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Some interesting August and September releases

Contemporary music with muscle

Contemporary music with muscle

Michael Daugherty
Fire & Blood

Recently, I was reading an article in the Finnish Music Quarterly about composer Kalevi Aho. In the article Aho mentions a criticism that was made of his music by an Austrian journalist who accused Aho’s music of being “not dehumanized enough.” My complaint about much contemporary music is the opposite, it’s too dehumanized. I shun the over-intellectualization of music, loathe works that sound like they were composed with an abacus and notated in battery acid. Thankfully the three works on this fantastic recording of music by Michael Daugherty are filled with passion, wit and drama to spare.

 Fire and Blood is a full-blooded, knock your socks off violin concerto that makes pressing technical demands of the soloist but never descends to the level of an empty-headed violin showpiece. The work draws its inspiration from the Detroit Industry murals by the great Mexican artist Diego Rivera and the color and energy that Rivera brought to his art is reflected in the music. Violinist Ida Kavafian plays this music with muscle aplenty and the Detroit Symphony under conductor Neeme Järvi is nothing short of spectacular.

 The other works on the recording, Motor City Triptych and Raise the Roof, are also superb. Motor City Triptych is a brilliantly jaunty evocative piece which pays tribute to the Motown sound, Michigan Avenue in Detroit and Rosa Parks. This seems like something of an odd mix but Daugherty’s vivid orchestration and rhythmic skill make each movement a memorable tone poem. Brass lovers take note, there’s plenty of interesting work for trumpet and trombone throughout. Raise the Roof is a concerto for timpani and orchestra and was inspired by such grand architectural wonders as Notre Dame Cathedral and the Empire State Building. The work offers the timpanist an opportunity to play some melody and even stretch out with a showpiece cadenza. Once again Daugherty pushes hard and the effect is thrilling. This is an essential recording for anybody who cares about the current state of American music – it’s very encouraging indeed.

Revolutionary or revolting?

Revolutionary or revolting?

Sergei Prokofiev
Cantata for the Twentieth Anniversary of the October Revolution

It’s been nearly thirty years since I first encountered this very weird work by Prokofiev. I remember buying a recording on the Melodiya label that featured a worker-hero and his girl in full party (Communist, that is) regalia on the cover (he was also toting what looked like a 9mm Parabellum pistol). I was struck by the energy and color of the work but I also remember that I didn’t like it nearly as much as the other Prokofiev works I was enjoying with youthful enthusiasm: The Gambler (an opera I saw when the Bolshoi company came to New York in the 70s), Alexander Nevsky, Scythian Suite and the Piano concertos. Thirty years later and my opinion has not  changed, this is not top-notch Prokofiev, but there is enough to hold your interest and this 1992 recording (Chandos is re-releasing lots of their Prokofiev recordings) is quite good.

This Soviet patriotic cantata was written in 1936 and is based on texts by Marx, Lenin and Stalin. The work wasn’t premiered until 1966 and by then the texts by the disgraced Stalin were removed. As you would have suspected, none of these gentlemen were Soviet versions of Lorenzo Da Ponte so such lyrical phrases as “No class now stands on both sides of the barricades” must have presented problems to Prokofiev. All kidding aside, Prokofiev rose to the wretched occasion and wrote a wacky and frequently exciting piece that features chorus, orchestra, military band, accordion band and a speaker shouting speeches by Lenin through a megaphone. In a delicious bit of cameo  casting, the great Russian conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky gets to shout the Lenin bits.

If you can get over the fact that the people who demanded the work were monsters and the philosophy that inspired it was miserable, there is plenty to like. As a matter of fact, if you are a fan of film music you will be in heaven. The kaleidoscopic Revolution movement features chorus colliding with orchestra and bellowing Lenin speeches, it’s like the Battle on the Ice from Nevsky on amphetamines. The Oath, another big choral number, brings in the accordion band and the purely orchestral Symphony movement offers the energetic, at times frenzied Prokofiev in full flight. Neeme Järvi leads a superb performance and the Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus are brilliant. It’s all weird fun and very much worth a listen.

A German Romantic you need to know

A German Romantic you need to know

Joseph Rheinberger
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The first sentence of the liner notes sums up the story of Joseph Rheinberger pretty well, “[Rheinberger] shares the fate of many German composers of the second half of the 19th century, that of the “forgotten masters.” True that. I’ve always been a fan of Rheinberger’s music. My first exposure to his music was a recording the organist E. Power Biggs made of the composer’s organ concertos. Over the years I’ve become more familiar with his many solo pieces for organ and a work that my church choir regularly sings, the Cantus Missae, Op. 109.

 This recording by the Regensburger Domspatzen (a choir of men and boys) is especially welcome for its mix of sacred and secular repertoire. The centerpiece of the recording is the a cappella Missa Sanctissimae Trinitatis, Op. 117.  The Mass impresses with its simplicity and gentle lyricism. The opening Kyrie is a hushed plea that is moving and marvelously understated. The Gloria is a straightforward song of praise that eschews bombast. The Credo displays Rheinberger’s fine contrapuntal gifts and showcases the pure vocal tonal quality of the excellent chorus. The hymn-like Benedictus sets up the gorgeous Agnus Dei that closes the work.

 The same soaring melodies and skilled choral writing that make the Mass so special are found in the motets and hymns that open the recording. Rheinberger knew his old music too, and the these pieces have their share of contrapuntal flights of fancy, as well as some interesting chromatic turns that would have been heard in the Baroque. Special note most be made of the Salve Regina, Adoramus te and Ave vivens which have a marvelous melodic sweep that is unforgettable.

 The recording closes with the Waldblumen, Op. 124, a set of nature pieces look back to the earlier Romantic period and are filled with folk-like melodies and occasional flashes of drama.


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If you aren't familiar with starRo yet then this may be the moment where his name and music will really resonate with you. We had the pleasure of meeting him back in May 2013 and became ecstatic when we realized that he is based in LA. Originally from Japan, starRo is a multi-instrumentalist with expertise as a guitarist/keyboardist. With all this in mind, 2014 will be a special year for starRo and Soulection.

"This White Label reflects 4 love stories and I hope everyone can feel it in their own way. The sound direction is also a progression of where I am headed in 2014. Thank you for listening." -starRo

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We are dropping off our last release of 2012 with you by one of our most talented artists: AbJo. This will be our 17th release of the year and 24th release overall. We put in so much effort into making sure that every release and move we made this year was the most consistent and forward thinking. There is no better way to end the year than with a sophomore Soulection release from AbJo. Anagoge really displays his sound progression and diversity as an artist. We remember having a heavy music session in the car this past summer 2012 and he played a handful of tracks off Anagoge. When we heard ‘Megalomania’ we were instantly gravitated towards this new AbJo sound and it was right then and there that we realized we needed to push for this second release. Enjoy this one to the fullest.

Our plans for 2013 will be much heavier than this past year. Thank you for supporting and pushing us to this very plateau. Respect.

"ANAGOGE is both a serious statement and a simple display of my ability to step somewhere out of my usual boundaries. In this way, it expands my boundaries, but in the gravity of the messages I hide both in the sounds, and in the foreign and holistic name titles of my songs, I also intend to expand other peoples' boundaries. Really, everyone says that I'm some genre-bending virtuoso or what have you, and this was my way of trying to live up to that a bit, while putting my signature twist on things. Everything about this album, each song, each name title, the order of the songs, how many songs there are, even in a sense, the duration of the songs and the whole album, were intentionally decided upon and modified to convey my own personal message: to you as well as myself. Interpret it as you will, look up the meanings of the name titles, stare at and bask in the grandiosity that is the album cover, but most importantly, listen intently. As loud as you can. Let the sounds envelope you. Go for it. Ascend..."

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So many of the things we’re pursuing on our spiritual journey are all about subtleties – shifts in perception or feeling, nuances, energies.  These are things that are invisible to most of us.  While we all know, at some level, that we’re not alone and are being guided, how many of you ask for “proof” of this?  I do – a lot.  And I get SO excited when I find evidence.

Last Friday night, I was to meet up with a friend and his girlfriend to take in the awesome light displays around the Mormon Temple in downtown Salt Lake City.  I was warned that parking would be a nightmare – no problem, I thought, I’ll just have my angels line up a space for me.  Sure enough, I drove downtown, found an out-of-the-way street near the Temple Square – and after driving around the block only once, found a parking place just a few car lengths from the Square itself.  (Yeah!  Thanks, Angels!)  My friend and his girlfriend hadn’t planned ahead quite as well.  After driving around for a half hour, I told my friend that he was supposed to ask his angels to arrange for a parking place.  He just laughed at me.  “Fine,” I said, “I’ll do it for you.  Call me when you’ve gotten here.”  So I went into a bathroom, fervently praying all the while that my angels would show them a place to park.  As soon as I walked out of the stall, I found 3 pennies – signs from my angels – so I knew they’d found something.  A few minutes later, they called letting me know where to meet them – since they’d found somewhere to park.  (I KNEW it!)

I just love when things like that happen!  It’s hard to argue with that kind of immediate response.  While my friend might just laugh it off as a coincidence, I certainly know better.  There are NO coincidences.

I had another delicious thing happen this morning.  I was chatting with a girlfriend on the phone, and she was telling me that she couldn’t remember where she’d stashed some jerseys she’d bought her kids in October as Christmas presents.  She’d torn apartt her office, but couldn’t find them!  She wasn’t looking forward to tearing apart the rest of the house in search of these hidden gifts.  So I told her I’d pull out my pendulum and see if we could figure out where she’d put them.  After a few questions, my pendulum (which has been programmed to only get information from my higher self) indicated that the jerseys were somewhere in her bedroom.  I kept asking questions trying to narrow down where they were.  Soon we were “told” they were in her closet.

Now, while I’ve been to her house numerous times, I’ve never been in her bedroom closet, so I’m not familiar with its layout.  I asked her to describe what was in there – shelves, hanging rods, a few drawers, etc.  I asked my pendulum if the jerseys were on the left.  “YES”  Were they on the floor?  “YES”  Were they in one of the drawers?  “YES”  So while I’m asking questions, she’s looking through the closet – and opened the drawers.

All of a sudden, she’s screaming, “Oh my god!  Oh my god!  I can’t believe it.”  I’m thinking, “What just happened?”  She said, “Why’d I put them in the drawer?  I never put anything in there.”  She’d found the missing jerseys in the drawer – which she obviously wouldn’t have looked in for quite some time since she didn’t think she’d put stuff there.  She was AWED – and I was tickled!  So happy to help!  So happy I’m willing to LISTEN to spirit.

It was such a FUN experience!  I just loved it!  And it was fun too that my “credibility” was raised even higher in her eyes – and my own.  I KNOW that I’m connected.

Don’t you?!

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July 2, 1981
Looking back at Titus case
One man's battle to clear his name
Judge grants two-week delay
Guilt in rape case may hang on the tick, tick, tick of clock
Man convicted of rape wins delay in sentencing
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'They can't just give me a cookie and say good-bye'

"I think that if a person were to sit down and read the entire transcript, you would know that Steve Titus is guilty. Maybe he just blocks it out."
— Detective Ronald A. Parker of the Port of Seattle police responding to a Times reporter's questions April 14.

By Paul Henderson
Seattle Times staff reporter

Regrets, but no apologies.

Detective Sgt. Dave Hart, Port of Seattle police: "We do feel bad about what happened, but I believe that everybody was just trying to do their job."

Christopher Washington, King County deputy prosecutor: "On one hand you've got to say there was a mistake. But I don't make the decision on guilt or innocence. The jury does that."
Steve Titus, after the dismissal of a rape charge that had taken him to the brink of prison.
The threat of prison ended for Steve Gary Titus Tuesday when the rape charge against him was dismissed in Superior Court. The action was accompanied by an acknowledgement from King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng that Titus was innocent of raping a 17-year-old girl on a secluded road south of Sea-Tac Airport on October 12, 1980. A new suspect is in custody, charged with another rape.

Washington, who prosecuted the case, said he did nothing wrong and "can't apologize to Titus." In spite of its extraordinary twist, Washington said, the Titus case had merit when it went into court.

However, the deputy prosecutor added that he was sorry for the suffering the prosecution caused.

In Titus' mind, that is not enough. He suggests that Washington should share the experience to understand the pain.

"They can't just give me a cookie and say good-bye," Titus said yesterday, dwelling bitterly on his financial ruin, the loss of his job and the empty feeling he experienced in a county-jail cell the day he was convicted.

"I was only there overnight," Titus said, "but it seemed forever. I was looking at the ceiling, wondering where I might tie the rope. It was only a slim hope that kept me alive."

Titus was convicted of the charge March 4, but the conviction was overturned June 8 on the basis of evidence turned up in a Times investigation. The charge against Titus finally was dismissed Tuesday.

A month ago, few people were listening to what Titus had to say. Now, he has an audience. And Titus has lots more to say.

Jeff Jones, Titus' attorney, plans to file a complaint with Port police.

On Port of Seattle police, who investigated the rape which occurred on port property:

"This wasn't just a case of mistaken identity," he said. "This was manipulation and fabrication of evidence by police officers.

"Port police made no attempt to contact my parents or the friend who was with me in my apartment at the time of the crime. These were my alibi witnesses, and police never even met them until four months later in court.

"The police lied about times to make me look bad, and they manufactured evidence that was never in my car. This was a deliberate attempt by port police to railroad me into prison."

On the special assault unit of the prosecutor's office:

"Washington swept all of the inconsistencies in the police investigation under the table. From start to finish, the only important thing to that man was winning the case. There was no physical evidence to link me to the rape.

"The rape car had velvet seats and mine were vinyl. The rapist was wearing a three-piece suit, and I don't even own a two-piece suit. Anyone could have seen that this was a weak case based on circumstantial evidence. They were playing games with someone's life, and it didn't matter to them that it was an innocent man."

Jeff Jones, Titus's attorney, said he would file a complaint with Port of Seattle police charging that the vindication of Titus substantiated his client's accusation of dishonest investigation by police.

Titus gave investigating officers a voluntary statement the day of his arrest. It was not until four months later, two days before the trial, that the statement was put in a written report.

The report said Titus told officers he had left his parents' home in Burien at 6:10 p.m. on the night of the crime and that he had arrived at his Kent apartment at 6:55 p.m.

Titus maintains that he told the officers he arrived home at 6:30 p.m.

Because the victim testified she got into the rapist's car at 6:30 p.m., the time element was crucial to Titus' defense. Titus has accused police of lying as well in trial testimony that a brown-vinyl folder, an article that the rape victim remembered, was in the back seat of Titus' car when he was stopped for questioning.

An officer who inventoried the contents of Titus' car that night made no mention of such a folder in his written report.

The Times investigation into Titus' case began April 9. There was a small, but ultimately cruel, victory for Titus the next week.

After listening to a Times reporter detail discrepancies in the Titus investigation, Neil Moloney, then chief of Port of Seattle police, agreed to have senior officers reopen the case.

At the same time, the prosecutor's office announced that it was reviewing legal proceedings in the Titus conviction.

Both reported their findings within several days: No fault was found at either end.

Chief Moloney talked a hard line on integrity. "I've told my officers where I stand" on manipulation or fabrication of evidence, he said April 14. His message to his officers, he said, was: "There will be no quiet resignation. The case will go to the prosecutor's office, and I hope your ass (the police officer's) ends up in prison."

Moloney now is chief of the State Patrol. From his Olympia office yesterday, Moloney said he still could find no fault with the Titus investigation.

Sergeant Hart said port police had been advised not to comment on the Titus case because a lawsuit was expected.

Titus acknowledged he was considering a lawsuit. "It appears that a lawsuit is the only way justice will be done," he said.

Washington acknowledged yesterday that the outcome of the case indicated the polygraph, or lie detector, was not infallible. Titus failed a polygraph test before his trial.

Dewey Gillespie, a Lynnwood polygraph operator who administered the test, also was disturbed.

"All I can say is that the polygraph can't be 100 per cent accurate," he said. "I guess that I've tested 6,000 persons in 17 years. They're all nervous. You bet. I've never professed that the polygraph was an absolute."

Before going into private practice, Gillespie was the polygraph specialist of the Seattle Police Department. In view of the Titus case, he was asked, should the prosecutors let a person's fate ride on the findings of a machine?

"That would have to be the prosecutor's decision," he said, "I'd rather have 1,000 guilty suspects beat the machine than to have on innocent man fail."

In court, the victim identified Titus as her attacker. Now, police say she has identified another man from a photograph.

The suspect, a 28-year-old South King County man, was arrested Tuesday in Los Angeles on a King County warrant charging him with raping a hitchhiker east of Kent last month.

Dr. Elizabeth Loftus, University of Washington psychology professor and an expert on memory distortion in eyewitness testimony, said the police, courts and juries could draw a lesson from the Titus case.

"Contrary to the common perception, human memory is not an exact mirror of our experience," she said. "I hope that the Titus case will long be remembered as an example of how careful we must be when human memory is involved in a prosecution."

Titus and his fiancee, Mona Imholt, had set a June wedding date before the trouble began. Now, they are looking at a wedding next year. Legal fees have put Titus almost $10,000 in debt.

Titus says much of his bitterness stems from having lost a career job that took him five years to earn. He was terminated, as a supervisor at Yegen Seafoods May 1. His employer says the decision was based on job performance.

"I never once doubted that Steve was innocent," said his boss, Bob Dennis. "But this was an emotionally destroying thing, and Steve reached the point where he just couldn't cope with the responsibilities."

Titus now draws unemployment and is looking for a job.

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By Mukasiri Sibanda

If you want to know government’s priorities, don’t be swayed by eloquent speeches from politicians, take a close look at the budget. Plans on how government intends to generate, allocate and spend public revenue in a manner that can hurt or protect the poor are revealed publicly. As Zimbabwe is endowed with abundant mineral wealth, a depletable public asset, it is critical to scrutinise the budget to see how government is leveraging mineral assets to promote broad based socio-economic development. After all, the theme for the Annual Pre-Budget Seminar, 08-12 November 2017, held at Elephant Hills, Victoria Falls was “Consolidation of Economic Development and Transformation Through Domestic Resource Mobilisation and Utilisation.”

As a member of the Tax Justice Network Africa, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA), a lead organisation on mineral resource governance at national and regional level, has strong interest in the 2018 national budget statement, themed “Towards a New Economic Order.” A pregnant theme that induces excitement and apprehension at the same time. Change by nature can result in opportunities for progression or threats for regression.  So, what can we learn about development opportunities or threats from the 2018 national budget statement through a mineral resource governance perspective?

Curbing corruption and rent seeking behaviour in the mining sector

The budget missed the opportunity to embrace mineral revenue transparency best practice like the Extractive Industry Transparency Industry (EITI) to fight corruption and rent seeking behaviour in the mining sector. Mining agreements should be made public, including payments made to various government institutions by mining companies and beneficial owners of mining activities. For a government that prides itself on having strong political will to fight corruption, it is regrettable that an opportunity was squandered to help exorcise the ghost of “missing $15 billion” Marange diamond revenue.

By making public mining agreements, citizens can pressure government and mining companies to sign good deals that avoid skewing mining benefits in favour of corrupt public officials and corporates. Disclosure of various payments made to government institutions gives citizens the power to follow the money to hold to account government institutions on service delivery. As an example, through Caledonia’s Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA) report, taxes paid to Gwanda Rural District Council (GRDC), Rural Electrification Agency, Ministry of Mines and ZIMRA are publicly disclosed.

 Platinum royalty rate reduced from 10% to 2.5%

The budget stated that Special Mining Lease Agreements (SMLAs) provide for a 2.5% royalty rate for some group of Platinum Group of Metals (PGMs) mining companies. Unfortunately, the budget masked the beneficiary mining companies of this fiscal arrangements which undermines the Public Financial Management Act (PFMA) prescribed PGMs royalty rates-platinum 10%, other precious metals 4%-palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, and osmium, and 2% for base metals like nickel.

To enhance fair competition amongst platinum miners, the budget slashed platinum royalty rate to 2.5% until August 2019. The budget failed to explain why August 2019. However, from Zimplats’ 2017 integrated report, we can learn that the company’s SMLA expires in August 2019. Thereafter, it can be renewed for two periods of 10 years each. The budget left the public in suspense on what will happen after August 2019.  Is government going to continue with tax incentives for PGMs mining houses or not.

If not managed well, tax incentives can be harmful as noted by the blog- Disputes expose poor mining agreements. In 2015, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA)’s annual revenue performance report revealed massive cost of the 2.5% royalty rate provided by SMLA to the public purse.

By making PGMs houses pay 2.5% royalty rates, it means that government has forgone mineral royalties from the exploitation of PGMs since there is a 2.5% export incentive scheme for mineral export earnings. Zimplats received a $14 million export incentive from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 according to the company’s 2017 integrated report.

It is vital to note that the reduction of platinum royalty rate is the last point in the budget. This raises some eyebrows as to the involvement of the new Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Winston Chitando, formerly Mimosa platinum mine’ executive chairman. Mimosa mine is the only producing platinum mine which was not enjoying the preferential royalty rate since it is not a holder of a SMLA. Notably, it was unfair for Mimosa platinum mine to continue paying a 10% royalty rate whilst other platinum mines were enjoying a 2.5% preferential royalty rate. Government was supposed to renegotiate with PGMs houses with SMLA to comply with the 10% royalty rate prescribed by the PFMA instead of slashing the royalty rates to 2.5%.

Export tax to promote mineral value addition and beneficiation

To optimise benefits from mineral wealth extraction, value addition and beneficiation of mineral is critical. Interestingly the budget gave an example of lithium concentrate with a grading of 5 to 6% lithium oxide through off take agreements for US$600 per tonne. When beneficiated, resultant lithium carbonate is sold at prices ranging from US$15,000 to US$20,000 per tonne. From this example, by exporting raw minerals, the country is forgoing foreign currency earnings, tax revenue, domestic investment finance and jobs.

In 2015 government introduced 15% export on raw platinum export to encourage beneficiation and value addition. The export tax was suspended until December 2017 to allow PGMs players to implement agreed plans with government as detailed below.

Source: Chamber of Mines

The 15% export incentive scheme failed to reward progressivity in beneficiation and value addition of PGMs. For example, Zimplats which exports platinum matte was treated the same as entities exporting platinum concentrates. By promoting a progressive export tax regime, the 2018 national budget statement made a commendable step. However, the sharp drop of export tax from 15% threshold to 5% may not be warranted.

Rate of Export

Another commendable move is that export tax on raw mineral exports was extended to lithium and black granite with effect from 1 January 2019. The export tax on black granite is progressive as shown below.

Dimensional StoneUncutCut onlyCut and polished
Export Tax (%)52.50

Export tax on gross value of exported lithium was pegged at 5%,

Review of mining fees and charges

Ground rental fee applicable to diamond concessions was reviewed from US$3,000 to $225 per hectare per annum. The review of mining fees and charges was only limited to the diamond sector. Artisanal and small-scale gold miners who demanded the review of fees for several permits required in the mining sector like prospecting license ($200), explosives purchase permit ($500), and explosives storage permit ($500) among others.

It is interesting to note that government has strong interest in vast Marange diamond fields through the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC). This brings to attention the issue of how government is handling conflicting objectives as a regulator and a player. The review of ground diamond ground rental fees could have been motivated by the desire to give ZCDC a life line.

Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Output Surpasses Output of Primary Gold Producers

17,163 kilograms of gold were delivered to Fidelity Printers and Refineries (FPR) between January and September 2017. Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) accounted for 51% share of the total gold deliveries in the same period. According the budget, ASGM production was boosted by government interventions like $40 million gold mobilisation fund and efforts to plug revenue leakages through joint compliance monitoring.

In light of the significant contribution of ASGM to the economy, it is unfortunate that the budget failed to respond to the key asks of many players in the ASGM sector as noted during the public pre-budget consultations held by PPCME in Bubi, Zvishavane and Mutoko districts. ASGM players want government to subsidise the costs of exploration by purchasing drilling rigs; to reduce the costs of multiple permits that criminalises a source of livelihood for 500,000 direct beneficiaries and 3 million indirect beneficiaries of ASGM; and to promote mechanisation of ASGM operations.

Indigenisation now restricted to platinum and diamond sector

The 51/49 indigenisation threshold in the extractive sector is now applicable only to the diamond and platinum sectors. Perhaps this came as an admission that the indigenisation scheme has failed to work seeing that only one company, Caledonia’ Blanket mine is fully compliant with the indigenisation model. To date, only 2 out of 61 community share ownership trust received share certificates.

The analysis of Zimplats’ 2017 integrated report: 11 things CSOs can learn makes an interesting observation concerning what to expect if the company is fully indigenised.

Thin capitalisation redefined

To promote investments considering the prevailing liquidity challenges, the budget redefined thin capitalisation to exclude locally contracted debt in the determination of debt equity ratio (3:1) prescribed by the Income Tax Act. The arm’s length principle applies. Meaning there are safeguards on paper to manage abuse through related party transaction.  Interest accrued on debt element above the debt equity ratio is not an allowable deduction for the purposes of calculating taxable income.

When a company prefers to fund its activities through debt than owners’ equity, it leads to thin capitalisation. If not managed well, thin capitalisation erodes taxable income. Instead of investing owners’ equity to earn dividends, owners can make use related party transactions to fund their operations through debt to earn interest whether the company is profitable or not.

Expanding the scope of institutions to be audited by the Auditor General

The Auditor General’s 2016 report on state owned enterprise highlighted the challenges faced in terms of acquiring audited financial statement for Anjin to verify gross annual diamond sales used to compute depleting fees. By proposing expanding the scope of work of the Auditor General in the PFMA in line with Section 309 (2) (b) of the Constitution, to include government controlled entities like Anjin, there is scope for greater transparency and accountability in the management of mineral revenue. According to the 2012 annual report of the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC), the corporation has 10% shareholding in Anjin, while Chinese firm Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Company owns 50% and the remainder is owned by the government. However, it is strongly suspected that Zimbabwe Defense Industries (ZDI) owns the mystery 40% shareholding in Anjin.

In a nutshell, during the pre-budget consultations, ZELA made its written submission to Parliament, particularly the Portfolio Committee on Mines and Mines and Energy titled2018 National Budget Expectations: The Quest to Make Mineral Wealth Work for All: African Mining Vision (AMV). Main issues that ZELA raised include; adoption or adaption of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI), resources for the mining computerised title, exploration and mechanisation support for  ASGM amongst others. ASGM players also made their contributions during the budget consultations mainly on exorbitant fees for multiple permits which are criminalising their livelihoods. It is sad that feedback from the budget on outcomes of the public consultations is lacking. Whilst input of large scale investors has a significant footprint in the budget like tax incentives, and the review of the indigenisation policy. FDI is needed to turnaround the economy particularly the capital-intensive mining sector. However, there is need for a policy mix that attracts FDI and mobilising much needed domestic finance for development.

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Cartoon network and TNT to launch in HD on DSTV

DStv customers can look forward to enjoying their favourite kids and general entertainment channels, Cartoon Network and TNT, in high-definition from 18 December.

As part of its ongoing commitment towards re-imagining television for its African audiences, Turner will launch its first high-definition channels, Cartoon Network and TNT, on 18 December on DStv in Africa.  The switch to HD is a direct response to the needs of DStv audiences, ensuring a truly immersive viewing experience. Viewers will enjoy watching their favourite kid’s channel, Cartoon Network (DStv channel 301) and access to the American blockbuster channel, TNT (DStv channel 137), in high-definition.

This move comes just in time for new Cartoon Network shows such as Summer Camp Island, coming in December, and Pop Up Party, a vibrant and energetic local initiative premiering in January. If you’re looking for action driven, pulse-raising blockbusters, mixed with romantic gems and hilarious comedy, TNT is premiering Pitch Perfect alongside iconic titles like Rocky Balboa and Blade Runner.

The addition of the HD channels speaks to our commitment to provide our viewers with the best available content on the best available platform, highlighting our drive to continuously innovate,” says Liz Dziva Publicity and Public Relations Manager for MultiChoice Zimbabwe .. “Our customers  remain our top priority and we look forward to seeing their response following the shift to HD.”

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ZPHCA calls for inclusion of children with disabilities in all facets of life

By Byron Mutingwende

The Zimbabwe Parents of Handicapped Children Association (ZPHCA) has said it expects that concerns in development such as inclusivity and sensitivity in crucial social facets such as education, health, access and control of resources for children with disabilities will be heard and strengthened for sustainable development.

“In terms of education, we advocate for inclusive education that is motivated by reasonable accommodations basing on the nature of disability of a learner, that which appreciates diversity among learners and their unique educational needs. Children with disabilities fall in this category, inclusive education seeks to create an environment that meets the needs of children with disabilities,” said Theresa Makwara, the ZPHCA National Coordinator.

Inclusive education requires addressing attitudinal and environmental barriers to learning and participation. Special schools are among the major challenges that parents of and children with disabilities face in improving their quality of life.

Most of these special schools are quite expensive and thus most children with disabilities do not get into school, perpetuating the vicious cycle of poverty. It is with great concern that all parties concerned with development agenda influence policy makers and other key stakeholders to establish affordable special schools and upgrade the state of education facilities in order to enable inclusion and inclusive development.

Makwara revealed that disability friendly-budgeting mechanisms are essential in achieving inclusive health. Inclusive Health concept refers to recent developments in the recognition of the rights of people with disability, in the new guidelines for community-based rehabilitation.

“Operations are also among the major challenges faced by children with disabilities. We are delighted that we have merged partnerships such as the one we are gathered here today for the pooling of resources so that we ensure that children with disabilities access health needs and facilities.”

Infrastructure needs attention in order to have easy of access by all members of society including disabled children most of which are not up to universal design. Parents of disabled children face challenges in the area of resource ownership and control.

Charles Chiviru, the Director of Study Circle Alliance of Zimbabwe (SCAZ) called for safe nurturing of children so that they can also match with other able-bodied children.

“There are many gaps as regards children with disabilities. This is due to lack of coherent policies to assist organisations that deal with children with disabilities. Our transport system is not taking into account the disabled community, particularly children who want exposure through mixing with other children,” Chiviru said.

He bemoaned the fact that most children with disabilities are lying idle because there are no schools to accommodate them.

“It’s high time that the government should establish an enquiry on the general upkeep or social and economic status of children with disabilities. This will help in curbing challenges that both parents and children are facing.

“Government should come up with water-tight policies in as far as the status of the disabled community is concerned. All structures of government should look at the status of PWDs, in particular paying attention to children.

Over the years, disability has increasingly become a global issue due mainly to the considerate increase in the number of persons living with disabilities worldwide.

According to World Health Organisation, about 15% of the global population is living with some form of disability. This is around 1 billion people worldwide with most of them living in developing countries.

In Zimbabwe it is at least at 7%, which is around 1.2 million people are living with disabilities. These disability types range from moderate to severe disability. Conflicts, poverty, malnutrition, poor health care systems, environmental hazards, natural and man made disasters, traffic, industrial and home accidents, ageing and disease have all contributed to the increasing number of persons living with disabilities.

Mrs. Miriam Kangai, the ZPHCA Patron said whilst the organisation appreciates and supports national development strategies and policies, it is integral that the process of implementation be sensitive and pay more attention to the needs of children with disabilities.

“We would appreciate if persons with disabilities are trained and financed on income generation for self-reliance. Mobility is one of the biggest problems faced by persons with disabilities where children may be home-bound if they are too old to be carried on their mothers back due to lack of mobility aids such as wheelchairs. There is no such provision for wheelchairs on buses or commuter omnibuses. With the negative attitudes of society, parents find it hard to travel with their children on public transport. My office will continue sourcing for more wheelchairs and other assistive devices.

“In many cases, mothers of disabled children find themselves deserted by their husbands or fathers of their children and end up taking the role of the main breadwinner of the family. Disabled children are often subjects of shame, considered a misfortune or even ending up abandoned. Money for school fees and other essential needs is often spent on the able bodied because the disabled children’s future potential may appear limited thereby preferring to use resources on able bodies children. It is important that society is made aware of the fact that children living with disabilities are not objects of charity but rather subjects with equal rights to every other child,” Mrs. Kangai said.

The Government of Zimbabwe is a signatory to various international and regional conventions such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which aims to change attitudes and approaches to persons living with disabilities heightening the movement from viewing disabled persons as objects of social charity, medical treatment and social protection is a major step in improving the statutory instruments in mainstreaming people with disabilities in development and social inclusion.

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Spirulina Powder, Scientific Evidence and Market Analysis

In the last 25 years Spirulina (and Spirulina Powder as one of the basic forms) was always a hot topic in all the websites and blogs about healthy nutrition. A lot of was written about the health benefits of consuming Spirulina. Some nutrition specialists recommend Spirulina nutrition against difficult diseases like oral cancer, liver disorders, allergic reactions and many more. Although there are some objections about the specific role of Spirulina nutrition in the therapy of clinical conditions, almost all researchers agree that the nutritional benefits from this blue-green algae are extraordinary. Some of them indicate Spirulina as one of the most complete foods in the planet.

One of the most complete foods in the planet

This claim is also supported by both National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) which are researching Spirulina as one of the primary foods during long-term space missions or in case of colonization of other planets (you can find all the references for Spirulina in the NASA website here). That's why a lot of nutritionists recommend consuming Spirulina in a daily basis, not just under bad health conditions.

Spirulina Powder, Spirulina Tablets and other forms

Spirulina Powder is the most common form of Spirulina in the market and it has, as all the supplements in powder form, the best and the faster absorption rates. Also the price rate is one of the best from all the available forms. Another advantage is that Spirulina Powder is less processed than other forms because it is the basic and the first producing form from Spirulina cultures.

Spirulina Tablets and Spirulina Capsules are the other two common forms of Spirulina in the market which are best if you can't habituate the taste of the powder form. Also we have to mention that Spirulina Capsules have faster absorption rates than Spirulina Tablets because they contain powder in capsule so it is easier to digest them.

Spirulina. Supplement or Food?

This is a very interesting question because it queries our perspective on some new foods in our nutrition.

In South Africa and in Mexico where Spirulina grows naturally in some lakes, the locals are handling Spirulina as a normal food from nature. All the rest of us we have to go to a store and buy Spirulina in a package. Specially for Spirulina Powder, which we can use in everyday cooking like flour, salt or sugar (only much more healthy), we have to rethink it and consider it not as an extra supplement but like a normal food we buy from a grocery shop. The only main difference is that this food is one of the most complete and healthy foods from mother nature.

What exactly is Spirulina? Spirulina History.

Spirulina is a drum-dried cyanobacterium (blue-green algae) that can be consumed by humans and other animals and is made primarily from two species of cyanobacteria: Arthrospira platensis and Arthrospira maxima (old species name are Spirulina platensis and Spirulina maxima, and there are also other related species with the same features). Once classified as the blue-green algae, it does not strictly speaking belong to the algae, even though for convenience it continues to be referred too in that way. It grows naturally in the alkaline waters of lakes in warm regions. Measuring about 0.1 mm across, it takes the form of tiny green filaments coiled in spirals of varying tightness and number, depending on the strain.

It has been used as food for centuries by different populations and only rediscovered in recent years.

Two populations a) Massakory, Lake Chad at Republic of Chad and b) Lake Texcoco, Mexico City), approximately 10,000 km apart, discovered independently and exploited the nutritional properties of Spirulina. Perhaps this is the only record of traditional use of a microbial biomass as a food for human consumption.

Evaluation of the nutritional characteristics confirmed that drum-dried Spirulina (species Spirulina platensis or Spirulina maxima) represents a valuable source of alimentary protein.

Careful evaluation of several parameters let to the conclusion that Spirulina represent protein sources as good as legumes, including soybeans.

The above is reference from the scientific reference: Spirulina, the Edible Microorganism. Orio Ciferri. Mircobiological Reviews 1983. p. 551-578.

Spirulina powder nutrition information

Spirulina is very high in protein, very low in calories and cholesterol, and high in enzymes, minerals (iron, calcium, sodium and magnesium), and phenolic acids, which have antioxidant properties.

Chemical composition of Spirulina for 10g dry weight
Content Amount
Proteins 6.5 g
Betacarotene 14 mg
Vitamin C 2 mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.37 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.46 mg
Niacin 1.3 mg
Calcium 150 mg
Iron 18 mg
Vitamin E 0.4 mg
Vitamin B 6 0.07 mg
Vitamin B 12 0.02 mg
Phosphorus 67 mg
Magnesium 32 mg
Copper 0.1 mg
Phycocyanin 1,500 mg
Gamma-linoleic acid 100 mg
Chlorophyll 110 mg

The benefits of Spirulina as a low-calorie, high-protein, mineral and vitamin food supplement are now well established and recognized worldwide. Studies have shown that spirulina can lower cholesterol levels, stimulate the immune system and be effective in the treatment of obesity, heartdisease, premenstrual stress, arthritis, anaemia and osteoporosis.

Spirulina is also a rich source of betacarotene, a natural antioxidant, which the body converts to vitamin A and which plays a protective role in the human organism. Recent studies have concluded that a diet rich in vitamin A and provitamin A can lower the risk of cancer. Betacarotene is considered a more effective antioxidant than synthetic trans betacarotene. Positive results have also been seen in performance and stamina levels when Spirulina is taken as a sports supplement; the blue-green alga has a high level of biotin, which is an inhibitor of lactic acid in muscles.

Referenced from: Spirulina under the microscope. Food and Agrigulture Organization of the United Nations.

Spirulina biochemical composition

Quantity of Spirulina proteins and other foods

Quantity of proteins in Spirulina and other foods
Food Type Crude Protein (%)
Spirulina powder 65
Chicken egg 47
Beer Yeast 45
Chicken meat 24
Skimmed powdered milk 37
Cheese 36
Beef meat 22
Fish 22

Scientific reference from: Quantity of spirulina proteins and other foods (Henrikson, 1994)

Composition Quantity

Composition Quantity (per 100 g dry wt)
General composition
Moisture 3.5 g
Protein 63.5 g
Fat (Lipids) 9.5 g
Fibre 3.00 g
Ash 6.70 g
N-free extract 15 g
Phycocyanin 15.6 g
Carotenoids 456.00 mg
Chlorophyll-a 1.30 g
Provitamin A 213.00 mg
Thiamin (V.B1) 1.92 mg
Riboflavin (V.B2) 3.44 mg
Vitamin B6 0.49 mg
Vitamin B12 0.12 mg
Vitamin E 10.40 mg
Niacin 11.30 mg
Folic acid 40 μg
Panthothenic acid 0.94 mg
Inositol 76.00 mg
Phosphorus 916.00 mg
Iron 53.60 mg
Calcium 168 mg
Potassium 1.83 g
Sodium 1.09 g
Magnesium 250 mg

Scientific reference from: A typical analysis of Spirulina product. Based on sample of dried Spirulina powder of Turkish Algae Company analyzed by Republic of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Izmir Province Control Laboratory and Ege University (Koru et al., 2008)

In 1970’s, Spirulina underwent extensive safety studies with animals and fish. Independent feeding tests in France, Mexico and Japan showed no undesirable results and no toxic side effects on humans, rats, pigs, chickens, fish and oysters. Many independent rat feeding trials were conducted in Japan and no negative effects at all were found for acute or chronic toxicity or reproduction

Scientific reference from: Edis Koru (2012). Earth Food Spirulina (Arthrospira): Production and Quality Standarts, Food Additive, Prof. Yehia El-Samragy (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-51-0067-6, InTech

Spirulina as a medicine. Scientific evidence.

1) Nutritional and Therapeutic Potential of Spirulina. Khan et al. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 2005, 6 373-379.

The Spirulina species contain significant amount of valuable proteins, indispensable amino acids, vitamins, beta-carotene, mineral substances, essential fatty acids, polysaccharides, glycolipids and sulpholipids.

Several scientific findings suggested that Spirulina proved to be a potential and ideal candidate for conjugative therapy due to the possible synergetic effect of many phytochemicals in whole cell. It has demonstrated that the use of Spirulina and its extracts may reduce cancer and viral diseases.

2) Effects of a Spirulina-Based Supplement on Cytokine Production from Allergic Rhinitis Patients. Mao et al. Journal of Medicinal Food 8 (1) 2005, 27-30

Allergic patients consuming 2,000 mg of Spirulina daily can reduce the production of IL-4 from PHA-stimulated PBMCs by 32%.

3) Protective effect of aqueous extract from Spirulina platensis against cell death induced by free radicals. Chu et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2010, 10:53

The potential of incorporating Spirulina extract as a functional ingredient in food products and beverages to enhance their antioxidant capacity is worth exploring.

4) The beneficial effects of spirulina focusing on its immunomodulatory and antioxidant properties. Maddaly Ravi, Sai Lata De, Syed Azharuddin, Solomon F D Paul, Nutrition and Dieatary Supplements, 29 July 2010.

Spirulina as a food. Scientific research.

1) Quality characteristics of ice cream enriched with spirulina powder. Malik et al. International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences. ISSN 2320.-7878. Vol 2. Jan-Mar 2013.

Spirulina powder offers great potential use in diary industry to enrich dairy products and to substitute synthetic additives viz., colours, stabilizers and emulsifiers etc., employed in various dairy products.

2) Development of Spirulina Based “Biscuits”: A Potential Method of Value Addition. Sharma et al. Ethno Med, 6(1): 31-34 (2012)

So it can be inferred from the present study that the developed Biscuits by using Spirulina were nutritious and acceptable. Reviews clearly show that Spirulina has many therapeutic uses and great nutritional value. Therefore, results suggest that there is a great scope for use and marketing of value added Biscuits using Spirulina and it can be concluded that Spirulina has a great scope in the field of product development and can be utilized for achieving food and nutritional security for nation.

3) Current microalgal health food R & D activities in China. Liang et al. Hydrobiologia 512: 45-48, 2004.

The major microalgal genera presently cultivated in China are Spirulina and Chlorella. They are initially manufactured in the form of alal biomass or extracts by the food industry. The biomass is then used for producing a variety of health products such as tablets, capsules, powder or for extracting bioactive ingredients such as beta-carotene, and phycocyanin.

Common microalgal foods

  • Microalgal noodles
  • Microalgal bread
  • Microalgal biscuits
  • Microalgal drink
  • Microalgal green tea
  • Microalgal beer
  • Microalgal candy

4) Nutritional and Therapeutic Potential of Spirulina. Khan et al. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 2005, 6 373-379.

The Spirulina species contain significant amount of valuable proteins, indispensable amino acids, vitamins, beta-carotene, mineral substances, essential fatty acids, polysaccharides, glycolipids and sulpholipids.

Several scientific findings suggested that Spirulina proved to be a potential and ideal candidate for conjugative therapy due to the possible synergetic effect of many phytochemicals in whole cell. It has demonstrated that the use of Spirulina and its extracts may reduce cancer and viral diseases.

5) A Review On Culture, Production And Use Of Spirulina As Food For Humans And Feeds For Domestic Animals And Fish. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, 2008

Spirulina appears to have considerable potential for development, especially as a small-scale crop for nutritional enhancement, livelihood development and environmental mitigation. In particular, the production and use of spirulina has the following advantages:

  • it provides an easily digestible high (c. 60 percent) protein product with high levels of β-carotene, vitamin B12, iron and trace minerals and the rare essential fatty acid γ-linolenic acid (GLA). In addition, it has no obvious negative cultural or religious issues associated with its consumption;
  • its production occupies only a small environmental footprint, with considerable efficiencies in terms of water use, land occupation and energy consumption when compared to traditional terrestrial crops;
  • its production is especially suitable to saline and alkaline conditions that are often unfavourable to traditional crops and are frequently occupied by disadvantaged people suffering from, or vulnerable to, natural disasters;
  • its production can be conducted at a number of different scales, from household “pot culture” to intensive commercial development over large areas;
  • it has the potential for integration with rural organic waste treatment processes to improve both environmental conditions and improve energy transfer efficiencies;

6) Spirulina paltensis: Food and Function. Hoseeini et al. Current Nutrition & Food Science, 2013, Vol 9, No. 2

Research results show that using Spirulina platensis powder in food products is very practical and functional. Increased demand for healthy food, more global acceptance of fortified foods by Spirulina platensis, low production cost and its high nutritional content enhance its application in food industry.

Spirulina and Bodybuilding. Scientific evidence.

Despite being around for ages, the effect of spirulina on enhancing exercise performance is a relatively new area of study. Nevertheless, there are some studies that support Spirulina as an ergogenic aid. One study found that supplementing with 2 g spirulina per day for 8 weeks was able to increase quadriceps peak and average isometric force of subjects compared to those receiving a placebo (Sandhu et al, 2010). A similarly positive effect on muscle endurance can also be found with spirulina supplementation, in which 6 g/day of spirulina per day for 4 weeks increased endurance exercise performance, fat oxidation, and reduced oxidative damage by free radicals (Kalafati et al, 2009). The effect of spirulina on providing antioxidative protection against muscle damage has been supported by other studies (Lu et al, 2006). This protective mechanism may be the reason for spirulina being able to extend endurance, and possibly speed up recovery.

Spirulina Powder Side effects and Syptoms

A few side effects and contraindications have been reported with Spirulina use. This is natural for almost all foods under specific environmental circumstances or for peoples with specific health conditions like allergies etc. The most frequently reported adverse effects are headache, muscle pain, flushing of the face, sweating, and difficulty concentrating. In case of repeatedly showing those symptoms stop talking Spirulina and consult with your doctor.

Spirulina should be avoided by people who have the metabolic disorder phenylketonuria as all the protein rich foods that affects this dicease..

Spirulina is not recommended for people who have allergies to seaweed or seafood.

Not a lot is known about its effects during pregnancy and breast feeding. With that in mind, make an informed decision to consume it if you are pregnant or breast feeding or ask you physician’s advice.

Blue-green algae harvested in uncontrolled culture conditions may be contaminated with heavy metals that can lead to liver damage, diarrhea and vomiting. One approach to circumvent this is to grow spirulina in an 'organic' way. USFDA's National Organic Standard Boards have guidelines to produce spirulina as 'organic' and also certifies the same. Such organic certifications will alleviate the concerns about spirulina being a safe vegetarian nutritional and dietary supplement.

To minimize any possible side effects, it is important to source the supplement from reputed organic stores. This will help ensure that the spirulina you are consuming is free of dangerous contaminants such as microcystins, harmful bacteria and toxic metals. This is not exactly a problem of the spirulina but of the water in which it grew. If the water was contaminated then so too could be the spirulina, hence always ask for organic, responsibly sourced product.

How to be secure against negative effects of Spirulina in two simple steps

  • To make sure your spirulina is safe, research well about your brand, and find out where and how if it produced. If you are not provided with clear information – avoid it, and it is as simple as that. Here we try to give you all the information you need to evaluate your supplier.

  • When you first start eating Spirulina in any form, start small and see if there is any side effects before you increase your dosage. The body need some time to adapt, and does not know how to react to the cyanobacteria (the blue-green algae) at first.

Spirulina Powder as feed for other animals

Spirulina powder for horses

Spirulina powder for dogs

Spirulina powder for fish aquarium

Spirulina is suggested as food for a lot of animals because it is a rich in protein food. In our website we will try to present specific data of when and how you can use Spirulina in animals.

What you will find here and why we can help?

In the current website we try to further analyze the following issues that may occupy a Spirulina Powder consumer:

  • Scientific evidence and analysis about Spirulina. We analyze and present all the available scientific data (as is and not in a buying perspective) about Spirulina in general and about Spirulina Powder in specific.

  • Market analysis about best price and best quality for Spirulina Powder and other forms.

  • Best offers in the market.

  • Price analysis per gr.

  • Price alerts.

  • Quality analysis facts and certifications per product and per company.

  • Reviews on products from consumers.

  • Compound cost per supplement.

  • New offers.

  • Best offer per Spirulina form.

  • Analytical answers to common questions about Spirulina consuming. FAQ.

  • Spirulina Powder recipes.

  • Spirulina Powder recommended dosage per day

  • Side effects

  • Where to buy, per country and region.

  • Spirulina Powder benefits in a daily basis nutrition.

  • Powder or Tablets or Capsules.

  • What is the difference in Organic Spirulina Powder.

  • How to use.

  • Spirulina Calories per form.

We believe that Spirulina Powder is an excellent and very important food for your nutrition. Here we try to give you all the available data you will need if you are a current or a candidate Spirulina consumer. Because we believe that your health is more important than any supplement or food and because every people has his/hers personal medical records, please consult with your doctor or physician before consuming any new food or supplement.


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Pie is the classic ending to a Thanksgiving meal, but year after year of your Grandmother's "famous" pie can get a little (dare I say) boring. Spice up your Thanksgiving meal – and seriously impress your relatives – by making one of these pie-inspired recipes instead.

1. Apple Pie Dip

Spoon University

This apple pie dip is perfectly complimented with cinnamon sugar pie crust chips. Dip, dip hooray!

2. Pumpkin Pie Crescent Rolls

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Dylan Barth

Use extra dough from dinner to whip up these super easy pumpkin pie crescent rolls. Or try roll up apple slices for an apple pie variation

3. Apple Pie in an Apple

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Courtney Carter

Save the hassle of rolling out a pie crust. With this dessert, you can use the apple itself instead to make single-serve cups.

4. Spiced Sweet Potato Bread

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Sweet potato pie has met its match. Pair a warm slice of this spiced sweet potato bread with a drizzle of honey for the perfect Thanksgiving day snack.

5. Caramel Apple Pie Pizza

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Gracey Wallace

Imagine apple pie, but with an added layer of warm gooey caramel and turned into a pizza. That's what you get with this caramel apple pie pizza. Plus, look how pretty it is.

6. Pumpkin Pie Cookie Butter Pull Apart Bread

Spoon University

Pumpkin pie. Cookie butter. Pull apart bread. It doesn't get much better than these three foods combined into one decadent dessert. Oh, and remember to top it with ice cream.

7. Apple Pie Tacos

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Paige Marie Rodgers

Score major style points with your family by making these apple pie tacos. With a puff pastry shell and classic apple filling, no one will miss boring old pie.

8. Pumpkin and Pecan Pie Bars

Arden Sarner

Can't decide if you want a slice of pumpkin pie or a slice or pecan pie? Make these bars to get the best of both worlds.

9. Pumpkin Pie Cake

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Caroline Grew
This is perfect for a person who loves pumpkin but hates pie (yes, that is possible). Well, let them eat cake – specifically, this pumpkin pie cake.

10. Graham Cracker Pecan Chocolate Bars

Elizabeth Philip

This dessert really raises the bar (pun intended). Dusted with snowy powdered sugar, these graham cracker pecan chocolate bars really ring in the winter season.

11. Apple Pie Cups

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Susanna Tuan

These cups are as simple as they are aesthetically pleasing. With crunchy walnuts, sweet apples, and thick whipped cream, you won't even miss plain pie.

12. Pumpkin Spice Overnight Oats

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Mollie White

This pumpkin pie-inspired breakfast is perfect for the morning after Thanksgiving. Fuel yourself for a day of Black Friday shopping with these overnight oats.

13. Pumpkin Cheesecake-Stuffed French Toast

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Jaime Wilson
This breakfast is so decadent it could be for dessert. I'd eat this pumpkin cheesecake-stuffed French toast for any meal of the day.

Foodies never like to be bored, so why endure another Thanksgiving with plain old pie? Whether your go-to is flavor is apple, pumpkin, sweet potato, or pecan, there is an inspired dessert out there for you. Try them all this Thanksgiving!


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UEFA open disciplinary proceedings against FA

Tue 03 August 2021 | 16:10

UEFA has begun disciplinary actions against FA the Football Association for fan behaviour at the Euro 2020 final at Wembley.

A statement from UEFA reads: "

Following an investigation conducted by a UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector into the events involving supporters which occurred inside and around the stadium during the UEFA EURO 2020 final match between the national teams of Italy and England played on 11 July at Wembley Stadium, London, disciplinary proceedings have been opened against the English Football Association for a potential violation of Article 16(2)(h) of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations for a lack of order or discipline by its supporters."

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5-star forward Emoni Bates includes Oregon in Top 8

By Dylan Reubenking, Ducks Digest: 5-star forward Emoni Bates has placed Oregon in his top 8 destinations. Bates announced on his Instagram story on Friday that Oregon offered him, and just a few hours later, the Ducks have made his list.

Bates, a 6-foot-9, 200-pound small forward, also included Memphis, Michigan State, Baylor, Miami in his list.

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I Did Not Go To China From Atletico Madrid For The Football – Fernandez Speaks Out

Augusto Fernandez admits he did not swap Atletico Madrid for Beijing Renhe for the football, but nevertheless believes the Chinese Super League is underrated.
Argentina international Fernandez spent two years playing under Diego Simeone at Atletico, joining in January 2016 as cover for Tiago following the midfielder’s leg break.

However, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament the following September and made just 21 La Liga appearances for the club before heading to Beijing.

Fernandez, who is back in Madrid following the expiration of his contract in China and has opened an Argentine restaurant, acknowledged he could have remained at Atleti had he wanted.

“I’m not going to be a hypocrite; I didn’t go to China for the football. I had two years left on my Atletico contract and Cholo [Simeone] loved me,” he told Radio Continental.

“Chinese football is underrated. People think it’s played with a paper ball. Go run at a Chinese person, hit a Chinese person and see who wins. The Chinese are fast and aggressive.

“Chinese football was for me an experience like life. Rare, different. So different.

“I went to compete, to train. You don’t earn the respect of the Chinese with what you did in the past, with your name. You earn it by training well and producing results.

“Chinese football is fast but has a lot of tactical deficiencies. If you don’t quit, you earn respect.”

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Elastigroup Integrates With AWS CodeDeploy

AWS CodeDeploy is a service that automates code deployments to any instance, including Amazon EC2 instances and instances running on-premises. AWS CodeDeploy makes it easier for you to rapidly release new features, helps you avoid downtime during application deployment, and handles the complexity of updating your applications.

Spotinst Elastigroup makes AWS CodeDeploy even more powerful! Save 90% of the infrastructure costs and increase performance.

In order to get Spotinst Elastigroup and AWS CodeDeploy integrated, please follow these steps.

1.User Data Startup Script

Use the following User Data startup script in the group configuration. For more information please see: User Data

#!/bin/bash -x
REGION=$(curl | sed 's/[a-z]$//')
yum update -y
yum install ruby wget -y
cd /home/ec2-user
wget https://aws-codedeploy-$REGION.s3.amazonaws.com/latest/install
chmod +x ./install
./install auto

2. Register to Integrations

Scroll down the Compute tab and expand the Integrations section.

Enable CodeDeploy integration and select your application and Deployment group resources.

Note: the application and Deployment group resources should already exist in your AWS account.

  • CleanupOnFailure – if this option is checked, we delete the temporary group created. If not, we don’t delete the temporary deployment group in case of failure (so the user can view the logs of the group and the deployment).
  • Terminate Instance On Failure – if this option is checked, we terminate the instance that failed. If not, we keep the instances that failed.

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Haitian National Policemen guard the entrance to the U.S. Embassy as people gather to ask for asylum following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti July 9, 2021. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo – RC25HO9IWKSR

Haiti’s interim government has made a request to the United Nations and the United States for foreign troops to the country to protect key infrastructure after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse—but the US says it has no plans to offer military assistance “at this time”.

The letter dated July 7, 2021, the day Moise was assassinated, was sent by the Prime Minster’s office, asking for support for “the efforts of the national police to reestablish security and public order in the whole territory”.

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Haitian police earlier said a group of 28 foreign mercenaries killed the president on Wednesday.

“We definitely need assistance and we’ve asked our international partners for help,” interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph told The Associated Press news agency in a phone interview late on Friday.

“We believe our partners can assist the national police in resolving the situation.”

The 15-member UN Security Council would need to authorise a deployment of UN peacekeepers or police to Haiti.

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But the US official has told news agencies that Washington has no intention of sending troops to the embattled country. However, the senior official said it would be sending FBI and Department of Homeland Security officials to Haiti to help in the investigation.

The killing of Moise by a squad of gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday morning at his home in Port-au-Prince has pitched Haiti deeper into a political crisis that may worsen growing hunger, gang violence and a COVID-19 outbreak.

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Thursday, 3 March 2011

Eugenics is an enduring part of fallen human nature, says leading international bioethicist

Today I am with clergy in London who are being addressed by Fr John Fleming, SPUC's bioethical consultant, as part of the latest series of clergy information days organised by SPUC up and down the country. Fr Fleming's presentation is entitled: "Eugenics - an enduring part of  fallen human nature". His full presentation can be read here on the SPUC website, but below is an executive summary:
From very early on in human society, those human beings judged to be “unworthy of life” have been at great risk of being marginalized and even killed by mainstream society.

Eugenics is expressed in two forms:
  1. Positive eugenics which encourages “good” parents to have more children
  2. Negative eugenics which discourages or coerces the “unfit” from reproducing their own “kind”.
Plato encouraged both forms of eugenics in order to build a state which was better capable of defending itself against the enemy, better able to contribute intellectually and better able to participate sensibly in the affairs of the state.

Christianity was opposed to practices such as the jettisoning of ‘weak’ children by their parents.  These babies were collected by Christians and cared for by them.  The Christian faith was the key factor in the development of western culture which saw an end to the lawful practices of abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia.

Since the Enlightenment and especially from the time of Charles Darwin in the nineteenth century there has been an increased interest in the practices of eugenics.  Social Darwinism influenced many intellectuals in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

The Nazi eugenics programme began quickly because the German medical profession had already been radicalised by notions of “racial hygiene” and the desirability of ridding society of “useless eaters”.  The racist aspect of Nazi eugenics was inspired by other factors.

It was also the case that intellectuals in the ‘civilised’ and ‘democratic’ countries were also attracted to eugenics.  These intellectuals included people like Bertrand Russell, Julian Huxley, and a whole host of others. Indeed it is fair to say that eugenicism has been driven in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries by intellectuals and their allies in the mass media.

Eugenic abortion is predicated on the idea that there are some human lives which are not worthy to be lived. It is now widely accepted that there are people whose lives are so blighted by old age, sickness, or disability that they would be better off dead. This is the principle that lies behind the current drive for legalised euthanasia.

Even some of those who would describe themselves as ‘pro-life’, nevertheless support eugenic abortion and the right of the medical profession to discontinue food and fluids to those patients reckoned to be living useless and burdensome lives.

While eugenicism bites deep into the psychology of many human beings, it has often been prevented from expressing itself by social standards. Those standards are now being increasingly undermined such that the eugenic impulse to rid the world of social and economically burdensome people has gained an almost unstoppable momentum.
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How SSR work ?

First we must prepare the repair area

Applying the Paint

Applying the Polish SSR Activator

Cleaning Up

All this in just a matter of minutes !

SSR is most certainly the quickest and easiest system you will ever see or use. If you can operate a buffing machine you can make money with the SSR system.

Your car is now restored and looks brand-new!

No paint mixing

SSR® is supplied in either 30,50, 140 premixed colour systems, this may not sound a lot but believe us these systems will cover 99% of the colours you come across every day

For example SSR® Black will work with any black, any dark red, any dark blue or even any dark green.

Just imagine how much time you have already saved!

No spraying

We all know the problems with spraying in a SMART repair environment without a spray booth.

For the sake of a few small scratches on a wing or door the complete panel has to be refinished and in some cases depending on the colour, blending will have to be done.

No health & safety issues

Health & Safety, not to mention the environment is becoming a bigger and bigger issue for the refinish industry including SMART repair. Current legislation states that SMART repair must be carried out using water base materials within a 5 meter exclusion zone using a portable or fixed extraction system.

As SSR® produces zero release of VOC and virtually zero smell it can even be used within a car show room without any health hazards normally associated with paint repair.


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Event News

Recap Rootconf 2018 – a look at the current and future security trends of IT infrastructure and DevOps

HasGeek hosted 400+ developers, architects, managers and security experts at Rootconf 2018, which concluded on 10-11 May 2018.

The two-day conference, held at NIMHANS Convention Centre, had over 35 sessions consisting of talks, Birds Of Feather (BOF) sessions and hallway conversations around IT infrastructure and security.

Open source developer from Bangladesh, A. S. M. Shamim Reza, and network engineer from Bhutan Telecom, Alisha Gurung, spoke about security protocols and how to secure systems better. Former VSNL engineer, Derick Thomas, elaborated on the importance of network security for startups and the need for better data protection at the network layer level.

Chief evangelist from Percona, Colin Charles, talked about database security at the enterprise level, followed by a captivating session on enterprise security by Pukhraj Singh. Pukhraj explained the geopolitics of cyberspace and how this impacts the choice of security tools for companies and nation-states.

Rachna Khaira, journalist at The Tribune, delivered the closing talk on the ground realities of Aadhaar, the problems with the infrastructure of public service delivery.

Day 2 at Rootconf 2018 featured talks on monitoring, scaling, metrics aggregation, load balancing and site reliability problems that bog all IT organizations. Companies such as Intuit, Exotel, Helpshift, DigitalOcean, E2E Networks and others shared their learnings.

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ZNet becomes authorized Plesk distributor in India

Expanded partnership provides growth and market-leading user experience to Indian customers

ZNet, India’s leading hosting and cloud services provider, today announced that it has become the distributor for Plesk in India. Plesk is the leading WebOps platform to build, secure and run applications, websites and hosting businesses that scale in the Cloud. Plesk is more than just a generic control panel providing automation capabilities to reduce complexity, save time and simplify the lives of web professionals and IT administrators alike.

Plesk’s rich and open extension catalogue provides access to relevant features and enables service providers of any size to specialize, address customer needs and grow their business.

This aligns well with ZNet’s extensive customer and partner network comprising hosters, developers, system administrators and service providers, who will now be able to get Plesk licenses and solutions at an even more competitive pricing and increased support.

Also Read: ZNetLive launches first of its kind customer self-service mobile app for its clients

We’re thrilled to announce that as the distributor of Plesk in India, ZNet is now authorized to provide the full range of Plesk solutions for developers, digital agencies, IT admins, content mangers, web hosters, hyperscalers at a very competitive pricing,” said Munesh Jadoun, CEO, ZNet Group. “With our home-grown automation tool (RackNap) we will deliver these Plesk solutions in an efficient automated manner to our customers,” he added.

For Plesk, this move translates to increased penetration in the Indian market by attaining the ability to provide its high quality, feature-rich, OS agnostic platform to Indian resellers and customers from a single, highly qualified source.

The internet industry is projected to double by 2020 in India. We believe that fast adoption of digital technologies paired with a rise in mobile-phone penetration and decline in data costs will add approx. half a billion new internet users in India over the next five years,” says Nils Hueneke, CEO at Plesk. “We are very pleased to take our partnership to the next level. Together with ZNet, we’ll be able to offer compelling services in a fast-growing market addressing current and future trends for the benefit of both resellers and the end customers.”

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Lo Marie

The Bar

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"The Gap" and "The Bar" are two singles from Lo Marie's upcoming album, also titled "The Bar."

"The Bar" is a beautiful jazz song pulling references from jazz greats like Carmen McRae, Julie London, Jane Monheit, and Sara Gazarek. “In the loneliness of missing someone, I questioned “the bar” I had set for my partner. Where is the line between having moral standards and judging another person? In the end, I found that there are some things love shouldn’t conquer, even if it could.”

Lo Marie’s new single “The Gap” is funky and fresh and bold – just like her. Recognizing that music not only has the power to tap into people’s emotions, but that it also has the power to bring change, Lo Marie has made it her mission to raise awareness for an important social issue. Releasing her funky jam “The Gap” during Women’s History Month, she makes an unabashed statement: The gender pay gap has got to go. While the song is lyrically hard-hitting, it also has an insatiable and irresistible groove. The hooks will have you singing along and feeling good, just like James Brown would want you to do.

Lo Marie, vocals and rhythm guitar
Conrad St. Clair, bass
Tommy Crane, drum kit (The Bar)
Lou Caldarola, drum kit (The Gap)
Teddy Kumpel, lead guitar (R)
Chris Huntington, lead guitar (L)
Jay Frigoletto, keys

Music and lyrics by Lo Marie
Produced by Lo Marie and Conrad St. Clair
Recorded by many people in many places including Conrad St. Clair at Redrüm and Randy Poole at The Poole Room
Mixed and edited by Conrad St. Clair at Redrüm
Mastered by Jay Frigoletto at Mastersuite

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Fuair siad bás ar son Saoirse na hÉireann.

The tenth republican to join the hunger strike was twenty-three-year-old IRA Volunteer Thomas McElwee, from Bellaghy in South Derry. He had been imprisoned since December 1976, following a premature explosion in which he lost an eye.

He was a first cousin of Francis Hughes, who died after fifty-nine days on hunger strike, on 12th May.

Thomas McElwee died at 11.30 a.m. on Saturday, 8th August. Indicative of the callousness of the British government towards prisoners and their families alike neither had the comfort of each other’s presence at that tragic moment. He died after 62 days of slow agonising hunger strike with no company other than prison warders – colleagues of those who had brutalised, degraded and tortured him for three-and-a-half years.

Image | Thomas McElwee’s eight sisters – Kathleen, Mary, Bernadette, Annie, Enda, Nora, Pauline and Majella – carry the coffin of their brother

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