ngwebu Breweries had to throw away nine tonnes of maize after a finger belonging to an employee who was injured while on duty was discovered in one of the maize silos.

According to a source, the incident took place on 11 December. When the finger was discovered, workers were reportedly preparing maize for grinding to be used in the production of opaque beer (masese).

“It was a shock to us. Many people ran away because for the years that I have worked here, I have been used to seeing dead rats but not this. It was a traumatising experience,” said the source.

The witness said after people became calm, various conspiracy theories started flying around.

“People were speculating that someone could have been murdered and his body chopped and thrown into the silo where the maize was being kept. Some suspected that their colleagues could be using juju to rise to top positions,” said the source.

The suspicions were put to rest after investigations pointed to the source of the finger being a worker who lost four fingers while loading maize on a conveyor belt three months ago.

It is reported that after the incident, the company officials ordered that all the maize in the silo should not be used. However, only three fingers were discovered and consequently the silo was put under lock and key.

“We were told that the maize was going to be thrown away following the incident. For three months the silo had been closed until recently,” said the source.

The company’s marketing manager, Mr Themba Sibanda, confirmed the incident.

“We do confirm that an accident of that nature took place at our maize conveyor section. The employee is still off sick but the company is in touch with him. Appropriate raw material handling was done to ensure product safety. The ‘contaminated’ maize was disposed of appropriately and was not used for production (of masese),” he said in a written response.

Positive Thinking

At 16, my son was a full-fledged member of the “religion” of positive thinking and success. He started working summers for his dad on the construction sites. His dad expected and received hard work and responsible behavior. His father gave my son a car (it was a “company car” for justification), and that allowed my son to travel more freely and regularly to his dad’s. He outfitted my son in the best clothes, helped him win the election for student body president, and helped him achieve “outstanding teen” of our County. “You can do anything you put your mind to,” his father always said. My son started getting college applications for top East Coast schools.

During this period, I attended a great deal of counseling with my second husband. We separated for a year. Only after his classic car business failed, did he return to the home. My son had issues with his stepfather’s return, but dealt with him as a “younger brother,” saying that he now had a father image and he didn’t need another.

I was staring down the barrel of a second failed marriage. As a Christian, I was looking at repeating my biggest failure in life. In addition to Christian support, I looked for emotional support in the form of positive thinking and expression. I attended John Robert Powers and Dale Carnegie courses. I was just trying to cope.

Remember His Sufficiency. . .

During difficult times, our human instinct is to turn from God and focus on self-sufficiency. Of course, as Christians, we know that these are the times to draw closer to God and ask for his daily sustenance. These are the times for prayer — constant prayer.

I prayed daily for my son’s soul. At this point, I also started praying very specific prayers for his future wife, and that my son “would be a great man of God.”

True Love. . .

For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD.
“They are plans for good and not for disaster,
to give you a future and a hope.
(Jeremiah 29:11)

True Possibility. . .

Jesus looked at them intently and said,
“Humanly speaking, it is impossible.
But with God everything is possible.”
(Matthew 19:26)

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New York: Supposed LPN accused of identity theft:
A woman who posed as an LPN has been charged with stealing the identity of her “best friend” to work at a New York nursing home.

Tashiany L. Martin, 30, of Atlanta is accused of fraudulently claiming to be Micheiko Foster-Wright, LPN, 37, of Rochester while working at Latta Road Nursing Home, Greece, NY, from September 2003-June 2004.

According to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, court papers allege that Martin, formerly of Rochester, dropped out of nursing school and illegally “assumed” Foster-Wright’s identity. Court documents also claim Martin provided Latta Road officials with a bogus driver’s license and Social Security card, and a nursing license bearing the name of Foster-Wright, who actually worked at another Monroe County nursing facility, when Martin was looking for work in 2003.

http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Article/New-York-Supposed-LPN-accused-of-identity-theft.aspx

and 4/5 years later:

JURY FINDS CITIZEN OF JAMAICA GUILTY OF
PASSPORT FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT OFFENSES

According to court documents, statements made in court and the evidence introduced during the trial, in 2002, MARTIN, a citizen of Jamaica, obtained a New York driver’s license and a New York birth certificate by using the name of a former friend. In 2008, MARTIN used those documents to apply for a United States passport at the Connecticut Passport Agency in Norwalk.

The evidence at trial further revealed that MARTIN also used her friend’s identity in 2002 when she successfully applied for and obtained a U.S. passport, and, in 2003, when she successfully applied for and obtained a job as a licensed practical nurse at a Rochester, N.Y. nursing home. MARTIN’s friend was a licensed practical nurse, but MARTIN was not.

http://www.justice.gov/usao/ct/Press2012/20121220-2.html

THIS IS THE FIRST ACCIDENT THAT HAS HAPPENED FOR THIS YEAR 2013