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"Talib Kweli And Supernatural Talk Freestyle, Rap Battles & New York Hip-Hop History"
Talib Kweli: What's up party people, it's Talib Kweli, the BK MC, the MCEO. I love the fact that y'all are checking out the People's Party, showing us all the love. You know what we do, we're bringing all the guests, we're bringing the best podcast on the internet. Just make sure you subscribe and leave a review. People's Party, Talib Kweli, let's go!
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Talib Kweli: What's up party people in the place to be. You are now rocking with Talib Kweli, I am the host of the People's Party and today we have another wonderful episode of the People's Party, featuring my home girl, Jasmin Leigh.
Jasmin Leigh: Oh, hello!
Talib Kweli: Give it up for Jasmin Leigh!
Yeah, myself, Talib Kweli, how you doing Jasmin Leigh? I like your business suit.
Jasmin Leigh: You do? It's business on the front but sexy underneath.
Talib Kweli: Your belt looks like you're buckled in on a flight.
Jasmin Leigh: I am, I'm ready to go.
Talib Kweli: Okay, we ready to take off. Yeah, we're gonna fly
through the stratosphere today.
Today's guest is a very special guest, he's not just a guest at a People's
Party because he's a outstanding artist, he's also an outstanding individual, an outstanding human being. He's one of my
best friends in this music business. I consider him a mentor. He is the king of freestyle, Hip-Hop freestyle, you know. It's like Phife Dawg said, in the mortal words of Phife Dawg; "freestyle fanatic
probably the best around". A Guinness Book of World Records holder for longest freestyle rap, a battle rap champion, a Hip-Hop historian, a gentleman and a scholar. We got Supernatural in the place to be.
Jasmin Leigh: I loving that jacket.
Talib Kweli: Looking good, brother!
Supernatural: Trying, trying, trying to stay in shape, physically fit, mind, mind right.
Talib Kweli: Yeah man, you and me, in case people don't
know, Supernet is one of my good, good friends, one of my best friends definitely in this business. We've been on the phone lately and you've been your workout regimen has been crazy, you can see
Supernatural: Yeah, that's one of the things that I thought you know
sometimes people don't realize; the one thing you could take control of is your body first.
Talib Kweli: No doubt
Supernatural: If you can control that, then I think you can balance everything out. You know, I used to be like two hundred twenty pounds, almost two seventy-five. You know, I just started eating right, changing my diet and really just got dedicated to the jump rope. I was telling Pharoah, I was talking to Pharaoh one day and he said, "how did you get nice on the rope?" and I told him it's the Hip-Hop routine, that's all. You take three songs that you love; your three favourite hip hop joints and you jump on the verses and rest on the hooks.
So you know, everybody loves their favourite music, you know the lyrics and if you really want to practice on your birth-control, do that every morning.
Talib Kweli: You do that every morning?
Supernatural: I do that at least four or five days out of the week I take a couple days off to let the body recoup but I do that with a combination other stuff.
Jasmin Leigh: Music is the soul of a lot of people, a lot of people's workouts because sometimes counting doesn't get you through that
but listening to that song gives you that motivation and if you start singing the lyrics you forget that you're working out.
Supernatural: Exactly! Like, three songs probably come out to like 15 minutes and if you add on to one and you've got a 30-minute workout with your favorite joints.
Talib Kweli: Um, so far in the show we've had some great guests we had Robert Glasper here and on that day we had asked him a question of if you had to pick, what was it, what was it, the top five?
Jasmin Leigh: Yeah!
Talib Kweli: It's like a top-five of your, your battle rap, you know, all-stars. Like, your, your starting five battle rap line-up and you made everybody's list.
Supernatural: Wow! Wow, that's dope.
Talib Kweli: How does that make you feel?
Supernatural: That makes me feel good. Honestly like, sometimes I still, I stay off in the corner a little too much so you know to hear things like that, just to know that I'm still on the minds of people for my contribution; that makes me feel wonderful you know. I think that's superdope, you see the smile on my face, you know. It's very hard for me to fake a smile so yeah good-looking out, family. You know, Asia, Glasper all of y'all. If you put me on your team that's dope. Got to be in the top five.
Talib Kweli: Now you're from Marion, Indiana
Supernatural: Yes indeed!
Talib Kweli: Right um, Freddie Gibbs he's from Marion?
Supernatural: No, Freddie Gibbs is from Gary, Gary Indiana. He's a little, a few, few, few minutes away. Just as rough and just as f*cked up.
Talib Kweli: Okay! You f*ck with Gibbs music?
Supernatural: Oh yeah! I love Gibbs, actually, my cousin brought Freddie Gibbs to my house for... I went home to visit my mother for Christmas one time and I have a cousin he called himself Daddy Rich and he was just one of the young cats, he was really ambitious that was just like... He had the wrapped car first, he, you know, like the whole Master P... Where everything looked... Yeah, you know. So he told me about this kid named Freddie Gibbs, brought him to my house and I reminded Gibbs about that like I was just home visiting Ma Dukes and that's how I met him. And then like three or four years from that day Gibbs became that guy.
Talib Kweli: No doubt, shout out to Freddie Gibbs.
Supernatural: Shout out to Freddie Gibbs, man. Incredible
artists.
Talib Kweli: Is there anybody else Hip-Hop wise from Indiana that we should be checking for that we don't know about.
Supernatural: My son.
Talib Kweli: Okay
Jasmin Leigh: Okay! Keep it in the family.
Supernatural: Yeah, my son, Haji.
Talib Kweli: Shout out to Haji
Supernatural: You know how, Kwe' watched him grow up.
Talib Kweli: No doubt.
Supernatural: I think one thing that's very unique about Marion that a lot of people don't ever really get to know, and this is a reference to Chuck D, is that there was a... and you know, this is the sad part
about that place is that there was an
album cover or at least a single cover
for a hazy shaded criminal when Chuck
did the whole Arizona when he was doing
that whole thing.
Talib Kweli: Right!
Supernatural: And there's a hanging, the pictures of a lynching.
Talib Kweli: It's one of the most famous pictures.
Supernatural: Like, iconic lynching pictures in history,
that's Marion Indiana.
Talib Kweli: Hmm!
Supernatural: so when I chose to embark on a conscious path, you know, at least to try to say something in my music that was always my catalyst, you know. Still to this day when I see that picture my body gets a particular feeling because my grandmother went to school with those people that are actually hanging from that. And then like 20 years later to be in Hip-Hop and to see an iconic figure like Chuck use that. You know, Marion plays a significant role in changing the dynamic of how I thought as a young black man and saying yo I can't
just get on the mic and talk about bullsh*t.
Talib Kweli: Hmmm, yeah!
Supernatural: you know I have a responsibility to those people as
well as around the world, you know, that pictures it's haunting still to this day.
Talib Kweli: Now when you, um, first got press, local press in Marion and local, local newspaper talking about your album deal, on that same day there was a KKK rally in your town right?
Supernatural: Yep!
Talib Kweli: Can you walk us through that day; what exactly happened?
Supernatural: Um, you know, a lecture it was it was my
drop week you know it was a big deal for me because we used to always cop all of our records from a black man named Gus
Dorsey and he had a record shop called Big D records and you know, he made it his business to order all of the newest hip-hop stuff that was coming out. 'Cause we had a couple of DJ's that threw, you know,
house parties and parties in the town that they went into whatever was anything hip-hop that came out. So yeah, the day that my record was released the week after if you... I posted a picture recently where you see my album on one side of the newspaper and you see the Ku
Klux Klan rally on the other side of the paper. And my mother just recently showed me this, I... you know, in my haste moving around in the world you forget about those things and my mom, you know, she's
always been like the stickler for keeping things and she was like yeah
"look at this, look what mama got" and then she folded it out. When she folded out the other side she said "don't forget why you do this, don't forget why you do this". And that's why Brooklyn and you and everybody else that I met along the way plays a very significant role in
Supernatural: You know.
Talib Kweli: Now what made you want to come to Brooklyn? And how did you, how did you transition from Marion to Brooklyn New York, what age was that?
Supernatural: okay well I knew I was ready to go to New
York at probably about 14, 15 years old. One of the reasons being so is that we had a group of individuals that lived in our city that were called the Butlers. You know, Bill Butler, Charles Butler, Jimmy Butler Shirley Butler and Joe Butler. You know, the butler family and they were from the Bronx. They were from Webster Avenue houses and Eddie Red, you know, during the crack era you know was one of the big homies he would make the moves from this is all just true story
sometimes just gotta tell the truth. He would make the moves from the Bronx to Indiana and in that moment I got in contact and in touch with all of the tapes Red Alert, the WBLS you know woodchucks chill out you know every Saturday. And I would tell him "look, when you bring those tapes, record everything. I want commercials I want everything". I go to Moe's... I wanted all that, I wanted all that, right. So I would tell him to bring those home and those tapes became iconic in our neighborhood.
Talib Kweli: Hold on, ain't no more Modell's?
Jasmin Leigh: I don't think so, I feel like I've been o three different clearance sales. Modell's is the sh*t.
Talib Kweli: Modell's, got you look in hot, Modell's, got you feeling good.
Supernatural: And then you had VIMs...
Talib Kweli: V-I-M
Supernatural: You know I mean these old New York stuff. So, I would tell them to record the commercials so that I I was already familiar with the city so that's was my catalyst. But I remember the summer of me coming to New York City was just like... everywhere I went that summer and I rapped, people were like: "Why are you here?" "You need to get out of here".
Jasmin Leigh: Out of New York?
Supernatural: Out of Indiana, like: "You don't need to be here, you got talent you know, like even when I tried to quote-unquote try to hustle it was like: "get your ass off the block,
Talib Kweli: Right
Supernatural: "You got talent", you know, go, so Jimmy, you know, shout out to Jimmy Butler. He just always he was this very flamboyant uptown Bronx cat, played ball he was a basketball fanatic. And so he always eloquated my rhyme style to whooping. He was like you like a raw hoopla that comes to the court with the rock and just does amazing sh*t on the court and then you know, you just go back home and live your normal life. And he was like you know if... He wanted to bring me to New York that was the ultimate plan, but he
got knocked that summer, you know. And he was a type of dude even though he hustled he wasn't one of those dudes he had that, that thing you know what I mean. That, that that energy where you just
loved him for him.
Supernatural: And everybody loved him he was a type of cat and he got knocked that summer. And I remember my cousin's came from Long Island, you know, the Marrows the Marrows, right. Long Island, New York and my cousin, Sean and she was a female and my cousin
Yolanda and there was two twins and so they came and they stayed the summer for about five or six weeks and they were like: "Yo you should come back with us". And I'm like: "my mama's not gonna let me to just bounce to New York just like this". And they was like: "You
graduated school", you know. They was making logical sense, they like it's time, so I was like you know what? I'm gonna do that and I hustled up five hundred dollars, I think, but I got five hundred I got three hundred from my mom's ex-boyfriend I had $800 in a green duffel bag and I got on Amtrak and I said you know what I'ma go to New York and I'm gonna blow up. [Laughter] But that was, that's how it happened, you know, it was just like being around Jimmy all the time, and listening to those tapes. Like, I was the first dude to roll a blunt in my city. Like, I was the first dude to do a lot of sh*t. To roll a blunt and listening and then... I mean I was like okay get a cigar.
Supernatural: I probably f*cked up like seven or eight of em, before I finally got it. You know, I did a lot of firsts there you know. Like, I was really one of the first MCs, there was only like three other dudes that rhymed in the town, you know. There was one dude named yogi, he was like the pimp stylish rapper, you know.
Talib Kweli: Every iteration of a rapper.
Supernatural: Yeah and then we had this other guy named Doc Rock and that was like my arch-nemesis like we battled each other
that he couldn't battle anymore you know
like we just beat each other up for
sport. And that's how you know they told
me to get out of here yes that's how I
got to New York
Jasmin Leigh: When did you realize you had the gift of freestyling.
Supernatural: Not to sound crazy or none but from the first time I ever said a rhyme.
Jasmin Leigh: How old were you.
Supernatural: 14 and I remember vividly. Rapper's Delight' was the first
rap record I ever heard for a lot of people and I would play the hell out of the record. It's just like any kid, you get bored it was almost like a toy, you know. Just that, hearing that like it was magic to my ears almost. What I didn't know is that this is funny to always say this, when you turned the record over, it was an instrumental. So, I turned the record over and for about a month I rapped their lyrics. Not,
you know, just once again I got bored. So I was like, I wonder if I give myself like this name, you know, it's almost like comedy at this point 'cause you laughing at yourself going: "Am I gonna do this?" So I gave myself like a little name Doctor Rap or something like that, you know what I mean? Was something really cool.
Talib Kweli: Mine was Genesis. I had a song called, uh, "Words Become Flesh" comes from the book of Genesis
Supernatural: You see what I mean? But see he was already heavy for us.
Jasmin Leigh: My rap name was fishtank.
Supernatural: Yeah okay, you have to warn me, I was sipping... So yeah that's, that's how that, that particular thing took place. I was
like, you know, when I turned that record over, I got bored. And I started spitting those bars just off the top of the head and making that up, it was addictive, it became such a part of me like that. I was, we were forbidden to touch this stereo in the house you know.
Jasmin Leigh: Black parents!


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Sennheiser is launching its Ambeo AR One headphones for use with Magic Leap's augmented reality glasses.
The audio equipment maker is using its Ambeo tech to make AR more immersive, with "transparent audio" that lets you mix sound from the real world with music and sound coming in from your headphones.
The German company revealed the in-ear headphones at Magic Leap's L.E.A.P. developer conference in Los Angeles. The Ambeo has "Works with Magic Leap" certification.
Sennheiser also launched the accompanying Ambeo Augmented Audio Lab app. The headphones will let developers and creators craft their own spatial computing experiences in which real sounds blend with virtual audio.
The Ambeo AR One features "transparent hearing," where at a button touch developers choose how much of the outside world's sound, captured by the headset's built-in microphones, blends into the spatial audio experience. By mixing the right level of external acoustic environment with the virtual audio world, developers can create a more immersive and social experience, the company says.
The Ambeo AR One's Comply ear tips enable creators to shut out external noise to focus on the audio. The earphones cost $250, and they will be available in November via Magic Leap in the U.S.
Sennheiser was founded in 1945. Since 2013, it has been managed by Daniel Sennheiser and Andreas Sennheiser, the third generation of the family to run the company. In 2017, the Sennheiser Group generated turnover totaling $767 million.


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Report a significant blow against House Republicans' health bill
Inaccurate or misleading descriptions of an emotional moment for 11th District U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Buncombe, while he was being interviewed Wednesday about changes to the Affordable Care Act have bounced around the internet since it happened.
But despite problems with many re-tellings of the story, the original coverage and the Congressional Budget Office report that sparked it tell us more about what may happen to a proposed Republican rewrite of the bill.
We now know Meadows might be willing to support more federal spending to improve the odds people with pre-existing conditions get coverage. And, there's more confirmation that changing the ACA in a way that would keep costs low, keep people from losing coverage plus repeal taxes that fund the law and end the mandate that people buy insurance is not an easy job.
More:NC residents get less from Republican health care plan
More:Boyle column: Is health care a right or a privilege in the U.S.?
We also know, not that this should be a surprise, that news of a congressman tearing up during an interview can draw a lot of attention, albeit not as much of a candidate for Congress being accused of body-slamming a reporter.
Reporters with the Independent Journal Review and the Washington Examiner, two smaller media outlets in the Washington area, were among those questioning Meadows Wednesday about a CBO report released that day indicating the GOP bill would mean 23 million more Americans would not have health insurance. A Washington Post reporter was apparently also present.
The interview turned to what would happen to people with pre-existing conditions. Meadows, remember, played a major role in inserting language in the bill that would let states put those people in federally subsidized insurance pools as a way to lower costs for everyone else.
News outlets reported that after being asked about what the CBO report says about the proposed legislation's impact on those with pre-existing conditions, Meadows teared up when talking about the deaths of his sister and father from cancer.
In some accounts that cited the IJR or Examiner, notably commentary by opponents of the GOP bill, that got turned into Meadows crying after having a sudden realization that the bill would harm the people most in need of insurance.
But according to the IJR, Meadows became emotional when he said: "Listen, I lost my sister to breast cancer. I lost my dad to lung cancer. If anybody is sensitive to pre-existing conditions, it's me. I'm not going to make a political decision today that affects somebody's sister or father because I wouldn't do it to myself."
Then Meadows said, IJR reported: "In the end, we've got to make sure there's enough funding there to handle pre-existing conditions and drive down premiums. And if we can't do those three things, then we will have failed."
Meadows' press secretary, Ben Williamson, later told me Meadows' show of emotion "was pretty seriously mischaracterized by almost everyone reacting" to the original media reports. "He became emotional while talking about his father and sister – not because he was surprised or shocked about a CBO score."
IJR's reporter on the story, Haley Byrd, tweeted out something similar Thursday morning after seeing how some other outlets described the exchange.
"Guys. My story on the CBO score last night says Mark Meadows teared up when he talked about his family. He didn't cry about the CBO score," her tweet reads.
None of this changes what the CBO report actually says.
The amendment Meadows helped craft would let states get a waiver allowing insurers to charge people who have ongoing health issues more for insurance. It would put some federal funding into insurance to be offered by high-risk pools that states would operate for those whose pre-existing conditions price them out of the market for regular insurance.
But, echoing concerns raised by those who have studied how such pools operated before the ACA was established, the CBO says the funding would not be enough to make the pools work.
In states that get waivers, the report says, "people who are less healthy (including those with pre-existing or newly acquired medical conditions) would ultimately be unable to purchase comprehensive nongroup health insurance at premiums comparable to those under current law, if they could purchase it at all."
There is some uncertainty built into the CBO report, which its authors acknowledge. It is difficult to say how many states will ask for waivers that would shunt those with pre-existing conditions into high-risk pools. Likewise, no one can be sure how many states would allow insurers to sell plans that cover substantially less than plans under the ACA.
The basic points, however, remain unchanged. The CBO is saying it takes more money than the House allocated to help people who have been sick before get affordable insurance. And, it notes, loosening rules on what ACA plans must cover will mean some people won't get as much help as before with medical costs when they need it – and some may end up with plans that cover so little the CBO doesn't even count them as health insurance.
The ACA replacement plan has passed the House, and many GOP members there have discounted the CBO's analysis. But some Republican senators have said they are starting from scratch when drawing up legislation to change the ACA instead of using the House bill as a starting point. The CBO report is likely to bolster that approach.

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Do you know that when you visit any website, the website collects personal, identifiable information about you? Did you know that advertisers that post ads on those websites can use that information to track you as you surf the Internet? Most of us don't really have any idea what information is being collected about us and what websites are doing with this information. What you don't know may surprise and frighten you, because websites can identify you in many different ways, even if you take steps to protect your identity.
When you visit any website, the website's server automatically collects information about you, including your IP address, web browser, type of operating system, webpage visited, referring page, and the visit time. A cookie is used to keep track of you as you visit various pages on a website. A cookie is a text file that is installed on your machine which usually contains a unique identifying number.
Many websites are supported financially by advertising, and usually these ads are not served directly from the website itself, but from advertisers. These advertisers place a cookie on your machine. Since advertisers place ads on multiple sites, this cookie allows the advertiser to observe your behavior across many sites.
In addition to cookies, websites also use web bugs to track you. Web bugs are a type of third-party tracking that is completely invisible to the user. Web bugs allow third parties that do not serve ads to place cookies on your browser and track your navigation across the web. Web bugs are embedded in a web page's HTML code, and are typically a small graphic embedded in the page that monitors who is reading the page. Advertisers use web bugs to create a profile of what sites you are visiting. This personal profile allows the network to track your behavior across many sites over time. Web bugs can track the IP address of your computer, the web page content, the visit time, your browser type, and previously set cookie values.
One thing you can to protect your online privacy is to disable third-party cookies, or installing a program like Ghostery which blocks all third party content, including web bugs. Removing cookies prevents the tracker from identifying you as an individual user.
However, web bugs can still track your navigation data. It turns out that even your IP address and browser information, such as version numbers, is unique enough to identify your computer and thus track your movement around the Internet.
There are websites out there that analyze your Internet connection, IP address, and browser information and displays some of the information websites can find out about you when you visit them. One is the Privacy.net Analyzer.
What hidden information your web browser sends websites.
Your browser security, if any.
Whether or not you have a firewall installed.
What browser plug-ins you have installed.
What country you are located in.
Your IP address, and who owns the domain of your IP address.
Who manages your IP address.
Websites use this information they compile about you for various purposes, such as developing and improving their website. Or they can customize a website to your individual taste. An e-commerce site such as Amazon can make product recommendations based on previous purchases or deliver targeted ads. Many of these uses are benefits actively sought by consumers.
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DA Scores Northern Cape Government performance
Posted on November 28, 2013 by DA MPL Assistance Network
Andrew Louw, MPL
DA Northern Cape Provincial Leader
The DA has evaluated seven provincial government departments that are at the face of service delivery. These departments are:
Office of the Premier
Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development
Transport, Safety & Liaison.
The Northern Cape has a population of 1.1 million people, 40% of whom live in poverty. These seven departments should offer residents the most realistic chance to better their lives. So how have they fared in this past year?
Office of the Premier: (2/10)
Premier Lucas has stepped into her role of leadership amid a storm of controversy. Although her department received an unqualified audit, she has underspent her budget by R4.4-million on her core function of policy and governance.
Strangely, her department conducted no monitoring & evaluation, as the unit did not conduct a single quarterly site visit. In a show of a complete disregard for the poverty people experience in this province, Lucas spent R53 159 in her first 10 weeks as Premier on fast food and groceries, misusing her official credit card.
She has failed residents of this province by not monitoring her administration and has wasted money in a scandal that has embarrassed the Northern Cape. Premier Sylvia Lucas gets 2/10.
Economic Development & Tourism: (0/10)
The MEC, John Block, has no place being in government. Block is before the courts facing serious charges of fraud and corruption.
The department received an unqualified audit, but the department has failed in the two indicators that matter, namely economic growth and unemployment.
The province's unemployment rate remains at 36.3%. This is unacceptably high.
The department underspent by R11.9-million, stalling the implementation of key projects like the Wireless Mesh Network. This all stalls development further.
The dubious character of MEC Block also brings the department into disrepute, and it is no surprise that the department does not have any Public-Private Partners and investors working with it.
MEC Block is not fit to be in office. He gets 0/10.
Education:(3/10)
MEC GrizeldaCjiekella has not shown the leadership required to fix Northern Cape education.
Her department received a qualified audit report, has underspent its budget by R76-million, and failed to achieve 68% of its planned targets.
The department also ran up R285-million in irregular expenditure and R16.8-million in unauthorised expenditure. School children face shortages in libraries, computer rooms, and laboratories, and yet the department underspent on the programme meant to deliver these.
Having said all of this, the Northern Cape continues to produce better matric results than the national average.
Things aren't going particularly well, but it could be worse. MEC Cjikella gets 3/10.
Social Development: (6/10)
The Social Development Department represents a missed opportunity. MEC Chukelwa Chotelo could be using this department to expand opportunity and true empowerment. We welcome her department receiving an unqualified audit. Unfortunately, all of the department's attention is given poverty alleviation, and almost nothing to poverty eradication. We believe this department must be run to eradicate poverty over time through the expansion of opportunity as opposed to just alleviating the effects of poverty in the province.
The department funds over 897 welfare organisations. Some important sectors are underfunded, like centres providing support to victims of domestic violence. On the whole this number can be trimmed down, with increased support to the organisations that do the best work.
The department also supports 106 soup kitchens in the province. This is a noble approach, but it needs to be linked to services that would expand opportunity for the poor.
The province still does not have Drug Rehabilitation Centres.
MEC Chotelo needs to restructure her department to focus on opportunity and not just welfare, and gets 6/10.
Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development: (3/10)
MEC Norman Shushu's department received an unqualified audit with findings for the 2012/13 year, however his impact has been minimal in people's lives.
The department has not achieved 34% of its planned targets, and underspent its conditional grants, aimed at helping all agri-businesses, by R285-million.
The department still does not have enough Extension Officers who provide technical assistance to emerging farmers. This caused many projects to fail.
The department has also incurred R21-million in irregular expenditure and R2.4-million fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
Established and emerging farmers have been devastated in the face of the recent drought. To date no Disaster Risk Management Plan been put in place.
For his failure to adequately respond to the drought crisis, MEC Shushu gets 3/10.
Health: (0/10)
MEC Mxolisa Sokatsha has a bad track-record, and has received a qualified audit report.
The health department has incurred R792-million in irregular and R1.8-million in wasteful expenditure.
Of greatest concern is the failure of the department to spend its budget on sorely needed programmes.
47% of people treated in health facilities are HIV patients, yet the department underspent its budget meant for HIV treatment by R35.8-million.
Nearly R19-million was underspent on the province's Emergency Medical Services. No ambulances were purchased and no control rooms were built, despite the shortage in the province.
The completion of the long overdue Kimberley Mental Hospital still remains doubtful, and has meant patients are kept in prisons due to a lack of facilities.
The department has not filled critical vacancies across the province, and has reduced people's access to quality healthcare.
MEC Sokatsha gets 0/10 for his sub-par performance.
Transport, Safety & Liaison: (4/10)
MEC Mac Jack has only recently taken over the department. He needs to act on the crises this department finds itself in.
The department's HOD, Stephen Jonkers, is before the courts facing fraud and corruption charges related to defrauding his own department.
The DA has also revealed information of further allegations of irregularities and fraud in the department, with Jonkers having appointed two contractors to provide learner transport for one bus route.
The department received an unqualified report with findings, as R98-million worth of receivables is irrecoverable.
It also incurred R113-million in irregular expenditure, and 82% increase on the previous year.
The department failed to launch an Integrated Transport Plan for the province, and a majority of residents still are without subsidized public transport.
Despite the fact that many residents commute to and from work by walking and cycling, no dedicated pedestrian and cycling routes exist in major cities.
The last crime stats reveal that many major crimes such as murder (up 12%), aggravated robbery (up 27.9%), hijacking (up 211%), and drug-related crimes (up 7.1%) have increased sharply in the province.
It certainly does not inspire much confidence in residents that the corruption and fraud charged HOD is the same person who drafted the Provincial Crime Prevention Strategy.
MEC Jack has a lot of work to do, and he has not done much since coming into office. He needs to suspend his HOD, and get the department working. For now, we'll give him the benefit of the doubt. He gets 4/10.
The DA will continue to monitor the performance of the provincial government. But we can only truly turn this decline around if we are voted into government. Next year's general elections offer residents a chance to stick with the same, or change for the better.
DA questions Premier Mokonyane's R217 000 cellphone bill
John Moodey MPL
Provincial Leader
Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has racked up a cellphone bill of R217 000 in the past three financial years, increasing from R55 000 in 2010/11 to R99 481 in 2012/13. The Premier spent an average of R6 000 a month on her cellphone during this period, with the R15 534.68 for September 2012 being the highest.
The detailed monthly breakdown of the Premier's cellphone expenditure was provided in response to my application for the information under the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA). The application was necessary because the Premier refused to divulge her cellphone spending to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
The Premier's cellphone expenditure appears excessive, especially when compared to other MECs who did provide responses to the questions posed in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
Community Safety MEC Faith Mazibuko spent on average R15 000 a year, while Roads and Transport MEC Ismail Vadi's cellphone bill is about R26 000 a year.
Another big spender is Agriculture, Rural and Social Development MEC Nandi-Mayathula-Khoza, with a total cellphone bill of R134 848.60 for the three year period. She also had the highest monthly cellphone bill with a staggering R19 164 bill for June 2011.
It is absolutely critical that the Premier and members of her provincial executive are accessible and responsive at all times, but cost effective and tailor-made cellphone packages are being offered by all service providers.
The DA awaits further responses to our PAIA applications and will assess these as they come in. The DA calls on the provincial government to contract the most cost effective cellphone packages and ensure that cellphones, as tools necessary to do the job at hand, are used cost effectively.
Posted in Corruption & Wastage, Premier
KZN Scopa Resolutions
Mark Steele, MPP
DA KZN Spokesperson on Scopa
The audit outcomes for Departments and Public Entities in KZN represent a mixed bag of results.
Yes, there has been an improvement. Auditees which are unqualified with no findings (the so-called clean audits) are up from 7 to 15 and include this Legislature. There are, however, also problems. Auditees which are qualified with findings also show an increase from 4 to 6, while those that are unqualified with findings are still 16 in number even though this is a figure much reduced from 26 in the previous year.
Of major concern to Scopa and this House should be the fact that the biggest Departments, Education and Health, which together spend nearly R60 billion, were both qualified with findings.
Joining them in the audit walk of shame were Arts and Culture and Social Development.
In his report the AG states clearly what he wants Scopa and this Legislature to pay attention to.
– Material mis-statements in financial records
– The usual suspects – irregular, unauthorised, fruitless and wasteful expenditure
– Procurement management.
The resolutions tabled before you today address all of these issues.
Two matters deserve to be highlighted from the Committee Report. At the APAC conference held earlier this year in Port Elizabeth we called for negative audit findings to have consequences, and this message is reinforced here.
'Committee is of the opinion that stronger disciplinary actions need to be taken by the Accounting Officer against staff responsible for incurring Irregular/Unauthorised/Fruitless/ Wasteful expenditure. In most cases the expenditure is incurred due to flagrant disregard for supply chain management regulations, lack of proper planning and the lack of capacity of staff in financial positions'.
We as a Legislature need to demand consequences. Let us remember the PFMA division of responsibilities – the AO or HOD is responsible for the management of the Department, while the Executive Authority or MEC is responsible for the performance of the HOD.
Where a Dept has a single year negative audit finding we need to hold the AO responsible for investigating and correcting what has happened. Where a Department has a recurring negative audit finding we need to hold the EA responsible.
We should be asking what the MEC is doing monitor the performance of the HOD and to ensure that proper action is taken, for example, to prevent non-compliance. Cosy relationships between HODs and MECs are fine when audits are clean, but not when audits findings of non-compliance recur year after year.
Secondly we note that the hearing for the Dept of Health had to be abandoned. The Committee report summarises the position accurately and confirms that Scopa is still determined to have this hearing. However there are unanswered questions.
Did the MEC know in advance that the HOD was going to be missing from Scopa? Did he authorise this absence? Does the MEC in fact have full control over the actions of his HOD?
Finally Madam Speaker we must mention the strange events around KZN Ezemvelo. Scopa had a hearing and we table resolutions – Pg 8, Resolution 16. This calls on Provincial Treasury to investigate and report back by 28 February 2014 on the management of the Department and corrective actions taken.
So why then was Scopa called to a Joint Meeting with the Conservation portfolio committee and the Ezemvelo Board to discuss these draft resolutions before they were even tabled or adopted by this House? This meeting was totally irregular and should never be seen to be setting a precedent for the future conduct of other PCs.
I would like to conclude by thanking the members and Chairperson of Scopa for their commitment to oversight and to the vital work of holding the Executive to account.
Posted in SCOPA
WCED prepared and ready for the start of the 2013 NSC marking process
Minister Donald Grant
Tomorrow is the last examination day of the 2013 National Senior Certificate examinations.
So far, these examinations have progressed without any major incidents or disruptions. I should like to thank our dedicated and committed team for their professional management of the entire examination process. They really have done an outstanding job.
Of course, the work of this team does not end tomorrow. We still have the all-important marking process to complete. This, in itself, is a major logistical exercise that requires discretion, professionalism, organisation and compliance.
On Saturday, 30 November 2013, the marking process will begin. The majority of markers, however, will start on the 4th of December.
The WCED have appointed over 3 300 people to mark the 800 000 examination scripts that have been completed by candidates.
The criteria for markers generally are that they must be teaching the relevant subject in Grade 12, have – at least – a 2nd year university level qualification in the subject, minimum of five years teaching experience and have taught the subject for two of the last three years.
In addition, the WCED again administered competency testing for markers to ensure there is the highest possible standard of marking in these examinations and that all our markers are both competent and experienced in their subject fields.
The Western Cape is the only Province to have administered such testing for markers.
The WCED tested markers in 10 subject fields – Mathematics, Mathematical Literacy, Physical Sciences, History, Life Sciences, Accounting, Business Studies, Geography and Consumer Studies.
The competency tests assessed the content knowledge of the subject, application of knowledge and skills and marking abilities. The tests also test the ability of the applicant to interpret the Grade 12 candidate responses. Therefore it does not test subject content only.
We believe this process will reflect the overall quality of passes in the Western Cape.
It also enhances the professional status of educators and the credibility of the public examination.
The marking process will take place under strict security to protect the integrity of the examinations.
To ensure a uniform, high standard of marking, a minimum percentage of scripts will be moderated (remarked) by senior markers appointed for this purpose. 520 mark checkers will be checking the marks before they are uploaded onto a national database.
Marking is expected to be completed by the 13th of December 2013.
In the last week of December a National Standardisation process takes place where marks for various subjects are standardized and approved by UMALUSI. Once the information is checked and verified, UMALUSI approves the release of the results.
Schools collect the results from district offices on the morning of the 7th of January. They are then asked to analyse the results and check for any errors. After 12h00, candidates will receive their individual results. (National and Provincial Results are expected to be announced on the 6th of January 2013.)
We are confident that the Class of 2013 will do themselves and the Western Cape proud and we look forward to celebrating their results in early January.
Fields Hill tragedy: Four bodies still unclaimed
Sizwe Mchunu MPP
Leader of the DA in KwaZulu-Natal
The Democratic Alliance has learned that four victims of the Field's Hill tragedy three months ago are still unclaimed at a Durban mortuary. This is incredibly sad as the affected families clearly have not been able to claim their relatives in order to organise proper funerals.
The accident, which took place on the 5th September, claimed the lives of 23 commuters and left scores critically injured after a runaway truck ploughed into several vehicles. The DA has repeatedly called for heavy trucks to be banned from Field's Hill as we do not believe the road is safe for use by heavy trucks.
The provincial government must act to contact the families of the victims to make sure they are able to bid farewell to their relatives in a dignified manner.
Both the KZN Transport Department and the KZN Health Department should be ashamed for allowing the bodies to lie there for three months. They must pro-actively contact the affected families and provide them with support to claim their loved ones.
The provincial government must take all action to assist those people affected by this terrible tragedy and must take urgent action to improve safety on Field's Hill road to prevent future loss of life.
Posted in Roads and Transport
Infant Rape: DA condemns horrendous incident
Harold McGluwa, MPL
DA Northern Cape: Provincial Chairperson Spokesperson on Transport, Safety & Liaison
The DA condemns the rape of a six week old baby in Galeshewe. This is an utterly disgusting and disturbing incident.
We send our condolences to the family and community.
The community must be commended for their united action. They apprehend the suspect, and handed him over to the South African Police Services (SAPS).
The law will now run its course. If the suspect is found guilty, we urge the courts to impose the harshest sentence possible.
SAPS must investigate the case thoroughly to bring the true perpetrator to justice.
We have to stand up together against the scourge of rape and violence. The time has come for us to start respecting each other's rights.
In solidarity with all victims of gender violence, LGBTI discrimination, and child-abuse, the DA in the Northern Cape will be hosting a march on the 7th of December in Kimberley in support of the 16 days of activism for no violence against women and children campaign.
Posted in Community Safety
Modimolle By Elections: DA retains ward with increased majority
Jacques Smalle MP
DA Limpopo Provincial Leader
The DA won the by-election held in Modimolle ward 8 yesterday. We retained the seat with an increased majority, increasing our share of the vote from 63% in 2011 to 65% yesterday.
The DA continues to grow in all communities across South Africa. The by-election results from across the country yesterday show a similar trend: the DA retained all of its wards with increased majorities, and made inroads into the ANC support in every ANC ward we contested.
This victory comes shortly after we won our first rural ward in Makhado ward 5, Olifantshoek and Tiyane. We are building support across the province in diverse communities.
I would like to thank the community of Modimolle who went out in their numbers to support the DA.
We will now work as hard as we possibly can to ensure that service delivery is improved for all the people of Modimolle.
DA shows strong growth in Eastern Cape by-elections
Athol Trollip MPL
Eastern Cape Provincial Leader
Yesterday the Democratic Alliance swept to victory in Ward 5 in the Kouga Municipality where it retained the seat notwithstanding the fact that the ANC put forward the Kouga mayor, Booi Koerat, as the candidate. We showed stunning growth in Ward 9 of the same municipality where we grew from 33% of the vote to 44% of the vote in the face of desperate intimidation by the ANC. In Ward 2 in Mnquma the result was particularly exciting, where we grew from 8,7 % of the vote to 21 %.
This growth shows that the DA is on track to do well in the 2014 elections in the Eastern Cape. The growth that took place in other by-elections around the country also illustrates that the DA is on track when it comes to national growth. For the results, click here.
In Ward 5 in Kouga the DA candidate, Desmond Peterson, won with 58 % of the vote and in Ward 9 the DA candidate, Otto Williams, obtained 44 % of the vote.
In Mnquma the DA's Mazizandile Tyeku polled 21 % of the vote which is an increase from 8, 77% in 2011.
The intimidation that took place yesterday in Ward 9 in Kouga where roads were frequently blocked by ANC supporters to prevent voters coming to the polls highlights the panic reaction of the ANC to the prospect of losing power in this municipality.
The DA stood firm against this onslaught and voters voiced their increased support for change.
DA wins Emalahleni by-election
Anthony Benadie MPL
Provincial Leader – Mpumalanga
Yesterday, the DA won a decisive victory in the Emalahleni Ward 22 by-election, with a winning margin of over 66%, obtaining 448 votes over the 226 of the ANC. The by-election follows after the resignation of the ward councillor.
A DA victory was never a given, and this result once again shows that South Africans are increasingly turning to the DA for their service delivery needs, knowing that a vote for the DA is a vote for a better life.
The DA wishes to express its gratitude and appreciation to the residents of Ward 22 Emalahleni for voting, and congratulates Councillor Helene Griffiths on her election.
Helene and her fellow DA councillors in the local council will continue to serve the interests of residents with great dedication and commitment, and make Ward 22 a safer and happier place to live.
Posted in Local Government
Tribunal ruling to fix Gautrain water problem a victory for Gauteng taxpayers
Dr Neil Campbell MPL
Spokesperson on Roads and Transport
The DA is delighted with the findings of the arbitration tribunal regarding the water ingress into the Gautrain tunnel between Park Station and the Wilds.
The requirement that the concessionnaire, Bombela, must reduce the water inflow to approved levels is a great victory for the Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) and the Gauteng taxpayer.
The design life of the tunnel is 100 years but the amount of seepage is what one could expect in a tunnel after 80 years and not after such a short time.
Had the GMA not stuck to its guns the taxpayer would have had to pick up the costs of pumping the mineral rich water after Bombela's 20 year stint as the concessionaire.
The high content of minerals would rapidly have corroded the pumps and the taxpayer would have had to pay for numerous sets of pumps. With decreased water in the tunnel the pumping will be less and pumps will last longer.
The DA hopes that this outcome will result in more contractors working for the provincial government making certain that the work they deliver is up to specification.


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She attended Georgetown University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Biology. She then received her M.D. degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed her residency at Georgetown University Hospital's Center for Sight. After graduation, she completed a year of study in Carlsbad, California with Lee Nordan, M.D. Dr. Nordan was the principal investigator for the FDA trials for the first all-laser-lasik femtosecond laser (the newest generation of LASIK). In 2001, Dr. Travers had laser vision correction on her own eyes by Dr. Nordan.
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It was another day of high drama at the Critérium du Dauphiné with Lieuwe Westra (Astana) putting in a late surge to overtake Katusha teammates Yury Trofimov and Egor Silin just ahead of the line atop Montee de Finhaut-Emosson. Whilst the podium came from the early break, the next five spots were hard-fought amongst the overall contenders. Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) launched an attack in the final two kilometres to cross the finish line in fourth place 20" ahead of Chris Froome (Team Sky). The Spaniard moves into the yellow with one day left to race.
In his first test in the high mountains, Adam Yates fought valiantly to maintain contact with what was left of the yellow jersey group over the two hors categorie climbs that made up the finale. Falling off the pace only in the final eight kilometres, Yates rounds out the top ten, 2'52 behind the new race leader, following stage seven.
The plan today was all about Adam. We hoped he would be in a good enough position at the bottom of the final climb, without having done anything all day, to do his thing from there until the finish.
A big break went early. It would have been a good thing for us to have had a guy in there, but it wasn't that big of a deal in the end that we didn't. The team did a great job looking after Adam, and that was most critical today.
Unfortunately, no one had the legs to go with Adam on the second to last climb, so he was isolated in the last 20 kilometres. It wasn't fantastic, but it's unlikely that it had any real impact in the end.
Adam said he felt average all day today, and he didn't feel like he did a good ride. He feels a bit disappointed with his performance. From the team's perspective, we don't share his sentiment. We're quite proud of what Adam has done all week, and I think he put in a really good ride today as a neo-pro on the queen stage of his first Dauphiné. He's still holding onto a top ten position, which is great for him.
Tomorrow suits Adam better than today. He'll try to have a go for the stage win. He's only two seconds off of ninth place. There's still a lot that can happen tomorrow.


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High school basketball: Loeblein sparks West boys
Published 5:18 am Saturday, February 12, 2022
By Post Sports
Baseball season will be coming for Noah Loeblein, but he helped the Falcons win in basketball on Friday. Photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post.
MOUNT ULLA — Noah Loeblein hadn't been heard from since his fabulous football season as West Rowan's quarterback, but he's still in uniform.
Loeblein got the call from West head basketball coach Mike Gurley on Senior Night and made five 3-pointers and scored 20 points to lead a 72-63 South Piedmont Conference win against East Rowan.
For Loeblein that outburst on the hardwood was roughly the equivalent of him throwing eight touchdown passes in a half of football.
Prior to Friday, he'd scored 51 points in his varsity hoops career, including 28 this season. His season high was seven — against East in the Christmas tournament.
Loeblein is a terrific leader. His coaches in football, basketball and baseball all agree on that.
But West is tall and young and building toward future championships, so Loeblein had been asked to lead mostly from the bench and in the locker room and in practice.
Friday was the senior's time to get it done on the court with fans in the stands — and he made the most of it. He made memories for a lifetime.
Loeblein scored West's first bucket.
Spencer Harrison, another senior who hasn't played a lot, made the last one. He'll remember it.
East (7-14, 4-10) is always dangerous as Tee Harris and Dylan Valley are among the county's scoring leaders.
Harris scored 20, but the Falcons were able to limit him to one point in the final quarter. Valley made four 3-pointers and scored 19.
East got eight each from Kee Ellis and Daniel Overcash.
"We played really well, we had great effort and executed our gameplan," always optimistic East coach Andrew Porter said. "We had our chances to win, but we came up a little short. The ball didn't bounce our way."
East hung in the game despite a torrid start by Loeblein, who scored 12 in the first quarter.
West (10-9, 8-6) led 22-17 after a quarter and by 36-32 at halftime.
The Mustangs stayed within striking distance, but Athan Gill scored 13 and Will Givens Jr. got 12 to push West to the finish line.
Gill got seven big ones in the fourth quarter, but the difference-maker was Loeblein, a a guy who would not have been on East's scouting report.
West finished in a tie for third with Northwest Cabarrus. Based on the standard operating procedure for seeding conference tournaments, West would be the No. 4 seed. The Falcons split with the Trojans, but Northwest had a win against the SPC's No. 2 finisher Concord, while West did not. No one came close to beating SPC champ Central Cabarrus.
East (7-14, 4-10) tied Carson for sixth. The teams split their meetings.
Since the eight-team SPC opted for a six-team tournament, the season will end today for either East or Carson, but they are going to play a game to decide sixth place.
They'll tip off at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon at neutral Salisbury High.
East 17 15 15 16 — 63
West 22 14 18 18 — 72
EAST — Harris 20, Valley 19, Overcash 8, Ellis 8, Dale 4, Lee 4.
WEST — Loeblein 20, Gill 13, Givens 12, Noble 7, Cowan 6, Jacobs 5, Harrison 5, Williams-Simpson 4.


How long does the BECC programme last? How long will I need to be away from work?
The kick-off seminar is 3 days (for this session, 19-23 March 2019), and you'll need to add 1 or 2 days for travel.
The staff exchange is a minimum of 7 days, and will need to happen before the end of August 2019.
You'll need at least 2 hours to write your final report.
So all in all, plan to be away from your mother organisation for about 12 days.
Keep in mind, though, that BECC is a self-designable process. Participants can choose to pursue certain learning paths or research areas over a longer period of time, according to their needs and time capacity. The BECC trainers and the ENCC staff will be available to support them.
Beyond the core training, based on cultural management, soft skills and professional self-development (with a special focus this year on local cooperation networks), one of BECC's specificities is bringing together many diverse profiles. Training with cultural managers, communication officers, programmers, youth workers and others will give you a different perspective on your daily work. And beyond the obvious benefit of making professional contacts, many participants forge friendships that last well after the programme.
You'll come out of the training and exchange with fresh ideas, new perspectives, new contacts for cooperation and new ideas for programmes. The hosting part of the staff exchange can also be very interesting for your mother organisation, as it will benefit from an "outside eye" on its activities.
And you will be regularly informed of and invited to future activities organised by the ENCC.
My organisation is not an ENCC member, may I apply anyway? Are the terms of participation the same as for ENCC members?
I do not work in a cultural centre, but in another cultural organisation. May I apply anyway?
Yes. In the selection process, we'll be especially attentive to applications from cultural centres' staff, but we want to hear from all motivated candidates. The goal is to select the most diverse and balanced pool of participants possible.
I am not living/working in a EU member state, or I am not a EU member state citizen, is that OK?
You may also apply if your organisation is located in a country neighbouring the EU. However, depending on your location, costs for your exchange travel may go over the ENCC travel grant (see below). In that case your organization should be ready to partly finance your exchange. If you're hesitating about whether to apply, drop us a line at office@encc.eu.
Will Brexit have any incidence on my ability to apply/participate in the programme?
No. Candidates from the UK are welcome to apply.
Will the BECC programme cover all the costs of my exchange?
The ENCC covers the costs of travel/accommodation/meals and training for the kick-off seminar. We contribute to each participant's exchange with an 800€ grant. If the costs of your exchange go over this amount, the sending organization takes responsibility for the difference.
Does BECC accept more than one candidate per organisation?
We accept all applications, but will only select one person per organisation, to give different organisations the opportunity to benefit from the programme and to create as diverse a group as possible.
Read our call for applications here. Apply here.


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Meet Tiger Lily: Homestead dairy cow
by Mark & Jill Baker | Jan 18, 2023 | Dairy, Raw Milk
Tiger Lily (Mark calls her) or Striped Cow (as Frank dubbed her) is the newest member of the milking line-up. She joined us in December as a "commercial dairy rescue." She was for sale from the dairy because she has an udder irregularity. One of her back...
Meet Ruby from the dairy cow herd share
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 28, 2022 | Green
What herd share is complete if you don't know your cows? Even in a big dairy cow herd you get to know certain cows and they may earn themselves a name. In a small herd like ours, and most herd share herds, the cows all have a name and a presence. We thought...
A milk day and a product review
Milk. It's a thing we do every day. Once a day. Every week. All year. Some days collecting the milk is awesome, some days it's a little challenging. Mark is gonna tell you a bit about that in his "day in the life" video. We do the milking for...
A Good Business
by Mark & Jill Baker | May 5, 2022 | Butchering, Chickens, Green, Learn how to butcher
Our business isn't exactly a glory business. Custom chicken processing. But it's a service and we are professionals. Even the ten year old. These kids are awesome, and our business has facilitated so much good for them: understanding the finances of a...
The End – Poultry Processing Season has ended for 2016
by Mark & Jill Baker | Dec 14, 2016 | Butchering, Chickens, Organic Chicken, Pasture Raised Chicken
The End – Poultry Processing Season has ended for 2016 It happens every year. It makes us happy. The last day of poultry processing. This year we went out with gusto. For starters, we had a full day of about 175 birds. For seconds, that count included...


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Important information on Stemming the Coronavirus Pandemic
The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife as part of her responsibility to sensitize the hospital community and the general public on the coronavirus pandemic is compelled to pass the following information across which should assist in the fight against the highly contagious infection.
A. Efforts made so far
Sensitization of members of staff had been carried out in IHU and WGH about 3 week ago. The hospital infectious disease response committee continues to meet and to strategize on the way forward.
Stations for thorough hand washing have been established in strategic locations in the hospital.
Regular disinfecting of walls and surfaces of furniture on regular basis
B. Provisions Made
Purchase of Personal Protective Equipment
Purchase of N.95 Nose Guards
Purchase of automatic dispensers for sanitizers
Purchase of sanitizers and local production already started in the hospital
C. Current Strategies
Within the hospital
The management has put in place automatic dispensers and personal protectiveequipment to curtail the spread of the infection.
Clinics are to begin to practise timed appointments for patients. On no account should there be more than thirty (30) patients/clients at any clinic or service delivery area per time.
Overcrowding should be avoided at the Children and Adult Accident & Emergency units at every time as this can lead to the spread of the disease.
Points of first contact within the hospital which include but not limited to the Accident and Emergency units, various clinics and service delivery points should until further notice discourage non-urgent cases presenting for medical attention to avoid unnecessary spread of the virus. The most senior health practitioner in the affected units/ clinics should in conjunction with their use their initiative to determine the cases considered as non-urgent
The management advises that performance of non-life threatening elective surgeries should be postponed or reduced to the barest minimum in the hospital until the coronavirus pandemic abates. Emphasis should be placed on emergency surgeries.
Cash points and Pharmacy outlets are to discourage the clustering of patients waiting to pay for drugs, pick drugs and for the performance of other services
Visitors to patients within the hospital is strongly discouraged until the pandemic abates. Meanwhile this is limited to one (1) visitor per patient at any time. In addition, social gatherings in halls and event centres within the hospital are suspended till further notice.
In suspected cases, the following decisions, in collaboration with Osun State Ministry of Health have been put in place.
Holding bay in OAUTHC (IHU)
Isolation wards in Osogbo
Treatment wards in Osogbo
Communication/ Dissemination of Information
(1)	For the purpose of efficient and effective communication the following mobile lines would serve as a means of
reporting of incidences of suspected coronavirus cases
(b)	notifying the hospital patient that may need urgent medical attention outside the given appointments.
Mobile lines: 08037184015, 08037211457 and 08064462319.
Radio and television announcements are being made periodically on the strategies for containing the spread of the virus
by advising the patients with non urgent medical conditions to stay away from the hospital in order to avoid overcrowding. Any gathering above fifty (50) people should be avoided.
by sensitization on proper hygiene and safe practices that should be embraced by everyone at every given time.
Schools within the hospital shall be closed forthwith until further notice is given for their reopening.
These measures are put in place for the safety of staff and patients. We are committed to utilizing all avenues of curtailing the incidence of the spread of this infection to the best of our ability. These strategies would be reviewed periodically until we overcome this health challenge. Heads of Departments and Units Heads should work out the modus operandi of these strategies for effective implementation.
Dr. A. M. Owojuyigbe
Ag. Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee
For: Chief Medical Director
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Anisoria Vidal, 1917, p. 5 is a junior synonym (available and invalid), see Cycloria Reuss, 1854, p. 110-111.
Type locality: Maastrichtian of Spain (Reg. Catalunia, Prov. Lerida).
Meandroid colony. Corallites are arranged in sinuous series, separated by tholiform collines and ambulacrae. Corallite centers generally indistinct, but distinct corallites present occasionally. Costosepta compact, non-confluent to sub-confluent, finely granulated laterally. Their axial ends are generally cuneiform or claviform; rhopaloid axial ends are rarely observed. Developments of a lamellar columella present deeper in the corallum. Synapticulae absent. Endothecal dissepiments thin and vesicular. Exothecal dissepiments well developed, vesicular to subtabulate. Wall parathecal to septothecal. Microstructure consists of small trabecular developments, forming dark median lines.
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Guiseley academy product Jake Young has signed for Championship outfit Sheffield United until 2020/21.
The 17-year-old joined Guiseley in 2017 from Shelley Juniors and he progressed through the Academy first team, playing in the National Youth Alliance prior to being included in the first-team squad for the Lions this season.
Huddersfield-born Young has been part of Marcus Bignot and Russ O'Neill's first-team squad since pre-season and his performances for the Academy team caught the eye of a number of Championship and Premiership clubs.
However, it was the Blades who managed to persuade him to join them.
In his trial period, which began in November, Young played regularly for the Under-23s, scoring the winner on his debut against Birmingham City at St Andrew's with his first touch.
He went on to catch the eye of the Blades' first-team manager Chris Wilder when included in a first-team, behind-closed-doors game against Wigan Athletic and was subsequently offered a pro' deal.
Jake is a great example of what can be achieved with hard work and a strong self-belief. He is an example to every young player that anything is possible.
Guiseley's head of youth, Dave Currie, said: "Jake is a great example of what can be achieved with hard work and a strong self-belief.
"He came from a Sunday League club and is now a professional football player at a top Championship club.
"Jake is an example to every young player that anything is possible and his move underlines the opportunities available for players at Guiseley AFC Academy.
Young joins an ever-growing line of Guiseley AFC Academy scholar players who have either pushed on to professional football or Guiseley AFC's first team.
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Q: Рефакторинг кода? Как можно сократить и привести в порядок код?
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A:
Как можно сократить и привести в порядок код?

Можно написать хэлпер для использование в видах, чтобы улучшить читабельность и уменьшить дублирование кода:
<form method="post" action="date_filter.php">
    <select name="dateFirst">
        <?php
            print getOptions($source, [
             'value' => 'date',
             'text'  => 'date'
            ]);
        ?>
    </select>
    <select name="dateLast">
        <?php
            print getOptions($source, [
             'value' => 'date',
             'text'  => 'date'
            ]);
        ?>
    </select>
    <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Выбрать">
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    $options = ""
    for ($i = 0, $len = count($source); $i < $len; ++$i)
    {
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            htmlspecialchars($source[$keys['text']], ENT_NOQUOTES)
        );
    }

    return $options;
}

A: Ну можно и так в вашем случае.
Но лучше, конечно же, передавать массив вторым аргументом.
<form method="post" action="date_filter.php">

     <?php echo createSelect('dateFirst', $res) ?>
     <?php echo createSelect('dateLast', $res2) ?>

<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Выбрать">
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<?php

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    $html = '<select name="' . $name .'">';
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        $html .= "\t<option value=\"" . $row_res['date'] .'">' . $row_res['date'] . "</option>\n";
    }
    $html .= '</select>';
    return $html;
}

A: Предлагаю такой вариант:
<form method="post" action="date_filter.php">
     <select name="dateFirst">

     <?php
       while ($row_res = $res->fetch_assoc()) {
         echo '<option value="', $row_res['date'], '">', $row_res['date'], '</option>';
       }
     ?>

     </select>
     <select name="dateLast">

     <?php
       while ($row_res2 = $res->fetch_assoc()) {
          echo '<option value="', $row_res2['date'], '">', $row_res2['date'], '</option>';
       }
     ?>

     </select>
     <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Выбрать">
</form>

Конструкцию echo хорошо использовать при выводе коротких данных, причём вместо оператора присваивания нужно указывать значения через запятую, как аргументы. Это понижает вычислительные затраты.

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Order of Pat Conroy Books
Pat Conroy (1945-2016) was an American author of literary fiction and non-fiction. His novels The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini were adapted into Academy Award-nominated films. His fiction is based on his real-life experiences, such as being a military brat and growing up with an abusive, domineering father. Despite the fact that it was fiction, The Great Santini was real enough that it caused serious friction in his family, although it actually helped repair his relationship with his father.
Pat Conroy became a published author in 1970 with his debut novel The Boo. Below is a list of Pat Conroy's books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
The Boo (1970)
The Great Santini (1976)
The Lords of Discipline (1980)
The Prince of Tides (1986)
Beach Music (1995)
South of Broad (2009)
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
The Water is Wide (1972)
My Losing Season (2002)
The Pat Conroy Cookbook (2004)
My Life in Books / My Reading Life (2010)
The Death of Santini (2013)
A Lowcountry Heart (2016)
Note: My Life in Books is alternatively titled My Reading Life.
If You Like Pat Conroy Books, You'll Love…
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Order of Books » Authors » Order of Pat Conroy Books
5 Responses to "Order of Pat Conroy Books"
Dee Clayton Scocos: 5 years ago
Beach Music is one of my all time fave books. It covered so much of my life …the 60s, beaches, sea turtles. I've read his other books & enjoyed them but I felt like Beach Music was telling my life story.
Catherine-Grace Patrick: 7 years ago
Rest in peace, Mr. Conroy. You will be terribly missed.
Edrynnia Browder: 9 years ago
I just finished reading South Of Broad! I've found a new favorite author! The characters in this book are so real…I want to marry Leo!
ConsrvYank1: 7 years ago
Actually, South Of Broad was my least favorite. The Great Santini, The Prince of Tides, and Beach Music were my favorites. Both The Great Santini were made into movies, this one staring Robert Duval, and The Prince of Tides, staring Barbra Streisand and Nick Nolte. Pat writes with so much emotion, sometimes it is hard to read. Especially knowing that some of his books are based on what happened in his life. The Great Santini is an excellent example of that. So, the book is listed as fiction, but it clearly wasn't. It caused a lot of strife between he and his father, but towards the end of his father's life, they did come to terms with it.
My daughter, a former Marine, was stationed at the MCAS in Beaufort, and Pat's father (the Great Santini) would come and visit the CO of MCAS. He may have been a great Marine, but he was a very abusive husband and father.
I lived in Beaufort, SC, Pat was a neighbor of mine. IMHO, he is the greatest southern author of our times, bar none.
John: 6 years ago
Dear ConsrvYank1: I loved reading "The Great Santini", "The Prince of Tides", "Beach Music","South of Broad", and "The Lords of Discipline". "The Lords of Discipline" was the first Pat Conroy book I read, and it is so absolutely excellent. As one Pat Conroy fan to another, I recommend reading "The Lords of Discipline", and "South of Broad.", and may Mr. Conroy rest in peace!


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Ласло Сабадош (; 11 апреля 1911 — 28 апреля 1992) — венгерский пловец, призёр Олимпийских игр.

Ласло Сабадош родился в 1911 году в Сабадке (сегодня — Суботица в Сербии). В 1931 году он завоевал золотую медаль чемпионата Европы, а в 1932 году на Олимпийских играх в Лос-Анджелесе стал обладателем бронзовой медали в эстафете 4×200 м вольным стилем.

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Canon Just Announced its First Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera – Canon EOS R!
This is the new Canon addition to its EOS System, the EOS R camera. The foundation of this system is an entirely new lens mount, designed for optical excellence today and incredible optical potential for the future.
You can capture a variety of subjects in many different environments. Versatility is key with the EOS R; a 30.3 Megapixel Full-frame CMOS sensor and the DIGIC 8 Image Processor deliver stellar low-light performance, even in dark situations.
Focus can be attained with incredible speed and accuracy thanks to Canon's proprietary Dual Pixel CMOS AF system and a maximum of 5,655 manually selectable AF points. This system also captures smooth 4K video that's easy to share and can be enhanced in post-production thanks to the included Canon Log.
The built-in, high-precision EVF and a Variable-angle Touchscreen LCD make it easy to adapt to different shooting situations. In daylight or in the dark, in the studio or on the street, the EOS R's lightweight, intuitive and durable design means strong performance and gorgeous results.
Canon has decided to create a brand new lens mount for the "EOS R" and called it RF mount. This has meant it's been able to create some exciting new lenses, while also offering support for older ones through an adaptor.
At launch, there will be four new lenses for the EOS R. Naturally, there's a 24-105mm f/4 kit lens, which you can buy bundled with the camera for £3,269.99.
there's also a 35mm f/1.8 IS STM Macro lens, a speedy 28-70mm f/2 zoom lens, and a 'nifty fifty' 50mm f/1.2 prime lens, which isn't quite as bright as Nikon's upcoming f/0.95 equivalent but will be available at launch with the EOS R.
Here are the 35mm f/1.8 M IS, 50mm f/1.2L, 28-70mm f/2L, and 24-105mm f/4L.
The Canon EOS R will be available to pre-order from 12th September 2018 and will hit shelves from 9th October 2018.
You'll be able to buy in two different bundles. The EOS R body and EF-EOS mount adapter will cost £2,349.99. That's slightly more than the Nikon Z6, with its equivalent bundle costing £2,199, although the Z6 only has a 24.5-megapixel sensor.
You'll also be able to buy the EOS R body with the mount adapter and 24-105mm f/4 kit lens for £3,269.99.
On its own, that kit lens will cost £1,119, while the 50mm f/1.2 prime lens will be available for £2,349.99. You'll also be able to buy the EF-EOS R adaptor for existing lenses for £99.99, which is pretty reasonable compared to the £269 cost of Nikon's FTZ adaptor.
Whether you're purchasing your first EOS camera or your fifth one, the EOS R camera is designed to integrate smoothly into existing EOS systems. Engineered to work seamlessly with RF lenses, it maintains complete compatibility with EF and EF-S lenses by using one of three optional Mount Adapters.
Mount adapters, such as the Mount Adapter EF-EOS R, deliver seamless connections between the EOS R camera and EF and EF-S lenses with all functions intact. Offering L series level weather and dust sealing, the Mount Adapter EF-EOS R is even compatible with EF extenders like the Extender EF 1.4x III to extend your camera's optical reach. With an entire arsenal of EF and EF-S lenses at your disposal, the Mount Adapter EF-EOS R and other mount adapters ensure endless creative possibilities for the EOS R camera.
Beyond enabling the use of EF and EF-S lenses on the EOS R camera, the Control Ring Mount Adapter EF-EOS R and the Drop-in Filter Mount Adapter EF-EOS R add functions that open up a number of new possibilities for creative image capture. The Control Ring Mount Adapter EF-EOS R adds a control ring like those found on RF lenses, providing the same level of control to your EF and EF-S lenses and supporting the same setting configuration regardless of lens. The Drop-in Filter Mount Adapter EF-EOS R enables compatibility with EF and EF-S lenses and includes drop-in filter capability for use with circular polarizing filters or variable ND filters. This enhancement enables compatibility with numerous lenses regardless of their front diameter and makes filter use possible with lenses like the ultra-wide EF 11–24mm f/4L USM lens or the tilt-shift TS-E 17mm f/4L lens which cannot accept a filter on the front.
With a compact, lightweight and comfortable design, the EOS R camera reflect Canon's decades of experience in designing and manufacturing cameras. With an intelligent layout of buttons, dials, and screens, the EOS R is intuitive for new users and feels familiar to EOS users, offering the advanced features and nimble operation EOS users demand.
The EOS R camera's highly responsive Dual Pixel CMOS AF system features an incredible 5,655 manually selectable AF points** and can deliver sharp focus within approximately 0.05 seconds***. This means fast action can be captured and the focus can be maintained with speed, accuracy, and ease. Whether taking candid photos in the park or making movies in an event space, the EOS R's fast AF helps to ensure speedy, accurate and consistent AF.
Amazing for nighttime photography or in very low light, the EOS R camera's brilliant AF can operate in a light as dim as a light rating of EV -6 where other AF systems may fail or search. Phenomenal AF is achieved even when using lenses with high F numbers. This ultra-sensitive AF works in concert with the EOS R's EVF to clearly capture subjects even when there's limited light.
The EOS R camera's Face+ Tracking mode helps enhance reliability for tracking moving subjects. When the camera detects a human face, it uses the subject's eye as the AF point, choosing the eye closest to the camera by default. Photographers can also select which eye to focus on by touching the screen or using the camera's AF point selection button and cross keys.
The EOS R camera features an all-new Flexible-priority AE mode. With Fv mode, shutter speed, aperture setting, and ISO sensitivity are set automatically by default and change according to the setting changes the photographer makes. This gives the user the freedom to specify or change aperture, shutter speed or ISO sensitivity, without having to change modes, providing confidence that the camera will select the correct corresponding settings.
The EOS R camera's newly designed multi-function bar provides a high level of functionality and customization options for fast, intuitive shooting. Positioned to sit right under the thumb, the multi-function bar recognizes three touch actions: swipe left tap and right tap. This allows the user to change settings including AF mode, ISO sensitivity, white balance, and movie modes; check manual focus and more. The bar can also be used to quickly browse finished photos or set shortcuts during playback.
The EOS R camera features a high-precision 0.5-inch OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) EVF with approx. 3.69 million dots and a 23mm eyepoint. Displaying a bright image and extensive shooting information that rotates with the camera, the viewfinder excels in bright conditions where viewing the camera's LCD may prove difficult.
The EOS R's electronic viewfinder has been created to provide a bright, sharp and colorful 100% view of the subject at hand. Equipped with an aspherical lens, the EVF shows a crisp and vivid image with minimal aberration or distortion, even when the eye moves off the center of the visual field.
The EOS R camera features a 3.15-inch, 2.1 Megapixel Clear View LCD II Vari-angle Touchscreen LCD. Brightness is adjustable in seven levels and four types of color adjustment are supported, including warm and cool tones. Its extensive flexibility makes it easy to compose and shoot from virtually any angle, making selfies simple and enabling the LCD to fold away when not in use. The brightness of the EVF and the LCD monitor can even be adjusted individually – a first for an EOS camera. Touchscreen features include settings, review and even AF point selection.
An LCD panel on the top of the camera features a dot-matrix display that shows information on the camera's status, recording mode and more. It gives real-time setting information both when the camera is in use or on standby and can be inverted from black to white to suit viewing preferences or the ambient light source. For convenience, the LCD remains on even when the camera is powered down.
The EOS R camera's dedicated Battery Grip BG-E22 holds 2 Battery Packs LP-E6N while enabling virtually seamless vertical operation and additional functions with all buttons similarly configured in a comfortable and dedicated grip. Designed to maintain an optimal balance between the weight of the camera body and lens, the Battery Grip BG-E22 also adds a flash sync terminal for use in the studio. It also has a useful battery charging function (with optional USB power delivery adapter attached) that's particularly helpful for power-hungry operations like video recording or shooting over an extended period of time with the EVF.