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KCCA FC coach Mike Mutebi compliments BUL FC who pushed them hard for playing a kind of game he admires.
BUL FC almost poured the soup for the defending champions when Kambale scored at the 83rd minute to nullify Derrick Nsibambi's first half opener.
But the centre forward restored KCCA lead before whistle was blown to ensure fight goes to the wires as Mike Mutebi always puts it.
KCCA boss Mutebi who is a big time admirer of passing and tightfisted football sang songs of praise for their opponents from Jinja but noted his side were slightly better than them.
"BUL was playing very well. They use the ball very well and these are the teams I want to play. You see players trying to think using the ball. We're slightly better than BUL FC but they were playing some very good football. BUL were fighting, playing to show that they can play against us."
Amazingly although Mutebi was grateful for the two goals Nsibambi scored, he expressed dissatisfaction in the striker's inability to live up to the expected capacity.
"I'm not going to start ringing Halleluiahs because he has scored. He is supposed to have been the one to take over the mantle from Geoffrey Sserunkuma but he has been inconsistent. Like I said, today he pops up he scores which is very good. But I want to see him scoring every day. This season we didn't have somebody you would really lean on and say he's going to score for us."
During the criticism of Nsibambi, Mike compared the striker's performance with new entrant Muhammad Shaban who in total has scored 13 league goals yet made debut after missing many games besides disturbances by excruciating injuries.
"Shaban comes after a long draught, plays three matches, he scores seven goals. I would have liked that to have been seven goals in seven matches. So it is good for Derrick but like I say, also his performance has been low because of personal problems. That's why you would have wanted to see Nsibambi leading the line for KCCA, scoring consistently and being the number one centre forward for Uganda. But he has not done that and they've dropped him from the national team [Laughs]. So he has to work hard to go there. But what he did today is what we expected of him and we believe maybe that's a spring board for further performances because we are still in the championship here in Uganda as well as the continent."
Derrick Nsibambi's brace against the side from Eastern Uganda turns his league goal tally to nine.


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All I want to do
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Maybe, not everyday
But just one day.
There are hurdles that I don't want to see.
There are weaknesses rooted inside me.
All my prayers have you in them.
Amidst all the pain, you're the only gem.
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The more I learn about the human body, not through school but just reading, the more it impresses me with its adaptability. Walk outside when it's 100 degrees, and you will sweat to keep cool. Walk outside when it's zero degrees in shorts and a tank-top, and your body will eventually shake violently to keep you warm. Try to go more than 48 hours without sleep, and your brain will take over and you will start dozing off to encourage you to sleep. The body is constantly adapting to its external and internal environment.
I used to say that the body has not adapted to the excess food we consume, but I was wrong. It has adapted. The body, when given too much food, stores the excess as fat, and that is its adaptation. But give it excess food, over and over and over again, and it's machinery of storing fat and releasing insulin to deal with the high glucose levels might start to malfunction and BAM!! type 2 diabetes might rear its ugly cara. So I downloaded "Sugar Nation" by Jeff O'Connell to learn more about type 2 diabetes, it's manifestations, and if any solutions, other than medicine, are on the horizon. Here are some excerpts.
"Beyond all science being presented at the ADA (American Diabetes Association) conference, type 2 diabetes really boils down to the sum total of a very long trail of personal choices, made over a lifetime. Whether you worked the treadmill for twenty minutes or turned on the television. Whether you stuck with your diet or ordered that fudge brownie with vanilla ice cream, promising yourself that you would repent later. The truth is, by the time you have or even flirt with type 2 diabetes, there's probably a lot more out of whack with your life than just your blood sugar. That certainly was the case with me." The author of this book developed pre-diabetic symptoms, and he was not overweight, so he was shocked when this happened. But looking back on his life, he realized that for many years he ate high carb, high fat (mostly bad fats), and highly processed foods. The irony of it is that he was a writer for several men's health and fitness magazines. Because of his career, he had access to many respected nutritionists and doctors and he took it upon himself to learn as much as he could about type 2 diabetes.
"Diabetes, along with obesity, is looming as the biggest epidemic in human history" says Paul Zimmet, M.D., Ph.D., director of international research at the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute of Australia.
"Those diabetics who are obese, but who are at least moderately fit, have a much lower death rate than diabetic patients who are normal weight but unfit"
If you are diabetic or pre-diabetic "If you can afford it, see a personal trainer once a week, or a nutritionist once a month". The doctors the author talked to, and all the nutritionists he talked to ALL agree on the importance of learning to eat right and exercising to combat type 2 diabetes, and even prevent it.
"Insulin helps the body metabolize the sugar in the blood, which is called glucose. This blood sugar can come from diet, but the liver and kidneys can also produce it. What isn't needed for energy can be stored in the muscle tissue and liver. This stored form is called glycogen. But because storage space is limited, at a certain point, the liver begins turning excess glucose into triglycerides, which often become fat. The human body has evolved such that it possesses a very low capacity to store carbs but a very high-capacity to store fat. This phenomenon is evident in buffet lines across the heartland"… "Thats in a relatively healthy person" says Jeff S. Volek, Ph.D., R.D., associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Connecticut. "Even before glycogen levels fill up, people with insulin resistance dispose of carbohydrates by converting the majority of them to fat."
"Particularly if you don't exercise, those excess carbs will cause blood sugar to spike and then crash, at which point the body bellies up for another round of sugar."
How about some scare tactics (with pictures provided by me):
"Cancer as it turns out, has a sweet tooth. Recent research shows that the consumption of high amounts of sugar and refined grains boosts the odds for cancers of the esophagus, kidneys, and pancreas."
"High blood sugar can sour your mood. In a recent study, researchers found that people who drink two and a half cans of sugary soda daily are three times more likely to be depressed and anxious than those drinking less pop."
"High blood glucose levels can break your heart. When researchers study large populations, elevated blood sugar levels correlate with a greatly increased risk of heart disease, the number one killer of Americans."
"Your joints might ache and creak prematurely, too. A study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology linked insulin resistance with rheumatoid arthritis."
"The kidney disease rate is 22 percent higher among diabetic men than among all men, and diabetes is the leading cause of irreversible kidney disease requiring dialysis or kidney transplantation."
"Diabetes skyrockets the risk of developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, as extra triglycerides produced from carbs overrun the organ."
"If passing on jelly doughnuts seems difficult, imagine living without eyesight. In fact, nothing causes more new cases of blindness among twenty to seventy-four-year olds than diabetes."
The scary and alarming stats go on and on. From here on I will just talk in Hector terms. Basically, type 2 diabetes effs up the body really bad. But what get's me is that its not a disease like cancer, where many times its diagnosis is a surprise and can't be traced back or linked to anything in particular. Type 2 diabetes follows a well established trail of lifestyle choices (too much food, and not enough movement). "What you talkin-bout Willis?"
Yes, that was pretty much the conclusion of the book. We just eat too much, especially carbs, and blood sugar skyrockets, day after day. Eventually our pancreas can't produce enough insulin to keep up with the sugar levels, and we have to be given MORE insulin, think medicine, so we can function properly, somewhat.
I don't know if I got the above paragraph correct, but I know I have been super-duper correct in what I preach now, and have been preaching for years: Put down the sodas and the rest of those sugar drinks,
Pass on the big ass bucket of fries. No one needs a bucket of fries! Really America, a bucket? How does that go down? You are just hungry and decide "I know, I will have a bucket of fries." Or even worse, "Oh, you're hungry little Johnny, or little Juan in my case. Here why don't you have a bucket of fries." Stop, please. What's better than a bucket of fries? How about a small serving of fries?
Cut back on the pizza. Notice I didn't say eliminate pizza. I just said cut back. Like no more than twice per week.
Chill on the desserts. Unless your are in super-duper shape, six-pack abs, and you move everyday, you probably don't need dessert. I just learned today that desserts is stressed spelled backwards.
And M.Y.A. Yes, Move Your Ass!!!!! That means exercise.
Do anything, I don't care, just move. I also learned in the book that the more intense the exercise, the more your body can tolerate and process carbohydrates correctly.
And last but not least, there is one part of the book I didn't quite agree with. When the author said that type 2 diabetes results from a lifetime of "personal" decisions (no exercise, too much food). True, but not. How about the 10-year-old boy with type 2 diabetes? He just ate and drank what his parents provided, for years. That young boy probably ate fast food day in day out, drank soda, and didn't move much, and then developed diabetes. The effed up part is that those decisions were made for him, and not by him. Very few children under 10 or even 12 choose what they eat every day, and how much they are going to move. So when I see an overweight child, with regular soda in hand, of any race, I hate to think of their future health because I know chances are type 2 diabetes is on the horizon, with the rest of that very preventable disease's complications.
And yes, some people are more susceptible to developing type 2 diabetes because of genetics. And guess what I know, and didn't have to read a book to learn? None of us can control our genetics, for better or worse, but many of us, except children, can control what we eat, how much we eat, and how much we move.
If you look like this, that's Christiano Ronaldo,
or like this. (Just some guy showing off at the local park doing pull ups)…
and sprinting,
You can probably eat a bunch of carbs here and there without any ill effects.


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It's Halloween!! Although most people have been celebrating throughout the weekend, there's still one more day of spooks and ghouls — and Halloween-themed music of course. For those looking for one last hurrah, Live 105 is hosting their annual Subsonic Halloween Ball tonight at the Regency Ballroom in SF. Originally known as Spookfest, the Subsonic Halloween Ball is known for its plethora of DJs and electronica acts. This year's headliners include 2MANYDJS, Fake Blood and Clasixx. Live 105 events are known to feature local acts as part of the billing, and the Halloween rave — I mean ball — is no exception. The ball will feature a wide variety of local DJs, such as Eli Glad and DJ Audio 1. The full lineup can be found here. If you're going to the show, who are you excited to see?
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In addition to all the frights and raves, there are some slightly less Halloween-themed albums coming out this week. Florence and the Machine will be releasing their new album Ceremonials this week. Can the band move past the dog days, or will they suffer the infamous sophomore slump?
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Lou Reed and Metallica will release their debut collaborative album Lulu this week as well. The Velvet Underground singer and the heavy-metal juggernauts have been tossing the idea around since 2009, and the idea has finally reached metal-headed fruition. With the Decemberists latest effort Long Live the King making its debut this week as well, what are you most excited about?


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Twelve years ago, what seemed like a simple interaction between a doctor and his patient led to a historic change to Israeli law, banning Israelis from flying to China for transplant tourism, and essentially saving Israelis from being complicit in murder.
Dr. Jacob Lavee, heart surgeon and former president of the Israel Society of Transplantation, knows exactly why China can arrange an organ transplant for anyone within an unusually short amount of time.
"I looked at him and I asked: 'Do you listen to yourself? How can they schedule a heart transplant ahead of time two weeks?'"
Whilst kidneys can come from a living donor, the same does not hold true for hearts.
"If a patient was promised to undergo a heart transplant on a specific date, this could only mean that the—those who promised that they knew ahead of time when his potential donor would be dead," explained Dr. Lavee.
Unfortunately, the aforementioned patient ignored his doctor and went to China, where he obtained a heart on the day he was promised.
"What's different about China is it's institutionalized, it's state-run, it's party-directed. It's not a few criminals in back alleys trying to make a fast buck," said David Matas, a Canadian human rights lawyer and independent investigator into China's organ harvesting.
In their research, Matas and Kilgour interviewed many Falun Gong practitioners who managed to get out of prison in China. The researchers found something in common, that these practitioners were systematically blood-tested and organ-examined whilst in prison, in a way only relevant to transplantation.
Falun Gong is a peaceful discipline of the Buddha school tradition, and its practitioners don't smoke or drink. These meditators are targeted for their healthy organs as part of the communist regime's genocidal campaign to "eliminate" the practice, which it started persecuting in 1999.
Knowing the appalling truth of the situation, Dr. Lavee then became the driving force behind Israel's "Organ Transplant Act," which was successfully passed in 2008. "The law provides a punishment of three years' imprisonment and a large fine for the purchase, sale, or brokerage of an organ, including outside of Israel," according to China Organ Harvest Research Center.
"I am the son of a father who was a refugee from a Nazi concentration camp, and I told myself that we cannot repeat the same story that went on during the Second World War, during the Holocaust, where the entire world knew about the Holocaust of the Jewish people and did nothing. Here we know about the genocide of people within China, about the crime against humanity that is taking place in China, and I needed to do something about it," said Dr. Lavee.
We can only hope that the world unites in an effort to stop the Chinese regime's abhorrent organ harvesting before it's too late.
See the "Hard to Believe" trailer below, which features Dr. Lavee:
Source: http://www.ntd.tv/inspiring/persecution-in-china/this-doctor-led-to-historic-change-in-israeli-law-after-his-heart-patient-said-alarming-words.html


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Prof John Montgomery, the head of Auckland University Leigh Marine Laboratory, explains how sound travels in water and how this is different to how sound travels in air. He explains why sound can travel so much further in the ocean compared to on land.
Point of interest: In this clip. you'll hear the 'song' of the humpback whale. The humpback whale song is known to travel large distances through the ocean.
Sound in the marine environment hasn't been that well studied, but we know, I guess, from our original work where the question was, we know that fish can detect reefs, but how do they detect it? And our hypothesis was that it was based on sound. So we went and tested that, and found that larval fish do orient towards reef sounds, so we could record reef sound on a reef, take it out into a place where there wasn't a reef and it would show up thinking there was a reef there. So that gives a really good indication of the likely importance of the soundscape, that it may be an important cue for animals in terms of migrations to reefs.
One of the real advantages of sound from a biological point of view is that there is a lot of it there and that it travels really well. So it can give you information about things that are happening from long distances away, and clearly that's important for all sorts of biological activity.
The main difference between sound in air and sound in water is that air is a far less dense medium, so it doesn't take much to move air, but sound attenuates reasonably quickly with distance and air, whereas under water, you need a sound that's intense enough to move the water, which is quite dense and heavy, but it's not very compressible so the sound then will propagate long distances.
In water, marine creatures can hear sound from vast distances and the extreme is probably the song of the humpback whale. and that sound can travel across whole oceans. so you could get, potentially, humpbacks at one end of the Pacific listening to humpbacks at the other.
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While each and every relationship is unique, it is fairly consistent, that the same handful of issues are the ones that drive a couple into therapy. If these issues could be identified early as likely issues, discussed and addressed, things might not have come to the point of requiring intervention. They may have been able address each issue as it came along, instead of letting it build up to a collective list that ends in resentment and damaged relationships. These issues are so core to the healthy functioning of a relationship that they can make all the difference, if addressed or ignored. So what are they?
Communication seems to be consistent across almost all the couples that come and see me. It is on different levels, and it usually ties into the other issues on this list. They don't know how to listen, they don't know how to express their needs in a productive way. They are "mind-reading" and assuming what the other person is thinking, feeling, and how they will respond, so they get angry at them, without ever actually talking to them about an issue. They have decided how they will react, so they are going to get upset about their assumption.
More times than not, they find they were not correct when they ask the question. It is learning that it is ok to walk away when angry, and the conversation has become about each other and not the issue, and cooling off. Simply agree, and follow through on coming back to talk when everyone has cooler heads and can be more productive. Too often people resort to attacking each other and not the issue, and this is where deep hurt and resentment starts. Make sure to stay on the topic at hand, and don't resort to personal attacks of the person you love.
Another major issue is finances. This is unfortunately much more common than you might think. Having financial issues would put a strain on even the strongest of marriages, but in strong marriages, they talk about their feelings and brainstorm together for solutions. Another important issue revolving around money is one that they should have right away, even before the marriage really. This is each of your thoughts, views, and ways they feel about handling money. We all come from different backgrounds and experiences, which shape the way we feel about and deal with money.
Understanding how your spouse feels and why, helps you come to a compromise that both of you can live with, when it comes to your finances. A good example is two people could both grow up with in a home with little finances. As a way of dealing with this, one member of the couple spends money often, as this is the first time they have had any. The other member of the couple believes in being very careful with their money, so that they are never in that type of position themselves. You could see how those two different views would cause friction and issues. These two need to understand each other, and come up with some middle ground in order to lessen the impact of the impact if this concern.
The third major issue is really two combined, as one often leads to another. Those are intimacy and infidelity. Couples often complain that there is no intimacy in their relationship. That their partner is always tired, not attracted to them, not in the mood. That one person has moved to another room, due to various sleep issues, which is needed sometimes. All of these issues start to cause a distance, an awkwardness, and even resentment towards their partner when it comes to intimacy. They stop being affectionate, they take each other for granted, and greater and greater distance grows in this area of their lives that feels like it cannot be corrected. There are things that can be done to reignite the fire, express appreciation, and start to have those types of feelings again, but they do take effort to rebuild.
Another issue that can often spawn from this situation is infidelity. While many think infidelity is simply a person cheating, it is typically a symptom of something fundamentally wrong in a relationship. While many people have a hard line when it comes to infidelity, and they will leave their partner, others recognize that this happened due to underlying issues, and they love the person, want to be with them, and are willing to try and forgive and work on things. While this rocks the foundation of trust, brings out all these issues they have been suppressing, or dealing with in unhealthy ways, if they are willing to truly forgive and try and rebuild their relationship going forward, reconciliation and a strong relationship are possible again. The only required factors are that both people want this, and they are both willing to work on it. This is not to say there is anything wrong with someone having a firm line when it comes to fidelity and leaving the relationship, this is more in response to how often I am asked if a couple can heal from infidelity, and the answer is "yes" if those factors are present.
These truly are the top issues that bring people in for couples work, and are the issues that the couple can prevent from rising to the issue of intervention and contemplating a split, if they are willing to recognize and work on them in a healthy way. So learn to be a healthy and active listener and communicator in your relationship. Don't make assumptions about what your partner is going to say or how they think of feel, ask them the question. Discuss finances early. Explain why you handle money like you do, and what would be a compromise that each of you could live with.
Never let the expression of affection and appreciation burn out in your relationship, or if it is starting too, make an effort to reignite it. It is the small and simple things that can keep this strong connection between the two of you. Lastly, realize what your true feelings are on infidelity. Be true to those feelings if you need to leave. However, if you choose to stay, work on the issues that led to this, truly forgive and create a fresh start. It is unhealthy and counterproductive to keep returning to the issue, to never trust the person again, to check their phone messages, e-mail and social media messages. The person has made a significant mistake but if you decide to stay with them, you must truly try and move forward. Move forward with the condition that if this ever happens again, that will be the end, but do move forward. Couples that stay stuck in this incident can't move forward in a healthy way, not matter how much they want the relationship. Keep these things in mind, and you will be miles ahead of many in terms of the health of their relationship, and the creating a relationship that lasts.


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Bird Feeding: Winter Months
Bird Feeding does not have to end when the sun goes down for the summer. Bird Feeding in the winter months is both rewarding and relaxing for you and for the birds!
Here are some of my favorite tips to keep you (and your backyard birds) happy all year long – especially during those cold, bitter months of winter!
Having a wide variety of bird feeders available will attract many different types of birds. I found that having a cover (like a squirrel baffle) on the bird feeders helps to shelter birds from the weather and gives them a dry place to perch.
Placing your bird feeders near the tree line and out of strong winds will help keep your seed inside the bird feeder AND provide shelter while the birds are trying to eat.
Seeds are the mainstay of bird feeding during the winter months. Seed that are high in oil and fat are the most desired by birds because it provides them with energy. The best types of seed/food for winter feeding includes:
- Black Oil Sunflower Seeds (be sure to get the ones without sticks in the bag, if possible)
- Shelled peanuts
- Peanut Butter
- White Millet
- Suet with Black Oil Seeds and/or Fruit
More Winter Feeding Tips:
- Keep your feeders and platforms clean – especially after each storm so birds can easily access without mess
- Supplement suet and seeds with dried fruit and berries as a treat and natural source of food that is scarce in the winter
- Provide a heated birdbath or regularly clean out the ice/snow from the birdbath so birds have clean water.
Do you have any other winter bird feeding tips you would like to share? We would love to have your comments/feedback below 🙂


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Large. Stealth. Rugged. This tactical folder handles anything your day throws your way. With a 4.25 inch tanto blade that is held in place by a sturdy liner lock, you will never feel unprepared. Dual thumbstuds allow for accessible one-hand opening.
Large. Stealth. Rugged. This tactical folder handles anything your day throws your way. With a 4.25 inch tanto blade that is held in place by a sturdy liner lock, you will never feel unprepared. Dual thumbstuds allow for accessible one-hand opening.
This knife fits a pretty specific niche for me; large inexpensive folder. I carried a similar size Applegate folder in the military, and retired it when I came home. I've have this knife for a little over two years and haven't had any issues with the blade or mechanism. It's easy to sharpen, stays locked, and is sufficiently grippy to prevent throwing it when I deploy the blade. I really only have one significant issue with the design, and that is the lack of an option to switch the clip for left hand carry. We lefties are a minority, but I'm sure it wouldn't drive up the cost to produce this knife by much at all to drill three more screw holes in the handle.
#1 GREAT knife for the $24.95 paid at home depot.
1/3 less serrations and ramp the jimping at the thumb & would be close to a perfect tanto blade.
Thumb stud, while tucked in is good for conceal, hard to 'flick' out.
Small picture & Nit picking stuff, for sure.
Overall a good knife.
#2 big picture: Gerber!: what's the steel??? Aus 6? 8? 4116? Looks like a good quality powdered forge and Rockwell 56/58, but why not say so?? By not declaring, it makes everyone think it's run of the mill 440. With a stone wash to mask what it really is, or that gerber is hiding somthing?
And WHY the loctite on all the screws??? C'Mon, We are knife people! Self reliant outdoors men types, Who want/Like to dis-assemble, service, field strip, clean and oil our knives. NOT send them in for 'warranty' servicing OR be sent back a new or DIFFERENT one of equal value!!
The handle inserts could go, in fact given time they will go or remove themselves. Glue them in better, or better yet lose them altogether, and make a solid textured aluminum handle. Would make a simpler and better handle. Simple and solid, is better than, Fancy that falls apart.
overall, good knife and great value.
This is a great knife, I have had mine for years and it does whatever I ask of it.. The bad reviews I read were from people that know nothing about knives. One was wearing the knife outside his pocket and complained about it opening while he was walking. The complaint about the blade being loose. There are two fasteners on each side of the frame and you can tighten them. Learn to use tools and you should be fine. I tighten mine often.Love this knife.
This is without a doubt my favorite knife I have ever owned, and I have owned /used a LOT of knives in my day.
I've had mine for about 7 or 8 years, and abused it almost every day. It's been clipped on my vest, pants, or belt and never failed me. Mine has been dropped, thrown, used as an axe, a screwdriver, and has been RUN OVER BY A TANK more than once. Gets dirty and still opens/closes smoothly.
The only reason I'm even on this website right now is because I want a second one. My first one has sentimental value and I want to retire it and not risk losing it.
In the 12 years I've been a firefighter, I've been through a few knives until I got the ICON. I had it and loved it for 6 years. It was a TOUGH WORKHORSE. I used (and sometimes abused) it almost every shift. It took everything I put it through. Unfortunately, I lost it last week. I've come to trust and rely on it so much, I'm going to buy it again.
Great utility knife and still my favorite EDC. I'm on my third one! Well, only because I tend to keep losing them since I use them so much! I even have a backup Icon ready to go. I swear by the versatility of these. They are light yet tough, have and excellent clip, and you can also even use the back end as a kubaton, or to shatter glass if needed. I've even convinced my brother who is an avid knife collector, and now he carries one everyday. I'm always on the lookout for these at pawn shops or used knife dealers.
Absolutely solid knife. It feels like a fixed blade, the blade lock is so strong. Never falters, never locks up and handles anything you throw at it.
Solid piece of equipment.
I've had this knife for about a year and a half now and it's still my favorite. I've sharpened it once and it's kept it's edge through a lot. Overall great feel, look, and function.
Okay, I don't know what is wrong with the people who wrote bad reviews. They don't know what they are saying. This knife is so tough!!! It's my favorite knife I own, which is saying a lot seeing how I collect knives as a hobby and have at least 30. It's extremely sturdy and has a great clip and long-lasting, razor-sharp edge. I have dropped, run over, left in the rain, and throw it and it is still in great condition. If you looking for a tough, quality knife this is the one to buy.
I have used this knife every for the past year I've never had a issue with it I use it about 12 - 15 times a day.
I've thrown it on the pavement , into trees
( I also throw knifes as a hobby) I cut shrink wrap. thick plastic banding, wood, pry things open. you name it. every day
it has a great blade. it's all you want for a knife
The blade chipped literally within 5 minutes of opening it. I didn't even have a chance to use the knife. The blade touches the rivets (pins holding the knife together) when in the closed position, so just by opening and closing the knife, the blade chipped. The blade is also very stiff and difficult to open using the thumbstud (hard to open with one hand). The grip is also uncomfortable. Cheap knife.
I have never reviewed anything on the internet before now. I like this knife so much I felt compelled to do it. So, I've had the knife for about a week now and find myself taking it out of my pocket throughout the day to just admire it. The handle has a nice feel to it, with a solid grip. The clip keeps it where I put it in my pocket, and feels plenty strong. The thumb studs open the knife easily and it feels like the operation is getting smoother as the knife breaks in. The knife locks solid. I don't know what past reviewers issues were, but I have tried to force the lock to fail in a few different ways and it is solid. I have not had the knife try to open on me by itself yet as others have had.
Overall, for the price, this is a bitching knife. Its big, sturdy, and looks sexy as fuck! Do not hesitate to buy one, it will be money well spent.
Purchased this knife for camping and general use. Very disappointed in the build quality as the blade has too much play. I had it clipped to my pocket as I was hiking and with the design of the knife as I walked the blade opened up. The clip should be at the opposite end so the hinge would be at the top when clipped on.
Great all-around pocket knife. Strong clip, decent fit and finish. Very intimidating, great for self defense. Had a would-be mugger literally run away after brandishing it. Holds an edge great, although I did have to sharpen it to a razor edge OOB. Only complaint is that the blade has a little to much play front to back.
Tip is too weak and the lock up has up/down/side2side blade play right out of the packaging. Not a secure lock for any type of use. Buyer beware!
Great knife for the price! I own a few other Gerber's, but this my 'everyday knife'. And I love it to death strong and sturdy, great size and just love having it around. Bald holds its edge pretty well. But nothing a wet stone can't fix
I purchased this knife for only $15 due to missing box and I started using it for work, and it proves to be fairly durable, I work in aluminum fabrication, its been dropped, used to cut cardboard, deburr aluminum, cut rags, I have sharped it with sandpaper and a actual sharpener, and the finish is rather durable only finish missing is the corners that hang out my back pocket, ive washed it in degreaser to get cutting coolant off though not exposed to acetone because I'm sure it would eat the rubber right out of the grip.. so far ive gotten cut twice by it once down to the tendon in my finger.. my only complaint is that it needs a blade lock because keeping it in my back pocket it sometimes tries to attack either my hand or my wallet when I take them in and out..
I have owned this knife for r 2 years now. I carry it every day and it stays razor sharp. It is the perfect size and it fits in my hand very well. I also carry it on all boy scouting outings.
i had this knife for about 3 years, it was my daily carry knife. it work perfectly until i lost it. now im trying to find place where they sell it for i could buy it.
My brother got me this knife for my recent deployment and broke the first week when I was there I wish Gerber would state what steel they are using in most of their knives
This knife I got for Christmas and it is a great, large folder. Very sharp and fits great in my pocket!
I've owned Gerber, Buck, Kershaw, and Cold Steel. All were good knives. The Gerber 45860 Air Ranger was by far my favorite. Fit my hand like it was an extension. Lost itt,sadly. Then I went through the standard replace with different brand route. It became insane cause nothing fit. Was given the Icon by a neighbor for free! I had been wanting a larger blade, tactical folder. This will definitely be my daily carry knife. The tops!
I've owned this knife for 4+ years. I have no complaints other than the clip, which broke half way through my deployment. I used to keep it on my molle, now just keep it in my pocket. Great knife, sturdy well made and the perfect size.
My first review of this knife was back on July 2012. Well here is an update. I still rock this knife after 5 years! Today I did yard work and then I took my Icon for a stroll in the woods with my dog. I used it to chop a walking stick ... YES CHOP. Then I built a little tarp lean to to beat the rain. I used my Icon to once again chop and whittle some pegs. I my last review I whined a bit about the serrations but I have to say they do add cutting power and the dig in when chopping. I am a knife collector but some how it is usually a Spyderco or a Gerber that ends up in my pocket. I made two modifications. one was brass washers and I filed the liner lock flush with the scales. I wish this knife had a thicker tip. I really dig this knife... I don't know why I just do. I wish I could post a pick to show you the wear and character it has from being a seasoned favourite tool of mine!
Great all purpose, not just tactical, pocket folder, a long intimidating blade, sawing serrations to cut tough material, and the textured handles, although did scrap up my knuckles, made a great striking surface for matches. Had no trouble with the locking mechanism.
iv had this knife since late 2009.its been an amazing tool! i use it on a daily basis, since 2009 i carried it while on deployment,and everywhere else. it has not failed me yet!
Ive used this knife as a hammer and it still is ready for the next challage I've buttoned with it I've had to tighten up the blade a few times but it holds an edge real well
I love this knife! It is, the best knife anyone could hope for! Not only is it ridiculously large and intimidating, its durable and easy for me to use with my over large hands. I bought this knife last year and never had a problem! Obviously it needed to be cared for, sharpened, lubricated, and cleaned just like any other tool, but this one kept its edge for the first 6 months I had it! Much to my grief I was hiking and it fell off my belt in the woods. :'( I will never buy another knife as long as this one is available. Hell, I may even stock up on them! Its that perfect!
its a decent knife holds but like all knives needs a little bit of maintenance ive had it for about a year now and at first was questionable about its construction but once it broke in i grew to love it i work outside all year long and can say that it has done me well for any situation ive found myself in all the gerber knives ive had have all lasted me about a year or 2 so ive gotten my moneys worth
This is an incredible knife for the money. Has a good weight for fighting; not so heavy it fatigues your arm, but not so light you lose control. Just remember, this is a TACTICAL KNIFE, not a survival knife. Don't try to dig or pry or anything and you'll be good. Also it isn't the easiest to deploy, the thumb stud doesn't offer much leverage. Still an incredible knife. My new EDC.
I just got this knife yesterday and I am so surprised on how great it is! When i first got it i was surprised on how big it was. the blade looks huge and is very intimidating. I got this knife just as a knife to carry with me whenever im out and about. The only thing keeping me from 5 stars is that the blade doesnt really "lock" into place when you fold it up. The blade can easily be thrown out if you use enough force, and not a lot of force is needed. but other than that its an amazing knife
I have owned this knife for 6 months now and loved it. I liked how the blade was 4.25" long, the black coloring, and the grip of it.
But, the blade quickly became loose and would open easily which led to a couple close callswhen reaching for my knife from my pocket. The loose blade along with the large thumb grips for opening made it able for me to draw the knife, like you would and emerson, and have it open while being slide out of my pants. This was the only good part
Today while having myfriends around we were testing our different knives. It was during this time i had the blade shut on me with the serrations comming down onto my finger. It did not pierce the skin, so i did not think too much about it. I tightned up the screw for thr blade to stiffen it. I attempted to testy knife amd it failed again d closed again on my finger this time slicing into mi middle finger fairly deep and about an inch in length .
Looking iy once overnafter this i found that i cann hold both the blade and frame and with little force, close the knife with the lock completely faling.
I will be filing a clain with gerber abor this to at lease get a fully functional knife. I will be looking into other options now of crkt,spyderco,and emerson.
I say buyer bewaren on this product shortly after youbuy it.
i just got this knife and i love it. i was going to get the cold steel mini tac tanto, but when i saw this blade i thought it was alot sexier. i know alot of people say that it is a mystery metal used for the blade but the drop point version of this knife uses 440a stainless, so id assume it uses the same. for the price you cant go wrong. some people say that the lock on this fails, but mine hasnt. like everything made these days, not every knife is going to be 100%, so if yours isnt upto snuff just return it for another. or contact gerber and let them know the issue, they might be willing to exchange it. all in all i give this knife 5 out of 5 stars. cant go wrong with this beauty.
So right out of the box there was a chip. No big deal I reedged it. I sharpened it back to where it could shave the hair on my arm really clean. After maybe less than a month the blade went from being completely stiff and hard to open. It now with no pressure at all basically falls opens with the slightest motion. So unbelievablely unsafe. I had high hopes for this knife. I'm a big guy. 6'6 over 280lbs so small knives look stupid in my hand. So this knife would of been perfect. But that was wishful thinking. Even tightening the top screw doesn't help with the blade being loose while closed. I really liked this knife and I own 2 more gerbers so I just assumed this would be a great knife. Not all the case. So buyer beware. Maybe mine was a defect.
What can't be avoided is that this is a relatively cheap knife (I picked it up for $24). This could be good or bad. For good, well, you're not paying an arm and a leg for a knife. For bad, not great steel; manufacturing and quality control are not the best. I, however, liked it because it was a cheap, large knife that I wouldn't have to worry about damaging. Mine also opened really nice and smooth. I think it was definitely worth the money. I only wish there was a plain edge one.
I have always carried a GERBER knife and this one is by far the best I have ever owned it cuts anything i use it on i love this knife its a beast id recommend it to anyone the handle and blade length are perfect also GOOD JOB GERBER 2 thumbs up
Iv had the knive for about a month and I loved it till the blade closed by its self the slightest hit and the blade closes I enjoy having all my fingers so ill be buying a new knife.
i just got this knife today and i thought for 30 you cant go wrong so i have not used it much but from what little i have i have been more than impressed and it comes with a lifetime warranty
I read all of the reviews and I didn't want to believe them so I figured ok I will test this knife out. So I used the tip to open a drawer that slides with ease, well the tip broke off. I so sad I thought gerber was great, but like others has said USA made gerber's are great the folders which are made in china suck. Thanks gerber I hope my Yari II I am getting for Christmas is batter.
i just bought this knife this is my second one i had my first one for 4 years and it was great for what i put it threw
Love the knife. Very solid belt clip. It is my Every day carry utility / self defense blade. The screw on mine does come loose though.
I carry this knife everyday for over 1 year. I use it as you would a daily pocket knife. I once used it to cut several sable palm frons to get my tree stand free when it got hung up coming down. Anyone that hunts south Florida knows how hard it is to cut them without the serrated blade it would have been a nightmare. It has held up great to cutting leaders shark fishing the salt water has not rusted it. I do take care of my equipment cleaning and oiling every few weeks. Never had the screws come loose. Funny I came to the gerber site to order a few more for gifts and to have extra if they ever discontinue and was amazed at the poor reviews. I own many knives gerbers to the original cold steel tanto made in 86 that you can no longer buy. I would recommend for a daily pocket knife.
I've used this blade for a loooong time. The only problem that I have found (and several others too) is the clip. Granted that I use this for EVERYTHING, but it just won't stay in my pocket anymore. I still use it but I have to make sure it still in my pocket (every 5 minutes!) But other than that, Sharp as can be and sturdiest thing i've ever seen. Much love here.
Mine is doing very well, as far as loose screws. Not the screws, its the locking mechanism. Just push the locking catch out morw and it will be fine. Worked with mine.
I am disapointed in this knife because of the screws looseing. I don't have a torx-driver set so i'll have to go buy one if I want to keep this knife. I love the length of the blade and serrated edge is good for what i use it for, mainly utility use. Also, I prefer a folder to a fixed blade because I carry it in my pocket. Quality and reliablity is why I am so disapointed in this knive. No matter the price, if I were to put my name on a product I would adhere to a basic form of integrity. The idea of this knive is good but it has a big problem, screws looseing on the frame has to be reserved for china brands. BTW, I've only had this knife for 3 months, cmon!
I've had this knife for about a week now, and it has not been causing me too much trouble. The blade does nick kinda easily, but that's not too big of a deal to me. As far as the blade loosening on me, I did notice that happening a few days after I bought it and used it. However, all the screws on this knife can be re-tightened with a Torx-driver, so again, not that big of a deal for me.
If you were thinking of getting this knife, I would also recommend picking up a cheap Torx-driver set as well so you can tighten it when it gets loose.
Good knife and I love the blade and the clip but the blade does come back out of the handle if your moving around a lot and I have been jabbed a couple of times but overall I live the knife
I just purchased this knife a couple of weeks ago for a camping trip. I was excited when I purchased it as it seemed like a great knife. When i got to the great outdoors and clipped my new knife onto my side and went for a brief trek and reached down I jabbed myself with a partially opened blade. When clipped the blade opens down so it can easily become exposed.
I had my icon for 3 years now. It is a good knife for outdoor use. I save my more expensive knives for the finer things, But I am pretty hard on my Icon and it never fails to make the cut. Day hiking, yard work, or being my bus stop buddy at night. this knife is a good value. My only complaints are the serrations, they are cool if you are 14. Gerber get back to made in the USA, list the blade material, and make more fine edge products... I have to respect my Gerber it is a tough knife.
The blade is so loose in the grip that it can partially open in my pocket, which led to some bandaid incidents. The blade is so poorly held in the grip that it hits one of the grip plate spacers, leaving a bad dent in the blade. Never buying a cheap Gerber again.
With out a doubt this knife is the best I have ever Had I worked in warehouse were i used it everyday as a box opener and it held its edge wonderfully for a bout 6 month then I would have to sharpen it I must have done this 3 or 4 times over a few years, then i joined the army and used it for my MOS in the 88 series when conducting some maintain on my truck, I also use it when tending to the horses mainly for shucking their hoofs the pointed handle end works vary well for getting around the shoe anyhow the blade finally broke after almost 4 years of having the knife so in turn its the best knife I have ever had I ordered my replacement blade a second ago then typed this review I strongly suggest this knife.
WhenI purchased this knife I thought I was getting the wonderful name of Gerber in yet another great knife. then I opened the package and used the knife. I used Gerber in my navy days and have two other Gerbers now, but this one was not to my fancy. the blade knicks easy, the clip is non reversable, will not hold edge well. for the price you could get a lot more knife with some other line in the gerber line up or other makers. not a bad knife just not what I was looking for
I loved my first one, enough that when I lost it on a camping trip I bought another one as soon as I got back. I had no problems with my first one, but the new one loosens up sometimes. It's a good tough knife and gets the job done.
so far i love it, except the liner lock is sticky. Hadn't bought a gerber pocket knife in a while as i didn't like the steel you've been using. but love your mil issue multi tools. I can deploy it faster than my benchmade auto and am thinking about the applegate auto as a next purchase. my 2 cents.
Had the knife for 4 months and liked how it held it's edge and smooth opening. Until tonight when the tip snapped off while digging hot glue from around a christmas light in a plywood decoration.


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est. 1984 – educating artists of all ages
Nordic Art School is an independent art school with a two-year study program in art. Many of our students continue their education at art academies across the Nordic countries and beyond, but some have finished academy or other university education to spend a year at our school.
The high standard of our education is widely recognized, as it has been the first step in the career of many artists currently working independently or at art universities and academies. On a case to case basis studies completed by Nordic Art School alumni have be credited at a bachelor degree level at some institutions.
Nordic Art School was founded in 1984 and was the first art school of the Nordic countries based on a program of visiting guest teachers – providing the students a diverse selection of leading artists of the Nordic countries. Back then it was a Swedish/Scandinavian language school, serving the idea of Nordic commonship. The idea of Nordic commonship has been evolved over the years to include a more global approach, including the language.
Today Scandinavian, English and Finnish is used side by side, but English is used for lectures to reflect the student´s many backgrounds. Nordic Art School of today has an identity of the Nordic countries and beyond, based in the beautiful Finnish city of Kokkola with its original wooden houses and early modernist buildings in a landscape of rivers and seaside. The school building is a wonderful example of Finnish wooden architecture inspired by Art Nouveau, situated close to the city center a short walking distance to all attractions. Unlike other art schools each and every student get a studio from day one where they work independently guided by visiting teachers and our two main teachers [more information in the sections below].
We are proud to have educated hundreds of artists that are active in many countries. The times have changed since 1984: the cold war ended, internet was introduced and changed everything. Art itself changed too: today we are much more than the classical art school based on model studies and traditional media that made the school famous. In Nordic Art School drawing and painting still serves as important media and significant artists in the field of painting and drawing are teaching at our school. We did not throw out our legacy, but expanded it. Today Nordic Art School is well equipped with digital equipment, giving our students access to work with 3D modelling, video editing and much more, informed by contemporary culture and a belief in an open, unbiased dialogue. The interests of our students span from classical drawing and painting, digital modelling, photography and video, feminist theory, manga and cartoons, street art and we provide teachers who can engage in these and many more topics from their own professional work. The teachers are here for the students, not the other way around.
The school stands for an international openness to mirrors the working environment of many successful artists. In the Nordic art world "Kokkola" simply means Nordic Art School. It has changed the lives of many students from all the 5 Nordic countries Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland, including the autonomous Greenland, Faroe islands and Aaland islands, plus the Baltic states and an increasing number of countries as far away as Japan. The school is a true reflection of the new Nordic identity and has served as a melting pot for decades giving young aspiring artists lifelong professional contacts from many nations.
- You get your own studio space. [see some under FACILITIES]
- You get inspired and learn from the various artists that visit and teach at the school [read more below about how have been visiting]
- The wide spectrum of courses allows you to develop useful skills needed when working as an artist today. [see an exampel at the end of this page]
- You meet many new frieds that share your interests.
The education is focused on art and its varying forms of expression. The study program consists of full-time studies with practical and theoretical workshops, which are arranged as one- or two-weeks courses. In order to create a focused co-learning environment all our courses are mandatory for the first year students. As a student you will learn to develop your ideas, conceptual thinking, process-based working, collaboration and networking skills. The language mostly used in teaching and lectures is English. The administrative language is Swedish, but Finnish is also used.
Yearly we offer several part time courses which are open for everyone. Information about the courses and enrollment are updated regularly on OPEN SCHOOL.
Our schedule mainly consist of courses conducted by our guest-teachers who are professional artists working nationally and internationally. As a student you get useful knowledge from these courses that you can apply to your own art practice. Why not invite the guest-teachers for a talk in your studio!
HERE you can find names of artists that have been guest-teachers
To guarantee continuity in your learning process, you are provided with two part-time teachers. Currently they are Meri Linna and Erno Enkenberg. They teach courses and are also available on request to help you with your artistic development.
Meri Linna holds a master's degree in Fine Arts from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts (KUVA). She is the Director of Studies at Nordic Art School and she also teaches courses at the aforementioned academy. Linna´s artistic practice is collaboration-based and her long-term engagement is with the artist duo Harrie Liveart. Her career started here at the Nordic Art School.
Erno Enkenberg is the Creative Director and holds a master's degree in Fine Arts from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts (KUVA). Enkenberg is based in Helsinki and is regularly available at the school for teaching and studio visits. His is a painter and but also makes installations out of card board and paper.
Nordic Art School is a not-for-profit institution and is mainly financed by yearly applied grants. The study fee guarantees the high quality of our guest-teacher program. Quality is what you pay for!
- The tuition fee is 790€ per semester and includes all teaching, tuition and personal instruction. The school year consists of two semesters.
- Getting to know professional artist in a relaxed environment is the base for valuable networking.
- A basic amount of materials is provided for each course.
- In the weekly artist-talks you get first-hand inspiration from the artists themselves.
- The school arranges two yearly study-trips. Travel, accommodation and entry fees are covered by the tuition fee, but usually a subsided fee of approximately 40-150€ from each participating student is collected.
- All open-courses during the weekends at the school are free of charge for the regular students if there are available places.
Teaching hours take place on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays between 9:00 and 16:00. On Wednesdays and Thursdays between 12:00 and 20:00. Aside from the weekly program the students have the possibility to work in the school facilities during evenings and weekends.
- Wednesdays at 18:00 – Artist Talk. The guest-teachers or invited artists present their artistic work.
- Thursdays at 18:00 – Croquis – Life drawing class.
The schedule has a selection of workshops in different techniques such as drawing, painting, printmaking, three-dimensional works and time-space related mediums.
Spring term 2018 schedule:
Finding a place to rent in Kokkola is relatively easy. Student accommodations can be found privately or through the student accommodation agency, Tankkari.
Studies at the Nordic Art School entitle students to grants and subsidies from their respective home countries. In questions of eligibility, please refer to the student aid authorities in your country.


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Squat Jump Variation
The Jumping Squat Variation That Will Leave Your Legs on Fire
Do not expect to walk normally down the stairs. Not after this exercise. The first time I followed Autumn Calabrese doing this during one of the workouts on the 21 Day Fix Extreme program, my legs and butt were instantly burning, but I was not prepared for how my legs would feel the day after. They were so sore, I had to forgo my planned run that day and for the next couple days after. Now that's intense!
See for yourself and throw this squat hop plyo move into your next workout. Want to make it even more intense? Hold a dumbbell in each hand.
- Before you start this move, visualize a large square on the floor, and you're standing in the bottom right corner, feet hip-distance apart.
- Keeping weight in the heels, bend the knees and squat down. Take a huge jump forward to the top right corner of that imaginary square, landing quietly back into a squat.
- Keep going around the square, jumping to the left, jumping back behind you, and jumping to the right. Now you're back where you started.
- Continue hopping around the square in this direction for 30 seconds, then reverse your jumps around the square in the opposite direction for another 30 seconds.


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The Mosaic Reviews review team has recently reviewed some of the apps from itooch.
Edupad is a French based company, in business since 2011, developing educational applications for mobile devices. Their applications are designed for iOS, Windows, and most recently Android based devices. These apps are designed for grades 3-8 and cover math, language arts and science or health. Each app has up to 6000 Common Core aligned lessons. Edupad also has several language apps and a SAT prep app available.
Students are able to practice material in a variety of sub categories in the apps subject. While answering questions and taking tests they are able to earn points to receive belts of various colors and unlock new levels of information. Progress within a sub category is shown by the circle being colored in as the student progress through the work. The question material is supported by text selections which are read before the questions are answered and are available at any time by opening a sidebar.
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iTooch apps are available in Google Play for Android,the Windows store, and Apple App store. Each app is $4.99, Some trial apps are available for free.
My Thoughts
Each app is subject specific ie. just language arts or math. I downloaded the 4th and 8th grade language arts apps for my children. The apps load quickly and feature a cute little character doing many different things. My son enjoys see what it will do next. While they have been enjoying them, I don't feel they have been challenged. My youngest is 4th grade age and he has been flying through the material, usually doing three questions and then taking the test and getting a perfect score. After seeing how my son did I downloaded the app a year above my daughters age and she has experienced the same thing. So while they have been enjoying their time with the apps (and my phone) they have been practicing skills they already know, not necessarily learning new things.
My son has made a lot of progress in the 4th grade language arts modules but he has not completed all of the sub categories so I am not able to see what if anything may be earned at the end or what the various belts might be working towards.
One other thing we noticed is the apps seem to be extremely sensitive to touch. It is very easy to choose an incorrect answer when scrolling up or down or opening the text reference material. The sideways sliding to look at the progress chart is quite fast as well.
If you are able to get the itooch app for free, it is a fun educational supplement, but may not teach a whole lot of new material.
Read other Mosaic Reviewers thoughts at the Mosaic Reviews blog.


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Dear 2011. . .
It's less than an hour until you leave us. I have to say that you've been kinder than some of the other recent years. Yes, there were challenges and heartaches, but none that broke my heart as badly as 2009 or made me as anxious as 2010. I hope I learned your lessons so that I won't have to repeat any classes in 2012. Yes, I will listen to my gut. It knows better and thinks more clearly than my mind or my heart. Yes, I will broaden my circle of friends so that my whole life isn't centered around people that talk church all the time. Yes, I will try to lower my voice when dealing with ADHD, since you taught me that volume really does nothing but make my throat and heart hurt.
I'm spending these last fleeting moments with a frightened dog curled up by my side and a nervous cat across my legs, neither able to understand all the noise outside that has been blasting for hours now. I'm amazed that my youngest children are actually sleeping.
I'm missing my standard New Year's Eve companion, the faithful old movie You've Got Mail. No matter how many times I see it, I always get excited that they finally get together after all those missteps. (Classic line: "I wanted it to be you!") I have to say that without Tom and Meg to keep me distracted, I'm feeling a bit lonely. This is, you know, the loneliest holiday of the year for me. Valentine's Day – that's all hype. Birthdays – no big deal. Fourth of July – that's great with friends. Thanksgiving – it's all about family. Christmas – well, that one is tough too, but it's okay when I focus on the kids. New Year's? Well dang. Everyone should be able to start off a New Year with someone special at your side! I can't even remember the last time that has happened!
But that's okay. I'll be thankful for all I do have and all I might have one day. I'll think about things I hope to accomplish in 2012, but I won't make any resolutions. (That's a sure way to make sure they will never happen!) I'll look again at my list of possible words for One Word 2012 and make my final decision. (Your word was "courage." It served me well this year.) I'll go downstairs and make a mug of hot chocolate and watch the ball drop. Then I guess it's me and John Grisham until my oldest gets home.
Thanks for all your gifts, all your lessons, all your surprises, and all your accomplishments. Thanks for all the people you brought into my life – some for the first time and some again. Thanks for giving me the tools I need to start this next journey around the sun. I'll remember you fondly.


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10Km For A CD….
June 1, 2014
I wanted to write this story up a couple of weeks ago, but I am glad I waited, as the media side of it just got better!
Last summer when I was in Halifax, something called Word On The Street was happening – an event for Canadian authors to share passages from their newly released books to the public. Among the authors was Jian Ghomeshi of CBC Radio, reading from his hilarious book, 1982 – a look back in time at life as a boy in Grade 9 in the early 80's.
One of the stories he mentioned was how much the process of acquiring new music has changed. He spoke about the full day adventure it used to take to walk to the train, ride it for 40-45 minutes to downtown Toronto, finding Sam The Record Man, locating that new tape/CD, feeling the success of accomplishment, and then repeating that journey back home just to listen to it.
Today – we can tap a few images on any hand held device, and have a whole album in minutes…….I know this saves time and all….but think about what is lost…..
While in Victoria for my walking tour, my friend Lauren put on this album (Brother's In Bamako by Eric Bibb and Habib Koite) while I was over for dinner :
I have been keenly searching out more world fusion music (Always open to more suggestions!), and I really liked the vibe of this album. Sooooo….the next day, inspired by Jian's album trek story, I decided I would do the same. Lauren told me I might be able to find the album downtown Victoria at a place called Ditch Records, so the next day, I charted my course, and set sail :).
Along the way, I had a massive realization…..Victoria is where the very first Noodle Box restaurant started up!!! I came to know the Noodle Box in Vancouver, as I used to live around the corner from the one in Kitsilano, and it quickly became my favourite restaurant. It may be better to say that I lived at the Noodle Box….Highly highly highly recommend!
Anyhow, it just so happened that the first conceived Noodle Box was on my way to the record shop on a street called FISGARD….Just try saying that out loud and with attitude and conviction…FISGARD!!!!! Repeat if you're ever feeling like you need a pick me up….haha. Love it.
I found it in China town, and had a great hang out with the employees there. Met a new songwriter there that worked there too.
Now full of delicious Kung Pao, I re-calibrated, and headed for Ditch. I couldn't actually remember the last time I went into a music shop looking for a CD, and when I asked about the Bibb/Koite album, I was sent to the back.
Digging through the Eric Bibb section brought about a touch of excitement…similar to a treasure hunt in a way…..This album was more likely the type you would only get from a concert, so the chances of finding it were low.
I flipped through a variety of albums, slowly getting to the end of supply with no sign of it yet…..Eric Bibb has a bunch of albums, and it made me curious about his other works. After going through the whole section, I got to the last slot……WHAMMO! ONE LEFT!!! SCORE!!!! What a feeling of achievement I felt….at this point, the quest for this CD had given me a great walk in sunny Victoria, took me to the birth place of my favourite eat spot where I met cool people, and now rewarded me with an album was ultra pumped to take back and listen to……..however, the story doesn't finish here.
I have only been to Victoria a few times in my life, and I have always had a special attraction to the wharf area near the Parliament buildings. A visit was a little out of the way for my journey that day, and I still had a 90 minute walk to pick up my gear for a gig I had that night…but I went anyways.
On the seawall was an amazing artist by the name of Marty Machacek plugging away on a really cool distorted image painting. I stopped to chat with him and his wife, and we exchanged stories of what we were both doing. I was surprised to find a variety of works he had painted from the Calgary region, particularly Bragg Creek, and this caught my attention. One of my cousins and his family have lived in Bragg Creek for a while, and another literally just moved there. We ended up exchanging our art, and I left with a print Marty had done of a home in Bragg Creek which I sent to my cousin as a house warming gift. I just got a call that my cousin received it, so I thought I better share this tale.
Last layer of awesomeness….I recently got tagged on facebook by a woman I met on a walk around Thetis Lake near Victoria…saying that she saw me in a Shaw TV piece……..As far as I knew, I had done nothing with Shaw on my walk, but when I watched the link…sure enough….they did a bit on Marty, and it happened to be the moment when I was talking to him and his wife! I had no idea. There was a guy there I thought was taking photos, but guess he was video recording. Haha. Anyways, I was going to share Marty's website, but here is the clip that I video bombed instead :).
Check out more of Marty's work – http://www.martycultural.com/. It rocks!
So, to recap……..I could have just downloaded Brothers in Bamako in 5 minutes to my iphone……………..enough said!
Thanks Jian and Lauren for sparking the idea for this 10km journey and blog!


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Statement by Dr. Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa
E. Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia;
Dr. Célestin Monga, Vice-President, Economic Governance and Knowledge Management, African Development Bank
Hon. Maria Kiwanuka, Senior Presidential Advisor on Finance, Uganda
Mr. Lamine Mamadou Maneh, Director of the Regional Service Centre for Africa, UNDP
Hon. Adeyemi Dipeolu, Special Advisor to the President of Nigeria on Economic Matters
Prof. Richard Joseph,
Excellencies, Ambassadors and Heads of Missions;
Distinguished Participants;
Ladies and gentlemen
It is a singular pleasure and honour for me to welcome you all to Addis Ababa, Africa's rapidly transforming diplomatic capital for the 12th edition of the African Economic Conference, which the Economic Commission for Africa has the privilege to be co-hosting with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Regional Bureau for Africa.
Permit me to start by expressing my gratitude to the government and people of Ethiopia for so graciously accepting to host this conference and for all logistical and material support that they have afforded us in the course of the preparations for the conference, as well as the hospitality they have continued to extend to participants who have come from various parts of the continent and the globe.
We are also most honoured by the presence at this opening ceremony of the conference of His Excellency, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of the FDR of Ethiopia, and other high level dignitaries from Ethiopia and other African countries. Your presence here is a clear mark of your support and recognition of the work that our institutions are doing to support Africa in its development efforts.
Ladies and gentlemen,
The theme for this year's conference is, "Governance for structural transformation". Bringing these two very important concepts together to constitute the theme of this conference has been very deliberate notably because of their centrality and importance in moving our continent forward towards the development trajectory envisioned in both the 2030 development Agenda and Agenda 2063. Governance can be understood, broadly, as the set of factors that influence how power is exercised. It comprises the complex range of mechanisms, processes, relationships and institutions through which citizens and societal groups articulate their interests, exercise rights, meet their obligations and mediate differences.
Governance, as we all know, determines which public policies get adopted and how they are implemented. There is a growing consensus that African countries require a more conducive governance environment for them to be able to pursue better public policies and ultimately to achieve better outcomes, including structural transformation and inclusive development.
And talking about structural transformation, we at ECA understand it to be the re-allocation of factors of production (capital, land, labour) within and across different sectors of the economy to better support inclusive development, through increased value addition, increased diversification, increased productivity and industrialisation.
Governance and structural transformation can be said to be mutually re-enforcing. On the one hand, good governance and effective institutions are prerequisites for the attainment of structural transformation.
On the other hand, structural transformation can have a strong disruptive effect on governance (particularly political governance) – giving rise, for example, to interest groups that push for accountable leadership and effective institutions. As countries get more transformed, more effective institutions also become more affordable. Over time, economic transformation can advance core governance objectives of accountability, participation and transparency
Over the last decade and a half, the continent has undoubtedly made progress in the area of governance as well as structural transformation. Africa experienced the longest period of growth from 2000-2013. Debt to GDP levels dropped, fiscal deficits decreased to under 5 percent in a majority of countries during this period, the percentage of people living below the poverty lined dropped to below 50 percent for the first time.
More African countries made it to the top10 of the doing business index. More African countries for the first time in the last decade where able to access the capital markets for financing. FDI for the first time exceeded Official Development Assistance as a main financing channel of our economies. The role of the domestic and foreign private sectors in many of our economies are growing. Monopolies are increasingly giving way to more competition, in the telecoms sector, transportation, finance and many other areas.
On the political front many more countries saw the birth of more participatory and democratic elections. Africa broke substantially with its traditions of coup d'états. Decentralized governments took route in many countries. Increasingly more women are taking part in decision making across the continent.
The important question at hand is - has this progress been fast enough to meet the aspirations of its people?
However, there is a consensus that Africa's rapid growth acceleration of 2000-2013, whereby the continent grew at about 5% per annum, has not been job-rich, sustainable and inclusive.
Majority of African workers are sadly, still trapped in vulnerable agriculture and the informal sector.
Moreover, although Africa's growth is recovering with a projected growth rate of 3.1% in 2017 with notable increases in manufacturing value added, progress in social development remains limited, especially in relation to poverty, inequality and social protection.
Also, progress with respect to structural transformation has been marginal with notable variations across countries. Structural transformation is critical for Africa to accelerate and sustain growth, create decent jobs and reduce poverty and inequality.
Ladies and gentlemen,
The Mo Ibrahim Index of Governance tells us that the Africa average governance score has reached 50.8 (out of 100) in 2016, which represents an improvement by +1.4 points since 2000. A positive trend in overall score in the index over the last decade has been observed in 40 Africa countries.
This slowing continental trend in the last five years at Overall Governance level is reflected by varying performances in the underlying governance categories. Over the last decade, overall progress has been driven by improved performance in three of the four governance categories of the IIAG, Human Development (+4.4), Participation and Human Rights (+2.2) and Sustainable Economic Opportunity (+1.3).
However, further progress has been hindered by a decline, on average, in Safety and Rule of Law (-2.4). Looking at the last five years within this period, varying trends appear. Human Development and Sustainable Economic Opportunity are still progressing, but at a slower pace. Participation and human rights is the only category to marginally pick up speed. Conversely, deterioration in safety and rule of law, although still present, shows signs of abating.
The improvements in governance in the continent is also reflected in the decrease in number of fatalities due to political violence of various forms from around 200,000 fatalities in 1999 to around 30,000 fatalities in 2016.
However, some relapses of political conflicts have been observed very recently as in the cases of Burundi, Central African Republic and Somalia as well as the resurgence of conflict in South Sudan and political tensions in a number of other African countries. Some of these conflicts strongly reflect lack of effective and 'inclusive' governance processes, in which all groups in society have an opportunity to influence policymaking and prevent political tensions spilling over into conflict.
On the trade front, there has been progress around the processes governing regional integration. Communities such as ECOWS and East African Economic Community, as well as SADC, have made progress integrating their regions creating larger common markets of 300 and 600 million people respectively, however more is needed especially as pertains to free movement of people and goods. Customs and border controls in many countries remain a governance challenge. The African Union is working on a continental passport which should help.
Africa also needs to strengthen the governance of its regional integration processes, especially as the continent is increasingly pursuing continent-wide integration through initiatives such as the Continental Free Trade Area negotiations which stands to create the single largest trade area in the world with over 1.3 billion people.
Given growing the emphasis of Pan-African integration, Africa will need strong Pan-African institutions to set the terms of integration, ensure implementation and resolve disputes. These institutions should take lessons from Africa's successful regional trade agreements, such as those in COMESA, EAC, ECOWAS and SADC, which all saw regional growth accelerate following their entry into force. To give one example of a successful experience that can be replicated at continental level, COMESA's non-litigious approach to dispute settlement has worked and could therefore be extended to the Pan-African level with the CFTA.
Indeed, successful regional integration is key to supporting structural transformation in Africa, since intra-African trade is currently much more industrialized than Africa's trade with the rest of the world; as such, one could expect easing intra-African trade to encourage a shift towards greater consumption and production of manufactured goods in Africa. Indeed, computable general equilibrium analysis by ECA of the impacts of a continental free trade area show that boosting intra-African trade is likely to boost intra-African trade in industrial goods by around $66 billion, which one would again expect to contribute to further industrialization on the continent.
Ladies and gentlemen,
The fundamental reality is that development and structural transformation are not an overnight phenomenon. Development results from long-term strategies, policies and effective partnerships with the various agents of global, regional and local production and innovation systems.
There are a number of areas where governance is an important and necessary condition for economic diversification, value addition and transformation. Let me give a few examples
First in the area of resource mobilization. Today Africa still lag behind all other regions in terms of resource mobilization. LAC 22 percent on average, OECD 34 percent and Africa 19 percent. The informal sector, tax evasion and illicit financial flows are important issues of governance the continent must address to accelerate its transformation agenda. We need these resources for research and development, to put more girls to school, keep more kids healthy, increase investment.
I am sure many of you are now aware of the perverse effects of illicit financial flows on African economies. In particular, these flows represent a substantial financial drain on the continent, which reduces the continent's ability to make the investments needed in education, health, science, technology and infrastructure to achieve its goal of industrialization. Indeed, the latest estimates from ECA indicate that, over the period 2000 to 2015, Africa lost $73 billion annually net through illicit financial flows through trade re-invoicing alone. This is in addition to around $27 billion estimated net annual losses through other channels, as highlighted in ECA's forthcoming Study on the Global Governance Architecture for tackling illicit financial flows. Taken together, this represents around $100 billion annually, and we know that this is a very conservative estimate. This represents around 4 per cent of the continent's GDP. As such, strengthening the institutional architecture designed to tackle these flows must be a priority for the continent.
Infrastructure and energy
We all agree that without adequate access to energy Africa will not be able to accelerate and sustain the growth process. However today over 600 million people on the continent do not have access to energy. Sub Saharan Africa according to a recent report has only 300,000 km of power lines compared to over 10 million in the EU. Access to energy is not due to lack base resources. With Africa's major hydro resources Africa can produce over 283 gigawatts of energy. Less than 10 percent of this clean energy source has been tapped to date. Ethiopia, Niger, of course and Guinea are a few notable examples.
Under developed energy infrastructure and growing demand could help attract more private sector investment and accelerate energy development, however for this we need to improve the governance processes for contracts awards, and licensing to ensure populations get affordable prices, improve the governance of energy utilities most of which are underperforming and most of all improve the governance of our regional power pool institutions. Institutions building again is critical for this.
40-65 percent of Africa's labour force today is engaged in the agriculture sector, most of them women. It is widely known that no country has grown sustainably without developing its agriculture sector. However, the governance processes regulating agriculture in Africa are still fraught with weaknesses.
Land rights are not secure, the procurement process for inputs such as fertilizer and other inputs remains highly political in many countries undermining productivity of the sector and most of all its profitability.
As a result, food imports to Africa increased almost four times between 2002 and 2014. One in nine people is not adequately nourished and one in four under nourished people lives in Africa.
In the fisheries sector governance issues continue to cripple a sector with enormous potential for diversification value addition and overall improvements in lifestyles especially for women. Currently about 25 percent of all marine catches around Africa are by non-African countries and in many cases the catch never lands on the continent. Boats are not registered and the fishing seasons are not respected. Depleting resources and impoverishing already poor communities.
For all of this, an appropriate macroeconomic policy framework is critical. Essential components of macroeconomic frameworks to foster structural transformation across the continent include: scaling up public investment and public goods provision; maintaining macro stability to attract and sustain private investment; coordinating investment and other development policies; mobilizing resources and reducing aid dependence over time; and securing fiscal sustainability by establishing fiscal legitimacy. Building strong institutions is critical for all this.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
In conclusion, Africa has made significant progress in improving its governance in recent years. Also many African countries are slowly but consistently transforming their economies. However, huge governance gaps remain and the pace of structural transformation is too low compared to the continent's needs and potential. To realize the dreams of Africa's women and bulging youth as stated in Agenda 2063, the Africa we want, we must address the links between governance and accelerated growth. We need good governance to tackle the huge challenges ahead of us such as climate change.
It is my expectation that the discussion and presentations during this Conference will go a long way to support efforts by African countries to continue to improve political, economic and corporate governance and speed up economic diversification and structural transformation in order to lift millions of Africans out of poverty and ensure a better future for all Africans.
I thank you for your attention and wish you fruitful deliberations.