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Can You Segway?Book 3 in 18 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels.So exactly who was going to be sympathetic to their plight, who we cared about?Beyond my fevered dream of making a difference there was a pinch of reality. See, the Cabindans and the people of Zaire were both ethnic Bakongo and the Bakongo of Zaire had also once had their own, independent (until 1914) kingdom which was now part of Angola. The Bakongo were major factions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) -(formerly for a short time known as the nation of Zaire, from here on out to be referred to as the DRC and in the running for the most fucked up place on the planet Earth, more on that later)- and Congo (the nation) yet a minority in Angola. Having an independent nation united along ethnic and linguistic lines made sense and could expect support from their confederates across international boundaries.The Liberation Air ForceThe Earth & Sky operated under one constant dilemma ~ when would Temujin make his return? Since they didn't know and it was their job to be prepared for the eventuality if it happened tomorrow, or a century down the line, they 'stockpiled', and 'stockpiled' and 'stockpiled'.That was why they maintained large horse herds and preserved the ancient arts of Asian bowyers, armoring and weapons-craft. That was why they created secret armories, and sulfur and saltpeter sites when musketry and cannons became the new ways of warfare. They secured sources of phosphates and petroleum when they became the new thing, and so on.All of this boiled over to me being shown yet again I worked with clever, creative and under-handed people. The Khanate came up with a plan for a 'Union' Air Force {Union? More on that later} within 24 hours, and it barely touched any of their existing resources. How did they accomplish this miracle? They had stockpiled and maintained earlier generation aircraft because they didn't know when Temujin would make his re-appearance.They'd also trained pilots and ground crews for those aircraft. As you might imagine, those people grew old just as their equipment did. In time, they went into the Earth & Sky's Inactive Reserves ~ the rank & file over the age of 45. You never were 'too old' to serve in some capacity though most combat-support related work ended at 67.When Temujin made his return and the E&S transformed into the Khanate, those people went to work bringing their lovingly cared for, aging equipment up to combat-alert readiness. If the frontline units were decimated, they would have to serve, despite the grim odds of their survival. It was the terrible acceptance the Chinese would simply possess so much more war-making material than they did.Well, the Khanate kicked the PRC's ass in a titanic ass-whooping no one (else) had seen coming, or would soon forget. Factory production and replacement of worn machines was in stride to have the Khanate's Air Force ready for the next round of warfare when the Cease-fire ended and the Reunification War resumed.Always a lower priority, the Khanate military leadership was considering deactivating dozens of these reserve unit when suddenly the (Mongolian) Ikh khaany khairt akh dáé (me) had this hare-brained scheme about helping rebels in Africa, West Africa, along the Gulf of Guinea coast/Atlantic Ocean, far, far away, and it couldn't look like the Khanate was directly involved.They barely knew where Angola was. They had to look up Cabinda to figure out precisely where that was. They brought in some of their 'reservist' air staff to this briefing and one of them, a woman (roughly a third of the E&S 'fighting'/non-frontline forces were female), knew what was going on. Why?She had studied the combat records and performance of the types of aircraft she'd have to utilize... back in the 1980's and 90's and Angola had been a war zone rife with Soviet (aka Khanate) material back then. Since she was both on the ball, bright and knew the score, the War Council put her in overall command. She knew what was expected of her and off she went, new staff in hand. She was 64 years old, yet as ready and willing to serve as any 20 year old believer in the Cause.Subtlety, scarcity and audacity were the watchwords of the day. The Khanate couldn't afford any of their front-line aircraft for this 'expedition'. They really couldn't afford any of their second-rate stuff either. Fortunately, they had some updated third-rate war-fighting gear still capable of putting up an impressive show in combat ~ providing they weren't going up against a top tier opponents.For the 'volunteers' of the Union Air Force, this could very likely to be a one-way trip. They all needed crash courses (not a word any air force loves, I know) in Portuguese though hastily provided iPhones with 'apps' to act as translators were deemed to be an adequate stop-gap measure. Besides, they were advised to avoid getting captured at all cost. The E&S couldn't afford the exposure. Given the opportunity ~ this assignment really was going above and beyond ~ not one of these forty-six to sixty-seven year olds backed out.No, they rolled out fifty of their antiquated aircraft, designs dating back to the 1950's through the mid-70's, and prepared them for the over 10,000 km journey to where they were 'needed most'. 118 pilots would go (72 active plus 46 replacements) along with 400 ground crew and an equally aged air defense battalion (so their air bases didn't get blown up). Security would be provided by 'outsiders' ~ allies already on the ground and whatever rebels could be scrounged up. After the initial insertion, the Indian Air Force would fly in supplies at night into the Cabinda City and Soyo Airports.The composition,14 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 jet fighters ~ though she entered service in 1959, these planes' electronics were late 20th century and she was a renowned dogfighter. 12 were the Mig-21-97 modernized variant and the other two were Mig-21 UM two-seater trainer variants which could double as reconnaissance fighters if needed.14 Sukhoi Su-22 jet fighter-bombers ~ the original design, called the Su-17, came out in 1970, the first 12 were variants with the 22M4 upgrade were an early-80's package. The other 2 were Su-22U two-seat trainers which, like their Mig-21 comrades, doubled as reconnaissance fighters. The Su-22M4's would be doing the majority of the ground attack missions for the Cabindans, though they could defend themselves in aerial combat if necessary.6 Sukhoi Su-24M2 supersonic attack aircraft ~ the first model rolled off the production lines in the Soviet Union back in 1974. By far the heaviest planes in the Cabindan Air Force, the Su-24M2's would act as their 'bomber force' as well as anti-ship deterrence.8 Mil Mi-24 VM combat helicopters ~ introduced in 1972 was still a lethal combat machine today. Unlike the NATO helicopter force, the Mi-24's did double duty as both attack helicopter and assault transports at the same time.4 Mil Mi-8 utility helicopters, first produced in 1967. Three would act as troop/cargo transports (Mi-8 TP) while the fourth was configured as a mobile hospital (the MI-17 1VA).4 Antonov An-26 turboprop aircraft, two to be used as tactical transports to bring in supplies by day and two specializing in electronic intelligence aka listening to what the enemy was up to. Though it entered production in 1969, many still remained flying today.2 Antonov An-71M AEW&C twin-jet engine aircraft. These were an old, abandoned Soviet design the Earth & Sky had continued working on primarily because the current (1970's) Russian Airborne Early Warning and Control bird had been both huge and rather ineffective ~ it couldn't easily identify low-flying planes in the ground clutter so it was mainly only good at sea. Since the E&S planned to mostly fight over the land,They kept working on the An-71 which was basically 1977's popular An-72 with some pertinent design modifications (placing the engines below the wings instead of above them as on the -72 being a big one). To solve their radar problem, they stole some from the Swedish tech firm Ericsson, which hadn't been foreseen to be a problem before now.See, the Russians in the post-Soviet era created a decent AEW&C craft the E&S gladly stole and copied the shit out of for their front line units and it was working quite nicely ~ the Beriev A-50, and wow, were the boys in the Kremlin pissed off about that these days. Whoops, or was that woot?Now, the Khanate was shipping two An-71's down to Cabinda and somewhere along the line someone just might get a 'feel' for the style of radar and jamming the Cabindans were using aka the Swedish stuff in those An-71's. The Erieye radar system could pick out individual planes at 280 miles. The over-all system could track 60 targets and plot out 10 intercepts simultaneously. NATO, they were not, but in sub-Saharan Africa, there were none better.Anyway, so why was any of this important?Why the old folks with their ancient machines? As revealed, since the Earth & Sky had no idea when Temüjin would return, they were constantly squirreling away equipment. World War 2 gave them unequaled access to Soviet military technology and training.Afterwards, under Josef Stalin's direction, thousands of Russian and German engineers and scientists were exiled to Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan who were then snatched up (reportedly died in the gulags/trying to escape) and the E&S began building mirror factories modeled on the 'then current' Soviet production lines.So, by the early 1950's, the E&S was building, flying and maintaining Soviet-style Antonov, Beriev, Ilyushin, Myasishchev, Mikoyan-Gurevich, Sukhoi, Tupolev and Yakovlev airplanes. First in small numbers because their pool of pilots and specialists was so small.The E&S remedied this by creating both their own 'private' flight academies and technical schools. They protected their activities with the judicious use of bribes (they were remarkably successful with their economic endeavors on both side of the Iron Curtain) and murders (including the use of the Ghost Tigers).By 1960, the proto-Khanate had an air force. Through the next two decades they refined and altered their doctrine ~ moving away from the Soviet doctrine to a more pure combined-arms approach (the Soviets divided their air power into four separate arms ~ ADD (Long Range Aviation), FA (Front Aviation), MTA (Military Transport Aviation) and the V-PVO (Soviet Air Defenses ~ which controlled air interceptors).).It wasn't until the collapse of the Soviet Union and the independence of the various former SSR's that the E&S program really began to hit its stride. Still, while Russia faltered, China's PLAAF (Peoples' Liberation Army Air Force) began to take off. Since the Chinese could produce so much more, the E&S felt it had to keep those older planes and crews up to combat readiness. The younger field crews and pilots flew the newer models as they rolled off the secret production lines.Then the Unification War appeared suddenly, the E&S-turned Khanate Air Force skunked their PLAAF rivals due to two factors, a surprise attack on a strategic level and the fatal poisoning of their pilots and ground crews before they even got into the fight. For those Chinese craft not destroyed on the ground, the effects of Anthrax eroded their fighting edge. Comparable technology gave the Khanate their critical victory and Air Supremacy over the most important battlefields.What did this meant for those out-of-date air crews and pilots who had been training to a razor's edge for a month now? Their assignment had been to face down the Russians if they invaded. They would take their planes up into the fight even though this most likely would mean their deaths, but they had to try.When Operation Fun House put Russia in a position where she wasn't likely to jump on the Khanate, this mission's importance faded. The Russian Air Force was far more stretched than the Khanate's between her agitations in the Baltic and her commitments in the Manchurian, Ukrainian, Chechen and Georgian theaters.With more new planes rolling off the production lines, these reservist units began dropping down the fuel priority list, which meant lowering their flight times thus readiness. Only my hare-brained scheme had short-circuited their timely retirement. Had I realized I was getting people's grandparents killed, I would have probably made the same call anyway. We needed them.The KanateThe Khanate's #1 air superiority dogfighter was the Mig-35F. The #2 was the Mig-29. No one was openly discussing the Khanate's super-stealthy "Su-50", if that was what it was, because its existence 'might' suggest the Khanate also stole technology from the Indian defense industry, along with their laundry list of thefts from South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, the PRC, Russia and half of NATO.Her top multi-role fighters were the Su-47, Su-35S and Su-30SM. The Su-30 'Flanker-C/MK2/MKI were their 2nd team with plenty of 3rd team Su-27M's still flying combat missions as well.Strike fighters? There weren't enough Su-34's to go around yet, so the Su-25MS remained the Khanate's dedicated Close Air Assault model.Medium transport aircraft? The An-32RE and An-38. They had small, large and gargantuan transports as well.Bombers? The rather ancient jet-powered Tu-160M2's and Tu-22M2's as well as the even older yet still worthwhile turboprops ~ from 1956's ~ the Tu-95M S16.Helicopters? While they still flew updated variants of the Mil Mi-8/17 as military transports, the more optimized Kamov Ka-52 and Mil Mi-28 had replaced them in the assault role.Bizarrely, the Khanate had overrun several Chinese production lines of the aircraft frames and components ~ enough to complete fairly modern PLAAF (Peoples Liberation Army Air Force) FC-1 and J-10 (both are small multi-role fighter remarkably similar to the US F-16 with the FC-1 being the more advanced model, using shared Chinese-Pakistani technology and was designed for export,).They did have nearly two dozen to send, but they didn't have the pilots and ground crews trained to work with them, plus the FC-1 cost roughly $32 million which wasn't fundage any legitimate Cabindan rebels could get their hands on, much less $768 million (and that would just be for the planes, not the weeks' worth of fuel, parts and munitions necessary for what was forthcoming).Meanwhile, except for the An-26, which you could get for under $700,000 and the An-71, which were only rendered valuable via 'black market tech', none of the turboprop and jet aircraft the Khanate was sending were what any sane military would normally want. The helicopters were expensive ~ the 'new' models Mi-24's cost $32 million while the Mi-17's set you back $17 million. The one's heading to Cabinda didn't look 'new'.The Opposition:In contrast, the Angolan Air Force appeared far larger and more modern. Appearances can be deceptive, and they were. Sure, the models of Russian and Soviet-made aircraft they had in their inventory had the higher numbers ~ the Su-25, -27 and -30 ~ plus they had Mig-21bis's, Mig-23's and Su-22's, but things like training and up-keep didn't appear to be priorities for the Angolans.When you took into account the rampant corruption infecting all levels of Angolan government, the conscript nature of their military, the weakness of their technical educational system, the complexity of any modern combat aircraft and the reality that poor sods forced into being Air Force ground crewmen hardly made the most inspired technicians, or most diligent care-takers of their 'valuable' stockpiles (which their officers all too often sold on the black market anyway), things didn't just look bleak for the Angolan Air Force, they were a tsunami of cumulative factors heading them for an epic disaster.It wasn't only their enemies who derided their Air Force's lack of readiness. Their allies constantly scolded them about it too. Instead of trying to fix their current inventory, the Angolans kept shopping around for new stuff. Since 'new'-new aircraft was beyond what they wanted to spend (aka put too much of a dent in the money they were siphoning off to their private off-shore accounts), they bought 'used' gear from former Soviet states ~ Belarus, Russia and Ukraine ~ who sold them stuff they had left abandoned in revetments (open to the elements to slowly rot) on the cheap.To add to the insanity, the Angolans failed to keep up their maintenance agreements so their newly fixed high-tech machines often either couldn't fly, or flew without critical systems, like radar, avionics and even radios. Maybe that wasn't for the worst because after spending millions on these occasionally-mobile paperweights, the Angolans bought the least technologically advanced missile, gun and rocket systems they could get to put on these flying misfortunes.On the spread sheets, Angola had 18 Su-30K's, 18 Su-27, 12 Su-25's, 14 Su-22's, 22 Mig-23's, 23 Mig-21bis's and 6 Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano (a turboprop aircraft tailor-made for counter-insurgency operations), 105 helicopters with some combative ability and 21 planes with some airlift capacity. That equated to 81 either air superiority, or multi-role jet fighters versus the 12 Union Air Force (actually the Bakongo Uni o de Cabinda e Zaire, For as Armadas de Liberta  o, For a Area ~ Liberation Armed Forces, Air Force (BUCZ-FAL-FA) Mig-21-97's.It would seem lopsided except for the thousands of hours of flight experience the 'Unionists' enjoyed over their Angolan rivals. You also needed to take into account the long training and fanatic dedication of their ground crews to their pilots and their craft. Then you needed to take into account every Unionist aircraft, while an older airframe design, had updated (usually to the year 2000) technology lovingly cared for, as if the survival of their People demanded it.A second and even more critical factor was the element of surprise. At least the PRC and the PLAAF had contingencies for attacks from their neighbors in the forefront of their strategic planning. The Angolans? The only country with ANY air force in the vicinity was the Republic of South Africa (RSA) and they had ceased being a threat with the end of Apartheid and the rise of majority Black rule in that country nearly two decades earlier.In the pre-dawn hours of 'Union Independence Day', the FAL-FA was going to smash every Angolan Air base and air defense facility within 375 miles of Cabinda (the city). Every three hours after that, they would be hitting another target within their designated 'Exclusion Zone'. Yes, this 'Exclusion Zone' included a 'tiny' bit of DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) territory. The DRC didn't have an air force to challenge them though, so,Inside this 'Exclusion Zone', anything moving by sea, river, road, rail, or air without Unionist governmental approval was subject to attack, which would require neutral parties to acknowledge some semblance of a free and independent B U C Z. Worse for Angola, this 'Zone' included Angola's capital and its largest port, Luanda, plus four more of their ten largest urban centers. This could be an economic, military and humanitarian catastrophe if mishandled.The Angolan Army did not have significant anti-aircraft assets. Why would they? Remember, no one around them had much of an air force to worry about. The FAL-FA in turn could hit military convoys with TV-guided munitions 'beyond line of sight', rendering what they did have useless. It got worse for the Army after dark. The FAL-FA could and would fly at night whereas the average Angolan formation had Zip-Zero-Nadda night fighting capacity.Then geography added its own mountain of woes. As far as Cabinda was concerned, there was no direct land line to their border from Angola. Their coastal road only went as far as the port of Soyo where the Congo River hit the South Atlantic Ocean. Across that massive gap was the DRC where the road was not picked back up. Far up the coast was the DRC town of Muanda (with an airport) and though they did have a road which went north, it did not continue to the Cabindan border.Nope. To get at Cabinda from the south meant a long, torturous travel through northeastern Angola, into the heart of the DRC then entailed hooking west to some point 'close' to the Cabindan frontier before finally hoofing it overland through partially cleared farmland and jungle. Mind you, the DRC didn't have a native air force capable of protecting the Angolans in their territory so,In fact the only 'road' to Cabinda came from the Republic of Congo (Congo) to the north and even that was a twisted route along some really bad, swampy terrain. This had been the pathway of conquest the Angolans took 39 years earlier. The difference being the tiny bands of pro-independence Cabindan guerillas back then couldn't hold a candle to the Amazons fighting to free Cabinda this time around in numbers, zeal, training and up-to-date equipment.Next option ~ to come by sea. They would face a few, stiff problems, such as the FAL-FA having ship-killer missiles, the Angolan Navy not being able to defend them and the Unionists having no compunction to not strike Pointe-Noire in the 'not so neutral' Republic of the Congo if they somehow began unloading Angolan troops. It seemed the Republic of the Congo didn't have much of an Air Force either.Before you think the FAL-FA was biting off more than they could chew, Cabinda, the province, was shaped somewhat like the US State of Delaware, was half the size of Connecticut (Cabinda was 2,810 sq. mi. to Conn.'s 5,543 sq. mi.) and only the western 20% was relatively open countryside where the Angolan Army's only advantage ~ they possessed armed fighting vehicles while the 'Unionists' did not (at this stage of planning) ~ could hopefully come into play.Centered at their capital, Cabinda (City), jets could reach any point along their border within eight minutes. Helicopters could make it in fifteen. To be safe, some of the FAL-FA would base at the town of Belize which was in the northern upcountry and much tougher to get at with the added advantage the Angolans wouldn't be expecting the FAL-FA to be using the abandoned airfield there, at least initially.Where they afraid attacking Angolan troops in the DRC would invite war with the DRC? Sure, but letting the Angolans reach the border unscathed was worse. Besides, the DRC was in such a mess it needed 23,000 UN Peacekeepers within her borders just to keep the country from falling apart. Barring outside, read European, intervention, did "Democratically-elected since 2001" President (for Life) Joseph Kabila want the FAL-FA to start dropping bombs on his capital, Kinshasa, which was well within reach of all their aircraft?Congo (the country), to the north, wasn't being propped up by the UN, or anything else except ill intentions. In reality, it hardly had much of a military at all. Its officer corps was chosen for political reliability, not merit, or capability. Their technology was old Cold War stuff with little effort to update anything and, if you suspected corruption might be a problem across all spectrums of life, you would 'probably' be right about that too.If you suspected the current President had been in charge for a while, you would be correct again (1979-1992 then 2001- and the 'whoops' was when he accidently let his country experiment with democracy which led to two civil wars). If you suspected he was a life-long Communist (along with the Presidents of the DRC and Angola), you'd be right about that as well. Somehow their shared Marxist-Leninist-Communist ideology hadn't quite translated over to alleviating the grinding poverty in any of those countries despite their vast mineral wealth,At this point in the region's history, little Cabinda had everything to gain by striving for independence and the vast majority of 'warriors' who could possibly be sent against her had terribly little to gain fighting and dying trying to stop them from achieving her goal. After all, their lives weren't going to get any better and with the Amazons ability ~ nay willingness ~ to commit battlefield atrocities, those leaders were going to find it hard going to keep sending their men off to die.And then, it got even worse.See, what I had pointed out was there were two oil refineries in Angola, and neither was in Cabinda. Cabinda would need a refinery to start making good on their oil wealth ~ aka economically bribe off the Western economies already shaken over the Khanate's first round of aggressions.But wait! There was an oil refinery just across the Congo River from Cabinda ~ which meant it was attached to mainland Angola. That had to be a passel of impossible news, right?Nope. As I said earlier, it seemed the people of northern Angola were the same racial group as the Cabindans AND majority Catholic while the ruling clique wasn't part of their ethnic confederacy plus the farther south and east into Angola you went, the less Catholic it became.But it got better. This province was historically its own little independent kingdom (called the Kingdom of Kongo) to boot! It had been abolished by Portugal back in 1914.The 'good' news didn't end there. Now, it wasn't as if the leadership of Angola was spreading the wealth around to the People much anyway, but these northerners had been particularly left out of this Marxist version of 'Trickle Down' economics.How bad was this? This northwestern province ~ called Zaire ~ didn't have any railroads, or paved roads, linking it to the rest of the freaking country. The 'coastal road' entered the province, but about a third of the way up ran into this river, which they'd failed to bridge (you had to use a single track bridge farther to the northeast, if you can believe it). It wasn't even a big river. It was still an obstacle though.How did the Angolan government and military planned to get around? Why by air and sea, of course. Well, actually by air. Angola didn't have much of a merchant marine, or Navy, to make sealift a serious consideration. Within hours of the 'Union Declaration of Independence' anything flying anywhere north of the Luanda, the capital of Angola, would essentially be asking to be blown out of the sky.Along the border between Zaire province and the rest of Angola were precisely two chokepoints. By 'chokepoints', I meant places where a squad (10 trained, modernly-equipped troopers) could either see everything for miles & miles over pretty much empty space along a river valley and the only bridge separating Zaire province from the south, or overlook a ravine which the only road had to pass through because of otherwise bad-ass, broken terrain.Two.Zaire Province had roughly the same population as Cabinda ~ 600,000. Unlike Cabinda, which consisted of Cabinda City plus a few tiny towns and rugged jungles, Zaire had two cities ~ Soyo, with her seventy thousand souls plus the refinery at the mouth of the Congo River, and M'banza-Kongo, the historical capital of the Kingdom of Kongo, spiritual center of the Bakongo People (who included the Cabindans) and set up in the highlands strategically very reminiscent of Điện Biàn Phủ.Of Zaire's provincial towns, the only other strategic one was N'Zeto with her crappy Atlantic port facility and 2,230 meter grass airport. The town was the northern terminus of the National Road 100 ~ the Coastal Road. It terminated because of the Mebridege River. There wasn't a bridge at N'Zeto though there was a small one several miles upstream. N'Zeto was also where the road from provinces east of Zaire ended up, so you had to have N'Zeto ~ and that tiny bridge ~ to move troops overland anywhere else in Zaire Province.So you would think it would be easy for the Angolan Army to defend then, except of how the Amazons planned to operate. They would infiltrate the area first then 'rise up in rebellion'. Their problem was the scope of the operation had magnified in risk of exposure, duration and forces necessary for success.The serious issue before Saint Marie and the Host in Africa were the first two. They could actually move Amazons from Brazil and North America to bolster their numbers for the upcoming offensive. Even in the short-short term, equipment wouldn't be a serious problem. What the Amazons dreaded was being left in a protracted slugfest with the Angolan Army which the Condottieri could jump in on. The Amazons exceedingly preferred to strike first then vanish.There was reason to believe a tiny number could have stayed behind in Cabinda to help the locals prepare their military until they could defend themselves. They would need more than a hundred Amazons if Cabinda wanted to incorporate Zaire. The answer was to call back their newfound buddy, the Great Khan. While he didn't have much else he could spare (the Khanate was ramping up for their invasion of the Middle East after all, the Kurds needed the help), he had other allies he could call on.India couldn't help initially since they were supposed to supply the 'Peace-keepers' once a cease-fire had been arranged. That left Temujin with his solid ally, Vietnam, and his far shakier allies, the Republic of China and Japan.First off ~ Japan could not help, which meant they couldn't supply troops who might very well end up dead, or far worse, captured.. What they did have was a surplus of older equipment the ROC troops were familiar with, so while the ROC was gearing up for their own invasion of mainland China in February, they were willing to help the Chinese kill Angolans, off the books, of course.The ROC was sending fifteen hundred troops the Khanate's way to help in this West African adventure with the understanding they'd be coming home by year's end. With Vietnam adding over eight hundred of her own Special Forces, the Amazons had the tiny 'allied' army they could leave shielding Cabinda/Zaire once the first round of blood-letting was over.To be 'fair', the Republic of China and Vietnam asked for 'volunteers'. It wasn't like either country was going to declare war on Angola directly. Nearly a thousand members of Vietnam's elite 126th Regiment of the 5th Brigade (Đặc cáng bộ) took early retirement then misplaced their equipment as they went to update their visas and inoculations before heading out for the DRC (some would be slipping over the DRC/Cabindan border).On Taiwan, it was the men and women of the 602nd Air Cavalry Brigade, 871st Special Operations Group and 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion who felt the sudden desire to 'seek enlightenment elsewhere, preferably on another continent'.They too were off to the Democratic Republic of Congo, man that country was a mess and their border security wasn't worth writing home about, that's for damn sure, via multiple Southeast Asian nations. Besides, they were being issued fraudulently visas which showed them to be from the People's Republic of China, not the ROC/Taiwan. If they were captured, they were to pretend to "be working for a Communist Revolution inside Angola and thus to be setting all of Africa on fire!" aka be Mainland Chinese.There, in the DRC, these Chinese stumbled across, some Japanese. These folks hadn't retired. No. They were on an extended assignment for the UN's mission in, the DRC. OH! And look! They'd brought tons of surplus, outdated Japanese Self Defense Forces' equipment with them, and there just so happened to be some Taiwanese who had experience in using such equipment (both used US-style gear).And here was Colonel Yoshihiro Isami of the Chūō Sokuō Shūdan (Japan's Central Readiness Force) wondering why he and his hastily assembled team had just unloaded,18 Fuji/Bell AH-1S Cobra Attack helicopters,6 Kawasaki OH-6D Loach Scout helicopters,12 Fuji-Bell 204-B-2 Hiyodori Utility helicopters,6 Kawasaki/Boeing CH-47JA Chinook Transport helicopters and4 Mitsubishi M U-2L-1 Photo Reconnaissance Aircraft.Yep! 46 more aircraft for the FAL-FA!Oh, and if this wasn't 'bad enough', the Chinese hadn't come alone. They'd brought some old aircraft from their homes to aid in the upcoming struggle. Once more, these things were relics of the Cold War yet both capable fighting machines and, given the sorry state of the opposition, definitely quite deadly. A dozen F-5E Tiger 2000 configured primarily for air superiority plus two RF-5E Tigergazer for reconnaissance, pilots plus ground crews, of course.Thus, on the eve of battle, the FAL-FA had become a true threat. Sure, all of its planes (and half of its pilots) were pretty old, but they were combat-tested and in numbers and experience no other Sub-Saharan African nation could match.The Liberation Ground Forces:But wait, there was still the niggling little problem of what all those fellas were going to fight with once they were on the ground. Assault/Battle rifles, carbines, rifles, pistols, PDW, SMGs as bullets, grenades and RPG's were all terrifyingly easy to obtain. The coast of West Africa was hardly the Port of London as far as customs security went. They were going to need some bigger toys and their host nations were going to need all their native hardware for their upcoming battles at home.And it wasn't like you could advertise for used IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicles), APCs (armored personnel carriers) and tanks on e-Bay, Amazon.com, or Twitter. If something modern US, or NATO, was captured rolling around the beautiful Angolan countryside, shooting up hostile Angolans, all kinds of head would roll in all kinds of countries, unless the country,A) had an Executive Branch and Judiciary who wouldn't ask (or be answering) too many uncomfortable questions,B) wasn't all that vulnerable to international pressure,C) really needed the money and,D) didn't give a fuck their toys would soon be seen on BBC/CNN/Al Jazeera blowing the ever-living crap out of a ton of Africans aka doing what they were advertised to do and doing it very well in the hands of capable professionals.And politics was kind enough to hand the freedom-loving people of Cabinda & Zaire a winner, and it wasn't even from strangers, or at least people all that strange to their part of the Globe. If you would have no idea who to look for, you wouldn't be alone.That was the magic of the choice. See, the last three decades had seen the entire Globe take a colossal dump on them as a Nation and a People. They were highly unpopular for all sorts of things, such as Crimes Against Humanity and 'no', we were not talking about the Khanate.We would be talking about Република Србија / Republika Srbija aka Serbia aka the former Yugoslavia who had watched all their satellite minions (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo and Macedonia) slip away. Despite being reduced to a tiny fraction of their former selves thus fighting two incredibly brutal and bloody World Wars for nothing, Serbia insisted on maintaining a robust armaments industry.Mind you, they didn't make the very best stuff on the planet. That didn't stop them from trying though. Of equal importance was their geographic location and the above mentioned desire for some hard currency without asking too many questions. The geography was simple, you could move even heavy gear unnoticed from central Serbia to the Montenegrin port of Bar by rail and load them up on freighters and off to the Congo you went.The Serbians produced an APC called the BVP M-80A's which weren't blowing anyone's minds away when they started rolling off the production lines back in 1982, plus some over-eager types on the Serbian Army's payroll sweetened the deal by offering 'the rebels' some BVP M-80 KC's and a KB as well.Then they slathered on the sugary-sweet Maple syrup by upgrading a few of the M-80A's to BVP M-98A's. Why would they be so generous? The KC's and KB were the Command & Control variants, so that made sense (C = company & B = battalion commander). The -98A had never been tested in the field before and they were kind of curious how the new turrets (which was the major difference) would behave. 'Our' procurement agents didn't quibble. We needed the gear.Besides, these Slavic entrepreneurs gave them an inside track on some 'disarmed/mothballed' Czech (introduced in 1963) armored mobile ambulances and Polish BWP-1 (first rolled out in 1966) APC's which were either in, or could be quickly configured into, the support variants those ground-fighters would need. The 'disarmed' part was 'fixable', thanks to both the Serbians and Finland. The 'missing' basic weaponry was something the Serbians could replace with virtually identical equipment.It just kept getting better. Unknown to me at the time, the Finnish firm, Patria Hágglunds, had sold twenty-two of their 'most excellent' AMOS turrets ~ they are a twin 120 mm mortar system ~ then the deal fell through. Whoops! Should have guarded that warehouse better. Those bitches were on a cargo plane bound for Albania inside of six hours.The ammunition for them was rather unique. Thankfully, it was uniquely sold by the Swiss, who had no trouble selling it to Serbia, thank you very much! Twenty-two BWP-1's became mobile artillery for the Unionist freedom fighters, though I understood the ship ride with the Serbian and Chinese technicians was loads of fun as they struggled to figured out how to attach those state-of-the-art death-dealing turrets to those ancient contraptions.To compensate, the Serbians added (aka as long as our money was good) two Nora B-52 155 mm 52-calibre mobile artillery pieces and one battery of Orkan CER MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) for long-range artillery, two batteries of their Oganj 2000 ER MRLS for medium range carnage and six batteries of their M-94 MRLS for 'close support' as well. More field-testing new gear for the "freedom fighters" We also managed to 'purchase' ten M-84AS Main Battle tanks plus an M-84A1 armor recovery vehicle. It should have been twelve tanks, but two had 'loading issues'.Not to be deterred, our busy little procurement-beavers discovered four tanks no one was using, in neighboring Croatia. Why wasn't anyone immediately keen on their placement? They were two sets of prototypes, Croatia's improvements on the M-84; the M-95 Degman which was a 'failed redesign' and the M-84D, which was a vast up-grade for the M-84 line which had been sidelined by the 2008 Global economic collapse, after which the project stagnated.It seemed they were all in working order because late one night 'my people' exited a Croatian Army base with them, never to be seen again, until two weeks later when an intrepid news crew caught the distinctive form of the M-95 sending some sweet 125 mm loving the Angolan Army's way. Whoops yet again! At least they hit what they were aiming at and destroyed what they hit, right?By then, millions of other people would be going 'what the fuck?' right along with them as Cabinda's camouflage- and mask-wearing rebel army was laying the smack-down on the Angolans. That was okay; over a million 'free Cabindan Unionists' were in the same boat. Over a thousand Asians with their mostly-female militant translators were right there to prop up their 'Unionist Allies', but then they were the ones with the tanks, armored vehicles, planes and guns, so they were less worried than most.To pilot these tanks, APC, IFV and man this artillery, they had to go back to the Khanate. Sure enough, they had some old tankers used to crewing the T-72 from which the M-84's and -95 Degman were derived. They'd also need drivers for those BVP M-80A's and Polish BWP-1's and OT-64 SKOT's... who were, again, derived from old Soviet tech (just much better). The Serbian artillery was similar enough to Soviet stuff, but with enough new tech to make it 'more fun' for the reservists to 'figure out' how to use.More volunteers for the Liberation Armed Forces! More Apple sales, great apps and voice modulation software so that the vehicle commanders would be heard communicating in Portuguese if someone was eavesdropping. As a final offering the Turkish Navy spontaneously developed some plans to test their long range capabilities by going to, the South Atlantic.On the final leg they would have six frigates and two submarines, enough to give any navy in the region, which wasn't Brazil, something to think about. This was a show of force, not an actual threat though. If anyone called their bluff, the Khanate-Turkish forces would have to pull back. These were not assets my Brother, the Great Khan, could afford to gamble and lose.If someone didn't call that bluff, he was also sending two smaller, older corvettes and three even smaller, but newer, fast attack boats, a "gift" to the Unionists ASAP. The frigates would then race home, they had 'other' issues to deal with while the submarines would hang around for a bit. The naval gift was necessitated by the reality the Unionists would have to press their claim to their off-shore riches and that required a naval force Angola couldn't hope to counter.As things were developing, it was reckoned since a build-up of such momentous land and air power couldn't be disguised, it had to happen in a matter of days ~ four was decided to be the minimum amount of time. More than that and the government of the Democratic Republic might start asking far too many questions our hefty bribes and dubious paperwork couldn't cover. Less than that would leave the task forces launching operations with too little a chance of success.Our biggest advantage was audacity. The buildup would happen 100 km up the Congo River from Soyo, the primary target of the Southern Invasion, in the DRC's second largest port city, Boma. Though across the river was Angolan territory, there was nothing there. The city of roughly 160,000 would provide adequate cover for the initial stage of the invasion.There they grouped their vehicles & Khanate drivers with Amazon and Vietnamese combat teams. The Japanese were doing the same for their 'Chinese' counterparts for their helicopter-borne forces. Getting all their equipment in working order in the short time left was critical as was creating some level of unit dynamic. Things were chaotic. No one was happy. They were all going in anyway.What had gone wrong?While most children her age were texting their schoolmates, or tackling their homework, Aya Ruger ~ the alias of Nasusara Assiyaiá hamai ~ was getting briefings of her global, secret empire worth hundreds of billions and those of her equally nefarious compatriots. She received a very abbreviated version of what the Regents received, delivered by a member of Shawnee Arinniti's staff.When Aya hopped off her chair unexpectedly, everyone tensed. Her bodyguards' hands went to their sidearms and Lorraine (her sister by blood), also in the room on this occasion, stood and prepared to tackle her 'former' sibling to the ground if the situation escalated into an assassination attempt. No such attack was generated, so the security ratcheted down and the attendant returned her focus to her Queen. Aya paced four steps, turned and retraced her way then repeated the action three more times."How many people live in the combined areas?" she asked."The combined areas? Of Cabinda and Zaire?""Yes.""I," the woman referenced her material, "roughly 1.1 million.""What is the yearly value of the offshore oil and natural gas production?""Forty-nine billion, eighty hundred and sixty-seven million by our best estimates at this time,""How many live in Soyo City proper?""Roughly 70,000.""We take Soyo," she spoke in a small yet deliberate voice. "We take and hold Soyo as an independent city-state within the Cabindan-Zaire Union. From the maps it appears Soyo is a series of islands. It has a port and airport. It has an open border to an ocean with weaker neighbors all around.""What of the, Zairians?""Bakongo. As a people they are called the Bakongo," Aya looked up at the briefer. "We relocate those who need to work in Soyo into a new city, built at our expense, beyond the southernmost water barrier. The rest we pay to relocate elsewhere in Zaire, or Cabinda."By the looks of those around her, Aya realized she needed to further explain her decisions."This is more than some concrete home base for our People," she began patiently. "In the same way it gives our enemies a clearly delineated target to attack us, it is a statement to our allies we won't cut and run if things go truly bad.""In the same way it will provide us with diplomatic recognition beyond what tenuous handouts we are getting from Cáel Wakko Ishara's efforts through JIKIT. Also, it is a reminder we are not like the other Secret Societies in one fundamental way, we are not a business concern, or a religion. We are a People and people deserve some sort of homeland. We have gone for so long without.""But Soyo?" the aide protested. "We have no ties to it, and it backs up to, nothing.""Northern Turkey and southern Slovakia mean nothing to us now as well," Aya debated. "No place on Earth is any more precious than another. As for backing up to nothing, no. You are incorrect. It backs into a promise from our allies in the Earth & Sky that if we need support, they know where to park their planes and ships."Aya was surrounded with unhappy, disbelieving looks."The Great Khan is my mamētu meáeda," she reminded them, "and I have every reason to believe he completely grasps the concept's benefits and obligations."The looks confirmed 'but he's a man' to the tiny Queen."Aya, are you sure about this?" Lorraine was the first to break decorum."Absolutely. Do you know what he sent me when he was informed of my, ascension to the Queendom?""No," Lorraine admitted."We must go horse-riding sometime soon, Daughter of Cáel, Queen of the Amazons."More uncertain and unconvinced looks."He didn't congratulate me, or send any gifts. He could have and you would think he would have, but he didn't. He knew the hearts of me & my Atta and we weren't in the celebratory mood. No. The Great Khan sent one sentence which offered solace and quiet, atop a horse on a windswept bit of steppe."Nothing.Sigh. "I know this sounds Cáel-ish," Aya admitted, "but I strongly believe this is what we should do. We are giving the Cabindans and Bakongo in Zaire independence and the promise of a much better life than what they now face. We will be putting thousands of our sisters' lives on the line to accomplish this feat and well over two hundred million dollars.""What about governance of the city ~ Soyo?" the aide forged ahead."Amazon law," Aya didn't hesitate. "We will make allowances for the security forces of visiting dignitaries and specific allied personnel, but otherwise it will be one massive Amazon urban freehold.""I cannot imagine the Golden Mare, or the Regents, will be pleased," the attendant bowed her head."It is a matter of interconnectivity," Aya walked up and touched the woman's cheek with the back of her small hand. "We could liberate then abandon Cabinda with the hope a small band could help them keep their independence. Except we need the refinery at Soyo so the people of Cabinda can truly support that liberty.""So, we must keep Soyo and to keep Soyo, we must keep Zaire province. There is no other lesser border which makes strategic sense ~ a river, highlands, a massive river, an ocean ~ those are sustainable frontiers. You can't simply keep Soyo and not expect the enemy to strike and destroy that refinery, thus we must take Zaire province.""But the Bakongo of Zaire cannot defend themselves and will not be able to do so for at least a year, if not longer. That means we must do so, and for doing so, they will give us Soyo and we will be honest stewards of their oil wealth. We cannot expect any other power to defend this new Union and if we don't have a land stake we will be portrayed as mercenaries and expelled by hostile international forces.""So, for this project to have any chance of success, we must stay, fight and have an acknowledged presence, and if you can think of an alternative, please let me know," she exhaled."What if the Cabindans and Bakongo resist?""It is 'us', or the Angolans and they know how horrible the Angolans can be. Didn't you say the average person their lives on just $2 a day?""Yes.""We can do better than that," Aya insisted."How?" the aide persisted. "I mean, 'how in a way which will be quickly evident and meaningful?'""Oh," Aya's tiny brow furrowed. Her nose twitched as she rummaged through the vast storehouse of her brain."Get me in touch with William A. Miller, Director of the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service. He should be able to help me navigate the pathways toward getting aid and advisors into those two provinces ASAP.""I'll let Katrina know," the attendant made the notation on her pad."No. Contact him directly," Aya intervened. "We established a, rapport when we met. I think he might responded positively to a chance to mentor me in foreign relations.""Really?" Lorraine's brows arched."Yes," Aya chirped."Are you sure, Nasusara?" the attendant stared. She used 'Nasusara' whenever she thought Aya had a 'horrible' idea instead of a merely a 'bad' one."Yes. He owes me. Last time we met I didn't shoot him.""Didn't?" the woman twitched."Yes. I drew down on him with my captured Chinese QSW-06. I didn't want to kill him, but I felt I was about to have to kill Deputy National Security Advisor Blinken and he was the only other person in the room both armed and capable of stopping me.""Why is he still alive?""Cáel Ishara saw through my distraction and then took my gun from me, asked for it actually," she shyly confessed."Would you have shot him?" the aide inquired."What do you think?" Aya smiled.And Then:So, given t

Le nombre de cas de Chikungunya et de dengue connaît une nette augmentation. À ce jour, 25 cas de Chikungunya et 16 cas de dengue ont été enregistrés à travers l'île. Parmi les nouveaux cas de Chikungunya, l'un est localisé à Tamarin, tandis que l'autre est un cas importé venant de Petite Rivière. En ce qui concerne la dengue, un nouveau cas a été signalé à Plaine Magnien. Les autorités sanitaires poursuivent les opérations de fumigation (fogging) et de traitement contre les larves (larviciding) pour endiguer la propagation des maladies. Le Dr Fazil Khodabocus, directeur par intérim des services de santé, nous donne plus de détails sur la situation, au micro de Yeshoda Keenoo

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The color yellow is sprinkled all throughout the natural world. It can be found in every group of animal, in plants and fungi and let us not forget the sunshine that rains down upon us all from space. Yellow has different reasons for being in all of these places, some you may not expect. Let us brighten your day with the Golden-lion Tamarin and the Egyptian Vulture, each yellow in their own right, owning it in their own unique way.

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Sound Therapy is an age-old practice that employs the use of sound waves and vibrations to foster healing on both physical and emotional levels. It is a holistic approach that has been used across various cultures for centuries, integrating the soothing power of sound to promote well-being and balance within the body and mind. During our Sloom Year End Function held in bed, Zweli had the pleasure of being introduced to this intriguing form of therapy by Cheryl and Tamarin, representing Sound of Gongs. Cheryl and Tamarin enlightened us on the principles behind Sound Therapy and how it functions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cheryl and Tamarin, who are the talented individuals behind the Sound of Gongs, provide us with an intriguing live session on-air, showcasing the mesmerizing happenings of a sound therapy session. This unique experience involves the use of gongs, which are ancient instruments renowned for their soothing and meditative properties. As the resonant tones of the gongs filled the airwaves, Zweli and Noluthando couldn't help but feel significantly more relaxed and at ease.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff 'Chalkx' Fox and Daniel 'Gumby' Vreeland are back in your earholes with their UFC Vegas 98 prelims betting guide! The UFC is back to the UFC Apex this Saturday with a flyweight-headlined Fight Night card. On this episode, the boys preview and pick winners for all seven prelim fights, with both hosts in on the same big dog. However, they are not without their disagreements. Listen in!    Time Stamps: 0:00 - Intro9:01 - Junior Tafa vs Sean Sharaf15:45 - Cory McKenna vs Julia Polastri19:14 - Cody Haddon vs Dan Argueta22:10 - Jonathan Pearce vs Pat Sabatini25:08 - CJ Vergara vs Ramazan Temirov29:46 - Clayton Carpenter vs Lucas Rocha32:23 - Niko Price vs Themba Gorimbo JOIN the SGPN community #DegensOnlyExclusive Merch, Contests and Bonus Episodes ONLY on Patreon - https://sg.pn/patreonDiscuss with fellow degens on Discord - https://sg.pn/discordDownload The Free SGPN App - https://sgpn.appCheck out the Sports Gambling Podcast on YouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTubeCheck out our website - http://sportsgamblingpodcast.comSUPPORT us by supporting our partnersUnderdog Fantasy code SGPN - Up to $1000 in BONUS CASH - https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-sgpnRithmm - Player Props and Picks - Free 7 day trial! http://sportsgamblingpodcast.com/rithmmADVERTISE with SGPNInterested in advertising? Contact sales@sgpn.ioFOLLOW The Sports Gambling Podcast On Social MediaTwitter - http://www.twitter.com/gamblingpodcastInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/sportsgamblingpodcastTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@gamblingpodcastFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/sportsgamblingpodcastFOLLOW The Hosts On Social MediaSean Green - http://www.twitter.com/seantgreenRyan Kramer - http://www.twitter.com/kramercentric================================================================Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER CO, DC, IL, IN, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) Call 1-800-327-5050 (MA)21+ to wager. Please Gamble Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS, NV), 1-800 BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI)================================================================

Jeff 'Chalkx' Fox and Daniel 'Gumby' Vreeland are back in your earholes with their UFC Vegas 98 prelims betting guide! The UFC is back to the UFC Apex this Saturday with a flyweight-headlined Fight Night card. On this episode, the boys preview and pick winners for all seven prelim fights, with both hosts in on the same big dog. However, they are not without their disagreements. Listen in! Time Stamps:0:00 - Intro9:01 - Junior Tafa vs Sean Sharaf15:45 - Cory McKenna vs Julia Polastri19:14 - Cody Haddon vs Dan Argueta22:10 - Jonathan Pearce vs Pat Sabatini25:08 - CJ Vergara vs Ramazan Temirov29:46 - Clayton Carpenter vs Lucas Rocha32:23 - Niko Price vs Themba Gorimbo JOIN the SGPN community #DegensOnlyExclusive Merch, Contests and Bonus Episodes ONLY on Patreon - https://sg.pn/patreonDiscuss with fellow degens on Discord - https://sg.pn/discordDownload The Free SGPN App - https://sgpn.appCheck out the Sports Gambling Podcast on YouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTubeCheck out our website - http://sportsgamblingpodcast.comSUPPORT us by supporting our partnersNFL Freeroll Football Contest - $3500 up for grabs http://sportsgamblingpodcast.com/freerollPromo code FOOTBALL - 10% off everything http://sg.pn/storeUnderdog Fantasy code SGPN - Up to $1000 in BONUS CASH - https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-sgpnRithmm - Player Props and Picks - Free 7 day trial! http://sportsgamblingpodcast.com/rithmmADVERTISE with SGPNInterested in advertising? Contact sales@sgpn.ioWATCH the Sports Gambling PodcastYouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTubeTwitch - https://sg.pn/TwitchFOLLOW The Sports Gambling Podcast On Social MediaTwitter - http://www.twitter.com/gamblingpodcastInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/sportsgamblingpodcastTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@gamblingpodcastFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/sportsgamblingpodcastFOLLOW The Hosts On Social MediaJeff Fox - http://www.twitter.com/jefffoxwriterDaniel Vreeland - http://www.twitter.com/gumbyvreelandShow - http://www.twitter.com/sgpnmmaGambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER CO, DC, IL, IN, LA, MD, MS, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY Call 877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY) Call 1-800-327-5050 (MA)21+ to wager. Please Gamble Responsibly. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS, NV), 1-800 BETS-OFF (IA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI)

A few months into pregnancy, Tamarin Norwood learned that the baby she was carrying would not live. Her book 'The Song of the Whole Wide World' is out now Read more about Tamarin Norwood and buy her book here •STILL PARENTS PODCAST• •Website •Instagram •X/Twitter •Facebook •Watch the Lorraine Kelly interview •LILY MAE FOUNDATION• •Website •Facebook •Instagram Produced by Dan Kelly for the Lily Mae Foundation Music by Alex Singh Supported by Global's 'Make Some Noise'

Precise, poetic and deeply moving, Tamarin Norwood's much-anticipated book, The Song of the Whole Wide World: On Grief, Motherhood and Poetry, chronicles her experience of having a son, Gabriel, who lived just 72 minutes. In this episode, she joins Miranda and Sarah to share and reflect on passages from her gorgeous book, talk about the ultimate "taboo within a taboo" that is infant loss, as well as the urgent, wonderful work she is doing today to help other bereaved parents. LINKS:  Something Good Enough, an excerpt of the book in The Lancet  Tamarin on Instagram and on Twitter Join our Patreon!

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Hàng chục thanh niên đã trồng một hành lang xanh để trở thành lối đi an toàn trong tương lai cho loài vật biểu tượng và có nguy cơ tuyệt chủng cao nhất ở Rio de Janeiro, loài khỉ vàng sư tử. Công việc này nằm trong một dự án có tên Darwin200, phục hiện lại chuyến thám hiểm bằng thuyền buồm do Charles Darwin thực hiện gần 200 năm trước, phát hiện ra loài động vật quý hiếm này và nhiều loài khác.

Dozens of young people have planted a green corridor that will be a future safe passageway for Rio de Janeiro's most emblematic and endangered species, the golden lion tamarin. It's all part of a project called Darwin200, that's retracing the sailboat expedition taken by Charles Darwin nearly 200 years ago that led to his theory of evolution.

What's That Smell? An AI Nose KnowsIf you want to predict the color of something, you can talk about wavelengths of light. Light with a wavelength of around 460 nanometers is going to look blue. If you want to predict what something sounds like, frequencies can be a guide—a frequency of around 261 Hertz should sound like the musical note middle C.Predicting smells is more difficult. While we know that many sulfur-containing molecules tend to fall somewhere in the ‘rotten egg' or ‘skunky' category, predicting other aromas based solely on a chemical structure is hard. Molecules with a similar chemical structure may smell quite different—while two molecules with very different chemical structures can smell the same.This week in the journal Science, researchers describe developing an AI model that,  given the structure of a chemical compound, can roughly predict where it's likely to fall on a map of odors. For example, is it grassy? Or more meaty? Perhaps floral?Dr. Joel Mainland is one of the authors of that report. He's a member of the Monell Chemical Senses Center and an adjunct associate professor in the department of neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Mainland joins Ira to talk about the mystery of odor, and his hope that odor maps like the one developed by the AI model could bring scientists closer to identifying the odor equivalent of the three primary colors—base notes that could be mixed and blended to create all other smells.  As Temperatures Rise, Farmworkers Are UnprotectedJuan Peña, 28, has worked in the fields since childhood, often exposing his body to extreme heat like the wave that hit the Midwest last week.The heat can cause such deep pain in his whole body that he just wants to lie down, he said, as his body tells him he can't take another day on the job. On those days, his only motivation to get out of bed is to earn dollars to send to his 10-month-old baby in Mexico.To read more, visit sciencefriday.com. The Golden Lion Tamarin Rebounds From The Brink Of ExtinctionThe Golden Lion Tamarin is a small, charismatic monkey with a mane of red fur that's a local celebrity in Brazil's Atlantic Forest. This pint-sized primate was on the brink of extinction back in the 1970s, with only about 200 left in the wild.After decades of concentrated conservation efforts, an estimated 4,800 golden lion tamarins are now living in the wild. The multi-pronged effort involved reconnecting parts of the forest that had disappeared due to deforestation, vaccinating monkeys against yellow fever, and reintroducing zoo-bred primates to the wild.Ira speaks to Carlos Ruiz Miranda, associate professor of conservation and behavior at Northern Rio de Janeiro State University in Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil. Dr. Ruiz Miranda has worked on restoring golden lion tamarin populations for decades, and was involved in every facet of this effort.  Unraveling the Mysteries Of The Y ChromosomeLast week, we briefly mentioned the sequencing and analysis of the human Y chromosome, which was recently reported in the journal Nature. It's an important achievement—the small Y chromosome is filled with repeated segments of genetic code that make reconstructing the full sequence difficult. Think of trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle—the unique parts of the picture are easy, but areas with repeated colors, like sky or waves, are more challenging.    In addition to the complete sequence of one individual's Y, other researchers compared the Y chromosomes of 43 different individuals—and found that the structure of the chromosome can vary widely from one person to another.The Y chromosome plays a key role in sex determination and sperm production, making it of interest to fertility researchers. It's also linked to some diseases and health conditions.Adam Phillippy, a senior investigator in the computational and statistical genomics branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health, and Kateryna Makova, a professor of biology at Penn State University, join Ira to talk about the challenges of sequencing the Y chromosome, and what doing so might mean for medical research. To stay updated on all-things-science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.

Der kleine Kaiserschnurrbart-Tamarin trägt Gesichtshaar wie ein ganz Großer. Tierpflegerin Juliane Ladensack erzählt von niedlich aussehenden Äffchen, die es faustdick hinter den Ohren haben.

Little monkey hour - come learn about this LITTLE GUY. We ponder questions like Where did the emperor tamarin get its name? How does low-key bullying play into their survival strategy? Did y'all have a Furby and how much did you torture it? and Was this monkey created in Waluigi's image?

Hi everybody. Are you a start-up business looking to raise funds? Or maybe you're looking to work with-- or for-- such a business? Then again, maybe you're just looking to invest a small sum of money in a start-up? If so, then you'll enjoy listening to this episode of Looking Forward. On it, you'll hear what my guest expert, Kat Kuzmeskas, says about a relatively new way to do any of the things I just mentioned. It's called Regulation Crowd Funding, or "Reg CF" for short.Among other things, Kat will talk about (1) crowdfunding, and how it's being used to raise funds for a whole variety of individuals, nonprofits, and businesses, (2) Reg CF, the relatively recent, crowdfunding-related regulations in the United States, which allow startup businesses to raise funds from "regular" investors, not necessarily high net-worth individuals, and (3) the opportunities that Reg CF offers not only to businesses, but to small investors all over the globe who want to participate in a startup's potential growth... and possibly gain an equity share down the road. Kat will also speak about the job and freelancing opportunities that these Reg CF startups offer, and in true Looking Forward fashion, she'll offer some tips on how to capitalize on some of the opportunities she mentions. Now a little more about Kat: Kat Kuzmeskas is the President of Tamarin and Shyro, two health care companies. She has dedicated her entrepreneurial career to making data more accessible in healthcare, especially for patients. As a former hospital administrator at Yale New Haven Health, she was shocked to learn that it was easier to buy healthcare data than it was for patients and providers to access data for care. So, she wanted to tackle this issue. Kat is also a Teach For America alum, having taught in under-served communities along the Texas-Mexico border.You can learn more about Kat and her companies by contacting her on LinkedIn, e-mailing her at katherine@shyro.health, or visiting the websites https://www.tamarin.health/ or https://www.shyro.health/You'll find more information about my business, Jeff Ostroff & Associates, LLC, in the middle of this episode and by visiting https://www.jeff-ostroff.com/On the website, you can also contact us about the various marketing and communications services we offer, such as (1) podcast hosting, creation, consulting, and column writing, (2) professional voice overs, (3) B2B/B2C interviewing for individuals and businesses looking to promote themselves or better understand their customers and prospects, (4) consulting/training on how to excel behind or in front of the microphone as an interviewer or guest, and (5) senior marketing assistance. (Hey, I've actually written a book about that!) You can also reach me at jeff@jeff-ostroff.com** If you enjoy this episode, please be sure to tell your family, friends, and other members of YOUR network about it… and encourage them to listen to it, too. Also, please give it a "like" and/or a good review. And, hey, go ahead and subscribe to this podcast. :)-Looking Forward is THE podcast about the OPPORTUNITIES created by global trends, now and into the future, and how YOU might capitalize on those: Think... jobs, careers, business start-ups, ventures, investments, life enrichment.Guests are experts in their field, and most are C-suite executives, household names,...

Join me today for an interview with Nicole Tamarin, a watercolor artist from the east coast who has been licensing her artwork since 2012. What started out as a leap of faith showing at Surtex has turned into a beautiful career in licensing. Join me to learn all about Nicole's journey after going all in on her creative career. You can learn more about Nicole on her website linked below. https://www.nicoletamarin.com/ 

Details from KRLD Reporter L.P. Phillips in Dallas.PHOTO: Dallas Zoo/Twitter

Tom Brady announces his retirement. Also, Severe weather affecting millions of people across the country. Plus, The missing Tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo were found in a closet of an abandoned home. And, TODAY's Checklist: cardiologist Dr. Michelle Albert breaks down important heart health numbers and provides an overview of how to perform CPR. 

The missing Tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo were found in a closet of an abandoned home. Also, Consumer Confidential: a new push by the nation's largest supermarket chains to lower grocery prices. Plus, Discover Black Heritage: the inspiring story behind the first black female Sherriff Dawanna Witt from Minneapolis, Minnesota. And, Start TODAY: the weight loss journey of one of our members Kathy Augustine from Merritt Island, Florida.

7th Memphis officer relieved of duty after Tyre Nichols' death. Covid emergency to end May 11th. PA announcer berates parents at high school basketball game. Rep. George Santos to step down from House committees. What Americans are most concerned about. 2 Tamarin monkeys missing from the Dallas Zoo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ivanova et Olga Tamarin est un duo mère-fille qui aurait tué près de 27 personnes. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

NAPOVED: Novo dramsko delo Katarine Moráno KAKO JE PADLO DREVO, naročeno v ljubljanski Drami in sinoči tam krstno uprizorjeno, ki ga nevsiljivo podpira vešča režija Žige Divjáka, je nadroben mozaik urbanih tem s poudarjeno okoljsko poanto. Osredotočeno je na trenutke, ko nasprotovanja kot v loncu na pritisk eskalirajo v konflikt, ki ga opazuje z obeh plati, v nastajanju in njegovih neposrednih posledicah. Poleg tega je prvi dramski tekst te dolžine, v celoti napisan v ljubljanščini. Da se zgodba zaokroži, si vzame čas – in tega si je zanjo vredno vzeti, meni Dušan Rogelj in nadaljuje: SNG Drama Ljubljana, veliki oder: Katarina Murano KAKO JE PADLO DREVO Krstna uprizoritev / premiera 3. decembra 2022 PODATKI O USTVARJALCIH: Režiser Žiga Divjak Dramaturginja Katarina Morano Scenograf Igor Vasiljev Kostumografinja Tina Pavlović Avtor glasbe Blaž Grcar Inštruktor bobnanja, svetovalec za ritem Marjan Stanić Lektorica Tatjana Stanič Oblikovalec svetlobe Borut Bučinel ZASEDBA VLOG: Jani, oče Janez Škof Danica, mati Silva Čušin Anita, najstarejša hči Tina Vrbnjak Boštjan, Anitin partner Uroš Fürst Tamara, srednja hči Nina Ivanišin Matej, Tamarin partner Gregor Zorc k. g. Lila, najmlajša hči Maruša Majer Rok, sosed, Lilin najboljši prijatelj iz otroštva Iztok Drabik Jug k. g. Jaka, Rokov brat Timon Šturbej

This episode features Tamarin Oblowitz. She is a spiritual, intuitive and holistic therapist/psychotherapist. In this episode, we become more aware of the words allow, trust and explore. This episode guides us through the journey of connecting and healing within and our spiritual awakening. Processing Emotions [6:00] “Tears are antibiotics to the soul. They're cleansing to the soul. They're really healing to the soul. Sometimes, we're so quick to judge ourselves for how we're feeling, and that actually causes suffering.” Tamarin's Journey [11:09] “If you love what you do, what you're writing, you want to eat it up. Absorb it. I was always a deep soul at a young age.” Self-Love Journey and Spiritual Awakening  [18:00] “I called myself spiritual because I didn't know how else to identify myself. At the age of 14 to 33, I was disconnected from a higher power more or less, and it allowed consequences to me” Dealing with Pain [30:40] “It is really very important for me to sit with my pain and have space for my pain. In that discomfort of not knowing. What we regress, always gets expressed.” Women's Strong Inner-critic [37:44] “This inner critic translates into lower self worth, distrust of self and self-betrayal. Nothing happens to you, it happens for you, it got you to where you need to be.”  Evolving [52:36] “As you become more spiritual you begin to eat differently. When you start to evolve and when you start to expand in your consciousness and awareness you will start to eat differently.” Follow Tamarin Oblowitz @empowerherhealing Please download, rate & review this episode and share it with friends! Connect with Kelly here: Courses & Coaching Kelly's Favorites Follow Me on Instagram Follow Me on TikTok Join the ChaseLife with Kelly Community! Subscribe to My YouTube Channel

Luís Paulo Ferraz and Carlos Ruiz of the Associação Mico-Leāo-Dourado (AMLD) join Marlies Quirino and Scott Stone of Lookfar Conservation to talk about protecting and restoring the habitat of the endangered Golden Lion Tamarin – a small monkey found only in surviving fragments of the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Luís Paulo and Carlos talk about how AMLD's work is driven by local communities, sparking social entrepreneurship throughout the region – such as the organic farm and bed and breakfast Fazenda dos Cordeiros and women-led tree nursery businesses that supply seedlings for hundreds of native tree species to AMLD and other NGOs, including recent Lookfar Podcast guests Nicholas and Raquel Locke of REGUA.

HeavyBeats HeavyHitters is our chance to hand the decks over to amazing talent that exists within our industry. This month's HeavyBeats HeavyHitters mix comes from the mysterious Ango TamarinAngo Tamarin has been catching our ears with energetic music made by someone who ‘knows' It's clear to hear in the tracks he has made that he has experienced the best djs on the best dancefloors and now is sharing his interpretation His debut EP was released on Adam Beyer's Truesoul imprint in April 2020 just at the beginning of lockdown and since then he has been waiting for the right moment to drop a string of releases with some of the biggest labels in dance music. Ango received support on that first release (What Was That EP) from the likes of Joseph Capriati, Paco Osuna, Claude Vonstroke, Joris Voorn, Richie Hawtin, Black Madonna, Rebuke, Loco & Jam, and Eli Brown as well as some early plays recently from label bosses ahead of their releases including Eats Everything, Yousef, Patrick Topping, Chris Lake, Nic Fanciuli, Danny Howard and Hot Since 82. Check the interview at the start of the mix to hear where loads more HeavyBeats will be dropped. So happy to share this one from one of our favourite producers in recent timesMake your suggestion for future HeavyHitters Info@HeavyBeats.Co.UkMessage us if you like what you hear @HeavyBeats and Follow us.Get ready for the HEAVY BEATS! Ango Tamarin - Call GirlAngo Tamarin - Where's Eric?Ango Tamarin - Hand LuggageAngo Tamarin - Ain't You PrettyAngo Tamarin - Freaks Pon Di FloorAngo Tamarin - Hollow EarthAngo Tamarin - CanopyAngo Tamarin - ParadigmAngo Tamarin - Waiting RoomAngo Tamarin - IDAngo Tamarin - What Was That?Ango Tamarin - Drumming UpAngo Tamarin - Please BehaveAngo Tamarin - AntelopeAngo Tamarin - Can You Bang?Ango Tamarin - SteamrollerAngo Tamarin - ID

Du pop-corn ! Ingrédients250 g de grains de maïs – 120 g de sucre – 40 g de beurre – sel – 1 càs de pâte de tamarin – 3 càs d'huile de tournesol.La recette du pop-corn au caramel de tamarinVersez l'huile dans une casserole et ajoutez-y les grains de maïs.Couvrez, secouez 1 ou 2 fois la casserole pendant la cuisson et stoppez dès que tous les grains ont éclaté.Astuce : avec un couvercle en verre vous pourrez mieux surveiller ! Ayez l'oreille aussi pour écouter la fin des "pops" !Versez les pop-corn dans un saladier.Versez le beurre et le sucre dans une poêle. Chauffez à feu moyen et laissez caraméliser. Ajoutez la pâte de tamarin, remuez pour bien répartir.Quand le mélange devient ambré (couleur caramel), versez immédiatement sur les pop corn et mélangez.Dégustez ou dévorez aussitôt !Recette de poche est un podcast proposé par RFI avec l'envie d'utiliser des produits locaux africains connus, ou pour le plaisir d'en découvrir de nouveaux, de bons produits cultivés sur le continent, destinés à l'exportation, et qui ne demandent qu'à se faire une place dans les cuisines africaines.Ces recettes sont imaginées par le cuisinier mauritanien Harouna Sow, traiteur et chef formateur pour le Refugee Food, à Paris. Chaque épisode est une nouvelle recette de poche facile à réaliser, originale, avec ce goût-là, qui régalera vos proches, vos amis vos voisins.Cuisiniers de tous les jours ? Amateurs ou passionnés ? Vous avez des produits que vous ne savez pas cuisiner ? Des recettes à partager ? Contactez-nous en ligne pour cuisiner ensemble !Recette de poche est un podcast original du Goût du monde pour RFI - Production : Clémence Denavit ; Réalisation et mixage : Cécile Bonici.

Préparez-vous au grand voyage ! Dans ce podcast, nous partons à Rio de Janeiro, au sud-est du Brésil. Un pont a été érigé au-dessus d'une autoroute pour permettre aux tamarins-lions dorés – des primates menacés d'extinction – de traverser en toute sécurité. Le viaduc a été recouvert de plantes et d'arbres destinés à former, à terme, une forêt suspendue. Si les singes n'ont pas encore osé s'y aventurer, d'autres animaux ont déjà commencé à fréquenter la passerelle...

Join us on this animal-filled exotic adventure where Jett and James find themselves transformed by the Lightning Phoenix! How will they get back to their normal selves?

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised the job that President Biden has done in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while asserting that there is more that the U.S. should be doing to make a difference in the region. Former President Donald Trump returned to Michigan Saturday (April 2) for the first time since he lost the 2020 election. The U.S. government seized a mega yacht in Spain owned by an oligarch with close ties to the Russian president on Monday, the first in the government's sanctions initiative to “seize and freeze” giant boats and other pricey assets of Russian elites. An endangered black lion tamarin has been born at the Jersey Zoo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DAVID GAUSA presents SUTIL SENSATIONS RADIO / N#409 TRACKLIST FEBRUARY 18th 2021 / 18 FEBRERO 2022 Ben Kim 'Somebody To Love' (LP Giobbi Remix) - Realm Emily Nash 'Garden' - Ministry Of Sound Dombresky 'Bubblin' - Process Orbital 'Chime' (Eli Brown Remix) - Orbital Recordings Ltd Navos 'Getting Over This' - Higher Ground Disclosure x Zedd 'You've Got To Let Go If You Want To Be Free' - Apollo Records Vintage Culture & Sonny Fodera feat. SHELLS 'Nightjar' - Defected Simon Doty feat. Ursula Rucker 'Hometown' - Anjunadeep Jimi Jules 'My City's On Fire' - Inervisions --- TRACKS OF THE WEEK / TEMAS DE LA SEMANA Classmatic 'El Primer Corazn' - Revival New York Fisher 'Palm Beach Banga' - Catch and Release / Good Company --- Kristin Velvet 'The Undertaker' - Arms & Legs MARTEN HORGER x Brandon 'Let's Try It' (taken from 'Confession x Night Bass: The Album') - Confession x Night Bass Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd 'Moth To A Flame' (Chris Lake Remix) - Republic Records Junior Simba 'Precision' - Simba Sounds Gianmarco Limenta 'Infinity' - Get In Tone --- DAVID GAUSA IN THE MIX: #CANELAFINA TAKEOVER Doli Palese TSWR' - Engrave WhoMadeWho 'Silence & Secrets' (Adriatique Remix) - Embassy One Sam Ruffillo 'Danza Organica' (Musumeci Remix) - Toy Tonics Ango Tamarin feat. Ebson 'Paradigm' - Knee Deep In Sound Tinlicker 'Healing Forest' - Anjunadeep Renato Cohen 'Meltin' - Pets Eli Brown 'Believe' - Filth on Acid --- THE CLASSIC / EL CLASICO Hollis P. Monroe 'I'm' Lonely' - Renaissance Infinity / Stickman / City Beat --- If you want to know more about DAVID GAUSA, visit: Si quieres saber mas de DAVID GAUSA, visita: http://www.davidgausa.com http://instagram.com/davidgausa http://www.facebook.com/davidgausa http://twitter.com/davidgausa http://soundcloud.com/davidgausa http://www.mixcloud.com/davidgausa http://www.youtube.com/davidgausa http://www.sutilrecords.com http://www.facebook.com/sutilrecords

I'm taking a break from evil warrior cats to do an in-between-season special on Wings of Fire. In Part One, we tackle the fascinating subject of Animus magic. Happy New Year! Stay safe. Special thanks to Raveblaze for voice acting Tamarin. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/randourl/message

Nicole Tamarin is what we called a master on the field of Art License  Nicole is also one of the host of Club House talk show,ART License and Creative conversations on clubhouse talking weekly with thousand of artists on the topic ART License and nurture a community for artist! From early on she has always drawn or made things; sewing, crafting, rearranging furniture, and setting up environments with my toys rather than playing with them.  She seem to have this need to package things and ideas up in a beautiful way, to create, decorate, or manipulate all that is around her.She has  an BFA with a concentration in Illustration from Massachusetts College of Art and Design where She graduated with Departmental Honors. Recently, She returned to my alma mater to teach Illustration. Greeting Cards were her first introduction to the world of art and design. After her launching her business at Surtex in 2012    Connect with Nicole @https://www.nicoletamarin.com/   Thank you so much for listen to this show, Much love Rebeca Flott

During today's "Getting Real About..." discussion, Kami, Joe, Tamarin and Vanessa get real about some of the top issues married couples face and some tips to get through those difficult times. They talk about ways to seek help if you are feeling lost or struggling in your marriage and give some advice to those who are considering divorce and how to heal during this time.  Divorce Care 2022 at Gold Creek Community Church Mondays from 6:30-8 PM starting on Monday Jan 17 Goes through April 18th and we skip a week for Spring Break.  It costs $30 to attend.  If you have already been through the class and have the new work book, you can get a discount. Email Kami@goldcreek.org.    Divorce Care for kids will be run if we have 5 kids minimum sign up. Divorce Care for Kids (DC4K) is for kids ages 6-11 (first - 5th grade) and is offered free for parents that are attending Divorce Care.    Divorce care is for anyone who is separated, in the middle of a divorce, or who has been divorced...doesn't matter how long.  We will help you navigate the decisions and emotions that you will face as you walk through the healing process.    Registration Links: https://rock.goldcreek.org/registration/divorcecare2022 https://rock.goldcreek.org/registration/dc4k2022   Co-Parenting Works!: Helping Your Children Thrive after Divorce https://amzn.to/3biiHdu

This primate definitely looks like they are all business in the front and all party in back, but looks can be deceiving! Listen to learn more about this cute little friends unique social structure and much more about their lives!

In the 112th episode of Otaku Brothers, Rusty kicks off the show sharing how he is recovering from the vaccine. Thankfully, he's doing well! Then, Ryan shares how his cape collection is going in Runescape, while Rusty adds two more Platinum Trophies to his collection after completing Tamarin and The Pathless. Finally, the Gents kickstart a NEW segment of the show called Memory of Melodies, where they listen to great video game tunes and share personal stories as to why the songs are so special to them. Enjoy the episode! Time Stamps: 0:00 – 10:39 – Usual Life Happenings 10:40 – 21:51 – Why Lord of the Rings is the Best 21:52 – 25:49 – What Drives Us – Documentary Discussion 25:50 – 36:49 – What He's Playing – Ryan 36:50 – 56:49 – What He's Playing – Rusty 56:50 – 1:49:26 – Memory of Melodies (Summer Delight) 1:49:27 – 1:56:40 – Closing Remarks Otaku Brothers Links: Discord – https://discord.gg/E4hv4de Otaku Brothers Twitter – https://twitter.com/Otaku_Bros_Pod Rusty's Twitter – https://twitter.com/relewis2011 Ryan's Twitter – https://twitter.com/DarthCole72 Submit Podcast Questions Here – Otakubrotherspodcast@gmail.com

Everything goes egg-shaped as Sam must travel into his past as a freedom fighter in Central America on the trail of de Tamarin, the only one who can explain "The Mystery of Tinkles." But is it too late? Will Sam survive bathing a parrot? And who DID drop the wiener? All these mysteries and more, in the latest episode of Sam Shovel, Private Eye. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tony-jonick/support

Sam Shovel is down to the last penny in his loafers when he get a call from an old friend. Will She and Sam go back to being "more than friends?" Who is Jorge Montoya Iñigo del Rio de Tamarin, and what does he know about Tinkles? Who was the Hefty British chap hanging around Ernie's? And who in their right mind puts cognac coulis over chaussure frite avec tomme de Jura? All these mysteries and more, in the latest episode of Sam Shovel, Private Eye. www.KingfisherRadioHour.com Please be sure to subscribe, review, and throw an acorn at a squirrel. (They're watching, you know!) Interested in reading the scripts? Getting next week's episode early? Reading silly illegible scratchings done in pencil? Check out https://www.patreon.com/KingfisherTalkingPictures --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tony-jonick/support

On today's show, Marc starts things off by talking about the PlayStation 5 showcase for just a smidgen before diving into what they've been playing, including Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning, Vampire's Fall: Origins, Moero Crystal H, and Tamarin. Anyway, something-something fuzzy and a little bit sudsy, cheers and enjoy the anime-zing(ly why does this monkey have a gun?!) show. Anyway, that's it and that's all folks. If you're feeling extra generous, you can become a patron, donate a little something-something, or subscribe to show your support for the site, the plentiful podcasts, the various videos, the absurd art, and all of the other nonsense we make over here at Pixelated Sausage. Thanks for being a fan.

W O M E N - how talented and courageous we are. In this episode we explore the roles society has given us but also changed because of us. You should probably save this episode for downtime and grab a journal. We explore a whole new reality of what it means to be a woman: yoni and all. Being a sister, a lover, a mother, a wife, and friend is a whole of responsibility and frankly, we are so glad that we are naturally prepared for ANYTHING as women. Aliya, my guest in RC 7 is a life learner, knowledge seeking storyteller, who loves to share the truths she has collected over the years while connecting with nature and her authentic self. Ask her anything! If she doesn't know, she will find out for you. don't forget to tag @rcthepodcast when listening and leave a review. As always, Love & Blessings. Show Notes Available via Farhanasarguro.com/blog ❥ Follow me on Instagram & leave your feedback on @rcthepodcast ❥ Follow Aliya on Instagram @Greenmindfulmama ❥ SPONSOR AN EPISODE ON PATREON

Our guest in this installment of The PrimateCast is Dr. Valeria Romano, who shares with us a series of interviews she conducted with conservation scientists during a meeting on the “Strategic Planning for the Conservation of Golden Lion Tamarins” run by...

Our guest in this installment of The PrimateCast is Dr. Valeria Romano, who shares with us a series of interviews she conducted with conservation scientists during a meeting on the “Strategic Planning for the Conservation of Golden Lion Tamarins” run by...

Our guest in this installment of The PrimateCast is Dr. Valeria Romano, who shares with us a series of interviews she conducted with conservation scientists during a meeting on the “Strategic Planning for the Conservation of Golden Lion Tamarins” run by...

Today on the podcast Tariq and Lester discuss Taika Waititi's Latest film - Jojo Rabbit - A Comedy Exploring a 10-year-old boy's fanaticism of Hitler Youth who imagines his best friend is Adolf Hitler, discovers his mother hiding a Jewish girl in their home.  Twitter  Facebook Instagram @themoviebrewWebsite  Email  Artwork by Forest Fire CreationsMusic by Jake Brett aka Tamarin

Today on the podcast Lester and Tariq discuss Christopher Nolan's Suspense film based on the True Events of the Evacuation of Dunkirk.  Twitter Facebook Instagram @themoviebrewWebsite Email  Artwork by Forest Fire CreationsMusic by Jake BrettCheck out Tamarin

Tariq and Lester discuss the historical drama starring Timothy Chalamet, Joel Edgerton and Robert Pattinson directed by David Michôd.Hear they're takes on the films merits, faults and hilarious mistakes. Twitter Facebook Instagram @themoviebrewWebsite  EmailArtwork by Forest Fire CreationsMusic by Jake Brett aka Tamarin

Today on the Podcast Lester and Tariq discuss Mike Flanagan's adaption of the Stephen King Sequel and Kubrick's Classic film The Shining. Twitter FacebookInstagram @themoviebrewWebsiteEmail Artwork by Forest Fire CreationsMusic by Tamarin

Welcome to the Oceanriders Podcast: conversations with entrepreneurs, creatives, thinkers and dreamers who happen to be surfers. Today my guest is all four of them : her name is Eve Isambourg and she is a stunning, brilliant and inspiring young woman from Mauritius. At only 19, she created a movement to raise awareness about the importance of ocean conservation. This May, while she was sitting her second year college exams at Sciences Po Paris, she created the "I Speak Blue Too" campaign that went viral. In this episode, Eve tells us her story, and shares her experience of creating and leading an activist campaign in favor of our oceans. We discuss what it takes to dive into the world of activism, how social media plays a great part and what you learn on the way.  Eve is an accomplished surfer, a model, working as an ambassador for brands who share her values, a blogger, a yoga and zumba teacher, and an ocean activist. She is a warrior fighting for freedom of women, surfing and ocean conservation. In this episode, Eve tells us her story, and shares her experience of creating and leading an activist campaign that went viral for World Ocean Day in June. At a tipping point in history for our climate and our planet, we discuss what it takes to dive into the world of activism, how social media plays a great part, how to get your voice picked-up by super famous NGOs (such as 4Ocean, Surfrider and Oceana), and what you learn on the way. Eve has taken her movement one step further and shares with us some key elements of the I Speak Blue Too report that can be downloaded and shared here. You can find out here how to be a part of the I Speak Blue Too campaign here, as the campaign is still running. If there is anything to take from this episode, it's the fact that anything is possible as long as you believe in yourself, your values and that you have something to say. Just take action like Eve and don't have any expectations, it's all a learning curve. Eve shares her experience into what it takes to become a brand ambassador (it's easier than you think) as she proudly represents Rip Curl Europe, Savage Clothing, Making Waves Clothing and Belle et Toile. Eve tells us the story of her most epic surf trip to Scar Reef in Sumbawa Indonesia, and you'll find out some interesting info on where to go surfing in Mauritius (avoid the posh hotels and the white sandy beaches and you'll fall in love with the clean reefs of Tamarin). My apologies for the sound on Eve's end. I thought that it would be a good idea for Eve to record outside, but it turns out we can hear the chirping of birds, dog barks (and sometimes the neighbors). Lesson learned folks ;) If you want to find out more on Eve Isambourg, you can find everything we discussed in the show notes of the episode. You can find them on your listening device (iTunes or Stitcher), on my website www.theoceanriderspodcast.com or on Medium.com where I publish all my episodes too (look for Imi Barneaud or The Oceanriders Podcast). Talking about dream jobs, since the episode was recorded, Eve's I Speak Blue Too campaign earned her a place on the Peace Boat that took a bunch of young activists on a transatlantic adventure from Stockholm to the icebergs of Greenland and then on to New York where she held a talk in front of leaders at United Nations!!! When having to chose between getting a job or making jobs, Eve is clearly on the path to making many many jobs. Her #ISpeakBlueToo campaign also earned her a collaboration with an exclusive range of T-Shirts distributed by Savage Clothing You can find all the things we mentioned in this episode in the show notes of your app or on my website www.theoceanriderspodcast.com and on medium.com To connect with Eve, the best place to start is Instagram. She changed her instagram handle this summer, you can look her up @theecoblogger and I really recommend joining her 5000+ followers to get daily inspiration on eco-activism. You can find her articles on her blog www.sharewitheveisambourg.wordpress.com and on her YouTube channel and also on the magazine she collaborates with www.immersion.surf At one point in the conversation, we mention the ONG Bye Bye Plastic Bags, you can find out more about them on Instagram and on their Facebook Page. Thank you ever so much Eve for being such an awesome guest. I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I did recording it. In the meantime, take care, have fun and enjoy the waves! Ciao!