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Towards the end of 2016 Enigma Comix Africa went from a sole creator to a handful of talents working on multiple titles. A simple but effective look into the practice of collaboration and collaborative spirit that has been missing from comic creation throughout southern Africa as we know it.
Creative teams working on a single book aside, it opened up a door that had all been forgotten about in a world of superhero team-ups on the silver screen.
In terms of the Zimbabwean comic book scene, one of the oldest and most notable characters is Umzingeli The African Bounty Hunter. She stands as one of the founding pillars that served as the springboard for what would become the comic book buzz, conventions and digital art debates going forward to the present day.
Umzingeli has been featured in the news in countless conversations about superheroism in Africa, having headlined an Al-Jazeera documentary on African comics and eventually got her own solo published book by Enigma Comix Africa. She is without a doubt an icon for the comics being created in southern Africa to aspire to.
A different character that was created in the wake of the comic book boom, standing as one of the youngest intellectual properties in Zimbabwean comic books is Razor-Man. Holding the belt for longest running comic book series, appearing in several news publications as well as being selected for publication in the Kugali comic book anthology, the character is fast growing in popularity and with time will reach the status of Umzingeli.
What is fascinating and important to note is that these characters created by different people, set in their own worlds and ultimately the protagonists of their own stories presently exist within the same universe. When Enigma Comix Africa evolved from a single creator, their creative potential escalated almost exponentially with the possibility of these two heroes meeting.
For a scale of reference, this is when King Kong met Godzilla for the first time and more similarly when Batman met Superman all those years ago in their first crossover publication.
The nature of this meet up is unique compared to other comic books across Africa. This is because, Nigeria – which has the largest market share of comic books in Africa – usually rolls out several characters at once. Their presence within each others’ stories casts no doubts. In fact, Vortex Comics launched a shared universe in Spirit Wars while Comic Republic Media does this through Hero Kekere. While this makes for easier storytelling, it doesn’t come with the spark of something brand new.
This absorption of intellectual properties is not unfamiliar territory but does propose uncharted waters for newly established and developing markets in the field. Sharper minds would see this as an opportunity to invest in characters created locally, what’s a complicated scribble with notes in the back of a book today could become a headlining success tomorrow.
The first crossover between Razor-Man and Umzingeli arrives in Razor-Man V3 issue 13 and is set to become an instant collectors issue.
About Bill Masuku
Bill Masuku is a young comic book artist and writer from Zimbabwe creating stories that capture social issues in a fantasy and sci-fi light. He is the creator of Captain South Africa and Razor Man which has featured in the Kugali Comics Anthology. Follow him on Instagram @billmasukuart
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because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.
1 Timothy 1:12
I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry-
1 Thessalonians 5:12
Now we ask you, brothers, to give recognition to those who labor among you and lead you in the Lord and admonish you,
The one who is taught the message must share his goods with the teacher.
2 Corinthians 7:13
For this reason we have been comforted. In addition to our comfort, we were made to rejoice even more over the joy Titus had, because his spirit was refreshed by all of you.
1 Timothy 3:13
For those who have served well as deacons acquire a good standing for themselves, and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
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With the permission of my publisher, for the month of April, I’m giving you a SNEAK PEEK of the first five chapters of my latest book — a wonderful story about my father’s heroism and exploits before and after World War II. Here’s CHAPTER FOUR of At First Light: A True World War II Story of a Hero, His Bravery, and an Amazing Horse.
“At First Light is one of the most fascinating stories of World War II I have ever read. If you love history like I do, this book is a must read. Near the end of the war, a courageous young US Army officer, Phil Larimore, is given an almost impossible clandestine mission—to find Hitler’s hidden Lipizzaners so they can be saved. Don’t miss this heartwarming true story of a great American hero.”
—Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin, U.S. Army (Ret.) three-star general, former Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence under President George W. Bush, and former Commander Delta Force and U.S. Army Special Operations Command
“Now to the Infantry … the mud-rain-frost-and-wind boys. They have no comforts, and they even learn to live without the necessities. And in the end, they are the guys that wars can’t be won without.”
—Ernie Pyle, American journalist and war correspondent
On September 10, 1942, instead of heading to college, Phil told his parents goodbye in Memphis and traveled back to Gulfport to spend a few days with Marilyn. His girlfriend was continuing her education at Gulf Park College. Before they knew it, their time together raced to an end. They embraced for one long hug and a kiss under the Friendship Oak before he boarded a Greyhound bus heading to Infantry Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Upon arrival, he and 199 other candidates formed four platoons of fifty men each, and each platoon was assigned to one of four two-story barracks. All four platoons had a Tactical Officer (TO), also known as the platoon’s TAC (Teach, Access, and Counsel) Officer. In Phil’s case, the TAC was a 1st lieutenant who was not only in charge of the platoon’s training, but he would be able to choose which of the men would be commissioned as officers. As Russell Cloer, another OCS candidate from Jersey City, New Jersey, said, “In other words, he was God for the duration of our stay!”
The TOs’ pith-style helmets had an Infantry School insignia front and center that read Follow Me, the motto of the Infantry School, which was also nicknamed “Benning’s School for Boys.” At their first formation, Phil’s platoon was told that fewer than half would graduate while the rest would “wash out.” He had no way of knowing that this was an exaggeration intended to motivate the men, but it worked: Phil determined that failure was not an option. He was also aware that he was the youngest in his class.
A typical day involved the men being awakened before sunrise, usually at either 4 a.m. or, more commonly, 5 a.m., by a bugler playing “Reveille.” The recruits were given enough time to “shit, shower, and shave” and wolf down a quick breakfast before falling into formation and being trucked to the day’s training area. The officer candidates had to perform no mundane duties—just training, training, training.
For most men, their OCS physical and mental exercises were grueling, but Phil found the drilling and physical workouts to be surprisingly gratifying. He was in much better shape than most of his classmates, and although a fair share had more intellectual prowess, few could match how quickly he learned, how expertly he handled small arms, rifles, and marksmanship, or how skillfully he could lead men when called upon to do so.
The officer candidates had free time every Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday. Many of the guys would put on their uniforms, with the required OCS patch sewed to their shirt pocket, and take a bus six miles into the nearest town, Columbus. Phil, however, occupied his free time either studying or writing home to his parents and Marilyn. On Saturday and Sunday evenings, he would treat himself to a movie at the theater on the post.
But once Phil learned about the Fort Benning Hunt Club, an on-base stable, he could be found there on most weekends. The first time he walked through the barn, he carefully looked at each mount. A bay-colored Thoroughbred mare seemed to respond to him. As he approached her, she whinnied, shook her head in approval, and walked across the stall to let him gently rub her nose.
“She’s a beaut,” one of the passing grooms commented. “Rita Hayworth she’s called, after the movie star. Lotta the guys like riding Rita, or at least writing home and saying they did,” the groom chuckled.
For the weekends that followed, Phil and Rita were inseparable. Phil believed, as did British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, that “No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.” He and Rita not only swept nearly all the on-base equestrian events, but it was at Fort Benning that Phil experienced his first foxhunt.
The hunt used a pack of American Foxhounds maintained with the assistance of the Army MWR (Morale, Welfare and Recreation) Division. A retired colonel who served as the Master of the Foxhounds invited Phil to his first hunt and introduced him to the most recognized tradition of foxhunting—the distinctive attire.
Working out of a closet owned by the club, the distinguished gentleman had Phil try on several outfits until he had the perfect fit for a scarlet jacket, beige jodhpurs (or riding pants), tall black boots, and the traditional black top hat. The brightly colored coat’s primary purpose was to ensure that riders were not mistaken for prey and shot as they chased their quarry through the woods, the colonel explained.
As the colonel helped Phil into his overcoat, he said, “Traditionally, only the Hunt Club members get to wear the red coat, which is called a pink, but in your case, the Master of the Foxhunt gives permission.”
Phil smiled. “Thanks, Colonel.”
“You’ve earned it, son. I’ve seen you ride and jump. As for these tight-fitting britches, they reduce the chance of getting caught up in branches or brambles, and the tall boots protect your legs from scratches and scrapes.”
“Thanks for the explanation. What game do you chase?”
“The game for our hunts is usually a coyote. The hunt area here at the post is so large and rugged that the game rarely has any trouble eluding the hounds and the hunt field. It’s not considered sporting to kill the game. What we love are the pure joy and sport of the hunt—and the chase. And,” he added, “the social time after the hunt is a wonderful time to meet folks from all around the post and the surrounding area.”
Phil and Rita both loved the hunts—the galloping and jumping. Although many of the less-experienced riders fell during jumps over creeks, logs, or narrow ravines, Phil and Rita were both expert jumpers and nearly always at the front of the pack. The colonel often told him, “Horses lend us the wings we lack.” And, as the colonel had predicted, the social hours after the hunt were always an enjoyable time to share drinks and stories.
Having spent four years in military school, Phil did not wrestle with homesickness as some of the men did, but he desperately missed Marilyn. Fortunately, the Southern Bell Telephone Company’s phone room allowed the men to call home and their gals once a week for no charge. Of course, he wrote her as often as he could.
For Phil, the exhilaration of riding on weekends and the military instruction during the week combined to make the time fly.
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At Goldman, Blankfein Touches a Nerve With Powell's Return
(Bloomberg) -- Dina Powell’s departure from the White House offered Wall Street the chance to enlist a rare set of skills: an industry insider who can also navigate President Donald Trump’s inner circle. Lloyd Blankfein seized it.
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. chief executive officer was the driving force behind the firm’s decision to rehire Powell and elevate her to the company’s powerful management committee, according to people with knowledge of the matter. It’s a bet her experience in government and philanthropy can help Goldman Sachs navigate the tumult of Trump’s presidency and win more business with some of the world’s largest investors.
As company spokesman Jake Siewert put it, “Dina had a terrific record in her decade at the firm, and we have no doubt that she’ll make a significant contribution when she returns.”
But the decision to create a new seat on the committee for an executive whose prior experience at Goldman Sachs centered on philanthropy and related initiatives has become a topic of debate inside its hyper-competitive headquarters in lower Manhattan. Before joining the White House last year, Powell’s projects included helping small businesses and charities. Adding that background to a board stocked mostly with profit producers serving elite global clients is frustrating some top executives, people close to the situation said, asking not to be identified describing private conversations.
No doubt, the consternation is exacerbated by the jostling of senior managers to join the committee themselves. Some Democrats among them also bristle over recruiting from Trump’s White House. And prejudices may be afoot in a male-dominated industry. The panel has 27 men and only four other women.
While the bank hasn’t publicly defined Powell’s new title outside of the committee, she will have more opportunities to generate revenue after she rejoins. One area she will focus on is building ties to sovereign entities. The group includes mammoth clients -- such as the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority or China Investment Corp. -- whose dealings can be lucrative and fraught. Powell declined to comment.
At a conference for trading clients at Goldman’s headquarters on Tuesday, Powell, 44, was warmly welcomed back by Katie Koch, a partner and asset management executive who cited her government service. Powell delivered remarks about foreign policy to the hundreds of assembled customers.
Blankfein, who announced Powell’s appointment last week in a staff memo that didn’t specify her start date, values her talent at forging and maintaining powerful relationships, one of the people said. A deputy national security adviser at the White House, she helped orchestrate the president’s trips abroad and was frequently in U.S. delegations at high-profile meetings with foreign leaders.
Before rejoining the bank, Powell spoke with several of the firm’s top leaders, who encouraged her to return, according to people with knowledge of the process.
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Yet one reason her appointment has fueled some controversy is that only a few executives in the past decade have managed to join the bank and the management committee simultaneously. Mark Schwartz, who ran Goldman Sachs’s business in Asia, returned to the firm in 2012 and took a seat on the panel he had left more than a decade earlier. Karen Patton Seymour was hired in December as co-general counsel and took a seat typically held for the firm’s top legal official.
One executive said that some in the bank’s senior management wished they’d been consulted on Powell’s promotion before the decision was made. As is normal at Goldman Sachs, Blankfein made the decision without putting it to a vote of the management committee.
Typically, appointments to such panels reflect the vision of the CEO and the board, said Ana Duarte-McCarthy, who ran diversity efforts at Citigroup Inc. until 2016. It’s often based on “a mix of position and influence” she said. “Ms. Powell appears to bring both, and there’s some precedent for her appointment.”
A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Powell began her career as a legislative assistant in the state capitol. She later moved to Washington, where she worked for Dick Armey, then the Republican majority leader in the House of Representatives. She eventually joined George W. Bush’s White House and became personnel director and U.S. assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs.
Powell joined Goldman Sachs in 2007, rising to partner, its highest rank, three years later. For a time, she ran the bank’s charitable activities and oversaw its 10,000 Women and 10,000 Small Businesses initiatives. When she left last year, Blankfein publicly praised her “outstanding service” at the company.
Her resume doesn’t fit the typical mold on the management committee, which is mostly composed of division heads, big revenue producers and members of the so-called federation -- risk, compliance and legal functions. Yet her past work in government and philanthropy is an asset to Goldman, which like many companies understands -- perhaps now more than ever -- that corporate engagement must be valued, both for branding and political influence, as well as recruitment, one executive at the bank said.
Powell’s role on the panel may also position her to inherit some duties from John Rogers, 61, the chief of staff whose expansive remit includes public, investor and government relations, if he were to eventually step down, according to one person.
She departed the White House in mid-January on good terms with Trump, people familiar with the matter have said. Her allies there included Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, who’s leading efforts to broker a deal to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Another Goldman alum, Gary Cohn, announced this week that he too is leaving the White House, stepping down as Trump’s top economic adviser.
Powell was involved in the administration’s first National Security Strategy, released in December. Egyptian-born, she immigrated to the U.S. with her family as a child, and helped arrange meetings for Vice President Mike Pence in Egypt in late January.
That White House experience could help Goldman do more business with sovereign clients -- who will no doubt ask Powell to explain the unpredictable Trump.
©2018 Bloomberg L.P.


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The Global Oil & Gas EPC market is expected to reach USD 409.11 billion by the end of the year and is projected to register a CAGR of over 4.76% during the forecast period.
The market was negatively impacted by COVID-19 in 2020. Presently the market has now reached pre-pandemic levels.
- Over the medium term, the growing demand for oil & gas is expected to stimulate the market growth of the Oil & Gas EPC. Furthermore, the rising consumption of natural gas, which is creating a need to develop the natural gas infrastructure, and an increase in offshore oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) activities are also expected to drive the growth of the market studied.
- On the other hand, the high volatility of oil and gas prices is one of the major restraints for the market.
- Nevertheless, the new oil and gas fields discovered in various countries in the recent picture create ample opportunities for the oil and gas EPC market for all the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors, are expected to provide growth opportunities in the forecast period.
- The Asia-Pacific region dominates the market and is also likely to witness significant growth during the forecast period. This growth is attributed to the increasing demand for natural gas and upcoming LNG facilities resulting in massive demand for EPC services.
Scope of the Report
An oil and gas engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) market comprises contract-based projects, including the engineering, procurement, and construction activities for upstream, midstream, and downstream oil & gas industries. Some of the EPC activities include design, fabrication, construction, installation, equipment production, pre-commissioning, and maintenance services involved at various stages of operations, right from the exploration & production of oil & gas, transporting the produced product, to the refining and distribution activities. The global oil & gas EPC market is segmented by sector and geography. By sector, the market is segmented into upstream, midstream, and downstream. The report also covers the market size and forecasts for the Oil & Gas EPC market across major regions. For each segment, the market sizing and forecasts have been done based on revenue (USD Million).
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Key Market Trends
Upstream Segment Expected to Dominate the Market
- The EPC in the upstream oil and gas sector includes onshore and offshore exploration and production-related services. Traditionally, the total investments in onshore EPC are more than that of the offshore segment, mainly due to lower investment requirements, lesser complexity, more accessible sites, and lower risk than the offshore segment. However, investment in the offshore segment has been rising during the last decade due to maturing onshore fields. The EPC services for offshore, such as installations, including design, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and start-up of a fixed platform, floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units, floating production facilities, etc., for shallow, deep water, ultradeep waters regions are gaining traction.
- With regards to the EPC for offshore structures, the identification and assessment of development options for offshore facilities, whether based on fixed or floating structures, is crucial. The EPC services for fixed platforms used for shallow waters include constructing and deploying jackets, tripods, integrated topsides, compression platforms, etc., to ensure that fixed platforms are stable and resilient to wind and water movements. The floating platform services, generally for deepwater, include constructing and deploying hulls and decks for semi-submersible platforms, modules and turrets for FPSOs, and mooring systems and buoys.
- Floating platforms generally eliminate the need for laying expensive long-distance pipelines from the production facility to an onshore terminal. Floating platforms are also economical in smaller oil fields, where the expense of installing a fixed oil platform and pipeline is too high. Once the field is depleted, FPSOs may be moved and used at a new location instead of decommissioning a fixed platform.
- The European countries have also planned new upstream projects to respond to the growing energy demand. For example, in December 2021, Essar Exploration and Production Ltd, and Italy-based energy company, Eni, announced plans to start production from offshore block-114, Italy, in 2024-25. The duo has already drilled three wells and expects the development plan to be ready by 2023.
- In Africa, many new exploration and production contracts have been signed by the operators. For example, in January 2022, Eni, the Italy-based oil and gas company, clinched an exploration contract in five blocks in Egypt. The blocks are located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Western Desert, and Gulf of Suez. Moreover, seven oil and gas production agreements were signed for the Eastern and Western deserts by other companies in the country.
- Such developments are likely to propel the oil and gas EPC market at a fast pace in the near future.
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Asia-Pacific Expected to Dominate the Market
- The growing energy demand due to the high urbanization rate in the Asian countries has led to the high oil and gas production rate in the region. The presence of countries like China is the main driver of the region's EPC market growth.
- China is the largest crude oil and natural gas producer in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2020, the country accounted for around 30% of the total natural gas production. The country has planned even more upstream and midstream projects to achieve an equilibrium in the demand-supply situation of natural gas in the country, as China has witnessed an upsurge in the natural gas demand in both the industrial and commercial sectors.
- Many companies have blueprints to provoke exploration and production activities in both onshore and offshore locations. In February 2021, CNOOC Ltd stated its plans to accelerate the exploration and development of natural gas, including deepwater reserves in the South China Sea and unconventional resources onshore in China. The company planned a capital spending of around USD 13.93 – USD 15.48 billion in 2021, with the aim of making gas 30% of its portfolio by 2025 and 50% by 2035,
- Further, India is the second largest crude oil producer in the Asia-Pacific region and has accounted for around 10% of the regional crude oil production in 2021, according to the BP Statistical review of world energy 2022. Although the country has a relatively less complex and new oil and gas infrastructure than China, India’s oil and gas industry includes various installations, including drilling rigs, production platforms, refineries, pipelines, terminals, and others.
- As of June 2022, India has 77 active rigs. The country’s oil production has been falling for almost a decade due to aging fields and the absence of major discoveries. Both state-owned and private players have been working on investment plans to raise recovery from older fields.
- For instance, in April 2022, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) announced its plans to invest INR 840 crore in Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant (POL) storage capacities, including setting up a greenfield facility in the Northeast region.
- Owing to such developments, the region is likely to witness a rich growth in the oil and gas EPC market in the coming years.
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The oil and gas EPC market is fragmented. The major companies (in no particular order) include Saipem SpA, TechnipFmc PLC, Petrofac Limited, Fluor Corporation, and Bechtel Corporation.
- In July 2022, Saipem SpA was awarded several onshore and offshore contracts in the Middle East worth approximately USD 1.25 billion. The first group of contracts involves extending onshore drilling contracts in the Middle East for roughly USD 600 million. Another four new contracts in the Middle East contain the EPC and installation of several offshore jackets, decks, subsea pipelines, subsea composite cables, umbilicals, fiber optic cables, and brownfield modifications. The combined value of these contracts is worth USD 650 million.
- In June 2022, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) is anticipated to award the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for its West Kuwait Area Flowline & Associated works in the Q3 of 2022. The tender for the main construction contract was issued on March 24, 2022. The main contract is expected to be awarded in early August 2022. The scope includes installation, repair, replacement, and modification of flowline and associated works for injection, brackish water, source wells, and pipeline network. The project's estimated cost of USD 50 million is slated for completion by the first quarter of 2024.
Table of Contents
1.1 Scope of the Study
1.2 Market Definition
1.3 Study Assumptions
2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
4. MARKET OVERVIEW
4.2 Market Size and Demand Forecast in USD billion, till 2027
4.3 Recent Trends and Developments
4.4 Government Policies and Regulations
4.5 Market Dynamics
4.6 Supply Chain Analysis
4.7 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
4.7.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.7.2 Bargaining Power of Consumers
4.7.3 Threat of New Entrants
4.7.4 Threat of Substitutes Products and Services
4.7.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
5. MARKET SEGMENTATION
5.2.1 North America
5.2.4 South America
5.2.5 Middle-East and Africa
6. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
*List Not Exhaustive
6.1 Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Collaborations, and Agreements
6.2 Strategies Adopted by Leading Players
6.3 Company Profiles
6.3.1 National Petroleum Construction Company
6.3.2 Petrofac Limited
6.3.3 Técnicas Reunidas SA
6.3.4 Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd
6.3.5 Fluor Corporation
6.3.6 Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd
6.3.7 Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd
6.3.8 Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd
6.3.9 John Wood Group PLC
6.3.10 TechnipFMC PLC
6.3.11 Bechtel Corporation
6.3.12 Saipem SpA
6.3.13 McDermott International Ltd
6.3.14 KBR Inc.
6.3.15 Sinopec Engineering (Group) Co. Ltd
7. MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the study period of this market?
The Oil & Gas EPC Market market is studied from 2019 - 2027.
What is the growth rate of Oil & Gas EPC Market?
The Oil & Gas EPC Market is growing at a CAGR of 4.76% over the next 5 years.
Which region has highest growth rate in Oil & Gas EPC Market?
Asia-Pacific is growing at the highest CAGR over 2021- 2026.
Which region has largest share in Oil & Gas EPC Market?
Asia-Pacific holds highest share in 2021.
Who are the key players in Oil & Gas EPC Market?
Saipem SpA, TechnipFmc PLC, Fluor Corporation, Bechtel Corporation, Petrofac Limited are the major companies operating in Oil & Gas EPC Market.

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The Super Eagles of Nigeria will play Libya in their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture on October 14, at a yet to be decided venue in Tunisia.
The match between the African teams was initially scheduled to be played in Algeria.
According to a report in the Libyan Observer, the idea of playing the match in Algeria was put forward by the head coach of the team, Adil Amrouche.
The coach who happens to be from Algeria, was hoping to gain public support in his country for the game.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has already named Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, as venue for the first leg on October 10.
Libya top Group E with four points from two games, while Super Eagles sit in third position with three points.

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The stars of Dancing With The Stars celebrated their season premiere at Hyde Monday night, where Elisabetta Canalis and Kristin Cavallari looked totally glam!
Elisabetta left her hair done up from the show -- she's just like a kid heading out after a school play!
David Arquette and Chynna Phillips (plus hubby Billy Baldwin) were also at the fete.
The Kardashians had a separate, family get-together at Mastro's Steakhouse, where Khloe Kardashian, Lamar Odom and Bruce and Kris Jenner were all on hand to celebrate Rob (even though he didn't get great scores from the judges.) See what Kris had to say about Rob's performance in our video below!
See all the pics from the DWTS premiere afterparty in our gallery below!
SEE THE GALLERY Dancing With The Stars Parties After Premiere
Kirstie Alley, Pamela Anderson And Bristol Palin Set To Return For Dancing With The Stars: All-Stars - Jul 27, 2012
And The Winner Of Dancing With the Stars Season 14 Is ... - May 22, 2012
DWTS Stars Party Hard At Hyde - Apr 03, 2012
Tennis Star Martina Navratilova Is The First To Be Voted Off Dancing With The Stars - Mar 28, 2012
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If you’re looking for a Ford freestyle transmission, you can’t possibly be alone. The Ford Freestyle is a great vehicle and over the years it has transformed from a 4-wheel drive, 2-door hatchback, to a popular 4-wheel drive SUV with a 3rd-row seat.
Some problems can be fixed with a software update, while other transmission issues may require a more drastic repair.
Ford Freestyle Transmission Issues
With the wide variety of sizes, models, and engine options, the Ford freestyle transmission issues continue to reappear.
Difference Between Automatic and Manual Transmission
Automatic and manual transmissions are both conceptually similar. Both provide a balance between control and freedom, albeit in different ways.
A manual transmission is controlled by a steering wheel and pedal set, while an automatic transmission lets the driver shift gears without touching the pedals or steering wheel.
The primary difference is in how the driver interacts with the vehicle. A manual transmission requires the driver to take action on the throttle and clutch, while an automatic transmission makes the changes without driver interaction.
The advantages of a manual transmission include maximum acceleration and torque, a more direct feel to the steering, and a greater potential for control. A manual transmission is also more durable and cheaper to repair.
The automatic transmission has a number of advantages, including smooth shifting, ease of driving, and fuel economy. Additionally, if you choose the manual transmission, the engine is the same – so you don’t lose any power.
Common Transmission Problems
All vehicles (including cars, trucks, SUVs, and motorcycles) transmissions need regular maintenance to ensure they run smoothly. These typically include regular oil changes, tire rotations, and brake checks and services.
Common transmission problems include poor shifting, jerky movement, hard starting, and stiff shifting. These problems are more common on automatic transaxles, as well.
While it may be easy to think that transmissions are made of different parts, the reality is that they are all made of the same mechanism.
The difference between one transmission and another is mainly in the fluid used. The fluid has a major influence on how the transmission operates.
You can fix the problem yourself or pay a professional to do it for you.
Factors That Cause Transmission Problems
There are a number of reasons why your transmission may fail; the first and most obvious is a problem with the transmission itself (such as broken seals, broken gears, or lubrication issues).
Second, there are many types of damage that can happen to your vehicle’s transmission and in many cases, the damage is invisible. Damaged parts can be sent through your transmission, cause damage, and cause issues.
Third, as many of these transmissions have hydraulics, they are also susceptible to weather conditions. Luckily, a number of transmission problems can be identified and repaired while still under warranty.
Low Transmission Fluid
Transmission fluid is a must-have on your car. But you need to be careful about the amount you use.
The transmission fluid has a lot of additives to prevent corrosion. If you use too much, you can damage the transmission by overfilling it and also cause other problems.
Automatic transmissions that don’t get a full initial high-octane mix of transmission fluid can cause problems with rough shifting and other adverse effects. As a result, transmission fluid should be treated as the most important thing in the car.
Worn Out Clutch
Clutches often fail on older cars, but newer vehicles have many features that prevent clutches from failing. However, a clutch can fail periodically because of wear, so replacing the clutch is a good idea.
It also happens that some clutches can wear out faster than other clutches, especially if you’re a heavy driver. In this case, it might be worth replacing the clutch sooner rather than later.
A bad clutch can cause damage to your transmission and in some cases even cause the transmission to fail. When a clutch gets old or poorly maintained, it can cause a transmission to slip or lock up.
It is important to replace the clutch when it begins to slip or when the engine begins to rev quickly. Symptoms may include a grinding noise in the engine and you may notice the transmission slipping.
If you do notice a transmission slip, do not try to stop it, instead gently turn the car off and wait for it to come to a stop.
Spoilt Torque Converter
A bad torque converter can lead to transmission problems. You should replace the converter with a new one right away if you see any of the following symptoms;
- The transmission hesitates or feels hesitant when accelerating or shifting down gears.
- When the transmission shifts up or down abruptly by itself.
- Slipping of the transmission while driving or while shifting
- The transmission fails to move from park to reverse or any other gear you try to engage.
Ford transmission problems
Difficulty Shifting Gears
The gearbox of a Ford freestyle can get excessively stressed after repeated usage, irrespective if there is enough transmission lubricant, for the gears shifts to switch effortlessly and without much effort. If the problem persists you will have to make replacements.
Automatic transmissions use computer chips to determine when to shift gears. When the sensors that aid the computer’s functions fail, you will experience problems in the shifting of gears.
This can also happen when an automatic transmission is shifted from Park to Drive when the clutch is depressed.
Some automatic transmissions will get stuck in Park and will not be able to be shifted out of Park until the clutch is depressed, therefore making your car very hard to drive.
The OBD (On-Board-Diagnostic) system should be working properly. If the OBD is damaged, the computer system that the OBD is connected to will not function properly.
Failure in this system can cause problems in the transmission of your car causing problems in acceleration and gear shifts.
A large number of Ford Freestyle models have been recalled for a transmission leak. The problem is that the car’s transmission is not designed to handle the higher torque from the turbocharger, which causes the transmission to overheat, which results in a failure.
Reliability of CVT Ford Transmission
CVTs, or Continuously Variable Transmissions, are a type of transmission found on many vehicles. CVTs are unique in that the amount of power being sent to the engine does not change, but rather the RPMs do.
This is beneficial in fuel economy, as the engine runs at a more efficient RPM.
CVTs are designed to work with front-wheel drive but can be used in the rear or all-wheel drive vehicles. The Ford Freestyle has had problems with CVT transmission reliability.
Transmission hitches have been reported in the newer models of the Ford Freestyle.
Are Ford Freestyle Transmissions Serviceable?
It is not recommended to replace the transmission unless the damage is unserviceable. In case replacement of the transmission is the only way to go, the cost is low. The best way to work your gear problems out is to have it serviced by a professional to cut the cost of replacement.
Additionally, if you have damage to your transmission and have no choice but to replace it, consult with a professional car service center.
The Ford automatic transmission problem has been fixed, but owners who had their vehicles towed in for repair shouldn’t expect to get a free fix. Ford is working to crack down on the claims that its automatic transmissions are faulty and fix any arising problems.
Many people are not aware of the different types of transmission issues that can occur in a vehicle. Each vehicle has specific transmission types and power modes, and it is important to know what your vehicle has so that you can prevent transmission problems.
Transmission problems will vary depending on how you treat your car and the transmission variant that is installed in your vehicle. In case you experience problems with your transmission, it is advisable to stop using your vehicle immediately to avoid more damage and cause of accidents.


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Additionally, merchants anticipate that cooling inflation and stability within the job market may set off a Fed fee hike pause when the central financial institution meets once more on June 14, 2023, for the FOMC assembly. If the speed hike pause takes impact, the crypto market may probably take a bullish place in anticipation of what might be a Fed pivot, which implies fee cuts in additional conferences.
Bitcoin Bullish In Subsequent 45 Days?
Because the market expects a fee hike pause within the June 14 assembly, any indication of a dovish stance from Fed Chair Jerome Powell within the submit FOMC press convention might be key for setting the market temper for the following 45 days. Nonetheless, additional fluctuations within the Client Worth Index (CPI) and jobs knowledge may dent the prospects of a fee hike pause in close to future. Earlier, CoinGape reported that Bitcoin value may see resistance at $31000 degree, as towards the present value vary of $29,243.
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Divorcing parents could lose custody or be denied contact with their children if they attempt to poison them against their former partner, under the rules of a new pilot scheme.
The “groundbreaking” initiative, being trialled by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), is designed to tackle the problem officially known as “parental alienation” where one parent turns a child against the other so they do not want to see them.
Cafcass – which has been criticised for being slow to tackle the issue – said the problem is widespread and occurs in a substantial number of the 125,000 cases it deals with annually.
Assistant director of Cafcass, an independent organisation which works to represent the interests of children in family court cases, Sarah Parsons, said: “We are increasingly recognising that parental alienation is a feature of many of our cases and have realised that it’s absolutely vital that we take the initiative.
“Our new approach is groundbreaking.”
From spring 2018, frontline Cafcass caseworkers will be issued with guidelines known as the “high conflict pathway” setting out steps social workers should take when dealing with suspected cases of parental alienation.
The pathway will spell out at what stage children should be removed from the parent responsible for the alienation and placed with the “target parent”.
A father who was the victim of alienation, speaking anonymously, told the Guardian: “I’ve lived through and witnessed the inexorable alienation of my older daughter over the past five years, which has culminated in complete loss of contact.
“I will not have seen or heard from her for three years this coming January. We had a fantastic, loving relationship for the first 12 years of her life.
“This is a horrible form of child abuse that is struggling to get out from under the rock of prejudice and ignorance.”
The organisation Families Need Fathers, which campaigns for the rights of dads following relationship breakdown, said the move was a positive step.
The charity’s director, Jerry Karlin, said: “This is very welcome news and we trust a measure of Cafcass’s good faith in this area.
“Parental alienation is identified as the single biggest issue among those who come to Families Need Fathers seeking help.
“The demonising of a parent, usually by the one with whom the child lives, has long been recognised as damaging the child not only at the time of separation but reaching into his or her adult life. It is not ‘normal’.
“We have pressed for many years for Cafcass and others involved in the family law process to inform themselves of the many faces of parental alienation but also stiffen their sinews in dealing with it.”
In a Parliamentary debate this week, MPs called for the end of “antiquated” divorce lawwhich requires fault to be attached to one party.
Conservative MP Suella Fenandes told the Westminster Hall debate: “It is time for no-fault divorce. As the recent Court of Appeal case of Owens showed, not all marriages end because of fault. However, we have a law that promotes the farce of allocating blame, setting parties on a needlessly confrontational path that only fuels animosity and costs.”
Sir Oliver Heald, a Conservative barrister and family QC, sounded a note of caution when he said that not all cases of alleged parental alienation were genuine and there could be other reasons why children wanted to reduce contact with a parent.
Pointing to a 2012 study by Professor Liz Trinder of Exeter University which found that alienating behaviour from mothers was a factor in only around five per cent of 215 cases of enforcement applications relating to child contact orders, he said: “I do not for one moment wish to diminish the impact of parental alienation when it occurs.
“As I have already made clear, such behaviour is unacceptable, but it is important to understand that what may appear to be alienating behaviour by a resident parent may, in fact, be the result of other concerns. It is a mixed, complicated picture.”
Read the full article here https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/divorce-laws-child-custody-parental-alienation-cafcass-mother-father-a8062941.html

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A dead body was reportedly found in Arsenal star Mohamed Elneny‘s home in Egypt.
According to Gazetta, the midfielder’s father found the corpse at the house in the city of Mahalla Al-Kubra.
The shocking discovery was made on Friday, July 26, 2019, before police were alerted. The home where the body was found is currently under construction.
The website 24.ae claim the body was found ‘in the patio’ at the home.
Police are yet to formally identify the deceased and it is not known whether it was a criminal act or an accident but an investigation has been launched.
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- "...assembly-line meat factories consume enormous amounts of energy, pollute water supplies, generate significant greenhouse gases and require ever-increasing amounts of corn, soy and other grains, a dependency that has led to the destruction of vast swaths of the world’s tropical rain forests."
- "...if Americans were to reduce meat consumption by just 20 percent it would be as if we all switched from a standard sedan — a Camry, say — to the ultra-efficient Prius."
- "Because the stomachs of cattle are meant to digest grass, not grain, cattle raised industrially thrive only in the sense that they gain weight quickly. This diet made it possible to remove cattle from their natural environment and encourage the efficiency of mass confinement and slaughter. But it causes enough health problems that administration of antibiotics is routine, so much so that it can result in antibiotic-resistant bacteria that threaten the usefulness of medicines that treat people."
I love eating meat, especially bacon, but my "tasty" versus "worried" ratio turned over. I'm not militant about it. I'll eat meat (or fish) if I'm at someone's house and that's what they made or if the alternative is deep fried wads. I'm not trying to convince anyone else to go veg either. I'm just showing all four of my readers how I finally got worried enough that my mental discomfort overcame my sense of physical discomfort.
Fay, however, will always be a carnivore.
On a more cheerful note, my friend Jill told me about the "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World" cookbook. Cupcakes are not bacon (there's no substitute for bacon) but they sure are tasty and enticing. I'm getting really hungry looking at the Customer Images on Amazon.

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I’ve been looking forward to reading Prerna Pickett’s If You Only Knew, and I am so excited to be able to share an interview with the author today in celebration of her debut!
Q&A with Prerna Pickett
Let’s start off with a quick teaser about your book—describe If You Only Knew in five words:
Two teens seeking redemption while kissing. Okay that’s technically six words haha.
If You Only Knew is your debut novel. What inspired Tessa and Corey’s story?
It was inspired by a dream I had. There was a man holding down a teen boy and a girl in the background trying to break them apart, and I had to find out why! That scene is in the final copy which is pretty exciting. Always keep a dream journal by your nightstand!
How would your main characters Tessa and Corey describe each other?
Tessa would describe Corey as loyal, sacrificing, and loving. Corey would describe Tessa as brave, kind, and terrifying (but in a good way).
What’s your writing/editing process? Do you have any rituals or listen to any music?
I have a 4yo at home so I pretty much write whenever I can which sometimes means hiding in my room while he watches PJ Masks, or sometimes putting on my headphones and listening to music to drown out all the noise while he’s playing. It really depends on the day. All that matters is getting as many words written as I can before my child decides he needs more of my attention haha.
What song would you choose as a theme song for If You Only Knew?
400 Lux by Lorde. I’m so glad someone asked me this, because I did listen to that song on repeat while working on the first draft.
What’s up next? Can you share anything about what you are currently writing?
I’m currently working on revisions with my agent for what I lovingly refer to as the princess book. It’s Princess Diaries meets When Dimple Met Rishi. I hope I can share it with you all sooner rather than later!
Release Date: February 11, 2020
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A boy recently released from jail and the daughter of a prosecutor fall for each other against the odds in this YA novel.
Corey has just been released from jail, and all he wants is a new beginning. But when his former gang comes knocking, Corey agrees to vandalize the home of Kent Hopper, the prosecutor who put him away.
To erase the guilt she carries from getting away with a crime, Tessa spends most of her nights riding her motorcycle. When she catches Corey destroying her father’s car, she doesn’t see a criminal: She sees a way to finally right her own wrongs. So instead of turning Corey over to the police, she convinces her father to give Corey a second chance.
As Tessa and Corey spend more time with each other, it becomes difficult to ignore the pull between them. But they’re both keeping secrets, and when those secrets come to light, they’ll each have to face their demons in order to have a future together.
Prerna Pickett was born in India, grew up in Northern Virginia just outside of Washington DC, lived in Idaho for a while, then in paradise AKA Hawaii, before moving back to the mainland. If You Only Knew is her debut and set to release winter 2020 with Macmillan/ Swoon Reads
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Can you believe that there are thousands of tomato varieties out there? If you’re new to kitchen gardening, I’m sharing 5 of the best tomato varieties to grow in the potager.
Now, with so many tomato options to choose from, it would be hard to rate all of the great ones.
But I have narrowed the list down to what I love and grow every single summer!
These are the top choices of tomatoes that I plant in my potager (kitchen garden). And this collection meets all of our kitchen cooking & preserving needs too.
Like making my favorite creamy pomodoro sauce recipe.
What are the best tomato varieties?
This will probably vary greatly on what your needs are, where you live, and what flavor you prefer.
I love bold tomato flavors. And I like selecting a wide range of options for my needs in the potager.
And the options that I’m sharing in this post will cover a wide range of uses.
From making homemade pasta sauces, fresh salsas, canning for food preservation, and fresh tomato cooking.
They make great additions to soups, chilis, slicing for a caprese salad, serving on pizza, or eating right off of the vine!
The Rosso Sicilian is one of my favorite Italian tomatoes. It is a firm pithy flesh that is great for sauces and for making paste. This tomato is super tasty and packed full of flavor!
The skin bruises easily, so keep that in mind.
But it is also an excellent producer!
Speaking of great producers, allow me to introduce you to the Mexico Midget. This is an absolute family favorite!
These little cherry tomatoes will leave you with continuous fruit all summer long! And if you don’t have the time to prune, this variety will spread & grow quite large.
The Mexico Midget is great in salads or a fresh flavorful snack right off of the vine!
This is one of the best tomato varieties for flavor! I love to eat this fresh, in salads, and when unripe as fried green tomatoes!
The Italian Heirloom produces a large and full flavored tomato. It is great for both slicing and canning. The skins are really easy to peel.
This variety of tomato is not only excellent & flavorful, it is another great producer.
Martino’s Roma tomato is a really good addition for making sauces, freezing, and making fresh salsa. It can also be used to make your own tomato paste.
A favorite tomato plant for many home gardeners. And you may be thinking that they are the same as the Roma, but they are different!
They are thinner, have less seeds, and the flesh is thicker. They have a stronger & sweeter taste when compared to the Roma. These make one of the best choices for making a tomato sauce.

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Calcrete Field Trip - Stokrose Gravel Pit
Stokrose Gravel is a large, active pit and gravel stockpile located in Lind Coulee 7 miles east of Warden, WA off Lind-Warden Road (Road 8 SE) near intersection with Johnson Rd. Mining occurs entirely in flood gravels. The pit is owned by the Clausen family (stokrose.com). I obtained written permission from Aaron Golladay to visit the pit with Northwest Geological Society. Thank you, Aaron.
An excellent exposure of west-dipping foresets in Missoula flood boulder gravels along the north wall.
The largest flood-transported clast in the pit measured 3m x 4m x 2.5m.
Colorful boulders of amorphous silica (opal) derive from a pillow basalt-palagonite complex (Miocene age) quarried by floodwaters and incorporated into the Pleistocene deposit. Columbia River Basalt lavas flowing into a lake, river, and/or wet sediment chill quickly and commonly form pillow basalts and palagonite with pockets of opal and basaltic glass. Opal is amorphous silica. Palagonite is a loose, often friable rusty orange colored mixture of clay and weathered basaltic glass. Basalt pillows are round, nested blobs with glassy rinds with palagonite between the pillows.
A classic example of basalt pillows surrounded by palagonite from a location on the south flank of Frenchman Hills, WA. Molten lava invaded a body of wet sediment.
A liberated chunk of palagonite in the flood-deposited boulder gravel at the Stokrose Pit
Boulders of fragmental, volcaniclastic sediment in flood gravel.
A variation on the Miocene sandstone found among basalt boulders.
Large boulders of volcaniclastic material (cemented sandstone) contain blobby pods of basaltic and felsic volcanic clasts, many with angular shapes. Crossbedding and other bedforms in other examples indicate water transport. The light-colored sandy matrix is very firmly cemented and slightly baked. These boulder appear to be have begun life as sandy alluvium of a stream that developed between lava eruptions in the Lind Coulee area during the Miocene. Lind Coulee may have been a persistent drainage valley that reestablished itself more or less the same place between lava eruptions; a stream valley also scoured by Ice Age floods. The stream was perched atop basalt bedrock, but carried clasts derived from a felsic volcanic source. At some point, new basaltic lava filled the valley. The boulders preserve part of the flow bottom complex, or pillow basalt-palagonite complex, in which a suite of features can be found, including basalt pillows, glassy hyaloclasite, breccia, peperites, and spiracles. Flow-bottoms are often a few meters thick and quite colorful. The wet alluvium was apparently thick enough to escape complete baking by the overriding lava. Some of the large, crossbedded sandstone boulders in the pit show no evidence of contact baking with the lava, while others do. The distinctive characteristics of this alluvial unit - a sedimentary interbed in the CRBs - is unfamiliar to me. It is local to lower Lind Coulee, but almost certainly correlates to one of the named interbeds.
Pods of clasts and similarly-sized voids (large vesicles?) surrounded by hard sandstone. Did the pods form as lava flowed over top?
Cobbly flood gravel grades upward into a silt-sand diamict, then into sandy silt as the flow energy decreased. West wall exposure. Bedforms are not well preserved in silt, which can be confusing. Silt transported by water can appear very much like silt transported by wind. One key to differentiating between the two is the presence/absence of "floating" clasts larger than sand size. Only water can move those.
Cemented cicada burrows overprint sandy flood sediment that contains floating pebble- to cobble-sized clasts. East wall.
Sandy sediment with pebbles later colonized by cicada. Cicada are not exclusive to loess; they'll take sand if they have to.
Three to four flood rhythmites overlie >5m of foreset, flood-laid boulder gravel. Color change from gray (rhythmite base) to brown (rhythmite top) corresponds with a change from silty to sandy sediment. Best exposure is along the rim of the west wall.
Stratigraphy on west wall near SW corner of pit. Tan diamicts are the upper portions of flood rhythmites (slow flow and slackwater). No indication of upvalley flow was observed; all foresets dip west (down Lind Coulee). Unclear if "slackwater" period in floodbeds this far north are controlled by ponding at Wallula Gap. Backwater might be forming as overland flows join a filled mainstem Columbia Valley. At least 3 flood beds are exposed here, though the upper portion of the exposure may contain a few very thin beds that are not each distinct.
Hasty sketch of rhythmite stratigraphy shown in photo above. Three flood beds are preserved here, possibly more. West wall (not south).
Pebbles floating in silty deposits are associated here with gravels, a clear flood origin. Silt diamicts associated with erosional surfaces that truncate paleosols and clastic dikes, but not associated with gravels are found elsewhere in the region, typically in areas away from high energy flood coulees. Such diamicts also appear to be flood deposits, but remain somewhat controversial. Depends who you talk to and who's familiar with what.
Lithologies in the boulder gravel include Columbia River Basalt, red vesicular basalt, palagonite, calcrete rip-ups, cemented volcaniclastic sandstone, thin-bedded "quartzite" (lower right in photo), and minor granite. The "quartzite" is probably from the cemented sandstone unit, not Montana.
Boulder spoil piles remain after the more valuable gravel is removed. Boulders to 1.5m are common. Flood energy down Lind Coulee was high.
Basalt dike in a basalt boulder.
The Lind Coulee Archaeological Site (45GR97) is located 7km west of the Stokrose Gravel Pit. The site was discovered in 1947 and excavated by Washington State University in the 1950s and again in the 1970s (Drucker 1948; Daugherty, 1956; Irwin and Moody, 1978; Kirk and Dougherty, 2007). Excavated materials are now in museums and archives.
Links to Other Stops:
Lind Coulee Fault at O'Sullivan Reservoir https://www.skyecooley.com/single-post/lind-coulee-fault-at-o-sullivan-reservoir


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Fort Worth representatives said asylum-seeking individuals and families could one day be sheltered in the city.
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The City of Fort Worth issued the following statement:
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The average Auckland house price held firm in January, breaking from the traditional dip at the start of a new year, lifted by more sales of higher value properties, according to realtor Barfoot & Thompson.
The average sale price in January of $913,938 edged up from $913,709 in December last year, and was 13 percent ahead of January last year, Barfoot said in a statement. The median price of $846,500 advanced 0.8 percent from December and was 11 percent higher than January last year.
The Auckland figures follow data from Quotable Value this week showing the average value of a New Zealand home rose 14 percent to $631,302 in January from a year earlier, with Auckland values climbing 13 percent. The housing market is being buoyed by record migration and low interest rates, even as the central bank tightens lending restrictions to reduce the risk to financial stability.
“January is normally associated with a dip in prices but for the first time in 14 years the average and median prices paid were marginally higher than those in December,” said Peter Thompson, Barfoot's managing director.
Thompson said 31 percent of Auckland properties were sold for more than $1 million, a higher percentage than normally seen for a January month. Some 13 percent of sales were under $500,000.
The number of sales in January fell to a five-year low of 629 properties, which was 13 percent fewer than December and 30 percent below January last year. At the same time, availability increased with 1,142 new listings, 47 percent ahead of December and 24 percent up on January last year.
"There were no obvious signs prices were under great pressure to fall," Thompson said. "At the start of this year buyers enjoyed greater choice than has been the case at this time of the year for four years."
The company had 3,620 properties on its books at the end of the month, up 11 percent on last month's level and 41 percent higher than January last year.
Thompson said the housing market may still be regaining momentum from the summer holiday period.
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Hello to all of you wonderful mothers out there! Angi here with a wonderful gift set idea for Mother's Day. I think mothers are heaven sent. My mom is a doll for sure. She has been there for me through thick and thin. That's why I love her so much!
Gift sets are easy to make. I dressed up my card and box with pretty paper from the Pure Bliss collection.
I used my die-cuts to make the box and to add dimensionial elements to the card. The Pure Bliss collection has the cutest paper clips too. I've added some to my project.
Supplies Used: (Pure Bliss Collection) - Pink Honeycomb #2023, Happy Hoops #2018, Cardstock Label Stickers #2033, Paperclips #2035
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Hell and Heaven are in the Hearts of Men
Late Winter, 1197
Bayushi Utsu knelt behind his small desk within the Scorpion Clan’s embassy, the brush poised in his hand whispering softly over the parchment laid out before him. To his left, another figure clad in robes marked with the mon of the Soshi sat in meditation, her head bowed to let the thick, black spill of her hair conceal her features. Before he was a cut-away in the floor where a small firepit had been constructed. As the Scorpion Champion filled each page, some he would set off to his right, but most he would place to his left. These the Soshi would take, chant over for a moment, and then feed to the flames.
From outside the rice-paper door, barely audible over the brushstrokes and softly crackling flames, a servant’s voice sought out Utsu’s ear. “My lord, Natsuki-sama has responded to your summons and currently awaits in the reception hall.”
“Offer her refreshment if you have not already done so,” the latter half of the Champion’s statement carried an undertone of steel. “When she is sated, bring her immediately.” It was customary among samurai of high rank to call upon their vassals and then force them to wait in order to make their own time seem rare and valuable. What luxury to spend time so idly, Utsu reflected.
Within moments, the door slid open for Bayushi Natsuki, formerly the personal yojimbo to the woman who was Otomo Hisahime. She stepped in the room with her customary confidence tempered by the wariness that years of service had instilled and dropped into a kneeling bow. “I have answered my Champion’s summons,” she said simply.
“Natsuki-san, welcome,” Utsu greeted, setting his brush down with a sharp click that cut through the velvet silence hanging over the embassy. He rose and returned her bow from the waist. “Have you had rice today?”
The yojimbo straightened, but did not rise. “I have, thank you, sama. I see you have made some changed,” she remarked as she took in the room.
“Though it served him well, my brother’s desk was too large for my purposes,” Utsu replied. “As he was fond of it, I have requested that our artisans refashion it into the heart of his shrine. The fire wards off the remnant of winter’s chill.” He noticed Natsuki eyeing the shugenja tending the flames uncertainly. “Juriko-san finds a final use for the documents that have outlived their usefulness’ they become offerings for the fire kami.”
“I did not realize our new Champion was so devout,” Natsuki remarked.
“It is more caution,” Utsu corrected. “Juriko is able to explain the details of the matter better than I.”
The priestess riased her head towards Natsuki, the curtain of her hair parting to reveal what was visible of her face. Her mask, thick porcelain painted crimson, completely covered her eyes. Two scorpion’s claws framed her face, their open pincers encircling her pale lips. “The kami of air are fond of secrets,” she began in a low voice. “The Master of Secrets has many that must be kept private and so those we give to the flames, where they become smoke, obscured to the air and those that might use it to learn that which our clan would keep.”
“Most cautious,” Natsuki agreed indifferently. She was already turned back towards her Champion. “If we might move beyond exchanging pleasantries, your messenger said you had a matter of some import to discuss with me.”
“The imperial mourning period is almost over,” Utsu began immediately. “Before our Empress went into seclusion to grieve the loss of her family, she tasked me with seeing that all preparations be made so that certain affairs may be executed as soon as piety allows.” He removed a rolled parchment from the pile of unburned documents and offered it to Natsuki.
As she accepted the scroll, Natsuki took note of the seal set in green wax. Her breath caught for a moment. “This is—”
“Your invitation to compete in the Emerald Championship,” Utsu supplied for her. “Given the recent tragedy, the Empire cannot afford to be without its protector. With Seppun Nenten among the slain, the position has need of a Champion and with Otomo Hisahime’s elevation, you have need of a position. Given your exemplary service and intimate knowledge of imperial workings, you are a natural choice.”
Utsu caught a flicker of emotion, too quick to identify, across Natsuki’s normally impassive face before she bowed her head. To her credit, she spent a moment to compose herself before speaking again. “My lord, I am unworthy of such honors.”
“In your case, it is not I who bestow them. If you feel you are not worthy of the Hantei’s personal recommendation, I advise that you spend the remainder of the mourning period aking yourself so.”
When Natsuki raised her head again, her lips were drawn into a thin line. “Hai, Utsu-sama.”
“Excellent. You are free to take your leave unless there is anything further you wish to discuss.”
“No, my lord. I will not keep you from your preparations.” She bowed once more and rose, leaving.
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