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Monday July 23rd, 2012 4:09pm
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.- Monmouth University's (0-5) women's lacrosse team dropped their home opener, losing to LaSalle (3-2) in a four-overtime thriller at Kessler Field Friday.
The Hawks had a commanding 11-6 lead with just over 11 minutes left in regulation but LaSalle score six consecutive goals, four from senior Jill Davis, to knot the game and send it into overtime. Davis, who finished the game with seven goals and one assist on the day, scored the game-tying goal with just 15 ticks left on the clock.
After a scoreless first overtime period, Monmouth's Ali Pollock (Watervliet, N.Y./Shaker) put the Blue & White ahead just 22 second into the second OT. The Explorers pulled off last-second heroics again, with Lauren McDermott tying the game for a fifth time with 21 seconds left in the frame. In the fourth overtime Davis sealed MU's fate, picking up a loose ball on a wide shot and scoring her seventh goal of the game. It is the second straight season that LaSalle has taken a one-goal game from the Hawks.
Senior Megan Brennan (King of Prussia, Pa./Archbishop Carroll) got the Hawks on the board early with the game's first goal at the 27:15 mark of the first half. LaSalle outscored MU 6-2 over the next 26 minutes of the half before Brennan and senior Shawn Evans (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) scored a pair of goals in the final two minutes to cut the halftime lead to 6-5.
Monmouth came out and dominated the opening two-thirds of the second half, scoring six unanswered goals to take 11-6 lead. Brennan and Evans each scored twice during the run, while Pollock and junior Carissa Franzi (Fairfield, N.J./West Essex) before LaSalle clawed its way back into the game.
The two teams played a physical contest in the nonstop driving rain, with the Hawks and Explorers combining for six yellow cards and 76 fouls. For the second straight game Monmouth was solid on draw controls, earning a 19-11 advantage. The Hawks also held a 28-24 margin in shots. Explorer sophomore Megan Corliss recorded eight saves in the win, while MU's Kirby Mundorf (Catonsville, Md./Seton Keogh) had five.
Evans tallied five points on four goals and an assist while adding a pair of caused turnovers and a ground ball. Brennan also finished with four goals and an assist while corralling eight draw controls.
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Course DescriptionIntroduces basic sculptural form, processes, techniques, and concepts while addressing historical and contemporary issues. Develops an introductory level of creative problem solving through making sculptures with various metal working techniques (including but not limited to: welding, cold connections, forming and finishing). Introduces critical skills necessary to evaluate sculpture through critiques, discussions, and sculpture presentations by exploring artistic intent, examining aesthetic and structural solutions, and expanding perceptual awareness of sculpture. This is the first of a three-course sequence. Recommended: ART 117. Audit available.
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There are no course prerequisites although Basic Design 117 and Art 293:Sculpture are helpful. Students will gain basic skills in welding, forming, and construction with metal. A sense of curiosity and a willingness to experiment is desirable. A cognitive comprehension of English is required.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Students will endeavor to do the following:* Find and develop creative ways to solve problems using a variety of basic strategies for making metal sculpture.* Create personal works of sculpture, which demonstrate an introductory level of understanding of sculptural ideas, and the materials and techniques associated with metal sculpture including but not limited to: welding, cold connections, forming and finishing).* Ask meaningful questions, identify ideas and issues, and develop a basic vocabulary to be able to actively participate in a critical dialogue about sculpture with others.* Understand, interpret, and enjoy sculpture of the past and the present from different cultures to beable to initiate a lifelong process of expanding knowledge on the diversity of perspectives of thehuman experience.* Develop a heightened awareness of the physical world, the nature of the relationship of humanbeings to it, and our impact on it via the experience of making metal sculpture.* Use self-critiquing skills to begin developing autonomous expression through metal sculpturewhile recognizing the standards and definitions already established by both contemporary andhistorical works of art from different cultures.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Students will do the following in order to be assessed:•Make creative, appropriately crafted, challenging sculptural solutions to given provocations using various metal working techniques.•Demonstrate technical welding and metal forming procedures properly.•Comprehend and apply analysis of sculptural ideas, techniques, terminology, and issues through participation in formal critiques and discussions.•Develop conceptual ideas through the practice of creative research and preparatory studies (e.g. sketchbooks, journals, maquettes, models, writing assignments, presentations, technical practice tests, etc.).
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Concepts, Ideas, and Issues Pertaining to the Creative Process•Strategies for developing ideas (i.e. experiencing and playing with materials, imagining, dreaming, visualizing, symbolizing, writing, reading, researching, studying historical and cultural examples, sketching, collaborating, discussing)•Strategies for problem solving towards concretion of ideas in sculptural form (i.e. sketches, plans, maquettes, test pieces, models)•Perception and Art•Form and Content•Interpreting artHistorical and Cultural Contexts•Concepts, theories, and issues addressed by various cultures and historical periods•Concepts, theories, and issues addressed by contemporary sculptors from•different cultures with an emphasis on sculpture made with metal•Relationships between form and content in works of art from different cultures and historical periods•The roles of art and artists in different cultures•Intercultural and interhistorical influences (e.g. the influence of African art on western, modern sculpture)Sculptural Forms and Perceptual Impact•Visual/physical elements used to create sculptural form: point, line, plane, shape, form, marks, texture, shadow, light, value, color, space, sound, smell, weight, volume, mass, text, etc.•Relationships of characteristics of visual/ physical elements to be considered (e.g. proportion, length, thickness, position, orientation, scale, weight, interrelationship of shapes, relative value and color, movement and stillness, quality of texture etc.)•Strategies for manipulating visual/physical elements that is ways of thinking of composing with visual/physical elements (e.g. arrange, juxtapose, relate, contrast, group, balance, unify, repeat, edit, elaborate, classify, divide, increase, decrease, maximize, minimize, dissect, separate, align, vary, diversify, alternate, reduce, connect, etc.)•The relationship between materials and their visual/ physical impact(i.e. a stick or string acts as a line, an indentation in a form is simultaneously perceived as a mark, a material is chosen for its shape and color etc, an element is chosen for its weighty quality, an object or material is used for it's olfactory impact, an object is chosen for its associative qualities etc.)Materials and Techniques•Gravity and the basic forces of tension and compression.•Materials and meaning•Physical activities used to alter and form metals (e.g. cut, bend, heat, carve, compress, stretch, twist, hammer, rust, corrode, etch, etc.)•Physical ways of connecting metals together(e.g. butt, prop, lean, bind, stack, wrap, peg, nail, slot, weld, screw, rivet, add, tense, tie, pin, cantilever, balance, etc.)•Types of sculptural processes which can be incorporated into metal sculpture (e.g cold and hot forging, repousse, casting, welding, soldering, brazing, cold connections such as rivet construction, chain making, hinging, linear armature construction, finishing techniques , etc.)•Use of various power tools(hand held grinders, bench grinder, chop saw, band saw, shears, etc)•Safety and Environmental concerns of materials and techniques: proper disposal of waste, places where recycled material can be found, proper safety attire to be used when working with specific materials, health related concerns, sources of information on these subjectsCritical Analysis•Purposes of criticism and analysis of artworks: deepen understanding, reflect on level of quality and possible improvements, heighten creative decision making by observing decisions made by others and oneself, establish and maintain high standards of achievement, ask questions, find new connections, create autonomy and creative confidence, create new problems to solve, discuss art with others to expose oneself to multiple perspectives etc.•Vocabulary relevant to ideas, materials, and techniques pertaining to metal sculpture and sculpture in general•Application, interpretation, and redefinition of sculptural ideas, connection of historical and cultural contexts, personal expression and creative freedom•Aspects of criticism: formal, conceptual, historical, cultural, experiential etc.• Competencies and Skills The successful student should be able to do the following:•Find resources for materials and tools used in making mixed media sculpture•Conduct research to develop ideas, perspectives, and influences from a variety of sources•Employ a variety of strategies to solve problems encountered in the process of realizing an idea for a sculpture in physical form. Students will be able to make models, sketches, maquettes, material tests etc.•Use a variety of conceptual strategies to metal sculpture•Understand and use a variety of materials, tools, and techniques associated with making metal sculpture•Use the proper safety/health equipment and procedures in working with metal sculpture and welding•Make interesting, challenging, appropriately crafted mixed media sculptures that are personally meaningful•Understand and apply basic vocabulary necessary to discuss the formal, conceptual, and technical aspects of sculpture•Analyze and enjoy the formal and perceptual concerns of sculpture•Communicate with others on a variety of levels (i.e. formal, conceptual etc.) on the subject of sculpture•Assess the ways in which art objects are affected by personal perspectives and experiences•Make historical and cultural connections in determining meaning and understanding of art•Initiate preparation of a portfolio of sculptural metal work.

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Ok then: "low poo" means no sulfates, OR harsh detergents, and gentle formulas. Better?
Perhaps I over-simplified. My point really was that there are other options than the Deva stuff, and that just because it doesn't say "low poo" in the name doesn't mean its not one. Many poos marketed as sulfate free fit the bill - but it is a very good point to say that doesn't mean all of them are adequately gentle! I have tried a couple that indeed seemed worse!
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In many ways, Miami feels as if it has seceded from the South, but the Federal's new Crawdaddy Tuesday and Chicken Fry Wednesday might make us feel a bit down-home again.
Crawdaddy Tuesday began last week, and Chicken Fry Wednesday premieres tomorrow, April 3. Both promotions will last through spring and run from 6 to 10 p.m. on their respective days.
Taking advantage of our nearby crustacean population to serve the freshest possible seafood, the Federal is flying in live crawfish every week from the Gulf Coast.
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Undersized lefty with a filled-out frame.Mechanics:
Throws from the first base side of the rubber. High three-quarters arm
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He also has an arm hook behind and lands stiff on his front side.
Fastball: 91-93 mph, tops out at 95 mph with life. Also
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solid-average offering.Slider: 84-86 mph. Shows
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tilt in lower velocity ranges. Potential average offering.
Curveball: 74-76 mph.Career Notes:
Missed time due to an elbow injury late in his junior season at Arkansas
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Profiles best in a middle relief role due to size, funk in delivery, and
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Avadon has similarities and differences to Avernum. I wouldn't necesarily describe it as being more mainstream, though it is easier for the most part. I'd say that the character building and tactics are generally more interesting and detailed (although there are notable flaws), but it's missing a lot of the exploration that make other Spiderweb games great. I thought Avadon's story was infinitely better then Avernum's too, but that can be very subjective.
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The Japanese team has named the protein Izumo, after a Japanese shrine dedicated to marriage.
In laboratory tests mouse sperm which did not have the protein were unable to fuse with the egg.
Writing in Nature, the team suggest the discovery could also lead to new methods of contraceptives.
Sperm has a number of barriers to get through in its Indiana Jones type quest for the 'Holy Grail' of fertilising the egg.
First, it must pass through a barrier of follicle cells surrounding the freshly ovulated egg.
Next, it has to penetrate the egg's outer wall, the zona pellucida, a thick layer that protects the egg, so that it can bind to the plasma membrane beyond it.
In the Japanese study, carried out at Osaka University, male mice who were genetically engineered to lack the Izumo protein were found to be infertile.
The sperm from the mice was able to penetrate both of the barriers around the egg, but not a single Izumo-deficient sperm was seen to fuse with the egg membrane.
The team has discovered that a form of the Izumo protein also exists on human sperm.
Tests showed that an antibody designed to react against the protein blocked the fusion of human sperm with hamster eggs, which is a recognised test for male fertility.
Writing in Nature, the team led by Dr Masaru Okabe, said: "Our finding not only provides insight into the enigmatic fusion mechanism [of the egg and the sperm], but also promises benefits in the clinical treatment of infertility and the potential development of new contraceptive strategies."
In the same journal, Dr Richard Schultz and Dr Carmen Williams of the Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health at the University of Pennsylvania, said the findings raised the possibility the protein could be the source of "new targets for non-hormonal contraception".
Dr Simon Fishel, fertility expert and director of Care Fertility, told the BBC News website: "This is a fascinating and tantalising study.
"They are identifying the actual sperm molecule involved in fusing with the egg - and that begins the whole process.
"The finding offers a whole number of possibilities for contraception, potentially reversible ways of providing non-hormonal methods, as opposed to sterilisation.
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try a Walther in .380
This is a discussion on Need advice on a new carry pistol for my wife within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Hey. I don't know if I've ever posted here or not, but then again I usually keep my mouth shut unless I really need to ...
Hey. I don't know if I've ever posted here or not, but then again I usually keep my mouth shut unless I really need to ask something, like today.
I'm looking for a new carry gun for my wife. She's shot a glock .40 for years, but has developed some hand problems (arthritis and carpal tunnel) and can no longer shoot the glock. I carry a CZ Rami 9, and she really likes that, but some days it's too much as well.
What would you recommend that we try? I'm thinking something in either 9x18 or maybe .380. I really hate to go any lower than that.
Also, what are some of the softer shooting small guns out there? I've never owned a gun chambered for .380 or the Mak, so any information that you might have to offer would be great.
A revolver will normally have less felt recoil, so that might be an option if you want to stay with a higher calibre.
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Depending on her condition , and assuming that she will carry a " heavy " handgun try the influx of hk p7s we have seen . You can get a p7 from cdnn or the like for under 600 bucks ( grade b which most have stated looks near new ) and it may well work for her now as in the years to come . Other than that i would suggest some 1911 possibly sub .45 cal for her hand strength . The p7 has a real low recoil due to weight and bore axis issues but does require a good trigger pull weight ( about 12 pounds ) of grip to initally cock it . Now this is spread out over the whole hand and not on one finger . Hope my post was food for thought in any event .
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Lots of folks have praised the soft shooting characteristic of the M&P line from S&W. An M&P C in 9mm might be soft enough. Plus, the grip on the M&P is very comfortable for a lot of people, and adjustable.
Is the problem only with self-defense rounds, or does it happen with lighter loaded practice rounds as well? Wondering if for practice she could use rounds with less kick, and carry something faster for self defense.
I don't know anything about the CZ Rami, but a heavier framed 9mm might also be something worth considering, since the weight will help soak up recoil. Something like a Sig P239 perhaps.
Good luck!
My girlfriend has left hand damage, she cannot operate a semi. She picked out a S&W 642CT .38 special and loves it. Very lightweight and comfortable.
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If you have local gun ranges that rent guns, I'd recommend that you take her out and let her actually shoot as many different types and calibers as you can.....
......then let her pick out her gun.
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Seems to me that gun weight is more relevant than caliber. My Kahr PM 9 kicks worse than my 1911 .45. Same for a Kel-Tech .380.
Thanks for all ofthe great advice. Puppy, that has been my experience as well, although I tend to notice that effect more with rifles than with handguns (except for revolvers. A 4" or 6" wheel gun is always easier and more pleasant for me to shoot than a snubby).
Hopefully someone with experience with this caliber will chime in but what about the .45 GAP. Problem with all .380's I have shot is they are blow back design which in term feels like more recoil to me.
I'd suggest a Smith & Wesson Model 10 with 2-inch barrel. These hold six rounds of .38 Special +P 158 grain SWC goodness, are amazingly accurate, soak up recoil like sponges, conceal surprisingly well, are indestructable, and are generally available on the auction sites for under $300. Worried about buying a used revolver? Naah, don't be. S&W revolvers wear in, not out.
Thanks for joining! We always need to load up with more Texans. How's Boerne today? I'm sitting here in Brownwood as I type this.
If y'all came this way you both could shoot a selection of handguns in order to make a determination.
look into a Bersa .380, I think you're wife like it .
I hadn't really thought of a wheel gun, although I don't know why. I started out with one years ago, and have owned several, although I don't have one now. I'll give it some thought.
As for Boerne, it's windy as all get out today. Brownwood's a nice place. I've got a friend who has a cabin on the lake that I've been to a couple of times.
I own a Makarov chambered in .380, Great gun and you can get Hogue grips for it, it is easier to shoot (as well as heavier) than my Bersa .380
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Angra dos Reis is a complex comprised of 365 islands and two thousand beaches filled with natural beauty, legends and social happenings. It is located on the Fluminense Green Coast, between the States of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, just off the Rio-Santos Highway (BR-101). The best way to explore this part of the Fluminense Green Coast and to take advantage of its crystal clear waters, and view the mansions the rich and famous have built on private islands is by boat.
Ilha Grande stands out among all of the islands. Considered an adventurers' paradise, with trails, waterfalls and deserted beaches, it played an important role in Brazil's historical-cultural scenario for having housed a prison for almost 60 years.
In the past, Angra dos Reis was one of the most important ports of the Fluminense coast. Ships loaded with goods docked there coming from the other side of the world. Slave ships also arrived there carrying hundreds of slaves to supply forced labour to the coffee plantations in the region.
Today, in addition to being a national and international tourism reference point, Angra is the stage of an intense debate due to the installation of the only Brazilian nuclear plants, Angra I and Angra II within its limits.
Ilha Grande It is the largest of all the islands of Angra dos Reis. It has fascinating landscapes, 86 beaches with different features, backwaters, rivers, lagoons, waterfalls, plains, mountains and peaks spread out over 193 sq km. The Atlantic Forest and the sea are very close to each other and the paradisiacal sites are abundant. Many beaches are accessible only by trail or boat.
The Ilha Grande bay has one of the largest concentrations of shipwrecks in the world, and is an excellent option for diving enthusiasts. Standing out in these scenarios are locations such as Lage do Guriri (Ponta de Castelhanos), Jorge Grego Island, Meros and Naufragios Island. On the ocean bed one finds a great variety of fish, corals and caves with sizes varying between 10 and 20 m tall.
Ilha Grande is a sensational location for trekking, trails and walks. There are many options, from hills, mountains, brooks, rocks, slopes and beaches, most of which located within the Atlantic Forest. The island has some urban centres such as Abraão Village, where one can find restaurants, inns and commerce. It is 1 hr 30 min by boat from Angra dos Reis.


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Well, Helloooo Happiness!
I'm so glad to be talking to you today while the beautiful Natasha is getting some much deserved R&R. (Can you believe the lady just had a baby? I read her blog just to find out her secrets!)
I'm Ashlee from And They Lived Happily Ever After.
(And that is hubs, he's been known to bust-ah move. See the Wedded Bliss portion of my blog for proof.)
I blog about our newlywed life, my style, health, beauty products that I love, and most of all...random musings that I find entertaining throughout my day. I love a little champs, laughing, entertainment tv, seven jeans, running, and traveling. Preferably all in the same day.
Well, here are some suggestions for next time you get the itch!
1. Best Place to go for Adventure
Denver, Co
2. Best Place to go for an Anniversary
Napa Valley
James and I took our first anniversary trip there and had a blast! We stopped in San Fran on the way, which was a very charming city. Wine Tastings, Limo Rides, Cable Cars, Wine Tastings, Fisherman's Wharf, Wine Tastings....
3. Best Place to go for Excitement
New York, New York
Broadway Shows, Shopping, Times Square, Empire State Building, Central Park, Wall Street...
Did I mention we were on Regis and Kelly this year?#bestmomentofmylife
4. Best Place to go with the GirlsGrove Park Spa in Asheville, NC
Talk about a Slice of Heaven. The Spa is phenomenal and will make you never want to leave. Ever. Read more about my recent Girl's Trip here.
5. Best Place to go for Culture
No, I'm not really leaning on the Eiffel Tower. Tricked ya. Totally.
Europe can't be described! You just have to experience it for yourself.
Rome has great history, Paris has great ambiance, Italy has great food, and London has a great Prince and Princess. Who's with me?
6. Best Place to go with Anyone, Anytime
Costa Rica
Costa Rica is just an amazing place all around. It's reasonable in price and the culture is amazing. Some of the prettiest views I have ever seen!
Before I leave, I wanted to tell you to make sure you enter my $75 Shabby Apple Giveaway here!
It ends soon so hurry!
Before I leave, I wanted to tell you to make sure you enter my $75 Shabby Apple Giveaway here!
It ends soon so hurry!


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Chandigarh, Mar 22 (UNI) 'Holi', the festival of colours was celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh Union Territory today.
The people revelled in colour hooliganisam by throwing lac dye and coloured water at each others. Youths, with their faces smeared with colours, drove on two whealers to celebrate the festival with friends and relatives and share rejoicing.
The holi spirit was among children, who throw water balloons on passers-by in streets and on main roads at several places in the region.
In Chandigarh, the amazing preprations made for celebrating the festival can be visualised by the quantity of colours used. The festival synchronises with advent of the spring.


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Andre Dawson was known as "The Hawk" during his Hall of Fame baseball career, and he was more than willing to show Hanley Ramirez that his talons are still very sharp.
Dawson, now an assistant for the Florida Marlins, says he ripped into the shortstop after he had a dugout confrontation with manager Fredi Gonzalez about lack of hustle.
Dawson says he and fellow Hall of Famer Tony Perez, also a Marlins assistant, had a private and fierce conversation with Ramirez after the incident, during which Dawson did most of the talking. Here are the highlights of what Dawson told the Palm Beach Post he said to Ramirez:
"Look, I'm going to level with you. You either hear me or you don't. For one, you're not bigger than the game. You don't show a manager up. The way you're going about this is literally the wrong way. It's an immature act . . . and this could come back to bite you in the rear end in the worst way."
"You really have stepped across the line. You owe that manager a sincere apology. And if you think your teammates have your back with this, you've got another thing coming because the mind-set, and this is from me to you, the mind-set is these guys are laughing at you . . ."
"Hanley, one thing you've got to understand, if you want to be the best, you've got to bring the best every day. That's the only way you're going to be respected in that manner. And don't forget - if you want to be marketed as the best, you don't go on national television and belittle your superiors . . ."
"Don't think that you're ever bigger than the game. I don't care how much money you make because this game will humble you and it will humble you fast."
Reid Cherner has been with USA TODAY since 1982 and written Game On! since March 2008.
He has covered everything from high schools to horse racing to the college and the pros. The only thing he likes more than his own voice is the sound of readers telling him when he's right and wrong.
Michael Hiestand has covered sports media and marketing for USA TODAY, tackling the sports biz ranging from what's behind mega-events such as the Olympics and Super Bowl to the sometimes-hidden numbers behind the sports world's bottom line.


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- Malawi's Vice President to Stand As Independent Presidential Candidate
Malawi Standard (Blantyre)
January 28, 2004
Posted to the web January 28, 2004
Brian Ligomeka
Blantyre, Malawi
Embattled Vice President Justin Malewezi is swimming in hot waters of controversies with new reports emerging that he intends to dump the People's Progressive Movement (PPM) and stand as an independent Presidential Candidate.
But why does Malewezi want to stand as an independent Presidential Candidate and not gun for the coalition's Presidency?
The new controversy comes after PPM has short listed Aleke Banda as its candidate at the Presidential Primary elections, which Mgwirizano Coalition will hold on February 9 this year.
Chairman of the Christian Churches Committee on Electoral Process (CCCEP) Anglican Bishop James Tengatenga told The Malawi Standard that Malewezi was not eligible to stand as a Presidential candidate for the Mgwirizano Coalition because he was not elected by his party to be President or Presidential Candidate.
Bishop Tengatenga stressed: "According to the Memorandum of Understanding they have signed, the contestants for the coalition's presidency would be the candidates who were elected as party Presidents or Presidential Candidates at their conventions."
This criterion certainly bars Malewezi contesting as a Presidential Candidate for the Alliance because at the recent PPM, convention the party voted Aleke Banda as the party's President and Presidential Candidate. PPM is therefore expected to field Aleke Banda as its candidate, when members of the Mgwirizano Coalition choose its joint candidate within two weeks.
PPM's recent convention elected Aleke as its President and Presidential Candidate, and his preferred running mate is the party's director of research and marketing Mark Katsonga because the First Vice President Justin Malewezi is barred by the Constitution from running for the third term as a running mate.
It is reportedly said it is this criterion of only allowing democratically-elected party presidents to vie for the coalition's top leadership, which has infuriated Malewezi to resort of standing as an independent Presidential Candidate.
What does Malewezi say on this issue?
"I am not yet decided on the issue. All I would say is let's wait and see how political events unfold in the next few weeks. As you know politics is dynamic, let's just wait and see what happens next," he said in a telephone interview.
Asked if he decided to stand as an independent candidate because Republican Party President Gwanda Chakuamba is the one tipped to lead Mgwirizano Coalition, Malewezi responded: "Although I did not attend the Coalition's meeting held at Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre, I think it is premature to say that Mr. Chakuamba is the one who will lead the alliance."
He added: "The Chairman of the talks Bishop Tengatenga has phoned me telling me that issues of alliance leadership will be re-negotiated because both MCP and NDA are still interested in the coalition. The Chairman says the issue of leadership and how to elect a leader will be re-negotiated. The three parties that have not signed (the Memorandum of Understanding) will have their concerns discussed."
But sources close to Malewezi from his new residential base, Likuni in Lilongwe however told The Malawi Standard in confidence that the country's embattled Vice President has already held secret meetings with some politicians such as Jimmy Koreia Mpatsa, Anthony Mukumbwa and Harold Williams to help him when he begins to campaign as an independent candidate.
Mukumbwa and Williams have already resigned from Mafunde Party after their attempts to have Malewezi elected as Mafunde President flopped after George Mnesa beat Malewezi at the party convention.
"If Malewezi had won the Mafunde Presidency, he would have resigned from PPM where he is serving as Vice President. His victory in Mafunde would have allowed him to contest for the candidacy of Mgwirizano Coalition," says one Mafunde official.
Malewezi however refuses having canvassed for Mafunde Presidency; but the party's spokesman Redson Munlo insists that Malewezi filed the nomination forms for the position.
"Politics is a tricky game. Today he is refusing to have aspired for the presidency, yet he signed the nomination form for Mafunde Presidency and campaigned for the position through his stooges. We will one day produce the nomination form he signed when the need arises.
How can he distance himself from his own political move justified by the fifty delegates who voted for him, and others resigned after his defeat at the polls?" argues Munlo.
Sources say that Malewezi has finalised all the plans of standing as a Presidential Candidate, becoming a second aspiring candidate to announce that he would stand without party sponsorship.
"Whether those in PPM like it or not our boss is manoeuvring on how he can become the leader of the coalition although he knows that Aleke Banda is his political roadblock. If he fails to become the leader of the coalition alliance, he will stand as an independent," said one of his aides.
The aide further revealed that the advantage with Malewezi is that he has the backing of the Chairman of the Christian Churches Committee on Electoral Process (CCCEP) Anglican Bishop Tengatenga, who is fighting to have Malewezi head the opposition coalition.
"For your own information, our boss (Malewezi) has already offered K1 million to Bishop Tengatenga for his support," claimed the aide. "Don't you know that both Malewezi and Tengatenga being Anglicans they are working closely. In fact it was Tengatenga who lured Malewezi to resign from UDF to join the opposition ranks so that he could lead it?," revealed our source who asked for anonymity for the fear of losing his job as Malewezi's employee.
But in an interview, Malewezi rubbished reports that he has offered K1 million to Bishop Tengatenga to assist him in his campaign for the Presidency.
Describing himself as a man of high integrity, Malewezi said he does not believe in money politics. "I don't believe in the politics of dishing out money to individuals.
There are better ways that we can improve the welfare of our citizens rather than dishing out handouts." Malewezi says although he is an Anglican, he does not use religion as a weapon of defending or boosting his political career.
When asked the type of political relationship, he maintains with Malewezi, Bishop Tengatenga strongly defended himself: "Malewezi is my parishioner. And as a priest, you can't expect me not to know and interact with members of my own church. But on this whole business of favouring anyone, the question is who is saying it and why are they saying it?"
Tengatenga says he cannot sink so low to accept bribes from anyone in the name of favouring a politician.
He also denied claims that some members of the opposition parties have promised him a diplomatic job if they spring into power after May 18 general elections.
"I have been involved in such talks from early 1990s, from the beginning of change; so to think that now I want something different, it would be unfortunate that somebody can talk so low of me. I am not a politician, I am a church man. Actually, there is nothing I am looking for," said Tengatenga.
While Bishop Tengatenga denies that he is not offering support to Malewezi, a member of his Anglican Bishop, a Lilongwe based Anglican priest revealed to The Malawi Standard that Tengatenga frequents the embattled Vice President's Likuni residence both during day and night.
Tengatenga however says as a man of God he allows people from all different political parties to visit him.
"Just for your own information, recently I received a powerful delegation from National Democratic Alliance who held talks with me. A week later four members of UDF top leadership came to my house at night.
They asked me why I am supporting the opposition. I told them the truth that I am just facilitating their talks," contends Tengatenga.
While Tengatenga is reported to have pocketed K1 million from Malewezi, the outspoken General Secretary of Blantyre Synod Reverend Daniel Gunya is alleged to have received K500, 000 from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Reverend Daniel Gunya switched off his mobile phone number 08 329 610, when our investigative team asked him if it is true that he received K500, 000 bribe from NDA.
But NDA organizing secretary Hophman Makande denied that his party offered Reverend Gunya K500, 000.
"NDA has never offered any member of the clergy some cash, although we work closely with some church leaders on issues of democracy and human rights," said Makande.
He said people would vote his party into power because of its policies and not because of financial handouts.
"When we go into power, we have devised strategies that we would use to fight poverty. We would not do it through handouts, therefore there is no way we can bribe a reverend."
Can members of the clergy be bribed?
"Oh, yes why not? They are human beings and mind you some enter priesthood or become church ministers by accident," says Reverend Sunday Makuleya of Blantyre CCAP Synod, who is pursuing an Honours Degree in Theology in South Africa.
Reverend Makuleya says some greedy members of the clergy receive bribes from politicians and even businessmen for their own personal gains.
"It is such type of religious leaders who become so partisan that their involvement in politics is very questionable."
Reverend Makuleya however said that there is nothing wrong for church leaders to facilitate opposition talks as long as they are impartial and independent.
"It is a mistake for any Man of God to favour a particular politician or political party but their mere act of facilitation is acceptable," he said.
Men Drive HIV/Aids to Greater Heights
Malawi Standard (Blantyre)
January 28, 2004
Posted to the web January 28, 2004
Wisdom Chimgwede
To the average Blantyre-based fun-seeker, the name Kamba is all too familiar. This is the spot in town where everything in terms of booze and fun is in great supply. Talk of beer, wine, spirits, the place is awash with all manner of joints where the imbiber will find his favourite brand. Snacks, such as beef, chicken, mang'ina, you name it, they are always in abundant supply.
Kamba is also famous for its great assortment of music. Balaka reggae, "real" reggae, Kwasakwasa, R and B, it's all there for those who combine a drink and some wriggling of the body.
Come nighttime, Kamba is bustling with all kinds of noises as fun lovers converge one by one until the "congregation" grows into hundreds.
But what is it really that attracts so many hundreds to this place which, during daytime, is not particularly attractive? Is it just the food, booze and music?
To those who dare, one of the greatest attractions of Kamba is the assortment of women that ply the many drinking joints scattered in the township. In fact, as the night wears on, the place has more women than men.
"I feel great being here," says John (name changed), a Naperi resident who is a regular at the popular drinking joint. He says being in the company of girls, swilling beer while listening to music, is a reflection of being truly alive as a man
"I always pick one from here," he says nonchalantly, pointing at one of the girls who has just walked in.
True to form, she is heavily made up and wearing a tight-fitting mini-skirt that leaves precious little to imagination.
John later walks to the counter and orders five bottles of Carlsberg Green, which he places in one corner where another plump girl is sipping Hunters Gold.
They smile broadly at each other as the lady taps her feet to the rhythm of a rhumba tune playing loudly.
After a short conversation, the two get into a white Toyota Corolla and, drive away.
"This man does this almost every night. Despite the AIDS pandemic, young men of these days are not scared at all," observes one imbiber, who looks in his late 60s, adding: "Men like him are making the AIDS situation worse."
In fact, some experts say the behaviour of young men has, worsened despite the coming of HIV/AIDS.
What goes on at Kamba is, in fact, a common sight in most bars, nightclubs and even hotels as long as there is alcohol and women.
Men just get wild and engage in casual sex without any thought to the devastation of the AIDS epidemic.
The problem, of course, is that under the influence of alcohol, it is doubtful if such men, and their nocturnal partners, can remember to use "protectors" like the condom.
Concern for the future of young men is not just a local problem raised by the elderly and conservative in Malawi. Even beyond the country's borders, men appear to be the major catalyst in the spread of AIDS, triggering fears for the future of young men in particular and, mankind at large.
Health specialists all over the world share the concern.
An official of the Joint UNAIDS, Call Almedel, once charged that the pandemic is driven by men. He is not alone.
AIDS and Men, a Panos report states that although women can be more affected by the consequences of HIV, it is the sexual and drug addiction behaviour by the large majority of men, which accentuates the rapid spread of the virus.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), more men than women are infected by this mainly sexually transmitted disease the world over.
Men and AIDS - A Gendered Approach, a year 2000 World AIDS Campaign document agrees that HIV infections and deaths in men outnumber those in women on every continent.
However, health specialists prophesize that the ratio of men and women living with AIDS will be reversed as time goes on. Not only will most women with the virus fall ill with AIDS, but many will also pass the virus to their newborn babies.
Latest statistics reveal that 150,000 children are infected by the virus every month and, that one in four adults in Sub-Saharan Africa is HIV positive.
In Malawi, figures show that over 200 people contract the virus every day and that many newborn babies get the virus from their mothers.
But former National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) Manager, Dr. Chalamira Nkhoma, thinks both men and women are to blame for the spread of the disease.
"It's not proper at the mean time to put the blame on one gender because of the fast spreading of the disease everywhere. Both men and women must shoulder the blame for the spread of AIDS," he says.
However, UNAIDS still feels men are the number one culprits in the spread of the deadly virus because of many factors including the fact that power to determine where, when, and whether sex takes place is largely vested in men, a thing that puts women at a special risk of HIV.
A recent survey, conducted in neighbouring Tanzania, revealed that many truck drivers visit between 50 and 100 sex workers a year.
Another survey in Harare, Zimbabwe, showed that more male drug addicts have sex with prostitutes, on average seven times a month.
Although it is claimed that condoms are used on half of these occasions, PANOS insists that most men have 40 unprotected encounters of sexual intercourse with different partners a year, hence 40 chances of contracting or transmitting the deadly HIV.
According to UNAIDS, men have more opportunity of contracting or transmitting AIDS because " men usually refuse to protect themselves and their partners."
"What is perhaps less often recognized is that cultural beliefs and expectations also heighten men's vulnerability," notes UNAIDS Executive Director, Dr. Peter Piot.
This is perhaps why the Malawi Government earmarked K5.8 million to be used in the campaign on cultural change to help curb the disease for the period 2000 to 2004.
A NACP document presented during a Resource Mobilisation Meeting in October 2000 accepts that culture has contributed largely to the spread of HIV in Malawi, where a million lives are already at risk and many others have already died from AIDS- related complications.
UNAIDS states, "All over the world, and on average, men have more sex partners than women." "Moreover, HIV is more easily transmitted sexually from men to women than vice versa," reads the document adding that without men, HIV would have little opportunity to spread.
Over 70 percent of HIV infections are estimated to occur through sex between men and women the world over.
A further 10 percent of infections are traced to sexual transmission between men and, in addition, over five percent of infections are estimated to result from the sharing of needles and syringes by people who use needles for injecting drugs, four-fifth of whom are men, according to the UN document.
Tsvangirai wraps up evidence
29 January 2004 07:41
The leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition, Morgan Tsvangirai, who is facing charges of plotting to assassinate President Robert Mugabe, on Wednesday wound up his evidence before a Harare High Court hearing his trial.
The leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) denies charges for which he faces the death sentence if convicted, alleging he was framed by the government in a bid to discredit him ahead of presidential polls in March 2002.
Recalling three meetings he held with a Canadian political consultant in 2001, Tsvangirai has denied before the court over the past week-and-a-half that he ever conspired to kill Mugabe.
The state's evidence in based on a secretly recorded and partially audible video tape of a meeting he attended in Montreal with former Israeli intelligence agency and now political consultant Ari Ben Menashe.
The hearing was adjourned for two weeks to February 11, when the defence and the state attorneys are expected to begin arguing the case.
Throughout the defence he gave over the past eight days Tsvangirai repeatedly denied he had wanted to kill Mugabe, but said that Ben Menashe, whom his party had hired to promote its image and help raise funds overseas, had duped him and started talking about the murder of Mugabe, a subject not on the agenda.
"Mr Menashe was very clear about what he wanted. He wanted to confirm certain things so he could make use of them," said Tsvangirai on Friday.
The MDC accused Ben Menashe of receiving US$100 000 dollars from the Harare government to trap Tsvangirai in a bid to prosecute him.
Ben Menashe, the state's key witness in the case, took five weeks to testify against Tsvangirai in court last year.
Tsvangirai also faces a separate treason trial for organising anti-Mugabe protests in 2003. That trial is yet to open.
During his evidence, the opposition leader, whose party has posed the biggest challenge to Mugabe's government in elections over the past two decades, said he regarded Mugabe as his personal hero at independence.
He, however, said he later changed his impressions of Mugabe because he had "betrayed a number of objectives" of the revolution, "and that is why we formed the MDC."
Tsvangirai said he believed the long-time leader had to be involved in efforts to end the southern African country's crises. - Sapa-AFP
Zimbabwe changes land law
29 January 2004 07:16
The parliament of Zimbabwe on Wednesday passed a controversial land law that will allow the government to take land more easily from white farmers, the state news agency Ziana reported.
Parliament, which is dominated by lawmakers from President Robert Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF, passed an amendment to the Land Acquisition Act after intense debate.
The new law allows the government to acquire white-owned farms after publishing a notice of intention in the Government Gazette, scrapping the old requirement that a preliminary notice of acquisition by the government should be served on the farm owner.
The Government Gazette is a weekly publication sold by the government printers.
The bill was adopted despite an adverse report from a special parliamentary legal committee. The committe had argued that some sections of the new law violated the constitution.
The government argues that the law is aimed at helping it to speedily implement land reforms by taking land from whites and giving it to landless blacks.
The opposition had argued that acquiring land without taking the trouble to personally locate the landowners would prejudice absentee landlords.
But Zanu-PF MP and Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa Tuesday was emphatic that the new law was targeting landlords who had long migrated overseas and whom the government had failed to locate.
"No white farmer in Zimbabwe was not aware of the land reform programme and that it was targeting their farms," Chinamasa was quoted as saying by the news agency.
About 4 500 whites used to own a third of the country's land -- 70% of prime farmland -- before the government launched a fast-track land reform programme in 2000.
Fewer than 400 white farmers now remain in farming in Zimbabwe and own just three percent of the country's land, according to a government audit of the land reform programme. - Sapa-AFP
UN says 5m people in Zim may starve
29 January 2004 10:30
Nearly two-thirds of Zimbabwe's rural population will need food aid in the coming two months, the United Nations said in its bi-montly humanitarian situation report.
"Around five-million people, 64% of Zimbabwe's 7,8-million rural people, are estimated to be food insecure and requiring food assistance between January and March 2004," stated the report released late Wednesday.
According to the Famine Early Warning System, maize supplies in rural areas continue to be "erratic and inadequate".
"Although a wet spell has recently been experienced in most parts of the country, there are pockets of dry areas in the southern districts of Masvingo, Matebeleland South and parts of Manicaland," the report said.
"This is a cause for concern since the same districts experienced critical food shortages last year and drought is almost a perennial problem in these areas."
A late start to the rain season and erratic rains have raised fears of a reduction in agricultural production, the United Nations added.
The World Food Programme (WFP) said in December last year more than four million people would need its assistance in January.
In July last year, the agency said it needed $311-million to feed 6,5-million people in southern Africa, adding that two-thirds of that amount would have to spent on Zimbabwe. - Sapa-AFP
Zimbabwean villagers turn to harvesting ginger
Stanley Karombo | Harare
29 January 2004 13:27
At dawn, Tsitsi Savanhu wakes up her teenage daughter so that they can prepare for the 25km journey to neighbouring Mozambique. Once there, they will dig up as much ginger as possible before rivals descend to challenge their claim to certain areas.
Such is the daily life for many residents of Nyamaropa village, about 270km east of Zimbabwe's capital Harare.
Savanhu began crossing into Mozambique illegally after drought all but destroyed the crops she grew at home. Three months after the official start of Zimbabwe's rainy season, downfalls in the country have been erratic -– leaving millions in need of food aid.
But, ginger continues to grow abundantly in the forests of Mozambique. And despite the economic woes affecting Zimbabwe, the plant is in demand locally for its pleasant flavour and perceived healing qualities. Many believe that it is effective in treating constipation and minor abdominal pains.
To get to Mozambique, the Nyamaropa villagers risk their lives by crossing the crocodile-infested Kairezi River. In addition, there have been clashes with Mozambicans who are angered by what some view as the whole-scale looting of ginger roots.
Maria Jane, an official based in Chimoio -– capital of the western Mozambican province of Manica -– says, "There is a very high influx of Zimbabweans crossing the border into Mozambique for ginger."
"Although the tuber is found in abundance in the country and is far from being depleted, our major concern is environmental conservation. The looters dig for the tuber very carelessly, leaving a trail of permanent land degradation," she adds.
Savanhu disagrees: "It is true that our neighbours may now be very worried about our increased presence into their country ... But, we always take measures not to destroy the plants and the environment".
The Governor of Manica, Soares Nhaca, has also expressed concern about the number of Zimbabweans entering Mozambique illegally.
But, another Nyamaropa villager, Memory Kupe, says it simply wouldn't be possible for her to give up harvesting and selling ginger. The plant has served as her economic lifeline for the past four years, since she lost her job on a farm.
"I'm getting money for the upkeep of my family from selling the ginger tuber. On good months I can earn as much as 100 000 dollars ($125). Although the money is not enough, it assists (us) to survive.
When the villagers return home, they sell the ginger locally or at wholesale price to vendors from Harare and the southern city of Bulawayo.
A 20kg bucket of ginger can fetch up to $10 (about 8 000 Zimbabwean dollars) -– and baskets packed with the roots are a common sight on buses which ply the road between Harare and the eastern border city of Mutare.
However, a specialist in traditional medicines -– Richard Ngwenya -– says people who use ginger may have been misled about its healing properties, the other benefits of the plant notwithstanding.
"There is so far no evidence of the tuber treating any ailments while in its raw form, although the majority of our people eat it like that," he said.
"Ginger, like any other unprocessed herbs, should be taken with maximum caution to avoid overdoses that could result in serious consequences." - IPS
ADB firm on Karonga-Chitipa road contract
by Zainah Liwanda, 22 May 2006 - 06:09:17
The African Development Bank (ADB) has again rejected a proposal by government to look for another contractor instead of China Hunan Construction to construct of the long awaited Karonga/Chitipa road.
China Hunan from Mainland China won the bid which was approved by the ADB but government later wanted to award the contract to a Portuguese firm, Mota Engil, the second lowest bidder, claiming China Hunan's bid was unrealistically low and that the company had very little experience in Africa.
Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe confirmed on Sunday the ADB rejected the proposal at a meeting held between the bank and Malawi government in Tunisia last week.
The Malawi government wanted the Tunisia meeting to authorise it to get another contractor for the road, said Gondwe.
"They did not allow us to look for another contractor because of their regulations. But we are about to get another alternative for Karonga/Chitipa and I would be surprised if it does not start before end June," said Gondwe.
The minister explained that the bank insisted that regardless of the unrealistic cost estimates, China Hunan should be allowed to go ahead with the construction.
But Gondwe could not give further details about the alternatives, arguing there are still a few loose ends to tighten up before disclosing it.
The problem with China Hunan, according to Gondwe, is that it would require more money to meet the total cost of the project.
This paper reported last week that government met Taiwanese representatives where they offered to fund the road if the ADB continued to reject its favoured contractor, Mota Engil.
Gondwe could neither confirm nor deny the reports on the Taiwanese offer, saying government was looking at a number of ways to handle the issue.
According to Gondwe, the China Hunan's bid was 24 percent lower than the consulting engineers' estimates of K7.9 billion and 34 percent below the second lowest bidder.
President Bingu wa Mutharika laid a foundation stone for the construction of the road this year ahead of a crucial byelection in Chitipa in December last year.
The President's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the Chitipa Wenya constituency by-election that fell vacant following the collapse and subsequent death of Speaker of Parliament Rodwell Munyenyembe who belonged to the UDF.
Last week, police and the District Commissioner (DC) for Chitipa stopped a rally that was aimed at soliciting people's views about development projects in the district.
The meeting, which was reportedly organised by Concerned Citizens of Chitipa, was among other things also supposed to tackle the controversial Karonga/Chitipa road.
The project failed to start off in 2000 when a contract for an initial loan of US$17 million and US$15 million from the Taiwanese government was signed, with some quarters claiming the Bakili Muluzi administration diverted the money to another road.
Chihana operated on
by Edwin Nyirongo, 22 May 2006 - 06:32:31
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) president Chakufwa Chihana, who is in South Africa receiving treatment, had a brain operation on Friday at Garden City Clinic, family and party officials confirmed on Sunday.
Aford national chairman Chipimpha Mughogho said he was told by the family members that Chihana had a successful operation on Friday and was put in an intensive care unit.
Mughogho said Chihana, who initially complained of headache, was found with a brain tumour which South African doctors removed.
Mzimba West MP Loveness Gondwe said Aford boss condition was stable.
"Hon. Chihana had a major operation and after that he was put in the intensive care unit but his condition is stable. I do not know where he was operated on but it had something to do with the skull," she said.
Deputy Information Minister John Bande referred the matter to the Health Minister Hetherwick Ntaba who was reported to be in Geneva, Switzerland.
Aford publicity secretary Norman Nyirenda said when Chihana's situation got worse, the family alerted the Office of the President and Cabinet who took him to Mwaiwathu Private Hospital.
"The doctors at Mwaiwathu advised that he should be sent to South Africa and they even identified the doctor for him," he said.
He said the costs are being met by the Malawi government, contradicting his earlier statement that his boss covered the cost.
Mughogho is now in charge of the party.
Gondwe will be a busy person when Parliament starts meeting on June 6 as she is the only Aford MP remaining.
Pillane proposes presidential age limit
by Emmanuel Muwamba , 22 May 2006 - 06:34:13
A member of the DPP National Governing Council Abdul Pillane on Saturday urged members of political parties and the civil society to put an upper age limit in the Constitution for presidential candidates.
Pillane was addressing members of political parties and civil society in Liwonde during a two-day follow up workshop to the National Conference on the Review of Constitution held in March in Lilongwe.
"My view is that (an upper) age limit should be at 75. We have to give a chance to younger people to lead because in circumstance, when you age you become forgetful especially when sickly," said Pillane. "Overall, chances should be given to young people."
But UDF secretary general Kennedy Makwangwala, whose party members agitated for the age limit during presentations, played the issue down.
"I feel there is no logic to have an upper age limit for presidential candidates. If someone is 90 or 80 I don't know how that can influence the electorate not to vote for someone who is younger, I don't see any logic behind that," said Makwangwala.
MCP participants at the workshop also vehemently objected to the proposal.
MCP vice president Nicholas Dausi in an interview said: "There is no constitution in Africa which stipulates an upper age limit. So it would be strange in Malawi to have an upper age limit for presidential candidates."
MDP President Kamlepo Kalua also opposed the need to have an upper age limit.
"If we have personalities in mind that we want to discriminate against then it is unfortunate. The constitution we want to build is a guiding document for future generations and it should not bar certain individuals on the basis of grudges," he said.
The Malawi Law Constitution Issues Paper of March 2006 says several submissions that were received put an upper presidential age limit in the Constitution.
"It is argued that it is common sense that mental knowledge faculties tend to fail with age. As regards what the actual age limit should be the submissions are far from being agreed. The range is from 60 years to 80 years," read submissions in the Issues Paper.
On whether MPs should double as ministers, Kalua said this should be the case.
Makwangwala also said it is not right for MPs to serve as ministers because the Legislature, another arm of government, is reduced while the Executive branch is beefed up from another arm of government.
"There is no separation of powers when MPs double as ministers," said Makwangwala.
But Pillane said there is no problem for MPs to work as ministers as well, saying MPs are elected by the President.
"One can serve both posts. There have been no problems before for people to double," said Pillane.
The Centre for Multiparty Democracy funded the workshop through the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy.
The objective was to come up with a collective position on the Issues Paper which will be presented to the Special Law Commission that will be constituted soon.
Mussa hails new driving licence
by Zainah Liwanda, 22 May 2006 - 06:58:52
Transport and Public Works Minister Henry Mussa last week said the design of the Malawi-Sadc driving licence would guard against forgery and ensure that only skilled and legitimate drivers of particular vehicles are licensed.
Mussa was speaking at the official launch of the licences in Lilongwe where he announced that traffic police would from July enforce speed limits and sober driving using Breathalysers which his ministry is in the process of procuring.
The minister said financial constraints are the reason for the delay in procuring the equipment but assured that by July they would be available.
"With the new equipment, the days of those who believe in the thrill of drink and driving are numbered," warned Mussa.
Mussa added that with the new licence, government is optimistic that the country's roads would be safe.
Acting Director of Road Traffic James Chirwa said the features that distinguish the new from the old licences are the Malawi national flag and a ghost image of the driver's photograph, among others.
Those with old licences, according to Chirwa, are expected to get the new ones after the expiry of the former.
UDF demands investigation on Kasambara
by Rabecca Theu, 22 May 2006 - 06:30:46
The United Democratic Front (UDF) has asked government to investigate Ralph Kasambara on allegations of abuse of office while he was attorney general.
UDF publicity secretary Sam Mpasu told the press Sunday that the party is neither amused or saddened by the removal of the former AG but asked government to institute investigations on Kasambara.
"Beyond the removal of the Attorney General, we now urge President Mutharika to institute investigation against Mr Kasambara into allegations that have made rounds in the public domain during the recent past. These include: Mrs Helen Singh and SS Rent-a-Car; SGS and ITS saga; ...........the use of Malawi Police Service in the arrest of three Chronicle journalists and the handling of Mrs Rubina Kawonga," said Mpasu.
Mpasu also accused Kasambara of awarding government contracts to Lawson and Company where he was a senior partner.
"We urge government to thoroughly investigate the former AG. We also ask government to cautiously select the new AG ," said Mpasu, who was accompanied by the party's Secretary General Kennedy Makwangwala, leader of the party in Parliament George Mtafu, chief whip Leonard Mangulama and a member of the executive Hophmally Makande.
But Minister of Information Patricia Kaliati said UDF should give offer its advice to the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB).
"They should advise bodies like the Anti-Corruption Bureau to conduct the investigations and why are they saying this now? Is it because Kasambara has been fired? This is not a personal issue. If they have other pressing issues they should just say so. These arguments should have come up earlier on when the said cases were happening," she said.
Kasambara asked UDF to proceed with the mission of urging government to investigate him.
"They can do their job. Everyone has a right to lobby for anything they want in the country. UDF has a right to do that, let them go ahead," he said.
Kasambara was relieved of his duties as AG by the President last week. Government has not given reasons behind the removal.
Zambia: Malawians Grab Zambian Land
The Times of Zambia (Ndola)
May 18, 2006
Posted to the web May 19, 2006
Andrew Lungu
MALAWIANS who have encroached on both the 'no-man's' and part of the Zambian land at the Mwami border in Eastern Province have plucked out some beacons that were used in the demarcation of the border.
The Malawians are now using the beacons as stools in their newly-established villages on Zambian land.
Eastern Province Minister, Boniface Nkhata, said in Chipata yesterday that if the situation was not controlled urgently, Zambia would lose huge tracts of land to Malawians migrating into Zambian in large numbers.
A check at the Zambia-Malawi border showed a number of beacons had been vandalised and new structures constructed on the 'no man's' land and a large portion of Zambian land.
Mr Nkhata said the trend extended to many parts of the province bordering the two countries.
"A large portion of Zambian land has been taken up by the Malawians starting from the Chama boundary up to the Mwami border.
"The weighbridge at the Mwami border was initially in Zambia from the time both countries gained independence from Britain, but now the bridge is on Malawian soil," Mr Nkhata said.
The minister, who is former Chama District Commissioner, said there was similar encroachment in Lundazi and Chama districts where Zambia shares a boundary with Malawi.
He said a Malawian farmer identified as Mr Mfune had cultivated 71.5 hectares on Zambian land and employed about 265 Malawian workers.
"Khombe Farm in Chama district in Kanyerere's area, along the Muyombe road which leads to Northern Province where this Malawian farmer has cultivated a vast land is on the Zambian territory," he said.
Workers on the farm admitted that they were farming on Zambian soil but could not go back to Malawi because the land in that country was inadequate for cultivation.
Mr Nkhata appealed to the ministry of Lands to urgently release money for the demarcation of the Zambia-Malawi border to avoid further land disputes between the two countries.
Meanwhile, the Immigration Department in Livingstone has arrested a couple and another man, all Zimbabweans, for working in Zambia without permits.
They were arrested at Gwembe village yesterday where they worked for Into Africa, a tour operating company that provides bush dinners and breakfast.
According to the Immigration Department in Livingstone, the trio entered Zambia through the Victoria Falls border as visitors but decided to work for the company illegally.
Last week, immigration officers arrested 10 Zimbabwean traders and six Ethiopians for entering and staying in Zambia illegally.
The Zimbabwean traders were warned and cautioned and later released.
The Ethiopians were arrested at Konje Guest House when they ran out of money to proceed to Botswana.
Zim unions, MDC still plan anti-govt protests
Harare, Zimbabwe
22 May 2006 11:51
Zimbabwe's biggest labour federation on Saturday threatened to call massive demonstrations against the government over poor salaries and worsening living conditions for workers in the country.
The threats are ratcheting up pressure against President Robert Mugabe's government after similar threats by the biggest opposition party in the country, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), about two months ago.
Speaking at the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) conference on Saturday, the labour body's president, Lovemore Matombo, said the powerful union wants the government to award workers salaries that match the country's ever-rising inflation.
"I can assure you we will stage massive demonstrations to force them [employers] to award workers minimum salaries that tally with the poverty datum line," said Matombo.
Matombo did not say when exactly the ZCTU would order workers to strike.
Opposition protests
Meanwhile, the MDC on Sunday said it will push ahead with plans for anti-government protests, saying victory in a key by-election at the weekend was a "sign the electorate supported its policies", including democratic mass resistance.
A spokesperson of the main faction of the splintered MDC, Nelson Chamisa, said victory over Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF and a rival MDC faction in a Saturday by-election in Harare's Budiriro constituency is a sign Zimbabweans still have confidence in party leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his policies.
Tsvangirai, the founding leader of the MDC, heads the main rump of the opposition party whose candidate, Emmanuel Chisvuure, polled 7 949 votes to win the Budiriro House of Assembly seat.
Gabriel Chaibva of the other faction of the MDC, led by prominent academic Arthur Mutambara, garnered 504 votes while Zanu-PF's Jeremiah Bvirindi polled 3 961 votes.
"This election showed that the electorate still has confidence in the MDC [Tsvangirai-led] leadership and its policies," Chamisa told independent news service ZimOnline.
He added: "We will now move to consolidate our position * we still believe in mass protests. Until we have attained our goals we see no reason why we should abandon [plans for protests]."
Tsvangirai has threatened to call mass protests this winter against Mugabe and his government. He says the mass protests, whose date he is still to name, are meant to force Mugabe to relinquish power to a government of national unity to be tasked to write a new and democratic Constitution that would ensure free and fair elections held under international supervision.
Mugabe and his government, who had hoped for victory in Budiriro to show they were recapturing urban support from a splintered MDC, have not taken idly the opposition's threats to call mass protests, with the veteran president warning Tsvangirai he would be "dicing with death" if he ever attempted to instigate a Ukraine-style popular revolt in Zimbabwe.
In a fresh crackdown against dissension, the police last week arrested several church and civic leaders for organising public prayers and marches to mark last year's controversial home-demolition exercise by the government.
The police also banned the marches and prayers, fearing they could easily turn into mass protests against Mugabe and his government.
However, the marches went ahead in the second-largest city of Bulawayo after organisers had obtained a court order barring the police from stopping the march.
Political analysts say although Zimbabweans have largely been cowed by Mugabe's tactics of routinely deploying riot police and the military to crush street protests, worsening hunger and poverty are fanning public anger that Tsvangirai -- with proper planning and organisation -- could easily manipulate.
Zimbabwe is in the grip of a severe six-year old economic crisis that has seen inflation breaching the 1 000% barrier. Last year, the World Bank said Zimbabwe's economic crisis was unprecedented for a country not at war.
The MDC and major Western governments blame Mugabe for wrecking the country's economy, which was one of the strongest in Africa at independence from Britain 26 years ago.
Mugabe denies the charge blaming the crisis on sabotage by Britain and her allies after he seized white-owned farms for redistribution to landless blacks six years ago.
The Harare authorities recently hiked salaries for civil servants, with the lowest-paid soldier now earning about Z$27-million while the lowest-paid school teacher now takes home about Z$33-million.
But the salaries are still way below the poverty datum line, which the government's Consumer Council of Zimbabwe says now stands at a staggering Z$42-million a month for an average family of six.
The Zimbabwe government often accuses the ZCTU, a strong ally of the MDC, of pushing a political agenda to remove Mugabe from power.
Meanwhile, Matombo and Lucia Matibenga retained their posts as president and first vice-president respectively during the ZCTU congress that ended on Saturday. -- ZimOnline


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Weber State's Scott Bamforth and Davion Berry earned 2013 Big Sky All-Conference First Team honors, Bamforth for the second time, as the Wildcats (24-5, 18-2) enter the BSC Tournament on Thursday in Missoula, Mont., as the second seed against Northern Arizona.
Berry, a junior who transfered from Division II Cal State Monterey Bay, was also selected the Newcomer of the Year.
Southern Utah's Damon Heuir and Jackson Stevenett were second team selections. The Thunderbirds open tournament play Thursday against Northern Colorado.
WSU junior center Kyle Tresnak was named to the second team, while senior forward Frank Otis was a honorable mention choice.
Bamforth, a senior, scored 13.3 points and led the Big Sky in free throw percentage (88.1 percent). Bamforth was also the ninth best 3-point shooter by percentage in the nation.
Berry led the Wildcats in scoring at 15.1 points per game and scored 20 or more nine times. He led the Wildcats in scoring 13 times during the season. Tresnak averaged 11.5 points and 5.6 rebounds for the Wildcats.
Montana's Kareem Jamar was named the BSC's MVP.
First Team • Kareem Jamar, Montana; Scott Bamforth, Weber State; Derrick Barden, Northern Colorado; Davion Berry, Weber State; Will Cherry, Montana; Troy Huff, North Dakota; Gabe Rogers, Northern Arizona
Second Team • Aaron Anderson, North Dakota; Damon Heuir, Southern Utah; Jackson Stevenett, Southern Utah; Kyle Tresnak, Weber State; Tate Unruh, Northern Colorado; Mathias Ward, Montana
Honorable Mention • Venky Jois, Eastern Washington; Chris Hansen, Idaho State; Jordan Gregory, Montana; Flavien Davis, Montana State; Christian Moon, Montana State; Stallon Saldivar, Northern Arizona; Aaron Moore, Portland State; John Dickson, Sacramento State; Dylan Garrity, Sacramento State; Frank Otis, Weber State.


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Why Not Socialism?
Princeton, 2009
92 Pages
As a teenager, Jerry Cohen was a counsellor in the Montreal Jewish socialist summer camp Kinderland, where, in the words of one of his young charges, "the sons and daughters of 1950s leftists spent July and August waging class struggle against mosquitoes and boredom". These summer expeditions left a lasting impression: decades later, Cohen fondly recalled campfire songs from Kinderland at his inauguration as Chichele Professor in All Souls college chapel; and a camping trip serves as the prime illustration of the virtues of socialism in his latest and last work, a lively discussion of political morality.
While Jerry Cohen made a career out of intellectualising his personal journey from pro-Soviet schoolboy to doyen of Oxford political theory, it is in Why Not Socialism?—more than any other text—that we see as a whole his considered stance on justice. For this life-long socialist, socialism's infeasibility does not entail its irrelevance, for its most basic merit lies in its encapsulation of an ethic of care for other human life. In a period when we are re-evaluating our economic priorities, this is a timely call for personal integrity—and a reminder that in necessarily compromising with self-interest, we must not lose sight of our ideals. Continue reading
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