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Monday, 5 August 2013
South Africa advises Uganda against land giveaways
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Africa?s economic growth has been noted to have great potential if the governments can invest in infrastructure.
Uganda should not give away the land but instead use it for agriculture development, which is currently operating below its potential, South Africa?s minister for National Planning Commission has said.
Answering questions after delivering the 21st Joseph Mubiru, Memorial Lecture, on August 2 at Kampala Serena Hotel, Mr Trevor Andrew Manuel said: ?Uganda?s agricultural sector is operating below its potential in the range of 5 to 10 per cent. You should not give away the land but instead develop it. Ugandans are good at farming.?
On several occassions, the government has given away land to foreign investors either to set up hotels, factories or to grow crops to provide raw material for their industries a development which has seen schools losing land to investors.
This, together with the land tenure system in place continues to hinder agricultural development in the country, according to analysts from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund who have often called for land reform policies in order for Uganda to realise agricultural development.
Mr Manuel said that government needs to support agricultural development by investing in it because the sector has a lot of potential in supporting Uganda?s economic development.
At the continent level, Manuel said Africa has great potential to raise the volume of and value of its agricultural production, and to expand related business activities, especially in agro-processing with high levels of positive outcomes; from raising rural incomes to boosting GDP growth, and creating business opportunities.
Mr Manuel further stated that many farmers can?t buy expensive machinery, high yield seeds, and fertilizers because of inadequate finance systems.
?All of this is compounded by the land tenure system. African countries have spent decades trying to jump-start agricultural production, if over these problems Africa can become a bread basket of the world,? he said.
Mr Manuel added: ?African economies need to use the mineral wealth to invest in the infrastructure that will allow them to diversify our economies, and pay for our capability upgrade.?
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Gold inches up on weak jobs data, stimulus hopes
Gold bounces after US jobs misses
Gold closed above $1,300. CNBC's Bertha Coombs reports holdings in the world's largest gold-backed ETF are hitting 4-year lows.
As gold pays no interest, the fall in returns from U.S. bonds is seen as positive for the metal.
Gold, seen as a hedge against inflation, had gained in recent years as central banks acted to boost their economies. Prices touched an all-time high of $1,920.30 in 2011.
In recent weeks, the Fed has said it would begin tapering its $85 billion monthly bond purchases if the U.S. economic recovery retained momentum, prompting investors to monitor housing and jobs data closely.
The next data market participants will watch is the U.S. ISM non-manufacturing PMI later in the day.
Speculators cut long gold positions
Hedge funds and money managers trimmed their gold net longs and raised their bullish position in silver futures and options, a report by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed on Friday.
(Read More: The four reasons why hedge funds are selling gold)
Holdings in SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, fell 0.26 percent to 918.64 tonnes on Friday, touching fresh four-year lows.
"Should prices trade below $1,300 an ounce, an additional sizeable leg of ETP (exchange-traded product) holdings becomes loss-making," Barclays Capital said in a note.
Silver fell 0.3 percent to $19.84 an ounce. It reached a one-week high of $20.27 on Friday.
Platinum was up 0.3 percent at $1,448.74 an ounce and palladium lost 0.2 percent to $727.97 an ounce.
Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100938109
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Top US officials meet to discuss embassy threat
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Top U.S. officials met Saturday to review the threat of a terrorist attack that led to the weekend closure of 21 U.S. embassies and consulates in the Muslim world and a global travel warning to Americans. President Barack Obama was briefed following the session, the White House said.
Obama's national security adviser, Susan Rice, led the meeting and then joined Lisa Monaco, Obama's assistant for homeland security and counterterrorism, in briefing the president, the White House said in a statement.
"The president has received frequent briefings over the last week on all aspects of the potential threat and our preparedness measures," according to the statement.
Among those at the meeting Saturday afternoon were the secretaries of state, defense and homeland security and the directors of the FBI, CIA and the National Security Agency, according to the White House. Also attending was Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
In an interview Friday with ABC News, Dempsey said officials had determined there was "a significant threat stream" and that the threat was more specific than previous ones. The "intent is to attack Western, not just U.S. interests," he said.
The global travel warning was the first such alert since an announcement before the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The warning comes less than a year since the deadly September attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, and with the Obama administration and Congress determined to prevent any similar breach of an American embassy or consulate.
The State Department's warning urged U.S. travelers to take extra precautions overseas. It cited potential dangers involved with public transportation systems and other prime sites for tourists, and noted that previous attacks have centered on subway and rail networks as well as airplanes and boats.
Travelers were advised to sign up for State Department alerts and register with U.S. consulates in the countries they visit.
The statement said that al-Qaida or its allies might target either U.S. government or private American interests. The alert expires on Aug. 31.
The State Department said the potential for terrorism was particularly acute in the Middle East and North Africa, with a possible attack occurring on or coming from the Arabian Peninsula. The diplomatic facilities affected stretch from Mauritania in northwest Africa to Afghanistan.
U.S. officials pointed specifically to Yemen, the home of al-Qaida's most dangerous affiliate and the network blamed for several notable plots against the United States, from the foiled Christmas Day 2009 effort to bomb an airliner over Detroit to the explosives-laden parcels intercepted the following year aboard cargo flights.
"Current information suggests that al-Qaida and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks both in the region and beyond, and that they may focus efforts to conduct attacks in the period between now and the end of August," a department statement said.
Yemen's president, Abdo Rabby Mansour Hadi, met with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on Thursday, where both leaders cited strong counterterrorism cooperation. This past week, Yemen's military reported a U.S. drone strike killed six alleged al-Qaida militants in the group's southern strongholds.
Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., the House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, said the embassy threat was linked to al-Qaida and concerned the Middle East and Central Asia.
"In this instance, we can take a step to better protect our personnel and, out of an abundance of caution, we should," Royce said. He declined to say if the National Security Agency's much-debated surveillance program helped reveal the threat.
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Online:
State Department alerts: www.travel.state.gov
Smart Traveler Enrollment Program: www.step.state.gov
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/top-us-officials-meet-discuss-embassy-threat-012212625.html
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3 Steps for Regaining Your Love Life Following Trauma | World of ...
After suffering an abusive relationship or sexual trauma, it takes tremendous courage to date. And it can be even more difficult to accept intimacy from a good person.
However, once you know what to look for in terms of roadblocks, the path to love becomes much easier.
Below are three basic steps to help victims heal and find love once again.
1. Find a therapist.
Start your journey of healing with a trained professional. People beginning to date following abuse may have lowered standards. They may be more accepting of bad behavior in dating relationships.
Another common reaction to trauma is to test boundaries or seek high-drama relationships in order to feel intensity or strong feelings. A trained therapist can help identify and heal destructive dating patterns so that these types of relationships are no longer attractive.
2. Practice saying no every day.
It can be difficult to establish boundaries in everyday life after surviving abuse or trauma. You may fear rejection, even from friends and family, or worry that you risk angering others if you say no. But nothing is more powerful than to say no to someone you love, experience queasiness, and realize that your friendship or dating relationship has survived.
Saying no is a great test that the relationships you are forming with other people are healthy and well-balanced. No is not rejection. It is insight into who you are. A good friend or lover will respect ?no.? Even if it is ?no, I do not like that restaurant,? start telling people who you are today.
3. Reciprocate to build trust.
Reciprocation is the safe way to let go of fear and build trust in a relationship without being vulnerable. He or she does something nice, you do something nice back. He or she opens up about something personal, you open up about something personal. Great relationships are built over time where trust is developed by continuous positive interactions.
By slowly opening up to your partner, you can get a better sense of how you feel when you are around him or her. When you are aware of your feelings and acting in accordance with your values, you naturally develop healthy relationships.
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Sunday, 4 August 2013
Victim identified in fatal California boardalk hit-run that injured 11 others
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In this image take from a security camera, pedestrians scatter as a car drives along the Venice Beach boardwalk in Los Angeles on Saturday.
By Gil Aegerter and Hasani Gittens, NBC News
The woman killed by a hit-and-run driver Saturday in Los Angeles was the daughter of a prominent Italian businessman and was on her honeymoon after having been married for just two weeks, Italian media reported Sunday.
The woman was killed and 11 other people were injured when a car plowed into pedestrians walking along the Venice Beach boardwalk, fire officials and police said.
Los Angeles police said Sunday that Nathan Campbell, 35, of Los Angeles, was arrested and charged with one count of murder after he fled the scene in a dark sedan. Security camera video captured a dark car speeding off the boardwalk as people scrambled out of the way about 6 p.m. (9 p.m. ET) at the end of Dudley Avenue, where it intersects Ocean Front Walk just before the beach.
Bail was set at $1 million, although it was unclear what motive, if any, the man may have had, officials said.
Los Angeles County coroner's officials identified the dead woman as Alice Gruppioni, 32, of Italy, NBCLosAngeles reported.
The Italian news agency ANSA reported that Gruppioni was married July 20 to Christian Casadei of Cesena, Italy. Casadei suffered minor injuries and was at his wife's side when she died, it said.
In a telephone interview, the Italian consul in Los Angeles told ANSA that Casadei said he and his new wife were strolling along the boardwalk on their honeymoon when the car came barreling through.
"It's a tragedy. There's nothing more to say," Casadei said, the agency reported. "We were walking, we were happy, we were on our honeymoon and everything, and suddenly everything changed.
"I still can't believe it, and I don't even remember exactly what happened. It's all very confusing."
Gruppioni was the daughter of Valerio Gruppioni, president of Group Sira, based in Bologna, one of the world's largest producers of radiators for heating. Bologna FC, a club in the top flight of Italian soccer, confirmed her death in a statement offering condolences to Valerio Gruppioni, a former president of the club.
"Alice Gruppioni, daughter of Valerio Gruppioni, a long-time executive of the Red and Blue, died Saturday night in a car accident in the United States. President (Albano) Guaraldi and all of Bologna FC are with the Gruppioni family in this time of unspeakable pain."
In a statement Sunday, Italian soccer giant AC Milan, one of the world's premier clubs, expressed its "condolences to former Bologna president Valerio Gruppioni and his family following the passing of his daughter Alice."
Ten other people were injured, two of them with minor injuries, Los Angeles fire spokesman Brian Humphrey told NBCLosAngeles. They were "all believed to have been pedestrians on the boardwalk," according to a tweet from the LAFD.
Witnesses told NBCLA that the driver of the car ? described as a 2008 to 2010 black or dark blue Dodge Avenger ? seemed to aim at pedestrians as he swerved on and off the curb.
"The vehicle appeared to be moving purposefully down the boardwalk, according to witnesses," Humphrey?told the Los Angeles Times.?
The Venice Beach boardwalk is one of Southern California's main visitor attractions, featuring hundreds of street vendors, performers, beachgoers and tourists on the crowded stretch of galleries, restaurants and tattoo shops.
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M. Alex Johnson of NBC News contributed to this report.
This story was originally published on Sun Aug 4, 2013 2:48 PM EDT
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