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Pathfinder: Automotive Night Vision

2010-06-12T22:08:00.000+02:00

The Law of the Universe

2009-11-30T00:55:00.002+02:00

People fail to think, we never learn, history seems to repeat itself, we need to teach our children the truth and only the truth, You can end a problrm with a gun, until someone displaces you with a gun, Live by the gun die by the gun, what you sow, So shall you reap. Oppression will never survive, Dictators will allways be overthrown, Justice will allways negate the unjust, right will allways correct wrong, Its G-d's way and it is the law of our universe.

2009-11-30T00:52:00.001+02:00

Soldiers are Heroe's. A true Soldier does not like war, he or she does this for duty and patriotism to a the cause of peace and security for the common good. I hate WAR, there are no winners only looser's. You can only fight evil with what it understands. Everybody has there right to their oppionion about WAR. On 9/11 we lost Mothers...,Fathers,Sisters and Brothers Family and Friends where were you when this tragedy took place. Did you loose a tear, How do you feel when a robbery takes place or policemen gets shot, or IED go's of or a child is raped or kidnapped how does this ityrany affect your day, does heroin from the poppy fields of Afganistan maybe help stop that criminal from buying his next fix from the money he madeofa tourist he knifed in New York or from illegal copies of movies or music that finance illegal trafficing of human cargo Well Anna Ng you have every right to your oppinion but when you make it make sure that it is informed OK.

Pandora's Box

2009-11-30T00:47:00.002+02:00

Pandora's Box-I am sure that you all have heard of the story of Pandora's Box. This story is a lesson in life and in most cases one should leave those boxes closed , or dont ask questions if can't handle the truth, OR ,

IF you think there something wrong with any organization, like mismanagement, corruption or incompetance there probably is, I was once told there are no bad soldiers only bad generals and you have to start by getting rid of the rotten apples in any badly run organizations by getting rid of the management. The solution needed is to rid yourself upper and middle management, If you want to save your organization. A good source of information is The Art of War A Chinese Military Treatise By Sun Tzu.

Government,Banking,Mining and Industry have been hit with incompetence causing world wide financial insecurity, one of the biggest causes of this financial failiure and major loss of jobs for the workers was mismanagment , corruption by Overpaid CEO's ,Directors, uppermanagement and middlemangement

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2009-08-23T20:08:00.000+02:00

As Isaiah 55:6-7 advises: "Seek the LORD while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, and He will have mercy on him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon."Facebook Share

ARE ESKOM PRICE HIKE'S INHUMAN?

2009-06-18T13:29:00.007+02:00

If Electricity is costing more lets find out ? why, Rather then telling the public that we have been having it cheap for to long by people who were not even born when the old infrastructures were set up. Electricity is a right not a luxury. Is South Africa going Backwards or forwards. Will every South African now use candles made by Sasol. Eskom if you cant do the job ship out there are plenty other private energy generation concerns that will do your jobs for less. Instead of pay increases and bonuses, why not a drop in pay, get rid of your bloated infrastructure. Your move to increase prices are inflationay and have caused Jobs to be lost, people to have lost their homes Ask Mr Zwelinzima Joseph VAVI and COSATU AND ITS Members what they Think of your price hikes ?, Do you and the staff that got millions of rands in Bonuses sleep good at night when, other South Africans are left out of the cold Mr Thulani Gcabashe.

If you are unable to do the job, recuse yourself from the position or we will demand changes. We demand a tender for change. Stop the madness before you spend more money on useless expensive power generation don’t talk green go green. We need an Accountant to run ESKOM with vision not a Bachelor of arts academic who did a course in finance for non finance managers who ran a failed money eating technology that the Europeans threw out years ago called a pebble bed reactor PBMR (Stop experimenting with our money.Well done Eskom they just put another engineer in charge when will they ever learn Mr Jacob Maroga, Well of course this guy is going to spend he’s an engineer the previous was a Bachelor of Arts Student. Sure you could have these guys on the board but not running the ship,
You need a man with a tight fist that will turn over the cents before they are spent. You have a recipe for disaster here don’t you guys ever learn. I need to catch my breath here!! I just can believe who is so incompetent to see the folly here, I mean I don’t want be personal these are great people, but you don’t run a successful company into the ground like this in 15 years, and let the consumers take the blame, how dare you !!

The Road Accident Fund in South Africa

2009-05-24T20:33:00.008+02:00

In South Africa historically drivers and passengers involved in Motor vehicle accidents were protected by a 3rd party system of insurance. A minimal amount was paid to any one of the counties insurers usually the one that handled your comprehensive cover on your vehicle.

Claims were managed by attorneys who specialised in these sorts of matters, they were usually protracted litigious matters and took around 2 years to settle.

Post Apartheid saw the advent Road Accident Fund and the dissolution of the 3rd party system. Funding of the system and payout would come from a tax/levy taken from petrol at sales point.

There has been abuse by unscupulous attorneys putting through false claims per press.

There has been uneeded expenditure in protracted in litiguation against claimants by raf .

The management of the fund is questionable and should be audited by independant Auditors.

The public who is funding the RAF is not happy with the management or the ACT for the following:

By Statute the Government has taken away the citizen common law rights to seek compensation from other parties.

Compensation at state health institutions is preposterous given the state of the South Africa's State institutions.

I belive that changes of this nature should not be done by parliment, it must be by referendum.

On the 29th September 2008, basically about 2 months after the amendment to the act, I was a passenger in a motor accident and have been left with a damaged left hand that is palsy. I

have been out of action for 8 months. Cant do the things I used to and do drive at the moment.

In the aforgoing the new act is explained with a brief history

On the 1 August 2008 the Road Accident Fund Amendment Act was implemented. It brought about some major changes in how the fund operates. We will first review what the Road Accident Fund is all about and then we will take a more in-depth look at the changes and how it affects all of us. Any accidents that took place before the 1 August 2008 still fall under the old rules.
What is the Road Accident Fund?
The fund is controlled by government and was formed after the approval of legislation to cover drivers and passengers for any bodily injuries, or death, sustained as a result of a road accident caused by a negligent driver. The negligent driver is not allowed to claim from the fund, only the third parties. The fund falls under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transport. Money to sustain the fund comes from a levy included in the price of fuel so every motorist in South Africa contributes to the fund every time you fill your car with petrol. Contributions to the Road Accident Fund are also referred to as Third Party Insurance but is should not be confused with Third Party Insurance cover that you will take out to protect yourself against personal claims by third parties, or to pay for the damage to the property of third parties.
How does the Fund operate?
A third party, or his dependants, can implement a claim against the fund for injuries sustained, or for death, that resulted from the negligence of a driver. What happens is that the Road Accident Fund takes over the responsibility of the negligent driver.
What and how much can be claimed?
The new act removed certain inequalities to ensure that all innocent road users will be able to claim for injuries, medical treatment and loss of income. Before the amendments came into effect there was no limit to the amount that could be claimed as loss of income, now a maximum limit of R160 000 per year applies for income loss or loss of support, irrespective of the number of dependants. The Road Accident Fund stipulates that the driving of a car must have led to the injuries or death; if a car falls on a mechanic while he is working on it, he cannot claim from the Road Accident Fund.
The right to sue the guilty party
Another very important change, that goes hand in hand with the one above, is that a claimant no longer has the right to sue the guilty party in the event of an accident. This will restrict the claimant’s potential to sue for full compensation. As an example, if you have earned more than R160 000 a year and are totally disabled after the accident, you can only claim the maximum of R160 000. The implication is that you should ensure that you have sufficient income protection insurance, medical aid and disability cover to make up for the shortfall, if you fall in this category.
Medical Costs
Medical cost claims will now be limited to the rates charged by public health authorities so if you are treated in a private hospital the difference will have to be covered by your medical aid or by yourself.
Passenger Limitation and General Damages
Previously passengers was limited to a maximum claim of R25 000, this limitation has been removed and passenger claims will be settled in full, subject to the maximum limits applicable. General Damages will compensate claimants for pain and suffering and disfigurement. However, take note of the fact that the Road Accident Fund’s liability for general damages will be limited to “serious” injuries as determined by certain laid-down rules and by a medical practitioner. Previously one could claim for things such as “loss of pleasure,” this will probably not be classed as a serious injury under the new rules.
Property Damage
As has always been the case, no claims for any damage to property can be made to the RAF. You can still claim for the damage to your car from the guilty party or his insurance company.
A common law right
The amendment act has removed a person’s common law right to sue the guilty party for injuries or death. This is a very emotional issue and it is probably only a matter of time before we see this being tested in the constitutional court.
What should you do?
If you are concerned about the new limits that apply, as you fall into a higher income bracket, the best advice is to consult your insurance broker and review your total insurance portfolio to ensure that you and your family are adequately protected in case of death or serious injury. Previously some claimants could claim unlimited compensation from the fund while others, such as passengers, were limited to R25 000. The new amendment act has now brought about a fairer dispensation to all road users. If you were injured in a car accident and want to lay a claim against the Road Accident Fund you can do so in your own capacity but we would rather recommend that you contact a lawyer to do it on your behalf. It can become a very long and cumbersome procedure to handle on your own.

HEALTH WARNING

2009-05-23T19:50:00.004+02:00

HEALTH WARNING Supermarket Shelf Poisons anybody that takes Vitamin C (and most people should) should avoid the following Soft drinks: Sunkist, Fanta, Diet Coke, Sprite, & Pepsi Max.
These drinks contain Sodium Benzoate, 211 on the label. A chemical reaction between Vitamin C and Sodium Benzoate creates Benzine a highly carcinogenic chemical (story by Channel 9). Benzine has the ability to severely damage the DNA in the Mitochondria to the point that it totally inactivates it, knocks it out altogether. The Mitochondria consumes Oxygen to give you energy, and if you damage it, then the cell starts to malfunction very seriously, often fatally. A whole array of Diseases has been tied to the damage to the DNA, including Parkinson's Disease and quite a lot of Neuro-Degenerative Diseases. This is a follow-up of all the TV station's stories on Mentos and Diet Coke. Don't mix these two either; they cause a chemical reaction (explosion) in the stomach. It's not only Mentos but also any Mint products: Mint Life Savers, Tic Tac's, Cool Mint's, etc. The Mint is not the culprit here but the Aspartame in the Diet Drinks, 951 on the label. Also avoid 950 Acelsultame F (same thing). Aspartame poisoning has been scientifically linked to 92 Symptoms of Disease ... Still going to drink your Diet Drinks??? Most European countries have forbidden the importation and use in their Country of Aspartame including all makes of Saccharin, example Equal, Nutra-Sweet, Spoonful & all diet drinks, including 6,000 consumer good's and beverages sold on supermarket shelves. This ban affect's all use of this product in any type of consumable and infringement will carry penalties that go from 9,000 Euros to 90,000 Euros. Mexico is also considering banning all 6,000 products of Aspartame on its supermarket shelves. In Mexico Aspartame is known as Rumsfeld's Disease, after George Bush's mate Donald Rumsfeld. The Nutra-Sweet company and Searle are owned by Monsanto who appointed Rumsfeld as their General Manager so they could use his clout with Parliament to get this deadly poison passed by the FDA and boost their sales of Aspartame products. Avoid all toothpastes made in China , especially Colgate's as they contain Ethylene Glycol. This is an anti-freezing agent, highly toxic and even fatal -- it destroys the liver, kidneys, lungs, blood cells, heart and the nervous system. It is also in some mouth washes, make-up, aftershaves, baby powder and wipes, shampoos, and deodorants. Avoid Smarties; they contain almost every toxic artificial colour on the market. The worst are 102 and 104, and the worst of all is 110 (carcinogenic), 124 (undesirable), 127 (carcinogenic), 128 (extreme caution). 129, 131, and 133 are also carcinogenic. To top it off Smarties are not even made of Chocolate - neither are Tim Tam's. Synthetic chocolate has no nutritional food value whatsoever.

Read your labels -- it may one day save your life.

Irene Sendler Nobel Peace Prize Nominee

2009-05-20T10:03:00.003+02:00

Irena Sendler - who recently died at 98 years of age, was a 2008 Nobel PeacePrize NomineeDuring WWII, Irena was given permission to work in the Warsaw Ghetto, as aplumbing/sewer specialist. She had an ulterior motive.Being German, Irena knew what the Nazi plan was for Jews. Irena smuggledout infants in the bottom of a tool box she carried in the back of hertruck. She used a burlap sack for bigger children. She also had a dog inthe back that she trained to bark when Nazi soldiers let her in and out ofthe ghetto. The soldiers wanted nothing to do with her dog. The barkingcovered noises of the infants and children.Irena managed to smuggle out and save 2500 infants and children, before shewas caught! The Nazi's broke both her legs and arms, and beat her severely.Irena kept a record in a jar buried under a tree in her back yard of all thechildren she smuggled out. After the war, she tried to locate all parentsthat may have survived to reunite families, but most had been gassed. Thechildren she could not reunite were placed with foster families or adopted.Irena was nominated for the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize. She was not selected.Al Gore won for a slide show on Global Warming.Help send this email around the world so that this 'noble' lady isremembered for her bravery.

2009-05-15T16:13:00.005+02:00

South Africa Waters are Being Raped of its fish stocks:

Teach a man to fish an then another man will come along and fish and and the another man will come along and fish and then another man will come along and fish, But then this is where gets intersting we get over fished and there are too few fish and too many fishermen, and the we get a Goverment set up quota's and restricts fishing within our 40 ... Read Morekm border and beyond, however then the Taiwanese, Chinese, Japanese, Russian Norwegian come along and help depleat our fish stocks, so now we taught the man to fish and we are going shoot the pirates with out plow shears, no sorry I am bit confused we going to teach them how to be human beings and conserve this planet and go and beat up little fur seals or shoot cute big whales with harpoon guns that have grenades that blow them up. G-D, Why was man created on the last Day? I believe So that He Can be told when pride takes hold of him: G-D created the gnat before thee.

State of Israel Proclaimed 1948

2009-05-15T00:07:00.004+02:00

State of Israel Proclaimed in 1948

In November 1947, the UN approved the Partition Plan for Palestine, calling for the formation of two states, one Jewish and one Arab, as well as a small, internationally administered zone in what had previously been a British-administered territory. The Arab leadership rejected this plan, but on May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was declared. The next day, five Arab states declared war on Israel. How did the war endJews living in the Diaspora have long aspired to return to Zion and the Land of Israel. That hope and yearning was articulated in the Bible and is a central theme in the Jewish prayer book. Beginning in the twelfth century, a small but steady stream of Jews began to leave Europe to settle in the Holy Land. After Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492, some made their way to the Land of Israel.During the 16th century, the pace stepped up, and large communities struck roots in Jerusalem, Hebron, Safed and Tiberias. In the second half of the 18th century, entire Hasidic communities from Poland, Galicia and Ukraine settled in the Holy Land with their rabbis.
The first large wave of modern immigration, known as the First Aliyah (Hebrew: עלייה), began in 1881, as Jews fled pogroms in Eastern Europe. While the Zionist movement already existed in theory, Theodor Herzl is credited with founding political Zionism, a movement which sought to establish a Jewish state in the Land of Israel, by elevating the Jewish question to the international plane. In 1896, Herzl published Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State), offering his vision of a future state; the following year he presided over the first World Zionist Congress.
During the Second Aliyah (1904–1914), some 40,000 Jews settled in Palestine. Both the first and second waves of migrants were mainly Orthodox Jews, but those in the Second Aliyah included socialist pioneers who established the kibbutz movement. During World War I, British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued what became known as the Balfour Declaration, which was viewed with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people. The Jewish Legion, a group of battalions composed primarily of Zionist volunteers, assisted in the British conquest of Israel. Arab opposition to the plan led to the 1920 Palestine riots and the formation of the Jewish defense organization known as the Haganah, from which the Irgun and Lehi split off. In 1922, the League of Nations granted Great Britain, a mandate over Palestine for the express purpose of "placing the country under such political, administrative and economic conditions as will secure the establishment of the Jewish national home.
Jewish immigration continued with the Third Aliyah (1919–1923) and Fourth Aliyah (1924–1929), which together brought 100,000 Jews to Palestine. In the wake of the Jaffa riots in the early days of the Mandate, the British restricted Jewish immigration and territory slated for the Jewish state was allocated to Transjordan. The rise of Nazism in the 1930s led to the Fifth Aliyah, with an influx of a quarter of a million Jews. This influx resulted in the Arab revolt of 1936–1939 and led the British to cap immigration with the White Paper of 1939. With countries around the world turning away Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust, a clandestine movement known as Aliyah Bet was organized to bring Jews to Palestine. By the end of World War II, Jews accounted for 33% of the population of Palestine, up from 11% in 1922.Independence and first years Main articles: 1948 Arab-Israeli War and Declaration of Independence (Israel)
David Ben-Gurion proclaiming Israeli independence on May 14, 1948 below a portrait of HerzlIn 1947, the British government withdrew from the Mandate of Palestine, stating it was unable to arrive at a solution acceptable to both Arabs and Jews. The newly-created United Nations approved the UN Partition Plan (United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181) on November 29, 1947, dividing the country into two states, one Arab and one Jewish. Jerusalem was to be designated an international city – a corpus separatum – administered by the UN to avoid conflict over its status. The Jewish community accepted the plan, but the Arab League and Arab Higher Committee rejected it.
Regardless, the State of Israel was proclaimed on May 14, 1948, one day before the expiry of the British Mandate of Palestine. Not long after, five Arab countries – Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq – attacked Israel, launching the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. After almost a year of fighting, a ceasefire was declared and temporary borders, known as the Green Line, were instituted. Jordan annexed what became known as the West Bank and Egypt took control of the Gaza Strip. Israel was admitted as a member of the United Nations on May 11, 1949. During the course of the hostilities, 711,000 Arabs, according to UN estimates, fled from Israel.Arab persecution of Jewish communities precipitated a similar Jewish exodus from Arab lands. The fate of the Palestinian refugees today is a major point of contention in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In the early years of the state, the Labor Zionist movement led by Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion dominated Israeli politics. These years were marked by mass immigration of Holocaust survivors and Jews fleeing Arab lands the population rose from 800,000 to two million between 1948 and 1958. Most arrived as refugees with no possessions and were housed in temporary camps known as ma'abarot. By 1952, over two hundred thousand immigrants were living in these tent cities. The need to solve the crisis led Ben-Gurion to sign a reparations agreement with West Germany that triggered mass protests by Jews angered at the idea of Israel "doing business" with Germany.
During the 1950s, Israel was frequently attacked by Arab fedayeen, mainly from the Egyptian-occupied Gaza Strip. In 1956, Israel joined a secret alliance with Great Britain and France aimed at recapturing the Suez Canal, which the Egyptians had nationalized (see the Suez Crisis). Despite capturing the Sinai Peninsula, Israel was forced to retreat due to pressure from the United States and the Soviet Union in return for guarantees of Israeli shipping rights in the Red Sea and the Canal. At the start of the following decade, Israel captured Adolf Eichmann, an implementer of the Final Solution hiding in Argentina, and brought him to trial. The trial had a major impact on public awareness of the Holocaust and to date Eichmann remains the only person sentenced to death by Israeli courts.[Series of conflictsIn 1967, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria massed troops close to Israeli borders, expelled UN peacekeepers and blocked Israel's access to the Red Sea. Israel saw these actions as a casus belli for a pre-emptive strike that launched the Six-Day War, during which it captured the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights. The 1949 Green Line became the administrative boundary between Israel and the occupied territories. Jerusalem's boundaries were enlarged, incorporating East Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Law, passed in 1980, reaffirmed this measure and reignited international controversy over the status of Jerusalem.

What is comminism ?

2009-05-05T16:48:00.002+02:00

What is Communism?
science vs. bullshit
Scientific definition:

A classless society with exploitation. A state machine used by a section of the population to oppress another section such as the army or the secret police. A need for concript armies or police forces. A use of production for profit or exchange. Society runs in accord with the strict principle: From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
Bullshit definition (ie: commonly believed--but RIGHT)
Rule of society by a single party which maintains a monopoly of political power and suppresses all opposition. Control of the economy via centralized bureaucratic planning.

Examples of the definition: the former Soviet Union, China, Cuba, North Korea, etc.

"Ever Wondered Why the USA's economy is in the states its in"

2009-05-01T17:11:00.004+02:00

Ever wondered why the USA's economy is in the state it’s in??? Read on.... Robert Jones woke up early in the morning having set his alarm clock (Made in Japan) for 7 am. While his coffeepot (Made in China) was perking, He shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG), He put his shirt on (MADE IN SRI LANKA), designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE), and shoes (MADE IN KOREA) After cooking his breakfast on his stove (MADE IN INDIA) he sat down with his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO) to see how much he could spend today. After setting his watch (MADE IN TAIWAN), He got in his car (MADE IN GERMANY), filled in with petrol (MADE IN SAUDI ARABIA) and continued his search for a good paying AMERICAN JOB.

At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day checking his computer (MADE IN MALAYSIA), Robert decided to relax for a while. He put on his sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL), poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE), and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA), and then wondered why he could not find a good paying job in AMERICA.

AND NOW HE”S HOPING HE CAN GET HELP FROM A PRESIDENT…..MADE in KENYA

MORAL OF STORY

1) Don’t let our motor industry fall apart.
2) Keep our STEEL, ENGINEERING and Industries Alive
3) Get Rid of Crime
4) Keep our Cities clean
5) Stop the Brain Drain
6) Get the South Africans in the Diaspora to come back with incentives.
7) South Africa must encourage growth we need skills.

DON’T LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES LEARN FROM OTHERS IT’S EXPENSIVE

IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN, PLAN TO FAIL

NEW LAW GIVES CONSUMER MORE POWER

2009-05-01T15:43:00.001+02:00

New law gives consumers power
Apr 30 2009 21:03
Johannesburg - The Consumer Protection Bill has been signed into law by President Kgalema Motlanthe, the department of trade and industry (dti) said on Thursday.
"The primary purpose of the new Act is to prevent exploitation or harm on consumers and to promote the social well-being of consumers," the dti said in a statement.
Motlanthe signed it on April 24 and it was gazetted on April 29.
The Consumer Protection Act would introduce general principles of consumer protection and would serve as an overarching governing statement on consumer protection matters in South Africa.
It aimed to create a strong culture of consumer rights and responsibilities, as well as to promote a fair, efficient and transparent market place for consumers and business, the dti said.
Nomfundo Maseti, the acting deputy director general in the dti, said the primary purpose of the act was to protect consumers from exploitation and unfair practices by unscrupulous businesses, and to empower consumers to make wise purchasing decisions.
"It achieves this by introducing, amongst others, a system of product liability and improved redress.
"Producers, distributors or suppliers, will be liable for any damages in the form of death, injury, loss, or damage to property and economic loss, to the consumer or third party," she said.
The act decriminalised certain conduct and subjected it to administrative sanctions, while it also enabled consumers to demand refunds if goods were of inferior quality.
"Consumers may return the goods to the supplier, without penalty and at the supplier's risk and expense, if the goods fail to meet the required standard," said Maseti.
Consumers were now empowered to cancel contracts if not satisfied with the terms of contract.
Unscrupulous
Further, consumers would have a final say in whether they would like their contracts to be renewed or not.
"Consumers will now be protected from the unscrupulous businesses that tend to induce them to waive the obligations and liability of the supplier in terms of agreement," Maseti said.
The act promoted consumer activism by providing for accreditation of consumer groups for lodging complaints on behalf of consumers.
It also provided for possible financial support for activities such as consumer advice, education, publications, research and alternative dispute resolution through mediation or conciliation, Maseti added.
For implementation purposes, the National Consumer Commission - an enforcement and /investigative body on consumer protection issues - would be established after 12 months from the date of signing of the bill by the president.
The National Consumer Commission would then implement the act after a period of 18 months from the date the president signed the bill.
"It is envisaged that the provided time period will afford business reasonable time to align their trading practices for the purposes of complying with the act," Maseti said.
The act replaced existing provisions from five acts, including the Consumer Affairs (Unfair Business Practices) Act of 1988, Trade Practices Act of 1976, Sales and Service Matters Act of 1964, Price Control Act of 1964, and Merchandise Marks Act of 1941 (specifically Sections 2-13, and 16-17).
- Sapa

2009-04-30T09:50:00.004+02:00

In Finland, there is no problem with there Networks, service is good, Cant see the cell towers, There is no discounting of phones, the price is the price.There is no lock ins. Most voice communications Business to Business is Cell to Cell, Cell phone calls are cheaper than land line calls. The Telkom operator in Finland is struggling to stay afloat. It is is not propped up by misguided legislation. Telkom South Africa is Top heavy, It should be broken up into little pieces, like they did to the Bell corporation in the USA No one can make a decision, from their call centre up, They take your money and if something go's wrong and if it does not appear on the set of answers of the call centres clerk answer sheet, We have something like George Orwells" Future Shock"

2009-04-29T22:17:00.005+02:00

Swine Flu

Health officials around the world are struggling to contain swine flu, which can prove fatal to humans. AFP reported on Tuesday that with the likely death toll in Mexico, the epicentre of the outbreak, now standing at 152, the World Health Organisation raised its flu pandemic alert level from three to four, although experts noted the situation has not reached pandemic levels.

FEDUP WITH TELKOM "THEY JUST DONT UNDERSTAND"

2009-04-29T13:01:00.004+02:00

Dear Mr September
CEO TELKOM
RE: PROBLEMS WITH BLOCK CALL PLUS ON

In late 2007 (Between October to December) we were moving from Kelvin Sandton, we went to your Rosebank service centre and applied for a ADSL line for our new home in Rouxville Johannesburg, By the time we had moved in, in February no ADSL service was installed after numerous calls to your 10219 number and Visits to Rosebank.

We were told by your staff that there was a shortage of ADSL "circuits" in our which has now become an urban Legend.

Any way on the 3rd March 2008 I had a bad fall and was hospitalised and left the provisioning of Telecoms to my Wife Margot.

At the suggestion of our neighbors we were told we would never get an ADSL line, "if you want one cancel your application., Apply for a normal line and then reapply for an ADSL line which my wife did" Not legend and you know what we got the ADSL line.

Now please note we were very confused and sort of happy and relieved in way after being constipated communicatively wise if you get drift.A couple of months later, and a staggeringly high amount to on my "pay as you go" phone bill.

But This is not Where my problem Starts or ends

Learning from BAD experience we applied for BLOCK CALL PLUS

On the first ADSL line that was not delivered and on 011-640-xxxx and 011-640-xxxx

I have complained continuously about the cell phone call s on these lines that should not have been allowed be cause the Block was not working.
The Block call fails to block calls.
The Block department has even past credits.
There is a fault in the System.
I notified each person that the Block call does not when reporting the complaint
I have had it investigated by a Maria in December, but I believe that she did not understand what was get to.
The lines have been wet and cables have replaced twice.
There has been earthing problems from your side and two modems have been replaced
One ADSL Filter has been replaced.
I have heard other people talking on my line and when I put the phone down they carry on talking and can then dial on the line.
The matter has been reported 5 times.
I am out of pocket +/- R 4500.00 excluding interest and the cut of cost. I pay because I have no choice However I have no come to you .

You might ask why I took so long because I have been in and out of hospital since February 2008 until March 2009.

I find it difficult to visit you service centre as I am in constant pain. Due to the accident I have lost the use of my Left arm/hand and my
Knees were also injured but not so badly.

I was promised a call back from a manager at the call centre with 10 minutes an hour ago

I Would be obliged if you would reconnect the lines. ( I know I owe you less at this juncture)

After scrutinizing the Account over a period of time several credits in my favour had to be made.

Thanking you in anticipation.

Dave Wailer
Husband to Mrs MD Wailer

Through Technology
Mrs MD Wailer
23 Roux StreetRouxvilleJohannesburg Gauteng 2192 South Africa
davewailer@wol.co.za

2009-04-29T00:23:00.000+02:00

Daves Green Watch

Wilkins ice shelf set to collapse20/01/2009 10:12 - (SA)

Wilkins Ice Shelf - A huge Antarctic ice shelf is on the brink of collapse with just a sliver of ice holding it in place, the latest victim of global warming that is altering maps of the frozen continent.
"We've come to the Wilkins Ice Shelf to see its final death throes," David Vaughan, a glaciologist at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), told Reuters after the first - and probably last - plane landed near the narrowest part of the ice.
The flat-topped shelf has an area of thousands of square kilometres, jutting 20 metres out of the sea off the Antarctic Peninsula.
But it is held together only by an ever-thinning 40km strip of ice that has eroded to an hour-glass shape just 500 metres wide at its narrowest.
In 1950, the strip was almost 100km wide.
"It really could go at any minute," Vaughan said on slushy snow in bright sunshine beside a red Twin Otter plane that landed on skis. He added that the ice bridge could linger weeks or months. Size of Jamaica
The Wilkins once covered 16 000km². It has lost a third of its area but is still about the size of Jamaica or the US state of Connecticut. Once the strip breaks up, the sea is likely to sweep away much of the remaining ice.
Icebergs the shape and size of shopping malls already dot the sea around the shelf as it disintegrates. Seals bask in the southern hemisphere summer sunshine on icebergs by expanses of open water.
A year ago, BAS said the Wilkins was "hanging by a thread" after an aerial survey. "Miraculously we've come back a summer later and it's still here. If it was hanging by a thread last year, it's hanging by a filament this year," Vaughan said.
Nine other shelves have receded or collapsed around the Antarctic peninsula in the past 50 years, often abruptly like the Larsen A in 1995 or the Larsen B in 2002. The trend is widely blamed on climate change caused by heat-trapping gases from burning fossil fuels.
Warming to blame
"This ice shelf and the nine other shelves that we have seen with a similar trajectory are a consequence of warming," Vaughan said.
In total, about 25 000km² of ice shelves have been lost, changing maps of Antarctica. Ocean sediments indicate that some shelves had been in place for at least 10 000 years.
Vaughan stuck a GPS monitoring station on a long metal pole into the Wilkins ice on behalf of Dutch scientists. It will track ice movements via satellite.
The shelf is named after Australian George Hubert Wilkins, an early Antarctic aviator who is set to join an exclusive club of people who have a part of the globe named after them that later vanishes.
Loss of ice shelves does not raise sea levels significantly because the ice is floating and already mostly submerged by the ocean. But the big worry is that their loss will allow ice sheets on land to move faster, adding extra water to the seas.
3°C warmer
Wilkins has almost no pent-up glaciers behind it. But ice shelves further south hold back vast volumes of ice.
"When those are removed the glaciers will flow faster," Vaughan said.
Temperatures on the Antarctic Peninsula have warmed by about 3°C since 1950, the fastest rise in the southern hemisphere. There is little sign of warming elsewhere in Antarctica.
BAS scientists and two Reuters reporters stayed about an hour on the shelf at a point about 2km wide.
"It's very unlikely that our presence here is enough to initiate any cracks," Vaughan said.
"But it is likely to happen fairly soon, weeks to months, and I don't want to be here when it does."
The UN Climate Panel, of which Vaughan is a senior member, projected in 2007 that world sea levels were likely to rise by between 18 and 59cm this century.
But it did not factor in any possible acceleration of ice loss from Antarctica. Even a small change in the rate could affect sea levels, and Antarctica's ice sheets contain enough water in total to raise world sea levels by 57 metres.
About 190 nations have agreed to work out a new UN treaty by the end of 2009 to slow global warming, reining in emissions from burning fossil fuels in power plants, cars and factories.
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Diabetes Development NIBGM (Non Invasive Blood Glucose monitor project)

2009-04-27T19:26:00.000+02:00

There are approximately 220 Million diabetics in the world; the disease afflicts people from all ethnic, racial and religious backgrounds. The average increase yearly of Type II diabetics is around 10%. Whether Insulin or non-insulin dependent the current means of in home, doctors practice or clinic testing is the use of small hand held Glucometer. The process requires that the patient prick their finger to obtain a drop of blood, this is applied to an expensive single use test stick that is inserted into the Glucometer, the Glucometer gives back a reading in mmol's or dl's depending on the weights and measure system used in your country.
The Income from the Supply of Glucometer and the single use test strip business is in the several billion-dollar regions. The average cost of a blood Glucometer ranges from South African currency R 350.00 to R 950.00, Strips range from R 250.00 to R 350.00 per pack of 50; chronic diabetics test their levels on average 5 times a day. This cost places a heavy burden on state and privately funded medical institutions and has a direct effect in increasing the overall costs of HMO’s and medical aids, not to forget the cost to the patient at approx. R3500.to R4000.per annum.
There are no more than 15 major manufactures of invasive testing Glucometers. It should be noted that for comprehensive and proper management of blood sugar levels, patients need to test their blood sugar levels, this is not being accomplished by lower and lower middle class populations around the world, due to the high monthly costs.

Extrapolation: Annual cost For Test Sticks and Needles R 7245.00
This does not include the purchase of the out of date invasive Glucometer.

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Description of Research and Development Idea/Invention/Innovation

Conventional Glucometer measure blood sample, by an electrochemical process or by using an infra red light source sent through an opaque medium.
This concept is simple, use a light source that will be sent through human tissue; prick a finger or an earlobe, and when the light comes out of the tissue to count the photons and predict reliably using mathematical formulae’s, the Glucose level or for that matter any Molecule, Element in the test subject.
I am a member of the insulin resistance movement. I come from a middle class white South African background and I am struggling to cover the monthly costs of this disease. Diabetes like HIV/Aids does not care whom it afflicts. You can come from any ethnic background and acquire the affliction. Diabetics are financially stigmatized by being limited from obtaining life assurance, driving a car, or maintaining a job, obtaining social grants or support, and the cost of medicines or measurement devices and monthly maintenance of Glucose test sticks. Patients with disease are unable to monitor their level if they are under the medical supervision of the state, the health system just does not have the budget to cover the cost of test sticks. People are dying from diabetes due to a number of factors:
Lack of knowledge and unable to recognize the symptoms
Bad Management of the disease because of bad nourishment.
Bad Management of the disease because the patient can’t afford modern testing equipment

The Device will be hand held and run on Batteries some of the features include:-

No monthly overhead.
Painless
Reduces the chance of infection
Cost of unit subject to large-scale production around R 2900.00 each
Simple to use
Can work on rechargeable batteries
Can link to a Medical Practitioner or users PC via USB port for down loading of blood readings
And can be recharged from the via a USB port.
Easy to operate, just insert finger into receptacle.
Small in size using Risk processors.
Unit’s internal software can be upgraded via the USB port.
An added feature of the device is it could detect pulse, body temperature and blood/oxygen levels.
Results in less than 20 Seconds.
Memory enough to hold more that 1000 samples
Multilingual Graphics Display

Glucose Meter System Description
A new Glucose Meter is a micro controller controlled, battery operated hand held device that measures blood glucose by quantifying Photon emissions using a proprietary spectrometer. Typical meter hardware includes a standard microcontroller that includes an LCD driver, a serial EEPROM, and an analog CPU that is 16 Bit. The CPU provides Spectrometer Interface, Power Management, Real-Time Clock (RTC), and Analog to Digital Conversion (ADC) functions, and is controlled by the microcontroller through a parallel access port. The meter can be powered by a single Lithium battery power source. The capability of powering from a single Lithium cell limits the allowable power consumption of the meter. Only the RTC on the AFE is enabled in this mode. The main system function is to accurately measure blood glucose. A means of calibration is provided to account for component variations and to maintain measurement accuracy. The measurement results are stored in a data log that, upon request, can be uploaded to a PC via a USB serial cable. The data log is implemented on a non-volatile memory (EEPROM) that keeps the data in the event of battery removal or power loss. Rev 1.1 Below

Some Physics and Physiology
The Glucometer will measure D-Glucose levels from 1.0 to 35 mmol’s or the equivalent for the USA market in mg/dl. The Human finger or for that matter any part of the extremities that we can use to measure using IR/NIR/ARS, Visible light or laser coherent light is Three Dimensional, This can be defined as a Hilbert or almost Euclidian space. However we might use a combination of spectrographic techniques such ultrasonic/ temperature and light.

Conventional Glucometers have a built in error of 10-15%, the new unit will be in he region of 5%.

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