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Saturday, 8 December 2012
Christmas is Coming...
It takes a good carol concert to get me in the mood for Christmas. This year we were fortunate enough to be invited back to my old college, to be entertained by the New College choir. Truly beautiful music.
The College has a few recordings on their YouTube channel if you want to hear more.
3 comments:
- Tabor said...
Lucky you. It requires and invite? Lovely even over the Internet.
- 8 December 2012 at 23:29
- becky said...
Rachel, this is absolutely splendid! Thank you for the heads up and my throat is still filled with lumps and bumps...I'm a huge fan of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College each year but this adds a nuance and a depth to my collection...and I will think of you as part of the newcollege collection :) thank you!!! and happy second sunday of Advent :)
- 9 December 2012 at 01:31
- Rachel said...
We always put the decorations up to "Carols from Kings" - it gets Christmas off on the right footing, somehow..!
- 9 December 2012 at 12:30
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|Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (3)
Volcanic Features
As befits a national park on an island created by volcanism, evidences of volcanic activity are everywhere. Most obvious are the extensive deposits of lava from the many eruptions. There are two basic types of lava which can be found in the park, known as pahoehoe and a'a. Pahoehoe lava, which appears very smooth or sometimes "ropy", is formed by very fluid, fast-flowing lava before it cools. A'a lava, on the other hand, is quite rough or chunky and is formed by viscous, slowly flowing lava.
One such deposit, seen below lying across an old section of the Chain of Craters Road, illustrates the two types of lava which exist in the park.
One additional bit of evidence of the fact that Kilauea and Mauna Loa are still very much active is the Sulfur Banks which are located not far from Volcano House. Here, volcanic gas composed of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide derived from magma within the mountain seeps to the surface.
The 1959 eruption of Kilauea Iki, described in greater detail above, has also left testaments to the power of the volcano. Below is the "devastated area" near the crater which is now covered by extensive deposits of pumice. More pictures of this unusual area can be seen below.
Extensive deposits of cinder and lava can be found in the area of Mauna Ulu near the Chain of Craters road.
One of the great attractions of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is its extensive trail system. These trails are varied in terms of difficulty as well as the terrain they traverse, but they provide access to volcanic activity as well as wildlife and lush vegetation.
In the western section of the park is the Kau Desert Trail. This 3.5 mile trail runs through desert vegetation and extensive deposits of lava from eruptions. This area of the park is much drier than the eastern section because of the "rain shadow" effects of the volcano; a much smaller amount of rain falls in this area. The rain which does fall is "acid rain" because of the effects of the volcanic fumes to the east.
The Devastation Trail is a short (1/2 mile), paved nature trail through the area which was devastated by the Kilauea Iki eruption in 1959. The trail provides ample evidence for the tremendous power of volcanism, with extensive deposits of pumice and few living things.
In the picture below a section of the trail can be seen with the mighty Mauna Loa in the background.
This area was previously a forest which was devastated by cinders falling from the 1959 Kilauea Iki eruption. The area was covered with deposits of thick, hot pumice. Another section of the area around the Devastation Trail can be seen below.
The "skeletons" or snags of the ohi'a trees which once grew here can still be observed. However, in some areas near the periphery of the area life has made inroads. All of the plants which exist now have grown since the 1959 eruption.
Pumice, which dominates this area, is the product of gas and molten glass which was chilled so rapidly that bubbles didn't have time to coalesce and burst. In many areas near the Kilauea Iki Crater plants have invaded the deposits of pumice extensively in the almost forty years since the eruption.
Another interesting trail leads to the Thurston Lava Tubes. Lava tubes are formed when the surface of a lava flow cools while the lava inside remains in a molten state, flowing downhill until the eruption ceases, leaving a hollow tube behind.
The Lava Tubes Trail runs though the lush Fern Jungle and into the cave itself. This tube was discovered in 1913 by newspaper publisher and conservationist Lorris Thurston. Thurston himself used to lead tours thorough the cave he had discovered. A section of the trail running through the jungle just before it enters the tube is shown below.
Plants and Animals
In addition to the many volcanic features of the park the lush and unusual vegetation is interesting as well. Many of the plants and animals in the park and on the islands exist only here because of Hawaii's isolation. Hawaii is one of the most isolated places on earth, more than 2400 miles away from the closest continent.
The vegetation in the eastern section of the park is particularly noteworthy. This is the wettest section of the park, where moisture-laden trade winds dump rain on the east side of the mountain.
The forested areas of the park contain a number of different types of ferns, including the giant tree ferns which are pictured here. These ferns--hapu'u--may reach 40 feet in height and have fronds up to 25 feet in length.
Another fern shot is shown below.
Smaller ferns can also be found peeking up from cracks and crevices in the extensive volcanic deposits.
Among the native flowering plants found in the park, 98% grow only in the sate of Hawaii.
The most common flowers are the red blossoms which are found on the ohia lehua tree. This tree is the most common in the park. This tree is the first to appear on new lava flows and is also found in abundance in the moist rain forests. The mature tree may range in height from 10 to 20 or 30 feet in drier area to 60 or 80 feet in the rain forests. Its hard wood was used by native Hawaiians to make spears, tools, and other objects.
It's quite remarkable to see the small bits of vegetative life which take hold in the vastness of the fields of lava. After lava cools, the first plants to colonize the ground are lichens, mosses, and ferns, a few of which can be seen in the process of colonization below. These plants may appear within a few months after the lava cools.
Lava contains most of the nutrients necessary to support life. All plant life needs is abundant rainfall and cracks for seeds or spores to lodge in and begin to grow. A'a lava provides more cracks and is thus colonized faster.
The ferns and vines are set off against the glistening surface of the pahoehoe lava.
One animal which is connected to Hawaii and the national park is the state's native bird, the néné, or Hawaiian goose. Several of these birds can be seen standing along the Chain of Craters Road, below.
Many of the plants and animals in Hawaii evolved from a few originals which somehow found there way to the isolated islands. The néné is probably descended from some wayward Canada geese which found there way to the island. Living primarily on sparsely populated land often covered by flows of lava, rather than in watery areas, the néné has largely lost its webbed feet, as can be seen below.
These birds were once very abundant, numbering in the tens of thousands. As with noteworthy animals in many national parks the néné was once near extinction. However, by the 1940's the birds were extinct on Maui and there were only about 30 birds on the Big Island.
As can be seen in the photograph below many of these birds are tagged and followed in an effort to help them survive. The breeding and release programs are responsible for the recovery and the current existence of the Hawaiian goose. Approximately 100 of the birds now live in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The biggest current threat to their survival are automobiles, as a number of birds are run over each year. This accounts for the frequent "Néné Crossing" signs which can be seen along the roads of the park.
Volcano House
The hotel along the rim of the Kilauea Caldera is one of the famous lodges of the national park system. It provides a panoramic view of both the Kilauea caldera and Mauna Loa.
In 1865 the hotel was little more than an unfurnished 14 by 20 foot grass hut. In 1866 Julius Richardson built a replacement, a frame building constructed of bamboo and thatch with a furnished parlor and two separate sleeping rooms, which was much appreciated by hard visitors who made the arduous journey to the volcano. A larger hotel was built in 1891. The hotel went through economic ups and downs, but was particularly successful when Kilauea was active.
After a fire consumed the existing hotel, the current Volcano House was built in 1941 on the original location of the Hawaii Volcano Observatory, now currently located across the rim from the hotel.
Volcano House has hosted visitors from all over the world, numbering among its guests Mark Twain, Louis Pasteur, and Queen Lileokalani among its famous visitors.
Information about Haleakal National Park has been drawn from personal experience, maps, interpretive material, brochures, and other data available in the park itself, and a number of other sources, including:
- America's Wonderlands: The National Parks. (1959). Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society.
- Bevens, Darcy (Ed.). (1992). On the Rim of Kilauea: Excerpts from the Volcano House Register. Hawaii Natural HIstory Association.
- Butcher, Devereux. (1949). Exploring Our National Parks and Monuments. Washington, DC: National Parks Association.
- Decker, Barbara, & Decker, Robert W. (1997). Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. In Sierra Club Guide to the National Parks: California, Hawaii, and American Samoa. New York: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang.
- Decker, Rober, & Decker, Barbara. (1992). Road Guide to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Mariposa, CA: Double Decker Press.
- Explore America: National Parks. (1993). Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest Association, Inc..
- Hawaii National Parks. (1993). Santa Barbara, CA: Albion Publishing Group.
- Kaye, Glen. (1976). Hawaii Volcanoes: The Story Behind the Scenery. Las Vegas, Nevada: KC Publications.
- Keyes, Nelson Beecher. (1957). America's National Parks. Garden City, NJ: Doubleday & Co.
- Lamoureux, Charles. H. (1996). Trailside Plants of Hawai'i's National Parks. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: Hawaii National History Association.
- McDonald, Gordon A., & Hubbard, Douglas H. (1970). Volcanoes of the National Parks of Hawaii. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii: Hawaii National History Association.
- McDonald, Gordon A., Hubbard, Douglas H., Mattox, Tari N., Wright, Thomas L., & Erickson, Jon W. (1993). Volcanoes of the National Parks of Hawaii. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii: Hawaii National History Association.
- National Parks. (1993). Pleasantville, NY: Readers Digest Association, Inc.
- National Parks of North America. (1995). Washington, DC: National Geographic Society.
- National Parks of the United States. (1997). Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society.
- National Parks of the West. (1980). Menlo Park, CA: Lane Publishing Co.
- Our National Parks: America's Spectacular Wilderness Heritage. (1989). Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest Associates.
- Tilden, Freeman. (1970). The National Parks. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, .
- Zahl, P. A. (1980). Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. In The New America's Wonderlands. Washington, DC: The National Geographic Society.
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Thanks to my kind eBay supplier of all things M&M's I was fortunate enough to receive a bag of each of the new Easter M&Ms that have been released in the USA - White Strawberry Shortcake, Easter Sundae & Malt Mini Eggs, I still await the day that Mars decide to release some limited edition M&M's in the UK.
White Strawberry Shortcake
With a base of white chocolate these M&Ms are meant to be reminiscent of a strawberry shortcake dessert which normally consists of strawberries, cake and whipped cream. The M&Ms are coloured for each component - a light pastel pink, beige and white respectively.
Opening the packet they certainly have a strong aroma of strawberry, reminding me of the smell of strawberry Skittles, I hoped that they would not be sickly sweet.
Thankfully they are not, of course they are sweet, I mean its white chocolate and strawberry after all, but they are not of that throat burning, cloying variety. The white chocolate is pleasantly creamy and they have a nice fruity strawberry flavour to them; however they are missing the shortcake element of 'strawberry shortcake' which is slightly annoying but quite often companies will call a flavour something and then miss out various components. Any way, apart from that slight qualm they're really tasty, in fact one of my favourite flavour M&Ms I've had, probably coming 2nd after my beloved White Peppermint variety.
Easter Sundae
Nice play on words Mars, I get you, I get you...Easter 'Sunday/Sundae'. These M&Ms are predominantly white chocolate based but also have a small layer of milk chocolate before being coated in their candy shell to give the effect of a vanilla/chocolate ice cream sundae as shown by Mr M&M on the packaging.
Unfortunately they're not amazing, I think it would have been better if they had flavoured the white chocolate with vanilla because without this you're just met with a sweet white chocolate and a milk chocolate that is ultimately lost in the eat. A simple dash of vanilla could have injected some life into this. Not awful but not particularly inspiring either.
Malt Mini Eggs
I know Mars don't produce Maltesers in the USA but they still produce them as a company and I therefore hoped that these Mini Eggs would have the same kind of malty texture and flavour of classic UK Maltesers but with a crispy shell atop the milk chocolate. Unfortunately they did not.
To call these 'eggs' is a bit of far reach, more random shaped, bobbly M&M bits; they're more akin to that of the UK size of M&M.
As said previously there's nothing massively malty about them, in fact I would say they are much more like crispy M&Ms both in texture and in flavour, now if they had been like Maltesers that would have been something else but instead they are massively lacking in the malt department!
White Strawberry Shortcake definitely was the best out of the three, a flavour that I would pick up again if I had the chance; the other two I wouldn't be particularly bothered if they weren't released again next year.
Taste - 7.0/10 - White Strawberry Shortcake - delicious. The other two, just okay.
Texture - 6.9/10 - Larger M&Ms, the two purely chocolate filled ones are therefore more satisfying and provide a nice bite. The Malt ones were a bit too crispy.
Appearance - 6.8/10 - Look nice enough, to call the Malt ones 'eggs' is a bit of a far reach.
Price - 6.9/10 - Depending on how many packs you buy they range from ~£5-£7ish. I would definitely pay this for the White Strawberry Shortcake variety but maybe not the Easter Sundae/Malt variety.
Overall - 6.9/10 - Not massively inspiring Easter flavours, I'm not sure whether they have released Carrot Cake again in the US but I would have much preferred to see that or something slightly more adventurous than 'Easter Sundae'.
Quite fun for an alternative Easter treat, would be nice to decorate Easter bakes.
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On the ground floor you will find the kiosk, canteen, bookstore and reception. On the first floor is our service centre. This is where you can get help from IT staff or speak with student advisors. The first floor also has classrooms, auditoriums, study areas and book lockers.
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Lincoln West Optimist Club
The Lincoln West Optimist Club (LWOC) was chartered in September, 1969. The club has approximately 75 members, and is proud of the Lodge and property at Branched Oak that it makes available to youth groups, as well as its tradition of serving youth in the Lincoln area.
LWOC is one of five clubs in Lincoln. Those clubs together make up the Star City Optimist Youth Foundation which built and operates the Optimist Sports Complex just off Highway 77 south of the city. LWOC members are supporters of Foundation programs which include: Homer's Heroes Baseball; Pitch, Hit and Run; Punt, Pass and Kick; and Fun Day in the Park.
Charter member Dick Van Horn helped organize the club and had the foresight to pursue the idea of leasing a club site while Branched Oak Lake was still under construction. The new Lodge, built and dedicated in 1995 is named in his honor.
Lincoln West sponsors a summer picnic for Big Brothers Big Sisters, a Holiday party for youth from the Lighthouse in December, and a movie for foster families in March. The August Fundraiser at the Zoo provides tickets to the Lincoln Childrens' Zoo for many youth who might not otherwise be able to have that experience.
LWOC is one of the largest of the 44 clubs that make up the Nebraska District. The District sponsors Essay and Oratorical contests and the Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
The organization is one of about 3000 making up Optimist International (OI). Worldwide, Optimists have been 'Bringing out the Best in Kids' since 1919. Currently there are about 90,000 members, conducting nearly 65,000 service projects each year, serving nearly six million young people. Optimists also reinvest approximately $78 million in their communities annually.


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X stands for X-large spherical lens in the ski goggle series I/OX from Smith. It provides you with an excellent field of vision when skiing and it fits medium to large face sizes.
The lens in these ski goggles (ChromaPop Everyday Green Mirror) is perfect for changing weather conditions from partly sunny to more cloudy days on the slopes.
These Acid Resin frame and strap coloured ski goggles ensures and nice snug fit. And also when wearing helmet due to the adjustability on the strap and the added silikone on the inside of the strap for good grip around the ski helmet.
The extra lens (ChromaPop Storm Rose Flash) that is included with these ski goggles are perfect for low light days in the resort - weather such as cloudy and snowy days.
- Microfiber goggle bag
- Extra lens (ChromaPop Storm Rose Flash)
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TRM is to HR what CRM is to Marketing
Talent Relationship Management (TRM) is the emerging best-practice for employers that are serious about ensuring their business success through attracting and hiring high-quality talent. Through the use of TRM, employers are able to effectively bridge the gap between employer branding and recruitment activities, thereby creating a pipeline of ready-to-hire talent. The Wintrgarden TRM application enables your organization to gather, identify, segment and engage with talent attracted by your company through all your branding channels. It's like CRM, but for HR.
- Gather all your target talent in a single cloud based platform
- Identify hot recruitment leads through cutting edge segmentation tools
- Engage and nurture key target groups
- Convert your leads into hiring successes
- Track, measure and analyze all your HR Marketing
- Never again lose out on hot recruitment leads
- Improve the ROI across all your Employer Branding
- Reduce hiring lead times while improving candidate quality
- Free time for valuable strategic initiatives


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KHUH research office (1AD 18), which is open for all the researchers in KHUH, BDF hospital and SMC
If you need a help with the following:
Please visit the research office at KHUH, 1AD 18, Dr. Jaffar Albareeq, The Director of Ethics & Research at KHUH. For more information contact: 39652220/17444274/17593600.
The hospital has a research and ethical committee, which is able to approve and supervise your research publication.


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We'll still call it Candlestick.
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca will be just Laguna Seca again
Naming rights deal with Mazda was not renewed
December 19, 2017
After 17 years and millions of dollars spent to have the place called Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, as of April 1, 2018, it will be known once again as, simply, Laguna Seca.
The scenic road course in the rolling hills east of Monterey, California, that is home to the famous Corkscrew and a few other challenging turns has been known by the Mazda moniker since the deal was struck between Mazda and Monterey County at the end of 2000.
"After 17 seasons as the title sponsor for Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Mazda has chosen to end its naming rights agreement with the storied race facility," read a statement from Mazda. "We will continue to participate in key event weekends, as racing is a part of our DNA. The relationship between Mazda, the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP) and the County of Monterey has been a wonderful one, and this decision was not reached easily. We wish the facility, the management team and the millions of fans who love the track as much as we do many more successful racing laps into the future."
Other racing programs with Mazda sponsorship will not be affected, Mazda said.
"We are as active in motorsports as we have always been," said a spokesman. "We do not foresee any of that changing."
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Why Mazda's focus on 'Japanese design' and niche markets might just work
Mazda is hoping consumers –- at least a handful of them -- are ready for "Japaneseness," and are willing to pay a premium for it.With a 2 percent global market share, Mazda knows ...
That includes MX5 Cup, the open-wheeled SCCA Formula Mazda and the Mazda Team Joest, the factory Mazda prototype race team competing in the North American IMSA Weather Tech SportsCar Championship under Daytona Prototype international (Dpi) rules. The Joest team will make its debut at the 2018 Rolex 24 at Daytona in January.
There is even an excellent driving road in Japan called the Hakone Turnpike that is known as the Mazda Turnpike, for which Mazda has a naming rights deal, and that will continue unabated, according to Mazda.
It appears the only motorsports cutback is Laguna Seca, which we must still call Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for a few more months.
Mazda was reluctant to connect the end of naming rights to any decline in sales here in the U.S. Sales here dropped by 6.7 percent last year and are down another 2.6 percent year-to-date, with a 30.3 percent plunge in car sales year-to-date as of November.
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2017 Mazda CX-3 review: A sharp subcompact that can handle itself
The subcompact crossover is, like the midsize sedan and the standard-issue two-row compact crossover before it, well on its way to becoming a commoditized fixture of the mass-market automotive ...


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If you would like to be involved or support the upkeep and further development of this site, it would be very welcome no matter how small.
Competition amongst Australia's halal certifiers is hot and getting hotter. There are 33 known certifiers in a country of fewer than 500,000 Muslims - a relatively small halal market. Many Muslims in Australia don't strictly observe halal going by chats I've had with Muslim shop owners.
Australian consumers nervously worry that their hard earned dollars might be making their way from the checkout counter to terrorist organisations, which have tentacles reaching into Australia. It sounds like another conspiracy theory, until you take a closer look.
Digging deep into the halal certification scam has not presented a pretty sight, but every dark cloud has a silver lining. I have been informed that a number of Coalition MPs are now ready to move on halal certification.
It seems that Arabs and Jews are avowed enemies until it comes to sharing in a world-wide scam like a food tax. Since The Pickering Post published its 13 Part Halal certification expose earlier this year, the Federal Government has moved to establish a Parliamentary inquiry into all forms of food certification including halal.


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The Studio announces its 2016-17 season. Here's a breakdown of currently scheduled events and dates.
Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sundays for all productions.
All productions will run for three weekends, with the exception of New Summer Shorts, which runs for two.
Tickets are $25 for General Admission; $20 each for Groups of 10 or More, Seniors age 65 and over and members of the military (active and retired) and $15 for Students age 25 and under.
For tickets and other information, visit www.thestudiophx.org.
Theatre Artists Studio is located 4848 E. Cactus Road, suite 406 in Scottsdale.
Schedule events and dates are:
- Love, Loss and What I Wore, by Nora & Delia Ephron; Sept. 2-18
Proving that a great show is always in fashion, Love, Loss, and What I Wore captures compelling moments in the lives of its characters through the time capsule of their wardrobes – a natural passage all women can relate to, and any man who has ever lived with a woman will recognize. Based on the book by Ilene Beckerman.
- The Price, by Arthur Miller; Oct. 14-30
The brilliant, powerful and deeply moving play that marked the author's triumphant return to Broadway. The play examines with compassion, humor and rare insight, the relationship of two long-estranged brothers who meet after many years to dispose of their late father's belongings.
- The Herd, by Rory Kinnear; Nov. 25-Dec. 11
It's Andy's 21st birthday and preparations for the party are under way. But Andy and his caregiver are running late. As his family gathers, two unexpected guests appear, straining the delicate family dynamic. A regional premiere!
- Bakersfield Mist, by Stephen Sachs; Jan. 13-Jan. 29, 2017
Maude, a fifty-something unemployed bartender living in a trailer park, has bought a painting for a few bucks from a thrift store. Despite almost trashing it, she's now convinced it's a lost masterpiece by Jackson Pollock worth millions. But when world-class art expert Lionel Percy flies over from New York and arrives at her trailer home in Bakersfield to authenticate the painting, he has no idea what he is about to discover. Inspired by true events, this hilarious and thought-provoking new comedy-drama asks vital questions about what makes art and people truly authentic.
- Storefront Church, by John Patrick Shanley; Feb. 24-March 12, 2017
The three great American institutions: Business, Religion and Politics, collide in the engaging, humorous new play by John Patrick Shanley. When a Bronx Borough President is forced by the mortgage crisis into a confrontation with a local minister, the question they confront is one that faces us all: What is the relationship between spiritual experience and social action?
- To Be Announced; April 7-April 23, 2017
Stay tuned to see what exciting program is in the works for April.
- It's a Musical World; May 12-May 28, 2017
Experience the brilliant and magical music of Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse.
- New Summer Shorts 2017; June 15-June 25, 2017
Our summer festival of short plays penned by Studio playwrights is an annual audience favorite. Some comical, some dramatic, some completely absurd, they all add up to 90 minutes of unique theater guests won't experience anywhere else.
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Listen in as Dana Gardner of Interarbor Solutions sits down for an in-depth chat with Chris Haydon, SAP Ariba's chief strategy officer.
They discuss how business networks, advanced platforms, and mobility are changing the very nature of business and commerce. Then they explore the resulting innovations that you can expect from these influences and how you can, in turn, use them to create new business value and better ways to reach and serve your customers.


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The eighth edition of ITTF in Pristina
By BleonaFoniqi on October 6, 2012
Starting October 3rd to October 5th, ITTF (Information and Communication Technology Fair in Kosovo) was held for the eighth time in the Palace of youth & sports in Prishtina
FLOSSK in collaboration with OpenLabs from Albania (http://openlabs.cc/) participated by presenting some of the projects such as: 3D printer, WeMakeIt Arduino Kit (http://wemakeit.co/) , http://prishtinabuses.info/ etc.
People were really interested especially for the 3-dimensional printer.
They asked a lot of questions like: What's this, how it works or who did this and they were pretty amazed when they found out that this was the first 3D printer in the Balkans.
The other project is WeMakeIt kit which is a microcontroller educational kit created with the goal to have fun and to do a lot of experiments. We also mentioned http://www.prishtinabuses.info a website with all information about bus lines operating in Prishtina including timetables, prices, bus routes and bus stops (using OpenStreetMap).
It was fun meeting new people who perphaps will join our organization in the near future. Also for having a successful participation in ITTF Fair 2012 FLOSSK received a certificate.
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Shock fall to Rattlers 59-42
Sunday June 16, 2013
Spokane offense struggles, defense unable to slow down Arizona
SPOKANE, WA (June 15, 2013) – The Spokane Shock (9-4, 3-2) faced off against West Division rival Arizona Rattlers (12-1, 4-1) at US Airways Center in Phoenix, Ariz in a Week 13 Net10 Wireless Arena Football League matchup. In a battle of number one versus two the Shock were unable to pull off the upset, falling to the Rattler's by a final score of 59-42.
Arizona quarterback Nick Davila opened the game with a 5-play drive, capped off by a 15-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Rod Windsor to take the early lead. On the ensuing kickoff, Shock return specialist Terrance Sanders would take the kick all the way to the Arizona 4-yard line and set up a 1-yard quarterback sneak by Erik Meyer to tie the game at 7-7. Arizona fullback Odie Armstrong would make his presence known on the goal line, taking in the short sweep to put Arizona back on top before the league's deadliest quarterback and wide receiver duo in Erik Meyer and Adron Tennell would connect for their first touchdown of the night, tying the game at 14-14 at the end of the first quarter.
Continuing their drive in the second quarter Arizona took the lead at 21-14 on a short touchdown run by Odie Armstrong, his second of the night. After the Shock failed to convert on fourth down, the Rattler's responded after the turnover with short field goal after the Spokane defense was able to hold Arizona to a fourth down on the 2-yard line, extending their lead to 24-14 with four minutes remaining in the half. After the Shock responded on their next possession on a 7-yard touchdown catch by Kamar Jorden, the Shock failed to recover the onside kick and set Arizona up on their own 10-yard line. Rattler quarterback Nick Davila would go on to connect with wide receiver Rod Windsor for the second time in the first half, extending the Arizona lead to 31-21 at the end of the second quarter.
In second half action the Shock would begin their opening drive on the 20-yard line but an errant pass by Erik Meyer downfield would be intercepted by Rattler's defensive back Virgil Gray, giving Arizona their second defensive stop of the game. Taking over the possession, Nick Davila would lead the Arizona offense down the field and connect for the third time on the night with wide receiver Rod Windsor to put the Rattlers up by a score of 38-21. On the Shock's next possession, Erik Meyer would connect with Adron Tennell for a 10-yard score and his second touchdown of the night to bring Spokane back within ten points. Needing a stop, the Shock defense dug in and held the Rattler's to a four-and-out to take over possession on their own 19-yard line. On the next play from scrimmage, Erik Meyer connected with Adron Tennell on a 5-yard hitch route that Adron would take the catch up the middle of the field and receive a ferocious block by Kamar Jorden to spring the 31-yard score and bring the game back within three points at 38-35. After back to back scores by Spokane, Arizona responded with a 5-play drive that would be capped off by a 4-yard touchdown pass from Nick Davila to Trandon Harvey to push the Rattler's back up by two possessions as the third quarter came to an end.
On a fourth and twenty five Spokane attempted the long field goal that would come up short, allowing the Rattler's to field the miss and return it all the way to the Shock 5-yard line setting up a short touchdown pass from Nick Davila to Kerry Reed and giving Arizona the 52-35 lead with just over 11 minutes remaining in the contest. On Spokane's next possession, they would again be held to another four-and-out by the Rattler's and allow Arizona quarterback to lead the offense down the short field and score on a 9-yard pass to Trandon Harvey to give the Rattler's a 58-35 lead. Making a final push late, Erik Meyer would lead the Shock offense down field and connect with wide receiver Adron Tennell for the 4-yard touchdown pass, closing the gap to 59-42 as Arizona would go on to run out the clock and defeat the Shock in the "Snake Pit."
Shock quarterback Erik Meyer completed 29 of 43 attempts for 256 yards and 5 touchdowns with 1 interception. Adron Tennell led the Shock receiving effort, hauling in 15 receptions for 110 yards and 4 touchdowns. Brandon Thompkins reeled in 9 receptions on the night for 111 yards.
Arizona quarterback Nick Davila completed 24 of 42 attempts for 233 yards and 6 touchdowns as he connected with four different receivers for more than five receptions each on the night. Rod Windsor led the Rattler receivers with 7 receptions for 59 yards and 3 scores while Kerry Reed, Trandon Harvey and Maurice Purify each caught 5 passes on the night. Virgil Gray contributed 8 tackles on the night and added an interception.
Next week, the Shock will return to Spokane to hose the Utah Blaze at Spokane Arena for another West Division matchup. Kickoff is set for Friday, June, 21st at 7:00 PM PST.
Team 1 2 3 4 Final
Arizona 14 17 14 14 59
Spokane 14 7 14 7 42
The Spokane Shock strive to deliver to our fans a high quality entertainment experience while serving and representing the Inland Northwest on and off the field as a proud member of the Arena Football League.
The Spokane Shock is a professional arena football team of the Arena Football League from Spokane, Washington, USA. They play their home games at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The Shock played their first four seasons in the former af2, winning division titles in all four seasons and ArenaCups in 2006 and 2009 before joining the AFL and winning ArenaBowl XXIII in their first season. Tickets and Sponsorships are available for the 2013 Season. For more information visit our website at spokaneshock.com or call 509-242-7462. You can also follow the Shock on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.


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Museums Association of Namibia
The Museums Association of Namibia (MAN) is an umbrella organisation that represents all Namibian museums. As a representative body it supports museums in various ways such as in the field of training, funding and the networking of professionals.
MAN Refutes Allgemeine Zeitung Article
On Wednesday the 02nd January 2019, the Allgemeine Zeitung Newspaper published an article titled "Controversy over Colonial History – Museums Association demands an end to the alleged glorification of the past".
The Museum Association of Namibia (MAN) strongly refutes the non-factual information and derogatory allegations published in this article which seems intended to damage the good reputation of MAN. The article seems to refer to a report about a Conference on the `Past, Present and Future of Namibian Heritage' that was organized by MAN in partnership with the University of Namibia and the University of Basel.
However, the report was not written by the Museums Association of Namibia or any formal representative of the Museums Association of Namibia. The Museums Association of Namibia is not aware of the author or the origin of the report referred to. We can only assume that the report was authored by an individual(s) who attended the conference and reflects their personal response to the debates and discussions that took place.
On Wednesday the 12th of September 2018, the Museums Association of Namibia sent out a press release to all the major media houses, including the Allgemeine Zeitung Newspaper titled "Press Release: The Past, Present and Future of Namibian Heritage Conference" which provided our official overview of the conference. The same report titled "Thinking About Namibian Heritage" was also published on the 13th of September 2018 on the organisation's website https://www.museums.com.na/. The article is currently the second most recent article on the homepage of the website. The article in the paper mentioned the website (indicating that the reporter did visit the website but failed to read the information about the Conference published there) which indicates a lack of professionalism. On what basis did the newspaper assume that the document in its possession was an official MAN report?
Furthermore, the Museums Association of Namibia was closed for the festive season until Monday 7th January 2019 and therefore, no communication was made between the Allgemeine Zeitung Newspaper and the Museums Association of Namibia to verify its `facts'. If it had been, the Museums Association of Namibia would have categorically rejected all of the information published in the article as false.
The Museums Association of Namibia herewith renders its extreme disappointment in this type of sensationalist, unprofessional journalism and therefore demands a written retraction and apology for the publishing of this article which is not only completely devoid of fact but is also slanderous and tarnishing to the reputation of the Museums Association of Namibia and its partner organisations which are also mentioned in the article. We remain strongly committed to the development of museums in Namibia and constructive debate about their role in our society.
Dr Jeremy Silvester
Namibian Heritage Week 2018
Thinking About Namibian Heritage
In anticipation of Namibian Heritage Week, the University of Namibia recently hosted a major three day Conference to consider `The Past, Present and Future of Namibian Heritage'. The Conference was organized in collaboration with the Museums Association of Namibia and the University of Basel of Switzerland.
The Conference was divided into twelve sessions with the topics including the meaning of heritage in a Namibian context, the debate around collaboration and the possible repatriation of artifacts from collections abroad, the role of public art in contemporary society and the challenges to providing suitable training to support capacity-building in the heritage sector.
The Conference started with over a hundred participants being welcomed by Prof Frednard Gideon, the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dr Bennett Kangumu, the Chairperson of the National Heritage Council of Namibia.
Prof Gideon emphasized the fact that the Conference was one of the fruits of an official partnership that UNAM had forged with the University of Basel. He praised the Carl Schlettwein Stiftung (Foundation), the main sponsor of the Conference, for its consistent support for the development of Namibian research and noted that over fifty Namibians had already obtained postgraduate qualifications thanks to scholarships provided by the Foundation.
Dr Kangumu argued that `cultural heritage' should not be viewed as, simply, part of Namibia's tourism package, but that it lies at the heart of economic development in Namibia. Dr Kangumu's argument was later taken up in presentations by Mr Elliot Mowa and by Dr Angel Tordisillas who spoke about the ways in which the Oranjemund Shipwreck and the National Maritime Museum (being developed at Lüderitz) can be magnets for economic growth in the towns.
The Conference involved a diverse range of contributors with 58 people participating in twelve panels and lots of time being provided for discussions from the floor. In addition to the presentation of forty papers, there was also a panel discussion on training and a book launch (of The Genocidal Gaze). The Conference was only advertised through the networks of the three organizing institutions, but generated tremendous interest.
Whilst the original budget catered for ninety participants it was eventually stretched to enable 120 people to participate and Mr Diddy Muifi, the Conference Organiser (from the Museums Association of Namibia) said that he is sure that, if it had been possible, many more people would have attended.
One of the central features of the Conference was that it encouraged the breaking of boundaries. Dr Sem Shikongo and PaPa Shikongeni opened the Conference with an appeal that the Conference should draw on traditional belief systems and not just be an intellectual exercise. They argued that drawing on African roots would help participants to `re-think' their sense of identity. Axaro Thaniseb spoke about the way in which the Government's new Arts, Culture and Heritage Policy had been developed through a consultative process.
Catherine Cole, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Association of Museums introduced the discussion of the ways in which museums, whose collections were often entangled with colonial history, could be refashioned for the twenty-first century.
The theme was taken up in the second session which included discussion about the statue of the Curt von Françoise in Windhoek, the Swakopmund Museum, the `Witbooi Bible' in the Linden Museum in Stuttgart and the ways in which art might be used to ask new questions about museum collections. Issues about the ways in which, what was termed as the `Namibian Diaspora'.
Discussions about the ways in which Namibian museums and communities might engage in dialogue with collections in museums and archives abroad was developed in presentations dealing with collections in Berlin, Bremen, Frankfurt in Germany, Basel and Berne in Switzerland and Vienna in Austria.
The engagement with cultural heritage covered a wide range of topics. For example, Hertha Bukasa, the Culture Officer for Otjozondjupa Region spoke about the skills in making the traditional `Herero dress', whilst Moses Mberiria gave a presentation on the significance of hairstyles. Ms Lovisa Nampala and Ms Nehoa Kautondokwa made an appeal for the preservation of the Oompampa (traditional graves) of the Aakwaniilwa (Kings) of the Ovambo Kingdoms of the north, using the Kingdom of Ondonga as an example.
An important fringe event to the Conference was provided by Dr Marion Wallace, the author of `The History of Namibia' and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Southern African Studies. She provided UNAM staff and other local researchers with advice and tips on how to get published in academic journals.
The Conference also sought to break barriers by engaging the Namibian art sector with the museum community. Presenters supported the idea of the Museum of Namibian Music as a way of discussing, celebrating and preserving our `intangible' musical heritage. For example, there was a presentation by Ms Welhemina Suro Ganuses and Dr Sian Sullivan about the fading tradition of flute music amongst the community of Sesfontein. Whilst `Baby' Doeseb spoke about the cultural influence of South African music on Namibian popular music.
Dialogue between the participants was the core aim of the Conference and a braai organized by UNAM history students provided a great opportunity for this. Participants were also entertained by a stunning performance of capoeira dancing (the roots of which lie in the `play fighting' traditionally performed by communities in northern Namibia and southern Angola.
In the final panel Ms Nashilongweshipwe Mushaandja performed a powerful and passionate speech that accused museums and heritage institutions of being instruments of oppression. He, metaphorically, argued that museums should be blown up to create a space for new forms of cultural expression that would be more tolerant of diversity and freedom of speech. Ms Ndeenda Shivute demonstrated the way in which public art can be used to stimulate public debate about contemporary issues, whilst Ms Nikhita Winkler argued for the importance of dance and culture in society. The Conference closed with a bang, not a whimper, and left the participants buzzing with energy and inspired to continue their engagement with the heritage sector with its multiple possibilities.
"We are trying to use teaching about the past as a platform to teach tolerance within the Namibian community."
Click here to read the full interview on the UNESCO website.
An interview with Ndapewoshali Ashipala on education about the Holocaust and genocide in Namibia.
Namibian Heritage Week 2018 - MAN Grants
Namibian Heritage Week 17 – 23 September 2018 Grant Application guidelines
1. What is Namibian Heritage Week?
Heritage Week is an opportunity for Namibians to showcase our heritage. The week encourages all Namibians to celebrate and commit themselves to protect our wonderful natural and cultural resources. Namibia's major heritage institutions have joined together as a team to organize Namibian Heritage Week. As an umbrella organisation for museums country wide, the Museums Association of Namibia (MAN) facilitates regional activities through its members during this week.
This year, the theme for Heritage Week is "Tu Ruganeni Kumwe" which means "Let's work together" in Rukwangali. The Heritage Week Team decided that each year the theme for heritage week will use a local indigenous language as part of our commitment to promoting pride in our cultural diversity. The planned activity should reflect the theme of Namibian Heritage Week.
2. What is the Heritage Week Fund?
The Heritage Week Fund is available for MAN's institutional and associate members who are interested in creating a programme of activities for Heritage Week. The maximum grant that can be awarded to each member is N$10,000. The grants are being provided this year with funding provided by the National Arts Council of Namibia. We encourage the co-ordination of activities within a region and encourage members to seek partnerships and additional sponsorship for their events.
3. Is your museum/organisation eligible for a Heritage Week Grant?
Applicants must be fully paid up Institutional or Associate members of the Museums Association of Namibia for the calendar year for which the application is made. Please note that grants are not available to individual members and that no funds will be paid into personal bank accounts.
4. What activities can be funded?
Activities in the following categories might be funded:
• Traditional Skills Demonstrations
• Promotional Material
• Temporary Exhibitions
• Activities and Educational Materials for schools
• Storytelling and Presentations
• Guided tours for school groups
• Cultural performances
5. What are the grant conditions?
5.1 All grant applications must be typed. No handwritten applications will be accepted.
5.2 A museum/organisation should not have any outstanding reports pertaining to previous MAN grants received.
5.3 Funds must only be spent for the purposes outlined in the Heritage Week Grant Application. Only activities that take place during the Namibian Heritage Week will be funded. (17 – 23 September 2018)
5.4 The MAN logo should appear on all promotional material produced for the week.
5.5 Successful grant applicants must submit a full narrative and financial report within two weeks of the end of Heritage Week. The financial report must include the original receipts to account for all expenditure. Any money which is not adequately accounted for must be returned to MAN.
5.6 In the event that Heritage Week Activities are cancelled, please inform the Operations Manager immediately and return any unspent funds.
6. How do I apply for a grant?
Complete the application form, and attach all the required documents such as quotations and cost calculations and send it to >
7. How are grant applications assessed?
Each grant application is assessed on its own merits and in the context of other applications, and against the Grant Assessment Criteria listed above.
8. When will we know if we are successful?
All applicants will be notified 2 weeks after the deadline
9. When are applications due?
The deadline for applications is 15 July 2015 at midnight. No late applications will be considered.
Workshop on Issue of Human Remains in Museums in Southern Africa
Archaeologists have been excavating ancient human settlements in Africa for many years. Archaeological research has helped build our knowledge of pre-colonial Africa based on the objects that have been uncovered. The excavations also involved the removal of human remains from ancient graves and the study of these skeletons has given insight into subjects such as the diet of these ancestors and the cause of their death.
However, in the early colonial period, some museums also sought human remains as `specimens' of racial types that contributed to theories of racial hierarchies and the construction of racial stereotypes. Bodies were often obtained in an unethical way with bodies removed from recent graves (or even before they were buried) without the consent of their family. The University of Namibia recently hosted a workshop that bought together museum workers, academics and community activists to discuss a regional approach to the sensitive issue of human remains in museum collections.
The workshop was funded by the Commonwealth Association of Museums (CAM) and the International Council of Museums (ICOM). The workshop provided an opportunity to start a `conversation' in Southern Africa about the best way to develop guidelines. It was argued that it was important that people who had been `collected' as `specimens' were `rehumanised' so that their bodies are treated with dignity and respect. The workshop was particularly timely as IZIKO Museums of South Africa have identified almost 160 `unethically' collected human remains, the majority of which were collected from Namibia.
The collection reflects a particular focus on obtaining bodies from the San and Nama communities as, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, it was believed that these communities would become `extinct'. However the collection also includes a significant number of human remains from northern Namibia that were collected after Ondjala yekomba (`the famine that swept') of 1914-1916. European museums are also reviewing their collections and have already started returning human remains. The most prominent recent examples have been the return of fifty-five individuals from German museums to Namibia in 2011 and 2014 and the reburial of Koos and Trooi Pienaar in South Africa in 2012 following the return of their bodies from the Museum of Natural History in Vienna, Austria.
Ms Veno Kauaria, the Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, who officially opened the workshop, set the tone for discussions by raising some important questions. "How do we decide whether human remains in our collection were obtained ethically? How do we find out whose human remains are in our museums, how old they are and how they got there? What should be the time period after which human remains can be legitimately excavated for research purposes . . . 150 years? 200 years? 1,000 years? When, if ever, might it be justified to display human remains in our museums?
How do we decide what should happen to unethically collected human remains after they are returned to our countries or found in our museums? Do we give them a Christian burial, even if they were not Christians? Should we not grant them the respect of a proper burial to recognise that they were people and not specimens? Who should be consulted and how? What do we do when there is insufficient information to trace the descendants? Should unethically collected human remains be returned, as far as possible, to their place of origin ?"
Dr Rudo Sithole, the Secretary-General of the African Council of Museums provided the keynote address and highlighted the fact that it would be useful if museums in Africa could collaborate to develop appropriate guidelines to deal with the issue. The current project is developing tools to help facilitate this conversation, particularly in Southern Africa.
CAM provided funding to place a Canadian intern, Ms Paige Linner, with the Museums Association of Namibia for six months. Ms Linner assisted with the development of a small mobile exhibition that will be used as an educational tool by UNAM and that could be used to help facilitate community consultations. Additionally the project has set up a web site, www.humanremainsinsouthernafrica.org, that will be used to share relevant guidelines and policies as well as readings and educational materials and that will expand with the project. It is proposed that a further workshop should take place in Botswana in 2019.
On the 19th-20th February 2018, the Museums Association of Namibia (MAN) hosted a stakeholder's workshop in Omuthiya, Namibia as the first step towards the development of The Museum of Namibian Music. This museum will be the first of its kind in Namibia. The development of the museum is one of the four components in a project entitled Museum Development as a Tool for Strengthening Cultural Rights in Namibia (MDTSCRN),
funded by the European Union and implemented by MAN that was launched in Windhoek on the 27th November 2018.
The European Union will provide 237,025.00 Euros over a two-year period to support activities being implemented by the Museums Association of Namibia to support regional museum development. The workshop was an information-sharing session that brought together 29 stakeholders in the form of musicians across all cultures,genres and demographics, archivists, culture officers from the Directorate of Heritage and Culture Programs, music lecturers from COTA, UNAM and APC, tourism and intellectual property experts from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism and NASCAM, museum experts, composers and musicologists.
The workshop covered issues relating to the development and sustainability of the museum: collecting or reproducing traditional musical instruments, developing a `dream' for the museum, marketing the museum to the Namibian public, archiving Namibian music and memorabilia (such as posters and LP covers), the role of music during the liberation struggle, gospel music in Namibia, collecting and policy development, exhibitions to be showcased in the museum and the languages that they are to be written in and the facilities that the museum should offer to the general public.
The workshop was held in Omuthiya which will be the home of the museum. The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture has availed a state of the art building in Omuthiya to house the museum and music archive. The chosen venue is in line with MAN's commitment to decentralize development and create employment and economic growth in different communities across the country. The museum will be an educational and entertainment hub for all Namibians, also encouraging domestic and foreign tourism. MAN hopes to develop a museum that will be informative, educational, interactive and sustainable in a way that will encourage multiple visits.
The Museums Association of Namibia is inviting musicians and members of the public to assist by identifying musical instruments, recordings, photographs or stories that might be included in the museum. If you require further information please contact Ms Ndapewoshali Ndahafa Ashipala at the Museums Association of Namibia on 061-302230 or museums @iway.na
Official launch: Museum Development as a Tool for Strengthening Cultural Rights in Namibia
The Museums Association of Namibia in collaboration with the European Union and the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture would like to invite you to the official launch of the `Museum Development as a Tool for Strengthening Cultural Rights in Namibia' Project to be launched by Her Excellency, Jana Hybaskova, Ambassador of the European Union to Namibia.
Date: Monday, 27th November 2017
Time: 10am
Venue: JoJo's Music and Art Café, Craft Centre/Old
Breweries Complex, Garten Street, Windhoek
RSVP: Ndapewoshali Ndahafa Ashipala,
Museums Association of Namibia
Tel: +264 61 302230>
*Refreshments will be served.*
ICTOP Conference 2017 - Registration and Scholarships
Members of MAN and of ICOM Namibia have a great opportunity to attend an international Conference being hosted by Namibia. The International Committe for Training of Personnel (ICTOP) Conference brings together colleagues from all over the world who are training museum workers. It will take place on 11th-13th October at the Safari Conference Centre and the University of Namibia. The theme of the Conference is 'Curators and Communities'. Namibians should complete the registration form and return it to MAN with proof of payment before 1st September, 2017. Be part of the global conversation that will help us all make museums matter !
Below you will find two documents;
1. The Interactive ICTOP Registration Form
2. An announcement of ICTOP Fellowships to support people wishing to attend the Conference.
ICTOP 2017 Registration form - Namibia
Congratulations Jeremy!
We're pleased to announce that, during the Tri-annual Conference of the Commonwealth Association of Museums (CAM) held in June 2017 in Canada, our very own Dr Jeremy Silvester was elected to serve a three year term on the CAM Board.
The Board also includes representatives from Canada, Guyana, India, Kenya, Pakistan, New Zealand and the UK. We believe that this marks a recognition of the innovative work that Dr Silvester has been doing in the museum sector in Namibia.
Congratulations on your appointment Jeremy!
Changing Climate Changing Namibia Launch
The Museums Association of Namibia in collaboration with the Embassy of Finland in Namibia and the Climate Change Exhibition Working Group, would like to invite you to the Official Launch of the "Changing Climate, Changing Namibia" Mobile Exhibition
Date: Thursday 27th April, 2017
Venue: Habitat Research & Development Centre
Time: 14h00
RSVP: Ndapewoshali Ashipala
Tel: +264 61 302230
Email: >
* Refreshments will be served *
Ovahimba Living Museum
The Museum consists of a large traditional homestead in which the Ovahimba introduce interested guests to their daily routines and encourage them to take part.
Tahar Cheeria - Under the shadow of the baobab
Date: Saturday, 26 November 2016
Time: 19h00
Venue: Goethe Institute Namibia
Entrance: N$40.00


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My Little Brother, Emmanuel, and I spent a few hours this afternoon wandering around the streets of Franklin, TN enjoying the annual "Dickens of a Christmas" street festival! Music, horse drawn carriage ride, window shopping, and some food, of course! One of the first things on Emmanuel's radar search was nachos – one of his favorite foods.
As you see in the photo we took a ride on a 12-passenger carriage drawn by 2 very large horses. It was a short ride, but fun. A first for Emmanuel.
The main street in downtown Franklin and a few side streets were blocked off for 2 days and hundreds of vendors set up shop for the street festival.
A large band stand at the square hosted several musical acts throughout the weekend. We actually sat down for 10 minutes to enjoy some music. I point this out because Emmanuel is constantly on the go, except when we're watching a 3D movie. Today he was also occupied with eating his nachos while we were listening to the music.
We even found Santa wandering down Main Street to the delight of kids and their parents — and Emmanuel.
In keeping with the Christmas theme, one vendor was selling sugar plums, which we just had to try. They were tasty, but one was enough for me.
Did you have the opportunity to enjoy a similar street festival to take a break from your holiday shopping at the malls?


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5. Set in a tray, apply silver foil and sprinkle the chopped nuts.
6. Cool it and cut into square pieces.
I want a piece! Thats so yummy!
wow yum Athika! Why do you need to wait until the water evaporates can't we just filter the water out and then add sugar and continue? i do it this way. BTW you could send this for oriya RCI too :)
Kalakand...oh that takes me back to my childhood days, whenever milk used to get sour, mom made kalakand.......urs looks so yummy
It looks so yum!!
waw that looks so yummy. real worth a try. lovely pics.
Hi Roopa, I have tried both the ways it taste different to me. If you cook in that water till it thickens it taste better.
Hi Sharmi, Bhag, Poonam and Jyothsna, Thanks for the comment. Enjoy the delicious sweet.
I love and go mad for kalakand...your's looking mouthwatering. Can I have a piece?
Thanks for sharing, Athika! very nicely decorated
Hi padma, Thanks for the comment.
i am new to this blog. tried out the kalakand recipe. it was excellent to say the least.too good to be true. thanks for sharing the recipe. do you have more milk based sweets recipe, or jalebi, kala jamun recipes? thanks
Hi Athika, thanks for posting this recipe. I was looking for this recipe from long time. I did try Kalakand today but it didn't come out like cake, it was scrambled a lot. I did use your recipe exactly same including measurement and evaporation of water. Can you let me know what I need to do next time.Thanks
Hi Athika,
I stumbled upon your blog while looking for some north-indian recipes. You have a nice collection of recipes here. I am going to try your Kalakand soon.


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I once saw a cartoon of the inside of a large cave. Figures and symbols covered every available space on the ceiling and walls. A caveman stood with his hand to his chin, looking up, contemplating...something. Two cavewomen sat together on a stone. One said, "We're going to have to move again. George has just finished another novel."
We've grown up writing. At age three, we used crayons to draw a picture and add a crooked letter here and there, "writing a letter to Grandmother."
As we grow up, we write notes to friends, essays for a class, or a love letter to someone we love. We write something every day, some way. We might even keep a diary.
A professional writer uses words to produce creative pieces such as literary art, novels, short stories, poetry, plays, news articles, essays, or songs. Writers often write about how to write, or why they write, or write critical articles about someone else's writing. Often a professional writer gets paid when a piece is published.
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When I began writing, I did not refer to myself as anything other than "someone who wrote stories." Calling myself an author didn't sound right. All my stories were stored in files and folders in my computer. But with my first contract, I felt perfectly at ease referring to myself as an author. I became...Celia Yeary, Author.
With published stories came reviews. I will never forget the day when one reviewer called me a true "storyteller." Wow. That somehow made an impression, as though I had reached some pinnacle of success. I held that thought close and still do. For someone to refer to me as a storyteller still makes me proud.
Today, my local readers are very generous is telling me what they think of my newest book. Often the person will say something similar: "How do you think of all these stories? They're so good."
I'm actually hearing, "You're such a good storyteller." No one uses "author," and I take their words to mean, "storyteller."
What do you think about this idea? Which are you? Have you been called a storyteller? Is it really the best compliment?
I like all three terms--writer, author, storyteller. Me...You...all wrapped up in one package.


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October already. Are you sure? Before I know it my Christmas Club will come due and I'll have to start shopping! But before that happens I've got a new palette to show you from colourQ. And since October is breast cancer awareness month we've got some appropriately pink colors.
I think glitter was in order for my card so I used some old glimmer paper to frame one of the layers. The sentiment is from a freebie stamp set that I got from a.muse studio a while back and I FINALLY got a pink ribbon die. There was a lot of white space on my card, which made me unusually squeamish, so I added some embossing paste strategically placed around the sentiment and ribbon. My layout comes from the latest sketch at Fab Friday.
My way-cool and super talented teamies at colourQ have made some great cards this week using these colors (no surprise there). You should really check them out! Then join us in the gallery! We'd love to see you there!
Thanks for stopping by!
Stamps: Fight Like a Girl (a.muse studio)
Paper: Black (Simon Says Stamp); Berry Sorbet (Papertrey Ink); Silver Glimmer, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Jet Black (Altenew)
Accessories: Hope die (Paper Smooches); Dot Fade stencil (Tim Holtz); white embossing paste (Wendy Vecchi)
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By Vijayendran Ramalingam, Nov 3 2011 8:04PM
My Passion is like a whirlwind
It flies by so fast and holds on so tight
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By Vijayendran Ramalingam, Oct 29 2011 9:39PM
Hallo, das wird eine kurze sein! (this is going to be a short one =).
Switzerland is an amazing country. Beautiful Alps are practically right at your doorstep. When we there in mid Oct, it was so cold, that the tips of the alps were covered with snow. We enjoyed the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains, especially, the one that was close to the glass-blowing center, Glasi Hergiswel. It was breath-taking! Lake Zurich was another beautiful place to enjoy. Awesome view, really really nice, with swans too! =)
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By Vijayendran Ramalingam, Oct 21 2011 3:32PM
After enjoying the sun and the sea at St tropez, we headed towards Italy. Italy, is a beautiful country, well known for its rich history in arts, design, invention and culture. It was our goal, that if were to see any country for our trip, Italy will be it.
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By Vijayendran Ramalingam, Oct 18 2011 12:38PM
Now staying in campsites may not have crossed my mind unless for my wife. The thing about camping is that, it is less expensive and you basically pay for what you use. For example, you will pay for your tent, your car or caravan, the number of campers, internet, usually they come up to about 20-30 pounds per night, depending on the popularity of the campsites. This is considerably cheaper has compared to paying so much for the hotel stay which could bulk up to about 100-150 pounds per night. In our case, we bought a 4 man family tent (I think it is luxurious for us), sleeping bags, warm clothes and accessories which amounted to about 450 pounds in total from Decathalon and Go outdoors. Well, the good thing is we get to keep our tent and go easy on our expenses for our hotel stays. In total, we spend about 3,700 pounds for our month trip across 4 countries. Staying in a campsite was economically sound and for a change, nearer to nature and fun!!
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By Vijayendran Ramalingam, Oct 15 2011 10:18PM
Driving was really challenging. Especially, when you have never done this type of cross border, terrain, environment type of driving before. Well, there is always the first time! =) We drove on mountainous regions, without street lights, wet weather, farm roads, roads with no lanes (italy!). The roads we went on were totally new to us. Since we were so used to left hand driving, having driven in Singapore and United kingdom. Life was a bit tricky when we hit france, but its not that difficult to pick up right hand driving. And France is a great place to 'warm-up' before we hit Italy!! Just have to KEEP RIGHT and watch out for the round abouts!
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Vijay Ramalingam and Grace Chew were born and married in Singapore, and blessed with two lovely kids. We have always enjoyed traveling and have made numerous travels individually and together as a family. After mid-career, we decided to have a change in our professional lives. We wanted to see the world, experience and appreciate different cultures and make new friends across the globe. We wanted to discover new things and share ideas. We then quit our civil service professional career, sold away all our possessions and packed our life in a suitcase. Just then, Vijay has been blessed to do his postgraduate studies in Sheffield, UK. We are now enjoying the changes in our life!. Read more...
Our first euro trip. We started from Sheffield UK and visited London, France, Italy, Switzerland over a 4 week period. Specifically in France, we visited Paris, disneyland Paris, French Alps, St tropez. In Italy, we visted Milan, Rome which includes tour around vatican city and colosseum. We also visted Venice. We then headed towards Switzerland, where we visted the zurich zoo and the glass blowing in Glasi Hergiswill. While still exploring some nice scenic routes, jogging routes, places to relax and eat.
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This is another cake make from pumpkin. Pumpkin is a healthy food and loaded with antioxidant, I would like to share with you this healthy recipe again.
Here goes the recipe.
100 g pumpkin puree (discard skin, deseed, steam till soft and mash into puree)
50 g brown sugar
50 g unsalted butter (let it soften at room temperature)
1 whole egg (lightly beaten)
100 g low protein flour
3 g baking powder
150 g pumpkin cubes (steam till just soft)
15 g white sesame seed
1) In a mixing bowl, beat unsalted butter and sugar till creamy and light.
2) Add pumpkin puree (cool) into butter mixture, beat well. Gradually add in eggs and beat till well blended.
3) Fold in sifted flour with baking powder, mix well. Add in pumpkin cubes and sesame seed.
4) Spoon mixture into muffin cups and bake at preheated oven at 170 degree for 25 minutes and until cook.


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- Stage 19: 5h 06' 09" (actual), 5h 11' 09" (prediction), 05' 00" slow (1.62% error)
That makes 12 of 19 stages that we've hit better than 3%. Strategies on long flat stages are hard to predict because the peloton dictates so much of the pacing. Boasson Hagen and 19 other cyclists came in within two minutes of the winning time. Chris Froome and the rest of the peloton came in 12' 27" after Boasson Hagen. I would therefore claim that our prediction was spot on!
Tomorrow's individual time trial will be the last chance Romain Bardet (23 s back) and Rigoberto Urán Urán (29 s back) have of catching Chris Froome. Below is our prediction.
- Stage 20: 26' 42" (prediction)
We were a bit slow on the first individual time trial, which was the opening stage this year. I'll be anxious to see if we do a little better tomorrow.


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