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In Warmongering First State of the Union, Trump Doubles Down on Gitmo and Escalates Nuclear War Threat
Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation, discusses more.
President Trump delivered his first State of the Union Tuesday night. During the lengthy address, Trump announced he'd signed an executive order keeping the Guantánamo Bay military prison open, and escalated his warmongering rhetoric against North Korea, calling the North Korean government "depraved" and warning it poses a nuclear risk to the United States. For more, we speak with Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation, America's oldest weekly magazine.
AMY GOODMAN: President Trump delivered his first State of the Union Tuesday, claiming this is, quote, "our new American moment." He focused heavily on immigration, renewing his call for a border wall, while linking immigration to terrorism.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: In recent weeks, two terrorist attacks in New York were made possible by the visa lottery and chain migration. In the age of terrorism, these programs present risks we can just no longer afford. It's time to reform these outdated immigration rules and finally bring our immigration system into the 21st century.
AMY GOODMAN: President Trump never mentioned the words "climate change" or "global warming," but he did acknowledge the recent deadly hurricanes and wildfires that devastated parts of the country.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: To everyone still recovering in Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands — everywhere — we are with you, we love you, and we always will pull through together. Always.
AMY GOODMAN: That was President Trump's only reference to Puerto Rico, where today FEMA is ending shipments of food and water, even though about a third of the island still has no electricity, over four months after Hurricane Maria struck.
On the foreign policy front, Trump threatened North Korea again, suggested he'll start sending more prisoners to the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo in Cuba, where no new prisoner has been sent in almost a decade.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I just signed, prior to walking in, an order directing Secretary Mattis, who is doing a great job — thank you — to re-examine our military detention policy and to keep open the detention facilities in Guantánamo Bay. I am asking Congress to ensure that in the fight against ISISand al-Qaeda we continue to have all necessary power to detain terrorists wherever we chase them down, wherever we find them. And in many cases, for them, it will now be Guantánamo Bay.
AMY GOODMAN: The prison population at Guantánamo is currently 41, down from a high of 684 in 2003. President Trump also used the State of the Union to issue a veiled threat to federal workers.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: So, tonight I call on Congress to empower every Cabinet secretary with the authority to reward good workers and to remove federal employees who undermine the public trust or fail the American people.
AMY GOODMAN: Well, today we spend the hour looking at what President Trump said and didn't say during his State of the Union. We begin with Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation, America's oldest weekly magazine.
Overall, your response to what you saw last night?
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL: You know, in July, last July, Amy, at a rally in Youngstown, President Trump said, "One speech isn't going to make me presidential. Takes a lot more than that." We heard platitudes and promises. We heard warmongering. We heard a lot about scams.
And I think — let me step back. You just were talking about Guantánamo. I think one of the ugliest moments was when the president cheered on his move to move the capital of — the embassy to Jerusalem, along with reopening Gitmo for business. And you had a Republican Party — let's not forget Trump is the head of a Republican Party — a radically extreme Republican Party, cheering on defiance of international law and human rights. And I think that was a telltale moment, because that is what this administration is about on the foreign policy front.
He is a false populist. He ran as an ethno-reactionary populist, but a populist. And last night was littered with broken promises, even as he promised more. I'm not going to hold my breath for lower medical — for lower drug prices, which he spoke of. I'm not going to hold my breath for more treatment of an opioid crisis, which, as you probably know, in 2016 there were more opioid overdoses than combat deaths in Vietnam. And he has scammed the American people with a tax cut I know you've talked a lot about on this program, which was essentially a handout to the very rich and the big corporations and to his own family. And last night he tried to boast that this was a tax cut for the American people.
It is looting our future, what this tax cut does. It fails to invest in a future, which, if the Democrats were wise, they would put out a bold, bold plan in the next few days about what they would do specifically on these issues of jobs, of infrastructure — not a privatized infrastructure plan — of real healthcare, Medicare for all, of tuition-free higher ed, and get real specific about what they are going to do for working people in this country — and working people, by the way, of all colors, because there's too often pitting class versus identity, when, in fact, the working class is brown, black, yellow, white.
AMY GOODMAN: When you talk about pitting, there was direct references to immigrants taking poor Americans' jobs. But I want to go —
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL: Yeah.
AMY GOODMAN: — to that issue in a moment, but first to the foreign policy front —
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL: Yes.
AMY GOODMAN: — where President Trump said he would beef up the U.S. nuclear arsenal, dismissing global efforts to ban nuclear weapons.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: As part of our defense, we must modernize and rebuild our nuclear arsenal, hopefully never having to use it, but making it so strong and so powerful that it will deter any acts of aggression by any other nation or anyone else. Perhaps someday in the future there will be a magical moment when the countries of the world will get together to eliminate their nuclear weapons. Unfortunately, we are not there yet, sadly.
AMY GOODMAN: That was President Trump in his first official State of the Union address. Katrina vanden Heuvel?
KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL: So, before the nuclear issue, don't forget he also said he wanted to break the spending caps, this defense sequester, the parity between defense and non-defense spending, which is a major issue because so much already goes into defense, not making us more secure. Our Pentagon budget is at a historic high, rife with waste and abuse. We do not need more.
With the modernization of nukes, I think it makes us less secure. And it is a continuation, sadly, of President Obama's plan to modernize the nuclear arsenal. He was going to throw a trillion dollars, I think, over three decades. This is folly. What we should be doing is building down, de-escalating.
What is striking, Amy, is that Trump, as president, has elevated the nuclear issue and the North Korea peril to a new high, because people are concerned about his, quote, "finger on the nuclear button." But we need to be concerned about the security architecture of a nuclear arsenal that is rife with possible accidents, false alerts, as we saw in Hawaii a few weeks ago. And I think, at a minimum, we need to begin to take them off of hair-trigger alert, the nuclear arsenal, and end first use. There is legislation in Congress, as you may know, from Ted Lieu and Senator Markey, to ensure that there be some congressional involvement in any use.
But President Trump probably doesn't know someone — I don't know how he feels about him, I know how you do. You know, Henry Kissinger, General Shalikashvili, Senator Nunn — former Senator Nunn, former Clinton Defense Secretary William Perry have all come out for the abolition of nuclear weapons, as have the majority of countries in the world, through the General Assembly at the United Nations last year putting through a treaty, 151 nations, I believe, to seek the build-down and end of nuclear weapons.
That is true security, not a president who talks and rattles his thumbs and his fingers and his Twitter feed against the leader of North Korea, nor is a president who tries to decertify the Iran agreement, which is in our security interest, and, if it's broken, will lead to more nuclear proliferation and less security. This president is clueless when it comes to what real security is.
And he's out of step with a majority of Americans, who listened to him on the campaign trail when he spoke of the waste of $6 trillion in the Middle East, which could rebuild this country. Do you know, Amy, that counties where they've lost so many sons and daughters to endless war voted for Trump, because they believed he might end endless war? This country is not antiwar, but it is against endless war and seeks realism and restraint.
AMY GOODMAN: We're going to break and then come back to this discussion. Katrina vanden Heuvel, our guest, editor and publisher of The Nation, America's oldest weekly magazine. We'll also be joined by state Representative Ilhan Omar. She is the first Somali-American Muslim legislator in the United States. She was in Washington, D.C., from Minnesota, to participate in one of the alternative State of the Union events. We'll also be speaking with a woman who was inside Congress last night, who was a guest of a senator. We'll be speaking with Maru Mora Villalpando, who herself faces deportation, an undocumented immigrant, just yards from President Trump. In addition, we'll be talking to Bill McKibben. The words "global warming" or "climate change," "climate chaos" were not mentioned by President Trump, though he talked about "beautiful" coal. And we'll speak with a journalist, Daniel Denvir, who has written an article for The Washington Post, among others, saying that U.S. deportation policies were responsible for gangs like MS-13. Stay with us.
AMY GOODMAN: Rufus Wainwright, singing Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah," to the video of protests around the country. He was singing at an alternative State of the Union, a People's State of the Union, held at Town Hall in New York on Monday night.
Amy Goodman is the host and executive producer of Democracy Now!, a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on more than 1,100 public television and radio stations worldwide. Time Magazine named Democracy Now! its "Pick of the Podcasts," along with NBC's "Meet the Press."
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"For I too am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come here,' and he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."
Tropes about the different effects and displays of authority and obedience.
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Views at Dover, with Dover Castle
Folkestone Sketchbook
Turner Bequest CXCVIII 46
Here Turner records at least three but perhaps more sketches of Dover castle and surrounding views, as identified by Finberg.1 The most distinctive drawing describes the castle itself. Positioned on the far left, as close to the gutter as the pencil could reach, a precise depiction of the tower and ramparts from what appears to be a north-westerly, inland perspective. The undulating hillside beneath the stone structure is made clear from the sloping angle of the surrounding wall, although the level of precision unfurls into descriptive but sparse marks as the picture extends towards the centre of the page. For further studies of the Castle in this sketchbook, see the entry for folio 24 recto (D17247).
Beneath this recognisable sketch is a more abstract coastal scene which stretches across three quarters of the width of the page. The lines are fluid and confident, but do not describe an immediately obvious geographical location. Presumably the drawing was produced within the vicinity of Dover Castle, in light of the study discussed above.
The topmost drawing on the page describes a view of Dover and the coastline towards Folkestone beyond, from the elevated perspective of Castle Hill. Somewhat in contrast with the soft lines which comprise the rest of the sketch, a small spire is sharply and carefully picked out in the centre, at the bottom. It seems likely that this is St. Mary's Church in Dover. Built on the site of a Roman structure, the tower and western section of the nave date from the eleventh century, and the church is likely to be one of the three listed in the Domesday Book,2 commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1085.3 In 1544 it became the parish church of Dover Priory.4 St. Mary's website states that its 'present form dates from the controversial restoration carried out in 1843 by the then Vicar, Canon John Puckle. It was less restoration and more complete rebuilding...Only the tower escaped relatively untouched'.5
For a list of studies in the present sketchbook which describe the topography at Dover, refer to the entry for folio 71 verso (D17329).
Finberg 1909, I, p.605.
'St Mary's Church', St Mary's Church, Dover, accessed 8 October 2015, http://www.stmarysdover.org.uk/st-marys-church.
The Domesday Book Online, accessed 8 October 2015, http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/index.html.
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Rolex Air-King with a blue dial.
Rolex made some news at last year's Baselworld with the new 40mm Air-King. First of all, they brought back a model that everybody thought was dead beyond revival. Second, they grew the thing from 34mm to 40mm and added some interesting color to the basic black dial – a yellow crown logo, and green Rolex signature plus a green center seconds hand. And like other current Rollies, the new Air-King carries COSC chronometer certification, plus Rolex's own Superlative certification (-2/+2 seconds per day after casing).
This new watch, of course, is why the original disappeared from the catalog a few years ago, and the rumors swirled around its impending doom.
The old Air-King and the new are really very different watches in pretty much every way but one – no date. Now, before you protest, yes, the original did have a date version released in 1958. However, that version never caught on and soon disappeared.
A member of founder Hans Wilsdorf's "Air-" family debuted the Air-King in 1945 to honor WW II pilots. Those watches were the Air-Lion, Air-Tiger, Air-Giant, and Air-King. Only the Air-King survived.
The original Air-King, ref. 4925, was 34mm in diameter, a spec that was to stay with the watch until it fell from the catalog a couple of years ago. And within the case beat a series of movements, culminating with the 3030 in 2000. Interestingly, the Air-King did not receive Chronometer status until 2007.
Rolex Air King is not only meant for the skies.
Dials were many, and included a 3-6-9 dial reminiscent of the Explorer. Colors and hour markers varied over the years as well. All in all, the Air-King was a fine entry level piece to those who wanted a Rolex but couldn't justify – or afford – a DateJust or Submariner.
Just a year ago, at Baselworld 2016, the Air-King underwent a true metamorphosis. Usually, Rolex is known for gradual, sometimes imperceptible evolution of its watches. Not so this time. This was a true transmogrification.
The new Air-King is 40mm in diameter, a full 6mm larger than its ancestor. A watch sports a black dial and the aforementioned yellow crown logo, green 'ROLEX' signature and seconds hand. Also, oddly, the watch is now anti-magnetic – a trait it now shares with the Milgauss. We're not complaining, mind you, but what a curious design choice – particularly since it adds 2mm to the thickness of the watch. Perhaps the pilots don't care.
Minutes are printed every five, with applied hours at 3, 6, and 9. This last fact has been controversial among the cognoscenti. Some say the whole watch is now a true aviator's watch, claiming it never was before, despite the name. Others complain that the dial is now too busy.
Beyond the color cues, the Air-King is all business. No-date watches always give off an 'everything-you-need, nothing-you-don't vibe and this watch follows suit. It's got water resistance to 100m and is fashioned from 904L stainless steel, standard for the brand. The bracelet is Rolex's Oyster, closed with their folding Oysterclasp and its Easylink comfort extension link, which allows a 5mm length adjustment.
The Air-King is set to keep going for an indefinite period of time. With the various changes its been brought into the modern era. Surely that's good news for fans of the model.


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CBC Chairman Richmond Demands Investigation into Trump Campaign Discussions with Russian Intelligence Officials
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WASHINGTON- Today (Wednesday, Feb. 15), the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond, a Democrat who Louisiana's second congressional district, which includes New Orleans, demanded an "extensive" and "independent" investigation into reports that the Trump campaign had repeated and ongoing discussions with Russian intelligence officials during the 2016 presidential election.
"The recent reports of repeated and ongoing contact between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence officials are deeply disturbing," Richmond said in a statement.
Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn resigned his position earlier in the week after it was revealed that he lied about the nature of his conversation with a Russian diplomat, causing an shake-up in the first few weeks of the Trump administration.
"The White House was told weeks ago that Flynn lied about the nature of his conversations but they said nothing about it until media outlets made the issue public and they left Flynn on the National Security Council even though he was susceptible to Russian blackmail," Richmond's statement continues. "Who gave Flynn the directive to talk to the Russian diplomat? This question and others are raised by these reports and they need to be answered. The Congressional Black Caucus demands that an extensive and independent investigation is conducted into these reports, including reports about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and Trump Administration ties with Russia. Further, as part of our role as the 'Conscience of the Congress,' the Congressional Black Caucus will examine the constitutional and national security questions that these reports raise.
In addition to being the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Richmond is a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security and the House Committee on the Judiciary.
"National security should be the top priority of the White House. But time after time, the Trump Administration has demonstrated that they do not take this priority seriously. Since they don't, Congress must," Richmond said.
Richmond adds his voice as the leader of the CBC to a growing chorus of congressional calls for a full investigation into the matter and concerns about just what Trump knew and when he knew it.
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat, has said Flynn's resignation as National Security Adviser following revelations he had discussed sanctions with the Russian ambassador to the US before Donald Trump took office raised major concerns secrets may have been traded with the Kremlin.
Calls for investigation have crossed party lines.
According to media reports, Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham and others have also called for a full investigation within the US Senate. And Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said a full investigation into Flynn's discussions with Russian leaders is "highly likely", according to reports.
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GeometryElementary Geometry for College StudentsIn the three-dimensional figure, C A ¯ ⊥ A B ¯ and B E ¯ ⊥ A B ¯ . Are C A ↔ and B E ↔ parallel to each other? (Compare with Exercise 6.)
In the three-dimensional figure, C A ¯ ⊥ A B ¯ and B E ¯ ⊥ A B ¯ . Are C A ↔ and B E ↔ parallel to each other? (Compare with Exercise 6.)
2.1 The Parallel Postulate And Special Angles2.2 Indirect Proof2.3 Proving Lines Parallel2.4 The Angles Of A Triangle2.5 Convex Polygons2.6 Symmetry And Transformations2.CR Review Exercises2.CT Test
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SNA's 2012 Back to School Trends Report: School Cafeterias Find Creative Ways to Meet Healthy New School Meal Standards
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD (August 13, 2012) – School Nutrition Association's (SNA) 2012 Back to School Trends Report shows that school foodservice professionals are finding creative ways to prepare and serve school meals that meet healthy new nutrition standards.
New federal nutrition standards require schools to offer students more fruits, vegetables and whole grains and to limit the sodium, calories and saturated and trans fat in school meals. SNA's report, which includes survey responses from 579 school districts across the country, provides insight into how school cafeterias are enticing students to both try and to accept the healthier choices offered.
Most notably, cafeterias are serving fruits and vegetables in a variety of ways to appeal to students' diverse preferences. In addition to produce offered in the traditional serving line, over 55% of responding school districts have self-serve salad or produce bars.
For students in a hurry, more schools are providing convenient grab-and-go options. Nearly 64% of respondents offer pre-packaged salads, 87% offer whole fruit and 67% offer packaged produce, like bags of baby carrots, grapes and sliced apples that students can eat on the run or toss in their backpacks for later. Many districts are purchasing produce from local farmers – over 60% of respondents say they will purchase locally-grown or locally-raised items in the coming school year.
All respondents are serving whole-grain rich items in their school cafeterias, with nearly every district offering whole-grain breads/rolls/buns. Over 80% of districts are offering whole-grain pastas, rice and cereals, and 78% report serving whole-grain tortillas, pitas or flatbreads.
Schools have also taken steps to make kid favorites healthy choices. In 42% of responding school districts, pizza is the most popular lunch entrée served, but over 92% of districts are serving pizza with a whole-grain rich crust. Districts also report serving student favorites that are low-sodium, low-fat and reduced sugar.
Virtually all respondents (94%) use some method to encourage students to try these new menu items, with over 87% employing student taste testing/sampling methods. Districts get students involved in the menu selection process by allowing them to taste test and provide feedback on potential new foods or recipes. Through taste tests, cafeterias gain valuable student insight which helps them identify healthy choices that students are interested to eat. And when introducing new menu items, many cafeterias offer students free samples, giving students the chance to taste an unfamiliar food before they commit to selecting that item as part of their meal.
With tight budgets, schools have faced significant challenges as they redesign their menus and work to meet the new nutrition standards. Over 90% of districts anticipate an increase in food costs in the coming year and over 67% of districts anticipate that the federal reimbursement for school meals ($2.86 for each free meal served) will not cover the cost of producing the meals. Nearly 64% of respondents have increased lunch prices for at least some of the schools in their district for the 2012/13 school year, with the average cost increase falling at about 11 cents per meal.
The new nutrition standards come at a critical time as more of America's needy students rely on the National School Lunch Program, which serves nearly 32 million students each school day. Over 71% of responding districts reported an increase in free and reduced price meal participation.
"For too many of America's school children, school lunch is the only balanced meal they will receive all day," said School Nutrition Association President Sandra Ford, SNS. "School foodservice professionals are working hard to provide students with the healthiest meals to help them succeed in the classroom and beyond."
Media seeking more information on SNA's 2012 Back to School Trends Report may contact Diane Pratt-Heavner at 301-686-3124, media@schoolnutrition.org.
The School Nutrition Association is a national, non-profit professional organization representing 55,000 school nutrition professionals across the country. Founded in 1946, SNA and its members are dedicated to making healthy school meals and nutrition education available to all students. SNA's website for parents, www.TrayTalk.org, features school nutrition success stories from across the country.
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If there is anything that brightens up a college student's attitude, it's a warm sunny day. It's easier to get out of bed, more people seem to be in a good mood and there's just something about a nice day that makes beer taste better.
Though the warm weather makes some Chicoans happy, other places around the world don't appreciate it as much.
Last week, an ice chunk seven times the size of Manhattan collapsed off the Wilkins Ice Shelf on the western side of Antarctica, CNN reported. The ice from the shelf has been around for hundreds, possibly even thousands of years.
Even more devastating, this breakage has left the 5,571 square mile shelf – roughly the size of Connecticut -"hanging on by a thread," CNN reported.
The Wilkins Ice Shelf is the largest on the Antarctic Peninsula at risk of collapse, and some scientists are worried. The area of the peninsula that stretches toward South America has warmed more than any other place in the world during the last 50 years.
"I didn't expect to see things happen this quickly," said David Vaughan of the British Antarctic Survey, according to its Web site.
As a student in Chico, a small city thousands of miles from Antarctica, one question springs to mind: Why should we care? A bunch of falling ice in Antarctica doesn't even make the back-up list of things we think or worry about on a daily basis.
But the suspected culprit behind the collapsing ice is something everyone should be concerned about: global warming.
"Even though they seem far away, changes in the polar regions could have an impact on both hemispheres, with sea level rise and changes in climate patterns," CNN reported.
I have a confession to make: I'm not the most environmentally conscious person. Chico State is one of the most eco-friendly and sustainable colleges in the state, so I feel a little shameful.
I like to take long showers, I haven't switched to compact fluorescent light bulbs and my house's idea of recycling is throwing beer cans on our front lawn for the bums to collect.
I'm not the poster child for sustainability.
Some of the potentially devastating changes we could face include warmer winters, more intense tropical storms and at least a 2-foot rise in sea levels, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
I guess San Francisco will have to be called the city in the bay rather than the city by the bay.
But being that I'm graduating and would like to live in the city by the bay, I figure it's time to take these startling events to heart and do my part in making a change.
Chico State has done its fair share to remain environmentally friendly. Solar panels on Yolo Hall and Acker Gym provide "green" energy for the university and there's free bus transit for faculty, students and staff. Even the new Student Services Center and Wildcat Activity Center are Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified.
I haven't gotten around to installing solar paneling on my roof yet, but I have cleaned out a large bucket that's been collecting leaves and rainwater the past few months to start recycling. And our new shower clock radio not only makes my showers more enjoyable, but its handy timer let's me know when my shower needs to end.
Though these slight changes seem small they may just keep our world a little cooler and a bit greener.


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A Zimbabwe deadline for all firms to transfer most of their shares to black Zimbabweans has passed, but it is not clear how many have complied.
The government had said that companies should meet the requirements of a 2008 indigenisation law by the end of March.
Theoretically, non-compliance could lead to a company losing its license.
This was a key part of Robert Mugabe's 2013 election campaign - on the basis that black people were discriminated against during the colonial era.
But it has proved controversial, with detractors saying that it could discourage much-needed foreign direct investment.
The Reuters news agency quotes the minister responsible, Patrick Zhuwao, as saying that most of the country's foreign-owned banks and mining companies have not submitted their indigenisation plans, adding that he thought they would do soon.
But Mr Zhuwao told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme that his ministry was currently "going through submissions made by companies [and] we don't have statistics yet" on who has complied.
He dismissed concerns that the measures would scare off foreign investors.
"Those statements come from voodoo economists," he said, "and these statements are really very far removed from reality."
He added that the "law is attempting to negate the imbalances that were created by racism as a result of our colonial history".
Standard Chartered and Barclays are among the banks operating in the country, and Zimbabwe also hosts the mining firms Anglo American Platinum and Impala Platinum.
BBC Africa Business Report editor Matthew Davies says that an attempt to implement the law two years ago was largely ignored, but this time the government is promising action.
The indigenisation plan for businesses echoes the country's land reform programme that started in 2000.
At that time, the process of transferring around 4,500 farms held by white commercial farmers distributed to nearly 170,000 black Zimbabwean families began.
This has been widely blamed for causing Zimbabwe's economic collapse, but a 2010 study by Sussex University found that the programme had had some positive effects, and that the idea that it was a complete failure was a myth.
Zimbabwe is currently coping with the impacts of a severe drought.


RubyMine integrates with compilers that translate Sass, Less, and SCSS code into CSS. To use a compiler in RubyMine, you need to configure it as a File Watcher. For each supported compiler, RubyMine provides a predefined File Watcher template. To run a compiler in your project, create a project-specific File Watcher based on the relevant template.
To compile your code on the fly, you need to configure the compiler as a RubyMine File Watcher.
If you followed the standard installation procedure with npm, RubyMine locates the required files itself and fills in the field automatically. Otherwise, type the path manually or click and choose the file location in the dialog that opens.
Proceed as described in File Watchers.
When you open a file, RubyMine checks whether an applicable file watcher is available in the current project. If such file watcher is configured but disabled, RubyMine displays a popup that informs you about the configured file watcher and suggests to enable it.
If the Auto-save edited files to trigger the watcher checkbox is cleared, the File Watcher is started upon save (File | Save All, Ctrl+S) or when you move focus from RubyMine (upon frame deactivation).
RubyMine creates a separate file with the generated output. The file has the name of the source Sass, Less, or SCSS file and the extension css. The location of the generated files is defined in the Output paths to refresh field of the New Watcher dialog. However, in the Project Tree, they are shown under the source file which is now displayed as a node.


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China's SBS Empowers News Production With Advanced Graphics and Studio Automation Technology From Vizrt
When Suzhou Broadcasting System (SBS) moved to a new site in 2016, it also migrated its broadcast operations from SD to HD in the new building. The goal was to improve its on-air look and enhance the viewer experience with extensive use of virtual sets, augmented reality, 3D graphics and three new news studios, which are controlled by a Viz Mosart integrated studio automation system from Vizrt.
Today, nearly two years later, SBS is careering some of the most compelling graphical elements anywhere on television to support its global news reporting.
All video, audio, lighting and other HD production equipment are controlled by a single person that operates each news studio using a tightly integrated graphics user interface that brings all of the facility's operations and individual equipment and systems under their individual control.
Virtual sets with AR graphics allow on-air presenters to tell their stories in the most comprehensive way. This increases viewers' understanding of the subject matter and leads to repeat viewership.
While maximizing the potential of all of its programs, the Viz Mosart deployed at SBS (the first such system installed in China) helps simplify all of the technical operations required to create the highest quality images, improving time to air for its news stories and reducing on-air mistakes and operational costs.
For news broadcasters like SBS, Viz Mosart puts the story in the center of the production, removing technical complexity with a simple user interface, designed to give all necessary information to the director while giving full flexibility to operate both planned and breaking news scenarios.
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Other Vizrt graphics systems used by SBS graphics teams include Viz Trio, a character generation system, Viz Engine, a real-time compositing server and Viz Virtual Studio, which is used to generate the 3D and AR graphics in tandem with virtual backgrounds. All of the systems are fully compatible and controlled by Viz Mosart.
Operators in the control room benefit from a real-time view of all upcoming events through a tight integration with SBS' internal newsroom computer system.Supporting SBS' fast paced news production workflows, Viz Mosart boasts a variety of flexible ways to modify and edit the news story rundown list.
The pre-planned order can be changed at a moment's notice, even while a program is on air. The system allows SBS technical staff to make changes and deletions to modules inside the storyline by inserting or cancelling various modules (stories) with a simple mouse click at any time.
For example, it can change CAM1 into CAM2 temporarily, while all graphics sets associated with a story remain unchanged. Virtual sets can also be changed quickly to change the mood of a late-breaking story being presented.
The system is so sophisticated that even while all of these changes are happening behind the scenes, viewers never notice any unnatural disruption to their programs on air. And if one studio should go down, another can be called up in its place to continue broadcasting without interruption.
The SBS team now has a series of standard procedures in place that take advantage of Viz Mosart's capabilities to produce and operate a live news broadcast, quickly, safely and efficiently.
The result has brought SBS' visual expression and program presentation to a whole new level.
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Cleaning is one thing that the majority of us did as kids sometimes since it was part of our chores and often to create additional cash. Should you enjoyed cleaning then, then chances are you would not be averse to thinking about cleaning like a business proposition.
Till a couple of in the past people essentially connected janitorial services using the cleaning service business. The simple truth is today e-commerce includes both general and specialized residential and commercial cleaning tasks. Forget about a taboo, cleaning services today is booming and is a superb business enterprise for anybody interested in beginning a little or work from home company.
This is among the explanations why the cleaning clients are booming today. The scope of the items your wages could be within this business can sky rocket: however no matter what you are working hrs or quantity of clients it is simple to create a very decent living.
· The size for cleaning needed.
Often the going rates are calculated on the each hour basis and running out of energy be prepared to easily make everything from $10 to $25 and hour. However sometimes the size for cleaning needed may also be used to repair prices. So while general cleaning includes a fixed cost, you might charge your customers more if your more serious cleaning regime is needed or requested through the client.
And will be offering general cleaning services with the idea to residential clients or corporate clients will certainly generate a nice income, if you're searching for any greater profit you might want to opt for specialized services.
Among the best methods for getting clients is thru the Classifieds. You can scout for clients there or else you might place ads for the cleaning service business.
To create your ads more desirable, have them short, professional and difficult hitting. You might offer discounts in your first cleaning jobs.
Also don't restrict your ads to simply the phone book or even the classifieds. The local newspaper and weekly shopper will also be ideal for getting in clients. You might air your ads around the radio and create a website for individuals searching to clean service on the internet.
Flyers and brochures advertising the services you provide is another good way of creating a customer list. You might have these distributed where you live, at the nearest shopping center, local companies, in the pub or at shops, and shops, schools, and parks.
Business card printing are fantastic for direct marketing. You might drop a couple of extra cards with family and buddies to allow them to pass them onto their contacts.


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import React from 'react'
import { connect } from 'react-redux'
import Loader from '../components/Loader'
import MmrNav from '../components/mmr/MmrNav'
import { fetchMmrDistribution } from '../actions/api'

class Mmr extends React.Component {
  componentDidMount() {
    this.props.fetchMmrDistribution()
  }

  renderMmr() {
    if (this.props.mmrDistrubitionLoading || !this.props.mmrDistribution) {
      return <Loader />
    } else {
      return (

          {this.props.children && React.cloneElement(this.props.children, {
            ...this.props
          })}

      )
    }
  }

  render() {
    return (

        <MmrNav router={this.props.router} />

        {this.renderMmr()}

        {this.props.errorMessage.length > 0 &&

{this.props.errorMessage}

        }

    )
  }
}

function mapStateToProps(state) {
  const {
    mmrDistributionLoading,
    mmrDistribution,
    errorMessage
  } = state.api

  return {
    mmrDistributionLoading,
    mmrDistribution,
    errorMessage
  }
}

const mapDispatchToProps = ({
  fetchMmrDistribution
})

export default connect(
  mapStateToProps,
  mapDispatchToProps
)(Mmr)

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What is a major sale?
Very few major sales are made on just one call. There are usually several intermediate steps that move the sale to its final conclusion. Your goal should be to decide in advance what action you want the prospect to take which will confirm that the sales process is moving in a positive direction.
It would be a big mistake for you to go on a major sales call and try "alternate of choice questions, sharp angles or multiple closing attempts" in your presentation. If you do, the odds are very good that you'll be eaten alive. Or if you're lucky, you'll just get thrown out of the office.
Traditional sales techniques make sophisticated clients and customers feel that you think they're stupid and that you think that you can manipulate them into buying.
When it comes to making the larger sale, you're better off just forgetting everything you ever learned about "sales techniques."
Major sales are made around solving the buyer's problems. To do that, you need an arsenal of pre-determined questions that will bring the buyer's problems to the surface where they can be examined. If your product or service cannot solve problems for the buyer, there is no valid reason for him or her to do business with you. And to solve problems, you must first know what they are.
I recommend that you begin your interview by asking permission to ask some questions that will determine if the two of you can do some business.
Offering to solve the buyer's problems too soon will work against you rather than for you. You must probe deeper to uncover the seriousness and consequences to the buyer if the problems he/she just revealed to you are not solved.
You must carefully explore the overlooked ADDITIONAL problems that occur as a result of not curing the cause of the problem. In sales, as in medicine, you need to find the CAUSE of the disease before you can offer a complete cure.
"Tell me Mr. ______, what effect will it have on your overall operation if that problem is not solved? How much will it cost? What will it do in terms of morale? How much production are you currently losing with the way you're handling this now?"
One of the biggest mistakes salespeople make is that they start offering solutions too soon. Doing so will invite objections, especially price objections.
You get the prospect to sell herself by asking her "Solution Questions."
Solution Questions allow her to explain the benefits of your product or service and how it will solve her problems. Example: "What will it do for your company if we can reduce the cost of that operation by 10%?"
Presenting features will cause objections in your presentation. Only offer benefits, and only offer benefits when the prospect has expressed an explicit need that absolutely has to be met. Remember, let the prospect do the selling.
Most major sales involve several people. It's what goes on between your sales calls that is the most important...when you're not there.
a. You make sure you've covered all of the important concerns of the buyer. You ask her if there is anything else that's important to talk about.
b. You summarize the problems explored and the benefits (solutions) of your product or service.
Before you present your product or service, it's critical that you build a strong need to have problems solved. You build tremendous value in what you sell if you can get the prospect telling you the frustrations he or she has and the determination to get those situations taken care of. When that happens, you then simply demonstrate how your product or service will solve the problems and the close is almost automatic.
It's amazing how many salespeople will go on an important sales call to "practice" a new sales behaviour. This is a terrible mistake.


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SF Civic Center focus of urgent, coordinated cleanup effort
Dominic Fracassa July 31, 2017 Updated: July 31, 2017 8:19 a.m.
Bernard Sices of San Francisco's Public Works Department cleans the sidewalk near City Hall. The neigh borhood, which attracts thousands of people each day, draws complaints of dirty sidewalks and drug use.
Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
In San Francisco, checking out a book from the Main Library, attending a Symphony concert or going to City Hall for a marriage license can mean confronting some of the most egregious examples of the city's drug and homelessness problems.
For years, Civic Center has been a grim showcase for the city's worsening heroin and methamphetamine epidemic. And given that the area is a major transit hub, thousands of people each day stream past a startling amount of open-air injection-drug use, veering around the used needles and other detritus, including human waste, that often accompanies it.
To address what's become an acute public health and quality-of-life problem, San Francisco officials have quietly embarked on an unprecedented effort to coordinate the actions and combine the resources of several city departments to clean up Civic Center for the long term.
"You could see an increase in drug use just walking to the (Civic Center) BART station — people just shooting up, with needles coming out of their stomachs, their arms, everywhere," said City Administrator Naomi Kelly, whose office is overseeing the coordinated cleanup initiative.
"Whether you're a city worker or work for a company in the neighborhood, or you're just coming to do business here at the seat of government, this needs to be a safe zone," she said.
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The urgency to clean up the area, Kelly said, was ramped up because Civic Center is home to a swelling number of families, and there are institutions, like the Asian Art Museum and the Main Library, that offer a range of programs for children. Two playgrounds are being built in Civic Center Plaza, and 800 multifamily apartment units are going up in the surrounding neighborhoods.
The project also coincides with the city's Civic Center Public Realm Plan, which seeks to improve the area to make it a more hospitable public gathering space.
In addition to the administrator's office, the project, dubbed the Civic Center Health and Cleanliness Pilot Program, is composed of four city departments: Public Works, Public Health and the police and fire departments.
They are focusing on an area of about 100 city blocks bounded by stretches of Golden Gate Avenue and Gough, Mission, 14th, Folsom and Sixth streets.
The program got under way slowly in June by offering services to addicts and others living on the streets. Soon afterward, the city began posting notices designating small sections of Civic Center as public health nuisances and advising those in the area to clear out before police and cleaning crews swooped in. So far, the city has posted eight such abatement orders in various locations.
Each department is expected to play to its respective strengths, with Public Works cleaning streets; the police cracking down on drug dealing, robberies and assaults; Public Health administering medical care and working to steer addicts and homeless people toward city programs; and the Fire Department providing emergency medical response.
But rather than simply sticking to those traditional job descriptions, the program relies on structured and near-constant communication as a way to efficiently focus agencies' efforts.
Now, Kelly said, "the left and the right hand knows what the other is doing in real time so that we can all adjust together."
1of6Needles are seen outside the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium before S.F. Public Works disposes them on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in San Francisco, Calif.Photo: Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle 2017
2of6Michael Chan of San Francisco's Public Works Department removes syringes discarded outside City Hall, part of a coordinated effort to improve the congested neighborhood's quality of life.Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
4of6Bernard Sices (left) and Michael Chan of San Francisco's Public Works Department clear human waste and trash from the sidewalk outside the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
5of6Discarded syringes litter the sidewalk near San Francisco's City Hall.Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
6of6Vincent Webster (center) and Guillermo Perez of San Francisco's Public Works Department count discarded syringes before disposing of them outside the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle
In practice, that might mean a Public Works employee calls the health department to report seeing someone incapacitated in the street. Or, during the course of making an arrest, the police might call Public Works to identify a location littered with needles and debris. Providing one another with real-time information, Kelly added, also helps the agencies provide services more quickly.
"A lot of people know a lot of things, but when we're actually working together, then there's better cohesion, better coordination, and there's obviously better results," Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru said. "If we see quality-of-life concerns, if someone is laying over or if we see someone shooting up, we engage the other agencies."
Public Works has collected roughly 6,500 needles and about 54,610 pounds of trash from the area since the cleanup began. Combined with a bolstered police presence intended to discourage drug dealers from frequenting the area, officials say they're beginning to see results.
"When they see the officers out there, most people are going to think twice before they engage in that type of (criminal) activity, so that's why the presence is so important," said Police Chief Bill Scott.
To keep the lines of communication open, representatives from each department meet every weekday morning to update one another and compare notes and statistics about what their staffs have been seeing on the streets, how many needles and pounds of trash have been picked up, what arrests have been made, and how the weather might affect cleanup efforts.
The department heads meet weekly and, accompanied by a police escort, tour portions of the targeted area, stopping to talk to people in search of ideas on how to improve conditions.
James Jackson, who lives in a men's shelter at Fifth and Bryant streets, talked at length with Scott during a recent walkabout. He urged the city to create more activities and communal spaces to keep people engaged and off the streets during the day.
"Just open the door for me, and I'll be there," Jackson said.
While a health department nurse darted over to help a woman suffering from an eye infection, health department Director Barbara Garcia said she wants "to see what's going on in the street. That lets me know what the reality is about what my staff is doing and should be doing."
The city is collecting data to measure the effects on the Civic Center and the surrounding area, said Kelly, the city administrator.
There's no timeline to end the pilot program. If it's successful, Kelly hopes it will become a model for cooperation among city departments as San Francisco works to clean and secure its streets.
"That's definitely a goal," Kelly said. "What we don't want to do is just push everyone out of Civic Center into a different neighborhood. We want a citywide approach where we're dealing with the core issues and not just moving folks from one place to another."
Dominic Fracassa is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: dfracassa@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @dominicfracassa
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Luxmore Estate is a truly unique venue; we like to think of it as a hidden gem. Not many venues can boast such a stunning and glamorous exterior with an interior to match. Also being that it is Florida we love that we can provide both an outdoor and indoor experience.
As far as staff goes we are amazingly we rounded, we each bring something to the table. While we each hold our individuality and own way of doing things we mesh incredibly well which ensures balance and that we get the job done.
The favorite part of our job is being able to help a couple shape their perfect day and then being able to see the end product, months of hard work boil down to one beautiful and memorable moment.
– Describe the venue style in three words? How many events do you host a day?
Lacie: If I only had three words to describe Luxmore, it would have to be: sophistication, romance, and grandeur.
Elizabeth: Three words that epitomize Luxmore would be Timeless, Elegant and Showstopper.
We love that we host only one event per day, making it feel extremely exclusive for our couples. They feel and know they are our top priority; we are not just worried about moving on to the next event.
– What is the max number of guests you can accommodate? Is there any time restrictions? Is there a Day-of Coordinator?
We can accommodate up to 200 guests with 160 in our Grande Ballroom and the remaining 40 in our adjoining Estate Room.
We offer full day rentals however the latest the venue can remain open is 11:00 pm.
We do ask our couples to pick at least a day of coordinator from our list. This way we can ensure the level of service our clients receive but still give them options on picking the best planner for their event and needs.
– What ceremony and reception options do you have? What's included in each package? Is there a backup plan for rain or inclement weather?
We have several great ceremony space options which depend on guest count and preference for outside or indoors. Outdoors is by far the most popular in our Jessup Garden and generally, all receptions are held in our beautiful Grande Ballroom. The great aspect of Luxmore is we can provide both an outdoor and indoor experience, as well as an indoor backup space in the case of inclement weather that goes beyond just a tent which is the only option with most all-outdoor venues. In the case of inclement weather, we can use either the Grande Ballroom or estate room as a backup ceremony space.
– What are your favorite bridal trends? Are there any decorations limitations? Are candles allowed?
Lacie: My favorite bridal trends right now are gem tones, 'edgy-chic,' floral linens, and modern southern vibes.
Elizabeth: My favorite bridal trend is an abundance of greenery. I love when they bring the outdoors in by putting garlands on our grande staircase and drip vines and wisteria from sheer draping in the ballroom.
As far as limitations we do not allow anything to be hung directly on our walls, and no open flames are allowed indoors. However, I have seen some amazing LED candles recently that imitate flickering candles which are a great option for our space.
– Do you offer a "preferred" list of vendor? Is there a fee for using a vendor outside the venue's vetted list.
We do provide a preferred vendor list, but the only vendors you are required to use are our caterer, lighting/draping expert, and finally choose from our list of coordinators. Beyond that our list is recommendations and couples are allowed to bring in outside vendors as long as they are licensed and insured with no penalty.
– What makes Luxmore Grande different from any other venue?
We think the character of the estate itself makes it so unique. I mean how many homes can boast chandeliers in every room, a Grande Ballroom that can fit up to 160 people, and of course beautiful details such as an antique library. Also, the staff here works so hard to make sure every bride and groom have a memorable journey on the path to wedding planning; we work so hard to make this venue come to life.
– This last one is just for FUN!! If you were a beverage / cocktail drink, what would you be?
Elizabeth: French 75 – sweet, unexpected and refreshing.
A big Thank you to our friends at Luxmore for taking the time to answer our questions. It is one of our favorite venues to work at and we are excited to be able to show case them today. Over the past year we have had many wedding with them. Here are some photos from those weddings. If you would like more information from this amazing venue please check out their website. The link is provided below!


Mexico's attorney general promised Monday to pursue his country's drug-tainted political scandals "as far as the evidence takes us" and charged that former Mexican prosecutor Mario Ruiz Massieu had amassed millions of dollars in bribes from drug traffickers or others who sought to buy political influence.
"Our commitment is to strengthen the rule of law so that no one is above the law," Mexican Atty Gen. Antonio Lozano said at a conference here.
He said his office is still preparing a full list of charges against Ruiz Massieu, the former deputy attorney general who was arrested by U.S. authorities after he fled Mexico last month and allegedly failed to declare all the currency he was carrying when stopped in a New Jersey airport.
But Lozano said Mexico's extradition request for Ruiz Massieu--who has been accused of covering up the role allegedly played by the brother of a former Mexican president in an assassination case--probably will include a charge of "misappropriation of funds."
That is because the former prosecutor's $9 million in U.S. bank accounts could only have come from illegal sources--"from selling (government) jobs, using the pressure of authority (to demand payments) . . . or from drug traffickers," Lozano said.
"We do not yet have in our hands all the elements needed to show that the money originated from drug trafficking," he added, although he suggested that is the most likely source.
Mexican officials have asserted that drug money was at the core of the corruption scandal, but Lozano's charges marked the first time that a senior official has made such a charge on the record.
Lozano added, however, that the evidence his prosecutors have gathered does not show "a systematic attempt by the Cali cartel (of Colombian cocaine producers) to infiltrate our political structures." He also said that no evidence has turned up to implicate former President Carlos Salinas de Gortari in any crimes.
Salinas staged a hunger strike and later left Mexico after police arrested his older brother, Raul Salinas de Gortari, accusing him of helping to mastermind the Sept. 28 assassination of Francisco Ruiz Massieu, the brother of Mario Ruiz Massieu.
Lozano is in Washington to meet with U.S. Atty. Gen. Janet Reno to discuss the Ruiz Massieu case, as well as new agreements to make it easier for the two countries to extradite other criminal suspects. Lozano was a senior figure in Mexico's conservative opposition party, the National Action Party, before President Ernesto Zedillo appointed him attorney general and gave him the mandate to investigate the scandals in the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party.


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My name is Jessica Walker, everyone calls me Jess. The first time I heard the word "Doula" was over 11 years ago. My daughter was born and my life was forever changed. Shortly after her birth I became a certified Doula with DONA International.
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