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Island Rock Resort offers various types of accommodation – camping, grass and reed casitas and lapas – as well as a restaurant.
All the casitas have their own kitchen with 2 plate gas stove, pots, pans and cutlery and all of them (with the exception of the casita for disabled guests and the 8 sleeper casita) make use of communal ablutions. Guests are required to bring own gas bottles, fridge, linen, mosquito nets and towels.
There are 22 casitas which sleep 4 people, 3 casitas which sleep 2 people, a casita which sleeps 8 people and the casita for disabled guests.
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A fee of ZAR150.00 per quad bike will be charged for the duration of you stay. Payable on arrival at Island Rock Resort.


Perhaps a video comparison of organic and biodynamically farmed vineyards and their ''ecosystem' against conventional farming practices. I believe this is important specifically for professionals who do not live in wine growing regions that are easily accessible. Wine making topics - can we finally pull the cover off of the term "a natural wine' and dissect this.


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We've made a Buckfast infused beer – Commotion Lotion!
JUNE 20, 2017 by KKC
King Kong Company and YellowBelly Beer
COMMOTION LOTION
King Kong Company (Best Live Act Award 2016 – Pure M Magazine) and YellowBelly Beer (Gold Medal Winners Alltech International Beer Cup 2017) have joined forces to launch a Buckfast infused beer for festival season. Yes, a Buckfast infused beer! It's called Commotion Lotion, and everyone involved is deranged with excitement about it, but possibly a little reluctant to share this limited edition brew. One bulging eyed brewer had to be dragged out from under a tank, cradling a slab of cans, hissing "preciousssssss" as the things were being loaded into a delivery van.
Commotion Lotion is a beer built specifically for festivals, in a handy 330ml can, perfect for bringing to gigs, it's refreshing, packed with fruit, easy to drink and… it has Buckfast in it! The lads at Yellowbelly drew on their experience to create the best possible brew and King Kong Company added a healthy dash of feckless abandon.
Commotion Lotion is available from all good stockists of craft beer from Thursday 22nd June, just in time for Body&Soul.
King Kong Company have gained a reputation as the best festival band on the island. At Electric Picnic last summer there were as many heads outside the tent dancing in the rain as there were crammed in to it. Fergal D'Arcy from Today FM said it was the "Gig of The Picnic", and Dan Hegarty of 2FM said "King Kong Company stole the Electric Picnic weekend". This summer the band will beat their chest further afield, with some exciting gigs that include Glastonbury, Boomtown Fair and Amsterdam Dance Event, but you can catch them in their natural habit when they headline the Midnight Circus Stage at Body&Soul on Saturday 24th of June. Body&Soul is the spiritual home of King Kong Company, it's the festival that gave them their start and it's the festival where they've had some of their most memorable performances. Expect something special.
At last years Great Irish Beer Festival, YellowBelly and King Kong Company first crossed paths. Sparks flew. KKC have featured on the brewery playlist since, and cans of YellowBelly have been in the fridge at the bands HQ. The Beer Boys invited the KKC crew across the Wexican border to visit their Willy-Wonka-like facility, and as with all the best plans in the world, the notion of a Buckfast infused festival beer was born while a few other brews were being sampled (it would have been negligent not to conduct as much market research as possible).
Enjoy Commotion Lotion responsibly.
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If you're coming to Body & Soul we'll see you at 1am, Saturday night, Midnight Circus tent for some of this;
Allister Thomas
Will it be available in shops across the UK?
KKC
Hi Allister, YellowBelly Beer are the brewers and distributors for Commotion Lotion, I don't think they distribute to the UK. If not we might have some at our gigs in the UK over the summer.
Any chance of exporting this to canada or the US?
Hi Mark, YellowBelly Beer are the brewers and distributors for Commotion Lotion, I don't think they distribute outside of Ireland but if you check in with them I'm sure they can help. Cheers!
When ya say outside of Ireland, any chance they goin to send any up north
Hey Michael, I don't think it's available up north yet. But if you send a message to the guys at YellowBelly Beer, they might be able to help you out.
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Suddenly subjected to the frugality of military life and to numerous physical exercises, Foucauld rapidly lost his surplus fat. His tailor-made uniform, made to measure in view of his corpulence, became too large for him. He had to wear another one  !
From glimpses of his character, from his culture, his brilliant memory, and his amazing capacity to assimilate courses he had not attended by rapid reading, his comrades see in him a man of keen intelligence. However, he shows himself to be singularly indolent and applies himself minimally to work. Polite, well brought up, disciplined, he is not poorly rated. He does not make himself disagreeable, but he is not very approachable  ; he is «  withdrawn, talks very little and rarely laughs  ». However, though distant, dilettante and pleasure loving, he remains a gentleman and wishes to serve his country. At the end of his first year, he passes out 143rd from an overall class of 391.
On the 1st February 1878, Charles is summoned urgently to Nancy, and two days later his Grandfather, Colonel Morlet, died. He showed no sadness at this, so wrapped up was he in his egoism. Until that day, his Grandfather's presence had still exercised a certain restraint on him. Now, there was nothing left to curb him. There is only his little sister, Mimie, whom he loves greatly, but she has no influence over him. Furthermore, he inherits an enormous fortune  : he comes into possession of a six hundred thousand pound annuity. A millionaire at the age of twenty  ! He then throws himself headlong into a life of debauchery and dissipation. He attends his courses even less. He no longer even stands up straight  ; he lets his hair grow and his trousers are dirty and unstitched. He begins to be poorly rated. The punishments fall thick and fast  : in two years he will be punished forty five times and collect forty seven days confined to barracks.
He leaves Saint-Cyr 333rd out of 386. Having obtained a place in the Cavalry, he enters Saumur on the 2nd October 1878.
His room mate is his best accomplice from Saint-Cyr, Antoine de Vallombrosa. They have an affinity through birth, fortune and tastes. Their room becomes a veritable club. Charles is firmly resolved to make the most of life. He smartens up and organises his pleasures  : parties and suppers. He even invents a pâté  !
As for his military duties, he does only what is obligatory and is not interested in promotion. The two friends nonchalantly pick up days of confinement to barracks. In order to thumb his nose at the General, Charles even goes as far one day as to disguise himself as a woman, feigning to have introduced one of his ladies into the school  !
He is unstoppable. He does not draw his pay  ; he is very generous, though discreet. He does not hesitate to lend. He manages to help one or the other without it being known. His tact and his heart are unanimously recognised and his humour disarms the most critical. He never reproaches others when he is caught out. His mind concentrates on things and institutions, never on his friends.
Yet, he is not happy… Unable to stand it any longer, he absconds twice. General L'Hotte keeps him under close arrest and warns his family that he is thinking of discharging him. The cup is full. His aunt Inès Moitessier sends him an extremely severe letter. If he continues, she will disown him. He then digs his heels in  : he is ready to break with his family when, fortunately a letter arrives from Marie de Bondy. Through her tenderness and sweetness, she moves him  ; she does him good, and he agrees to make it up with his aunt.
Charles leaves Saumur 87th out of 87. He is posted to Sézanne, where he is bored to death, and he asks for a change. Six weeks later, he is moved to Pont-à-Masson where most of the cavalrymen of the 4th Hussars are to be found.
After such nights of pleasure, very early next morning he would be on horseback with the others. He proved to be a vigorous horseman, full of stamina. His troop loved him as much as he respected them. On manœuvres, he always knew what he was about. And when he submitted reports to his superiors, they complimented him on his work even though he wrote them off the cuff  ! As he was much too fat, his men called him " le Père de Foucauld ", meaning " mate ".
Numerous women passed through his life, as objects of pleasure, but nothing more. One of them, Marie C…, did, however, hold his attention and knew how to cheer him up. He decided to install her in his life officially.
When his regiment was sent to Algeria, he introduced her as his legitimate spouse. His colonel found out about this and thought it was in very bad taste. He summoned him and ordered him to send away his mistress. Charles refused  ; yet he was happy in Algeria. He came back from his expeditions with notebooks full of information about the customs of the Kabyles. As for sending away his friend, no, he could not bring himself to do that. It was not that he was so deeply attached to her, but his heart of gold could not bring itself to hurt her.
On the 20th March 1881, he was struck off the Army lists and put «  in non-activity through withdrawal of employment, for indiscipline as well as notorious misconduct  ».
After organising a sumptuous farewell dinner, Charles and Marie embarked for Évian.
DID HE HAVE A MILITARY VOCATION  ?
In appearance, Foucauld accepted this decision very placidly, but in reality he was braving it out. Why  ? Because for him this was but another sanction. He knew that he would be back. This was a kind of leave given to this enfant terrible on the part of a paternal authority. In effect, the Army was his second family, and to leave it would be to orphan him twice over. He is a soldier and he found in the military world the necessary framework for his being to blossom, for he needed the firmness and manly commitment involved in serving the good. In the person of the colonel or of the general, he found the father he was missing. So when his superiors reproach him for his bad behaviour, he appears to be rebellious and pigheaded… but in reality their warnings strike home, and he will not forget them.
Contrary to those who persist in portraying Charles de Foucauld as an antimilitarist, our Father pursues his analysis in a way that is enlightening. He points out that at that time the French army constituted a body in two halves, divided according to two different vocations. The metropolitan troops were preparing for " the revenge ", in order to re-take Alsace and Lorraine, their eye fixed on " the blue line of the Vosges ". Officers, like Pétain, in the same year as Foucauld, and Castelnau, were studying and teaching tactics and strategy with a view to the coming confrontation on the eastern frontier.
The colonials, on the other hand, thought only of endowing France with an empire, to increase her power  : they loved perilous and heroic expeditions, dangers and adventure with men full of courage, idealism and endurance.
But given the chance of an expedition, he enlists without delay  ! He will be the greatest of the artisans of French restoration through the imperial organisation.
May 1881. Only two months have passed since he was classed as being in " non-activity "… Our troops in Algeria are focusing on Tunisia. A victorious expedition. But since the Southern Oranais were poorly defended, Bou Amama raised the standard of the Holy War in that area. The 4th African Chasseurs moved, therefore, towards South Oranais. Foucauld learns of this at Évian. His heart skipped a beat  : his comrades are in danger  ! Leaving his mistress there, he goes straight to the War Office and asks to be re-integrated. They refuse. He then hands in his resignation as an officer in order to enlist as a simple spahi. Service, before all else  ! The authorities were touched by this very generous willingness and re-integrated him in his rank. He was sent to the 4th Chasseurs in South Oranais. It was the 3rd June 1881. On the 9th July, Charles de Foucauld was on active service. The rebels are pursued, but each time they disappear into the Sahara and take refuge in Morocco.
Charles proved himself to be a true soldier and a real leader in that campaign. With his toughness, discretion and reserve, he immediately won his comrades' esteem. He bore every privation and fatigue  ; he undertook the roughest work with no fear of mixing with the men of the troop and depriving himself of necessities for their sake.
He fought together with two men who, like him, believed in France's colonial future  : Henry Laperrine, who already held the rank of lieutenant at the age of twenty-one, and Baron de Motylinski, an intelligence officer and the company's interpreter. Charles eagerly listened to his friends and did not miss a chance to learn.
With peace restored, he can no longer be content with garrison life. He has understood the difficulty of French colonisation and he requests leave in order to travel in Southern Algeria. His request is refused. He therefore resigns, on the 28th January 1882. His family are worried, thinking that he has had another brainstorm. They make him take sound advice from his cousin Latouche. But Charles still regards himself as an officer  : he wishes to serve France as an " enfant perdu " (a lost child) so as not to compromise the Government.
RECONNAISSANCE IN MOROCCO  : 10TH JUNE 1883 – 23RD MAY 1884.
Charles de Foucauld before his departure for Morocco.
This expedition places Charles de Foucauld among the greatest explorers of all times, but the glory of this exploit was overshadowed by that of the hermit and of the saint he was to become.
Foucauld settled, therefore, in Algiers, where he stayed for more than a year meticulously preparing for the expedition with the help and advice of MacCarthy, the town's librarian and former explorer of the Sahara. He learned Hebrew, Arabic, topography and the use of the sextant. He provided himself with a compass, a chronometer, an oil barometer to measure altitude, and a thermometer. To think that Morocco was then a blank patch on geographical maps  : they still went by the information given by Jean-Léon the African (1518)  ! As this country is extremely xenophobic towards Europeans, it is only possible to penetrate it under the guise of the greatest abjection, poverty and squalor. Since the Jews are despised by the Arabs, it is as a Jew that Charles will enter Morocco, under the name of Joseph Alleman, accompanied by an old and real Jew  : Mardochaeus.
Having calmed the fears of his family and overcome the opposition of his legal adviser, he can finally leave with Mardochaeus, on the 10th June 1883, to discover the forbidden land.
Oran, Tlemcen, Lalla Marnia, Nemours, the frontier town. They are driven back, and so they set sail for Tangiers, the principal port of Morocco.
They cross the Rif towards Fez and visit Tétouan, Chechaouene, a town from which no European has ever returned  ! Furthermore, they barely escape death. Foucauld notes what he discovered  : the filth and the squalor of peoples constantly oppressed by brigands.
He returns via Wadi Inaouene, as Lyautey will do thirty years later, again passing through Fez and then on to Sefrou and Meknès where he is the first European to penetrate. In " Bled el-Makhsen ", it is the brigands who rule  : here too, the inhabitants are only waiting for the French. And these are the indisciplined territories of the " Bled es-Siba ", the forbidden land. Only just saved from certain death, he makes his way towards the Atlas through the desert of Tadla. At Boujad, an important and leafy " zaouia ", he is well received by El Hadj-Idriss and his father. They are Berbers, an open and honest race. Their conversation is confidential, for Idriss lets him understand that he has recognised him as an explorer sent by his government to prepare for the arrival of the French. «  How rich this country would be, he said, if it were governed by the French  ! They will come soon  !  » Twenty-four years later, in 1907, Idriss will welcome General Drude in Casablanca and will be France's best helper in penetrating central Morocco. By forging a friendship with him, Foucauld was indeed the starting point of the colonisation  !
But he sets off again  : Casbah Tadla. He climbs the Atlas (4000 m high) and goes via the Telouet pass (2650 m). From there, he discovers the Sahara, the great black stoned Hamada. He progresses in an incredible solitude and amid incessant dangers. He reaches the oases, visits that of Tisint and from there the neighbouring oases. If penetration is impossible from the North, it will have to be planned from the South, especially as it is from that direction that the rezzous pass as they sweep down on Algeria  ! Then Mrimina, whence a Harratin friend has to come to deliver him with his harka.
He stops fifteen days at Mogador, time to receive the necessary money to continue on his way. Back in Tisint, he climbs up from the other side of the Middle Atlas, through the valley of Moulouya, always accompanied by Mardochaeus. Wadi Dra, the Djebel to the East, the gorges of Todra  : Ksar-es-Souk. From there, he sees Tafilalet. They escape an ambush, and they arrive facing Oudjda  : that is in fact the way through which our troops will pass in 1903. They cross what passes for a frontier, and on the 23rd May 1884, they are at Lalla Marnia, in French territory. Foucauld immediately presents himself at the military guard house, but the lieutenant finds it difficult to recognise in " this squalid Jew " he who was once " the arbiter of French elegance "  ! It was a radical transformation which no one could have imagined.
The itinerary of Viscount Charles de Foucauld in Morocco.
SERVING THE FRENCH COLONIAL EMPIRE.
On his return, Foucauld will work for two years editing his book " Reconnaissance au Maroc "  : 495 pages, to which will be added twenty pages of maps reproducing the regions of Morocco on a scale of 1/250 000. Some 680 km of routes were already known  ; he added the exact course of the 2, 250 km of tracks covered, with detailed information about relief, vegetation and the possibilities of irrigation.
He determined forty five longitudes and forty latitudes, and where only a few dozen altitudes had been known before, he added three thousand.
As for the human geography, his observations were so psychologically exact in their analysis of native society, that the officers for Native Affairs will know the Moroccan, Arab and Jewish soul in advance, the customs of the tribes and, above all, the disorder and the wretchedness of these poor countries, subject to raids and endemic famine… He also discovers Islam as a simple, popular religion, but with a moral code that leaves men to their own instincts and fails to raise them above their nature  !
Most of the biographers have attempted to explain Charles de Foucauld's exploit by " The call of silence " (Bazin), a desire to rehabilitate himself in the eyes of his family (Carrouge), pride and the will for power  : " a worldly rage to understand, to see and to know " (Six and Massignon). Our Father roundly refutes these theories and shows us the truth in a definitive manner  : Foucauld was a well born man, an aristocrat of a military dynasty, a soldier at heart and in love with the service of France. Out of pity for the Moroccan populations, living in perpetual terror of the rezzous, and through a desire to see the French Empire extended over all Africa, he went in the vanguard of our armies  ! He is not an explorer strictly speaking  ; he is first and foremost an officer on a reconnaissance mission.
There is no other explanation for his bravery in danger, his physical courage, his tenacious will, asceticism and renunciation other than as dedication to a higher cause  : the French Army. It is Lieutenant de Foucauld who, acting against the inertia of the Republican government, will find a way of sparing the lives of those valiant soldiers, always uselessly exposing themselves to death in ambushes in pursuit of the rebels. And, in the end, what he gives to those poor peoples is French peace.
This " reconnaissance " is what gave him a passion for the colonial Empire, and will finally carry him further. For he poses the question  : what to do with the Morocco of the future  ?
His patriarchal sentiment is reawakened in the face of the Berber race which he discovers as a feudality  : it reminds him of the great lords of the Middle Ages, the protectors of their people. He is charmed by the uprightness of the Berber people, not yet affected by Islam and quite hostile to Arab cunning.
The future Morocco he sees as French. This most beautiful country will be even more beautiful when the French are there, arousing this civilisation from its lethargy and forming elites, when the peasants are no longer being raided, when the land is irrigated and when there are roads  ! In the meanwhile, these people are in a pitiful state and they must be pulled out of their wretchedness.
And why this civilising work  ? On this point, there is a confrontation between the unbelief of Charles de Foucauld and the religious soul of these peoples. These Jews and these Arabs, whose morals he describes as execrable, nevertheless believe in a God, and the foundation of their civilisation is God. Allah akbar, God is great  ! This train of thought will lead him to make a profound return to his own traditions. French penetration and colonisation  : yes, but why  ? To teach what  ? Republican and revolutionary dogmas  ? It is this question that will bring him back to his family's traditions, in order to continue them… and these traditions are Christian  ! Remember that it was the lands of Lardimalie that he wanted to visit on his return from Morocco.
That is how the service of the French officer, taken to the lengths of extreme heroism, will gradually and slowly lead this soul to recover the fullness of the faith.
What lessons for us  ! Like Saint Augustine, Charles de Foucauld is an example of conversion – a very attractive example for youth of all times. Let him be canonized  ! Let the crowds learn about his life, and it will cure them of all today's mental and moral disorders  ! Unfortunately, because of the " diabolical disorientation " blowing a storm throughout the Church, his beatification dossier has been relegated to oblivion. His whole thinking on colonisation is horrifying to modern minds  ! Our Father, however, has long since made it his own and has not ceased preaching it in his writings and in his news conferences as the only possible remedy for the dramas of Lebanon, Yugoslavia, Algeria, Somalia and Rwanda, and many other countries sinking one after the other into war, anarchy, terror and famine, thus fulfilling the prophecy of Our Lady of Fatima  : «  Several nations will be annihilated.  » (cf. CRC, Eng. ed., n° 290, p. 6) It is in this fidelity to Father de Foucauld that our Father has ceaselessly battled, to the point of being imprisoned (1962) and dismissed from his parishes (1963), so that Algeria and our whole Empire might remain French  ! In the same way, he will not cease to propose, as a remedy to the dangers of immigration, the integration of foreigners into the French army, that they may be civilised and converted and, if they show themselves worthy of it, become fully fledged Frenchmen.
In an article entitled " Itinéraires au Maroc ", and published in the Bulletin of the Paris Geographical Society (1st quarter 1887), Charles de Foucauld summarizes his travels and his work. Furthermore, the author unintentionally gives us a striking portrait of himself. We shall quote here only the most curious passages about the precautions taken by the explorer in the course of his travels.
«  The Sultan of Fès, he writes, is master of only a small part of the territory assigned to him on our maps  : about a fifth or a sixth. The rest is free and occupied by independent tribes, of various races, languages, habits and customs, each tribe living as it pleases  : some as a monarchy, others as a republic. Over the Sultan's territory, the European can travel openly and without danger  ; in the rest of Morocco, he can enter in disguise and then at the peril of his life  : he is regarded as a spy and would be massacred if recognised. Nearly all my travels were in independent countries. From Tangiers I disguised myself to avoid any awkward recognition. I passed myself off as a Jew. During my travels, I dressed as a Moroccan Jew, I practised their religion and I gave my name as Rabbi Joseph. I prayed and I sang in the synagogue, I mounted the sifer, parents begged me to bless their children. If anybody asked me my place of birth, I would answer sometimes Jerusalem, sometimes Moscow or else Algiers. And if I were asked the reason for my journey  ? For the Muslim I was a mendicant rabbi begging from town to town  ; for the Jew, I was a pious Israelite come from Morocco, despite fatigue and danger, to enquire about the condition of his brethren. The state of being an Israelite involved all sorts of unpleasantness  : walking bare foot in towns, sometimes in gardens, receiving insults and stone throwing was nothing  : but to live constantly among Moroccan Jews, the most contemptible and repugnant of people, with some rare exceptions, was an intolerable torture. They spoke to me open-heartedly as a brother, boasting of criminal actions and confiding shameful sentiments to me. How often have I not regretted the hypocrisy involved  ! All this trouble and disgust was compensated by the ease of travel afforded by such disguise. As a Muslim I would have had to live in common, always in the open and always in company  ; never a moment's solitude  ; always eyes fixed on oneself  ; difficult to obtain information  ; even more difficult to write  ; impossible to use instruments. As a Jew, these things did not become easy, but as a rule they were possible.
«  My instruments were  : a compass, a watch and a pocket barometer, in order to pick out the route  ; a sextant, a chronometer and a spirit level, for observing longitudes and latitudes  ; two other holosteric barometers, various thermometers for meteorological observations… My whole itinerary was picked out by the compass and the barometer. Whilst walking I always had a five centimetre square notebook hidden in the hollow of my left hand, and a two centimetre long pencil never left my other hand. I noted down anything remarkable along the way, what could be seen to right and to left  ; I noted changes of direction, together with compass bearings, unevenness of the ground, stops, the rate of speed of progress, etc. I wrote practically the whole of the time along the route, and all the time in hilly regions. Nobody ever noticed me, not even in the most numerous caravans  ; I took the precaution of walking on ahead or else behind my companions so that, with the aid of my ample garments, they could not distinguish the slightest of my hand movements  ; the contempt inspired by the Jew was favourable to my isolation. The description and survey of the itinerary thus filled a certain number of small notebooks  ; as soon as I arrived in a village where I could have a room to myself, I completed them and copied them out into proper notebooks which formed my log book. I spent my nights doing this  ; during the day I was ceaselessly surrounded by Jews  : to write at length in front of them would have roused suspicion. The night brought solitude and work.
«  To make astronomical observations was more difficult than picking out the route. The sextant cannot be concealed as can the compass, and it takes time to use it. Most of the sun and star heights were taken in villages. During the day, I watched out for the moment when nobody would be on the roof top of the house, and then I would take up my instruments wrapped in clothes which I said needed to be aired. Rabbi Mardochaeus Abi Serour, an authentic Israelite who accompanied me on my travels, remained on guard on the stairway  ; his mission was to distract with interminable stories anyone attempting to join me. I began my observations, choosing the moment when nobody was looking from the neighbouring roof tops  ; very often I had to interrupt them. It was a very long process. Sometimes it was impossible to be alone. What stories were not invented then to explain the exhibition of the sextant  ? Sometimes it served to see the future in the sky, sometimes to give news of those absent. At Taza, it was a preventative against cholera  ; in Tadla it revealed the sins of the Jews, elsewhere it told me the time, what the weather would be like, warned me of dangers ahead, and I don't know what. During the night, I could work more easily  ; I was nearly always able to act in secret. Very few observations were made in the open country, where it was difficult to isolate oneself. Sometimes I managed, with the excuse of prayer  : as though to recollect myself, I would go some distance, covered from head to foot with a long sisit, the folds of which would hide my instruments. A bush, a rock, a fold in the terrain would conceal me for a few minutes, and I would come back having finished my prayer.
No matter what, it has to be recognised that this rabbi, for all his indolence, at least once endangered his life for his master.
3 WITH THE 4TH HUSSARS.
4 DID HE HAVE A MILITARY VOCATION ?
6 RECONNAISSANCE IN MOROCCO : 10TH JUNE 1883 – 23RD MAY 1884.
7 SERVING THE FRENCH COLONIAL EMPIRE.


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Is it safe for people who are taking immunosuppressant medication to receive a COVID-19 vaccine?
Yes, the Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford/AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines are all considered suitable for people who are living with psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis regardless of whether they are receiving drugs that affect the immune system (such as methotrexate and biologic injections, for example) or not.
People who are receiving drugs which affect the immune system are not able to receive live (also known as 'attenuated') vaccines, however the Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines are not live vaccines. Non-live vaccines can generally be given safely to people receiving drugs that affect the immune system (such as methotrexate and biologic injections, for example), however further study is required to understand how well the vaccines work in the context of these medications.
For further reassurance on this point, please refer to the British Society for Immunology statement on COVID-19 vaccines for patients who are immunocompromised or immunosuppressed.
Will a COVID-19 vaccine be effective in people who are taking immunosuppressant medication?
It is not yet known whether taking an immunosuppressant (such as methotrexate) or biologic medication reduces the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. Trials to date have not included people taking drugs that affect the immune system and thus vaccine efficacy in this specific population will need to be established.
However, even a reduced response to the vaccine is better than none, so you are still advised to get vaccinated even if you are taking an immunosuppressant medication.
In July 2021, results of a study which investigated the immune response to the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in people taking immunosuppressant drugs for psoriasis were published. You can find out more here.
I have been offered one of the COVID-19 vaccines - should I stop or delay my immunosuppressant or biologic medication?
The British Association of Dermatologists currently does not usually advise stopping or delaying immunosuppressant or biologic treatment before receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
There may be situations where your doctor advises reducing or stopping your treatment - for example, if your risk of COVID-19 is high and your psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis is well-controlled and unlikely to flare up. This should be discussed with your doctor on an individual basis. Do not stop any of your treatments without first discussing with your doctor.
I am about to start taking an immunosuppressant or biologic medication for the first time - can I receive the COVID-19 vaccine?
Yes. Your doctor may offer you the COVID-19 vaccination before you start your treatment to give your immune system enough time to respond to the vaccine.
Ideally, the time between receiving your vaccine and starting treatment is at least 2 weeks. Where possible, it is also preferable for the two-dose schedule to be completed before starting treatment, which may mean that the second dose of the vaccine needs to be given at the recommended dosing interval for that particular vaccine (3-4 weeks after the first dose). However, this may not be possible depending on the severity of your psoriasis and the type of immunosuppressant or biologic medication you are about to start taking. Your doctor will discuss this with you.
When will I be offered the COVID-19 vaccine?
As of mid-August 2021, everyone aged 16 and over in the UK is now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, following an updated recommendation from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
Initially 16 and 17 year olds are being offered a first dose only, with a further recommendation on the timing of the second dose to follow, allowing the JCVI to provide the best available advice with the latest available information for the second dose, whilst providing some immediate protection from severe COVID-19.
The JCVI had already previously advised that:
Children and young people aged 12 years and over with specific underlying health conditions that put them at risk of serious COVID-19, should be offered COVID-19 vaccination.
Children and young people aged 12 years and over who are household contacts of persons (adults or children) who are immunosuppressed should be offered COVID-19 vaccination on the understanding that the main benefits from vaccination are related to the potential for indirect protection of their household contact who is immunosuppressed.
During phase 1 of the vaccination programme, the NHS offered the COVID-19 vaccine to people most at risk from coronavirus. You can find more information about psoriasis and the first phase priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination here.
I am in the 'clinically extremely vulnerable' group, should I continue to take extra precautions after I have received the COVID-19 vaccine?
No vaccine is 100% effective and therefore even if you have had both doses, there is still no absolute guarantee that you will not become ill from COVID-19. As such, you are advised to continue to take the extra precautions set out in the specific guidance for people who are clinically extremely vulnerable. There is individual guidance for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Will data be collected on the effect of the COVID-19 vaccines on people with psoriasis?
Registry data such as that from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR) and PsoProtect should be collected to inform whether the COVID-19 vaccines either positively or negatively affect psoriasis outcomes. In addition, if you have psoriasis yourself, you can self-report to the PsoProtectMe study (whether you have had COVID-19 or not). If you do experience COVID-19 infection then you can also ask your healthcare professional to report this to the PsoProtect registry.
Finally, if you have received the vaccine, you can report any suspected side effect using the Coronavirus Yellow Card safety scheme.
Information from the British Society for Immunology about the different types of vaccines for COVID-19 and how they work can be found here.
The British Association of Dermatologists has also issued an FAQs document addressing COVID-19 vaccination for immunosuppressed patients, which can be found here.
Specific information on COVID-19 vaccination in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales can be found by following the relevant link below:
For more information relating to COVID-19 and psoriasis, please visit our COVID-19 information hub.
Please note, this content was first posted on Wednesday 2nd December 2020 and last updated on Tuesday 17th August 2021.
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Looking to buy houses in Bahria Town Karachi, Karachi? Here is what you should know.
Bahria Town the largest estate developer in Asia has been a force to reckon with in the property industry since its inception in 1996. After achieving groundbreaking success in Lahore Islamabad and Rawalpindi with its residential and commercial projects it now comes to Karachi with the promise of luxurious living. It is a topnotch residential community consisting of features such as a vast golf course Pakistan's largest shopping mall a multiplex cinema a theme park centrally computerized security monuments and an independent power plant to counter the rampant problem of load shedding.
The area does not offer run of the mill houses that have been around for a very long time. Instead it is famous for the uniqueness and quality that the houses possess. A house for sale in Bahria Town Karachi ranges from 125 to 500 sq yd in size whereas bahria town karachi house prices can start from Rs. 4 200 000 onwards depending on the number of bedrooms and size etc. Residence option here include bahria town Karachi villas for sale bahria town villas Karachi bahria town Karachi homes for sale bahria homes Karachi for sale houses in bahria town Karachi project bahria town Karachi 125 yards home bahria town Karachi house for sale bungalows portions flats and guest rooms.
Pakistan's biggest metropolitan city Karachi is one of the most populated one and is rich in cultural heritage and tourism opportunities. In a city as busy as this entertainment and recreational opportunities are much needed.
The Place: Located in Phase 8 DHA The Place is the hub of entertainment options in the city. It brings together a multitude of eateries cafes departmental stores shops and cinemas to serve all and sundry under one roof. The restaurants in The Place include fast food chains like McDonald's and one of the country's leading coffee houses Espresso. Farid's a leading departmental store is also located here and offers household items groceries and decoration items at affordable prices. Moreover the top floor of the building also has a multiplex cinema called the Nueplex which is a must visit if you are a keen movie goer!
Atrium Mall and Cinema: Located in Saddar the Atrium Mall is one of the biggest shopping Malls in the city and offers a wide array of local and international brands and a great food court for all the foodies. The mall also includes a 3D cinema which is popular with many.
How to Invest in Bahria Town Karachi Homes for Sale?
Search on the internet! Looking for houses can be rather nerve-racking and one often doesn't know where to begin. Rather than banking on advice from unprofessional people around you refer to listings on real estate websites which are convenient and time saving.
Note everything down! It's a good idea to note down information of all the houses that you have found online and shortlisted. Maintain records of the address location number of bedrooms price and contact information regarding every house.
Take your time! Do not make a hurried decision. This is a long term investment so you are completely justified in pondering over it.


Online marketing can be a quite complex topic, particularly when you start to adopt a multi0channel approach and begin targeting users through various different mediums including Search Engine Optimisation, Pay Per Click Marketing (PPC), E-Mail Marketing, Display Advertising, Affiliate Marketing and so on. One of the main things that you need to ensure you have in place is effective tracking functionality – you need to be able to determine where your marketing budget is best spent and you can do this by establishing which channels are contributing the most to your online profits. One of the most popular online tracking options is Google Analytics, you can use analytics to tag up all of your various campaigns, including channels within Google itself like Google Product Search or Google News.
One of the first things you need to do with your analytics is ensure you effectively segment yor traffic into distinct sources. One of the main problems many webmasters have when they first begin tracking multiple campaigns is that they notice all the traffic coming through their website is coming through one or only a few sources. Google Analytics can essentially account for a range of different sources including direct traffic, referral traffic, organic traffic and paid traffic. It's important to autotag all of your paid campaigns to ensure that traffic garnered through search is apportioned to the correct source. Similarly, if you have a product search campaign then you should use the Google URL builder to create the necessary tracking parameters to make sure this traffic comes through as "base feed" or something similar.
Finally, if you are using e-mail marketing in your campaigns, you can perhaps rely on additional tracking from your e-mail marketing software provider. Many software providers will allow you to track your various campaigns and will provide data on how often users have opened your e-mails, purchased through your campaigns or even just clicked on your links. This tracking iwll enable you to make strategic decisions over whether you should continue with a particular campaign or whether you should confine it to the scrap heap.


A New Zealand entrepreneur, the main shareholder in Australian food ingredients firm Burns Philp, announced a takeover bid on Friday for dairy products company New Zealand Dairy Foods.
Through his private vehicle, the Rank Group, Graeme Hart made an offer of NZ$238 million (€118.8million) for the dairy group, agreeing to buy processing giant Fonterra Cooperative Group's controlling 50 per cent stake at NZ$1.70 a share.
"We are significant investors in the food sector... both domestically and globally, and what you see with our purchase of New Zealand Dairy Foods is just a continuing expansion of those interests," Hart told Reuters. Although he declined to detail how the acquisition would be financed.
Fonterra, formed from the merger of New Zealand's two largest dairy processors and required by legislation to sell its 70 million shares in NZ Dairy Foods, said the Rank offer was good for consumers and provided certainty for NZ Dairy Foods shareholders and employees.
"The NZ$1.70 a share offer is the best available following an exhaustive sales process that canvassed all potential international buyers," Fonterra chief financial officer Graham Stuart said in a statement.
New Zealand's competition regulator the Commerce Commission last month rejected an application by Australia's National Foods to acquire NZ Dairy Foods. NZ Dairy Foods has about 40 per cent of the New Zealand dairy market and generates revenues of nearly NZ$500 million a year. Its brands include Anchor, Fernleaf, Chesdale, Fresh 'n' Fruity, Royal Tasman and Ornelle.


Welcome to West Haven Voice – celebrating our 20th year!
Our start was small, our mission great.
Our publication was started for one simple reason: We wanted to offer West Haven an alternative voice in the community. Our work is devoted to you!
We consistently provide more news on a weekly basis than any weekly competition and regularly beat the daily papers covering West Haven stories.
Its really a very simple matter. And you are more than welcome to help us write the content. If you submit it, we will edit, headline, format and publish it.
So get out a pen, uncover that old typewriter, or use your computer for something other than playing games and join us. Its time for a new voice in our community that offers fair and truthful reporting, plenty of opinions and a chance to have some fun along the way.
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Here's one of the biggest questions for businesses: Will the time they spend interacting on Facebook and Twitter affect their sales? Though they spend the considerable effort necessary to create thriving social media communities, small business owners and marketers often fail to drive floor traffic, inbound calls, store sales, and other offline business success metrics.
But it doesn't have to be that way. Savvy marketers will begin to tie the development of communities on social media networks to increased revenue if they implement a few of these simple steps that make sense for their specific business.
Use Google Voice to track incoming calls from your social media profiles.
If your business has a more consultative sales process, starting conversations on your blog or social networks is a great way to generate leads. A natural extension is to place your contact phone number on all of your social media presences and on each blog post for the customers who find you via search. Using a separate Google Voice number that forwards to your main account lets you track the number of inbound calls you receive from your social media activities. Though Google Voice is currently invite-only, invitations are available for $1 and less on eBay.
Facebook has an especially robust function for creating events and promoting them. Facebook events allow you to post pictures and event location information, while also inviting your fan base to participate. You also can message all attendees to remind them about the event or give special instructions. Creating a Facebook event page then gives you a landing page that will direct visitors to your blog and Twitter followers too.
Here's an example of using Facebook to promote a large social media event.
This is my personal favorite. Make specific offers through each social media channel you use, like 10% off a purchase if you print a coupon from Facebook, or "buy one get one free" if you use a code sent out in a Tweet. Keep a spreadsheet of the different offers and the response rate, and you'll begin to generate really useful data about the best way to optimize your marketing campaigns for each channel. Incentives are a great way to build the size of your social media communities. Also, giving fans and followers an incentive to follow you shows the importance you place on social media outreach.
Kohl's example of an exclusive offer delivered to social media community members. They also encourage users to share the offer with friends, increasing its reach.
Here's a sample invitation to a TweetUp. Charity events and cocktail hours work especially well for drawing attendees to TweetUps. Photo credit.
The best way to cement interactions online is to meet your contacts face to face, and there is no better way to do this than to host a TweetUp. While you probably won't bring more than 1,000 members to your event like Ford did in the largest TweetUp ever, TweetUps let you form more personal relationships with your local followers. Here's a great in-depth resource on how to host a successful TweetUp.
Many businesses have established email lists they use to stay in touch with customers. Drive visitors on your social media accounts to sign up for your email list to receive more information about your business. Getting social media visitors on your email list can connect you with people you might not otherwise reach with social media. Bolstering your email list gives you an additional way to inform people about offline events and specials, in case they don't see a specific offer you make on a social media channel.
The best way to close the loop between social media and offline action is to promote your social media channels offline as well—adding another way for you to stay in touch with your customers in between purchases. I hope these suggestions help you start thinking about ways to convert your social media fans and followers into loyal customers. I'm sure you have many other great suggestions on how to drive offline action with social media outreach.
Have you tried any of these? Which ways did I leave off my list? Please comment in the box below.


This year I will be walking in memory of my great nephew Dylan (D-Man) Hoffman. The Ronald McDonald house was such a blessing for my family during a very difficult time. Any donation would really be appreciated!


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With Sylvan's summer camps in Georgia, it's easy to see how the fun starts when school ends! We offer programs where teamwork, interactivity and exciting tasks take center stage, empowering kids to keep on learning (and having a blast!) after school is out. It makes for a new type of learning environment beyond the classroom — and a special group dynamic where existing friendships are strengthened or new ones made.
We've tailored our summer camps in Georgia to emphasize practical skills for the 21st century through seriously cool projects and activities that make learning a real highlight of your child's week. From reading, writing and study skills to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) skills, our programs equip your child with vital competencies he or she can put to use in school and in life. Get more learning in this summer: register your child for a Sylvan summer program today!
We're leaders in the field of tutoring, so we understand how kids need support in different subject areas in order to achieve their potential in school and beyond. That's why our summer camps come in a range of different types and specializations, making a variety of subjects less daunting and more engaging. It could be our reading or writing programs, which help kids explore language in a more creative and interactive way. Or, it could be one of our new STEM-focused camps featuring cool activities like programming a robot or creating a video game.
Whatever the topic, Sylvan's summer camps in Georgia deliver more fun, more camaraderie and more confidence going into the next school year.


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Illinois man indicted after explicit photos found on teen's Facebook page
A Fairfield, Illinois, man has been jailed after he allegedly posted a series of sexually explicit messages on a teenage girl's Facebook page.
Illinois man indicted after explicit photos found on teen's Facebook page A Fairfield, Illinois, man has been jailed after he allegedly posted a series of sexually explicit messages on a teenage girl's Facebook page. Check out this story on courierpress.com: https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/southern-illinois/2016/01/27/illinois-man-indicted-after-explicit-photos-found-on-teens-facebook-page/86831200/
Evansville Courier & Press Published 1:48 p.m. CT Jan. 27, 2016
Kevin A. Gill, 38, has been indicted by a Wayne County Grand Jury on a class 4 felony charge of grooming.
The father of the alleged victim, a 14-year-old girl, saw the Facebook messages and alerted authorities on Jan. 5, according to Fairfield Police Chief Keith Colclasure.
The department's detective interviewed Gill on Jan. 13, with the grand jury returning an indictment last Friday.
Gill was taken into custody Tuesday evening at his place of employment north of Fairfield.
He remains in the Wayne County jail under $25,000 bond. If convicted, Gill faces as much as three years in prison.
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The number of drivers on the Maine Turnpike on Friday and Saturday will likely be at record-breaking levels.
Drivers should be prepared for busy roads this Fourth of July weekend as the number of holiday travelers is expected to reach an all-time high.
More than 615,000 vehicles are expected to travel on the Maine Turnpike from Friday through Saturday, likely the busiest days of the weekend, the Maine Turnpike Authority said.
Weekend traffic is expected to be 1.25 percent higher than last year, setting a new record for the highway. Overall traffic grew by 2.4 percent in the first five months of the year, compared to the same period in 2016, the busiest year on record for the turnpike. Traffic was expected to be heaviest northbound Friday afternoon and evening, and Saturday morning and afternoon.
That mirrors anticipated traffic nationwide, which is projected to be heavy. Almost 2.3 million New Englanders will travel during the five-day period from Friday to Tuesday, and the vast majority will be driving, according to AAA Northern New England.
That is a 3 percent increase from the year before, and the 16th straight year of rising auto travel, AAA said.
Nationwide, AAA expects about 44.2 million Americans to travel for the long weekend, the most on record. Roughly 85 percent will drive.
Goodman attributed the expected record travel to low unemployment, a strong economy, low gas prices and high consumer confidence. Gas prices over the Fourth of July weekend will be the lowest since 2005, according to Gasbuddy.com, with a national average of $2.21 per gallon. Maine's average gas price is $2.25, about 5 cents lower than last year, AAA said.
Flight travel in New England over the weekend is expected to grow almost 6 percent, but the number of passengers coming into the Portland International Jetport will likely remain flat, Assistant Airport Director Zach Sundquist said.
"We are expecting about 36,000 passengers. That's a pretty standard Saturday to Wednesday for the summer here in Portland," he said.
Rail travel also is expected to be busy, with tickets for some Downeaster trains between Boston, Portland and Brunswick already sold out.
"Typically it is a very busy weekend. We already have a couple trains sold out for Friday and another one sold out for Saturday," said Patricia Quinn, head of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, the agency that runs the Downeaster service.
Weather could affect travel over the weekend, with rain expected between Friday evening and Sunday morning, some of it heavy at times, prompting the National Weather Service to issue flood and severe thunderstorm watches for parts of the state. While Saturday morning is expected to be clear, the rain will move in Saturday afternoon or evening and continue into early Sunday. By Sunday afternoon, the rain will have moved on, and the rest of the holiday weekend is expected to be clear and sunny.
Maine's ports also will be busy, with large cruise ships due in Portland and Bar Harbor. The Grandeur of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean International ship, is scheduled to sail into Portland on Sunday with 2,700 passengers and crew before heading to Bar Harbor on Monday. The Summit, a ship with more than 3,000 passengers and crew, is scheduled to dock in Portland on Monday.
The number of tourists bound for Maine has grown for the last four years, and many people visit during the summer to enjoy the state's beaches, lakes, mountains and seafood. Almost 36 million tourists came to Maine in 2016.
Cool, rainy weather has made for a slow start to the state's tourist season, but looking ahead it appears that 2017 is going to be another strong year for the tourism industry, said Chris Fogg, CEO of the Maine Tourism Association.


As of this year, Emory University has decided to switch to Microsoft 365 for the purposes of University-wide email and calendar services. LearnLink, however, has been retained for the use of conferences and advertising for various university-wide activities. While this is a transition year and some technical and functional issues are expected, we have found the current system to be unexpectedly inconvenient. Accessing email via Microsoft 365, conferences and advertisements via Learnlink and supplemental material and grades via Blackboard can be a tedious and frustrating process. The lack of functional consolidation is especially problematic for freshmen, many of whom have a difficult time adjusting to the various programs.
The University has maintained that they are looking to find a successor to LearnLink so that the conference system will not be eliminated. While this may very well be a step in the right direction, it does not directly solve the issue of consolidation and integration. Despite this, the University has stated that any changes made will be done so with the aim of integrating different functions into one medium. In other words, the main goal is efficiency, which is certainly welcoming news for students. We at the Wheel are hopeful that many of the current issues will be sorted out as the year progresses. We hope that the administration will continue to work with its students and incorporate feedback into any future changes that are made. For the time being, we encourage all Emory students in need of extra assistance in using Microsoft 365 to take advantage of the resources and tutorials that the University has made available online.


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Stachys coccinea, the scarlet hedgenettle or Texas betony, is an ornamental plant of the family Lamiaceae, which is native from Arizona to Texas and from Baja California Sur, Mexico to Nicaragua.

Some cultivars of this species include:
 Stachys coccinea 'Chinook' - long blooming plants, coral-red colored flowers, plants grow around  tall.
 Stachys coccinea 'Hidalgo' - coral-red flowers, grows  tall, sometimes listed under Stachys albotomentosa.
 Stachys coccinea 'Hot Spot Coral' - coral-red colored flowers, plants grow  tall.
 Stachys coccinea 'Pow Wow' - brick-red colored flowers on plants growing about  tall.

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coccinea
Flora of the Southwestern United States
Flora of the South-Central United States
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Central America
Flora without expected TNC conservation status

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Alissa is a recent graduate from the University of Canberra and has joined Insitu Collaborative for the first time. She has a passion for all things art. Working with a variety of mediums and techniques. She has a strong aptitude for architecture installations, curated art as well as the urban interface. During her studies Alissa was heavily involved in architecture events in Canberra working for events such as the Shine Dome Centenary Exhibition, Big Draw at the National Portrait Gallery and National Gallery of Australia. Most recently she worked for the Travel Light Exhibition at the Gallery of Australian Design. Alissa was also apart of a small team of three that organised and ran the end of year exhibition for Masters of Architecture at the University of Canberra. After studying for the past five years working on a number of different architectural projects Alissa would like to continue to explore and study the different realms of architecture and art. Currently, Alissa is completing a life drawing class at the art school of the Australian National University and working on the Confluence project with Insitu Collaborative.


Discover Round Rock is a website about all things Round Rock. We're passionate about exploring and sharing our unearthed discoveries with you! From food & music, to events, family activities, unique local businesses, and everything in between, Discover Round Rock with us.
Likes: Meeting new people, exploring, traveling, learning languages (I speak Spanish, Chinese, and a little Maya), great burgers, classic cars, attending baseball games, and hot pretzels.
How did you start Discover Round Rock?
When my family and I moved to Round Rock, I quickly noticed that all my Google search requests were leading me to this great website, Discover Round Rock. At that time, and for the first 3 years, the website was owned and operated by Ken Partain. He started the site in February 2010 because he and his wife, Anne, realized that just about everything they could want was available right here in Round Rock but most of the merchants weren't represented very well online.
2. To help even the smallest business in Round Rock get found online when someone searches for their products and services.
3. To display everything that makes Round Rock a unique city to live, work, visit, and have fun.
4. To connect residents, visitors, and businesses with the cultural and educational opportunities that are available in Round Rock to enrich their lives.
In short, we would like to be the one stop community website you can visit to follow what's going on in Round Rock, Texas.
How can Discover Round Rock help me?
If you own a business or operate a nonprofit organization in Round Rock, or nearby, please claim your free listing. Our goal is to include every business and nonprofit in our local directory. A local directory is unique. Instead of competing on Google with thousands of similar companies all around the world, our directory only lists businesses in or near the city of Round Rock, Texas.
Business listings are free for everyone. But if you decide to sponsor our website, or advertise, we'll deliver your ads to thousands of Round Rock residents and visitors each month.
2. Every organization gets a complete business profile, optimized for local search.
Rather than a simple directory with your company name, address and phone number, every business in our directory will have a complete business profile that is optimized to show up high in the search engines like Google and Bing.
Your profile can include the products and services you offer, your hours of operation, the type of payments you accept, organizations you are affiliated with, awards and other recognitions, and your location along with a map and a link back to your website so visitors can get even more information about your enterprise.
3. Your events can be easily found and promoted.
Even if you don't have your own website, you can easily add your event to Discover Round Rock and be found on the Internet. Get the word out. After you post your event, you will want to share it with your friends online. Our easy share buttons allow you to share your event on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Google+, or by email with just one click.
4. Get free publicity by sharing your story ideas or inviting Discover Round Rock to your place. Is there something you would like us to write about?
We've made it easy for you to tell us your story. We'll happily include any stories about what's going on in Round Rock. Is your business growing? Will you have a grand opening? A special sale? Something fun going on? Did your child score the best touchdown ever or win a competition? Want to share your fishing hole? Let us know and we will publish your story.
Discover Round Rock is all about sharing experiences, so we often receive invitations to eat at local restaurants, attend special events, and welcome new businesses or new expansions. Invite us to visit and we'll write a story about our experience.
5. Enrich your life with cultural and educational opportunities.
Discover Round Rock has made it a priority to help you connect with cultural and educational opportunities right here in Round Rock. With Texas State University, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Austin Community College, and an active downtown life, there is always something going on. We're here to help you connect with all these opportunities.
Round Rock is one of the fastest growing cities in America. Our desire is to be a part of this great city for a long time to come. Please join us as we Discover Round Rock!
If you are a small business owner or manager of a small business here in Round Rock, please take a few minutes to submit your business profile, add your event, or tell us your story. We would also love to hear from nonprofit organizations and others who have stories to share.
If you have any questions about the site you can email me personally at robert@discoverroundrock.com.


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On 22nd October 2013 I spoke about the federal government's proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) at a forum organised by AFTINET (Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network). I was the Lock the Gate Alliance speaker at this forum and invited to talk about what this agreement would mean for our movement and the campaign to protect land and water, to improve government regulation of the coal seam gas industry and insert community representation into the tight relationship of government and mining. Here's the gist of what I said.
In April 2010 a couple of mums living in the Keerrong Valley discovered an Arrow Energy drill rig in a field near where they lived. After doing some research and being disturbed by the "unheard of noise" they founded the Keerrong Gas Squad. It took a few months for their concerns to gain traction in the community. But as the extent of Labor's approvals for mining to explore across more than one third of New South Wales was revealed, and more and more people saw the movie Gaslands and communities got organised, the foundation for a social movement was established. The Lock the Gate Alliance was formed at the end of 2010 and now includes more than 160 community groups and thousands of people working together to keep coal seam gas mining out of Australia.
A Trade Agreement with investor-state dispute settlement' (ISDS) provisions that are being discussed for the TPPA will lock the door on our electoral democracy. The restrictions imposed could tie the hands of government to regulate in areas like foreign investment in farmland and the expansion of coal and CSG. It is this regulation on CSG and Coal that is critical, we campaign, the government then plays catch up as the power shifts into the community's hands and the voices of independent experts lead the conversation. But if a trade agreement is signed that puts the power in the hands of overseas companies then it's over.
The TPPA will protect the rights of corporate investors at the expense of democratic governance. These are the people that want to jeopardise land and water security for the short term – and diminishing – profits of fossil fuels. If the mining industry is allowed to carry out its business plan, the planet tanks. Whether thru invasive mining or the impact of catastrophic climate change Australia's agricultural land will diminish to a fraction of what they are now.
The Lock the Gate movement formed to counter the tsunami of mining never before seen in Australia. More than fifty percent OR 437 million hectares of our land is covered by coal and gas licences or applications. There are 11 of our 16 National Landscapes under threat from mining projects. Coal Seam Gas threatens groundwater. It produces contaminated waste water that there's no effective way of disposing of. It destroys regional jobs and futures. And now a TPPA is being planned with provisions that would block our right to stop or even reduce its havoc.
Lock the Gate movement works in two ways: Firstly to delay projects through blockades and court cases. Secondly to improve government regulation of the mining industry. At the core of this is a grassroots organiser model which is continually increasing community awareness and building a broadbase social movement.
When we delay projects it costs the companies money, adding costs to the projects, reducing the profitability. It also adds risk in the investor's eyes. Delay also gives us time to raise court cases, get heard in the environmental court which again can add delay. It creates media coverage which in turn also raises more and new broadbase awareness, locally and nationally and puts pressure on government to improve regulations, protect water, protect health and the agriculture and tourism industries. The Kerry Blockade in January 2012 against Arrow Energy drilling in SE Queensland lasted twelve days and delayed the project and achieved significant media coverage. That image of the riot squad holding back farmers and then Arrow's trucks driving over the farmers' hats is not easily forgotten. Arrow drilled its well, supported by dozens of police, but it's never been back, a win for the community and a win for social licence. And there are many other examples.
Delay cost the companies money as they can't progress with their projects and if this is foreign investor money that's where the TPPA kicks in. In Canada the US-based Lone Star energy company is currently using the 'investor-state dispute settlement' (ISDS) provisions in the North American Free Trade Agreement, to sue the Quebec provincial government for $250 million, because it suspended shale gas mining pending a study of its environmental impact. The Quebec government was acting in response to concerns from the community. The NSW Government has already enacted new regulation in response to community concerns– think of the 2km no go zones, the protection of vintners and equestrian lands (Yes it is strange this take priority over water catchments and farming lands which are still not protected) and policy to improve the storage methods of coal seam gas waste water.
If Abbott signs the TPPA and we continue to delay destructive mining projects in Australia or force the suspension of projects with a majority foreign investment the ISDS provision will mean our governments could be sued for millions of dollars. The TPPA will be an even greater reason for the government t to ignore the voice of the community and our demand for reviews and regulation. The TPPA will put the power firmly in the hand of the mining giants and give them even greater control over our governments.
We are in the last days of the fossil fuel industry and they will throw everything at us as we push for the change that has to happen.
At the heart of democracy are our legal rights as citizens to protest, our right as citizens to raise questions and concerns. We're not china where congregating or networking alternative political views will get you thrown in prison. We have the right to challenge the status quo and bring about change – think about the people power and grassroots engagement that was behind the suffragette movement, the end of apartheid, gay rights, rights for women and earlier environmental protection. Today even if you don't agree with marriage equality and its legal recognition, no-one in Australia would say the campaign didn't have the right to exist.
More than 70 groups have signed Lock the Gate's open letter to Minister Andrew Robb saying that "the inclusion of ISDS in more trade agreements … could cost taxpayers many millions of dollars, and would discourage governments from regulating in the public interest".
If the TPPA and ISDS go ahead it will firmly undermine the environmental and justice systems at the core of our communities and fundamentally shift the balance of power to mining investors. It will create a cascade of power where federal government can discipline state governments for representing citizens with progressive environmental and social policy. It will mean more corporate government decision making that represents foreign corporate interests ahead of its own citizens. Do we want Australia to be a place of innovation, inspiration with thriving tourism, education and manufacturing sector, strong regional communities and empowered citizens? Or do we want Australia to be a foreign-owned quarry?
Demand a Federal Parliamentary Debate: In Malaysia the TPPA and will not be signed this year as the parliament must debate it first. In Australia, Prime Minister Abbott currently has no plans for a parliamentary debate with all the details of the draft TPPA agreement still secret.
Ask for a Senate Enquiry: What is in the TPPA for Australia? Trade deals are always touted as increasing competition and reducing costs. They usually do the opposite, creating monopolies and shifting the power firmly into the hands of political and corporate interests.
Ask questions of your local Federal MP – What are the benefits of the TPPA for Australia? When will the draft agreement be made public? If it's a good agreement why can't we see it, debate it?
TPPA will also significantly impact workers rights and pharmaceutical access.
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Louisville – Little ghosts and goblins will soon be out and about and they can get an early start on trick or treating when Family Fright Night gets underway on Sunday, October 28th.
Council members Barbara Sexton Smith (D-4) and Cheri Bryant Hamilton (D-5) will join with officers of the Louisville Metro Police's First Division for a fun night in a special Haunted House.
The First Division's Family Fright Night will feature a haunted house, trick or treating, live music and is designed for children 13 and younger.
The event will be held at the LMPD First Division Headquarters at 416, North 29th Street from 4:00pm until 7:00pm.


The cancer research community spoke, and we listened! Reagency has posted five unique and cutting-edge compounds chosen by leading scientists from the most up-to-date literature. Place your order now before the deal expires and be the first to receive these compounds and accelerate your research.
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NMS-P953 is a novel, potent and orally bioavailable JAK2 inhibitor with selectivity over other JAK family members (JAK3 5-fold, TYK2 24-fold and JAK1 110-fold).
RGNCY-0015 a potent and selective inhibitor of MPS1 Targeting these kinases has shown efficacy in treating xenograft tumor models in mice. (IC50 = 0.53 µM) and AurA (IC50 = 0.152 µM).
This compound (J9) was selected for its lead-like properties at restoring sensitivity to glucocorticoid resistant T-ALL cells (CUTLL1 cell line) through the upregulation of the glucocorticoid receptor.
CD532 disrupts the normal confirmation of Aurora A (IC50 = 48nM), driving the degradation of MYCN protein in MYCN-driven cancers. This degradation has been shown to be cytotoxic in MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma cells and has been demonstrated as effective in vivo.
This is a potent inhibitor of CDK 2 (IC50 = 0.159uM) and CDK4 (IC50 = 0.0038uM) in addition to activity against ARK5, FGFR1, PDGFRb, and PI3K-d. RGNCY-0009 has demonstrated a GI50 of 0.025 uM for both Granta-519 and mantle cell lymphoma cell lines.
We hope that you'll join the Reagency community and help spread the word. The larger our community, the lower the costs for you.


I'm happy to participate in announcing the release of fellow Indelible Lee (Elle) Strauss's second book in the Perception series!
VOLITION, the exciting continuation of Noah and Zoe's story from Perception, is HERE!
Haven't read PERCEPTION yet? It's FREE for a few more days!
For seventeen year old Zoe Vanderveen is a GAP—a genetically altered person. She lives in the security of a walled city on prime water-front property along side other equally beautiful people with extended life spans.
It's FREE on Kobo itunes B&N Smashwords and on Amazon!
To celebrate the arrival of VOLITION, Lee Strauss is giving away a $200.00 Amazon, Nook or itunes gift card! Contest ends tonight!
Lee Strauss writes historical and science fiction/romance for mature YA and adult readers. She also writes light and fun stuff under the name Elle Strauss. To find out more about Lee and her books check out her facebook page. You can also follow her on twitter @elle_strauss and on Pinterest. To find out about new releases sign up for her newsletter at www.ellestraussbooks.com .
I think she stole your cover artist, Susan. But I do love the cover! Yowza!
And as an aside…have you ever noticed how often electricity of some kind shows up on covers?
Thanks for the shout out, Susan!


The consumer electronics show in las vegas is a good place to get a read on what the upcoming trends are for any industry. Mobile Geeks takes a look at what mobility trends emerged from this trade show and what things we should keep an eye out for this year. We tackle why level 3 won't be called level 3, the voice assistance battle for the car, passenger drones and delivery drones just to name a few.


Four months after seeing 90 per cent of its operation wiped out due to extensive flood damage, Motordepot is back...bigger and better than before!
That's the resounding message after the company unveiled its plans to take the dealership forward into a new era.
Underpinning the dynamic reincarnation is the refurbishment of the company's flagship Hessle showroom. The popular Livingstone Road facility has reopened already, complete with a new preparation centre and fresh, new livery and signage will be in place very soon. It will house around 300 vehicles initially, the vast majority of which will be under two years old.
Forming part of an ambitious expansion programme, Motordepot are pleased that its long-awaited new dealership on Mannaberg Way, Scunthorpe is now fully operational with striking, dynamic new livery in place. It's envisaged that the six-acre site will accommodate a fresh stock-list of up to 500 vehicles (the vast majority under two years old) to run alongside its 'state of the art' vehicle preparation, servicing and MOT facilities.
In addition, Motordepot has revealed that it is to persist with its East Hull operation on Clarence Street as part of the restructure. The facility - which is conveniently located close to Hull city centre - will be primarily used as a vehicle preparation, servicing and MOT centre, but with the added attraction of housing a small selection of vehicles for sale.
Commenting on the plans, managing director Steve Butterley said: "It's the start of a bright new era for the company."
"The flooding experience was horrific for everybody concerned, but it says everything about the resilience of Motordepot that we have bounced back so quickly to get into the position we find ourselves today."
"We have used our enforced sabbatical as a chance to refresh the brand, revamp operations and re-energise ourselves."
"We are all excited to be back in the game and our customers can look forward to better deals and better service levels than ever before."


HYDERABAD, India – July 21, 2018 – Amway India, the country's no.1 direct selling fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company and Kony Inc., the leading provider of digital application and low-code platform solutions jointly hosted the first-ever hackathon for the students of Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad. With an aim to harness the creativity of students to promote digital innovations and provide hands-on application development experience, the three-days long hackathon started from July 19, 2018 and ended on July 21, 2018.
Amway India sells more than 140 daily use products across categories like Nutrition, Beauty, Personal Care, Home Care and Consumer durables through Amway Direct Sellers who make personal recommendations regarding the use of distinctive quality products. Amway products are widely recognized and appreciated for their quality and value. These products are backed by a money back guarantee for 100% satisfaction of use[ii]. With the aim of increasing consumer outreach Amway has set up more than 55 Xpress Pick & Pay stores across the country.
Amway products are popular not just in India but across the world. Nutrilite is the world's No. 1 selling vitamins and dietary supplements brand[iii]. Nutrilite has established itself as a leading brand in the vitamins and dietary supplements category in India as well. Amway has signed Farhan Akhtar as the brand ambassador for the Nutrilite range in India to further promote the brand. Artistry is India's No. 1 premium skin care brand[iv]. Amway India also offers 'Attitude', an entry level premium skincare and cosmetics brand targeted at India youth. The product range has been developed keeping the needs of Indian consumers into consideration.


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Q: What search level is possible in chess using only one thread and no pruning, reductions, extensions or assembly language The C#.NET program used negascout which is a variant of alfa beta search and the maximal level is 6 or 7 when CPU time is limited to 30 seconds. Level 0 contains only leaf nodes.

A: What about transposition table, principle variation search, aspiration windows, killer move heuristic, MVV-LVA ordering, quiescence search, draw detection, etc?
Well, here are the results for my own engine written in C#. This is with the starting position, a hash size of 64 MB (where enabled), and a i5-3570K processor.
Features                  Depth      Nodes
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Only alpha-beta,          8          78978022
iterative deepening,
simple evaluation

Enable everything         10         54612007
mentioned above, no
pruning or reductions

Normal search             19         52000004

I expected the second result to be much greater actually (maybe depth 13). Yes, the full search relies heavily on late move reductions and the null move heuristic, but I think that if you had just a basic search the result would be around +5 depth, not +9. Lots of components are complements, and amplify each others' effectiveness.

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You'll now receive email alerts on fares from Washington, D.C., DC (IAD) to Dayton, OH (DAY).
This deal was found over a handful of dates.
This hotel's price is 23% less than rates at other nearby, similar hotels.
This hotel's price is 34% lower than its 45-day historic average.


Men throw out their nets, thinking they can take Jesus by chance, but they will not have any power over Him only that given to them from above.
Every detail of the liturgy introduces us into the understanding of the mystery of our Salvation, of the Infinite Love of God to get humanity out of this closing in on itself, out of the lies, so we be snatched from Satan's power.
There is a deep penetrating joy along with a reverence when Jesus celebrates Passover with his own, during which He will institute the Eucharist.
Jesus is getting ready to save the world, saddened that his departure is going to sow disarray among the group of his disciples.Then there is the suffering that his Passion is going to cause those he loves, in particular Mary. This is doubled with the sadness of the apostle's betrayal, the one whom he had chosen with love and surrounded with particular tenderness, so that he wouldn't fall.
We shall always come back to the Infinite Love of God who saves humanity. Faith is the adapted response to this Infinite Love of God for us which provoke our love for humanity. This memorial is celebrated in the Paschal Mystery until He comes again.
If Jesus warns his apostles, it is not to stir up trouble, but it is so as to warn disciples of all time about the enemy's slyness, prowling like a lion, seeking to devour.
There are a thousand ways to betray Jesus, it can be done by diluting Jesus' message, by consenting to compromises, relativizing the supernatural character of God's Gift, mixing up the Gospel by placing it on equal terms with contributions coming from other religions.
Jesus gives Judas the capacity to link up with him again. He is free at the heart of what is imposed upon Him. He gives himself freely, he signifies it by the washing of the feet and at the Last supper.
However Jesus' anguish that we saw before re-appears! Nevertheless he continues his work of Salvation. Now it is the apostles' anguish which is manifested. From deep down in their heart they question Jesus : Is it I?
The Pope compared the fact of speaking ill of someone as 'scorching another person' : 'Each time we gossip, each time we 'scorch' someone, we are acting like Judas', he insists.
We ask for the grace to remain on the Heart of Jesus and not to leave fraternal communion.
We always come back to the Infinite Love of God which saves humanity. Faith is the appropriate response to this Infinite Love of God for us and this provokes our love for humanity. This memorial is celebrated in the Paschal Mystery until He comes again.
"When evening came, he was at table with the Twelve.And while they were eating he said, 'In truth, I tell you, one of you is about to betray me.' They were greatly distressed and started asking him in turn, 'Not me, Lord, surely?' He answered, 'Someone who has dipped his hand into the dish with me will betray me. The Son of Man is going to his fate, as the scriptures say he will, but alas for that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! Better for that man if he had never been born!" Judas, who was to betray him, asked in his turn, 'Not me, Rabbi, surely?' Jesus answered, 'It is you who say it.' "Jesus gives to Judas the capacity to renew his ties with Him. In his Heart, Jesus is free concerning what is happening to Him, giving Himself freely, this is quite clear during the last Supper and during the washing of the feet. However, the anguish Jesus had already experienced reappears! Nevertheless, He continues his work of Salvation. Now it is the apostles' anguish which becomes apparent. They question Jesus within their hearts : 'Is it me?' Judas is unaware and asks Jesus 'Not me, Rabbi, surely?' He"does like everyone else "and made use of Jesus. Today the combat that went on in Judas is present in humanity, this why we dwell in an attitude of wanting to hasten Jesus to come and save us.
We ask for the grace to dwell on the Heart of Jesus and to always remain in fraternal communion.


Dreamfields is a farming game meets fairy tale where you gets to play farming in a cute world with fairy, bears, dragons and many more cute creatures. Grow plants, crops, collect resources and build your farm and visit your friend's farm. Get help by your animals friends and also help your friends too in this social farming game. Plenty of missions and goals to meet, explore the 3D fantasy Dreamfields world and have fun!


Many people think, "I want to sell my website," but do not know what steps to take to achieve this goal. There are many reasons that a person may want to sell a website. Usually, people sell website businesses that they are tired of or that have not been successful. Even the sites that have not been successful as a business can be sold easily online.
There are a few tips that will help when you are thinking, "I want to sell my website." You should initially ask yourself, where do I want to sell my website and to whom do I want to sell it? Once you have determined your audience, you can make updates to your site that may appeal to this audience.
When you decide to sell your website, you should do some online research before listing your website online. You can compare prices of sites for sale that are similar to your site. Then you will have an idea of what price you could get for your website. You may also want to look at different sites for ideas on improvements you can make to your own site.
Before you sell your site, you should look over the design and content of the website. Double check your content for spelling and grammar errors, and make sure that the information you have provided is understandable and informative. The design and colors on your website should be bold, but not too busy. The colors should also relate to the theme or purpose of the website.


VRE carriers are at increased risk for infection and a source of transmissions to others.
We report on clearance of VRE in stool in a secondary analysis of the PUNCH CD study, a Phase 2 study assessing the safety and efficacy of RBX2660 (microbiota suspension), in a population of patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection.
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Fujitani S, George WL, Morgan MA, Nichols S, Murthy AR. Implications for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus colonization associated with Clostridium difficile infections. Am J Infect Control. 2011;39:188-93.
Jung E, Byun S, Lee Ho, et al. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus colonization in the intensive care unit: Clinical outcomes and attributable costs of hospitalization. Am J Infect Control. 2014;42:1062-6.
Tosh PK, McDonald LC. Infection control in the multidrug-resistant era: Tending the human microbiome. CID. 2012;54:707-13.
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