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boxturret · 5 days

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George's 1/10th scale Mata Nui Tour

This is a follow up to my previous post about a piece of concept art that depicts the island of Mata Nui as being 1/10th size it is officially listed as in most later maps.

I must first say that I was blown away with the positive reception that post received! I did see some concern that it was now too small, but I believe that's mainly down to how absolutely MASSIVE the final size is. A 90% reduction in size by no means makes Mata Nui small.

But I know not everyone has spent as much time obsessing over the size of Mata Nui as I have, so I decided to enlist everyone's favourite Ta-Koronan George to help illustrate how large this "small" Mata Nui really is.

I scaled the image of Mata Nui so that it matches the measurements on the side, so it is roughly 35km long and 17km wide. I also made a simple height map to get the Mangai volcano the appropriate 2km high.

I started out with just some simple pegs at the locations of the villages to first illustrate the basic distances.

George here starts out at the location of the iconic beach from MNOG and the end of QFTT

The beach is actually shockingly equidistant from most of the villages, Ta-Koro is closest at 2km, Ga-Koro is second closest at 6km, but the other 4 are all between 11 and 13km from the beach!

Here's a little animation to show the size of the pins, they're by no means small.

They had to be this big to be visible at all, which just goes to show how large the island still is even at 1/10th scale.

I did several shots of George standing on the edge of the Mangai's caldera. I extracted the villages from Bionicle the Legend of Mata Nui and scaled them accordingly, placing each of them where the village should be. See if you can spot them!

From the top of Mangai its 20km to the tiny islands at the very tip of Po-Wahi.

And 13km to the end of the chain of islands in southern Le-Wahi

The view of the Mangai volcano is quite impressive from the villages too. Even at this 2km height its still around 2/3rds the height of Mt Fuji or half the height of Mt Kilimanjaro.

My heightmap could use more work, the Ihu mountain range isn't really apparent, I was mainly focused on getting the Mangai at the right height.

Here's what it would look like if Onu-Koro wasn't underground.

I hope these visuals helped to show the size of the 1/10th scale Mata Nui. I really do feel it it more in line with what we see from most media and fits well with the story.

Even with this size there's one thing to remember: Raw size isn't everything. Terrain matters a lot. Its easy enough for someone now to walk a kilometre or two over straight paved roads, but considering that Mata Nui is a lush volcanic island, half the place is covered in a jungle full of massive trees and swamps, much of it is very hilly and steep, this isn't an easy place to get around in.

I'll leave you with two things: first is an old animation I made of a zoom out from Tahu on top of the full final scale Mata Nui:

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This is the most I can really do with an island that scale, blender doesn't appreciate having a view distance in the hundreds of kilometres while also rendering something human scaled.

Second is a comparison between the island I've just shown you overlaid on top of the full scale.

The whole island itself has a footprint roughly the same as the full scale Mangai volcano!

Hope you all enjoyed George's vacation photos. Good night and/or happy May :^)

Slight addendum: A while ago I made this little sketch of what a view from the top of Ihu might look like, looking at all the regions. Just wanted to include it. good night

#bionicle #hypothesis #writeup #Mata Nui #George #Youtube

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readyforevolution · 1 year

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25 Top Facts about Eastern African countries

1. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 has the largest population of (114,963,588 people.)

2. Somalia 🇸🇴 has the largest coastline in the region.

3. Kenya 🇰🇪 has the highest GDP in the region.

4. South Sudan 🇸🇸 is the leading Oil Producing Country in the region.

5. Djibouti 🇩🇯 has the smallest population in the region.

6. Tanzania 🇹🇿 has the highest point in Africa, MT Kilimanjaro.

7. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 has the strongest military in the region.

8. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 has the largest Dam, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project in Africa.

9. Kenya 🇰🇪 has the largest desert lake in the world, lake Turkana

10. Uganda 🇺🇬 supplies electricity to Kenya, Tanzania and nearby DRC regions.

11. Rwanda 🇷🇼 has the cleanest city in Africa.

12. Burundi 🇧🇮 once had monarchs.

13. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is rich with historical sites of king's castles and Emperor's Palaces.

14. Eritrea 🇪🇷 women population in Eritrea is 3 times that of men.

15. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 has the largest lion species on earth, the Barbary lion with dark fur on the neck

16. Sudan 🇸🇩, South Sudan 🇸🇸and Ethiopia 🇪🇹 have a long history dating back 3500 years ago.

17. Sudan 🇸🇩 has some ancient pyramids on its northern region.

18. 🇰🇪 🇺🇬 🇹🇿 Has Lake Victoria which is the largest fresh water lake in Africa.

19. 🇹🇿 And 🇰🇪 have serengeti and maasai mara home to the great migration and 8th wonder of the world.

20. Kenya 🇰🇪 Mombasa Port was the first port in the region to be established in 1896.

21. Somalia 🇸🇴 was the first country in Africa to produce a pilot.

22. In Uganda 🇺🇬, less than one dollar is enough to sustain you for a day.

23. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 had the strongest Emperor and Monarchs that made them resist Colonization.

24. Tanzania 🇹🇿, lake Tanganyika in Tz is the deepest lake in Africa,

25. Lastly the longest river in the world is river Nile which is estimated to be 30 million years old...

#blacktumblr #eastafrica

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thegreatallie · 3 months

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Over at @kirame90's Patreon, not only do you get access to some truly delicious Team Fortress 2 Sniper/Spy content (Much of it of the 18+ variety :D) but also, every month all of the money raised goes to support various wonderful charities that are doing amazing work in the world. The charity for January 2024 is Okapi Conservation Project, who are not only doing amazing things to protect this endangered species, but also their entire habitat. So lately I've had okapis on the brain and this is how it came out.

I first learned about the Okapi when I worked at Walt Disney World in 2006 and saw them on the Kilimanjaro Safari, and ever since then, they've fascinated me. Some entry-level Okapi trivia for those unfamiliar with these fascinating animals:

They were discovered by the wider world in 1901

The okapi is the only living member of the family giraffidae besides the giraffe.

They're shy and reclusive by nature, and generally very solitary, preferring to only join others to mate.

They come from a region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

An adult can reach speeds of 60 kilometers per hour.

In the wild, they live 20-30 years.

Their hearing range can pick up sounds too low for human hearing.

The pattern used for this lovely creature came from the book Edward's Menagerie: The New Collection, by Kerry Lord. Lord has published multiple books of patterns revolving around a standard "base form" and adjustments to turn that base into different animals or other creatures. Their animals also tend to come with names and backstories, however, I rejected the name "Bruno" and chose "Siri," which is Swahili for "secret" because according to my tour guide on Kilimanjaro Safaris, okapi are also known as the "ghosts of the forest." I chose Swahili because it's the only one of the recognized languages I have a passing familiarity with (aside from French, but that's not an indigenous language.)

#okapi #crochet #tf2

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madamlaydebug · 10 months

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𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬 Africa 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀

𝟭. There are 𝟱𝟰 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 - and 9 dependent territories. 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭.𝟯 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 people live on the African continent. This means about 15% of the world's total population lives in Africa!

𝟮. 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆: Algeria. This country is among the ten largest countries in the world.

The most populous country is Nigeria, with more than 219 million people, but the country is only a third of the size of Algeria.

𝟯. 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆: Lagos in Nigeria. Lagos is also one of the biggest metropolitan cities in the world & is estimated to become the world's largest city by 2100 with more than 100 million inhabitants!

𝟰. 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆: Seychelles, which is a (nation of islands) in the Indian Ocean. On the African mainland, the smallest country is The Gambia.

𝟱. 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱: Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the 4 - after Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo.

𝟲. 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿: Nile (6,852 km/ 4,258 miles). The Nile is the longest river in the world and passes through eleven countries. The Nile has two sources: The White Nile coming from Lake Victoria in Tanzania and the Blue Nile coming from Lake Tana in Ethiopia. The river mouth is in Egypt.

𝟳. 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻: Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania has three volcanic cones and the highest volcanic cone of them is called 'Kibo'. The highest peak is called 'Uhuru Peak' at 5,895 m/ 19,340 ft.

𝟴. 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲: Lake Victoria (bordering Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya) is also the world's second-largest freshwater lake. Only Lake Superior in North America is bigger!

𝟵. 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: The Sahara in northern Africa is the largest hot desert in the world. The climate is extremely dry (arid) in this region.

𝟭𝟬. There are sixteen 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 in Africa. These countries are all located in the interior of the continent and have neither access to the Atlantic Ocean nor to the Indian Ocean. Two of these landlocked countries, the tiny countries of Eswatini and Lesotho, are located in South Africa.

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srbachchan · 2 years

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Jalsa, Mumbai Aug 11, 2022 Wed 11:56 PM

🧡 , Aug 11 .. birthday of our loveliest Smiley .. Ef Poonam Bhuwalka from Kolkata .. love and happiness to you .. and the wishes of goodness ever .. remain strong , remain your kind affectionate self .. and always keep smiling 😊 .. 🌷🏵️🌿

Birthday - EF - Poonam Bhuwalka.. Thursday, 11 August ..

so .. just could not draw myself away from the game being played by contestants that were the invitees from the KBC Play Along .. and what a surprise we had .. simply brilliant their performances and the hidden talen that our country possesses ..

so .. I urge you to forget the previous Blog and even though it is late, it is never too late for the Blog for the Ef .. they are eternal ..

bombarding you with pictures first and then maybe if there is enough non sleep left in me the address for the text shall be a bit more informative ..

no those are not my nails .. !!!!

so .. yes the shoes are an eye sore I do understand but the toe that had been fractured healed , but still has a mind of its own and continues to seek attention .. the tight shoes normally tuned as formals .. have been abandoned .. and these soft toed ones are now the wear .. bit odd to look at but they provide restful coverage to the affected part , are of a brand with a bit of fame and provides a peculiar flexibility in the movements of mobility with some ease ..

so .. the other problem is the hamstring .. which is old legacy .. well what isn’t in my body .. but yes it is an old legacy and each time there is excessive stress or its abstract usage it demands attention .. so I physio it, gun it , stretch it with docs of eminence and limp along to work and back ..

yes .. all this draws attention from well wishers .. and their concern is humbling .. but its alright .. some conditions shall not change and these present ones are beyond repair .. just as is the rotor of the left shoulder which torn off during another action sequence sometime back .. the ham is from an alien action sequence, a couple of months ago and a bit of it from the ‘snows of Kilimanjaro’ .. !!!

naah .. !! just kidding

it was from the snow .. but no where near Kilimanjaro .. but pretty close to the region of excess in the western climes of Europe ..

now as we come to the descriptive end of my medical report , may we switch sides and talk of something else ..

and that something else is .. 💤

hahahaha haa .. GN

Amitabh Bachchan

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moneeb0930 · 13 days

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25 Key Insights into Eastern African Nations:

(1). Ethiopia 🇪🇹 boasts the region's largest population, with over 126 million people.

(2). Somalia 🇸🇴 holds the title for the longest coastline among Eastern African countries.

(3). Kenya 🇰🇪 leads in GDP within the region.

(4). South Sudan 🇸🇸 is the primary oil-producing nation in Eastern Africa.

(5). Djibouti 🇩�� has the smallest population in the region.

(6). Tanzania 🇹🇿 is home to Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro.

(7). Ethiopia 🇪🇹 boasts the strongest military presence in Eastern Africa.

(8). Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is constructing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Africa's largest dam project.

(9). Kenya 🇰🇪 houses the world's largest desert lake, Lake Turkana.

(10). Uganda 🇺🇬 supplies electricity to Kenya, Tanzania, and parts of the DRC.

(11). Rwanda 🇷🇼 is renowned for having the cleanest city in Africa.

(12). Burundi 🇧🇮 once had a monarchy.

(13). Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is rich in historical sites, including king's castles and Emperor's Palaces.

(14). Eritrea 🇪🇷 has a female population three times larger than its male population.

(15). Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is home to the Barbary lion, the largest lion species with distinctive dark fur on the neck.

(16). Sudan 🇸🇩, South Sudan 🇸🇸, and Ethiopia 🇪🇹 share a history dating back 3500 years.

(17). Sudan 🇸🇩 features ancient pyramids in its northern region.

(18). Kenya 🇰🇪, Uganda 🇺🇬, and Tanzania 🇹🇿 share Lake Victoria, the largest freshwater lake in Africa.

(19). Tanzania 🇹🇿 and Kenya 🇰🇪 boast the Serengeti and Maasai Mara, famous for the great migration and considered the 8th wonder of the world.

(20). Kenya 🇰🇪's Mombasa Port, established in 1896, was the region's first port.

(21). Somalia 🇸🇴 was the first African country to produce a pilot.

(22). In Uganda 🇺🇬, less than a dollar can sustain you for a day.

(23). Ethiopia 🇪🇹's strong historical leaders resisted colonization.

(24). Tanzania 🇹🇿's Lake Tanganyika is the deepest lake in Africa.

(25). The River Nile, estimated to be 30 million years old, is the longest river globally.

[Photo credit: Devashot Photography]

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uminohotaru · 1 year

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Journey to the Land of the Gods

Banana Fish spoilers warning!

I'm late to the party but yeah, I just finished Banana Fish if you know what I mean. And maybe my heart would rather switch to smth else now and heal but my brain won't stop thinking about that story. So I feel the need to rant into the void, at least. I have no idea whether there are Banana Fish fans among my subscribers but if you haven’t seen it, I really REALLY recommend you watch this masterpiece, and that you better scroll this post without glancing under the cut since I'm going to analyze the end. Or rather, why could that story have had no other ending.

And it all has probably been said and discussed a thousand times but hey, I’ve told ya I’m late to the party, and I haven’t read any thorough analyses except those in the youtube comments below random videos, so now I need my own chance to rant.

During my short journey through the BF content (finally I can google it all I want without being afraid of the spoilers yay!) I came across different opinions on the ending. Mostly pain, of course, but then it’s either acceptance or denial. My first reaction was violent denial. But funny thing, as much as I wanted to immediately forget the Garden of Light and drown myself in fix-it AUs (the latter, I still do read), I realized quite soon that I can’t. That no matter how painful it is, the original ending is the thing that MAKES SENSE. No, Ash dying like that wasn’t something that had been decided on for the sake of shock, as some of the most bitter opinions I came across accused. Neither it devaluates the whole struggle and his final decision to leave to Japan with Eiji and have a normal life. No, there was something a lot deeper there, I realized once I’d cried my eyes out. As heartbroken as I was, I just couldn’t bring myself to hate it and reject it, and I tend to do that with the endings I do not like, as it happened with some other stories that I rejected with my whole heart and even devoted a good amount of my time to write the fix-its for. But strangely enough, it was not the case with Banana Fish. Its finale just makes sense. In fact, it makes so much sense that I’d go as far as to say that this whole story is the story of a journey to death which stemmed from the image of the leopard’s inscrutable journey to the summit of Kilimanjaro, the House of Gods. I can almost see the author being captivated with that image, and as someone who’s been writing from the young age I know that often (not always but still) you start the story from its finale. You take some resulting picture that for some reason appeared in your head and mesmerised you, and begin to unravel it, like an investigator: what could have happened? who are those people? why did they end up like this? Of course, it is only my assumptions but if I allow myself to guess, I’ll say the entire character of Ash, him being the wild cat, has originated exactly from that short excerpt of Hemingway.

Kilimanjaro is a snow-covered mountain 19,710 feet high, and is said to be the highest mountain in Africa. Its western summit is called the Masai "Ngaje Ngai," the House of God. Close to the western summit there is the dried and frozen carcass of a leopard. No one has explained what the leopard was seeking at that altitude.

The concept is here. It was never a question whether Ash dies, it was the question of how and why he dies. Just like the riddle he’s been pondering on—what was the leopard doing near the summit? What did it seek there? Was it climbing or trying to descend? And that in either case, it must have realized it won’t return. The direct parallel to that leopard, in the end Ash finds the answers to all those questions for himself, on his own journey to the Land of the Gods.

The Japanese characters for the name Izumo literally mean “out of the clouds,” evoking images of a place where the seen and the unseen worlds blur together.

Long before there was a Kyoto or Nara, this region was the center of what was known as Shinkoku, the Country of the Gods.

This is no coincidence. Japan in Banana Fish, and for Ash especially, is the image of the world untouched by the evil where you don’t need a gun, rather than a real country with the same amount of evil and dirt as any other. The fact that Eiji describes it as the country where there are 80 thousand gods, and that he is from Izumo, the Land of the Gods, of all places, makes the spiritual connotation all the more evident. The white peak of Kilimanjaro soaring over the wild jungle, an impossible image of two different worlds in one--there could not have been a better symbolism. Ash, the character who in one of the early episodes says, “I’ve never repented, not even once”, cannot even imagine himself in such a world, just like the sinner can’t seriously think about paradise, or a leopard about climbing a snow-clad peak, so of course his immediate reaction is “Are you nuts? me in Japan? what I’d be even doing there?” But the invitation is there. And deep inside, he realizes that yes, he wants that. To be with Eiji, the angel, in his Land of the Gods. Yet his hands are stained with blood. He's been ruined and tainted in most horrible ways. Is it even possible? But what Eiji sees is his beautiful, fragile, wounded soul, and he says—yes, of course you can, and I will take you there, let’s begin with learning the language. This is when it starts—Ash’s journey from the jungle and toward the summit, toward the Land of the Gods. Or well, that’s when it becomes more or less a conscious decision. And maybe that is also when he realizes it will probably cost him his life.

He tries to stop and turn back, more than once. Tries to convince himself that he will never belong there, that his fate is to be just another scum on these streets, in the world he has learned how to survive in, his jungle. Just as, more than once, he understands that no, he would rather die on his way to that summit, having decided to take this journey—but die with love, rather than remain in the jungle, even as the king, but empty inside. He has seen the white summit of Kilimanjaro above the wild forest, and that’s it—he can’t tear his eyes off it.

He learns to repent. He learns to pray. And he even takes the ultimate step—asking God to take him in place of Eiji. Just like Aslan from Narnia, a representation of Christ, he learns such a deep love that he willingly choses to sacrifice himself for another; and it’s not to say he couldn’t sacrifice himself for his friends earlier—he could, risking his life constantly to save others, not exactly cherishing it too much to begin with. But his bargain, for the lack of a better word, with God in ep.23 was something different. It was a conscious offering, a prayer to the God whom he wouldn’t even consider asking for anything earlier, the scarred soul that he is—take me instead of him. Not in the mess of the fight, say, covering Eiji with his body from a bullet, but through a prayer, in the quiet hours on his knees before that window basked in the rays of light. The difference between an act and a prayer in that sense is the difference between one moment and eternity. I'm offering myself in his place, give him the divine protection, change his fate, please God--I'm willing to pay the price. It is different.

Eiji who had a 50% chance of surviving, I believe, survived exactly because of that, at least we can say that it was implied. Ash’s spiritual journey, from being the one who “never once repented”, through finding the spirit to hope and to say I want that, please take me to the Land of the Gods, and to finally offering himself in place of the one he loves—that journey is simply amazing.

That's why his life could not be taken simply in the mess of the fight. Narratively it would have diminished that huge journey. So he defeats the strongest enemies and survives. Like Cain says, Ash will only die if he brings it on himself. The leopard dies near the summit, but you are not a leopard, you can choose—says Eiji. And we truly can say that Ash chooses to die—from a non-lethal wound (which is more clear in the manga.) Even then, God leaves him the chance to reconsider, to return to the jungle and lick his wounds. In a way, he is safe while he stays in the jungle. But once he tries to reach Eiji, to reach the Land of the Gods, after that prayer, it is no longer so as if fate says, you've exchanged your life for his, that's it. So Ash chooses to pay and to die, and he dies on his own terms to an extent—in the peace of that library, the only place in the “jungle” that has always been his refuge, a part of another world, and he dies smiling—which implies it is not the Grim Reaper who comes for him unlike back then in the hospital, bringing dead calmness devoid of any pain as well as of joy. No, what Ash sees in that moment is some beautiful and happy scenery, so we can say that yes, he sees the Land of the Gods, his paradise where their souls are together, the exact scene from the ED2. He dies, but he ends up reaching it.

So why does Ash, not the logic of the narrative, choose death? For one, this is his part of the bargain with God: and when he is attacked exactly at the moment when he finally runs to reunite with Eiji, he realizes that. Eiji has been able to live on because Ash offered himself instead. And he should have died exactly because he covered Ash with his body, exactly because there is a price for him staying in the jungle, as well as for Ash breaking from the jungle, and from the beginning, Eiji took multiple risks and he took that last bullet meant for Ash, too, because basically his very residence in Ash’s world was the act of his love and desire to save Ash. So of course, he does. But Eiji does more than just saving his life, he saves his soul—since in the end he provides the chance for Ash to say nope, I will not have that, I will ask God to save you and take me instead. Just like Aslan the lion's sacrifice that results in his rebirth. The pinnacle of his spiritual journey, his ticket to the plane going to the Land of the Gods. No, we couldn’t have had Japan as the real 3D country in this story. We simply couldn't.

...One of the distinguishing features of Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine: the shimenawa, or immense straw rope hanging from side to side in the front. The Kaguraden building shimenawa is the largest of its kind in Japan, measuring eight meters in diameter at its largest hanging parts.

It is a reflection of the main god enshrined here, Okuninushi-no-Okami, the god of human relationships. The Japanese word for this is enmusubi, which we can translate literally as “bound fate.”

#banana fish #ash x eiji #umi rants #what have i dragged myself into #banana fish theory #banana fish analysis #aslan callenreese #ash lynx #eiji okumura

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oaresearchpaper · 4 months

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Oyster Nut: Ethnobotanical Insights from Northern Tanzania

Abstract

Telfairia pedata (Sims) Hook is an important native climber plant commonly grown in East Africa. It bears nuts which are eaten either raw or cooked and is consumed mostly by expectant mothers, and as cooking oil. The survey was conducted between September 2019 to February 2020 in Sambaa, Meru, and Pare communities of Lushoto, Bumbuli, Arumeru and Same Districts, Northern Tanzania to assess the ethnobotany of T. pedata from a sample of 346 respondents using semi-structured questionnaires. Results indicate that, 21% of respondents used T. pedata for cooking with other staple foods while 18% claimed that the nuts are used by pregnant and lactating mothers for medicinal and breast milk stimulation and nine (9) percent indicated that the nuts are used for cultural and ritual purposes. Despite its importance, the cultivation of T. pedata in the study area is declining and the gap why such decline is experienced needs to be answered in further studies. Secondly, respondents within the 36-50 age groups reported the greatest diversity of uses of T. pedata 51% compared with those aged below 36 years old 21% signifying that the traditional knowledge known by younger aged groups may be declining. Thus, this gap of traditional knowledge between the groups should be addressed in order to improve utilization and conservation of this seriously declining yet important nut in the study area and other places of Tanzania.

Introduction

Local societies are known to have ethnobotany knowledge that is inherited from one generation to another through word of mouth on economic, medical, ecological and cultural benefits (Hamilton, 2003) (Young, 2007) (Tamalene et al., 2016). Ethnobotany assists in explaining utilization and preservation of the plants biodiversity thus maintaining local ecological systems and culture (Reid et al., 2009).

Telfairia pedata (Smiths ex Sim) Hook (Fig. 1), is Cucurbitaceae family from a small genus of flowering plant which is native in Tanzania including Zanzibar Island and other countries of Africa including Uganda and northern Mozambique (I. A. Ajayi et al., 2004)(Aregheore, 2012). It is also well known by its local names in regions of Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Tanga and Ruvuma as "mkweme", "ngoimee" or "ikwemee" and "makunguu", “nhahani” and so forth. It is a woody dioecious climber with coiled tendrils which bears squash like fruits containing nutritious oil seeds and grows well in well drained loamy soils (Van der Vossen & Mkamilo, 2007), Fig. 1. The plant is a facultative perennial which is grown in slightly shaded and mulched areas but not damp soils and also creeps on host trees, live hedges or staked on wooden framework (Ajibade et al., 2006; Grubben, 2008; Paul & Yavitt, 2011). T. pedata nuts are rich in oil content, fat, protein, polyunsaturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, minerals including magnesium, phosphorous (Akoroda, 1990b; Mwakasege et al., 2021).

In Tanzania, ethnobotanical facets and uses of T. pedata have not yet been adequately documented specially in terms of local people’s livelihoods, how it used, cultivated, marketed, preserved and its conservation measures. Among local plants long used by the Pare, Chagga, Sambaa, and Meru tribes, the T. pedata is one which is harvested from the home gardens and agroforestry systems (trees mixed with annual crops) as a source of food, for cultural rituals and medicine. In these communities, traditional knowledge about T. pedata has been passed down and applied for generations (Ajayi et al., 2004; Odiaka et al., 2008).

Therefore, this study aims at documenting and collating knowledge on the indigenous uses of T. pedata nuts and its cultivation practices in order to support the consumption and utilization of the plant in a sustainable manner, while providing benefits to the local communities through conservation of traditional knowledge. We examined the ethnobotany of T. pedata in northern Tanzania with the expectations that, the socio-demographic characteristic on T. pedata differ across the study sites; there were different ethnobotanical uses of T. pedata across the study area; areas where T. pedata were cultivated differ across study area with gender; perception of abundance of T. pedata differ across the study area and T. pedata nuts were stored in different methods across the sturdy area.

Source : Ethnobotany of Oyster nut (Telfairia pedata) in Northern Tanzania

#Telfairia #Livelihood #Utilization #Indigenous knowledge #Conservation

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Jessica Biel & Jennifer Garner for Marie Claire, March 2010

"She's not that tall, but you can tell she's strong," says Jessica Biel, talking about her 55-pound pit bull mix — but she could just as well be talking about herself. Biel and I are discussing our love for our dogs (she sleeps with hers as I do with mine) as we wait for her new best friend, Jennifer Garner, to join us for dinner at Madeo, a legendary Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills where Al Pacino is said to keep a standing reservation. The hostess has seated us in a booth in the farthest corner from the door in an attempt to offer some privacy, but Biel's beauty can't go unnoticed. Fresh from a taping of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, Biel has her hair perfectly styled, her makeup perfectly applied. There are sequins sparkling on the T-shirt under her open cardigan sweater. And just moments ago, the whole restaurant watched as she gracefully strode toward this back booth.

Underneath the glitter and gloss, Biel is the real thing. At 27, she has been able to figure out how to take life seriously without taking herself so. I become aware of this when we continue our bonding over the climb she has planned up Mount Kilimanjaro. (I climbed the same mountain a few years back.) One of a group of environmental activists and artistic types who have named their trek Summit on the Summit, Biel is climbing the mountain to call attention to the world's clean-water problem. More children, she informs me, die from polluted drinking water than from AIDS and malaria combined — one child every 15 seconds.

A murmur sweeps through the room, a sound not unlike the low roll of wind along the high heathered regions of Mount Kilimanjaro, as a slightly harried Jennifer Garner rushes through the restaurant and slips into our booth.

"Sorry I'm late, but I got lost and—" Garner stops herself upon seeing the gussied-up Biel. "You look gorgeous!" she exclaims. "And look at me. I didn't even change my clothes to come here," she says in the exhausted-but-happily-so tone of a mother with two young children. Garner, 37, is dressed in a black cotton turtleneck and black jeans. She wears no makeup at all, and her hair is pulled back in a ponytail. She possesses an incongruous combination of sexual charisma and girl-next-door normalcy. There is no artifice about her — it is the essence of her appeal. She is Sandra Dee—nuded.

The two stars became fast friends on the set of the film Valentine's Day, a kind of American version of Love Actually with a roster of stars that includes Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Patrick Dempsey, Bradley Cooper, Ashton Kutcher, Jamie Foxx, Jessica Alba, and Shirley MacLaine. Biel plays a single sports publicist who hates the holiday; Garner's character has an affair with an obstetrician played by Dempsey and discovers late in the movie that he's not what he appears to be.

"We don't work with a lot of women on our films," says Garner, explaining why she and Biel connected during the shoot. "And I haven't worked much at all lately, to tell you the truth. The two weeks I worked on this movie were the only two weeks I've worked in about a year-and-a-half because of being pregnant and now having a 1-year-old. But when I do work, it's always one woman and a bunch of men in my casts — maybe my character has a friend in the script, but not always. It's odd. So on this film, it was great to have someone like Jessica around, even though most of our scenes as best friends were over the phone."

"And do you find this true, Jennifer?" Biel asks. "I know I do: You never really bond with all the guys in your cast like they do with each other." Biel is nevertheless excited to tell Garner about her work "shooting N4 machine guns and 9-millimeter Berettas" on the A-Team movie she's making with Cooper, Liam Neeson, and Patrick Wilson.

The waiter approaches our table. "I'd like some wine," says Garner. "I never go out much anymore, so I'm going to have a glass of wine. This is living it up to me now." The women each order an appetizer, a main course, and an order of pasta Bolognese to be shared by the three of us.

"Oh, I heard the sweetest story about Violet the other day," says Biel, mentioning Garner's 4-year-old daughter (older sister of 1-year-old Seraphina). "One of Violet's classmates came up to her and said, 'I heard Jennifer Garner lives in your house.' And Violet said, 'No, she doesn't.' The other kid kept insisting, so Violet came home and asked you, 'Mom, who is Jennifer Garner and why are people saying she lives with us?'"

Garner downs almost half her glass of wine at hearing the story. "Wow. That's true," she says, then pauses, considering whether to give more credence to it. "She just knows me as Mom, so I did have to explain to her for the first time about the difference." She takes another sip. "I'm just holding down the fort while Ben works right now," she says, mentioning her famous husband, Ben Affleck, who has 10 more days of filming The Town, a movie he wrote, is directing, and stars in. "I'm so impressed by his discipline. He gets up and works out every day at 4 a.m. before heading off to work. Every day. I used to do that sometimes for Alias," Garner says of the television show that made her a star (and won her a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series as well as a SAG Award and four Emmy nominations). "But not every day. And I'd do it for 30 minutes, maybe 45. He does it for an hour-and-a-half. He comes home and collapses, and then rewrites scenes for the next day, then crashes and does it all over again. He's worn out. Jon Hamm is in it, too. It's kind of a heist movie, and Hamm plays the FBI guy."

"Mmmm ... Don Draper," says Biel, invoking the name of Hamm's character on Mad Men. "I'm fascinated by Don Draper. But I hate him."

"Like every other woman, do you want to sleep with him?" I ask.

"No!" she says emphatically. "No, I don't. Not at all."

Garner giggles and orders another glass of wine.

"Both of you have very famous men whom you really do sleep with," I venture. They are reluctant to talk about their famous significant others (Biel has been dating Justin Timberlake since 2007, and Garner married Affleck in 2005), but I have to ask. "Does that double your own fame? Does it become part of your girl talk?"

"Well, we don't need them to be famous ourselves," says Garner. "It's not like I go to Jessica, 'Oh, how's your famous boyfriend?'"

"But come on," I prod. "You have to be aware you have really cool partners."

"Yeah, from time to time we talk about swapping," Garner deadpans.

It's Biel's turn to giggle now, but then she turns serious. "It does help to have a partner who understands what fame is about and can share that with you. It's a hurdle you don't have to get over."

And how do the women cope with fame? "I think I have it all in perspective," says Garner. "If you're healthy and happy and you have a roof over your head, then that's what's important."

Her own roof, however, is pretty impressive, she and Aftleck recently purechased producerr Brian Gower's palatial Pacific Palisades estate for a $17 million. And yet such luxury doesn't seem to have gone to her head. Instead, it has made her realize, yes, how blessed her life is. "Sometimes I think my brain is going to melt away into a pool of butter. So, I have The New York Times Nicolas Kristof’s blog on my Google reader. Gail Collins is another New York Times Op-ed writer I love. I'm reading Kristof’s book Half the Sky right now. He wrote it with his wife. Sheryl WuDunn. It’s about the oppression of women and girls in the developing world and what we can do to help." "Oh my God"' says Biel. "I'm reading that book right now. too! it’s on my bedside table." "No way!" says Gamer. "No way!" "Yes! They're thinking of making a documentary-like movie based on the book and taking differents actresses to meets the girls Kristof and his wife write about. You and I have to get involved in this project. Jennifer. We have to."

Garner interest in social issues is not unrelated to her husband love of politics. If he evr runn for public office, would she support his choice? -Isn't that what the whole deal is about —supporting each other? I mean, I'm not that hungry for him to run for office, but if he did, I don't have any illusions about what the last few years must have been like for Michelle Obama." “Is he really thinking about running for office?" asks Biel. "No --but it’s almost impossible for it not to be talked about, because he in smart and articulate and politically active. So you can't help but feel it's lurking out there somewhere." says Garner. "But the kids have to grow up a bit." I tell her. "And you have to grow out of your ponytail stage and into your chignon one." Garner smiles and flicks her ponytail at me in flirty defiance. "People do tell me I'd be a good politician’s wife I’m such a Pollyanna and a Goody Two-shoes,' she says. Honey I never thought of you that way" I say "I've always thought of you as a kickass broad? "Well, thank you. I like that better." She admits, then goes back into mommy mode. "I just have to check my text message and see if the nanny and kids are all right." Seeing, Jennifer with her husband and children, does it make you long for that in your life also, Jessica'?" I ask. Garner deeply sighs at such a question. "Sorry.," she says to her friend. 'It always goes that way, doesn't it? As a single woman, you're always asked that, aren't you'?" Biel herself now sighs. "I'm just happy with my life right now' she finally says. "I don't know the answer to that. I mean.,I look at you, Jennifer, and I am a bit in awe. I feel like all my seconds are full all day long, and then I look at your life. and I wonder how you do it. How do you have it all?" Garner laughs at such a thought. “Well, I haven't showered today," she says. I just want to throw that into the conversation. So I'm not sure I do have it all."

#jessica biel #jennifer garner #marie claire #articles #2010 #valentine's day #magazines #interviews

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Exploring Tanzanian Delicacy : Wali wa nazi and Ugali- must try staple dishes in Tanzania.

Tanzania is one of the most beautiful countries in the world! With over 20 National Parks including the world famous Serengeti National Park (which has the world’s greatest wildebeest migration), Nyerere National Park - the largest national park in Africa, beautiful white sandy beaches along the coast of Indian ocean and home to the highest mountain in Africa and the highest stand-alone mountain in the world, Mount Kilimanjaro; make Tanzania one of the greatest tourist destinations.

However, that’s not all. Another main thing that makes Tanzania unforgettable is the food. Our diverse cuisine that vary from region to region will allow you to experience different cultures, history and the geography of our country.

Spicy foods and ingredients like coconut milk, ginger, garlic, cinnamon and cloves are commonly used in many of our dishes. Some of our dishes like curry, has also been influenced by the Indian cuisine from back when the Indian traders introduced it to the country.

TWO DISHES TO TRY WHEN VISITING TANZANIA

If you are planning to visit Tanzania, then below are the two most popular dishes you might want to try:

Wali wa nazi

Wali is a Swahili (our national language) word for cooked rice and nazi is a Swahili word for coconut. This staple Tanzanian dish is made of rice that is cooked (boiled) with a mixture of coconut milk and water and seasoned with salt. It is most popular on the coastal regions of the country mainly because that’s where coconut trees are indigenous. The food maintains the distinct coconut flavor and it is commonly accompanied with beans, red meat, chicken, fish, or curry.

Alternatively, the rice can be cooked with water and a small amount of vegetable oil and then seasoned with salt if the coconut milk is not available.

Ugali

This is the staple dish of Tanzania. It is made by mixing corn flour (maize flour) with hot boiling water to get a stiff consistency. The flour can be mixed with other flours like sorghum and cassava flour. This staple dish is considered a high energy food. It is common in all regions of Tanzania. Ugali is served as a side dish for everything but commonly with beans, fish, meat and vegetables stews.

Ugali is traditionally eaten with a hand. You simply pull a little bit apart, roll it in your hand to create a small ugali ball. You then press the ugali ball with your finger in the middle to create a small indent with which you can scoop whatever the ugali is served with.

Tanzania is home to more than 120 tribes and each tribe has a different method for cooking certain foods. So, please stay tuned as we will be continuing to share different delicious cuisines of our beautiful country.

This article was written by Duteni Tours, a Class A licensed Tour Operator based in Tanzania, East Africa. For questions about the content of the article or for information about magical safaris or immersive cultural experiences in Tanzania, please contact us at:

[email protected] OR +255 765 809 691.

#food #cooking #recipe #delicious

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Chanya Lodge: Your Ultimate Retreat in Kilimanjaro

Nestled at the foot of the magnificent Mount Kilimanjaro, Chanya Lodge stands as an idyllic oasis for travelers seeking a unique and unforgettable experience in Tanzania. Surrounded by breathtaking natural beauty, this charming hotel offers a perfect blend of comfort, adventure, and tranquility. In this blog post, we'll explore the allure of Kilimanjaro and delve into the remarkable features that make Chanya Lodge an ideal accommodation choice for your stay.

Awe-Inspiring Location

Situated in the heart of the Kilimanjaro region, Chanya Lodge offers guests an incredible proximity to Africa's tallest mountain. The hotel's location not only provides unparalleled views of the majestic peak but also serves as a base for intrepid adventurers who wish to embark on the legendary Kilimanjaro trek. The proximity to Kilimanjaro National Park makes Chanya Lodge an excellent choice for nature enthusiasts and wildlife lovers as well.

Unparalleled Accommodations

Chanya Lodge prides itself on providing luxurious and comfortable accommodations that blend harmoniously with the surrounding landscape. The lodge offers a variety of well-appointed rooms and suites, each elegantly designed to provide a peaceful haven after a day of exploration. Whether you choose a standard room or opt for a more lavish suite, you can expect modern amenities, tasteful decor, and personalized service that will exceed your expectations.

Exquisite Dining

Culinary delights await you at Chanya Lodge's restaurant, where a team of skilled chefs prepare a diverse menu inspired by both local and international flavors. Indulge in traditional Tanzanian dishes made from fresh, locally sourced ingredients or savor familiar international favorites. The restaurant's warm and inviting ambiance creates the perfect setting for a delightful dining experience, and the friendly staff will ensure your every need is met.

Adventure and Excursions

Kilimanjaro is renowned for its extraordinary adventure opportunities, and Chanya Lodge is ideally positioned to help you explore them. Whether you're an avid hiker, a wildlife enthusiast, or a cultural explorer, the lodge offers a range of thrilling excursions and activities. From guided hikes through lush rainforests to safaris in nearby national parks, Chanya Lodge will help you create unforgettable memories in the heart of Tanzania.

Relaxation and Wellness

After a day of outdoor adventures, pamper yourself at Chanya Lodge's spa and wellness center. Rejuvenate your body and soul with a soothing massage or indulge in a variety of wellness treatments designed to revitalize and refresh you. Take a dip in the sparkling swimming pool or simply unwind in the peaceful surroundings, allowing yourself to embrace the serenity of Kilimanjaro's natural beauty.

#hotel #restaurant #Bars

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Possible Pridelands Area

After doing a very tiny bit of research I found that Mt. Kilimanjaro is almost all the way on the opposite side of where I initially thought the film always was set as a little kid which was right by Mt. Kilimanjaro. So all the animals we see in Circle of Life are not Prideland natives but traveling from other places (Timon actually says it as well in an educational short I watched yesterday too which confirms it).

When Mufasa speaks about The Northern Border he’s probably refering to the Mara Region which is at the north of the Serengeti National Park (red circled area, purple blob is Pride Rock). As for when Simba is exiled and heads to the jungle (green circle) it’s probably somewhere in the Arusha area since, at least based on map apperances, has quite a bit of desert to cross.

How far the Pridelands stretches I’m not quite sure yet but I’m going to assume that most of the territory is within Serengeti National Park area (near the edge of the Mara Region. There’s a lake or waterhole nearby too which makes sense-ish unless if I’m reading it wrong ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ) and would also explain the lack of humans in the area as well.

#[headcanons]#[roxy's ramblings (ooc)]#// researching something for one verse led to another thing and then this happened

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