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Little Women: Thoughts on TeamLaurie and TeamBhaer
As a fan of Little Women (all four books) I wanted to adress something that really bothers me in the whole Fritz/Laurie debate. If you´ve read my previous LW posts you´ll know that for me the only happy ends for Jo are either with Friedrich or the single Jo. Those are my ships and I don´t care who other people ship. Even though Friedrich is my favorite character that doesn´t mean that I hate Laurie. Quite the contrary I think Laurie´s character arch is one of the most interesting ones in the books (many film adaptations sadly ignore it). I don´t like the debate because it is not only about people fighting over who they think Jo should end up with. It´s about people consciusly choosing to hate certain characters because these characters or even their favorite characters don´t behave like they want in the books
There some very vile individuals who share false information online about Louisa May Alcott and all the sequals. There are people who make fun of Jo because she doesn´t want to marry Laurie and there are people in #teamlaurie who make fun of Friedrich because he is older and poor and they ignore all those wonderful qualities that make Jo fall in love with him or they hate Amy for marrying Laurie. Not to mention certain feminists who make fun of Meg because she is a domesticated godddess. My inner feminist thinks that is pretty harsh since that was the traditional role of the women in 19th century and yes, both Jo and Amy are better rolemodels for modern day girls. That does not mean that it is okay for women to make fun of other women. Whole premise of feminism is about woman´s right to make their own choises and Meg is quite content with her life. Some people also make fun of Jo because she is not as aggressive as an adult as she was as a teen...I call that growing up (do these people remember their own teen-age years?) Even if Jo is not as aggressive as an adult, she remains as her sassy unapologetic self throughout the book series (I just read the part from Little Men where she justifies Nat the importance of pillow fights). It is not only vile people in #TeamLaurie. There are also people in #TeamBhaer who only point out all the faults that Laurie has.
THIS IS ALL SO STUPID!
I couldn´t hate any characters in Little Women or Louisa May Alcott for writing one of my favorite books. Many people tend to forget that Little Women is a coming of age book not a love story. It was targeted for young girls in the late 19th century offering advices on good marriage and moralities. The debate itself completely minimizes author´s messages:
There are different types of marriages and roles of men an women can be more fluid.
Women can remain independent while being in a loving relationship when they are with a right partner.
Women can have a fullfilling career and a family.
We should not make fun of spinsters or those who choose to be alone or ladies who take more traditional roles.
Most importantly money and looks should not matter in the affairs of the heart. Marmee gives this advice to her daughters. She would rather see them happily married with poor men than unhappily with a rich ones.
Debate completely ignores the fact that both Jo and Amy are stepping stones in the process of Laurie turning from a boy into a man and that both Laurie and Friedrich represent Jo´s growth as and individual. It completely ignores Amy´s character arch growing from a vain child into a mature caring woman and the change of dynamics in Amy´s and Jo´s relationship. After Beth´s death sisters actually become closer (which I always thought was very realistic and beautiful). Book centers around Jo and her sisters maturing but it is also a story about Laurie and Friedrich.
Laurie who lost his parents on a young age and has been living in different boarding schools in Europe moves to Concord to live with his distant grandfather. He is an outsider and that is one of the reasons he has no problems becoming best friends with four girls. Because his grandfather can be very distant Laurie does became fixated with the March family. There are times when he is just wonderful and supportive like during the time of Beth´s illness but he can be very immature at times. Jo never has any romantic feelings towards Laurie in the books and she is totally frightened and angry when Laurie develops a crush on her. They are both alphas with high tempers who work great as friends but anything else than that they bring out the worst in each others. Laurie becomes rather obsessed with Jo and his behavior is very intrusive. It is also rather unhealthy and it is his way of avoiding growing up and taking responsibilites. He might be closer to her age but Jo was always the mature one. She has rejected all his romantic efforts but he jus continues. When Laurie proposes it is all about him. He doesn´t consider Jo´s feelings at all.
Jo had a tendency to mother Laurie. Whenever Laurie had difficulties with his grandfather Jo was usually the mediator between them. She was always reminding him not to speak slang and to behave well especially when Laurie was in college. Even when she knows that she can never love him the way he would like to, she is afraid of the confrontation and hurting his feeling and Laurie needs to hear that in order to move on with his life. Amy is not afraid of confrontations. She meets Lazy-Laurie drifting in Europe being all whiny and pitiful but she wont have him either if he doesn´t get his act together and he does. The emotional roller-coaster with both Jo and Amy is what makes him to grow and become a man. I especially like Laurie in the following sequels where he is a loving husband and a father. Good Wives/Little Women II is one of my favorite books, mostly because of the romantic fluffiness but I like it when two people grow to love each others and they don´t even notice it at first.
I love this part where Laurie goes to see Amy after Beth´s death
"She did not hear him cross the courtyard beyond, nor see him pause in the archaway...He stood a minute, looked ath her with new eyes, seeing what no-one had ever seen before - the thender side of Amy´s character. Everything about her mutely suggested love and sorrow - the blotted letters in her lap (his letters), the black ribbon that tied up her hair, and she wore it as her only ornament.
"O Laurie, Laurie, I knew you´d come to me"
It is a shame that so many film versions ignore Amy´s and Laurie´s story. It is beautifully written in the books. I hope that the up-coming film do them justice.
Elizabeth Taylor is my favorite Amy
From the four sisters Amy and Jo were the most similar both having a temper and Jo did envy Amy since it was so effortless for her to get everything she wanted. Burning Jo´s book wasn´t right and Amy did regret it all of her life. She also did look up to Jo and admired her determination, even though Amy´s ambitions were in other things. At the age of 16 Amy already had a better control over her temper than Jo and because of that she was the one who got to go to Europe. I personally love the adult Amy in the books. Jo is definitely a feminist hero but we should give more credit for Amy as well. Amy never copes well with being poor (very much like her creator Louisa May Alcott) and unlike Jo, she cares a great deal about her appearance. This is why from a very young age she knows that she will marry a rich man but Amy grows to realize that marrying for love is much better. I love the part where she scolds Laurie. It does not come from a bad place. She cares about him deeply and even more when he turns out to be worthy of her trust.
I found it very interesting in the books when Amy comes to the conclusion that she is never going to be a professional artist. I felt really bad for her and she was way too hard on herself comparing herself to the great masters. She did continue with her art as a hobby and always enjoyed it. It is hard for me to say if that was a good or a bad thing. She could have reached higher and become very successful but maybe letting go of that dream made it easier for her to create without pressure. As a full-time artist myself Amy´s struggles finding the balance feels very relatable.
I don´t know anyone who has read Little Women and hasn´t identified themselves with Jo at some level. Jo is filled with contradictions. Shy and impulsive. She doesn´t want to be with Laurie, she wants to be Laurie and have all those liberties that were granted for men but not for women of the time. Jo March does things her own way. Jo always had a bit of a Peter Pan complex. She did not want to grow up and things to change yet at the same time she was always very mature herself. She started to take responsibilities of an adult very early on by selling her writings. Jo never writes because of fame or fortune. She writes to suppor her family. Adult Jo worked as a governess in New York. Occupation that was often frowned upon during the time. Once Jo heard two young men making fun of her being a governess:
"I felt angry at first, and then I didn´t care, for a governess is as good as a clerk, and I´ve got sense, I I haven´t style, which is more than some people have, judging from the remarks of the elegant beings who clattered away, smoking like bad chimneys. I hate ordinary people".
Tomboy Jo is also very good at taking care of others. This can be seen especially with her interractions with Beth. I´ve never liked the idea of Jo and Laurie together. Girls don´t´usually fall for guys who they mother and I don´t think it should be Jo´s job to "fix" Laurie. Friedrich challenges Jo in a whole different level because his personality is total opposite to her. She is impulsive and introverted and he is more calm and extroverted and they compliment each others. When she and Fritz turn Plumfield into a school for boys Jo can nurture them as much as she likes but I think one of the key ingredients to Jo´s and Friedrich´s loving relationship is that Friedrich doesn´t need Jo to mother him.
Friedrich is already a mature man when we meet him for the first time but he as well grows as a person. When he spends time with Jo in New York he doesn´t really want to accept the fact that he is indeed in love with her because falling in love brings out insecurities about their differences. It is a classical case of the opposite attract- troupe in the beginning but they soon find out that they do have many things in common. Eventually Friedrich decides to travel to Concord to see if Jo has feelings for her. Which was a brave thing to do. There is an interesting aspect in Friedrich. I think he felt bit resentment towards his sister. Friedrich had to move to America when his sister Minna became ill and he promised on her death-bed to her to look after his nephews and by doing this he had to change careers from a well-respected philosophy teacher from Berlin to a language tutor in a foreign land. Life happens and Fritz never complains and he loves his nephews. He often misses his homeland but Fritz is one of those people who don´t dwell in the past. When we meet Friedrich in New York he has gotten there through complicated circumstances trying to make most of it but it wasn´t the life he had hoped for himself. In the chapter "under the umbrella" in Good Wives/LW II both him and Jo reclaim the control of their lives when they agree to build their future together and make it what they want it to be.
My apologies. I´m a total Jo what it comes to Friedrich. I can´t shut up.
There we have it. What it comes to Jo I´m on #TeamBhaer all the way and what it comes to Laurie I´m most definitely #TeamLaurieWithAmy. Both couples bring out the best of each others and I also freaking love John and Meg who are shamelessly neglected by the (at times extremely shallow) Little Women fandom.
Check out my other Little Women articles:
Little Women: Equal Marriage Lost In Translation
Friedrich Bhaer (Why my inner Jo loves him) Tender Masculinity in Little Women


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Facts have to prevail over fear, says CEO of the Gates Foundation
Susan Desmond-Hellmann argues that scientists should take more action against science denialism
By João Medeiros
"Facts are better than fear," Susan Desmond-Hellmann, the CEO of the Gates Foundation, said in an interview with WIRED Tuesday, repeating the call to action she made on Monday to an audience of scientists at the University of Cambridge. "The public needs good quality information about science and truth. Scientists should take more ownership," she said.
Desmond-Hellmann's message reflects what her boss and Foundation's co-founder Bill Gates said in February, when he predicted a comeback for truth and empiricism.
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"I strongly endorse that," Desmond-Hellmann said. "All of us as scientists need to get involved in our communities and politics and what's going on locally. If we want to have credibility and really understand where denialism comes from and where the more fear-based identity come from."
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As an example, Desmond-Hellmann referenced the work of Cambridge social-psychologist Sander van der Linden on inoculation theory. "He 'inoculates' people by exposing them to knowledge of the some of the techniques of denialism, like cherry picking and phone petitions," Desmond-Hellmann said. "People remain true to scientific consensus when one does that."
The CEO of the Gates Foundation also defended that scientists should not be bound by statistics when communicating their findings, but also think about the meaning and the context of their message. She hailed the actions of geneticist and the co-discoverer of gene-edititing tool CRISPR Jennifer Doudna who, in 2015, called for a worldwide moratorium of the use of technique on human DNA to give ethicists time to evaluate the full implications of the novel genetic tool.
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She also praised Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to replace its mantra of "Move Fast and Break Things" to the less flashy "Move Fast with stable infrastructure. "Maybe not quite as catchy," Desmond-Hellmann said. "But when you go past a billion users, developers want something stable and reliable. A stable infrastructure matters and has consequences."
It's a very topical concern, Desmond-Hellman agrees, given the current political climate, particularly in the US and the UK. "Our employees are very concerned about Trump," Desmond-Hellmann said. "What I told them is that our foundation is now 17-years-old. We have worked extremely successfully with the Bush administration and with the Obama administration. In the run-up to the election we were clear that we weren't picking sides. Maintaining that political neutrality is a long term goal and we're very serious about that." However, the Gates Foundation has been critical of some aspects of Trump's 'skinny-budget', in particular the proposed 28 per cent cut to US diplomacy and foreign aid.
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Overview by S. Thakur, S. Ashley, and C. Siddoway, Colorado College.
List of readings appears at bottom of page.
Aspects of the regional geology — in particular the fluctuations in sea level, volcanism, and hydrography — supported society and encouraged optimum use of earth resources. In turn, the topography of the sites affected their social function and the development of the societies themselves. This intersection of topography and history (mythological and "real") is seen in literature and the archaeological record. Classical literature and archeological records reveal how events and places are perceived and imagined, and how topography and the natural environment influences cultural productions, and vice-versa. Rome's ancient city center is the ideal space to study these interactions, and to discover how societal beliefs can affect change on the local environment.
Rome offers glimpses of past human constructions through such features as the campus Martius, or field of Mars as it was known in antiquity, an area located outside of the limits of the ancient city, temples dating from the Republican period of ancient Rome (3rd century-early 1st BC). The temples would have marked the ancient entrance to the city , along which triumphal armies and their generals advanced, in a parade which would have culminated atop the Capitoline hill. These temples were bestowed with booty and trophies from battles, dedicated by the commanding general to a deity he identified as responsible for the victory. The temples were also the site of innovation, with architectural style and materials influenced, on occasion, by the location of the Roman victory. Of note was the dramatic increase (over 12 feet) in ground level from antiquity.
The Palatine, Forum and Capitoline are all difficult sites to study because of their long histories and the varied states of preservation, yet they are wonderfully illustrative of the multi-disciplinary approach needed to understand them today.
"Not without good reason did gods and men choose this spot as the site of a city, with its bracing hills, its commodious river, by means of which the produce of inland places can be brought and over-seas supplies obtained, a sea near enough for all useful purposes, but not so near as to be exposed to the danger from foreign fleets, a district in the very center of Italy- in a word a position singularly adapted by nature for the expansion of a city… Our ancients left us certain rites and ceremonies which we can only duly perform in Rome. For the Vestals surely there is only that one abode…" etc.
The exhortation was offered after Brennus, leader of the Gauls, had sacked Rome,, circa 396 BC, and uttered the famous retort vae victis. Needless to say, the Romans followed Camillus' urging and stayed in Rome.
The geological history involving sea level fluctuations, volcanism, and ground water is responsible for the suitability of the "Seven Hills of Rome" for human civilization. Inundated by ocean water in the 'geologically recent' past, from 3.5 million to 880,000 years ago, the area surrounding Rome accumulated deposits of marine claystones that now form a stable 'bedrock' beneath the highest parts of the city, including the Vatican, Janiculum, and Monte Maria Hills. Regression of the sea and re-establishment of the Tiber River introduced permeable sand and conglomerate in to the environment– materials that contribute to rich groundwater resources to support agriculture and migratory birds. Products of pyroclastic eruptions — the 'tufos' that provide remarkable building stone and materials for the famed pozzolana concrete– are the third element within the fundamental geological context. The pyroclastic sheets formed a low gradient surface for transportation of water from the Alban and Sabatini Hills to the nascent city of Rome, later to provide a template for the hydrological engineers who constructed aquaducts and roads for the Empire. With geological faults to influence the locations of springs and deposits of travertine, the optimal combination of geological resources to support human civilization were in place.
Within this paleoenvironmental context, the vestiges of the residences of the founders of Rome are best understood. The Palantine Hill is the site of the archaic houses that date to the 9th/8th c. BC, proximate to the date given in Livy's account of the founding of Rome. The structures are emblemmatic of an intersection between history and myth, vis a vis the story of Rome's foundation and the characters Romulus, Remus and Hercules, whose myths tie to the natural topography and environment of the ancient city. In particular, the Tiber River and wetlands, below the Palatine Hill, feature in the Romulus story in Livy.
The question of "why here?" for this location for the city of Rome and center of the Roman empire can only be addressed from diverse disciplinary standpoints that transcend the span of time: the Palatine (from which we get the word 'palace') has been in a state of almost constant occupation and renovation from the 9th c BC until the Middle Ages. The intersection of time, perception, priority and disciplines could in a sense be embodied by the collections of the archaeological museum. Among the imported stone artworks are basalt sculptures which adorned the library built by the emperor Augustus (end of 1st c. BC/beginning of 1st AD) adjacent to his house and the Temple of Apollo; these mark the Roman conquest of Egypt during his reign. A second example is the opus sectile floor section from the emperor Tiberius' (early 1st c AD) palace. Like the Augustan statuary, the floor itself was a statement of Roman imperial power and sway, with marbles coming from no less than 4 distinct regions of the empire. The importation of natural materials became a distinctive hallmark of Roman architecture and power, recorded by something as "functional" as a floor.
The descent from the Palantine Hill to the Forum is achieved upon a pavement of volcanic stone (and still used to this day). The location of the Forum in the cityscape/landscape corresponds to a valley between the Capitoline and Palatine Hills, one that was susceptible to flooding in antiquity. Feats of Roman engineering ensure that it did and does drain properly. The orientation of the forum was altered as the political landscape changed, becoming a closed focused space and one upon which ideals of appearance and form were imposed. The structures looked uniformly "white", thanks to the import of marbles of varied origins. The Arch of Titus is built of marble from mount Pentelicon in Athens, the Greek island of Paros supplied the marble for the Temple of Castor and Pollux, the Temple of Mars the Avenger from Luna/Cararra, the Arch of Constantine from Numidian (N. African), the yellow in the Pantheon from Tunisia. Local volcanic tuff and travertine allowed for engineering advances, the fertility and productivity of the realm allowed for discretionary functions an development of monumental art; the examples from Rome have influenced every city that has followed, not least during the urban planning of the modern age.
The Capitoline Hill is a juncture of three critical worlds upon landscape and culture. The three are: the classical world of antiquity, carrying the imprint of the emperors of Rome; the world of the Renaissance, shaped by the princes of the Church; and the modern–defined by Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel, by Mussolini, and by the more anonymous leaders of the almost fifty governments since the last war.
Ancient sites were razed (and used for fill) for the construction of the Vittorio Emmanuele monument. The hill was the site of various temples in antiquity, on the upper hill (where the church now stands) the citadel proper and Temple of Juno. Underneath the Capitoline museum lie the foundations of a massive temple. The large ashlar blocks extend to 40' in depth and could have supported the largest temple in the ancient world (60 meters square), yet the temple the platform did support was much smaller than its footprint. The temple was tripartite and dedicated to Juno, Minerva and Jupiter. Known as the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, it was the end-spot of imperial triumphs and its walls held copies of treaties Rome signed with other nations. Even as Rome's power grew its original cult statues remained, made in terracotta, as a reminder of Rome's humble origins.
The preceding topics were introduced on the first day of the SAIL (6/25/13).
The day concluded on a festive note: Pizze i vine in piazza!
An interdisciplinary exploration of Rome could not be achieved without a visit to the most celebrated edifice in the world: The Pantheon. Geometrical design elements achieve the union of concept, design, and site that is the Pantheon. The sphere, triangle, and rectangle combine to create sacred geometry.
DiRita, D. & Giampaolo C., "Ancient Rome was Built with Volcanic Stone from the Roman Land," 2006, in GSA Special Paper 408, p. 127-131, 10.1130/2006.2408(06).
Jackson, Marie D. "Vulcan's Masonry," Natural History, 116 (2007): 40-45.
Notes provided by S. Ashley, S. Thakur, and C. Siddoway of Colorado College.


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We arrived back home safely after a 23 day round trip to Malawi with a convoy of 3 vehicles – Colt 2.8 double cab, Toyota Fortuner 4l V6 with Echo 4 offroad trailer and our HSE 3.2 i6 Freelander 2.
The map is courtesy Map data ©2014 AfriGIS (Pty) Ltd, Google, and we did a clockwise circuit with a few compulsory backtracks.
The route comprised border crossings at Beitbridge, Machipanda, Dedza and Zobue, and covered a distance of 5625km for ourselves, although the other convoy members travelled further – Johannesburg and Ceres, respectively.
The Freelander returning a consumption of 8.12 km/l at a fuel cost of R8359.
Generally fuel is cheaper across the border than here, but the exchange rate you get when drawing money at an ATM robs you of the advantage. E.g., at a Standard Bank ATM in Lilongwe, you will get 21.5 Kwacha for a Rand, but an exchange rate of K24 is easily achievable – just not at the bank.
Also, we entered Malawi 5 days after the latest fuel shortage was announced. We knew this before we started off, but was not going to let a triviality such as this stand in our way. This however meant that on occasion we had to buy fuel on the black market as the pumps were empty – generally because the black market dealers had bought up all the fuel.
The prices were therefore inflated, but not horribly so, ranging from 20 – 30% above pump price. I did have an emergency supply of spare fuel – 20l under the boot floor – but never had to use this.
The furthest north we went was to the Nyika Plateau.
We stayed in the three adjoining chalets, and the visitor's book in our neigbouring unit, had an entry by Kingsley Holgate, who had also recently visited there.
This does not necessarily mean that Mr Holgate can now swop his Discovery for a more nimble Freelander 2, but I would like to think so.
More detail will follow when the journey is broken up into a number of destinations: Lilongwe, Nyika, Livingstonia, Lake Malawi west coast, Cape Mclear/Domwe Island, Zomba, Zimbabwe Ruins and of course the journey and stop-overs.
It will include info on road conditions, how to get fuel when the pumps are dry, accommodation, food, and images of the places visited.
Hopefully this will be of use to other potential overlanders.
On 23 June 2011, our convoy left Pretoria heading north, with our main destination, Malawi.
Our travel plan was detailed down to the day, with known accommodation, distances between all towns, T4A (Tracks for Africa) travel time predictions and indications where to get fuel – theoretically anyway.
Through the course of the trip we learnt – from the fuel availability point-of-view – that: "A fuel pump does not a filling station make". Or something to that effect.
We were aiming for Mussina, intending to cross the border at Beit Bridge the next morning. Well, we had almost made it to Pietersburg (Polokwane) when the Fortuner started surging, allowing us to limp into Polokwane at a max speed of around 70km/h.
Straight to the Toyota dealership latish afternoon – and I know that we should not advertise here – but this was the biggest/bestest/friendliest dealership I had ever visited. We just dropped in, and they started helping us straight away. We could sense their sympathy for our plight, and it made us feel better.
The diagnostic evaluation indicated one of the spark plugs as faulty. This was puzzling, as the car had been serviced around 500km earlier, and the plugs had all been replaced. Would you believe it, plug number 5 had burned yellow. Replacement unfortunately did not cure the problem.
A closer look at the diagnostic results revealed that the high pressure stage of the fuel pump was not functioning. This tied in with our experience, as at slow speeds when the fuel demand was low, the car ran perfectly.
OK, could they replace the pump? Yes they can, only they don't have one. But they'll get one from Gauteng overnight and we can get the car the next day around 10, seeing as the fuel tank must come off as this is where the pump resides.
In the meantime, the dealership went out of their way to arrange excellent accommodation for us for the night, as this was our only option. I actually think we got a dealer discount, as it was hard to believe the ensuite accommodation – including full breakfast – at Country Blue being available for only R200 p/p. I mean, at these rates, how do these people make a living?
The next morning the car was ready when we arrived, pulling like a train. We were presented with the replaced fuel pump and the problem pointed out to us.
Debris from the tank had become lodged inside the high pressure relief valve mechanism, jamming it open permanently. This meant that the fuel just kept recirculating back into the tank instead of being delivered to the engine.
At closer inspection, the debris looked very much like a burr from a twist drill, and the theory is that when the long-range tank was installed – specially for the trip – the week earlier, this burr dropped into the tank when the hole was drilled to link the 42l tank.
Well, Armas now had the evidence with which to confront the installer upon his return, and attempt to get his R3000 back for the pump replacement, and we were off.
But instead of having crossed into Mozambique by day two, we were now still in the good old RSA, staying over at Musina for the night.
The kind lady at 22 Limpopo Avenue (Debbie Mitchell, 083 391 1386) had simply transferred our missed booking to the next day as if nothing happened, and at R1200 for 12 people – OK, the kids did sleep on mattresses in the gym – this was excellent accommodation, with the three adult couples all having ensuite rooms.
At 6am sharp , we were on the RSA side of Beit Bridge. 20 minutes later, we were at the other side, just in time to start queuing up behind the few 100 passengers of the 6 busses that beat us to it.
This looked like it could take a long time, so I went to ask the security guard at the entrance whether I could in the meantime do the car-related items – Carbon Tax, Insurance and Road Toll. He asked me how old I was. Upon my response, he declared me a "Madala", and I went straight in.
This is the only border crossing we did that required you to pay for your gate pass. I must admit though, it did look nice, with a holographic emblem and all. Pity I had to hand it in same day.
Next came the queuing for the rest of the car items. One can of course take out your insurance prior to crossing the border – at Outdoor Warehouse and the AA – which I did, but for some reason I can't remember now – left at home. So I had to buy it again.
The wasted money was not really an issue, but the queuing was. Not that the wait would have been shorter if I had remembered to bring the papers, as the same counter also administrated the rest of the documentation.
But we made a lot of new friends with the (only) 20 people ahead of us. This helped while away the time, which thankfully was reduced to only 2 hours and 30 minutes after a second counter opened. There are of course THREE counters, but apparently the officials were on a go-slow, in sympathy with a teacher's strike which started that week. Mmmm, I wonder.
It actually turned out to be quite an education. Contrary to my prior belief that it was only white people who got annoyed when others pushed into a queue in front of them, some of the locals got VERY vocal with the potential pusher-inners and pointed out to them that the end of the line was actually "over theeeere".
The offenders were mostly accompanied by "runners" who reasoned, argued and lost and then maar HAD to go "over theeeeere". We were also approached by Knowledge, offering his expediting services for a fee, but declined the offer.
Cost breakdown – payable in Rand or USD – as follows: Gate Pass: R70, Road Access Fee: R70, Carbon Tax: R210 and Insurance: R210. If you tow a trailer, you are going to pay additional insurance.
So eventually, 3.5 hours after arriving at the border, we were through. We stopped at the Lion and Elephant Lodge on the Bubu river 60kms along the A4, for our own picnic breakfast in the parking lot and also a whistle stop, as we had heard that it was not safe to stop next to the road between Beit Bridge and Masvingo.
Not long afterwards we got our only speeding fine. Doing 68 km/h out in the sticks in a 60 zone, with nobody there, except the traffic officials. Our GPS indicated we were not going quite that fast, but we WERE speeding (65 km/h). Adriaan (Colt), who was driving in front at the time, was of course not pleased, but the officials were extremely happy to see us, as we were probably one of very few customers that day. The fine was reasonable, though.
Bear in mind that there is no leeway or discretion in terms of exceeding the speed limits here. If you are going 1 km/h too fast, you are going to pay.
Road toll stations are encountered every now and then – 3 for this leg of the journey – where you pay $1 and is given a receipt.
Next morning we fuelled up in Manica at 50 Metical/l. The Exchange rate was roughly M4 = R1. We could also draw local currency from an ATM.
Initially heading east on the E6 towards Beira, this road had at some stage been resurfaced by covering with hot bitumen and then rolling a layer of agregate along the top. Well, the glue had gone, and large parts of the top layer is missing, making for a very noisy drive, although the underlying road structure is still sound.
We turned North along the E1 towards Tete. Although there are only 3 "towns" indicated on the map between Manica and Tete – Catandica, Comacha and Changara – there are a large number of villages. This tends to affect your average speed significantly due to the frequent slowing down to 60km/h, so you would be hard-pressed to maintain 80km/h over the distance, taking moving time only.
The route is quite undulating, but a lot flatter than the Zimbabwe part, with only the odd rocky outcrop. One very scenic river crossing is done via a new bridge – but watch out for those speed bumps both sides of the bridge. They are really sharp. You'll know after the first one. Overall this road is in excellent condition.
By the time you get here, you would have traversed the 3 vicious speed bumps. Hopefully your car is still OK. Watch out for the next three (or was it now 4?) on the bridge exit.
Crossing the Zambezi at Tete is quite something, with an even more spectacular bridge than the one at Birchenough, but the town itself is something to soon forget.
We fuelled up at the next town – Moatize – and lunched at a Portuguese restaurant adjacent to the filling station. Something went lost in the order translation, because what we got looked like no stir-fry any of us had ever seen before. But it was good.
What is very noticeable here, is the flood of 4-stroke 50cc Chinese motorcycles – LIFO – which is a Honda clone, with just the name plates changed. In fact, they must have poached the original designer from Honda, as the off-road orientated models look EXACTLY like the 185cc XLs at the time when I bought my XL500S in 1981. Same tank design, same colour, same indicators.
This section of road towards Massano – where we turned north towards Ulungue – is however very badly potholed in places. Usually you can avoid them, but sometimes, e.g. when overtaking, you are a sitting duck, and have to drive through them. A few times I thought that the alignment surely MUST be out, but no, everything remained intact.
It was the lead vehicle's – the Freelander both ways – responsibility to warn the other two by radio about bad potholes and oncoming traffic for overtaking purposes – we had Kirisun and Zartek units, which were compatible on the 466MHz band, operating on Channel 8 – simply because no one else was there.
Turning north at Massano to Ulungue, the road was once again all new, with shoulders both sides. We arrived at Vila Ulungue just before sunset, where we stayed the night.
This is a Christian mission station run by South Africans, which has accommodation available for travellers. The intention is to put up decks with tents in the near future specifically for overlanders, but presently there is a lovely grassed area for camping and also the guest house. Contact Charl Cilliers at 082 894 7965 (local) or +258 82 293 0878 (Moz) for more details or a booking.
The road to Mzuzu is good, although somewhat boring, until you get to the plantations. This is quite a high-level processing industry, as the trees come out of the forest in planks, ready for drying.
Here, once again, petrol was available but not diesel, but a long queue had already formed along the main road in anticipation of the pending arrival of a diesel tanker. Malawi was busy preparing for their 6th July Independence Day celebrations, during which the procession was to pass through the northern part of the country, so they were busy stocking up with fuel, at the expense of the southern part of the country.
We had read a review of the Mzuzu Backpacker establishment in the Bradt guide to Malawi. I can honestly say that this guide is absolutely essential, and much more useful than the Lonely Planet guide. It has detailed maps of all the town centres – some towns only HAVE a centre – and the coastline a few kms either side of any town, listing and describing – and drawn to scale – the locations of all available accommodation, be it camping or lodges. The information is up to date (2010 issue) and accurate – except for their review of Mzoozoozoo.
The text explained that this venue was a viby place, but when we got there we were the only visitors, with the owner looking somewhat perplexed that someone actually came. How can I put it – Gerard is an extremely interesting host – also his permanent lodgers – but should you visit, know that your accommodation could only improve from there.
Except for my wife and I, everyone camped – next to the open French drain. We slept in a room with a double bed and a mattress shaped like a banana, through which our hips were very aware of the bed board below when lying on our sides. We were a bit puzzled as to why – although clean – the pillows felt somewhat damp. This all became clear the next morning at around 5am, when our breathing started to condensate against the inside of the ceiling-less corrugated iron roof, and the drops started tip-tipping around us.
We left from there for the Nyika Plateau. At Rumphi we could refuel – once again, petrol only – and did some shopping for the next two days at the Metro Cash&Carry, which was well-stocked. Diesel was available on our return.
The first stage of the road was indicated as tar on the T4A map, but was not. A fine, cement-like dust hung in the air, as we literally picked our way along this road to the Nyika Park entrance.
Other than almost zero visibility when following too closely, the dust formed hard cakes when depositing on the car, to the extent that it took a few healthy squirts of Q20 to keep the auto fold-in function of the Freelander wing mirrors going.
It was also on this road that we saw our first South African car since crossing the border – CY registration, returning from where we were heading.
The time prediction of the T4A map was very misleading, as we discovered afterwards that this was a calculated value, based on the park speed limit of 40km/h. We could maintain less than 30km/h. The road surface was reasonable, but at places had a few ruts and loose material – like doing an endless loop De Wildt trail for 3 hours.
Typical road through the park.
What a place! Sangilo Lodge – with an exclusive Malawi lake-front beach for just our group. The adults stayed in chalets – of which there were 2 x ensuite and 4 x communal ablution – with the kids sleeping on the beach. Completely secluded, as the rocks either side of the beach goes right down into the water.
Sunrise, with the chalets in the background.
The perfect place to chill, with a pub/restaurant/kitchen built right on the beach. We did not bother to make food, but rather paid for a choice between two dinner items each night. The owner – Mark is a Pom from Newcastle – and his two small daughters were also on the premises. His wife – a medical doctor in a neighbouring town – arrived back from a UK visit the day we left.
But a good host, who took the time to come chat with us and tell us more about the area.
We learnt that almost all the lodges/backpackers owned by expats, are known to each other. So Mark could tell you about Jim (a South African hailing from Stellenbosch), and what to expect at Nkhwazi, and recommend we visit Auke (a French Belgian) at Lukwe on the way to Livingstonia and asked us how we experienced Gerard (Swiss) at Mzoozoozoo, etc. So this was a good networking opportunity. We followed his leads on our further travels, and they were all good.
The next day we finally made our way to Livingstonia. This is the start of the Rift Valley (origin of the Nile), and from the top of the escarpment you could almost see forever, were it not for the haze prevalent during this time of the year. Apparently December it is all clear.
But first we had to negotiate those 20 hairpin bends. Quite a few of the steeper bends had been provided with a ribbed concrete slab which made them easier, but the surface was mostly very loose with a few deepish ruts, so not overly difficult. To give you an idea, down, it took 55 mins to cover the 17km. Up, quite a bit longer. It is not overly steep, but the hairpins are tight.
We did not see any sign – like the one at the top of Sani Pass requesting that down traffic give way to up traffic – and was wondering whether this was a general rule. We had to manoevre a few times to let oncoming traffic pass – 3 ton trucks and busses – but generally there is allways a passing spot close-by. One of the vehicles may just have to reverse a short distance.
Here's what it looks like on the GPS. My wife says I make it sound easier than what it was.
Adriaan gave a hitchhiker a lift up the pass, but he had to stand on the rear step of the bakkie and hang on to the roof rack, due to there being no space inside.
A beautiful mission church had been constructed at Livingstonia, and this was opened up for us by a young boy who was so keen to show us everything, including up the clock tower.
There is also a school with a rather peculiar mission statement. Good luck to all pupils graduating from here.
We then returned to Lukwe where Auke ran his Eco-friendly restaurant and accommodation. The food was good, the beer cold, the view incredible. Definitely a worthwhile stop. He directed us to a nearby waterfall behind which the locals used to hide when the slave-traders came recruiting.
On the way there we passed some abandoned buildings which appeared to have once been a restaurant, and enquired about this upon our return.
The next morning we could see for the first time where we were – right up against the northern shore of Cape Maclear, with the bay stretching out in front of us, with Thumbi Island on the right.
Finally, this is what we had actually come to do in Malawi – sit beside the lake and watch the days go by.
Our first mission was to find out where one could buy fresh fish from the lake, so the adult men – one still in his pajamas – sauntered across the beach to the reed fence separating the campsite from the village. There we met Harry, who was absolutely instrumental to the enjoyment of our brief – 1 day – stay on the mainland.
Harry had taken part in the Edinburgh Festival and toured the South African circuit as a stand-up comedian, before he decided that here is the best place. After a few days back at work, I'm thinking he may have a valid point.
So he now acts as guide to tourists, being able to organize and advise on just about anything local.
The thing about Cape Maclear was that we had read a report (WEG magazine, Feb 2011 Issue) stating that there was between 52% and 74% probability that you would contract Bilharzia if you swam there. All the tell-tale signs were there – lots of people from the village washing their clothing and themselves in the water. We could see that not all the visitors had read this report as they were splashing around in the shallows in a rather carefree manner.
We were still prepared to shower and brush our teeth with this water, but definitely no swimming…. Our concern was probably fuelled by the fact that three of the adults present were medical doctors, with a fourth one having a nursing background.
So call us chicken if you like, but this swimming thing was going to have to wait until we got to the island, which was far enough away from the mainland to be free of this gogga.
But we were in Cape Maclear NOW, so what could we do to while away the time? Well for one we needed fuel. Harry knew where to get this and took us to the "depot", but a fresh supply was only due later that afternoon.
As we had been parked in by the campers behind us, we got permission from Listen to drive across the beach from the campsite to the boat launch area. This was quite heavy going, with the tyres pumped to 2.5 bar due to the increased load the cars were carrying. This procedure turned out to be the norm for all our exits/entries during our stay here.
Our campsite – on the beach.
So what to do if you don't want to swim here? Well, Harry could organize a motorboat to take us out to Thumbi Island – 1km across the bay – which was also Bilharzia-free.
Why Thumbi Island is Bilharzia free. I do not know what the blacked out part in the local language means, but I assume it to be a reasonable facscimile of the illustration.
This would cost us – after some discussions by our chief negotiator – $100, of which half was payable in advance so Harry could get fuel for the outboard motor. Typical South African, we were wondering whether we would ever see Harry again after handing over the money, but at the agreed time, the motor boat beached right at our camp site, and we hopped on board.
Our transport. Yes, I know. You'll never be able to ski behind it.
Prior to setting off on our Fish Eagle Island trip the previous day, we also visited the premises of Kayak Africa to confirm that our prepaid departure for Domwe was still as arranged. We decided to visit that island based on idyllic pictures and articles in SA outdoor magazines, and also because the water was safe. It gets tested regularly, and it was reported to us that earlier in the same month the results were still negative for Bilharzia.
Kayak Africa runs the Mumbo and Domwe island accommodation. The main difference between the two islands other than the size and distance from the mainland, is that Mumbo – the smaller, further one – is fully catered with 3 meals, where Domwe is accommodation only.
There is therefore a distinct price difference between the two, e.g. as special offer at Mumbo: R1200 per adult per night, R600 per child per night (no matter the age of the child). This is fully inclusive (all meals) with kayaks & snorkelling gear.
or stay in a safari tent for R400 p/p. But then you have to rent a kayak, rent/take your own tent, bedding, mattress, snorkel gear etc, and provide your own food. For our group of 12 people who wanted to rough it a bit and had all the camping and diving gear, this was preferable.
All bookings for island accommodation are done via KA's Cape Town office, with a very helpful Bee keeping you up to date with all the options available – bee@kayakafrica.co.za .
Initially we would have had to split our group into children/adults on two consecutive nights, as not all of us could be accommodated at the same time, due to other people also being on the island. But after a discussion with Clive, a concession was made that all of us could go simultaneously. So now we all had two nights on the island.
So the next morning at 10, we parked our vehicles in the safe parking area of Kayak Africa and started transferring our luggage to the jetty. The mind boggled to see how much stuff was going, but fortunately there was space for it all on the boat.
We handed in our laundry to be done in our absence, and also arranged for our by now very dirty cars to be washed.
Many willing hands transferred our stuff to the boat – which was named FEERSUM ENDJINN – while we were living it up in the lounge on the jetty, being served free tea.
After a 5km boat ride we arrived at our destination – the ONLY piece of sand along the entire Domwe island coastline.
6 Double kayaks had been arranged, transported to the island on the roof of the ferry, and Armas and myself rowed around the island later that afternoon. This is a distance of just over 11kms, and was completed in just under 2 hours – although I must add, it was a perfect day with no wind.
An ice box was provided on the dining deck stocked with cooldrink – coke, fanta, tonic – and beer, but we could take our own and substitute our warm ones for cold ones. When our own ran out, each family opened a tab, which was settled back on the mainland.
On the second day we already started suffering from advanced withdrawal symptoms at the thought of having to leave the next day, so we requested per radio to the mainland whether we could stay a 3rd night, by shortening one of our onward destinations by a day. Permission was granted.
The first leg of the route to Liwonde is very boring. Although it follows the lake shore closely, it is too low to be able to see it. As soon as the Shire river is crossed, things change for the better.
The landscape starts undulating and the road winds along various hills. Very scenic.
Upon our arrival at Zomba we went straight up to the plateau. This is a great road – reminiscent of Chapman's Peak with sweeping bends and provides great views of the valley below, until entering the cloud base. The cloud base would normally not be this low, but it had started raining that morning, and was sporadically to continue so for the next 4 days, until we crossed back into South Africa.
We intended staying at the Trout Farm Chalets, but these were not available. The Sunbird Hotel franchise has accommodation all over Malawi – also here at the Ku Chawe Inn – but these are decidedly upmarket establishments, which is why we always avoided staying here.
So down the pass we went again, in the meantime telephonically getting hold of Annie of Annie's Lodge fame in Zomba. She could not accommodate us all in town, and agreed to meet us a few kms out of town at an establishment called Black Diamond.
This turned out to be a disco-type clubbing establishment with loud music playing – but likeable Reggae. Mmmmm.
A short while later, the Black Diamond herself arrived in a top-of-the-line Range Rover. One notices these things as it contrasts wildly with any other transport we have seen to date, including that of tourists from better-off places.
Annie showed us the available accommodation – 3 chalets off to one side of the dancing hall and a house separated only by a farm road from the hall. As we could securely park our cars and all fit into the house – which was still in the process of being renovated – we took this option.
After our resident negotiator argued her price down to what she had originally quoted over the phone – it had crept up a bracket or two since then – we started unpacking and moving in.
The accommodation was OK, The fridge was on and the stove worked – the plates could not be switched off other than at the mains switch on the wall, though. The rooms were strangely – almost randomly – scattered throughout the house. Three of them were ensuite, although not everyone had hot water, or for that matter even a hot tap – ours was broken off the sink.
So we could cook, get cleaned up and sleep, which was all we needed. But we could not shake off this nagging feeling that somehow this house is one of those that the Animals sang about in a song with words that start like this: "There is – a house – in New Orleans, they call…." etc. Especially after the children found some used evidence to this effect in one of the rooms.
So the next day we were off early via Blantyre – which has a well-stocked Shoprite-anchored mall. Then onwards towards the border post at Zobue.
Other than getting flustered by the annoying swamping of the money changers offering Meticals for Kwachas, this was the only place where we were subjected to an incident which left a bit of a sour taste in our mouths. Up to that point, we had not come across any criminal element, or even felt threatened, anywhere during our travels – we left those people behind when we crossed the border.


Properties in Bay of Plenty average 4.6 out of 5 stars.
Property 7: OHIWAHEAVEN True traditional Kiwi Bach Secluded!!
Property 22: Does your dog enjoy the beach? Bring him here!
Property 34: ATTRACTIVE LAKEFRONT PROPERTY-THE LAKE HOUSE, Sleeps 6+ in beds.
David's place is brilliant. One of the best beach homes we've rented for a while. Lovely and spacious with all you need but a great Bach feel to it.


Mystical Communication Service are a music project fronted by the fictional Yanez Di Mompracem, backed by a collection of eccentric and well-travelled bandmates from all corners of the globe. The band is an amalgamation of wayward drifters and modern-day mystics, uniting to play their distinctive style of psychedelic and experimental rock.
Their sound oscillates between intricate blues-driven solos, creating a sense of ancient and emotive storytelling, and rhythmic explorations of unfamiliar yet alluring states of mind. Listening to Mystical Communication Service represents an enchanted excursion into a nomadic world, where the concepts of sanity and self-awareness fade away. The band creates an ethereal soundscape, leaving you adrift in a haze of desire and dream-like apparitions.
We are very happy to welcome MCS back on the roof.


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Prosthechea mejia är en orkidéart som först beskrevs av Carl Leslie Withner och Patricia A. Harding, och fick sitt nu gällande namn av Wesley Ervin Higgins. Prosthechea mejia ingår i släktet Prosthechea och familjen orkidéer.

Artens utbredningsområde är Colombia. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Coworking is a fun, social and productive alternative to working from home or the coffee shop. You need just a few essential things to cowork effectively at any of the Fort Collins coworking spaces.
Your laptop & integrated or external wireless receiver + your power cord and any other laptop accessories you like to use.
Your cell phone in case you use that to make work calls. Not all coworking spaces have land lines.
A project to work on or your normal daily work routine.
Find the community manager or staff person. Get another tour if you need it.
Pick a place to sit. Many coworking spaces have multiple seating options, the community manager can help you find just the right one.
Introduce yourself to your fellow coworkers. Take a moment to learn what they're working on and let them know what projects you're tackling.
Begin being wildly productive. Collaborate with others, ask them questions, offer advice or help your coworkers and start building your coworking community.
Any questions or problems, ask your neighbor.
Not sure where the coworking spaces are in Fort Collins? Check out our list at the fo(c0)works coworking alliance at http://focoworks.com.


Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Sarah Szanton, PhD, ANP, FAAN—experts from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in the respective specialties of violence and aging—are serving as national advisors on a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Technical Expert Panel examining the gap between clinical care and community services.
The team, which consisted of experts in housing, food security, interpersonal violence, transportation, education, employment, and other health-related social needs, met to provide recommendations on how to best implement a screening tool that can be used to better link CMS beneficiaries with social and community services. Campbell was selected for her expertise in violence, and Szanton for her for work in aging, specifically around housing conditions and their implication on health and well-being.
The screening tool is one of the first steps in the new CMS Accountable Health Communities Model that is testing whether increased awareness of and access to health-related social services will decrease health care costs and/or improve quality of health. Over a five-year period, the CMS will look at cost and health outcomes among three different groups—those who receive increased awareness of services, those who are offered navigation of services, and those who are actually aligned with services.
Szanton, whose Community Aging in Place—Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE) program has had prominent focus on housing conditions among older adults, has seen the positive effects of modifying social factors. Preliminary findings of her research show that in addition to visits from a nurse and occupational therapists, minor modifications within the home like adding handrails or lowering cabinets dramatically decrease disability and improve self-care.
Campbell has studied intimate partner violence for more than 30 years. Her Danger Assessment tool helps women determine the likelihood of potentially fatal violence by an intimate partner.


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package ifttt

import ifttt.Scheduler.makeOrderedPair

/**
  * Data structure representing a team
  */
case class Team(val name: String, val members: Set[String]) {

  /**
    * Add one email/teammember to the team
    *
    * @param email
    * @return
    */
  def +(email: String): Team = {
    new Team(name, members + email)
  }

  /**
    * Remove one email/teammember to the team
    *
    * @param email
    * @return
    */
  def -(email: String): Team = {
    new Team(name, members - email)
  }

  /**
    * Add a series of emails/teammembers to the team
    *
    * @param emails
    * @return
    */
  def ++(emails: Iterable[String]): Team = {
    new Team(name, members ++ emails)
  }

  /**
    * Contains all of the possible 1 + 1 pairs of teammates
    */
  lazy val pairs: Set[(String, String)] = {
    def makePairs(emails: List[String]): List[(String, String)] = {
      emails match {
        case hd :: tl => tl.map(makeOrderedPair(hd, _)) ::: makePairs(tl)
        case Nil => List()
      }
    }
    // By sorting the pairs, we ensure that if two people are both part of two distinct teams, the pairs that contains
    // their emails will be in the same order in both teams.
    makePairs(members.toList).toSet
  }

  def toJson: String = {
    import org.json4s._
    import org.json4s.jackson.Serialization
    import org.json4s.jackson.Serialization.write
    implicit val formats = Serialization.formats(NoTypeHints)
    write(this)
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}

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Hi everyone, it's Nicorin, Yukiko I.
Spring has come, many birds are singing. Air is filled with happiness. In Japan, many schools start their new grade in April. So it's the beginning season for many peoples like September in the US.
I chose the light up peek a boo card for my April project.
Peek the inside of the camping car! You can see the cozy room first and then when you open the card…. Oh my! You find an adorable sleeping little fox!
1. Make parts as showing the below photo.
・Cover panel, 4 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches, score at 2 3/4 inches. Stamp the Camping car and cut with window die.
・Inner panel: 4 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches, score at 4 1/4, 8 ½ and fold. Die cut with the window die at the same place as the Cover panel. Stamp the room image inside the camping car another side, please refer to photo@ Decide the stamping place with the marking the window place.
Draw the vertical lines at 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 inch from the right end of the inside of the cover panel.
Mark 3/4 and 1 1/4 inch from the scoreline. You can see the 1/2 inches square.
Cut two slits on the outside edges of the square.
Mark the position of the LED sticker.
Draw a circuit connecting the LED and slit. The LED positive edge is connected to the outer slit and the LED negative edge is connected to the inner slit.
Draw the vertical lines at 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 inch from the left end of the back panel's backside.
Mark 3/4 and 3 3/4 inch from the top of the card.
Cut out 1/16 inch (about 1.6mm) width slit 3 inch long.
Open the cover panel, this is the switch on position. Mark the position of the connecting site the cover panel and the back panel.
Draw a circuit on the back panel connecting the slit to the Battey. Confirm that the positive path goes through the outer slit and the negative path go through the inner slit.
Mark the place of the battery.
Set the double-sided tape on the place of the battery.
・Stick the cover panel on the inside panel fitting the place of the window.
・Put the double-sided tape on the tab for sticking of the inner panel's bottom edge.
・Put the switch parts in the slit and stick on the backside of the cover panel.
You can find the just good point as showing. On the position opening the cover panel, peel of the backing sheet of the switch part and stick it to the cover sheet.
Sometimes, the slit cutting or the paper thickness and the folding the paper make a little off position. But you can adjust the little gap in this way. Of course, you don't need this way, if you can draw perfectly and make flawless beautiful slits. I am an easier person so sometimes make a little out of position.
Stick the copper tape on the drown path. Then put the LED stickers on the mark.
Stick the copper tape starting from LED sticker to slit, through the slit and switch part.
Make sure the path on the switch part is completely separated half and half, the right side is for the positive path and the left side is for the negative path.
It is a really important point of this switch in this card. If you connect the left side and the right side, the LED can't light up because it's a short circuit.
Set the LED sticker on the mark.
Peel off the release paper on the Battery place stick the negative path copper tape start from backside go through the slit and negative side of the battery.
Stick the copper tape on positive path copper tape from the backside go through the slit and the positive side of the battery.
After you confirm that the lights work well when the slit switch slide in the place, reinforce the connection of LED stickers and copper tape path with sticking the short copper tape on each edge of LED stickers.
5. Coloring; you can do this whenever you like. It is just a fun process. Please enjoy your relaxation and healing time!
6. Put the switch part in the slit and stick the switch on the backside of the sliding panel.. Now the switch is fixed in the slit.
7. Stick the back panel on the card base with the foam tape.
We provided the peek a boo card for the advanced class in Creativation. It is a little hard to make totally strict beautiful work. But no problem, a little gap can be a charm. Take it easy! You can enjoy making this interactive card.
And if you feel it's too hard to see it's a system, I recommend that you make a peek a boo card without light introducing the making movie by Jennifer Mcguire first.
By the way, this system of the switch was made by Eiko. I'd like to tell you what is great this switch. If you like it, it's my pleasure.
You need the paths for both the positive and the negative on the switch to light up LED on the moving panel. Eiko made the light up ballon card with a switch having double parallel paths.
And she had evolved it to the more sophisticated one showing the cute peek a boo card. The switch is separated left and right. The left side of the switch is for the positive path and the right side is for the negative path. Wow! I can't resist shouting!
I' draw a schema. Please check it with the circuit.
First, the right half of the schema (sky blue diagonal pattern area) is the back panel.
The positive path start from the battery goes to slit drawing in red. The negative path start from the battery negative side goes to slit drawing blue.
Next, the left half of the schema (yellow diagonal pattern area) is the slide part of the cover panel. When the switch part slide in the position of connecting both circuits on the cover panel and the back panel, the circuit is completed and turn on the light!
And when you make the path connecting the light and left as like a usual switch, what does happen?
It is the short circuit so LED will not work. The electron is lazy so that if there is a short circuit, doesn't go LED. I'll show you the movie showing what will happen in the short circuit.
Is this exposition for nerds? But you can realize what it the short circuit, please check it out!
Is it cool? This separated switch on the sliding panel is wonderful more than meets the eye. I hope you try it and it makes you ooh and ahh!
Thank you for stopping by! Have a sweet spring day!
This is just adorable! Love the Art Impressions stamps you used! The light makes the card so fun!


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HomeEventsProgramme announced for the 2018 everywoman in Tech Forum
Programme announced for the 2018 everywoman in Tech Forum
Additional headline speakers have been announced, featuring some of the world's most influential female tech entrepreneurs
Julian Owen
The one-day everywoman in Tech Forum will return to the London Hilton Park Lane on 8 February, attracting over 600 international delegates from a variety of industry sectors.
The impressive list of speakers includes: Inma Martinez, Venture Partner at Deep Science Ventures, who has been hailed by Fortune and TIME as one of Europe's top talents in digital engagement; Suki Fuller, Founder of Miribure – a strategic and competitive intelligence company – recognised for her early adoption of new technologies in the advancement of competitive intelligence; and Elena Corchero, Founder and Director of Lost Values, whose toy line ZippyKit is aimed at bridging gender gaps in STEM subjects.
Senior executives from some of the world's biggest organisations, including BP and Accenture, will also be presenting at the event, along with the founders of Blippar, Elvie and Cognition X.
A growing body of research demonstrates that gender-balanced teams produce better outcomes and create a more sustainable future for business, along with a positive impact on the bottom line. Despite this, the number of women working in the technology sector remains stubbornly low at just 16%. A recent study, conducted by everywoman, found that the two main barriers felt to prevent women entering the industry are 'workplace cultures that don't welcome or support female progression' and 'too few female role models for young girls'.
Emily Brooke
To help counter this, the everywoman in Tech Forum seeks to bring together some of the most inspirational men and women working in the industry, offering opportunities for networking alongside personal development. Recognising that gender parity in technology can only be achieved when both men and women work together to effect change, the Forum will also host key male business leaders, who will discuss how they are working to champion the advancement of women in their organisations and in the industry as a whole.
The agenda festures sessions looking at the women changing the IoT world, building teams of balance and productivity, and gender dynamics in the workplace. Other highlights will include discussions on some of the most pressing issues facing and shaping the tech industry and businesses today, including artificial intelligence and reverse mentoring. There will also be a live demonstration with Cobot on how humans and robots are working collaboratively within the sector.
Karen Gill, Co-Founder of everywoman, said: "We are thrilled to announce the agenda for this year's everywoman in Tech Forum, and delighted to be joined by so many industry experts. For us, the Forum embodies the everywoman strategy for attracting, retaining and advancing women in business, by offering quality learning and development, access to role models and unparalleled networking opportunities. Whether you are a manager looking to drive your team's performance, an aspiring leader, or an ambitious graduate, our inspiring line up will provide delegates with the skills, information and motivation to achieve their goals."
Tickets to the forum cost £400 + VAT and can be purchased here.
Organisations can also live stream the keynote speeches to their employees and engage them through Sli.do, an interactive web-based platform that allows participants to engage with live events. Users can ask questions to the event speakers, vote in polls and participate in surveys. Visit: https://www.sli.do/
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Matt Granlund, AIA, joined HNTB Corporation as senior project architect. He is based in the firm's Orlando, Florida, office.
In his role at HNTB, Granlund will support the new South Terminal C, Phase 1, project at Orlando International Airport for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.
"Matt's previous experience working on multiple projects at Orlando International Airport, and his knowledge of its infrastructure, will be a vital asset to HNTB's team as it serves GOAA in the creation of a new world class terminal," said Bill Brooks, PE, HNTB Southeast Division aviation leader and program director.
Granlund has more than 20 years of experience in large, complex aviation and transportation projects that include the Los Angeles International Airport Midfield Satellite Concourse, Salt Lake City Terminal Redevelopment Project, and the Orlando International Airport automated people mover station that will connect the north terminal to the new south terminal.
Granlund earned a Bachelor of Architecture from Auburn University.
In addition to the $1.8B South Terminal C at Orlando International, HNTB has served on projects and programs for some of the most high-profile airports in the United States, including Miami International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Dulles International Airport. The firm currently provides program management and construction management services for Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, and architectural services for Tampa International Airport.
HNTB Corporation is an employee-owned infrastructure solutions firm serving public and private owners and construction contractors. With more than a century of service in the United States and 60 years in Florida, HNTB continues to grow in size and service offerings to clients from 13 office locations, currently employing approximately 460 full-time professionals in the state. HNTB understands the life cycle of infrastructure and addresses clients' most complex technical, financial and operational challenges. Professionals nationwide deliver a full range of infrastructure-related services, including award-winning planning, design, program management and construction management. For more information, visit http://www.hntb.com.


We all know that two heads are better than one when it comes to solving a problem or creating a result. So imagine having a permanent group of five or six people who meet every week for the purpose of problem solving, brainstorming, networking, and encouraging and motivating each other!
This process is called masterminding and is one of the most effective success tools you can adopt! It is a powerful way to support your dreams and bring unlimited resources to your business and personal life.
Participating in a mastermind group has been critical to me. I can't imagine achieving all I have without one, and it certainly made my goals happen much faster.
The basic philosophy of a mastermind group is that more can be achieved in less time when people work together. Sometimes called a "dream team" your mastermind group is made up of two or more individuals who voluntarily come together on a regular basis – weekly, biweekly, or monthly – to share ideas, thoughts, information, feedback and resources.
Your group can be composed of people from your own industry or profession or people from all walks of life. You can focus on business, increasing each other's income, building a business, raising better kids, or solving a social problem.
Within your mastermind group, you benefit from the other members who empower you and draw out your full talents, resources and abilities. They trigger you, stimulate and motivate you to become all you are capable of being.
Regardless of its purpose, the key is to choose people who are already where you'd like to be in your life – or who are at least a level above you. In forming your mastermind group, start by carefully enrolling another friendly, on-purpose, like-minded individual. Start by meeting together and then adding other selected, unanimously agreed-upon individuals who will work in total harmony for the good of each other and for the good of the group.
1. Your Dream Team should consist of 4-8 people. Most people find that 6 is the ideal number.
2. Meet weekly, if possible, for an hour to an hour and a half. This meeting must be held sacred as a life-enhancing priority. The meetings should be upbeat, enriching, encouraging and beneficial to each individual and the group's purposes. I always start our meetings with a prayer or an invocation. You could also start with an inspiring story.
3. Each member must agree to play all out — to openly share ideas, support, contacts, information, feedback, and anything else that will help advance the individual and group goals.
4. Start by having each member share something positive and good that happened since the last meeting.
5. Next, have each member share an opportunity or problem they have experienced since the last meeting and ask for whatever support they would like on it. Appoint a time-keeper to make sure that everyone gets the same amount of time. This is important if you want your group to last. Everyone must get value at each meeting.
6. End by sharing appreciations and acknowledgements.
You'll find one of the real values of a mastermind group is the accountability factor – other members checking up on you to make sure you meet your stated commitments. It's one way to ensure you'll accomplish a lot more!


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Urban Think Tank / Olso
Parkveien: UTT Reclaiming Public Space in Oslo
Image: UTT_PARKVEIEN_MAIN IMAGE@UTT/Oslo
The project proposes an innovative, landscape-driven approach to renewing the community public space, reclaim those spaces that belong to the public.
Urban Think Tank's architecture is centered on people and place. Each project is a new beginning, an opportunity to attempt something that has not been done before. Our quest here in Oslo has been to bring fair delivery of built social infrastructure to the city, defining an architecture of 'meaningful totality.' This requires a holistic approach to architecture that engages the local community and acknowledges internal hierarchies, cultures, values, race, gender, and local aesthetics.
Having established UTT in Norway just two years ago, we noticed that the neighbourhood of VIKA where we live had few green spaces that can really act as activator for public life. As we walked through the neighbourhood over the course of the last two years during COVID, we noticed that the part of the street called Parkveien could be activated as a pedestrian area. We also thought of an activation to bring in more vertical, indoor sports on top of the existing sports court, which are currently acting as a noise nuisance to neighbours.
The big idea is to convince the city of the potential of a prefab Vertical Gym can be assembled, and bolted together on top of the existing sports court. It's no secret that outdoor recreation areas urban areas can keep kids in shape all year. Just take a look at the existing VIKA bustling outdoor basketball court. Now imagine that that basketball court is taken a step further, built vertically (and quickly) to include more multipurpose courts, an indoor soccer area, a cafe, a weightlifting section, and a running track–all intended for urban youth.
The project combines the neighbourhood's characteristics and takes the daily life of the residents as a clue and uses "cultivate/cherish", "cooperation & share", and "celebrate/ enjoy" three themes as design strategies to revitalize the park and unused space to create a living community landscape. This set of integrated and continuous spatial transformations uncover the most iconic landscape experiences of the neighbourhood by creating a roof garden on top of the new vertical gym. However, the importance of this revitalisation is not only to build an inclusive, harmonious, dynamic and productive community but more importantly, on the urban scale, it is also of great significance in connecting the ecological corridor from the Kings Park to the city and connecting the fractured urban green network.
Self initiated projects for public good is the most important lesson of this project.UTT begins new in Oslo and focuses its work on relatively small interventions, like the vertical gym, that doesn't require large infusions of money. With this project for VIKA we created a multidisciplinary team of architects, local residents and landscape designers who were always in fundamental agreement about what we are doing in Parkveien and to what public end. The project presented is a bottom up conceived urban design. The project activates citizens that have the skills and the knowledge to improve lives and revitalise cities. We believe fervently in the city—not as it is, but as it can be, as we hope it will be. Our objective with to create the design means by which people from different social strata blend, mix to ensure the greatest possible diversity; and to elevate the quality of life for those who activate their neighbourhood.
Analysis of park extension onto a portion of Parkveien to create a pedestrian street that could be completed with a public stair that integrates directly into the park. A circular observatory playground would be a central element atop the hillside, and adding a vertical gym to the sports courts for additional programs.
A cross section through Parkveien represents a vertical plane cut through the Vertical Gym and the street.The Section here is used here to describe the height relationship between different levels of the Gym and the landscape.
A slice of the neighbourhood of Vika, well located next to Oslo waterfront, is in need of a revitalisation of this public space which we call the heart. The park is the heart.The park is surrounded by an animated community, so there's potential for expansion of city life into the park.
The big idea is to convince the city of the potential of a prefab Vertical Gym can be assembled, bolted together, and built in three months, and it can go on top of the existing sports court. It's no secret that outdoor recreation areas urban areas can keep kids in shape all year. Just take a look at your nearest bustling basketball court. Now imagine that that basketball court is taken a step further, built vertically (and quickly) to include more multipurpose courts, an indoor soccer area.
Urban-Think Tank-Oslo is an interdisciplinary design practice dedicated to high-level research and design on a variety of subjects, concerned with contemporary architecture and urbanism.
-Alfredo Brillembourg /MNAL ( Founder UTT) received his Master of Science in Architectural Design from Columbia University.Brillembourg is a research fellow of GRIP Institute at the University of Bergen.
-Paul Amble, born in Oslo and resident of Vika, is involved in projects scaling from urban planning to watch making. He is the initiator and promotor of this Parkveien project.
-Clément Willemin is a landscape architect and urban planner.He has taught landscape architecture and urban planning in Versailles, Strasbourg, Zurich, Vienna.
-Lars Schriever works as a project architect at U-TT. He received his Master's degrees in Architecture from the University of the Applied Sciences in Zurich.
Alexander Creem from New York, works as a project architect at U-TT.
http://www.u-tt.com
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India Household Insecticides Market to 2027 - Country Analysis and Forecasts by Insect Types ; Composition ; Packaging ; Distribution Channel
December 2019 •
The India household insecticides market is accounted to US$ 1,147.5 Mn in 2018 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.4% during the forecast period 2019 - 2027, to account for US$ 1,829.6 Mn by 2027. The household insecticides market has been witnessing a remarkable growth in India from the last few years. Household insecticide products are gaining wide acceptance due to the rise in vector-borne diseases and awareness regarding such diseases. Growing population, rapid urbanization, availability of new products coupled with rising disposable incomes of people are other factors propelling the demand for household insecticides in India. The household insecticides market in India is characterized by the strong presence of players such as Godrej Consumer Products Limited, SC Johnson Products Pvt. Ltd., Reckitt Benckiser (India) Limited, and Jyothy Laboratories Ltd., among others. The key players in the market are introducing innovative products at an affordable cost to attract customers in the rural market and increase the customer base.
The India household insecticides market by composition is bifurcated in natural and synthetic.The synthetic household insecticides segment dominated the India household insecticides market.
Moreover, the natural household insecticides segment is projected to grow at a faster pace over the forecast period.Chemicals used in synthetic household insecticides are hazardous for human health.
The government of India has also imposed stringent regulations on chemicals that to be used in these products.The rising consumer awareness about the side effects of synthetic household insecticides, coupled with government regulations, has boosted the demand for household insecticides made by natural ingredients.
These factors lead to a higher demand for the natural household insecticides market.
The India household insecticides market is bifurcated on the basis of packaging into small, medium, and large.The small packaging segment dominates the India household insecticides market.
The small packaging type of household insecticides generally weighs between 250 gm. to 500 gm. It has been noted that the small packaging insecticides have been frequently used as they are easy to port and can be used before the product expires. It has a short period of use due to its acute weight.
A key trend that is estimated to affect the India household insecticides market in the coming year is the rising acceptance of natural household insecticides.Natural insecticides are defined as the organic form of insecticides, which are derived from a natural source such as a mineral or plant and are usually made for own defense.
The use of a natural form of insecticides for household or domestic uses is rising on account of the harmful attributes of a synthetic form of insecticides.Synthetic insecticides contain harmful chemicals and substances which are perceived to impact the health of an individual.
The growing awareness related to health and rising concern over the potential harm caused by synthetic insecticides has driven the need for natural insecticides.
Some of the players present in India household insecticides market are Dabur India Ltd, Godrej Consumer Products Limited, SC Johnson & Son, Inc., Jyothy Laboratories Ltd, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc., Nilgiri Herbals & Agro Industries Pvt. Ltd, Insecticides India Ltd, Relaxo Domeswear LLP, Tainwala Personal Care Products Pvt. Ltd, and HPM Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.
The overall India household insecticides market size has been derived using both primary and secondary source.The research process begins with exhaustive secondary research using internal and external sources to obtain qualitative and quantitative information related to the INDIA household insecticides market.
Also, multiple primary interviews were conducted with industry participants and commentators in order to validate data and analysis. The participants who typically take part in such a process include industry expert such as VPs, business development managers, market intelligence managers, and national sales managers, and external consultants such as valuation experts, research analysts, and key opinion leaders specializing in the India household insecticides market
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