Thursday 10 March 2016
French official to visit Israel to push peace confab
France’s special envoy for its initiative to renew Israeli-Palestinian peace talks will visit Israel next week in an effort to advance plans for a regional peace conference this summer, the French Embassy in Israel announced Thursday.
Pierre Vimont, the French Foreign Ministry envoy “for the preparation of the international conference to renew the Middle East peace process,” will arrive in Israel on Sunday for two days of meetings with officials in Ramallah and Tel Aviv.
The international summit is scheduled to take place in June or July, over Israeli complaints that peace negotiations should take the form of direct talks.
Poverty is Political.You CANT Reduce Poverty Without Politics
When the Normans invaded Britain, they imposed their language and distributed the land to their aristocrats. Today the Normans don’t own any land in UK.
When Mugabe took power, 80% of Zimbabwe lands were owned by few White English men. Today the situation had changed. Mugabe gave the lands back to their rightful owners.
Until Gowon, Nigeria oil was owned by few white men from Britain and France. Gowon – an evil guy – nationalized Nigeria oil, creating by the way a bunch a local millionaires and crooks.
If there are a lot of private money in Nigeria, compared to any other country in Africa, it’s because of that single political decision.
It’s possible that logic was behind Mandela calculations. He convinced the European terrorists in South Africa to concede political power to Africans, but temporary keep the economical power.
Before Mandela, there were no African millionaire in South Africa, but only famous political prisoners. Now there are even African billionaires there.
I think what happened in Zimbabwe will happen in South Africa too. The South Africans will use, soon or later, the political power to take back their lands and economy.
Wealth is political. Political change usually bring radical change in wealth distribution, unless you elect house negros.
Poverty too is political. Politics decides who is poor and who is rich. You can NOT reduce poverty without politics.
Reason why, You must always first seek political power, and then the economical kingdom will be yours.
That’s the lessons history had in store for us. This has nothing to do with your petsonal feelings. So just keep them to yoursel.
For all the stupid and small minded people who despise politics – “I don’t do politics” types-, I’d advise you to reflect on the reason why business men invest so much in corruption, lobbying, and political elections.
Wealth is Political. Poverty is political. Politics decides who would be rich and who will be poor. Literary.
Written by Mawuna Remarque
North Korea Claims to Have Mini Nuke Warhead
If true, that would give North Korea the capability of launching nuclear attacks against other countries.
The communist regime claims it can strike the United States, although some experts question that.
The North also claims it tested its first hydrogen bomb in early January.
That was followed last month by the launch of a rocket that put a satellite into orbit. The launch violated U.N. resolutions because it employs dual-use technology that could also be applied to long-range ballistic missiles. North Korea's development of smaller nuclear weapons and long-range missiles has long been a matter of concern and could shake up the security balance in Asia.
Guns in America: The impact of having more guns in society
THE UNITED STATES OF GUN OWNERSHIP
Firearms: 300 millionFirearms owners: 85 million
3 in 4 American gun owners have two or more guns
The U.S. accounts for 4.4% of the world's population and 46% of the world's guns
Gun ownership rates by state
Wyoming 59.7Alaska 57.8
Montana 57.7
South Dakota 56.6
West Virginia 55.4
Arkansas 55.3
Idaho 55.3
Mississippi 55.3
Alabama 51.7
North Dakota 50.7
Kentucky 47.7
Wisconsin 44.4
Louisiana 44.1
Tennessee 43.9
Utah 43.9
Oklahoma 42.9
Iowa 42.8
South Carolina 42.3
Kansas 42.1
Vermont 42
Minnesota 41.7
Missouri 41.7
North Carolina 41.3
Maine 40.5
Georgia 40.3
Oregon 39.8
Indiana 39.1
Nebraska 38.6
Michigan 38.4
Texas 35.9
Virginia 35.1
New Mexico 34.8
Colorado 34.7
Pennsylvania 34.7
Nevada 33.8
Washington 33.1
Ohio 32.4
Arizona 31.1
New Hampshire 30
Delaware 25.5
Florida 24.5
California 21.3
Maryland 21.3
Illinois 20.2
New York 18
Connecticut 16.7
Rhode Island 12.8
Massachusetts 12.6
New Jersey 12.3
Hawaii* 8.7
DC 3.8
GUNS AND DEATH
More than 30,000 people died in gun-related incidents in the U.S. in 2009. Causes of gun-related deathsAccident 554
Suicide 18,735
Homicide 11,493
Homicide was the 15th-leading cause of death in the United States in 2009. And guns were involved in more than 68% of those deaths.
Homicides: 16,799
Firearm homicides: 11,493
Among some of the wealthiest and most powerful countries in the world, the United States' homicide rate is one of the highest. The homicide rate in the U.S. is 12 times that of Japan.
Homicides per 100,000 population, select countries, most recent years available
Russia 10.2
United States 4.8
Canada 1.6
Great Britain 1.2
France 1.1
China 1.0
Italy 0.9
Germany 0.8
Japan 0.4
On the average day in the U.S.:
270 people in America, 47 of them children and teens, are shot in murders, assaults, suicides, accidents and police intervention.
87 people die from gun violence, 33 of them murdered.
8 children and teens die from gun violence.
183 people are shot but survive their gun injuries.
38 children and teens are shot, but survive their gun injuries.
GUN VIOLENCE HITS HOME
Repeated studies have shown that the presence of a gun boosts the risk of gun-related violence in the home.2.7 times increased risk of homicide
4.8 times increased risk of suicide Men are more likely to be homicide victims overall, but women are over 3 1/2 times more likely to be killed by an intimate partner compared to men.
In 2005, about 40% of female homicide victims ages 15-50 were killed by a current or former intimate partner. Guns were used in 55% of those cases.
37.5% Female murder victims in 2005 were killed by their husbands or boyfriends
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher in December shot his longtime girlfriend to death before turning the gun on himself outside the team's practice facility
MORE GUNS, MORE SAFETY?
243 is the average number of justifiable firearms homicides, such as the shooting of a home intruder, between 2005 and 2010 2.1% is the proportion of all gun-related homicidesA 1998 study showed that for every time a gun in the home was used in a self-defense or legally justifiable shooting, there were four unintentional shootings, seven criminal assaults or homicides, and 11 attempted or completed suicides.
Individuals in possession of a gun at the time of an assault are 4.46 times more likely to be shot in the assault.
IN THE RIGHT HANDS?
Strong gun regulations aren't always paired with strict enforcement. 2 out of 5 guns sold in the U.S. are without background check.Written by Shawn Desmond.
Culled from Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
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Pro-gun activist is accidentally shot by 4-year-old son
Jamie Gilt, 31, was taken to a hospital after the Wednesday shooting, and is believed to be in stable condition.
Spirit filled Prophet surves death after confronting lions
Prophet Alec Ndiwane who is based in the Pretoria Soshanguve was with fellow church members in the Kruger National Park where they were watching animals.It is believed the prophet went into a trance and started to speak in tongues. Ahead of them was a lion pride busy eating their impala.
Alec must have thought he was the biblical Samson as the prophet opened the car door and went charging towards the lions. Upon seeing the man running towards them, the lions could not believed that manna was coming straight from heaven and instead ran towards the prophet.
He then came back to his senses as he quickly realised this was not going to end well and made an immediate turn and ran back to safety. But before he could safely reach the confines of the car, one lion had snapped its paws on him thus causing major damage to his toilet sitting tool. Also thanks to the game ranger who was near who fired some shots with his gun to scare the lion away.
So severe was the lion paw injury that Alec had to be rushed to hospital for emergency surgery. The man was fearing he would lose his bum but the doctor’s assured him he would still have his left bum intact.
Thai hotel group Minor extends overseas diversification
In February, the company acquired Tivoli Hotels and Resorts, a Portugal-based chain of 14 properties, for 294.2 million euro ($322 million). It believes it can expand the Tivoli brand into other markets Minor is already operating in, such as Asia, Africa or the Middle East.
Including the Tivoli deal, Minor has spent $550 million over the past two years on hotel projects in Africa, Asia, Australia, South America and Europe to diversify away from what was a Thailand-centered portfolio. Currently, 66% of the group's hotel revenue is from outside Thailand, against only 6% in 2008.
Bangkok accounts for just 12% of current revenue, helping the company mitigate the impact of political developments such as the anti-government rallies that blocked the capital's streets from late 2013 and the military coup that followed in 2014.
Hotels and residential properties, covering both business and tourist markets, account for 50% of Minor's revenue. Most of the remaining half comes from restaurant operations, an area in which the company has also aggressively expanded overseas.
FG Appoints Peterside As DG NIMASA
A statement signed by Yetunde Sonaike, the Director, Public Relations, Ministry of Transportation in Abuja said that the appointment was with immediate effect.
Peterside was the governorship candidate of APC in April.11, 2015 governorship election in River state and also a former member, House of Representative from 2011 to 2015.
According to the statement, Peterside has a Doctorate Degree in Management Science from the University of Port Harcourt and MBA in Business Administration.
He also holds a Bachelor Degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences (B.MLS) in Hematology from Rivers State University of Science and Technology.
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