Chateau Reifeng-Auzias was born from the collaboration between Dominique Auzias, editor for tourism guides and owner of Chateau Auzias, Michel Behar, financial expert and international jurist, and Wu Feng and his wife Mei Ling who run a chinese oil company and are passionate about wine. The vineyard has been built on a peninsula in the shandong province, two steps away from the city of Penglaï. from where Wu Feng comes from.
The local management is left to the chinese team and the chateau Auzias provides technical support.
In 2003, 23 hectares weres planted: 10 hectares of Syrah, as many of Cabernet Franc and 3ha de Chardonnay. The vineyard that is bordered by the Yellow Sea benefits from a temperate climate, from a pluviometry and from a sunshine that facilitate the growth of quality grapes. It is located on an excellent clay and limestone terroir ful and sand, on the same latitude line as Barcelona.
We had to wait until 2007 for the first harvest.
Chateau Reifeng-Auzias produces a white wine and two red wines, the first dominant is Cabernet France, the second dominant is Syrah. This production is mostly intended to satisfy local markets and high purchasing power segments.


Norwood Child & Family Resource Centre is an Edmonton based organization that has been supporting children and families since 1963. We provide a wide range of programs and support services focused on supporting optimal childhood development and creating positive and healthy change for children and families.
A proud Operator of two Parent Link Centers, Norwood takes a collaborative approach to creating positive outcomes for children and families in Edmonton. Norwood has a long history of working independently and in unison with like-minded organizations. We endeavor to foster a sense of belonging and connectedness with our families and the community to support the strength and vitality of this unique City of Edmonton.
Our Proud History
The Norwood Neighbourhood
The boundaries of the Norwood neighbourhood encompass the area between 89th Street to the east and 97th Street to the west, and 111th Avenue (Norwood Boulevard) to the south and 118th Avenue to the north. So named in 1904, Norwood was a derivative of the surrounding district known as the “North Woods”. In 1906, developers McDougall and Secord acquired the land encompassing present-day Norwood, and divided it into lots. The area south of 115th Avenue was the first to be subdivided, as the entire area to the north was still under water.
Norwood School – proclaimed to be a most modern and efficiently planned school – was completed in 1908, having been built in the heart of the new community. A land boom in 1912 forced contractors to start using the previously undesirable or inaccessible land to the north of 115th Avenue. Lake area was drained via the old Rat Creek. Lots were surveyed and houses constructed, some so hastily that they were built too close to streets and alleys.
Norwood, like most older neighbourhoods, is a community of contrasts. It is a neighbourhood in which large and well preserved 2-storey homes meld into tiny bungalows and semi-bungalows. It is a neighbourhood in which the cultures of early western settlers, who have lived in Norwood since its subdivision before World War I, blend with those of recent immigrants. And, it is a neighbourhood offering many of the advantages of maturity: proximity to downtown; large mature trees; a relatively inexpensive housing stock; and a sense of character.
Taken from the 1976 Norwood Plan, these words continue to ring true.
It also must be acknowledged that Norwood is now one of Edmonton’s poorer inner city communities. It faces many tough issues that can be associated with its lower socio-economic status such as crime and drug and prostitution traffic. However, it is also a district where residents, business owners, and staff and volunteers associated with its many community-based organizations – including social service agencies, neighbourhood associations, school and the local library – believe strongly and actively in its revitalization. Changed a little, yes, but working its way through its problems and remembered always with a smile by all who grow up in and around it.
Norwood has a history of being, and will continue to be, a character-filled place to live, work and play.
Norwood Readiness Centre and House
The Norwood Child & Family Resource Centre, formerly the Norwood Readiness Centre, began in 1963 as a preparatory class for five-year-olds – with emphasis on language and emotional development – in the basement of Norwood United Church. Mothers of the children met every two weeks and assisted daily with the youngsters. The project was initially sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women and the Junior League of Edmonton.
Co-sponsorship and research conducted by the University of Alberta’s Department of Educational Psychology led to an expansion of the Readiness Centre. From the preparatory class grew the idea of renting a house across the street to provide a meeting place for the mothers and an area for teaching arts, crafts and household hints. The house, which was obtained in June 1969, soon blossomed into a meeting place for teens and a nursery school for children of parents assisting in the readiness program. In September 1969, the readiness program expanded to include four-year-olds.
By 1970, the Readiness Centre was receiving support from the City of Edmonton’s Department of Social Preventive Services and the Edmonton Social Planning Council. As more and more people, in the community and across the city, realized that something was happening in Norwood, volunteers with many capabilities and skills came to offer assistance. Members of the Norwood community, which consisted of many ethnic groups, began expressing their needs and new programs including English classes for new Canadians were initiated.
In the early 1970s, the Readiness Centre became a focal point for the political and environmental concerns of Norwood residents. These duties were soon taken over by the Norwood Neighbourhood Association and the Centre returned its focus to running the kindergarten, being a drop-in for locals, and providing social services. The Norwood Readiness Centre and House became the Norwood Community Service Centre in 1974.
The Norwood neighbourhood was designated as the City of Edmonton’s Neighbourhood Improvement Program (NIP) area for 1975. NIP was a federally initiated Program that was funded by three levels of government and administered municipally.
The Norwood NIP plan called for the development of a “neighbourhood park with a community centre.” Originally to be called the Norwood Community Centre, in the end the building was named Norwood Centre. The development site was an area north of 114th Avenue between 95th Street and the alley lane between 95thA and 96th Streets, land previously occupied in part by the old Powell Block.
The park area covered 2.5 acres, and the multi-purpose centre included office facilities for the Norwood Community Service Centre and the Norwood Neighbourhood Association, as well as space for the many NCSC programs including the nursery school, kindergarten and teen nights. The new facility included an arts and crafts room, a large lounge, and a fully equipped kitchen. Centre construction and park area development were complete by August 1979.
Physical Upgrades to Norwood Centre
Enrolment in pre-school programs at Norwood Community Service Centre more than doubled in the first 1½ years after the new Norwood Centre became operational in August 1979. Plans were underway to add an addition to the building as early as November 1980, in order for NCSC to operate an after-school care program.
By October 1996, a one million dollar expansion/renovation to Norwood Centre had been completed. Doubling its size, the Centre was ready to enable an expanded offering of programs by NCSC including a weekly public health clinic, literacy enhancement, a coat room drop-off for people looking for children’s coats, and a self-defence program for women. The expansion saw the original Centre go from 640 to 1385 square metres including three new playrooms, a gym, additional office space, a larger kitchen and a basement.
NCSC to NCFRC
The Norwood Community Service Centre experienced many changes in the 1990’s including:
- renamed the Norwood Child & Family Resource Centre in 1999.
- extending Norwood program boundaries for children who live west to 124th Street, east to 75th Street, north to Yellowhead Trail, and south to the North Saskatchewan River.
- concentration on vision identification, strategic planning, population focus, public education, program evaluations, community identity, marketing, fundraising, and increasing the presence of community volunteers.
- change in programming focus towards children and their families that no longer enabled service provision to the community-at-large.All programs have the support of Family Support Workers whose primary role is to assist families in the provision of:
- NCFRC operates with paid staff and provides programs that strengthen and enrich the lives of parents and children. Programs are delivered using a holistic approach to meet the emotional, physical, educational, and special needs of families in the community.
- family support, information, referrals and advocacy
- leadership with Parent Advisory Committees
- parent support group initiation and implementation to address needs
- home visitation
- crisis intervention
Epilogue: Norwood’s Golden Jubilee
The involvement of parents, community, partners and funders in the process of developing the NCFRC Strategic Business Plan resulted in the removal of geographical boundaries, extended hours for better accessibility for families and the building of leadership and relationships among parents and agency staff.
These activities demonstrate that the community work being continued by NCFRC today is very much connected to similar efforts successfully achieved in the past. Indeed, it is a testament to the vitality of this organization that it is as active today in impacting families in a positive and healthy way as it was at the time of its inception.
The Norwood Child & Family Resource Centre has experienced tremendous growth over the past 50 years. As a board-governed, non-profit agency, NCFRC has had the leadership and guidance of dedicated board members with futuristic insights as to the needs of the children and families in the Edmonton community.


In 1947 Indian Independence act was passed it meant that d British India will be divided into two independent states “Union Of India ” and ‘Domination Of Pakistan. According to d act Indian Independence all states will lapsed to either India or Pakistan.
Aftet indepedence of India on 15 Aug 2947 as pet d act all individual States was asked to merge with India but rular of J & K Raja Hari Singh refused to oblise India Government.
In the mean while Pakistan army with local Kashmiri anti indian people attacted Kashmir and resched out skirts of Srinagar by defeating Raja Hari Singh’s army.Well that was time Indian army deploid & over night war equation changed.Indian army defeat Pakistan army and recaptured 2/3 of territory lostby india.It was the matter of just 2 days fight left for indian army to librate whole of Kashmir. That is time India reportd to UNO to settle the issue but U N Security council passed a Resolution ’47’ in 1948 and establised United Nation Commision for (UNCIP) for India & Pakistan.
That was the great mistake of P M Nehru rather a blander to report to UNO before recapturing whole of Kashmir, against the advice of his defence minister Sadar Patel (Iron man of india) . The other side of Kashmir was named Pakistan Occupied Kasmir ( POK ) adisputed area between India & Pakistan.
Due this blander mistake of PP Nahru there 2 wars 0ne in 1971, when Pakistan was defeted so badly that they had retreat & lose 30 km oof there territory, & 2nd Kargil war there too they lost yery bitterly. Both d indo pak wars were took place during Army rule in Pakistan.
After india’s independence indian side of J&K progressed & developed a lot & became rich self sufficient state.
Kashmir became a hub of indian & foreigners tourist place . Main source of income of state came tourism, dry fruits, various types of fresh fruits & wool industry. World’s finest quality ‘ Pasmina wool Shal’ is made in Kashmis.
One of most picturesque view of mountains, rivers gargens & snow you can watch though out the year. Hindu’s famous highest shrine of Lord Shiva “AMARNATH DHAM” & “VAISHNU DEDI TEMPLE” is situated in d mountains of J&K only, more than billion people visit here every year.
Muslim & Hindu both were liveing here in harmony & were participatng in each others functions as well as death which continued till few years ago.
Pakistan could not fight to India because they lost east pakistan during 1971 war & now is known as Bagla Desh because of atrocitys of Pakistan on bagali muslins & hindus.
during 1994 Pakistani ISI & its agents were inducted to kashmir to poison the minds kashmiri innocent muslins to librate Kasmir from India as independent country and d result was a move of killing & burning of hindu Pandits . so the Padits & other hindus stated moving to Jammu & other placles of india due to fear as they were in minority.Now rhere is no hindus in kashmir .
Then again Pakistan inducted ISI & Army along with local fundamentalidsts to destabilise the government of J&K to achieve their goal due to revenge against India.
Now there is every day killing occurs with militents of Pakistan with india army or j&k police.
Poor muslim innocent kashmiri is suffering as thete is no income from tourirism or any other source. People & particularly young & adult has no job except joining pak agents or joining hands with Muslim fundamentals.
Every they there misleaded youth even small chilren aquipped with Pakistani arms & ammunition are either fight with Indian army at Kashmir or sent with Pakistani terrorist to indian city for killing innocent indians. Terrorism is
thete main motto & souce of income. Pakistan government & militents groops are funding Kashmiri fundamentists & other militants crors and crors of money to destabilize India.
THIS IS HOW A HAVEN OF INDIA HAS CONVERTED INTO A “HELL”.


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Welcome to the beautiful Alta Mar Condominium, come enjoy the discriminating and relaxing resort LifeStyle cherished by its residents!
Please take a moment to watch our video tour by selecting "Welcome to Alta Mar's Virtual Tour of our Condominium" on the top menu line above. It proudly illustrates an aerial view of our resort style condominium together with a brief look at its riverfront location and all its ammenities. You can virtually picture yourself relaxing out by the pool & river enjoying everything Alta Mar offers its owners & guests. Alta Mar proudly represents the epitome of South West Florida's Gulf Coast affordable condominium lifestyle. Snuggled peacefully alongside the Caloosahatchee River, come discover this preeminent quiet private gated community of only 131 stunning & unique 1, 2 or 3 bedroom condominiums, each featuring a private balcony or patio where you can relax and enjoy all the amenities the River District of downtown Fort Myers offers its residents & visitors.
Our impressive Mediterranean architecture immediately distinguishes the exterior design of Alta Mar and will most certainly appeal to your visual senses. The Travertine flooring throughout the main entry lobby greets you at the front entrance and welcomes you & your visitors to Alta Mar. From the moment you enter our brilliantly designed hallways, you will appreciate the artwork decorating the handsomely color coordinated walls accented by contrasting chair rails, baseboard moldings, sconce lighting adorning our walls complimented by striking archways stretching the entire length and wonderful crafted high quality colorful carpeted floor coverings leading to your personal residence.
Conveniently located a short drive from pristine Gulf beaches, you will enjoy a vibrant Fort Myers neighborhood that offers an array of upscale shops, restaurants and businesses just outside our gates. Celebrating its 11th anniversary, Alta Mar offers some of the most affordable residential opportunities to prospective owners considering becoming members of our community. Please visit us and see which of our current offerings best matches your lifestyle and needs, you'll be delighted that you did.
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Visitors from around the world are discovering many of the opportunities that accompany residing here in Fort Myers and all along the Gulf Coast from Port Charlotte, Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Bonita Beach, Sanibel, Captiva, Cayo Costa, Naples, Marco Island stretching all the way down to the Everglades and the Florida Keys. The welcoming abundance of mild temperatures with gentle breezes, inviting sandy beaches, year-round activities include golfing, fishing, kayaking, biking, walking, shelling on the beach or simply relaxing by the water and enjoying the sunshine is available to all those thirsting to participate. Spectacular views of glorious and glistening early morning sunrises will be there for the beginning of many days to come and majestic evening sunsets as illustrated towards the very end of the brief 2-minute video clip below (that features Unit 519, a 3-bedroom end unit where this sunset was recorded), will be there to put the finishing touches at early evenings end. On those monthly occasions when the moon is full and the sky is clear, you’ll be forcing yourself to finally retreat at day’s end. Alan Lovgren (239-240-6041 or email@example.com) with Weichert, Realtors® on the Gulf, will be delighted to assist you in identifying, refining, and pinpointing your search, while representing your interests in procuring your selection. We offer a sound value-added proposition to the process of purchasing a new property, whether it be a permanent residence, current or future retirement spot, vacation home or investment rental property. Alan is a respected & experienced member of The Family Group and part of the team at Weichert with the knowledge and skills to protect you every step of the way, while helping to avoid any unnecessary pitfalls that otherwise might be encountered along the way.


Hello to all family, friends, repeat clients and new coming clientele. I'm a local to the Lucerne Valley area and have been a resident to our desert for over 24 years. I'm a huge advocate of “Locals Supporting Locals." I work diligently in the High Desert region, and specialize in Lucerne Valley. I excel in Land Sales and soar in Residential Real Estate. I am Lucerne Valley’s #1 top producing Realtor. I have fundamentally built my business on supporting our local communities. My over the top marketing approach sells homes quickly and my non stop work ethic ensures my buyers find the home of their dreams. I am so blessed to serve as your local trustworthy Realtor!


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Provides the strength of fresh fragrance.
About our Thàlassa scent:
Oh beautiful Greece... A relaxed sunny day on the beach .We can smell the freshness of the ocean salty breeze. Fresh sea notes, citrus, seaweed ,lily of the valley.
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Please try to park along Lakeside Ave, there are lots of spaces there! If it is a busy timeframe, and you are unable to park there, you can use one of our designated spaces. If you are approaching from the Weirs Beach Sign, head down Lakeside Ave, past the Pier at Winnipesaukee, turn right onto Centenary Ave, go over the wooden bridge, turn right onto Weeks Street, and the parking lot is immediately on your right. Park in a spot designated for Tiki Hut Boats of NH, and be sure to DISPLAY YOUR PARKING PASS. Follow the posted signs to walk down to the pier. If you have any questions, call Sandy, 603.677.2896, or Hulk 603.396.2380.


Jungo Disposal Site
Jungo Land & Investments, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Recology,
is proposing the construction and operation of a Class I Municipal
Solid Waste Disposal Site. The Jungo Disposal Site is located approximately
30 miles west of Winnemucca, Nevada, along the south side of Jungo Road and
adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad. The site will serve as a regional
disposal site for Northern California and, if requested, Humboldt County, Nevada.
Refuse will be delivered to the site
by rail, up to an estimated rate of 4,000 tons per day.


WWIN - August Venue Info
The WWIN Show August 8 - 11, 2022 is at a new location:
Caesars Palace Hotel - Julius Room, Booth 3151
3570 S. Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV
Click WWIN Show Info to download detailed maps and our booth information.
WWIN Show Floor Map - We're in the Julius Room, Booth 3151


Second and third grade students are being sent on a virtual journey to a foreign country. They will be collecting information and mementos for a scrapbook-style poster.
- Research: Tuesday, February 25th
- Project: Tuesday, March 4th.
- Student Handout: Includes pages for taking notes and a description of the project.
(Please note that the due dates on the last page are not accurate.)
- TFK-Around the World: Wonderful kid-friendly resource with information about the culture, people, landmarks and geography of places around the world. On this website, you may find photographs, maps, diagrams, charts, folktales, language, and activities.
- Fact Monster: This site contains lot of information on one webpage for each country. Information is laid out like an encyclopedia.
- National Geographic-Kids: Another great site for kids, National Geographic offers pictures, videos, and information about a number of countries.
- Infoplease: A website with comprehensive information laid out in an encyclopedia format.
- Timeanddate: Try this site to find holidays that are celebrated in your country.
- CIA World Factbook: An extensive informational resource, this website is not designed for kids; however, it is a good place to look for information that may be difficult to find in other places.
- Flickr-Library of Congress: This section of Flickr contains lot of pictures from the Library of Congress. Try typing in the name of your country and the word 'clothing' to see what people wear in your country.
- Pics4Learning: Check out the countries section of this website to find visual information about your country.
- Allrecipes: A great website for finding recipes. Try typing your country's name in the search bar at the top of the page, but look carefully at the description to see if the recipe is truly from your country.
- Crafts for Kids: Craft topics are listed alphabetically. Find you country to see some examples of traditional crafts you could make.
- Making Friends.com-World Crafts: Costumes, recipes, crafts, and more.
- Activity Village-Around the World: Find activities to do and things to make. Before you find your country, you will need to click on the continent


Tree Dedication Service
Since 1995, the Reid Funeral Home and ERCA, have been planting trees in Hillman Marsh Conservation Area as a part of the Heritage Forest Program by ERCF and ERCA. The goal is to reforest select tracts of conservation lands, adding a beautiful, natural feature to the Essex County landscape.
Trees are unmarked in order to ensure that the area takes on as natural an appearance as possible. Over time, the area will return to a natural forest, and be enjoyed for generations to come.
Thanks to all who braved the weather and came out to our tree dedication service on June 10, 2018.We appreciate your support and are proud to host such a memorable event each year.


Finally found the rare and elusive Scottish-brewed non-alcoholic Nanny State from Brewdog. #NAbeer #cheers
Salty blue Brighton tonight at the Prince Albert. Farewell ol England, thanks for a real fine time.
Oranges and lemons sang the bells of St. Clement's. London tonight at The Garage.
If you're on the river Avon in the port of Bristol tonight come aboard the Thekla and hear some songs from me and Will Hoge
Quayside tonight at the Live Theatre with Will Hoge. #Newcastle
True. #Manchester is a heck of a city. Thanks to Nick Mitchell for the proper in(tro)duction.
#terminal7 London bound
Me and the Wolfe pup and @melodiepro are enjoying your work at the @pinewoodsocialist Mr. @carltondewoody! #johnleewolfe
Ol homestead, TN #allischalmers
Had an opportunity pop up to open a half-dozen dates for Nashvillian and fellow Tennessean @willhoge in the UK in July so I hopped to it. Bending strings and ivories. JUL 9 @themazenotts Nottingham/JUL 10 Gullivers Manchester/JUL 11 @livetheatrenewcastle Newcastle/JUL 12 @theklabris Bristol/JUL 13 @thegaragehq London/JUL 14 The Prince Albert Brighton. Thanks @atthehelmrecords and Brighthelmstone Promotions for making it happen.
Harlem River moon
There's 8 million stories in the naked city… This one gets told tonight.
Saturday, May 27th, Union Pool, 9pm. Plates of Cake, Hans Chew, Rosali, Dark Tea. Get away kid, ya bother me.
Come on baby
Done et it all up boy
#Roadtrip with youngun + @melodiepro + Pierre + Dilys + Grand Cherryvan 👴👧👶😸😻🚐 🍒


Blackkiss live @ Pike Restaurant
BLACKKISS has been invited once again to the legendary Pike Restaurant and Bar in Long Beach, CA. This place is a corner stone of the Long Beach and they have always treated us so good. So we are excited to play this venue once again. Mark your calendars and make it out for the pre-Halloween show.


Screening of the Road Capacity across the Little Belt
As part of the strategic analyses COWI has completed an analysis of the future traffic challenges and possible line routings for a new fixed link at the Little Belt.
As part of the green transport policy agreement from 2009, it has been decided to conduct strategic analyses concerning the long-term layout of the road and railway traffic capacity between Eastern and Western Denmark
In the analyses the following three different strategies for developing the regional connections in the long term are assessed:
- A third fixed link across the Little Belt
- A fixed link located north of the Little Belt between Bogense and Juelsminde
- A Kattegat fixed link directly between Zealand and Jutland
In this context, the Ministry of Transport has requested COWI to conduct a screening of the future traffic challenges and possible alignments for a new road by the Little Belt. Four fundamental options for a new connection are highlighted in the analysis.
The purpose of the screening is to give an introductory picture of traffic challenges and development possibilities for the road capacity by the Little Belt.
The screening does not form an actual basis for decision-making. It forms the basis for debate about the possibilities and the direction for further analytical work
You can read the report and the summary of the report at this link (Only available in Danish)


Tactile empathy with Melbourne Primary Health Network
I wish to acknowledge the people of the Woi Wurrung and Boon Wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nations on whose unceded lands I have worked and lived to produce this assignment. I respectfully acknowledge their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. I also acknowledge the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where RMIT conducts its business.
Understanding the client
Designing the engagement/strategy


Now Accepting Applications and Leasing for 2015/2016!
ICON and ICON Gardens are two of Isla Vista’s hottest new student housing communities, located near the top of the Embarcadero Loop, one block from the UCSB campus, and two blocks from the beach. Perfect for students at UCSB or SBCC! Offering boutique-style living with numerous amenities, ICON and ICON Gardens residents enjoy the area’s newest and most luxurious residential community. We are accepting applications and leasing for 2015/2016, there is also limited availability for January 2015. Visit our Images and Floor Plans pages for more details about each property!


It is evident that the urgency of the Covid19 crisis has been a catalyst for creative and novel approaches to data access and use, with the aim of supporting decision-makers to act fast and decisively. Countries across Africa have developed, and are still developing, innovative uses of data and statistics to monitor the extent of the spread of Covid-19 among their populations. Access to mobile phone data, for example, has allowed new ways of tracking the disease and its social implications.
There is an opportunity to learn from the use of data science for Covid19 response to benefit both policymakers and data scientists across Africa, helping to foster more effective data sharing collaborations and to support data-enabled innovations.
|* Survey innovations in data access and usage from across Africa in the COVID-19 pandemic response and share these best practices across the African data science community.|
|* Identify lessons from the use of data science in the COVID-19 response for the future development of data policies across Africa.|
|* Develop a blueprint for more effective data sharing collaborations and policy frameworks to support safe and effective data use.|
A meta study of data science initiatives in Africa for Covid19 response.
While we have seen an increase in data driven innovations for Covid19 response, we do not know the approaches to data access, the different stakeholders involved and their influence in the data ecosystem, and the nature of collaborations that are an enabler to increased data usage. Moreover, we do not know the technical, legal, cultural and ethical challenges that were faced in the different use cases in different organisations/institutions, or how projects have overcome these challenges. Learning from these experiences could help develop frameworks for data sharing that support increased data-enabled innovation across Africa in future.
This study aims to make a compilation of all innovative ways people and organisations have gathered and/or used data science to respond to Covid19 in Africa. We propose to analyse these and extract lessons to inform the future development of policy frameworks across the continent.
There are opportunities now to learn from these innovations to foster more effective data sharing collaborations and support data-enabled innovation across Africa in future by creating policy frameworks that support safe and effective data use.
We are building a detailed database of data driven Covid19 solutions in Africa and we call upon you to support this work by providing inputs to this small survey.
This study is the first step in a series of activities exploring the development of data policy in Africa. Further updates will be posted to this website.
If you have any questions Email Us


The ship will be called the USS Somerset after the county where the flight hijacked by terrorists crashed on Sept. 11, 2001.
Twenty-two tons of steel from the dragline crane have been taken from the site. The steel will be melted down then sent to Mississippi where the ship is being built by Northrop Grumman. The ship is expected to be built by 2012.
Northrop Grumman is also using more than 21 tons of steel from the ruins of the World Trade Center in New York to build what will become the USS New York.


The other day my wife told me that CNN’s travel section would have a snapshot section about the Netherlands and lots of people had send in pictures from their trip.
We have been there and when I was browsing through the pictures on CNN I remembered a very nice picture I took a couple of years ago. I decided to sign up as an iReporter and upload my picture.
Low and behold within 24 hours I received an email from somebody at CNN asking a little bit more details about the picture because they wanted to use my picture in their upcoming Travel Snapshot gallery.
Today the gallery is up and my picture is one of the 25 they use for the gallery.
Pretty cool, my picture is on the main page on iReport’s Travel Snapshots
You can find the gallery on the page Travel Snapshots: From tulips to windmills in the Netherlands My picture is the last one.
Next weeks assignment is about South Africa, we never been there but if you have a cool picture why no upload it, checkout the iReport Travel Snapshots page for details and my picture of course.


Being the Best Strategist You Can Be, My Story
Shekhar leads strategy and thought leadership for Facebook’s Global Clients team, which includes the world's largest and best marketers.
Before Facebook, he spent nearly two decades at the creative agency J Walter Thompson, across Bangalore and London. He led global brand and communications strategy for large multinational clients, working across different markets. He has worked in Europe, North America, China, South East Asia and of course, India, where he’s from. Some of his work has been awarded at the world's leading festivals, including Cannes Creative and Effectiveness Lions. He also performs judging duties at a few strategy awards, the global Effies being the most frequent ones.
Shekhar is deeply committed to helping young talent develop and grow. He mentors and trains for the APG, the IPA, the Marketing Academy, and the School of Communication Arts. He was one of the recruiters and Mentors for WPP’s elite Fellowship Graduate programme, and has also taught at India's most prestigious business schools, the IIMs.
He grew up in India but moved to London in 2006, mainly to play cricket in England. He’s a singer/ songwriter/ guitarist by hobby.


The Rose Collection suite of sliding sash windows are renowned throughout the glass and glazing industry for their superior quality and performance. Over 40 years of experience has enabled us to create the most authentic uPVC sash windows on the market. At Roseview, we take pride in our work. All our windows have undergone rigorous testing to ensure that they achieve the highest possible standards.
As well as a focus on product quality and performance, we also strive for customer satisfaction with every Rose Collection installation. When manufacturing our windows, we oversee every step of the process to guarantee consistency of quality. When our windows leave the factory, we want to know that they are being installed by a reputable company.
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At Roseview, we work closely with our approved installers offering them extensive support and product advice. To enable them to give full customer satisfaction, we provide:
- Extensive product training
- Access to the Roseview showroom
- Efficient delivery service
- Comprehensive after sales technical support
- Simple ordering system
- A wide range of window options to help fulfil their customers’ needs
Come and see the Rose Collection for yourself
Alongside our dedicated sash window showroom at our HQ in Olney, Buckinghamshire, our approved installation partners have showrooms in various locations across the UK, a selection of which are detailed below. Visit our find an installer page to find your nearest local Rose Collection approved installer.
Rose Collection, 33/34 High Street, South Norwood
Conveniently located on South Norwood High Street in the London Borough of Croydon, this stylish showroom is home to a selection of Rose Collection sash windows for you to browse.
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Amazon's Rain Forest is essential to the existence of our planet. It is the main factor in global warming due to the fact that one-third of the rain forest has been deforested, and has forced the Brazilian government to set regulations on deforestation. Palm oil in the eighties was a way of making a living for the indigenous population, it was a very profitable business. Once regulations were set in place, jobs and landowners had no income, so a new source of income had to be found. This is how the re-discoverer of the Cupuacu fruit (Cu-pu-a-cu) was re-introduced to the world.
Although the indigenous populations may have known the medicinal properties of the cupuacu fruit for thousands of years, unwitting it was the best-kept secret. The Cupuacu fruit is related to the Cacao tree and is the national fruit of Brazil —the world’s largest Cupuaçu producer. Cupuacu fruit is used as food in making chocolate, ice cream and juices. For medicinal purposes, applying Cupuacu on eczema and psoriasis will help heal the damaged skin and protect from the sun’s harmful UV rays. Cupuacu fruit creates a ton of energy because it's packed with saturated fatty acids that the body can use without the side effects of caffeine. It is a contributor to our immune system and supports the body's ability to prevent and fight diseases.
Because of the Cupuacu fruit tree diversity in food, health, and skincare.....which is an enormous benefit for skin, hair, nails, and other parts of the body, it is by far the best butter I have used for my Perfect Facial Serum. A crude form of cupuacu butter is derived from the seeds of the tree and science today has confirmed what indigenous populations have known for centuries, that seed pods of this delicious fruit have benefits that most butters do not.
Soaps Creams & Things uses cupuacu butter for its cosmetic formulations which help keep the skin soft and elastic and create an effective barrier that stops moisture loss. It has an anti-inflammatory effect on the skin and has been used to help treat conditions such as eczema and psoriasis. We feel that helping the rainforest to bounce back from its deforestation by re-planting the cupuacu tree will give natives hope to provide an income while rebuilding the rainforest so that we, so many miles away, will also benefit from it. A world working together.
Cupuacu butter, taking it one step further, has phytosterols, great for dry and damaged skin through supporting the collagen in the dermis. Better yet, science for the second time in this blog has confirmed that cupuacu butter also helps to stabilize emulsions and other skin ingredients so that you can stay healthy and glowing.
Our commitment is to use the best ingredients that uses methods that do not harm the environment or the habitat. We feel that helping the rainforest to bounce back from it deforestation by re-planting the cupuacu tree will give natives hope to provide an income while rebuilding our Rainforest.


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This blog is dedicated to the art of brewing fine quality ales, particularly those from England, which is where I originally hail from. I now live on the South Shore of Massachusetts in Marshfield, and have lived in the USA for 15 years. I got married here, have 2 children, and became a US Citizen.
But I miss home, New England provides similar seasons and scenery but nothing comes close to British Ale. Don’t get me wrong I enjoy the US ale offering. US Microbreweries are excellent, my favorites include Dogfish Head and Magic Hat #9. But a pint of Brakspears or Wadworth poured flat, full of hoppy warm malty goodness, still brings the longing for the comforts of home.
So I chose to embark on an adventure to recreate the brews of my homeland along with some the US brews I have come to enjoy. This blog is dedicated to that journey and I trust some of you will get inspired enough to begin to create your own unique brews and share the joys of home made ale, and all the sales tax breaks that come along for the ride.


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Uwajimaya is a household name in the Pacific Northwest, known for its huge product selection and distinctly Asian aesthetic. While it would have made sense to pursue a more traditional visual language for this project, I thought it would be interesting to view Uwajimaya from a different lens, especially for a hypothetical branding project.
What if Uwajimaya embraced the quirkier, more eccentric side of Japan? Like the neon lights of Shibuya, or the candy-colored aesthetic of Harajuku?
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Every street, every passage, from the grandest historical monument out of the 48 ASI sites to the colossal wall, from the verdant expanse to the deepest azure lake, Mandu reverberates with old world charm.
Our approach towards this momentous mandu festival was multifold. We envisioned Mandu Festival as an identity to reckon with and to be eagerly awaited every year.
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Mandu Festival 2019 – 28 Dec 2019 – 02 Jan 2020


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How Africans are combating CoronaVirus Disease (Covid-19).
Covid-19 is no news to the globe anymore. It started in China and has made its way to different continents.
Public health officers alongside WHO have identified how the respiratory ailment can be contracted.
Some countries in Africa on the hand have also become victims of the Covid-19.
Nigeria, the renowned giant of Africa has recorded eighty nine (89) cases, one (1) death and three (3) discharges as stated by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
In Kenya, Mutahi Kagwe the minister of health reports about thirty-one (31) cases and one (1) death as at March 26, 2020.
Mozambique has confirmed five active cases with no record of death yet.
No death has been recorded in Ivory Coast but currently she has about ninety-six (96) active cases.
On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, Mali recorded her first and only reported case. There is an ongoing jihadist war, and the government is trying to avoid an outbreak in such time. The government has also imposed a curfew from 7pm to 5am.
Libya has a record of one case as well.
Niger has reported seven cases while Carp Verde has reported only three cases as at March 27, 2020.
The virus free country South Africa has recorded cases of Covid-19 and confirmed one death.
Rwanda a hygiene model has recorded about fifty cases as at Friday 27th March, 2020 with no reported deaths from Covid-19. The government has set up three centres, two in Kigali the capital and one in the South. The government has enforced a lock down in the nation.
Six cases have been recorded in Eritrea as at March 27, 2020. No death has been recorded. The government has banned all flights to and fro to reduce the outbreak.
Uganda has a record of eighteen reported cases and no death.
Ghana the cocoa king of Africa has recorded about fifty-eight (58) cases with no reported deaths. Social distancing has been enforced.
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In Nigeria, Channels TV announced that the senators have donated half of their March salaries each to combat Covid-19, well meaning citizens and churches like the Dynamics citizens have donated funds and medical equipment to combat the pandemic.
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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Being a travel agent myself and having handled hundreds of itineraries for our clients by far, the most popular itinerary is to arrive in Melbourne and spend a couple of nights there, then off to Adelaide and the world famous vineyards in the area before getting on the plane that takes you to Ayers Rock or as they call it now, Uluru. From there you fly to Cairns and visit the Great Barrier Reef and finally to Sydney for a couple of nights before returning to the U.S.
If it is a matter of cost and time I would suggest you leave out Ayers Rock and fly direct from Adelaide to Cairns.
However, we do the itinerary to suit you so if you have any special requirements, let us know and we’ll come up with suggestions. Perhaps a couple of days in Tasmania, take on the longest rail trips, from Sydney to Perth or from Adelaide to Alice Springs and Darwin. The destinations and the combinations are endless, almost.
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
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Friday, July 9, 2010
I have one book and I must confess I don't read it over and over ! It is written by a Russian author, Michail Osorgin in the 1930s and it's English title is: The Quiet Street. It has the most fascinating first page I've ever read and, unfortunately I can't find any translation in English on the internet so you would need to find out for yourself.
Further on, I have never ever read beyond the first page! Yes, I know it's a bit weird but I think those first lines which takes me from the Universe down to a back street in Moscow called "Sivtsev Vrasjok" (which is also the Russian title of the book) is so good that I don't need to read the rest.
I might do it one day, but so far I've had it with me on my travel during the last 30 years and in between it's near me here in my "office".
Just in case somebody read Swedish or if you want to use Babelfish to get a translation here are the lines;
"I en liten avkrok av det oändliga världsaltet, någonstans inom vårt solsystem, här på jordklotet, i Ryssland, i Moskva, i ett hörnhus vid den lilla gatan Sivtsev Vrasjok satt den lärde ornitologen Ivan Aleksandrovitj i en länstol i sitt arbetsrum".
So there you are, that's my favourite book !
We had one a couple of years ago. Took a plane from Sydney, Australia to Buenos Aires and upon landing we were met and taken to Lina's Tango House. The first impression was...uuhhh what is this. It was rather small and there was nobody around....until about 1200 when people started waking up!! We wondered what was going on but it was soon explained. This is what we did from then on. We congregated with the rest of the guests in the courtyard for an al fresco dinner and a sometimes tango lessons. Around midnight we took a taxi to a nearby dance hall which was always absolutely packed with afficionados dancing tango. We normally finished off the night with a morning coffee before going to bed and waking up at....yes you guessed it right..around midday. ! It was a sensational stay but we had only booked for 5 nights ( as I was not sure what we had booked) so then we moved to Sheraton and as you know they are OK but completely boring after the stay at Lina's.
We enjoyed all of B.A., the people, the food, the music and the tango.
After Buenos Aires we took a plane to Miami, picked up a car at the airport and drove to South Beach, parked the car and when we came back a couple of hours later there were some nice bodies drawn in chalk nearby the car. We enquired what it was all about and were told there had been some shooting earlier!! Lucky we weren't there.
Drove down to Key West and enjoyed some touring down there before taking the next flight to Las Vegas and say whatever you think about Las Vegas it is the most entertaining place on earth. Sure there is gambling as well but we hardly had time for it. There is so much else to see, shows, dining, just walking along the Strip, shopping, touring etc.
Drove to Los Angeles and stayed in Santa Monica for a week before retuning home.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
If Batman ever decided to leave Gotham to find a holiday retreat I’m sure he would have chosen Australia. With its powerful landscape and a myriad of caves he would have found the ultimate cave here. And you, being the tourist don't miss the chance of visiting some spectacular caves during holidays in Australia. They are found all over the country and I have listed some easily accessible caves here. For Tasmania which has some of the best caving experiences in Australia I recommend you to visit the Tasmanian blog on
Formed by an uplift of sediments and now with five caves that can be viewed. Chillagoe, Queensland.
Olsens Capricorn Caves
A private cave and a long standing Queensland tourist attraction and consist of 16 caves to visit. Rockhampton , Queensland
Undara Lava Tubes
Not really a cave but we had to fit this one in somewhere. They were formed by lava spilling out from a volcano into a river bed and with the water flowing this caused a cylindrical tunnel to be formed. They run for many kilometres and the caves are large. Found at Undara in Northern Queensland
Perhaps the most caves in Australia with nine caves open for viewing. The complex is well set up and lots to see and do. It is located at the Blue Mountains a couple of hours by car from Sydney or join one of the many tours available from Sydney. Look them up at www.theaustraliacard.com.au where you also get a 10% discount.
The Wellington Caves have one of the largest stalagmites in Australia and a lot of fossils have been discovered here. Wellington, New South Wales
A limestone cave near Augusta in Western Australia, and at it's highest is 100 metres high.
A set of caves that feature in Aboriginal life and the fight between a good and bad spirit. Yallingup Cave, Western Australia
A lot of fossils have been found at Mammoth. Prevelly Park, Western Australia
A good cave for glowworms and easy to view. Mole Creek, Tasmania.
A wheelchair access cave formed in a coastal cliff. Millicent South Australia
Buchan Caves, Victoria
Buchan Caves are 360 kilometres east of Melbourne near the township of Buchan. The Buchan Caves Scenic Reserve protects the caves and their fragile interiors. Underground rivers cutting through the limestone rock formed the caves. Guided tours are available through the Fairy Cave and the Royal Cave. “ Wild “ tours are available for small groups into the unlit, less accessible caves.
Princess Margaret Rose Cave, Victoria.
First discovered in 1936, Princess Margaret Rose Cave is close to the Glenelg River, 3 kilometres east of the Victoria/South Australia border. Guided tours of the main cavern with its delicate formations are available daily.
Cutta Cutta Caves in the Northern Territory features a series of caverns displaying spectacular limestone formations. The caves are home for a variety of wildlife including the Brown Tree Snake and the rare Orange Horseshoe Bat and Ghost Bat.
There are Ranger guided tours operating 7 days a week during the dry season. The Park is 27km south of Katherine on the Stuart Highway, open all year round (except Christmas Day) 8.30am-4.30pm, and entry is $7.50 for adults and $3.75 for children.
However due to flooding within the cave systems during the wet season (December - April) tour times may vary. The most comfortable time of year to visit the park is between the months of May and August, when external conditions are warm and dry .
Thursday, April 29, 2010
On this tour you visit the Major Watering Holes in Yarra Valley and have the opportunity to discover the “divine drink” which was a gift from the Gods according to the ancient and not so ancient or as one bloke puts it; Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer.
Well, here is an opportunity to check out the Beers of Yarra Valley. You start this tour by travelling the winding roads of Warrandyte to Healesville where you visit Buckleys Brewery named after William Buckley, the famous escaped convict. The beers are traditionally brewed, non-filtered and full flavoured. This is Yarra Valleys First Traditional Brewery with Solar Heated Brew. There are 4 beers to choose from. This is where you will be taken through the brewery and shown the step by step production method of making Beer.
Next stop "Innocent Bystander Giant Steps" and the new brewery 'White Rabbit'. The guys there are creating some great beers and have been awarded for "Little Creatures", the 2007 Worlds Best Ale in The Australian International Beer Awards. There is also a personal selection of some of the worlds other great beers.
Next we travel the rolling hills across to Yarra Glen to visit Hargreaves Hill Brewery. This is a family owned micro-brewery which brews with rainwater. They make the ales the old fashioned way, no preservatives, no chemicals or sugars. They have 3 new beers and 2 guest taps.
This is also where we stop for lunch at the new Bar and Restaurant. The Chef is known for his delicious modern brasserie style menu.
After lunch we visit Coldstream Brewery which is a micro-brewery that has Rod Williams as a renowned brewer for over 25 years. His experience and expertise in establishing the brewery is marked by the unique beer and ales available. There are 4 beers available.
We travel back to Melbourne via Warrandyte.
ALL BEER TASTINGS AND LUNCH NEED TO BE PAID BY CUSTOMER.
Using The Australia Card you will enjoy a 10% discount on the tour price.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Crossing the Nullarbor Plain is one of the foremost outback travelling accomplishments for Australians and overseas visitors alike. It’s said that until you’ve spent the time making your way across this endless, mostly treeless, plain you’ve not fully experienced the true loneliness – and freedom – that Australia can provide. It’s been driven, walked, cycled, trained and even skateboarded, and has come to represent everything that is vast and intensely featureless about much of the Australian Outback. With the compliments of Australian Traveller –Australia’s Best selling travel magazine here are some fascinating facts about this “roadtrip of roadtrips”.
The Nullarbor can be done fast or slow, and in fact sometimes it’s difficult to tell which is which; time has a way of telescoping on this famously arid drive. Foot to the floor, it can be done in less than 24 hours – but that’s foolhardy in the extreme. Allowing yourself anywhere from five to ten days is best for really embracing the wide expanse, occasional low spinifex and straight, straight bitumen. Driving east is more comfortable than driving west - you don't drive into the sun in the afternoon.
It’s easy to imagine the Nullarbor as it must have been millions of years ago when it was thought to be a vast seabed. The Plain itself covers around 200,000km2, and is gutted east to west by the ramrod straight Eyre Highway, which begins at the WA end at Norseman and terminates almost 1700km later in SA’s Port Augusta. In between, you’ll find only a few things to disrupt your train of thought as you drive. These include: the world’s longest straight bit of road (the 90 Mile Straight, 146.6km between Caiguna and Balladonia); giant semitrailers intent on sweeping you into the roadside gravel if you’re not careful; hundreds of feral camels (of which a handful are almost certain to stray out of the darkness into your path); ditto Big Red ’roos; a roadhouse or two; tourists (probably German) on bikes; and dozens of shimmering mirages as you slowly succumb to white-line fever.
The spectacular cliffs of the Great Australian Bight, some of the longest in the world, can be viewed from several different Marine Park lookouts and provide some important relief from the mesmerising uniformity. As do the plethora of underground cave systems, such as Cocklebiddy, one of the longest underwater caves in the world. Be sure to check out the museum at Balladonia for more info on these fascinating – and tremendously fragile – environments running beneath the Nullarbor’s extensive limestone surface.
The various towns dotted along the Nullarbor Plain range from Eucla at their largest (near the SA/WA border, with its much-photographed Old Telegraph Station being gradually reclaimed by sand dunes), to Ceduna, the last major town if crossing east to west, to Balladonia, Caiguna, Madura, Mundrabilla and Penong – which are essentially roadhouses with the odd hotel/motel and caravan park thrown in. Balladonia became briefly famous in 1979 when chunks of Skylab crashed to Earth nearby, Caiguna has its own landing strip, Madura is focused mainly on sheep farming, Mundrabilla is famous for large meteorites fragments discovered in the area, and Penong is known for its abundance of windmills. So don’t let anyone tell you there’s nothing to do out there.
At the WA end of your Nullarbor odyssey, you can elect to veer south and wind your way through Esperance and Margaret River – but to do so would be to abandon the Outback flavour of your journey. Instead, head north from Norseman along Route 94 for Kalgoorlie and the Golden Mile. And remember, if you’re travelling west to east from Perth across the Nullarbor (especially if you’re on the great Indian Pacific train journey), Kalgoorlie represents the last major town for many hundreds of kilometres. So be sure to stock up on water, snacks and plenty of in-car games.
Tell anyone you’re driving almost 2000km across the Nullarbor and you’ll get one of two reactions. The first is usually a mixture of bewilderment, pity and horror: “It’s so long and boring – why don’t you fly, or at least catch the train? It’ll take days and there’s nothing to see.” Others look at you enviously: “Wow, I’ve always wanted to do that!” The Nullarbor’s like that. There’s no denying it’s a long trip – four days, maybe more: it covers an area equivalent to England, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland, with 7000km2 left over. And it’s definitely flat, with long sections of empty straight between tiny settlements where shopping, nightlife and good coffee is non-existent. But once you’ve done the trip you could never argue that it’s boring, nor could you say there’s nothing to see. As far as great Aussie road trips go, this one can’t be beaten.
Total distance: Perth to Ceduna, around 2000km
Day 1: Perth to Kalgoorlie, 596km
Day 2: Kalgoorlie to Balladonia, 378km
Day 3: Balladonia to Nullarbor Roadhouse, 693km
Day 4: Nullarbor Roadhouse to Ceduna, 297km
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The host of Women Worldwide, Deirdre Breakenridge, welcomes her guest to the show, Terri Lundberg. Terri is the Founder and Managing Director of Hometown Tourist, where travelers can go to get recommendations on restaurants and great places around the world to visit. She is also a travel blogger at Black Chick on Tour. Terri resides in Saudi Arabia, Seattle, and San Diego, but Seattle is the place she calls home.
On the show, Terri discusses her shift from a career at Boeing as a staff analyst assembling data to becoming an entrepreneur and making travel her life. She shares what it’s like to live in different parts of the world including Saudi Arabia and living abroad. Terri openly discusses the challenges of building a start up business and the benefits of making her travel addiction a full-time career.
A little more about Terri Lundberg … Terry has visited over 26 countries and 100 cities. She’s traveled the world connecting with the locals to learn their favorite restaurants, great places for an early morning stroll, and the tourist spots that are really worth visiting. Wanting to share this knowledge with other travel enthusiasts, Terri launched Hometown Tourist so that visitors could browse the website and get recommendations from longtime residents in different regions who know everything from the best food and the hottest local bands to the places you can spend a quiet evening.


As we are called, we participate in a vast network of missionaries who minister both spiritually and physically to individuals and groups in local and international humanitarian relief and spiritual ministry projects.
Even when we are not distributing our own goods, we are busy providing logistics and transport services to other ministries of the Kingdom of Christ. Our trucks, semi-trailers, pick-ups, forklift, warehouse, office space and more are gifts from God! We have been to most states in the US picking up and delivering items for other missions.
Our vision and calling is to bring the love of Jesus to the United States/Mexico border. We work in cooperation with compassion ministries on and along the border. Our prime focus has been to address the spiritual and physical needs on both the US and Mexico sides. We distribute food, water, and other relief supplies.
Inner city missions
One need not travel far from home to find people who need Jesus. We continue to be blessed with opportunities to partner with missions that serve the needy in and around metropolitan areas. We help provide food, drink, clothing, shelter and financial assistance, as well as spiritual ministry, prayer support and other services.
We also help ministries that serve the needs of inmates in jails and prisons.
We have served as ambassadors for Christ in many parts of the world. Through partnerships with ministries working in other countries, we have been able to minister on every continent . Projects involve shipping food, medical equipment, building materials, disaster relief and more by way of sea container, air freight and trucks. Sometimes we send money. Sometimes we go.
Within a day’s drive of our offices in Crawford, Texas, are Tornado Alley and hurricane and flood zones. A two-day truck drive takes us to earthquake, wildfire and mudslide disaster areas. Where we are called, we are obedient to go. We travel north, south, east and west to provide help and hope to disaster victims.
Frequently, disaster relief distribution projects take us to several pickup points en route. We often move products from one disaster site to another, as needed. There have been times when we have arrived with supplies before the storm made landfall!


It’s no secret that our climate is changing. Over the course of the last 250 years since the advent of the first coal-powered steam engine at Glasgow, the carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere have rising steadily over the decades. Technology has been the driving force behind humanity’s growth and expansion over the last 2 centuries. Technological advancements have meant that now our mobility is faster, our average human lifespan has increased and technology has made life better in general. However, the same technological advancements have largely relied on burning of fossil fuels that have pupped billions of CO2 to our atmosphere. From the billions of piston engines that pump CO2 daily to the atmosphere to the hundreds of coal powered plants that satisfy our unquenchable need for electricity, CO2 levels are rising and time is slowly ticking our planets doomsday clock. Humanity now faces an existential threat as a result of climate change unless drastic action is taken.
Carbon dioxide levels today are higher than at any point in at least the past 800,000 years. In fact, the last time the atmospheric CO₂ amounts were this high was more than 3 million years ago, during the Mid-Pliocene Warm Period, when temperature was 2°–3°C higher than during the pre-industrial era, and sea level was 15–25 meters higher than today.
Scientific reports dictate that to prevent catastrophic climate change consequences, the average planet temperature rise should be kept at around 1.5 degrees Celsius and the current CO2 levels be bought down from 414ppm. However, there are already adverse results that can be seen as a result of the rising carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere.
As climate change worsens, dangerous weather events are becoming more frequent or severe. These range from the frequent and intense droughts, storms, heat waves, rising sea levels, melting glaciers and warming oceans. People in cities and towns around the world are facing the consequences, from heat waves and wildfires to coastal storms and flooding.
Here in India the consequences of climate change are all clear to see. India emits about 3 gigatons (Gt) CO2 of greenhouse gases each year; about two and a half tons per person, which is less than the world average. 7% of global emissions are emitted by India.
Temperature rises on the Tibetan Plateau are causing Himalayan glaciers to retreat, threatening the flow rate of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Yamuna and other major rivers. Temperature rises are also having an adverse impact on plants and wildlife. The impact of climate change in the Himalayan region and adjoining plains of major rivers are increasing extinction rate of floral and faunal species, changing the rainfall pattern, changing the duration and overall growth of crop plants. Heat waves’ frequency and power are also increasing in India. Severe landslides and floods are also projected by scientific reports to become increasingly common in such states as Assam.
To avoid the worst effects of climate change, there is no question that we need to dramatically reduce global carbon emissions. But we must also prepare for the significant and unavoidable consequences of carbon emissions such as increasing temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, ocean acidification, sea-level rise and the increasing intensity and frequency of extreme weather events
This is clearly a call to action. So, who should act? Here at RedGorillas we believe that all should act. The fight against climate change is a collective action. This is not just a call to action for governments to eradicate the thousands of coal powered plants that pollute our environment and enact climate-friendly policies, this is a call for everyone. No action is insignificant in this fight. A collective action of little efforts by all of us is a powerful enough to reverse the harmful effects of climate change.
At RedGorillas we are taking the first step in the fight against climate change. So as a startup in the e-commerce sector how do we and how can anyone else make a contribution to this fight? The following steps can be taken to mitigate effects of climate change:
Blackrock CEO Larry Fink recently said that the next 1,000 unicorns will be in climate tech. This is clearly a good financial incentive for entrepreneurs to solve the biggest challenge that is facing humanity at the moment. Climate change is a clear danger to our civilization. Drastic action must be taken. The current CO2 levels in our atmosphere are unsustainable and need to be reduced.
The next 1,000 unicorns “won’t be a search engine or media company, they will be businesses developing green hydrogen, green agriculture, green steel and green cement,” says Larry Fink Chairman and CEO of BlackRock at the #MGISummit. pic.twitter.com/TjKhEefFhC— Saudi Green Initiative (@Gi_Saudi) October 25, 2021
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Marmi Classico Bianco Covelano
See the entire range in our Sydney and Newcastle showrooms
The Bianco Covelano is a truly special tile with a unique origin.The source cave of this tile is the highest in Italy, north of the Bolzano province, limiting the mining of the Covelano marble to the European summer.
A discrete and sophisticated marble, the Bianco Covelano comes in large rectangular or square formats, polished, natural and with external finish porcelain.
To find out more about the the Covelano, visit a showroom or contact one of our stores directly via the contact form below.


The Dingle, Ireland Art Program was started around the year 2000, by Professor George Dugan, who was my painting professor, mentor and dear friend. I am honored to be teaching the painting and drawing program along with Professor Patricia Hunsinger, who leads the Printmaking and Photography program. The Dingle peninsula on the southwest coast of county Kerry is world famous for its magnificent scenery: mountains cascading into the ocean, rocky islands, rainbows and cliffs. The unpredictable climate at times flushes the fields with luscious greens, and casts deep blues into the ocean, and at other times, envelopes the landscape in an ethereal mist, obscuring shapes, softening edges, and creating colors that don't have a name. Dingle itself is a colorful fishing town located at the mouth of the bay, lively with numerous pubs and fantastic musical performances, seafood restaurants, art galleries, craft shops, and numerous unique peculiarities, all coalescing into its own unmistakable character.
The artist residency runs concurrently with the undergraduate study abroad program. The Resident Artist has the opportunity to explore working from the landscape, and take part in the program.
We are happy to welcome our 2017 Resident Artist, Henry Jabbour.
*Residency is by invitation only.


Quality building materials and professional expertise was lacking in the construction industry in North Eastern Kenya and so Dayah Hardware was founded to fill that void. Our mission is to give residents of this region and it's environs a modern, fully stocked hardware that provides top quality building materials, architectural designs, transportation, consultation, and a host of other services related to the industry. We are one of the leading solutions providers in the construction field in North Eastern. Based in Garissa County, Garissa Town, we supply the three counties of Garissa, Wajir and Mandera. Since its inception, Dayah Hardware has demonstrated our commitment to provide our customers with quality and accessible products and services. We do this in an environment of professional workmanship unmatched by any player in this region and that's what guarantees our clients satisfaction conclusion of their projects. Dayah Hardware is a retail and wholesale distributor of construction materials and services. Dayah is a hardware that supplies other hardwares in and around North Eastern. The network we have created in the region through strategic partnerships makes it possible for our products to reach far and deeper into the interior.


Recruitment Management Consultants (RMC) is an East Lansing based Information Technology (IT) recruitment management and staffing agency. The company offers highly experienced recruiting and account management professionals with the ability to service the diverse needs of Michigan companies seeking to employ top technical talent within local markets - specializing in Applications, Infrastructure and Communications expertise. RMC serves the employment needs of individuals, small to mid-sized businesses, and large corporations across Michigan. RMC is dedicated to connecting the Right People to the Right Opportunity in the Right Organization.
RECRUITMENT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, LLC
321 W. Lake Lansing Rd. | East Lansing, Michigan 48823
Phone: 517.999.5410 | Fax: 517.481.2259


The conference will take place at the new Marriott Marquis Houston located in the heart of the city, next to Discovery Green Park and Minute Maid Ballpark, home of the Astros. This premier location is within walking distance to a wide variety of restaurants, upscale shopping, and nightlife. The hotel offers 6 restaurants and bars, a full service spa and fitness center, infinity pool, and a one of a kind Texas-shaped rooftop lazy river.
Guest rooms are available for BOMA conference attendees at the special discounted rate of $239/night. Click on the reservation link below to reserve a room at the BOMA rate:
Marriott Marquis Houston
1777 Walker Street | Houston, TX 77010
BOMA room rates: $239/night, single or double occupancy, $259/night, triple or quad
Click here to make a reservation.
BOMA Housing Policy
To ensure that hotel rooms are available to all registered attendees, BOMA reserves the right to cancel hotel reservations booked by non-registrants under BOMA's hotel room block in order to accommodate registered attendees. The cut-off date to receive the BOMA room rate is April 9, 2018 or when the room block is sold out, whichever occurs first.
Two main airports, Bush Intercontinental to the North of Downtown and Hobby to the South, connect Houston to over 120 domestic and 72 international non-stop destinations.
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
Hobby Airport is located 11 miles south of Downtown Houston and offers various transport options. Taxi cab fare from HOU to downtown is approximately $35. Click here to view all ground transportation options available at Houston Hobby Airport.
Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
Bush Intercontinental is located 20 miles north of Downtown Houston. Taxi cab fare from IAH to downtown is approximately $52. Click here to view all ground transportation opitons available at Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Maps & Driving Directions
Click here to view maps, parking and driving directions to Marriott Marquis Houston.
Dining in Houston
With more than 10,000 restaurants, representing cuisine from more than 70 countries and American regions, Houston's restaurant scene is as ethnically diverse as its more than 6-million residents. Click here for Houston restaurant information.
Things to See and Do
There is something for everyone in Houston. World-class museums, shopping, sports, historic sites, performing arts, and more. Click here to explore what Houston has to offer.
There is never a dull moment when it comes to Houston's nightlife scene. Whether you're looking for high-energy dance clubs or Texas Honky Tonks, action-packed sports clubs or low-key wine bars, there's something for every taste. Click here to view the nightlife scene.


Elaw Trading and Projects (Elaw TP) started its operation in 2010 focusing on IT and GIS Mapping. Elaw TP has during its seven-years history developed and remain as a trusted brand by our clients, and managed to make ourselves visible in Information Technology and GIS Mapping. This year (2017) Elaw TP has started a division for construction and house maintenance focusing in renovation and new development.
The company has grown organically by re-investing its earning to fund the company’s growth.
Since we are starting with construction, the company is currently registered with the CIBD as level 1 and is in good standing with the department of labour. Through the founder’s (Mr Elton Makhubele) involvement, Elaw TP is a founder member and a leading role player of rural development when it comes to information technology and we are planning to make a mark also in construction.
Recognising the need for organisations to manage different environmental systems in a sustainable manner and to increase the rate of technological developments, Elaw Trading and Projects is committed in providing modified solutions to meet its clients’ unique challenges.
Elaw Trading and Projects’ services include environmental consultancy, stakeholder engagement, fieldwork survey, GIS mapping, Information and Technology, and Database Management.
Lawrence Elton Makhubele has done courses of Earth Science in Mining and Environmental Geology with the University of Venda for three year, while still at school he worked as a GIS fieldworker at Pulawarona Spatial and Agri Services. After, he worked as a Project manager/GIS fieldwork supervisor at Pulawarona Spatial and Agri Services.
Through the need of expansion, he joined Strategic Environmental Focus (SEF) working as a GIS Fieldworker, then Environmental Assistant. At SEF, he was involved some projects as a Public Participation Practitioner, some as an Environmental Manager and some as an Environmental Compliance Office
South Africa’s first democratic government was elected in 1994, with a clear mandate to redress the inequality of the past in every sphere (Political, social and economic) which was published as BBEE Act 53 of 2003.
The fundamental objectives of the act is to advance economic transformation and enhance economic participation of black people in the South African economy.
Elaw recognize and acknowledge the legacy our undemocratic past, it is our policy to redress this past through providing opportunity within company structure and operations to historical disadvantaged individuals.
The company will not only address this legacy through its policies but because of the exclusive experience in project management, construction management housing development municipal engineering and with the construction of such infrastructure it can play a key role in the industry towards skills transfer and SMME development.
Our company is currently owned by a male black person by the name of Elton Makhubele and is willing to empower order black owned company in and around South African Provinces


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WEST COAST EXPERIENCE
A leisurely drive along the beautiful West Coast with views of Historic Holetown, the St. James Parish Church, The Cubana Monument, views of high end real estate, with a few pleasant surprises in between.
COMBING THE CITY
This tour takes you on a journey through Historic Bridgetown and Its Garrison, a Unesco World Heritage Site. Engage in stories about our ancestors, The Jewish Synagogue, include a beach stop and lunch stops.


Planning your trip to Copenhagen
If you arrive a few days early or have some extra days after the conference, there are many things to do and see in Copenhagen and the surrounding areas.
Click here for more information and suggestions for daytrips
Combine your trip to Copenhagen with visits to other Nordic countries
There are many great things to experience in the Scandinavian and Nordic countries. If you wish to combine your trip to Copenhagen with holidays in other Scandinavian/Nordic countries, here is a link to some excellent suggestions for tours in the Scandinavian/Nordic countries.


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These life-like animal and human figures not only entertain but also educate us on the importance of diversity of life in the rainforests of South America and around the world. Each piece is a hand-crafted work of art and comes with information on the Macushi People, the natural history of the animals created, and the materials used to make them.
All of these figures are made from a natural latex rubber, called balata. Balata is extracted from the bulletwood tree (Manilkara bidebtata), member of a large family of latex producing trees, native to the northern Amazon.
Balata is tapped from a tree similarly to the way chicle (natural chewing gum) or maple syrup is harvested. The outer skin of the bulletwood tree is nicked in an "x" pattern with a machete, which causes the protective white sap to ooze forth. The sap is collected at the tree's base. This sap can be repeatedly tapped, year after year, for the life of the tree.
Then, the latex is heated, dyes are added, and people hand-mold figures like the ones you see here.
The bulletwood tree can reach a height of over 40 meters (120 ft.) and a base diameter of 3 meters. It is one of the largest trees in the rainforest. Natural rubber is used in a wide range of products, from gaskets to golf balls.
These crafts were harvested, collected, and handcrafted by the Macushi tribe, well known as skilled artisans for their beautiful handicrafts.
The tribe is indigenous to the forests of the Kanuku mountains, an area of southern Guyana that was recently declared a National Park and World Heritage Site. One of the most pristine and biologically diverse regions on Earth, it has the world's highest population density of harpy eagles, the largest bird of prey in the world.
Diminishing wildlife, cultural assimilation, loss of territory and invasion by settlers are a severe threat to the community's survival. Your purchase provides the Macushi People with needed goods and services, and importantly, helps to maintain their cultural identity.
The sustainable harvest of these materials, and the manufacture of these products, provides employment that creates economic incentives to keep forests standing. The sale of these products also supports Conservation International's Enterprise Program to promote sustainable business and the conservation of biodiversity in the region.
Do not expose to direct sunlight or heat. Moisturize with skin lotion if dry or every 3 months.


In an effort to better serve our customers in Campbell County, TN and areas nearby, we’re please to announce the opening of our Jacksboro, TN office. Situated in the historic Main Street district, Garza Law’s Jacksboro office is now open and ready to serve you. Once renovations are complete we will be sure to post new photos and a virtual walk-through.
Garza Law Firm
571 Main St
Jacksboro, TN 37757
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