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title: "While you were sleeping: 7 October 2016"
description: "Obama declares emergency in Georgia ahead of Hurrican Matthew, FARC rebels go back to the bush, and largest Brazilian dinosaur literally comes out the closet."
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section: "South Africa"
author: "John Stupart"
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published: "2016-10-07T06:07:26"
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# While you were sleeping: 7 October 2016

> Obama declares emergency in Georgia ahead of Hurrican Matthew, FARC rebels go back to the bush, and largest Brazilian dinosaur literally comes out the closet.

By John Stupart · Published 7 October 2016, 08:07 SAST

## Content

| \| \\| *"In all the world, in all the worlds, in all the immensity of time, there is no other like each of those streams, rising cold out of the earth where no eye sees it, running through the sunlight and the darkness to the sea. Deep are the springs of being, deeper than life, than death..."*  **–** **Ursula Le Guin** \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \| |
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| \| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\|  \| \| --- \|\| \\| \\\| ![Image](//gallery.mailchimp.com/6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f/images/f5db803f-eac8-402e-8171-d80b08b9ea64.jpg) \\\| \\\| --- \\\|\\\| ## [When Jacob met Thuli: President stonewalls Public Protector on state capture probe](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-07-when-jacob-met-thuli-president-stonewalls-public-protector-on-state-capture-probe/#.V_cRbPB9600)On Thursday, President Jacob Zuma and Public Protector Thuli Madonsela held their last official meeting in their current roles. It was not so the president could bid farewell to Madonsela and thank her for seven years of distinguished public service. Zuma was being interviewed as part of the Public Protector’s investigation into state capture by his friends, the Guptas. Zuma has obviously learnt nothing from the Nkandla fiasco. He has once more resorted to his “Stalingrad” strategy of obfuscating and dragging things out rather than providing straight answers. And Madonsela might have run out of time to crank open the Gupta chamber of secrets. By RANJENI MUNUSAMY.  [Read more](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-07-when-jacob-met-thuli-president-stonewalls-public-protector-on-state-capture-probe/#.V_cRbPB9600) \\\| \\\| --- \\\| \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Story of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # While you were sleeping \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Obama declares emergency in GeorgiaAfter "monster storm" Hurricane Matthew killed over a 260 people in Haiti, President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Georgia. Florida's coast has shut down and had 90% of its flights cancelled. With winds now exceeding 130 miles per hour (that's 210 km/h), things will be getting very dangerous.[Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-07-us-coast-evacuated-as-historic-hurricane-bears-down) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Pound plummets in 'flash crash'The pound hit its lowest level since 1985, dropping to $1.1841, before it reboundedslightly. The curious thing, however, is the reason for the crash was not entirely clear to traders. With many blaming Theresa May's comments on Brexit this week, this still did not explain the enormous, sudden plummet the pound experienced. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-07-pound-hit-by-flash-crash-in-biggest-fall-since-brexit) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## FARC rebels return to the bushAfter a surprise referendum result that unravelled the FARC-Colombian peace deal, thousands of rebels have returned to their jungle hideouts. The move, in civvies and unarmed, is not yet a major threat, but does not bode well for future peace prospects. [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-07-farc-rebels-return-to-colombia-hideouts) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| ## Brazil's largest dinosaur emerges from cupboardPieces of Brazil's largest dinosaur, a 25m herbivore, have been unearthed after spending 60 years in a cupboard. The wait, it seems, was for a laboratory to 'mature' to the point where the giant spinal bones could be identified. The fossils are 66 million years old, so what's another six decades? [Read More](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-10-07-brazils-biggest-dinosaur-found-after-passing-60-years-in-cupboard) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\|  \| \| --- \|\| \\| # In Numbers \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| **13** \\| \\| --- \\|\\| The number of hours of surgery required for doctors to complete Marine veteran John Peck's[double arm transplant](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/after-a-war-wound-and-long-wait-a-quadruple-amputee-gets-new-arms--and-a-new-life/2016/10/04/328dc892-87e3-11e6-ac72-a29979381495_story.html). \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Facts of the Day \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| Today in 2001 saw the start of the **Global War on Terror.**This began with the invasion of Afghanistan.When Australian driver Alan Jones won the **1977 Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix,**nobody had a copy of his national anthem. Since they were unaware that it was 'God save the Queen', a drunk person played 'Happy Birthday' on a trumpet. \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Weather \\| \\| --- \\|\\| # Financial Data \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| BFN: min: 10° max: 26°,cloudy CPT: min: 11° max: 19°, cloudy DBN: min: 17° max: 21°, rainy EL: min: 16° max: 21°, cloudy JHB: min: 5° max: 29°, sunny KIM: min: 12° max: 26°, sunny NLP: min: 14° max: 28°, cloudy PMB: min: 12° max: 17°, cloudy PKN: min: 15° max: 31°, sunny PE: min: 13° max: 18°, cloudy PTA: min: 12° max: 30°, sunny \\| \\| --- \\|\\| Oil=$52.64 Gold=$1,254.26 Platinum=$964.90 R/$=13.88 R/€=15.47 R/£=17.29 €/$=1.11 JSE All Share=51,610.78 DJIA= 18,268.50 FTSE 100=6,999.96  [Source](http://dailymaverick.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6170d6a6d93cac57e83ba137f&id=6c17d969dc&e=371f6bebf2) \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\|  \\| \\| --- \\| \| \| --- \|\| \\| # Now on Daily Maverick### **FEATURES**\\\| ![Image](//ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/RWFvGGsPuOzmHm-9QCTE-6JqbppLt4jUbAtQoSVQTxVhnHjgsK7OQ7gp_mTSj8_9TuC5b7bIIj88cnzXeRGtUvz9ER5X1Y0Hu5L9lqAMEF5647LyZY3uXzE7FFWzcq3CqkFS02_BvAPpUQ=s0-d-e1-ft#http://images.www.dailymaverick.co.za/images/resized_images/80x70q70ThuliZuma_061016.jpg)question and answer session in Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, 17 March 2016. 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