A protestor at the Earthlife Africa protest against a planned coal mine in Limpopo. I would agree to their claims if they could actually organize a protest without rent-a-crowd and did their posters properly.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
DEWEY SYSTEM
Recently I was in the local library where all the books are supposedly arranged by the Dewey System.
The funny thing is that the Dewey System starts at 001 - fantastic! This section of the Dewey System is for Knowledge which includes things of esoteric nature. So when computers came alon there was no space for the subject so the powers plonked it in the front at 000.
All well and good, but the fun starts when you put a book called "The mysteries of the Universe" next to "Networking made simple"
Today I see a book named "Hunting by Selous scout" next to "Art of criticism."
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Milpark Hospital Netcare????
Today I had to take a customer of mine to Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg.
Firstly there is hardly any handicapped parking for cars without handicapped stickers. God help those of us who are temporarily handicapped or are transporting handicapped people.
Secondly, when one can actually get a wheelchair from a locked off space they are barely pushable. The one chair was missing a footrest and the other had a flat tire, making pushing very difficult. Then try and push the chair through a doorway which has a fat pillar in front of it!!!
Thirdly, the lift has four buttons. 0 for ground, m for mezzanine, 1 for First Floor and 2 for second floor. Now worries so far, but when one gets off at 1 and thinks that one can just go down three steps to the mezzanine floor, Har har. No you have to get back into lift and press M. Super!!
With said limping wheelchair turn right and then turn left through a narrow doorway barely wide enough for the chair. Then you walk 57 paces (approx 50m) and then you come to a carpet covered ramp branching off to the left. Push limping chair with loads of energy. The orthopedic surgeon is at the end of this ramp and along a passage of about 5m with a locked door which requires a person inside to release it. Pusher has to reach over passenger and pull door towards one and then somehow hold door open so the wheelchair can be pushed through without injuring the passenger.
My conclusion is that this maze of long passages was designed (if that is what is called) by a drunken architect with the DT's.
Firstly there is hardly any handicapped parking for cars without handicapped stickers. God help those of us who are temporarily handicapped or are transporting handicapped people.
Secondly, when one can actually get a wheelchair from a locked off space they are barely pushable. The one chair was missing a footrest and the other had a flat tire, making pushing very difficult. Then try and push the chair through a doorway which has a fat pillar in front of it!!!
Thirdly, the lift has four buttons. 0 for ground, m for mezzanine, 1 for First Floor and 2 for second floor. Now worries so far, but when one gets off at 1 and thinks that one can just go down three steps to the mezzanine floor, Har har. No you have to get back into lift and press M. Super!!
With said limping wheelchair turn right and then turn left through a narrow doorway barely wide enough for the chair. Then you walk 57 paces (approx 50m) and then you come to a carpet covered ramp branching off to the left. Push limping chair with loads of energy. The orthopedic surgeon is at the end of this ramp and along a passage of about 5m with a locked door which requires a person inside to release it. Pusher has to reach over passenger and pull door towards one and then somehow hold door open so the wheelchair can be pushed through without injuring the passenger.
My conclusion is that this maze of long passages was designed (if that is what is called) by a drunken architect with the DT's.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
THE REAL REASON YOU HATE YOUR JOB
THE REAL REASON YOU HATE YOUR JOB
You make THIS mistake when you send your CV in
You make THIS mistake when you send your CV in
By Kelsey Tamborrino
Hate your daily grind? Blame your open mind. Being too flexible in your job search could lead to a 9-to-5 you despise, finds a new Belgian study.
Researchers surveyed more than 300 unemployed people and found that those who were willing to look outside their specific field, accept a lower salary, or consider a longer commute were more unhappy with their eventual jobs than those who stuck to their comfort zones.
While taking an accommodating approach can boost your odds of gaining employment, it can backfire when you actually get the gig: being over-qualified or under-experienced for your position leads to having a negative job attitude, the researchers say.
And when you wake up every morning dreading another day at the office, you’re a lot more likely to quit and end up right where you started: the unemployment line.
Narrow your sights to land a job you love, advises career expert Nicole Williams, connections director for LinkedIn.
Her advice: use the social networking service to do an advanced search for people who already hold the position you want at similar companies.
Don’t be pushy or ask for a job; instead, send a personal note asking your contact if you can pick his brain for a few minutes about what his day-to-day entails. You’ll make another connection and figure out which jobs are right for you.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
RESIDENTIAL ESTATES
I find it ironic that all the rich "free" people of South Africa live behind high walls, burglar bars and security alarm systems while the thieves, rapists and murderers all walk free along the roads.
Was Nelson Mandela jailed for his "political beliefs?" - An extract from Bulala
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The following is an extract from Bulala: A True Story Of South Africa by Cuan Elgin :
It is a common misconception that the ANC’s leader in the 1994 elections, Nelson Mandela, had been jailed for his “political beliefs.”
He was in fact acquitted of treason after a 4-year trial, but re-arrested a few years later, and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for launching an armed insurrection (as founder and commander-in-chief of Mkhonto weSizwe, the ANC’s militant wing).
He was then later charged with 193 counts of terrorism: for sabotage and for trying to smuggle, prepare, or manufacture (mostly Soviet-bloc) munitions, including: 210,000 hand-grenades, 48,000 anti-personnel mines, 144 tons of ammonium-nitrate, 21.6 tons of aluminum powder, 1,500 timing devices,b and 2,000 lbs. of black gunpowder. Among his many alleged co-conspirators were 3 'white' communist: Denis Goldberg, Arthur Goldreich, and Lionel “Rusty” Bernstein.
Nelson Mandela’s personal Makarov pistol (“for killing white policemen”) which he buried in Rivonia before his arrest during the ANC’s “armed struggle,” was never recovered. These were clearly not “trumped-up” political charges. In his eloquent closing statement to the court, Mandela candidly admitted his guilt on the charge of sabotage, adding that he was, if needs be, prepared to die for his ideals. It was apparent from the huge amount of smuggled explosives that he was not planning to die alone.
Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment; not summarily executed, as he undoubtedly would have been, in any black African country at that time, for the same offenses. Some made fanciful comparisons with the fate of plotter Guy Fawkes, who was burned at the stake for his failed attempt to blow up the British parliament in 1605. However Mandela conspired not just to bring down the government—he was planning on killing tens of thousands of innocent civilians in his quest for power.
The following is an extract from Bulala: A True Story Of South Africa by Cuan Elgin :
It is a common misconception that the ANC’s leader in the 1994 elections, Nelson Mandela, had been jailed for his “political beliefs.”
He was in fact acquitted of treason after a 4-year trial, but re-arrested a few years later, and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for launching an armed insurrection (as founder and commander-in-chief of Mkhonto weSizwe, the ANC’s militant wing).
He was then later charged with 193 counts of terrorism: for sabotage and for trying to smuggle, prepare, or manufacture (mostly Soviet-bloc) munitions, including: 210,000 hand-grenades, 48,000 anti-personnel mines, 144 tons of ammonium-nitrate, 21.6 tons of aluminum powder, 1,500 timing devices,b and 2,000 lbs. of black gunpowder. Among his many alleged co-conspirators were 3 'white' communist: Denis Goldberg, Arthur Goldreich, and Lionel “Rusty” Bernstein.
Nelson Mandela’s personal Makarov pistol (“for killing white policemen”) which he buried in Rivonia before his arrest during the ANC’s “armed struggle,” was never recovered. These were clearly not “trumped-up” political charges. In his eloquent closing statement to the court, Mandela candidly admitted his guilt on the charge of sabotage, adding that he was, if needs be, prepared to die for his ideals. It was apparent from the huge amount of smuggled explosives that he was not planning to die alone.
Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment; not summarily executed, as he undoubtedly would have been, in any black African country at that time, for the same offenses. Some made fanciful comparisons with the fate of plotter Guy Fawkes, who was burned at the stake for his failed attempt to blow up the British parliament in 1605. However Mandela conspired not just to bring down the government—he was planning on killing tens of thousands of innocent civilians in his quest for power.
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