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My first boyfriend emailed me last week. He'd read The Hungry Writer and told me I should write about where we both grew up. About Aberavon Beach and the day-trippers who came down from the valleys by the coach-load, he said. About the Welsh mams who sunbathed in their Playtex bras. Grandmas paddling with their skirts tucked into bloomers and eyes like sheep dogs on the flock of kids in the shallows. And Dads and Uncles swilling pints and playing housey in the Bay View until chucking out time at 2 o'clock.
When he reminds me of 'Lost on the beach is a little boy' booming out across a mile of prom I remember how far out the tide could be some days, the Trampolines and the Roller Skate Rink. I can almost feel the ridges of prickly heat that used to rise on my arms during the summer, the cool chalky scent of calamine lotion that my mother tried to soothe them with. And at the far end of the Prom, past the Jersey Beach Hotel, there was the Miami Beach Amusement Park that glittered with goldfish and painted rides and smelled of candyfloss and diesel; where, in my early teens, dangerous boys with slicked back hair and black leather jackets shouted over the music and span you faster than you wanted to go.
Miami Beach Amusement Park, Aberafan Beach, early 1960s
The beach has changed so much since my childhood. The fair was eventually dismantled and the area cleared in the 1980s. The derelict Jersey Beach Hotel was demolished after a fire in 2001. The Beach Shops, little bookends of shops linked by seating pavilions that were dotted along the Prom, were closed down in the 1970s. Mrs Johns ran the one closest to our house in Chrome Avenue, just two streets back from the sea. She sold us Black Jacks and Fruit Salads, White Mice and Rainbow Drops, Flying Saucers and Sherbert Dabs. She was a small, plump woman who counted our sweets into white, triangular paper packets and span them around to seal them, twisting the two top corners into little ears. And even the name of the beach changed too – from the anglicised Aberavon back to the Welsh language spelling of Aberafan, where a single 'f' is pronounced like a 'v'.
Aberafan Beach was featured on the UK national news over Easter. Thousands of people turned up to witness Michael Sheen's astonishing community Passion play that roamed the beachfront, town and hills behind Port Talbot for 72 hours over Easter weekend. Sheen, now Hollywood famous, grew up in Port Talbot and I'd seen him being interviewed in the Aberafan Shopping Centre when I was home in Wales last month, had noticed posters for the performance all around the town, but I had no idea of the scope of the project, the involvement of a whole community, until the BBC evening news on Good Friday. The report showed a scene on the beach with Sheen's character, The Teacher, removing a jacket strapped with bombs from a woman.
'That was Francine Morgan,' my mother told me by email. Francine who was in the same form as me for seven years at Sandfields Comprehensive School, who was so sophisticated and lovely in her white stretch boots and three-quarter length raincoat at an age when I was still cycling around on an old bike and wearing a hand-knitted bonnet that buttoned under my chin. Francine who remembered the notes on the lines of the treble clef, EGBDF, with 'Every Good Boy Deserves Francine', who went to University after her 'A' levels but within a few months turned her back on academia and enrolled in drama school instead.
In March I jogged from Chrome Avenue, up the Prom along the white painted railings to where Victoria Road joins the eastern end of the beach, around the site of the old Jersey Beach Hotel where apartments and townhouses have since been built, and back down the Prom, to the far end where a rest home, Swn y Môr, now blocks the view of the sea, but hopefully not the sound, from the people who live in Scarlet Avenue.
Sandfields Estate and Aberafan Beach
from Scarlet Ave (left) to Victoria Road (right)
What is it exactly that pulls me back more and more often to the town of my birth despite some the changes that make parts of it unrecogniseable? Is it more than just close family, shared memories? How much does the landscape of our early years shape our psyche?
What tugs me to this beach each time I come home, regardless of the weather? I looked at this sea from my bedroom window every day for 19 years, remember running my fingertip along the windowsill, gathering into piles the tiny salt and pepper grains of sand that found their way through infinitesimal cracks in the old wooden frames.
The tidal range here is one of the largest in Europe, although as a child it inspired resentment rather than awe when on some days the hike to reach the waves went on for an eternity across the damp sand with its scatterings of coal dust and little tangled knots of mud made by lugworm under the surface; the people behind you, dotted across the fine white sand near the seawall, getting smaller and smaller and the seashore ahead of you as far away as ever.
Having reached my half century horizons don't seem that far away anymore.
Bara Brith (Speckled Bread)
I don't remember ever eating this as a child. I do remember Tiesen Lap (pronounced TEE-shun), a lightly fruited sponge cooked in a tray rather than a cake tin, that formed part of the Cookery syllabus at school, along with, in ascending order of difficulty: blancmange, sausage rolls and rock cakes. Perhaps the advance preparation for Bara Brith was too intensive, too risky. Soaking dried fruit in nearly a pint of hot tea overnight and then carrying it to school the next morning exceeded the Cookery teacher's expectations of us.
The following recipe comes from Favourite Welsh Recipes, compiled by Sheila Howells and published by J Salmon Ltd, UK and I tweak it a little here and there. I use a mix of sultanas and raisins (no currants), ordinary black tea (I've tried Earl Grey because I thought it might complement the lemon zest, but it isn't tea-y enough for me), a mix of white and wholemeal flour so it's a little lighter, and ground nutmeg because the mixed spice that's as common as crumbs in the UK is difficult to get here in the South of France. But it still ends up delicious.
10 oz mixed dried fruit
two thirds of a pint of hot tea
3 oz soft brown sugar
grated rind of 1 lemon
12 oz self-raising wholemeal flour
1 teaspoon mixed spice
Soak the mixed fruit in hot tea, cover and leave to stand overnight.
Set oven at Gas Mark 4 or 350 F and grease and line a 2 lb loaf tin.
Strain fruit, reserving liquid, and mix with other ingredients, adding a little of the reserved liquid to achieve a soft dropping consistency.
Pour into tin and bake for about 45 to 55 minutes.
It has a kind of bendy/rubbery feel to it when it first comes out of the oven which makes it difficult to slice until it's cool. But it is so lovely spread with unsalted butter when it's still a little warm so it's worth tackling the rubberiness and cutting off one end, and a slice or two.
Write about your first boyfriend/girlfriend.
Write about the tastes and smells of your childhood.
Write about a lost landscape.
Write about the pull of a tide.
Write about horizons.
Aberafan Beach Bara Brith Francine Morgan horizons Jersey Beach Hotel Miami Beach Amusement Park Michael Sheen Port Talbot sweets tide


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… Interview with Lord Rees: … ) If you were the Prime Minister, what one thing would you do about climate change?
I think Tony Blair has already played an important role leading the G8 nations on the climate change issue. I think he was right to do this and the issue is now high on the international agenda. The recently published Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change will have an impact internationally as well as help the G8 nations move further on this subject.
Do you agree with the Bishop of London that "making selfish choices such as flying on holiday or buying a large car are a symptom of sin"?
Bishops are experts in defining sins and I am not, but one change that may happen and I hope will happen over the next few years is that it will become socially unacceptable to be conspicuously wasteful.
There's so much noise about climate change, are people in danger of becoming complacent?
Yep. He's going to come down hard on those CRU scientists all right. Just the man for the job! (full text).


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Shamita Shetty shows off her sexy side
Last updated on: September 15, 2009
She lives life with carefree abandon. But the 'bad-boy' phase in her relationships is over. Today, actor Shamita Shetty is secure in her own skin.
We get a fix on what relationship action makes Shamita fly, what she digs in a man, and why she rates spiritual growth in a potential suitor higher than sexy abs.
What attracts you in a man?
I have crossed that phase of being attracted to somebody because of his looks. Been there, done that. When I was in college, it was all about looks. With every relationship you understand what you are looking for, you learn from your mistakes and things that didn't work out.
I have realised that relationships that start out based on looks last only for a while. There has to be something that goes beyond the physicality.
But I still do have a thing for sexy abs and a tight butt.
What kind of a man would interest you?
Now, I need a man who is intelligent, has a passion for life, and is spiritually inclined. When both partners are spiritually inclined, it takes the relationship to another level. There is growth and satisfaction.
I wouldn't like to date a movie star. People throw themselves at movie stars -- I want to be the priority for my man. It has to be someone from outside the film industry. I would want him to encourage me with my work, love and respect me and be accepting and adjusting.
Today if I met a guy who is average in looks but can make me laugh, talk to me, make me want to continue talking to him, is classy, can flirt, then, that is the guy for me. I haven't come across anyone like that in a while.
'Bad-boys' bring with them a lot of baggage
If you found someone like that, would you make the first move?
I can't ever make the first move. I expect the guy to make the first move. I want to be treated like a queen, to be wooed and made to feel special.
Text: Priyanka Jain for The Man
Styling: Aesha Merchant
Hairstyling: Latika Jathar
Make-up: Sachin Shelar
Image: Shamita Shetty
Photographs: Vikram Bawa for The Man
'I am always the naughty one in the relationship'
Which Hollywood actor would you desire?
I think Hugh Jackman is fantastic. In my 'bad-boy phase', I was gaga over Collin Farrel. However, now I am looking for someone sober with a blend of the 'good-boy' with a touch of wickedness.
Tell us more about this 'bad-boy phase'.
[Smiles] Your energies attract what you want or the state of mind you are in. If you are a rebel and like to live life on the wild side, that's the kind of people you attract in your life. It's the law of nature.
And what phase are you in now?
My needs have changed. I feel happy with different things. I want stability now.
'Bad-boys' bring with them a lot of baggage. Earlier, partying or going to a disc was my idea of having fun. Now, I like to have dinner with friends who have known me for long.
Where would you want to go out on your first date with a guy?
It depends on what mood I am in. Dinner first would be fun. The teasing and flirting during early in the evening is enjoyable. Later, a lounge playing good music would be nice.
Simply staying at home, ordering in a good meal and watching a movie is romantic.
What turns you on?
Music is a big turn-on for me. The right music at the first meeting would be a lucky chance. I hate walking into a silent room. I like music in the background all the time.
You will always find music -- spiritual, ambient music or vintage rock -- on 24x7 in my room. I carry my ipod and speakers everywhere. If my guy were to share the same passion, it would be ideal.
Would you get naughty in a relationship?
I am always the naughty one in the relationship.
What naughty things you have done?
Umm... those can't be divulged. Let your imagination run wild! I have to beep out many things, as I live with my parents in India and can't imagine them reading those things about me.
'I don't like too many rules in a relationship'
How would you woo your man?
Dressing up is the first step to woo your man. On a first date, I would not wear anything sluttish or sexy. I would wear something to enhance the silhouette of my body, show enough cleavage, and a pair of high heels -- perhaps, a backless dress. I would dress so that he gets to see enough of my skin. That would be my way of enticing him and telling him I am yours.
There was this one time when I wore a satin, backless black dress. It looked transparent, and gave the illusion of bare skin. That did it for my date. His jaw fell, and it made me happy to see him like that.
Another time, I learnt to cook fish and prawn curry for a Punjabi boyfriend. He had a thing for south Indian food. Back then I surprised myself with the cooking. When he went out of my life, the cooking was out, too!
What do you find romantic?
I love holding hands. It makes me feel secure, taken care of. I like giving and receiving surprises.
I don't like too many rules in a relationship. I take things a day at a time, and being open about things we don't like. I can't keep a happy mask when I am in a bad mood.
Your sister has someone in her life and your friends have partners -- do you feel the urge to be in a relationship?
I do feel lonely. I haven't been in a relationship for two and half years now. I haven't even flirted with anyone for over a year. There was a time when I always had a man in my life. I kept jumping in and out of relationships and carried baggage from one relationship to the next. In the process I never understood what I really wanted from a man.
Do you now understand what you want from a relationship? Has it helped?
About a year ago the Oneness University came into my life. I began to understand what was happening and why certain patterns repeated themselves in my life. In my relationships, particularly with men, I was attracting the same kind of situations.
It took three months of working on myself to change the energies I have lived with for 30 years. Luckily, I had just this one thing to concentrate on. I focused only on this, to understand who I am and what my basic needs are.
Has it become more difficult for you to date a man now?
Yes. Now when a guy approaches me I immediately know its not happening. I don't want to waste my time when I know what the outcome is going to be. I lose interest and that is probably why I have been single for so long.
'I am happy doing one film in two years'
Does being single scare you?
Being single doesn't scare me -- it makes me feel lonely. When out with a bunch of people who are in relationships and couples are hugging and doing cute things together, you yearn for the same.
I know if I am going through this phase something great is in store for me. I have faith. God he has always given me what I wanted. Sometimes things come later than I expect, but eventually they do.
A man will eventually come and make all my dreams come true. And when he does, I am going to slap him for making me wait so long.
Is this whole realisation process also one of the reasons you aren't doing any films? Is S2 Productions re-launching you?
Right now I am sourcing scripts for my sister's company S2 Productions. S2 is not here to re-launch me. I have always had a gap of two years after every release, whether it was Zeher or Cash. There is a lot of work coming to me but I choose not to be a part of films that I am not convinced about.
I am not here to do 10 films a year. I am happy doing one film in two years. When I do a film, I am investing that part of my life in it and I am not willing to waste that time of my life working on something that does not make me happy. If I didn't believe in myself as an artiste and felt that this is what I deserve then I would have taken on whatever work came my way. I have been a part of this industry for nine years. I am not trying to be arrogant here but that's just the person I am.
'I would choose the uniform over a bikini any day'
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What action movies do you like?
I love action movies like Transformers, Gladiator, The House of Flying Daggers and Jackie Chan films. I loved Tomb Raider. My favourite action actor is Angelina Jolie. She does justice to action roles.
Would you rather choose a sexy role or an action role?
I enjoyed playing a police inspector in Zeher with Emraan Hashmi. If I were to choose between wearing a bikini or a uniform, I would choose the uniform any day. There is something very sexy about women in uniform. They look tough on the exterior but vulnerable on the inside.
Which is your favourite show on television?
Friends is my all time favourite. I must have watched the series more than 20 times, and I remember all the dialogues by heart. Then there is Sex and the City. More recently I have been watching Grey's Anatomy and Heroes.
You don't watch any Indian shows?
I watch Splitsvilla. I find it entertaining. It's scary. All the women on the show are perpetually fighting and they are so bitchy. It's a fantastic reality television concept.
How do you take out time out of your busy schedule to watch these shows?
I record them on Tata Sky+ and watch them at my convenience.
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Strech out with a relaxing yoga class at a local brewery where you enjoy a brew after the class. Breathe in and out as you perfect your poses, then sip on a delicious beer.
Anna was Greta. Would like to see this every week.
My friends and I love the mid-week destress yoga! Please continue offering this on Wednesdays and we'll be there! Anna is an awesome instructor, I love how she has fun and doesn't take it too seriously.
The instructor was amazing, she encouraged us to listen to our bodies and not to do anything we weren't comfortable with. The group was friendly as well as the staff, great beer as always.
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Wanbao Town () is a rural town in Louxing District of Loudi City, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.  As of the 2015 census it had a population of 4,4500 and an area of .

History
In 2015, Chayuan Town was merged into Wanbao Town.

Administrative division
The town is divided into 24 villages, the following areas: Xinping Village, Zhushan Village, Wanbao Village, Longjing Village, Wangxing Village, Bajiao Village, Qunyi Village, Gaochong Village, Qingshan Village, Hushi Village, Jiangxi Village, Shibu Village, Yagu Village, Moshi Village, Xinbai Village, Qingjiang Village, Fushan Village, Datang Village, Kuangjia Village, Xinzhi Village, Dongfanghong Village, Qiaoquan Village, Shilin Village, and Fuchong Village ().

Geography
The town is bordered to the north by Dake Subdistrict, to the east by Maotian Town of Xiangxiang, to the south by the towns of Hongshandian and Shexingshan, to the southwest by Hetang Town, and to the northwest by Shuidongdi Town.

Transportation

Provincial Highway
Provincial Highway S209 is a major north-south highway runs through the town.

Railway
The Luoyang–Zhanjiang Railway, from Luoyang City, Henan Province to Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province runs through the town.

The Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway runs west-east through the southern town.

Expressway
S70 Loudi–Huaihua Expressway, more commonly known as "Louhuai Expressway", is a west-east highway passing through the town.

References

Divisions of Louxing District

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Four years ago I gave birth to the two most amazing kids anyone could ask for. Yep, I had twins. Before I had my kids I was in a bad place. I had a hard time getting up in the morning, struggled with the simple things in day to day life because the effort just didn't seem worth it anymore.
I used to draw out all of these emotions onto paper, though I was not very good at the time. It helped me get through the worst times but it was never quite enough despite my love for art. Then, my kids came along. It was like a miracle. My life had purpose. There was suddenly someone in my life that would love me no matter what and for no reason what so ever other than I am their mother. I decided I needed to be someone worth that kind of love. I started taking care of myself for them. And after a while I was taking care of myself for me too. But that wasn't the only miracle that occurred.
 One day I was sitting there looking at my kids and just thinking how lucky I was. They were so beautiful. So perfect. I felt the need to draw them, it was the first time in two years I had picked up a pencil. Suddenly everything clicked. I just knew how to do each detail in their face, how to build up to get just the right skin tone and just the right honey brown in my sons eyes. I had never done so well before. The difference between my previous works and that one of my kids was astounding. I had to keep drawing. Keep drawing them. Eventually friends and family began asking me to draw their kids portraits, or their dearly loved pets. I took so much joy in seeing the looks on their faces when they saw their loved ones turned into works of art they could cherish forever. That's when I knew I had truly found what I was meant to do.
You never know how you are going to stumble upon what you are meant to do with your life, but thanks to my kids I found exactly what I need and what I want to do with my life.
After all of this time I am pleased to say that I am finally starting up my own etsy shop for hand drawn portraits and prints. It has taken a lot of confidence building and a lot of time (which I don't have much of cause you know....twins) but I am finally diving in and taking the plunge.
I am both terrified and excited to see how this will turn out and what will come of it. Who knows, maybe it will flop. But maybe it will provide just enough that I won't have to work fifty hours a week anymore and will have time with my kids. Either way, I can't wait to see where this path takes me. Wish me luck.
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As we all know, sharing can be a difficult concept for kids. And sharing difficulties start even earlier with twins. Well, as soon as I thought I got this whole sharing thing down with my twins they took us for a loop. Recently, my husband and I moved in with another couple who happen to have a one year old daughter of their own. Suddenly the twins have become possessive over everything they own, and everything little one-year-old Mary owns.
Before, the twins shared almost everything save for a few toys that were given specifically to them for their birthday or Christmas. So basically the rule was, they were playing with it first so they get to play with it. Now, they are faced with a new sharing concept they had only encountered a few times in the past; what to do when they are playing with another kids toy and the child wants the toy back.
At first this was a difficult thing to teach. How do you approach something so simple yet so complex with a three year old? Well I thought about it like this; if a friend were to lend me their computer but then wanted it back, of course I would give it back! So I then started thinking about it in terms of how the normal adult would approach each "sharing" dilemma and tutored them as such. Something like, "Now Evan, sharing is important but its also important to return the toy when Mary wants it back and say thank you for letting you play with it."
Of course they are three, so this causes another problem all together, like the twins taking toys from Mary because they want it back but not because they actually want to play with it. They simply don't want HER to play with it. Of course, it is important to have things that they don't have to share because this is just part of being a person, but in the general sense I tell them that it is important to share their toys with Mary too and that if they don't want to play with it they should be nice and let her play with it.
This is a never ending loop in our house hold right now. Who knew sharing could be so complicated? How do you Mamas deal with sharing in your households and how do you teach your children the important foundation of sharing?
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These past three years, your only three years, have been hard ones. A Mom and Dad that are never in the same house together. One in college, the other at work. Never enough time with both of them. I wish I could say that soon it will be easier. But, an education takes time. And a lot of money.
I know, that Mommy is always exhausted. Working till five in the morning then getting up with the two of you two hours later so that Daddy can make us a future. I know that sometimes this makes Mommy short tempered. I know that Mommy does not always play with you as much as she should. But I do not want you to think, even for a second, that it is because she does not love you.
Mommy would give anything to spend each and every second of every day with you. If Mommy could. But you both deserve a future. A future where we don't have to worry about loosing the roof over our heads, a future where we don't have to live in peoples basements, a future where we don't have to worry about how we are going to afford food.
By the time Daddy has made this wonderful future for us, you will be eight years old. As I said, an education takes a lot of time. In only three years I have already missed so much time with you. It's hard to imagine I will have to miss more. Sometimes, even when I get the chance to sleep I stay up, feeling guilty. "How could I fall asleep on the couch again," I will say, or, "I shouldn't have snapped at them like that." "Why can't I just manage to play with them more." I try to tell myself that its okay, that you will understand that Mommy is just tired. But you're three, and all you see is Mommy wasting what little time she has with you.
I wish there was someway to tell you that you would understand. Show you that I hate this just as much as you do. But all I can really do is write you this letter and hope that somehow you will just know. Somehow you will just know that I love you both with all of my heart. That I would go to the ends of the earth and back for you. That the only reason I leave you each and everyday is because I love you. Because I want you to eat healthy foods, because I want you to get toys you actually like on your birthday, because I want you to have clothes that don't have holes in them. And so you can grow up without strife.
I love you Evan and Kaylee. You are my whole world. So every time Mommy snaps at you, or falls asleep on the couch, or doesn't want to play, I hope you know its not because Mommy doesn't love you. It's because Mommy would do anything for you.
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I have always felt that I am a target to the kiosk people at the mall, but now I have found that it is only worse with twins. "Oooooh," they will yell, "twins, how cute!"
Before you know it I will be in the middle of a sales pitch and failing to find a way to tell the man with the nice smile that I do not need a straightener for my six inch hair. In fact, I am instead telling him how beautiful my already straight hair will look once I use the straightener to make it extra straight... It is as if they can smell my weakness when I am walking by.
I am used to being mobbed by the general public with questions about my boy-girl twins. "Are they identical?" they will shout to which I will give them a confused look and a no. But using my twins to make me a target for a sales pitch is definitely a new one. If anything I would have expected them to look at me like most people in a meaningful, but completely mistaken, look of "that poor woman" and then leave me alone knowing that I couldn't possibly afford whatever they are selling. But having twins is a conversation starter, and therefore a way to get you to talk to them.
Luckily, my husband came to the rescue right as I was about to throw money at the man and deterred me to the store where he works before any other kiosk salesmen could capture me in their dreadful sales pitches.
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Moving with twins can be incredibly difficult. Then again moving with a child period can be extremely difficult. The first time I moved with the twins it was a simple matter of putting them in their pack and plays while we got the work done. Now that they are three and a half it is much more of an impossible task.
So you put them in their room, but oh wait...they can open doors now. Oh why didn't you install a lock on the outside of their bedroom door? Okay, different plan. We will take them to Grandmas house. Cool, packing done.
Conclusion: once your twins turn three don't bother moving. Your dying in that house. Congrats.
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Since becoming a mother I have found that the guilt trips never seem to end. Every day there is something I can feel guilty about. Another aspect I have failed in. I am not the perfect mother I want to be, and I feel guilty about it. And I am not the only one. Since I started Twinning-It mothers numerous mothers have come to me for advice. "How do you get your dishes done every day? How do you get enough sleep with Twins? How do you make sure they get their 15 minutes of reading when there is so much to do?" It seems I am not the only mother who feels guilty about not getting one thing or another done in the day. Well, if you want to know the answer to all of these questions it is simple. I don't.
Every day there is at least one thing or another that I have had to neglect. I work forty plus hours a week, and all of them on the night shift. This means I work anywhere from one to five in the morning most nights and still have to get up with the babies in the morning. I am sure you can imagine how exhausted this makes me most days. Most of the time, if I wish to stay sane that is, I have to use their nap for a nap of my own. This leaves very little time for chores and all the things that need to be done around the house. Dishes are never completely done. There is always another load of laundry to be done. I never have that feeling of completeness. And I feel guilty about it. But why? I work hard don't I? I bring home money every night so my babies can have the things that they need every day. I give my babies as much love and attention as I possibly can in a day. And I make sure they know how much I love them So why do I feel guilty when I am obviously doing my best? I think it is because, like all mothers, I just want the best for my babies. But life is not perfect, and it is simply not possible to get everything done in a day.
I believe another source of this guilt is that we are constantly comparing ourselves to other mothers. "Well, she gets all of this stuff done in a day, why can't I?" It's hard, but I think we all need to just let this go. The fact of the matter is that we are not that other mother, and our circumstances are not the same. Our kids are not the same. And our needs are certainly not the same. While it is hard, I think all we can do is try to turn the other cheek. Look at all the things we did get done in the day and know that we are trying our best for our kids. Our kids will recognize this eventually after all....even if it takes most of their lives. We just have to know we are doing our best. And that is what really matters.
Last month I wrote about the ten best things about having twins, well this week I am going to do the opposite. Lets face it, having twins is hard! And while the good far outways the bad, having twins is just plain harder than one baby.
1.) They are born knowing how to fight. I swear my babies just came out of me stealing toys from on another or pushing the other down. How is this possible you ask? Twins.
2.) Difficult pregnancy. Compared to most my pregnancy was not bad at all, though it was still harder than any singleton pregnancy. While my pregnancy was not as bad as some twin mothers, I have read numerous accounts of babies born too early, hospitalized bed rest, and so much more that makes our pregnancies much harder and even scarier than your normal singleton pregnancy.
3.) Travel. Its impossible....just don't do it.
7.) There are some activities you just can't do with twins....unless your willing to pay extra. A few months ago I was reading about a fun swim class for small babies that is offered in my area. I was so excited, I love swimming! I called right away to get the details on pricings but the instructor immediately told me it would be impossible with twins unless someone came with me...but my husband works on the days they have class...so the only other alternative was for one on one classes with the instructor so she could take a baby...this cost 100 dollars extra for each baby. Ya...no.
9.) Individuality. When you have a singleton this is rather easy. You don't even really think about it. They like trucks, okay, cool. But with twins it is a little harder. Some twins get incredibly attached to each other to the point where they can't be themselves without their twin with them. This makes decisions like weather you should separate them in school or not very difficult. Or maybe your twins are the opposite and they both like completely separate things. This still has its challenges...such as birthday parties. Yes, I am in fact having a dark ninja pink princess tiara birthday party. What of it?
1.) No matter what people say, no one can deny your twins are a miracle. As a mother of twins I am constantly getting comments such as, "I would jump off a cliff if I found out I was having twins," and while these comments can be incredibly agitating at times, I know that even they can not deny that my twins are pure miracles.
2.) Watching as the twins entertain one another. Perhaps it is because the twins are my first, but I don't know how singleton mothers do it! Doesn't the baby get lonely without someone their size to chase them around? Sure, the parents can play with them, but surely it is not the same.
3.) Twins teach each other. I absolutely love watching the babies teach each other things. Sometimes, as I am sure my fellow twin mothers know, one twin will catch on to something much faster than the other. But this is usually short lived as they will soon teach the other how it is done. In this way, I feel that they learn faster than most.
4.) Matching outfits. Even when you have boy/girl twins, the matching outfits you can find are absolutely adorable. Especially when it comes to Halloween. Can there be anything cuter than two babies in costumes??
5.) They are the ultimate excuse. Many mothers may not admit to this, but we all know you have used your twins as an excuse at least once in your life time. Don't wanna cook so you order takeout? Its okay, you have twins. Don't want to pack up your twins for a family outing? Its okay, people are in wonder that you can manage twins in the first place!
6.) Everyone thinks you are a super Mom. No matter what you do people think you walk on water. I constantly get comments such as, "Oh my twins! How do you do it?!" or, "You make having twins look so easy!" It is a good thing they don't know that it really is pretty easy....not that it is without its challenges.
7.) Pictures. A picture of one baby is already pretty dang cute, but two? I think I just died of cuteness!
8.) Loving your husband even more. While I know that I am lucky to be able to list this one as some men just can't come up to the task of handling twins, I am glad to say that I can. Now that I see what an amazing father my husband is and how much he helps me with the twins I can't help but love him all the more.
9.) Learning to share more quickly than singletons. I noticed pretty quickly that my babies learned how to share far faster than their older singleton cousins.
10.) Double the love. Can I say more? Everyday, even on the bad days, I have absolutely no doubt of how much I love them and how much they love me. There is nothing in this world I could possibly love as much as my family.
Just another crazy dedicated mom of twins.
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More info on Starbase Rockford
Starbase Rockford: Misc
Name: Starbase Rockford
Class: Cascade II
Starbase Rockford, also known as Starbase Twelve, was a Federation Cascade II-class space station located on the border between the UFP and the Cha'ouw Empire. It is a strategic space station located near the Klingon Empire, Romulan Empire, Cardassian Union and Bajor, as well as Breen and Tholian space. It is also a major starship construction site with capabilities to construct or repair any number of Federation, Klingon, Romulan and alien vessels due to the large number of drydock facilities that are part of the starbase and the number of construction tenders stationed there. It is not unusual to have a Klingon drydock only a few miles away from a Federation or Romulan drydock.
1 History of the Illinois sector area
2 Need for a station near the Cha'ouw Empire
4.1 Commander
5 Promenade
6 Command offices
7 Dedication plaque
8 External link
History of the Illinois sector area
See: Cha'ouw Empire, Sector 021, Battle of the Illinois Sector.
Need for a station near the Cha'ouw Empire
The need for a space station near the Cha'ouw Empire was first addressed with the construction of K21, near the present site. For over 25 years it was a major hub for travelers between Chal, Bajor, Romulus, Qo'noS and nearby Federation systems. It was dismantled in 2304 when an agreement at Khitomer was put in place concerning that area of space.
In 2359, the Cha'ouw approached the Federation, inviting it to establish a permanent base on the border with their empire. Talks lasted until 2367 when an agreement was reached to place a Cascade-class space station, to be known as Deep Space 021. Following a treaty between the Cha'ouw and the Cardassians, the Cha'ouw suggested to use an abandoned Nor-class space station, which was found in space ceded to the Cha'ouw, and which was similar to Deep Space 9, to be the outer shell. However, after closer inspection it was found that the station was five times bigger than a true Nor class. Dismantled and brought to the site by the Cha'ouw, both Cha'ouw and Federation engineers started work to combine it with new enlarged spacedock class station as its core and designated it a Cascade II-class space station.
Work was briefly slowed during the Dominion War as the incomplete space station was joined by drydock facilities of several allies of the Federation in their fight with the Dominion. Mysteriously, the station was never attacked during the Dominion War, even with major action occurring in the nearby Hades star system, which allowed it to be finished in 2377, just after the war's conclusion.
The starbase is named after Rockford, a city in northern Illinois, which straddles the Rock River and is part of the Winneford Multiplex in the 24th century (coincidentally, Admiral Higdon was born in Winneford). It is located near the extreme section near the Cha'ouw homeworld in what is known as Sector 021, also known as "Sector Illinois".
The name was given as a nickname, as one of the command construction engineers was from Winneford, and it stuck.
With Admiral Higdon's recent appointment as Commander of the Twelfth Fleet, Starfleet decided to designate Starbase Rockford as Starbase Twelve, transferring that name from the former starbase that had that designation.
Both Starfleet and Cha'ouw personnel man Starbase Rockford. Among the Federation personnel besides Starfleet's contingent is a full brigade of the Federation Marine Corps as well a detachment of Federation Legionnaires, the latter placed there at the invitation of the starbase commander. The Cha'ouw also supply members from their own Imperial Star Fleet, Marines and Special Operations personnel. A Starfleet Chief Surgeon, assisted by a Cha'ouwian medical officer, oversees the medical facilities which have many species and support groups attached to it. Admiral Stormclaw of the Cha'ouwian House M'KVy oversees the construction areas and departments, and Starfleet Rear Admiral Steven Keriz runs the bureaucracy of the station.
Admiral Jeffery Higdon
The promenade area, located on Deck One (the spacedock section), is an area of commerce, religion and diplomatic relations. Most of the special embassies have offices on this deck. Restaurants of different types also ring the promenade, including one named after the traditional lounge on Galaxy-class starships, Ten Forward. A feature of the lounge is a transparent floor that appears to look down on spacedock operations, which is a projection from above (during times of emergencies the floor becomes black). An entrance to the James T. Kirk Memorial Reception Hall, which doubles as an officers' lounge when not used for receptions, is also found on the promenade.
Command offices
The Office of the Starbase Commander is located off the interior docking facilities, with a large window behind the main desk, with a spectacular view of the interior of the docking area for starships within the station. The office contains a large desk where the starbase commander can monitor any activity concerning the starbase and the treaty exploration zone. On the right side of the desk (as the commander sits behind) contains monitors that can display any information the commander wants displayed. In times of emergency special consoles along with seats, stored in the lower part of the wall and in the floor, can be activated at anytime.
In front of the desk, several meters away, is the main entrance, leading from the outer office, where normally the commander's personal assistant, or yeoman, and a security officer, usually a Starfleet Marine sergeant, mans the outer office.
On the left side is a large wall with holographic pictures and diagrams pertaining to the starbase, including seals of the Federation, Cha'ouw Empire and the starbase seal. The wall is retractable and in emergencies reveals the Strategic Command Center, used to coordinate starbase operations and operation in nearby sectors. This room was completed in time for the Dominion War and was used by the Cha'ouw to coordinate actions within their borders.
Flags also adorn the room inckuding the Federation, Starfleet, Cha'ouw Imperial Flag, Cha'ouw Senate Flag, House K'HIg'Den Flag, Admiral's Flag as well as the station's flag. The current commander, Admiral Jeffery Higdon, has placed the dedication plaques of the USS Shiloh, the USS Ticonderoga and the original plaque of the USS Black Hawk. Models of different starship and space vessels are also included. Displayed with the plaque is the commissioning sword of the USS Shiloh, presented to Higdon when the Shiloh was commissioned.
On the other side of the docking area, opposite of the commander's office, are the offices of the Cha'ouwian Vice Commander, who is primarily charged with the construction yards within the starbase sphere. The Starfleet Vice Commander's Office is located on a different deck for security concerns and has a direct turbolift to the Strategic Command Center.
The dedication plaque for Starbase Rockford as seen in Star Trek: Black Hawk
The dedication plaque has both the seal of Starfleet on the top left of the plaque and the Cha'ouw Empire on the right, as well as the project logo for Starbase Rockford in the top center. The Starbase Rockford project logo resembles the Galaxy class project logo, without the oval behind it, and words defining where and what is the project is. The listing includes several Starfleet and Cha'ouwian personnel.
The plaque contains the names of two of the Duras Sisters Alien Pub of Sin RPG players, giving their real names as Starfleet admirals and their Cha'ouwian names in the RPG and subsequent Star Trek: Black Hawk stories. Karen Higdon is listed as a commodore, as that is her rank in the Cha'ouw Imperial Star Fleet.
The plaque is located in the promenade area next to the main turbolift, in order that passers-by may read it. It also gives the following dedication statement, given by Admiral Higdon at the official commissioning ceremonies:
"...Of all the battles, of all the glories, the truest test of a warrior, whether it be a Cha'ouwian, Klingon, Teni, Kilrathi or Human, whether it be a fighter or a lover, can only be found in the heart."
Rockford, Illinois article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Categories: Federation starbases | Star Trek: Black Hawk
This article uses material from the "Starbase Rockford" article on the ST Expanded wiki at Wikia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.


Dark Star Metals makes some of the most beautiful metallic paints I have ever worked with. They have exquisite colours - great coverage, superior lustre and they intermix like magic. When finished I gave them a quick polish with a soft cloth and wow do they shine like genuine metal. Just. So. Good. Find them on Facebook as Dark Star Miniatures or on their website.
I also began to clean up the leather strap and painted it in a flat black (AMMO of Mig Jimenez A.MIG-0033 Rubber and Tires) Mixed with a drop of P3 Coal Black. I then highlighted this in a textural way with additional coal black and some small amounts of ScaleColor Nacar (a warm grey/brown tone) working to make it look like a real worn/well used leather finish - again inspired by something that Fernando Ruiz of FER miniatures showed me last spring :) (Thanks Fernando!).
In between drying times I also started into the shield. I was inspired to try something though I'm not 100% sure why - perhaps I was just feeling brave seeing as how well everything else had gone and that it was just the shield - more easily stripped if it all went very poorly! I took three of my Scale 75 Scalecolour paints and began to layer them in random patterns with sponges and stippling with old brushes. The resulting pattern was an incredible texture and provided a beautiful warm base over which I glazed several filters of SC54 Navy Blue and a touch of P3 Coal Black. The result was very pleasing to me and I have received more compliments on how cool that part looks than maybe any other lol!
With the metal and leather taken care of and the shield in progress, I began to work in earnest on the hair and small details like the ropes - as well as fine tuning the colours in the face. On a sunny day I sat it on the rail of my deck and shot these pics.
While it can be seen in the first one above, I think the one of the back does the best job of illustrating the break between the two sides of this bust and the transition of warm and cool tone.
I am really pleased that it is genuinely present in the figure - especially the face - without overwhelming the model and making it look like a strange OSL glow. I knew going into this piece that it could be a potentially confusing and polarizing choice for viewers, but I am still very pleased.
With a bit more cleanup and some painting of the fur trim around the bottom this paintjob could be called done...... But a great bust is not presented as paintjob alone. It requires something special to bring it head and shoulders above the competition (pun intended!). Boromir was going to require a great base - and I cant think of ANYONE who makes finer display bases than Wayne Rogers of Waynes Bases. In this case I had bought one from him several years ago not even sure as to what I would put on it - but it was so absolutely incredible I couldn't resist!
Ebony in the center with a laser engraved golden oak replica of the one ring surrounding it. This base was a work of art in and of itself. Here was a plinth that would add to the story element, the beauty and not just compliment but enhance the craftsmanship element of this presentation.
Thank you Wayne. You are the absolute pinnacle.
NEXT WEEK - The project completed with a GALLERY OF FINISHED PICTURES!!!!!


Sometimes you just need a lunch that takes about five minutes to make. This Avocado Cucumber Tomato Salad one is great to go in a jar on the go. You may even prep in advance as long as you add the avocado when your ready to eat it. Those avocados blacken fast so I leave them until I am ready to eat. Lately, I am so tired of eating out. The options of healthy food when it comes to fast food are seriously scarce.
In addition to our busy schedules sometimes I find it hard to carve out time to cook. Dishes like this Avocado Cucumber Tomato salad come together quite quickly as a side dish to a meal. But we end up visiting fast food and restaurants more often. While the restaurants have plenty of options usually the fast food places do not. This has me thinking about meal prepping. Why not it could really save some money. Even save on time.
Could it benefit me to take one day a week for meal prepping several different styles of meals. Then freeze them for easy microwave dinners for later. I even found these containers Freshware 15-Pack 2 Compartment Bento Lunch Boxes with Lids which are stackable, reusable, microwave, dishwasher, and freezer safe. Maybe something like chicken and asparagus could be a great dinner in these. I don't mind taking five minutes to make side salads. Like this Avocado Cucumber Tomato salad because they are super simple to put together.
Furthermore, what I usually don't have time for is full on baking. Even crock pots and instant pots. While I love my pressure cooker it takes time to use. I usually end up using it on weekends. It's honestly one of our favorite ways to make a soup maybe even a roast. I think I might try some meal prep. Would any of you be interested?
Spiralize cucumbers. Add in sliced avocados, quartered tomatoes, and red onions. Toss well.
Add dressing and toss well. Add salt and pepper. Put in fridge until ready to serve.


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Central Africa- Congo Brazzaville Beauties!
Wether you agree with me or not, Congolese women have flawless skin and defined facial features, which makes an outstanding canvas for me to put makeup on! I have completely dismissed the stereotype of bleached skin because my trip to Brazzaville revealed there is more than just artificial skin cleanser that the local women use. In actual fact, the majority of them do not bleach! (I have seen it for myself, have a look for yourself) They love BOLD, colourful exaggerated makeup, they love to look good, and they care for there skin very well.
In my opinion, woman should have a degree, too. You can check this out and read really interesting advices about getting PhD if you want.
I can truly consider such a large number of cases and guides to help my case. Be that as it may,Christy Turlington Anti Aging this isn't tied in with persuading others about my concept of beauty.


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Still from Jeremy Blake's "Winchester Trilogy."
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A very short and selected list of what's good and what's new the week of June 2, 2019.
Jennifer Sherburn's "Meanwhile…" puts contemporary choreography and original music in conversation with comic books, featuring a cast of six choreographers traversing space with bungee, ladders and mobile set pieces to an original score by William West and Juliana Scheffield.
June 5-14, Rogge Ranch House, jennifersherburn.com/meanwhile
"Legend of Big Bend" CD release party
New music chamber group Montopolis and composer Justin Sherburn celebrate the release of Sherburn's homage to Texas' natural wonder, Big Bend.
8 p.m. June 5, the North Door, https://montopolismusic.com/bigbend
Read: "Montopolis Pays Musical Homage to Big Bend and its Legends"
Studio Series No. 5
The monthly night of open studios at the Canopy complex, and this month, new works from Elizabeth Chiles' developing series, "On Water," will be feature.
7 to 10 p.m. June 7, Canopy, 916 Springdale Road, canopyaustin.com/workshops
Evan Lawson's Orpheus
The tragic love story of Orpheus and Eurydice has been celebrated by musicians for as long as we have had means to do so. But what about Orpheus's affair with fellow argonaut, Caläis? Density512 presents Australian composer Evan Lawson's "Orpheus," a new opera inspired by this little-known love triangle and a reaction to the censorship of queer elements in Greek mythology.
June 5-6, Imagine Art, density512.org/new-events
Read: A new opera reconsiders the myth of Orpheus
House of Kenzo: Open Earth
The latest to activate Abraham Cruzvillegas's exhibition "Hi, How Are You Gonzo?" is San Antonio's House of Kenzo, a collective of dancers, designers, musicians, choreographers, and multimedia artists. They'll bring their provocative performance style that blends dance moves from freestyle, vogue, contact improv, and contemporary hip-hop, along with some devastating sound collages.
7 p.m. June 8, Contemporary Austin, Jones Center, 700 Congress Ave. thecontemporaryaustin.org
"Jeremy Blake: Winchester Trilogy"
It's wonderful that the Blanton will again be exhibiting Jeremy Blake's three-part looping film piece that explores explores the history of the Winchester Mystery House in California. Sarah Winchester, heiress of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, spent decades building her mansion to ward off the spirits of those killed by Winchester rifles. Blake layers archival photographs, digital animations, ink drawings, frame-by-frame retouching and an ominous score.
June 9-Sept. 1, Blanton Museum of Art, blantonmuseum.org/rotation/jeremy-blake-winchester-trilogy/
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static const char
rcsid[] = "$Id: p_floor.c,v 1.4 1997/02/03 16:47:54 b1 Exp $";

#include "z_zone.h"
#include "doomdef.h"
#include "p_local.h"

#include "s_sound.h"

// State.
#include "doomstat.h"
#include "r_state.h"
// Data.
#include "sounds.h"

//
// FLOORS
//

//
// Move a plane (floor or ceiling) and check for crushing
//
result_e
T_MovePlane
( sector_t*		sector,
  fixed_t		speed,
  fixed_t		dest,
  boolean		crush,
  int			floorOrCeiling,
  int			direction )
{
    boolean		flag;
    fixed_t		lastpos;

    switch(floorOrCeiling)
    {
        case 0:
            // FLOOR
            switch(direction)
            {
                case -1:
                    // DOWN
                    if (sector->floorheight - speed < dest)
                    {
                        lastpos = sector->floorheight;
                        sector->floorheight = dest;
                        flag = P_ChangeSector(sector,crush);
                        if (flag == true)
                        {
                            sector->floorheight =lastpos;
                            P_ChangeSector(sector,crush);
                            //return crushed;
                        }
                        return pastdest;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        lastpos = sector->floorheight;
                        sector->floorheight -= speed;
                        flag = P_ChangeSector(sector,crush);
                        if (flag == true)
                        {
                            sector->floorheight = lastpos;
                            P_ChangeSector(sector,crush);
                            return crushed;
                        }
                    }
                    break;

                case 1:
                    // UP
                    if (sector->floorheight + speed > dest)
                    {
                        lastpos = sector->floorheight;
                        sector->floorheight = dest;
                        flag = P_ChangeSector(sector,crush);
                        if (flag == true)
                        {
                            sector->floorheight = lastpos;
                            P_ChangeSector(sector,crush);
                            //return crushed;
                        }
                        return pastdest;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        // COULD GET CRUSHED
                        lastpos = sector->floorheight;
                        sector->floorheight += speed;
                        flag = P_ChangeSector(sector,crush);
                        if (flag == true)
                        {
                            if (crush == true)
                                return crushed;
                            sector->floorheight = lastpos;
                            P_ChangeSector(sector,crush);
                            return crushed;
                        }
                    }
                    break;
            }
            break;

        case 1:
            // CEILING
            switch(direction)
            {
                case -1:
                    // DOWN
                    if (sector->ceilingheight - speed < dest)
                    {
                        lastpos = sector->ceilingheight;
                        sector->ceilingheight = dest;
                        flag = P_ChangeSector(sector,crush);

                        if (flag == true)
                        {
                            sector->ceilingheight = lastpos;
                            P_ChangeSector(sector,crush);
                            //return crushed;
                        }
                        return pastdest;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        // COULD GET CRUSHED
                        lastpos = sector->ceilingheight;
                        sector->ceilingheight -= speed;
                        flag = P_ChangeSector(sector,crush);

                        if (flag == true)
                        {
                            if (crush == true)
                                return crushed;
                            sector->ceilingheight = lastpos;
                            P_ChangeSector(sector,crush);
                            return crushed;
                        }
                    }
                    break;

                case 1:
                    // UP
                    if (sector->ceilingheight + speed > dest)
                    {
                        lastpos = sector->ceilingheight;
                        sector->ceilingheight = dest;
                        flag = P_ChangeSector(sector,crush);
                        if (flag == true)
                        {
                            sector->ceilingheight = lastpos;
                            P_ChangeSector(sector,crush);
                            //return crushed;
                        }
                        return pastdest;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        lastpos = sector->ceilingheight;
                        sector->ceilingheight += speed;
                        flag = P_ChangeSector(sector,crush);
// UNUSED
#if 0
                        if (flag == true)
                        {
                            sector->ceilingheight = lastpos;
                            P_ChangeSector(sector,crush);
                            return crushed;
                        }
#endif
                    }
                    break;
            }
            break;

    }
    return ok;
}

//
// MOVE A FLOOR TO IT'S DESTINATION (UP OR DOWN)
//
void T_MoveFloor(floormove_t* floor)
{
    result_e	res;

    res = T_MovePlane(floor->sector,
                      floor->speed,
                      floor->floordestheight,
                      floor->crush,0,floor->direction);

    if (!(leveltime&7))
        S_StartSound((mobj_t *)&floor->sector->soundorg,
                     sfx_stnmov);

    if (res == pastdest)
    {
        floor->sector->specialdata = NULL;

        if (floor->direction == 1)
        {
            switch(floor->type)
            {
                case donutRaise:
                    floor->sector->special = floor->newspecial;
                    floor->sector->floorpic = floor->texture;
                default:
                    break;
            }
        }
        else if (floor->direction == -1)
        {
            switch(floor->type)
            {
                case lowerAndChange:
                    floor->sector->special = floor->newspecial;
                    floor->sector->floorpic = floor->texture;
                default:
                    break;
            }
        }
        P_RemoveThinker(&floor->thinker);

        S_StartSound((mobj_t *)&floor->sector->soundorg,
                     sfx_pstop);
    }

}

//
// HANDLE FLOOR TYPES
//
int
EV_DoFloor
( line_t*		line,
  floor_e		floortype )
{
    int					secnum;
    int					rtn;
    int					i;
    sector_t*			sec;
    floormove_t*		floor;

    secnum = -1;
    rtn = 0;
    while ((secnum = P_FindSectorFromLineTag(line,secnum)) >= 0)
    {
        sec = &sectors[secnum];

        // ALREADY MOVING?	IF SO, KEEP GOING...
        if (sec->specialdata)
            continue;

        // new floor thinker
        rtn = 1;
        floor = Z_Malloc (sizeof(*floor), PU_LEVSPEC, 0);
        P_AddThinker (&floor->thinker);
        sec->specialdata = floor;
        floor->thinker.function.acp1 = (actionf_p1) T_MoveFloor;
        floor->type = floortype;
        floor->crush = false;

        switch(floortype)
        {
            case lowerFloor:
                floor->direction = -1;
                floor->sector = sec;
                floor->speed = FLOORSPEED;
                floor->floordestheight =
                    P_FindHighestFloorSurrounding(sec);
                break;

            case lowerFloorToLowest:
                floor->direction = -1;
                floor->sector = sec;
                floor->speed = FLOORSPEED;
                floor->floordestheight =
                    P_FindLowestFloorSurrounding(sec);
                break;

            case turboLower:
                floor->direction = -1;
                floor->sector = sec;
                floor->speed = FLOORSPEED * 4;
                floor->floordestheight =
                    P_FindHighestFloorSurrounding(sec);
                if (floor->floordestheight != sec->floorheight)
                    floor->floordestheight += 8*FRACUNIT;
                break;

            case raiseFloorCrush:
                floor->crush = true;
            case raiseFloor:
                floor->direction = 1;
                floor->sector = sec;
                floor->speed = FLOORSPEED;
                floor->floordestheight =
                    P_FindLowestCeilingSurrounding(sec);
                if (floor->floordestheight > sec->ceilingheight)
                    floor->floordestheight = sec->ceilingheight;
                floor->floordestheight -= (8*FRACUNIT)*
                                          (floortype == raiseFloorCrush);
                break;

            case raiseFloorTurbo:
                floor->direction = 1;
                floor->sector = sec;
                floor->speed = FLOORSPEED*4;
                floor->floordestheight =
                    P_FindNextHighestFloor(sec,sec->floorheight);
                break;

            case raiseFloorToNearest:
                floor->direction = 1;
                floor->sector = sec;
                floor->speed = FLOORSPEED;
                floor->floordestheight =
                    P_FindNextHighestFloor(sec,sec->floorheight);
                break;

            case raiseFloor24:
                floor->direction = 1;
                floor->sector = sec;
                floor->speed = FLOORSPEED;
                floor->floordestheight = floor->sector->floorheight +
                                         24 * FRACUNIT;
                break;
            case raiseFloor512:
                floor->direction = 1;
                floor->sector = sec;
                floor->speed = FLOORSPEED;
                floor->floordestheight = floor->sector->floorheight +
                                         512 * FRACUNIT;
                break;

            case raiseFloor24AndChange:
                floor->direction = 1;
                floor->sector = sec;
                floor->speed = FLOORSPEED;
                floor->floordestheight = floor->sector->floorheight +
                                         24 * FRACUNIT;
                sec->floorpic = line->frontsector->floorpic;
                sec->special = line->frontsector->special;
                break;

            case raiseToTexture:
            {
                int		minsize = MAXINT;
                side_t*	side;

                floor->direction = 1;
                floor->sector = sec;
                floor->speed = FLOORSPEED;
                for (i = 0; i < sec->linecount; i++)
                {
                    if (twoSided (secnum, i) )
                    {
                        side = getSide(secnum,i,0);
                        if (side->bottomtexture >= 0)
                            if (textureheight[side->bottomtexture] <
                                    minsize)
                                minsize =
                                    textureheight[side->bottomtexture];
                        side = getSide(secnum,i,1);
                        if (side->bottomtexture >= 0)
                            if (textureheight[side->bottomtexture] <
                                    minsize)
                                minsize =
                                    textureheight[side->bottomtexture];
                    }
                }
                floor->floordestheight =
                    floor->sector->floorheight + minsize;
            }
            break;

            case lowerAndChange:
                floor->direction = -1;
                floor->sector = sec;
                floor->speed = FLOORSPEED;
                floor->floordestheight =
                    P_FindLowestFloorSurrounding(sec);
                floor->texture = sec->floorpic;

                for (i = 0; i < sec->linecount; i++)
                {
                    if ( twoSided(secnum, i) )
                    {
                        if (getSide(secnum,i,0)->sector-sectors == secnum)
                        {
                            sec = getSector(secnum,i,1);

                            if (sec->floorheight == floor->floordestheight)
                            {
                                floor->texture = sec->floorpic;
                                floor->newspecial = sec->special;
                                break;
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            sec = getSector(secnum,i,0);

                            if (sec->floorheight == floor->floordestheight)
                            {
                                floor->texture = sec->floorpic;
                                floor->newspecial = sec->special;
                                break;
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            default:
                break;
        }
    }
    return rtn;
}

//
// BUILD A STAIRCASE!
//
int
EV_BuildStairs
( line_t*		line,
  stair_e		type )
{
    int					secnum;
    int					height;
    int					i;
    int					newsecnum;
    int					texture;
    int					ok;
    int					rtn;

    sector_t*			sec;
    sector_t*			tsec;

    floormove_t*		floor;

    fixed_t				stairsize;
    fixed_t				speed;

    secnum = -1;
    rtn = 0;
    while ((secnum = P_FindSectorFromLineTag(line,secnum)) >= 0)
    {
        sec = &sectors[secnum];

        // ALREADY MOVING?	IF SO, KEEP GOING...
        if (sec->specialdata)
            continue;

        // new floor thinker
        rtn = 1;
        floor = Z_Malloc (sizeof(*floor), PU_LEVSPEC, 0);
        P_AddThinker (&floor->thinker);
        sec->specialdata = floor;
        floor->thinker.function.acp1 = (actionf_p1) T_MoveFloor;
        floor->direction = 1;
        floor->sector = sec;
        switch(type)
        {
            case build8:
                speed = FLOORSPEED/4;
                stairsize = 8*FRACUNIT;
                break;
            case turbo16:
                speed = FLOORSPEED*4;
                stairsize = 16*FRACUNIT;
                break;
        }
        floor->speed = speed;
        height = sec->floorheight + stairsize;
        floor->floordestheight = height;

        texture = sec->floorpic;

        // Find next sector to raise
        // 1.	Find 2-sided line with same sector side[0]
        // 2.	Other side is the next sector to raise
        do
        {
            ok = 0;
            for (i = 0; i < sec->linecount; i++)
            {
                if ( !((sec->lines[i])->flags & ML_TWOSIDED) )
                    continue;

                tsec = (sec->lines[i])->frontsector;
                newsecnum = tsec-sectors;

                if (secnum != newsecnum)
                    continue;

                tsec = (sec->lines[i])->backsector;
                newsecnum = tsec - sectors;

                if (tsec->floorpic != texture)
                    continue;

                height += stairsize;

                if (tsec->specialdata)
                    continue;

                sec = tsec;
                secnum = newsecnum;
                floor = Z_Malloc (sizeof(*floor), PU_LEVSPEC, 0);

                P_AddThinker (&floor->thinker);

                sec->specialdata = floor;
                floor->thinker.function.acp1 = (actionf_p1) T_MoveFloor;
                floor->direction = 1;
                floor->sector = sec;
                floor->speed = speed;
                floor->floordestheight = height;
                ok = 1;
                break;
            }
        } while(ok);
    }
    return rtn;
}


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Oberdonven är en ort i Luxemburg.   Den ligger i distriktet Grevenmacher, i den sydöstra delen av landet,  km öster om huvudstaden Luxemburg. Oberdonven ligger  meter över havet och antalet invånare är .

Terrängen runt Oberdonven är platt åt nordväst, men åt sydost är den kuperad. Den högsta punkten i närheten är  meter över havet,  km sydväst om Oberdonven. Runt Oberdonven är det ganska tätbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer.. Närmaste större samhälle är Luxemburg,  km väster om Oberdonven.

Trakten runt Oberdonven består till största delen av jordbruksmark.  Inlandsklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är januari, med  °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är oktober, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är mars, med  mm nederbörd.

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As we approach the end of the year, it's tempting for recruitment teams to slow down the hiring process. After all, many industries enter a lull in the last two weeks of December and first week of January, as both sales and operations activity drops (retail and hospitality are notable exceptions).
However, for high-volume, medium skilled roles- especially in call centre, manufacturing, retail and transport, there is often a sharp spike in employee attrition during the month of January. This can vary in reason- from employees looking for new opportunities in the New Year, to migrant workers who go home for the December holidays and decide to stay for a while longer. The impact, however, is the same- a sharp drop in staff numbers and resulting pressure to increase recruitment reactively.
We spoke to some of our biggest customers to understand what techniques they use to manage the 'Christmas Churn' phenomenon, and here are some of the key methods they use.
Preventing employee attrition in the first place is often the most desirable option- high performing employees that stay add more value over their tenure. Companies can offer a bonus for workers who return to work in January- either in the form of cash or non-financial incentives such as airtime or food vouchers (which can work well, since many employees are out of pocket after the festive break).
Most retailers will have dimensioned their workforce by adding temporary workers during the festive period. However, most temps will be dropped after the peak season is over, resulting in the unintentional loss of talent. Several high performing companies we spoke to make it a point to measure the performance of temp workers over the festive season and make the best ones permanent. This in turn can compensate for any attrition in the New Year.
Several forward-thinking employers actually model the expected January attrition and recruit in advance to prepare for it. By building a large pipeline of new recruits in November or early December, these companies mitigate the January attrition and ensure continuity of staff levels. Paradoxically, this means that recruitment teams have to actually increase recruitment activities in November and December rather than reduce it.
Which of these techniques have you tried and which work best for you? We'd love to hear from you. Reach out to us here.
About the author: Giraffe is a fully-automated digital recruitment solution that enables businesses to hire high volumes of medium-skilled workers faster and more affordably than any other recruitment method.


Posted on February 3, 2017 at 12:27 pm.
Fairview Village residents, staff and representatives from the Uniting and Anglican churches, gathered in the Morton Lounge for a special afternoon tea to say thank you to retirement village volunteers Kaye Capon and Shirley Bollard, for their outstanding volunteering service to the Fairview Village aged care services community.
For the past 30 years Shirley Bollard, who this year celebrates her 91st birthday, has been responsible for setting up and assisting with the coordination of Church Services at Fairview Village, while Kaye Capon has been playing the piano at these church services for the past 11 years.
An outstanding effort by both ladies who have decided that the time has come to take life a little bit easier.


The session is broken into five parts. The outlines give a reasonably thorough script for you to use. We would recommend that you split these over five different sessions and allow about ½ an hour each to allow for more time to do and to discuss.


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Three Taliban Bombs Target Pakistani Politicians
By HUSSAIN AFZAL
PARACHINAR, Pakistan
Taliban bombs targeting politicians in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday killed 11 people, the latest in a series of attacks meant to disrupt next month's parliamentary election, police said.
The wave of political violence has killed at least 60 people in recent weeks, and many of the attacks have been directed at candidates from secular parties opposed to the Taliban. That has raised concern the violence could benefit hard-line Islamic candidates and others who are more sympathetic to the Taliban because they are able to campaign more freely without fear of being of being attacked.
Pakistani Taliban spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan claimed responsibility for the three attacks, plus two others against secular parties in the southern port city of Karachi on Saturday that killed four people and wounded over 40.
The first bomb on Sunday ripped through the campaign office of Syed Noor Akbar on the outskirts of Kohat city, killing six people and wounding 10, police officer Mujtaba Hussain said.
A second bomb targeted the office of another candidate, Nasir Khan Afridi, in the suburbs of Peshawar city. That attack killed three people and wounded 12, police officer Saifur Rehman said.
The politicians were not in their offices at the time of the blasts. They are both running as independent candidates for parliament to represent constituencies in Pakistan's rugged tribal region along the Afghan border, the main sanctuary for Taliban and al-Qaida militants in the country.
Many politicians running in the May 11 election from the tribal region have their offices located elsewhere and find it hard to campaign in their constituencies because of the danger. The two who were attacked Sunday are considered to hold relatively progressive views compared to the deeply conservative Islamic beliefs of many in the tribal region.
The third attack occurred in the town of Swabi, where a bomb went off during a small rally held by the Awami National Party, which has been repeatedly targeted by the Taliban. The blast killed two people and wounded five, said police officer Farooq Khan. The two candidates targeted in the attack, Ameer Rehman and Haji Rehman, were not hurt.
The Pakistani Taliban have been waging a bloody insurgency against the government for years that has killed thousands of civilians and security personnel. The group's goal is to oust Pakistan's democratic government and implement a system based on Islamic law.
In mid-March, the Taliban threatened attacks against three secular parties that have earned the militants' ire by supporting military operations against them in the northwest: the Awami National Party, the Muttahida Quami Movement and the Pakistan People's Party. The Taliban have carried out at least 20 attacks against politicians and campaign workers since then, mostly from these three parties.
The violence has forced the parties to close dozens of campaign offices and has prevented them from holding large political rallies that are normally the hallmark of Pakistani elections. Many of the candidates have had to find ways to campaign from a distance, relying more on social media, advertisements and even short documentaries to rally support.
That has put these candidates at a disadvantage, and many have complained the militant violence amounts to vote rigging.
Candidates from Islamic parties and others who have advocated negotiating peace with the militants rather than fighting them have been able to campaign with much less fear of being attacked.
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, head of the Pakistan Muslim League-N party, held a rally with several thousand people in the northern town of Murree on Sunday without incident. Many analysts predict Sharif's party will come out on top in the parliamentary election.
The Taliban issued a statement earlier this year requesting that Sharif and the heads of the country's two largest Islamic parties mediate peace negotiations. Sharif declined but said he was a supporter of the talks.
The parties that have been targeted by the Taliban also support peace negotiations with the militants, but only if they lay down their weapons and accept the constitution first _ conditions the militant group has rejected.
Associated Press Writers Riaz Khan and Rasool Dawar in Peshawar contributed to this report.
National SecurityAssociated PressIndependentPakistan


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Q: Implementing Linq-to-Sql Transactions Through WCF - Part II I started here: Implementing LINQ-to-SQL transactions through WCF
Since then I came to the following. I am using basicHttpBinding for legacy, and my WCF client is unmanaged C++ (gSOAP). So I am using ASP.NET Session and enable aspNetCompatibilityMode on WCF. This works, so now I can handle sessions properly.
Now my idea was to allocate separate LINQ-to-SQL DataContext per each session, and in that way achieve transactional behavior. What I wanted to do is to store the DataContext instance inside the Session, do all the inserts without calling SubmitChanges() and then just call SubmitChanges() once to commit the transaction.
Unfortunately, there is a bug in LINQ-to-SQL which prevents you to fetch previously inserted data from the DataContext before you call SubmitChanges() on it (see here) And I need to do that, because before inserting tender's documents and headers I need to retrieve the tender itself. So this won't work (at least without completely refactoring the code and loosing most of LINQ-to-SQL's beauty...)
So now the question is: how do I properly implement the per-DataContext transaction through WCF? I can't propogate the TransactionScope from the client, because the client is unmanaged. I can't use the internal LINQ-to-SQL transaction because of the bug above. The only thing I have is ASP.NET Session (which works). Perhaps I can store the TransactionScope in Session somehow?

A: I automatically get worried as soon as people start mentioning "transaction" and "session" in the same sentence. In my opinion and experience, it simply doesn't scale to consider multiple WCF calls for a single transactional unit of work:

*

*it means you have blocking dependent on an external client

*lots of potential for unresolvable deadlocks - i.e. that can only timeout, rather than db-centric deadlocks which can be detected

*you are forced to use sticky load-balancing

Personally, I would try to work on a single unit-of-work. That might mean that the client packages up a complete request and submits it as an atomic operation, or it might mean that you do that separately via the session - i.e. you buffer the "what" over multiple calls, but only start doing something when you have everything you need.
Either way, the net result is that you end up with your unit-of-work operating over a single implementation, which should make either db-transactions or ambient (TransactionScope) transactions work fine. The advantage of the ambient transaction (in your scenario) is that it'll work across multiple data-contexts, but I expect it should be possible to fix the Single call (as per the related question) without too much headache.
Or wait until .NET 4.0, when I am assured that the offending bug is resolved. OK, that last probably isn't useful in the short term...

A: It seems to me that the important thing is that you reuse the same connection and transaction.  I would use the constructor on the DataContext that takes an existing connection.  After your session start up, begin a transaction by allocating the connection and the transaction.  Store both the connection and the transaction in the session.  Then on each call, recreate the DataContext using the same connection and transaction.  When done, call a method that commits the transaction.  On session timeout, you'll need to make sure that you roll the transaction back.
 public bool CreateTransaction()
 {
     var connection = new SqlConnection( connectionString );
     var transaction = connection.BeginTransaction();
     Session["DBConnection"] = connection;
     Session["DBTransaction"] = transaction;

     return true;
 }

 private DBDataContext CreateContextFromSession()
 {
      if (Session["DBConnection"] == null)
          throw new NullReferenceException( "No connection available for transaction." );
      if (Session["DBTransaction"] == null)
          throw new NullReferenceException( "No transaction available." );

      var context = new DBDataContext( (IDbConnection)Session["DBConnection"] );
      context.Transaction = (DbTransaction)Session["DBTransaction"];

      return context;
 }

 public Tender CreateTender( ... )
 {
     var context = CreateContextFromSession();

     var tender = new Tender { ... };
     context.Tenders.InsertOnSubmit( tender );
     context.SubmitChanges();

     return tender;
 }

 public void CommitTransaction()
 {
     var transaction = (DbTransaction)Session["DBTransaction"];
     transaction.Commit();
     Session.Remove( "DBTransaction" );

     var connection = (IDbConnection)Session["DBConnection"];
     connection.Close();
     Session.Remove( "DBConnection" );
 }

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SM Prime's Net Income up by 17% in 9M18
(22 October 2018, Pasay City, Philippines) SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the largest integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, recorded a 17% increase in its consolidated net income for the first nine months of 2018 to PHP23.44 billion from PHP20.05 billion of the previous year. The consolidated revenues went up by 15% to PHP74.56 billion from PHP64.69 billion of the same period being reviewed, while the consolidated operating income is up by 16% to PHP34.91 billion from PHP30.14 billion of last year.
SM Prime reported a 20% growth on its net income for the 3rd quarter of the year to PHP6.82 billion from PHP5.66 billion of the previous year. The surge in income growth is due to the increase of the Company's revenue by 16% to PHP24.79 billion from PHP21.44 billion of 2017.
"SM Prime's continuous growth as reflected in our first nine-month report shows the results of our strategic expansion in various developing cities in the country. Through the solid performances of our core businesses, we are positive that we will deliver the net income growth we committed when we integrated five years ago. We intend to keep this growth trajectory to enrich more lives in the communities that we serve and deliver more sustainable integrated developments for the betterment of our country," SM Prime President Jeffrey C. Lim said.
The Driving Growth of Provincial Malls
The consolidated mall revenues, which accounts for 58% of SM Prime's nine-month total revenues, recorded a 12% increase to PHP43.26 billion from PHP38.58 billion last year. Backed by the 8% same-mall-sales growth, mall rental revenues went up by 12% to PHP36.83 billion from PHP32.83 billion. The growth is driven by the new malls opened from 2016 to 2018, which are mostly in the provinces.
The Company's cinema and event ticket sales surged by 17% to PHP3.92 billion from PHP3.34 billion of last year. This is supported by higher gross box office receipts from international and local blockbuster movies shown in 2018 such as "Avengers: Infinity War", "The Hows of Us", "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom", "Black Panther", and "The Nun". Other mall revenues, which include leisure, entertainment and merchandise sales, posted PHP2.51 billion, a 4% increase from the same period last year.
Mall operating income increased by 12% to PHP23.97 billion from PHP21.38 billion, operating income margin was stable at 55%.
SM Prime has 78 malls – 71 in the Philippines and seven in China – with a total gross floor area (GFA) of 9.5 million square meters (sqm). The Company has opened four malls in the first nine months of the year namely SM Center Imus in Cavite, SM City Urdaneta Central in Pangasinan, SM City Telabastagan in Pampanga and SM City Legazpi in Albay. SM Center Ormoc in Leyte is scheduled to launch this fourth quarter of 2018, along with Luxe Duty Free in Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City, which is an additional upscale shopping destination in the Bay Area.
Strong Contribution from Growing Residential Market
SM Prime's residential group reported a 23% growth on its revenue for the first three quarters of the year to PHP25.26 billion from PHP20.50 billion of the same period last year. Operating income registered a 34% increase to PHP8.29 billion from PHP6.17 billion of the same period being reviewed, while gross profit margin also improved to 50% from 49% of same period last year.
The increase is primarily due to higher construction accomplishments of projects launched in 2015 to 2017 namely Shore 2, Fame, South, Spring, Shore 3 and S Residences and continued increase in sales take-up of various projects due to strong demand fueled by international buyers, Overseas Filipinos' remittances, and rising disposable income of the emerging middle class.
SM Development Corporation (SMDC), the Company's primary residential developer, recorded a 25% increase in reservation sales in the first nine months of the 2018 to PHP52.80 billion from the PHP42.08 billion reported last year. This translates to a 15% increase in unit sales to 14,698 units from 12,811 units. SM Prime intends to launch between 15,000 to 18,000 residential units next year.
Continuous Expansion of Other Businesses
SM Prime's Commercial Properties Group (CPG) and SM Hotels and Convention Centers (SMHCC), posted a combined revenue growth of 7% in the first nine months of the year to PHP6.17 billion from PHP5.76 billion of the same period last year.
Their operating income increased by 7% to PHP2.89 billion from PHP2.71 billion, while operating income margin is steady at 47%.
The CPG operates 11 office buildings with a total GFA of almost 623,000 sqm., including the recently launched 100% leased-out ThreeE-Com Center in the Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City last September. While SMHCC manages six hotels with more than 1,500 rooms, four convention centers and three trade halls.
SM Prime is set to launch the campus-office building named NU Tower, and the FourE-Com Center, both in the Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City in the coming years, including the expansion of Park Inn – Clark in Pampanga and launching of two new hotels.
SM Prime remains committed to its role as a catalyst for economic growth, delivering innovative and sustainable lifestyle cities, thereby enriching the quality of life of millions of people.
Alexander Pomento
SM Prime Holdings, Inc.
E-mail: alex.pomento@smprime.com
Tel. no.: +632 862 7940


Ayurveda, India's holistic system of medicine, is the most consistently practiced form of medicine, making it always relevant, easy to practice, and effective.
Like stepping into a river, our health changes all the time and having tools to navigate and adjust as needed is important as we identify our bodies and health as places of constant change.
Ayurveda places emphasis on prevention of disease and maintenance of health through close attention to managing balance in one's life. Through Ayurveda, we are building a toolkit composed of foods, herbs, daily and seasonal practices, and antidotes for the mind when we feel off balance.
Knowledge of one's individual constitution and Ayurveda invites a deeper knowing of personal health, allowing one to make empowered decisions about personal well-being.
Join Ayurvedic health counselor and sport physiologist, Gina Parisi, as she dives into the art of holistic living.
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Matthew Price
Chief Correspondent, Today programme, BBC Radio 4
Matthew Price is the Chief Correspondent for BBC Radio 4's Today programme. He presents the programme and covers the major stories for Today – as well as for the BBC's flagship BBC1 television bulletins – and is taking a lead in innovating the corporation's digital offerings.
Price has worked at the BBC for two decades, and as a foreign correspondent has lived in and reported from around the world, across the Middle East, the Americas, and Europe. As Middle East Correspondent he covered the Iraq war in 2003, the Lebanon war in 2006, and Israel's withdrawal from Gaza. As Belgrade Correspondent he covered the trial of the murdered Serbian prime minister Zoran Djindjic. In 2007 he moved to New York where he covered the collapse of Lehman brothers and the subsequent credit crisis. He followed John McCain on the campaign trail in the 2008 presidential election.
Most recently his work has focused on the migration crisis in Europe – he's reported across the continent on this ongoing story, from Lampedusa, the Greek islands, eastern Europe and elsewhere. As Europe correspondent he reported from Brussels and beyond as the Eurozone crisis ripped through country after country.
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