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WFP ship delivers vital humanitarian assistance at frontline of Libya conflict
ROME/NEW YORK, 7 April 2011 - A World Food Programme (WFP) cargo ship carrying food, medical supplies, doctors and other relief items has docked in Misrata, opening up a new humanitarian lifeline to civilians trapped in the Libyan conflict.
"This is a breakthrough for the UN humanitarian operation in Libya and allows us to reach tens of thousands of people who are caught in one of the fiercest areas of conflict," said WFP Executive Director, Josette Sheeran. "It is vital that we get these relief supplies to the vulnerable – especially women and children – and we are working with local partners, including the Libyan Red Crescent, to ensure their needs are met."
The WFP chartered vessel, Marianne Danica, docked in Misrata this afternoon carrying more than 600 metric tons of food including wheat flour, vegetable oil and High Energy Biscuits – enough to feed more than 40,000 people for a month.
The ship is also delivering medical supplies on behalf of UNICEF and the World Health Organisation. These UNICEF and WHO emergency health kits and surgical material will cover the urgent needs for 50,000 people for a month, along with materials to enable thousands of children to play in the relative safety of indoors. Two doctors are on board and will disembark at Misrata. Once offloaded, the cargo will be delivered to the main hospital in Misrata.
"The situation is urgent for tens of thousands of children in Misrata and across Libya, who are potential victims of the fighting or who have already paid a terrible price," said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake. "These supplies are a lifeline to them and all those trapped in the fighting."
WFP began moving food supplies into Libya soon after the conflict erupted and has pre-positioned 16,500 metric tons of food stocks inside the country as part of a US$42 million emergency operation that will provide food assistance to more than 1 million people in Libya and neighbouring countries. Working with partners like the Libyan Red Crescent, WFP plans to provide food to more than 600,000 people inside Libya over the next three months.
"The operation in Libya is complex and dangerous, but we are exploring every possible avenue to get food to the hungry," Sheeran added. "This means moving food assistance and other relief supplies by road from Egypt, and by sea into the main ports along Libya's Mediterranean coastline."
As the lead logistics and telecommunications agency in the UN humanitarian system, WFP is providing transport and communications support for the entire humanitarian community in Libya.
WFP is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.
Each year, on average, WFP feeds more than 90 million people in more than
70 countries.
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WFP now provides RSS feeds to help journalists keep up with the latest press releases, videos and photos as they are published on WFP.org. For more details see: http://www.wfp.org/rss
WFP has a dedicated ISDN line in Italy for quality two-way interviews with WFP officials.
UNICEF is on the ground in over 150 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. For more information about UNICEF and its work visit: www.unicef.org
Gregory Barrow, WFP/Rome,
Tel. +39 06 6513 2330, Mob. +39 348 1325018
Gregory.Barrow@wfp.org
Caroline Hurford, WFP/London,
Tel. +44-20-72409001, Mob. +44-7968-008474
Caroline.Hurford@wfp.org
Emilia Casella, WFP/Geneva,
Tel. +41-22-9178564, Mob. +41-792857304
Emilia.Casella@wfp.org
Bettina Luescher, WFP/New York,
Tel. +1-646-5566909, Mob. +1-646-8241112
Bettina.Luescher@wfp.org
Rene McGuffin, WFP/ Washington DC,
Tel. +1- 202-6531149, Mob. +1- 202-3902579
Rene.McGuffin@wfp.org
Patrick McCormick, UNICEF New York,
Tel + 1 212 326 7426,
pmccormick@unicef.org
Marixie Mercado, UNICEF Geneva,
Tel + 41 79 756 7703,
mmercado@unicef.org
James Elder, UNICEF, Cairo
Tel + 201 825 92591 / 393 3575 82585
jelder@unicef.org
UNICEF concerned about impact of Libya hostilities on children
UNICEF provides relief at the Egyptian border as thousands of families flee violence in Libya
At the Tunisia-Libya border, relief for families heading home
Statement by Shahida Azfar, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, on unrest in the region
Emergency support for migrants on the Tunisia-Libya border
UNICEF strongly urges protection of all children during unrest in the Middle East and North Africa


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Carpool Karaoke and Sense of Place
I'm late to the game on this one. As we wrapped up 2018, a number of "best-of" articles cycled through our social media feeds. One in particular caught my attention. Given the darkness and gloom that seems to be pervading popular culture, The Gospel Coalition's "18 Pieces of Goodness in 2018 Pop Culture" by Brett McCracken provoked a click.
The article highlighted the story of Crazy Rich Asians, the reconciliation between Dan Crenshaw and Pete Davidson on Saturday Night Live, the much needed civility of the Great British Baking Show, the story of foster parenting as told through Instant Family, the sheer talent demonstrated by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper as they sing "Shallow" in A Star Is Born, and the story of Mr. Rogers in Won't You Be My Neighbor?, among others. Of everything included, James Corden's Carpool Karaoke with Paul McCartney stood out.
Again, I'm late in watching this segment, as it originally aired in June of 2018, but the interaction and commentary in the segment provoked some deeper thought. The segment made me think about the connections that the music of Paul McCartney and the Beatles had to their hometown of Liverpool, and how those type of connections were facilitated by the build environment and a sense of place. As an urban planner and lover of cities and memorable places, this is a concept called topophilia, a love for a place. McCracken wrote about the segment back in June 2018, highlighting the joyful longing that is prevalent as McCartney goes site to site through Liverpool:
Throughout the clip, McCartney describes what he remembers about Liverpool, about the contexts of the songs. He points out the room in his childhood home where he wrote "She Loves You" with John Lennon, and recalls how the house inspired lyrics in later songs like "A Day in the Life." Driving on the literal Penny Lane (while singing the song), he points out the church—St. Barnabas—where he was once a choir boy. He stops by the barbershop made famous by the song.
"Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes," he sings. And while most of us don't have Penny Lane (or any other Liverpool site) in our ears and eyes, we can relate to the way that places shape us and stay with us.
It's hard to imagine what the music of The Beatles would have been had they not had the experience of place to inform their music and lyrics. Without a local barbershop on Penny Lane, they might be singing about a fast food place on a stroad. But, I shouldn't be too quick to dismiss other places. Surely, you can have meaningful connections with places that aren't like Liverpool, or like the towns and cities we all revere and love to visit, and in turn make many memories. You can sing about your grandmother's backyard, lakes and rivers, or a county fair. Country music is ripe with songs about corn fields, rivers, mixed use developments (okay, it's a stretch...) and Walmart parking lots. People certainly have meaningful connections to fairly mundane places, and there's not a loss of dignity in living somewhere without the richness of idyllic cities and towns.
But, I'd argue that rich places can give us a finer palate of memories and observations. These fine grained places evoke memories that can't be replicated anywhere else. That was part of McCracken's thoughts about the segment back in June:
Thinking of these childhood experiences brings me joy, not because I want to replicate them but because they cannot be. The joy is in the longing for these things, their irretrievability.
I don't remember the feeling I had when walking into the produce section in a Walmart in Virginia, where I lived for a while after college. But I do remember what it was like walking into the Ferry Building in San Francisco, and walking through their farmer's market. There's not another Ferry Building, but there are thousands of Walmarts, and they typically all look the same. While this is probably an extreme example, it's emblematic of why many city planners and architects strive to create places that aren't cookie cutter in style or design, and that facilitate human interaction. What's more is that rich places often attract people and allow us to use our senses.
There's a difference in the experience one has within a city or neighborhood on foot and within a particular radius of your home or a destination compared to what which you might have as you drive in a car fixed behind a windshield. Eric Jacobsen summarizes this well in his book, The Space Between, in that "the accelerated speeds in which cars propel our bodies through the environment means that we receive limited sensory input from the landscape outside of our cars." In addressing exurban areas, Jacobsen continues: "The exurban environment is not only engineered for the convenience of automobiles but also usually fails to accommodate this kind of sensory exploratory delight that we seek while walking."
Proximity matters in this discussion. It's why we're prone to forget what places look like as we sit in our car, but are probably more likely to remember places as we walk them. That's what we saw in Paul McCartney as he recounted his old neighborhood; the barbershop that inspired lyrics for Penny Lane, the church where he sang in the choir, or his childhood house at 20 Forthlin Road. Now, I know you're thinking, "But this whole discussion is related to driving through a city." Yes, but the memories being discussed are cultivated from something different, not the car rides (lifts?) that Paul, John, Ringo and George might have shared in Liverpool.
Generations can certainly be thankful for The Beatles and their music. But we can thank the planners, architects and city builders in Liverpool for giving four young lads an interesting landscape to base their songs. The sense of place for Paul McCartney offered him a way to connect with others, but also as Jacobsen writes, "temporarily with those who have preceded us and those who will succeed us through holding memories." The resultant music does much the same.
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"To the Last Gasp, I Will Always Let My Voice Be Heard"
Posted on March 25, 2014 by Baron Bodissey
Geert Wilders, the leader of the Party for Freedom in the Netherlands, gave an historic speech on March 22, 2014.
He spoke out spontaneously, without a prepared text, before answering media questions. His remarks were prompted by the recent controversy over an incident when his supporters chanted a call for "fewer Moroccans".
In the following video you'll notice a poignant parallel the PVV leader's words: one of his well-trained bodyguards stands behind him, constantly scanning the room in a professional manner, alert to the possibility that one of the thousands of people who want to kill Mr. Wilders may appear on the scene at any moment.
Many thanks to SimonXML for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes for the subtitling:
00:00 Ladies and gentlemen, ten years ago
00:04 via the Wilders group, I founded the
00:08 Party for Freedom, a party that stands for
00:12 many things: better healthcare, lower
00:16 taxes, the construction of roads,
00:20 but also a party which I founded
00:24 in particular to oppose blurring
00:28 the disadvantages of a multicultural society,
00:32 to oppose Islamisation,
00:36 to preserve our own culture and our own
00:40 identity. In that fight, ten years ago
00:44 I lost my own freedom
00:48 From shortly after the murder of Theo van Gogh
00:52 until today, I have no longer been a free man.
00:56 And I did all that, and all our members of parliament with me
01:00 and all the volunteers, on behalf of our
01:04 voters. On behalf of Henk and Ingrid,
01:08 as we call them. We stand for
01:12 the themes I just mentioned which other parties don't touch,
01:16 and which, in order to be seen as politically correct, they dare not mention.
01:20 We reject fear but come up with solutions.
01:24 This period of ten years has been characterised
01:28 by ups and downs. We have
01:32 won elections. We have lost elections.
01:36 and at the last elections,
01:40 you cannot have failed to notice it, a discussion started about
01:44 the Moroccans. I have, during the campaign,
01:48 in a district in The Hague, called for fewer Moroccans
01:52 and at a campaign meeting in De Plein here in The Hague
01:56 I asked people the question
02:00 "Do you want more or fewer
02:04 Moroccans?" Why did I do that?
02:08 I did it because I wanted to. I did it
02:12 because that is what I think.
02:16 I have explained repeatedly how we want to achieve that goal.
02:20 I didn't say we want to deport all Moroccans,
02:24 I said that we wanted a three-stage
02:28 approach: limiting immigration
02:32 from Islamic countries, including
02:36 Morocco, which is in our election manifesto,
02:40 promoting re-emigration, which
02:44 is also in our election manifesto, and deporting
02:48 criminal Moroccans by
02:52 revoking their Dutch passports, if they have dual nationality – and most have –
02:56 and sending them back to the country of their other nationality, Morocco.
03:00 A method that
03:04 the cabinet has already made possible for
03:08 terrorists; it's already possible for terrorists: if you have dual nationality
03:12 your Dutch nationality can be revoked and you can
03:16 be sent back to Morocco or another country, and as PVV
03:21 we have called for that method to be applied for other violent crimes.
03:25 These three measures
03:29 are all in our election manifesto and lead to
03:33 fewer Moroccans.
03:37 Any why did I refer to Moroccans in particular? Not just because
03:41 someone has Moroccan nationality, but
03:45 because Moroccans are at the top of the list
03:49 of over-representation in crime
03:53 and welfare dependence. Moroccan youths younger than
03:57 23, more than 60% of them are known
04:01 to the police and the judicial system. Moroccans are 22 times
04:05 more frequently guilty of violent crime
04:09 such as mugging and robbery.
04:13 They are seven times more likely to be on welfare.
04:17 These are facts that I haven't made up, but these are facts that
04:21 I have to make known or I might just as well NOT have gone into politics.
04:25 I went into politics to state things like this,
04:29 and to propose solutions – and I just mentioned three.
04:33 The media – not I – websites,
04:37 other politicians who were in the cafe
04:41 when I asked the people during an election campaign meeting
04:45 "do you want more or fewer Moroccans?" the media made the comparison
04:49 with abject examples from the past,
04:53 such as Nazism. I've been portrayed as Hitler.
04:57 I was compared to Goebbels.
05:01 Films were made in which I spoke while images of Hitler
05:05 were shown and my voice was dubbed in.
05:09 Abject comparisons that I haven't made
05:13 but that the media and the websites made.
05:17 I spoke the truth.
05:21 I talked about the problem, one of the problems
05:25 that are the reason why I went into politics
05:29 opposing the excesses of a multicultural society and Islamisation.
05:33 I did not say anything wrong.
05:37 I have no regrets, and I am not
05:41 going to apologise to anyone for the truth
05:45 and for exercising my political profession.
05:49 I have noticed that there has been disquiet,
05:53 unrest, in society, but also
05:57 unrest within my own political party, the Party for Freedom
06:01 and of course
06:05 that is not something you'd want. But I am convinced of one thing
06:09 and that is that I have acted within the boundaries of the law,
06:13 within the margins of the law, within the limits of my election manifesto
06:17 and the only person who can decide otherwise
06:21 is a judge, not other politicians
06:25 who complain whenever I ever say anything about a court case in progress,
06:29 that 'Wilders is respecting the separation of powers'.
06:33 And now from Mr Roemer to ministers are saying that
06:37 I am guilty – not a suspect, but guilty – of hate speech,
06:42 incitement and discrimination.
06:46 The pot is calling the kettle black.
06:50 But the worst thing is that the person who has wiped his feet on the law the most
06:54 is the Minister of Justice, Ivo Opstelten, and I am really angry about that.
06:58 Ivo Opstelten, after the Council of Ministers, said yesterday
07:02 that he considered what I had said on election night to be disgusting.
07:06 Minister Opstelten is the head of the
07:10 Public Prosecution Service,
07:14 the chief of the civil servants who are deciding at this moment
07:18 whether or not the complaints against me must lead to prosecution.
07:22 How can the Public Prosecution Service
07:26 still decide in all objectivity
07:30 whether or not I must be prosecuted if their highest chief
07:34 the Minister of Justice has actually declared me guilty.
07:36 Apart from the fact that the Minister of Justice,
07:40 as far as I know, has put up no resistance whatsoever
07:44 against the fact that there are preprinted complaint forms
07:48 against me – any lawyer could tell him that's totally not done –
07:52 that there are pre-printed complaint texts
07:56 available throughout the country and that people are even assisted
08:00 at home – at home – when they want to make an official complaint.
08:04 My colleague, Fleur Agema, said, quite rightly, that
08:08 they should be doing that for old people when they are mugged or robbed.
08:12 Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know
08:16 where this will end. I too see what is happening.
08:20 I can see there is unrest in society. I also see
08:24 that there are people in my own party who say that they will not take part any longer,
08:28 and I don't know where this will end
08:32 for my party in parliament or in the country,
08:36 but I do know one thing: I will go on,
08:40 I will not apologise for things I haven't done,
08:44 for things that are the truth, because that is my professional duty.
08:48 I know one thing: no-one will make me back down.
08:52 Whether we end up with thirteen, ten or five in parliament
08:56 or however many we end up with, Geert Wilders will go on
09:00 and hopefully, and I am convinced with a lot of people, on behalf of all the voters
09:04 on behalf of our joint project
09:08 on behalf of our culture, our identity and against
09:12 the excesses of a multicultural society and Islamisation,
09:16 and if I then am not allowed to say what the problems
09:20 are with Moroccans, referring to existing data,
09:24 if I have to feel guilty because the media make comparisons
09:28 with abject World War Two objects
09:32 that I have never made and will never make, then that's the end of it.
09:36 However, whatever they write, whatever they broadcast, whatever the Ministry of Justice
09:40 does, whatever my colleagues in parliament will do,
09:44 I will go on and I will, for the hundreds of thousands,
09:48 for the millions of Dutch who want to hear it,
09:52 to the last gasp, I will always let my voice be heard.
09:56 Thank you, and if you have any questions I will be pleased to answer them.
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16 thoughts on ""To the Last Gasp, I Will Always Let My Voice Be Heard""
kloutlichter on March 25, 2014 at 1:34 pm said:
Good to see a man stand by his principles. It is too easy to fall into the trap of accusations of racist scaremongering. The demise of western culture is happening. The demands of Muslim immigrants are increasing . The natural desire for those who want to defend their culture will continue (both sides), as will the unshakeable belief that many Muslims hold , that Islam will one day rule the world!
If not tackled these truths will lead us all into eating one giant [excrement] butty.
Anna on March 25, 2014 at 3:53 pm said:
Why Wilders doesn't mention former remarks made about Moroccans by the PvdA ( labour) party, I don't know. Maybe he will if he has to go to court.
One , Hans Spekman, said in 2008 :Moroccans need to be humiliated, and the other the now leader of PvdA, Diederik Samsom said in 2011 that : Moroccans have a monopoly on violence.
http://ejbron.wordpress.com/2014/03/24/even-om-ons-geheugen-op-te-frissen-3/
Underneath it says :
"These cronies were never any complaints against them and everyone was silent.
Now Wilders calls for less Moroccans, and to send foreign criminals back
He is the bogey man, compared to Hitler and charges are presented against him"
There are more instances where the left have said worse and certainly worse than Wilders ! Hypocrisy is rife. Shame on them all !
Oz on March 25, 2014 at 4:54 pm said:
The word 'kutmarokkaantjes' was coined by local councillor Oudkerk(labour).
Canada's Wilberforce on March 25, 2014 at 5:46 pm said:
Observers in Canada see a flickering light in Europe representing freedom of thought and speech – it's name is Wilders and the PVV!
We wish we had just such a voice in the Parliament of Canada with the courage and conviction of a Geert Wilders.
Keep on Geert – you have more friends internationally than you may know!
Slavery manifests itself in many ways and even freedom itself has its price.
Our thoughts, prayers and best wishes are with you, your colleagues and the Dutch people.
Col. Bunny on March 25, 2014 at 5:46 pm said:
All of Europe has contorted itself because of its unwillingness to embrace the bedrock principle of free speech, namely that truth is a defense. Mr. Wilders states the truth about Moroccans — who are indistinguishable from other Muslims, let it be said — and that should be the end of it.
Instead, we witness the disgraceful chief of the Public Prosecution Service announce his decision in advance on the metaphysical question of whether Mr. Wilder's speech is "hate speech." His subordinates will now dutifully, soberly, justly and earnestly labor to ensure that, in their considered bureaucratic judgment — which will exemplify the highest principles of a qualified, educated, informed and disinterested civil service acting only after (1) due and principled deliberation, (2) consultation with legal experts in their own ranks and academic advisers of the first rank, (3) and dismissal of all evidence of the disastrous transformation of Dutch society by the purposeful importation and subsidy of people of a culture vastly inferior to Dutch culture and determined to remain apart from it and to undermine it — that the arbitrary, casual, reflexive, malicious determination by the chief of the Public Prosecution Service is the correct one.
It's an inexpressible tragedy that Europeans countenance an absurd inquiry into the state of mind of a speaker of unpleasant truths, often as not linked with a disgusting, obsequious hysteria over the dishonest, manipulative complaints from Muslim agitators that Muslim sensibilities have been bruised.
Just what would non-"hate" speech look like if one were to speak out and point out, inter alia, the abuse of welfare services and the disproportionate representation of Moroccans in Dutch crime statistics? After decades of oppression of Europeans alarmed by the extraordinary damage to their nations from massive immigration, there are still no examples, no guidelines from European governments on exactly how one can talk about important and fundamental facts of existence. What are the exact guidelines on how to speak of indisputable facts and avoid prosecution? If one has the utmost disdain for Moroccans and states that Moroccans in the Netherlands are disproportionate users of welfare benefits and disproportionately represented in crime statistics how, why is that different from one who has no such disdain and merely points out that Moroccans in the Netherlands are disproportionate users of welfare benefits and disproportionately represented in crime statistics? European government need to make clear why the former speaker has committed a crime but the latter has not. Or is the latter also culpable? Why would that be the case, if so? How is the formers malignant mind to be discovered and proved in court? These issues cry out for clarification from state actors.
What has been clearly established, however, that speaking the truth about any aspect of the Muslim presence in any European country is presumptively "hate speech," the criminal consequences of which an accused can attempt to avoid only at great personal risk and expense. That this is no less the case in the Netherlands is a national disgrace considering the admirable support for free thinkers it has provided in the past.
Thomas Jefferson said "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty, than those attending too small a degree of it." Alas, Europeans demonstrate that they now cannot tolerate liberty and that they will kiss the hem of the robes of those who are intent on debasing their countries and turning them over to foreigners. That there will be bloody conflict in that process cannot be doubted.
As it is, the presence of indigestible non-European minorities inside the borders of European countries today has only occurred in other lands and times only after a disastrous failure of the nations armies at the frontiers. But today, massive numbers of foreigners enter European countries to colonize it with the enthusiastic welcome and support of all national governments and the E.U.
But if any European objects, why, it's "hate speech" for which a criminal penalty must be imposed.
No nation is guaranteed an eternal existence. However, it is also true that no nation is required to feebly surrender to extinction and debasement before its allotted time. When the destruction of Europe is accomplished by the leaders of the treasonous parties of Europe, it will be clear that their attacks on free speech were, at heart, not not premised on any kind of a principled view on what is or is not acceptable speech in the public square. No. The attacks were mounted to disguise their treason and cowardice.
Nemesis on March 25, 2014 at 7:31 pm said:
All so very true Colonel Bunny. What is now permitted in the arena of public interaction between 'communities' is nothing more than collectivist thinking and woe betide those who speak outside of the collectivist thought bubble.
'Hate speech' must be called out for what it really is; fascist legislation to shut down the dissent of those who have the temerity and the guts to point out the obvious, but which is radically enforced by cowards too afraid to rock the boat.
Yorkshire Miner on March 25, 2014 at 7:01 pm said:
kutmarokkaantjes a perfect definition for those crimanimals although if you were to translate it into English the Baron would ban you. I am surprised that he didn't mention the so called rappers video while not calling for his death was certainly enticing other people to kill him. That in my eyes is a far worst crime than saying that the Netherlands would be far better off if we deported a few Moroccan criminal. What I have noticed is the level of demonetization has reached a pitch I have not seen since the time of Pim Fortuyn but that is over ten years ago and as we all know most Politicians have only a very short term selective memory and no feel for history. The comments about the Justice minister Ivo Opstelten was very telling
The demonisation of Pim Fortuyn occurred because the Establishment felt all powerful, and expected another minor confrontation against a politician refusing to obey and push him back into obscurity. The demonisation of Wilders is of a different nature, they are no longer secure about their future.
Speaking of Pim Fortuyn, any decent Dutchmen will still feel his eyes well up watching the "Nacht van Pim Fortuyn"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQMOxMtakgY
For those readers who do not speak Dutch, in this video he his arguing with the staff of his political party before he would start his own. After stating he doesn't mind to change how he says what is needed to be said, as long as he gets the point across,he spoke the famous words "Then I will be killed. Fine!, but the problems will remain".
Joe on March 25, 2014 at 9:10 pm said:
Are you aware of a copy of the video where Pim debated with some imam, an imam who appeared to be the height of moderation, but whom Pim led into an eruption of anger – at which point, I am told, Pim turned to the camera and said "that is the real islam"?
It pains me to count how many gay men I've spoken to who have no knowledge whatsoever of Pim and his assassination. Yet the terrorist Nelson Mandela is praised like he was the second coming of Christ.
Considering that the politics of the PVV and the FN are so far apart economically, it is now clear that the unspoken ground on which Europe is going to tear itself apart is islam. That the Left and Right in countries like Holland will form coalitions to keep the PVV out of government, shows that they too understand that this-which-cannot-be-named is of greater importance than any other issue in 21st century Europe.
Oz on March 25, 2014 at 10:27 pm said:
He was debating with imam Al Moumni, but I can't find the video.
I wish Wilders would point out to the Dutch people, that the Algerian muslims in 1961 forced out the unwanted christians and jews from that country, saying to them: "choose the suitcase or the coffin". History does not even bother to record this event, which happened within the lifetime of millions of living Dutch people.
By the standards of islam, it is clear that Wilders is positively gentle.
LenaN on March 26, 2014 at 5:47 am said:
Interesting you made the comment on the suitcase and coffin, this is precisely what Aldo said in this video
http://www.fdesouche.com/tag/aldo-sterone
Guest on March 26, 2014 at 1:51 am said:
Hmm, I hope GW knows what he's doing, but anyone concerned about racism would be happier to go along with 'we will have fewer criminals' and 'we will have fewer islamists' than 'fewer Morroccans'. In Europe it's just such an explosive thing to say. Perhaps to many Dutch people 'Morroccans' is short for 'high percentage criminal and muslim', but it's still a dangerous way to go.
Col. Bunny on March 26, 2014 at 4:46 am said:
Alas, massive, unwanted immigration by Moroccans, or anyone, is never "explosive." Just objecting to it is.
Adieu to the Netherlands and all the rest. They embrace their colonizers with a vengeance.
No criticism of you.
Charles on March 26, 2014 at 7:21 am said:
I guess everybody now knows that there is something going on in The Netherlands regarding immigrants. To be more precise: immigrants of muslim descent. And in this case to pin point it even further: immigrants of Morrocon descent. This group numbers around 350.000 people right now. When the first immigrants of Morrocan descent immigrated to the Netherlands, around early sixties, they came on working permits. In 1968 they numberd 12.600 people. All men. In 1969 the number rose to 69.000. Around 1975 the law was changed, and wives and family were allowed to come and also immigrated to the Netherlands.
Already around 1980, a discussion was on the way what was to be done with these people, as the assimilation in Dutch society and culture was not working. Furthermore, ever more Morrocan persons started to show up in police records and arrests. At that time, trouble was already lurking, especially in the bigger cities. For the last decade (and longer), second generation Moroccon immigrants have consistently led the wrong statistics in criminal behavior of just about any type.
This however, can not be discussed on a normal and factual basis in this country, There is a strong elitist layer right through society, press/media and politics, which blocs any attempt to try to come to grips with the problem of criminality and immigration, especially when muslim immigrants are concerned.
This country has had a very bad trackrecord during the second world war. 90% of the jewish population was deported with the help of Dutch government officials, police and other collaborating forces. The Germans could count on the Dutch to help them in getting rid of the jews. This discrace has haunted Dutch politics and public opinion, and started a rebellious streak in the country, led by left politicians at first, and flowing over into other political parties, long after WW2, around 1970. Since then, any balanced discussion on immigrants and/or sending some back, has become almost impossible.
In the meantime, the problems keep on growing, and many neighborhoods in the Netherlands suffer the concequences of this inability and inaptitude in Dutch politics to grab hold of this problem. In 2002 the Netherlands was swept into a political storm on exactly the same subject, resulting in the first political murder in centuries, on the outspoken Dr. Pim Fortuyn. In 2004 another political murder, this time fueled by religious (muslim) fanaticism, struck writer and filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who also was very outspoken on muslim immigration. After that, other people were threatend, and some had to leave the country altogether (Ayaan Hirsi Ali among other).
Now, in 2014, we have Mr Geert Wilders, who started his own party in 2005. He too is threatend with deadly aim and has been living a guarded life ever since.
The Netherlands is a sharply divided country, wereby all kinds of activists on all levels (including within local and national government) are being whipped up into a utopian frenzy of love and peace, aided by an extremely biased press/media, stirring up emotions to an even higher boiling point. In this setting anything can happen ofcourse. The country is being held captive in a strangling hold of boundless hypocrisy and loony politics.
Mr Wilders is a brave man in a land of political cowards.
PatriotUSA on March 27, 2014 at 2:37 am said:
Perhaps the book Savage Continent by Keith Lowe helps set the stage for what we see going on in the Netherlands today and most of Europe, albeit on different levels.
The comment by Charles is what brought me back to SC. A book that I refer to countless times now and yes, what Holland did to the Jews is a snapshot of the guilt that Europe has grown up with since WW2. Political correctness and of course the bottom line trumps all now. Geert Wilders is a hero in my eyes and indeed he is a marked man. Wilders has spoken the truth yet he is attacked and vilified for this.
"If any European objects it is hate speech".
If any American objects in the same manner, he or she is branded a racist.
Political correctness is truly an evil concoction.


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Home Top News Review: Remender and McNiven's Uncanny Avengers 14
Review: Remender and McNiven's Uncanny Avengers 14
Beat Staff
By Jeffrey O. Gustafson
I guess I'll start off by admitting I haven't really been reading writer Rick Remender's Uncanny Avengers. I read the first arc largely because of John Cassaday's presence on art, but Remender's story – involving the Red Skull stealing the recently deceased Charles Xavier's brain – left me a little cold. Indeed, most of Remender's writing at Marvel has left me unimpressed if not outright turned off. Many point to his long Frankencastle arc on Punisher as a wonderful exploration of unhinged superguy funnybook creativity, but I found the whole exercise – a story where Frank Castle is killed by Daken (Wolverine's wayward son, who appears in Uncanny Avengers) and comes back as a stitched-up Frankenstein battling/saving/something-ing various C-list Marvel monsters – patently ridiculous (to be generous). Maybe I've been spoiled by Ennis, Aaron and Rucka, but a silly sci-fi monster mag is just not what I want from a Punisher comic. (That said, I'm pretty excited about Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerards' upcoming run with the character.) The same general feeling applies to his most recent turn with Captain America. Following up Ed Brubaker's exceptional if too-long run with Cap is an unenviable task, but his Dimension-Z story was just too stupid for me. I can appreciate that Marvel gives their creators so much room to explore, to try weird things, to throw spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks. Sometimes you hit a pretty killer if unexpected formula, like Dan Slott's Superior Spider-Man or Fraction, Aja & crew's Hawkeye, and sometimes the spaghetti just bounces right off, leaving an unintelligible mess on the walls for someone else to clean up later. And Uncanny Avengers 14 certainly leaves a little bit of a mess that someone will reverse at some point.
It's unfair to expect creators to bend to my unknowable creative expectations, which is actually a common and slightly inappropriate long-term problem in fandom. Elements of superhero fandom seem to think that they have personal ownership of the characters, that they understand what makes characters work better than the skilled professionals whose job it is to create stories; they take personally the creative changes and outre storytelling risks with which they disagree. I find this attitude frankly repulsive. I'm a big believer in choosing one's own Continuity – oh, that dirtiest of c-words! – and if I don't like a story, or how it fits into my own idea of its place in the larger puzzle of the shared universe, I just ignore it. And anyway, I approach stories based more on who's making it than who's in it, and I also try a lot of new stuff if I don't know the creators in question. A creator's track record makes a difference, and I just don't like Remender's track record.
So: Uncanny Avengers. Launched in the wake of the AvX silliness of last summer is Marvel's go at integrating the X-Men and Avengers franchises. The X-Men, while solidly enmeshed in the larger Marvel Universe, has largely existed in its own corner with its own separate weight of continuity. Uncanny Avengers features a team of various X-Men and Avengers as a public face of human-mutant relations within the Marvel Universe, and also deals with the legacies of both organizations. Remender's first story is an example of that, featuring Captain America's nemesis dicking around with X-affairs. His follow-up stories, to the best of my tangential knowledge, features Apacolypse, then timey wimey Kang, with various rotating (and quite good) art teams. As we dive into the story at hand in issue 14, all of these elements seem to be coming together, and it's somewhat entertaining.
Maybe my experience has benefited by not having to go through the intervening 8-ish issues since I jumped off, cutting to the chase, and it's one hell of a chase. The issue opens with the somewhat clunky sequence of Kang going through all the previously established alternate-future Marvel Universes and picking up various superheroes for some task or another. There's Iron Man 2020, Earth-X Spider-Girl, 2099 Doom, and a few others. These opening pages are not addressed again as there are other pressing concerns the height of which conflict we're thrown into full-on. Something about the Apocalypse twins forcing Wanda Maximoff, The Scarlet Witch, to "rapture" the entire mutant race to their own homeworld, and Wanda's own efforts to subvert those plans. (Or something. I'm going off the recap page, here, and thank goodness for Marvel's useful recap pages.) But while Wanda's spinning her own wheels-within-wheels with the help of C-lister Wonder Man, Rogue and C-lister Sunfire have their own scheme to stop the Scarlett Witch.
And part of Rogue and Sunfire's plan is revenge. If Uncanny Avengers is dealing with the dueling legacies of the Avengers and the X-Men, the one point where they inextricably came together was House of M. Wanda Maximoff was responsible for the depowering of nearly the entirety of Mutant-kind, and there are many that understandably hold a pretty big grudge. (Mind you, Magneto the Terrorist is free to run around willy nilly instead of rotting in a cell or just plain cold-dead, but chalk my frustration with that up to my general problem with rogue's galleries – there's a relevant connection, but that's a whole other conversation entirely.) Rogue – and I'm going to ignore Sunfire here, though Remender does a decent job of upping her profile in this story – is seeking to stop Wanda from whatever it is she's doing and to make her pay for M-day in one swell foop, sugah. Remender tries to tie the events of M-day and Wanda's culpability in that into the fresh wound of Xavier's death, but I don't quite buy it. Nevertheless, it gives Rogue a chance to pull out some nifty, visceral tricks in her quest to make Wanda pay. Cue some cool superhero fighting, et cetera and whatnot. Oh, and death. Folks die. Well, superhero-die, which as we all know is meaningless and temporary.
It certainly helps that Steve McNiven (with John Dell and Laura Martin) is on the art. McNiven is a consistently entertaining practitioner of high-quality superhero art, and his stuff expectedly shines here. The combination of McNiven and the epic trans-time scale of the story gives the book an Event feel. I'm defining Event by scale of storytelling, not necessarily in the terms of over-hyped mini-series with countless pointless tie-ins. By my definition, the current "All Out War" story in Walking Dead applies, and so does the story presented here in Uncanny Avengers 14. Big Things Happen Here That Will Change The Marvel Universe Forever!TM including deaths and status quo changes that are bound to be reversed by another writer eventually, but nonetheless will have some lasting impact. I think. It's still all middle right now. It's a little refreshing to see such high-impact story in a single unheralded title, but it still has that Eventy tinge of Yet Another Superhero Death. I'm still not a fan of the Apocalypse/Skull/Kang stuff (which is largely minimized here anyway), but what is presented here is straightforward and entertaining enough. That is, if you are a dedicated Marvel fan. Even a Marvel Zombie may find it a stretch to really enjoy this whole thing and it will be completely incomprehensible to the uninitiated.
McNiven's art carries the story but even McNiven may not be able to save the whole thing when all is said and done. I'm not terribly inclined to keep reading after this nor to catch up on the stuff leading up, and it doesn't change my view on the quality of Remender's stuff. Nor am I inclined to really recommend it over, say, any random creator-owned book. But as a standard-fare Marvel superhero book, it's quite pretty, and if you have an affinity for the characters starring here it will either make you very happy or very, very mad.
And if it upsets you, just ignore it and pick up a better comic.
Jeffrey O. Gustafson is a Brooklyn-based comics blogger and the creator and writer of The Comic Pusher blog at ComicPusher.com
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Johnny Memeonic 11/27/2013 5:52 pm At 5:52 pm
Your writing seems to have a lot of contempt for the material. Why are you reading and reviewing something you don't seem to enjoy?
chimpendale 11/27/2013 6:09 pm At 6:09 pm
The early part of Remenders X-Force run was one of the best things Marvel has done in a long while, fusing the classic Marvel U with Heavy Metal magazine style far-outness and lushness. The first 4 issues of Uncanny Avengers were my least favorite, partially because Cassaday(who i generally love) didn't mesh with the dark mood of the story, his Havoc looked ridiculous in costume. The issues after that, which you skipped, had amazing art by Danial Acuna, and are all really creative works. Remender pushes boundaries, and sometimes trips himself up, but i deeply appreciate his books as they feel like no others. Your comment about his books being worse than any "random creator-owned book" does seem to suggest you have some personal vendetta. It's weird of you to say at the least, Remender has written some very highly regarded stuff.
Steve Morris 11/27/2013 6:55 pm At 6:55 pm
A reviewer isn't MEANT to only review stuff they enjoy! He was given a comic to review, and I think he did a great job with it. Reviewers aren't meant to give every issue 10/10.
Chaos McKenzie 11/27/2013 9:41 pm At 9:41 pm
Was a nice and powerful issue, the storyline is ripe with get out of death cards though, so I doubt anyone will worry – especially considering how almost everyone was killed and restored in Uncanny X-Force, Fantomex even tripled.
I believe there are four life pods bouncing around, the partners with the four death seeds that made their four death horsemen. Rogue might have absorbed healing factor. Wanda's spell uses the wording "rise". Kang is plucking a team of heroes from moments before they perish.
I just hope all their returns are cool.
Synsidar 11/27/2013 10:10 pm At 10:10 pm
I tried a few issues of UNCANNY AVENGERS, but it was obvious that Remender had a shtick: the heroes get mad at each other and yell. The shtick made the stories unreadable, so I'm not buying the series and don't seem to be missing anything.
Osvaldo Oyola 11/27/2013 11:22 pm At 11:22 pm
I gave up on Uncanny X-Men right after the Apocalypse Twins showed up. The whole series just seemed to be too tired into continuity I wasn't informed about and with too much specificity in that area to ignore. The constant in-fighting (also about things that happened in other books) was also hard to deal with – so your review seems spot on to me. However, what really grabbed my attention was your reference to "choosing your own continuity," which I am a big proponent of. I call it "macro-closure" (building on McCloud) – I wrote about it here: "No Prize Is Its Own Prize."
Shawn Kane 11/28/2013 7:10 am At 7:10 am
I dropped this book last month when I decided that Remender doesn't have a very good grasp on these characters. I prefer the characters over creators most of the time and I don't feel like he's doing a very good job with this group.
As far as the reviewer/review goes, they fall into two categories for me:
1, The "fanboy" reviewer who follows the books and either likes or dislikes it depending on how they perceive the book should be written or drawn. You can easily find them at your LCS.
2. The "serious" reviewer who prefers independents and Vertigo-style book who tend to also not care for superheroes comics and makes sure to let you know their preferences when they lower their standards to read a superhero comic (especially if published by Marvel or DC). They usually have a blog.
There's a certain pretentiousness needed to review a comic book and both types serve their purpose IMO. They get people talking about comics.
JMann 11/28/2013 1:41 pm At 1:41 pm
Very dissappointed with this review. I also dropped Uncanny Avengers because the story wasn't doing it for me, but a review is different from talking about a book with your buddies at the comic store. Phrases like "patently ridiculous (to be generous)", saying that a "story was just too stupid for me", or writing a whole paragraph about how he finds some fanboys attitudes "frankly repulsive" is just amateurish, uninformative and not at all what one would expect from a serious review of the material as presented (not as one would want it to be), or from this site.
Jeffrey O. Gustafson 11/29/2013 10:29 am At 10:29 am
Shawn,
I cover some of your concerns in point 1 in the body of my review. As for point 2, that certainly applies to many, but not everyone. On my own blog I cover indie books and mainstream independents and European comics and manga and classics and single issues and a whole lot of superhero books. (This index is handy: http://comicpusher.blogspot.com/p/index.html) Indeed, just an hour after this review went up right here on the Beat I also put up a positive review of Infinity (https://www.comicsbeat.com/infinity6/).
Point 1 could be the Wizard crowd, point 2 could be the Comic Journal Crowd. Many, many of us live in between. (I've written about this in the past as well.)
Do you have a direct link to where you've written about the "in between"? I'd love to read it.
Jeffrey O. Gustafson 11/29/2013 5:03 pm At 5:03 pm
Osvaldo, The first third of my Superman essay covers this to some degree. http://comicpusher.blogspot.com/2013/06/Superman.html There was also a HU post reply where I expanded on this a little in a more general coverage sense, but I can't track it down.
Micah 11/30/2013 5:21 am At 5:21 am
Remender's Marvel work meshes incredibly well with the stories that have come before it. His Uncanny X-Force was the best Marvel published until Daredevil and Hawkeye. And his Uncanny Avengers is pretty much a direct continuation of the themes established in X-Force. He plays with the toys, pulls them out of other stories, and crafts mega-event style plots that pay off over a long run. His stories are separated from other books, allowing the reader to pick up only his book and enjoy it from one month to the next. It is better read as a whole, and sporadically picking up issues to read will leave you missing the big picture. The weakest element of this particular issue was McNiven's rushed output; the later pages are noticeably lacking his detail and clean lines. Clearly the other artist helped. How about if I ignore this review and read someone else's.
Marsha 08/18/2016 9:24 am At 9:24 am
Thanks for the best blog, I love the way you approach the problem , Do you have a direct link to where you've written about the first?
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Tip: Before start the DVD conversion for Vizio M Series TV, you can click the Settings icon and adjust the video bitrate, codec, frame rate, audio sample rate, etc parameters. For watching DVD movies on Vizio M Series TV with original DVD quality, you can set the video size as 640*480.
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So many consumers are buying into organic these days, in fact, that overall sales of organic foods will soon top $50 billion. According to the latest data released in May 2018 from the Organic Trade Association (OTA), sales of organic products totaled $49.4 billion in 2017, reflecting an increase of 6.4 percent and new sales of nearly $3.5 billion over the previous year.
Sales of organic foods grew the same – 6.4 percent – to $45.2 billion, and sales of organically produced non-food products increased 7.4 percent to $4.2 billion.
The growth rate for organic food sales was short of the 9 percent growth recorded in 2016, "impacted by markedly slowed growth in the big organic dairy and egg category," said the OTA in a release. However, organic food sales were well above that of the overall food market, which barely grew at 1.1 percent. "Organic continued to increase its penetration into the total food market, and now accounts for 5.5 percent of the food sold in retail channels in the U.S." OTA said.
This year's annual survey marks the 20th year OTA has released data tracking the organic industry's growth. Widely regarded as the most comprehensive look at the retail organic sector in America, the survey first measured organic sales in 1997. That year, organic food sales were pegged at $3.4 billion; 2017's sales of over $45 billion reflect a growth of nearly 15 times. In the last decade alone, the U.S. organic market has more than doubled in size, reports OTA.
Fresh fruit and vegetables continued to be the largest organic food category, posting $16.5 billion in sales and 5.3 percent growth over 2016 sales. Another category standout was organic beverages, with fresh juices driving 10.5 percent growth to sales of $5.9 billion in 2017. Nonfood items grew significantly, including organic fashion and fiber, which grew 11 percent to $1.6 billion, and organic dietary supplements, the sales of which increased 9 percent in 2017.


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Q: Error on creating CMS Key database file for IBM HTTP Web Server SSL Certificate I am getting below error when I select Key database type as CMS for creating a CSR for IBM HTTP Server-
The CMS Java Native Library was not found.Please make sure the SSL Component required by your product is installed and the library path is defined correctly.Consult your product documentation for further information.
Please help on this.
Thanks.

A: Make sure your JAVA_HOME is pointing to the IBM Java.
i.e.  JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Java80

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LotusTalk - The Lotus Cars Community > Marketplace > Aftermarket Suppliers > Has anyne bought from esta-international.com?
I'm planning on buying a fiber glass clam shell from esta international and wanted to know if anyone here has had any problems with their molds or parts before. The link is below.
Would it be better for me to purchase an original from the dealer or are their molds pretty well fitted?
I'm worried about the fact that they are located in China.
I just received a front lip from them and the fitment was very good - $420.00 including air shipping! I will post pics as soon as I get some! John was quick to respond to my emails and I am very happy with my purchase!
I'm pretty sure that is Good2Go's car in the pictures for the side skirts. Maybe he can chime in.
I purchased the CF Sideskirts from Esta Int. and had good communication with John. The parts were received in good condition but the holes did not line up perfectly and were a little longer than spec - had to drill additional holes to reinforcement. I granted John permission to put my Elise on his website.
The sideskirts extend beyond the edge of the rear wheel well, extruding about an inch (but still far from coming close to the rear wheels/tires) The original rear hole was too close to the edge of the rear wheel well and there were only three holes. Therefore, I drilled additional holes at better locations to better secure them to the underside of the body. I thought of re-designing them for better look, function, and have them made if there was enough interest.
Thanks for the excellent response fellas. From th feedback, I think its worth to spend the money on OEM parts, due to my OCD lol. More feedback is appreciated so keep em coming!
Also, who would you guys reccomend for good fitting after market parts?
I was also looking to buy a front clamshell from this site but was hesitant about fittings and the fact that its from china..anyone ever purchase a clam from this site?
Lots of guys wanting someone else to be the first. Let us know. I wish I had done it as I have over $2000 into a repaired clam now.
I am also looking at the Exige style front splitter for my Elise.
Wondering if anyone has had experience with that piece.
Likewise. I need a splitter and I like the esta exige style. Mainly to hide plinth scrapes. And maybe to block some cones. I'm not good enough to need real downforce at this point so that's secondary to coverage. Anyone?
I swear I saw another company making an exige style. But I'm not coming across it again... Pointers or suggestions?
Thanks, Brian! I recall coming across that thread and dismissing it since the last post made it sound like that member disappeared. I went back and sent him a PM, though. Worth a shot!
I emailed Esta about 12 hours ago, which puts it towards the beginning of their business day, so I'm crossing my fingers for a reply by morning.
Sent [email protected] an email... Heard nothing. Sent [email protected] an email and submitted online message... Have heard nothing. Sent the guy in that thread a pm... Nothing.
But I've gotten similar results from any British company also... the only exception is EliseParts. They are very good at replying to e-mails.


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Top Gold Mining Companies in Nigeria
Growing up, we obviously must have heard about Gold mining but don't understand the technical procedure of how Gold is mined. In this guide, you will discover some of the best gold mining companies in Nigeria.
History of Gold Mining in Nigeria
The British colonial government in 1903 established the Mineral Survey of the Northern Protectorates and Southern Protectorates. Nigeria started major production of coal, tin and columbite by the 1940s.
After the discovery of oil in Nigeria in 1956, the attention was shifted to oil exploration while mineral resources suffered from neglect. Also, the Civil War(1967- 1970) led to ex-pat mining experts leaving the country and mines being abandoned even further. Mining regulations drastically changed and productivity declined.
In the late 1990s, the government started selling government-owned mining companies to private investors.
There are a considerable amount of gold deposits exist in Northern Nigeria in Anka, Maru, Malele, Tsohon, Osun, Birnin, Gwari-Kwaga, Bin Yauri, Gurmana and Iperindo.
Iron ore is largely deposited in Kogi, Abia, Anambra, Bauchi, Kaduna, Enugu, Kogi, Niger, Kwara, and Zamfara.
Production started in 1913 and peaked in the 1930s before declining during the war. Mines were abandoned and like the coal industry, the gold mining industry also didn't recover.
If you are looking out for Gold mining companies, below are some of the top gold mining companies in Nigeria.
1. Tree Mines Global
Tree mines Global exploration extends to 142.2 km mining golds and other mineral resources focusing on community sustainable development goals. Its area of activities is in Kwara and Kogi State.
2. Panthera Resources
Panthera Resources established In 2020 has started its mining exploration in Nigeria. Gold and other mineral resources are extracted for industrial use.
3. Kohath Global Trading
This strategic business is a solid mineral development and beneficiation business set-up to explore the untapped mining and natural resource sector in Nigeria.
It is located in an area that possesses minerals such as Niobium, Tantalite, Barite, Beryl, Iron, Tin and Manganese. The acreage covers 132 cadastral units (2670 Hectares).
KMC is currently developing "Oro Concession", multi-mineralized industrial-scale mining development and beneficiation project in Kwara State, Nigeria.
4. Multiverse Mining and Exploration PLC
The company's mining activities focus on Gold, Lead, Zinc Tin, copper, coal etc in Nigeria. They have been extracting these mineral resources to help Nigeria attain its full potential.
Also, Nigerian coal is one of the most bituminous in the world owing to its low sulphur and ash content and therefore the most environment-friendly and most preferred form of coal.
5. Tongyi Allied Mining Ltd
The company is another gold mining company operating in Nigeria.
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Which State Can Gold Be Found in Nigeria?
Osun state is regarded as the home of Gold in Nigeria. Gold deposits are found in Northern Nigeria, most prominently near Maru, Anka, Malele, Tsohon Birnin Gwari-Kwaga, Gurmana, Bin Yauri, Okolom-Dogondaji, and Iperindo in Osun state.
The Mining and Quarry Sector in Nigeria
Mining is the process of extracting mineral resources beneath the earth's surface for exploration which is then used for producing finished goods.
Quarrying is the process of removing rock, sand and gravel in order to use them to produce materials for construction or other uses.
Quarrying and Mining are part of the primary sector of any economy. The sector generated about seven per cent of Nigeria GDP while crude oil still contributed the largest quota.
According to the NBS, excluding the Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas activity, Mining and quarrying, activities of Coal
Mining, Metal Ores and Quarrying and Other Minerals jointly contributed about 0.09% to the national.
Nigeria has an abundance of natural resources that remain untapped.
Top Iron Ore Mining Companies in Nigeria
Below are some top Iron Ore mining companies in Nigeria
1. EAEL
Ebiang Achu Enterprises Limited is determined to operate on maintaining a savvy team of entrepreneurs and assembled technocrats on maintaining the highest level of quality service in the most efficient manner possible in the mining industry.
They are dedicated to understanding customers' / end-users expectations; identifying and developing opportunities that enhance end-users supply chain strategies.
They are reliable and believe in open and honest relationships, and work assiduously to ensure productivity. They are committed to continuous process improvement through leadership, innovation, scientific and technological means.
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In addition, they strive to incubate, nurse and grow sustainability while delivering excellent value to all stakeholders. We achieve this through the efforts of an assembled team of talented personnel, operational safety mechanism and best-in-class technology and committed to excellence in all we do.
2. Agbaja mine
The Agbaja mine is a shallow, flat-lying channel iron ore deposit located in Kogi State, Nigeria. Kogi Iron, an Australian company, is developing the project through its Nigerian subsidiary KCM Mining.
The project includes the development of an iron ore mining and processing operation capable of producing five million tonnes (Mt) of upgraded iron ore concentrate per annum. The mine life is estimated to be 21 years.
The environmental and social impact assessment for the project was completed in January 2014. The production of iron ore concentrate is anticipated to start by the end of 2016 or early 2017.
3. National Iron Ore Mining Company LTD
They thrive to be a reliable producer and supplier of iron ore concentrates and other raw materials required for the nation's steel industry.
They also strive to meet the needs of the nation's Integrated Steel Plants and other clients through consistent production of high-quality iron ore concentrates and associated products.
To export the concentrates to the international market after satisfying local needs. To facilitate the exploration, exploitation and processing of other locally available raw materials and supply same to steel plants.
5. Eta-Zuma
Eta-Zuma Group is a company of 8 separate companies with their head office in Abuja with exploration licenses covering diverse solid minerals like iron ore, gold, tantalite, coal, limestone/marble, etc. In April 2009, these eight companies were acquired by Energy and Metal Industries Limited to form the Eta-
6. Zuma Group Limited.
They coordinate mainly exploration activities at all exploration sites especially in the Kogi block now in partnership with the technical partners EMI and the Geological Institute of Ukraine.
These activities are projected to see Eta-Zuma-group with a projected minimum turnover of $1bn with management, production, sale and distribution of coal and other minerals supporting thousands of more jobs in businesses involved in the supply of equipment, goods and services.
7. Thor Explorations Ltd
This company is well known across Nigeria and West African countries for its gold and iron ore mining project called Segilola. Thor boasts great resources for grading gold and preserving nearly 450,000 ounces (4.2 g/t grading).
The firm is mining gold in Osun State and has interests in other areas as well (along with licences to drill and find gold reserves).
8. SBOG
SBOG is a private mining company working with mineral ores in Nigeria. It mines zinc, iron and leads in Nigeria to export these products to Asia. Besides, the firm is working with iron minerals. Zinc and lead are two ores that are mined together.
They can be found in big quantities in the North of Nigeria and the central parts of the country. The estimated reserve is more than 80 thousand tons of zinc and 10 million tons of lead. All these ores are located on the territory of 8 Nigerian states.
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Conclusion: List of Gold Mining Companies in Nigeria
In conclusion, Gold is found in some African countries such as Nigeria in varying quantities, as a natural resource deposit mainly found in the Northern part of Nigeria. It is prominently located in Iperindo in Osun State and other areas near Maru, Tsohon Birnin Gwari-Kwaga, Gurmana, Anka, Malele, Bin Yauri, and Okolom-Dogondaji.
These gold mining companies in Nigeria operate processes to extract or take away from the surrounding rock the minerals that they want to commercialize. A rock that contains a commercially profitable quantity of one or more minerals (or metals in particular) is called an ore.