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Raidījums Diplomātiskās pusdienas šoreiz par Centrālāfrikas Republiku, valsti Āfrikas kontinenta pašā vidienē, bez piekļuves jūrām vai okeāniem. Brīdinām, ka raidījums ir par valsti, kas ir caur un caur bēdu ieleja. Esam iepriekš jau bieži runājuši par nabadzīgām un problēmu plosītām valstīm. Bet tik plašs ekonomisko, politisko un humanitāro problēmu kopums, kāds ir Centrālāfrikas Republikas (CĀR) gadījumā, ir reti sastopams. Sāksim ar to, ka Centrālāfrikas Republika, neskatoties uz to, ka teritoriāli ir apmēram desmit reizes lielāka par Latviju, ir gandrīz 43 reizes nabadzīgāka par Latviju. Kamēr Latvijas IKP uz vienu iedzīvotāju pēc Pasaules Bankas datiem ir 38 370 eiro, Centrālāfrikas Republikai šis rādītājs ir 900 eiro. Šī faktiski ir pirmā vai otrā nabadzīgākā valsts pasaulē pēc Burundi. Un tas situācijā, ka valstij ir milzīgi dabas resursi. Nedaudz sportiskas pozitivitātes par Latviju – mēs esam bagātāki par mūsu Eiropas Savienības partnervalstīm Slovākiju, Grieķiju un Bulgāriju, starp citu. Nemaz nerunājot, ka pārspējam arī Krieviju un gandrīz divas reizes arī Baltkrieviju bagātības rādītājos. Paskatieties paši pasaules organizāciju datus un redzēsiet. Šis varētu būt arī vienīgais un pēdējais pozitīvais fakts šajā raidījumā. Un tas pat nav par Centrālāfrikas Republiku, kuru apdzīvo apmēram pieci ar pusi miljoni iedzīvotāju. No tiem gandrīz 70 procenti dzīvo zem nabadzības sliekšņa. Vēl vairāk – vairāk nekā 42 procenti šobrīd dzīvo akūta bada apstākļos. Sliktākais rādītājs pasaulē. Ekonomisko un politisko apstākļu, tostarp ilgstošā pilsoņu kara dēļ, Centrālāfrikas Republika bieži ir ierindota starp desmit valstīm pasaulē, uz kurām ceļot ir ļoti bīstami. Ir tāda Starptautiskā Ceļošanas riska karte (International SOS Travel Risk Map), kurā varat redzēt visas pasaules valstis. Iesakām ielūkoties! ANO vēl pagājušajā gadā rekomendēja CĀR bēgļiem ārvalstīs vai pat pašā CĀR nemēģināt atgriezties mājās, jo valstī netiek ievēroti pat svarīgākie likumi un riski ir pārāk augsti. Visbeidzot pieminēšu to, ka tieši šīs teritorijas tiek uzskatītas par slaveno pigmeju izcelsmes un arī mūsdienu dzīves vietu. Kā daži avoti raksta, jau senie ēģiptieši esot rakstījuši, ka mūsdienu Centrālāfrikas teritorijā dzīvo “melni pundurīši”. Tas gan netraucē Centrālāfrikas Republikā basketbolam būt vienam no diviem populārākajiem sporta veidiem un CĀR pat divreiz esot uzvarējusi Āfrikas čempionātā. CĀR ģeogrāfiskā atrašanās vieta ir izraisījusi arī to, ka valsts teritorijā vēsturiski un šobrīd ir bieži krustojušās nesamierināmas reliģiskās, etniskās, ekonomiskās grupas un to politiskās intereses. Valsts teritorija pastāvīgi ir apdzīvota kopš akmens laikmeta, vismaz 10 tūkstošus gadu. Vienlaicīgi tikai 18. gadsimtā teritorija kļuva par daļu no pasaules tirdzniecības ceļiem un ekonomiskajiem procesiem. Šeit gan uzreiz jāatzīmē, ka šie trans-Sahāras tirdzniecības ceļi starp Atlantijas un Indijas okeāniem un ekonomika bija lielākoties saistīta ar vergu un ziloņkaula tirdzniecību. Verdzības posms arī bija viens no iemesliem, kādēļ dažādās ciltis un etniskās grupas CĀR vēl šodien nesatiek un atminas savstarpējos vēsturiskos pāridarījumus. 1903. gadā CĀR teritorijas par savām kolonijām padarīja Francija. Līdzīgi kā Beļģu Kongo situācijā, arī francūžu pieeja bija valsts administrāciju uzticēt privātām kompānijām, jo tās aktīvi ieguva gumiju un ziloņkaulu. Rezultātā vietējo iedzīvotāju ekspluatācija tikai turpinājās arī pēc tam, kad oficiāli verdzība tika atcelta 1910. gadā. CĀR politiskā vēsture pēc neatkarības iegūšanas 1960. gadā, parāda galējības un pārmērības. Konstantie etniskie un reliģiskie konflikti, ar īsu militāru diktatūru vadītiem miera periodiem ir bijuši CĀR mūsdienu iezīme. Nesenākais plaša mēroga konflikts, pilsoņu karš, sākās 2013. gada martā ar musulmaņu dumpinieku grupas „Seleka” veikto apvērsumu pret prezidentu Fransuā Bozizi, kura rezultātā dumpinieki ieņēma arī galvaspilsētu Bangvī. Valsts kristiešu kopiena, kurai tiek oficiāli rēķināts, ka pieder 90 procenti valsts iedzīvotāju, protams, ar šo nebija mierā, radīja “pašaizsaradzības” grupas ar nosaukumu „anti-Balaka”. Tieši tāpat kā „Seleka”, arī „anti-Balaka” aktīvi izvērš teroru pret civiliedzīvotājiem. Sākotnējais reliģiskais konflikts ar gadiem pat vairs nav tik daudz reliģisks, cik etnisks. Etniskās grupas patiesībā rāda pilnīgi citu CĀR ainavu un nemaz daudz kopīgu īpašību starp tām nav atrodamas. Piemēram, daudzas etniskās grupas pieder faktiski vietējām, tradicionālajām reliģijām. Daudzi praktizē dažādas burvestības, pat, ja valsts oficiālā pozīcija ir par tām sodīt ar cietumsodu. Konfliktu neatrisināja ne tikai Fostina-Arčandža Tuaderas ievēlēšana par prezidentu un pārvēlēšana 2020. gadā. Patiesību sakot – konstitūcija arī 2023. gada referendumā tika mainīta, lai Tuadera varētu amatā palikt neierobežotu laiku. Un vēl mazāk CĀR problēmas risina ārvalstu iejaukšanās. Francijas neveiksmīgie centieni atjaunot savu ietekmi valstī ir bijuši relatīvi nesekmīgi. Franciju un Eiropas Savienību kopumā no CĀR “izspiež” Ķīna, bet sevišķi jau Krievija. Krievija jau 2018. gadā noslēdza ar CĀR centrālo valdību vienošanos par  derīgo izrakteņu ieguvi un ieveda valstī bēdīgi slaveno Vāgnergrupu, kas apmāca valdības armiju. CĀR pat neslēpj, ka grib redzēt pastāvīgu Krievijas militāro bāzi savā valstī, jo ar ieroču piegādēm un vāgneriešu treniņiem ir par maz. Vairāk par Centrālāfrikas Republikas resursu paradoksu un vāgneriešu lomu valstī stāsta Liutaurs Gudžinsks, Viļņas Universitātes Starptautisko attiecību un politikas zinātņu institūta asociētais profesors.

A decade-long study of young adulthood in Malawi demonstrates the impact of widespread HIV status uncertainty, laying bare the sociological implications of what is not known.  An Epidemic of Uncertainty: Navigating HIV and Young Adulthood in Malawi (U Chicago Press, 2023) advances a new framework for studying social life by emphasizing something social scientists routinely omit from their theories, models, and measures–what people know they don't know. Taking Malawi's ongoing AIDS epidemic as an entry point, Jenny Trinitapoli shows that despite admirable declines in new HIV infections and AIDS-related mortality, an epidemic of uncertainty persists; at any given point in time, fully half of Malawian young adults don't know their HIV status. Reckoning with the impact of this uncertainty within the bustling trading town of Balaka, Trinitapoli argues that HIV-related uncertainty is measurable, pervasive, and impervious to biomedical solutions, with consequences that expand into multiple domains of life, including relationship stability, fertility, and health.  Throughout a groundbreaking decade-long longitudinal study, rich survey data and poignant ethnographic vignettes vividly depict how individual lives and population patterns unfold against the backdrop of an ever-evolving epidemic. Even as HIV is transformed from a progressive, fatal disease to a chronic and manageable condition, the accompanying epidemic of uncertainty remains fundamental to understanding social life in this part of the world. Insisting that known unknowns can and should be integrated into social-scientific models of human behaviour, An Epidemic of Uncertainty: Navigating HIV and Young Adulthood in Malawi treats uncertainty as an enduring aspect, a central feature, and a powerful force in everyday life. Rituparna Patgiri has a PhD in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Her research interests lie in the areas of food, media, gender and public. She is also one of the co-founders of Doing Sociology. Patgiri can be reached at @Rituparna37 on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

A decade-long study of young adulthood in Malawi demonstrates the impact of widespread HIV status uncertainty, laying bare the sociological implications of what is not known.  An Epidemic of Uncertainty: Navigating HIV and Young Adulthood in Malawi (U Chicago Press, 2023) advances a new framework for studying social life by emphasizing something social scientists routinely omit from their theories, models, and measures–what people know they don't know. Taking Malawi's ongoing AIDS epidemic as an entry point, Jenny Trinitapoli shows that despite admirable declines in new HIV infections and AIDS-related mortality, an epidemic of uncertainty persists; at any given point in time, fully half of Malawian young adults don't know their HIV status. Reckoning with the impact of this uncertainty within the bustling trading town of Balaka, Trinitapoli argues that HIV-related uncertainty is measurable, pervasive, and impervious to biomedical solutions, with consequences that expand into multiple domains of life, including relationship stability, fertility, and health.  Throughout a groundbreaking decade-long longitudinal study, rich survey data and poignant ethnographic vignettes vividly depict how individual lives and population patterns unfold against the backdrop of an ever-evolving epidemic. Even as HIV is transformed from a progressive, fatal disease to a chronic and manageable condition, the accompanying epidemic of uncertainty remains fundamental to understanding social life in this part of the world. Insisting that known unknowns can and should be integrated into social-scientific models of human behaviour, An Epidemic of Uncertainty: Navigating HIV and Young Adulthood in Malawi treats uncertainty as an enduring aspect, a central feature, and a powerful force in everyday life. Rituparna Patgiri has a PhD in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Her research interests lie in the areas of food, media, gender and public. She is also one of the co-founders of Doing Sociology. Patgiri can be reached at @Rituparna37 on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

A decade-long study of young adulthood in Malawi demonstrates the impact of widespread HIV status uncertainty, laying bare the sociological implications of what is not known.  An Epidemic of Uncertainty: Navigating HIV and Young Adulthood in Malawi (U Chicago Press, 2023) advances a new framework for studying social life by emphasizing something social scientists routinely omit from their theories, models, and measures–what people know they don't know. Taking Malawi's ongoing AIDS epidemic as an entry point, Jenny Trinitapoli shows that despite admirable declines in new HIV infections and AIDS-related mortality, an epidemic of uncertainty persists; at any given point in time, fully half of Malawian young adults don't know their HIV status. Reckoning with the impact of this uncertainty within the bustling trading town of Balaka, Trinitapoli argues that HIV-related uncertainty is measurable, pervasive, and impervious to biomedical solutions, with consequences that expand into multiple domains of life, including relationship stability, fertility, and health.  Throughout a groundbreaking decade-long longitudinal study, rich survey data and poignant ethnographic vignettes vividly depict how individual lives and population patterns unfold against the backdrop of an ever-evolving epidemic. Even as HIV is transformed from a progressive, fatal disease to a chronic and manageable condition, the accompanying epidemic of uncertainty remains fundamental to understanding social life in this part of the world. Insisting that known unknowns can and should be integrated into social-scientific models of human behaviour, An Epidemic of Uncertainty: Navigating HIV and Young Adulthood in Malawi treats uncertainty as an enduring aspect, a central feature, and a powerful force in everyday life. Rituparna Patgiri has a PhD in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Her research interests lie in the areas of food, media, gender and public. She is also one of the co-founders of Doing Sociology. Patgiri can be reached at @Rituparna37 on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

A decade-long study of young adulthood in Malawi demonstrates the impact of widespread HIV status uncertainty, laying bare the sociological implications of what is not known.  An Epidemic of Uncertainty: Navigating HIV and Young Adulthood in Malawi (U Chicago Press, 2023) advances a new framework for studying social life by emphasizing something social scientists routinely omit from their theories, models, and measures–what people know they don't know. Taking Malawi's ongoing AIDS epidemic as an entry point, Jenny Trinitapoli shows that despite admirable declines in new HIV infections and AIDS-related mortality, an epidemic of uncertainty persists; at any given point in time, fully half of Malawian young adults don't know their HIV status. Reckoning with the impact of this uncertainty within the bustling trading town of Balaka, Trinitapoli argues that HIV-related uncertainty is measurable, pervasive, and impervious to biomedical solutions, with consequences that expand into multiple domains of life, including relationship stability, fertility, and health.  Throughout a groundbreaking decade-long longitudinal study, rich survey data and poignant ethnographic vignettes vividly depict how individual lives and population patterns unfold against the backdrop of an ever-evolving epidemic. Even as HIV is transformed from a progressive, fatal disease to a chronic and manageable condition, the accompanying epidemic of uncertainty remains fundamental to understanding social life in this part of the world. Insisting that known unknowns can and should be integrated into social-scientific models of human behaviour, An Epidemic of Uncertainty: Navigating HIV and Young Adulthood in Malawi treats uncertainty as an enduring aspect, a central feature, and a powerful force in everyday life. Rituparna Patgiri has a PhD in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Her research interests lie in the areas of food, media, gender and public. She is also one of the co-founders of Doing Sociology. Patgiri can be reached at @Rituparna37 on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

A decade-long study of young adulthood in Malawi demonstrates the impact of widespread HIV status uncertainty, laying bare the sociological implications of what is not known.  An Epidemic of Uncertainty: Navigating HIV and Young Adulthood in Malawi (U Chicago Press, 2023) advances a new framework for studying social life by emphasizing something social scientists routinely omit from their theories, models, and measures–what people know they don't know. Taking Malawi's ongoing AIDS epidemic as an entry point, Jenny Trinitapoli shows that despite admirable declines in new HIV infections and AIDS-related mortality, an epidemic of uncertainty persists; at any given point in time, fully half of Malawian young adults don't know their HIV status. Reckoning with the impact of this uncertainty within the bustling trading town of Balaka, Trinitapoli argues that HIV-related uncertainty is measurable, pervasive, and impervious to biomedical solutions, with consequences that expand into multiple domains of life, including relationship stability, fertility, and health.  Throughout a groundbreaking decade-long longitudinal study, rich survey data and poignant ethnographic vignettes vividly depict how individual lives and population patterns unfold against the backdrop of an ever-evolving epidemic. Even as HIV is transformed from a progressive, fatal disease to a chronic and manageable condition, the accompanying epidemic of uncertainty remains fundamental to understanding social life in this part of the world. Insisting that known unknowns can and should be integrated into social-scientific models of human behaviour, An Epidemic of Uncertainty: Navigating HIV and Young Adulthood in Malawi treats uncertainty as an enduring aspect, a central feature, and a powerful force in everyday life. Rituparna Patgiri has a PhD in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Her research interests lie in the areas of food, media, gender and public. She is also one of the co-founders of Doing Sociology. Patgiri can be reached at @Rituparna37 on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine

A decade-long study of young adulthood in Malawi demonstrates the impact of widespread HIV status uncertainty, laying bare the sociological implications of what is not known.  An Epidemic of Uncertainty: Navigating HIV and Young Adulthood in Malawi (U Chicago Press, 2023) advances a new framework for studying social life by emphasizing something social scientists routinely omit from their theories, models, and measures–what people know they don't know. Taking Malawi's ongoing AIDS epidemic as an entry point, Jenny Trinitapoli shows that despite admirable declines in new HIV infections and AIDS-related mortality, an epidemic of uncertainty persists; at any given point in time, fully half of Malawian young adults don't know their HIV status. Reckoning with the impact of this uncertainty within the bustling trading town of Balaka, Trinitapoli argues that HIV-related uncertainty is measurable, pervasive, and impervious to biomedical solutions, with consequences that expand into multiple domains of life, including relationship stability, fertility, and health.  Throughout a groundbreaking decade-long longitudinal study, rich survey data and poignant ethnographic vignettes vividly depict how individual lives and population patterns unfold against the backdrop of an ever-evolving epidemic. Even as HIV is transformed from a progressive, fatal disease to a chronic and manageable condition, the accompanying epidemic of uncertainty remains fundamental to understanding social life in this part of the world. Insisting that known unknowns can and should be integrated into social-scientific models of human behaviour, An Epidemic of Uncertainty: Navigating HIV and Young Adulthood in Malawi treats uncertainty as an enduring aspect, a central feature, and a powerful force in everyday life. Rituparna Patgiri has a PhD in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Her research interests lie in the areas of food, media, gender and public. She is also one of the co-founders of Doing Sociology. Patgiri can be reached at @Rituparna37 on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Le PK5, ce quartier populaire, commercial et culturel, a été durement frappé pendant la crise militaro-politique de 2013. Considéré comme le poumon économique de la Centrafrique, c'est là que transitent tous les produits venant du Cameroun, du Tchad et du Soudan. Le coup d'État de 2013 de la coalition Séléka contre l'ancien président François Bozizé, a plongé ce quartier cosmopolite dans la violence. La paix est revenue, mais les habitants se souviennent de cette page sombre de l'histoire. De notre correspondant à Bangui,KM5. Nous marchons dans la rue Dido, autrefois appelée « Couloir de la mort ». Malgré l'ambiance qui y règne actuellement, l'endroit porte encore les stigmates de la crise.Quelques herbes ont poussé dans les allées bordées de magasins abandonnés, de maisons partiellement détruites, des impacts de balles sur des bâtiments et sur des poteaux électriques. Ousmane Dida, habitant du KM5, se remémore : « Les événements de 2013 étaient dramatiques. Il y avait le couvre-feu entre 20h et 5h du matin. Chaque soir, on entendait des coups de feu, on signalait des cas de braquages, d'assassinats, de viols et de pillages contre des musulmans, tout comme les chrétiens. Entre décembre 2013 et les mois de janvier, février et mars 2014, les milices Séléka et anti-Balaka semaient la désolation ».« Une prison à ciel ouvert »Au temps forts de la crise, les armes circulaient très facilement. Le KM5 échappait au contrôle des forces loyalistes. Certaines personnes le surnommaient « Poudrière » ou encore « Vatican », autrement dit un État dans l'État. Magalie est une habitante de PK5 : « J'ai perdu des parents, des amis et des proches. À cette époque, KM5 avait mauvaise réputation, presque toutes les écoles étaient fermées. Les commerçants et même les habitants étaient rançonnés par les groupes d'auto-défense. On vivait comme dans une prison à ciel ouvert, sans savoir de quoi demain serait fait ».Chapelet en main, grand boubou de couleur jaune, Aoudou Maïkano mâche la cola en sortant de la mosquée centrale. Même si aujourd'hui, il se promène librement, en 2014, il avait quitté le quartier pour se réfugier au Tchad : « KM5 était un quartier dangereux. Les gens étaient kidnappés, tués ou disparaissaient, tout simplement. Les commerces étaient fermés. À cause de l'insécurité, j'avais quitté le KM5 avec ma famille pour trouver refuge ailleurs. Mais aujourd'hui, je suis heureux de réintégrer ma communauté. Je ne souhaite plus revivre ce genre d'événements au KM5 ».Entre 2013 et 2015, plusieurs centaines de personnes avaient perdu la vie dans ce quartier. La crise avait aussi provoqué d'importants dégâts, estimés à plusieurs millions de FCFA. Plusieurs chefs de groupe d'auto-défense ont été tués, d'autres ont été condamnés, et d'autres encore ont fini à l'hôpital psychiatrique.  À lire aussiCentrafrique: les habitants du PK5 se souviennent avec mélancolie de la belle époque de leur quartier [1/3]

Lucius has been hosting too many popular musicians, helping to begin the careers of Mlaka Maliro, Paul Chaphuka, Billy Kaunda, Cosi Chiwalo, Wendy Harawa, Emma Masauko, Enort Mbandambanda and Charles Nsaku.In this captivating interview, Lucius walks through his early days, family, siblings, growing up, music, experiences of the hardest of times as a musician and family man, successes and challenges and lessons therein.This episode is a must-listen for those who are curious and wonder what it takes to be inspired to pursue one's dreams and navigate the challenges along the way against all odds.It is a story of hope, freedom and everything in between. Here's to the Legend that is Soldier Lucius Banda KEY TAKEAWAYS My music speaks for the poor that's why I've been called soldier for the poor because my music speaks about justice being done We took time to write our songs and knew when they were ready Those who feel their voice should be listened to should continue, you have to believe in yourself Everyone needs to be encouraged without encouragement it can be challenging to keep going People's lives are different. It can be the wrong mindset to assume that other people are doing well You need to talk to the people and find out the truth When you are an artist you need to be able to step into other people's shoes and analyse other people's problems and find a solution, you can help them to change their situation How you stay relevant is to be a peoples man who fought for the people BEST MOMENTS‘When we have hope we can do things the right way'‘The change is a very big responsibility but it's a positive that it's happening'‘I have my own philosophies and own beliefs and I stand by those whatever happens' RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODEhttps://www.facebook.com/luciuschicco.bandahttps://instagram.com/banda.lucius?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==https://youtube.com/channel/UCfYp6fQFVmMIP0rmQmXLQ4g VALUABLE RESOURCESBusiness, Wealth and Mindset podcast series    ABOUT THE GUESTLucius Chicco Banda, better known by his stage name Soldier Lucius Banda, is a Malawian singer-songwriter and music producer from Balaka, Malawi.Born in 1970, his music career started in 1983 when he was 13 years old and started singing with his brother Paul Banda, leader of Alleluya Band. He first appeared on stage in 1985 with his brother's Alleluya Band.Lucius later joined Dorkey house in Johannesburg, where he spent one full year studying music.He recorded his first album titled 'Son of a Poor Man' at Shandel music studio with the help of producer George Arigone (an Argentinian). He had Nonhlanhla Mkhize and the famous gospel singer Debora Fraser on backing vocals.His album became popular with hits like Mabala, Get up stand up, Linda and Life On Earth. From there he launched his long career of music which took him to 20 albums by 2023. CONTACT DETAILShttps://www.facebook.com/luciuschicco.bandahttps://instagram.com/banda.lucius?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==https://youtube.com/channel/UCfYp6fQFVmMIP0rmQmXLQ4g ABOUT THE HOSTAlex is a prize-winning chartered accountant with experience in financial markets from trading finance, capital hedging, structural foreign exchange, and interest rates to operational risk from the world's top financial and advisory institutions including Deloitte, RBS, and JPMorgan ChaseAlex has been involved in property development programmes across different types since 2008, building and managing a portfolio that includes standard buy-to-lets, student accommodation and other houses in multiple occupancy (HMOs).He specialises in raising finance, providing potential investors, investors, and joint venture partners with ad hoc (to their specific requirements), hands-free and hassle-free property investments solutions as well as coaching and mentoringAlex aspires to share business and financial knowledge with upcoming entrepreneurs and experienced business minds to learn and master the concepts and mindsets required to succeed, stand-out, have the edge and make a difference.Alex is also a keen traveller, cyclist, and photographer. CONTACT METHODFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexsapalaofficial/Twitter: https://twitter.com/alex_sapalaYou Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgZ1DCPGAu5c2yhOkfGZRSQThis show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Nchini Malawi,shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia watoto duniani, UNICEF kwa msaada kutoka kwa wadau wake wa maendeleo linatekeleza mradi wa kupatia fedha jamii au MSCTP kwa ajili ya kupunguza umaskini, kukabili utapiamlo halikadhalika kuondokana na utoro shuleni utokanao na wazazi kushindwa kulipa karo. Nats…Video ya shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia watoto duniani, UNICEF inaanza kwa kuonesha wanawake kwa wanaume wakiwa wamepanga foleni huku wameshikilia nyaraka tayari kupokea mgao wa fedha kwa mwezi kupitia mradi huo wa mgao wa fedha taslim kunusuru kaya maskini.Mary Wale mnufaika kutoka wilaya ya Balaka mkoa wa Kusini wa Malawi anasema, "Niko hapa kunufaika na mradi wa mgao wa fedha za kijamii. Nilikuwa maskini sana, sikuwa na chakula, sikuweza kupeleka watoto wangu shuleni, hata sikuwa na mavazi. Sasa nina furaha sana. Kwa fedha hizo nitatununua mahindi, nitakarabati nyumba yangu kwa kuwa iko kwenye hali mbayá. Nitanunua kuku wa kufuga ili wanisaidie siku za usoni.”Pamoja na kugawa fedha taslimu, mradi huu ulioanza kutekelezwa nchini Malawi mwaka 2006, umeanzisha vikundi vya kuweka na kukopa ambako wanachama wana uwezo wa kukopa fedha na kurejesha.Elube Ositini yeye ameanza kunufaika na mradi huu tangu mwaka 2014 na anasema,“ Kwa miaka yote hii nimeweza kujenga nyumba, kununua mifugo, kupeleka watoto shuleni. Na katika miaka minne ijayo nataka niongeze ng'ombe wafikie 10, niwapeleka watoto wangu hadi shule ya sekondari. Nina furaha sana kwa sababu nilicho nacho sasa sikutarajia kuwa navyo maishani.”Kwa Richard Kakoti ambaye naye yuko kwenye foleni kupata mgao, mradi huu ni mkombozi sana kwao kwani njaa iliwapiga na sasa wana ahueni kubwa akisema “Nimepokea Kwacha za kimalawi elfu 36. Hii ni mara yangu ya kwanza kupokea mgao huu wa fedha. Fedha hizi zitanisaidia mimi kama mkuu wa kaya kununua mahindi, maharagwe na mafuta ya kupikia kwa ajili ya familia yangu.”Kwacha Elfu 36 ni sawa na dola dola 35.  UNICEF inasema mradi huo pamoja na kusaidia kukabili njaa, unasaidia pia kujenga mnepo kwa kaya wakati huu ambao mtikisiko wa kiuchumi unaleta changamoto kwenye jamii.

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the gravity of Indra's transgression / all that glitters is not gold (there are plenty of phony holy men out there) / Prthu prepares to kill Indra / the Brahmanas prepare to kill Indra / Brahma overlooks Indra's behavior / deontological ethics vs consequentialism / the stories of Balaka, Kaushika and Mrigari the hunter / ya can't reduce dharma to a list of rules / sometimes it's better to speak a lie than to speak the truth SB 4.19.13-32

the gravity of Indra's transgression / all that glitters is not gold (there are plenty of phony holy men out there) / Prthu prepares to kill Indra / the Brahmanas prepare to kill Indra / Brahma overlooks Indra's behavior / deontological ethics vs consequentialism / the stories of Balaka, Kaushika and Mrigari the hunter / ya can't reduce dharma to a list of rules / sometimes it's better to speak a lie than to speak the truth SB 4.19.13-32

La mega estrella de la música pop, Michael Jackson lanzó en 1991 su álbum doble “Dangerous” que incluyó entre varios éxitos la canción “Will you be there?” (¿Estarás allí?). Así la escuché yo… Por esta canción, Michael Jackson fue demandado en 1993 por el artista italiano Albano Carrisi, quien lo acusó por haber plagiado su canción “I cigni di Balaka” (Los cisnes de Balaka) que Al Bano grabó junto a su esposa de entonces Romina Power en el álbum “Libertà”, publicado en 1987 (tres años antes que la canción de Michael). Sin embargo, hay que decir que los abogados de Michael llegaron a un acuerdo económico con Albano Carrisi, al demostrar en segunda instancia que se trató de un plagio involuntario, pues tanto Jackson como Al Bano usaron las mismas notas de la canción que grabara en 1939 el grupo estadounidense The Ink Spots titulada “Bless you for being an angel” (Bendita seas, por ser un ángel). Como dato curioso, hay que decir que “Will you be there?” de Michael Jackson fue utilizada como banda sonora de la película “Free Willy” (Liberen a Willy) e incluye un fragmento de la “9ª Sinfonía de Beethoven”. ¿Y en tu opinión, hubo plagio por parte de Michael Jackson? Autor: Michael Jackson (estadounidense) para “Will you be there?” Autores: Albano Carrisi & Willy Moico (italianos) para “I cigni di Balaka” Autores: Don Baker & Edward Lane (estadounidenses) para “Bless you for being an angel” Will you be there? - Michael Jackson (1991) “Dangerous” álbum (1991) Michael Jackson (nombre real Michael Joseph Jackson, estadounidense) I cigni di Balaka - Al Bano & Romina Power (1987) “Libertà” álbum (1987) Al Bano (nombre real Albano Antonio Carrisi, italiano) Romina Power (nombre real Romina Francesca Power, estadounidense) Bless you for being an angel - The Ink Spots (1939) single “Bless you for being an angel/ I don't want sympathy I want love” (1939) “Bless you” álbum (1939) Canta: Bill Kenny (nombre real William Francis Kenny, estadounidense) ___________________ “Así la escuché yo…” Temporada: 5 Episodio: 26 Sergio Productions Cali – Colombia

'ಬೆಳಕು ತಂದ ಬಾಲಕ' ಪುಸ್ತಕದ ಕುರಿತು ಕೇಳಿ ವೀಣಾ ನಾಯಕ್ ಅವರ ವಿಮರ್ಶನೆಯನ್ನು ಶಿಲ್ಪ ಮಲ್ಲೇಶ್ ರವರ ಧ್ವನಿಯಲ್ಲಿ. Listen to the review written by Veena Nayak on 'Belaku Tanda Balaka' book and read by Shilpa Mallesh. Podcast also available on Youtube Write to us: parichayaloka@gmail.com Co-sponsored by: Prathama Srsti - Buy authentic, hand picked GI TAG products of India and support local art and artists. To know more visit https://www.PrathamaSrsti.com Parichaya Loka presents a new Android app for travellers. Gear up for the weekend! Download " Tour Bengaluru" app from the Playstore. https://tinyurl.com/tourBengaluru Parichaya Loka presents a new Android app for travellers. Gear up for the weekend! Download " Tour Mysuru" app from the Playstore. https://tinyurl.com/tourmysore Leave your comments, feedback, ratings and share it with your friends --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/vasistha-jagannath/support

Subscribe to Quotomania on Simplecast or search for Quotomania on your favorite podcast app!Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was the youngest son of Debendranath Tagore, a leader of the Brahmo Samaj, which was a new religious sect in nineteenth-century Bengal and which attempted a revival of the ultimate monistic basis of Hinduism as laid down in the Upanishads. He was educated at home; and although at seventeen he was sent to England for formal schooling, he did not finish his studies there. In his mature years, in addition to his many-sided literary activities, he managed the family estates, a project which brought him into close touch with common humanity and increased his interest in social reforms. He also started an experimental school at Shantiniketan where he tried his Upanishadic ideals of education. From time to time he participated in the Indian nationalist movement, though in his own non-sentimental and visionary way; and Gandhi, the political father of modern India, was his devoted friend. Tagore was knighted by the ruling British Government in 1915, but within a few years he resigned the honour as a protest against British policies in India.Tagore had early success as a writer in his native Bengal. With his translations of some of his poems he became rapidly known in the West. In fact his fame attained a luminous height, taking him across continents on lecture tours and tours of friendship. For the world he became the voice of India's spiritual heritage; and for India, especially for Bengal, he became a great living institution.Although Tagore wrote successfully in all literary genres, he was first of all a poet. Among his fifty and odd volumes of poetry are Manasi (1890) [The Ideal One], Sonar Tari (1894) [The Golden Boat], Gitanjali (1910) [Song Offerings], Gitimalya (1914) [Wreath of Songs], and  Balaka(1916) [The Flight of Cranes]. The English renderings of his poetry, which include The Gardener(1913), Fruit-Gathering (1916), and The Fugitive (1921), do not generally correspond to particular volumes in the original Bengali; and in spite of its title, Gitanjali: Song Offerings (1912), the most acclaimed of them, contains poems from other works besides its namesake. Tagore's major plays are  Raja (1910) [The King of the Dark Chamber],  Dakghar (1912) [The Post Office],  Achalayatan(1912) [The Immovable], Muktadhara (1922) [The Waterfall], and Raktakaravi (1926) [Red Oleanders]. He is the author of several volumes of short stories and a number of novels, among them Gora (1910),  Ghare-Baire (1916) [The Home and the World], and  Yogayog (1929) [Crosscurrents]. Besides these, he wrote musical dramas, dance dramas, essays of all types, travel diaries, and two autobiographies, one in his middle years and the other shortly before his death in 1941. Tagore also left numerous drawings and paintings, and songs for which he wrote the music himself.From https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1913/tagore/biographical/.For more information about Rabindranath Tagore:“From the Archive: Rabindranath Tagore”: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/69232/from-the-archive-rabindranath-tagore“Poetry and Reason: Why Rabindranath Tagore Still Matters”: https://newrepublic.com/article/89649/rabindranath-tagore

Today's Quotation is care of Rabindranath Tagore.Listen in!Subscribe to the Quarantine Tapes at quarantinetapes.com or search for the Quarantine Tapes on your favorite podcast app! Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was the youngest son of Debendranath Tagore, a leader of the Brahmo Samaj, which was a new religious sect in nineteenth-century Bengal and which attempted a revival of the ultimate monistic basis of Hinduism as laid down in the Upanishads. He was educated at home; and although at seventeen he was sent to England for formal schooling, he did not finish his studies there. In his mature years, in addition to his many-sided literary activities, he managed the family estates, a project which brought him into close touch with common humanity and increased his interest in social reforms. He also started an experimental school at Shantiniketan where he tried his Upanishadic ideals of education. From time to time he participated in the Indian nationalist movement, though in his own non-sentimental and visionary way; and Gandhi, the political father of modern India, was his devoted friend. Tagore was knighted by the ruling British Government in 1915, but within a few years he resigned the honour as a protest against British policies in India.Tagore had early success as a writer in his native Bengal. With his translations of some of his poems he became rapidly known in the West. In fact his fame attained a luminous height, taking him across continents on lecture tours and tours of friendship. For the world he became the voice of India's spiritual heritage; and for India, especially for Bengal, he became a great living institution.Although Tagore wrote successfully in all literary genres, he was first of all a poet. Among his fifty and odd volumes of poetry are Manasi (1890) [The Ideal One], Sonar Tari (1894) [The Golden Boat], Gitanjali (1910) [Song Offerings], Gitimalya (1914) [Wreath of Songs], and  Balaka(1916) [The Flight of Cranes]. The English renderings of his poetry, which include The Gardener(1913), Fruit-Gathering (1916), and The Fugitive (1921), do not generally correspond to particular volumes in the original Bengali; and in spite of its title, Gitanjali: Song Offerings (1912), the most acclaimed of them, contains poems from other works besides its namesake. Tagore's major plays are  Raja (1910) [The King of the Dark Chamber],  Dakghar (1912) [The Post Office],  Achalayatan(1912) [The Immovable], Muktadhara (1922) [The Waterfall], and Raktakaravi (1926) [Red Oleanders]. He is the author of several volumes of short stories and a number of novels, among them Gora (1910),  Ghare-Baire (1916) [The Home and the World], and  Yogayog (1929) [Crosscurrents]. Besides these, he wrote musical dramas, dance dramas, essays of all types, travel diaries, and two autobiographies, one in his middle years and the other shortly before his death in 1941. Tagore also left numerous drawings and paintings, and songs for which he wrote the music himself.From https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1913/tagore/biographical/. For more information about Rabindranath Tagore:“From the Archive: Rabindranath Tagore”: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/69232/from-the-archive-rabindranath-tagore“Poetry and Reason: Why Rabindranath Tagore Still Matters":https://newrepublic.com/article/89649/rabindranath-tagore

Our twenty-fourth Guest - Mrs Balaka Basu from Mumbai. In this episode she shared important information about IC (Interstitial Cystitis) and the pain the patient goes through it. She is the founder of Interstitial Cystitis India, a support group for patients suffering from the debilitating disease Interstitial Cystitis- founded the group in 2016. She is also part of the Global Interstitial Cystitis network. She is also member of the rare disease organization in India. Balaka did her M.Phil in women's studies and is the author of a collection of short stories called Golden Rainbow. Following is the link of the support group on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ICIndiaorg/?ref=share&exp=e8c2

Christopher Paul Meyer speaks with James A. Gagliano, Ayman Kafel, and Charlie Faint about the Prince Harry/Meghan Markle interview with Oprah. Where others see the Royals' soap opera through the lens of celebrity culture, we wonder if Harry is just another military vet without a mission. In true Havok Journal fashion, we use the interview as a jumping off point to talk about toxic masculinity, the loss of purpose, and calls to defund the police. Show Alibis  - What I'm about to tell you is something I've never told anyone before. And it is absolutely, 100% true. Ever since I got back from Vietnam, I've been on the run from my former comrades in MACV-SOG. It's a long story that involves heroin shipments, chemical interrogation, and a plot to kill a sitting US Senator. They caught up with me just as I was driving to the studio to record this episode. I used my 5th Dan aikido skills, but there were just too many of them. I ended up locked in the trunk of my car. But since Jimmy Gagliano had gone out of his way to pause his mayoral campaigning to be on the show, I was damned if I wasn't going to do the episode. So I open up my laptop and use some crappy headset I found under the spare tire. Fortunately, the two guys assigned to guard me were driving me to a safehouse somewhere near the Canadian border, so I had just enough time to do the full hour. Just as I signed off, they opened the trunk and I used the crappy headset to gouge one of their eyes out, while knocking the other out with my laptop. I picked up the car keys and said "Thanks for the ride," to no one in particular. Just then, about 15 state police cruisers showed up, lights and sirens going. "Freeze!" they ordered me. I raised my hands and gave them a world-weary look. "No!" screamed my wife, who had gone along with them and is also a plucky journalist and a lingerie supermodel. "He's innocent!" And they walked up to me and said sorry for the misunderstanding and something along the lines of "I'm glad our country still has heroes like you." And I nodded wearily because I've seen this all before, and my wife ran up and hugged me and we walked over to the bad guys' car and drove off as the credits began to roll. So that's why my audio just absolutely sucks throughout the episode. But when you consider all that I did that day to make America safe, I think we can still chalk it up as a win. (NOTE - none of this is even close to the plot of Above the Law).  - When talking about how Dean Stott met Prince Harry, I say that they both attended the British equivalent of our JTAC training, which I label "Joint Tactical Air Control." I meant "Joint Terminal Attack Controller." I was not Air Force. It showed.  - In the episode, I make a comparison between the "defund the police" movement and the anti-Balaka militias of the Central African Republic. I meant to use the Selekas/ex-Selekas as an example. As everyone knows, the anti-Balaka are the enemy of the Seleka (and ex-Seleka). I'm sure you all noticed and are appropriately offended. I join you in your outrage. Havok Journal Project Sapient Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund Second Mission Foundation "False Reporting: A True Epidemic in Policing" by Ayman Kafel "Living with a Mobster" by James A. Gagliano James A. Gagliano website Savage Wonder

Bileam odpowiedział sługom Balaka tymi słowy: Nawet gdyby Balak dawał mi swój dom, pełen srebra i złota, to nie mógłbym przestąpić zakazu Pana, mojego Boga. 4 Mż 22,18 Nie jesteśmy przecież jak wielu innych handlarzami Słowa Boga, lecz przemawiamy w Chrystusie, jak ludzie odznaczający się szczerością, jak ludzie posłani od Boga i stojący przed Bogiem. 2 Kor 2,17 (BE)

In this episode we talk with Jay Balaka of Canadian NXL Classic Paintball Pro Team R.C. Seadogs.In this episode Jay will be discussing his trips to the USA playing the ten man format. His thoughts on a variety of paintball subjects and his ties to a bunch of players in the USA scene and the Canadian scene.Check out Jay and his team below:https://www.facebook.com/jay.balakahttps://www.facebook.com/rcseadogsCheck out our sponsor below:http://wwww.dyzanasports.com ( Use code Overshot for 10% off)

Byson expected to be dead long ago. Now in his sixties, he was given a death sentence quarter of a century ago. But instead of being executed, he’s found himself back at home, looking after his elderly mother, holding down a job, and volunteering to help other prisoners leaving jail. His release was part of a re-sentencing project in Malawi. Anyone who was given the death penalty automatically for killing someone can have their case re-examined. What is known as a mandatory death sentence was ruled to be unconstitutional, so now judges are giving custodial sentences instead, or in some cases inmates are even being freed. Charlotte McDonald travels to the small town of Balaka to visit the Halfway House where Byson mentors former inmates. She visits someone who came out of jail a few years ago and now runs her own business in the village where she was born. And she speaks to one of the last remaining people on death row about their upcoming re-sentencing hearing. Many of those former death row inmates are now back in their communities living and working – but that doesn’t necessarily mean that ordinary Malawians are ready for the death penalty to be abolished. (Image: Former inmate Byson sits with his mother, Lucy, outside her house. Credit: BBC)

Es gibt Snacks, die sind nicht jedermanns Sache. Zum Beispiel: Gekochte Mäuse. Ungewöhnlich ist das in Malawi, einem Land im Süden Afrikas, auch nicht. Da gelten Mäuse-Kebabs als Spezialität. vier junge Burschen haben sich mit dem Verkauf von Mäuse-Kebabs damit am Straßenrand bei Balaka ihren Lebensunterhalt verdient. Und weil nicht gerade viele an ihrem Verkaufsstand vorbeikamen, haben sie zwischendurch immer wieder Musik auf selbstgebastelten Instrumenten gemacht. Mittlerweile sind die Jungs entdeckt worden, haben eine Europa-Tournee hinter sich und sind doch sprichwörtlich auf dem Boden geblieben. Das erspielte Geld stecken sie in die Entwicklung ihres Dorfes. Und sie haben sich neue Gitarren gekauft. Ulli Neuhoff, ARD Johannesburg, hat die Mouse-Boys" besucht.

Event recording from 10/04/2017 STATE OF REBELLION: VIOLENCE AND INTERVENTION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Speaker: Louisa Lombard, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Yale. Chair: Dr Kieran Mitton, War Studies, KCL. A joint event of the Africa Research Group and the 'Approaches to Understanding Violence Seminar Series' of the Conflict, Security & Development Research Group. Join Professor Louisa Lombard as she discusses her new book 'State of Rebellion: Violence and Intervention in the Central African Republic', drawing on extensive fieldwork to challenge conventional wisdom about the causes of CAR's violent conflict. About the book: In 2012, a wave of violence swept through the Central African Republic as Seleka rebels clashed with anti-Balaka militias. In the face of seemingly senseless bloodshed, journalists, politicians, and scholars struggled to account for the conflict’s origins. In this first comprehensive account of the violence, Louisa Lombard argues that the conflict was more than a straightforward religious clash between Christians and Muslims. Instead, she traces the roots of the conflict to fears of spiritual insecurity and a social breakdown that drove inter-communal violence. Placing the uprising within its broader social, cultural, and historical context, Lombard reveals the complicated roles played by marginalized rural youths, local political leaders, and the global community in sustaining the conflict, and she offers an urgent corrective to our perceptions of this little-understood country, making a compelling case for international leaders to rethink their approach to resolving the conflict. Reviews: “This valuable, indeed important, study helps us make sense of a little-known but strategically important African country. Those who wish to know Africa today need to know this book.” - Paul Richards, author of No Peace, No War: An Anthropology of Contemporary Armed Conflicts “If you want to understand why the CAR seems a perpetual work in regress, then Lombard’s book is a must-read. Her new perspectives illuminate a neglected recess of globalization.” - Stephen W. Smith, Duke University “With a stunning combination of conceptual clarity and vivid ethnography, Louisa Lombard’s book challenges conventional wisdom on the roots of violence in the CAR. A must-read for anyone wanting to engage with current debates on peace-building and state-building initiatives.” - Marielle Debos, author of Living by the Gun in Chad “In this stimulating and provocative book, Lombard proposes a new approach to peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and humanitarian action that rests upon a politics of redistribution and acknowledgement of the social dignity of fighters lacking a state.” - Jean-François Bayart, Graduate Institute Geneva “Provides a magisterial reading of the role of violence in the making of the CAR. Authoritative, nuanced, and empirically rich, Lombard offers a new and compelling lens through which so-called state failure and post-conflict transitions can be understood.” - Michael Watts, University of California, Berkeley For more information, visit http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/warstudies/events/eventsrecords/lombard.aspx.