Socrates Olivera Vilca, Regional Director of the organization Agro Rural (more…)
The First Luxury Sleeper Train in South America
Following the Belmond Hiram Bingham Luxury Train, the high-end hotel and leisure company Belmond Ltd. will soon launch its second luxury train: the Belmond Andean Explorer.
This year, starting on May 4th, the Belmond Andean Explorer will take its guests on an unforgettable travel adventure in Peru. The guests will be enjoying the most beautiful views of Lake Titicaca, in Souther Peru, and the Colca Canyon, on their way from Cusco to Puno, and from there to Arequipa. It is also possible to start the journey in Arequipa, to Puno and then to Cusco. (more…)
World Congress on Quinoa Peru Bound
The World Congress on Quinoa is Peru bound. The city of Puno, in Southern Peru, will host the event in March of this year.
The Congress will focus on the promotion of quinoa in global markets as a cultural symbol of Peru. Furthermore, the Congress will discuss importance of quinoa in ameliorating hunger in the Andean region.
Peru regularly competes with Bolivia for the title of biggest producer of quinoa. In 2016, Peru exported 33,778 tons of quinoa, while Bolivia exported 26,000 tons.
Earthquake in Puno
An earthquake has hit the city of Puno and Lake Titicaca with a magnitude of 6. Eight repetitions with a bit lower magnitude, between 3.8 and 4.3 on the Richter scale, hit the region again on Saturday.
At 1:09 pm, 60 kilometres east of Lampa, another earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 hit Peru last Saturday.
In addition, a girl of five years died in a collapsed house in the damaged areas of Vila Vila, Ocuviri and Santa Lucia.
The geophysical institute of Peru (IGP) confirmed the magnitudes (more…)
Puno Celebrates its 348th Anniversary
Puno, a city in the south of Peru, recently celebrated its 348th Anniversary with many typical rituals and festivities.
The main event was a reenactment of the Legend of Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo, an Incan couple that helped to found the Inca Empire and were the first rulers of the civilization.
The reenactment began with the couple on Uros, the floating islands on Lake Titicaca, along with some locals and enthusiastic tourists.
The participants, all dressed in typical Incan costumes, journeyed from the islands to Puno´s port on 60 rafts. (more…)
National Alpaca Day!
August 1st marks the celebration of National Alpaca Day in Peru! Many people gathered to celebrate the famous Andean animal.
Celebrations took place in Macusani, which is known as ´´Peru´s Alpaca capital´´ and is located close to Puno.
The festival included the traditional Señalacuy ceremony, a parade of alpacas, wool spinning competitions and more. The region´s leaders and the local producers also took part in the celebration.
Furthermore, the Regional Agricultural offices in Puno also honored the alpaca animal with a fair that displayed the various alpaca producers in the area. (more…)
Peru will be the film set for the show "Check In"
Peru was chosen as the place to shoot the second season of the popular online show "Check In". This show is produced by Sixto George, a Puerto Rican producer and by Arnaldo Santiago, a travel blogger.
"Check In" will be broadcasted by the website: Primerahora.com, the second most visited news website in the country. This website promotes tourist destinations by showing interaction between cultures in a funny way.
The film crew will stay in Peru from the 22nd until the 31st of July and will film in Lima, Cusco and Puno.
Peru's Travel Mart kicks off promo in Panama
The Peru Travel Mart is the ideal platform to promote the Peruvian products and to close deals with wholesalers and tour operators. This event will take place this year May 13-16 for the 23rd time, and will take place in the Lima Convention Center.
The exports and tourism promotion board (PromPeru) together with the commercial office of Peru (OCEX) started promoting the event with an informative workshop which will be held in Panama City.
Both the OCEX and PromPeru demonstrated the benefits of attending this special event. (more…)
Umayo Lagoon is perfect for Nature Lovers Photographers and Tourists
The city of Puno is situated on the shores of the famous Lake Titicaca, but just 35 kilometers from the center of the city, is located the beautiful and far less famous Umayo Lagoon. Located opposite of the archaeological complex of Sillustani this lake is surrounded by swamps and seasonally flooded grasslands.
In addition to discovering the intriguing landscape, travelers may also encounter the flora and fauna of the Atuncolla district. Here, where the lagoon is located, animals like vicunas, vizcachas, geese, mallards, tiquechos, among others, are easily spotted in those parts. (more…)
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Are you suffering from oncological problems? Oren Zarif reveals his abilities to help against all odds
Can the human body cure itself of any sickness? Can the subconscious help our body begin the process of self-healing? Oren Zarif, a senior energetic healer in his field, explains how the wonders of the subconscious and psychokinesis can help even in the most difficult cases.
In recent years, Oren Zarif has been able to help patients and sufferers of serious and incurable diseases against all odds. Doctors and professors worldwide do not know how to explain the phenomenon whereby one person with unexplained abilities manages to help in cases where they themselves have given up. Where the best doctors and specialists could not help - Oren Zarif did the unbelievable.
Subconscious treatment is also given to cancer patients and those suffering from oncological problems
Although Oren Zarif does not claim to be a doctor and his treatments are not a substitute for conventional medical methods, Oren does offer another approach to healing using subconscious and psychokinesis. Oncology patients testify that Oren Zarif was able to help them and that their feeling has improved significantly. One of the tremendous benefits of Oren's treatments is the possibility to get them remotely as well. Oren makes sure to send suitable treatment even to his remote patients or those unable to reach his clinic.
Oren Zarif's success stories with oncology patients surprise them and their families time and time again. For example, in the case of a woman who suffered from cancer and turned to Oren's aid. After the treatment Oren gave her, the tests showed that the cancer had completely disappeared. Her husband says: "I want to thank Oren Zarif. After his treatments, there was nothing, like it never existed. Doctors treated my wife, and the tests we took after Oren's treatment turned out completely clean. My wife feels wonderful now."
In another case, Oren treated an oncology patient who came in with chronic leg pain because of cancer. Where the best doctors did not succeed, Oren did the unbelievable and performed a miracle. The patient had a positive pain-free experience: "When I came to Oren Zarif's treatment, I barely went up the stairs. Today I can run up the stairs, and it's all thanks to him. I'm glad I believed he could help me. I feel much better thanks to him."
"Thanks to Oren Zarif, the cancerous tumor in my breast has disappeared"
Another oncology patient recounted the treatment experience with Oren Zarif: "I underwent radiation and chemotherapy after early detection of breast cancer. After realizing that it was a very violent and serious tumor, I came to Oren Zarif's treatment. Oren was able to help me, and I thank him for that. Thanks to him, the tumor disappeared altogether, and I had no side effects." After Oren's treatment, the patient returned to her doctors, and they could not believe what they saw, "they were shocked". In the case of Mary and Haim, a couple of doctors who came to Oren after discovering a cyst in Mary's ovary, Oren managed to eliminate the cyst to the astonishment of the couple, who were stunned by the test results.
Dozens of people who suffer from severe and incurable problems visit Oren's clinic daily, and so, Oren does everything in his power to help them. The treatment that he provides is external, and in most cases, it requires only one treatment for the body to begin self-healing. Oren has the experience, knowledge, and ability to treat most of the problems his patients have.
How Oren Zarif manages to help cancer patients
Oren's energetic forces are so strong that they allow the blocked energy channels in the body to open up and start a healing process. Thousands of satisfied patients from the last three decades testify to great results achieved in Oren's dedicated and capable hands.
To treat any oncological problem and cancer patients, in particular, Oren uses dedicated components called Bosmat. Through them, he transmits energies at specific frequencies to the subconscious, which causes the body to begin self-healing. For patients who are unable to arrive for treatment by flight, Oren prepares external treatment that aims to influence, open and release the blockages locked in the body's energetic field to develop the ability to create a process of self-healing in existing symptoms.
It all starts and ends in the brain
With the help of control that comes from the brain, the human body can control its health. Humans can seek the intervention of the brain to repair and heal various injuries and pains in their bodies. In most cases, it takes a single treatment to obtain satisfactory results. Most conventional doctors also agree with the effectiveness of the method and accept it as a proven fact.
Moreover, the brain is even capable of causing the regeneration of organs that have thinned, spoiled, or amputated. Regeneration is the ability of an animal to regenerate a lost organ: the lower the animal on the evolutionary scale, the greater its regenerative power. The gecko, for instance, grows back a severed tail, while marine animals can grow back even an injured eye. Many animals will be able to grow new teeth instead of ones that have been broken or fallen out, indefinitely for the rest of their lives. These examples prove the utter existence of this ability. Humans can also grow some organs indefinitely, hair and nails, for example.
Our minds do not easily reveal their secrets. For unknown reasons, they have little willingness to respond to our requests. Therefore, Zarif turns to the subconscious and bypasses the uncooperative consciousness that refuses to heal its own body. The subconscious has an ongoing dialogue with the mind of which we are unaware, hence its name. The special abilities of the brain become more available to activate through the subconscious. This is how Oren Zarif manages to soften the mind's attitude and gets it to cooperate in correcting the defects.
Patients, who received life-changing treatment from Oren Zarif, keep testifying to the unusual results. Hedva suffered a tumor in her body and underwent two surgeries, after which the doctors informed her that amputation of her leg was inevitable. She decided to try Oren's treatment, which resulted in an 85% reduction of the pain: "Oren saved me from amputation."
Exciting stories like Hedva's are evidence of Oren's professionalism and the high success rate of his treatment: in another treatment, for example, Oren managed to lower the oncology patient's PCA index to 0, leaving the patient's family and doctors stunned.
The person who succeeds where the experts despair
Oren Zarif's treatment consists of various stages, in the center of which it stimulates the brain's abilities to repair and heal by stimulation that causes regeneration. Zarif estimates that the day when microbiology and molecular biology will learn to make tiny "corrections" in DNA to correct defects in our bodies, or to cure diseases, is right around the corner. Until then, only people with strong energetic abilities will be able to do so. Not always completely, but in many cases, it is better than any other option.
Oren continues to amaze patients with the extraordinary successes of his treatments: "It's just amazing… just unbelievable!" These are the words of a patient with a tumor that Oren managed to reduce by no less than 75%. "It's just a miracle, everyone is still amazed," says a patient who suffered from Lymphoma cancer and adds admiringly: "Oren is just amazing!"
Are you suffering from any medical problems? Is your body having difficulty recovering? This is a sign that your body's energy fields are blocked
Oren Zarif's Bosmat formula helps many patients and sufferers worldwide. It is a liquid that is given for external treatment only and is available and accessible to everyone. For patients who are unable to fly or arrive at the clinic, Zarif prepares the treatment and sends the Bosmat liquid directly to them anywhere in the globe.
The goal of treatment is to open up the blocked and locked areas in the body's energy field and allow it to create a healing process for the existing symptoms from which the patient suffers. For years, Oren Zarif has proven that when the energy blockages open, the body begins to create a healing process and regains its strength; therefore, it is important to open up the body's blocked energy fields. Only then, the body can deal with existing problems and create a self-healing process. With the unique method that Zarif has developed over many years, and with the help of his extraordinary abilities, he continues to help countless patients and sufferers worldwide.
Oren is based on the enormous abilities of the brain and believes that the potential of the brain is so great that there is nothing it cannot do. Oren estimates that the brain can heal any problem, illness, pain, or injury in the body. As the organ that controls all the cells in the human body, the brain has no limitations.
With the help of his unique treatment method and his great belief in the body's abilities, Oren was able to treat a case of the prostate cancer patient: "I came to Oren with prostate cancer," says a patient and testifies that post-treatment results prove that Oren's treatment can also treat serious diseases. "Do not hesitate to come for treatment," he concludes.
The secret of the human mind; How does the body heal itself? Can the body overcome any disease?
The answer is that the brain can be made to control human health through the subconscious. How does it work, and what do the actual results look like? See all the details below.
Oren Zarif's treatment is based on the assumption that the brain can heal and correct any problem, illness, pain, or injury in the body. Many media outlets have already tried to investigate the phenomenon called Oren Zarif, who treats using the psychokinesis method, and realized that they have never seen anything like it. The success stories of the many patients who continue to visit Oren's clinic time and time again attest to his extraordinary healing abilities.
Inheritance from the great-grandfather
There is no need to introduce Oren Zarif. There's no place he has not been, from countless articles written in newspapers, television appearances, radio interviews, to Internet articles, in Israel and abroad.
Zarif's great-grandfather, R. Pinchas, was known in Bukhara as a miracle worker to whom the masses made a pilgrimage. Generations have passed, and the forces have moved to Oren in Israel. The grandfather was also the one who revealed himself to Oren in a dream and instructed him to channel his heavenly powers to help the sick and suffering.
For nearly three decades, Zarif has been treating people with the method of transferring energies to the conscious mind. During all his years of operation, tens of thousands of people visited his clinics. To people he knows he can't help, Oren says so right away. Others begin their treatment which ends successfully, sometimes only after just one visit, and sometimes a series of treatments are needed. Some patients are surprised by the short time the treatment takes (several minutes of energy transfer), but most report success.
Due to Oren's ability to tailor the treatment to the patient in particular and also to take care of remote treatments, he can reach out and treat people on an international scale: among Zarif's patients are people from all over the world; Members of all religions, including many celebrities (most of whom prefer to maintain their privacy and not be exposed), including politicians, rabbis, police and military officers, judges, doctors and professors, actors, singers, athletes and basically, who doesn't it include?
Dr. Lipetsky is one of Oren's satisfied patients. After suffering from a uterine tumor, Oren was able to treat her successfully: "I want to thank Oren for helping me solve this problem. I feel great now." Dr. Emil, who suffered from cancerous metastases in the liver, indicates that Oren's treatment works after Oren was able to minimize his metastases to 10%.
Oren Zarif - a unique phenomenon like no other in the world
The whole country is talking about it, everyone wants to know the secret, and even the biggest skeptics are left stunned. Oren Zarif is the only phenomenon of its kind in the world. With the help of his mighty powers, he manages to help patients and sufferers even in many cases where conventional medicine has given up. The media is curious, show after show, article after article, and no one can understand the wonder. Zarif explains that the secret is in all of our minds, in the subconscious.
Thousands of patients who have completed treatments at Zarif's clinics testify of miracles and wonders; Damaged hands that have regained function, disc herniations that have disappeared, fractures that healed, cancerous tumors that have shrunk, walking problems that were resolved, insomnia that has disappeared, arterial blockages that opened up, chronic pain in various body parts that have vanished to thin air, and the list goes on. An amazing statistic is that hundreds, if not thousands, of surgeries, have been canceled in recent years thanks to Zarif's energy forces.
Despite science's fear from the unfamiliar, both conventional doctors and many professors from fields such as physics, biology, chemistry, and more, came to Oren Zarif's treatments and testified that the method works. Many of them were happy to appear in the ads alongside Zarif and also appeared on his website, where they tell about the miracles that Oren performed for them. Oren's treatment is not only special because of the method by which it was developed, but it crosses continents, which is another reason why Oren manages to cure people who want to experience his unique treatment, even though they live far away or in different countries around the globe.
The successes, miracles, and new life that Oren's patients receive, entitles him to warm recommendations from the patients' hearts: "I thank Oren for the treatment and help", "We recommend Oren's treatment" - these are only some of the praises that Oren receives for his activity and relief of his patients' pain.
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Sitting on my deck watching the birds and boats go by, working on an outline for a fun video series that I'll be sharing with clients who have recently welcomed essential oils into their lives, wearing my fav teeny tiny shark tooth stud earrings by Odette NY.
Easy + classic with a touch of boho.
Oh man, how much time do you have? SO many things!
But if I had to pick just one, it'd have to be the people I get to work with – both clients + biz partners. I'm smiling just thinking about them. These are people that have said 'yes' to opening their lives to unlimited possibilities for empowerment around their health, happiness + personal freedom – and I have the honor of walking alongside them on their path. Inspo for days!
Mindfulness is a practice – and for me, it's all about making an effort to bring a sense of presence to my thoughts, feelings + actions. From my conscious creation practice each morning (which involves meditation + reading the script I've written for the life I'm manifesting), to tuning into my body – feeling into how it wants to move, what it wants to eat, drink, etc, to nourishing myself with high-quality foods, to supporting conscious businesses whenever possible, to making an effort to remove judgement + expectations from my relationships, to surrounding myself with high-vibe people, there's an endless list of ways I try to live mindfully.
And, as I mentioned – this is a constant practice – I'm far from perfect, and each time I trip up, I try to quickly forgive myself (instead of dwelling on it) and hop back on the mindfulness train.
Think about things I'm grateful for while I'm laying in bed. Such a fab way to set the tone for the day.
I get up and do the standard wash face, brush teeth situation – and apply a few essential oils (I switch these up per my mood + energy levels). Then I walk upstairs (we live in an upside-down house!), check out what mama nature's doin' outside, and plop down to do my meditation/manifestation practice, then I'll exercise – either yoga, a HIIT workout, or a walk outside (sometimes this comes before medi time, depending on how I'm feeling). Next comes dry brushing, showering, moisturizing, and applying more essential oils (of course). Last but not least, for breakfast lately I've been having a glass of chlorella + filtered water, and then a fatty latte made with a whole bunch of herbs/superfoods (like ashwagandha, mucuna pruriens, reishi, he shou wu, cacao, collagen peptides, grass-fed ghee, and MCT oil).
Yoga is my favorite way to move my body, hands down.
I love a multi-tasking pieces (things I can dress up/down as needed and wear season to season), and I recently got Emerson Fry's India Shirt (in black) that I'm predicting will be on heavy rotation for years to come.
Bringing mindfulness to what I consume/buy/welcome into my life is key for me! That goes for everything from entertainment, to food, to clothes, to products, to things for my home, to the energy of the peeps I surround myself with, to the to-do's and events on my calendar. It's all about remembering to ask myself if this thing/energy/person/event is in alignment with my intentions and goals – and then deciding if it's something I want in my life.
I'm obsessed with simplification and detoxification – so those are my guiding principles when it comes to pretty much everything. I also love Danielle LaPorte's idea of Core Desired Feelings, and I find that anchoring back into those is always helpful when taking inventory of what's in my life (my CDF's for 2017 are Aligned, Expansive + Joyful). If something doesn't positively contribute to me feeling good, it shouldn't have a place in my life.
I don't really have an exact formula – but the thing that helps me balance my life the most is prioritizing my alignment. I know the things that I need to do daily/weekly/monthly to feel my best, and I schedule those into my calendar just like I would meetings, appointments, etc. (and I treat them just like I would any work commitment).
It can be easy to let our lives get jam-packed and let our to-do lists run our days – but it's really tough to feel great if you're not carving out time for your relationships and self-care – so making those non-negotiable is the key.
I go through phases with podcast listening, but The Life Coach School Podcast with Brooke Castillo is one of my jams. I recco this one to everyone – regardless of whether you're interested in coaching or not. SO many gems!
I admire anyone who lives their life as an example of the world they want to live in. The conscious makers and consumers, the seekers who question the status quo instead of just flowing with it, the good vibe protectors and projectors, and the courageous ones who live their purpose with no apologies.
My house! Though I do love a meal out at a restaurant, having control over what I cook with and the quality of my ingredients is the best. I rarely feel amazing after eating out, so I look at it more as a social experience than a health-promoting experience. That said, when I worked in corporate I did love me a salad from Sweetgreen – they have lots of simple, organic, locally-sourced goodies to work with.
I don't have a word-for-word quote, but years ago one of my mentors told me that no one else has the power to make me feel any specific way. I realized in that moment how much of my personal power I'd been giving away to others, letting their words and actions influence (and sometimes dictate) the way I felt. It's so freeing and empowering to realize that the only person who has the power to influence the way I feel is me.
NEW YORK OR LA? LA!
COFFEE, TEA, OR MATCHA? Matcha!


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Doku said in a phone interview that her company provided wheelchair escorts, minor traveler escorts and other passenger services for American Airlines.
ABM's contract was with American Airlines, not DFW Airport itself, DFW spokesman David Magana said late Monday. DFW will continue to use ABM for custodial services on airport grounds under a separate contract, he said.
The employees affected by the layoffs have been notified, and none is represented by a labor union, Doku explained in her letter.
Brittany Oswell died after a flight from Hawaii to Dallas-Fort Worth. Her parents, from South Carolina, said the pilot should have landed the plane to save her life and are suing the airline.
What would you do if more than 500 perfectly good bicycles fell into your lap?


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Q: What is the path to the Mac OSX application Contents folder I am writing an Objective-c++ application and I am trying to reach the applications Contents folder.
Let's pretend my apps name is MyApp.app. If I run my application from Xcode then I can reach the Contents folder like this:
std::fstream file;
file.open("MyApp.app/Contents/some_text_file.txt");
if(file.is_open()) {
...
}
else {
...
}

But If I run my built application without Xcode, then file.is_open() fails.

A: [[NSBundle mainBundle] bundlePath] will give you the path of the MyApp.app directory. You can then add Contents to that path.
Alternatively, [[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath] will give you the path to the MyApp.app/Contents/Resources directory. You can then remove the subdirectory from that path; see Working with paths from [[NSBundle mainBundle] resourcePath]

A: Use NSBundle class to get informations on your application bundle.
[[NSBundle mainBundle] bundlePath] give you full path to MyApp.app.

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So, after reading all the posts you guys must be taking MBA to be synonymous to fun, frolic, and excitement. If you do, you are absolutely right! The MBA program is turning out to be a really exciting time to learn, experience, and implement. 'Learning' through a mix of people – professors, classmates, and project partners, 'experience' by actually interacting with CEO's, CMO's, Directors of top notch Fortune 500 companies, and 'implement' in real business problems through various opportunities such as case competitions.
Just a couple of weeks back we participated in the P&G Case Competition where we implemented our classroom learnings and professional experiences to help P&G address one of their key business issues. With Managers coming in and interacting on a personal level to explain about their problems and at the same time listen to what concerns we had was an experience in itself. Let me tell you three things which made the experience appear like an actual business premise.
1. Time Frame: Having a serious case competition pertaining to a real business challenge for a client as huge as P&G barely one month into the program was a huge advantage to us. We didn't have as much to worry about as the second year students. Moreover, the case was required to be submitted and presented in just over 24 hours. We could participate without actually missing any of our classes or other commitments.
2. Battleground: The battleground was neither the library nor the internet. And guess what, it wasn't P&G's financial statements either. It was a 10 feet by 12 feet room with a board and 4 minds in it. The time for coming up with a feasible solution was 4 hours. This actually fostered creative business thinking and working our minds rather than crunching numbers or 'googling'. Advantages – learning in an innovative setting rather than sinking under a huge pile of data.
3. The Reward: What better way to celebrate the completion of the case competition than by hanging around with the trio – Professor Gray, Professor Campbell, and Professor Matta – over beer at The Varsity Club.
With the P&G factor and the M factor (Professor Matta) working in tandem, the entire experience was a great learning experience as well as a lot of fun. It was not only me, who found out the competitiveness of my peers, but also the P&G team who acknowledged that our batch turned out to be the most competitive and creative batch in the history of this competition.
Next milestones – Michigan State University Supply Chain Case Competition, National MBA Human Capital Case Competition, and Internal Case Competition.
My first case competition: Swiffer, anyone?
I am still deciding on my MBA concentration. So far, marketing looks like my favorite one. With an IT background, it is hard to build up a resume showing marketing experience. I assume many of us are in the same situation, so I would suggest to use the opportunities offered at Fisher. This week I participated in my first case competition: P&G Case Competition. It was a two day event, 9 teams ready to give their best. Big was my surprise when the case was about a product called Swiffer. This is one of the curious facts about being an international student: some popular products in the U.S may be completely unknown to you. So I had never heard about Swiffer or even tried one. It is a cleaning product that is very successful in the U.S and "created" a whole new category of products. The challenge: Prepare a case and presentation with recommendations to increase the sales of Swiffer up to 2 billion dollars by 2020 (increasing market penetration and loyalty).
First, the P&G staff presented the case and shared with us some important facts about Swiffer. Immediately, we had to meet with our teams during 4 hours and prepare the presentation. The next day each team presented the case to a jury of top Fisher professors and P&G brand managers. The case competition required hard work but it was also a lot of fun. I think all the teams did a great job, amazing ideas were presented, and you can tell everyone was very passionate. I really feel the experience helped me a lot in understanding what a marketing career is about. In addition, I had the chance to practice my speech, teamwork and creative side. My team did not win but I feel very proud of our work. Congratulations to the winning team!
This was my first case competition, and I enjoyed it. In January will be the internal Fisher Case Competition – if you're a current MBA student, I highly recommend you participate!
Are you ready to Ace your case?
This is a very exciting week for most of the first year MBA students. We have been hearing about the challenging Internal Case Competition since the Orientation week back in September and the competition is already here. Time keeps flying!!!
Many students have some experience with case competitions such as the P&G case, Green Case competition, and Project one. These case competitions offer a range of benefits: the experience of putting a team together, working on a topic which can be unfamiliar, and a chance to interact with the case sponsors which helps to develop Fisher's relationship with companies who may look to hire MBA graduates in the future.
The winners of this internal case competition will represent Fisher in the Big 10 competition across the colleges in the Midwest offering even more exposure to the graduate students, the CIBER international competition, and many other opportunities available for us http://fisher.osu.edu/ftmba/index.php?page=Beyond-Class. This year a very successful team of second years are representing Fisher in the very prestigious and competitive Wake Forest MBA Marketing Summit Case Competition. Maybe you can be one of the Fisher representatives next year!!!
This is a good time to show all what we have learned so far and show all the development got from the EPI class last quarter. The class helped us to develop confidence and also simple errors were fixed with constructive help as we progressed through the quarter.
Finally, the competition offers a really good opportunity to get exposed to high level executives and professionals to present a case / strategy and be able to defend it. As we progress through our careers it will be a common facet and something we will deal with on a regular basis.
Everyone get ready to show your best. The judges will be tough on us!!
Yesterday I got the email that I had been waiting for all week.
Congratulations! We would like to invite you to participate as a finalist in the 2010 Wake Forest MBA Marketing Summit, to be held February 4-6, 2010 at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. We were very impressed with your team's submission, and are confident that you will be able to provide some excellent solutions for our sponsor, IBM.
The Wake Forest MBA Marketing Summit Case Competition is one of the most prestigious case competitions in the country. Last year's finalists were: The University of Chicago (Booth), The University of California at Berkeley (Haas), The University of Virginia (Darden), The University of Washington (Foster), Harvard University (HBS), Notre Dame University (Mendoza), Wake Forest University (Babcock) and The Ohio State University (Fisher).
This year there were 83 submissions from MBA programs nationally and internationally, so to send a Fisher team two years in a row is a great accomplishment in itself. Having participated in several case competitions last year, I learned first-hand how great our MBA business communication department is (especially considering that the MBA business communication department is just Marc Ankerman).
This year's team was hand-selected from our Big 10 and CIBER case competition teams. We spent several early morning and weekend hours during this incredibly busy quarter discussing ideas for our application video, working on the script, shooting footage, and working on application essays. Chad Stutz is magic behind the camera, so we turned out a very professional yet hilarious application video that will be premiered at Fisher Follies. This year's team (Vandana, Eduard, Jeremy, Seth, Chad, Ryan and myself) is ready to do whatever it takes to come home with the grand prize of $50,000. With the varying skill sets and backgrounds on this team I think we have a great chance.
Our case competition was no different. Sponsored by Procter & Gamble (aka P&G as the cool kids call it), we were tasked to gather a team of four people, hopefully including someone who knew something about finance. The group I was in was lacking on the financials, but we sure made up for it in spirit and earnestness! The night before the competition, we tried to prepare for what might come up… but we had know idea what to prepare for since this was a completely new experience, all we knew was that there would be something involving a product that P&G produced. So we spent some time reviewing P&G marketing strategy and consumer insight. We also looked at some of the successful presentation PowerPoints provided by my mentor in the MBA Marketing Association and all around nice guy Mike Hrostoski to see what was deemed important information. Looking back, this may have been overkill, but I think it really helped us when the competition actually started.
This weekend a couple dozen of the first year students participated in the P&G Case Competition. I'm proud to say that one of my mentees was on the winning team. Congrats to the uber-talented Shay Merritté and his teammates, Nancy, Brian and Prasant!
Case competitions have become the varsity sport of MBA programs all over the world. Teams practice for weeks or months, travel to the competition site, and engage in intense competition with teams from other top MBA programs. In most competitions the teams only have 24 or 36 hours to read the case, form their strategy, perform the necessary analysis, come up with solid recommendations, create their presentation and get a couple hours of sleep before presenting the next day. The experience is second to none.
Each year, the Fisher College has an internal case competition for the first year students. Faculty, alumni and friends of the Fisher College volunteer their time to serve as guest judges. The winners of each room make up a pool from which the college chooses the best students to represent Fisher at the national case competitions such as the Big 10 Case Competition and the CIBER MBA Case Competition.
Last year I had the pleasure of competing in three case competitions. My respective teams placed 2nd in the Get Green Business Case Competition, 1st place in our room at the Fisher College Internal Case Competition and 2nd place at the Big 10 Case Competition. This year a group of us are applying to compete at the Wake Forest MBA Marketing Summit, one of the most prestigious case competitions in the country with a $50,000 prize. We sent a Fisher team last year, so I'm hoping that we make the cutoff of eight teams once again.
For the first years at Fisher, I strongly encourage you to participate in the internal case competition. It's the closest you'll get to presenting to the board until you get back out into the real world. And you know what they say, "practice makes perfect." I think we had around 80% of our class participate last year, so it would be nice to see your class raise the bar even higher. Unless you're getting married or getting surgery that weekend, I expect to see you there.
And for the few students who get chosen to be on the Big 10 and CIBER teams, you are in luck. Professor Marc Ankerman is great in the classroom, but he is even better one-on-one. Being part of the Big 10 team last year was like having a personal public speaking coach. I learned so much about preparing and delivering effective presentations, which served me well when I presented my recommendations to the HR executive team this summer at Deutsche Post DHL. Ankerman is the real deal and the Fisher College is lucky to have him to give us a little polish before we re-enter the workforce.
Now I find myself on the other side, teaching presentation skills to a classroom of 40 undergraduate students twice a week. I don't know what I would do had I not participated in the case competitions last year. When my students ask me a question, I just think, W.W.A.D.?


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The Trial of Peter Stubbe the Sorcerer
Werewolves have had many different "alignments" throughout the centuries. In the Middle Ages, they were often misunderstood or else they were healers, shamans, advisors, and guardians. So when did werewolves become evil, exactly? Whose idea was it to turn them into these insane man-beasts that eat and sometimes sexually assault people?
Fun fact: almost all of these ideas in association with werewolves can be traced back to one source. Specifically, the trial of a man named Peter Stubbe (sometimes also called Stump, Stumpp, or Stubb). This will be lengthy, as I actually based a chapter of my dissertation around this topic. But here's the super truncated version (leaving out, for now, details of how werewolves became increasingly associated with insanity following the Middle Ages during the rise of modern science).
In 1589, Peter Stubbe was convicted of, and confessed to, numerous crimes including forcible incest with his sister, cannibalism (mostly of babies and young children), rape, murder, and various other heinous crimes. You can find a woodcut depiction of his lengthy trial and execution at the top of the post. But here's the important detail: Stubbe was a sorcerer, not a werewolf. Werewolves in pop culture today, by and large, come from a popularized mistake made by werewolf scholars.
Since Stubbe took the form of a wolf after making his pact with the Devil (as the story goes), werewolf scholars picked up this trial and said "oh, I guess he must've been a werewolf, since he turns into a wolf." This consequently became the biggest influence on modern werewolf imagery of a violent man-eating monster, as the trial gained so much traction that it left a lot of actual werewolf legends in the dust
Maybe you're thinking, "Details! This isn't a video game where you pick your race and class." But even back then, these details were extremely important. Someone from the 1500s would've promptly corrected you if you claimed Stubbe had been a werewolf instead of a sorcerer, because the two are very different things with very different motivations. For one thing, Stubbe was meant to be in control of his actions, thus willfully committing these acts, which werewolves – in this time period – often were not, and did not commit sexual acts besides. Werewolves have, essentially, never been associated with rape (despite what The Howling movie might try to tell you).
Pick up something like the Malleus Maleficarum and you'll find out all the reasons why it's important to know he was a sorcerer. People catalogued the differences between things like a sorcerer and a werewolf, because they were treated and tried in different ways according to their different symptoms and acts, especially after the Catholic courts rose to power (and actually made efforts to put a stop to people burning everyone at the stake, and instead instituted sending more criminals to prisons – or secluded monasteries where they could receive mental help, and the latter is where most "werewolves" were sent and led out ordinary, peaceful lives).
True, plenty of werewolves in old legends weren't exactly nice. But, more often than not, being a werewolf had some meaning behind it, more than just "rawr I'm a monster and I'm here to eat your babies," ala let's write a gore festival horror flick. Perhaps it was a test of the person's humanity, to resist that temptation to use their monstrous form to eat human flesh (such as the Arcadians in ancient Greece) – or perhaps it was a test of the humanity of those around them, if they would take pity on someone turning into a monster and still treat them as they would any other person (similar to what happens in the medieval lai of Bisclavret)… or sometimes it was a curse put on someone but that didn't stop them from being benevolent anyway (such as Guillaume de Palerne).
Peter Stubbe, by and large, just got mixed up in the obsession with "werewolf trials" (court trials), like the trial of Jean Grenier, a werewolf of the same time period who was accused of various crimes like cannibalism. He, however, was taken pity upon and deemed not responsible for his actions, and was sent to live the rest of his years in a monastery, where he lived peacefully for a time (but remained insane, as werewolves were associated with insanity during the late medieval and early modern period – more on that later, for sure).
Whatever the case, for better or for worse, Peter Stubbe the sorcerer mistakenly remains the most immediate source for our modern horror movie werewolves that rather simplistically go romping about in search of flesh (in every sense of the word) to sate their hunger (also in every sense of the word).