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package com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.implementation;

import com.microsoft.azure.arm.resources.models.implementation.GroupableResourceCoreImpl;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.StorageAccount;
import rx.Observable;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.StorageAccountUpdateParameters;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.StorageAccountCreateParameters;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.AccessTier;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.AzureFilesIdentityBasedAuthentication;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.BlobRestoreStatus;
import org.joda.time.DateTime;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.CustomDomain;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.Encryption;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.GeoReplicationStats;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.Identity;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.Kind;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.LargeFileSharesState;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.MinimumTlsVersion;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.NetworkRuleSet;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.Endpoints;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.PrivateEndpointConnection;
import java.util.List;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.ProvisioningState;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.RoutingPreference;
import com.microsoft.azure.management.storage.v2019_06_01.AccountStatus;
import rx.functions.Func1;

class StorageAccountImpl extends GroupableResourceCoreImpl<StorageAccount, StorageAccountInner, StorageAccountImpl, StorageManager> implements StorageAccount, StorageAccount.Definition, StorageAccount.Update {
    private StorageAccountCreateParameters createParameter;
    private StorageAccountUpdateParameters updateParameter;
    StorageAccountImpl(String name, StorageAccountInner inner, StorageManager manager) {
        super(name, inner, manager);
        this.createParameter = new StorageAccountCreateParameters();
        this.updateParameter = new StorageAccountUpdateParameters();
    }

    @Override
    public Observable<StorageAccount> createResourceAsync() {
        StorageAccountsInner client = this.manager().inner().storageAccounts();
        this.createParameter.withLocation(inner().location());
        this.createParameter.withTags(inner().getTags());
        return client.createAsync(this.resourceGroupName(), this.name(), this.createParameter)
            .map(new Func1<StorageAccountInner, StorageAccountInner>() {
               @Override
               public StorageAccountInner call(StorageAccountInner resource) {
                   resetCreateUpdateParameters();
                   return resource;
               }
            })
            .map(innerToFluentMap(this));
    }

    @Override
    public Observable<StorageAccount> updateResourceAsync() {
        StorageAccountsInner client = this.manager().inner().storageAccounts();
        return client.updateAsync(this.resourceGroupName(), this.name(), this.updateParameter)
            .map(new Func1<StorageAccountInner, StorageAccountInner>() {
               @Override
               public StorageAccountInner call(StorageAccountInner resource) {
                   resetCreateUpdateParameters();
                   return resource;
               }
            })
            .map(innerToFluentMap(this));
    }

    @Override
    protected Observable<StorageAccountInner> getInnerAsync() {
        StorageAccountsInner client = this.manager().inner().storageAccounts();
        return client.getByResourceGroupAsync(this.resourceGroupName(), this.name());
    }

    @Override
    public boolean isInCreateMode() {
        return this.inner().id() == null;
    }

    private void resetCreateUpdateParameters() {
        this.createParameter = new StorageAccountCreateParameters();
        this.updateParameter = new StorageAccountUpdateParameters();
    }

    @Override
    public AccessTier accessTier() {
        return this.inner().accessTier();
    }

    @Override
    public Boolean allowBlobPublicAccess() {
        return this.inner().allowBlobPublicAccess();
    }

    @Override
    public AzureFilesIdentityBasedAuthentication azureFilesIdentityBasedAuthentication() {
        return this.inner().azureFilesIdentityBasedAuthentication();
    }

    @Override
    public BlobRestoreStatus blobRestoreStatus() {
        BlobRestoreStatusInner inner = this.inner().blobRestoreStatus();
        if (inner != null) {
            return  new BlobRestoreStatusImpl(inner, manager());
        } else {
            return null;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public DateTime creationTime() {
        return this.inner().creationTime();
    }

    @Override
    public CustomDomain customDomain() {
        return this.inner().customDomain();
    }

    @Override
    public Boolean enableHttpsTrafficOnly() {
        return this.inner().enableHttpsTrafficOnly();
    }

    @Override
    public Encryption encryption() {
        return this.inner().encryption();
    }

    @Override
    public Boolean failoverInProgress() {
        return this.inner().failoverInProgress();
    }

    @Override
    public GeoReplicationStats geoReplicationStats() {
        return this.inner().geoReplicationStats();
    }

    @Override
    public Identity identity() {
        return this.inner().identity();
    }

    @Override
    public Boolean isHnsEnabled() {
        return this.inner().isHnsEnabled();
    }

    @Override
    public Kind kind() {
        return this.inner().kind();
    }

    @Override
    public LargeFileSharesState largeFileSharesState() {
        return this.inner().largeFileSharesState();
    }

    @Override
    public DateTime lastGeoFailoverTime() {
        return this.inner().lastGeoFailoverTime();
    }

    @Override
    public MinimumTlsVersion minimumTlsVersion() {
        return this.inner().minimumTlsVersion();
    }

    @Override
    public NetworkRuleSet networkRuleSet() {
        return this.inner().networkRuleSet();
    }

    @Override
    public Endpoints primaryEndpoints() {
        return this.inner().primaryEndpoints();
    }

    @Override
    public String primaryLocation() {
        return this.inner().primaryLocation();
    }

    @Override
    public List<PrivateEndpointConnection> privateEndpointConnections() {
        List<PrivateEndpointConnection> lst = new ArrayList<PrivateEndpointConnection>();
        if (this.inner().privateEndpointConnections() != null) {
            for (PrivateEndpointConnectionInner inner : this.inner().privateEndpointConnections()) {
                lst.add( new PrivateEndpointConnectionImpl(inner, manager()));
            }
        }
        return lst;
    }

    @Override
    public ProvisioningState provisioningState() {
        return this.inner().provisioningState();
    }

    @Override
    public RoutingPreference routingPreference() {
        return this.inner().routingPreference();
    }

    @Override
    public Endpoints secondaryEndpoints() {
        return this.inner().secondaryEndpoints();
    }

    @Override
    public String secondaryLocation() {
        return this.inner().secondaryLocation();
    }

    @Override
    public SkuInner sku() {
        return this.inner().sku();
    }

    @Override
    public AccountStatus statusOfPrimary() {
        return this.inner().statusOfPrimary();
    }

    @Override
    public AccountStatus statusOfSecondary() {
        return this.inner().statusOfSecondary();
    }

    @Override
    public StorageAccountImpl withIsHnsEnabled(Boolean isHnsEnabled) {
        this.createParameter.withIsHnsEnabled(isHnsEnabled);
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public StorageAccountImpl withKind(Kind kind) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.createParameter.withKind(kind);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withKind(kind);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public StorageAccountImpl withSku(SkuInner sku) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.createParameter.withSku(sku);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withSku(sku);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public StorageAccountImpl withAccessTier(AccessTier accessTier) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.createParameter.withAccessTier(accessTier);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withAccessTier(accessTier);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public StorageAccountImpl withAllowBlobPublicAccess(Boolean allowBlobPublicAccess) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.createParameter.withAllowBlobPublicAccess(allowBlobPublicAccess);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withAllowBlobPublicAccess(allowBlobPublicAccess);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public StorageAccountImpl withAzureFilesIdentityBasedAuthentication(AzureFilesIdentityBasedAuthentication azureFilesIdentityBasedAuthentication) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.createParameter.withAzureFilesIdentityBasedAuthentication(azureFilesIdentityBasedAuthentication);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withAzureFilesIdentityBasedAuthentication(azureFilesIdentityBasedAuthentication);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public StorageAccountImpl withCustomDomain(CustomDomain customDomain) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.createParameter.withCustomDomain(customDomain);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withCustomDomain(customDomain);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public StorageAccountImpl withEnableHttpsTrafficOnly(Boolean enableHttpsTrafficOnly) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.createParameter.withEnableHttpsTrafficOnly(enableHttpsTrafficOnly);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withEnableHttpsTrafficOnly(enableHttpsTrafficOnly);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public StorageAccountImpl withEncryption(Encryption encryption) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.createParameter.withEncryption(encryption);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withEncryption(encryption);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public StorageAccountImpl withIdentity(Identity identity) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.createParameter.withIdentity(identity);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withIdentity(identity);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public StorageAccountImpl withLargeFileSharesState(LargeFileSharesState largeFileSharesState) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.createParameter.withLargeFileSharesState(largeFileSharesState);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withLargeFileSharesState(largeFileSharesState);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public StorageAccountImpl withMinimumTlsVersion(MinimumTlsVersion minimumTlsVersion) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.createParameter.withMinimumTlsVersion(minimumTlsVersion);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withMinimumTlsVersion(minimumTlsVersion);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public StorageAccountImpl withNetworkRuleSet(NetworkRuleSet networkRuleSet) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.createParameter.withNetworkRuleSet(networkRuleSet);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withNetworkRuleSet(networkRuleSet);
        }
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public StorageAccountImpl withRoutingPreference(RoutingPreference routingPreference) {
        if (isInCreateMode()) {
            this.createParameter.withRoutingPreference(routingPreference);
        } else {
            this.updateParameter.withRoutingPreference(routingPreference);
        }
        return this;
    }

}


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What Does an Account Executive Do, Anyway?
Dec 20 th 2021 Olivia Gray - Medical Copywriter
As we enter the festive season, it's time to get wrapping, cooking, and preparing yourself for the recurrent trial of explaining to your relatives what it is that you actually do for a living. If you've been working in account management for a while, chances are it won't be the first year that you've had to politely explain that despite what Aunt Anne tells all her friends, you're still, without a doubt, not an accountant.
While refraining from exhibiting an eye roll is its own unique challenge, articulating a conversation-friendly summary of your role and responsibilities can be a whole new test in itself. This is especially the case for Account Executives where no two days at work are the same and adapting to the variety of tasks becomes second nature.
We asked Senior Account Executives Frankie, Izzy and Becky, to give us the lowdown on what it's really like working at the forefront of client services.
So, whether you're considering venturing into the wonderful world of Med Comms, or simply looking for a little help in holding back that sigh of frustration, our Account Executives have got your back.
How long have you been at AS&K?
Izzy: Nearly 10 months.
Rebecca: Just over a year!
Frankie: Almost a year.
What attracted you to Med Comms? And to AS&K in particular?
Izzy: I wanted to find a job where I could use my degree, social and creative skills together. I was also looking for a company that shared similar values, promoted an open, friendly, sociable working environment and was a place where I felt part of a team.
Rebecca: I did a degree in Biochemistry and knew that I wanted to work in healthcare, but not in a lab or hospital, so Med Comms seemed a great fit! AS&K was a nice sized company and I remember being impressed by the climate conscious attitude.
What are the best bits about your job?
Izzy: One of the best things about my job is that it's very varied. I also like the teamwork/collaboration aspect, the sense of group achievement when a project comes to an end, as well as meeting new people and building relationships with my team and clients.
Frankie: Absolutely the people I work with. I am also really grateful for the ability to have greater autonomy over certain projects and really progress in the field.
And the worst?
Izzy: Through busy periods it can be pressurized when numerous deadlines are coming up at the same time. However, this can also be exciting and makes the days go quickly.
Rebecca: COVID has meant that although I am still working on congresses taking place in Las Vegas and other amazing locations, I don't get to travel over there and attend. Instead, I do the work from rainy London!
What does a typical day look like?
Izzy: Generally, no day is the same; however, examples of some typical responsibilities include:
Liaising with the internal team:
- Project status calls to discuss action points, project progress and timelines
- Briefing the internal content or creative team on the materials that need to be developed
- Reviewing materials and providing feedback to the team
Liaising with global clients:
- Booking in status calls with the client to discuss project progress, questions or to receive feedback on materials
- Development of agendas for client calls (involves thinking about key points/questions to be discussed)
- Email communication, e.g., sharing materials or updates
Liaising with Thought Leaders:
- Arranging briefing calls to discuss requirements at the meeting/event
- Reviewing client briefs to understand their requirements and goals
- Tracking the timeline and financial status of the project (and invoicing)
What was it like to start a job when we're still in the middle of a pandemic, with most people working remotely, etc.? Did you still manage to meet and bond with your team?
Rebecca: I think that working entirely virtually for the first year meant that I picked things up a bit more slowly, especially as it was my first job in Med Comms. However, I am fortunate that my team are lovely, and I got to know them virtually until we were able to meet up outside of working hours. My manager is actually based in the US, so we have never met in-person, but we get on amazingly and I am very excited for the day we get to meet!
Frankie: It could be isolating at times but having at least one team call a day makes so much difference. I've still got to know my team really well, and I've taken every opportunity while the office has been open to go in to meet people in person.
What area of science are you most passionate about?
Izzy: I have a personal interest in oncology and dermatology; however, I have had the opportunity to work on several other therapy areas (e.g., neurology, cardiology), which have also been very interesting.
Frankie: I have always loved gynecology, and originally wanted to go into midwifery. My dissertation was on fetal liver development and stem cells, so anything in that area I find really interesting.
If your role was an animal, what animal would it be?
Izzy: I would say a chameleon as you have to adapt to many different, changing situations, e.g., liaising with different people (internal team and clients), adapting to problems that may arise (timeline changes/delays) and juggling many different tasks throughout the day to keep all projects moving forward.
Rebecca: An octopus – I am always doing about eight different things at once!
Frankie: Probably a duck – making sure everything looks calm on top, whilst madly paddling away underneath.
Finally, can you sum up your role in three words?
Izzy: Varied, collaborative, fulfilling.
Rebecca: Varied, collaborative, rewarding.
Frankie: Busy, varied, organized.
If you think you have what it takes to be part of our account management team, take a look at our current opportunities or just drop us an email at recruitment@asandk.com.
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Our International Tours encompass Kenya Migration Safari and Tanzania Serengeti Safari, Birding Tour to Bhutan, Temples of Cambodia, Japan, Shrilanka...and much more!!!
Tour Departure Date
Students (10 To 16 Yrs)
Youth (18 To 22 Yrs)
Classic Kenya Safari
Recommended for All Ages Nairobi Situated in along the Nairobi River in beautiful Kenya, the capital of Nairobi is East Africa's most cosmopolitan city. It serves as an excellent starting point for African safari trips around Kenya. Nairobi is Africa's 4th largest city and is a vibrant and exciting place, and although it has developed a reputation which keeps tourist visits brief, there are some fascinating attractions: its cafe culture, unbridled nightlife, the National Museum, the Karen Blixen Museum and most notably just 20 minutes from the city centre wild lions and buffalo roam in the world's only urban game reserve. Make sure you pay a visit to the elephant orphanage operated by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Ol Pejeta Conservancy Resting at the foothills of Mount Kenya and the Aberdare Mountain Range, in central Kenya's Laikipia County, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy is the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa. It is also home to the last three remaining northern white rhino in the world. Originally a working cattle ranch in colonial Kenya and now a pioneering wildlife conservancy, Ol Pejeta works to protect wildlife and provide a sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees. The Conservancy is a popular safari destination and is home to the renowned 'Big Five' as well as a wide selection of other African animals including zebra, giraffe, hippo, cheetah, jackal, serval, hyena, vervet monkey and many more. Visitors can enjoy an assortment of outdoor activities such as horse rides, game walks, and nocturnal game drives. Lake Naivasha Lake Naivasha is the highest of the Great Rift Valley Lakes and despite having no outlet, it is one of only two Rift Valley freshwater lakes. This beautiful lake is fringed by papyrus and acacia trees, a unique geologic landscape and supports a vast array of over 450 bird species. It serves as the main drinking hole for wildlife in the area such as zebra, eland, hippo, waterbuck, buffalo and much more. Visitors can look forward to excellent game viewing, intriguing night safaris, boating excursions around the lake as well as to Crescent Island for spectacular bird watching opportunities. Other popular activities include guided nature walks, horse riding, village visits and tours to neighbouring national parks. Masai Mara The Masai Mara together with Tanzania's Serengeti form Africa's most famous wildlife park, the Masai Mara National Reserve. The image of acacia trees dotting endless grass plains epitomises Africa for many, then add a Maasai warrior and some cattle to the picture and the conversation need go no further. The undeniable highlight of the Masai Mara National Reserve is undoubtedly the annual wildebeest migration traversing the vast plains of the Serengeti and the Masai Mara. It is known as the largest mass movement of land mammals on the planet – with more than a million animals following the rains. Large prides of lions, elephants, giraffes, gazelles and eland can also be spotted in the reserve. Aside from horse riding safaris and traditional vehicle safaris, hot-air ballooning over the Mara plains has become almost essential. read more read less
Recommended for All Ages. KARATU Travellers heading for the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater will inevitably pass through the town of Karatu in the green hills of Tanzania's northern highlands. Presided over by the towering Ol Deani Volcano, this small, colourful town serves as a popular overnight stop for visitors exploring the area's many game parks. The town offers a variety of activities including browsing the bustling marketplace, sampling beer at a local brewery, visiting a traditional Iraqw homestead, or taking a guided walk through the Ngorongoro Forest in search of waterfalls and elephants caves. Whether you are looking for cultural tours, hiking and biking opportunities, a chance to enjoy an authentic rural Tanzania experience, or simply a break between safari game drives, this underrated town has plenty to offer. LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK: With the Lake on its east and the Manyara Escarpment to its west the Lake Manyara National Park offers breathtaking views and a large variety of habitats. Acacia woodlands, water forests, baobab strewn cliffs, algae-streaked hot springs, swamps and the lake itself. And thanks to this the small Park is able to support a large number of animal species and incredible bird life. Manyara has the largest concentration of baboons anywhere in the world and the lions here are also renowned for their tree climbing. SOUTHERN SERENGETI: The Serengeti together with Kenya's Masai Mara Game Park form Africa's most famous wildlife park. The image of acacia trees on an endless grass plain epitomises Africa for many, and then add a Masai warrior and some cattle to the picture and the conversation need go no further. The annual wildebeest migration through the Serengeti and the Masai Mara is the largest mass movement of land mammals on the planet – with more than a million animals following the rains. But that is not where the game viewing ends; large prides of lions, elephants and giraffes in grasslands, gazelles and eland to mention but a few. CENTRAL SERENGETI: The Serengeti together with Kenya's Masai Mara Game Park form Africa's most famous wildlife park. The image of acacia trees on an endless grass plain epitomises Africa for many, and then add a Masai warrior and some cattle to the picture and the conversation need go no further. The annual wildebeest migration through the Serengeti and the Masai Mara is the largest mass movement of land mammals on the planet – with more than a million animals following the rains. But that is not where the game viewing ends; large prides of lions, elephants and giraffes in grasslands, gazelles and eland to mention but a few. Aside from traditional vehicle safaris, hot-air ballooning over the Serengeti plains has become almost essential and you can even do a horseback safari. NGORONGORO CRATER: The Ngorongoro Crater is game viewing gone crazy and it is not surprising that with is one of Tanzania's major tourist drawcards. Within the crater rim a daily wildlife drama is played out as large herds of zebra and wildebeest graze nearby lions, leopards, elephants and black rhinos. Outside of the crater a similar drama continues in a more spread out manner with Masai herdsmen thrown into the mix. read more read less
Bhutan - Land of the Thunder Dragon!
Recommended for All Ages Thimphu: Bhutan's capital city is the country's commercial and religious hub and the official seat of government. Located at an altitude of 2400 metres, it is an interesting fusion of ancient and modern, with historical architecture and ancient traditional elements juxtaposed with contemporary buildings and sensibilities. Attractions here include the Memorial Chorten, the Folk Heritage Museum, the National Library, the Textile Museum and numerous handicraft shops, among others. Punakha: Home to the ancient Bhutanese capital of Punakha, the Punakha valley is a fertile region blessed with rich harvests of fruit and rice and a climate that is almost tropical in the summer months. Paro: Sitting pretty at an altitude of 2200m/7218ft, Paro is the gateway to beautiful Bhutan. Planes make an incongruous sight, flying low as they prepare for landing in this Himalayan oasis, home to many of Bhutan's oldest temples and monasteries. There's plenty to observe in this traditional town on the banks of Pa Chhu (Paro River). A great day excursion is to trek to the famous Taktshang (Tiger's Nest) Hermitage on the face of a sheer 1000-metre-high cliff. It's advised to do this at the end of your trip, once you've acclimatised to your surrounds. read more read less
Best of Kenya
Recommended for All Ages Nairobi Situated in along the Nairobi River in beautiful Kenya, the capital of Nairobi is East Africa's most cosmopolitan city. It serves as an excellent starting point for African safari trips around Kenya. Nairobi is Africa's 4th largest city and is a vibrant and exciting place, and although it has developed a reputation which keeps tourist visits brief, there are some fascinating attractions: its cafe culture, unbridled nightlife, the National Museum, the Karen Blixen Museum and most notably just 20 minutes from the city centre wild lions and buffalo roam in the world's only urban game reserve. Make sure you pay a visit to the elephant orphanage operated by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Samburu National Reserve Resting on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro River and neighbouring the Buffalo Springs National Park, Samburu National Reserve is remote, hot and arid. The reserve spans over 165 square kilometres of the spectacularly scenic landscape featuring rugged hills, undulating plains and riverine forests. The park is home to abundant wildlife including a variety of rare species such as the reticulated giraffe, the long necked gerenuk, Somali ostrich, Grevy's Zebra and Beisa Oryx. Samburu was one of the homes of 'Elsa the Lioness', star of the best selling book and award-winning movie 'Born Free'. Visitors can enjoy viewing over 900 elephants, a variety of predators, and over 450 bird species. Ol Pejeta Conservancy Resting at the foothills of Mount Kenya and the Aberdare Mountain Range, in central Kenya's Laikipia County, the Ol Pejeta Conservancy is the largest black rhino sanctuary in East Africa. It is also home to the last three remaining northern white rhino in the world. Originally a working cattle ranch in colonial Kenya and now a pioneering wildlife conservancy, Ol Pejeta works to protect wildlife and provide a sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees. The Conservancy is a popular safari destination and is home to the renowned 'Big Five' as well as a wide selection of other African animals including zebra, giraffe, hippo, cheetah, jackal, serval, hyena, vervet monkey and many more. Visitors can enjoy an assortment of outdoor activities such as horse rides, game walks, and nocturnal game drives. Lake Bogoria National Park Situated in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, Lake Bogoria National Park is made up of the magnificent Lake Bogoria and its beautiful surrounds. The landscape features vast grasslands, acacia-ficus woodlands and papyrus swamps. The rich blue-green algae which grow in the saline waters of Lake Bogoria attract the thousands of Lesser Flamingos. While the small national park has numerous hot springs along its western shore and is host to a variety of other creatures, visitors flock here to view the thousands of pink flamingoes fringing the blue water's edge. This spectacle is a wildlife photographer's dream. Lake Naivasha Lake Naivasha is the highest of the Great Rift Valley Lakes and despite having no outlet, it is one of only two Rift Valley freshwater lakes. This beautiful lake is fringed by papyrus and acacia trees, a unique geologic landscape and supports a vast array of over 450 bird species. It serves as the main drinking hole for wildlife in the area such as zebra, eland, hippo, waterbuck, buffalo and much more. Visitors can look forward to excellent game viewing, intriguing night safaris, boating excursions around the lake as well as to Crescent Island for spectacular bird watching opportunities. Other popular activities include guided nature walks, horse riding, village visits and tours to neighbouring national parks. Masai Mara The Masai Mara together with Tanzania's Serengeti form Africa's most famous wildlife park, the Masai Mara National Reserve. The image of acacia trees dotting endless grass plains epitomises Africa for many, then add a Maasai warrior and some cattle to the picture and the conversation need go no further. The undeniable highlight of the Masai Mara National Reserve is undoubtedly the annual wildebeest migration traversing the vast plains of the Serengeti and the Masai Mara. It is known as the largest mass movement of land mammals on the planet – with more than a million animals following the rains. Large pride of lions, elephants, giraffes, gazelles and eland can also be spotted in the reserve. Aside from horse riding safaris and traditional vehicle safaris, hot-air ballooning over the Mara plains has become almost essential. read more read less
Best of Kenya (Migration)
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Recommended for All Ages Nairobi Situated in along the Nairobi River in beautiful Kenya, the capital of Nairobi is East Africa's most cosmopolitan city. It serves as an excellent starting point for African safari trips around Kenya. Nairobi is Africa's 4th largest city and is a vibrant and exciting place, and although it has developed a reputation which keeps tourist visits brief, there are some fascinating attractions: its cafe culture, unbridled nightlife, the National Museum, the Karen Blixen Museum and most notably just 20 minutes from the city centre wild lions and buffalo roam in the world's only urban game reserve. Make sure you pay a visit to the elephant orphanage operated by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK Located in the Great Rift Valley surrounded by yellow acacia woodlands and bushy shrublands, the Lake Nakuru National Park was created to protect the Lake and its large flocks of Lesser Flamingo, which are drawn to the algae that flourish in the saline waters of this soda lake. The national park is inhabited by over 50 mammal species including hippo, black and white rhino, Rothschild giraffe, buffalo and eland. Known as a bird watcher's paradise, the park is home to over 450 bird species. Visitors can look forward to hiking through the scenic landscape, picnicking next to this magnificent lake, and spotting an array of wildlife on a game drive. Don't miss the opportunity to visit the beautiful Makalia Waterfall. Masai Mara The Masai Mara together with Tanzania's Serengeti form Africa's most famous wildlife park, the Masai Mara National Reserve. The image of acacia trees dotting endless grass plains epitomises Africa for many, then add a Maasai warrior and some cattle to the picture and the conversation need go no further. The undeniable highlight of the Masai Mara National Reserve is undoubtedly the annual wildebeest migration traversing the vast plains of the Serengeti and the Masai Mara. It is known as the largest mass movement of land mammals on the planet – with more than a million animals following the rains. Large prides of lions, elephants, giraffes, gazelles and eland can also be spotted in the reserve. Aside from horse riding safaris and traditional vehicle safaris, hot-air ballooning over the Mara plains has become almost essential. read more read less
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Clockwise from left: New Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook, Queens of Adventure podcast, Red Skull from Marvel: Crisis Protocol, and Game of Thrones chess set.
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Welcome back to Gaming Shelf, io9's regular column all about the latest in tabletop games and roleplaying news. Gen Con may have come and gone, but we're still getting some great announcements and cool campaign expansions. This includes a brand-new class for Dungeons & Dragons, an arena board game where you play as the audience instead of the fighters, and what might be the creepiest-looking chess piece I've ever seen in my entire life.
A look at the (painted) miniatures for Captain Marvel and Red Skull.
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It looks like Marvel games are a popular commodity right now. Shortly after Fantasy Flight Games announced Marvel Champions: The Card Game, Atomic Mass Games has unveiled its own game set in the Marvel Universe. Marvel: Crisis Protocol is a tabletop miniatures game that features some of Marvel's biggest characters in an expanding line of paintable plastic miniatures, which can be pitted against each other in large battles. Marvel: Crisis Protocol comes out this fall with the first core set.
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Dungeons & Dragons Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Dungeons & Dragons is getting a new campaign setting and sourcebook for Eberron, a world filled with towering skyscrapers, lightning trains, and plenty of noir mysteries to be solved. The sourcebook includes a campaign for the Mournland, a guide to the city of Sharn, and the first official class to be released for 5th edition D&D since the Player's Handbook: the artificer, who mixes magic and invention to craft cool stuff. Eberron comes out on November 19, and will cost about $50.
The One Ring: The Lord of the Rings Second Edition
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Chocobo Party Up!
Some of the cutest characters from Final Fantasy finally have a board game of their own—and by that, I mean the second board game of their own. Square Enix is following up 2016's Chocobo's Crystal Hunt with a new board game all about the adorable winged pals of Final Fantasy. In Chocobo Party Up!, players work to invite some Chocobo pals into the forest and bring them to their nests. Pre-orders are now available, and the game is expected sometime this month. It's set to cost around $50.
Wingspan Digital Version
Normally I avoid talking about board games heading to PCs or consoles, as that changes it from a board game to a video game. But in this instance I'm going to make an exception. Wingspan, considered one of this year's finest games (and the winner of this year's Kennerspiel des Jahres award), is getting a digital version on Steam for PC. Create happy and healthy nature preserves for your birds to live and thrive in...while competing against other players from around the world. No release date has been announced yet.
The Night King and his Queen Dragon.
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Game of Thrones Chess Set
USAopoly has released a chess set inspired by "The Long Night" episode of Game of Thrones (meaning it happens because Daenerys Targaryen breaks bad and destroys an entire city). The heroes of Westeros face off against the Night King and his Queen, Viserion the dragon...awww that's kinda sweet. It's a cool-looking, albeit pricey, chess set at $100. But the main reason I'm sharing it is because I'm utterly fascinated with what they did to Brienne of Tarth.
Alien: Covenant (Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game)
The Upper Deck Company's latest expansion for Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game is now available for pre-order. Based on the recent Alien film, the Alien: Covenant expansion features six new characters (including Walter 1), a new hive, and a bunch of new cards for the Queen Mother game mode.
A look at the new Monster Pack.
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Cybertooth Monster Pack (King of Tokyo/King of New York)
Ready for the latest monster to join the fight? Cybertooth is the latest Monster Pack creature to be added to King of Tokyo 2nd Edition and King of New York. It's a giant robot that turns into a terrifying sabertooth tiger. Plus, the new Monster Pack adds the game mechanic Berserk, which sends your monster into a wild and sometimes unpredictable fury. Cybertooth comes out on September 5 and will cost about $10.
Cyber Station 11 (Clank! In! Space!)
The second expansion for Renegade Game Studios' Clank! In! Space! is now available for pre-order. Cyber Station 11 adds a new board and a creepy new villain, Commander Preon, who's built a research station to craft new cyberware to augment onto her half-mechanical body. The expansion comes out this November and will cost $30.
Realm is a card game from Pixel Demon Studios where players compete to perform rituals that bind powerful demons to their will. Each demon comes with its own benefits...and consequences. Once a player has satisfied their own secret path to victory, they have won the game. But at what cost? Realm will be on Kickstarter through September 13. The minimum pledge for a copy is $29, and it's set to deliver in October.
Magical Industrial Revolution
This roleplaying campaign book is set in a magical world on the brink of innovation. Magical Industrial Revolution creates the city of Endon, where magic and invention exist side-by-side but are quickly reaching a boiling point. It's designed to work with old school roleplaying systems, but can be played with Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition rules, albeit some slight modifications may be required. Magical Industrial Revolution will be on Kickstarter through August 24. The minimum pledge for a digital copy is $10, with a hardcover edition going for $45. Both are expected to ship out in October.
Box art for Fired Up.
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Drawlab's Fired Up is an arena game where your goal isn't to fight, but to cheer on the folks who are doing the actual fighting. Players take on the role of audience members at a huge arena event to cheer or jeer the fighters, try to improve their strategy...or even manage to trip them up. It's a game where you play as the ultimate support class: the sports fan. Fired Up will be on Kickstarter through September 4. The minimum pledge for a copy is $60, and it's set to ship in March 2020.
Queens of Adventure's Legendary Journey
OK, so this one is bending the rules a bit, but I couldn't help myself. I love a good roleplaying podcast. The Queens of Adventure podcast, which uses the rules of Dungeons & Dragons to put drag queens in comedic fantasy roleplaying scenarios, is going on tour and raising money to record more episodes of the podcast and fund some live shows. The minimum pledge to support the project on Kickstarter is $5, and a $10 pledge includes access to bonus episodes and behind-the-scenes material. Queens of Adventure's campaign will be on Kickstarter through September 15.
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Agnes of Kuenring (ca. 1236 - fl. 1261), was an Austrian noble, courtier of Queen Margaret of Austria and mistress of her spouse, King Ottokar II of Bohemia. She was the first historically documented mistress of a Bohemian sovereign.

Life
Nothing is known about Agnes' early years. It is supposed that when Duchess Margaret of Austria married with Prince Přemysl Ottokar of Bohemia in 1252, she was part of her retinue as a lady-in-waiting.

Described by the chroniclers as one of the most beautiful women in court, with short cut red hair (she was nicknamed Palcéřík for that), Agnes soon captivated the young Prince and, with around only 16 years old, she became his official mistress. One year later, in 1253, Prince Přemysl Otakar succeeded his father as the King of Bohemia.

Queen Margaret was much older than her husband and already barren. It is believed that she offered young Agnes to King Ottokar II as his mistress. This story was described by the chronicler Přibík Pulkava of Radenín:

At first the (Margaret's) shame of infertility was attributed to her husband. When Prince Přemysl learned about that, he said: Give me one of your ladies and prove my potency or impotence. She agreed and gave him one of the girls she loved more than others, the daughter of the House of Kuenring from Austria. In the first year she bore him a son, Nicholas, who was later made Duke of Opava... In addition, she made him father of three daughters ... So the infertility, earlier attributed to the husband, was credited to his wife.

The relationship between King Ottokar II and Agnes was well known by contemporary sources, and perhaps she even accompanied the King on festive occasions, instead of the aging Queen Margaret.

Around the first year of the affair (ca. 1254–55), Agnes gave birth her first child, a son, named Nicholas, later Duke of Opava. It is known that she bore the King more children, but the exact number is contradictory in sources; it is believed that they had three daughters: Agnes (married Bavor III, Lord of Strakonicz), Elisabeth (married Vikard, Lord of Polna and Burgrave of Brünn) and one unknown daughter (wife of Vok, Lord of Kravaře), and another son, Ješek (d. 26 August 1296) (later Priest at Wysehrad).

After the birth of his eldest son, King Ottokar II's main objective was the recognition of this child as his heir. In 1260 he unsuccessfully asked Pope Alexander IV for the legitimation of Nicholas and his siblings. The King divorced Margaret in 1261 and married Kunigunda of Halych. It is not known what happened with Agnes after that, but supposedly she returned to Austria with the former Queen.

Footnotes

References
ŠAROCHOVÁ, G. V. Radostný úděl vdovský. Královny-vdovy přemyslovských Čech. Praha, 2004.
ČECHURA, J. Ženy a milenky českých králů. Vydání 1. Praha ; Akropolis, 1994.

1230s births
13th-century deaths
13th-century Austrian women
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Barrister Awais Babar December 27, 2019
Lawyers are bad, really bad and will get what they deserve. But hey! If we end the debate right here and keep repeating and repeating how bad the lawyers are, this thing will happen again. It will happen again because in our pursuit of unceasing hate towards the black suits we are forgetting how we got here in the first place.
We did not get here because lawyers sat down in a room and out of nowhere decided to show the whole country that they were the worst of gangsters, so cruel that they would even attack the hospital. There is a gap of 16 days between the 'triggering' event on November 24 and the day of the incident i.e. December 11.
The whole debate has gone onto how bad the lawyers are, how all of them are gangsters, so much so that the whole country seems to have forgotten that the country in which they are living was also founded by a lawyer, Barrister Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Everything else seems to have disappeared altogether. Furthermore, more videos of lawyers misbehaving with public have surfaced, and are adding fuel to the fire and bringing more and more shame to the legal profession.
Yet who is going to explain this gap of 16 days when all this mess could have been prevented by due diligence on part of the government? On the contrary, the PM said that the government is glad that they did not intervene, otherwise a lot worse would have happened. To this, an anchor asked the government's primary spokeswoman Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, "What worse could have happened than this?" Startled Firdous suddenly came up with a classic ' the PM will look into loopholes, if any'.
Now obviously lawyers such as Babar Sattar, Aitzaz Ahzan, Barrister Ali Zafar would never be part of such aggression, let alone aggression they would never imagine themselves gathering at such a procession. Therefore, it is easy for them to say that those 'bad' lawyers have brought shame to them because obviously they know they are unlike them. My intention is not to judge them but rather I am amazed as to how even they are missing the whole point. It is not just about the lawyers' indecency, the little tiny events that led to final crashing cord must be examined.
Where is the government? If we do not blame the government at all, unfortunate incidents like these will continue to follow. In effect, Usman Buzdar has been given a clean chit that no matter what happens he holds no responsibility whatsoever and no liability either; not even a censure. Where is that 'writ of the state' that the government was boasting about during Maulana Fazlur Rehman's march? Therefore, punishing the lawyers is one thing, but not holding the government responsible will yield unpredictability callous outcomes.
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Imagine some other community, labour class, for example, imagine their grievances against the government or the factory they work in. Imagine them declaring their demands in a timeline on 'Day 1'. Then imagine the government's indifference to their reasonable demands and also that the government won't even give them some sort of consolation. Days will follow and finally a tipping point will come and the chaos will be waiting.
The government would arrest the aggressors, beat them up, condemn them for taking the law into their hands, and bring them to justice. But what about the government? Is it not supposed to prevent catastrophic damages like these? Is that why we choose governments? Is the government supposed to take a chill pill and come into action after something bad happens?
If that is how it is going to be then why do we need a government in the first place? If everyone is to do everything by oneself then why bother? As I have broached in my other article the psychological aspect to this scenario, that a criminal is not a lawyer, a doctor, a son, a mother, a father, a daddy, a brother, a friend, a Muslim, a non-Muslim when he is on his way to commit a crime. At that very moment, that individual or mob is taken over by its ego or whatever you may want to call it. You do not believe me? Ask a criminologist.
Therefore, either we can choose to fill our dopamine level by constantly cursing the lawyer community (as not the actual culprits but the whole community is being dragged into this), just like we do it to our cricketers when they lose, or we can choose to see this whole situation objectively and give it a logical end so that nothing of this sort happens again.
If we are to look at this situation objectively at all then each entity needs to be given its due blame respectively. Firstly, the doctors for displaying the most notorious of display by involving themselves into this whole situation, clearly there is no punishment for notorious displays but something for doctors associations' to look into for retribution in future and avoid doctors indulgence in fights.
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Secondly, the government must be held responsible for its sheer inaction. No attempt was made by the government to reverse engineer what was visible from the naked eye. Instead, the government chose to be a bystander. If something criminal is happening or a crime is about to be committed, the law does not place a burden on me (a civilian) to act but it places a heavy burden on the government in the form of its agents and the government is vicariously liable for the actions or inactions of its officials, who on the day were onlookers. And of course, those lawyers who broke the law on the day must be punished as per the law.
Just as there is no justification for the chaotic display of criminal acts committed by the lawyers who stormed the hospital, likewise, there is no justification for the government for not having stopped the angry mob from getting to their destination in the first place. To expect anything less of the government would be tantamount to utter neglect and injustice which could result in more passivity by the government in future.
Is that what we really want? If not, then let us all re-examine our focal point and alongside punishment to lawyers, which has its own significance, steer the questioning towards the government.
What the government is not comprehending in the PIC incident is that this could just be the beginning. Cameras made sure this time that only one single perspective got naked and veiled the doctors and the government's part. But what about the next chaos?
Will the government be hoping for a decent organisation such as Ansar-ul-Islam to do their job for them in every public gathering or protest? If anything, government and police should learn from them as they did better policing of millions of what the police could not do of less than a thousand.
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Alexander Chee
Essays and Short Fiction Online
The Queen of the Night
On Moving From Poetry To Fiction
by Alexander Chee
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Via email, from a recent graduate:
Q: i'm wondering how you got to be a fiction writer since i know you used to be a writer of poems. do you have any advice for a would-be fiction writer? i know that line breaks should be less significant but in all seriousness, i'd love to know about your transition.
A: One day, to apply for a fiction class, I sat down and wrote a story.
I had made things up before: in grade school, as a kind of test, I wrote book reports for nonexistent books. Two, to be specific. I was testing my teachers, to see if they would check on us. I remember thinking, I bet they can't read every book. But also, I discovered as I wrote it that it was really fun, to write things that were made up and pass them off as true. I also sensed that was dangerous territory–I realized I didn't want the shame of being caught lying to my teachers–so I stopped, and eventually used my powers for something like good instead of evil, and became a Dungeon Master, for Dungeons & Dragons games that I ran from 5th to 10th grade.
That game, actually, had a huge impact on me. To be Dungeon Master was to be in control of the game's story, and yet you had to give up control through the performance of the game's players, who were characters, and the chance elements introduced by the roll of the dice. Too much exposition and the players would yell at you to hurry up. It was like an early writing workshop and a poetry slam but with McDonald's food delivered.
Until the writing of that story, I had written poems and had even won a prize from a national foundation, one of those high school writer's prizes, and a short play also, for the gifted and talented program at my high school, but nothing like this.
When I look back at what I was doing as I wrote that first whole story, I sat down with several intentions, one being the intention of making someone believe that something was real that wasn't real, i.e., lying. But I was also anxious to make something that expressed something of myself that didn't otherwise fit into the narrative of the self. I didn't know yet about fictional narrators in poetry, so there was that—I believed very firmly about poetry then that it was something that absolutely emerged from the narrative of "me". That it had to be something "I" wrote, and was even a sort of confrontation with the self. Fiction, though, to me, could be anything, about anything, and go anywhere, and I leaned into that. There's a wild freedom in that, and I stepped into it and never really looked back too much. When I write a novel, or a story, the chance to drop myself and move into the world always elicits in me an excitement and a sense of relief. I feel like the edges of myself vanish, and that in that place, I can say or do anything.
I still write poems. For a while in my career, I was even considered an emerging poet, in the mid-90s. And I've since discovered the fictional narrator for poems. But I never really thought of myself as a poet, per se, just as a writer, the old-fashioned "man of letters", who wanted to write fiction, essays and poems. I think there's nothing wrong with deciding you are one or the other, as long as you don't let it become some strange, pulverizing boundary that keeps you from doing work you want to do. These days, writers in the US have taken to thinking of themselves too much as poets, memoirists or fiction writers, and they treat it like it's an ethnicity. This is a mistake, I think, and I don't recommend it.
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I agree with you on the last point. It's the reason why I want to go to a MFA program that doesn't make you pick genres.
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2010 Grand National at Aintree Long Shot Tips and Selections
- By A.J. Ryder on April 7, 2010 04:15 GMT
We've already covered some of the favourites in the build-up to the 2010 Grand National at Aintree this weekend, and we certainly learned last year that you definitely cannot bank on the top contenders when it comes to the drama and excitement of the no holds barred Grand National.
First on the list is the talented, and in-form, Chief Dan George priced at around 25/1 with most major bookmakers, but you'll find him as high as 33/1. He's looking for his third win on the bounce having scored at Doncaster against a solid field in late February, and then nailed a solid win on one of the biggest stages in jumps racing when he took the Grade 3 William Hill Trophy at Cheltenham.
He'll be looking to stay in contention for much of the race and then press on with a proper charge over the last 100 yards. If he's still standing at the end of the hurdles then it is game on for Chief Dan George. He can handle the distance and he can recover from errors better than most, so if you're looking for a longer odds selection this might be your best bet.
My Will was last year's favourite and the punters seem to have learned their lesson with the Paul Nicholls-trained gelding. He ran third last year and that bodes well for his ability to stay the course and run an error-free Grand National. You'll find him priced at a lengthy 40/1 this time out- better than the 8/1 favourite he ran as last year. He ran seventh in the Cheltenham Gold Cup and acquitted himself about as well as you'd expect. Definitely a contender, and is a solid each-way shout at 40/1.
Flintoff is an interesting outside bet who has only raced twice in past year and a half. You'll find him as high as 100/1 and if you think that the National is going to be won by back-to-back 100/1+ jumpers then this might be your selection.
He's got some respectable results and looks a bit sharper than a lot of the other longer-odds competition. He's lightly-raced and could be poised to make a real statement here with the right type of trip. He's more in danger of being pulled up than he is to fall. He's never tackled a Grand National before and could be a contender if the stars align.
Beat the Boys is a solid shout if you're looking for a long-odds selection. The Nigel Twiston-Davies-owned grey gelding has won every race this season where he hasn't been pulled up. Unfortunately, he's been pulled up in three of his five races. If he can handle the gruelling distance and stay on his feet, then he's a solid bet at the 100/1 price you'll find him at. A long shot, but these types of low-key contenders have made serious statements in the past.
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