text:
Tony Podcast South West Business Expo
7:01AM Dec 17, 2019
Tony Greenham
accountancy practice
Hello I'm Tony green and Executive Director of South West Mutual. So we're setting up a new bank for the South West of England called South West Mutual. And the idea is that we will serve personal customers business customers through branches and online, and a bank that is owned by its own customers, purely to serve the South West of England.
What stage are you at the moment?
So we're looking to establish a new bank and that's a quite a long and complicated process, as it rightfully should be. So the process will take about two years, hopefully no longer than that. So we should be open opening our doors and ready to do business in 2025. So we're now entering the process of raising money and getting our regulatory approvals. So what makes you different to other banks. So we're looking to be different from other banks and add something which isn't already available, something a bit different in three ways really will be a customer owned bank so a cooperative a mutual will be dedicated to the southwest call Devon Somerset and Dorset and focused exclusively on the needs of our region from the branch to the boardroom, all we care about is prosperity the Southwest will have a focus in particular on smaller businesses we think often they're not getting the attention they deserve from the banking system, but micro businesses and sole traders are really important bedrock of our economy, particularly Southwest will be particularly interested in trying to serve their needs. And then the third difference is that we're driven by purpose. So we'll absolutely want to be a profitable bank, but that's not why we get out of bed in the morning what we get up in the morning for us to deliver on our purpose which is sustainable prosperity for the region.
Being in the South West of England, what do you think of the benefits of being here?
We think we live in an amazing region, which is full of lots of entrepreneurial people. It's full it's a wonderful place to live it has an amazing natural environment as a great quality of life. And I think that that draws people down here. I think that that gives people a lot of pride and passionate about the region, and we like to try and express those values in an event.
So what do you think the biggest challenges are at the moment, businesses down here?
So I think during the course of 2019. The issue of climate change has really come into people's focus, and with the David Attenborough documentary and Gretha Thonberg work in the climate school strikes. So we're very interested in how we can be part of meeting that challenge of changing the economy so that it's greener and cleaner. So we'd like to be part of the financing of this transition to a zero carbon economy. I think it's really important. It's a huge challenge for the business community, and we think we're up to the challenge in the South West, but it's also of course an opportunity. So, lots of businesses down here are already trying to be more sustainable in their practices trying to get rid of plastic, trying to take opportunities in clean energy and other new sustainable and green industries, so we'd love to see the South West being a leader in the UK for managing this transition to a much cleaner, greener company.
Would you say that's one of the biggest opportunities down here in the South West?
We think it is - I mean, obviously it's an opportunity for some businesses that are actually in, you know, industries which are particularly green already but I think the interesting opportunity is for businesses which don't necessarily see themselves as part of the green economy, but maybe there's a growth opportunity for them to start to change their products to start to change the way that they do business to take advantage of the rising appetite. I think amongst consumers to know that the products and services that they're buying having been produced in a really sustainable way that's kind on the environment and also kind on people so there's a lot of interest in practices where people are getting a fair wage and people are being treated well. So I think if you're a business that wants to position yourself in that way as an ethical business, I think the future can be really bright,
Is that sort of approach more prevalent at the moment and are you seeing that with small businesses and start ups?
I think it is fair to say that we sit in pockets. There are some people who have built their business I think and their brand around, you know, being authentically socially just and environmentally sustainable. I've run a small business myself, and I've also served small businesses through an accountancy practice and I know how tough it is, you know, when you're running a small business, you're the chief executive the finance director, the marketing director the sales director - you're everything. I would also say it's really hard to keep across all the stuff you have to do. So, it's tough for us to say to people, and on top of that you've now got to figure out how to make your business a low carbon sustainable business. So I think as a bank, one of our visions would be to help foster a community where businesses can maybe learn from each other, and have events where we can try and help him to navigate through this challenge and turn it into an opportunity.
Thank you Tony


text:
module AbrilHeartbeat
  class RedisWrapper
    def self.check_status!
      ::REDIS.get(:version)
    end

    def self.client?
      !!defined?(REDIS)
    end
  end
end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Salman Khan's History Channel Ad Campaign Videos
History Channel Unveils Campaign With Salman Khan: Crafted by McCann Erickson, the campaign is on-air right now watch the 3 TVCs here.
A+E Networks TV18, a joint venture between A+E Networks and TV 18, has launched three TVCs for their soon-to-be-launched factual entertainment channel "History" in India. The brand has unveiled the new campaign online first, to be followed by TV. The ad features Bollywood actor Salman Khan challenging people's perception of ˜achievement and newness".
The idea for the campaign, concept-alised by McCann Erickson, came from the insight that history, an otherwise mundane topic, needed to be put in the most interesting and engrossing manner. Thus, the campaign plays with the copy reading ˜Watch History being made', 'Kuch Naya Dekho and ˜History Bante Dekho'.
Speaking about the launch campaign strategy, Sangeetha Aiyer, General manager, Marketing, AETN-18, said, The factual entertainment genre as a whole is witnessing a growth of 30 per cent year-on-year basis. And our whole reason to enter the genre is to grow and expand the genre rather than cannibalise within it. Thus, we have entered the market with a different approach, with an intention to broad base the genre and make it a relatively mainstream option for viewers. All our initiatives such as the launch in 6 languages as well as  to have Salman Khan as the face of the channel  is an endeavor in this direction. The genre has been a rather inert and quite one and we want to change that with the launch of HISTORY.
The TVC has been released in three versions — ˜Mountains, ˜Swamp and ˜Samurai — all shot in southern France. Directed by Prashant Issar of Tubelight Films, the TVCs urge people to push the envelope, go beyond the regular, and watch something new.
Salman Khan's History Channel Ad Videos
Angshumani Khanna, Creative Director, McCann Erickson, said, The idea was to communicate "kuch naya dekho. Basically we believed that the channel has a fantastic content line-up. The agency has planned a 360-degree marketing campaign spanning outdoor in metros, activation in key shows, PR and Radio, with key emphasis on innovation on all platforms.
The channel that will go on air from October 9 will be supported by marketing initiatives worth Rs. 15-18 crore across all platforms.
Labels: Salman Khan, Stars on TV
Kareena Kapoor's Wax Statue at Madame Tussauds
Ra.One First Day Box Office Report/Collections Review
Ra 1 Box Office Report/Review - Box Office Opening...
Ra.One Movie Review, Ra 1 Review
Rani Mukherji On India's Most Desirable

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


This ancient monument is one of the greatest examples of its kind throughout Ireland. Legend says, if you land a pebble on its capstone, your wish will be granted.
Proleek Dolmen is 4.3km away from Carnbeg Hotel & Spa, located northeast of Dundalk, on the west bank of the Ballymascanlan River.
Percey French once sang of the beautiful place "where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea." The mountains offer various walking routes, trails, and immersive experiences. Drive through them and stop at breath-taking vantage points, visit the Silent Valley Dam and Parklands, warch as your vehicle rolls up a hill at Spelga Dam. Mourne Mountains hold a magical wonder. Indeed, their ineffable splendour inspired the works of C.S. Lewis, author of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.


My goal is to help you achieve your goal. As a parent of a child with various challenges, I know how we can lose sight of our dreams and goals in order to ensure that our child/ren is developing well. I want to help you to create the balance of individual, mother, and caregiver so that you will be able to live your closest dream life possible while engaging in the development of your child.
I understand that there is not a lot of time in the world of special needs, so I like to limit my calls to 45 mins. and homework is biweekly. We speak a week and the next week you complete a short homework assignment based on our session. I am available to my clients 24 hrs. a day via email and answering service. I am pretty strict on commitment and being on time for your sessions.
I have been coaching for many years, but not until recently did I decide to take myself and my talents seriously and obtain my coaching certification. Having a daughter with autism helped me to hone in on my niche in becoming a coach for Mothers of special needs children. I experienced plenty of lessons becoming a special needs mom and I put in a great deal of work in order to reclaim my individuality, and learn how to distinguish the mom from the caregiver.
It truly makes a difference when the person that you are working with has had similar experiences and can speak your language.


text:
Die evangelische Dorfkirche Carzig war eine neugotische Saalkirche in Carzig, einem Ortsteil der Gemeinde Fichtenhöhe im Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland im Land Brandenburg. Die Kirchengemeinde gehört zum Kirchenkreis Oderland-Spree der Evangelischen Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz. Das Bauwerk ist nach Beschädigungen im Zweiten Weltkrieg eine Ruine.

Lage
Die Carziger Straße zweigt als zentrale Verbindungsachse von der in Nord-Süd-Richtung verlaufenden Bundesstraße 167 nach Osten hin ab. Sie führt in östlicher Richtung in den Ort. Dort steht das Bauwerk südlich der Straße auf einem Grundstück, das nicht eingefriedet ist.

Geschichte
Bereits im Jahr 1394 ist in Carzig die Existenz einer Kirche überliefert. Zuvor Pfarrkirche, wurde der Ort nun zur Filialkirche von Niederjesar heruntergestuft. 1405 wechselte die Zuständigkeit erneut, und Carzig wurde Mutterkirche. In der Zeit von 1600 bis 1953 wiederum war der Ort Filialkirche von Podelzig und gehört seit dieser Zeit zu Mallnow. Ein Neubau in neogotischen Formen auf dem Fundament eines Vorgängerbaus entstand in der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts auf Geheiß des Kirchenpatronats Eugen von Burgsdorff. Das Amtsblatt der Regierung zu Frankfurt a. d. Oder informiert im Jahr 1842 über eine geplante Erweiterung des Gebäudes und lud hierzu "qualifizierte Bauhandwerksmeister" ein. Zur Kirchenausstattung zählten ein spätgotischer Flügelaltar, die Maria, Barbara von Nikomedien, Katharina von Alexandrien sowie vier weitere Heiligenfiguren zeigte. Hinzu kam eine Kanzel, die im Stil der Renaissance geschaffen wurde. Diese Ausstattung ging jedoch im Zweiten Weltkrieg verloren.

Im Zuge der Schlacht um die Seelower Höhen wurde auch die Kirche in Carzig am 10. März 1945 gesprengt. Der Ort war zu dieser Zeit bereits evakuiert. Ines Rath von der Märkischen Oderzeitung vermutet, dass es deutsche Soldaten gewesen sein könnten. Sie verweist jedoch darauf, dass es keine Augenzeugen gab, am selben Tag jedoch in Mallnow gesprengt wurde (eine andere Quelle gibt als Datum "um den 20. März" 1945 an). Bei der Sprengung stürzte der Kirchturm auf das Kirchenschiff und zerstörte den östlichen Giebel sowie die Wände des Langhauses bis auf Höhe der Dachtraufe. Die SMAD erlaubte im Einvernehmen mit dem Ortsbürgermeister der Bevölkerung, Mauersteine für den privaten Hausbau aus der Ruine zu entnehmen. Die Kirchengemeinde nutzte fortan die Dorfschule für den Gottesdienst; die Ruine blieb ungesichert. Im Mai 1957 erhielt sie die beschädigte Glocke zurück. Handwerker begradigten daraufhin den Kirchturm, besserten ihn aus und errichteten einen neuen Glockenstuhl. Im Dezember 1958 konnte sie dort aufgehängt und an Heiligabend 1958 in Betrieb genommen werden. 1960 ersetzten Handwerker das bis dahin provisorisch mit einer Plane abgedeckte Turmdach durch einen Dachstuhl und deckten es neu ein.

Ende 1964 errichteten die Carziger in der Ruine des Kirchenschiffs einen kleinen Gemeinderaum und feierten dort bis nach der Wende alle zwei Wochen den Gottesdienst. 2002 konnte der Kirchturm neu eingedeckt und 2003 mit einer neuen Spitze versehen werden. 2004 gründete sich ein Förderverein, der sich seit dieser Zeit für das Bauwerk einsetzt und zahlreiche kulturelle Veranstaltungen rund um das Bauwerk organisiert. 2006 bauten Handwerker in der Ostwand eine große Fensterfront ein. Hinzu kamen ein elektrischer Anschluss, eine Heizung sowie ein neuer Fußboden. Die Kirche entwickelte sich in den folgenden Jahren zum kulturellen Zentrum des Ortes.

Baubeschreibung

Das Bauwerk wurde im Wesentlichen aus rötlichem Mauerstein errichtet. Nach den erheblichen Beschädigungen sind nur noch die Umfassungsmauern des Langhauses, sein nordöstlicher Eckpfeiler sowie der stark verkürzte Turm erhalten geblieben. Er hat einen quadratischen Grundriss und ist gegenüber dem Schiff stark eingezogen. Im Erdgeschoss sind keine Öffnungen mehr vorhanden. Im darüberliegenden Geschoss befindet sich nach Westen hin eine spitzbogenförmige Klangarkade. Der Turm schließt mit einem Pyramidendach mit Turmkugel und Kreuz ab. An den Turm schließt sich nach Westen hin eine provisorische Notkirche an, die von der Kirchengemeinde für den Gottesdienst genutzt wird.

Ausstattung
Von der Kirchenausstattung ist lediglich eine Fünte aus Sandstein erhalten geblieben. Das Werk aus dem Jahr 1887 trägt die Inschrift "Der Kirche zu Carzig gewidmet von H. Schmidt im Juli 1887". Dazu gehört eine passende Taufschale aus Messing. Ebenfalls erhalten, wenn auch stark beschädigt, ist ein Ölgemälde, das Jesus Christus mit dem Kreuz zeigt. Es kam vor einigen Jahren in die Kirchengemeinde zurück. Die übrige Ausstattung ist neuzeitlich und besteht aus einem hölzernen Kreuz, einem ebenfalls hölzernen Altartisch mit Gestühl sowie ein Harmonium. Im Turm hängt neben einer gusseisernen Gedenktafel ein Porträt, das Eugen von Burgsdorff zeigt.

Literatur
 Förderkreis Alte Kirchen Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. (Hrsg.): 15 Jahre "Initiative Dorfkirche Carzig" (MOL), Infobrief 06 / 19 – 1. Juni 2019, S. 9

Weblinks

 Dorfkirche Carzig, Webseite des Förderkreises Alte Kirchen Berlin-Brandenburg, abgerufen am 1. Juli 2019.
 Initiative Dorfkirche Carzig e. V., Webseite des Amtes Seelow-Land, abgerufen am 1. Juli 2019.
 Initiative Dorfkirche Carzig e. V., Webseite des Fördervereins, abgerufen am 1. Juli 2019.

Einzelnachweise

Kirchengebäude im Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland
Kirchengebäude des Evangelischen Kirchenkreises Oderland-Spree
Backsteinkirche
Neugotisches Bauwerk in Brandenburg
Backsteinbauwerk des Historismus
Neugotisches Kirchengebäude
Kirchenruine in Brandenburg
Saalkirche
Erbaut im 19. Jahrhundert
Zerstört im Zweiten Weltkrieg
Fichtenhöhe

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Золотая Царицына палата — дворцовая постройка XVI века в Московском Кремле. Своё название получила после того как в конце XVI века стены Царицыной палаты расписали золотом.

Происхождение названия
В XVI—XVII веках палату, входившую в женскую половину дворца, именовали различно: «Наугольная от Пречистой», «палата царицы Ирины», «Меньшая Золотая Палата» (в отличие от Средней Золотой и Большой Грановитой), и Золотая Царицына. Прилагательное «золотая» в именовании парадных палат дворца (Средняя Золотая палата, Золотая Царицына палата) производилось от предположительно существовавших в них золотфонных росписей, такого мнения в частности придерживался Иван Забелин. Современные исследования указывают, что нет никаких убедительных сведений о наличии золочёных фонов росписей по сводчатым потолкам данных построек. В то же время в ходе натурных исследований были обнаружены следы кессонированных деревянных потолков у палат северного крыла, украшенных росписью и позолотой. На основании этого была выдвинута гипотеза, что термин «Золотая» в названии парадных палат появился от изначально существовавших в них позолоченных кессонированных потолков.

История и описание

Строительство
Золотая Царицына палата была построена на рубеже XV—XVI веков как часть дворцового комплекса великого князя Ивана III. В историографии памятников Московского Кремля XIX—XX веков встречается ошибочная датировка постройки палаты — 1620-е годы. Исследовательские работы группы специалистов Центральных научно-реставрационных проектных мастерских под руководством Бориса Альтшуллера на объектах древней части Кремлёвского дворца установили, что возведение каменного дворца началось в 1487 году с закладки архитектором Марко Фрязиным Грановитой палаты. Основная часть дворца была возведена Алоизио да Каркано в 1499—1508 годах и состояла из трёх частей: парадных Средней Золотой и Грановитой палат, Набережных палат — с юга, и жилого крыла — с севера. Сохранившийся до настоящего времени второй этаж северного крыла представлял собой монолитный блок из девяти каменных палат, который со стороны Соборной площади замыкала Золотая Царицына Палата, которая, таким образом, датируется 1499—1508 годами. Изначально палата напоминала Грановитую, уступая ей по размерам. Это был стоящий на белокаменном подклете кирпичный, почти прямоугольный в плане объём с примыкавшими к нему с запада большими сенями; палата была перекрыта пониженными коробовыми сводами с распалубками над оконными и дверными проёмами.

Палата в дворцовом пространстве
Впервые Царицына палата дворца упоминалась под именем «Наугольной» в 1526 году, при описании свадебной церемонии великого князя Василия III с Еленой Глинской. Назначение помещения при этом не указывалось. Некоторые историки XIX века считали, что палата относилась к комплексу митрополичьего двора, основываясь на том, что она соседствовала с церковью Ризположения, являвшейся частью этого двора до возведения резиденции патриарха Никона. Иван Снегирёв считал, что именно эта палата фигурировала в источниках XVI века в качестве «Святительской» при описаниях церемониала митрополичьего двора. Однако большинство исследователей дворца, в частности Иван Забелин и Фёдор Рихтер, отвергали эту точку зрения, поскольку закрытый образ княжеской жизни не допускал такого близкого соседства даже с митрополичьими покоями.

Наиболее распространённой является точка зрения, что палаты северного крыла принадлежали к женской половине государева двора, учитывая их близость к церкви Рождества Богородицы, возведённой в 1393 году княгиней Евдокией Донской на месте древней деревянной церкви во имя Воскрешения Лазаря (от каменной постройки конца XIV века сохранилась только нижняя часть). Данная церковь отмечала место расположения теремов великой княгини и, предположительно, служила для неё домовым храмом. Тем не менее, нет никаких достоверных данных, которые могли бы определить место палаты в церемониале и повседневной жизни государева двора до 1580-х годов.

Достоверно известно, что палата стала тронным залом цариц лишь со времени Ирины Годуновой. Во второй половине 1580-х годов палата была перестроена и расписана фресками. В палате государыня принимала иноземных особ, представителей высшего духовенства и приближённых боярынь. С воцарением Романовых палата сохранила тронный статус: она всё чаще упоминалась в документах, связанных с повседневной жизнью царского двора. Помимо официальных церемоний по случаю государственных и церковных праздников, в палате давались столы, связанные с важными семейными событиями: родинные, крестинные и именинные столы с раздачей именинных пирогов; приёмы по случаю свадеб близких родственников; поминки и так далее.

В дни больших праздников, а также по случаю именин, царица принимала здесь поздравления от царя, царевичей, бояр, прочих придворных чинов и посадских людей и жаловала их в присутствии царя имениными пирогами и допускала к руке.

Сюда же являлись люди всех чинов и сословий с поздравлениями по случаю рождения царевичей и царевен. По старинному обычаю новорожденному царевичу или царевне «на зубок» подносили какой-нибудь подарок. Это могла быть икона или другая святыня, серебряный кубок, соболя, дорогие ткани: бархат, атлас и объярь.

Здесь же царица принимала патриарха и прочих служителей церкви.

По воспоминанию архиепископа Арсения Элассонского, посетившего палату в 1589 году, она была очень богато и изящно украшена. Стены и своды были покрыты чистым золотом и удивительным образом отражали произносимые звуки. На стенах были изображены растительные узоры, деревья, виноградные кисти, а также разные птицы. Посреди свода находился лев, державший в зубах змею, с середины которой спускалось множество подсвечников, украшенных драгоценными камнями и жемчугом и искусно сплетённых наподобие корзин. Арсений особо отмечает восхитившие его многочисленные мозаики с изображением событий и лиц священной истории. Все эти изображения были покрыты изящными окладами, венцами и украшены драгоценными камнями.

Удивившая Арсения акустика объясняется хорошо известным древнерусским мастерам строительным приёмом. При исследовании палаты в XX веке на её своде были обнаружены хорошо сохранившиеся, поставленные тесно друг к другу горшки, скреплённые кирпичной крошкой на извести (их высота около 40 см, наибольший диаметр 25 см); этот строительный приём, употреблявшийся в XV—XVI веках, был призван уменьшить нагрузку на своды.

До наших дней сохранилась и так называемая Жилецкая палата, служившая сенями Царицыной. Половина этого помещения была отчуждена перегородкой, вероятно, в XVIII веке. В старину в этих сенях дежурила дворцовая стража. В них сохранился изящный ренессансный портал, оформляющий парадный вход в главное помещение женской половины царского дворца. Рельефная резьба портала изображает цветы и травы, главным образом завитки аканта. Ренессансные черты имеют также оконные проёмы и распалубки.

В 1635—1636 годах над Золотой Царицыной палатой был возведён Верхоспасский собор, и с этого времени палата перестаёт существовать как отдельный объём. Тогда же вдоль южного фасада палаты прошла галерея.

В 1681 году был перестроен Верхоспасский собор, и в 1683 году свод палаты был укреплён двумя поставленными крест-накрест арками-перететивьями с вызолоченными железными связями, в результате чего интерьер палаты приобрёл столь своеобразный вид.

В правление Петра I Золотая Царицына палата была обращена в кладовую. Возобновили её лишь к коронации Павла I в 1796 году, о чём свидетельствует надпись на своде.

В 1838—1849 гг., при строительстве Большого Кремлёвского дворца палата была отреставрирована и включена в новый историко-архитектурный комплекс.

Фрески палаты выполнены в конце 1580-х годов, впоследствии — в XVII, XVIII веках и позднее — неоднократно поновлялись. Они уникальны по содержанию и соответствуют назначению помещения. На стенах помещены изображения женщин-правительниц: византийских императриц Ирины и Феодоры, грузинской царицы Динары (Тамары), русской княгини Ольги. Показаны также сюжеты из истории христианства, и среди них — изображение императора Константина и его матери Елены. По батальным сценам на северной стене, изображающим деяния царицы Динары, установлено, что первоначальная роспись была полихромной, лишь части нимбов и фона были позолочены. Роспись сводов, особенно впечатлявшая современников, была утрачена при разграблении палаты в Смутное время. Реставрация стенописи производилась в 1920-х и 1947 годах.

В настоящее время палата со всех сторон обстроена и для обозрения доступен только её восточный фасад, выходящий в проезд между Грановитой палатой и церковью Ризположения. По остаткам карниза, скрытого аркой, поддерживающей обходную галерею Верхоспасского собора, а также по оконным наличникам хорошо видно, что первоначальный облик палаты имел черты ренессанса. Оконные наличники южного фасада, ранее выходившего на Постельное крыльцо, украшены затейливой резьбой в том же стиле. Примечательно, что одно из этих окон двойное. Три уцелевших окна восточного фасада имеют полуциркулярные завершения; над боковыми окнами находятся венки из пальметок, а большее по размеру среднее окаймлено фигурным валиком. Ренессансный антаблемент включал ряды иоников, консолей с пальметтами, аканта, бусин и сухариков; фрагменты этого антаблемента сохранились на северном и восточном фасадах.

В настоящее время Золотая Царицына палата является одним из помещений резиденции президента.

Примечания

Литература
 Бартенев С. П. Большой Кремлёвский дворец. Указатель к его обозрению. М.: Синодальная типография, 1909. С. 74—79.
 Забелин И. Е. Домашний быт русских царей в XVI и XVII столетиях. М.: Транзиткнига, 2005. ISBN 5-9578-2773-8

Палаты Московского Кремля
Русская архитектура XVI века


Environmental, nutritional, and physiological parameters associated with hoof growth and wear were evaluated using data from 140 Holstein cows in five herds. Growth and wear of the dorsal and lateral regions of the front and rear outside claws were measured at approximately 2 mo intervals over a 14 mo period. Housing facilities varied from continuous confinement on concrete to confinement in dirt lots and included loafing sheds, free stall barns, and one comfort stall facility with rubber mats. Lateral hoof regions grew 24% faster than dorsal regions in the front and 20% faster in the rear hooves. Rear hooves grew 10% faster in the dorsal and about 6% faster in the lateral areas than the front hooves. Dorsal regions consistently wore at a lower rate than lateral regions. Hoof wear of the lateral area was less in front hooves than in the rear, but dorsal region wear was similar for front and rear hooves. Cows housed in free stall systems exhibited slower rates of hoof wear than animals housed in dirt pack loafing sheds and comfort stalls. Hoof growth was not as greatly influenced by housing type. Rates on hoof growth and wear increased with increasing photoperiod and ambient temperature. Reproductive efficiency, sire line, arid type evaluations did not influence hoof growth or wear. Older animals exhibited slower rates of growth and wear in the lateral region of rear hooves. Hooves grew more slowly in early lactation than in late lactation. Increased dietary sulfur intake was related to increased hoof growth and decreased hoof wear. Increased fiber intake was also related to increased hoof growth and tended to be related to decreased hoof wear.
Bemis, Lisa Hartson, "Environmental, Nutritional, and Physiological Factors Associated with Hoof Growth and Wear in Holstein Cows" (1984). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1316.


My name is Lorraine, (most people call me Mati these days) and I'm a graphic designer and author. The Crafty Coyote is a business I started in 2010, and it has grown ever since. Because art and writing are both dear to me, neither takes the forefront in my career. I spend much of my time doing trade shows, where I can continue embracing both my talents.
In 2013, I became the Art Director for Fantastic Journeys Publishing, and I took the opportunity to work closely artists and authors to create professional looking novels. I published my first novel Archipelago, with the sequel Confluence soon to follow. After a long summer traveling the comicon circuits, I spent time working as a professional book reviewer with Steampunk Sparrow's Book Blog. While a reduction in time has significantly stopped my ability to post there, I still enjoy reading and giving feedback to other writers.
In 2018, I spent time running a ceramic business and learning to foster relationships with clients. I took a few summers to restock inventory, regroup, and focus on book edits. Now, after a period of trial and error, I am back building doing what I love: creating, and more importantly, helping other's embrace their own talents.
In my shop you can find handmade products, copies of my books, as well as information to purchase some of my services like branding packages and logo designs.


We live in an era of technological advancement where new innovative tools and techniques are created on daily basis. We are generating terabytes of data on average. To cater the ever-growing data center needs and storage requirements, new technologies such as virtualization and hyperconvergence are readily being adopted by organizations all around the world. But with all these new virtual systems, the security concerns in the IT sector have also evolved.
Data is an extremely important asset in this age and its security is of paramount importance for an organization no matter what its size. Hackers, malicious users, and attackers are constantly improving their attacking strategies and studying their targets in order to do the maximum amount of damage. A research company, Juniper Research, has recently published a study in which they have estimated the cost of data breaches and the figure estimated, by the year 2019, is an eye-popping $2.1 trillion.
1. Intuitive management: Data centers have been revolutionized thanks to cloud computing and virtualization. It is now extremely easy to expand your data center with these modern technologies which is why scalability of the security is also a must-have. Companies should utilize security management consoles that are intuitive, scalable and able to handle multiple virtualization points. This management console will allow complete visibility of the virtual layer along with the use of associated resources. Access monitoring, user role-based access, and permissions should be employed as well.
2. Efficiency: One common myth of the IT industry is considering security as an additional overhead. A data center with a seamlessly integrated security platform can be made a reality by improving the resource utilization and hypervisor layer's integration. The result will be an efficient security system that will protect your data center with solid user permissions and policies.
3. Scalability: Scalability is critical when it comes to modern data centers because virtual environments and cloud can be located in multiple locations. The location of your instances, whether public, private or in hybrid cloud, should not be a problem for your security system. It should be multi-tenant friendly.
4. Proactive Response: In the world of cybercrimes, your response should be proactive which means that threats should be detected before they reach your data center or virtual machines. Automation and security intelligence can help administrators create and deploy policies and methodologies that can cater to your security need proactively and with agility.
5. Compliance and Regulation: Compliance and regulations can be a huge challenge for organizations when it comes to the cloud or virtualized infrastructures. There are security platforms available in the market that are compliance ready and come with a myriad of features such as firewalls, monitoring, and intrusion detection systems, etc.
So, these were some of the best practices that can help you in keeping your virtual and cloud environments secure. Data center administrators should keep up with the latest technologies in order to stay one step ahead of those who pose a threat. If you are looking for switching to a virtual environment then you should give Virtual SAN a look. VSAN is an economical solution that is high in performance and provides minimum possible downtime. It is a reliable solution perfect for those companies who want to get rid of vendor lock-in or those who have budget constraints as it uses off the shelf commercial grade hardware.


text:
Home Destiny
We Need A Strike Narrated By Lord Shaxx In Destiny 2
in Destiny, Destiny 2
Bungie: Destiny 2
Destiny is divided into two categories – PvE and PvP. While there are separate communities who play and enjoy the PvE storyline, there are a lot of players who play Destiny for its PvP and competitive modes such as Trials, Iron Banner, etc. Speaking of PvE activities, one of the main PvE activities is Strikes that are 3-player activity. Normally, strikes are narrated by the Vanguard (Zavala, Ikora, Cayde-6), or other NPCs. We've seen many strikes narrated by characters like the Drifter, Hawthorne, but none by Lord Shaxx which is exactly what we need in Destiny 2.
Destiny 2 Needs a Strike Run By Lord Shaxx
We already have a mission narrated by Lord Shaxx, Osiris, and Saint-14, which was a lot of fun. Imagine how fun would it be if we get a strike run by Lord Shaxx which requires us to clear out a zone for a new Crucible map (as suggested by this Reddit user).
With Trials of Osiris coming in season 10, who knows, maybe we'll get something similar to this then. Do you like this idea? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
Destiny was released on September 9, 2014, on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360. Destiny 2 was released on September 4, 2017, on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It was released later in 2019 on Google Stadia.


text:
Never Say Love - Carly Phillips & Lauren Hawkeye
Never Say Love by Carly Phillips and Lauren Hawkeye
Date of Publication: February 21, 2016
Bound by a vow with his friends, hotel tycoon Nathan Archer refuses to settle down and tie the knot. His only commitment is to bachelorhood. Granted, that contract was made when he was 15 years old… and in a treehouse. Still, a promise is a promise. And Nate takes his promises seriously.
But when cute little Eleanor Marshall walks back into his life, this blast from the past is no longer the timid little girl he used to know. When Ellie propositions him for a night of sizzling, unattached sex, Nate can't refuse. Besides, it's only one night. And Nate is never going to settle down.
Amazon (Kindle) iBooks Kobo B&N Nook Amazon Print Amazon outside the US
About Carly Phillips and Lauren Hawkeye
After a successful fifteen year career with various New York publishing houses, and over 40 sexy contemporary romance novels published, N.Y. Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Carly Phillips is now an Indie author who writes to her own expectations and that of her readers. She continues the tradition of hot men and strong women and plans to publish many more sizzling stories. Carly lives in Purchase, NY with her family, two nearly adult daughters and two crazy dogs who star on her Facebook Fan Page and website. She's a writer, a knitter of sorts, a wife, and a mom. In addition, she's a Twitter and Internet junkie and is always around to interact with her readers.
Lauren Hawkeye
New York Time and USA Today bestselling author Lauren Hawkeye never imagined that she'd wind up telling stories for a living… though when she looks back, it's easy to see that she's the only one who is surprised. Always "the kid who read all the time", Lauren made up stories about her favorite characters once she'd finished a book… and once spent an entire year narrating her own life internally. No, really. But where she was just plain odd before publication, now she can at least claim to have an artistic temperament.
Lauren lives in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada with her husband, two young sons, pit bull and two idiot cats, though they do not live in an igloo, nor do they drive a dogsled. In her nonexistent spare time Lauren can be found knitting, reading anything she can get her hands on, or sweating her way through spin class. She loves to hear from her readers!
Find Carly Phillips and Lauren Hawkeye Online
Website Goodreads Amazon Facebook Twitter
Website Mailing List Goodreads Amazon
Soulless - Release Blitz
Bear & Thia's epic is FINALLY HERE!
SOULLESS IS LIVE!
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1U0xEAg
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1NKiPfZ
iBooks: http://apple.co/1XgzApZ
Nook: http://bit.ly/1T4mmMK
Haven't read this series yet?
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1NGbEpb
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1SIGSQO
iBooks: http://apple.co/1QcsC1R
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1HQU3im
Paperback Amazon: http://amzn.to/1YsctJZ
T.M. Frazier is a USA TODAY bestselling author. She resides in sunny Southwest Florida with her husband and young daughter. When she's not writing she loves talking to her readers, country music, reading, and traveling. Her debut novel, The Dark Light of Day was published in September of 2013 and when she started writing it she intended for it to be a light beachy romance. Well...it has a beach in it!
Stalk Her: Website, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, and Goodreads.
We are so excited to share the cover for Heidi McLaughlin's new book SAVE ME releasing on April 5th. #FindHisFamily
♥ Preorder on Amazon ♥
http://bit.ly/SaveMeZ
Tucker McCoy thought the hardest mission of his life was over. After being deployed for six years, all he wanted to do was return home to his wife and daughter. But when he arrives home with roses in his hand, the last thing he expects is to be welcomed by a stranger. Being presumed dead for six years doesn't help his cause as no one is giving him the answers he needs.
Now his mission is to find out where his family is and he's willing to do whatever it takes to bring them home, even if that means bringing down the people involved.
Penelope McCoy has a secret and one she's willing to keep until she can find someone to trust. In order to do that, she and her daughter must hide, change their identities and forget about their previous life.
For six years she's been running and she soon realizes that time is catching up with her. Now she has to decide whether to run again or face the ghosts of her past head on.
Cover Designed by Sarah at Okay Creations.
Photographer: Eric Battershell
Model: BT Urruela
Heidi is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author.
Originally from Portland, Oregon and raised in the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband and two daughters. Also renting space in their home is an over-hyper Beagle/Jack Russell, Buttercup, and their newest addition of a Highland Westie/Mini Schnauzer, JiLL.
During the day Heidi is behind a desk talking about Land Use. At night, she's writing one of the many stories planned for release or sitting courtside during either daughter's basketball games.
BookBub | Amazon Author Page | Blog | Newsletter | The Beaumont Daily FB Group
Release Blitz Mc:Moniz L.Ann Marie
Geek was pulled into the MC given a job and a room. As a runaway those two things meant the world to him. He repaid his benefactors with a loyalty and dedication only members of the Brotherhood understand. No job is beneath him and no Brother is unimportant to Geek. He loves the new direction his MC has taken and will do everything he can to keep it moving in that right direction.
Human trafficking is being bankrolled by someone with the means to shut the MC down. Our typical cast of characters keep this interesting as they continue to fight the good fight in the only way the MC knows how: fire power, foot shots, duct tape and scalping...yeah scalping. They work together with technology, Mitch and Baxter Security to ward off the bad guys.
With the Little Brothers new plans, life becomes complicated, but not as complicated as the five year old that has Geek wrapped and her mother that's unknowingly reeling him in.
Amazon US I Amazon UK
The waitress rushes over and he smiles at her saying thanks. She's not happy being dismissed and I laugh following him to the door. "Schools should have a fuckin' class for women. Too many don't understand they should be worth more than a quick roll." He hits the door hard. He's pissed making me smile. Then I stop and think. That's all I've been doing. I'm not paying attention and stop short when he does. "Two coming from the side and two in front. I got the front." He says low. My hand is already pulling my gun. "Let me guess you're Indian? Get money from the casinos?" A big guy says in front of us. I spin with my gun up stopping the two on the side from coming any closer. "Yeah." Little Ben says. The two guys laugh. "You are just who we're looking for. Need some of that." Little Ben sounds bored. "You should probably walk away at this point but you won't. So here's what's going to happen. My Brother is going to shoot your friends and I'm going to drop you two within three minutes. So we might as well just get it over with."
I was an account executive that became unemployed when the market crashed. Writing was a labor of love but never a paying one. I am brand new to the author world. When I found people actually reading them I wrote more. With this being number fourteen I still haven't found a way to make the characters stop talking to me. Now I'm trying to learn about marketing, pages, and review based sales...eeeks. I like writing better!
We fell in love in a lightning strike, a sudden anomaly in a sea of lost people.
He knew right away, yet I was hesitant. I could have never prepared myself for a love like ours.
No one could.
As a child, I had conjured an amazing story in my mind. It was a story I could retell about a man that would move me like no other; a story about the way we met and how he had swept me off my feet. But, the ending to that fairytale was so far from the reality.
No one will want to hear that story now, but for Grant, I will always tell it.
***Explicit Sex and Language. Not for those who are not fans of spontaneous love affairs.
When I started school, I'd decided that love could wait. Well, after my one and only boyfriend threw me away for someone that looked more like the girl I'd taken a seat next to. I envied girls like that, so well put together at all times: the right clothes, the right shoes, perfect hair and skin tone, no matter the weather. I, however, was a hot mess and had been since I was a kid. Growing up, I had absolutely no interest in playing Barbie's with my sister when I could be swinging from trees. When we were younger, Dallas used to come in from playing to show our parents she hadn't gotten her clothes dirty, while I, to my mother's absolute horror, brought in anything that crawled or hopped. As I watched the girl next to me play with her perfectly painted nails, I swore to myself that one day I would make time for things like that. I would become a better, more alluring version of myself.
School came first, love would have to wait, and my father agreed wholeheartedly. My mother, on the other hand, had told me "The whole world would not make a damn bit of sense until I fell in love." I'd already tried that and had barely made it out alive. My parents were a pair of romantics. While I did subscribe to their brand of thought, right now was not the time.
Curiosity got the best of me and I turned to my left, although I had sworn to myself I wouldn't, and felt the prick of a tingle start from my scalp then down my back as I found his eyes on me.
Turning my attention back to the lecture, I cursed my stupid curiosity. Why was he still looking at me?
When we were dismissed, I stood up to make my way to my apartment to read what I could to prep for my next lab, but was stopped short at the door by the same man that had already taken up too much of my imagination. I pushed past him for the second time but was stopped in the corridor when he addressed me.
"You." It was a statement from him, not a question. I turned to look at him, utterly confused.
"Me?" I noticed his girlfriend eyeing our exchange as she continued to talk to her friends.
"Rose," he mimicked, his eyes still intent on mine. He stood with his hands in the pockets of his jeans as he continued to stare. I finally broke our gaze. He smiled at the ground for a moment then looked at me again. "Okay." His smile was breathtaking. It was boyishly handsome on a face that screamed all man. I was supposed to be doing something. What was I doing? He had my full attention. I couldn't tear my eyes away. He was quite a bit taller than I was and had a broad chest that was torturing his pale blue t-shirt. He didn't belong in my class. He didn't belong in this school, and it was too easy to tell. He had a deep tan and looked to be a bit of a roughneck. We stared at each other for a full minute as I tried desperately to take all of him in, but he had too much body for me to compartmentalize. Between the bulges in his arms, his broad chest, and an ass I was straining to get a glimpse of, I concluded he looked like Tarzan in modern day clothing. If I kept my appraisal of him going on any longer, I felt I would start spouting off things like: "You Tarzan, me Jane, and me want to swing."
"Okay, Rose," he said, interrupting my inner dialogue and daydream. Damn him! We were almost happy living in the trees. It was obvious he had something on his mind.
"Is there a conversation I'm having with you that I don't know about?" I asked in a hushed tone.
"Yes, Rose, there is." I was graced with another smile— oh, God, a dimple— then, "I'll see you around."
"Well... who are you?" He looked back at me with a confidence I'd only seen a few men carry, namely my father.
"I'm the man that's going to marry you." I snorted, quite unattractively, as my reply. Then he caught my gaze again, imploring me to believe him. "I'm the man that you are going to marry."
AMAZON * B&N * KOBO * iBOOKS
Kate Stewart, a native of Dallas, now resides in Charleston, S.C. She moved to the city three weeks after her first visit, dropping her career of 8 years, declaring the city her creative muse. Since her move in 2010, she has published two novels, the third coming July 2015. She lives with her husband of 8 years, Nick who is featured on the cover of the novel, TITAN.
Her other novels include Room 212, Never Me, and Loving the White Liar which are all available now.
Mackenzie Family - Release Day
We are absolutely thrilled to bring you the Release Day Launch for Liliana Hart's Mackenzie Family Series! Liliana Hart's Mackenzie Family Series is brought to you by 1001 Dark Nights. The novel and 5 novellas are all being released today! Check out this amazing series below and grab your copy of each amazing story in the Mackenzie Family Series today!
A Letter from Liliana Hart: Dear Readers, I'm thrilled to be able to introduce the MacKenzie Family World to you. I asked five of my favorite authors to create their own characters and put them into the world you all know and love. These amazing authors revisited Surrender, Montana, and through their imagination you'll get to meet new characters, while reuniting with some of your favorites. These stories are hot, hot, hot—exactly what you'd expect from a MacKenzie story—and it was pure pleasure for me to read each and every one of them and see my world through someone else's eyes. They definitely did the series justice, and I hope you discover five new authors to put on your auto-buy list. Make sure you check out Troublemaker, a brand new, full-length MacKenzie novel written by me. And yes, you'll get to see more glimpses of Shane before his book comes out next year. So grab a glass of wine, pour a bubble bath, and prepare to Surrender. Love Always, Liliana Hart
Experience the Mackenzie Family Series Here…
Liliana Hart's Trouble Maker (A Mackenzie Family Novel) Marnie Whitlock has never known what it's like to be normal. She and her family moved from place to place, hiding from reporters and psychologists, all because of her gift. A curse was more like it. Seeing a victim, feeling his pain as the last of his life ebbed away, and being helpless to save him. It was torture. And then one day it disappeared and she was free. Until those who hunted her for her gift tried to kill her. And then the gift came back with a vengeance. Beckett Hamilton leads a simple life. His ranch is profitable and a legacy he'll be proud to pass onto his children one day, work fills his time from sunup to sundown, and his romances are short and sweet. He wouldn't have it any other way. And then he runs into quiet and reserved Marnie Whitlock just after she moves to town. She intrigues him like no woman ever has. And she's hiding something. His hope is that she begins to trust him before it's too late.
Amazon ** Barnes and Noble ** Kobo ** All Romance eBooks ** iBooks ** GooglePlay
Robin Covington's Rush (A Mackenzie Family Novella) Atticus Rush doesn't really like people. Years in Special Ops and law enforcement showed him the worst of humanity, making his mountain hideaway the ideal place to live. But when his colleagues at MacKenzie Security need him to save the kidnapped young daughter of a U.S. Senator, he'll do it, even if it means working with the woman who broke his heart his ex-wife. Lady Olivia Rutledge-Cairn likes to steal things. Raised with a silver spoon and the glass slipper she spent years cultivating a cadre of acquaintances in the highest places. She parlayed her natural gift for theft into a career of locating and illegally retrieving hard-to-find items of value for the ridiculously wealthy. Rush was the one man who tempted her to change her ways until he caught her and threatened to turn her in. MacKenzie Security has vowed to save the girl. Olivia can find anything or anyone. Rush can get anyone out. As the clock winds down on the girl's life, can they fight the past, a ruthless madman and their explosive passion to get the job done?
Avery Flynn's Bullet Proof (A Mackenzie Family Novella) "Being one of the good guys is not my thing." Bianca Sutherland isn't at an exclusive Eyes-Wide-Shut style orgy for the orgasms. She's there because the only clue to her friend's disappearance is a photo of a painting hanging somewhere in Bisu Manor. Determined to find her missing friend when no one else will, she expects trouble when she cons her way into the party—but not in the form of a so-hot-he-turns-your-panties-to-ash former boxer. Taz Hazard's only concern is looking out for himself and he has no intention of changing his ways until he finds sexy-as-sin Bianca at the most notorious mansion in Ft. Worth. Now, he's tangled up in a missing person case tied into a powerful new drug about to flood the streets, if they can't find a way to stop it before its too late. Taking on a drug cartel isn't safe, but when passion ignites between them Taz and Bianca discover their hearts aren't bulletproof either.
Cristin Harber's Delta: Rescue (A Mackenzie Family Novella) When Luke Brenner takes an off-the-books job on the MacKenzie-Delta joint task force, he has one goal: shut down sex traffickers on his personal hunt for retribution. This operation brings him closer than he's ever been to avenge his first love, who was taken, sold, and likely dead. Madeleine Mercier is the daughter of an infamous cartel conglomerate. Their family bleeds money, they sell pleasure, they sell people. She knows no other life, sees no escape, except for one. Maddy is the only person who can take down Papa, when every branch of law enforcement in every country, is on her father's payroll. It's evil. To want to ruin, to murder, her family. But that's what she is. Ruined for a life outside of destroying her father. She can't feel arousal. Has never been kissed. Never felt anything other than disgust for the world that she perpetuates. Until she clashes with a possible mercenary who gives her hope. The hunter versus the virgin. The predator and his prey. When forced together, can enemies resist the urge to run away or destroy one another?
Kimberly Kincaid's Deep Trouble (A Mackenzie Family Novella) Bartender Kylie Walker went into the basement of The Corner Tavern for a box of cocktail napkins, but what she got was an eyeful of murder. Now she's on the run from a killer with connections, and one wrong step could be her last. Desperate to stay safe, Kylie calls the only person she trusts—her ex-Army Ranger brother. The only problem? He's two thousand miles away, and trouble is right outside her door. Security specialist Devon Randolph might be rough and gruff, but he'll never turn down a friend in need, especially when that friend is the fellow Ranger who once saved his life. Devon may have secrets, but he's nearby, and he's got the skills to keep his buddy's sister safe…even if one look at brash, beautiful, Kylie makes him want to break all the rules. Forced on the run, Kylie and Devon dodge bullets and bad guys, but they cannot fight the attraction burning between them. Yet the closer they grow, the higher the stakes become. Will they be able to outrun a brutal killer? Or will Devon's secrets tear them apart first?
Christopher Rice's Desire & Ice (A Mackenzie Family Novella) Danny Patterson isn't a teenager anymore. He's the newest and youngest sheriff's deputy in Surrender, Montana. A chance encounter with his former schoolteacher on the eve of the biggest snowstorm to hit Surrender in years shows him that some schoolboy crushes never fade. Sometimes they mature into grown-up desire. It's been years since Eliza Brightwell set foot in Surrender. So why is she back now? And why does she seem like she's running from something? To solve this mystery, Danny disobeys a direct order from Sheriff Cooper MacKenzie and sets out into a fierce blizzard, where his courage and his desire might be the only things capable of saving Eliza from a dark force out of her own past.
About the Mackenzie Family Series Authors...
Liliana Hart: Liliana Hart is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author in both the mystery and romance genres. After starting her first novel her freshman year of college, she immediately became addicted to writing and knew she'd found what she was meant to do with her life. She has no idea why she majored in music. Liliana is an avid reader and a believer in all things romance. Her books are filled with witty dialogue, steamy sex, and the all-important happily-ever-afters her romantic soul craves. Since self-publishing in June of 2011, she's sold more than 1.2 million ebooks all over the world. Visit Liliana Hart's website.
Robin Covington: A USA Today bestseller, Robin Covington loves to explore the theme of fooling around and falling in love in her books. Her stories burn up the sheets. . .one page at a time. When she's not writing she's collecting tasty man candy, indulging in a little comic book geek love, and stalking Chris Evans. Don't send chocolate . . . send eye candy! Robin's books have won the Golden Leaf Award and finaled in the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice, the Book Seller's Best and the National Reader's Choice Awards. She lives in Maryland with her handsome husband, her two brilliant children (they get it from her, of course!), and her beloved furbabies. Visit Robin Covington's website.
Avery Flynn: Award-winning romance author Avery Flynn has three slightly-wild children, loves a hockey-addicted husband and is desperately hoping someone invents the coffee IV drip. She was a reader before she was a writer and hopes to always be both. She loves to write about smartass alpha heroes who are as good with a quip as they are with their *ahem* other God-given talents. Her heroines are feisty, fierce and fantastic. Brainy and brave, these ladies know how to stand on their own two feet and knock the bad guys off theirs. Also, if you figure out how to send Oreos through the Internet, she'll be your best friend for life. Visit Avery Flynn's website.
Cristin Harber: Cristin Harber is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling romance author. She writes steamy romantic suspense, military romance, and new adult. Readers voted her onto Amazon's Top Picks for Debut Romance Authors in 2013, and her debut Titan series was both a #1 romantic suspense and military romance bestseller. Visit Cristin Harber's website.
Kimberly Kincaid: Kimberly Kincaid writes contemporary romance that splits the difference between sexy and sweet. When she's not sitting cross-legged in an ancient desk chair known as "The Pleather Bomber", she can be found practicing obscene amounts of yoga, whipping up anything from enchiladas to éclairs in her kitchen, or curled up with her nose in a book. Kimberly is a USA Today best-selling author and a 2015 RWA RITA® finalist who lives (and writes!) by the mantra that food is love. Kimberly resides in Virginia with her wildly patient husband and their three daughters. Visit Kimberly Kincaid's website.
Christopher Rice: After publishing four New York Times bestselling thrillers by the age of 30 and being declared one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive, award-winning writer Christopher Rice became the first author to make his erotic romance debut part of the 1,001 DARK NIGHTS series. THE FLAME: A Desire Exchange Novella kicked off a steamy new series set in New Orleans, featuring magical candles and a sexy new breed of supernatural beings, The Radiants, who are devoted to helping heroes and heroines realize their heart's desire. THE FLAME earned accolades from some of the biggest names in erotic romance and was quickly followed up by THE SURRENDER GATE: A Desire Exchange Novel, available from Evil Eye Concepts as a Blue Box Special. Aside from authoring eight works of dark suspense, Christopher is also the co-host and executive producer of THE DINNER PARTY SHOW WITH CHRISTOPHER RICE & ERIC SHAW QUINN, all the episodes of which can be downloaded at TheDinnerPartyShow.com and from iTunes. Make sure you're subscribed to The Dinner Party Show's You Tube channel to receive their newest content in 2016. Visit Christopher Rice's website.
We are so excited to share the cover for Heidi McL...
We fell in love in a lightning strike, a sudden ...
Last Call - Staci Hart - Release Blitz & Review
Biker Chicks: An Anthology of Hot MC Romance - Rel...
Soulless - T.M. Frazier - Excerpt Reveal
One Night In Daytona - Ann Grech - Book Blitz
Hearts & Daggers - Release Blitz
Sexy Bastards Anthology
Fused (Lost in Oblivion 4.5) - Taryn Elliott & Car...
Until I'm Yours - By Kennedy Ryan - Launch Blitz/G...
Jamie Begley - The Last Riders - Release Blitz


This is a project I worked on many years ago. As far as I know, it was never finished but I like the grid. The player controls a small ship moving across a grid made by aliens in Earth orbit. The player must shoot the aliens and spawnpoints. The final goal is to destroy all the bosses - special large structures attached to the grid.
The grid is a mixture of 3D elements and hand painted elements; the ship and aliens are completely 3D. Many elements are animated.
A piece of grid with some bosses and spawns.
Ships and aliens - sprite atlas.
Damaged alien spawnpoint. - damaged versions.


On February 24, 2018, the UC-AFT Librarians' Table Team met at the Burbank CFT offices to kick off the bargaining season.
We spent the morning discussing our ground rules and priorities for bargaining with UCOP, including where we would like bargaining to take place (on our campuses, that is!). We then discussed plans for communicating out to our members and our decision-making process.
In the afternoon, our team worked on the current contract/MOU. We looked at which articles we would plan to negotiate, what we would like to gain through negotiations. Individuals and small groups were assigned to work on new contract language for specific articles, such as Article 13 – Salary and Article 3 – Professional Activities and Development.
The day-long meeting was very productive and our Table Team is off to a great start. The team continues to meet via monthly conference calls and is working diligently on our opening proposals for bargaining.
Posted on March 5, 2018 March 9, 2018 by Carla ArbageyPosted in 2018 BargainingTagged general updates.


Double sized lot in the south beach area, with small view of the water. Mobile / trailer is updated, clean and definitely usable all year round. Huge deck on the south side. The property has a full approved in ground septic system with final inspections allowing use of existing system with new construction.


text:
Régiakadémiatelep  Budapest XVII. kerületének egyik városrésze.

Fekvése
Keleten és északon Rákosliget, nyugaton az Egyesült Vegyiművek, míg délen a Rákos-patak határolja.

Határai
Gyöngytyúk utca északi oldalán fekvő teleksor északi határvonala a Cinkotai út – Liszt Ferenc utca – a MÁV péceli vonala – Cinkotai út a Gyöngytyúk utca északi oldalán fekvő teleksor északi határvonaláig.

Története
Rákoskeresztúr területének egy része volt, amely az 1873-ban gróf Vigyázó Sándor tulajdonába került a Podmaniczky Zsuzsannával kötött házassága révén. Fia, Ferenc, neves jogász és a főrendiház tagja, utód nélkül halt meg, és birtokait, valamint értékes gyűjteményeit – apja akaratának megfelelően – a Magyar Tudományos Akadémiára hagyta. A mezőgazdasági területek parcellázását az új tulajdonos, a Magyar Tudományos Akadémia kezdeményezte, és így alakult ki az 1930-as években Rákoskeresztúr község részeként a családi házas Régiakadémiatelep, majd 1950. január 1-je után, már Budapest részeként az Akadémiaújtelep.

Gazdaság

Régiakadémiatelep nyugati szélén, a Cinkotai út mentén található az Egyesült Vegyiművek, ami 1956-os létrehozása óta (ott addig egy szintetikus gumit gyártó üzem működött) elsősorban háztartási vegyi termékeket gyártott olyan márkaneveken, mint Wu2, Caola, BIP, Ultra, stb. A cég az 1980-as években Magyarország legnagyobb vállalatai közé tartozott. Privatizálták. A gyártelepen a termelés 2014 elején megszűnt.

Ahol a Rákos-patak keresztezi a cinkotai utat, ott a pataknál a kőbányai oldalon a pesti út felől a vasúthoz közelebbi oldalon a fák között lapul két tó is, melyek az Egyesült Vegyiművek vízkivételi helye volt, mindkettő mesterséges tó, az egyik hosszúkás és el van kerítve, míg a másik a Vegyi-tó nevet viseli(nincs bene vegyi hulladék), közterület, és teljesen szbályos négyzet alakú, kutak által táplált tó. Utóbbin egy ,,benyúló",  a tó egy kis részére benyúló beton kút helyezkedik el, fellehet rá menni, a végén egy nagyon mély vízzel teli szűk lyukkal találkozik az ember, ez a kút.

Közlekedés
A kerület egyik legforgalmasabb útja, a Cinkotai út a városrész nyugati szélén halad. Busszal az Örs vezér teréről a 176E és a 276E autóbuszokkal, míg Rákoskeresztúr felől a 46-os autóbusszal lehet elérni. Önálló vasútállomása az 1990-es évek eleje óta nincs, amióta az itteni "Rákoskeresztúrnak" nevezett megállót bezárták. Sokszor felvetődött már egy, a Pesti utat valamelyest tehermentesítő út létesítése többnyire a Rákos-patak mentén a városrész délnyugati szegletében, ám ez különböző okok miatt mindeddig nem valósult meg, ahogy a vasútállomás újranyitására sem került sor, ami szintén többször is felmerült már.

Források

Budapest XVII. kerülete
Budapest városrészei


text:
Suspiria (2018) Review: Reinventing a Horror Classic
Posted on February 23, 2019 by Doctor Fox Sister
In the 2018 horror film Suspiria, director Luca Guadagnino creates a thoughtful tale, both compelling and strange. Suspiria explores the darkness surrounding a dance company in Berlin. Set in 1977, the backdrop of German Autumn violence brings a real world aesthetic to this supernatural story.
Guadagnino acquired the rights to remake the classic Italian horror film Suspiria. The original 1977 film, directed by Dario Argento, emphasized vivid primary colors and was set to a prog-rock musical score. Using Technicolor, Argento created a nightmarish, unnatural feel to the film. It was very well received and remains a horror classic. The 2018 remake follows the premise of the original, but David Kajganich's script and Guadagnino's direction create something new.
The 2018 film takes place in a washed out world of bleak neutrals and dark shadows. Every aspect of the film feels straight out of the 1970s. Like watching your old home movies, but with witches. It's not a fantasy world of cartoonish figures on brooms – it's a story of power and death experienced within and beyond the coven.
Suspiria tells the story of a renowned German dance academy run by a coven of witches. The dance instruction is overseen by Madame Blanc (Tilda Swinton), while the coven is led by the decaying Helena Markos (also played by Tilda Swinton). The power struggle within the coven and their ensuing decisions reflect the banality of evil as the witches distractedly vote around a kitchen table. Suzie (Dakota Johnson), a young woman from a Mennonite family in Ohio, joins the academy, bringing new hope to the coven.
At the start of the film, a terrified academy student, Patricia (Chloe Grace Moretz), brings a diary describing the witchcraft practiced at the academy to her psychiatrist Jozef Klemperer (again played, remarkably, by Tilda Swinton). Jozef fails the girls he wants to help, listening but never really understanding, just as he failed to heed his wife's warning when the Nazis came to power. Jozef's impotence means that he can only serve as a witness to the death and destruction that surrounds him, until even that is taken from him.
Thom Yorke (of Radiohead) wrote the atmospheric musical score of Suspiria. The film opens to the beautiful song "Suspirium," as an immobilized woman is bathed in her sickbed. The haunting score emphasizes the melancholy of the film.
Death and despair peek out from every corner of Suspiria, while hidden power emerges unexpectedly. The historical aspects of this psychological horror film echo the darkness of the story. Historic events jar us from the otherworldly experience of the witch's dance academy: the Berlin wall sitting astride the school; crossings between East and West Berlin; kidnappings by the Red Army Faction; the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181; and, finally, descriptions of the Holocaust. It creates real world feel that serves to underscore the dark supernatural elements of the story. Evil doesn't just exist in fairy tales.
Suspiria trailer:
News & Sneak Peeks Recaps & Reviews covenhorrorLuca GuadagninosupernaturalSuspiriasuspiriumtilda swintonwitches
← Supernatural S14E10 Review: Nihilism
Game of Thrones: Where to watch Season 8 and how to catch up →
One thought on "Suspiria (2018) Review: Reinventing a Horror Classic"
Pingback: Suspiria (2018) Review: Reinventing a Horror Classic | The Supernatural Fox Sisters | Fantasy Gift Sources: Book Reviews, Article Resources, News


Is Hostgator the right web-host provider for you? Watch this video and find out!
What Are The 5 Aspect Of A Good Web-Host Provider?
1 – Reliable Servers – You want your websites to be online 24/7. Instead of being down all the time.
2 – Uploading Time – Having a good uploading time in your website web-page is of extreme importance! Your visitors don't want to wait all day or they'll start leaving.
3 – Customer Support – Unfortunately, you will eventually run into problems with your website. For this reason, you must have a professional team willing to help you.
5 – Pricing – Hostgator has affordable pricing compared to other web-host.
The cheapest plan offering most of the necessary features to run a single website. One of the issues is you may only have one website. If you decide to later have another one then you must upgrade to another package plan.
This planning has all the features from the Hatchling Plan. Yet, you may have multiple websites at once. I recommend this package for starters.
Your gonna be really upset when you find out hostgator wont pay you. They oew me about 6k from commisions back in march, no work, no replys. Run while you can.
If you have any question related to Hostgator then leave it in the comment section below… Thanks for watching and stay tune with Prositetutorials!


Q: What kind of payment mode do we accept?
A: For now we take Visa ,Master credit card and Western Union. If pay by Western Union, we will offer you another 5% discount.
Q: I just paid for my order. Now what?
A: You will receive a confirmation email from us telling you that we have received your order. When your order ships, you will receive an email confirming shipment to the same email address you used when placing your order. This email will contain instructions on how to track your order. Note that it may take up to one business day for your information to be posted on the carrier's website, if you can't get the shipping information from the carrier website operated in the ways as our advised, you could track it again in the next working day.
A: This is only relevant for customers who pay using Western Union. A MTCN is a Money Transfer Control Number. This is the number that Western Union will give you once you have sent money to us. This number needs to be sent to us so that we can pick up your payment.
Q: How many days could I get my order?
A:The shipping time is 3-7 work days by USPS/DHL from the time when the shipping information post on the carrier's official website. But pls remember we need 24 hours to prepare your order! And we will do our best to consolidate orders into the fewest number of shipments so that you are charged the least amount possible for duties and taxes.
Q: Where do these products come from?
A: The products come from accredited and licensed third party warehouses, We provide a 100% money back authenticity guarantee on all of the products on our website.
Q: Could I exchange or receive refund if I am not satisfied with my order?
A:We take 7 days exchange or refund if you do not like your order, so you can always shop with confidence! If you are not satisfied with your order,you want to process a refund, pls feel free to contact us at, we will figure a solution or process the refund right away!
If you have any question, please do not hesitate to email us or get live help!
Copyright © 2019 ebayeu.co.uk. All rights reserved.


The Roblar Farm, an extension of Roblar Winery's magnificent estate, is a classic Santa Ynez ranch home - a treasure for an extended family and/or friends to enjoy. The open floor plan of the living space is exceptional. Venture outside for horseshoes on the great lawn, a meal by the fire pit, or for a dip in the pool or hot tub. Sleeps 8 adults and 2 children. A separate agreement must be signed for rentals at this property.
Callie and Max help host.


Three soldiers (including a major) were killed, while one got injured in a terror attack on an army camp on Tuesday in Nagrota, Jammu & Kashmir.
Four to five armed militants attacked an army cantonment in Jammu and Kashmir's Nagrota (India) at around 5:30 am on Tuesday morning. Serious firing between the terrorists and security forces have intensified the situation in the surrounding area. According, to the BSF (Border Security Force) officials, a total three militants are killed by the Indian security forces during the retaliatory crossfire.
This morning the group of militants started firing and throwing grenades near the mess area of the cantonment of Nagrota tehsil located on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway.
The Indian army has cordoned off the entire area and have asked schools & shops; whereas, the Srinagar-Jammu national highway has been closed for avoiding traffic in Nagrota Tehsil. The Deputy Commissioner of Jammu, Mr. Simrandeep Singh said, the officials have ordered the closure of all schools and education organizations in Nagrota tehsil in view of the terror attack.
The 166 field regiment camp is situated in the Garrison town of Nagrota nearby the headquarters of army's 16 corps in Jammu and Kashmir. The 16 corps is a massive military formation of the Indian army that defends the borders and fights terrorists in Jammu.
This is the second attack on Indian army forces under three months; the first one was on September 18 when a group of suspected Pakistani militants attacked an army camp in Uri and a total 19 soldiers were killed in this attack.
As per current reports on Wednesday, 7 soldiers have been killed in the attack without any further news about the remaining militants.


Markham Stouffville Hospital (MSH) has achieved another significant milestone in its path to environmental sustainability, earning LEED Silver Certification for its recent 385,000 square-foot expansion project.
White roof membrane and green roof areas reflect heat, rather than absorbing it.
Exterior lighting designed to minimize light pollution onto neighbouring properties and reduce impact on the night sky.
16 per cent of materials utilized recycled content and 31 per cent of material was manufactured and harvested within 800 km of the project, or within 2,400km if shipped by rail or water.
More than 90 per cent of construction waste diverted from landfill due to the recycling of project waste materials including concrete, metal, wood and drywall.
Installation of low-flow fixtures to achieve a water use reduction of 40 per cent.
An energy model predicts 37 per cent less energy due to the implementation of energy efficient technologies such as automatic lighting controls, and efficient heating and cooling equipment.
Building envelope designed to increase thermal resistance.
Achieved exemplary performance of water efficiency and regional materials through prioritization of sustainable design and construction materials purchasing.
Delivered under the Government of Ontario's Alternative Financing and Procurement (AFP) model, PCL Constructors Canada Inc. (Toronto) partnered with the hospital as build-finance general contractor. PCL also managed renovations to 250,000 square-feet of the existing hospital, which was separated into 28 separates phases to avoid disruption to hospital operations.
Earlier this year, MSH received the 2014 Green Hospital Award from the Ontario Hospital Association for demonstrating commitment to environmental sustainability and reducing environmental impact, and was named Redevelopment Project of the Year by the Professional Engineers of Ontario (York Chapter).


MUSTAFA KAMAIL PASAH(August 14, 1874, Cairo, Egypt – February 10, 1908, Cairo), Egyptian nationalist. The name of the za'im Mustafa Kamil is borne by several major city streets and squares in Egypt. A lawyer by education, he was a passionate orator who fought unrelentingly for Egyptian independence from the British rule that lasted from 1882 to 1952. Kamil and other nationalists were radicalized by the autocracy of British rule under Lord Cromer, and by events at Dinishwai village in 1906 where a military tribunal passed death, prison, and flogging sentences on peasants who attacked British officers hunting pigeons in their village. In the process a village woman was shot dead, and a British officer who went for help on foot suffered a sunstroke from which he later died.
Al-mu'ayyad and conservative Islamism. His publication of the English Standard and the French L'etendard to deliver the Liwd's message to Egypt's foreign community indicated the importance he attributed to foreigners in deciding Egypt's destiny.
On the international stage, together with Khedive `Abbas II, Kamil formed a secret society whose purpose was to intrigue against the British. Financed by the society, he traveled to Paris in 1895 to present Egypt's case to the European public, particularly in France, where he drew attention to French interests in supporting Egypt's cause. There he introduced himself to Juliet Adam, editor of La nouvelle revue, who was to have great influence on him and his career. Through her Kamil met important public personalities, political figures, and members of the press. She arranged for him to give public lectures and helped him publish his ideas in French journals. His success in propagandizing Egypt's cause did not bring about the hoped for results, and Kamil realized the naivete of his idealism when he saw Britain and France agree after Fashoda and sign the Entente Cordiale in 1904. Breaking off with `Abbas II, Kamil allied himself with Ottoman Sultan Abdiilhamid and began to work toward a closer relationship with Germany. This was the context of his turn toward PanIslamist principles, his support of an Islamic caliphate, and ultimately his support of the Sultan's right to Taba against the British who were defending Egypt's rights to it. There was much conjecture regarding Kamil's stand on the Taba issue, but Kamil's words "if I were not an Egyptian I would have wished to be an Egyptian" continue to symbolize Egyptian patriotism. His funeral, following a sudden unexplained death, was the first of the demonstrations of mass public grief for which Egypt would later become famous.
Kamil, Musiafa. Lettres egyptiennes francaises addressees d Mme Juliette Adam, 1895-1908-Rasa'il Misriyah Faransiyah. Cairo, 1909. Kamil, Mustafa. Awraq Mustafa Kamil: AI-Murasalat. Cairo, 1982. Raf'i, `Abd al-Rahman al-. Mustafa Kamil. Cairo, 1982.


text:
What If Other Areas of Life Operated Like Wall Street?
Posted March 30, 2017 by Ben Carlson
Tom Brakke recently highlighted a rather outlandish Wall Street practice that is fairly commonplace in the world of finance:
As reported by RIABiz, there was a telling exchange during the last Charles Schwab earnings call. An analyst "grilled [the CEO] about whether Schwab was damaging shareholder interests in an overzealous regard for the welfare of investors."
The analysts covering this stock are worried that, by lowering their fees, Schwab is treating their clients too good. 'Only on Wall Street' was the first thing that popped into my mind when I read this.
Obviously, the finance industry isn't the only place that puts far too much emphasis on things like short-term profits but this got me thinking about what it would be like if other areas of life operated like Wall Street. Here goes:
What if pop music one-hit wonders operated like financial charlatans who were right once in a row and lived off that single call for the rest of their career?
Hi, we're Chumbawamba. Remember us? We had that one song — Tubthumping — that gets stuck in your head forever and was a huge hit in the late-1990s. We're going to release a new song every year and even though they're all going to be terrible we're still going to remind you of Tubthumping's success every time so you'll have to continue listening to our music over and over again because of that original hit back in the day.
What if professional athletes acted like hedge fund managers when they underperform?
LeBron, can you tell us why you lost the game tonight?
First of all, there's no way we could have predicted the other team would make more baskets than us. And the refs obviously manipulated the game. Plus, on a risk-adjusted basis, we actually scored more points than they did so it's just like we won even if the scoreboard doesn't show it. This game was our Battle of the Little Bighorn.
What if doctors acted like financial salespeople?
Hi, nice to meet you. I recommend an appendectomy.
Actually, I think my ankle is broken.
Trust me, I'm a professional. I've been doing this for a long time. Your body will do much better over time if we get that appendix out. It's a can't-miss surgery that is sure to take care of every other ailment you currently have. I'll just go ahead and take my commission on this surgery up front…
What if your boss measured your work performance the same way investors scrutinize Apple?
Tina, you're slacking. What seems to be the problem? You've lost your touch.
I mean, I invented one of the most innovative widgets in the history of our firm less than a decade ago that completely changed the way our industry and our competitors operate. It still generates more cash flow than the company knows what to do with.
Ha. You obviously can't innovate anymore. Have you considered buying back more stock options as a way to add more value to the firm?
What if your household budget worked like a company's quarterly financial statement?
How much money did we save last year?
Well, we had to buy a new roof, fix the car, get our daughter braces at the orthodontist and put a down payment on a new house. However, those are all one-off, non-recurring expenses so they shouldn't impact our earnings this year on a pro forma basis. We have no cash flow on hand but our restated earnings after accounting for one-time expenses look amazing.
What if the waitstaff at restaurants gave out menu advice like pundits on financial television?
The best thing on the menu is the filet mignon. I predict the chef will cook tonight's filet to perfection as he has been data dependent with his cooking techniques.
[the steak is served overcooked]
Did I say steak? Scratch that. I obviously meant the chicken parm. Why would you ever get the steak? The reason you should be a buyer of chicken parm here is…
What if your kids' grades at school worked like quarterly analyst estimates for company performance?
Yes mom I know I got D+ on my English paper but I only estimated that I would get a D. I outperformed expectations! My grades should be rising as a result.
What if movie critics were like investors who use too many rules of thumb, quotes, and analogies?
I've seen this movie before and it ends badly. It's about a canary in a coal mine who never should have shorted a dull market before getting punched in the face by Mike Tyson without a plan while skating to where the puck is going to catch a falling knife. This movie was more of a marathon than a sprint and the lead character was obviously playing chess while everyone around him played checkers. I believe this movie is fairly valued…unless this time is different.
What if online dating sites predicted who you should date the way investment strategists make market forecasts?
For the next three months, we're urging caution on Samantha as a potential mate because she just got out of a bad relationship but we're still constructive on her over the long-term. There is risk to the downside on James because he is a bit dull but we would be buyers for a quick trade on dinner and a movie. We're lowering our price target on Tom as the risk of his volatile personality is heightened in our view over the remainder of the NBA season since he is a Knicks fan. Dexter is a second half story so avoid him at the bar until he gets a few drinks in him. And we're advising clients to stay the course with Janie as she has a strong balance sheet from her rich parents.
A Battle For the Spoils
10 Crazy Things People in Finance Believe
Now here's what I've been reading lately:
Will the rise of factors kill factor investors? (Irrelevant Investor)
Investors prefer funds with smooth sounding names (The EBI)
Some insane things people believe about retirement (A Teachable Moment)
The gains no longer available to you (Reformed Broker)
Would you rather have $1 million or $5,000/month in retirement? (WSJ)
What is enough? (Prag Cap)
The Danger of One Year Performance Numbers
Does the Stock Market Care Who the President Is?
Where Risk Lies in a Balanced Portfolio


text:
Eyder Peralta
Eyder Peralta is NPR's East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya.
He is responsible for covering the region's people, politics, and culture. In a region that vast, that means Peralta has hung out with nomadic herders in northern Kenya, witnessed a historic transfer of power in Angola, ended up in a South Sudanese prison, and covered the twists and turns of Kenya's 2017 presidential elections.
Previously, he covered breaking news for NPR, where he covered everything from natural disasters to the national debates on policing and immigration.
Peralta joined NPR in 2008 as an associate producer. Previously, he worked as a features reporter for the Houston Chronicle and a pop music critic for the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, FL.
Through his journalism career, he has reported from more than a dozen countries and he was part of the NPR teams awarded the George Foster Peabody in 2009 and 2014. His 2016 investigative feature on the death of Philando Castile was honored by the National Association of Black Journalists and the Society for News Design.
Peralta was born amid a civil war in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. His parents fled when he was a kid, and the family settled in Miami. He's a graduate of Florida International University.
Forget About The Tap: A City Of 2 Million Has Virtually No Running Water
By Eyder Peralta • Oct 18, 2019
Every morning, just as the sun rises in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, men, women and children walk miles to collect water.
They walk gingerly into Lake Kivu — its blue waters lapping against the hills surrounding it.
Pascal Bitasimwa, 12, is a boy with a big smile and a small frame. He carries a yellow jerrycan that is half his size and when he walks into the lake, he has to use all his weight to wrestle the jerrycan underwater.
"This takes me much of my time," he says. "Instead of going to study, I come first to take water."
Residents In Goma Are Struggling To Gather Water While Fighting Ebola
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
In Zimbabwe, Doctors Are Taking To The Streets To Strike Over Diminishing Pay
By Eyder Peralta • Oct 2, 2019
The Legacy Of Robert Mugabe
By Eyder Peralta • Sep 16, 2019
In Congo, Ebola Is Just One More Thing To Worry About
Marie Gorette piled the broken glass carefully in a corner behind her house.
She had put it on top of a white curtain that was so soaked with blood, it had turned red.
Overnight, armed men had ransacked through her house. They took the TV; they broke the windows and they shot two of Gorette's sons, both of whom are recovering in the hospital.
She picks through the glass. She looks exasperated.
Why The Ebola Response Is A Success In Goma — But Not Elsewhere In Congo
By Eyder Peralta • Aug 30, 2019
Even at Sunday Mass, you cannot miss the signs of Ebola.
Parishioners at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Goma line up behind buckets to douse their hands with a solution of bleach and water. Then they get in another line where a team of health care workers check their temperature with an infrared thermometer.
The bells from the church tower toll. Girls run around in formal dresses. They flit around posters warning of Ebola symptoms, as the health workers look out at them from behind protective goggles.
The Massive Effort To Halt Ebola In Congo
In Congo, Even Ebola Can't Stop Lovers From Dancing
As you walk into Ibiza, a dance club in the middle of Goma, the bouncer takes your temperature, and you have to wash your hands with a bleach and water solution. Then you walk past a little gazebo and into the strobe lights, and you're welcomed by a black-and-white portrait of the late, great rumba musician Papa Wemba. The band, its members dressed in matching silk shirts, is already setting up.
Ethiopians Plant 350 Million Trees As Part Of 'Green Legacy' Program
By Eyder Peralta • Jul 31, 2019
Sudan's Ruling Military Junta Strike Power-Sharing Deal With Pro-Democracy Activists
By Eyder Peralta • Jul 5, 2019
In Sudan, Protests Resume Against Army Rule
Listen, if you would, to the Arabic word that people are shouting amid gunfire on the streets in Sudan.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Madnia (ph).
Ethiopian Security Forces Kill Alleged Mastermind Of Coup Attempt
By Eyder Peralta • Jun 24, 2019
Sudanese Opposition Leader Speaks Out Amid Threats
Civil Disobedience Campaign Enters 2nd Day In Sudan
Mass Civil Disobedience In Sudan Is Latest Effort To End Military Rule
By Eyder Peralta & Bobby Allyn • Jun 9, 2019
A civil disobedience campaign in Sudan has brought the country's capital to a standstill, closing down restaurants, banks and other businesses and turning streets desolate on Sunday, the latest escalation by protesters demanding an end to military rule.
Sudan Protesters Say They Will Not Leave Until Military Hands Over Power
By Eyder Peralta • May 3, 2019
Sudan Military Rulers Meet With Opposition Leaders Who Demand A Transition Of Power
By Eyder Peralta • Apr 29, 2019
Kenyan Government Threatens To Close Dadaab Refugee Camp
By Eyder Peralta • Mar 28, 2019
Some other news now. Kenya is threatening to close one of the biggest refugee camps in the world, calling it a security risk. NPR's Eyder Peralta reports.
U.N. Makes Emergency Appeal For $282 Million To Help Cyclone Victims In Mozambique
Aid Has Begun To Reach The Areas Hardest Hit By Cyclone Idai In Africa
U.S. Airstrikes In Somalia May Amount To War Crimes, Says Rights Group
The United States may have committed war crimes as it bombed al-Shabab militants in Somalia, a new report Amnesty International alleges.
Researchers for the human rights group investigated five U.S. airstrikes and found that they had resulted in 14 civilian deaths. The U.S. has "indiscriminately killed some of these civilians," Abdullahi Hassan, a Nairobi-based researcher for Amnesty, said in an interview.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Closes Country's Brazilian Border
By Eyder Peralta • Feb 21, 2019
We begin this hour in Venezuela, where the opposition and the government are heading towards what could be a violent showdown on Saturday over U.S. humanitarian aid.
'In Bad Taste, Disrespectful': Photo Of Terrorist Attack In Kenya Sparks Controversy
By Eyder Peralta • Jan 17, 2019
The photograph shows the aftermath of a terrorist attack at a luxury hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. Laptops and plates are still on the table, and four people are hunched over, bloodied and lifeless.
Explosions Rock Nairobi Hotel, 1 American Among Those Killed
Kenya's Fight Against Corruption Includes Demolishing Buildings
By Eyder Peralta • Jan 2, 2019
Will Ethiopia's Democratic Awakening Catch On Next Door In Eritrea?
By Eyder Peralta • Dec 8, 2018
About a mile from the Eritrean border in Zalambessa, Ethiopia, there's a small building made of corrugated metal.
There's not much inside, except for some sleeping mats and clay pots for coffee. But dozens of Eritreans have made it into a home, while they wait for the Red Cross to take them to refugee camps.
How An Exiled Activist In Minnesota Helped Spur Big Political Changes In Ethiopia
In person, Jawar Mohammed is quieter, smaller than the big persona he has built online.
To see him, you arrive at what looks like an old embassy residence in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. It's hulking and white, multiple stories, surrounded by tall walls. You're frisked by plainclothes security officials and then guided through a series of empty rooms, one covered in Oriental rugs. Finally, you reach his small office, where he is sipping tea, monitoring his phones and keeping up with the latest political action on his laptop.
'Peace Is Everything': Ethiopia And Eritrea Embrace Open Border After Long Conflict
Almost everywhere you go in Zalambessa, a town on Ethiopia's border with Eritrea, there are reminders of war: buildings in rubble, walls riddled with bullet holes and a border still delineated by two rows of trenches.
But now, dramatic change is underway. Many of the troops have pulled out. A little cafe has popped up right on the border. Children are selling candies and drinks to travelers and, for the first time in two decades, people and goods are transiting the crossing between Zalambessa and the Eritrean town of Serha.


The Cosener's House, Abingdon, U.K.
The meeting is primarily for members of the UK particle physics community, who wish to have a pedagogical exposition of the significance of the WMAP results. We hope that this will also serve as a forum for expert discussion and debate. A similar workshop was organised after the COBE results 11 years ago, and this years meeting hopes to repeat the success of its predecessor.
Some background knowledge will be assumed (eg, have you heard of C_l's...or cosmic variance?). Here are some reviews of the CMB, the physics of acoustic peaks, particle physics and inflation, the cosmological constant and dark energy, Dark Matter, and two of the WMAP papers Determination of Cosmological Parameters, and Implications for Inflation.
The talks are by invited speakers, with plenty of time scheduled for discussion.
The meeting will start mid-morning on Saturday, to allow people to travel Saturday morning, and end at lunchtime on Sunday.
Any queries contact Subir Sarkar , Steve Abel , or Sacha Davidson , or Ignacio Navarro.