Drawing Inspiration from Mozambique "Mmm...what is this one called?"
"Yes, exactly. I'm a traveler. The scents of my products are all inspired by places that I've traveled to and fallen in love with."
"I like that. What else do you have?"
After going through each item in my product line, the lady in purple settled on a Paris fragrance oil and a Zanzibar body butter.
Last weekend, I was invited to participate in Brooklyn's Summer Style Market as a vendor.
It was really great to interact with buyers and discuss my products.
People were particularly interested in my choice of fragrance and the names of the different products. As I described the essential oil aromatherapy blends that provided fragrance to each product, I noticed conversations almost always turning to travel as I attempted to articulate exactly what I was attempting to evoke or was inspired by.
I went home that night and began a running list of inspiration, country by country, memory by memory. Like poetry, memories began to fill the page and I realized I had a post.
Have you ever traveled to a place that moved you so deeply it changed the person you are for the better? That's how I feel about Mozambique. The experience wasn't perfect (there was the huntsman spider attack, the time I woke up to about twenty hornets in my bedroom, I caught the South African flu, we ran out of water in our well) but it was the perfect experience for me at the time.
The beauty of a sunrise and setting. Before I moved to Mozambique, I had no understanding of how astounding and breathtaking a sunrise and sunset could be. I thought I knew, but I had no idea The purple and otherworldly cerulean bursts of color, expanding over the horizon to signal the start of a new day and then the golden translucent rays that cascaded downwards softening the landscape before handing off the baton to the moon were soul stirring.
Orion's Belt. Almost every evening I could clearly see the constellation Orion's Belt. The sky over Mozambique at night seemed so much bigger, so much closer. Clouds of fine stardust swirled here and there. Shooting stars danced over the Indian Ocean.
Finding peace in the darkness. At night, I used to walk and walk, the only light illuminating my path came from a very large and low pearly moon. Bell frogs and crickets serenaded me in the distance as my feet moved slowly, meditatively over the fine sand that covered the earth.
Feeling the warmth of the earth, as if it were a living, breathing, warm blooded being. Often barefoot, I was able for the first time to feel the warmth of the earth beneath my feet when I walked. The ground, red and compact, grassy and soft, or sandy and dry was always warm and alive. It bore a distinct smell, musky, spicy and grounding.
Being greeted by strangers and friends with a warm smile no matter what. Inhambane, Mozambique is known as "Terra da boa gent" (land of the good people) for a reason. Smiles and warmth are everywhere. People helped each other and could be trusted. It was here in the brush of Inhambane, that I slept at night with my doors unlocked, left my shoes on my porch and went to fetch water or take a bath (in the communal bath hut behind the community well) leaving my front door wide open for ventilation. Never did I encounter a problem. Warmth and determination radiated off of people. Wide smiles were a constant reminder that if a people whose country was less than a decade out of a civil war which resulted in a relative genocide could be so resilient, so happy, then I, certainly had no excuse to be anything but grateful and joyous for the life I have been given.
Hitchhiking. In Inhambane, hitchhiking to get from place to place is both common and safe. Though it was nice to get into a car and meet new people (especially during the rainy season), I usually sought out trucks. The best seat is in the bed of a pickup truck, face to the moon, sun, or clouds, hair dancing in the breeze, a magnificent expanse of countryside before you.
The power of saying yes- yes to the market woman who offered to take you to her home to feed you, yes when you're offered a local dish at a restaurant, yes to children wanting to touch your skin, clothes and hair, yes to people wanting to practice their English with you, yes to the artisans from Zimbabwe who invite you to storytelling circles near the ocean, yes to the rolling waves of the warm Indian Ocean, yes to the stray dog who wandered into your kitchen and made you smile, yes to the beautiful man who invites you to his home town, yes, to the woman asking for money on the side of the road, yes to taking it all in. Yes, yes, yes, one of the most liberating words in the English language.
There's life outside of my native tongue. I had six months to learn Portuguese in preparation for this trip, the idea of existing after six months without English at first was terrifying, but it all worked out. There is so much more to communication than words. The lively seductive lull and fall of Portuguese, a language that romances harder than Casanova made my English speaking tongue spasm with effort when it came to pronunciation and verb tenses but I took it all in. I learned, I functioned and I survived.
Tropical fruit warmed in the sun. Large ripe mangoes, passion fruit and papaya. The sweet smell of a freshly sliced mango after it has been warmed by the sun. The sour fragrant flesh of a passion fruit. The soft give of papaya. The peace that comes from living in a place where you don't have to buy organic because everything, by default, is anyway.
Rising with the morning sun!
Mozambique, what a pleasure and an honor it was to call your shores home.
The product that was inspired by my adventures in Mozambique is the Mozambique Fragrance Oil, a jojoba oil based roll on fragrance stick with an earthy scent lightened by exotic floral and citrus undertones.
If you can't experience Mozambique in person for yourself, take the journey with a Mozambique Fragrance Oil stick.
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For the month of July, I've started a new series called- Wanderlust Photo Wednesdays. Here, i'll feature a photograph of an inspiring location. Happy Hump Day!
I am back in Manhattan. In many ways it's almost as if I never left. It's funny how life moves forward with such great momentum despite it all. It's strange how in the blink of an eye you can be transported from one time, one place, one reality to a completely different one. I have had almost no time to process anything. Yesterday, on the subway, Tamika and I kept blinking at each other, trying to understand how we came to be in New York, when only a few... (ok like 48) hours ago we were riding a rusty, rickety chapa. I am happy to be back. I'm taking it slowly. I'm finishing up my final round of interviews this week. Then I'm heading to Maryland/D.C., Rochester and back to Manhattan to go through the process of re-settling (eeeh...).
I miss Mozambique already and have decided to enroll in a formal Portuguese language course so I can truly become fluent enough to go back (in some capacity or another). I'm definitely going back to Mozie, the love bug bit me the moment I stepped of the chapa, although at the time, I wouldn't have called it "love".
Tamika and I had an adventure making our way back home to the states. We almost didn't make it back.
We left Inhambane for Maputo at 4:30 am. We spent the night at Lynne's, took a chapa from the central market and arrived at 11:30. This was on a Monday and we were supposed to fly out of Joburg on Tuesday evening. Two weeks earlier, we contacted the ADPP headquarters in Maputo telling them that we were leaving and that we needed our bus tickets to Joburg (our organization is supposed to cover our expenses to the airport, etc.). Sure, no problem, we were told.
When we got off of the chapa in Maputo, we called the office to let them know we had arrived and would be heading to Machava in a few hours to pick up our tickets for later on that day (we were supposed to leave on a bus at 7pm- we just wanted to drop our bags off at our friend Jesse's apartment so that we wouldn't have to lug them around the city). When we called, we were informed that they hadn't purchased any tickets for us and that the bus that we were supposed to take was full. The panic began here.
Desperate and furious, Tamika and I showed up at a particular man's office (I am not naming names) to get to the bottom of the confusion. We were told that it wasn't possible to get a bus in time to catch our plane and that they didn't know we were leaving. I was literally told and I quote "this is not my problem, this is your problem".
This was one of the most frustrating things about living and working in Mozambique, nobody ever wanted to take accountability for anything, nobody was ever on top of anything. There were no systems in place to check or balance much of anything making it so easy to get screwed over because you couldn't depend on anyone and people didn't do anything unless you lit a fire beneath their you know what. It was a backwards mess.
We were so angry. We argued with this man and his buddies in the office. Finally, since there were no buses and we needed to be in Joburg by 7pm the next day, he decided to give us the ticket money and told us to take a chapa. This would have been uncomfortable but fine if there weren't violent conflicts at the border and people being killed. I couldn't believe that ADPP had so little concern for our personal welfare that they would send us, two females, on a rickety chopa with Mozambique plates over the border in the middle of a conflict zone where Mozambicans were being targeted and attacked. We took the money and left. We had no other options. The only bus company that we were aware of was booked solid.
We called everyone we knew. Everyone begged us not to risk taking the chopa. We were torn. Our flight would be leaving without us, if we didn't make a decision and quickly. Literally two hours before we almost took a chapa, my friend Lynne called to let us know that there were two tickets available on the Pantera Azul bus that was scheduled to leave in the morning at 7am which would get us to Joburg by 3pm. It would be a close call but it was our best chance.
Thank god for friends. We were connected with a friend of Lynne's who lived in town where we spent the night and left in the morning with no problems. Luckily my friends are wonderful, supportive people, without which, I would never have survived the journey or my experience in Mozambique.
That last clash with my organization made me so happy that I was leaving early. I can't stress enough, the importance of doing your homework before you take a contract abroad.
The Pantera Azul bus was comfortable and spacious. We relaxed our tense muscles and enjoyed the complimentary tea and biscuit service. It seemed that everything would work out in then end after all when about an hour away from Joburg, around 2:30, the bus blows a flat tire. We were horrified. We just wanted to get to the airport so that we could go home. We were so close but it was just not working out.
The driver and his first mate hopped out and worked on the tire for about 30 minutes. Somehow they patched the tire and we slowly puttered onward towards the bus station.
We finally made it to Joburg. We were about an hour late but we were there. The brother of one of the guys we knew in Mozie came to pick us up at the station and took us to the airport. We made it just in the nick of time. We were even able to spend our last rands and mets at the airport mall before boarding.
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY!
Last night, a bunch of us got together for dinner at Sem Ceremonias. We were eating and having a good time when Wendy, out of nowhere declared that a rabies outbreak had recently been declared in Inhambane province. We scoffed at this news and made jokes."No, ten people have died already. Many dogs have been put down." She was very serious.
After dinner, Lynne, Tamika and I walked through the quiet calm streets of Inhambane towards Lynne's house. It was a beautiful evening, almost a full moon, every pebble on the ground was illuminated. Magnolia blossoms lightly scented the cool breezy air, everything was perfect.
Then, out of nowhere we heard barking. Stopping dead in our tracks, we looked up to see (I kid you not) a pack of about eight dogs barking and running towards us.
I froze, Tamika froze, Lynne began to run, then I began to run followed by Tamika. "Into the truck!" Lynne ordered and jumped into the bed of a pick-up truck that was parked on the side of the street. I needed no convincing. I lept in as limber as a pole vaulter. Tamika was the last one in. Everyone on the street turned to watch the scene. Three girls screaming, being chased by a pack of dogs, clamoring into the back of a parked truck and the dogs as if they didn't even know we were there ran by leaving us petrified and looking like fools, clinging to each other for dear life in the back of someone's vehicle.
Today is my three month anniversary. Time is flying.
Technically, I am on my investigation period. I've been looking forward to this. Friday I went to Maputo to visit Tamika, explore the city and the ADPP project there.I have a new respect for Maputo. I was able to have a good time there this time around, unlike when I first arrived.
Maputo is a city of extremes. In the Maputo Shopping Center (a giant LA style outdoor mall), the prices were so high, I couldn't afford to purchase anything. Clothing at some stores retailed for over two hundred American dollars, jewelry in the thousands. Who were these stores catering to? The stores were basically empty and the workers, friendly and eager to make a sale. Tamika and I smiled and browsed and kept it moving.
We met up with J, who is from Maputo. He and his friend took us around and showed us some sites.
Maputo was as dirty and crowded as I remembered, but it also had charm. The Jardim Tunduro (the botanical garden), was like New York's Central Park, a little oasis of calm and green in the midst of a chaotic pulsing city. The architecture in the park was charming and there was quite the variety of exotic flora.
The National Museum of Art was breathtaking. Mozambique is home to some extraordinary artists. Many of the sculptures and paintings chilled me to the bone as they were the artists response to either colonization or the brutal civil war that followed. I almost expected some of the sculptures to scream out in anguish at any moment shattering the windows and walls.
There were Kentucky Fried Chickens and Domino's Pizza's in Maputo. The KFCs in Maputo were far nicer and cleaner than any KFCs I've ever seen in America.
The restaurant scene in Maputo deserves mention. I am a self-proclaimed foodie and there were several delicious dining venues. Tons of Indian, Chinese, Arabic and Italian food establishments lined the streets. I will say this and I will swear by it, traditional Mozambican food is DELICIOUS and there are so many opportunities in Maputo to sample the local cuisine.The nightlife in Maputo was great. We went out with J and some of his friends (Maputo locals) who took us to Gil Vissants, a night-club, lounge, live music venue. A local jazz band played the night we went and they were absolutely fantastic. I felt like I was back in New York, the people, the scene, I loved it. There was a great mix of locals and ex-pats. There are so many creative types in Maputo. I think the city is on the brink of some sort of revival. It's going to be great! Keep your eyes on Maputo.
We arrived in Inhambane on Wednesday. Tamika came back with me and is now transferring from the ADPP in Maputo to the one here in Inhambane. Long story short, she was virtually ignored at her project - go figure. She is transferring to Inhambane to attempt to get something out of this volunteer program.The chapa ride back was an adventure, but I don't have time to chronicle it right now since I have a job interview over gmail chat which I will also explain at a later time.
Main Idea: The first part of my investigation period in Maputo went well. The city is lovely and deserves mention and a visit from any of you daring enough to venture to Mozambique!
Today we said goodbye to Tracy. Now I live with Mar and Geirdre. They are nice, sure, but it's just not the same! Well I suppose I am officially entering phase two of my placement. Now I am the senior D.I. showing the new people the ropes.
Today a shipment of books arrived from our headquarters in Maputo.We are in the process of arranging a library for the students. I love organizing things. This brings me back to the days of organizing my classroom library. It was always the most exciting part of starting a new school year. The students at ADPP have some great resources to draw from. It will be interesting to see how the library is utilized over time. Geidre, is in charge of developing a card catalog system of sorts. Lucky girl, she got a specific task to focus her attention on right away.
The days have been flying by. I can't believe it's May. Soon I will be celebrating my third month in Inhambane - my halfway point. When I arrived, it was hot and humid, now, it's chilly and dry. There have been so many changes. When I arrived I was afraid of giant cockroaches, now I ignore them. When I arrived, Tracy was here, having just celebrated her third month anniversary, on Wednesday she will return to New York.
We have a new Development Instructor, a girl named Gierdre. Gierdre is from Lithuania and seems nice. I think she's disappointed with the project as we all were when we first arrived. Hopefully she'll have a better experience here than the rest of us (as far as the project goes). We took her around and introduced her to all of our friends and have shown her the beach and the city. She's off to a good start. She's an assertive one, so that will serve her well. You need to be so blunt here.
Oh, speaking of new developments, we no longer have Nutella. Nutella ran away one day after she was kicked out of the teacher's office by one of the other teachers. We took her outside the office and she tried to jump in through the window. There are bars seperating the window hole into five small squares. Her head went into one, her paws in another, she almost hung herself. After hoisting her down, Tracy and I walked her through the ADPP gates near the main road thinking she would go home. That was the last we saw of her. Oh Nutella, wherever you are we miss you!
Yesterday, Tracy, Geirdre, Akisha, Lynne, Wendy and I took a trip to Pig Island with a bunch of Akisha's students. It turned out to be a great day. It started off rocky. The students didn't plan well and by the time we arrived at the dock where we were supposed to catch our sail boat that was hired to transport us to the island, the tide was so low the boat couldn't sail. We had to walk for an hour in muddy knee deep water, over sharp stones and shells to the mainland where we had to trek across sand and then through water again to reach the boat that finally took us to the island.
Pig Island is beautiful. It is home to a small traditional village. The island almost seemed empty. We were the only tourists. The Mayor of the village came out and welcomed us and offered us the most amazing coconuts from his palm trees. We spent the day touring the island, relaxing, and picnicking on the breezy beach. I collected two cowry shells (a rare find). My shell collection is growing nicely.
My classes are progressing slowly. Classes were cancelled last week. I did have a student approach me from one of the other classes because he wanted to learn my lengthy version of "Head/Shoulders/Knees and Toes" so that he could teach it to his first graders. I was happy to be of service. Tracy and I put in a proposal for a community literacy program but as with most things it's been brushed to the bottom of the pile. I am really sick of dealing with some of my male colleagues who have clearly never had to work with women before because they can 't stand it when they are challenged. These things drive me crazy and cause me to imagine slamming glass Fanta bottles across their heads, but I try to maintain my composure. Women are definitely second class citizens here and intelligent women with opinions who refuse to take other people's nonsense, seem to make everyone very nervous. Luckily I will be going on my two week investigation beginning on Friday and I won't have to think about ADPP for two glorious weeks, three if I can push it. I do need the break.
Last night we watched the movie "27 Dresses". I was not very impressed but it was nice to see Manhattan, if only for an hour and a half.
Things happen quickly sometimes and with little warning. Yesterday, Tracy and I got a dog, or rather it happened upon us, or maybe it was fate? We were preparing to go out. I opened the door to go to the well to fetch a bucket of water to wash up with. I came back into our house and there was a large pit mix staring at me with the cutest little expression on her sandy brown face. She walked up to me as if we were old buddies. I pet her big head, called Tracy and we began to fall in love. Her fur was so velvety and she had a pink and black speckled nose. Who doesn't love a pink and black speckled nose? I'm such a sucker all it took was twenty seconds. She was well taken care of and had an owner somewhere because she was wearing a collar but had no tags. Clearly she didn't belong in the brush. We have our share of stray muts, but they are all mournful looking skinny little things. Most of our rural neighbors are terrified of dogs because the Portuguese used to sick their dogs on the Mozambicans to intimidate them. Long story short, we let her stay in our kitchen while we put on our make up and prepared to go out.
We left our house dog in tow figuring that she'd find her way back to wherever she came from. We walked the main road holding our thumbs up trying to get a lift into the city and the dog followed. We finally get a lift and before we can get into the truck, she jumps in ahead of us. The guys driving the truck were like, okay, no problem, and so began the story of Sojourner, Tracy and Nutella. Yes, Nutella. We named her Nutella because she's brown and white and she sort of if you squint looks like nutella and we really miss chocolate so it just worked for us. We get off in the city and head toward our friend Lynne's house and she follows. We get to Lynne's house and she hangs out there with our group. Everyone took to her because she's so darn cute.
A few hours later we headed to a BBQ and she of course followed and was very popular. I'm a veggie, so it worked out that I could pile my plate with sausages and give them to her without taking food from the other guests. Then she followed us to the after party at the Baraka next to Lynne's. It was only natural at that point that she hop into the car with us as our friends gave us a lift back to our place.
Today after work Tracy and I are going to put up flyers in town announcing that there is a missing dog. But she's soooooo cuuuutttteeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She is here at work with us as I write, curled into a ball under Tracy's desk sleeping. She's the best dog! If I can't find a home for her, I'm going to bring her back to the states with me which might mean that I will soon be homeless, but she's sooooo cuuuuteeeee!.
All in all things have been going really really well here. Socially and aesthetically I love Inhambane. There is a beautiful energy here. We've got a new D.I. coming tomorrow so there will be three in the house, four with Nutella, so we've got a lot of adventures and fun times to look forward to.
It's gotten so cold. Yes, cold, I realize is relative, but it's cold compared to the burning inferno I first encountered in February. Last night I was freezing. I should have brought a blanket with me. Yesterday I taught a yoga class. It was so nice to get back on the mat and move through a series of asanas. It was a Vinyasa flow class (at least my non-certified version). I'm definitely heading east to an ashram when I'm finished with this project.
I had the best English class. I was teaching the parts of the body and after we identified all of the body parts we sang "Head Shoulders Knees and Toes". My students loved it. I added on seven new verses so that each vocabulary word was covered and I made them sing it and go through the motions quickly and slowly. Their assignment was to create their own song in Portuguese (which they would translate also into English) that they could use to teach the children in their classes the parts of the body. Then they each took a turn sharing their songs with the class. It was so much fun! Their homework is to create movements or a dance to go along with their songs for the kinesthetic learners. Good times! I wish I taught more English classes.
I was sick this week-end. I had some sort of a stomach bug that has been going around.I've lost so much weight since I've arrived, my clothes are all too big. It's ridiculous. Even my underwear are baggy. I have to buy new clothes, pants in particular.
Sunday was a full moon and we went to a full moon party on the beach at DINO's (one of the resort restaurants in Tofo). They have a full moon party every full moon. It was so much fun. It's tourist season right now so there were so many new people to meet, not just the "regulars". I had fun! A lot of fun!!! I met someone. I've got such a crush. I feel like I'm 12 years old again. We'll call him J and he's Mozambican, from Maputo in town scoping out sites to open a backpackers on one of the beaches in Inhambane.
The weather is freezing. I say this because I've grown accustomed to 90 degrees and it is currently 60-70 during the day and 40ish at night. Winter season is here and it's really blustery. Last night, I heard the cyclone warning horns in the distance, but the scary thing is that unless someone tells me that we are about to have a cyclone, I'd never know. Nor do I know what to do in the event that we do get one, so, let's hope that doesn't happen.
A magnolia bush is flourishing in our backyard. It smells sooooo nice. Tracy and I have been walking around with the flowers and buds in our hair. We get a lot of odd looks. I've started pressing and drying the flowers and using them to decorate my recycled books. I've been creating various notebooks using recycled cardboard and paper. Soon I'll lead a workshop. I've also made candle holders using recycled coconut shell and plastic bottles. Wish I had more tools, like wire pliers, so that I could manipulate aluminum cans into beads.
I know for next time!
HAPPY TWO MONTH ANNIVERSARY TO ME! Our dinner party last night was a success. Matapa always goes over well. Oh, I love Mozambican food! Matapa is my favorite local dish. Matapa consists of the leaves from the casava plant. Casava plants are everywhere, the leaves sort of look like marijuana. The leaves are boiled and sauteed in a coconut milk and peanut sauce curry and served over coconut rice. Delicious!!!!!! Our empragada (housekeeper Juakina) makes the best Matapa on this side of the Indian Ocean. We're lucky to have her.
The breakfast Tracy and I prepared for the students was slightly chaotic. My oatmeal was a little on the salty side. I'm not sure what happened but my pinch turned into a cup. I'm not used to making oatmeal by the cauldron full. I felt like I was enacting the first scene of Macbeth. The students liked their breakfast. It was so funny to see them eating western-ish food for the first time. They didn't know what oatmeal was or what french toast was. They thought something was wrong with the bread until they tasted it. The fruit salad was familiar to them at least.
I'm off to sort the garbage!
Last night, Tracy and I made fudge in preparation for a dinner party we're throwing tonight.
We're forcing our cozy ex-pat friends who reside in the city to join us for a night in the bush. A night without indoor plumbing or running water. Akisha's already taken the challenge, now we've got three new guests on our roster. The bush will either make you or break you. I haven't yet decided what it's doing to me. Only time will tell...We're making an elaborate breakfast for our students on Thursday to thank them for all of their hard work on the machamba (farm). The agriculture project we've all been slaving away at is finally taking off. Beautiful vegetation is sprouting left and right.
We've just solidified the breakfast budget. The students eat bread and butter for breakfast day in and day out. Tomorrow Tracy and I will make them oatmeal (with butter, brown sugar, heavy cream, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom and a pinch of salt), fruit salad (with papayas, bananas, oranges, apples, pineapples and passion fruit juice), and french toast.
We'll have to get up around 4:30 am to make all of this stuff, but I like to cook so I'm not complaining. Our overnight dinner guests will also attend our breakfast and meet our students and project leaders so it should be a good time.
We're having our project leaders meet our friends largely in part to the fact that they are convinced that Tracy and I have boyfriends in the city. Whenever they see us head towards the city the shoot accusing looks our way. We have been told point blank "I know you're sleeping with men in the city". It's really offensive. Women are trusted and valued in this culture. In the US, that would be sexual harassment. We keep telling them that we have friends in the city, a group of American, Canadian and British girls that we hang out with and they don't believe us. So tomorrow morning they will see. And the rumors can stop flying- we hope. Big brother is always watching here. Most people don't have televisions or books or much to do, so they spend their time talking about the two mazungos who live in the pink and turquoise house smack dab in the middle of the bush. Drives me crazy! It's the talk of the brush when we get a new capulana or a new pair of earrings from market.I am now in charge of the garbage and recycling program. I just got a list of students who have been selected to assist (against their will). Most of them are my Intermediate English students. There are twelve in total and we are going to separate the garbage into bins for paper, plastic, aluminum, ash, compost and pig feed. We will also canvass the campus and do garbage pick-ups once a week. We even get to take on the responsibility of feeding the three enormous 250 lb hogs that are kept in a pen behind the kitchen.
I spend the majority of my time working in the field or working on the garbage project which is funny, because my job description is "Professor". I'm just going to go with the flow. I do feel strongly about recycling and I'm sick of smelling the stench of burned garbage so if this is where I'm needed, this is where I'll put my best foot forward.
It's working. Our agriculture project is producing results. All of our trenches have been filled. The earth is being watered regularly so that the soil will decompose and rot to provide healthy fertile earth. Today in one of our test patches there were sweet potato plants. The little green leaves broke through the earth in stubborn winding clusters.
There is a delicious dish that is made using sweet potato leaves. I hope we will be able to harvest the crops within the month so they can make and serve the dish in the cafeteria.
The dish is called Manioch (sp?) I think and I'm not sure what they do, but they do it well, and the result is a creamy coconut flavored, spicy, creamed spinach-like meal that is eaten over rice. It's so good. I'm going to learn how to make it so that I can replicate it when I get home. I appreciate the fact that every part of the plants and vegetables are utilized. I had no idea sweet potato leaves could be eaten. I had no idea they were so tasty.


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Gunner R E Mockridge
May 26, 2017 December 18, 2018 Pam Preedy
Much sympathy is felt with Mrs Mockridge, of Bromley Gardens, who has received new that her husband, Gunner Robert Edward Mockridge, was killed in action in France on September 2nd. The news was conveyed in a letter from the Major of his battery, in which that officer says:-
He was struck on the head by a piece of shell and killed instantaneously. The whole battery greatly regret his loss, and sympathise with you in your trouble. Personally, although I had not been many months with the battery, I had a very high opinion of your husband, and the cheerful, conscientious way in which he performed all his duties. It will be a consolation to you, perhaps , to know that he died painlessly, and gave his life for his country.
Gunner Mockridge, who was 38 years of age, joined the R.F.A. (Royal Field Artillery) in December, 1914, and after training, went to France in July, 1915. He has taken part in fierce fighting during his three years' service in France and Flanders, having been at Ypres, Amiens, and Cambrai. He came home on leave in May, 1916, and again in October, 1917, and was expected home shortly. Before joining the Forces Gunner Mockridge was with Messrs. Welford's, High Street, Bromley, as roundsman for eleven years, previous to which he worked for Messrs. Shillcock and Sons, chemists , High Street. He came to Bromley when a boy, his parents having lived for some years at Recreation Road, Shortlands. His widow is left with three children.
[Source: Bromley & District Times, 13th September, 1918 pg 5]
According to the 1911 Census he was 31, a milk roundsman, married to Grace, aged 24. Their son Robert Mockridge was 3. Clearly more children followed.
According to www.finda grave.com he was the son of Thomas Edward and Elizabeth Mockridge of Shortlands, married to Grace Kezia Mockridge of Waldo Rd, Bromley and buried at Gomiecourt South Cemetery, Gomiecourt, Department du Pas-de-Calais.
Gomiecourt South Cemetery
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…and Steven Tyler who bore actress Liv Tyler is the answer to the question posted on our instagram page. I have posted on the topic of this fantastic woman before, when her book "Rebel Heart" was released. She is one of my favorite muses of Rock and Roll. Not only is she gorgeous but her authenticity and true Rock and Roll spirit is unduplicated. Tomorrow night in Nashville, she debuts a new single and I, for one, am really excited to attend. Below are images of Buell with some of her closest friends in the Rock and Roll circle.
House of Holland nailed it with their 1960s psychedelic floral prints.
Anna Sui is my spirit animal. She is always the one I look forward to seeing the most during NYFW. Her collections ever evolving, never stray from her true aesthetic which is effortless Rock n Roll cool. Here are my fave looks from her Spring Collection!
I love fashion with every inch of my being, thus the name of this blog. I would like to say that when I was on holiday I turned off my electronic devices but sadly it wasn't so. The collections I look forward to most are Anna Sui, Betsey Johnson, Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc. However, the Tommy Hilfiger Spring 15 collection appealed to my rock n roll DNA. Here are a few of my favorite looks.


Dr. Novy grew up in the Chicago area. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona in Molecular and Cellular Biology. She then attended medical school at Northwestern University in Chicago. This was followed by pediatric residency training at Phoenix Children's Hospital. She is a board certified fellow of the The American Academy of Pediatrics. Outside the practice, Dr. Novy is a foster mom for Arizona Basset Hound Rescue and serves on the pediatrics committee at Cardon Children's Medical Center. She enjoys spending time with her husband, school age children and her dogs.


With such an abundance of diets or, as most people like to call them, lifestyles , it can seem overwhelming, contradictory, and frustrating to find the types of food that are good for you. No matter what sort of diet or eating lifestyle you are drawn to, certain whole foods in particular are both beneficial to your health and essential for your pleasure.
bad . . . but the good kind of bad. Thanks to that "good bad", avocado helps our system keep inflammation under control, helps our digestive tract absorb fat-soluble nutrients, and even helps lower our risk of heart disease. Needless to say, this buttery, delicate wonder-fruit adds delicious power to every dish.


As soon as Halloween is over, the holiday shopping season begins and it's a race against time—for both retailers and customers alike—to talk about the biggest deals and the best sales.
Nationally, the three main shopping events are Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving; Small Business Saturday, which is the following day; and Cyber Monday, the start of the next week. Black Friday gets kicked off by the major chains across the country, with some opening doors on Thanksgiving Day. And Cyber Monday has been a time for e-tailers to offer their best deals via promo codes and flash sales.
LegalZoom recently compiled a list of top three small business types by state and placed them on a map. Each state's top business types are shown, and boy do they run the gamut; from manufacturing in Wisconsin to health care in New Mexico to professional services in Virginia, all 50 states bring something special to the table.
For a small business owner, it can be an exciting time to position your business for an increase in sales and revenue this time of year. According to the National Retail Foundation, 45 million people went shopping on Thanksgiving last year, 92 million on Black Friday and yet another 131 million shopped on Cyber Monday.
Americans take their holiday shopping very seriously. For small business owners, however, competing against the big box retailers and online outlets isn't always feasible. But there are a few creative ideas other small and mid-sized companies have adopted to encourage shoppers to "shop small business," and perhaps this holiday season those ideas can help your company as well.
Here are a few more ideas you can use to promote your holiday offerings and make it a no-brainer for savvy shoppers to support your small business.
Go online: A recent study by digital marketing company Gannett found that 84% of consumers do some research online before making a holiday gift purchase at a small business location. So why not meet them there? Update your website, brush up your Facebook profile and make sure your Yelp page looks good. Consider buying ads on those networks as well; using keywords that would be relevant to your customer, utilize Facebook's deep targeting capabilities to get in front of local residents as they contemplate gifts. And if you have an e-commerce site, your reach can be as broad as you want.
Lastly, if your website traffic shows a lot of traffic coming from mobile devices, make sure your site is mobile-optimized so as to not lose those on-the-go customers (and sales).
Focus on service: Look on any social network and a big complaint holiday shoppers have about the big box retailers is the long lines and lack of personalized service or care. Why not let that inspire you to upgrade your customer service/experience? Consider adding things like free gift wrapping, personal shopping services, last-minute delivery offering, or even just a nice, friendly team of cashiers who can provide gift-giving advice on-the-go. It'll be a small effort for you but a breath of fresh air for the harried and exhausted holiday shopper.
Team up: Why stop at partnering with Yelp or another online resource? Consider branding together with other local businesses and host a Small Business Crawl. Set up a date and time, and invite shoppers to visit each store and check out your goods. Add free beer or wine and you've got a guaranteed group of community supporters who will be excited to check out your neighborhood's offerings.
So next time you hear someone ask, "When is Small Business Saturday?" you'll not only know the answer, but you'll have a great set of ideas you'll be incorporating to bring that customer in your store.


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New Co-Chairs Named for Senior Fellows' Luncheon Series
With the decision of Senior Fellows Cornelia Baines and Andrew Baines, to step down as pro-bono co-chairs of the Senior Fellows' Luncheon series, a role they discharged with flare, creativity, engagement and a spirit of inquiry emblematic of Massey College, it is of great value to reflect on how the selfless and spirited volunteer commitment meant so much to the College over their many years of service. I know you will want to join me in expressing our deepest appreciation as a College community for all they have done and contributed.
I am pleased to announce that two of our leading Senior Fellows, both academics and distinguished scholars in History at the University of Toronto, Prof. Jennifer Jenkins and Prof. Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi, have graciously agreed to co-chair the Senior Fellows' Luncheons for the coming academic year.
Dr. Jenkins is an Associate Professor of History and held the Canada Research Chair in Modern German History from 2004 to 2014. She teaches at the graduate and undergraduate level on German and European History, German foreign policy, European modernism, nationalism and memory, and global history. She has held fellowships from Harvard's Centre for European Studies, the Alexander von Humbuldt Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, and was a Senior Associate Member at St. Antony's College at Oxford.
Dr. Tavakoli-Targhi is a Professor of History and Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Iran Namag, a bilingual quarterly of Iranian Studies, and co-editor of the Iranian Studies book series published by Routledge. His areas of study include nationalism, modernity, gender studies, orientalism and occidentalism. He received two outstanding Teaching Awards – in 1996 and 2001–from Illinois State University and has held visiting fellowships at St Antony's College at Oxford, at the Centre for Historical Studies at Nehru University in New Delhi, and at Harvard University.
Please join me in welcoming Professors Jenkins and Tavakoli to the new role in the pro-bono service of the Massey College community.
The Hon. Hugh Segal, OC, OOnt
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Retro Review: POINT BREAK – Not The Good One
Home Movies TRON 3 Definitely Happening
TRON 3 Definitely Happening
Having invested millions in their new TRON lightcycle ride at Walt Disney World, a copy of the ride already in Tokyo, Disney needs to leverage the TRON brand and look for what the suits would call "synergy".
"Weeeeeeeeee!!"
So the long-rumored, much discussed, never progressing third TRON movie is actually going to move forward. We talked about the latest evolution of the franchise nearly a year ago, when it was revealed Jared Leto was a big fan and he was pushing hard for a sequel that had been referred to as TRON: Ares.
Things have now moved fast. Not only is TRON: Ares looking to lock in an August start of shooting in Vancouver, but the studio is pursuing Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Rønning (Kon-Tiki, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) to direct. Jared Leto remains attached.
Newly minted Top Gun: Maverick King Of The World Joseph Kosinski directed TRON: Legacy 13 years ago. That was a direct sequel to the 1982 original and we suspect every Outposter owns a copy of the Daft Punk soundtrack.
It looked amazing, sounded fantastic but felt a little lacking for some reason. There was an emptiness about it. It did leave the plot dangling in an intriguing place.
A $400 million worldwide gross was dented by the $170 million budget, so Disney got gun shy about a 3rd trip into the grid. Then Leto started pushing hard and, in 2020, Lion director Garth Davis was being lined up to direct from a screenplay by Jesse Wigutow.
According to the reports in yesterdays trades, Wigutow's script is still the chosen one.
Leto, Justin Springer, Jeffrey Silver, and Emma Ludbrook will produce. If Rønning signs on, he will start work immediately following post-production on the Jerry Bruckheimer project Young Woman and the Sea, also at Disney. This stars Daisy Ridley as Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
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VOICE CHOICES ARCHIVES
by Mikael Wood
Quite possibly the only band that's ever released split records with both Napalm Death and the Get-Up Kids, Kansas City's Coalesce released their first studio album in a decade earlier this year. Ox delivers all the art-metal power that title implies—even if it lacks the groove factor of the outfit's still-killer Led Zep covers disc. With Coliseum, A Storm of Light, My Skull Your Closet, and Tournament.
Wed., Dec. 30, 8 p.m., 2009
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Pizza is the world's go-to chow — even in a war zone.
Martin Luther King told of his growing nightmares and his enduring dreams in the rolling, hypnotic cadences of the rural preacher. But it was the humane, incorruptible mystique of the man that won the crowd, his crescendo phrases winning affirmations of "amen" and "Say it, brother" again and again.
Originally published June 30, 1966
Cherry Vanilla's Life of Pork and Punk
The punk stalwart has worked in all realms of the music business and has survived to tell the tale.
Say It Loud! Rev. Al Sharpton Talks New Documentary and Fight for Justice (Q&A)
"There's always gonna be a backlash. And it's sad. It's maddening."
by Lina Lecaro
After a decades-long fight that pitted a multicultural community center against for-profit dorms, a court ruling has put the long-vacant building back into play
Letter From Iran
A Freedom of Choice Revolution Is Roiling Iran
The new generation of Iranians is seeking democracy and separation of religion and state.
by Roshanak Darabi


Photo-sharing giant, Instagram, shot down rumors regarding changes to their algorithm earlier this week. You may have seen the following image or something similar circulating around Instagram in the last few weeks.
The quickly-spreading rumor that is going around is that Instagram is limiting posts to the point that only 7% of followers would see them. According to the circulating image, getting more likes or engagement would "improve ranking", resulting in more people seeing the posts. The posting users asked their followers to comment "yes" if able to see the post, essentially creating more engagement.
Unfortunately, this sort of phenomenon is popular with social media. It is a commonplace copy-and-paste scam. This is not the first time a similar rumor has circulated for Instagram. However, this was more widespread and the social media platform was quick to put a stop to it.
Instagram took to Twitter to discuss and deny any recent changes to their sorting of posts.
Instagram changed their algorithm from reverse chronological to an interaction-based order in 2016.
Pro Tip: Encourage your followers to turn on notifications for your posts. They will never miss a post or story again. To follow, simply click on more at the top of the profile, and click "manage notifications". There are options to follow posts, stories or both.
You can't believe everything you hear regarding changes to social media platforms.
Instagram has not made any changes to their algorithm since the major change back in 2016. A rumor similar to this one is sure to circulate again soon. However, be sure to check the facts before jumping to conclusions and contributing to rumors.
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The School of Sign Language are delighted to be working with REUSE together, supporting people in work placements.
Our Managing Director Debra was recently nominated for "POSITIVE ROLE MODEL AWARD" for the National Diversity Awards.
Debra was touched by some of the most heart warming nominations from people that she has worked with during the past 10 years.
Here is a few of the nominations.
I have known Debra since 2008, when I undertook a voluntary work placement at The School Of Sign Language. She is a thoughtful, supportive person who I feel lucky to know. She's also a devoted mother, dedicated business woman and a trusted friend. Debra works so hard to raise deaf awareness and has given many people, including myself, the opportunity to learn sign language and gain a valuable understanding of the issues that hearing-impaired people deal with on a daily basis. She is an inspiring role model, promoting equality and diversity with an enthusiastic energy that is admirable.
Access Ability are looking for organisations or voluntary groups in Lancashire to benefit from FREE Deaf Awareness & BSL training (funded by Lancashire Adult Learning). This FREE training is for adults aged 19 or over. If you can recommend a voluntary group, an organisation or someone who are based in Lancashire that may benefit from this training, please contact us or emma@accessability.org.uk for details.
Our website has been updated! We have made changes to make the site easier to navigate, find information and book courses.
If you would like to give us feedback on our changes be sure to get in touch with us and let us know. Any comments will be used to ensure we can provide the best service possible.
Children's books author Julia Donaldson launches a book today that she created with Deaf children as part of a project in 2012. The book is entitled 'What The Jackdaw Saw' and it is about sign language and friendship. There are bright and accessible illustrations (created by Nick Sharratt) which makes the book easy and enjoyable to read.
Julia has hearing loss and is fascinated by sign language.


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gullbuy music review
'Poodle Rockin', 'Flu Music', & 'The Girl I've Always Known'
Mantra Records
3 song single starring the best song from the 'Spanish "Dance Troupe' CD. "Poodle Rockin" has the zest of Ziggy-era Bowie and really moves. The first new song "Flu Music" is a 4 minute keyboard driven instrumental (basically) that is almost downbeat, like something Kid Loco might concoct. The other new song "The Girl I've Always Known" is a sweet wilting acoustic 2:30 song with structure and melody: harmony vocals lift the tune over your head - just where I'm sure they want it. This song sounds like it could fit on the LP by Matching Moles, Robert Wyatt's post-Soft Machine band.
---Carl, April 18, 2000
Hi-Posi
Contemp Records
The first CD from 1998 by this Tokyo duo which stole the hearts of many of us at WZBC with their CD5 and the 4N5 full length. Hi-Posi are Masayuki Kumahara (programming) and Miho Moribayashi (vocal & chorus). Hi-Posi sound irrevocably modern, like a more electronic, less kitsch Pizzacato Five. If you open their website you can see three videos, plus hear some of their songs on Real Audio or QuickTime. Unfortunately Hi-Posi's discs are not easy to come by and are expensive when you do. I hope that this disc charts at WZBC as the other one did, that a US label puts out their stuff here in states, with their other singles tagged on as bonus cuts. Japanese 7"s are very difficult to get here, and always sell out in Japan quickly too. H-Posi just put out a new 3 song single with a version of "Video Killed The Radio Star" (The Buggles song), which I'll bet they treat with loving modern care.
Jockey Slut
Swinstead Publishing Ltd.
various artists magazine w/CD
10 song compilation which spans many styles, all staying true to the small printed declaration which makes up the back cover, "Disco pogo for punks in pumps". Jockey Slut is the more-music sister magazine to Sleazenation , the great UK style magazine which has the moment perfectly captured (at least for me) every issue they print. Sleazenation covers music too, but much more nonchalantly than Jockey Slut. Jockey Slut has the same great sensabilities and sophistication as it's sister mag. This disc captures all that in its bits and bytes. Kinobe and Broadcast play loungey tracks. Bent, who are on their third well tipped 12" on Sport Records, have an Air-ish instrumental. Gonzales is outrageous with "The Worst MC" (which we have on his first 12"), Deckwrecka have a dub-hop feel, Modaji a downbeat style, and Only Child, Silicone soul, Waveform, and Circulation a modern house-ish sound that is not as intimidating as it may sound in print. Great comp with a great zine. Subscribe!
Marsh-Marigold Review II
Marsh-Marigold Records
various artists CD
Compilation with 20 songs from this Hamburg labels 11th through 20th singles releases. Marsh-Marigold is a real force in the German pop sound. The label has festivals which feature their bands, and they have released many full lengths and singles by bands that have moved on to bigger labels and wider recognition. A neat thing about this label is that it was one of the very first to take pride in native German speaking bands. I have heard it said that Busch (who have 2 songs here) have the best lyrics in terms of content and the way they work in German. I believe that the creation of Apricot Records was strongly influenced by Marsh-Marigold as well. In fact, Brideshead's full length is on Marsh-Marigold. Brideshead is the band which Hanns-Christian Mahler, one of the creators of Apricot (and more recently Shibuyahot) Records, plays guitar. On this CD you have bands from Germany (Busch, Die 5 Freunde), Sweden (Red Sleeping Beauty, Seashells, Acid House Kings), France (Caramel), and undetermined origins (50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong, Red Letter Day, & Poprace). Lots of high quality stuff in a similiar vein, ripe for the mining to find your own favorite.
Currently my favorite band (along with the amazing Chicks On Speed ) Saint Etienne remind me time and time again of The Jam at their peak. They refuse to sit still, even when they confound their fans, and their material is always point bland excellent. I think this CD is stunning. It combines the two 12"'s Mantra just put out (only leaving out the instrumental mixes by Dot Allison and Aim, which followed their regular remixes on the 12"), and has a great 9 minute enhanced video for the title song. That song ("How We Used To Live"), named after a 70's children's educational show, is just perfect as far as I'm concerned. It flows smoothly through it's three (sort of) sections. Most great bands have one person with the creative edge that makes their band excellent: Saint Etienne have 3 such members. Bob Stanley (who also ran the label Icerink Records) plays guitar and writes, Pete Wiggs plays keyboards, and Sarah Cracknell sings, but each complement the other intuitively and inobtrusively. Bob and Pete also DJ in clubs a bit these days as well. During the 80's The Jam were my favorite band. All of the qualities I loved best about them are in this band, plus the fact that they have their eyes firmly on the future. To Rococo Rot produced their new record (The Sound Of Water). You can hear the influence of To Rococo Rot in the 2 instrumentals on this CD ("Roseneck" & to a lesser extent "Red Setter"). As much as I love The Jam, Paul Weller has not been able to keep up while keeping true. Saint Etienne does THAT with style.
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The only way you can save an image and take away the white background is to save it as a bitmap. Change the file extension to .bmp and it should work, I've done it for work.
edit: nevermind, this only applies once you've made the background transparent in photoshop first. still need to save it as a bmp though.
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I think you need to remove the white background in photoshop, like TomJoy said. I don't think the file extension has anything to do with it. Could be wrong, though.
You were right, it's PNG or .gif to elimiate the background, not sure why I had .bmp in my head.
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google docs should be able to convert it.
No one tried to troll JD?


JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African schoolgirl leaned close to the Matisse painting.
For the first time, Africa is hosting an exhibit devoted to Henri Matisse. The show in Johannesburg features more than 80 works, including a painting that points to how the continent inspired Matisse and his contemporary, Pablo Picasso.
The exhibit of bold line drawings and vibrantly colored stencils also includes one of Matisse's first drawings as a student and one of his final paintings, the portrait described by the student, completed shortly before his death in 1954.
"Matisse also collected a number of African textiles. He had a particular interest in textiles. So he collected many Kuba cloths, for example, and also various North African fabrics, particularly the sort of cotton appliqué work that is well-known in Africa. And those things find their way into his work in various ways," Freschi said.
Because this is the first Matisse exhibit in Africa, the show is broad in scope to allow space for learning and engagement, Freschi said. Most of the works were loaned by the Matisse Museum in Le Cateau-Cambresis , the town where the artists grew up. Others came from the Johannesburg Art Gallery, the Matisse Museum in Nice , the Matisse family and private collections.
One painting features a small African sculpture, a carved wooden figurine that Matisse bought at a curio shop in Paris in 1906. He brought the sculpture to a lunch at Gertrude Stein's and showed it to Picasso, who was fascinated by it, Stein later recounted. Picasso soon collected African sculptures and masks, and many critics say his interest in African art led to his development of Cubism.
Young artists at the Johannesburg exhibit gathered excitedly around the plates from Matisse's famed Jazz series.


I really wanted to climb Snowdon today and I know that the Llanberis Path is the most boring of the routes up to the top, the amount of snow and the conditions meant that I didn't feel safe completing the horseshoe from the top of the pass to the north. Best saved for a nice clear summers day!
Elidir Fwar, Y Garn and Glyder Fawr - Three of the Welsh 3000ers around Llanberis.
The 328m summit of the Iron age Fort near Llanberis.
A stunning view north west towards the coast.
Lots of old mine workings around here!
And many of the buildings still standing.
The Iron Age Fort sits on this small prominentry.
Garnedd Ugain and Snowdon free of cloud!
The view across to Snowdon.
A view across the valley to Moel Eilio which has some snow on it.
A close up of Moel Eilio.
Well into the snow now.
Llyn Du'r Arddu (The small tarn) and Mynydd Mawr in the background.
The third station at about 700m.
Looking down to the Pass of Llanberis.
Now starting the steepest section up to the first big peak of the day.
A view to the Glyders across the Pass of Llanberis.
Entering the thick cloud and the wind was starting to pick up a bit.
People? Or a rocky outcrop?
Rocky Outcrop - I'll head for that point.
Time for a little rest by the rock and a superb view down the ridge to Llanberis.
Interesting ice formations on the rock with Glyder Fawr and Glyder Fach to the left.
An arctic scene with lots of spindrift.
The trig column on Crib Y Ddysgl (Garnedd Ugain) at 1065m.
Awesome ice formations on the trig col.
Another rest as I head across to Snowdon.
Thats whats you can see of the summit station and cafe.
And the cloud breaks for breathtaking views all round!
A view along the ridge to the 893m summit of Y Lliwedd.
You can just make out the Watkin Path down on the left.
Summit cafe covered in ice and snow.
Snowdon Summit with the slightly lower summit of Garnedd Ugain begind to the left.
Long icicles on the posts by the cafe.
Amazing views south from the descent.
And a view to the east to Moel Cynghorion. The original plan was to descend down towards the tarn on the right and then ascend Moel Cynghorion but I decided not to as there wasn't enough time.
Crib Y Ddysgl (Garnedd Ugain) with an impressive cornice along the edge. Keep well away!
Snowdon Railway poking through the snow.
Spindrift made this traverse more exciting. There was a monsterous drop behind me!
See... A big drop! And I wasn't walking on a ledge or anything! Crampons and Ice Ace alone were keeping me firmly fixed to the ground!
Now back near Llanberis with a view back to Moel Cynghorion. Whats that up there?
It turns out Mountain Rescue were looking for two walkers where one had fallen through a cornice and fallen about 1000ft. Mountain Rescue stated that the walkers were not prepared for the conditions and winter walking gear (crampons and ice axes) are a must!
Now for a little look at Dolbadarn Castle.


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Tristania war eine norwegische Symphonic-Metal-/Gothic-Metal-Band.

Geschichte
Die Band wurde 1996 von Einar Moen, Kenneth Olsson und Morten Veland, dem früheren und jetzigen Sänger von Sirenia, gegründet. Moen und Veland verließen die Band Uzi Suicide und brachten Olsson dazu, Tristania beizutreten. Kurz danach wurden Bassist Rune Østerhus und Gitarrist Anders H. Hidle aufgenommen.

Im Folgejahr nahm Tristania das erste Demo auf und erweiterte sich um Vibeke Stene. Auf Basis des Demos unterzeichnete die Band einen Plattenvertrag bei Napalm Records, die daraufhin das neu gemixte Demo mit neuem Artwork als Maxi-Single Tristania veröffentlichten. Das offizielle Debütalbum Widow's Weeds erschien Anfang 1998 und stellte eine Mischung aus Symphonic Metal, Death Metal, Gothic Metal und Elementen der klassischen Musik dar. Ein Jahr später erschien der Nachfolger Beyond the Veil, der durch den Einsatz vieler Samples leichte Synth-Rock-Anklänge aufweist.

Gegen Ende des Jahres 2000 verließ Morten Veland, der bis dahin als Kopf der Gruppe galt, die Band aufgrund musikalischer und persönlicher Differenzen und gründete wenig später Sirenia, die musikalisch deutlich an die ersten beiden Tristania-Veröffentlichungen anknüpfen. Das Songwriting wurde daraufhin verstärkt durch den Keyboarder Einer Moen übernommen. Mit dieser personellen Veränderung ging eine musikalische Entwicklung der Band einher. Auf dem dritten Album World of Glass wurde die Stimme Stenes mehr in den Vordergrund gestellt. Darüber hinaus wurden Chöre und Elemente klassischer Musik verstärkt eingesetzt.

Auf dem 2005 erschienenen und von Borge Finstad (Mayhem) produzierten Ashes wurde der Sound weniger episch angelegt. Die Chöre und Elemente klassischer Musik wurden reduziert und die Band bewegte sich mit einigen Liedern mehr in die Richtung des Death Metals. Anfang 2006 stieg Kjetil Ingebrethsen ohne Konflikt aus der Band. Als Ersatz sang Vorph (Sänger von Samael) als Gastsänger auf Illumination, welches im Januar 2007 erschien.

Im Februar 2007 verließ Vibeke Stene die Band aus persönlichen Gründen. Ihre Nachfolgerin wurde im Oktober 2007 Mariangela "Mary" Demurtas, eine ausgebildete Linguistin aus Sardinien. Im Februar 2009 trennte sich die Band von Bassist Rune Osterhus, da dieser die geforderte Zeit für Tristania nicht mehr aufbringen konnte. Er wurde durch Ole Vistnes ersetzt, der schon vorher bei der Band aushalf. Seit demselben Jahr spielt Gyri Losnegaard Gitarre bei Tristania, die zuvor Mitglied der norwegischen Dark-Rock-Band Octavia Sperati war als Ersatz für Svein Terje Solvang, welcher 2008 die Gruppe verließ. Am 25. August 2010 erschien das sechste Studioalbum Rubicon. Es erhielt gute Bewertungen in verschiedenen Metal-Magazinen. Das letzte Album der Band, Darkest White, schloss sich drei Jahre später an.

Die Band löste sich im September 2022 auf, nachdem es in der Familie eines Bandmitglieds einen nicht näher spezifizierten Krankheitsfall gab, der das Fortbestehen unmöglich machte. Im Rahmen der Auflösung wurde auch die geplante Südamerika-Tour im gleichen Jahr gecancelt.

Diskografie

Alben
 1998: Widow's Weeds
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Giulia practices in antitrust, payment services and regulatory issues.
Giulia joined De Matteis Law in 2016.
She earned her Law Degree with the highest honors from the University of Rome Tor Vergata (2011), her Master Degree in Criminal and Business Law (2015) and her Master specialization in Corporate Law (2017). She was admitted to the bar of Rome in 2014.


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Fifa World Cup 2006 videos
BlimBlim
Friday, April 28, 2006 | 3:49 PM
Electronic Arts released these four videos from FIFA World Cup 2006 on Xbox 360. Three are actual gameplay, and the last one showcases the very nice looking stadiums.
Fifa World Cup gameplay images
Monday, April 24, 2006 | 3:07 PM
EA Sports has released some more gameplay images of Fifa World Cup 06, showing some more than that single one did last week. EA has to make alot of decisions when creating a game - how the controls should be, which rules the game should use, and most important: what color the grass in the game should be. I don't know what they are doing, maybe they are trying to make the game have more in common with PES5 by degrading the graphics?
More images from Fifa World Cup 2006
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 | 5:23 PM
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EA did a breakthrough today and finally released the first (?) FIFA World Cup 2006 gameplay image with actual HUD. They also released a big bunch of images from the Xbox 360, PS2 and Xbox versions.
Microsoft is giving you one free week!
Wednesday, April 12, 2006 | 6:43 PM
We today learned about an upcoming event, to be officially unveiled tomorrow. Microsoft, sponsored by Adidas, will host a whole week of free Xbox Live gold gaming, and is also giving the community alot of free stuff on the Marketplace. More info inside!
Images from Fifa World Cup 2006
With 2 months left til the real World Cup, and with 18 days til the release of the game, EA released these images from the Xbox, PS2 and Xbox 360 versions of World Cup 2006. Don't ask me about the resolution ratio on the X360 images, I have no idea what they are doing.
World Cup 2006 trailer
Friday, March 24, 2006 | 5:43 PM
EA released this trailer of FIFA World Cup 2006, presenting the usual animations and shoot sequences - like they always do, when there's a new Fifa coming up. An important announcement was also made: the faces on the boxarts! More info inside.
Update: A bunch of Xbox 360-images added.
FIFA World Cup 2006 images
EA released these five images from the Playstation 2-version of FIFA World Cup 2006, to be released in the end of April.
FIFA World Cup 2006: 4 images
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EA's soccer franchise opportunist upgrade shows up with four brand new 720p images. At least, the visuals doesn't look bad at all.
Update : Added 36 more images !
First images of 2006 FIFA World Cup
Friday, March 3, 2006 | 8:52 AM
What's better coming back from sunny Oman, than finding a (quite) new bunch of 2006 FIFA World Cup images? I've enjoyed Fifa 06 RTWC, even though the lack of features is a shame. EA seems to have dropped some of the creepy skin textures, and looks to be aiming for a more realistic look.
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1st video of Fifa WC 2006 for Xbox360
Sdarts Well, if this means the dream of Bloodborne on PC at 4K@60-120fps is more closer to being a reality, then I'm all in. (12 minutes ago)
Sdarts I mean, it's great for PC gamers and the more people get to experience a great game, the better. But really not seeing their long term plan, unless they want to be ready for a platform-less future. (15 minutes ago)
Sdarts Holy shit, Sony is putting Horizon: Zero Dawn on PC - according with Kotaku's Jason Schreier, who mentions 3 sources inside the company. That's utterly insane. What's happening with Sony? (16 minutes ago)


Two new studies of green algae — the scourge of swimming pool owners and freshwater ponds — have revealed new insights into how these organisms siphon carbon dioxide from the air for use in photosynthesis, a key factor in their ability to grow so quickly. Understanding this process may someday help researchers improve the growth rate of crops such as wheat and rice.
In the studies published this week in the journal Cell, the Princeton-led team reported the first detailed inventory of the cellular machinery — located in an organelle known as the pyrenoid — that algae use to collect and concentrate carbon dioxide. The researchers also found that the pyrenoid, long thought to be a solid structure, actually behaves like a liquid droplet that can dissolve into the surrounding cellular medium when the algal cells divide.
"Understanding how algae can concentrate carbon dioxide is a key step toward the goal of improving photosynthesis in other plants," said Martin Jonikas, an assistant professor of molecular biology at Princeton and leader of the studies, which included collaborators at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Germany and the Carnegie Institution for Science on the Stanford University campus. "If we could engineer other crops to concentrate carbon, we could address the growing world demand for food," Jonikas said.
Aquatic algae and a handful of other plants have developed carbon-concentrating mechanisms that boost the rate of photosynthesis, the process by which plants turn carbon dioxide and sunlight into sugars for growth. All plants use an enzyme called Rubisco to "fix" carbon dioxide into sugar that can be used or stored by the plant.
The search revealed 89 new pyrenoid proteins, including ones that the researchers think usher carbon into the pyrenoid and others that are required for formation of the pyrenoid. They also identified three previously unknown layers of the pyrenoid that surround the organelle like the layers of an onion. "The information represents the best assessment yet of how this essential carbon-concentrating machinery is organized and suggests new avenues for exploring how it works," said Luke Mackinder, the study's first author and a former postdoctoral researcher at the Carnegie Institution who now leads a team of researchers at the University of York, U.K.
In the second study, the researchers report that the pyrenoid, long thought to be a solid structure, is actually liquid-like. Techniques used in previous studies required the researchers to kill and chemically preserve the algae before imaging them. In this new study, the researchers imaged the algae while the organisms were living by using a yellow fluorescent protein to label Rubisco.
While observing the algae, Elizabeth Freeman Rosenzweig, then a Carnegie Institution graduate student, and Mackinder used a high-powered laser to destroy the fluorescent label on Rubisco in half of the pyrenoid, while leaving the label in the other half of the pyrenoid intact. Within minutes, the fluorescence redistributed to the entire pyrenoid, showing that the enzymes easily moved around as they would in a liquid.
Benjamin Engel, a postdoctoral researcher and project leader at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, further explored this finding using another imaging technique called cryo-electron tomography. He froze and prepared whole algae cells and then imaged them with an electron microscope, which is so sensitive that it can resolve the structures of individual molecules.
The technique enabled Engel to visualize the pyrenoid in three-dimensions and at nanometer-resolution. By comparing these images with those of liquid systems, the researchers confirmed that the pyrenoid was made up of liquid. "This is one of the rare examples where classical genetics, cell biology and high-resolution imaging approaches were all brought together in one investigation," Engel said.
This movie demonstrates how cryo-electron tomography can be used to map the three-dimensional architecture of the pyrenoid, imaging its Rubisco enzymes (positions marked by purple spheres) and tubules that deliver materials to the pyrenoid.
The study enabled the team to ask how a pyrenoid is passed down to the next generation when the single-celled algae divide into two daughter cells. Freeman Rosenzweig noted that the pyrenoid sometimes fails to divide, leaving one of the daughter cells with no pyrenoid.
Using the fluorescent proteins, the team observed that the cell that failed to receive half the pyrenoid in fact could still form one spontaneously. They found that each daughter cell receives some amount of the pyrenoid in its dissolved form and that these nearly undetectable components can condense into a full-fledged pyrenoid.
To further explore how this might happen, Jonikas collaborated with Ned Wingreen, Princeton's Howard A. Prior Professor in the Life Sciences and of Molecular Biology. Wingreen and his team created a computer simulation of the interactions between Rubisco and another protein called EPYC1 — discovered to be crucial to the pyrenoid by Mackinder and others on Jonikas' team — which acts like glue to stick together multiple Rubiscos (http://www.pnas.org/content/113/21/5958.abstract).
Spatial organization of the pyrenoid. Click image for more details. Courtesy of Luke Mackinder, et al. Cell 2017.
The computer simulation suggested that the state of the pyrenoid — whether a condensed liquid droplet or dissolved into the surrounding compartment — depended on the number of binding sites on EPYC1. In the simulation, Rubisco has eight binding sites, or eight places where EPYC1 can dock to a Rubisco. If EPYC1 has four binding sites, then two EPYC1s exactly fill all of the docking sites on one Rubisco, and vice versa. Because these fully bonded Rubisco-EPYC1 complexes are small, they form a dissolved state. But if EPYC1 has three or five binding sites, it cannot fill all of the Rubisco sites, and there are open sites on the Rubiscos for binding by additional EPYC1s, which also have free sites that can attract other Rubiscos. The result is a clump of Rubiscos and EPYC1s that form a liquid-like droplet.
The change in the system's phase depending on the ratio of EPYC1 to Rubisco binding sites can be considered a "magic number" effect, a term typically used in physics to describe conditions where a specific number of particles form an unusually stable state. "These magic numbers, besides being relevant for pyrenoid systems, may have some currency in the field of polymer physics and potentially in synthetic biology," Wingreen said.
Wingreen and Jonikas are continuing their collaboration and hope to develop the project both theoretically — by exploring different flexibilities and configurations of Rubisco and EPYC1 — and experimentally, by combining the two proteins in a test tube and manipulating the number of binding sites.
With additional studies, these findings may yield important insights into ensuring the availability of fast-growing crops for an expanding world population.


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Macrodon is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van ombervissen (Sciaenidae).

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'Earnings Round-up: It's Looking Promising' by George Leong
George Leong's latest é-Wealth Daily' article is titled "Earnings Round-up: It's Looking Promising". ['e-Wealth Daily'Article]
George Leong's latest 'e-Wealth Daily' article:
Earnings Round-up: It's Looking Promising
The first-quarter earnings season is upon us again and, depending on the results, it could help to drive trading over the next several months. Traders are looking for direction and reasons to invest, but the overseas risk in European debt and higher interest rates in China are not making it easy.
As was the case in the fourth quarter, there are some high hopes of seeing revenue growth in addition to earnings acceleration as the economy recovers. Whether they are penny stocks, micro-cap stocks, or blue-chip stocks, you want to see growth.
The fourth quarter, in my view, showed promise. What was disappointing was the lack of strong revenue growth in the fourth quarter, an indication that spending is still sluggish.
I think that the key in the first quarter and beyond will continue to be the ability of companies to report higher revenues, which is what you want to see during an economic recovery, as it indicates increased spending.
The reality is that earnings can be made to look better via cost cuts and control. In addition, you must watch for guidance going forward, as this will also be a key factor.
Two key sectors will be technology and banking. Traders are looking for leadership from these groups.
The NASDAQ has been struggling in recent weeks, but I continue to believe that the technology area will be a critical area, since this sector has provided much of the leadership over the last several years.
The start did not look promising.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE/TXN) announced a shortfall in both its Q1 revenues and earnings, but it was largely due to the production halts in Japan resulting from the earthquakes. The upper end of the Q2 earnings per share (EPS) guidance was also short of estimates, yet we need to see what the impact of the situation in Japan is going forward.
We then saw an impressive blow-out quarter from Intel Corporation (NASDAQ/INTC), which was the big winner after blowing away Street estimates on revenues and earnings. The strong results from Intel are critical, as they indicate strong chip demand.
Technology companies also delivering better than expected results were Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ/YHOO) and International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE/IBM).
The area to watch for in technology will be mobility applications for tablets and smart phones, as users shift away from the more cumbersome PCs and laptops. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ/AAPL) is the "best of breed" in my view. Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ/RIMM) has launched its "PlayBook" tablet, but, based on the reviews, the "iPad 2" has nothing to worry about.
In banking, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE/WFC) beat by a penny in its EPS, but fell short on revenues. On the plus side, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE/GS) beat on adjusted EPS and revenues and State Street Corporation (NYSE/STT) also beat on revenues and EPS.
These are just some of the companies and areas to watch for during the first-quarter earnings season.
As I have said, the key will be revenues, especially organic growth. We want to see revenues grow to drive earnings instead of cost cuts. Without revenues growing, it is difficult to imagine a healthy economy and it's my worry that this could hamper growth.
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