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{January Recipe} Orange and Rose Carrot Cake
We all know that in January a lot of people like to cut back after over indulging at Christmas. We never think that you need to cut back on your bakes but we have developed a slightly lighter recipe then usual to make sure you don't feel too guilty for having a slice (or two). This month we've baked up a deliciously moist carrot cake, lightly flavoured with spices and topped with a yummy cream cheese icing. To finish it off, we've supplied some edible rose petals and suggest you sprinkle the zest of an orange on too. This gives a delicate and delicious finish to the cake.
As always we've provided you with a few extra hints and tips on the blog to help you create the perfect bake.
Pre-heat the oven to 180C/160C fan and grease and line two round cake tins.
Place the flour, spices and sugar in a large bowl and stir to combine. Grate the carrots by hand using a cheese grater or use a food processor if you have one. Stir the carrots into the dry ingredients along with the sultanas.
Beat the eggs and oil together in a jug and then pour them onto the dry mix. Zest or finely grate the orange and set this to one side. We preferred to grate the orange as it shows up better when you decorate the cake. Squeeze half the juice of the orange into the mixture. Fold all the ingredients together until no lumps of flour are visible. There is no need to do this with an electric hand mixer as it doesn't take long.
Divide the mixture between the two prepared cake tins and smooth it to the edges and even the top. Bake for 25 minutes or until a knife inserted comes out clean. The cake should be risen and golden brown.
Leave in the tin to cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Meanwhile, make the icing placing the cream cheese in a bowl and sieving over the icing sugar. Use a spoon to combine it a little before beating with an electric hand whisk until smooth (combining it first ensures you don't decorate your kitchen with icing sugar). Place in the fridge until needed.
Once the cakes are cool, place one sponge on a serving plate and spread over half the icing. Place on the other sponge and top with the remaining icing. You can let the icing drip down the sides a little if you wish. Sprinkle the rose petals around the top of the cake along with the grated orange or zest.
Don't forget to share a picture with us on Instagram of your wonderful bakes by tagging @bakesbox in your posts. Happy baking!
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Tens of thousands of people marched through London today to demand urgent action on climate change, as events took place around the world ahead of a UN climate summit.
Celebrities including actress Emma Thompson, musician Peter Gabriel and designer and activist Vivienne Westwood joined an estimated 40,000 people to march through Westminster calling on politicians to tackle global warming.
The march and rally was one of 2,000 events taking place in 150 countries around the world ahead of a UN climate summit next week, which more than 120 leaders including David Cameron and US president Barack Obama are expected to attend.
at the head of the #climatemarch Peter Gabriel, Vivienne Westwood and Emma Thompson. pic.twitter.com/tXCrjX05tc— Bibi van der Zee (@bibivanderzee) September 21, 2014
Upwards of 100,000 people are expected to take to the streets of New York, where the summit is being held, for the People's Climate March.
The UN summit has been convened by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in a bid to drive action and momentum towards talks in Paris in 2015, where it is hoped a new global climate treaty can be agreed.
In London campaigners carrying banners that said "renewables rock", and "for the love of polar bears and rhinos" marched through the streets, chanting "What do we want? Clean energy. When do we want it? Now."
Good turnout on the London #climatemarch pic.twitter.com/cpnEqtHQbm— Jon Irwin (@Jon_events) September 21, 2014
Puppet giraffes, birds and zebras were joined by protesters dressed as pandas and parents with their children in push-chairs.
Nathan Williams, a TV director from Kilburn, north west London, carried his six-year-old daughter, who was dressed as the princess from the film Frozen and held a banner which said: "keep things frozen".
He said of climate change: "It's such a big issue for our lives, and even more for her life."
Beautiful costumes and lovely atmosphere on #climatemarch #london pic.twitter.com/Bx3StIgY9V— Dave Timms (@davetimms) September 21, 2014
Photos of the HUGE #PeoplesClimate #climatemarch in London pic.twitter.com/dIkqpJKL3n— Michelle (@Michelle9647) September 21, 2014
Speaking at the start of the march, Thompson said: "This is important for every single person on the planet, which is why it has to be the greatest grass roots movement of all time."
She said that fossil fuels had been a good idea at the time - like tobacco - but now it was clear they were killing people.
"Climate change has been a bit like everybody playing a deadly game of grandmother's footsteps for the last 20 years, now this climate change grandmother has turned around and started running towards us.
"It's touch and go whether we're going to survive what we've done."
While on the London #PeoplesClimate march, actress #EmmaThompson joins our call for action #NowNotTomorrow. Will you? pic.twitter.com/piFh6lOZNt— The Elders (@TheElders) September 21, 2014
Thompson has just returned from a trip to the Arctic where, she said, "the effects of the melting ice are written so clearly on the landscape".
She added that everyone has to act on cutting emissions.
But she said: "An international climate deal is of absolutely vital importance. It must be put into law. It can't be a non-binding agreement. Those agreements have fallen to pulp in our hands over the last 20 years."
She criticised David Cameron for encouraging oil, gas and coal, and said the politics of fighting climate change were "profound, and deep and dirty".
She added: "This is the battle of our lives. We're fighting for our children."
Greenpeace UK executive director John Sauven, who was also on the march, said scientists were clear about the dangers of climate change, and most world leaders understood the science, but were failing to respond to what needed to happen.
Bishop of London speaks at the #ClimateMarch on the morality of tackling climate change pic.twitter.com/lTo87FRa0E— Helena Wright (@_HWright) September 21, 2014
Joining thousands of others for #ClimateMarch in London. Amazing weather, amazing turnout pic.twitter.com/9IAaJULc1c— Ed Fuller (@edmundfuller) September 21, 2014
He said events were taking place today from Papua New Guinea and Australia to the march in New York.
"That is really what we need - global pressure coming from below on our political leaders."
He said Mr Cameron was going to the climate summit at a time when the UK was burning "unbelievable" amounts of coal, and called on the Prime Minister to announce a phase-out of coal power in the UK.
Leo Hickman, chief climate change adviser for conservation charity WWF-UK, said that while the risks of climate change had been well known for a decade or more, the opportunities associated with tackling the problem were emerging.
#Peoles_Climate #climatemarch #London sending @David_Cameron a serious message that we #love this #planet must fix it pic.twitter.com/PvKMf5Akpp— Pauline Rutter (@PaulineRutter) September 21, 2014
Who attended the #climatemarch in #London today? @climate_rev pic.twitter.com/JrdY0HGI1i— Big60Million (@Big60Million) September 21, 2014
Recent research has shown that innovative technology and new investment in cities, energy and agriculture could cut emissions at the same time as saving money, boosting growth and improving health.
"We shouldn't be scared of decarbonising, it isn't going to wreck our economy. For the UK economy there's some really clear opportunities and co-benefits of decarbonising. We should grasp this moment rather than be scared of it," he said.
Campaign groups including Avaaz, Greenpeace UK, Christian Aid and Friends of the Earth took part in the march in London, while other events were taking place in cities around the UK.
Crowds thickening at Temple ahead of the #climatemarch through central London @wwf_uk pic.twitter.com/3Uzw3CtZiR— Leo Hickman (@LeoHickman) September 21, 2014
Friends of the Earth's policy and campaigns director Craig Bennett said: "This is a global call for action that mustn't be ignored.
"It's time to end our dangerous addiction to dirty fossil fuels and plug into a clean energy system fuelled by the wind, waves and sun - with wealthy developed nations like the UK taking the lead.
"Half measures and empty promises are not enough. Our leaders must take urgent action to prevent the world speeding towards catastrophic climate change."
Christian Aid's senior climate change adviser, Mohamed Adow, who is taking part in the New York march, said: "People around the world have demonstrated just how much this issue means to them by coming out onto the streets of their cities in the biggest ever mobilisation for the climate.
He added: "There is still time for us to change our course and put the world on a trajectory which will secure a safe and healthy future for us all.
"But we need to see political commitments this year. We cannot leave it until next year's crunch meeting in Paris in December.
"The People's Climate March shows that the time for action is now. This week world leaders have a chance to prove they can be trusted to do the right thing."

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Vermont Nepali Heritage Dance Media Workshop Introduction/
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Three times a week, the Vermont Nepali Heritage Dance group meets at the Integrated Arts Academy in Burlington. The group's aim is to bring young people together and have them engage with traditional Nepali dance. Kathleen Haughey from the VFC has been meeting with the group and supporting their efforts and thought that bringing a media component might entice more members of the community to engage with the group. This is where the Discovering Community program comes into play.
Once a month, I've been going to their gatherings and trying to become a friendly face the community members know. After meeting several times with the leaders of the group, we felt that a media workshop would possibly engage more of the community. So last month, in the middle of November, I brought some equipment in hopes of working with community members to practice some media literacy skills. I was able to briefly show them some of my work, talk to them about their interest, and set them up to video some of the dance practice. This month, I will be working over three days with the community members as they produce their own short videos.
Here is a short behind-the-scenes look at our introduction workshop:


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Imagine yourself living in a small sustainable community, walking distance of the Canning River and the popular Lo Quay River Café, within for the Rossmoyne Senior High School zone and close to Curtin University.
This project is an opportunity to be part of a unique project where you can build your sustainable home in a small group of three.
Inspired by Genesis by The Green Swing, the owner of this almost 1,500 sqm block of land, has a vision of a green, community oriented development. She is looking for two like-minded parties to design and build their future residences at the rear of the property. At the front, she will build a multi-generational dwelling for herself and her daughter's family.
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There is no ideal Christmas;
only the one Christmas
you decide to make as a
reflection of your values,
Joy resounds in the hearts of those who believe in the miracle of Christmas!
Wishing you all the peace, joy, and love of the season! Season's Greetings!
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to be kind.
Don't expect too much of Christmas Day. You can't crowd into it any arrears of unselfishness and kindliness that may have accrued during the past twelve months.
There is no ideal Christmas;
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I saw Captain America: The Winter Soldier on the weekend it came out. Highly recommend. Before the movie, my friends and I shopped around the area. I don't live anywhere near where we saw it, so it was a bit more exciting and interesting for me. On impulse I bought more fluffy yarn, something I have a love/hate relationship with. It's cute, it's soft, but damn is it hard to see stitches when working with it. This is a little different since it's not fluffy all around but closer to eye-lash type yarn. I got it in 2 colors, white and pink.
Eager to use my new yarn, I made quite a few things like bats. Or snowmen, since that's what the white one kind of looks like.
I even chained some plastic pearls myself ! It was actually pretty annoying since I don't have the right kind of pliers for it, but I tried.
I also went back to the animal ice cream idea, this time a panda to make use of both yarn.
Having two layers of fluff made putting the eyes in a bit easier since I didn't have to force the lock down too far. I think I'll get sew on eyes next time. I just have so many of these right now.
At first I considered making it a charm like the bunny, something to hang off a purse or backpack, but as I was digging through the supplies donated by my sister I found some chain.
I'm glad I did too, because I think it looks ridiculously cute as a necklace.


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The Jakarta Post
Bali Prosecutor's Office chief Momock Bambang Samiarso has confirmed media reports that the two Australians convicted of drug trafficking will be flown by military aircraft to Nusakambangan prison island in Central Java, where they will face the firing squad in the near future.
His announcement was a follow-up to a statement by Maj. Gen. Torry Djohar Banguntoro of the Udayana Regional Military Command (Kodam IX), covering Bali and East and West Nusa Tenggara, on Monday. Torry said that the Indonesian Military would deploy a squadron of Sukhoi jet fighters to escort the transfer of the two Australians, Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, from Kerobokan prison in Denpasar to Nusakambangan.
'Yes, it has already been decided,' Momock said on Tuesday, without specifying what type of aircraft would be used in the operation.
Three Sukhoi jet fighters arrived in Bali from Sultan Hasanuddin Air Force base in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Monday. The aircraft have been parked at the air base at Ngurah Rai International Airport. Colibri-type helicopters and CN-295 aircraft have also been seen at the air base.
The Air Force, however, has denied that the jet fighters are there to safeguard the transfer of the two convicts. A spokesman has described the arrival of the planes as a coincidence.
'We haven't received any order to escort the death-row prisoners. The jet fighters are in Bali for a joint exercise with Air Force personnel at the Ngurah Rai Air Force base,' Air Force spokesman Air Commodore Hadi Tjahjanto said on Tuesday.
He insisted that the jet fighters were also conducting routine patrols securing Indonesia's air territory and its borders.
'We're also conducting the same patrols and exercises at Tarakan, Biak and Medan. These are routine patrols,' Hadi said.
However, Hadi added that the Air Force would always be ready if the government ordered them to secure the transfer.
'No matter what happens, we are always ready,' he said.
Eleven death-row convicts, including Chan and Sukumaran, are scheduled to be executed in Nusakambangan despite a global outcry.
Meanwhile, National Commission on Human Rights commissioner Natalius Pigai visited the two prisoners at Kerobokan prison.
He praised the contribution of the two Australians in teaching skills to other inmates.
'My conclusion is they are good mentors and have made a big contribution, especially to our people ['¦] They have transferred their skills to thousands of prisoners since 2008,' Pigai said.
Chan and Sukumaran, members of the so-called Bali Nine gang of Australian drug smugglers, were arrested when they attempted to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin from Indonesia to Australia seven years ago.


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Anchor Bay Entertainment and RADiUS-TWC have announced the home entertainment release of Jeremy Saulnier's highly praised sophomore effort, BLUE RUIN. The film world premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it took home the esteemed FIPRESCI prize. Audiences can own the revenge thriller on DVD and Blu-Ray on July 22nd.
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Hi everyone!
We have a brand new sketch challenge at CAS-Colours and Sketches this week and a little bit of freebie news from me!
First of all, here is our sketch...
Now when I designed this sketch I had a fairly good idea what I would do with it, then I got a delivery this week and changed my mind! So here is what I did...
Can you see a new stamp there? Well it's one of the fabulous new Photopolymer Stamps, Eye Catching IKAT, that you can get free! (more on that in a moment) I used Tangerine Tango, Soft Sky and Pear Pizazz markers to give a stripy effect. The leaves are simply one of the stamps, stamped 3 times then cut out.
The sentiment is from Banner Greetings, which is also a free set as it's one of the Hostess sets you could choose from if you spend £150 on one order! To get the striped effect I simply coloured the stamp using my Stampin' Write Markers, first Soft Sky, then Pear Pizazz, then Tangering Tango...fab effect don't you think? I finished with a Candy Dot.
I used the colour combo from Colour Throwdown for my inspiration this week
Now how do you get this fab set for free? Well you can choose one of three exclusive sets for free with every £60 you spend, simples! (there were 4 sets but one is already sold out!)
Now when I started out crafting I always used Photopolymer, then a lot of digi, then Stampin' Up!'s fantastic rubber stamps, so it is lovely to now have Photopolymer as part of the Stampin' Up! product offering, and I have a feeling they are going to be very popular!
If you would like to order any of the products I have used today, please do click on the link to my online shop over on the right >>>> or contact me for a personal touch and more information.
I had a busy and productive day yesterday...I finished painting the garden fence (well almost...ran out of paint!), mowed the front lawn, pulled some weeds and dead-headed the tulips...more work to still be done but I am getting there!
I have a bonus day off today as school is closed for voting, but it is supposed to be wet and rainy so I think indoor activities will be on the cards...crafting anyone?! ;)
Have a wonderful Thursday and see you tomorrow for Frugal Friday!


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Battle of Long Tan Anniversary
In the late afternoon of 18 August 1966, D Company, 6 RAR, fought for their lives for three hours in pouring rain, amid the mud and shattered trees of the Lon Tan rubber plantation in Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam.
Facing an enemy force of some 2500, this company of mostly young National Servicemen, led by a few regulars, called upon all facets of battlefield support for survival. Eighteen Young Australians lost their lives as a result of the battle.
In 1969, on the third anniversary of the battler, during 6 RAR's second tour of duty, the Long Tan Cross was raised at the site of the battle.
At that same site on 15 April 2002, the Vietnamese people unveiled a completely renovated Long Tan Cross Memorial.
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Helicopters played a vital role in the Vietnam War. They were used to provide access in thick Jungle and mountainous terrain; As gunships('bushranger') to support ground troops. For the quick transportation of the wounded. As troop carriers('slicks') provided a quick safe mode of transport that was not possible by road convoy.
To move heavy machinery and guns using the big American Sky cranes and chinoooks.
The helicopters used in Vietnam by the Australian Army, RAAF and RAN were the Iroquois and Sioux.
The Tracker Dogs.
Eleven black Labrador dogs were used in Vietnam by the Australian task force as the core of combat tracker teams that were deployed from 1967 until the last Australian combat troops left in late 1971.
Cassius, Janus, Trajan, Julian, Juno, Justin, Caesar, Marcian, Marcus and Milo were arguable the most popular contributors to the Australian War effort in Vietnam. A close attachment formed between animal and handler and having to part with their dogs at the end of their tours was often the hardest thing the dog handlers had to face in Vietnam. Sadly due to Australia's quarantine regulations the dogs could not return home when the tour of duty ended. But they are not forgotten.


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And that's how I single-handedly defeated the giant enemy crab that was threatening the entire lake-side village.
What? Oh, right. I did get a bit side-tracked there, didn't I? Anyway, where was I?
Oh? The poison? What poi- Oh. Oh, right. Okay. Right.
Well, as it were, I had been stung! Yes, that's right. Ol' Uncle Vergil had fallen susceptible to the sting of a deadly crab. Or wasp. Might have been a wasp. I think it had pincers, but it was definitely flying.
There I was, stung by a giant enemy waspcrab, its huge, horrible pincerstingers piercing my delicate, pretty flesh. But, you'd be a fool to think that Vergil succumbed to the poison without a fight!! Ho ho ho, no. I fought alright. I turned right around and stung that waspcrab with its own stinger, while it was still attached and piercing my delicate, beautiful lizardflesh. Then I was unconscious.
So I awoke! I awoke in excruciation! Pain paralyzed me as I lay barely conscious in a bed. Oh, how I had longed for a bed. But I couldn't enjoy the bed! No, see, I was still badly poisoned. So poisoned, in fact, that I was about to die. My comrades were in tears. They huddled in the corners of the room with their blankets, suffering from existential dread of what might happen if they were to lose their best pal Vergil. Only Barkus stood by my bedside, whispering sweet nothings into my ear to lessen the pain.
"Oh Barkus," I said. "Barkus! Everything has been taken away from me so suddenly. I see only nothingness before me. Big, dark, square-like nothingness."
I squirmed in my bed as the fever took a stronger hold upon my then-fragile will.
"Tell me, Barkus," I whispered, as Barkus leaned closer to hear my final words, "What happened to my children?"
"You never had any children." Barkus stated, comfortingly. His voice was strong and warm, and his dog-like breath smelled of roses and grog.
"Thank you, Barkus," I could feel the tension in my body growing. I reached out to Barkus and grabbed him by his neck, pulling him closer. "You must tell them, Barkus!"
"Tell them what, Vergil?" Barkus inquired. His words surrounded me like a mid-summer's morn.
"Tell them… that…" I coughed.
"Tell them…"
"Tell them that I always hated Tiberius."
I coughed as my final words escaped my mouth, free from the suffering in which I was. My soul longed to join them. However, fate was not done with me. Barkus leaned forward, shouting at the top of his doggy lungs, "Vergil! They shall not have you! Let us do… the thing!"
"The thing, Barkus?! Are you sure?!"
"Yes, Vergil! We must combine!!!!"
My trembling arm reached for his cannon-like appendage. I grasped him firmly with what little strength I had left. Suddenly, a flash of light blinded those in the room, just for a second.
"Fusion!" Barkus and I shouted in unison, "Fuuuusionnnnnn HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
A yellow aura engulfed us as the sheer power of our combining pushed everyone in the room back against the walls.
"URRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH," I stated calmly, as Barkus and I merged into a single glowing ball of light.
"HHHHHHRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEGUUUUUUUHHHHHHFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFPOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPP," Barkus retorted gentlemanly, as the single glowing ball of light exploded.
When the light had gone, only one figure remained: It was I, Verg-barkus, the Omega Bard, who henceforth would be referred to simply as Vergil. Although I looked exactly the same as before, I was stronger. I had the power of Barkus within me! As well, the poison was temporarily out of commission by strength of Barkus, alone. With a half grin, I produced in my right hand the cure for my poison, which I had retrieved single-handedly while everyone else in the room had been knocked unconscious by the blinding light of Barkus and my combining. I dramatically drank my share of the potion and passed it on to other insignificants who had also been stung by the giant pincerstinger of the waspcrab.
Having saved the day once again by myself without the help of others, I decided to take a well deserved vacation by browsing all the fun goodies that the traveling vendors had in the village. Also, I had to feed Tiberius. He was getting hungry again, and would starve if I didn't guide him to some sustenance. I really can't take him anywhere, you know.


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i think it's time to talk about it.
a few weeks ago,
my partner of over 5 years
broke up with me.
it's been messy,
emotional and heartbreaking and confusing and awful.
i feel like i no longer know myself,
and i no longer know
where i belong.
currently i'm in ottawa,
trying to pick up the pieces
of my muddled heart,
and put together
some sort of future
for myself.
but it is really,
i keep seeing wedding photos,
couples on the street,
magazine articles
on how to "keep your man happy,"
car commercials!
and they all make me want
to do nothing but cry.
the upheaval that's come of this breakup
is so much crazier than i'd anticipated,
and i no longer have
someone to help me get through it,
someone to tell me it'll be alright,
someone to love me unconditionally,
like i did for half a decade.
so, like i said: rough.
i just needed to get that out -
not for pity,
but for awareness.
i'm still working on a proper launch
for my jewellery,
and the new site
(and logo!)
will be along shortly.
i'm so excited for the revamp,
i can't even say...
making beautiful things
for beautiful people to wear
is the ray of sunshine
in my life right now,
and keeping myself busy
is what's keeping me sane.


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United States District Court, N.D. Iowa, Cedar Rapids Division
October 25, 2017
TELLY RAY RANZENBERGER, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent.
On July
19, 2016, petitioner Telly Ray Ranzenberger pleaded guilty to
conspiracy to manufacture an unspecified quantity of
methamphetamine mixture in violation of 21 U.S.C.
§§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846. At sentencing
on November 30, 2016, I granted Ranzenberger's motion for
a downward variance and sentenced Ranzenberger to 60 months
of imprisonment.
February 1, 2017, Ranzenberger filed a pro se
document, which I construed as a Motion Pursuant To 28 U.S.C.
§ 2255, challenging his conviction as
"multiplicitous" and alleging that his counsel
was ineffective for failing to argue that flaw. In an Initial
Review Order, filed February 15, 2017, I concluded that
summary dismissal was not appropriate, directed the
appointment of counsel for Ranzenberger, and directed the
respondent to file an answer or motion. The respondent filed
an Answer on April 12, 2017, and I set a briefing schedule on
the merits of Ranzenberger's claim. On July 25, 2017,
Ranzenberger's court-appointed § 2255 counsel filed
a Motion To Withdraw with an "Anders brief,
"[1] explaining that counsel had been unable to
find a way to make an argument in support of
Ranzenberger's claims based on
"multiplicity." By Order filed August 3, 2017, I
granted Ranzenberger's counsel leave to withdraw. On
August 25, 2017, the respondent filed its brief on the merits
arguing that Ranzenberger's claims are procedurally
defaulted and without merit.
As I
have repeatedly explained, § 2255 provides as follows:
A prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established
by Act of Congress claiming the right to be released upon the
ground [1] that the sentence was imposed in violation of the
Constitution or laws of the United States, or [2] that the
court was without jurisdiction to impose such sentence, or
[3] that the sentence was in excess of the maximum authorized
by law, or [4] is otherwise subject to collateral attack, may
move the court which imposed the sentence to vacate, set
aside or correct the sentence.
28 U.S.C. § 2255(a). However, where an issue
was raised, considered, and rejected on the merits
on direct appeal, "it may not be raised in a motion for
post-conviction relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 or §
2241." United States v. Rhodes, 730 F.3d 727,
731 (8th Cir. 2013). Also, where a claim was not
raised on direct appeal, it is "procedurally defaulted,
" so it generally may not be raised in a § 2255
motion. Walking Eagle v. United States, 742 F.3d
1079, 1082 (8th Cir. 2014).
petitioner may overcome "procedural default" from
failure to raise a claim on direct appeal, however, if the
petitioner establishes both "'cause for the
procedural default and actual prejudice resulting from the
error.'" Id. (quoting United States v.
Apfel, 97 F.3d 1074, 1076 (8th Cir. 1996), in turn
citing United States v. Frady, 456 U.S. 152, 167-68
(1982)). "'Absent unusual circumstances, a
showing of ineffective assistance of counsel satisfies both
cause and prejudice.'" Id. (quoting
Apfel, 97 F.3d at 1076)). Indeed, "ineffective
assistance of counsel" claims are not procedurally
defaulted when brought for the first time pursuant to §
2255. Massaro v. United States, 538 U.S. 500, 508
(2003). The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has also
expressly recognized that a claim of "ineffective
assistance of counsel" should be raised in a §
2255 proceeding, rather than on direct appeal. See United
States v. Hughes, 330 F.3d 1068, 1069 (8th Cir. 2003)
("When claims of ineffective assistance of trial
counsel are asserted on direct appeal, we ordinarily defer
them to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 proceedings."). Thus, to
the extent that Ranzenberger's § 2255 counsel has
briefed a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel,
concerning "multiplicity" in Ranzenberger's
conviction, that claim is properly and timely presented in
these § 2255 proceedings.
respondent (and Ranzenberger's counsel) are correct,
however, that there is no merit to Ranzenberger's claims
that his conviction was "multiplicitous" or that
his counsel was ineffective in failing to raise such a claim.
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has long recognized that
trial counsel's failure or refusal to advance a meritless
argument cannot constitute ineffective assistance. See,
e.g., Rodriguez v. United States, 17 F.3d 225, 226 (8th
Cir. 1994); accord Thai v. Mapes, 412 F.3d 970, 978
(8th Cir. 2005) ("In our view, [the petitioner's]
claim fails because [the petitioner] cannot show that his
counsel performed deficiently by failing to raise a meritless
argument."). Ranzenberger's claims based on
"multiplicity" are meritless.
as one of the cases on which Ranzenberger explains,
"'An indictment which charges a single offense in
multiple counts is multiplicitous.'" United
States v. Christner, 66 F.3d 922, 927 (8th Cir. 1995)
(quoting United States v. Rimell, 21 F.3d 281, 287
(8th Cir.), cert. denied, 513 U.S. 976 (1994)).
Ranzenberger was charged in a single-count indictment with a
conspiracy offense, so there is no possibility of
"multiplicity." Moreover, even liberally
construing Ranzenberger's pro se Motion to
assert "duplicity, " as the respondent suggests,
his claim is without merit. As the Eighth Circuit Court of
Appeals has explained,
Under [United States v.] Lueth, [807 F.2d 719');">807 F.2d 719,
732-34 (8th Cir.1986), ] the government can prove its case in
the disjunctive where the indictment alleges, in the
conjunctive, that the defendant committed the same offense
(conspiracy to distribute controlled substances) in more than
one way (by selling cocaine and by selling marijuana). 807
F.2d at 733- 34. In this context, indicting in the
conjunctive does not render a charge duplicitous. See
[United States v.] Moore, 184 F.3d [790, ] 793 [(8th
Cir.1999)] ("Enumerating the controlled substances did
not render count I duplicitous."), citing
Lueth, 807 F.2d at 734.
United States v. Spencer, 592 F.3d 866, 875 (8th
Cir. 2010). It is even more obvious that the conspiracy
charge against Ranzenberger was not duplicitous: It charged a
single offense, conspiracy to manufacture a
controlled substance, and only one way to commit
that offense, by manufacturing methamphetamine. Compare
Spencer, 592 F.3d at 875. The fact that the offense
Ranzenberger was charged with conspiring to commit,
in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, was a manufacturing
offense defined by 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and that the
maximum penalty for such a conspiracy, involving an
unspecified quantity of methamphetamine mixture, was defined
by 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C) did not make the conspiracy
charge "duplicitous." Any argument by trial
counsel to the contrary would have been meritless, so that
trial counsel was not ineffective. Rodriguez, 17
F.3d at 226 (8th Cir. 1994); accord Thai, 412 F.3d
at 978.
I conclude that Ranzenberger has failed to make a substantial
showing that the conclusion that his claims based on
"multiplicity" (or "duplicity") are
frivolous or meritless is debatable among reasonable jurists,
that a court could resolve any of the issues raised in that
motion differently, or that any question raised in his Motion
deserves further proceedings. Consequently, a certificate of
appealability is denied as to any argument or contention in
Ranzenberger's Motion. See 28 U.S.C. §
2253(c)(1)(B); Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322,
335-36 (2003); Cox v. Norris, 133 F.3d 565, 569 (8th
Cir. 1997).
1. Petitioner Telly Ray Ranzenberger's February 1, 2017,
pro se Motion (docket no. 1), construed as a Motion
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Investor Leon Cooperman Says Stock Market Is 'Fairly Valued'
(Bloomberg) -- Leon Cooperman, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Omega Advisors Inc., said the stock market is "fairly valued" and valuations of technology companies are reasonable.
"I'm kind of neutral to mildly positive about the market," Cooperman said in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, adding that he doesn't see many signs of euphoria. But he said: "I like the stocks that I own better than I like the market."
Cooperman, 75, a self-described "value guy," said FAANG stocks -- Facebook Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Netflix Inc. and Google -- could gain further.
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PDIC in Cebu giving forms for claims in closed bank
By CARINE M. ASUTILLA, ABS-CBN News Central Visayas | 03/19/2009 12:23 AM
The Philippine Deposits Insurance Corporation started distributing claim forms for savings and time depositors with more than P100,000 deposits Wednesday.
78-year old Aguido Alimpos from Compostela town in Cebu was among the hundreds who came to get their forms with priority numbers at Philippine Countryside Rural Bank (PCRB) Lilo-an Branch.
Alimpos has over a hundred thousand pesos deposit. He said that he first deposited the amount in a rural bank in Compostela but the rural bank closed a few years ago. He then decided to transfer it at PCRB but after a couple of years, the bank closed along with the other rural banks under the Legacy Group of Companies.
I was of course upset when the bank closed. Somehow I felt that this money is cursed (he laughs). This money comes from the lands of our parents that we sold about a decade ago," said Alimpos.
But Alimpos is assured that he will get his full amount since PDIC has insurance on deposits up to P250,000, unlike Engineer Epifanio Jordan who has a deposit worth P335,000.
"I had that amount when I retired from work. I'm just really bothered whether I can get all my money back knowing that PDIC will only give P250,000 insurance," said Jordan.
PDIC said that as of the moment Jordan will get only the insured P250,000 of his deposits. The remaining P105,000 will only be given back to him after the bank's asset will be liquidated. PDIC however, cannot give a timeline as to when the liquidation will be over.
For now, PDIC reminds depositors to bring photocopies of their two valid identification cards and passbooks to get their claim forms. They also asked the depositors to only transact with authorized PDIC personnel.
They also clarified that there is no payment in processing for claims.
The distribution of forms would last until April 3. The payment of the insurance would reportedly start on March 23.
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YES! I had a huge crush on a girl that was always in my classes for years. Lets say her name was Ren.
Ren always sat behind me in class due to our last names being so close. Anyways, she always talked to me everyday and I knew she had some feelings towards me just due to the enthusiasm she always had when she saw me. The only thing was is that outside of class, I could never talk to her. She would never answer text messages until like a week later so talking to her outside of class was really awkward.
I saw her at the petstore one day and we both locked eyes for like a few seconds and I got the heck out of the store as fast as I could. It was that type of reaction that I really liked her but I did not want to approach her.
I eventually told her when we were out of classes finally and graduated that I liked her but by then it felt like it was too late she basically said due to her going to a different college! :(
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pretty typical i think until you get more experience and the feelings are no longer so overwhelming. basically being in love is like being evicted from your life-temporarily. but it can be fun and it won't happen too often, so id enjoy it while it lasts. i know easier said than done. i couldn't do it when it first happened to me. i felt like i was giving in to some great power so i rejected it. but in retrospect its like a free non toxic high. so you know, go to ;)


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Over 20 participants from 7 countries gathered together on 17 April 2014, at the WINTA Network meeting in Whistler, BC, Canada. The WINTA Network meeting provided an opportunity for face to face discussions and information sharing by Indigenous tourism operators, associations, consultants and other supporters.
Mr Ben Sherman, WINTA Leadership Council, facilitated the meeting which enabled the sharing of information on WINTA secretariat activities, WINTA partnership activities with the Adventure Travel Tourism Association, the Pacific Asia Travel Association and the UNWTO.
The Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Council (WAITOC) and the Aboriginal Tourism Association of BC (AtBC) shared information on their collaborative effort to inform and encourage the Western Australian Government and Tourism Industry to invest in Indigenous tourism. AtBC was invited and hosted in Western Australia by WAITOC to share information on their successful experiences in developing Aboriginal tourism in British Columbia.
Anna Pollock, Conscious Travel, led an open discussion on the forward development of global Indigenous tourism and the identification of potential mission and priority actions for consideration by the WINTA Leadership Council. Feedback from the meeting will be used by WINTA in its forward strategic planning.
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Research has shown that eating healthy is an important part of good health, as healthy foods boost your immunity, fight diseases and ensure that you maintain a good weight. Healthy eating includes consuming proteins, carbohydrates, heart-healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals. In this article, we review some of the top healthy foods such that the next time you are at the grocery store, you may want to consider adding these foods to your basket.
1. Fruits
Remember the old adage, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away?" Well, believe it or not, there is actually some truth behind the saying. All fruits (not just apples) have numerous health benefits. They are rich in fiber, minerals, and vitamins C, A, B and E. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant which is necessary for growth and repair of body tissues. Examples of healthy fruit include apples, avocados, bananas, oranges, berries among others.
2. Vegetables
Fresh vegetables are another important source of nutrients including potassium, folate and vitamins A, B, C and E. If possible try to eat your vegetables as raw as you can as cooking reduce the good nutrients. Some of the vegetables you need to look out for include avocados, onions, potatoes, corn, peas, kales, broccoli, spinach, peppers, beets, beans among others.
3. Fish
If you are looking for a good source of Omega 3 fatty acids, why not go to the butcher and ask for some salmon or any another fish. Fish is rich in Omega 3 fatty acids which help to reduce inflammation and risk of chronic diseases including cancer and heart disease.
4. Whole Grains
Whole grains are a good source of vitamins B, fiber and minerals. They help reduce blood cholesterol levels and risk of heart diseases. Fiber is also important for bowel functions.
5. Dark Chocolate
Who says that healthy food needs to be boring? Dark chocolate is not only delicious but it is loaded with antioxidants including magnesium. Furthermore, it lowers your blood pressure.
6. Chicken
Chicken is a white meat that is a good source of protein. White meat is better than red meat as it contains less saturated fats. It is important to consider how the chicken will be prepared and cooked. An important tip is to remove the skin as it contains high levels of fat.
7. Eggs
Eggs are a good source of protein. They also contain vitamins B2 and B12 which are important for energy and formation of red blood cells.
In summary, eating all these foods is great, but the key is to prepare meals that incorporate all of these top healthy foods so that you have a balanced diet, as this is the foundation of good health.
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Shenandoah council member apologizes, mayor asks for civility
The mayor of Shenandoah and one member of the Shenandoah City Council spoke out Wednesday night, Dec. 13, to deliver two different messages to attendees, one was an apology and the other a plea to act responsibly.
Only a week removed from a contentious town hall meeting to discuss fencing options for the city's Toddler Park, Mayor Ritch Wheeler and Council Member Ted Fletcher used their allotted time for comments at end of the City Council meeting to deliver multiple messages to the public.
Fletcher spoke before Wheeler, telling attendees that he was apologizing for his actions when he confronted former mayor Garry Watts on Dec. 5, an incident which included both men yelling at each other and Fletcher leaping out of his chair to physically confront Watts from a distance of about a foot. The two men were separated by police officials on duty at the town hall meeting and did not engage in any physical touching of each other.
"I'd like to take a moment and address an unfortunate situation that occurred during the town hall meeting last Tuesday," Fletcher said. "I'd like to apologize to our residents, our city staff, council members and Mayor (Ritch) Wheeler for the action taken when a disruptive resident spoke disrespectfully to my wife. While it was my intent to defend my wife's honor as a husband, my reaction was judged as a councilman. Again, I am sorry I did not respond in a more professional manner during this incident."
Fletcher then said social media postings and an article the Courier of Montgomery County and The Woodlands Villager newspapers did not report the incident accurately.
"Unfortunately, this situation has now been blown out of context on Facebook as well in an article published by the Conroe Courier and The Villager, neither of which reported the incident in its totality. I hope people who were not in attendance last Tuesday will take a moment and watch the video of the town hall meeting, particularly the segment starting on minute 27 and ending in minute 41 and not rely clearly on biased reporting."
Fletcher also blamed Watts for instigating the confrontation, claiming he had disrespected Fletcher's wife.
"The disruption by a specific resident to several others in attendance, including my wife, is evident," he said. "However, as a representative of the city, I recognize my reaction to this rude treatment of my wife was chivalrous, yet inappropriate. I would never do anything to intentionally tarnish the great reputation our staff, council and the mayor has worked so hard to create for our community."
Wheeler then took his turn to speak, also discussing reporting from local media and comments made by people on social media about the city. Wheeler also decried the negative affect the behaviors had on the city.
"I think we really need to be really careful about what agendas we're trying to push and how we're trying to get newspaper articles involved and then how that affects our city in general, how that affects how people view our city," Wheeler said. "They don't view it necessarily as one individual person when they start seeing problems in Shenandoah.
Wheeler also discussed several other issues he said were causing negative attention within the city and how it is perceived, including recent confusion about several potential quorum notices posted by the city as well as the search for a new city administrator.
"Be very careful about making statements when you're getting pieces of truth," Wheeler stressed. "You're trying to connect the dots and coming up with a picture that doesn't represent our city well, much less accurate. I think the bottom line is...we've had a rift in the city, let's just call it what it is. And we have people who are trying to attack that from every angle possible. I am not pointing fingers at any one particular person, because there are too many people to point fingers out. There is a lot of us, I'll say. When it is all said and done, we're all residents of Shenandoah."
The mayor then asked if the negative comments, newspaper articles and social media posts were driving away people from helping to contribute to the city.
"Sit back and ask yourself what you're really trying to accomplish," he asked. "Are you trying to make the city look better, are you? Ask yourself a question, is there somebody out there right now in this city we'd love to have up here. Is that person reading the newspaper, or watching a video or reading social media and saying, 'Hmmm, I'm not getting involved in that.' Are you running away people from helping contribute in our city?"
Wheeler said he ran for mayor to make Shenandoah a better place for his children.
"I doing the best possible job for my kids," he said. "Somebody else out there right now is thinking the very same thing. You are going to run people off who would otherwise contribute to the success of this city. I'm not speaking about one person in particular. I'm speaking to all of us. Be careful what we're trying to accomplish."
Wheeler then asked people to remember the spirit of the season, which he said was forgiveness, and that all parties can come back in January and work better together. Following Wheeler's comments, there was a smattering of applause from five to seven attendees.


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The West African CFA franc (French: franc CFA or simply franc) is the currency of eight independent states in West Africa namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. These eight countries have a collective population of 102.5 million people (as of 2013), and a combined GDP of US$78.4 billion (as of 2012). The acronym CFA denotes Communauté Financière d'Afrique ("Financial Community of Africa") or Communauté Financière Africaine ("African Financial Community"). The currency is distributed by the BCEAO (Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, "Central Bank of the West African States"), which is situated in Dakar, Senegal, for the members of the UEMOA (Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine, "West African Economic and Monetary Union"). The franc is nominally subdivided into 100 centimes but no centime denominations have been issued.
Many central African states use the Central African CFA franc, which is of equal value to the West African CFA franc. Both CFA Francs currently have a fixed exchange rate equivalent to the euro by the proportion as follows 1 euro: 100 CFA francs = 1 former French (nouveau) franc = 0.152449 euro; or simply 1 euro = 655.957 CFA francs exactly.
Although Central African CFA francs and West African CFA francs have always been at par and have therefore always had the same monetary value against other currencies, they are separate currencies in principle. The West African CFA coins and banknotes are theoretically not accepted in countries using Central African CFA francs, and vice versa. The lasting equality of the two CFA franc currencies is widely assumed.
CFA Francs were used in fourteen countries - twelve of whom were French-ruled African countries, apart from Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea who were colonized by Portuguese and Spaniards respectively. The ISO currency codes are XAF for the Central African CFA franc where as the code XOF goes for the West African CFA franc.
Between 1945 and 1958, CFA stood for Colonies françaises d'Afrique ("French colonies of Africa"); then for Communauté française d'Afrique ("French Community of Africa") between 1958 (establishment of the French Fifth Republic) and the independence of these African countries at the beginning of the 1960s. Since independence, CFA is taken to mean Communauté Financière Africaine (African Financial Community), but in actual fact, the term can have two meanings.
The CFA franc was created along with the CFP franc on 26th December, 1945. This currency was created because of the weakness of the French franc immediately after World War II. When France ratified the Bretton Woods Agreement in December 1945, the French franc was devalued in order to set a fixed exchange rate with the US dollar. New currencies were created in the French colonies to spare them the strong devaluation, thereby facilitating exports to France. French officials brought forth the resolution as an act of generosity. René Pleven, the French minister of finance had said, "In a show of her generosity and selflessness, metropolitan France, did not wish to impose on her far-away daughters the consequences of her own deficiency, thus setting different exchange rates for their currency."
The CFA franc was created with a fixed exchange rate versus the French franc. This exchange rate was changed only twice: in 1948 and in 1994.
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The 1960 and 1999 events were merely changes in the currency used in France. The relative value of the CFA franc versus the French franc / euro changed only in 1948 and 1994.
The value of the CFA franc was widely criticized on the basis that it was too high, which many economists believe favoured the urban elite of the African countries, which could buy imported manufactured goods cheaply at the expense of farmers who could not easily export agricultural products. The devaluation of 1994 was an attempt to reduce these imbalances.
Strictly speaking, there were actually two different currencies called the CFA franc: the West African CFA franc (ISO 4217 currency code XOF), and the Central Africa CFA franc (ISO 4217 currency code XAF). They are distinguished in French by the meaning of the abbreviation CFA. These two CFA francs have the same exchange rate with the euro (1 euro = 655.957 XOF = 655.957 XAF), and they are both guaranteed by the French treasury (Trésor public), but the West African CFA franc cannot be used in Central African countries, and the Central Africa CFA franc cannot be used in West African countries.
The West African CFA franc (XOF) is just known in French as the Franc CFA, where CFA stands for Communauté financière d'Afrique ("Financial Community of Africa") or Communauté Financière Africaine ("African Financial Community"). It is issued by the BCEAO (Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, i.e. "Central Bank of the West African States"), located in Dakar, Senegal, for the 8 countries of the UEMOA (Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine, i.e. "West African Economic and Monetary Union"):
These 8 countries have a combined population of 102.5 million people (as of 2013), and a combined GDP of US$78.4 billion (as of 2012).
The Central Africa CFA franc (XAF) is known in French as the Franc CFA, where CFA stands for Coopération financière en Afrique centrale ("Financial Cooperation in Central Africa"). It is issued by the BEAC (Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale, i.e. "Bank of the Central African States"), located in Yaoundé, Cameroon, for the 6 countries of the CEMAC (Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale, i.e. "Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa"):
These 6 countries have a combined population of 45.0 million people (as of 2013), and a combined GDP of US$88.2 billion (as of 2012).
In 1975, Central African CFA banknotes were issued with an obverse unique to each participating country, and common reverse, in a fashion similar to euro coins.
Equatorial Guinea, the only former Spanish colony in the zone, adopted the CFA in 1984.
The CFA franc zone consists of 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, each affiliated with one of two monetary unions. Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo comprise the West African Economic and Monetary Union, or WAEMU, founded in 1994 to build on the foundation of the West African Monetary Union, founded in 1973. The remaining six countries — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — comprise the Central African Economic and Monetary Union, or CAEMC.
These two unions maintain the same currency, the CFA franc, which stands for Communauté Financière Africaine (African Financial Community) within WAEMU and Coopération Financière en Afrique Centrale (Financial Cooperation in Central Africa) within CAEMC. WAEMU and CAEMC account for 14 percent of Africa's population and 12 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP).
All of these countries except Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea were colonies of France and maintain French as an official language. Guinea-Bissau was ruled by Portugal, and today its official language is Portuguese, while Equatorial Guinea was ruled by Spain, and today both Spanish and French are its official languages.
The three countries featured in the video vary widely in geography, culture, and history. Côte D'Ivoire and Cameroon, for example, have tropical coastlines with beautiful, palm-lined beaches and dense, verdant forests. Mali, which is largely desert, is home to the storied trading city of Tombouctou (Timbuktu) and occupies territory that was once part of the great empires of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai. Although French is the official language in all three countries, each boasts of her linguistic diversity. Nearly 80 percent of Mali's population, for example, communicates in Bambara, while many Cameroonians speak English as a first language (part of the country was once under British rule), or one of 24 African languages.
Goods produced by the CFA franc zone countries were priced based on the world market when the exchange rate for the CFA franc was artificially high. Partly this resulted in these countries' economies growing little or not at all during the 1980s and early 1990s. To address this situation, they consulted with one another and with the IMF and France, after which they made the bold decision to devalue the CFA franc by 50 percent. This meant that, as of January 1994, 100 CFA francs equaled 1 French franc, instead of the previous ratio of 50 CFA francs to 1 French franc.
The devaluation aimed to put these countries back on a path of sustainable development by helping regain their competitiveness in the world market. It encouraged exports at the expense of imports because it enabled CFA franc zone countries to sell their products for half as much but required them to buy products from other countries for twice as much. One of its immediate side effects was noted to be a one-time surge in prices, which can lead to inflation. If this occurs, individual purchasing power declines, making it difficult for ordinary citizens to make ends meet. That is why the IMF encourages governments to couple devaluation with sound macroeconomic and structural adjustment policies.
The former includes prudent fiscal and monetary policies and an appropriate exchange rate management. The latter includes trade liberalization, diversification of agriculture, elimination of price controls, reduction of government workforces and spending, and privatization of state-owned industries. These policies often must be implemented simultaneously or in a carefully planned sequence, and thus call for a very high level of cooperative decision making.
The economies of the CFA franc zone countries grow 5 percent annually since the reforms were implemented. The agricultural sector, where the majority of the people in Côte D'Ivoire, Cameroon, and Mali are employed, has greatly expanded. Also, more people are now purchasing locally produced vegetables, livestock, and other products. Since these countries' products have become more competitive in world markets, they have increased their exports and improved trade balances, in the process of revitalizing such industries such as logging and textile manufacturing. Trade within the CFA franc zone has also increased. After an initial surge, inflation has been brought under control, which among other things is helping the poor and making these countries more attractive for investment. Click here to view charts of economic indicators in the CFA franc zone countries, 1990 - 2000.
Prior to the devaluation, the IMF outlined some policies needed to make it work. Later on, it provided technical advice to the CFA franc zone countries on how to supervise and regulate banks, implement tariff and tax reforms, and rein in government spending. The IMF worked to ensure that substantial funds were allocated to health and education and social safety mechanism were put in place in these countries. It also provided loans, to help mobilize co-financing from bilateral and multilateral institutions, orchestrated debt relief and debt cancellation by a number of countries that worked closely with the World Bank to help each CFA franc zone countries to design an individual adjustment program. IMF loans are intended to temporarily relieve balance of payments problems and support economic reforms. Credits to poor countries are under a special IMF long-term program, the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF), which provides financing at very low interest rates. This loan program was enhanced and replaced by the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility in late 1999.
In spite of these encouraging results, much remains to be done if the economies of the CFA franc zone countries continue to grow enough to reduce poverty and increase the living standards of their people. In all of these countries, the government ought to consider and focus on providing essential public services instead of being directly involved in production, which the private sector often can do more efficiently. These countries also must allocate more money for infrastructure improvement (e.g., roads, bridges, schools, and utilities) and human resources programs (e.g., health care, education, and job training). In addition, private enterprise in CFA franc zone countries must be expanded, a move that requires governments to convince entrepreneurs that new economic policies will be upheld. Each country also must promote good governance by tackling corruption and inefficiency and making its civil service and judicial systems more open and accountable. In conclusion, all CFA franc zone countries must continue to work together to synergize and mutually benefit with strategic economic ties. Their regional integration is a stepping-stone to their full integration into the global economy.