Stephen Atalebe is an emerging writer on deep rooted Northern Ghana Frafra Culture.
His first book in the Cowboy trilogy, Cowboy: The Genesis, told of the young cowboys who decided to take destiny into their own hands and influence their future. They decided to steal their parents cows and absconded to a different place to seek education. It is also a love relationship between Bia and Mmaa who are externally related.
Cowboy: The King's Palace opened with the community sending a search team to bring back the boys and the cows. The search team was however engaged in lustrous activities at Atiburu, forgetting about their mission which enormously aided the boys to make a clean escape however not without losing Mmaa to the King of Atiburu who forcefully took her away from the boys.
The Return is a follow up as the boys have succeeded in securing the education they so dearly needed but Bia had to make a suicide mission to rescue his lost love and son.
Ancestral Manipulations which was published in 2009 is a story of a very wicked Chief who killed his son because he married a woman from an enemy kingdom, not however until the couple managed to hide their new baby with the healer Baba Apoyongo. They all died, the woman through thunder and the man through the sword of his father. The boy was thus to inherit his grandfather but his existence was secret since his grandfather embarked on an expedition to kill the boy. The story addresses such heated topics like female circumcision and vengeance, hatred, wickedness, love, and bravery.
His latest book is Sins of the fathers which has been published by Createspace,Amazon. The book which is set in the frafra socio-cultural world is a story about the unfortunate thing that happened to an innocent boy who was found drowned in the village's dam. He was buried, but later woke up to find himself in a grave. Through a series of deductions, his only friend who is considered a moron in the village, was able to rescue him, but when the elders consulted the soothsayer, they were asked to kill the boy to atone for the sins of his grandfather. Will the elders succeed and will the boy's father finally put a knife to the boy's throat?
This book will blow your mind.
Sins of the fathers and Ancestral Manipulations are both on Amazon.
Cowboy: The Genesis can be found in major university libraries like the University of Ohio library and that of Yale University Library.
His first book in the Cowboy trilogy, Cowboy: The Genesis, told of the young cowboys who decided to take destiny into their own hands and influence their future. They decided to steal their parents cows and absconded to a different place to seek education. It is also a love relationship between Bia and Mmaa who are externally related.
Cowboy: The King's Palace opened with the community sending a search team to bring back the boys and the cows. The search team was however engaged in lustrous activities at Atiburu, forgetting about their mission which enormously aided the boys to make a clean escape however not without losing Mmaa to the King of Atiburu who forcefully took her away from the boys.
The Return is a follow up as the boys have succeeded in securing the education they so dearly needed but Bia had to make a suicide mission to rescue his lost love and son.
Ancestral Manipulations which was published in 2009 is a story of a very wicked Chief who killed his son because he married a woman from an enemy kingdom, not however until the couple managed to hide their new baby with the healer Baba Apoyongo. They all died, the woman through thunder and the man through the sword of his father. The boy was thus to inherit his grandfather but his existence was secret since his grandfather embarked on an expedition to kill the boy. The story addresses such heated topics like female circumcision and vengeance, hatred, wickedness, love, and bravery.
His latest book is Sins of the fathers which has been published by Createspace,Amazon. The book which is set in the frafra socio-cultural world is a story about the unfortunate thing that happened to an innocent boy who was found drowned in the village's dam. He was buried, but later woke up to find himself in a grave. Through a series of deductions, his only friend who is considered a moron in the village, was able to rescue him, but when the elders consulted the soothsayer, they were asked to kill the boy to atone for the sins of his grandfather. Will the elders succeed and will the boy's father finally put a knife to the boy's throat?
This book will blow your mind.
Sins of the fathers and Ancestral Manipulations are both on Amazon.
Cowboy: The Genesis can be found in major university libraries like the University of Ohio library and that of Yale University Library.
The Villeins are a 5 piece Indie Rock/Brit Pop band from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Dave (Vocals), Gav (Bass), Duff (Guitar) and Liam (Drums) have lived in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne all their lives, whereas Andy (Guitar) moved to Newcastle from the North-West (Morecambe) to study at Northumbria University. Their music has been described as heavy post-punk.
The band has been together for just over four years;
Since replacing the drummer and the guitarist The Villeins begun gigging again, picking up where they left off, supporting the likes of Chris Helme of The Seahorses and, more recently, The Paddingtons.
The Villeins recently recorded their second EP ‘Nice Guys Finish Last’ which has had a great response from fans and magazines in the North East as well as fellow musicians well established in the industry such as ‘The Rev’ (ex Towers of London and The Prodigy.) At the beginning of 2011, The Villeins needed to find a new drummer and in that same Summer, they recruited their newest and youngest member Liam Westerby. The Villeins have now looked to get back out gigging again and have landed the support slot for Viva Brother at Newcastle's o2 Academy.
Discography
* This City (EP) (200?)
* (2009)
Members
* Dave Bell - vocals
* Richard Duff - lead guitar
* Andrew Mason - rhythm guitar
* Gavin Dobson - bass guitar, backing vocals
* Sam Beckham - drums
The band has been together for just over four years;
Since replacing the drummer and the guitarist The Villeins begun gigging again, picking up where they left off, supporting the likes of Chris Helme of The Seahorses and, more recently, The Paddingtons.
The Villeins recently recorded their second EP ‘Nice Guys Finish Last’ which has had a great response from fans and magazines in the North East as well as fellow musicians well established in the industry such as ‘The Rev’ (ex Towers of London and The Prodigy.) At the beginning of 2011, The Villeins needed to find a new drummer and in that same Summer, they recruited their newest and youngest member Liam Westerby. The Villeins have now looked to get back out gigging again and have landed the support slot for Viva Brother at Newcastle's o2 Academy.
Discography
* This City (EP) (200?)
* (2009)
Members
* Dave Bell - vocals
* Richard Duff - lead guitar
* Andrew Mason - rhythm guitar
* Gavin Dobson - bass guitar, backing vocals
* Sam Beckham - drums
Global Omani Development & Investment Company SAOC (GLOREI) () was formed in March 2008 as a closed joint stock company. Its headquarters is located at Muscat, Oman.
The need to capitalize on Oman’s hugely untapped market and government policies where Oman is diversifying away from hydrocarbons and building its non-oil sector under the longterm economic road map, "Vision 2020", led to the formation of GLOREI.
Its real estate projects include developments of industrial, commercial, hospitality, mix use, retail, residential, etc. The architecture and design of its projects vary and have contemporary, traditional or a mix of both elements. GLOREI supports using locally made products.
Mission
Glorei provide real estate development services.
The need to capitalize on Oman’s hugely untapped market and government policies where Oman is diversifying away from hydrocarbons and building its non-oil sector under the longterm economic road map, "Vision 2020", led to the formation of GLOREI.
Its real estate projects include developments of industrial, commercial, hospitality, mix use, retail, residential, etc. The architecture and design of its projects vary and have contemporary, traditional or a mix of both elements. GLOREI supports using locally made products.
Mission
Glorei provide real estate development services.
Swimage Encore is a software management tool that allows desktop support and helpdesk support personnel to rapidly deploy/re-deploy Windows based personal computers. Central management of PCs is a strategy to increase PC reliability without having to virtualize desktops. Swimage Encore allows support personnel to upgrade a PC to a new operating system or re-image a computer as part of their standard troubleshooting process. Swimage Encore was developed by Intrinsc Technologies, LLC in the early 90s. Intrinsic Technologies, based in Lisle Illinois, was the first comppany to pioneer zero touch deployments using driver independent images. Driver independent images are now part of industry standard best practices for image management.
Swimage Encore extends the functionality of common Enterprise Software Distribution (ESD) systems commonly used today (like Microsoft SCCM, Altiris). Swimage Encore uses the ESD for all of the heavy lifting and adds a management layer on top of the ESD to orchestrate enterprise wide PC deployments. Swimage Encore's Orchestration tool allows administrators to direct completely automated deployments in as little as six mouse clicks.
Overview
Feature Swimage Encore adds to an ESD
* guaranteed zero-touch deployment (with pre-validation)
* real time deployment dashboard
* driver independent Single Worldwide Image
* guaranteed data integrity (both known and unknown data types)
* cloud based central management console
* workflow automation
* end user communication
* help desk integration
* role based templates
* Direct Data Transfer from PC to PC (bypassing the Server)
* offline deployments
* remote deployment
* extensible (admins can add their own custom scripts and registry punches)
* supports all drive encryption schemes
* Department of Defense certified
Common uses for Zero Touch deployments
* OS Migration (Windows 7, Windows 8) — Full-scale OS upgrade workflow control.
* Hardware Refresh — Hardware replacement with settings and data transfer.
* Eliminate Viruses — Remove malware quickly and minimize risk.
* Standardization Initiatives — Create a consistent and stable environment.
* Security and Patch Management.
* PC Break-fix — Resolve issues with remote off-hours redeployment rather than dispatching expensive resources to the PC.
Version History
* Swimage 1.0, 1997
* Swimage 2.0, 2000
* Swimage 3.0, 2002
* Swimage Next Generation 4.0, 2005
* Swimage Encore 5.0, 2008,
* Swimage Encore 2012 RC1, April 2012
Swimage Encore extends the functionality of common Enterprise Software Distribution (ESD) systems commonly used today (like Microsoft SCCM, Altiris). Swimage Encore uses the ESD for all of the heavy lifting and adds a management layer on top of the ESD to orchestrate enterprise wide PC deployments. Swimage Encore's Orchestration tool allows administrators to direct completely automated deployments in as little as six mouse clicks.
Overview
Feature Swimage Encore adds to an ESD
* guaranteed zero-touch deployment (with pre-validation)
* real time deployment dashboard
* driver independent Single Worldwide Image
* guaranteed data integrity (both known and unknown data types)
* cloud based central management console
* workflow automation
* end user communication
* help desk integration
* role based templates
* Direct Data Transfer from PC to PC (bypassing the Server)
* offline deployments
* remote deployment
* extensible (admins can add their own custom scripts and registry punches)
* supports all drive encryption schemes
* Department of Defense certified
Common uses for Zero Touch deployments
* OS Migration (Windows 7, Windows 8) — Full-scale OS upgrade workflow control.
* Hardware Refresh — Hardware replacement with settings and data transfer.
* Eliminate Viruses — Remove malware quickly and minimize risk.
* Standardization Initiatives — Create a consistent and stable environment.
* Security and Patch Management.
* PC Break-fix — Resolve issues with remote off-hours redeployment rather than dispatching expensive resources to the PC.
Version History
* Swimage 1.0, 1997
* Swimage 2.0, 2000
* Swimage 3.0, 2002
* Swimage Next Generation 4.0, 2005
* Swimage Encore 5.0, 2008,
* Swimage Encore 2012 RC1, April 2012