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Gregory Isaacs loved birthday cakes – Singer would have turned 69 today
Jamaica Gleaner - July 14, 2019
Buju soaking up most of the Sumfest love
WorldNet invests in Season Two of 'Ring Games' – Television series showing its worth to potential sponsors
Happy 'Earthstrong', Buju Banton – No fanfare for Buju's big day
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Win two tickets to Reggae Sumfest – Saturday, July 20
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Pastor makes surprise visit to Uptown Mondays
Jamaica Star - July 9, 2019
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Konshens and Jahvillani look to heat up summer with 'Every Gyal Vibe'
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Saucy corporate endorsement for Kemar Highcon
Jamaica Gleaner - July 9, 2019
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Shaggy's 'It Wasn't Me' remixed for Emirates NBD
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CaribFlix TV and Vueture positioned as choice Caribbean streamers
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One dancer's grief: L'Acadco's Oraine Frater loses father to cancer
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Sunshine Palace … getting closer
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National Theatre Live's 'All About Eve' explores celebrity, youth and identity
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Anna | The world's most feared assassin
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'I am not the enemy' – Father of Spice's children dismisses deadbeat label
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Bolt releases Olympe Rose rhythm – Track features retired footballer Ricardo 'Bibi' Gardner
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Popcaan's Garnet Silk cover kicks off Notnice's new album
The first single from producer Notnice's highly anticipated ' Kyng Midas' album will see dancehall artiste Popcaan showing off his vocal ability on a reggae classic. The track which will be released today is...
DJ Aztecz juggles music with academics
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Angel Doolas still contributing to reggae and dancehall
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My overweight man behaves like a pig
STAR, a few years ago when I met my boyfriend, he didn't have the perfect body, but he treated me perfectly. His weight is now getting out of hand, and now, we hardly ever...
Mr Lexx wants track featured in 'Bad Boys 3' movie
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Navino starts 'Cyaa Tame' movement
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DJs Liquid and Wurl Fresh sign with Romeich
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'Calculator' dancer Cyah Tiad
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Tiffany Levy debuts EP, plans church tour
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Patrons promised smashing-hot Sumfest street dance
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Charly Black gives back
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We Are Ready! – The 6ixes promise big Sumfest performance
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Romeo et Juliet this Sunday at Palace Cineplex
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STAR on the Rise: Jellissen wants to bring back music's 'good ole days'
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Jahvillani promises crazy shellings for Sumfest
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Usain Bolt still going for 'records' – Sprint legend to release first rhythm...
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University of Minnesota sets up Institute for Reggae Studies
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Koffee could bring toast to Sumfest
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Mad Cobra readying double album
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Songs and slangs go hand in hand – Selectors say catchy phrases are...
From Potential Kidd's 'A yah so nice' to Alkaline's 'Oosh' or Popcaan's 'Whoyoii' or 'Dem dead', dancehall artistes have become well-known for their ability to coin catchy phrases to help them express themselves. Like...
Chi Ching Ching taking career to the next level
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Nadine Sutherland would love some Sumfest action – Singer says she has never...
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Dancehall meets gospel at Regent Street's Mission Possible
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Coming soon: 'Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw'
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'Sprinter' | The track to freedom
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'Spider-Man: Far From Home' (3D) | A world changed forever
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Female artistes encouraged to do their best at Sumfest
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Jamaica Film Night 2 takes flight
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Edith Dalton James High becoming a performing arts powerhouse
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Bartlett, Davis upbeat about Reggae Sumfest 2019
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Lila Ike and Sevana hit US east coast with Protoje
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Shenseea lights up Runaway Bay
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'Toy Story 4' An absolute miracle
Jamaica Gleaner - June 30, 2019
There was a time when Pixar was synonymous with perfection. Their films were the envy of not just animation studios, but live action too. Despite that pedigree, it seemed there was one feat too...
Sumfest début an expensive affair for Shauna Controlla
As reggae and dancehall enthusiasts get ready to converge on the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre in Montego Bay to watch the dynamic talents of some of Jamaica's best entertainers, they will also be witness...
Yellowman preaches 'No More War'
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Game-changing ganja at Reggae Sumfest
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Colour Me, a musical theatre star
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Vintage Voices | Lord Kitchener a true Caribbean musical voice
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Evolution of the male sex symbol in dancehall – From Shabba Ranks to...
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'One Nation, One People' theme for Independence
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Razor B receives Canadian Multicultural award
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Seven vie for Guinness sound clash title
Jamaica Star - June 27, 2019
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Ethiopia's Door to Hell
Inspiration Weird & Amazing
Introducing Erta Ale Volcano
By Robert Schrader
Robert Schrader
If you're up on the latest travel information—and, particularly, off-the-wall travel information—you've probably heard of Turkmenistan's "Door to Hell" (also known as the "Gate to Hell"), a gassy inferno that's been burning for as long as stories of a fiery final resting place for the wicked have haunted the Earth. This place is alluring, no doubt, but requires not only an expensive tour upon arrival in Turkmenistan, but the very expensive journey there to begin with, and all the logistical nightmares that come with travel in Central Asia.
To non-travelers, Ethiopia probably seems just as difficult to visit as Turkmenistan, although as described here, parts of it are actually quite easy. Certainly, you need an organized tour to visit Erta Ale Volcano, Ethiopia's answer to Turkmenistan's gassy inferno, although the costs and headaches associated with doing so are much less than you'd face in Central Asia. Continue to the last section of this article if you're interested in traveling to Erta Ale, the gateway to Hell Ethiopia is becoming famous for all around the world.
Erta Ale: The Story
In fact, the story of Erta Ale—as locals tell it, anyway—is not particularly intriguing, at least not in the beginning. The phrase "Erta Ale," you see, means "Smoking Mountain," a rather innocuous moniker that could be ascribed to most any volcano in the world.
Although some websites report that the local Afar people (from whose language the translation to "Smoking Mountain" derives) are the ones who came up with the "Door to Hell" or "Gateway to Hell" names, it seems impossible to verify this using a source of any prestigiousness.
Indeed, it would seem more likely that an unaffiliated person, either one of the scientists who discovered the volcano in 1906 or one of the tourism professionals who has since attempted to sell tours here, decided it would be a good marketing tactic for this Ethiopia hell hole, whether or not they knew about Erta Ale's sister hell-door (which is actually not a volcano at all) when they chose it.
Erta Ale: The Science
And yet while most volcanoes on Earth are indeed smoking mountains, the fact is that Erta Ale is unique. The feature that creates the illusion of a door to hell, you see, is colloquially known as a "persistent lava lake," and is found on only four other volcanoes in the world: Ambrym, in the island nation of Vanuatu; Mount Erebus, on Ross Island in Antarctica; Kilauea on the Big Island of Hawaii; and Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
(Actually, if we're going to get technical, Erta Ale has two lava lakes, but due to the treacherousness of hiking its summit, tourist expeditions generally only visit one of them.)
Another interesting fact about Erta Ale is that it is Ethiopia's most active volcano, which makes sense once you travel in the country, which features some of the oldest mountains in Africa—The Semiens. With this being said, it is unlikely that an eruption of harmful scale would ever occur, certainly that it would happen with tourists at the top. The last major eruption of Erta Ale was in 2005, during which only livestock fell victim to its fury—the gateway to hell Ethiopia promotes to humans is, thus far, only one for animals.
How to Visit Erta Ale
Erta Ale is located in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression, an extremely low (I'm talking "below sea level" low!) portion of the country located in its northeastern corner. It's not so much Danakil's low elevation, but how much lower it is than the rest of the country, which sits on a 2,000-or-so meter plateau, that makes the region and its landscapes around the Ethiopia hell hole seem so incredibly bizarre.
You should take note of the larger Danakil Depression, because unless you book a completely private tour (translation to Amharic: $$$$$$), you'll need to see Erta Ale as part of a tour to the entire depression, and usually at the end of it. Other destinations on the tour include the sulfur fields at Dallol, one of the hottest places on Earth, as well as some salt flats and other strange attractions. Costs vary—and can be bartered for—but generally run around 600 USD for a four-day tour.
(NOTE: If these costs seem high, keep in mind they include a military escort, which is necessary thanks to the authoritarian government of Ethiopia's neighbor country Eritrea killing tourists back in 2012. Although the military members who travel with you are less than convincing in their fierceness—they wear jelly sandals, for one—they're better than certain death at the hands of Eritrean terrorists.)
Once you arrive at Erta Ale (which, again, should happen on the third day of your four-day tour), you'll take a three-hour, mostly-dark hike to the top of the volcano, where you will eat dinner and camp. You'll spend about an hour at the actual Door to Hell (and I mean at the door to hell, closer than you'd ever be allowed in a country with any sort of safety laws) before sleeping, then you'll wake up an hour before dawn to watch the sunrise over the fiery pit, before hiking back down and heading back to Mekele, the nearest city to the Ethiopia hell hole.
It is technically possible to visit the Gateway to Hell, Ethiopia all year round, although general travel in northern Ethiopia is difficult between June and September, i.e. the rainy season. Although rain rarely falls heavily enough in the Danakil Depression to jeopardize travel plans, your difficulty during certain times of the year will be getting to Mekele itself.
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This might be the world's first real 5G phone
Chris Smith @chris_writes
Motorola a few weeks ago unveiled a phone that will get 5G support at some point next year, as long as you're willing to buy an additional module that will pack the required components to make 5G possible. But the world's first 5G phone might come from a different Asian company, and it's shown in the image above. It's not the usual iPhone X clone that we expect from Android vendors this way, which is surprising, considering that this particular company made its own clones so far.
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We're looking at Chinese handset maker Xiaomi, which posted the image above on Twitter, asking people if anyone noticed anything interesting.
Sharing one more photo. Does anyone see anything interesting? #Xiaomi pic.twitter.com/LjZGibMsuR
— Donovan Sung (@donovansung) September 3, 2018
It's not the absence of the notch that you should focus on, but the 5G indicator on the right side of the phone. That's right, Xiaomi is already teasing that the Mi Mix 3 will have 5G connectivity well ahead of its competitors.
That would be a significant milestone for Xiaomi, but don't get too excited about it. It'll be a while until the first 5G networks are turned on around the world. Until then, you won't really be able to use it.
But Xiaomi does say that when 5G is available next year, download speeds will be more than ten times faster than 4G speeds.
Since you probably noticed there's no notch at the top of the phone, you may be wondering where the selfie camera is. Well, you'll have to know that the Mi Mix 3 will be a slider phone, similar to Oppo's Find X. Yeah, that's not the ideal form factor for a high-end handset, but it's one way to kill the notch.
Here's a video showing the Mi Mix 3's slide-out mechanism in action:
The Mi Mix 3 will be unveiled at some point in October and hit various markets in the months that follow. Unless a competitor comes out with a 5G phone before that, Xiaomi might be able to claim the world's first 5G phone title.
Image Source: Twitter/Xiaomi
Tags: Mi Mix 3, Xiaomi
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