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Mob Wives: 'Bad Boys' and Botox Bash!
Renee worries Junior will have her killed and Carla is at war with everyone
This week the women keep from killing one another because Mob Wives Season 3 episode 2 is all about their former, and present, significant others.
Don't get me wrong though, it looks like the groundwork is being laid for Carla and busty new cast member Love to get into a knock-down, drag-out fight. That's a fight I will want a ringside seat to. Carla is on everyone's shit list this season and I can't stand her. Poor Joe, her ex, has a new girlfriend these days, Raquel, and she's pretty fricking adorable, especially compared to glum, moody Carla. Carla hates her without even knowing her. Joe tells her Raquel is going to be moving in with him and Carla bugs out.She tells her girlfriends she isn't in love with him anymore but her actions show otherwise. Looks like we'll be seeing Raquel and Carla meet up in the near future. Team Raquel!
Renee is still a complete wreck after Junior and her father's arrests, and after receiving a mysterious letter, which she said was in Junior's handwriting, she frantically begins smoking and drinking wine. We are never told what the letter said, but Renee wants to move. Like, yesterday. She fears Junior will have her killed. She begins searching for a new home. With that has no basement, no attic, no detached garage, no huge backyard, not a lot of doors and windows, etc. She wants to basically live in a safe.
AJ, Renee and Junior's son, attends his grandfather's sentencing. He is only sentenced to 27 months with 6 months reduced for good behavior.
Drita tells the ladies that Lee will be out of jail soon and she is 100% positive that she still loves him. She hasn't seen him in 2-years and she gets giddy when he calls her. She plans on taking her daughters out to see their father at the prison. The littlest one doesn't even remember what her father is like.
Drita is also searching for a new location to open a makeup studio. She says before Lee was incarcerated she was highly successful but couldn't work due to the emotional turmoil after his arrest. She plans on rebuilding her business. She later tells her daughters about her days of playing soccer. We learn Drita was "playing on a National level," and could have gone pro but started hanging out with the wrong people and didn't make it a priority. You get a sense that it's something she regrets in life and that's where her determination to to succeed stems from.
Love was just big boobed Love this week. Like a a territorial dog pissing her scent everywhere she goes, not worrying about burning anyone's lawns. She hasn't killed anyone yet.
Big Ang got a new tiny dog with pink dyed hair, Chanel. Like her other dog, Louie, this one is completely untrained and spoiled as well. Ang decides to throw a botox bash for the ladies and Carla refuses to come because of Love being there. Ramona and Karen, who we haven't seen much of this season yet, are also there. Karen already looks like her entire face has been botoxed, and did she gain like 20 pounds since last season?


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Grape Kool-Aid. Really really persistent Grape Kool-Aid. On a wooden table, at first, then all Grape Kool-Aid, all the time. Utterly ridiculous price.
The jammy/fruitiness that turns into Grape Kool-Aid on me no doubt becomes the jammy/fruity, rich jasmine at the heart of Joy on other people. But on me... Grape Kool-Aid.
Rubj seemed inoffensive at first, especially as compared to its earthy power-house sister Onda. I definitely got orange blossom in the top note which seemed tempered with a touch of chypre which seemed kind of promising. However, as Rubj dried down, it started emanating strong whiffs of raspberry Kool-Aid. It ended up reminding me a lot of POTL's "Luctor et Emergo" which prominently features notes of cherry pie.
Rubj is definitely not something I can ever imagine wearing. Furthermore, if I wanted to smell like cherry or a raspberry (which I don't!), I would take myself off to the nearest Bed, Bath and Bodyworks and buy something there for a fraction of what Vero and POTL charge!
Here are the notes for Rubj per The Perfumed Court: Moroccan sweet orange blossom, Egyptian jasmine, and musk, "all of the finest quality".
Rubj smells just like a berry Yankee candle, but I like it anyway. I don't get any spices, nor is there any discernible depth or base. Simple and linear; it's a tart, juicy, berry soaked floral perfect for a hot day.
I love this & didn't think I'd like a white floral!! It's rich jasmine and orange blossom with a whiff of Onda musk in the mix!! It's bright, effervescent,,and has great staying power. Addictive- - -can't stop sniffing my wrist. Will buy soon as the CHF exchange rate makes it tempting!!
notes: Moroccan orange blossom, musk, Egyptian jasmine
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I love white florals but this is a floral unlike any I've ever experienced. It has such depth, it is like falling into a lagoon of rich dark sensuous scents. Orange blossom, musk and jasmine are its components, but I've never encountered them in anything as beautiful and mysterious as this concoction!
I did NOT want to like it, it is too expensive, but I tell myself it is so concentrated I won't need much, ...yea right ... I'll be applying this endlessly just for another dip beneath its waves. Sigh, take me away, Rubj.
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So you apply a drop of rubj, and with a suprised flutter of your eyelashes you find yourself smack in the middle of the Marrakesh souk on a hot and muggy day. Heat, spices, concentrated humanity, the heavy scent of orange flowers, jasmine and unnamed perfumes. But wait! You've come across a flying carpet, and within seconds you're flying up above all the noise and the crowds, the wide, blue sky like a dome above you, various effervescent breezes carrying up the scent of orange groves, flowers in shady gardens filled with the tinkle of cool water in ornamental fountains, and then night falls, and even the stars have a sparkling, happy scent, and all the while you feel incredibly, exitingly bubbly and exhilarated. A perfume filled with joy and sparkle and light. Well worth the substantial price!
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80 tons of snow helped to create a winter wonderland at the Santa Barbara Zoo on Sunday. It was part of their Snow Leopard Festival.
Kids were able to sled and play in the snow.
The white frost is stimulating for the animals at the zoo who are native to freezing environments, including the two snow leopards who live there.
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This is an excellent museum-based website readily usable in art or humanities courses where the teacher has internet access. ...
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This is an excellent museum-based website readily usable in art or humanities courses where the teacher has internet access. I was very impressed with the current exhibitions area call "In Focus: Still Life" at http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/focus_still_life/ The information was both conceptual and historical. The photos of the artwork are well done, and there are even various audio clips. Very nice. I hope that they keep these topical internet collections available after the exhibit ends.Technical Remarks:I use such sites in college humanities courses where I have internet access on a computer connected to an overhead projector.
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Review of materials: I spent an hour searching for things the first day I discovered this sight. It has a lot of information...
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Review of materials: I spent an hour searching for things the first day I discovered this sight. It has a lot of information for a teacher, especially one that teaches in an art magnet school. I like that I can search for lessons and they are already planned out. The lessons provided were easy to follow and complete. They even provide artwork to go along with the lesson.Quality of content: The content is wonderful. The concepts are easy for my 4th grade students to grasp. I will be using this site as a reference in my classroom.Potential Effectiveness: This site could add to my students understanding of the arts. Specifically the Visual Arts, this is the area I concentrated my search on.Ease of using materials: Very easy to use and find information. Technical Remarks: In the 4 times I have been in this site I have found no problems.
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I spent an hour browsing the site. I looked at some exhibits (Devices of Wonder, in particular), some of the Lesson Plans,...
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I spent an hour browsing the site. I looked at some exhibits (Devices of Wonder, in particular), some of the Lesson Plans, and a brief look at ArtEdNet Talk (threaded discussion). The quality of the content is amazing! Great use of animation, video, graphics. Very easy to use, even for first timers. I think this is an excellent resource for teaching and learning. The interactivity promotes active learning, and it was fun!Technical Remarks: The only problem I encountered was with Real Player. Although I did have Real Player installed I was prompted to download the latest version (Real One Gold), which still didn't play the video. (RP does work on my system, just not with the Getty content.)
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Quality of Content--The rich information and material relevant to artwork which is a very useful teaching materials for...
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Quality of Content--The rich information and material relevant to artwork which is a very useful teaching materials for teachers. The topic of each lesson can be a stimulus and also help students develope the knowledge of the culture and society.Lesson plan--Teaching Landmarks, grade level 4-12is quite interesting to students. In this activity, studetns can think of their own landmarks or the landmarks are special to them.Students can use their imagination-- the part that appeals me to apply the topic.Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching--Yes, I think it can effectively be a teaching tool in class because of its various artworks and image,which usually students would pay more attention on it. Both the teacher and the students can havea wonderful trip of artworks.
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"These are very good pretzels. I did use milk instead of water and instant yeast instead of active dry yeast. They weren't crunchy, but soft on the outside. I don't know if that was because I used milk. I'll make them again with water the next time and see. Taste just like those expensive ones you buy at the big box stores but healthier."
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"I love pretzels and when I saw Guy's recipe in the newest magazine I had to try it. However, I had to make a few changes because of ingredients I didn't have. Instead of wholewheat flour I used rye and instead of agave I used honey. I also used my standup mixer instead of the food processor. All was great till it came time to put the pretzels..."
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"I concur with the last reviewer. It was a hit! An hour before I needed them, I toasted the baguettes and prepared the cheese mixture and refrigerated it to be assembled about 15 minutes before I walked out the door. I was actually surprised because I wasn't fond of the taste myself and thought about leaving them at home. Everyone was ooohing and..."
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"I enjoyed these brownies! I did use bread flour instead of all purpose flour and it made the batter thicker but that means I had a more cakier brownie, which is fine with me. It was rich and decadant. I did have to cook it for 1 hour and 10 minutes."


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That would be enough for most programs to hang their hat on, but JCCC baseball program has an even more impressive run going on the classroom. Johnson County baseball student-athletes have achieved over a 3.0 team grade point average in 10 of the previous 11 semesters. The one year they missed it was a 2.97. The team has also finished in the top 16 in the country for team grade point average five straight years, including three top 10 finishes.
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I am totally new to gardening and wonder just how to train a honeysuckle. I have it in a large pot on our deck with a 7' fan trellis against a wall of our house. I think my main question is, can I just cut vines at random until I have only the ones I wish to climb the trellis left? Also, once it reaches the height and shape I want which shouldn't take very long the way it is growing...can I just keep topping it off? Also, can the same be done with Clematis?
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docgecko, The answer to all of your questions is yes. Just remember, vines grow toward the sun. So, stand on your deck and see where the sun comes up and sets where you have it placed. You will be doing alot of pruning on the honeysuckle! LOL!!! GOod Luck! |
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What is to become of Haiti?
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"Haiti was really sexy right after the earthquake," said Tim Morton, project coordinator for Operation Blessings. "A lot of NGOs were made by the earthquake. A lot of new programs were started. But where are they now? A lot of them just ran out of money or desire and they just peeled out."
Media reports claimed that billions of dollars had been pledged for the cleanup, and yet the mess remains. Why?
The Rev. Rick Frechette explains why so many financial promises were never filled. Most of the pledges were nation to nation, he said, and much of that money was contingent on a new presidency being put in place.
To acquire the money, he explained, Haiti had to wait until a new regime was elected. That happened last April, when Michel Martelly was named president.
"Only now will we able to start judging if Haitians will do good by that, and if contributors will also do good," he said.
Other money that was supposedly destined for Haitian relief has been held up in organizational limbo. Certain large NGOs have such strict rules that they can't release the money people have donated, he said. Their own structures won't allow them to work within certain situations.
For example, one very large organization with millions of dollars in reserves will not allow the funds to be spent unless the group can first establish land ownership. In Haiti, land ownership is a mess, mostly because all of the deeds for property owned in and around Port-au-Prince were on paper — paper that was destroyed in the earthquake.
So the money sits, unused.
"A lot of the money that was spent here was not used in a way to build infrastructure," Frechette added. "A typical breakdown of how such money was spent: 1/3 on expert opinions, 1/3 on planting foreign teams here and keeping them comfortable and 1/3 on actual aid."
The real success stories coming out of Haiti, Frechette and others say, focus on the work done by smaller NGOs, particularly those that were in place years before the catastrophe.
Sue Gross, of Orland Park, has been helping Haiti for more than a decade through Lutheran Church Charities.
"All of our donations are dollar-in, dollar-out," she said, meaning every cent contributed is spent in aid. The mission groups who travel to Jeremie, Jacmel and Les Cayes to help build houses and schools pay all their expenses.
"It's really the smaller groups that are making the difference," she said. "Unfortunately, people tend to trust the bigger groups more. That's where they send their money."
In its 25 years in Haiti, Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos has built a pediatric hospital that offers free services to Haitians, an orphanage in the hills of Kenscoff as well as several outreach posts, including a new trauma center in the slums of Cite Soleil.
Frechette, who oversees the operation, says world economic turmoil, plus unfavorable reports about Haiti's failure to make a comeback from the earthquake, have taken a toll on contributions.
Money is running low, he said, but hopes are high.
"It's hard to believe that in our silver jubilee year, we would just close. I think we'll find a solution, but we're really required to work for it."
Morton says the same about Operation Blessings International. "We're here to stay. We don't have an exit strategy for Haiti."
Companies are afraid to invest in the country because of a fear of coups. There is history of political regimes coming to power and simply ousting or overtaking foreign investors.
So the smaller NGOs try to help Haitians take ownership of the mission. Not only does it make better business sense, it's more humanitarian to give Haiti back to the Haitians.
"We say let the Haitians run the companies, they can develop a job base and won't have to be so dependent on government or outside aid," Morton said.
Because they share a similar philosophy, NPH and OBI work together for the common good.
Beyond economic challenges, or perhaps because of them, there is concern in the United States about the potential for anti-American political alliances forming in Haiti. There is talk of Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and Cuba Dictator Fidel Castro courting Haitian president Martelly. There are rumors of an upcoming visit by Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Frechette likens Haiti to a human stem cell: "It is valuable because it can become anything, but once it makes a choice, once it becomes something, it can't be anything else."
The United States' plan for Haiti is very different from the vision that Cuba and Venezuela have for the country.
Gena Herarty, who has worked with special needs kids for 18 years in Haiti, said the country needs jobs. It needs basic services for everyone.
"Haiti has been in a state of emergency for a long time," she said. "We need help. We need existing programs to be supported and we need investment for new programs."
Every place has its problems, but the problems in Haiti are so much worse than anywhere else, Herarty said.
Still, she added, "People here don't want charity, they want opportunity."
John Shattuck, a Frankfort businessman who has organized more than $16 million worth of aid to Haiti, agrees.
"Haiti doesn't need a hand out, it needs a hand up," he says. That's what he aims to provide with his cargo containers of goods.
Sewing machines provide jobs. Musical instruments instill dreams. Books and desks enable education. And medical supplies save lives.
If people want to help Haiti, he said, help by donating time, talent and materials or money to those NGOs that have a proven track record, that are in it for the long haul.
For more information on Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, visit www.nph.org.
John Shattuck can be reached at (815) 793-5935.


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By 'Tunde Babalola
When the holy books of both Christian and Muslim preach about adultery, it is because of the dangers involved in the act.
But an housewife, mother of three who refused to heed the call "Thou shalt not commit adultery" has been confirmed dead in Badagry, Lagos during rounds of sex with another man who himself is married.
The incident happened at 2nd Avenue, Oke-Morosun Magbon area of Badagry.
The housewife simply identified as Mrs Lucy Joseph hailed from Eket in Akwa Ibom State is a mother of three children. Lucy died in the apartment of the 48 year old man, Lawrence Chukwuma who is from Anambra State.
They were said to be enjoying the act of infidelity when Chukwuma who love for smooching neighbour's wife has landed in trouble was having sex with Mrs Lucy Joseph who died in the process.
An Ebute-Meta Magistrate has ordered that Chukwuma be remanded in Ikoyi Prison pending the outcome of the autopsy report on Lucy.
It was gathered that while Chukwuma and Lucy were having the best of time, she suddenly started breathing heavily and became unconscious. Before Lucy was taken to hospital, she had already died and the doctors merely confirmed her dead.
It was not certain what actually caused her death, but her body has been deposited at the Badagry General Hospital for autopsy.
On the fateful day, the 48-year old Chukwuma from Anambra State reportedly woke up early and pretended that he was going to pursue his business and later came back when his own wife and Lucy's husband had gone out.
The matter was reported at the Badagary police division and Chukwuma, who also has three children, was arrested and the matter was transferred to SCID, Panti, Yaba for further investigation.
After investigation, the police charged him to Ebute-meta Magistrate's court for causing Lucy's death through unlawful carnal knowledge of her.
His plea was not taken.
The court ordered him to be remanded in prison custody at Ikoyi pending the outcome of the autopsy report and DPP's advice.
The father of the late Lucy, Joseph Ebieme, who confirmed the incident, said he was at his work place when he was called on his phone line and told what happened. He said when he rushed home and went to Lawrence's house, his daughter was already dead.


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Written by: Michelle Francl-Donnay
"So, when are we going to break them?" wondered my youngest son as he emptied the dishwasher. My mind was fixed firmly on dinner and the week's complex logistics, clearly I had missed something key. "Break what?" "The plants. The instructions say to break them on Easter."
A budding scientist at 15, Chris can be as literal minded as Sheldon Cooper of The Big Bang Theory. Just before Christmas I bought two glass terraria at our local farmers market. Clear glass orbs small enough to cup in my hand, each planted with a single succulent. The clarity and simplicity of the containers attracted me — that and their low maintenance. A sunny window and the occasional tablespoon of water was all the care they needed.
The instructions had been clear. The tiny plants would within a few months outgrow their containers, at which point you must (carefully) shatter the glass and pot them up, where they could grow without restraint. Plants bought at Christmas should be ready to pot at Easter. Or as Chris would have it, on Easter.
The diminutive cacti have grown full in their clear glass enclosures, one has even sent shoots through the narrow neck. It's time to break them open, but I find myself flinching at the mere thought of wrapping them in paper and cloth and hitting them with a hammer. No matter how gently done, this is not a benign procedure. It is meant to shatter, to destroy. There is no going back, once begun. The plants are still beautiful in their containers, not yet feeling the effects of the confinement. But unless I can steel myself to breaking open the glass, the plants will be forever stunted. Not today, I think, not this week. Perhaps the next?
The first contemplation of the Second Week of the Spiritual Exercises invites you to imagine the Trinity looking down upon the whole expanse of the earth, seeing what we'd wrought, and when the time was ripe sending the Word to pitch His tent among us. As Easter approached this year, I began to imagine the Trinity once again looking down on us, waiting for the fullness of time, steeling themselves for what must be done, for the moment when death's grip would be once and for all shattered. Today? Is today the day?
The beauty of what had been grown in Galilee would not deter Them from the path they had committed to at the Annunciation. Not the healing of those in pain, not the joy of the entrance into Jerusalem. It would not be a benign process, it would leave shards strewn from Gethsemane to Calvary. Judas would betray Jesus. Jesus would beg the Father to be spared. James and John would fail in their vigil. Men would flee, leaving dignity and clothes behind, in fear of their lives. Peter would deny he ever knew Jesus. The women who held him dear would watch him drag his own cross through the streets and die mocked among thieves.
"Let it be done according to Your will," Jesus prayed, and then let himself be shattered, so that we might be freed to live, branches rooted in the vine, bearing fruit with wild abandon. Like Mary Magdalene in the garden, we want to cling to the joy we know, to what we can hold in our hands. But Easter has shattered these realities, beautiful as they are. There is no going back.
I want to launch into Easter, sweeping the shards of the Passion quickly away, burying the ashes of Lent under Easter lilies. But the cross remains on the altar, we will break the bread so that it can be shared. I'm trying to take time this Easter to contemplate the courage it takes to break apart something in order to make it whole, to stand in Easter's glory, still able to see with clarity in both directions, able to stretch our our arms between heaven and earth, between what has been and what will be.
I regularly join the local Augustinian community for the Liturgy of the Hours. Their common prayer traditionally ends with, " We worship you, Lord, we venerate your cross, we praise your resurrection. Through the cross you brought joy to the world." I leave each morning reminded that Easter joy is inextricably woven into the brokenness of the cross. I'm reminded to steel myself to be broken open, to be brought ever deeper into Easter's shattering realities.
Chris is right. It's Easter today. It's time to break the glass. There will be shards. And there will be beauty beyond my ability to hold. Inseparable realities.
Break the box and shed the nard;
Stop not now to count the cost;
Hither bring pearl, opal, sard;
Reck not what the poor have lost;
Upon Christ throw all away:
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Yep…no conspiracy to make the average joe and meek weaponless subservient emasculated learn to like it bent over with no kisses or a thank you scum suking NWO boy toy. I would love to just slap the snot out of those off duty cop body guards.


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Warner Music hooks up again with Imeem
A month after writing down its $16 million Imeem investment, Warner agrees to take a larger stake in exchange for a new licensing contract that asks for less money.
Weeks after writing off its Imeem investment, Warner Music Group has once again thrown in with the video- and music-focused social network, a source confirmed on Monday.
Only this time, Warner doesn't have to dip into its wallet to acquire an even larger interest in the start-up, according to a story by Peter Kafka at All Things Digital, who broke the news.
What the third largest recording company has agreed to give up for the stake is to rip up the old licensing contract and create a new one that asks for less money each quarter, according to Kafka. My source, who is familiar with the deal, confirmed this.
Warner didn't appear happy last month about having to write down $33 million, most of it from investments made in music site Lala and Imeem.
Warner Music's writedown--$16 million in Imeem and about $11 million in Lala--is a reflection of the company's valuations during the economic downturn, said Edgar Bronfman Jr., Warner Music's CEO at the time.
The top four music labels--Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner, and EMI--have all been relaxing the financial terms they require from start-ups.
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> jmcquown <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]..
>>> Gary <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
>>>> meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
>>>> most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
>>>> (if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.
>>> I would like to see him serve Leg of Ingrid Newkirk.
>>> You sure sound like his publicist? Don't expect any serious
>>> responses here. Gordon Ramsey is an asshole, and that's what he
>>> he'll always be. Great Chef, my ass.
>> I don't see you owning a five star restaurant, nor do you have one or
>> more
>> television shows. Oh wait, you have a show here all by yourself... it's
>> called "bitching"
> I'm not the one advertising myself as part of the Jill McQuown and
> RFC show. Nor am I parading my assholishness around on TV and
> begging my publicist to advertise me on Usenet - the lowest form of
> publicity there is.
> What kind of "Chef" needs to get new dish ideas (with explicit
> reasons) from RFC so he can parade GR into some restaurant and rip
> them a new asshole in his usual style based on the recommendations
> he gets here?
> Those people who do that open themselves up to criticism. Kinda
> like... well, YOU. Except you do your own publicity antics.
> Do you even know who Ingrid is?
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I can't stand people who post things that are only meant to be hurtful to
someone on an emotional level that has nothing to do with the conversation
at hand. I'd sure hate to be you in your skin. I'm not defending Jill, I'm
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May 15, 2011, 02.33 AMby novaroad
Hi, I was wondering if you could also re-post your easy drawstring dress tutorial. It also got swallowed up in the transfer to the new site. I know it's from forever ago, but it's such a great and easy summer dress and your version was definitely my favorite out of similar tutorials I've found on the web. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would love to be able to access it again! Thanks a bunch!
Mar 9, 2010, 05.23 PMby Sophie Phan
Hey Nayantara.. i was wondering.. do you still have the how to for the doleman sleeve dress.. because i'm creating my own dress but i don't know how to create the sleeves.. and i would really like ur help.. thankyou..
-S. xx
Aug 9, 2009, 05.54 PMby noroomforsquares
Thank you so much for sharing. I'm a total newbie and it's great to see some pattern-less sewing ideas. There's something liberating and encouraging about sewing this way. Thanks again, Nayantara!
Aug 7, 2009, 01.48 AMby cchoi
hi nayantara! i was looking at your tutorial for the party skirt yesterday but now i can't find it! every time i click the link it says 404 error. am i using the wrong url?
Apr 15, 2009, 06.19 AMby clarerose
Just a note to say that your tutorials are very inspiring. Keep up the great work!
Feb 20, 2009, 12.49 AMby effervescence
Oct 12, 2008, 03.54 PMby Liza Azman
Hi, love your creation especially the bags! I wonder if you have any other patterns for bags or links to any free bag patterns?
Jun 19, 2008, 10.26 PMby princessfashionista
Nayantara I simply adore your creations and your name! You have a great eye for fashion! Keep up the good work. I'm going to check your etsy shop out now. I bet its fabulous!
Mar 21, 2008, 09.33 AMby zahra
o..we ll miss u nayantara! gud luck with everythign u wana do!
Mar 20, 2008, 05.52 PMby olar
Nayantara, all the best for your next adventure!! Thanks for everything, especially all your great tutorials. Hope we'll see you often in the site.
Mar 19, 2008, 08.47 PMby sunnyb64
Just noticed your post on my wall— it is Delaware, actually. Never would have guessed you were a local girl— small world!
Also, best of luck with getting your line started! (So even though you're not going to be working here anymore, are we still going to see you around the site at all?)
Mar 15, 2008, 12.13 AMby strawberryfreckles
My mini challenge entry will not upload pictures! Help!!!!
Mar 6, 2008, 07.00 AMby lilo
Indeed, we are born on the same day (I saw you message as late as today… – and realized I became too lazy lately), you 16 years later than me (gosh, i'm getting OLD!). Your how-tos are great!
Mar 3, 2008, 03.58 PMby laurenfortgang
Thanks so much for the tips on finishing seams without a serger! That's perfect!
Feb 11, 2008, 06.50 PMby ceregana
hi there. thanks for the compliment about the images – they are made with maya software – actually with a mental ray plug-in. it is this movie making software and i occasionally do some render jobs with it. i work with it and other visualisation-drawing software , cause i am an architect – almost! have my final exam mid march…
Feb 5, 2008, 01.27 PMby karencilla
Thanks for your comment about my profile!! and also thanks anyway for the recommendations about the books. I'll see what the have at the bookstore! Yeap I hope to have a great time in USA, I'll spend some time with my family.
take care, karen
Feb 3, 2008, 01.25 AMby karencilla
Hello Nayantara, congratulations for this site, it is wonderful!
Next week I flying to USA, I'll like to learn quilting and patchworking, in Panama there aren't books about it. Do you have any recommendations of books for beginners that I could by?? I'll appreciate very much your suggestions!
thanx in advanced.
Jan 4, 2008, 06.03 PMby realyrosey
I joined about a month and a half ago and made your dolman jacket pattern into a warm oversized shrug for the cold months. It's a little wild in a loud paisley pattern, but can wear it outside to the mailbox without it looking lilke jammies. Just wanted to let you know how versitile your pattern is. I've just been looking for it to make one for my sister in law—so glad to have found it again. Very easy to adjust cut for fit—-bigger, longer -whatever. :) Easiest thing I ever made—just two seams and serged around the outsides! This is a winner!!
Dec 7, 2007, 12.29 AMby jeffrey
It's really funny – I always have an idea for something I want to make, right, so I'll go to Google and search for a pattern – And I'm always taken off gaurd by the fact that everything sewing related is for women (mostly). But I forget that that's true before each search. So when I joined this site I wasn't expecting to be the only "active guy" but it does not surprize me too much I guess. Anyway – It's really hard to find guy-related sewing information.
Dec 6, 2007, 04.29 PMby jeffrey
Thanks for the warm welcome
Nov 30, 2007, 02.06 AMby mabel-handbags
Hi!!! I finally signed up!! I've been meaning to do it ever since Renegade!! How are you!?
Nov 14, 2007, 04.01 PMby katherineoj
Will you be working on the clothing remake any more? This looks really interesting and I love the idea. I tried to send you a message, but couldn't find your name listed…
Nov 6, 2007, 04.08 PMby jarren
I posted this in general comments but figured maybe you could help me out.
Jarren 03 Nov 2007 5:59 PM
Dolman Dress You can't see all the measurements on this project with the way the site lays out the photos. I checked out the comments and they're filled with spam, but someone else also noted this problem.
I just haven't seen any fix to it and would like to construct this dress.
Thanks, Jarren
Oct 9, 2007, 01.54 PMby zahra
hey nayantara..:) actually.. i want to share patterns with all users.. but i wont be able to show the finished product..thats y i was thinking if some one could work with me.. its nt hiring m talking about.. if some one who loves to sew and try new patterns.. i would be a fn project:D would u like to try this out:D i even hv simple steps of constructions..to construct patterns.. hv done lots of work on pattern making.. but nt much insewing.. wat we can do if u agree.. is first i lls end u the pattern.. u do the sewing as u like it.. and then we can upload the pic and patterns for every one else .. wat u think?
Oct 8, 2007, 03.49 PMby zahra
hey.. grt how to.. about creating burda style patterns.. well i wanted to know..that if i share some patterns with professional burda mem..will they be able to stich and get photos of the design.. cause i hvl earned pattern making back at my univeristy.. i do have plenty of designs.. n flats.. but i usually get those stich from tailor.. i would love to share them.. but wana see the finished product.. very perfectly done.. leme know if its a possibility…u know somethign like a combine project..!
Sep 25, 2007, 01.32 AMby vansgirl12
i just checked my "wall" ha. how was seattle? is there still sewing class going on? i've been so busy with my new job it's crazy! but at least i have money now. :P
Sep 1, 2007, 06.17 AMby katrena
i really like your new pic.
Aug 30, 2007, 09.09 PMby elainemay
love your new picture— the curly hair is so pretty on you :)
Aug 22, 2007, 04.11 PMby bellamabella
my dog would love that fire hydrant..lol
Aug 21, 2007, 01.17 AMby vansgirl12
hey sorry i wasn't at burdastyle sewing today. i'm in california until august 31 training!
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I have had a plant twice now make two female baby squashes but never open up the flower and then start to wither, the flower never even made it to the orange color, yet the baby fruit was about an inch and a half long. I looked inside the flower this time and the Stigma was brown and kinda rotted looking. Is there any suggestions on what's going on and how I can get these things to produce. Things were going pretty well until now, I was hand pollinating because lack of bees in the area...Thanks! |
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Yes and No. The plant was giving me fruit, then I had a war with SVB about a month and a half ago. The plant survived, and is larger and healthier looking than it ever has been. I was excited to see it starting to fruit again, but I guess there is still too much damage. |
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It sounds like the plant is stressed. It may still recover if it can get lots of roots into the soil at the nodes. I've had the same problem when the heat sets in, though that seems to be what triggered lots of production on my Pennsylvania Dutch crookneck (winter squash - not sure which crooked neck you're growing). So many variables! I see you posed on July 6; it's almost August now, any improvement? |
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Political Development and party system institutionalisation trends in Sub-Saharan Africa: 1990-2011
Marina Costa Lobo (ICS/UL)
Gerhard Seibert (CEA-ISCTE/IUL)
Ingrid Van Biezen (Institute of Political Science - University of Leiden)
Based on a multi-method research design this thesis will first explain the level of party system institutionalisation applying a pooled time series cross section analysis to a subset of countries from Sub-Saharan Africa. Then case studies will be conducted in order to gain concrete meaning on why divergent political patterns emerge.
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Societal requisites for democratic consolidation: Democratic dimensions of political culture in Russia
Prof. Dr. António Costa Pinto
Building on established theories of democratic consolidation and quality, as well as of political culture, the current research project aims to define and analyze those elements of political culture in Russia that can be regarded as a basis and, eventually, a trigger for a future political (democratic) consolidation.
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Professora Doutora Nina Wiesehomeier (ICS - UL)
Professora Doutora Rebecca Morton (Department of Politics/New York University)
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A classical assumption in political science is that once governments are in office they want to stay in power. However, this is only possible if they gain enough votes. Usually, executives make Public Policies (PPs) consistent with their constituents preferences. Governments tend to perpetrate this PPs formally using Law-Decrees and Law Proposals. Having this governmental strategy into consideration, I will analyse executives' legislative behavior, using a formal model and new data at the Portuguese level (1982-2009).


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The 2013 British Documentary Awards took place at the Queen Elizabeth Hall at London's Southbank Centre on Monday, 4 November 2013. The ceremony was hosted by Caludia Winkleman.
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The 2008 British Documentary Awards took place at the Royal Institution London on Thursday, 20th November 2008, in a ceremony hosted by Sue Perkins and Giles Coren.
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The 2006 British Documentary Awards were presented at The Royal Geographical Society, London on Friday, 17 November. Rageh Omaar presented the awards, which were televised by BBC Four for the fifth successive year.
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The British Documentary Awards 2005 were presented at the Royal Institution in London on Sunday, 27 November 2005, in a ceremony hosted by the Right Honourable Michael Portillo and were broadcast on BBC Four the following day.
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Esther Rantzen presented the 2003 British Documentary Awards at the newly opened City Hall in London on Monday, 17 November.
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This small town was established in 1895 and named after General Joachim Jose Machado, in recognition of the role he played in surveying the "Oosterlijn" railway line from Delagoa Bay (present-day Maputo in Mozambique) to Pretoria. Machadodorp became a temporary seat of government for the ZAR government of President Paul Kruger during the Anglo-Boer War when Kruger was forced to flee Pretoria. It was not long before the village was razed to the ground and the women and children transported to concentration camps in the Middelburg area. President Kruger and his government were forced to move to Waterval-Onder where he spent two months before being forced to move once more. Today, Machadadorp, known to the local Africans as "Emthonjeni" ("Fountain/Resting Place"), with its temperate climate, the Elands River and thermal hot springs, is a well-known trout-fishing venue.
Hiking: Guided trails such as the Wathaba Wilderness Hiking Trail will allow you to explore the beautiful natural surroundings of the Machadodorp area, perched on the higher reaches of the escarpment.
Paragliding and hang-gliding: The cliffs around the town offer excellent take-off sites for paragliders and hang-gliders.
Trout-fishing: The town and its surrounds are renowned for their many trout-fishing opportunities. Visit the De Kroon Dam, now also stocked with rainbow trout, for its excellent flyfishing conditions and fishing tackle shop and become a member of the fly-fishing club.
Blaauboschkraal Ruins: The ruins of a long-abandoned tribal settlement lie just outside the town.
De Kroon Dam Restaurant: The restaurant at the dam serves delicious country cuisine featuring trout dishes and several home-cooked specialities. The pub next to the restaurant is built over the dam creating the illusion that the building is floating on the dam. Spurwinged geese are often spotted from this vantage point.
Historic Buildings: When Machadodorp was razed to the ground during the Anglo Boer War, only one cottage, Rose Cottage, built in the early 1880s, survived and is still standing today. This is one of the town's more picturesque buildings.
Kruger Plaque: The Kruger Plaque was erected in town to commemorate President Paul Kruger's brief stay in here.
Hot Springs: The hot, radioactive thermal springs, a short distance from the town, are said to have healing powers. The area has been developed into a resort that is much frequented by people suffering from arthritis and rheumatism.
Lydenburg is situated at the foot of the Long Tom Pass at an altitude of 1 469 m above sea level. The town was founded in 1849 by the Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius. The name means "Town of Suffering" and refers to the misery suffered by the Voortrekkers as a result of the drought and malaria in this part of the Lowveld area. When alluvial gold was discovered in 1873 on the Spekboom River north of Lydenburg, the town experienced a gold rush to the Finsbury Goldfields. To this day, a few hopefuls remain, searching for their pot of gold in the river-bed. Lydenburg is now a healthy, thriving agriculture and mining centre that the local Black population call "Mashishini". It is the chief soya-bean growing area of South Africa as well as an important cotton, wool, tobacco and grain-growing area.
Fishing: Lydenburg has one of the few rivers in the country where trout breed naturally. As a consequence, excellent trout-fishing opportunities exist in the area. Loch Long allows fishing from the banks or from float tubes and rowing boats. Other fish that abound in these waters of the area are carp, bass, barbell, yellowfish and bream.
Golf and other sport: The town has a nine-hole golf course in excellent condition as well as well as squash, tennis, swimming and bowling facilities.
Hiking: Explore the beauty of Lydenburg by choosing one of the following hiking trials: the 9-km Crane Nature Trail to a dam and vulture restaurant, the Famba Farms Trail, the Maratan Trail, the 5-km Pedi Trail to the ruins of a settlement once inhabited by ancestors of the Pedi people, the 12-km Protea Nature Trail winding through dense stands of proteas and past old Anglo-Boer War forts, the Ribbok Trail that starts at the Lydenburg Museum and leads through the Gustav Klingbiel Nature Reserve, and the Sterkspruit Trail.
Lydenburg Heads/Masks: The "Lydenburg Heads" are believed to date back to 500 AD. A farmer's son, Ludwig von Bering, found pieces of the heads/masks on his father's farm in 1957. He later developed a strong interest in archaeology and kept on collecting shards from the site. It later proved that the shards were part of seven clay heads/masks. Among his treasures were also iron and ostrich-egg shell beads, copper bands and pieces of bone. The heads/masks are thought to have been sculpted by early Iron Age people and might have been used in cultural rituals.
Lunar Landing: This wonder world is situated some 10 km north of Lydenburg and overlooks the valley of the Spekboom River. It is a world inhabited by life-sized concrete animals, including elephant, giraffe, lion, hyena and a larger-than-life ape man. There is even a sculpted San cave reachable by a tree-branch ladder.
Gustav Klingbiel Nature Reserve: This grass and wetlands reserve houses a number of indigenous species of plants and animals and is a popular bird-watching site (a checklist is available from the museum). A breeding colony of Cape vultures live in the reserve and are regularly fed – do not miss out on the opportunity to watch them lunch at the "vulture restaurant". Many species of antelope, such as kudu, grey rhebuck, blesbok and the rare oribi roam the grasslands. The ruins of an unknown tribe that used to live here in mediaeval times can still be seen within the reserve. The reserve has been earmarked as the location of the province's first astrological observatory. The Gustav Klingbiel Reserve is considered extremely safe for children and is accessible to disabled people. (Starling) Fisheries Production Centre: Visit this noted trout hatchery and aquarium for a very interesting tour to find out how trout are hatched and farmed.
Lydenburg Nature Reserve: Several scenic walks traverse the Lydenburg Nature Reserve, allowing visitors to appreciate the local scenery.
Scenic Routes: There are three scenic routes that link Lydenburg to Burgersfort (via the
Watervalsriver Pass); Pilgrim's Rest (via Robber's Pass) and Nelspruit (via Long Tom Pass). All these routes travel through lovely countryside and each of the passes offers spectacular views from the summit.
Sterkspruit Nature Reserve: This mountain escarpment reserve lies some 10 km south-east of Lydenburg near the Sterkspruit Dam and is an excellent trout-fishing venue. It is the starting point for the renowned 32-km Rooikat Hiking Trail that traverses some spectacular mountainous terrain.
Historic Buildings: Lydenburg is renowned for its fine examples of early Transvaal architecture. The oldest building in town is the Voortrekker School built in 1851. There are two historic Dutch Reformed Churches in town. The Voortrekker Church was completed in 1852 and is flanked by a replica of the mother church in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape. This church has a teak pulpit, made in 1894. One of the churches houses a small museum. The old powder magazine was built from stones taken from the formerly British-controlled Fort Mary. The old ZAR Post Box is still in use today.
Lydenburg Museum: The museum and its exhibits will take you back in history to the early days of the town's existence. It includes replicas of the "Lydenburg Heads", terracotta masks of animal and human heads, shards of which were found in the area and believed to date back to 500 AD. The museum also has its own distillery and visitors may taste the "heady" traditional Afrikaner brew, "mampoer" (moonshine/peach brandy).
Steenkamps Bridge: The historic bridge over the Spekboom River is situated some 12 km north of the town. The bridge has been proclaimed a national monument. Opened in 1897, the original structure was destroyed during the Anglo-Boer War and rebuilt in 1903. The bridge stands alongside the modern Schalk Burger Bridge erected in 1965 and can be reached via a network of footpaths. There are picnic sites on the banks of the river.
"Die Berg": This peak, simply translated as "The Mountain", in the Steenkampsberg Mountains is 2 331m high and presents some lovely views of the surrounding countryside.
Hydra (Lydenburg) Falls: The dramatic Hydra Falls consists of three falls that drop some 245 m to earth where the power of its waters is harnessed to supply electricity to the town.
Long Tom Pass: The summit of Long Tom Pass, 57km long, is 2 149 m above sea level and connects Lydenburg, on the Drakensberg Plateau, with Sabie, on the escarpment. It is one of the highest passes in South Africa and offers spectacular views. During the Anglo- Boer War the retreating Boers deployed two 155-mm Creusot artillery guns nicknamed "Long Toms", in the pass, against the pursuing British forces, hence the name of the pass. A replica of one of these guns stands guard at a spot some distance from the summit of the pass.
Mtotolo Volcanic Pipes: The Mtotolo Volcanic Pipes at the end of Voortrekker Street date back some 2 000 million years
The small village of Dullstroom, the fly-fishing capital of South Africa, also has the attraction of fresh air, lovely surroundings decorated with wild flowers and equipped with a strong tourism infrastructure! The town was established in 1883 and the name does not refer to a lack of social activities, but rather to Wolterus Dull, the Director of an immigration scheme to settle European immigrants in the area. Because the town lies so high up in the Steenkampsberg Range, some 2 100 m above sea level, mist often covers the town and surrounding areas and it can become quite cold during the winter months. However, the friendly inhabitants, cosy eateries, lodges and hotels, beautiful surroundings and the fireplaces in each house more than make up for the cold. Dullstroom, also called "Sakhelwe" (We build) by local inhabitants, is the source of the Crocodile River that forms the southern boundary of the Kruger National Park, has one of the highest railway stations in South Africa and is also one of the few places in South Africa where elm and beech trees grow in large numbers.
Air ventures: Explore the Dullstroom area from the air – you have a choice of a hot air-balloon trip or an aeroplane flight.
Altitude Training: The town has an Altitude Training Centre with free weights, circuit-training, aerobics and kickboxing facilities for professional athletes and visitors.
Archery and clay pigeon shooting: A fully-equipped range is situated some 7 km from Dullstroom on the Belfast side of the town.
4x4 Trails: Various operators offer 4x4 trails to destinations such as Ndebele ruins and the Elands River Valley.
Hiking: The numerous hiking trails in the area will introduce you to the wonderful scenery in and around Dullstroom. The trails include Elandsvlei Hiking Trail, Misty Valley Hiking Trails, Rassies Walker Trail, Ratelspruit Hiking Trail, Salpeterkrans Hiking Trail and Trout Royalty Hiking Trails.
Horse Trails: Experienced operators offer horse and pony rides for beginners, as well as twohour game rides and weekend trail-riding.
Mountain-biking and cycling: Several biking routes traverse the area. Many professional mountain bikers visit Dullstroom to do altitude training here.
Trout-fishing: Dullstroom is undoubtedly the region's trout-fishing Mecca. It has numerous streams and dams stocked with both rainbow and brown trout and fishing rods and flies are available for hire or sale from specialist shops in the town. Trout-fishing venues include Hakers Haven (ideal for children and beginners), Jurassic Pond, Ondervallei (Crocodile River), Elandskloof (ten large dams) and Ratelspruit River fishing, to name a few.
Dullstroom Art Gallery: The gallery is situated next to Dullstroom Inn and displays and sells the works of prominent South African artists.
Stonehouse Gallery: Stonehouse exhibits and sells the work of leading local artists, especially those of Edmund Barton, as well as stained glass pieces. Stained glass work can also be ordered from local artists and the town also boasts a sculptor of renown.
Shops and restaurant: Dullstroom has changed its face over the last few years and has added several shops and eating establishments to the town to meet the needs of the growing weekend population who wish to escape the pressures of city life and find peace and quiet here. Consequently the town and its establishments are extremely attractive and offer a rich variety of items for sale. Antiques, linen, country clothes and home-made sweets are but some of the items on sale. Another benefit of the improved tourism infrastructure is the variety of eating establishments in the town. Visitors can take all three meals at different establishments and still have some different ones to visit the next day. And yet, despite all the growth, the town still retains its rustic and relaxed atmosphere where people can appreciate a combination of natural resources and human creativity.
Ruined forts, trenches, artillery placements and the graves of both Boer and British soldiers are still visible at sites around the town.
Dutch Settlers Memorial: This memorial was erected in 1887 to honour those pioneers who left their native Holland and made use of the immigration scheme to make a new life here.
Historic buildings: There are many historic buildings in town, many of which have been restored and converted into shops. Buildings worth viewing include the Dutch Reformed Church, Old Post Office and the Station.
Bird of Prey Centre: The Bird of Prey Centre at Owl and Oak, 9 km north-east of town, on the road to Lydenburg, treats, rehabilitates and trains injured birds of prey.
Dullstroom Dam Nature Reserve: The fast-running rivers and still dams teeming with trout and other fish make this reserve an angler's dream; in fact it is considered to be one of the ten most popular freshwater angling spots in the country.
Floral Kingdom: The Dullstroom area is a floral paradise with more than 50 species of ground orchid, 120 species of indigenous wild flower and many other plants such as the bright yellow arum lilies that carpet the area in vibrant colour every spring (September to November).
Highlands Crane Group: Book an outing with the Crane Group to view the three endangered species of crane that have made this area their home.
Verlorenvallei Nature Reserve: This small reserve was established with the main aim of protecting a critically threatened habitat and its specialised species of birds from extinction. It has the distinction of being the only reserve in South Africa where all three species of crane are found. Verlorenvallei has been proclaimed an international RAMSAR Wetlands Site.
Richard O'Neill, the owner of the farm Tweefontein (the son of John O'Neill, the owner of the farm at Majuba, at which the Peace Treaty ending the Anglo Transvaal War of 1880 to 1881 had been signed), on which the town was established in 1890, called it after Belfast in Ireland, the ancestral home of the O'Neills. Belfast lies at an altitude of over 2 000 m, the highest point on the railway line between the Witwatersrand and the coast and is considered to be one of the coldest towns in the country. The town's high position, rich soil and cool climate make it an ideal sheep and dairy-farming centre. Belfast is also renowned for its trout and tulips and the annual Trout and Tulip Festival, held here every September, is enthusiastically supported by busloads of visitors. The finest black granite in South Africa is quarried in the vicinity of the town and iron and chrome are also mined here. Many local inhabitants call the town "Siya Thuthuka" ("We Grow").
Hiking: There are two, two-day hiking trails in the area. The Bospoort Trail takes you through lush indigenous forests and the Rapid Waterfalls Trail meanders through ravines, gullies and rapids ending at a waterfall, on the farm Langkloof.
Horse Trails: Many opportunities for horse-riding exist in the area, especially to and from some of the trout-fishing and other holiday resorts and lodges.
Trout-fishing: Belfast is a truly magnificent trout-fishing destination and has a wide choice of well-stocked dams and streams. Trout rods can be hired from specialist shops and lodges and flies are sold in the many shops catering for the trout and fly-fishing fraternity. Mountain-biking: Mountain-biking is a popular pastime in this area and bikes can be rented. Some trout lodges supply visitors with mountain bikes as part of their services.
Lakenvlei: The beautiful Lakenvlei wetland area surrounded by lush forests is a natural heritage site. The vlei with its dense reed beds lies some 10 km outside Belfast. The nearby hills and forests are home to a wide variety of birds as well as small mammals such as the Cape clawless otter, caracal and serval. Horse-riding, hiking, mountain-biking and trout-fishing are some of the leisurely activities available to visitors.
Scenic route: Take Road R540 towards Lydenburg, passing and stopping over at the troutfishing village of Dullstroom. Alternatively; take National Road N4 through Machadodorp, Waterval Boven and Montrose to Nelspruit. Allow enough time to enable you to turn right at Ngodwanaand and explore the picturesque village of Kaapschehoop, 32 km from Nelspruit. Tulip Nursery: The enormous Tulip Nursery exports tulips to many different countries around the globe; in fact, they claim to be the biggest exporter of bulbs in the Southern Hemisphere. Visitors stream to the nursery in September, when the vast fields of tulips start blooming. Aerial flips over the farm/nursery allow visitors a better view of this magnificent sight.
Battle of Berg-en-Dal: The last pitched battle of the Anglo-Boer War took place at Berg-en-Dal near Belfast, in 1900. About 20 000 British troops were resisted by a heavily outnumbered Boer force under the command of the famous Boer General, Louis Botha. However, after a three-hour artillery bombardment the Boers were finally overrun. The Berg-en-Dal Monument commemorates this historic battle.
Historic Buildings: The Dutch Reformed Church, Halfway House and Police Office, Lord Roberts' house and Richard O'Neill's farmhouse are all well worth a visit.
Mushroom farming: The Belfast area is also renowned for the mushrooms that are grown, dried and packed here before being exported.
The Highlands Meander Region covers the higher reaches of the escarpment and is ensconced between the Cultural Heartland and Panorama Regions. The region specifically caters for the needs of bird and nature lovers and adventurers. Adventurers delight in the challenging cliffs, ravines and rolling mountains and the many adrenaline-pumping, adventure sport opportunities available. This is also the trout and fly-fishing Mecca of Mpumalanga.
However, the region also appeals to history buffs, especially those interested in the history of the old Zuid Afrikaansche Republic of Paul Kruger and in the Anglo-Boer War. For those who love unravelling mysteries there are the ruins of Stone Age and Iron Age settlers to explore and the mysterious masks left behind by a vanished people.