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Great Smog
Nelson's Column during the Great Smog of 1952
|5–9 December 1952
|London, England
The Great Smog of '52 or Big Smoke[1] was a severe air-pollution event that affected London during December 1952. A period of cold weather, combined with an anticyclone and windless conditions, collected airborne pollutants mostly from the use of coal to form a thick layer of smog over the city. It lasted from Friday 5 December to Tuesday 9 December 1952, and then dispersed quickly after a change of weather.
Although it caused major disruption due to the effect on visibility, and even penetrated indoor areas, it was not thought to be a significant event at the time, with London having experienced many smog events in the past, so-called "pea soupers". Government medical reports in the following weeks estimated that up until 8 December 4,000 people had died prematurely and 100,000 more were made ill because of the smog's effects on the human respiratory tract. More recent research suggests that the total number of fatalities was considerably greater, at about 12,000.[2]
It is known to be the worst air-pollution event in the history of the United Kingdom,[3] and the most significant in terms of its effect on environmental research, government regulation, and public awareness of the relationship between air quality and health.[2] It led to several changes in practices and regulations, including the Clean Air Act 1956.
Pre-Events 1
- Sources of pollution 1.1
- Weather 1.2
Effects 2
- Effect on London 2.1
- Health effects 2.2
- Environmental impact 2.3
- See also 3
- References 4
- Further reading 5
- External links 6
Sources of pollution
The cold weather preceding and during the smog meant that Londoners were burning more coal than usual to keep warm. Post-war domestic coal tended to be of a relatively low-grade, sulphurous variety (economic necessity meant that better-quality "hard" coals tended to be exported), which increased the amount of sulphur dioxide in the smoke. There were also numerous coal-fired power stations in the Greater London area, including Fulham, Battersea, Bankside, and Kingston upon Thames, all of which added to the pollution. According to the UK MetOffice, the following pollutants were emitted each day during the foggy period: 1,000 tonnes of smoke particles, 2,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, 140 tonnes of hydrochloric acid, 14 tonnes of fluorine compounds and 370 tonnes of sulphur dioxide.[4]
Research suggests that additional pollution-prevention systems fitted at Battersea may have worsened the air quality, reducing the output of soot at the cost of increased sulphur dioxide, though this is not certain. Additionally, there were pollution and smoke from vehicle exhaust — particularly from steam locomotives and diesel-fuelled buses, which had replaced the recently abandoned electric tram system — and from other industrial and commercial sources.[5] Prevailing winds had also blown heavily polluted air across the English Channel from industrial areas of Continental Europe.
On 4 December 1952, an anticyclone settled over a windless London, causing a temperature inversion with cold, stagnant air trapped under a layer (or "lid") of warm air.[6][7] The resultant fog, mixed with chimney smoke, particulates such as those from vehicle exhausts, and other pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, formed a persistent smog, which blanketed the capital the following day. The presence of tarry particles of soot gave the smog its yellow-black colour, hence the nickname "peasouper".[5] The absence of significant wind prevented its dispersal and allowed an unprecedented accumulation of pollutants.
Effect on London
Although London was accustomed to heavy fogs, this one was denser and longer-lasting than any previous fog.[8] Visibility was reduced to a few yards ("It's like you were blind"[9]) making driving difficult or impossible.
Public transport ceased, apart from the London Underground; and the ambulance service stopped functioning, forcing users to transport themselves to hospital. The smog even seeped indoors, resulting in the cancellation or abandonment of concerts and film screenings as visibility decreased in large enclosed spaces, and stages and screens became harder to see from the seats .[10] Outdoor sports events were also affected.
In the inner London suburbs and away from town centres there was no disturbance by moving traffic to thin out the dense fog in the back streets. The result was that visibility could be down to a metre or so in the daytime. Walking out of doors became a matter of shuffling one's feet to feel for road curbs, etc. This was made even worse at night because each back street lamp at the time was fitted with an incandescent light-bulb which gave no penetrating light onto the pavement for pedestrians to see their feet, or even the lamp post. Fog-penetrating fluorescent lamps did not become widely available until later on in the 1950s. 'Smog masks' were worn by those who were able to purchase them from chemists.
Near railway lines, on which 'fog working' was implemented, loud explosions similar to the report of a shotgun were a common feature. These explosions were made by 'detonators', a form of large percussion cap placed on the track and activated by the wheels of trains. These were placed by certain signals to provide an audible warning to match the visual indication provided by the signal for the driver.
Health effects
There was no panic, as London was renowned for its fog. In the weeks that ensued, however, statistics compiled by medical services found that the fog had killed 4,000 people.[11] Most of the victims were very young or elderly, or had pre-existing respiratory problems. In February 1953, Lieutenant-Colonel Lipton suggested in the House of Commons that the fog had caused 6,000 deaths and that 25,000 more people had claimed sickness benefits in London during that period.[12]
Most of the deaths were caused by respiratory tract infections from hypoxia and as a result of mechanical obstruction of the air passages by pus arising from lung infections caused by the smog. The lung infections were mainly bronchopneumonia or acute purulent bronchitis superimposed upon chronic bronchitis.[13]
More recent research suggests that the number of fatalities was considerably greater, at about 12,000.[2]
Environmental impact
The death toll formed an important impetus to modern environmentalism, and it caused a rethinking of air pollution, as the smog had demonstrated its lethal potential.
New regulations were implemented, restricting the use of dirty fuels in industry and banning black smoke.
Environmental legislation since 1952, such as the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1954 and the Clean Air Acts of 1956 and 1968, led to a reduction in air pollution. Financial incentives were offered to householders to replace open coal fires with alternatives (such as installing gas fires), or for those who preferred, to burn coke instead (a byproduct of town gas production) which produces minimal smoke. Central heating (using gas, electricity, oil or permitted solid fuel) was rare in most dwellings at that time, not finding favour until the late 1960s onwards.
Despite improvements, insufficient progress had been made to prevent one further smog event approximately ten years later, in early December 1962.[14]
See also
- 1930 Meuse Valley fog
- 1939 St. Louis smog
- 1948 Donora smog
- 2013 Harbin smog
- 2013 Shanghai smog
- London low emission zone
- Smog
- ^ Davis DL, et al.; and Bates D. A Look Back at the London Smog of 1952 and the Half Century Since; A Half Century Later: Recollections of the London Fog (Environmental Health Perspectives, Dec 2002).
- ^ a b c Bell, Michelle L.; Michelle L. Bell; Devra L. Davis; Tony Fletcher (January 2004). "A Retrospective Assessment of Mortality from the London Smog Episode of 1952: The Role of Influenza and Pollution".
- ^ McKie, Robin & Townsend, Mark. Great Smog is history, but foul air still kills (The Observer, 24 Nov 2002).
- ^ The Great Smog of 1952, metoffice.gov.uk, retrieved 12 October 2014
- ^ a b Mason, Nigel; Hughes, Peter; Mc Mllan, Randall. Introduction to environmental physics (CRC, 2001), pp112-113.
- ^ "Atmosphere, Climate & Environment Information Programme". Ace.mmu.ac.uk. 4 December 1952. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ "Met Office Education: Teens – Case Studies – The Great Smog". Metoffice.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ Greater London Authority. 50 Years On: The struggle for air quality in London since the great smog of December 1952
- ^ Nielson, John. "The Killer Fog of '52". NPR. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ London fog clears after days of chaos, bbc.co.uk, retrieved 7 December 2014
- ^ The Great Smog of 1952, metoffice.gov.uk, retrieved 17 August 2008
- ^ "Coal: Nutty slack", Commons Sitting of 16 February 1953, hansard.millbanksystems.com, retrieved 5 December 2011
- ^ Camps, Francis E (Ed.) (1976). Gradwohl's Legal Medicine (Bristol: John Wright & Sons Ltd, 3rd ed.) ISBN 0-7236-0310-3. p. 236.
- ^ Choking fog spreads across Britain, BBC News, retrieved 16 January 2015
Further reading
- Bell, Michelle L. and Davis, Devra Lee. Reassessment of the Lethal London Fog of 1952: Novel Indicators of Acute and Chronic Consequences of Acute Exposure to Air Pollution ("Environmental Health Perspectives", June 2001).
- Berridge, Virginia (Ed.). The Big Smoke: Fifty Years After the 1952 London Smog (University of London, Institute of Historical Research, 2005)
- Brimblecombe, Peter. The Big Smoke: A History of Air Pollution in London Since Medieval Times (Routledge Kegan & Paul, 1987).
- Greater London Authority. 50 Years On: The struggle for air quality in London since the great smog of December 1952 (Dec 2002).
- Thorsheim, Peter. Inventing Pollution: Coal, Smoke, and Culture in Britain Since 1800 (Ohio University Press, 2006).
External links
- Edinburgh University: The London Smog Disaster of 1952
- BBC News: Days of toxic darkness
- 1952: London fog clears after days of chaos (BBC News, 9 December 1952).
- Use British English from October 2013
- Use dmy dates from September 2011
- Smog events
- Air pollution in the United Kingdom
- 1952 in London
- Disasters in London
- Environmental disasters in the United Kingdom
- Health in London
- Health disasters in the United Kingdom
- Environment of London
- 1952 in England
- 1952 disasters
- 1952 health disasters
- 1952 in the environment


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The ZIMBABWE Situation
Our thoughts and prayers are with Zimbabwe
- may peace, truth and justice prevail.
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ZNSPCA update
Keep despotic Mugabe out, says Aussie leader
Government arrogance derails economic recovery programme
Is Mugabe trying another cover-up?
Chinese delegation to explore mining opportunities
Presidential pensions law gazetted
Hit for six
Obasanjo, Bush have a pact on Taylor, says Kalu
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SPCA Member Centres:
Beitbridge - Bulawayo - Chegutu - Chinhoyi - Chiredzi - Gweru - Harare - Hwange - Kadoma - Kwekwe - Marondera - Mashava - Masvingo - Mutare - Zvishavane
Once again, we thank all of the individuals, organisations and businesses who made it possible for Meryl to receive her heart operation. She is well on the road to recovery - 'on the road' being exactly where she is - having been given the all clear to start driving again.
Meryl has just returned from a very fruitful Baboon Control Stakeholders' meeting with the Timber Producers Federation in Juliasdale. The animal welfare concerns raised by the ZNSPCA are being taken seriously and Meryl was gratified that throughout the meeting, National Parks referred to the ZNSPCA as their 'colleagues'. Timber Producers have welcomed the participation of the ZNSPCA who will be consulted and invited to monitor any problem animal control exercises. They have also indicated that they would welcome any alternative methods for the humane management of problem animals.
In spite of the deterioration of law enforcement in Zimbabwe, we are pleased to report that all cases which have been brought to court by the ZNSPCA this year have been won. The owner of the ex-Tredar dog which died after he had failed to take the animal for veterinary attention, which was reported on earlier this year, was found guilty. Two other cases involving neglect of a herd of cattle and cruelty towards a cattle pony in Gweru were also won.
Meryl returned to the Ostrich farm in Bromley which was reported on in July. Despite not having been served with a Section 8 Notice, the farmer has now been evicted. He will be sending the entire flock for slaughter apart from a few birds which he will attempt to relocate.
The Rescue Team have carried out three rescues since Meryl's return. They received a report of dogs having been abandoned on Groovy Tuesday Farm. Two Labradors were rescued and both have been rehomed.
In Mtorashanga, the army gave a farmer 24 hours notice to evacuate but they were unable to load their three dogs - 2 Collie X's, 'Shumba' and 'Sally' and a Rotty X, 'Major'. The Team went to the farm without a police escort and managed to rescue all three animals - one had been left tied up at the front gate.
In one of the worst cases the Team has yet had to deal with, an elderly farmer and his wife were attacked in Marondera. Both are in their 70's. The farmer was called to the front gate and whilst he was distracted 4 men entered the house through the back - they were all armed with thick wooden poles. The farmer was badly beaten, his hands and feet tied and then tied together. The assailants wrapped him in a tablecloth and then put an armchair on top of him. At that stage he was struggling to breath.
Three of the assailants claimed to be War Veterans and were elderly. The other assailant was young and attempted to rape the farmer's wife. She is currently receiving ARV treatment. The farmer required several stitches to close the wounds on his head.
The farmer's domestic worker and his wife were brought in with their baby and 4 year old child. The couple were assaulted in the presence of the young child and whilst the baby was still on the wife's back.
All were then tied up and the assailants loaded up the farmer's truck with property and left. They returned later for another load. The farmer's wife finally managed to free herself and broke out of the house.
One of the family's Scotty dogs 'Timolina' had a wound across her back where she had been hit. The other Scotty 'Lizzy' had run away and when she did not return the following day, Sunday, the team went out on Monday, happily to find that she had returned uninjured but was very traumatised. She sat next to Meryl on the way back to Harare and wouldn't leave her side. The Team returned to help the family clear up the house which had been completely 'trashed' during the attack.
The wildlife situation remains cause for very grave concern. Hunters from here and abroad are capitalising on the chaotic situation as well as other unscrupulous individuals who are claiming that the wild animals on occupied farms are a natural resource to be exploited. Hunting concessions are being handed out in excess of recommended quotas. It is basically 'open season' - even the 'presidential elephants' in Hwange are being poached.
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Keep despotic Mugabe out, says Aussie leader
[Auckland, August 15 ] - John Howard, the Australian prime minister, has branded Zimbabwe's president an "un-elected despot" - and says his nation should not be readmitted to the Commonwealth.
Zimbabwe was kicked out of all decision-making councils of the group, which comprises Britain and its former colonies, after President Robert Mugabe's regime was accused of intimidation and vote-rigging in the presidential elections of March 2002.
Howard, speaking on the sidelines of a Pacific leaders' meeting in Auckland on Friday, said unless Zimbabwe moved back towards democratic rule it "should definitely remain suspended".
"There's no sign that Zimbabwe's position is altering," he added.
"Zimbabwe as a nation continues to suffer the ruin of a country that has been in the hands of an un-elected despot."
Howard also said Mugabe should be barred from the next Commonwealth meeting, scheduled for December in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.
"I don't think it would be helpful for the Commonwealth if Mr Mugabe were to come to Abuja," he said.
Earlier on Friday Don McKinnon, the Commonwealth secretary-general, announced that he planned to stand for a second four-year term when his term expires at the end of the year.
McKinnon, New Zealand's former foreign minister, said the 54-nation group "has achieved a lot in the last three years," but added: "I think there is still a lot of work to do."
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Zimbabwe: Government arrogance derails economic recovery programme
Charles Rukuni, Staff Reporter
Barutiwa News Service
Filed on Aug 14, 2003 @ 09:35 hours EST
Old habits die hard. Despite coming up with fantastic homegrown economic
recovery programmes, the ruling ZANU-PF has failed to turn around the
country's teetering economy. Instead, the slide has continued with inflation
now at a staggering 364.5 percent up from 199 percent at the end of 2002.
And it appears that the slide is likely to continue for some time as the
government continues to grope in the dark, blaming everyone else for the
economic collapse except itself. Yet, it is the arrogance of the ruling
party that has led to the current crisis.
With an acute shortage of foreign currency, no food or fuel, threats to cut
down power supplies and skyrocketing inflation, most Zimbabweans believed
the government was genuinely looking for a solution to the country's crisis
when it revamped the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF), which takes in the
business sector and labour, and signed a number of protocols to steer the
country out of the doldrums at the beginning of the year. The announcement
of a national economic recovery programme in February seemed to be icing to
what looked like a joint and genuine effort to get the country back on
Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa said the programme was aimed at restoring
conditions necessary for full agricultural production, reversal of
de-industrialisation and increasing capacity utilisation in the
manufacturing sector and resuscitation of closed mines and companies. The
government was supposed to introduce measures that would address the
viability of producers and the survival of exporters, including all earners
of foreign exchange. It was also supposed to come up with credible pricing
policies for domestic goods and services and arrest inflation. Another key
component of the recovery programme was to restore business confidence and
to engage external creditors over payment of arrears which had risen to
US$1.4 billion in January 2003.
There was no time to waste. The 49-page revival programme had a 16-page
implementation plan with most of the tasks scheduled to start in February or
March except those that were ongoing. Four months down the line, very little
has been achieved. Targets have been missed. Blame shifting is the order of
the day. And, the government is not acknowledging that one of the key
factors in the success of the programme, the TNF broke down in April when
labour organised a three-day national strike to protest against the
government's arbitrary decision to increase the price of fuel by more than
300 percent when the TNF had signed a prices and incomes stabilisation
protocol that was supposed to be in force until the end of June.
The government had already lost the trust of the labour body when it rounded
up members of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change after their
two-day stayaway in March. This was a serious breach of the Kadoma
Declaration which the TNF had agreed to in January as part of the
government's efforts to restore confidence in the nation as well as shore up
political tolerance which was key to good governance and a return to the
rule of law.
A participant in the TNF said the government had never been serious about
the TNF. It appeared only interested in using the TNF to come up with an
economic recovery plan which appeared to have the consensus of key
stakeholders so that it could sell this to the International Monetary Fund
to resume its credit line.
"The Kadoma Declaration is key to the success of both the TNF and the
economic recovery programme," the participant said. "As long as the
government continues to politick, ignoring the realities that the country
faces today, it will go nowhere."
The TNF first came up with the Kadoma Declaration in August 2001 after
noting that it was necessary to address the totality of the macroeconomic
problems including the country risk factor I order to turn around the
country's economic problems but the government had refused to sign the
The forum said the country risk factor was the premium that was attached by
nationals, residents, foreigners and international bodies on residing in,
visiting or doing business with a particular country". Elements of the risk
included low confidence or pride in one's country, lack of patriotism and
trust in institutional systems. Millions of Zimbabweans have left the
country to seek greener pastures elsewhere. A weekly paper recently reported
more than half a million professional and technical Zimbabweans had left the
country to work abroad.
The elements of risk also included failure of the nation to supply basic
human needs, like is currently being experienced by the country's failure to
supply fuel and cash as well as basic requirements such as mealie meal.
Other elements are lack of social cohesion, real or perceived selective
observance of the rule of law, insecurity and real or perceived lack of
political tolerance.
The TNF said country risk led to most of the problems Zimbabwe is currently
experiencing such as prolonged economic depression, hyperinflation, low
savings, capital flight, de-industrialisation, high unemployment and brain
drain. It led to increased poverty, with poverty in turn leading to an
increase in crime.
The TNF even suggested solutions and the way forward to solve the country's
risk problems. These included depoliticising institutions of governance and
a return to the rule of law, timeous implementation of agreed policies,
democratisation of the economic landscape and timeous resolution of
disputes. All political leaders had to speak against violence and ensure
free and fair elections. The law had to apply equally to anyone who incited
or perpetrated violence.
The government had to blacklist all givers and receivers of bribes, enforce
the Prevention of Corruption Act and deal with commercial corruption. It had
to ensure good governance.
What has angered some members of the TNF, especially the labour movement
which has strong links with the Movement for Democratic Change is that
whenever there is violence it is only members of the opposition who are
arrested even when they are the victims. The government also seems to be
turning a blind eye on the black market leading to speculation that senior
government or ZANU-PF officials are involved, especially in money spinning
activities such as the trade in foreign currency, fuel procurement, and the
sale of scarce products whose prices are still controlled such as sugar and
mealie meal or maize.
The biggest blow for the trade union movement was the arbitrary price
increases that the government allowed soon after a freeze on incomes was
supposed to have been put into effect. But the arrogance of the government
which continued to give the impression that everything it was doing had been
sanctioned by all stakeholders has derailed its recovery programme, the
fourth such plan to flop because of politicking.
The government adopted the International Monetary Fund sponsored Economic
Structural Adjustment Programme in 1991 but failed to implement it fully
because of political considerations. It came up with its own Zimbabwe
Programme for Economic and Social Transformation, but never implemented it.
This was followed by the Millennium Recovery Programme. It too was not
Under the current programme, the government was supposed to have explored
models of land tenure systems vis a vis property rights by March. It was
supposed to have reviewed maximum A2 farm sizes and rationalised and
consolidated land allocation in line with an audit by the Land Task force
the same month. Instead, it threw away the report without disclosing its
findings to the public and setup another audit team which is still working
on its audit.
The government is supposed to have reviewed and topped up input schemes,
finance and extension services and facilitated the setting up of commodity
associations by the same month. It should have introduced a Dairy
Development Programme to revive dairy farms by March and transformed
Agribank into a land bank as well as the disbanded Agricultural Marketing
Other tasks that should have been carried out by March included the review
of the Industrial Review Strategy to address de-industrialisation, low
capacity utilisation, increased exports and empowerment and, a review of the
gold support scheme. International public relations companies should have
been hired to counter negative publicity.
Several measures to boost foreign currency should have been implemented in
February. These included an export support scheme, a review of the 50:50
export proceeds surrender every quarter, the introduction of an export
revolving fund and incentives to attract remittances from non-resident
Zimbabweans. A credible external payments arrears repayment programme should
also have been put in place in February.
The government should have put in place trigger mechanisms to adjust the
prices of fuel, and tariffs for coal and electricity by February. It should
also have concluded and signed the Kadoma Declaration by February.
As things stand, it is still gropping in the dark, calling on the nation to
remain steadfast- Rambai makashinga.
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Is Mugabe trying another cover-up?
Charles Rukuni, Staff Reporter
Barutiwa News Service
Filed on Aug 14, 2003 @ 15:30 hours EST
Harare, Zimbabwe (BNS) - President Robert Mugabe's has called on his
lieutenants to surrender excess farms if they have more than one but the
move is being viewed with a lot of skepticism, coming as it does, just
before the Land Review Commission which he appointed in May is about to
present its report. The commission was given two months to submit its report
but is behind schedule.
Observers say the call could be another cover-up. The government appointed a
land audit team led by Minister of State in charge of Land Reform Flora Buka
last year but has declined to publish its findings. Part of the Buka report
was, however, leaked to the local and international media. It is not clear,
therefore, whether the document that has been circulating is the genuine
report or not because the government has denied its existence.
President Mugabe's call comes amid speculation that the government is not
likely to release the findings of the Land Review Commission chaired by his
former top lieutenant, Charles Utete, either. Other members of the powerful
committee were Robie Mupawose, Liberty Mhlanga, Tobias Takavarasha, Boniface
Ndimande, Rudo Gaidzanwa, Mavis Chidzonga and Misheck Sibanda. Whispers say
should the government decide to publish the findings, it is likely to
produce two reports, one for government consumption and the other for the
The findings are said to be too embarrassing for the government to risk the
forthcoming general elections. The Buka team named prominent people and they
in turn could have spilled the beans so that they do not go down alone. The
Utete Commission is reported to have opened a can of worms that sent shivers
among the party's top lieutenants who had ignored requests for information
from Buka because she was a political lightweight. Utete, the man once
regarded as the de facto Prime Minister of the country when that post was
scrapped, is no easy pushover.
Buka's report was quite revealing. It covered all the country's provinces
except Masvingo. It found that some people had been allocated land on which
people had already been settled. Barclays Bank managing director, Alex
Jongwe, allegedly bought nine such farms in Bindura, Mazowe and Makonde
districts. Sunday Mirror publisher Ibbo Mandaza bought five such farms in
Bubi district
Senior government and party officials had also been allocated farms that had
originally been planned for A1 settlement (for peasant production) but had
been redesignated A2, commercial farming. War veterans Chris Pasipamire and
Mike Moyo were allegedly violently evicting 36 settlers from Mayfield farm
in Mazowe. James Makamba had removed settlers from Maryvale farm while Mines
Minister Edward Chindori-Chininga had moved into Calgary farm, both in
Member of Parliament Servius Kasukuwere, Air Force chief Perrence Shiri and
Defence Minister Sidney Sekeramayi were also involved with Kasukuwere moving
in onto Harmony farm in Mazowe, Shiri displacing 96 families at Eirin farm
in Marondera and Sekeramayi moving 21 families from Ulva farm in Marondera.
Mashonaland West faced a peculiar problem. Disagreement between governor
Peter Chanetsa, party chairman Philip Chiyangwa and Local Government
Minister Ignatius Chombo on prospective beneficiaries had resulted in 90
farms acquired for resettlement in the prime farming area lying idle for two
Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises Development Sithembiso Nyoni was
playing havoc at Fountain farm in Insiza. The Insiza District land committee
had recommended that the farm, which is highly developed and produces
poultry, citrus and livestock should be allocated to youths for skills
training, but Nyoni had allegedly been offered the farm. Though Lands and
Agriculture Minister Joseph Made had promised to withdraw Nyoni's offer
letter, Nyoni was allegedly hiring thugs to beat up people at the farm
including members of the Insiza District land committee.
The report also names at least 30 senior government and party officials who
it says have more than one farm. They include Local Government Minister
Ignatius Chombo, Masvingo governor Josiah Hungwe, Deputy Minister Joram
Gumbo, MP Servius Kasukuwere, deputy speaker of Parliament Edna Madzongwe,
Deputy Minister Shuvai Mahofa, Minister Elliott Manyika, businessman Mutumwa
Mawere, Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi, Information Minister Jonathan
Moyo, Matebeleland North governor Obert Mpofu, Sabina Mugabe, Perrence
Shiri, Police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena, and Mashonaland West governor
Peter Chanetsa.
But the report states that the list is not exhaustive. "People interviewed
were scared to reveal any information lest they might be victimised by the
multiple farm owners who seem to have their loyalists within the various
land committees," it says.
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The Herald
Chinese delegation to explore mining opportunities
Herald Reporter
A FIVE-member Chinese delegation is in Zimbabwe on a five-day visit to
explore mining opportunities in the country.
The chairman of the Chinese Metropolitan Mining Corporation, Mr Yang Chang
Heng, said Zimbabwe had large mineral deposits that needed to be exploited.
A subsidiary of the company, Metallurgical Construction Company (MCC) is
already operating in the country.
Several officials from mining companies such as the Zimbabwe Mining and
Smelting Company, the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company, ZimAlloys, the
Zimbabwe Mining and Development Corporation and the Mineral Marketing
Corporation of Zimbabwe attended the meeting.
The Chinese delegation said it looked forward to starting work in Zimbabwe
and hoped for maximum support from the Ministry of Mines, which was
represented by Minister Edward Chindori-Chininga at the meeting.
Mr Heng said since Zimbabwe was rich in mineral resources, China could
provide the finance, technology and market to exploit the resources.
Representatives from the mining companies took turns to brief the MCC on the
operations of their companies as well as the areas that needed revamping.
The Chinese delegation said it would start working in stages and had already
set its sight on chrome which has an annual production of about 250 000
An official with MCC said feasibility studies had already been done and
developments should be expected "as soon as possible".
In a move that would benefit Zisco in terms of financing, the Chinese have
also shown interest in iron and steel and will visit Zisco today.
They have also indicated interest in the coke ovens at Wankie Colliery Mine.
Mr Heng said investment opportunities were bright in Zimbabwe.
"We have a bright future here, otherwise we wouldn't have come. Even if we
encounter problems, we know they can be overcome through consultations," he
MCC specialises in scientific research, geo-technical construction and
installation, technical services, and equipment designs, among other diverse
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The Herald
Presidential pensions law gazetted
Herald Reporter
The Presidential Pension and Retirement Benefits Amendment Act is now law
after President Mugabe assented to it.
According to yesterday's Government Gazette, President Mugabe signed the
Act, which was recently approved by Parliament, into law.
The Act sets the annual pension of the first President of Zimbabwe at 75
percent of the annual salary of a serving President.
It also states that any person who, at any time since December 31 1987, had
been President or Vice President of Zimbabwe for at least one full term of
office, shall receive an annual pension that is equal to the annual salary
of a serving President or Vice President.
Under the Act, surviving children of a person who dies whilst in the office
of the President or Vice President of Zimbabwe after having served at least
one full term shall receive an annual pension equal to one third of any
annual pension to which the President or Vice President would have been
entitled to if they had vacated office as President or Vice President.
According to the Act, the spouse of the first President of Zimbabwe shall be
paid allowances which are equal to 75 percent of any allowances paid to the
spouse of a serving President.
The spouse of any person who had been President or Vice President since
December 31 1987 shall be paid allowances equal to any allowance paid to the
spouse of a serving President or Vice President.
The allowances will be paid from the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
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Comment from ZWNEWS, 15 August
Hit for six
The government is so desperate for foreign currency that it seems even
cricket players' bank accounts are not immune from the attentions of the
country's security agents. Members of Zimbabwe's cricket squad stand to lose
a large part of their earnings from playing in the World Cup, The Times
reported yesterday. Not only has the total amount paid to each player
reportedly been cut, but a ruling by the Reserve Bank also means that the
players will be forced to change half of their remaining earnings into local
currency at the official exchange rate. The players are furious. "Its like
theyre stealing our foreign currency," one unnamed player was quoted as
saying, "and its only worth living in Zimbabwe if you can earn foreign
currency." Small print in the players' contracts stated that, if the
Zimbabwe Cricket Union's income from the tournament failed to reach a
certain level, payments to the players would be cut pro-rata. The result of
this was an immediate 19% cut in each player's payment. Worse was to follow.
On the day the payments were made to the players' foreign currency accounts
in Zimbabwe, CIO agents arrived demanding to see details of the accounts.
The account manager was later informed that the Reserve Bank had decided
that these accounts were deemed to be corporate, not individual, accounts.
The change in status means that 50% of the players' earnings must be
converted to Z$ at the official rate of 824 to the US$. On the black market,
the US$ has recently been trading at up to Z$4500. Access to the remaining
50% held in foreign currency is by application to the Reserve Bank. There is
no guarantee that any such application would be successful.
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Vanguard, Nigeria
Obasanjo, Bush have a pact on Taylor, says Kalu
By Kenneth Ehigiator
Saturday, August 16, 2003
GOVERNOR Orji Uzor Kalu of Abia State has said President Olusegun
Obasanjos resolve not to hand over former President Charles Taylor of
Liberia to the United Nations for war crime trial was informed by an
agreement on the issue between him and President George Bush of the United
The governor, who made the disclosure at the presidential way of the
Murtala Mohammed Airport, Thursday night, said the UN apparently was not
aware of that understanding between Nigeria and the US which he was privy
to, hence, its insistence on the hand over of the former Liberia leader, who
is currently on exile in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.
"Let the UN not talk what they dont know. To the best of my
knowledge, there was appropriate agreement between Presidents Bush and
Obasanjo. The US cannot come into that agreement now to portray Nigerians as
bad people.
"If no other Nigerians know, I know that from the part of the
Americans, there was an agreement. It wasnt even on the plan of Bush to
stop-over in Nigeria during his last visit. You could see there was no
fanfare, and when I talk to you, I talk to you because Im telling you what
I know."
"What pushed President Bush to be here was Liberia and once he
finished with that, he was finished with Nigeria," said Governor Kalu, who
pleaded with Nigerians to temper justice with mercy on the asylum granted
Taylor by the federal government.
He, however, said it was only the security council of UN that could
issue a decision for Taylors handover, stressing if this were so, the
federal government would have no choice, but to hand him over for trial.
Governor Kalu said what was paramount was the removal of the former
Liberia leader from power to make room for peace in the war-torn country,
adding that the issue of his handover for war crimes was only a secondary
He said leaders in the region would not hesitate to sacrifice him, if
that was all that was needed to restore sanity to the whole of the Mano
Rivers Unions territories which he alleged President Charles Taylor had
thrown into anarchy over the years.
Making a case for the former Liberia leader , Governor Kalu stated:
"the man has done wrong, he should be forgiven also. Lets remove him first
because there is problem in Guinea Conakry, problem in Burkina Faso, problem
everywhere, Sierra Leone, the whole of the Mano Rivers Union area you have
problems, and this is caused by one man called Charles Taylor.
"You see the way he left his country, he left with all his heart, and
if you have shown such a remorse, the way he talked to Liberian people, the
way he behaved when he was leaving, I mean he was virtually crying. And for
a man in that level of office to be removed from office in that way shows
African leaders should be cautious."
Kalu, who challenged African leaders to extend similar treatment to
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, flayed the leaders for their sit-tight
syndrome in office, which had stood between the continent and progress.
He said "we have to start finishing these African leaders who want to
sit tight, who do not want to leave office. Its criminal offence not to
leave office. "Its criminal offence for a leader to subvert the
constitution of his country, and the earlier we started dealing with these
African leaders, the better for the world."
Governor Kalu lamented the conversion of national wealth by some
African leaders to their personal resources, warning that the continent
would continue to suffer, if something urgent was not done to reverse the
He commended the mediatory role President Obasanjo had played lately
in Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone and Liberia, saying the world
expected nothing less than that from Nigeria, considering her stature in
For him, the countrys profile in mediating international conflicts
could be taken to the world stage, if her resources, human and material,
were optimally managed.
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No Impact Sunday: Share Your Stories
Stories, insights, tips, and more from the first day of No Impact Week: September 18th.
Congratulations on completing your first day of No Impact Week! You've taken a step towards living a fuller and happier life by buying less stuff.
Tell us how it went by clicking "Comment on this article" below, and post your photos and videos to our Facebook page.
You can also send attachments and video urls to [email protected]
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Emotion and Hotel Marketing, can you deliver?
Ask a seasoned salesman what finally drove the sale. Analyse TV and print commercials that sell to find the common driving point that generated the sale. In almost every case you will see that emotion was it.
Why does celebrity endorsement work? How does beauty affect a buying decision. The answer lies in emotional rapport.
The same goes for hotels.
In choosing a hotel guests will try to make a rational decision based on the three Ps, Place, Product and Price. But the one factor that will affect the decision despite rational decision is emotion. With a great emotional impact hotels can pull guests beyond a purely rational decision.
A prominent ad man, Rob Leavitt once said "People don't ask for facts in making up their minds. They would rather have one good, soul-satisfying emotion than a dozen facts." which summarizes that logic quite well.
Analyse the advertising revolution led by David Ogilvy in the 50s and what was the huge change? Emotional impact, before then adverts were based on texts and illustrations, most of which were printed in black and white. Suddenly come full-page color ads with photographs. Then in the 60s when DDB launched the creative revolution they added emotional impact through great photography plus a new type of copywriting one that grabbed the reader's emotions and made them re-think their habits.
Why did boutique hotel's have such a success when they started in the 1980s? Because the individually decorated rooms and hotels delivered a new and exciting emotional impact.
Hotels are visual, unless you're competing solely for the lowest price on the market, hotels are about seeing, touching, sensing and experiencing comfort.
And how should hotels deliver that emotional impact? of course they can devise great tag lines and sexy copy. But nothing delivers more than photography.
To deliver a great emotional impact your hotel must have great photography. The rooms, the surroundings, the lobby and all must be shot by expert photographers that can communicate through those images the quality and experience that guests can expect.
Rooms and environment must be presented in a way that they elicit and emotional response. Just showing the environment the way the camera sees it will not elicit any response.
Showing a great photo on one quarter of the screen has almost no impact. The bigger the picture the bigger the impact. And if you're worried that it'll push off the text from your site, ask yourself when you last booked a hotel because there was great text on the home page.
If you want to see the difference in size and how it affects emotion compare the photo galleries of Google Plus with those of Flickr or other older photo sharing sites.
We started making full-screen hotel websites in 2008 and rapidly saw a huge difference in website conversion. Some of the pioneer hotels haven't had their websites re-done since and they still work better than most other competing sites
While this may not seem evident and may even seem contradictory to the prior, a slow site worsens emotional impact. Notice how waiting in line at the airport reduces the excitement of your vacations? At first you'll probably feel annoyed at the end you'll be apathetic of the line. The same goes for your website, though hopefully guests don't have to wait that long. On the other hand remember how pleased you were when you arrived at a hotel and had immediate service?
Any time lost waiting lowers the emotional impact. So you must make those huge images load incredibly fast. It's a challenge but it's going to affect your bottom line.
If you want to raise your average price you need a great property with great interior design and service and if you want to increase direct bookings you need a great website that will show every penny worth of ADR with a great emotional impact.
Failing to deliver that emotional impact will relegate you to price competition only and that's a hard battle to win.
In short, you can't over-sell. You can only under-deliver.


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Noir studies are big right now. There are about a million books on the market--from vast overviews of the genre to studies of individual films and filmmakers.
Over at Criminal Element, I've put together a list of some beginning tomes. This is far from an exhaustive list, just a nice starting place for the fledgling noir geek.
You can read Build Your Book Case here.


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Press Release: Pennsylvanians concerned about legislation that infringes on First Amendment rights/
Update: On Friday, November 4, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed HB 2107 into law.
Pennsylvania Freedom to Boycott Coalition
October 26, 2016
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
Pennsylvanians Concerned About Legislation that Infringes on First Amendment Rights
Today the Pennsylvania legislature passed HB 2107, an unconstitutional bill that threatens to penalize forms of political expression protected by the First Amendment.
HB 2107 prohibits the State of Pennsylvania from contracting with companies or organizations that endorse boycotts of any person or entity on the basis of race, religion, gender, or national origin. While discouraging identity-based discrimination is a worthy objective that numerous State and federal statutes already pursue, it is clear from the language of HB 2107 that its sole purpose is to stigmatize and suppress boycotts that target Israeli government policy.
Attorneys at the Center for Constitutional Rights, the National Lawyers Guild and Palestine Legal sent a letter Monday to State Senators urging them to withdraw the bill, warning:
The bill's stated purpose of targeting boycotts of Israel, its vagueness, its enormous financial penalty, and its potential for misuse, will chill and suppress speech protected by the United States Constitution.
Part of a national wave of legislation that attempts to curtail speech critical of Israel's treatment of Palestinians, HB 2107 is one of three such bills introduced by Pennsylvania lawmakers in recent years. These bills, and others like them, have been widely criticized by civil liberties groups, constitutional law experts, community associations, and editorial boards of major newspapers across the country.
It is clear that the purpose of HB 2107 is to suppress Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns for Palestinian human rights. Boycotts targeting Israeli government policies are politically protected activities, and long standing tools of social justice movements. By legislating against our constitutionally protected right to boycott, lawmakers have made a grave mistake with serious consequences that include the intentional chilling of free speech.
Quotes for Publication on Pennsylvania Bill HB 2107
Rahul Saksena, staff attorney, Palestine Legal - "The U.S. has a long history of non-violent boycotts as a tactic to advance civil and human rights, including the Montgomery bus boycott in the 1950s and the boycott of Apartheid South Africa in the 1980s. Recognizing this history, the Supreme Court has held that boycotts to bring about political, economic, and social change are protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Boycotts for Palestinian rights are no different. BDS campaigns do not target individuals based on religion or national origin, but rather take aim at state policies that violate the human rights of Palestinians. If enacted, this bill will chill constitutionally-protected speech and activity of Pennsylvanians who make the ethical decision to stand up for human rights. Pennsylvania lawmakers should stay out of the business of condemning non-violent human rights movements, and should focus instead on defending our constitutional rights."
Mike Merryman-Lotze, Palestine-Israel Program Director, American Friends Service Committee - "Over the past three years several waves of attacks on BDS have been introduced at the federal, state and local levels. First were a series of non-binding resolutions, then at least a dozen states passed laws penalizing BDS activity. Two were proposed last year in Pennsylvania which prohibited contracts with BDS supporters, created a blacklist of BDS supporters, and barred state aid to universities and colleges that supported BDS. Probably because such laws were widely condemned as unconstitutional, a new wave of state laws is underway that attempts to obscure the anti-BDS intent. We condemn the Pennsylvania Legislature for its efforts to undermine our First Amendment rights, and for seeking to do so in a surreptitious way."
Rabbi Alissa Wise, Deputy Director, Jewish Voice for Peace - "This bill, like others around the country, is intended to distract people from the real issues at hand: the policies of the Israeli state that displace, discriminate against, and enforce a decades-long military occupation on a disenfranchised Palestinian population in total contempt of international law. The goal of the BDS movement is to spur political change and secure full civic equality for Palestinians and Jews, something that I strongly support as a rabbi dedicated to working towards justice for all people. Whether we support BDS or not, let us protect the right to express dissenting political views. The vibrancy of our democracy depends on it."
The Pennsylvania Freedom to Boycott Coalition is an alliance of local and national organizations that support the right to use boycott as a tool to achieve freedom, justice and equality for Palestinians. It includes Jewish Voice for Peace, Palestine Legal, the American Friends Service Committee, the Christian-Jewish Allies Working for Justice in Palestine and Israel, the The Philadelphia Coalition for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israel, and the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights.
Click here to read the letter.


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ADE: More Mood Board Inspiration
As mentioned many moons ago, I love big, beautiful mood/inspiration boards. They're a great way to translate our stream of consciousness into something tangible. Or, on the flipside, can help ignite or inform the creative process. Here are some mood boards that inspired collections for next spring. I always find it interesting to peer inside the minds of design's top talent. Got a favorite?
1. J. Mendel
2. Joseph Altuzarra
3. Bidhu Mohapatra
Ready to create your own mood board? Erika of Small Shop shows you how in 5 easy steps!
Images: Eli Schmidt, ioulex and Anna Moller
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Most of them don't understand that they would need at least basic programming and server administration skills, not to mention marketing, SEO and other subjects. Also I think people are confused by sensational "make money at home" infomercials on TV and spam they get in the mail.
It's especially bad when someone comes to me after they lose their job saying "well, no problem, I'm going to make money on the internet just like you" and I have to tell them "oh no you're not". They just assume I'm greedy and don't want to let them in on some secret.
Does anyone else ever deal with this problem?
Why not set them up with a blog site and leave them to it?
I'd love it if some of my friends or family would have an interest in doing the same kind of work, but so far I can't get any one interested.
I have a basic email I send to people who express an interest with some general links on how to get started. I do suggest they start with blogger and then move on from there. I thought blogger was pretty simple to use, but so far no one has made it to even the first blog entry.
I don't think you need any server or programming skills to have a successful web site - a lot of people seem to do just fine with Front page or even just blogs.
So, I guess I agree with Nick. Most people are caught up in the, "I want to work from home" idea and don't adequately prepare for what true web developing is.
Of course starting a blog is fun and can probably make a little money with Adsense or Yahoo, but most folks who think about working at home dream about hitting million dollar jackpots.
Besides all of that, I'm way too lazy to try and coach someone something that takes a few years to master.
I started a long time ago with no internet skills what-so-ever. I read a basic HTML primer online and away I went from there. Had my first webpage up about a week later on geocities. Who are you to say they can't teach themselves these skills if only you would take a moment to point out what skills they need to start learning. Beyond that, I have met people who can barely put a webpage together who are making money online. Don't assume that just because you use all those skills that other people need them too to succeed.
If you take a few moments to show them what you do and give them links to resouces where they can learn how to do it (I have a standard list now), they can have no cause to be angry with you.
If they choose not to stay the course then it will never be necessary for you to discourage them yourself - and if they make a success of it, then discouraging them would have been doing them a disfavour.
At present I have four friends who observe how I work and want to do something similar. Two have yet to start, one has started planning and one is already making pocket money from his site. At no point do I want to discourage any of them.
When speaking about programming skills, Nick may be referring to top-producing sites that generate thousands of dollars a day in revenue. I may be wrong, but I don't think there are many personal blog-sites pulling in that kinda money. Most high producers are sites created with some type of web development skill.
The average household income in the U.S. for 2003 was around $43,000 ($118 a day), so most people would not have to make thousands of dollars a day in order to make a living from the web. Most doctors don't make more than $200,000 a year, which would be $547 a day.
I know people who make a lot more than $118 a day and don't know anything more than Front page.
I don't recommend to my friends that they try to make a living from blogs. I recommend they start with a blog and then if they like doing that type of work they can move up from there.
Normally it takes many months to come back.
If they come back straight I ask them what ecommerce package they are going to use then point out the pit falls of that package.
If they want to keep coming and asking Ill help, but im here in an advisory capacity only.
No one seems to realise the amount of work you have to put in.
I did tell however if he wanted my full services that he would need to SHOW ME THE MONEY ;-)
I would never discourage anyone from pursuing web development for whatever reason they wish to pursue it. I don't assume people are dumb, and have no ability to survive on the web.
Maybe I'm too lazy (because I know what it takes to become a good web developer) to show them the ropes. Or maybe I believe that if they really want to learn something bad enough.... they'll start on their own.
Would I lend advice?
Will I sit with them for 4 hours a day, 3 days a week while they try to grasp the concepts of a while loops and if-then-else statements?
Heck no.
But I'm from the, "old school" of programming (before Frontpage, Dreamweaver, etc.) where you actually had to learn how to code all of that stuff.
Nowadays, there are so many site-generating programs that allow just about anyone (with the desire) to setup their own website.
The problem is they want all the info and know-how without a thought to how I spent hundreds of hours just reading and reading or the thousands of pounds I've lost along the way learning the hard way.
I like many others have just learned as I've went along, made mistakes, some very costly, and learned from it all.
I certainly wouldn't be handing out that kind of info to a free loading friend or relative.
That would be the same as me building my own home from scratch moving in then my cousin says "Oh I like your house, can you build me one?" Sure I say. For him to tell me I need to buy all the materials and do all the labour and work.
I certainly wouldn't be handing out that kind of info to a free loading friend or relative.
I will, happily. Although, I don't see any of my friends as free loaders, or I simply wouldn't hang out with them.
I've tried about 4 times, and their enthusiasm wanes once they find out how much work and learning this stuff really takes.
They are free to come back whenever they want and start where they left off. (which is basically nowhere.)
I'm out there competing with millions of people. Why not have an extra one be a friend or family member? I've made many friends out of competitors, but still haven't made a competitor out of a friend.
Do I tell everyone everything I know? Of course not. Only one of me can take over the world.
I do tell friends and the GF to tell people that I "just build websites" if the subject comes up outside of my circle. I'll decide if an "outsider" needs to know more than that, or to what extent. I define "outsider" rather liberally... pretty much anyone who doesn't already know. If someone is talking to me directly, I make those determinations on the spot.
I certainly wouldn't be handing out that kind of info to a free loading friend or relative.I will, happily.
So will I.
One of my friends is good at Salsa and used to work in her spare time as a Salsa teacher - she shows me how to dance better.
Another friend speaks better Russian than I do and can help me to increase my vocabulary.
Another friend can is an excellent cook and helps me improve my cooking.
Yet another friend has more experience in business and can give me excellent tips.
We all have our own skills which we spent time learning while others were engaged in different activities. If we can't help our friends and family by giving them the benefit of knowledge we have accrued in fields they are less familiar with, who can we help?
We all have our own skills which we spent time learning while others were engaged in different activities. If we can't help our friends and family by giving them the benefit of knowledge we have accrued in fields they are less familiar with, who can we help?
Yeah, but think about this: Most people (friends or family) who come to you with the bright-eyed question, "Teach me how to build websites so I can make money like you!", are looking for a quick (easy) way to bring in extra cash. Those of us who are pure, hardcore programmers with experience, degrees and lots of webmastering skills, know that this type of work is easier than it was 8 years ago, but still takes a lot of effort.
When I say, "this type of work", I don't mean throwing up a 5-page site with a couple of graphics and a paragraph or two. If friends and family want to design those types of sites, they can figure it out with a web tutorial or a book, and be done in a couple of days.
But those Frontpagers who know nothing about web programming, but have been persistent enough to start making money online, are rare. (IMO)
Now, I understand the analogies...(teaching a foreign language, or teaching someone Salsa)... but you would have a pretty good idea of what it takes to learn those. People who just want to "make money" building websites haven't a clue.
.... and I'm too freakin' lazy to teach them! LOL
But those Frontpagers who know nothing about web programming, but have been persistent enough to start making money online, are rare. (IMO)
I think you are ABSOLUTELY wrong about that.
I have helped people get going who have done very, very well, all they needed was the initial push and then someone to bounce things off as they learned more themselves, though a lot do not have the staying power.
I also direct them here and tell them that its all in here, all they have to do is look, read and learn.
I just believe that most (not all) of those who ask, are only looking to make a "quick buck". They see it as a means to make money without putting up a huge effort....(the big "dream" many seem to have)
Granted, no one wants to slave over a job with little pay, but the same people most likely won't ask you to show them how to dig ditches for extra money.
That's not as glamorous or appealing, and probably doesn't appear as easy to them.
Wait. actually, it is, isn't it? I once had a temp job sorting garbage at a recycling plant. That was awful, nasty, smelly hard work. I lasted almost a week. Look at the job I have now. I have flexible hours typing at a desk, doing work that is intellectually stimulating and creatively fulfilling. Sure there's an amount of stress at times, but it's easier to cope with than the smell of garbage and the physical exertion of loading trucks with bins full of broken glass.
Our industry does have a problem with saturation - in the 90s being a "web designer" became a chic career, millions of people rushed to take college night courses, and forced themselves into a job market where their Web Basics 101 diploma and experience at Foot Locker wasn't enough to get them their dream job.
I catch myself looking through resumes and feeling pity for them. I catch myself doing that, and remind myself that I'm being a pompous jerk. Where was I when I started? Sorting garbage!
Sure, this industry is competitive, but everyone deserves that opportunity to compete. If someone asks me what it takes to make money on the web, I try to be honest and give them genuine advice.
"Honest" is the key word there. I won't tell them it's easy. And I will not hold their hand for the next two years while they learn the ropes (though an occasional pitcher of beer over "shop talk" is always welcome). If they want to make it, they will need ingenuity, skill, dedication, patience, and discipline. They can follow a winning formula (blog + Adsense = $10) or they can risk doing something new. Who knows - maybe my brother-in-law will come up with the next million dollar homepage!
I once worked for a medical transcription company and often traveled to distant hospitals to repair various technical problems on their computer systems. One of the transcriptionists who worked there, always had her 8-year old son with her...(guess she didn't have anyone to watch him after school)
Anyway, he was probably one of the most tech-savvy 8-year olds I'd ever met. He was ALWAYS asking me questions like, "Did you know that the latest IE patch caused another vulnerability to pop up? I figured it out after I installed the patch and checked to see if the Shockwave Object was still there."
(Okay...that wasn't actually an issue, but it was questions like that which I found interesting about this kid.)
He would constantly ask me to "teach him something" about computers...(when he already knew plenty!)
He didn't care about money; or status; or how long it would take him to learn it.
He just had that fire and desire to learn it.
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Let's be realistic here people - the web is no better than Tv's Pop-Idol. It's an 'open' invitation to anyone with a PC to attempt to make money, and they all think it's an easy ride with instant web fame and the money just pours in.
There has never been a more 'joke' of an idea than others convincing complete nobodys with their 'How To Courses' and 'Secret 9 formulas of instant Success'. lol.
All I see on the web is a bunch of sales, gift and reseller site that look so amateurish - the only thing they are good for is to laugh at. It's so sad to see probably and hopefully intelligent life, become sucked into such a wirlpool of deception, lies and dragons and the only winner is the very few. Meanwhile the average surfer's 'experience' is interupted by some pop up or other intrusive ad selling porn or some very illegal substance.
The web was once good but now it's not so good. Grind out those few dollars, you can do it, it'll just take you about 10 years. You know I hear at least 3 times a month someone say "How's your web business going?" or "I want my own web site, Amazon does it!" I just smile and cringe at the same time, as I know they don't have the ability or cash to do what Amazon does.
I tell them about the right idea
I say they need expertise and web skills would be nice
I mention the hundreds of hours involved and the lack of profit - and they still think it's easy.
They won't listen, oh well. I can see myself launching, working on this for maybe 5 years and then selling up, more out of the stress than anything else. Lifes too short and health is more important.
Does the following sound familiar?
"I have everything all planned out in my notebook here, and sketches of what each page will look like, all I need is for someone to build it into a website. I can't pay you anything right now, but since you'd be a partner in the company we'll share all the profit"
What do you do in that situation?
My standard answer leverages a lack of time; sorry, I just have so much going on, I'm not getting involved in any outside projects right now.
"I have everything all planned out in my notebook here, and sketches of what each page will look like, all I need is for someone to build it into a website. I can't pay you anything right now, but since you'd be a partner in the company we'll share all the profit"
What do you do in that situation?
I tell them that it takes about $200 / hour to get me to do anything right now, I'm a few weeks behind, and don't forsee it changing for quite some time.
I'll still carefully listen to their idea, kick it around with them, and try to tell them what I think will or won't work. I'll also tell them how they could go on without me. I don't think anyone has ever given me the sort of detail you're talking about.


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In the world of natural beauty, changing up your hair care routine can be one of the toughest to achieve. That's not to say it's not worth the effort!
Some of you may remember my honey hair-washing experience. Yes, I washed my hair with honey…for an entire month. I gave it an honest go, but my hair just never felt clean. Now I'm onto something new — castile soap.
Castile soap is a natural, vegetable-oil-based soap that has many, many uses. Surely you've come across Dr. Bronner's famous "18-in-1" castile soap that boasts a multitude of uses, like washing your hands/face/body/hair, brushing your teeth, cleaning your dishes, washing your windows, scrubbing your bathroom and more.
While I'm no expert in washing hair with castile soap, I've picked up quite a few tips along the way. If you're an experienced castile washer and have your own tips to share, please do so in the comments!
Leave yourself some extra time.
The process is actually super simple, but it does require a few extra minutes to get yourself prepped. I make my washing and rinsing concoctions just before getting into the shower, but you could prep in advance, too! Being organized is key, so store all of your materials in the same area if possible.
Dilute, dilute, dilute.
Castile soap is extremely alkaline, which means that it can quickly disrupt your hair's natural pH balance if you use too much. Trust. I've made the mistake. Dilute your soap in purified water. I know it's way easier to use water straight from the tap, but even the cleanest tap water is likely to contain levels of chlorine and heavy metals that can be harmful to your precious locks. The necessary ratio of soap to water will differ from person to person (and even from day to day) but, with a little bit of experimenting and patience, you'll quickly become a pro. I use a ratio of 1 tablespoon castile soap to 2 cups purified water. Start with that, and experiment from there.
Get a squeeze bottle.
Personally, I use big glass jars, but this requires really swift movements in order to pour the mixture exactly where I want it. It might be helpful to use a squeeze bottle instead – especially when you're just starting out. Just make sure it's BPA-free. ;)
Follow with an acidic rinse.
This step is crucial! I repeat: CRUCIAL. Since castile soap is very alkaline, it requires a follow-up rinse of something acidic like lemon juice or apple cider vinegar to restore the pH. I've used both, and they're both excellent! Again, dilute the acidic agent in purified water. I do about ¼ cup of lemon juice or ACV to 2 cups water, but again, this is up for experimentation. If you're using apple cider vinegar, your hair may retain a bit of the smell, but this will likely dissipate more and more with each wash, until you can't smell it at all. I also like to add in a few drops of essential oil – lavender has been my recent go-to. After you rinse, run cold water over your hair to seal it. Word to the wise: Be sure not to mix your acidic agent and castile soap together – they'll cancel each other out!
Finish with an oil.
Since we're no longer using conditioner, we must find another way to add some extra moisture. Oil to the rescue. You can really use whichever kind works for you: avocado, coconut, argan, jojoba, almond, apricot. Just make sure it doesn't contain any unnatural additives.
Use a natural dry shampoo.
One of the reasons I love washing with castile soap is that I don't have to wash my hair as often as I used to. All I need is a little dry shampoo to keep it looking fresh. I often use pure arrowroot flour with nothing else — learn more about making your own dry shampoo here!
Be open to experimentation.
Going all natural with hair care is not an easy feat. Be open to experimenting with different ingredients, different brands and different ratios – and most importantly, do it all with love. Remember why you decided to do this to begin with: you care about yourself deeply, and you deserve to look and feel like the beautiful goddess you are.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Commerzbank AG (CBKG.DE), Germany's second-largest bank, has informed its works council that 7,800 jobs will be cut in Germany as part of a restructuring announced last year, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Citing an internal document from the works council, Handelsblatt said the cuts would affect almost every part of the bank and said more information was needed before it could engage in negotiations.
Commerzbank said last September it planned to cut 9,600 jobs, more than a fifth of its workforce, but trade union Verdi has said the total would actually end up being lower due to already agreed cuts and the usual process of staff attrition.
(Reporting by Emma Thomasson; Editing by Greg Mahlich)


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Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Patients Do Not Endorse Their Illnesses
According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of endorse is, "to publicly or officially say that you support or approve of (someone or something)," or "to publicly say that you like or use (a product or service) in exchange for money." Michael Jordan endorses Hanes underwear. Tiger Woods endorses Buicks. Whether they actually use the products they are promoting for large wads of cash is debatable.
But patients don't support or approve of their diabetes or coronary artery disease. They certainly don't receive any monetary compensation for suffering from these problems. Back in the day, we used the more proper phrase, "Patient complains of X, Y, and Z." Or "Patient has history of X, Y, and Z." We would never say the patient endorses something. That would imply they had a choice in accepting their diseases and that they received some sort of compensation for getting them.
Maybe I'm just turning into an old fart who thinks he knows what's best for the young 'uns out there. I don't approve of some of our younger anesthesiologists who wear their white iPod ear buds pushed deep into their ear canals while monitoring a patient in the operating room. I cringe when I see doctors and nurses posting on Facebook when they should be giving all their attention to the patient on the operating table. Since hospitals have converted to electronic medical records, penmanship is no longer a running joke about physicians. Now that their words are legible, it looks like doctors need to go back to finishing school to get their printed words to look appropriate for people who have had at least twelve years of post high school education.
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- AnonymousAugust 14, 2014 at 11:08 AM
Thank you for defending the English language! Word abuse must stop.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 24, 2014 at 12:03 AM
i read histories and physicals all day long and having been noting this use of word endorse. it started about 14 months ago in the teaching hospital where i work and is on the rise. wondering where this use originated. at best it implies that history taker presented a previously obtained history to patient and they agree. at worst, it makes it appear patient gets some monetary sum for stating their history. i have been at the medical game for 4 decades, and bad constructions come and go, just like buzz words in every profession. i endorse the meteoric rise and hopeful demise of this tortured use of a wordReplyDelete
I think it sounds like the patient is at a bank cashing a check. I endorse teaching our residents not to use the term endorse anymore.ReplyDelete
Could not agree more. I have had business cards printed and will started presenting them to people who misuse the word endorse. The business cartds have the two correct definitions of the word!ReplyDelete


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Teresa Brown, Interim Treasurer
9212 Winterberry Avenue, Suite F, Covington, VA 24426
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Tax Relief
Senior Citizens and Disability Real Estate Tax Relief: Your County Government provides a tax relief program for the elderly, based on income and net worth. This program is administered by the Commissioner of the Revenue.
Land Use Assessment: The Land Use Assessment Program for tracts of five acres or more is designed to preserve farm land, as well as wooded and horticultural areas in the County. Tax assessments under the Land Use Program are generally lower than those at fair market value. The program is a deferral of taxes and not a total abatement. Taxpayers who are interested in participating can obtain information from the Commissioner of the Revenue as to the qualifying acreage and specific application fees and deadlines.
Vehicle License Fee
Beginning, January 1, 2012 the vehicle license fee shall commence on January 1 of each year and shall expire at 12:00 midnight on December 31 of the same year. License fees for the transition year of January 1 through December 31, 2012, shall be prorated for all motor vehicles with a current county license decal that expires April 14, 2012. For those vehicles with a license decal expiring on April 14, 2012, the license fee shall be 0.66 times the license fee rate for 2012. No other prorations shall be made.
Miscellaneous Taxes
Dog Tags: All dogs, four months or older, must have a County dog tag. These are sold all year in the Treasurer's Office. You must provide proof of your dog's rabies vaccination. The annual deadline for purchasing a dog license is January 31.
Business License Tax: The Commissioner of the Revenue administers an annual tax on businesses located in the County. Licenses are issued for each calendar year. The tax is based on the gross receipts of the previous calendar year. For further information, please contact the Commissioner of the Revenue's Office at (540) 863-6640.
Meals Tax: Any person selling prepared food consumed on or off the sellers' premises is required to register and collect a 4% meals tax. Remittance will be made on or before the twentieth day of each month covering the amount of tax collected during the preceding month. Forms may be obtained from the Commissioner of the Revenue. Payments should be made to the Alleghany County Treasurer.
State and Estimated Income Tax: May be filed with the Commissioner of the Revenue. Payments are made to the Treasurer.
Personal Property Tax Relief Act (PPTRA)
Personal Property Tax Relief Act: Tax on the first $20,000 of value of your personal car, motorcycle, and pickup or panel truck under 7,501 pounds, which is a qualifying vehicle, has been reduced by 27.5% in 1999. In future years it is scheduled to be reduced by 47.5% for the year 2000, 70% for 2001, and 70% for 2002. For qualifying vehicles valued at $1,000 or less, your obligation to pay this tax has been eliminated. These reductions are based on local tax rates in effect on August 1, 1997. Vehicles are qualified by the Commissioner of the Revenue.


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You have a new beautiful baby and this should be the happiest time of your life but you're feeling very sad and anxious. Why? While most women don't like to talk about it, out of shame or guilt, the truth is that you're suffering from postpartum depression or the "baby blues". The extreme shift in hormones causes this emotional turmoil.
In most cases, the "baby blues" last about two weeks or so. If they last longer, you probably should talk with your physician. Symptoms of postpartum depression include: fatigue, insomnia, change in appetite, anger, negative thoughts/feelings, sadness, crying, headaches, stomach aches, anxiety and concentration difficulties. Many women blame these feelings on lack of sleep during the early months. Although lack of sleep does not help in any way, there is more to postpartum depression.
Many new mothers began to experience feelings of guilt because they are unable to fully enjoy this new baby. Others begin to feel paranoid that someone or something is going to harm the baby. The most important thing to remember is to be easy on yourself. You've just given birth, you have a baby that requires your attention 24/7 and you're body is changing. Give yourself time to rest, eat well and venture outdoors. Remember the advice given during air travel: "Attach your own oxygen mask before attempting to assist others." This advice is also true regarding motherhood. You can't take care of your child if you're not taking care of yourself.
Don't be afraid to talk about it with your partner, family, friends and physician. If you feel as though you may want to harm yourself or your child, seek help immediately.
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Lifestyle fund is a kind of an investment fund which consists of combination of assets as per the risk and return required by investors. Lifestyle Fund can be categorized as low risk, medium risk and high risk fund. In low risk lifestyle fund risk is low but at the same time return is also low. High risk lifestyle fund consists of aggressive growth assets which can give potential returns in the short term. But this fund increases the risk substantially also.
Lifestyle Fund tries to match with the lifestyle of the investors. The product mix in the lifestyle funds considers current income level of investors, risk tolerance of an individual, age, or any other major stage of life.
For example, High risk lifestyle funds include aggressive growth assets and this fund is for the investors who are in their 20s because their risk appetite is high. Whereas for the investors who are going to retire or in their 50s, low risk lifestyle fund is chosen which include low risk and stable assets. This low risk lifestyle fund is called conservative growth fund.
One of the examples of lifestyle fund is UTI India Lifestyle Fund.
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Literally, according to this reference in Louise Borden's The Greatest Skating Race: A World War II Story from the Netherlands (illustrated by Niki Daly; Margaret K. McElderry, 2004):
She could cut letters and words in the ice of the canal
with the blade of her skate,
like the long-ago Dutch poets.
Who were these Dutch poets? Did they really cut poems in the ice? Vondel and Bredero wrote poems about skating during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries (known as Europe's Little Ice Age), and some of Vondel's poems are even short enough to skate (two words: U / Nu!). The whole thing is probably apocryphal, but it's a lovely image nonetheless.
[The painting is by Hendrick Avercamp, A Scene on the Ice (1625). You might recognize it from Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (actually, it belongs to the National Gallery, and you can skate there, too).]


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1. The equipments being used should be up to date.
Technology has been advancing every day and so are the equipments being used in many companies who are running a business that uses any form of technology. So when you choose a printing company for the outdoor banners that you will be putting anywhere for the promotion of your business, choose a company that uses equipments that are up to date and modern. You can ask the company that you are considering to hire about the equipments that they will be using so that you know whether they are keeping up with the trend or not. Keeping up with the trend is very important since this can be a basis to tell whether the company has enough funds to have the best equipments to use possible.
2. The business should in the business for how many years already and the staff and crew of the company should be experienced enough to create a good and outstanding outdoor banners.
A company that has been in the business for a long time already means that a lot of people trust it and continually patronizing the business. Surely, no business will stand through the test of time if people are not hiring it or buying from its offered products and services. Also, a entering the business industry is easy to do but to be able to survive in it is the difficult part. You need to offer people something that the other businesses are not offering and in today's world, almost everything has now a copy or a replica and so is in the business world. There will always be a lot of competition and so, if the company that you are considering to hire is a company that stood the test of time, it is surely because their clients and customers are loyal to them because of the products and services that they are offering.
3. View the portfolio of the company or the business that you are considering to hire to create your outdoor banners.
Since the business is all about graphics and content, you should see some sample creations that the company has made. You can see them by viewing their portfolio. Their portfolio usually contains the best banner designs that they have made. With this, you can already decide whether the company is worth hiring for or not. Their created banners are what you can picture your very own outdoor banners from. You can also copy the designs for your own banner or have it tweaked a little bit. So always view the portfolio of the company that you are hiring for this will make you come up with a decision that best for your outdoor banners. Your outdoor banners need to be eye catching so that people will notice it. If your attention has been caught by some of the designs that you have seen in their portfolio then this is a good thing since it is a proof that they can make an eye catching banner for you.


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For a very long time, I mistakenly believed that the Law of Attraction was all about feeling good all the time.
And every time I didn't feel good, I thought I was doing something wrong.
So it brought a lot of relief to me, once I realized that it is not so much about feeling good, as it is about finding a way to feel better from where I am right now.
And that is something completely different!
Angry feels better
Let me give you a couple of examples to illustrate what I mean:
- If you are feeling depressed, thinking about something that makes you feel angry will actually make you feel better, as anger feels better than depression (at least for most people). Feeling angry, however, will not make you feel good, even though it will make you feel better from where you were.
- If you are feeling angry, thinking about something that makes you feel frustrated will make you feel better, as frustration feels better than anger (for most people). Feeling frustrated, however, will probably not feel good, but it will still make you feel better from where you were.
What a relief!
When I realized this, I felt a lot of relief, as it means that:
- I don't have to feel good all the time (phew!)
- I'm not doing anything wrong, if I'm not feeling good (more phew!)
- I always have the option of doing something that makes me feel a bit better from where I am, which is so much easier than having to do something that makes me feel good!
Understanding other people
Over time, I have come to realize a couple of other things from this, that have actually helped me become more understanding and less judgmental in relationship with other people:
- I don't need to be quite so hard on myself, when I find myself doing something that makes others feel bad. Maybe this was the only way I could feel better in that situation!
- And likewise, I don't need to take it so hard, when someone does something that makes me feel bad. Maybe it was simply the only way, he could feel better in that situation!


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Course: 22.521 - Solar Fundamentals
Semester: Fall 2007
Instructor: John Duffy
Partner:Tohono O'odham reservation and the TOCC
This project involved the detail design of a solar hot water collector that would be suitable for the Arizona climate and that could eventually be built locally by the students in AZ at the Tohono O'odham Community College (TOCC). The Solar Fundamentals students were able to specify the type of glazing to be used (and how many to use), the type of absorber plate needed (including the necessary special coating), how much insulation would be needed, the frame layout, the tubing and the spacing necessary between the tubes. The students drew detailed sketches of the construction of the collector for future use by the TOCC students, and they also estimated the designed collector's characteristic parameters that represent the efficiency and the losses experienced by the collector.


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It is the county seat.
The community was named for early industrialist Daniel Pratt.
The latitude of Prattville is 32.463N. The longitude is -86.459W.It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 328 feet.
The estimated population, in 2003, was 26,657.
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