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Pronounced 2nd among the most beautiful co-working spaces in the world by Forbes, founders Marlies Bloemendaal and Natascha Chadha revamped an old heritage property one year ago into a brand new inspiring workspace. Here's a recap of the then and now of the Ministry and how far it's come.
Walking along the crowded streetscape of Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji, there was one façade that stole our attention amongst the hustle. Dabbed with hues of Wedgwood blue and white, the Neoclassical stone façade that we'd fallen in love with was of Kitab Mahal, the roost of the very edifice that the Ministry of New nestled in. We made our way to the 3rd floor of Mumbai's Kitab Mahal, a colonial building in the heritage-rich Fort area, to what seemed like a lively member club. Home to a NASA consultant, Financial Times, Good Earth designers, a brand illustrator and many more, this co-working space stands open for opportunities and collaborations.
Founder Marlies Bloemendaal, breathed life into an old-haggard-home and translated it into a beautiful coworking space after running the Ministry in other places in Lower Parel and Santacruz before unveiling this one and shifting operations to Fort. Adorned in white, the space spoke hope and sheer joy especially if you're there for a brainstorm session with a team or freelancing alone. Stripping off years of dirt and rubbish, the duo Marlies and co-founder Natascha Chadha reveal the bones of the heritage property that Ministry of New rests upon.
With the intention of creating an inspiring workspace, one that did away with the usual cubicle and old-fashioned setup, arose the 2nd most beautiful co-working space in the world as ranked by Forbes recently. The aim was to build a community that offered a relaxed environment; one that wouldn't slay down your mood on a Monday morning. "Desk rentals are only the hardware. The real magic is in the network and exposure you receive working here", says Natascha.
The reception desk treats you to a display of linen covered books elegantly lit up, in sync with the theme of Kitab Mahal. A few meters ahead hang beautiful open book lampshades dropping from a teakwood roof that would just make you so happy. Adjoining this space is a broad corridor continually showered with skylight through the central courtyard. More like a hangout space, the corridor is embellished with worktables, hanging plants, cane basket lamps and a spacious passage to walk around.
Ministry of New had a very different appearance before Marlies waved in her puff of magic; restoring the space within 6-months. While the bathroom and the Courtyard had to be given special attention, Marlies explains, "The courtyard was a huge mess. We only put two walls against the team rooms and used the existing doors, frames and windows."
Walking through this space, three things in particular caught our attention: the old doors, shutters and beams. One of the oldest architectural elements at the space, they seemed to embody a charm that would soak you into the goodness of the space.
We personally loved the Library, a cozy living room that feels more like home. Seeking all the attention is Marlies' wooden rope swing that had been sourced from a wood saw mill at Reay Road before putting it together. What differentiates the library from the other rooms is the beautiful Mystic Lake blue wall that reflects the Dutch culture, both Marlies and Natascha come from. "My choice of colours are the dutch-kind. The Mystic Lake blue is from Asian Paints incidentally, and is the colour of the ocean. This blue looks different in the day than the evening. Some people call it gray while some call it blue! It's such a beautiful colour; I love it. We have a lot of green and blue throughout the space, which is why we call the Ministry a 'professional oasis' because when you think about it, it relates to water, greens; it's like this beautiful place you want to be in because it's calming. The city of Mumbai is full of colour and overwhelm; full of orange and red. We wanted to create a calmer space since most offices have more energetic and powerful colours.", says Marlies.
The library packs in beautiful upholstered sofas, Crow Chairs designed by Bombay Atelier, antique hand-woven Jaipur Rugs that entail geometric to Aztec-inspired patterns, a chandelier sourced from Chor Bazaar and a large wooden table that serves as a good platform to share meals with friends or colleagues. Ladder-like shelves that scale up the high ceiling are seen reserved for books, games, trinkets, old travel trunks and vintage objects that have been handpicked from the Crawford Market. Inspired by vintage ladders usually seen at libraries, Marlies installed flexible ladders against the wall of the library attaching loose wooden planks that could be moved as and when needed. She thinks of it as design components of the space; as elements that can be taken apart and put together in another space.
The Gallery welcomed us with this beautiful white painted wall. The typical neat sense of design adopted from Holland is seen here as well, where simple and functional design is accentuated by the use of the colour white and straight lines with no frills.
Spreading across 2,200 sq.ft, the gallery is seen accompanied by iron columns and a stunning view of the Victoria Terminus. The beauty of this space is enhanced by custom-made wooden tables, made in collaboration with several artists such as Gunjan Gupta's chairs and gadda daybed and Lekha Washington's Moon Dot chair etc.
Connected to the Library is a quaint café that features a beautiful mural backdrop hand-painted by Deborah di Fiore. The café is run by the restaurant Café Zoe and makes way for scrumptious salads, sandwiches, hot meals and Barista-made coffees.
The 8 team rooms include The Park, The Hill, The Bay and The Beach, each of which can hold up to 8 members. The larger team rooms include The Light Room, named after Dutch designer lights by Pepe Heykoop and The Barn, which gets its name from the round high ceiling. These could house a total of 15 people. The Boardroom on the other hand could host a total of 10 people.
Even while the Ministry resurrects an international feel through Dutch-influenced design and colours of misty green, blue and white that are rarely seen in Indian architecture, the heritage of the property has been respected and the new space is adorned with contemporary Indian design brands such as Bombay Atelier and Jaipur Rugs, and antiques picked up from local markets. Given that the Kitab Mahal holds a prime spot in a historic precinct of Mumbai, Marlies and Natascha have worked to preserve its natural charm.
Looking back at the Ministry of New, it seems so much more than a workspace; more like a home, an inspiration, a platform for opportunities, collaborations, a venue for events and exhibitions, and a comfort zone for the regulars. MoN intends to expand across Bombay and even Pan-India. If you can't always make your way here, we hope you see it elsewhere soon.
Bambaiya VR, a Virtual Reality project, manoeuvres South Mumbai to share and build upon stories of how the city has come to be.
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Another strategy POP is using to makes its voice heard is a petition entitled "Our Turn" that calls for more funding to be allocated to repairing and maintaining Milwaukee County parks and parkways. An article posted on the POP website evidences that although the county budget has doubled since 1986, the amount allocated to maintaining the parks has dropped from 29% to 4% of the budget. At a recent POP event at the Milwaukee Yacht Club, initiative leaders shared ideas to address this investment gap, including a proposal to transfer Miller Park sales tax revenue for use in the maintenance of parks.
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New "State of Milwaukee Parks" Report Released
The issue of how to best care for our parks has also been the focus of a recent report. According to Wisconsin Policy Forum's September 2018 "Delay of Game" report,
"The list of park assets that the county must replace within the next 10 years includes 85% of parking lots and service yards, 75% of walkways, 73% of parkways, 54% of rated Oak Leaf Trails and of basketball courts, 48% of tennis courts, and (measured by replacement value) 47% of large buildings other than the Domes,"
The report highlights how funding has changed over time and the affects of decreased investment on natural areas, recreational spaces/facilities and cultural institutions. The report concludes that limited capital funding options make addressing infrastructure challenges more difficult which, in turn, threaten the quality of service offered to Milwaukee County residents.
Why Parks Matter for Improving Water Quality Outcomes
Milwaukee County Parks are of special interest to water stakeholders. The parks include and border many creeks, lakes, lagoons, and rivers and even brush upon 32 miles of Lake Michigan's coast. The County Parks Department also teams up with UW Extension in an initiative called the Natural Areas Program, which helps to protect waterways by restoring eroded areas and wetlands within the parks. Having these green spaces scattered throughout our largely imperviously surfaced cities is also important for water quality and retention following heavy precipitation events. Parks with permeable landscaping help decrease flooding and improve water quality by retaining stormwater instead of allowing it to become runoff that picks up chemicals and sediments and introduces them to our waterways.
While addressing the financial situation of Milwaukee's parks presents itself as a challenge, it can also be seen as an opportunity — careful investment would allow us to achieve environmental goals while preserving the social and economic benefits of these natural resources for decades to come.


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The Chinese economy: growth, transition and production
Štursa, Zbyněk
Benáček, Vladimír
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Soudek, Jan
This bachelor thesis explored roots of Chinese human capital, which was very high (relative to other developing countries with similar GDP per capita) at the beginning of the Chinese market transition in 1978. It also explored a political, social and economic environment during reforms in which human capital was able to transform into labour productivity. The thesis also focused on obtaining figures of the Chinese Total Factor Productivity for years 1962 - 2014 and their analysis. High Chinese human capital has origin in era of Traditional China, when China adopted a large sense for entrepreneurism and business, and in Mao Zedong's period, which brought a functioning system of health care and education for middle and lower classes. A relative political stability, a turning to the familiar economic structure and "dual-track" strategy was very important for a transformation of human capital into labour productivity. My analysis of the Total Factor Productivity (the TFP) showed that the TFP in 2014 was higher by 45% than in 1977. Keywords labour productivity, total factor productivity, human capital, China, market transition, economic reforms and stability Author's e-mail: email@example.com Supervisor's e-mail: email@example.com
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Analysis of decision making of the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition in public procurement cases
Ducháček, Tomáš
Soudek, Jan
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Skuhrovec, Jiří
This thesis analyzes the decision making of the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition in public procurement cases. It deals with both procurement oversight and the underlying incentives of the participants of proceedings. The aim of this thesis is to show the motivation of participants of proceedings is various and it often differs from the initial purpose of the oversight. The decisions of the Office and the length of proceeding before the Office play an important role in the incentives of participants. First, the author summarizes the legislative framework of the proceeding before the Office with emphasis on economically important aspects. Then he performs the analysis of the decisions. The results show that the length of proceeding before the Office is quite long and both contracting authorities and petitioners respond to this fact. The contracting authorities tend to cancel the procurement or make a deal even during the proceeding, on the other hand some the petitioners submit frivolous proposals. In addition the fines imposed by the Office are rather on lower boundary.
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Economic Analysis of Organizing Ice Hockey World Championship 2015 in Ostrava and Prague
Halásová, Michaela
Soudek, Jan
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Fišerová, Tereza
In many cases the organization of major sport events brings various benefits to hosting economies, especially those resulting from encouraged tourism. However, these events carry extensive costs coming mostly from public resources which could be used for other purposes, e.g. healthcare. The main goal of this thesis is to analyze the socioeconomic impact of the Ice Hockey World Championship 2015 on Prague and the Moravian-Silesian Region using a Cost-Benefit Analysis in which costs and benefits are summed up and benefit-cost ratio calculated. In our analysis we conclude that the event was beneficial not only for the Czech Ice Hockey Association; the hosting organization reporting profit of 450 million CZK before taxes but also for the regions with a benefit-cost ratio of 5.53, meaning that the benefit created equals 5.53 times the amount the regions invested into the event. Moreover, in this analysis we confirm an overall positive effect of the championship on tourism. Keywords cost-benefit analysis, Ice Hockey World Championship 2015, Prague, Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, economic impact, major sport events, tourism
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Quality Investing: Combining the Gross Profitability with the Free Cash Flow Yield
Dopita, Jiří
Brushko, Iuliia
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Soudek, Jan
This thesis examined the predictive power of different strategies for future stock returns. The analysis was conducted using a data sample of 3976 firms traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ during a 29 year time horizon, from July 1986 to June 2015. Predictive powers of different strategies were also tested during three sub-periods and during bull and bear markets using both long-only and long/short portfolios to check whether the predictive power is robust. It was found that the FCF yield is a better indicator of future stock returns than the gross profitability. The difference between average monthly returns was significant during all tested time periods and market situations using both long-only and long/short portfolios. The newly introduced FCF profitable value strategy proved to be a better predictor of future stock returns than the profitable value strategy. The FCF profitable value strategy presents also an improvement over the FCF yield strategy. It was found that the FCF profitable value has a better predictive power for future stock returns than the FCF yield at least during some time periods or market situations. JEL Classification G11, G14, G15, G17 Keywords value investing, quality investing, gross profitability, free cash flow yield Author's e-mail...
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Bid Protests in Public Procurement: Czech Case
Nedvěd, Adam
Skuhrovec, Jiří
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Soudek, Jan
Bid protest mechanisms provide supervision over public procurement processes. If set up properly, these mechanisms improve both ex-ante and ex-post e - ciency of public procurement. However, decentralisation of the oversight can create opportunities for bidders to strategically abuse the system at the soci- ety's expense. In order to assess e ciency of the Czech bid protest mechanism, an empirical policy analysis of was conducted using a unique combined dataset of all bid protest rulings of the Czech supervising authority linked to a com- plete dataset of public contracts procured between 2007 and 2014. Econometric methods for panel data analysis were employed in order to estimate e↵ects of bid protesting on returns in form of awarded contracts. The selected approach made it possible to focus on individual relationships between contracting au- thorities and their suppliers. The results show significant di↵erences between returns of protest against EU co-funded and EU unfunded contracts. Moreover signs of strategical system abuse related to public works contracts were found.
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Political Connections and Public Procurement: Evidence from the Czech Republic
Palanský, Miroslav
Janský, Petr
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Soudek, Jan
According to the existing literature, political connections can add value to the connected firms. This thesis analyzes whether political connections created by donations to political parties affect the allocation of public funds through procurement spending in the Czech Republic. Using a novel dataset on all corporate political contributions made between 2006 and 2013, it focuses on the extreme change in control of the regional councils following the 2008 elections. We start by observing the general patterns of behavior of regional governments as contracting authorities which seem to support the potential of corruption. In the second part, we focus on the effects of donations to the two most powerful political parties in the regional councils during the examined period on regional public procurement outcomes. The applied econometric methods suggest that donating companies win public contracts of higher value compared to non-connected firms in times when their supported party is in power. Controlling for the size of the firms, the results remain significant and confirm the notion that larger companies win contracts of higher value than smaller firms. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Bidding patterns in public procurement auctions
Kožíšek, Jakub
Skuhrovec, Jiří
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Soudek, Jan
Public procurement market and auctions by which contractors are selected is difficult to analyze using standard econometric models, for their heterogeneity and the lack of complete data. This thesis expands on econometric models, using simulation of real life events in an experimental environment - an agent based model. The chosen ground-up approach allows for better understanding of market behaviors and patterns and to predict these behaviors, depending on the given conditions. With the analysis of how particular agents react to their changes, this represents a tool for evaluating different legislative proposals with respect to market efficiency. As the main objective of the thesis, factors affecting bidding patterns and therefore auction outcomes are studied using real data from the Czech Republic in an econometric model and then four possible legislative changes are tested using a custom made simulation model. Out of four proposals, the minimal requirement on the number of auction participants is considered a viable option in reducing procurement cost and is recommended for further evaluation. The complex model itself is released under permissive license to encourage broader analyses of the public procurement market. 1
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Impact of Structural Funds on municipalities: Empirical study on wastewater treatment and collection
Pumprlová, Magda
Soudek, Jan
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Skuhrovec, Jiří
This thesis analyzes the effect of Structural Funds from European Union on municipalities' financial results. It focuses on grants concerning waste water treatment's projects in the Czech Republic and the size of municipalities co-financing these grants. The aim is to determine the difference in financial results of municipalities using the grant and the others, followed by numeration of the difference by municipalities' own resources. To compare the municipalities, we use difference in differences approach. The OLS regression is used for estimate the effect of own resources. The results show that size of municipalities' co-financing, usually mentioned as 10%, is in fact in average 35%. There exists a large significant difference in financial results comparing pre- treatment and post-treatment period in municipalities building waste water treatment project financed from Structural Funds. It is also significantly determined by the amount of own resources. JEL Classification C21, H76, R51 Keywords Structural Funds, Operational Program Environment, waste water treatment, municipalities, deficit Author's e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com Supervisor's e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
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Impact of pension reform to implicit pension debt: Evidence of pension reforms in EU in 1993-2013
Obořil, Josef
Schneider, Ondřej
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Soudek, Jan
This thesis investigates impact of pension reforms implemented in the EU27 countries in time period 1993 - 2013 to implicit pension debt. We applied Holzmann's (2004) methodology to calculate implicit pension debt. Primary outcome is that in the investigated period, 21 countries have reduced its im- plicit pension debt in range of 57% to 700% of its GDP. On the other side, in Denmark, Germany and Portugal, implicit pension debt increased in range 10% - 194% of their GDP. Paper also investigated impact of individual components implemented in pension reforms. Largest impact was recorded by change of pension age. In- creasing pension age by 1 year reduced the IPD by 46% of GDP on EU27 level. This was also the most often used measure as it was implemented 42 times in the investigated period. Reforms of indexation have also significant impact on IPD, however, as indexation is linked to chosen variables to decrease IPD it is only possible to change indexation linkage. Possibilities of early retire- ment were also limited, as it was adjusted 13 times. The effect was smaller in comparison to increasing retirement age where increasing early retirement age decreased implicit pension debt by 21% of GDP on the EU27 level. This equals to impact of increasing contribution rate by 1 p.p. The smallest impact was...
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Forecasting Tobacco Consumption in the Czech Republic
Štrobl, Martin
Janda, Karel
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Soudek, Jan
This thesis aims to build a theoretical framework to model the future tobacco con- sumption, size of smoking population and governmental tax revenues in the Czech republic. The main assumption of the model states that smokers determine their fu- ture tobacco consumption behavior as adolescents. This strong statement is backed by empirical evidence. Further assumptions are introduced to make the model ap- plicable to the data by the Czech National Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. The resulting model is simplified, however, is still able to reflect the fu- ture trends induced by upcoming demographic changes to the Czech population and provide forecasts. Future teenage smoking rates and average consumption are the inputs to the model; consumption growth coefficients for each age category are esti- mated using zero-inflated negative binomial regression. Several scenarios are built to model possible developments, including extreme cases. All scenarios showed that all model outcomes are going to grow until 2028 in a very similar pattern. In particular, the projected number of smokers in 2028 is by 4-8% higher than in 2013, the total daily tobacco consumption and tax revenue by 7-26%. This increase is induced by aging of large birth cohorts. Later on, the projected scenarios differ substantially....
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During fasting, increased concentrations of circulating catecholamines promote the mobilization of lipid stores from adipose tissue in part by phosphorylating and inactivating acetyl–coenzyme A carboxylase (ACC), the rate-limiting enzyme in fatty acid synthesis. Here, we describe a parallel pathway, in which the pseudokinase Tribbles 3 (TRB3), whose abundance is increased during fasting, stimulates lipolysis by triggering the degradation of ACC in adipose tissue. TRB3 promoted ACC ubiquitination through an association with the E3 ubiquitin ligase constitutive photomorphogenic protein 1 (COP1). Indeed, adipocytes deficient in TRB3 accumulated larger amounts of ACC protein than did wild-type cells. Because transgenic mice expressing TRB3 in adipose tissue are protected from diet-induced obesity due to enhanced fatty acid oxidation, these results demonstrate how phosphorylation and ubiquitination pathways converge on a key regulator of lipid metabolism to maintain energy homeostasis.
Obesity is a major risk factor in the development of type 2 diabetes, which is characterized by a loss of insulin signaling in muscle, liver, pancreatic islets, and adipose tissue (1). Mice with a knockout of the insulin receptor (IR) in specific tissues show varying degrees of deterioration in metabolic function (2, 3), but mice with an IR knockout in fat (FIRKO) are phenotypically lean, display enhanced insulin sensitivity in peripheral tissues, and live longer than control littermates (4). The mechanism by which loss of insulin signaling in adipose tissue improves metabolic function in FIRKO mice is unclear, but it is thought to be a consequence of enhanced lipolysis and fatty acid oxidation (FAO).
Profiling studies on adipocytes with a knockout of insulin receptor substrate (IRS) genes point to a number of candidate genes that may contribute to the salutary effects of IR or IRS knockouts on metabolic function (5). Loss of insulin signaling increases expression of the gene encoding Tribbles 3 (TRB3), a pseudokinase that accumulates in response to fasting and binds to and inhibits the activation of the serine-threonine kinase Akt in the liver (6, 7). Indeed, humans with a gain-of-function mutation in TRB3 have a higher incidence of insulin resistance and diabetes-associated complications (8).
TRB3 and its paralogs—TRB1 and TRB2—are catalytically inactive because they lack adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP)–binding and catalytic core motifs within their Ser-Thr kinase domains, and they are thought to have evolved instead as adaptor proteins (9–12). Consistent with this idea, studies in lower organisms have pointed to a potential link between TRBs and the ubiquitin ligase machinery (9–12). The Drosophila protein tribbles, the founding member of this family, coordinates mitosis and morphogenesis during gastrulation by promoting the proteasome-mediated degradation of the G2-M phase cell cycle regulator String (also called CDC25) (9). Tribbles also regulates oogenesis by stimulating the ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of Slbo, the Drosophila homolog of mammalian CCAAT enhancer-binding protein alpha (11).
In the process of characterizing TRB3, we found an unexpected role for this pseudokinase in promoting lipid metabolism during fasting through an association with the E3 ligase COP1 (13). Confirming its proposed function as an adaptor protein, TRB3 enhanced the COP1-dependent ubiquitination and inactivation of a key regulatory enzyme in the fatty acid synthesis pathway during fasting. Our results may help explain the beneficial effects of disrupting insulin signaling in adipose tissue and may also shed light on TRB function in Drosophila during development.
Lean phenotype of TRB3 transgenic mice. We generated two independent lines of transgenic mice expressing Flag-tagged TRB3 from the adipose-specific aP2 promoter (F-TRB3 mice) (14). In wild-type mice, amounts of TRB3 mRNA and protein in brown and white adipose tissue (BAT and WAT, respectively) were greater in fasting animals than in animals that had been fed after fasting (Fig. 1A). In F-TRB3 mice, TRB3 mRNA and protein levels in WAT and BAT were 2 to 4 times as high as those of wild-type animals under either fasting or feeding conditions and were similar to TRB3 levels in IRS1 (–/–) adipocytes (5) (Fig. 1B and fig. S1).
F-TRB3 mice were indistinguishable from control littermates at birth, but gained weight more slowly and had about 10% lower body mass at 8 weeks of age on a normal chow diet (fig. S2). Under high-fat diet conditions, however, F-TRB3 mice showed lower weight gains than did wild-type littermates (Fig. 1C). Epididymal and perirenal fat pads were each reduced in weight by about 50% in F-TRB3 mice, whereas BAT mass did not significantly decrease (Fig. 1D). Histologically, BAT and WAT tissues from F-TRB3 animals had comparable cellularity to those of wild-type littermates, but average adipocyte size was lower in F-TRB3 adipose tissues, suggesting that the metabolism of fat is enhanced in these mice (figs. S3 and S4).
We conducted metabolic studies to determine why adiposity is reduced in F-TRB3 mice. Although physical activity was comparable between both groups, F-TRB3 mice actually consumed 20% more calories than did their wild-type littermates (fig. S5). Under high-fat diet conditions, F-TRB3 mice showed increased O2 consumption [31.04 ± 0.30 ml O2/kg/min for F-TRB3 mice versus 26.22 ± 0.32 ml O2/kg/min for wild-type mice, where the error is SD (Fig. 1E)] as well as a persistent increase in core body temperatures (fig. S5) indicating that F-TRB3 mice are lean in part because of increased energy expenditure.
A high-fat diet is thought to trigger insulin resistance in part by promoting lipid accumulation in the liver (hepatic steatosis). Hepatic steatosis was readily observed in control littermates on a high-fat diet; but lipid accumulation was less pronounced in livers of F-TRB3 mice (Fig. 1F). Correspondingly, F-TRB3 animals exhibited lower circulating concentrations of glucose and insulin (fig. S5), and they appeared to be more sensitive to insulin than were wild-type littermates in an insulin tolerance test (fig. S6).
In view of their increased energy expenditure, F-TRB3 mice could be protected from hepatic steatosis through increased metabolism of fat. Supporting this idea, basal rates of FAO in BAT and WAT were 1.5 to 2 times as high in animals fed normal chow and 3 times as high in animals on a high-fat diet when F-TRB3 mice were compared with control littermates (Fig. 2A and fig. S7). Correspondingly, increased expression of genes encoding enzymes that function in FAO was observed in WAT and BAT from F-TRB3 mice. mRNAs for key transcriptional regulators [peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα), PPARδ, and PPAR gamma coactivator (PGC)–1α] and FAO enzymes carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 were more abundant in F-TRB3 animals (Fig. 2B). Consistent with the increased core body temperatures, amounts of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) mRNA were nearly 14 times as high in WAT from F-TRB3 relative to those in wild-type mice, indicating that TRB3 may protect against diet-induced obesity by enhancing rates of fatty acid oxidation and dissipating this energy in part through thermogenesis.
TRB inhibits ACC activity. We attempted to identify cellular proteins that associate with TRB3 by performing mass spectrometry analysis on endogenous proteins coimmunoprecipitated with Flag-tagged TRB3 in transfected human embryonic kidney (HEK293T) cells. The protein complex was digested with trypsin and directly analyzed with the use of multidimensional liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry together with the SEQUEST database searching software [multidimensional protein identification technology (MudPIT)] (15). We identified acetyl-coenzyme carboxylase 1 (ACC1), the rate-limiting enzyme in fatty acid synthesis (16) (fig. S8). The TRB3-ACC interaction was also observed in transfected HEK293T cells with the use of epitope-tagged TRB3 and ACC1 polypeptides (fig. S9), and association of the native proteins was detected in WAT of wild-type mice under fasting conditions but not after postfast feeding (Fig. 2C). Other enzymes in the fatty acid synthesis pathway, such as fatty acid synthase (FASN), did not interact with TRB3.
Similar to F-TRB3 mice, mice with a knockout of the ACC2 gene exhibit a lean phenotype and are resistant to diet-induced obesity, in part because of an increase in fatty acid oxidation in adipose tissue (17, 18). We therefore tested whether the metabolic effects of TRB3 in adipose tissue are linked to its association with ACC. In enzymatic assays, ACC activity in WAT from F-TRB3 mice was about one-half that in WAT from normal littermates (Fig. 2D). Infection of 3T3-L1 cells with an adenovirus vector encoding TRB3 also inhibited ACC activity acutely (fig. S10), suggesting that the effects of TRB3 on ACC are likely cell-autonomous.
TRB3 associates with the E3 ubiquitin ligase COP1. Because the Drosophila gene tribbles (TRB) inhibits certain regulatory targets by promoting their proteasomal degradation, we hypothesized that TRB3 might inhibit ACC by a similar mechanism. We performed mass spectroscopy experiments to identify endogenous proteins associated with adenovirus-expressed Flag-tagged TRB3 in 3T3 L1 adipocytes. TRB3 immunoprecipitates contained the E3 ubiquitin ligase constitutive photomorphogenic protein 1 (mCOP1), as well as de-etiolated-1 (DET1) and DNA damage binding protein 1 (DDB1), components of a cullin 4A (Cul4A) ubiquitin ligase (19, 20) (fig. S11). We confirmed the interaction of TRB3 with COP1 in transfected HEK293T cells with the use of epitope-tagged constructs (Fig. 3A). Endogenous TRB3-COP1 complexes were also detected in WAT from fasted mice and at lower levels after postfast feeding (Fig. 3A).
To determine whether TRB3 binds to COP1 and ACC through a direct mechanism, we performed immunoblotting assays with recombinant glutathione S-transferase (GST)–TRB3 proteins. Full-length TRB3 bound directly to both ACC1 and COP1 proteins (Fig. 3B), and a truncated TRB3 polypeptide lacking the C-terminal 40 residues (amino acids 315 to 354) associated with ACC1 but not COP1. The C-terminal region of TRB3 contains a sequence similar to the consensus COP1 binding motif ([Asp or Glu] [Asp or Glu]...Val-Pro [Asp or Glu]) (20–22) that is present in all TRB family members (fig. S13). Mammalian TRB1 also associated with COP1 in transfected HEK293T cells (fig. S14), and a mutant TRB3 polypeptide called Val Pro mutant (VPmt), which contains alanine substitutions at three residues in the COP1 binding motif (Asp333, Val336, and Pro337) was unable to associate with COP1 in transfected HEK293T cells (Fig. 3C).
TRB3 recruits COP1 to ACC. On the basis of its ability to associate with both COP1 and ACC, apparently through distinct surfaces, TRB3 might be expected to mediate an interaction between these proteins and to trigger ubiquitination of ACC1. TRB3 enhanced the interaction of COP1 with ACC1 and ACC2 as detected by coimmunoprecipitation from extracts of transfected HEK293T cells (Fig. 3D and fig. S15). TRB3 also stimulated the ubiquitination of ACC1 and ACC2 by COP1 (Fig. 4A and fig. S15). Confirming the importance of the TRB3:COP1 interaction in this setting, ACC was not ubiquitinated by COP1 in cells expressing COP1 interaction–defective VPmt TRB3 protein (Fig. 4A).
Given our evidence that TRB3 promotes the COP1-dependent ubiquitination of ACC, we tested whether this modification was sufficient to inhibit ACC enzymatic activity. Wild-type TRB3 alone caused a small decrease in ACC1 activity in HEK293T cells, which express small amounts of endogenous COP1 relative to those in 3T3 L1 adipocytes (Fig. 4A). However, ACC activity was reduced to about one-third of that in control cells in cells coexpressing COP1 and TRB3 (Fig. 4A). VPmt TRB3 had no effect on ACC1 activity (Fig. 4A). Taken together, these results suggest that TRB3 may promote loss of fat by mediating the COP1-dependent ubiquitination and inactivation of ACC.
In keeping with the increased abundance of endogenous TRB3 during fasting, amounts of ubiquitinated ACC in WAT were also higher in fasted compared with refed wild-type mice (Fig. 4B). Amounts of ubiquitinated ACC were increased in BAT from F-TRB3 mice compared with those of wild-type littermates (Fig. 4B). Supporting the proposed role of TRB3 as an adaptor protein, amounts of endogenous COP1 associated with endogenous ACC in BAT were higher in F-TRB3 mice than in controls. Amounts of COP1 and ACC associated with TRB3 were also increased in adipose tissue from F-TRB3 mice (fig. S16).
The increased ubiquitination of ACC induced by TRB3 would be predicted to enhance ACC degradation. Under high-fat diet conditions, total amounts of ACC protein in WAT and BAT of F-TRB3 mice were smaller than those in control littermates (Fig. 4C). Conversely, reduction of TRB3 by infection of 3T3-L1 cells with an adenovirus encoding a small interfering RNA against mouse TRB3 induced accumulation of ACC protein and an increase in its enzymatic activity (Fig. 4C and fig. S17), and coexpression of an RNA interference (RNAi)–resistant form of TRB3 protein blocked the induction of ACC by TRB3 RNAi (fig. S18). Reduction of TRB3 in primary cultures of brown adipocytes also increased amounts of ACC protein (Fig. 4C). Amounts of COP1 protein in BAT are much greater than in other tissues such as liver, which may explain in part the distinct metabolic effects of TRB3 in these tissues (Fig. 4C). Taking these results together, we propose that TRB3 may protect against diet-induced obesity by stimulating fatty acid oxidation in adipose during fasting through the COP1-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of ACC (Fig. 4D).
Parallel fasting pathways. In the fasted state, mammals maintain energy balance by mobilizing triglyceride stores in response to hormonal signals. Triggering of cyclic adenosine 3′, 5′ monophosphate and energy-sensing adenosine monophosphate-dependent protein kinase (AMPK) pathways promote lipolysis and fatty acid oxidation in part by inhibiting ACC, the rate-limiting enzyme in fatty acid synthesis (16). ACC activity is modulated acutely by phosphorylation and allosteric regulation and chronically at the levels of biosynthesis and degradation.
Our results indicate that fasting signals also trigger fat metabolism in adipose by increasing amounts of TRB3 protein. Indeed, transgenic mice expressing TRB3 were protected from diet-induced obesity through the disruption of ACC activity and subsequent increase in fatty acid oxidation, metabolic effects similar to those in ACC2-knockout mice (18, 23).
TRB3 appears to inhibit ACC activity by functioning as an adaptor for COP1. The role of TRB3 in this context appears limited, given that we observed no effect of TRB3 on ubiquitination or degradation of other COP1 substrates such as c-Jun and p53 (19, 20). First described in Arabidopsis as negative regulators of light-activated genes (24–26), COP1 and DET1 also modulate genes involved in fatty acid metabolism in plants (27). It is possible that the oscillation of COP1 activity with light and dark cycles in plants has its mammalian counterpart in the regulation of metabolic programs during the feeding-to-fasting transition.
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Land acquisition begins from Hingna (Nagpur) - July 13, 2017
- Farmers offer land for Samruddhi under direct purchase at Hingna
- Ram Sahu becomes first farmer to offer his land for mega project
Nagpur, July 13, 2017: In a major development, the first sale deed for Nagpur Mumbai Super Communication Expressway (NMSCE) was registered at Hingna tehsil office, on Thursday, July 13, 2017. Maharashtra minister for Public Works (Public Undertakings) Mr. Eknath Shinde, Joint Managing Director of MSRDC Mr. Kiran Kurundkar and Nagpur District Collector Mr. Sachin Kurve were present at the occasion as witness to the proceedings.
Mr. Ram Asre Jokhulal Sahu became the first landholder to sell the land and receive the compensation. Apart from Mr. Sahu, others who gave away their land for the project included Mr. Gopal Misal, Ms. Kalpana Misal and Ms. Chanda Ranvir Gaikwad.
Six landholders signed the sale deeds on the occasion. With this, the process to acquire land through direct purchase scheme has also commenced. Immediately after signing the documents, the compensation amount to each of these landholders is being transferred to their bank accounts through RTGS mode of payment.
Farmers arrived in a large number at the Hingna tehsil office were seen excited to witness the beginning of 'first registration' and RTGS payment facility.
In Nagpur district, the state government will be acquiring 207 Ha of land. At the Hingna tehsil office, 3.5 Ha of land was credited with state government while compensation of Rs 2.59 crore was paid to the landholders. The process of acquiring rest of land is in full swing. In all 119 farmers from Nagpur district are participating in this process.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Shinde expressed happiness over the development and said that with this, the process to acquire land for the mega project has commenced. "The NMSCE, also known a Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, will be an expressway to the prosperity. It will be a game changer for the state of Maharashtra and will ensure economic stability in the state," Mr. Shinde said.
He also thanked the farmers for agreeing to sell their lands for the project and participating in the development process. "The farmers from Nagpur district have set an example for other farmers across state and this process will start in other districts soon. The state government is committed for overall development of the state. With NMSCE, the road infrastructure in the state will get a global recognition," Mr. Shinde added.
Later speaking to mediapersons, Mr. Shinde said that the state government has been conducting regular dialogues with the farmers and without their consent, not a single inch of land will be acquired. "Improving road infrastructure in the state is the need of the hour and cooperation from everyone is must in this process. The state government's aim is to make every farmer happy and bring a smile of satisfaction on their faces," Mr. Shinde added.
Mr. Kiran Kurundkar and Mr. Sachin Kurve also spoke on the occasion and expressed satisfaction over the development.


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Boxycharm – May 2015 #boxybeauty
So, I am super late with posting and sharing this! My Boxycharm traveled a long way this month. I was in the middle of moving from California to Maryland when I realized that I had forgotten to update my mailing address with Boxycharm. This box had to get rerouted twice and I'm sure that due to all of the extra traveling, I ended up with one damaged item. This was my first time ever receiving a damaged item from Boxycharm. I contacted customer service and they will be replacing my ModelCo BRONZE SHIMMER in my next month subscription box. It's a super beautiful color. At first, I was disappointed when I saw that we would be getting a bronzer with shimmer but after being able to try it, I absolutely love it and will be using it often this summer.
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I love the packaging for The Lip Bar Lipstick! I was hoping to get the purple color that I had seen in many other subscriber boxes but I am quite pleased with how this looks on me.
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Let's Groove Tonight: It's Pittsburgh Penguins 1970's Theme Night
Ohhhh YES. Can they play without helmets and have this song play after every goal scored (which hopefully is several)?
Even if I wasn't even a glimmer yet in Daddy DeAngelo's eye (both of them were too busy being blood-shot behind yellow-tinted aviators) I absolutely love the 1970s. The music, the movies (see Slap Shot), the fashion (80% of it at least) were at the peak of Americana if you ask me.
Honestly, the more I think about it, the more they should just turn the PPG into a huge Led Zeppelin rager that happens to have a hockey game going on in the middle of it. Let them kick it old-time style too. Just this one night. That's it.
Aaaaand the Carolina Hurricanes aren't exactly 1970s either. Shouldn't we have done this against the Flyers considering they haven't had won a cup since then? I think that would have been a little more aprops. Anywhoo...


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Fraction and Visura Magazines
A head's up about the terrific new issues of Fraction Magazine, published by David Bram, and Visura Magazine, published by Adriana Teresa. There is something special about publications created by image makers.
Fraction's Issue 12 is Achromatic, in other words, an issue filled with wonderful black and white projects. Noelle Swan Gilbert's The Untitled Project, Isa Leshko's Thrills and Chills, and Celine Wu's, Presence in Between are some of the series featured in this new issue.
Visura features photo essays by Lauren Greenfield (Deconstructing Fashion), Zed Nelson, (Love Me) and Jodi Bieber (Real Beauty) amongst others–all projects that are intriguing and engaging.
Posts on Lenscratch may not be reproduced without the permission of the Lenscratch staff and the photographer.
Lauren Orchowski: The Observable Universe, Near and FarJuly 30th, 2019
On Collaboration: Skylark EditionsJuly 29th, 2019
John Sanderson: Carbon CountyJune 24th, 2019
DEVELOPER x Kenneth GuthrieJune 13th, 2019
The 2019 Photographs in Conversation Exhibition Part 2May 31st, 2019


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Kris Kennaway has been a FreeBSD committer since 1999, is a former
FreeBSD Security Officer, and is currently a member of portmgr, the
Port Management Team. He currently spends most of his FreeBSD time
working on QA of FreeBSD and of the Ports Collection, and sending
annoying emails to port maintainers. In his other life he is a
theoretical physicist at the University of Toronto.


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It is always a bit alarming when the Femme Fatales beginning pops up only to be followed by a close up of an engagement ring and sunny music accompanying a proposal. It was a little off putting because I did not expect it. Until she asked after the proposal what could make the moment more perfect. Then he talked about multiple orgasms. Yep. Came to the right place. (Seriously no pun intended.)
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NINE years ago in the wake of a heavily rigged presidential election in Zimbabwe, I found myself standing in a rundown cemetery on the outskirts of the capital, Harare.
I had come to find the graves of people who had died from a recent cholera outbreak that then President Robert Mugabe insisted had never happened.
According to Mugabe, there was "no cholera" in Zimbabwe even though that same day I spoke with many relatives of those who had died.
Among those that I met was Cecilia, a 70-year-old woman who had come for the first time to visit the grave of her 18-year-old granddaughter who had died slowly and painfully from the disease.
Cecilia's family were poor, the sort that suffers most in a country with a crumbling healthcare system, economic collapse, hunger and political oppression.
In Zimbabwe at that time there was no shortage of painful, and often violent ways to die. Such were the Mugabe years.
Last week after a 37 year rule, Robert Mugabe finally relinquished power and Zimbabwe, surely one of the most naturally beautiful countries in Africa, looked out on what its long suffering people hope will be a new political dawn.
On Friday the country's new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was inaugurated in a carnival atmosphere at a packed national football stadium in Harare, amid singing, dancing and an air force fly past. He is widely known as "the Crocodile", a liberation war nickname that acknowledges his reputation for ruthless cunning.
"We dare not squander the moment," Mnangagwa said as he pledged that elections would be held next year along with a drive to eradicate the chronic corruption, which has crippled the country.
"Acts of corruption must stop forthwith. Where these occur, swift justice must be served. The culture of government must change and change now," Mnangagwa told the massive crowd in the stadium.
He would do his utmost, he added, to mend the political system which has "poisoned and polarised", and strengthen democratic institutions.
In all Mnangagwa's address would have been an uplifting experience were it not for the inescapable fact that many Zimbabweans still see him as part of the problem rather than the solution to the country's political and economic ills.
"It's difficult to see how going forward he can be respectful of human rights, given his history," said Dewa Mahvinga, southern Africa analyst for Human Rights Watch as Mnangagwa was sworn into office on Friday.
"People may not see it now, or realise now, because of the relief of seeing the end of Mugabe's political era, but Zimbabwe is in grave danger in terms of constitutional democracy."
Mahvinga has a point. Mnangagwa after all is a former Mugabe henchman notorious himself for persecuting political opponents and for organising the rigging of elections. A man who rose through Mugabe's Zimbabwe rebellion from the time he was a teenager to become his bodyguard and then through the Zimbabwe regime as his intelligence chief and enforcer. A man who received his training in the dark arts of political repression in China in the era of Mao.
With Mugabe finally in power in Zimbabwe, it was Mnangagwa who in the 1980's orchestrated a campaign known as Gukurahundi - this involved the massacre of 20,000 members of the Ndebele ethnic group in Matabeleland in order to destroy the power base of Mugabe's main rival Joshua Nkomo. Nkomo was an Ndebele, while Mugabe and Mnangagwa are Shona.
The massacres of the Gukurahundi, which lasted years, were carried out by Zimbabwe's North Korea-trained Fifth Brigade, notorious for its brutality, and overseen by Mnangagwa as head of the country's spy and domestic security apparatus.
It's said that during Gukurahundi, victims were reportedly made to dance over the corpses of their loved ones while singing songs of praise to Mugabe's government.
For his part Mnangagwa, not surprisingly, has always played down his role in the Gukurahundi. But today even after his inauguration on Friday as president, he must be in little doubt as to how unpopular he is among many Zimbabweans, even if the military seem to like him.
"Mnangagwa isn't exactly a fresh face. He's been with Mugabe since 1976. He was the chief hatchet man for Mugabe on and off for 40 years. That's a fact that hasn't suddenly become irrelevant," was how historian Stuart Doran summed up the new president's questionable past.
According to Todd Moss a former US deputy assistant secretary of state for African affairs and currently senior fellow at the Centre for Global Development, Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party, have long since built a well-oiled machine for dominating the country and stage-managing elections.
"Mnangagwa is one of the creators of that system of repression and control, which has enriched a small cabal at the top through a vast empire of corruption," Moss believes. "He may entice one or two opposition leaders to play a ceremonial role, but he is unlikely to cede any real influence."
If as Moss says, Mnangagwa's new regime represents nothing more than a "junta with a fig leaf," then Zimbabwe's future might be far from rosy. For now the new president will need to balance reforming Zimbabwe's utterly broken economic system with maintaining the patronage system that will underpin his rule.
The extent to which Mugabe, Mnangagwa and their ruling Zanu-PF have presided over a broken country is summed up in some staggering economic statistics.
Currency mismanagement and hyperinflation have bedevilled the country for years resulting at one point in the printing of Z$100 trillion notes to the extent that, in 2008, the Zimbabwean inflation rate was estimated at 76.8 billion per cent per month.
Right now while more than one-third of the population is between the ages of 15 and 35 years, a devastating 86 per cent of young people of working age are unemployed.
As for the corruption Mnangagwa talks tough about tackling, last month according to Transparency International it was estimated that Zimbabwe was losing at least $1bn a year to corruption.
While the police, local councils and the driving licence authorities were among the worst offenders, critics also pointed to high-level graft within an elite of which Mnangagwa is himself part.
His role in the removal of Mugabe will to some extent help Mnangagwa's credibility, but ultimately his best hopes for political survival, remain inextricably connected to finding ways to revive Zimbabwe's economy.
Few doubt this nation - once the 'breadbasket of Africa' given its generous endowment of natural resources as well as its existing skills base - has enormous economic potential. A conclusion endorsed by recent reports form both the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
According to The Economist magazine, hopes that Mnangagwa will deliver rest on two pillars: the first is that he clearly realises that Zimbabwe desperately needs economic help from abroad.
No doubt in this regard he will be looking to China, a country with which Mnangagwa has long ties. He trained there as a guerrilla in the 1960s, sent his son to study at a Chinese university, and visited Beijing shortly before the coup, creating speculation that he had gone to seek the political endorsement of officials there.
But even with Beijing's help he will have his economic work cut out. Right now the country's fiscal deficit, according to analysts, sits at a staggering 12-15 per cent of GDP. Inflation is variously measured at 25-50 per cent. With the potential for foreign reserves running out in months, Zimbabwe's infrastructure is effectively falling apart - or as one former minister quipped recently: "Harare is the pothole capital of the world."
The other crucial pillar on which hopes rest that Mnangagwa can do some good is that he seems to accept that in order to receive help to clear Zimbabwe's $9bn debts he will not only have to get the government's spending under control, but also enact political reforms that culminate in proper elections.
Some hope that Mnangagwa, will form an inclusive transitional authority to manage the country until elections can be held. But doubts remain.
"To be credible, the transitional authority would need to include figures like veteran opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, highly regarded former finance minister Tendai Biti, former vice president Joice Mujuru, and longtime politician Welshman Ncube, among others," says Todd Moss of the Centre for Global Development.
No doubt too these figures would require assurances that the transitional authority will wield actual power, especially to reform the election system, before they agree to participate. Many were so badly damaged by power sharing before that they are immensely suspicious of entering a transitional administration.
Even should they participate, some in civil society fear they will negotiate harder for political positions than for commitments to the structural measures so desperately needed for free and fair elections.
Zimbabwe is seriously in need of an overhaul of its election commission and register of voters.
Right now he opposition to Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF is weak and divided, and Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), in poor health as he battles cancer.
Powerful regional neighbours, especially South Africa, are watching closely how events in Zimbabwe will unfold.
Comparing recent events to a literary thriller, an op-ed in South Africa's Sunday Times newspaper says the sequel to "The fall of Robert Mugabe" will perhaps be a less racy read, without gunbattles and marches in Harare.
"If it authors, the leaders and people of Zimbabwe, want to see this drama retold countless times as the success story of a nation, they will have to make some hard decisions about leaders," the paper concluded.
It reiterated too, the thoughts of many, that Zimbabwe's new leaders will have to abandon the ways of the past, that saw cronyism and nepotism strip a rich country of its glory. And it warned that the people of Zimbabwe might have to be "ruthless" by excluding those who helped sink their country if the story is to have a happy ending.
Last Wednesday night as Mnangagwa concluded his speech at Zanu-PF headquarters the evening ended with the rousing well-known song that was a standard at Mugabe's rallies. "The hero is coming, the hero is arriving," sang the crowd.
Mnangagwa might for now be the man of the moment, but many Zimbabweans will be watching warily to see whether in the months ahead he reverts to type and becomes more villain than hero.
As for former president old "Bob" Mugabe himself now 93, for the time being he has been granted immunity from prosecution and assured that his safety will be protected in his home country under the deal that led to his resignation.
For a man that stripped his country for all it was worth he will still receive a retirement package that includes a pension, housing, holiday and transport allowance, health insurance, air travel and security. That for many Zimbabweans who have struggled for years under his rule to make ends meet, must seem like the old despot's last laugh at their expense. For most though it will be a small price to pay for finally being rid of him.
Nine years ago while in Harare after Mugabe's rigged presidential election, I also interviewed David Coltart, the highly respected Zimbabwean human rights lawyer and a founding member of the Movement for Democratic Change who today remains a senator.
Despite surviving an assassination attempt by armed assailants I well remember him being undaunted and insisting that he was something of a "pathological optimist" when it came to Zimbabwe's political future.
"Perseverance along with gentleness are the best characteristics of the Zimbabwean people," Coltart told me.
As a new future dawns here's hoping Emmerson Mnangagwa does not once again put that perseverance and gentleness to the test.


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A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it. -Steinbeck, John
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- "In all intellectual debates, both sides tend… "In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and wrong in what they deny." - John Stuart Mill
- "Making a journey into C.S. Lewis' quotes… "Making a journey into C.S. Lewis' quotes is like a journey into the most beautiful floral valley while a perpetual sunrise rests just above the mountaintop. Abundant wildflowers of truth appear in a new light while beckoning all on the journey to simply rest and find growing splendor yet to be seen." - Joey Talladino


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I've been solving your style problems for almost a year now, and in that time one question has come up over and over again: Where can I find a pair of boots that fit my larger-than-average calves? I've heard it from athletes, ballerinas, and plus size women...and now that boot season is approaching again, I've finally found an adorable, affordable answer.
I've actually heard both sides of this issue--some women have skinny calves and their boots are too big, and some women have wide calves and their boots are too tight. My solution in the past has been the same for both: Take them to a great cobbler. A pair that's too big can be carefully taken in, and a pair that's too small can be slowly stretched. But in the latter case, the results aren't always amazing and it tends to take longer than most women are willing to wait (up to a month, when done properly).
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Then yesterday, a press release arrived in my inbox from Silhouettes, a company that makes pretty standard clothes for women size 12-16, but really, really great boots. Every pair comes with an "extended calf," which means you have the extra room you need without doing any extra work. I'm sort of obsessed with the riding boot at the top of the page (currently marked down from $149 to $129--how am I doing, Tiff!?), and I also really like the basic dress boot, below, which is just $69 and comes in four great colors.