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April in Tanzania: Unveiling Nature's Splendor on Safari
April in Tanzania, Tanzania transforms into a safari paradise as the short rains subside, giving rise to lush greenery that blankets the landscapes. It's a time of unparalleled beauty and wildlife spectacle, especially in the iconic Serengeti, where the Great Migration's river crossings unfold. Thousands of wildebeests and zebras brave crocodile-infested waters in a dramatic display of nature's raw power.
April is a unique time for birdwatchers, with many migratory birds making Tanzania their temporary home. With comfortable temperatures and expanding vegetation, a Safari in Tanzania in April offers an optimal setting for immersion into the country's natural grandness. Exploring the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater on Safari Vacations In Tanzania is a dream come true for wildlife enthusiasts.
Venturing beyond the Serengeti unveils the rugged beauty of Tanzania's southern circuit national parks. Katavi boasts vast buffalo herds and remote wilderness, ideal for those seeking a rugged adventure. Meanwhile, Ruaha's diverse ecosystems and remarkable wildlife encounters captivate explorers with its untamed landscapes.
April beckons adventurers with a promise of exploration and discovery, making it a strong contender for the Best Time to Visit Tanzania. Whether witnessing awe-inspiring wildlife events or delving into remote wilderness, April invites visitors to experience Tanzania's natural wonders in all their glory. Conservation Caravan Safaris offer an opportunity to engage in responsible tourism practices while enjoying the breathtaking landscapes and wildlife of Tanzania.
#April in Tanzania#Safari in Tanzania in April#Safari Vacations In Tanzania#Best Time to Visit Tanzania
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Do people who have birthdays on the holidays or the observances have this weird spiritual connection to these days or it's just me?
Being both Ukrainian & born on 26 April made me feel everything related to Chornobyl very personally because I associate all the talks on the observance say with my birthday since childhood. Is it messed up?
This pic is completely out of context (a snapshot from @AT_nocnotext Twitter account) but I feel like it on a completely different level)
#today is also union day in Tanzania#and i heard there is a big day in Israel this year#26 april#chornobyl#chernobyl#ukraine#birthday
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Things Biden and the Democrats did, this week #14
April 12-19 2024
The Department of Commerce announced a deal with Samsung to help bring advanced semiconductor manufacturing and research and development to Texas. The deal will bring 45 billion dollars of investment to Texas to help build a research center in Taylor Texas and expand Samsung's Austin, Texas, semiconductor facility. The Biden Administration estimates this will create 21,000 new jobs. Since 1990 America has fallen from making nearly 40% of the world's semiconductor to just over 10% in 2020.
The Department of Energy announced it granted New York State $158 million to help support people making their homes more energy efficient. This is the first payment out of a $8.8 billion dollar program with 11 other states having already applied. The program will rebate Americans for improvements on their homes to lower energy usage. Americans could get as much as $8,000 off for installing a heat pump, as well as for improvements in insulation, wiring, and electrical panel. The program is expected to help save Americans $1 billion in electoral costs, and help create 50,000 new jobs.
The Department of Education began the formal process to make President Biden's new Student Loan Debt relief plan a reality. The Department published the first set of draft rules for the program. The rules will face 30 days of public comment before a second draft can be released. The Administration hopes the process can be finished by the Fall to bring debt relief to 30 million Americans, and totally eliminate the debt of 4 million former students. The Administration has already wiped out the debt of 4.3 million borrowers so far.
The Department of Agriculture announced a $1 billion dollar collaboration with USAID to buy American grown foods combat global hunger. Most of the money will go to traditional shelf stable goods distributed by USAID, like wheat, rice, sorghum, lentils, chickpeas, dry peas, vegetable oil, cornmeal, navy beans, pinto beans and kidney beans, while $50 million will go to a pilot program to see if USAID can expand what it normally gives to new products. The food aid will help feed people in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Yemen.
The Department of the Interior announced it's expanding four national wildlife refuges to protect 1.13 million wildlife habitat. The refuges are in New Mexico, North Carolina, and two in Texas. The Department also signed an order protecting parts of the Placitas area. The land is considered sacred by the Pueblos peoples of the area who have long lobbied for his protection. Security Deb Haaland the first Native American to serve as Interior Secretary and a Pueblo herself signed the order in her native New Mexico.
The Department of Labor announced new work place safety regulations about the safe amount of silica dust mine workers can be exposed to. The dust is known to cause scaring in the lungs often called black lung. It's estimated that the new regulations will save over 1,000 lives a year. The United Mine Workers have long fought for these changes and applauded the Biden Administration's actions.
The Biden Administration announced its progress in closing the racial wealth gap in America. Under President Biden the level of Black Unemployment is the lowest its ever been since it started being tracked in the 1970s, and the gap between white and black unemployment is the smallest its ever been as well. Black wealth is up 60% over where it was in 2019. The share of black owned businesses doubled between 2019 and 2022. New black businesses are being created at the fastest rate in 30 years. The Administration in 2021 Interagency Task Force to combat unfair house appraisals. Black homeowners regularly have their homes undervalued compared to whites who own comparable property. Since the Taskforce started the likelihood of such a gap has dropped by 40% and even disappeared in some states. 2023 represented a record breaking $76.2 billion in federal contracts going to small business owned by members of minority communities. This was 12% of federal contracts and the President aims to make it 15% for 2025.
The EPA announced (just now as I write this) that it plans to add PFAS, known as forever chemicals, to the Superfund law. This would require manufacturers to pay to clean up two PFAS, perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid. This move to force manufacturers to cover the costs of PFAS clean up comes after last week's new rule on drinking water which will remove PFAS from the nation's drinking water.
Bonus:
President Biden met a Senior named Bob in Pennsylvania who is personally benefiting from The President's capping the price of insulin for Seniors at $35, and Biden let Bob know about a cap on prosecution drug payments for seniors that will cut Bob's drug bills by more than half.
#Thanks Biden#Joe Biden#jobs#Economy#student loan debt#Environment#PFAS#politics#US politics#health care
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Ol Doinyo Lengai, "Mountain of God" in the Maasai language, is an active volcano located in the Gregory Rift, south of Lake Natron within the Arusha Region of Tanzania, Africa.
Ol Doinyo Lengai is a symmetric cone that rises more than 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) above the surrounding rift valley. It has two craters on either side of the mountain summit, which is formed by a 110 metres (360 ft) high ridge. The floor of the northern crater is covered with lava flows that resemble pahoehoe lavas. Small cones with sizes ranging from 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) to over 10 meters (33 ft) occur in the crater and produce lava flows from their summits and, when they collapse, form their flanks.
The volcano is known for its unique, low temperature, carbonatitic lava. Eruptions have been recorded since the late 19th century, consisting of smaller tephra ejections and numerous carbonatitic lava flows on the floor of the summit crater and occasionally down the upper flanks. Activity primarily occurs in the crater offset to the north about 100 m below the summit where hornitos (small cones) and pit craters produce lava flows and spattering. The current eruption period began in April 2017 and more recently has consisted of ongoing thermal activity in the summit crater. Similar activity took place during August 2022 through January 2023. Via: Beautiful Mother Nature.
source: Planetary Landscapes
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February 25, 2024 - Black-lored Cisticola (Cisticola nigriloris)
These cisticolas are found in mountain grasslands, marshes, and along the edges of forests and streams in southern Tanzania, northeastern Zambia, and northern Malawi. They feed primarily on insects, foraging in pairs or small groups and often joining mixed-species flocks. Breeding from November to April, they build large ball-shaped nests with side entrances from dry grass and spiderwebs and line them with grass seed heads, plant down, and sometimes other materials. Females lay clutches of two to four eggs.
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Jane Goodall was born on April 3, 1934. An English primatologist and anthropologist. Seen as the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall is best known for her 60-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees since she first went to Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania in 1960, where she witnessed human-like behaviors amongst chimpanzees, including armed conflict.
#jane goodall#chimpanzees#anthropology#primatology#women in history#women in science#science#science history#science birthdays#on this day#on this day in science history
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I was tagged by my lovely friends and moots @sorceresski & @erlingshaalands 🫂💕✨🫶🏼
Name: Nat(alia)
Sign: Sagittarius ♐️
Time: 00:05
fave band / artist: probably Lorde or Chopin and Beyoncé
last movie: Big Short
last show: currently re-watching the vampire diaries ✨
when i created this blog: well…my old og blog got deleted in April which I created, if I remember correctly, in 2013. However, this was was created in April 2023.
Other blogs: @sippingmywater I rarely post there, and if I do it’s something book related
do i get asks: not that many 😕🤷🏻♀️
Followers: 200
Average hours of sleep: 7-8 (not bad)
Instruments: I used to practice and play the flute
What am I wearing: sneakers, jeans, t-shirt and a kinda like a bottom up that I’m wearing as a throw-over. Basic airport fit I call it.
Dream job: work in UN or be there as a delegation, and ambassador would be cool. Or in the ministry of foreign affairs. Just in general I want to work in diplomacy and in IGO’s
Dream trip: New Zealand, Siberia, Argentina (Pantagonia), NYC, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Japan, Georgia, Armenia, All the balkans, Namibia, Algeria, Tanzania, Gahana, Indonesia, Colombia, Canada, Alaska, All major National Parks in USA and probably many many more 🤪
Fav song atm: I think it’s “into it” by chase Atlantic
Tagging: @7kylian @kylivier @nahkyl @doinggreat @hattrickprincess @mcity-xe @anchyxsblog @futbofurbo @hannibunn @kylianmbappee @liverpool-enjoyer @lilpepi @zbee @cant-get-no-worse @rainingmbappe @virgilvandijkswifey @neyxmessi (of course this isn’t mandatory so feel free to ignore this 😇💗)
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DR. JANE GOODALL // PRIMATOLOGIST
“She is an English primatologist and anthropologist. She is considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, after 60 years' studying the social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees. Goodall first went to Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania to observe its chimpanzees in 1960. She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and the Roots & Shoots programme, and she has worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues. As of 2022, she is on the board of the Nonhuman Rights Project. In April 2002, she was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Goodall is an honorary member of the World Future Council.”
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Saturday 27th April 2024
We awoke early this morning, now trained to go game watching at silly o'clock. I thought the air conditioning must be on, but it was the roar of the Falls that can constantly be heard from our room. The immense spray can be seen rising from the gorge hewn by the water.
The sun beat down on us yet again. 32° on the rich, the poor, the just and the unjust. Our personal guide showed up on queue, bundled us into the back of his minibus and swiftly drove us to the Falls some 1km from the hotel. The Chinese were ahead of us already doing the selfies. Imagine if you will the holiday slide show happening soon in the home of the Pings, downtown Shanghai. What picture is this asks daddy Ping? That's Victoria Falls says Shing. Where Falls says daddy Ping, all I see is your ugly face. You got any other picture of Falls? Shing falls silent for a moment, then brightens and says yes, I took picture of Falls me and Ting. But Victoria Falls is World Heritage Site, is 107m high, 1737m wide and has 1100m3/sec, 300,000 gallons per sec. flowing over it why only picture of ugly face. Was same with Taj Mahal, London Bridge, Sydney Bridge. Last time I pay for holiday! (Names changed to protect the innocent)
This thing is immense and awe inspiring and the most amazing waterfall we have ever seen. It's construction is of several falls: Devil's Cataract used in previous days as an animal sacrifice area in times of hardship, the Main Falls, Horseshoe Falls, Rainbow Falls and Armchair Falls. In terms of scale it is 10th widest and 13th by volume but figures combined make it to the top three waterfalls in the world. The spray from the crashing water hitting the bedrocks far below rose high into the air forming fine rain soaking us through despite wearing cagoules. Whole areas were hidden intermittently due to the low cloud formed. The viewing walkways have been planted with rainforest vegetation and palm trees because after all, it is warm and it rains continuously and ideal conditions for such a beautiful tropical creation. Astonishingly, on the Zambian bank, possibly Livingstone Island, feet from the precipice edge sat a small pool, quiescent from the thunder of the current passing just inches away before crashing hundreds of feet to the melee far below. Those with an incredibly low IQ were able to enjoy this free gratis jacuzzi provided by nature despite certain death so close at hand.
The first European to find the Falls was of course David Livingstone in 1855. The Chobe River we were by, is one of several feeds to the Zambezi which tips over the Zambian side of the Falls allowing the Zimbabwe peoples to get a good look at it. Livingstone, whose statue we passed, spent his life in Zambia, dying in Chitambo in 1873. He apparently said his heart lay with Zambia, so whether he meant this literally or not, we shall never know for sure, they cut his heart out and buried it there and posted the rest of him back to Westminster Abbey. The railway bridge which also forms the border with Zambia, passes close to the Falls and is an integral part of the Cape Town to Cairo railway a dream of Cecil Rhodes. A jaw dropping engineering project from the late 19 century. Well it would be but it ran out of steam, navies and engineers by the time it reached Tanzania due to sickness and being eaten by lions and it didn't get any further. The 156m bridge was designed by the same guys who built Sydney Harbour bridge; prefabricated in Cleveland, England and shipped out in kit form; an amazing achievement in itself. It was completed in just 14 months in 1905.
Now the Victoria Falls Hotel is quite a closed community with its internal staff coupled closely with the outdoor security staff that have the appearance of a small army! They parade around the grounds keeping non-guests, locals, undesirables and baboons firmly under control and away from the bricks and mortar. They are not that keen on guests either and are likely to ask what your room number is. After recuperating from our dousing at the Falls this morning, we spent an hour or so in the sun by the pool and then felt strong enough to escape to promenade the high street. From the minibus it all looked very jolly; full of curiosity shops, the odd eating place and bar. So off we went. Now I'm sure that they are all very nice people in their own way, but I began to understand how an impala felt just popping out to where the lions live. To start with there were stares similar to those I imagine a black person might get in a white enclave. Then the hard sell starts; carvings, little wooden bowls, statuettes and bright African things. All highly valued in their own way but no I don't want one is not the right answer. You are accompanied along the street having the goods yet again thrust in front of you in case you hadn't previously realised just how much you needed one of these. Then there's the person who is convinced you want a supermarket, maybe for water and he's your man to help you find one. Then there's the honest beggars. A call will be heard from inside a shop you may be passing. It's like the entire Zimbabwe economy must depend on what's in your pocket. We felt desperately for these people but we really don't know what we could do for them. We've done as much as we can simply by coming, staying in a hotel which employs local people. I took a photo of a discarded steam engine and we legged it back to the security of the hotel just mentioned our room number to the host of guards patrolling outside once or twice.
Jungle Junction not being for us tonight we decided to eat on the terrace restaurant. The official currency in Zimbabwe is the US dollar although they have in the last couple of weeks announced for the first time ever their own currency although from what I've heard it's plummeting faster than a bucket down a well. Items purchased and meals are unusually expensive here in the hotel probably due to the link with the dollar. Meal last night was not too far short of $100!
ps Zimbabwe flags are all flying half mast because 3 brigadiers were killed in a motor accident.
pps Tomorrow we will be boarding the Rovos Rail for the next four nights to Pretoria. WiFi might be scarce.
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National Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day
National Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day is celebrated on April 19 annually. This day aims at honoring the deceased, injured, and volunteers when the devastating event occurred. Two anti-government extremists — Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols perpetrated the terrorist attack. They did this with white supremacists and right-wing terrorist sympathies. The bombing happened at 9:02 a.m. at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and killed at least 168 people, injured more than 680 others, and destroyed more than one-third of the building.
History of National Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day
Timothy McVeigh, an ex-Army soldier and security guard, parked a rented Ryder truck in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. He decided to commit mass murder there. The bomb was a powerful one. It consisted of a deadly cocktail of agricultural fertilizer, diesel fuel, and other chemicals. McVeigh got out of the rented car with the bomb inside, locked the door, and headed towards his getaway car. He ignited one timed fuse, then another. At 9:02 a.m., the bomb exploded.
A third of the building had been reduced to rubble in just a few seconds, with many floors flattened. The surrounding area looked devastated. More than 300 nearby buildings were damaged or destroyed; dozens of cars were incinerated. The consequences to human beings were still more devastating: 168 souls were lost, including 19 children, with several hundred more injured.
It was the worst act of terrorism in United States history. The F.B.I. quickly arrived at the scene to support rescue efforts and investigate the facts. There were clues in the area they found. On April 20, thanks to the rear axle of the Ryder truck, the vehicle identification number was traced to a body shop in Junction City, Kansas. Employees helped the F.B.I. quickly compose a composite drawing of the man who had rented the van. F.B.I. agents started to show the sketch around town, and local hotel employees supplied a name: Tim McVeigh.
National Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day timeline
1995The Bombing Occurs
On April 19, 1995, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City is destroyed by a terrorist attack.
1997Terrorists are Tried
The bombers are tried and convicted.
2001McVeigh is Executed
McVeigh is sentenced to death, and executed by lethal injection.
2003Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building is Replaced
The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building is replaced with a 185,000-square-foot building.
National Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day FAQs
What components' symbols are used in the Oklahoma City Memorial?
There are nine rows, each representing a floor of the federal building where the field is now located. Each chair has the name of someone killed, and smaller chairs stand for the children.
How old was Timothy McVeigh when he was executed?
He was 33 years old.
Why is it difficult for the United Nations to draft a definition of terrorism?
Mainly because the characteristics of terrorism are hard to define. Many member countries harbor terrorists.
How to Observe National Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day
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168 people died in the bombings. The nation joins 168 seconds of silence to honor those people.
Learn about terrorist attacks and bombings. Learn how Oklahoma City recovered from this devastating event.
Write a post on social media to raise awareness about this commemoration day. Do not forget to use the hashtag #OklahomaCityBombingCommemorationDay.
5 Terrorist Attacks In History
AMIA bombing
U.S. Embassy Bombings
September 11 attacks
Christmas massacres
7/7 bombings
It occurred in 1994 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
It occurred in 1998 in Kenya and Tanzania.
It occurred in 2001 in New York, United States.
It occurred in 2008 in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
These occurred in London, killing 56.
Why National Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day is Important
It is a day to remember
It is a day to raise awareness
It is an opportunity to address threats of violence
This day is perfect for remembering those who died not only in the Oklahoma Bombing but also in any other terrorist attacks. Many people die in this type of attack.
This day is also helpful in raising awareness about the problem of terrorism. Security issues affect almost all countries.
Awareness is crucial to disrupting terrorist plots to avoid future attacks. Governments should be committed to holding accountable those who perpetrate such attacks.
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#National Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day#19 April 1995#USA#Oklahoma City#Oklahoma#anniversary#US history#white terrorism#travel#summer 2014#South Central Region#original photography#tourist attraction#landmark#reflecting pool#cityscape#Oklahoma City National Memorial#OklahomaCityBombingCommemorationDay#Field of Empty Chairs#Survivor Tree#Gate of Time#Survivors' Wall#architecture#vacation
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President Julius Kambarage Nyerere (April 13, 1922 - October 14, 1999) the first prime minister of independent Tanganyika and one of the founders of Tanzania, was born in Butiama, Tanganyika. He was the son of Zanaki chief, Nyerere Burito. He gained a certificate from Makerere University College as a qualified teacher. He moved to Scotland and he became the first Tanganyikan person to earn a university degree when he graduated with an MA from Edinburgh University. He married Maria Magige (1953) with whom he fathered seven children.
His political career began (1954) when he became president of the Tanganyika African National Union. The TANU was a nationalist party that called for an end to British rule in Tanganyika. He was elected as Chief Minister of Tanganyika (1960). Tanganyika was granted its independence (1961) and he became its first Prime Minister. He negotiated a union with the independent Zanzibar and became president of Tanzania (1964). He remained president (1985). He continued to lead TANU (1990).
He enforced a doctrine of African socialism, which ascribed to the idea that before colonization, African society was essentially egalitarian and free from the extremities of poverty and wealth. He wished to return to this pre-colonial state and build a society based on self-reliance. He reinstituted Kiswahili as the national language and proposed the Arusha Declaration in 1967.
He was active in aiding other African nations in resisting white minority rule through such acts as boycotting South African goods. He was one of the founding members of the Organization of African Unity (1963).
He was accused of being authoritarian in his insistence on a one-party rule in Tanzania, and his policy of “villagization” was met with criticism. His adopted name, “Baba wa Taifa,” meaning “Father of the Nation,” shows the respect Tanzanians had for him and the role he played both in gaining Tanganyikan independence and in creating the Tanzanian nation. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence
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The Bobbin' Blogs -- Another Chapter
One month out. Who knew when we took our 2018 once-in-lifetime, blow-out trip to Africa that we'd so fall in love with the places, the animals, the people, the cultures, the hospitality? Well, suffice it to say that once is NOT enough.
Michael of Safari & Co did another bang-up job of planning this one. Let's hope we're singing his praises as strongly at the end of this trip as we did the last time. Jill really drove the country selection on this trip, but it all made sense, so Sarah went along. We have some classic big game safari action to look forward to in Tanzania and are also branching out to the smaller creatures of Madagascar and some unique landscapes in Namibia where we'll find peculiar desert-adaptations of animals we've seen elsewhere. Can't wait.
Fergie is lined up with Kim, her long-time care giver. A month is a long time apart but as Sarah knows only too well, absence makes the heart grow fonder! Jill is uber-organized, and has been pulling together a document of our travel plans to leave with family and friends. Tonight, we spent time planning for the cash that we'll need to -rightly- support the guides, porters, drivers, and staff who assuredly will make this another unforgettable trip; a few more visas to get; break out our new duffels with wheels (yay), and a month will be here in no time!!
April 13, 2024
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September 16th 1859 saw David Livingstone “discover” Lake Nyasa.
Lake Nyasa, also called Lake Malawi, lake, southernmost and third largest of the Eastern Rift Valley lakes of East Africa, which lies in a deep trough mainly within Malawi. The existence of the lake was reported by a Portuguese explorer, Caspar Boccaro, in 1616. David Livingstone, explorer-missionary, reached it from the south in 1859 so I’m not really sure why it has been said Livingstone even “discovered” it but there you go.
The exploration that culminated in the finding of Lake Nyasa happened when the government agreed to support an expedition to explore the Zambezi River led by Livingstone, who was made a consul for the purpose. He sailed for Africa in March 1858.
The Zambezi expedition met with many difficulties. It was marred by friction among the Europeans, mainly caused by Livingstone’s brother Charles. The steam launch Ma Robert proved unsuitable, and the Kebrabasa Rapids killed the dream of Zambezi as an inland waterway. The Ma Robert was taken into the Shire River but was blocked by the Murchison Falls.
The explorers learned of the existence of two lakes to the north, and on a second journey they discovered Lake Chilwa on April 16, 1859. On a third journey up the Shire they left the boat, walked 3 weeks overland, and discovered Lake Nyasa on Sept. 16, 1859. A new steamer, the Pioneer, arrived in 1861, by which they explored the Ruvuma River in an effort to bypass the Portuguese. Later they managed to get the Pioneer to Lake Nyasa, which they explored but did not circumnavigate.
In January 1862 a third boat, the Lady Nyassa, arrived together with Mrs. Livingstone, giving him fresh hope. But Mary Livingstone died from fever at the end of April. The Lady Nyassa never reached the lake, and finally the government recalled the expedition.
The Malawi city of Blantyre was founded near Lake Nyasa, Livingstone used the native names for the places he encountered on his travels, although at the time he had no way of knowing that Nyasa simply meant Lake, so it is Lake Lake! Lake Nyasa (also known as Lake Malawi), is vast. It is the ordinal maximal lake in the domain and lies between the countries of Malawi on the writer and Tanzania and Mozambique on the eastward side. It is 360 miles in length (thats like stretching from Blantyre in Scotland to London, England!) and 25 miles wide, with an rough expanse of 8,683 sq mi, and reaches depths of 2,300 feet.
It certainly looks beautiful!
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Lilja - Mirage - Norwegian guitarist brings in international guests for a superb album of world jazz fusion
Oddrun Lilja Jonsdottir is a versatile and innovative composer, guitarist and vocalist from Oslo's jazz scene. As an artist, she tours the world, and has had collaborative projects with musicians in India, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Iceland and New York, among others. She is currently a composer with Tingingsverket (commissioned music) for Vossa Jazz's 50th anniversary in 2023, contributing her work "I".
LILJA's debut album "Marble" (2020) garnered rave reviews with a perfect score (6/6) in Dagsavisen and featured on many lists of the year's best albums, including those by Subjekt, Dagsavisen and Klassekampen.
For her sophomore release, "Mirage", LILJA has collaborated with four traditionalists from different parts of the world: Sara Marielle Gaup from Sápmi, Celio de Carvalho from Brazil, Zakaria Houaoura from Morocco and Ashraf Sharif Khan from Pakistan. These meetings are fused together in LILJA's music, creating from its multifaceted whole a kind of singular vision - mirage - of the world, seen from Oddrun Lilja's perspective.
The album will be released by Jazzland Recordings on 14 April 2023. In addition to Oddrun Lilja on guitar and vocals, the regular LILJA ensemble consists of Sanne Rambags on lead vocals, Bafana Nhlapo on percussion and vocals, Jo Skaansar on bass and Erik Nylander on drums. The album also features guest artists such as Beady Belle on vocals and Bugge Wesseltoft on piano.
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April 5, 2023 - Southern Grosbeak-Canary (Crithagra buchanani)
Found in parts of southern Kenya and northeastern Tanzania, these finches live in thorn-scrub, savanna, and scrubby grasslands. Foraging low in vegetation and on the ground alone or in pairs, they eat seeds, mostly from grasses and weeds, as well as some fruit. They build platform or saucer-shaped nests from fine roots, twigs, plant down, and spider silk.
#southern grosbeak-canary#canary#finch#crithagra buchanani#bird#birds#illustration#art#grassland#birblr art
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Feature/interview with Rhys from the April 2014 issue of TNT Magazine (1) (2)
Imagine this: you're fulfilling your dream of trekking to Mount Everest's base camp, and you turn to your right and see Murray Hewitt, the hopeless band manager of Flight of the Conchords, trekking alongside you. No, you haven't died and gone to 'hiven.' Come October, this could be a reality.
Well, almost. Rhys Darby is as close to Murray you’re ever going to get, and the Kiwi comic is taking part in Stand Up on Everest later this year. They’re still looking for people to join the 50-strong audience and help raise money for Save the Children.
“I think it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” says Darby, his distinctive voice bouncing out of our phone as he chats from his home in California. “You have to make a real commitment to go to a place like that. Your regular comedygoers would not necessarily think to go up to Everest Base Camp to watch a gig,” he laughs.
Fellow comedians joining the trek are Stewart Francis, Craig Campbell, Glenn Wool, Simon Evans and Terry Alderton. “You get a big adventure and the comics are all fantastic. And you’re not just watching them perform, you’re getting to spend nine or 10 days with them, so relationships will build there too.” Imagine saying you’re mates with Murray? Awesome.
Darby is also heading for London in July with his new Show, Mr Adventure, so TNT took the chance to find out more, and to ask if we will ever see Murray again…
We must confess, we miss Murray. Do you miss him too?
I do miss playing him. It was a lot of fun. It was a very exciting time in my life. Things were really taking off and we were having all this success on a fantastic network in America. It was all a bit dreamy, looking back. Murray was a character that felt very natural to play. I just sort of plucked him out of nowhere. I suppose he was inspired by the multitude of bosses I’ve worked for; I think a bit of a throw-back to my military days are definitely in there. Some of the guys who used to tell me what to do and really had no idea what they were doing (laughs). He’ll always be close to me, that character, and the three of us get together to reprise those roles and do a little skit here and there, for charity events and things like that.
There was talk of a film…
There has always been talk of a film – it’s one of those mythical things (laughs). I think there will be a point in the future, when things calm down a bit, and we’ll get together and possibly do that. Never say never… but don’t hold your breath.
Do you often get asked to ‘do Murray’ as it were?
Not in my live stand-up shows, because most people who come to those know what I do is very different. But I get requested to play him for various projects.
Do people shout “ginger balls” to you on the street?
No, I’ve never had that – I get the odd “Murray!”. The funniest one was when I was on safari in Tanzania. There I was looking at giraffes and things like that, and I heard “Murray!”, and there was this Land Rover full of Americans looking through their binoculars at me (laughs).
For your new show you are rocking a ’tash. What with Murray’s goatie and now the lip fur for Mr Adventure, do you find your facial hair gives you comedic powers?
Yeah it does. It’s all about the hair really. I’ve got big, thick hair – a lot of people used to think my hair was a wig when I did The Conchords because of the way they combed it; it looks like they just bought something and plonked it on there. It was refreshing to get rid of the goatie, and the moustache makes me feel more adventurous. And I like any excuse to look like a dork (laughs).
You’re touring New Zealand in May and the UK in July. New Zealand is, of course, your home country, but the UK is arguably where you found initial success on the comedy circuit – where do you feel most at home when on stage?
That’s a good question. It probably is the UK for me because I spent a good seven years there and that’s where I really cut my teeth in stand-up. So, yeah, the UK audiences are probably my true homies.
Tell us about Mr Adventure…
Over the last few years I have been on a number of adventures and I looked back and thought, ‘Wow, I should tell some of these stories.’ I’ve been to Africa a few times, trekking for mountain gorillas, I’ve been up Mount Kilamanjaro. I’ve been to Loch Ness twice. There I stayed with a new-age, raw-food-eating Buddhist couple who introduced me to UFO spotting. They were possibly shooting stars or satellites, but I got swept up in the whole thing; some of them moved in such a fashion that you would question, ‘Are they something else?’. The woman also told me she had seen the Loch Ness monster twice, so I will put that in the show.
Our readers are travelling types – what tips would Mr Adventure give them?
To go off the beaten track. Follow your nose. Go to places that have been recommended by Lonely Planet and so on [“or TNT” we interject] or TNT more importantly! (laughs) – but it’s meeting the locals that is going to lead to new adventures. They want to meet people from other places of the world, tell their stories and lead them in different directions – if you listen, you will have a different experience to the one you would if you just did the tourist thing.
So let’s talk about this Everest gig. You’re known for your physical comedy – do you not worry you’re going to be too knackered and cold to jump around and make people laugh?
Yeah, I do really worry about that. I had this idea of doing a small set when I got to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro last year – to be the comedian at the highest altitude to tell jokes. But when I got up there I was in so much physical pain; I was upset; I could barely talk. It’s all very well at sea level – we’ve got all these great ideas and we feel good – but as soon as you get high up, humans just sort of fall apart. I’ll be happy to get just one joke out!
Will you be performing a unique set at the Everest gig?
Yes, I will be doing a set based on my experiences on that nine-day trek.
Do you have any snow jokes prepared in advance?
(Laughs) No – although I did have one about the Winter Olympics, how New Zealand came fourth in the snowman making competition. They would have got into the top three, but they misplaced the carrot.
We bet they did. You’ve just turned 40 – is that one of the reasons for your recent wanderlust?
Yeah, it ties in nicely with Mr Adventure. At 40 you want to look back at what you’ve done so far, and to think that I have been to a few places and experienced some fantastic things makes me feel good. So this whole Mr Adventure is a bit of a celebration for myself for my 40th really. I can still do it, I’m still kicking it.
#rhys darby#interview#2010s#2014#uk#hehe his arm looks funny in the magazine fold#also theres a different version of this where instead of featuring the uk are my homies quote its one about his mustache
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