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Martin Schliep (geboren 16. April 1891 in Berlin; gestorben 27. Mai 1964 in Wiesbaden) war ein deutscher Diplomat, der 1944 Gesandter in Albanien war.

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Schliep absolvierte nach dem Schulbesuch ein Studium der Rechtswissenschaften an der Königlichen Universität zu Greifswald. Dort schloss er 1914 seine Promotion mit der Dissertation Die Ansprüche des Arztes gegen die Eltern aus der Behandlung eines gemeinsamen Kindes.

Schliep trat später in den auswärtigen Dienst ein und wurde in der Zentrale des Auswärtigen Amtes sowie an verschiedenen Auslandsvertretungen eingesetzt. 1933 fungierte er als Gesandtschaftsrat und Geschäftsträger an der Gesandtschaft in Polen. 1936 bis 1941 war er Vortragender Legationsrat und Referatsleiter des Referates V Osteuropa (Polen, Freie Stadt Danzig, Sowjetunion) in der Politischen Abteilung des Auswärtigen Amtes. Zu den Referenten seines Referates gehörte Wilhelm Mackeben. Die Vorlage für den SS-Obergruppenführer Werner Lorenz mit dem Titel "Deutsche Minderheiten-Politik gegenüber Polen" des Referatsleiters Schliep trägt Mackebens Paraphe. Im August 1938 bereitete er ein weiteres Dokument für Lorenz in dessen Funktion als Leiter der Volksdeutschen Mittelstelle (VoMi) vor, in der er vor der strengen Zentralisierungspolitik der VoMi warnte.

1941 wurde Schliep als Nachfolger von Eberhard von Pannwitz zunächst Generalkonsul in Tirana. Am 21. August 1943 wurde er von Reichsaußenminister Joachim von Ribbentrop nach Rom beordert, wo er den Auftrag erhielt, die Stimmung im Lande auf die Deutschen vorzubereiten. Oberstes Bestreben des Reichsaußenministers war die Gründung einer verhandlungsfähigen, deutsch-freundlichen Regierung. Er durchforstete daraufhin die politische Landschaft Albaniens nach potentiellen Kollaborateuren. Seine Aufgabe bestand des Weiteren darin, populäre Politiker zu finden, die mit deutscher politische und militärischer Hilfe das Land "schnellstens in den Griff" bekommen konnten. Als solcher trug er zusammen mit Josef Fitzthum, Beauftragter des Reichsführers SS für Albanien, dazu bei, dass der damalige Ministerpräsident Albaniens Fiqri Dine wegen dessen Kontakten zu den Alliierten am 29. August nach nur 43 Tagen abgesetzt wurde. Im Juni 1944 wurde er Gesandter in Albanien und bekleidete dieses Amt bis zum 16. Oktober 1944.

Nach Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges und der Wiedereinrichtung des Auswärtigen Amts in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland kehrte Schliep in den auswärtigen Dienst zurück und war zunächst Vortragender Legationsrat, ehe er im November 1954 zum Generalkonsul in Genua ernannt wurde.

Veröffentlichung
 Die Ansprüche des Arztes gegen die Eltern aus der Behandlung eines gemeinsamen Kindes, Dissertation Universität Greifswald 1914

Literatur
 Johannes Hürter (Red.): Biographisches Handbuch des deutschen Auswärtigen Dienstes 1871–1945. Herausgegeben vom Auswärtigen Amt, Historischer Dienst. Band 4: Bernd Isphording, Gerhard Keiper, Martin Kröger: S Schöningh, Paderborn u. a. 2012, ISBN 978-3-506-71843-3, S. 86f.

Weblinks

 Robert Elsie: A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History, I.B.Tauris London/New York 2012, S. 402 (Onlineversion)
 Tobias C. Bringmann: Handbuch der Diplomatie 1815–1963: Auswärtige Missionschefs in Deutschland und deutsche Missionschefs im Ausland von Metternich bis Adenauer, 2001, ISBN 3-11-095684-5, S. 156.

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Jurist (Nationalsozialismus)
Jurist im auswärtigen Dienst
Deutscher Botschafter in Albanien
Person der deutschen Außenpolitik 1933–1945
Träger des Großen Bundesverdienstkreuzes
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24 hours Is $90 Oil Possible? An Interview With Jay Park
John Mackenzie
By John Mackenzie - May 04, 2004, 12:00 AM CDT
Forty months and thirteen Federal Funds rate cuts later and all we've managed to accomplish is sustenance of unsustainable and unprecedented "Credit Bubbles".
US M3 money stock has been inflated only to circulate widening external distortions to out Current Account deficit.
M3's rate of change is telling an increasingly disturbing story:
The Federal Reserve began backpedaling prior to 2002, regardless of the aggregate growth implied by M3, the rate of change makes clear the Fed's recognition of policy failures. Even after having patted themselves on the back, it's clear several events should have taken place were the fed not drinking from it's own punch bowl.
The Fed would be:
- selling bonds
- raising the reserve ratio
- raising the discount rate
They are committing he polar opposite of the above.
Aggressive interest rate reduction and credit/debt expansion policies adjacent to unprecedented growth in M3 has ONLY succeeded in blowing a massive credit bubble of global proportions and none of the above is about to change in any meaningful way unitl August.
Changes in the money supply, in turn, affect interest rates, but the rate of change the reveals the delicate balance. When the Fed sells securities and decreases money supply, there is upward pressure on the federal funds rate, yet the Federal Reserve's own balance sheet has grown precipitously over the course of these studies.
In order to sustain this fiasco, Doug Noland's "Tightening Lite" thesis appears plausible:
"The Credit-induced "reflationary" boom and attendant inflationary forces (building for months) have finally captured the attention of the bond market. Apparently, the bond market now cares because it assumes the Fed cares. How much the Fed "cares," at this juncture, is unclear. There is still no sign that a rate increase is imminent, with Fed officials seeming to signal this week that they would like to remain patient. I have no doubt they hope to remain patient."
Patience has manifested itself in the chart below, we have flat lined on the rate of change and any extraordinary adjustment will most likely cause ill effects:
The Federal Reserve will continue to buy bonds and at minimum, maintain the reserve ratio while perhaps "tweaking" the discount rate.
We can expect further deterioration of the Economic Environment for the foreseeable future.
The Fed will merely begin to accelerate it's "visible" hand going forward. Desperate times require desperate measures.
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Q: Filtered drop down list SQL Server & VB.NET I'm not a programmer just a hobbyist trying to make a small app for myself.
My query is that I have two drop down lists (vb.net form), one is "builder" the next is "projects" (both linked via "BuilderID" in MSSQL) and i want to filter the "Projects" List to the ones linked to the selected "Builder"
My "builder" drop down list is fine, I was thinking of a stored procedure for the second "project List", some way of querying the project table based on the selection of builder.
im trying to edit this question but not sure what to add as the question was answered fairly well by mary who must have understood what i was asking.

A: I was not sure how you were filling your first list so I started from the beginning. The important thing is to set the ValueMember to the ID. Then using the SelectedIndexChanged event you can get the builder ID for your next query. Same theory applies to filling the grid. Very adorable baby!
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Public Class DWGBrowse

    Public Property FinishedLoading As Boolean = False

    Private Sub DWGBrowse_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        FillBuildersList()
        FinishedLoading = True
    End Sub

    Private Sub FillBuildersList()
        Dim strSQL = "Select * From Builders;"
        Dim dt As New DataTable
        Using cn As New SqlConnection(My.Settings.BuildersConnection)
            Using cmd As New SqlCommand(strSQL, cn)
                Try
                    cn.Open()
                    Using dr As SqlDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader
                        dt.Load(dr)
                    End Using
                Catch ex As Exception
                    MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
                Finally
                    cn.Close()
                End Try
            End Using
        End Using
        BuilderBox.DataSource = dt
        BuilderBox.DisplayMember = "BuilderName" 'Whatever your column is called
        BuilderBox.ValueMember = "BuilderId" 'the name of your ID column
        BuilderBox.SelectedIndex = -1
    End Sub

    Private Sub BuilderBox_SelectedIndexChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles BuilderBox.SelectedIndexChanged
        If Not FinishedLoading Then Exit Sub
        Try
            Using sqlConnection As New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection(My.Settings.BuildersConnection)
                Dim id As Integer = CInt(BuilderBox.SelectedValue)
                Dim dt As New DataTable
                Dim sqlString As String = "Select * From Projects Where BuilderID = @ID"
                Using cmd As New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand(sqlString, sqlConnection)
                    cmd.Parameters.Add("@ID", SqlDbType.Int).Value = id
                    ProjectBox.DataSource = Nothing
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    End Sub

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        Dim dt As New DataTable
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        Using cn As New SqlConnection(My.Settings.BuildersConnection)
            Using cmd As New SqlCommand(strSQL, cn)
                cmd.Parameters.Add("@ID", SqlDbType.Int).Value = CInt(ProjectBox.SelectedValue)
                cn.Open()
                Using dr As SqlDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader
                    dt.Load(dr)
                End Using
            End Using
        End Using
        DataGridView1.DataSource = dt
    End Sub

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The Con Artist Book Blitz Author: Kitty Thomas
The Con Artist
Kitty Thomas
Publication date: November 12th 2019
Genres: Adult, Dark Romance
Art. Obsession. Twisted possession.
When starving artist Saskia Roth meets Lachlan Niche, a local art collector and tech tycoon, she has no idea how her life is about to change. One act of desperation, one con gone wrong, and she finds herself at the mercy of a powerful man she fears and despises-or so she thinks.
As her desire for him grows, life as his captive becomes something more… something that could both transform her and destroy her.
EXCLUSIVE first teaser scene from the upcoming: THE ESCAPE ARTIST at the back of the book!
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Quill set the box next to the cage and walked the few feet to where Saskia sat like a sculpture on the ground. He pulled her up and, without a word, began to undress her. She didn't dare speak.
He unbuttoned her jeans and slid them off her hips, his hands running carefully over each inch of skin as he exposed it to the cool air. She braced her hands against his shoulders as she stepped out of the jeans, kicking her own shoes off in the process.
She'd worn a thong under the pants—subconsciously seducing him, knowing he'd discover it because of course this was coming. Quill ran an appreciative hand over the bared flesh, then removed the thong as well. She was left in the black cami top and collar. She hadn't bothered with a bra on the plane. She'd tried not to think too much about that choice.
It took almost nothing, not even the hint of a breeze, for her nipples to stand at attention.
Typically, she wore bras with padding, not to look larger, but to avoid looking sexually excited even when she wasn't. It attracted the wrong kind of attention. And she couldn't be bothered to constantly explain to men with a frat-boy mentality that they just did that.
Quill cupped her breasts over the thin fabric and tweaked her nipples into even harder points as he stared into her eyes in the most unnerving way. She tried to look down. Some demure submissive instinct? She wasn't sure, but when her gaze dropped, he slipped a hand under her chin and forced her gaze back to his.
Minutes passed in this aching silence. It was a challenge. A game. Who would speak first? As in any negotiation, whoever spoke first, lost. She knew that at least. She'd already lost once with this man, and she wasn't willing to keep doing it.
Finally, he peeled her top off, and she stood on the cold marble floor, the sun from the skylight warming her back… waiting.
She didn't wait long. He led her quietly to one of the Greek columns on the south end of the gallery and extracted a key from his pocket to unlock the chains. He turned her to face the column and locked each wrist in place so that her arms were stretched high over her head in a V. Then he did the same with her ankles. She felt as if she'd been left for a lion to rip apart in some huge amphitheater while the bored elite looked on.
Quill dragged the mystery box over to the column. She wouldn't let herself look inside, too afraid if she saw what all he'd brought out here to torture her with, she'd start screaming and begging for mercy. She closed her eyes as large, strong hands skimmed over her back.
Despite her fear, her body arched into his caress. He pressed a soft kiss against her shoulder, then he rooted around in the box until he found what he was looking for.
Saskia wished there was a clock on the wall, something to mark this length of silence. Some tiny clicking tick tick tick so she could feel and know that time was still a thing that moved even as she stood frozen in this space.
She waited for him to say something. Anything. But now that it had begun, he seemed devoted to this eerie peace.
She jumped as something thudded against the skylight. There was a flapping of wings, and she looked up in time to see a disoriented raven fly off. A beat later, the whip came down across her back, and she winced against its bite.
She hadn't had time to register the sound as it sliced through the air, the noise competing with the bird outside. But she heard it the second time, so sharp and loud it seemed it could rip time and space apart. The leather licked across her flesh like a serpent made of flame, and all she could do in response was tremble in his chains.
Screaming, crying, begging, all of these things would have been appropriate, but Saskia couldn't do it. She couldn't break this vow of silence she'd committed to, and it seemed neither could he. Neither of them spoke, too locked into this trance to interrupt its flow now.
The only sounds that spilled forth into the gallery were the snap and crack of the whip and the tiny gasps as it stole her breath. The tears finally came, sliding down her cheeks in that same respectful silence. And she knew, even without words between them, that he was pleased.
She counted each lash in her mind. She felt his strength, not in how hard he waled on her, but in how he restrained himself and held each strike in check.
Finally, he returned the whip to the box. She tensed, waiting for something else—not sure she could take more when no comfort was offered. While he hadn't put her in physical peril, the lashes were much harder and more intense than the light play she'd experienced at the few kinky parties she'd been to on a lark.
And here there was no magic word she could say to make it all stop. All she could do if it became too much was beg and hope he'd have mercy on her.
Saskia startled when his hand wrapped around her throat, pulling her back, turning her tear-streaked face toward him. He left a long, lingering kiss on her mouth that took her breath away.
When he pulled back, he said, "I'm going to paint you now. Just like this."
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Giulia Lagomarsino
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I met my little pixie in a coffee house and we hit it off right away. That is, until she saw me shoot someone. But in my defense, they were coming to rob the coffee shop. Who does that? Now, I'll do anything to get her back and make her realize that she's mine. Kidnapping? I'm not too good for that. Getting shot? Play up the sympathy card. Marry her? You're damn straight I will. Lay down my life for her? In a heartbeat. I would do anything for this woman and I will make her mine.
It was one non date. We had coffee together. After we bumped into each other. It was more of a meet-cute than anything. It was fun until I realized how very naive I was. I mean, the man said that he had a gun on him and I laughed it off like an idiot. Who actually carries around a gun with them. Apparently, everyone from Reed Security. But I didn't see that, and now I have a stalker. Not just any stalker though. This man takes everything to the extreme. But I can survive him. I will survive him. And when all is said and done, I'll go back to my life and the boring men I date. Right?
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"Reese!"
I ran to catch up to her outside the school she taught at. I had Becky run a background check on her so I could find out where she lived and worked. I figured it would be a little creepy to show up at her house, but work was good. There were other people around and she would feel safe.
I took in every inch of her as she turned toward me. She was short, maybe 5' 3", but she was so damn beautiful. She was curvy and had blonde hair in one of those pixie haircuts. It looked damn good on her too.
She turned and her eyes widened. She looked around quickly, so I followed her gaze, thinking she saw something suspicious. "What's wrong? Is someone after you?"
"No," she said incredulously. "Why would you assume that?"
"Because you were looking around, like there was danger or something."
"Yeah, you're the danger! Why are you here?"
"Because I wanted to talk to you. I feel like we got off on the wrong foot in the coffee shop and you've been ignoring my calls-"
"Because I didn't give you my number."
"Well, I didn't get it on our date-"
"We never had a date. Look, it was nice to meet you, but there's nothing going on between us. We aren't dating."
I scratched the back of my neck, not sure why she was denying what I saw clear as day. "Okay, I can see how you would think that there's nothing between us. I mean, high intensity situations cause stress on new relationships."
"We're not in a relationship."
"But we could be," I grinned. "See, I think you're not really giving me a chance here. We had a connection back in that coffee shop."
"What we had was some banter before I found out that you murder people for a living!"
I shook my head slightly. "See, that's not entirely accurate. First, I told you that I worked in security, and I even told you that sometimes I took out the bad guys. I never lied about that. And second, I never ever murder anyone. I strategically take out people that should otherwise be dead or imprisoned because they're really bad people."
She stared at me dumbfounded and I grinned, thinking I had gotten through to her. "I don't believe it."
"You're starting to come around, am I right?"
"Are you really this…obtuse?"
"Okay, I resent that. I'm not stupid. I'll admit, there are some times that I can be a little…oblivious and it's gotten me into trouble, but I know exactly what happened in that coffee shop and you do too. You can't deny that we had something."
"Yes, I can. We didn't have anything in the coffee shop. See? I just denied it."
"I object your denial," I said firmly.
"What? You can't just…ugh!"
"You're so cute when you get flustered. I could just pick you up and carry you around in my pocket all the time."
She glared at me and stomped past me to her car.
"So, should I pick you up tonight?"
"No!" She spun around, putting her hands on her hips as she stared me down. "I don't want to go out tonight. In fact, I don't want to see you ever again!"
She got into her car and slammed the door. I went over and knocked on her window. "Seven?"
She threw her car in reverse and squealed out of the parking lot. "Hey, this is a twenty mile an hour zone!" I shouted.
I'm a stay at home mom that loves to read. Some of my favorite titles are Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Horatio Hornblower. I started writing when I was trying to come up with suggestions on ways I could help bring in some extra money. I came up with the idea that I could donate plasma because you could earn an extra $500/month. My husband responded with, "No. Find something else. Write a blog. Write a book." I didn't think I had anything to share on blog that a thousand other mothers hadn't already thought of. I decided to take his challenge seriously and sat down to write my first book, Jack. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed writing. From there, the stories continued to flow and I haven't been able to stop. I hope my readers enjoy my books as much as I enjoy writing them. Between reading, writing, and taking care of three small kids, my days are quite full.
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Tasting Her Christmas Cookies Book Blitz Author: Alina Jacobs
Tasting Her Christmas Cookies
Alina Jacobs
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Romance
Winter is coming—and unfortunately it's bringing Christmas with it.
I loathe the holiday. I hate holiday parties, fragrant decorations, and hokey movies. If I had my way it would be winter all year round and never Christmas.
Nothing burns like the cold—except a hot oven.
That's right; against my better judgment I agreed to let The Great Christmas Bake-Off film in my tower.
And St. Nick help me but I even agreed to be a judge.
Christmas is like the perfect sugar cookie—it slowly melts in your mouth, sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.
I love Christmas. I love the cheerful music, the fun sweaters, and the holiday lights. Most of all I love Christmas Cookies.
A begrudging bake-off judge, I refuse to let grouchy billionaire Owen Frost hate Christmas. The man is overworked, his employees are uninspired, and his life is seriously lacking in Yuletide cheer. I want to stuff his stocking with sugary goodness to put him in a very festive mood.
So I dressed up as a sexy elf and gave Owen a taste of something extra special. You should have seen his eyes roll back in his head when he bit into the perfect sugar cookie!
I can't let Owen Frost be a distraction. Things are insane enough without a sexy billionaire.
My baking subscription service is in the death throes.
My Christmas-ruining step sister is trying to sabotage me in the bake-off.
I'm being stalked by elves on the shelf come to life.
Ok that last one is a little weird, but welcome to my disaster of a life.
I need to win The Great Christmas Bake-Off to pay of my debts and launch my baking career. Sleeping with one of the judges is going to ruin my chance for a merry Christmas. Owen with his washboard abs and big Christmas package is a bad idea. It's best to keep that all wrapped under the tree.
But when he said in that deep, sexy voice, "Can I have another taste of your Christmas cookies?" Well, let's just say I'm unwrapping one particular Christmas present early!
Tasting Her Christmas Cookies is a standalone holiday romantic comedy. If you love Christmas desserts, like to laugh out loud at holiday innuendoes, and want Santa to put a tall, good-looking guy under your tree, then pick up this full-length, steamy romance novel! There are no cliffhangers but there is a very happy (Christmas!) ever after!
"We are having a Christmas bath scene in the near future," I said to the camera, "with holiday bath bombs and themed cocktails. But unfortunately, it won't be tonight. The bake-off starts tomorrow, baking fans!"
I looked longingly at the bathtub. Then, making sure the phone was definitely not recording, because I did not need to be that kind of Instagrammer, I took a quick shower. I seriously could not get over how huge the bathroom was. I could live in it. With a toaster and a mini fridge, I would totally be good.
After wrapping myself in the robe, I tied a T-shirt around my hair. I had frizzy hair on a good day; keeping my curls manageable was a perpetual struggle. I applied a gingerbread-cookie-scented moisturizer while my videos uploaded. Because I was busy scrolling through my phone and answering comments as I came out of the bathroom, I didn't notice the half-naked man until he swore.
I looked up and screamed.
"Help! Help! Stalker!" I shrieked and ineffectively pointed at the stranger. Between the rippling muscles, the washboard abs, and an ass I could bounce a quarter on, I hoped he wasn't actually here to hurt me, because he could do some damage. Pointing and shrieking wasn't going to stop him. Fortunately, he looked more shocked and horrified than angry and violent.
"Stop screaming!" he bellowed. A freezing breeze blew into the room. It was as if the man had brought the rage of winter into the master suite with him. He looked like it, too, with his ice-blue eyes and silver-white hair. "This is my penthouse. You are not authorized to be here. That makes you the stalker!"
I stopped screaming. It clearly wasn't helping anything. I also couldn't help but notice that the bathroom wasn't the only thing that was huge in the room. With him wearing nothing but boxer briefs, I could tell Santa had brought the handsome man a very large Christmas package indeed. The breeze blew in from the balcony, swirling the strange man's clean and masculine scent around the room. I forced myself to ignore it.
"Get out of my house," Big Christmas Package said flatly.
"You get out!" I shrieked. "I'm a bake-off contestant. This isn't your room!"
"What the—" he grabbed his clothes, tugging on his pants. "The Great Christmas Bake-Off? I cannot have Christmas invading every element of my life. This is ridiculous. Christmas is ridiculous. It's such a stupid, childish holiday." He punctuated his words by snatching up articles of clothing.
"Hey now!" I said, hands on my hips, fear subsiding. "Christmas is never ridiculous. It's the best holiday ever. And if you can't see that, well then, you're just a grinch, aren't you?"
He advanced on me. I was suddenly very aware of how large he was. Christmas package notwithstanding, this dude was tall, broad shouldered, with rippling muscles. He could probably split me in two.
"You're some stupid little baker who never outgrew the childish fantasy of Christmas," he sneered.
My nose was inches away from his chest. He glowered down at me. I was too angry to be aware of his half-naked body. Okay, maybe I was like fifteen percent aware. But the majority of my energy was focused on being offended on behalf of Christmas.
"Don't insult baking," I said, giving him my best "I want to speak to the manager vibe," though it was ruined by the fact that I had to crane my neck up to see him and that I was completely naked under the robe. "And never insult Christmas!"
His nostrils flared slightly.
"Men like you constantly belittle the work that women do to keep cultural traditions like Christmas alive," I continued, poking him in the chest.
"We decorate homes to make them cozy."
Poke.
"We cook holiday dinners and bake festive desserts."
"We host parties that bring families and friends together."
Before I could poke him again, he grabbed my hand in his much-larger one. Then, realizing what he'd done, he quickly released it.
"I will not stand for your bad attitude!" I declared.
He glared down at me, strong jaw clenched, eyes cold as a frozen lake. "I can't even believe this," he finally snarled. He grabbed his briefcase and stormed out, still shirtless.
"Oh my God!" Fiona exclaimed, wide-eyed, as she ran into the room. She hugged me then pushed me to sit on the bed. "Are you okay? Who was that? Why was he in here? Someone call the police!"
"I knew it! You're trying to steal my boyfriend," Amber yelled at me, rushing into the room. "That's Owen Frost, and he's mine!"
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The Beautiful Years Part V Release Blitz Author: Annie Rose Welch
Title: The Beautiful Years Part V
Author: Annie Rose Welch
Genre:Contemporary/ Mafia Romance
Release Date: November 14, 2019 Cover Designer: Buoni Amici Press
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History books are written about why men go to war. Religion. Land. Oil. And the most dangerous reason of all—a woman, the kind worth risking your heart for. My wife, Scarlett Fausti, was that woman. She sparked a war amongst the world's most dangerous men. Enemies had attacked us from the inside, from the outside, thirsty for blood and ready to spill more for power. No one in our world could be trusted, except for a few. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. My adversaries were ready to see me on my knees. Only one person could bring me there, though—that woman, my wife. But as it's been said, all's fair in love and war, and to keep her alive, to keep her safe, I'd willingly fall at the feet of monsters.
Born and raised in New Orleans, Annie has a habit of shortening her words and telling long stories. She speaks with a southern flair and cooks with it too. At the tender age of twenty- one, she hitched up her wagons (took her first plane ride) and moved out west to the big shake (California). Her passion for writing began one sleepless night when she imagined a gorgeous woman and a man with maniacal hair floating above her like lightning bugs falling from the sky. Curious about them, their story, and why they were floating around in her head, she sat down and penned (typed) her first novel, Marigny Street. A dream come true for her, she hasn't stopped writing since. She loves a damn good love story, always has, no matter what the genre. She is particularly moved by imperfect love that in its own unique way is perfect, the notion of love at first sight, soul mates, and things that are generally out of the norm.
When she's not writing she enjoys dabbling in photography and finding new, inspirational music to add to her collection. She currently resides in Texas (where everything really is bigger) with her husband, daughter, and their three peculiar dogs, Boudreaux, Tabasco, and Vanna Loo (who, call her crazy, bark with an accent).
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Unravel You Blog Tour Author: Diana A. Hicks
UNRAVEL YOU
by Diana A. Hicks Publication Date: November 18, 2019 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
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It's the wedding of the summer…
College graduate Valentina de Cordoba never expected to fall for the handsome and intimidating Derek Cole when she accepted his offer to rent his property.
From cottage to mansion, this single mom is certain she doesn't deserve him or the fairytale unfolding. But Derek gets what he wants… and he wants her.
He's "the one" for her, but before she says I do, she has to survive a month long trip to his family's estate in Atlanta. Gaining approval from four brothers and an over-protective mother might just be her hardest test yet.
For hot billionaire Derek Cole, this homecoming is a chance to mend the damage he caused when he walked away from the family business.
But all it takes is a bless her heart from his mother for Derek to know it will take more than tea to get the two women he loves on the same page, let alone under the same roof.
Just when they think nothing else can go wrong… their past and future collide.
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Diana A. Hicks is an award-winning author of steamy contemporary romance and science fiction. Her latest release LOVE OVER LATTES, Book 1 in her Desert Monsoon Series, is a 2018 Readers' Favorite Honorable Mention in the Romance – Contemporary genre!
When Diana is not writing, she enjoys kickboxing, traveling, and indulging in the simple joys of life like wine and chocolate. She lives in Atlanta, and loves spending time with her two children and husband.
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Blindsided Release Blitz Author: Amy Daws
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Title: BLINDSIDED
Author: Amy Daws
Genre: Sports Romance
Cover Designer: Amy Daws
What happens when an almost thirty-year-old virgin agrees to let her Scottish footballer best friend give her some lessons in seduction? Lots of banter, awkwardness, jealousy, and heat. Midfielder Maclay "Mac" Logan is a loud-mouthed, tattooed ginger content with focusing on football. But when an adorably-freckled seamstress comes barreling into his life, he finds Netflix-And-Bickering with her to be his new favorite pastime. Freya Cook is used to being the invisible woman with a needle and thread, offering cheeky punchlines as she helps dress London's finest. She's plus-sized in body and spirit, and other than her friendship with Mac, talking to the opposite sex is one skill she never mastered. However, after one innocent game of Never Have I Ever, Mac offers to play Love Coach for Freya. What neither of them see coming are the feelings that develop when the clothes come off. Now they're both about to learn the biggest lesson of all: Don't fall in love with your best friend.
Hands down the best book I've read of the year. I feel like I wanted for Mac and Freya for forever, but it was just my impatience because I wanted them SO MUCH. Freya is so awesome, and SO relatable. Her thoughts, her figure. Her fears. Not feeling like she's good enough. Then there's Mac. Who is also awesome. And has his own faults... I just love their relationship- from Netflixing Heartland, Hercules the cat... and how freaking swoon worthy Mac is when he becomes her "love coach". I can't even tell you how much I loved it. I honestly want to start reading it again, it was that good. Amy builds you up with this amazing story. Sends you gutted for a bit, and brings it all back to you in this perfect package. Read. This. Book. -Goodreads Reviewer I wake the next morning to a rough tongue touching my nipple. A smile spreads across my face as I open my eyes and expect to find Freya. My face falls when I see it's her fucking demon of a cat laving at my pec like it's going to produce milk at any moment. "Fuck off, you wee bastard!" I bellow and shove the animal off my chest. Hercules takes off down the hallway, and a snort echoes in the room. I turn my gaze to find Freya perched on a chair in the corner of her bedroom. She's dressed in a long nightshirt, her red hair a wild mess of curls, and her makeup smudged like she was properly fucked last night. And she looks positively entertained. "Did you just sit there and watch your cat violate me?" I croak, sitting up and rubbing my tender nipple. She giggles and steadies herself so as not to spill the two cups of coffee in her hands. "I came in to bring you a coffee, but Hercules looked like he was warming up to you, so I just sat down here to not interrupt. I had no idea he was going to lick your tit." She bursts out laughing all over again. "You and I are in a fight then," I reply gruffly, propping myself up on the headboard of her bed. "That was disturbing." She nods, her face still tormented with poorly concealed laughter. "For us all."
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Amy Daws is an Amazon Top 25 bestselling author of sexy, contemporary romance novels. She enjoys writing love stories that take place in America, as well as across the pond in England. When Amy is not writing in a tire shop waiting room, she's watching Gilmore Girls, or singing karaoke in the living room with her daughter while Daddy smiles awkwardly from a distance. For more of Amy's work, visit: http://www.amydawsauthor.com
Haunted Hearts Release Blitz Author: Christine Pope
Title: Haunted Hearts
Author: Christine Pope
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Publisher: Dark Valentine Press
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His prison lives in his very bones. She holds the key that could free him…or break him.
Elena Salazar doesn't exactly have permission to house-sit, but she's sure her cousin Ava won't mind the not-quite break-in. After all, Ava would want her to feel safe. And free. Two concepts Elena's still adjusting to after eleven years a prisoner in her own home, thanks to her terrifying ability to summon demons.
She manages to make peace with the resident ghost in Ava's house, but she has to do some really fast talking when a tattooed, tautly muscled warlock shows up with Ava's keys in his hand and deep-seated pain in his troubled eyes.
The Salvadoran Escobar clan is healing under new primus Gabriel's leadership. But no one is likely to forget that the cruel former primus used Alessandro Escobar and his fearful gift as a weapon, unwilling though he was. When Gabriel sends him to Ava's house for an extended "vacation," Alessandro packs his bags with a heavy heart.
No one warned him the house was already occupied.
Elena is beautiful, skittish, fragile, with a demon for a friend and a nervous habit of hiding behind her books and her art. Alessandro drinks in her sweetness like water from a desert spring. But if he dares reveal who he is, what he is, the key to her heart could vanish, leaving him the lonely prisoner of his gift.
This time, for good.
Note: Haunted Hearts, the final book in Christine Pope's Witches of Canyon Road series, can be enjoyed as a standalone paranormal romance.
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Night's Kiss Book Tour Author: Mary Hughes
NIGHT'S KISS
by Mary Hughes Publication Date: November 18, 2019 Genres: Adult, Entangled: Amara, Paranormal, Romance, Vampires
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As a human who hunts vampires, I risk death each night I take to the streets. Bloodsuckers are stupidly fast. I have only my wits, my practice, and my weapons.
Oh yeah, and my rage.
Vampires killed my parents before my eyes when I was young. My revenge? I'll destroy every last one of the evil bastards, starting with their king.
But only one man can help me locate the king. Achingly tall, dark, and too-sexy-for-his-own-good, Ryker is gorgeous enough to be the vamp king himself. But the devilish arch to his black eyebrow, his white, unfangy grin, and rocking the daytime are good clues that he's human.
We'll have to work together as uneasy allies if I hope to get my final revenge on the king—only now it seems evil monsters are also after our prey, and they'll stop at nothing to see us all dead. And why are they having so much trouble finding the king?
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I write wickedly fun romantic adventures and steamy paranormal romances, stories that crackle with action and love. Challenging, alpha men–and women not afraid of a challenge. Oh, do the sparks fly when he meets THE woman guaranteed to infuriate and inflame him most. In real life I'm an author, a spouse and mother, a flutist, a computer geek, and a binge-TV-watcher of The Flash, Elementary, NCIS, and Wynonna Earp.
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Alee Book Blitz Author: Nicole Loufas
Nicole Loufas
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Young Adult
With just weeks left before her high school graduation, Alee dumps with her sunshine stealing boyfriend in epic fashion – by sleeping with his best friend.
Since bad things happen in three, becoming the school slut is just the beginning.
A mass shooting steals the life of Alee's Olympic-bound best friend and a homeless drug addict turns out to be the father who abandoned Alee as a child.
With a backpack full of daddy-issues and a bucket list of broken dreams, Alee searches for light at the end of a very dark tunnel.
Will the man who broke her, be the one who saves her life?
Funeral food is like every other party food. Pinwheel sandwiches, mini-meatballs in a brown sauce, wilted salad, and an assortment of cheese and crackers. Laine plucks a cucumber from the tray. He dips it in ranch then shoves it in his mouth with an inappropriately timed sexy smile.
"Bryn hates baby carrots. She said there was something unnatural about them."
"Toss them." Laine points to the trash receptacle. "She's right, they look like fat little baby fingers." He inspects a dried out digit shaped carrot.
I pick up the tray and carry it to the trash. "This is for Bryn." The carrots make a raucous as they spill into the bin. A few people glance my way, not for long. Too much eye contact and they'll have to acknowledge me, speak me, console me.
Laine tosses his carrot in from a few feet away. "Bryn for the win." He holds pose a few seconds the way Steph Curry does when he hits a three.
We return to the buffet where Frances is speaking to Bryn's English teacher. She was an honor student so we never had classes together.
"Bryn was smart," I tell Laine because he's the only one here who will listen. "She had a 4.0 for, like, ever."
I remember watching her study, wondering where all that information went. She was like a sponge, absorbing everything around her. Bryn immersed herself in life. She was always moving, always busy with practice of some kind, volunteering, studying, me. I was a project too. She tried like hell to get me involved, get me out of my shell. My spirit animal is a crab; shells are my thing.
Laine and I move to the stage on the other side of the room. A bunch of unattended kids run back and forth squealing like baby pigs. Laine knows a couple of them. They jump on him as soon as he sits down and beg for piggyback rides. He obliges. Laine is a nice guy. I like Laine. That's probably why I fucked him.
"Are any of these yours?" It's a joke, but you never know. "That one kind of has your eyes." I point to the little girl clinging to his back. He gently lets her down and she runs off.
"I volunteer at an after-school program at the rec. At first, it was just something to add to my college applications, but I liked it so I stayed."
"You really are a good guy, aren't you?"
"You say that like it's a bad thing."
"I owe you an apology, for that day. For sucking you into my shit show. You didn't deserve that."
His shoulder leans into mine. "No apology necessary. Honestly, I could tell you and Benny weren't gonna make it." Laine is Benny's best friend, he knows all about Benny's side chicks. Maybe that's why he did it. I wonder if Bryn knew it too.
Nicole was born and raised in California. She claims to be a San Francisco native, however she's lived in both Northern and Southern California. She credits her creativity to the fact that she attended 12 schools between kindergarten and her senior year in high school. Her nomadic childhood allowed her to reinvent herself often. Some might say she was a liar. While others see the stories she told as a coping mechanism. Twelve schools, in six cities, in twelve years - give her a break. Today she channels her storytelling ability into writing novels. Long story short - kids that lie become writers.
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Traceless Book Blitz Author: Meli Raine
Traceless
Meli Raine
(Stateless, #2)
It's not against any formal rule for us to sleep together.
It is, however, strictly forbidden to have feelings for each other.
I can't do one without the other at this point.
Which means I am doomed.
When you don't know who you can trust, reality distorts. It twists and oozes, disintegrating and reformulating to meet whatever needs its masters demand.
Just like me.
Just like Kina.
Except everything is different now that we know who we really are.
But there's a second reality, you see.
This one can't be manipulated.
It just is. Solid and true, it takes our mission, our training, our orders, turning them into nothing but secrets and lies.
And this new reality means my old reality is trying to kill everything I love.
Read the second book in USA Today bestselling author Meli Raine's new Stateless trilogy.
The Stateless Series also includes:
Stateless, Book 1 (Available 10.15.19)
Fateless, Book 3 (release date 12.26.19)
I pull her into my arms on impulse, her small sound of pain as her eyebrow brushes against my shoulder making me let go.
"No. It's okay. I like being close to you."
We breathe into each other, mouths a few inches apart, her features blurring. An edge lives inside me, vibrant and real, relocating wherever it's needed. It divides me, making me know the difference between baseline calm and danger.
I want to live in baseline with her.
I want to live with her. Not co-exist.
Live.
She turns, somber and achingly present.
"We can't keep doing this."
"Not talking about this."
Instead of asking her what she means, I slide my hands to her waist, palms greedy at her curves. She's taut and fit, with more muscle than I can see. My hands find it, memorize it.
"Let's talk, then."
"We're breaking every rule." Her eyes flit to the jammer bar on my wrist again.
"Once you've mastered the rules, you know when you have to break them."
"We were never taught that."
USA Today bestselling author Meli Raine writes romantic suspense with hot bikers, intense undercover DEA agents, bad boys turned good, and Special Ops heroes -- and the women who love them.
Meli rode her first motorcycle when she was five years old, but she played in the ocean long before that. She lives in New England with her family.
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Indiabulls Value Discovery Fund has announced change in investment factsheets and fund flash for the month ended May 31, 2018.
As on May 31, 2018, the total size of the Fund was Rs 52.62 crores, compared with Rs 54.77 crores in the last month. The Fund's NAV per unit was Rs 12.89 for Growth, while 52-Week High and Low ranges were Rs 15.09 and Rs 12.40 respectively.
The Equity - Diversified fund with Growth plan was launched on Sep 03, 2015 and managed by Fund Managers Malay Shah, Sumit Bhatnagar.
The top five companies based on a percentage of total holdings were HEXAWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD (2.37 Cr.), STERLITE TECHNOLOGIES LTD (2.11 Cr.), INFOTECH ENTERPRISES LTD (2.02 Cr.), GHCL LTD (1.88 Cr.) and TATA GLOBAL BEVERAGES LTD. (EX- TATA TEA LTD) (1.85 Cr.).
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Muffin top. Thunder thighs. Saddle bags. It's time we take control of our bodies and take out these negativities to the trash with bodywear.
Truth be told, we do live in a superficial world. Terms like "muffin top", "thunder thighs", "saddle bags", etc are often associated with a woman. Women everywhere, at one point of time or another, have all felt belittled and have their confidence blown to smithereens with these comments.
Even if comments made are superficial, are you prepared to have your confidence and self-esteem shot down with a discriminating look or comment? It's time we take control of our bodies and take out these negativities to the trash!
The next time you're out shopping, keep an eye out for body wear that can help you deal with your body issues.
A Back Support and Waist Cincher can help you get the figure you always wanted by instantly lifting, shaping and slimming the body and flattening your stomach, waist and hips. This breathable garment reduces waist and tummy by 1 to 2 sizes while its firm compression helps the body to eliminate localized and stored fat.
Shaping Leggings are also handy when it comes to dealing with saddlebags. They provide firm control of the thighs and tummy for a slim, stylish and comfortable look.
A high waist Thigh Slimmer provides a plausible solution for not only saddlebags but muffin top problems as well. These body shapers certainly help a woman to deal with their body issues while boosting their confidence as well.
Exercise is always good as it burns the calories while getting rid of problematic areas.
Side-lying leg raises, squats and side lunges are just some of the exercises that can help target specific areas.
All it takes is self-discipline in making time which in itself can be challenging but worth the effort. Coupled with a healthy eating habit, this is one proven method that should be adhered and practised.
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Planning a wedding should be one of the most fun times of your life. But oftentimes it turns into a bad dream due to cost, disagreements between those planning it, and other outside factors. Here are some tips for planning a happy time instead. For many brides, from the time they get engaged, plans typically go full steam ahead. The first thing that must be determined and agreed upon between the bride and groom is the date. Even though this may seem very basic and simple, it is highly important.
This is because you must choose a date that is best for the both of you; a date that will not conflict with anything else in either of your schedules. Setting the date to be the day after one of you starts a new job, returns from a business trip or something similar is not a good idea. It is important to choose a date that will allow you enough time to plan the wedding you want and be ready for it when its time. The next thing you should agree upon is where the wedding should be. This often comes into play with what religion, if any, the bride and groom are.
For many people, a wedding is all about a religious union. However, for others it is a strictly legal ceremony. Whatever the case, the bride and groom must agree upon what type of ceremony is desired. If they are different religions, they must come to a conclusion about what one they will use for the ceremony.
Weddings are held anywhere you can imagine. Some people opt to have them in a place of religious worship, while others prefer having them on a sandy white beach. Wherever you decide to have your wedding, make sure that the people you want to have at it can access it without too much difficulty and burdensome expense.
And then comes the "fun part": choosing things like a bridal dress, flowers, decorations, a reception hall, a photographer, a honeymoon destination, bridesmaid dresses, tuxedos, food, cars such as limousines, invitations, toasting glasses, and wedding cakes. Then there are the possible bachelor and bachelorette party plans, the shower plans, the gift registry, and putting together a guest list. All of these "fun" things are the things that usually cause the most stress.
This is because they usually cost a great deal of money, take tedious planning to get, and oftentimes cause sour feelings between all of the people involved in the planning. To deal with them appropriately, it is best to get the help of someone who is a good organizer (if you are not one yourself). A friend, family member, or even a hired wedding planner can help you with this. It is also key to remember that this is your day to get married.
Even though others may have their opinions about what you should do and what to pick, it is best to do what you want and what you can afford (especially if you are paying for it yourself). In the end, your wedding day is a day that you will cherish in your memory forever. This is why it is best to have as much fun in the planning as you can.


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Crowdfunding Chronicles: Externus — Path of the Solari
Posted by Tina Olah on June 8, 2020
Campaign Ends: June 18
Platform: Windows and Xbox One. Switch and PS4 versions are being looked into and may depend on stretch goals.
Hello, RPG friends! If you enjoy tabletop games and Japanese strategy classics such as Final Fantasy Tactics and Disgaea, I have some news for you! Based on a homebrew tabletop campaign, Externus — Path of the Solari is an upcoming strategy RPG full of sinister religious organizations, impressive comic book-style character art, and at least one anthropomorphic, spear-wielding corgi (though I'm secretly hoping there will be many, many more).
Our tale centers around the noble Osmond Steele and his sons, Alrik and Amante (none of them are corgis, unfortunately). A member of an ancient order called the Soldat Solari, Osmond is one of many individuals responsible for maintaining order in the world, and hopes to have his sons follow in his footsteps. Trouble enters their lives after an ill-fated encounter with the fanatical Monotheists, along with their leader Gabriel; a sinister figure well-known to both Osmond and the Soldat Solari. Meanwhile, another threat lurks in the shadows, appropriately named "The Abomination"…
Battles in Externus — Path of the Solari follow the tradition of Final Fantasy Tactics and other classic turn-based strategy RPGs, featuring fully 3D maps, elevation, and other environmental factors that may help or hinder you. I should warn you, the game does feature permadeath, and losing a character will have an impact on the storyline; perhaps even a positive impact, in some cases! Outside of battle, the game is presented as a Choose Your Own Adventure storybook with interactive maps, with multiple-choice questions to steer the narrative. Will your choices result in peace and harmony? Or does Fate have something more sinister in mind…?
Personally, I love seeing more turn-based strategy RPGs inspired by our PS1-era favorites. While the 3D graphics still look somewhat rough, most of the funds raised in this campaign will go towards the art. Additionally, in the spirit of tabletop RPGs, the community is encouraged to provide feedback during development; you can even try out a demo right now, featuring a prequel storyline and some content that will not be in the final game. In any case, I'm looking forward to seeing more of that adorable battle corgi. If I had things my way, every video game would feature a corgi.
Disclaimer: While it's possible some of us at RPGFan may be backers of the games mentioned in these articles, this does not influence our coverage or our featured game choices. We make our selections simply based on the active campaigns we feel our readers might find interesting, and we are not given special access or perks by the developers.
tl;dr: We think these games show potential and want to share them with you.
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Tina Olah is a features writer and occasional reviewer for RPGFan. She is also an illustrator, cosplayer, book hoarder, and personal servant to a really cool Shih Tzu. Tina is an avid fan of strange science fiction and fantasy worlds, and would like you to know that she spent a considerable amount of time making Paladin's Quest fan art back in grade 7.
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Perforation of the eardrum is a rupture or hole produced in the membrane that separates the middle ear from the outer ear. This injury can cause infections by the entrance of bacteria to the ear, even causing hearing loss. However, in most cases a perforated ear drum will heal itself within a few weeks.
If you think you have a perforated eardrum, see your GP.
What are the causes of eardrum perforation?
Can perforation of the eardrum be prevented?
How is eardrum perforation diagnosed?
A GP can diagnose a perforated eardrum by using a small torch and magnifying lens to look inside your ear. You won't need to be referred for any further tests or scans.
What is the treatment for eardrum perforation?
try not to blow your nose too hard.
If these measures fail to heal the eardrum, you will need to undergo a type of surgery called tympanoplasty. This involves patching the eardrum with a small piece of tissue taken from behind your ear and under the skin.


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This was based on the understanding that for the six-month period starting in June and ending in December 2006 in which the ICU was in control of Mogadishu and much of central and southern Somalia, a hitherto unprecedented period of peace, order and security was realized. In other words, the security situation was getting much better in this swathe of land that had only known and lived with over 15 years of statelessness, insecurity, clan feuds, thriving warlordism and lawlessness.
But five months since ICU was routed out of Somalia by the Ethiopian backed fire-power, Mogadishu has regained its notoriety of lawlessness, creeping insurgency against the occupiers and chronic insecurity.
So the question is why did Ethiopian-backed offense with tacit support from United States and a number of western powers decide to kick out the Islamic Courts Union out of Somalia when the Courts merited an opposite response, having already delivered stability and order to the whole of Somalia?
One of the lies peddled by the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and its allies Ethiopia and United States among others that ICU was a bunch of al-Qaeda operatives, sympathizers and terrorists hell-bent on turning Somalia into another Taliban-like regime was a straight lie, a lie that intelligently fits very well in the post 9/11 discourse where if you don't like a given regime or organization, the easiest bet is to label it terrorist and al-Qaeda operatives. With this label, US and the coalition of the willing will be on your side, and this is exactly what TFG deed and indeed succeeded in duping the world.
The alleged link between ICU and al-Qaeda was at best mirrored on the now infamous WMDs the Saddam-al-Qaeda link that never was. The fact that ICU was headed by Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, a person listed by US as a proxy of the al-Qaeda terrorist network and the fact that Sheikh Aweys glorified Osama bin Laden by likening him to Nelson Mandela does not necessarily mean that ICU is a proxy of al-Qaeda or trying to turn Somalia into a Taliban-like administration. As such, it is not farfetched to state that ICU was filling the power vacuum in Somalia and trying to pacify the stateless horn of Africa country.
In order to appreciate the role of ICU, it would be important to note that in the last sixteen or so years, Somalia has been plagued by clan-based conflicts and warlodism especially in what used to be the capital, Mogadishu. During this tumultuous period, as many as fourteen attempts have been tried to form a central government without success. The formation of Transitional Federal Government in 2004 in Nairobi was the latest attempt, an attempt that is still struggling to endure itself to Somalia people despite of the fact that it is recognized by UN and many countries.
As these attempts to establish a central government continued to flop, Islamic Courts, imposing Traditional Islamic Law (Sharia) began to be active in the capital Mogadishu and increasingly became popular because of their ability to provide some semblance of order in a hitherto chaotic environment; a city that had been labeled the most dangerous in the world. By early 2005, these tribunals came together and formed the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), a network aimed at expanding their influence and pacification across the entire country. Somali business leaders, many of whom fund their own private militias, began providing financial and military backing to the ICU in hope that the Islamists could bring wider stability.
One thing that these courts demonstrated is that religion was proving to be a unifying factor for the Somalia people than anything else. The fact that Somalia is predominantly a Sunni Muslim country played to the advantage of these courts and soon they started drawing support, loyalty and legitimacy from the people.
With this unprecedented support and legitimacy, the ICU's area of control spread from the central region of Somalia south toward Mogadishu, the capital leading to violent confrontations between it and a coalition of warlords covertly backed by United States that were controlling the capital. These warlords, calling themselves the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism (ARPCT), feared loosing their influence and control of the capital to the courts and mounted deadly defensive attacks. Despite its name, the ARPCT probably did little to combat terrorism and was more interested in maintaining the lawless status quo in which the warlordism thrived.
Finally, on June 5, 2006, the ICU claimed control of Mogadishu from the US backed alliance. Though sporadic fighting continued for several weeks with fatalities reported in hundreds if not thousands, by July 15, the ICU had wrestled control of the entire capital from ARPCT. By this time, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys and Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed had emerged as the key leaders of ICU. The latter has since been touted by US as a moderate leader with little or no contacts with al-Qaeda.
As the militias loyal to the ICU began expanding their territorial control, Islamic values and Sharia Law, the Transitional Federal Government of Abdullahi Yusuf that had stationed itself in the provincial town of Baidoa and its allies Ethiopia and US were alarmed by this turn of events. The TFG feared being routed out of Baidoa by the fast expanding ICU whereas Ethiopia thought that their key ally in the name of President Yussuf would be toppled. Compounded with the fact that Ethiopia has had long standing disputes with Somalia since the 1970s Ogaden war when Somalia claimed that Ogaden is part of its territory, the need to oust ICU was calling day by day. On its part, US was alarmed with the possibility of Taliban-like government emerging in Somalia and possible surge of international terrorism.
As I said in the beginning of this article, in post 9/11, the easiest way to get timely and unconditional US support in any war is to brand your enemies terrorists and this is exactly what TFG and Ethiopia did. Towards the end of 2006, the transitional government and Ethiopia became hostile to the courts and sabotaged several attempts to resolve the impasse. As hostilities between the ICU and TFG became imminent, President Yussuf categorically made it clear that his government was not interested in peace negotiations with ICU leadership finally culminating to arrival of Ethiopia troops in December 2006 to shove support for his TFG troops.
Within two weeks, the superior Ethiopian airpower and infantry divisions was no match for the ill-quipped and teenage boys that made the core of ICU fighters. The US occasionally joined in by striking several ICU hideouts and providing intelligence information to the Ethiopians. At this time, the ICU claimed that they are not yet defeated and al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri was in the news urging Muslims to "rise up to aid their Muslim brethren in Somalia" and urging the ICU to mount insurgency like war against the infields.
After the ouster of ICU in the capital and southern part of the country, the transitional government moved to the capital in an attempt to consolidate its power and authority but no sooner had the government settled than the city reverted back to its dark days. President Yussuf started on the wrong foot by sacking the TFG speaker of parliament for initiating peace dialogue with the defeated ICU and from this point it became clear that this latest outfit called TFG meant to establish a central government in Somalia could probably be another hoax.
With the Islamist fighters defeated and or hiding, the transitional government failed to gain any real foothold in Mogadishu. Soon, insurgency attacks mainly aimed at government troops and their Ethiopian allies intensified and the warlords' started erecting their own roadblocks and exhorting the city residents of money and illegal taxes.
The Presidential Palace continues to be greeted with daily mortar power and scenes reminiscent of October 1993 Black Hawk humiliation when dead US soldiers were dragged in the capital continues to be replayed as the residents often drag and burn bodies of government and Ethiopian soldiers killed in combat with clan militias and remnants of ICU fighters. Within a short period of time, Mogadishu is once again slipping into the dangerous city in the world. Residents have been quick to bemoan the TFG for the mess and insecurity in the city.
The transitional government has since found it extremely difficult to regain control of the city. The government tried to persuade the warlords to disarm their militias and integrated them into the national army but to no avail. The dominant clan in the city, Hawiya, has been wary of the disarmament and insisted that if the government is sincere, it should also disarm the other clans in the country. Hawiya thought that maybe President Yussuf wants to punish them for largely supporting the ICU and the fact that there has been long-standing suspicion between Hawiya and the President' clan, Darod, continues to complicate this initiative.
Anti-government attacks and protests continued to increase in early 2007 and to stem this tide, the government and Ethiopian troops launched another offensive against the insurgents in the city in March/April in which aid agencies described it as the worst fighting in 15 years. Fatalities could not be independently verified but conservative estimates put the dead at over 1,000 and much more in juries. The actual causalities could be several times higher than this estimate.
And to demonstrate that TFG is a powerless shell completely incapable of managing Somalia even with the huge Ethiopian presence, the Ethiopians military commanders were forced to conduct direct ceasefire negotiations with Somali clans and groups in early April. Since then, the two sides are observing a very fragile ceasefire.
Many more city residents have fled to the countryside for fear of renewed fighting in the city where nobody trusts the government and its Ethiopian ally even an inch. But despite of this anti-government wave, President Yussuf is going ahead with plans to host an all-inclusive and clan based reconciliation conference in the capital in May 2007. It is yet to be seen what would come out of these conference if it would ever materialize.
Although Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, who was captured by Kenyan and US authorities as he tried to cross over the border under a hail of Ethiopian firepower, has publicly accused US for supporting the Ethiopian offensive, the US maintains that he is a moderate that the TFG should work with in trying to fix the Somalia problem. While in brief sojourn in Kenya before he was deported to Yemen, Sheikh Sharif is reported to have met with US ambassador to Kenya in which the local media reported that US insisted Sheikh Ahmed must be involved in peacebuilding and reconciliation initiatives in Somalia.
As the talk of this conference gets underway, it has been reported that many clan elders have insisted that the Ethiopian forces occupying Somalia must leave first otherwise the conference would achieve little if any. This is a very hard pill for the government to swallow for it wholly owes its power and presence in Mogadishu to the Ethiopian forces. Ethiopian has also found itself in the same position as US in Iraq and Afghanistan. It cannot leave now for its protégé government of President Yussuf will not be able to wither the storm of ICU insurgency and clan militias. Ethiopia, one of the poorest countries in Africa is also finding it hard and expensive to continue maintaining its forces in Somalia but there is rumors that their stay is being financed by US dollars, a rumor that further irks and isolates the largely anti US and Ethiopian population.
African Union, which was supposed to deploy a peacekeeping force to replace the Ethiopian contingent, is in a more beleaguered position. It is finding it hard to get and deploy more troops to Somalia. Already, the Ugandan force of 1,200 men is in the capital but the target of 8,000 peacekeepers is becoming an illusion. For those countries willing to contribute troops, they are not sure who will pay for it for AU's experience in Darfur in terms of funding peacekeeping is quite wanting. Rwanda, Senegal and Nigeria have all hinted at contributing troops but the ongoing hostilities in the capital in which already there have been Ugandan fatalities might scare them. Kenya, Djibouti and Ethiopia have been ruled from contributing troops to Somalia mainly because they are frontline states with extensive interests in Somalia, interests that might worsen the situation.
Any US support is unwelcome. Many Somalia don't want anything to do with US presence and support in their country just as they dislike Ethiopia. However, the irony is that these people will shout death to America but in the following weeks you find the same faces lining up in US Embassy in neighbouring Kenya seeking asylum and applying for immigrant visas.
What is coming out clearly in this hullabaloo is that ICU was better placed to pacify Somalia than any of the previous attempts. TFG is continuing to be a cropper however the good news is that some leaders of ICU have expressed desire to establish a broad-based and all-inclusive government in Somalia. In a recent conference in Leicester (April) that brought together various Somalia leaders, Prof Addou, the then ICU foreign minister, observed that all Somalis have to put aside their differences to wage a common, national front to regain their sovereignty.
The former foreign minister also acknowledged that the ICU could have made some mistakes, "but they were minor." To him, more troubling were the actions of some hot-headed ICU members not approved by the leadership. It is true some cinemas were closed, property was burned, secular radio stations closed, football matches disrupted and khat (a popular stimulant) banned. This were small miscalculations that some elements of the ICU made but the least the international community and TFG could have done was to support ICU restore security and order in the whole of Somalia and slowly and gradually engage with ICU leadership for slowing down some of their "unpopular" activities/policies and start a national and broad-based dialogue to establish a central government in Somalia incorporating TFG leadership.
This roadmap could have saved Somalia its current problems. It is thus clear that international community once again failed Somalia people in their attempt to establish self rule and at minimum, they should apologize.
For record purposes, Prof Addou said in Leicester that "not a single terrorist act occurred during ICU rule, and that ICU was completely opposed to terror".


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Reggae Music Splash this weekend!
The Rastafarian Earth Festival has been in full swing this week with followers of the faith from all across the country (and even further afield, from as far as Jamaica and Zimbabwe), coming together for this annual spiritual union.
This annual festival, which runs from the 22nd to 31st of July 2016, is a very significant time on their calendar as July 23rd marks the birthday (or what they refer to as the 'earth day') of the Rastafarian's spiritual messiah, His Majesty Haile Selassie I. The festival honours this special date on their religious calendar and is an important celebration for our vibrant Knysna community. Visitors are welcome to attend and the festival therefore also serves as a platform for these residents to openly share with others the traditions and roots of their faith.
The festival includes 7 days of Nyahbingh (church) services, which serve as spiritual cleansing for the members, and is then followed by the Reggae Music Splash, which takes place this weekend on the Hornlee Sports grounds and promises to be a jamming event complete with great music and great vibes.
There is a fantastic line up of bands this year, including the Black Stars, JJ Zebulon, Reggae Ambassadors, the Country Conquerors and the Zion Youth Band. There will be lots of food and refreshments available as well as stalls selling arts and crafts.
The cost is R60 per adult and R20 per child.
(Visitors are kindly requested to respect the customs of the community, which include the ban on the use of alcohol and tobacco.)
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July 23rd marks the birthday (or what is referred to as the 'earth day') of the Rastafarian's spiritual messiah, His Majesty Haile Selassie I. The annual Earth Festival, which takes place from the 22nd to 30th July 2019, honours this special date on their religious calendar and is a joyous and colourful celebration of this fascinating and vibrant Knysna community. It also serves as a platform for these residents to openly share with others the traditions and roots of their faith.
Judah Square is South Africa's largest Rastafarian community, and is based in a small river valley in the Khayalethu township of Knysna. It was established in 1993 in a stance of solidarity against the suppression of their religious and social belief systems. Before Judah Square was formed, this community was a largely misunderstood and marginalised minority. After negotiations with the Knysna Municipality, they were granted a portion of land on which to settle, which marked the beginning of their positive and collective upliftment. Although there are many Rasta families living within this community, their spiritual union is such that they are in effect one large extended family.
Judah Square is the administrative Rastafarian capital of the Southern Cape and this annual festival draws both members and non-members from across South Africa and abroad. The festival includes 7 days of Nyahbingh (church) services and then 3 days of music, concluding in the Emancipation Celebration, which celebrates the abolition of slavery (Slavery was abolished in Jamaica on August 1st 1834).
The Emancipation Celebration includes a host of musical acts, dancing and the singing of old traditional songs. Members wear traditional dress and many tell stories and recite poems. This is a family day open to the public, and people are encouraged to celebrate their freedom through various forms of expression. Tourists are welcome to bring their cameras and come enjoy and learn what Emancipation Day is all about.
Mark you calender for this year's Earth Festival, an uplifting celebration of freedom and a visual feast of red, green and gold!
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Rastafari Earth Festival – A Celebration of One Love
July 23rd marks the birthday (or what is referred to as the 'earth day') of the Rastafarian's spiritual messiah, His Majesty Haile Selassie I. The annual Earth Festival, which takes place from the 22nd to 30th July 2017, honours this special date on their religious calender and is a joyous and colourful celebration of this fascinating and vibrant Knysna community. It also serves as a platform for these residents to openly share with others the traditions and roots of their faith.
For more information visit: www.judahsquare.co.za