Over the past few years I've received a flood of endless stories about the changes and miraculous experiences of people using these powerful symbols and talismans , and it always makes me puzzle about the influence of these ancient symbols on the human psyche and perception.
In my humble opinion this is what I refer to as the Eternal Cosmic Joke. Though we don't pay much attention to this fact on our basic daily experiences, everything that we experience in this reality is a result of an endless movement between two polarities (symbolizes in ancient alchemy as the Sun and the Moon), the masculine and the feminine. This movement creates "The miracle of the One" or creation itself. We can find it everywhere. we actually use these forces in every breath we take, we can see it in the movement of a galaxy and in the particles of an atom. However though we aspire to reach the point of perfect balance, this Point of Equilibrium means actually non-existence, nothingness.. this is what I call the Cosmic Joke….
I believe that through the awareness and the understanding of these forces we can achieve control over the powers and elements that create our reality. That is the reason I create different symbols and different designs based on the ancient Alchemical philosophy.
Over the years I have discovered that each one has a different world of associations and is drawn to different symbols even if they are derived from the same source. I have actually created this new Talismanic Alchemical Wedding Ring for myself and as always, everyone who saw it wanted one for themselves….
Since these talismans can be made only during a special auspicious astrological time window, I can make only a limited number of items. If you wish to order please pre order it now.
The talisman is a combination of the metals ruled by the lights: Gold - Sun, Silver- Moon and their ancient astrological glyphs while the ring is also offered in a gold version which for the ancients was the metal that symbolizes the infinite. The talisman is made ('born') under specific astrological times to draw out, intensify and reinforce those symbols and bring them to life.
This talisman is made at an astrological time that enhances the "cooperation" of the Sun and Moon (trine configuration while waxing). The talisman offers the opportunity to balance the opposites of our nature and 'alchemize' them together. This causes the emergence of our most pure, essential self, and acts to transform the raw and chaotic material - attached self (prima materia) into gold (spirit) by way of purification and unification of our basic elements.
The Alchemical symbols in these talismans were inspired by the Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus (Hermes/Mercury) - one of the most mysterious, cryptic and enigmatic texts. The text is actually derived from the Hermetic tradition - an ancient Greek and Egyptian philosophical texts which are attributed to the mysterious figure known as Hermes Trismegistus. The texts are a combination of the Egyptian god of wisdom, Thoth and the Greek god Hermes. In these texts Hermes discuss with his disciples, the true nature of the cosmos, nature, the mind etc.These teachings can be found in the ancient texts of the Corpus Hermeticum.These texts are dated back to the 2nd and 3rd century AD and their origin is probably Egyptian.
Since I find that the ideas in this text can actually "transmute" and expand one's consciousness (and perhaps that is the genuine secret of this text), I hope that you will benefit and gain knowledge from these powerful texts and symbols.


CPEB:CW, VIII/4, Portrait Collection (Part I: Catalogue; Part II: Plates) won a 2013 design award from Bookbuilders of Boston at the 56th annual New England Book Show in the professional illustrated category. The judges commented: "We were taken by this series' classic design and the appropriateness of the simple, minimalistic typesetting… The writers/publishers effectively executed the split volumes, with the books easily referencing each other." The two-volume set was edited by Annette Richards, with appendices edited by Paul Corneilson.
CPEB:CW, VII/1–3, Bach's Versuch über die wahre Art das Clavier zu spielen, edited and with commentary by Tobias Plebuch, won a 2012 design award from Bookbuilders of Boston at the 55th annual New England Book Show in the professional, non-illustrated category. The judges were particularly impressed with the page production that enabled editorial footnotes and Bach's original footnotes to be graphically distinct but still easy for the reader to follow.


Even top managers with a proven reputation of intelligence can make fatal mistakes. How does that happen, and how can it be prevented? The book 'Think Again. Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions and How to Keep It From Happening to You' describes how the human brain works when one makes decisions.
The three authors, who work at renowned business schools, give examples of disastrous decisions by nevertheless capable leaders, like the acquisition of soft drink producer Snapple by Quaker, which eventually led to Quaker being taken over by PepsiCo. They also discuss strategic military mistakes, like Operation Market Garden and the Battle of Midway.
The causes for these wrong decisions are misleading experiences, misleading prejudices, inappropriate self-interest and misplaced attachment. In order to avoid making such mistakes, five types of safety precautions should be taken: new experiences, data & analyses, challenging group debates, governance teams and a monitoring process. These recommendations are extensively discussed in the (anonymous) case of a Germany company that considers moving its global headquarters. Fascinating stuff.
'Think Again' (2008), by Sydney Finkelstein, Jo Whitehead and Andrew Campbell. Published by Harvard Business Press, 236 pages, € 24,90.


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Nice catch! The table index query causes a table index change message which refreshes the floating tile, so the keyboard gets deleted and recreated and sends a all notes off command so it's blip time.


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Research by CEP members reveals many doctors may be failing to warn patients about the risks of antidepressants
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug Dependence today publishes two new pieces of research, authored by members of CEP, which indicate that many doctors and psychiatrists may be failing to warn patients about the potential risks of antidepressants, and subsequently fail to recognise withdrawal symptoms. Furthermore, sources of NHS support for patients, such as NHS 111, were found to be unhelpful.
The first report, 'Antidepressant Withdrawal: A Survey of Patients' Experience', was authored by researchers at the University of Roehampton (including members of CEP) on behalf of the APPG, and is based on the results of a survey of 319 UK patients affected by antidepressant withdrawal.
64% of patients surveyed claim not to have received any information from their doctors on the risks or side effects of antidepressants, while only 2.5% of patients found NHS 111 to be a helpful source of support during withdrawal. In addition, responses to the survey make clear that the impact of antidepressant withdrawal can be devastating for some individuals with severe withdrawal reactions, with 30% of respondents reporting being off work indefinitely due to the severity of their symptoms.
The second report, 'Voice of the Patient: Petition Analysis Report', identifies failure points in the health care system based on the testimony of 158 individuals impacted by prescribed drug withdrawal who responded to two petitions lodged with parliamentary Petitions Committees in Scotland (1) and Wales (2) in 2017. The report concludes that the failures encountered by the respondents will require systemic change. Both reports will be submitted to Public Health England as part of its review into prescribed drug dependency and withdrawal, due for publication in spring 2019.
Dr James Davies, of the University of Roehampton, commented: "The majority of the people we surveyed and who responded to the petitions indicated that they were never properly informed about the risks associated with antidepressants, including withdrawal. This undermines the principle of informed consent, which is essential if patients are to make a proper assessment of the harms and benefits. This is very concerning, particularly as the survey shows that severe antidepressant withdrawal can have a devastating effect on patients' lives, including long-term disability. Furthermore, the research suggests that patients who suffer from withdrawal mostly find existing sources of NHS support, such as 111, unhelpful.'
Sir Oliver Letwin MP, chair of the APPG, said: 'These reports indicate that many doctors are unaware of the potential harms of antidepressants, and fail to communicate the risks to their patients. This highlights the need for additional guidance and training in this area, and we hope that Public Health England will consider this as part of their current review into prescribed drug dependence. Furthermore, it suggests that existing NHS sources of support are inadequate, and new dedicated services, including a 24 hour national prescribed drug withdrawal helpline, are therefore urgently needed.'
The report 'Antidepressant Withdrawal: A Survey of Patients' Experience' can be found at this link: http://prescribeddrug.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/APPG-PDD-Survey-of-antidepressant-withdrawal-experiences.pdf
The report 'Voice of the Patient: Petition Analysis Report' can be found at this link: http://prescribeddrug.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Voice-of-the-Patient-Petition-Analysis-Report.pdf
Millions at risk from antidepressant withdrawal, new review by CEP members concludes
CEP survey report shows that antidepressant withdrawal can devastate lives
7 Responses to Research by CEP members reveals many doctors may be failing to warn patients about the risks of antidepressants
kiwi 08/10/2018 at 9:34 am #
Well done to CEP once again for this.
I have no doubt whatsoever its not a "may be failing to warn" but rather ' are totally failing to warn but also are promoting false claims and benefits….simply parroting off the posions pharma propaganda on the wrappers….. without any mention whatsoever of the harms'.
Withdrawal and tapering clinics need to be set up immediately all over the country to help the millions harmed by their doctors. Drug addicts by stealth.
It reminds me of a particular time in history in which millions where told 'you're just going to take a shower' ….oblivious to the fate that awaited them.
However the millions now hoodwinked are many multiples more.
'Its just a little something to help you at this time dont worry not addictive and no side effects.' The perpetrators of this crime are actually "worse than … " unlike those back in history doctors and their collaborators have promised to do no harm.
Allan Howard 08/10/2018 at 11:09 am #
Completely agree with you kiwi, and in the US of course (and NZ I believe) BigPharma indoctrinates the masses through their ads that all will be well with the world if you take this particular drug, or that particular drug.
Physician. 08/10/2018 at 2:03 pm #
GMC Duties Of A Doctor.
"You MUST tell patients if an investigation or treatment might result in a serious adverse outcome".
Antidepressants: SSRIs?SNRIs commonly cause clinically significant AKATHISIA.
This is a life-threatening Adverse Drug Reaction. (ADR).
It is a prescription drug neurotoxicity causing intense agitation, hair pulling,
writhing-restlessness, – (emotional blunting) – and an unbearable drive to be constantly moving.
An almost indescribable suffering for patient and family.
It is a precursor to aggression, and harm against self of others.
AKATHISIA is a prescription drug induced cause of changes in thinking, emotions, and behaviour.
As a result the sufferer is at great risk of an ADR being misinterpreted as:
"emergent mental illness", M.H. "co-morbidity" and/or worsening of an original MH diagnosis.
This results in increased dosing, change of SSRI/SNRI and/or addition of antipsychotic "treatment augmentation".
These understandable prescriber responses intensify the AKATHISIA, as well as the risk of precipitating serotonin syndrome.
Serial and/or subsequent incorrect psychiatric diagnosis may result in detention and further enforced exposure to the drug/s which have caused the ADR.
The patient who presented with an A.D.R then finishes up inappropriately, and irreversibly labelled-for-life as having "SMI" Severe Mental Illness.
The physical, psychological, emotional, social, societal rejection, economic, employment, relationship and other potentially lifelong sequelae are utterly devastating.
How many of those prescribed these drugs were advised that this risk of a
"Serious Adverse Outcome" should be maintained at a high level of awareness by themselves, their families and carers?
Primum Non Nocere?
Erratum.
SSRIs/SNRIs commonly cause clinically significant AKATHISIA – – –
It is a precursor to aggression, and harm towards self and/or others.
Rosemary Knowles 08/10/2018 at 5:19 pm #
Well, about blooming time that it is acknowledged that patients do not give informed consent to prescribed dangerous drugs with all their side-effects, adverse reactions, dependence and potentially life-destroying withdrawal effects, as GPs and psychiatrists are mostly ignorant, or have vested interests in these drugs, and hide behind confidentiality barriers when loved-ones draw attention to the harm being done to the patient. And better late than never that the NHS is waking up to fill the yawning gap in support for these injured patients, harmed by those who they expected to help them, not harm them. It is a scandal of epidemic proportions and must end now. Should MHRA be taken to task – or even to court? Someone should compensate ….
Frank Carey 09/10/2018 at 4:21 pm #
I would like to give my thanks to everybody involved in these three research papers, they are a accurate reflection of the past twelve years of my life which, in the midst of this turmoil, it is next to impossible to illustrate or communicate the world in which we reside. Anger and isolation are the most influential drivers in our world, you have collated, and for me tempered these forces eloquently.
We expect our doctors to be confident and decisive as it is a profession reliant in trust. Doctors trust their evidence based knowledge, the question is, does any Dr believe in sugar free coke or wrinkle reducing creames ?. Company's exsit to make money, we live in a consumer society, we are all culpable, now is the time to admit our mistakes and change the present application of psychopharmacology as the dominant course of reaction to complex human emotions.
I sincerely hope this is the beginning of something.

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"I wanted to open on Berwick Street. I really believed it was the high street of the neighbourhood."
Farringdon, Portobello, Lambeth: familiar names of London districts, but also those of a range of garments designed by Oliver Spencer, whose clothes, full of stylish accents and practical details, have earned a reputation for distinction, comfort and sheer cool. Designing and making handcrafted garments for modern men and women, Bloomsbury-based Spencer has produced his own individual take on relaxed British style, and a special relationship with the Soho neighbourhood stretching back to his youth.
Having grown up in Coventry, Oli first moved to London in the early 1990s to study art. Frustrated by the limitations of art school, he abandoned his studies and enrolled in what he describes as the University of Life, selling second-hand clothes from a stall at Portobello Market. "Lots of things happened which I would describe as being pivotal in framing where my life would go next. I learnt lots of lessons – some good and some bad," he says. He woke up at 4.30am every day so he could get his pitch, and it was there on the market stall that his relationship with clothes really began, giving him with an enduring love of the product and a passion for shopkeeping.
Oli spent a decade creating and expanding his first venture, formalwear brand Favourbrook, during which time he designed waistcoats for the 1994 film Four Weddings And A Funeral and began to establish his place on London's design map. Eight years later, he wanted to embark on a new venture with even greater ambitions – success on the global scene. His plan was to produce a range of clothing that combined the quality and craft of traditional tailoring with a more relaxed modern style. His philosophy: quality needn't mean formality; casual needn't mean careless. "I have a feeling towards clothing. It doesn't matter whether it's dressing up or dressing down – it's involved in every step of my life in any case," he says. "When my customers purchase something from us, I want them to feel a sense of belonging – as if they've bought something that's like their best friend… something they've owned forever. Every season, I strive to get there. I want to create clothes that talk to people. Most of my customers like to be seen but not heard – that's why I don't brand my stuff." The Oliver Spencer label was born in 2002, and its founder's philosophy soon found a number of adherents in the heart of Bloomsbury and beyond. Oli's arrival in Bloomsbury came about through friend and founder of Folk Clothing, Glaswegian fashion designer Cathal McAteer. The Oliver Spencer brand first came to Lambs Conduit Street in 2007, and Oli's store at No 62 is home to the latest collection each season, with the original surviving shop fittings making for an immaculately dressed setting.
Since launching on Lambs Conduit Street, Oliver Spencer has continued to expand across London, opening shops in Shoreditch and Soho – an area that's been important in Oli's own life since 1989. "I first came here with an ex-girlfriend of mine who was a couple of years older than me. At this point, I was already into fashion. It was the middle of the summer, and I was wearing an old second-hand two-piece check suit with sandals – aged 18. I remember getting some strange looks! People could see I definitely wasn't from the area," he says. "My relationship with Soho has always been that of a stranger really. It's always held this awe for me – I've always been a bit scared of it to be honest. When I was a kid at art school, Soho was this tricky place. It felt so grown up, with so much going on all around. To a young kid, it was a bit intimidating. It was full of many different tribes, and not everybody was necessarily nice, especially if you were an outsider coming here. Everywhere you turned, there were dark streets and characters lurking. Since then, my fear has turned into a fascination. On a Friday evening, I know if I get here after 9pm, I won't be home until at least 3am. Its an absolute vortex." After opening his Bloomsbury stores, Oli had always planned for Soho to be his next destination. "I knew exactly where I wanted to open: I wanted to open on Berwick Street. I really believed it was the high street of the neighbourhood. It was the first store we opened where the tills began to ring from the very first day… if the shoe fits, as they say."
Oli is uncompromising in the standards he sets for production and provenance, sourcing the finest fabrics and yarns from artisanal British and Italian mills. He prides himself on producing his garments in only the best European factories and workshops, with around 40 per cent of the collection made here in London or elsewhere in England. Despite the emphasis on British quality, Oliver Spencer's eye is firmly fixed on the global market. Today, his clothes are stocked in many of the world's leading department stores, from Selfridges to Liberty of London, and he has opened shops in Toronto and Paris, as well as developing a profitable international online business. With wearers of his brand including Daniel Craig, Tinie Tempah, Alex James and Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp, Oli confesses that his next ambition is to become a household name.
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Q: Relationship between big-Oh and little-Oh I'm reading Wu, J. (2014), Restoring monotonic power in Wald/LM-type tests.
At a certain point in his derivations, an expresion turns out to be $=O_p(\frac{1}{T^{3/10}h^{5/10}}+T^{2/10}h^{20/10})$, where $T$ is the sample size (the paper is about time series tests) and $h$ is the bandwidth of a kernel estimator he is proposing.
Earlier in the paper, the author makes the following assumptions: $h \rightarrow 0$, $T^3h^5 \rightarrow \infty$, and $Th^{10} \rightarrow 0$ as $T \rightarrow \infty$.
From the $O_p$ order and these assumptions, the author concludes that the expression is actually $o_p(1)$. Why?

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Q: Phonegap issue navigator undefined Hello guys i createing my first phonegap app. installed the plugins and everything , attached the cordova.js to my html but its not loading the api
i keep getting
cannot call method 'alert' of undefined
 document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);

    // PhoneGap is ready
    //
    function onDeviceReady() {
        showAlert();
    }

    // alert dialog dismissed
    function alertDismissed() {
        // do something
    }

    // Show a custom alert
    //
    function showAlert() {
        navigator.notification.alert(
            'You are the winner!',  // message
            alertDismissed,         // callback
            'Game Over',            // title
            'Done'                  // buttonName
        );
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A: I had a similar problem in Android, make sure you have included the cordova.js before the above script.
Better documentation can be found here:
http://docs.phonegap.com/en/3.1.0/cordova_notification_notification.md.html#Notification

A: Why are you using cordova with phonegap? If you are using phonegap build stick with phonegap if no just use cordova. Do not mix them... and always read all the doc. Use the CLI to create the project, add platforms, add plugins and build project.
Be sure to run the command at the project root folder.
I suggest start a new project and copy paste your code.

A: The solution for me in android was to run:
cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.dialogs

A: Cordova 3.0 now requires that you add plugins for each functionality that you are going to use.
But even before the plugins, you need to make sure your config.xml file is configured properly.
1) Configure your config.xml for the device (iOS, Blackberry, etc.)
See here: http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.4.0/guide_platforms_ios_config.md.html#iOS%20Configuration
2) Add plugins
For the notification: run at command prompt "cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.dialogs"
http://www.raymondcamden.com/index.cfm/2013/7/19/PhoneGap-30-Released--Things-You-Should-Know
If you installed the plugins and its not working, you probably didn't configure your config.xml file yet.


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David Fritz, Senior Director, Autonomous & ADAS, Siemens Digital Industries Software (DISW...
David Fritz is focused on the modelling of autonomous vehicles and addressing the complexities that the automotive industry and its suppliers are encountering. "I come to this from a Silicon Valley and semi-conductor industry background where we've been dealing with these issues for quite some time," explains Fritz. He came into the fold at Siemens through the company's acquisition of Mentor Graphics (now known as Siemens EDA.) Prior to joining Mentor Graphics, Fritz was Senior Director of Technical Program Management at Qualcomm. Prior to that, Fritz worked for NVIDIA as a Tegra chip manager, so has a varied background dealing with high end systems primed to solve complex problems; the kind with high compute requirements needed for autonomous vehicles.
Enthused by the journey towards making autonomous mobility a reality in the cities of the future, Fritz is excited by the transition taking place. "After a recent presentation an executive told me that together we were going to change the world," he recalls.
"I was speechless for a moment but eventually replied: 'I believe so. And that scares me.' He told me that those that have the courage to push this forward and make it a reality are going to be the ones that actually make a difference. I keep that in the back of my mind constantly, that as hard as this is, as many minds that have to be changed, as many naysayers that are out there, we must keep pushing forward. And it's collaborations like ours with Siemens Mobility that are going to make it happen."
Kunal Chandra, Vice President, Shared Autonomous Mobility, Siemens Mobility
Kunal Chandra and his team at Siemens Mobility are working to accelerate the integration of autonomous vehicles in public transport through a combination of external perception systems, distributed computing, low latency communications and high reliability functional safety architecture. "We have sensors on the roadside that can safely identify the traffic patterns, and communicate in real-time with shuttles – this information can be used to make much safer driving decisions," he explains. "In a nutshell that's what we're aiming to develop."
Chandra notes the problem the industry has encountered is that it's extremely difficult to get autonomous vehicles to the required level of safety where governments feel comfortable approving them as per the regulatory standards. "We believe that our smart infrastructure is supplying that last link, which will enable us to homologate these systems," he maintains.
"I've been in the industry long enough to not be fascinated by technology for its own sake," he says. "At Siemens, there are lots of businesses we start and close down if we are not convinced of making a real-world impact. I think our guiding principle is always to develop technology that serves a purpose for the wider society. Our goal is to make autonomous driving really dull, just like rail, so that it's boring, it's predictable, and it's super safe!"
Chandra believes his experience in the energy industry combined with an understanding of challenges that must be overcome to scale new technologies and businesses, has given him the mental resilience to deal with the obstacles that his team must overcome to be successful. "My experience has taught me the value of collaboration and that's how we will transition this technology out of the laboratory and into the real world."
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The Elements Project is a protocol level technology which can be used to extend the functionalities of bitcoin blockchain. It is an open source community driven project which intends to create new extensions to the Bitcoin and build more bitcoin-based applications.
Elements project uses sidechain technology to easily integrate the new application to bitcoin blockchain. Side chains are the separate blockchains having all the components of a normal blockchain including the smart-contract. It exists along with the main blockchain with a back and forth transaction compatibility.
Some of the deployed Elements.
Physical assets are mostly being converted to digital assets nowadays. Since asset has high value than any other documents it needs more protection and security. Asset Issuance helps to issue assets asset including deposits vouchers, shares, currencies, deposits, coupons bonds, etc. with better security.
It is a highly sought extension of the bitcoin blockchain. Confidential Transactions hide the amount of bitcoin transferred between two parties from a third party.
Using Segregated Witness we can reduce the space that used by every transaction in the block. The application separates the properties of a transaction that reflects on the ledger from the data that needed for the validation. This reduces the memory required for a block to store a transaction detail.
It allows setting a timeout for the transactions. You can set a particular time period to complete the transaction if it is not completed within the time the transaction will be canceled. It can augment the transaction security of bitcoin blockchain.
It introduces new opcodes to bitcoin includes DETERMINISTICRANDOM and CHECKSIGFORMSTACK. Furthermore, it re-enabled several scripts in sidechain that are previously available in Bitcoin blockchain.
The value can be used for validating the transaction fast. Since the signature on a transaction will be invalidated if the inputs have been spent. This will help you to validate the transaction very easily.
This extension offers a cross-chain facility which simplifies the token transfer between two blockchains.
The Signed Block is a useful extension to bitcoin. This will allow the user to sign the blocks cryptographically. It is helpful to verify the creator of a block in future.
Other than these listed Elements there are many other extensions available under elements project. More elements are being created by community participant. The project has helped the mostly used blockchain network to work with more customized features and augmented its application domains.


South Africa's Harmony Gold Mining said on Friday it would merge with ARMgold to create the world's fifth-largest gold producer with output of 4.1 million ounces a year.
Harmony said the share and dividend deal with African Rainbow Minerals Gold Ltd (ARMgold) would value the new company at around $2.8 billion.
Harmony would issue 63.67 million new Harmony shares to ARMgold shareholders, giving a merger ratio of two Harmony shares for every three ordinary shares held in ARMgold.
ARMgold would also pay a special dividend of five rand a share before the merger takes effect, the two firms said in a joint statement. The new company will keep the Harmony name.
Based on Harmony's closing price on Wednesday, and the special dividend, the deal values each ARMgold share at 56.33 rand. ARMgold closed at 56.60 rand on Friday, before the announcement.
"The market cap of the new company using today's prices is about $2.8 billion," Harmony Marketing Director Ferdi Dippenaar told Reuters.
ARMgold Executive Chairman Patrice Motsepe, a leading black businessman who listed his small mining group last year, would become the new Harmony non-executive chairman. Bernard Swanepoel remains CEO of Harmony.
The two groups said the new Harmony would have the biggest South African production, but with some six million ounces of output a year AngloGold remains the largest gold producer based in South Africa.
Peer Gold Fields produces about 4.1 million ounces of gold a year, most of it in South Africa.
The news of the merger came after Harmony and ARMGold surprised the market by announcing they had bought Anglo American Plc's 34.5-percent stake in Anglovaal Mining (Avmin) for 1.7 billion rand ($231 million).
This translates into 43.50 rand per Avmin share -- a steep premium to Avmin's closing price of 32 rand on the Johannesburg bourse on Friday - Reuters.