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Carnivore Restaurant is an open-air restaurant in the Langata suburb of Nairobi, Kenya. Carnivore's specialty is meat, and features an all-you-can-eat meat buffet. They serve a wide variety of meat and are famous for their meat. It is a popular destination. In 1999, the restaurant seated 350 people and the restaurant's 330 employees served over 1000 people per day. The game, including giraffe, wildebeest, ostrich and crocodile, is raised on Hopcraft Ranch, 25 miles outside Nairobi. The meat is skewered on Maasai swords and cooked on coals, and the meat is served on cast-iron plates. It does have a vegetarian option. It ranked 47th on the 2003 "The World's best 50 restaurants" list by UK destination
Bomas of Kenya is a tourist village in Langata, Nairobi. Bomas (homesteads) displays traditional villages belonging to the several Kenyan tribes. It was established by the government in 1971 as a subsidiary company of Kenya Tourist Development Corporation as a tourist attraction. It also wanted to preserve, maintain and promote rich and diverse cultural values of various tribal groups of Kenya.
Hell's Gate National Park lies to the south of Lake Naivasha in Kenya, North West of Nairobi. The park which is mainly comprised of savannah ecosystem habours a wide variety of wildlife. Some of the frequently observed animal species include lions, leopards, and cheetahs. There are over 100 species of birds in the park, including vultures, Verreaux's Eagles, augur buzzard, and swifts. African buffalo, zebra, eland, hartebeest, Thomson's gazelle, and baboons are also common. The park is also home to klipspringer antelope and Chanler's mountain reedbuck. Hell's Gate National Park is named after a narrow break in the cliffs, once a tributary of a prehistoric lake that fed early humans in the Rift Valley. It received the name "Hell's Gate" by explorers Fisher and Thomson in 1883. In the early 1900s, Mount Longonot erupted, and ash can still be felt around Hell's Gate. The comprehensive Olkaria Geothermal Station, the first of its kind in Africa, was established in 1981 and generates geothermal power underneath Hell's Gate from the area's hot springs and geysers. The park was officially established in 1984.
Thomson's Falls is a 74 m (243 ft) scenic waterfall on the Ewaso Ng'iro river, which drains from the Aberdare Mountain Range. It is situated two miles from the town Nyahururu in central Kenya, at 2,360 m (7,750 ft) elevation. 1883 Joseph Thomson was the first European to reach Thomson Falls, and named them for his father. He was a Scottish geologist and naturalist who was also the first European to walk from Mombasa to Lake Victoria in the early 1880s. The mist feeds the dense forest below. Visitors can view the falls from above, or there's a trail down to the bottom of the ravine. Upstream from the falls is one of the highest hippo pools in Kenya. Ewaso Narok River is a tributary of the Ewaso Ng'iro river. The falls spans a height of 72 meters. It is a major economic resource for the adjacent town Nyahururu. Most of the revenue is received from tourists both international and domestic who are charged at the gate. According to the community around the falls, the falls is notorious for people come from far and wide and commit suicide by dropping from the steep cliff.
Kit-Mikayi (also spelled Kit Mikayi, Kitmikayi, and Kitmikaye) is a rock formation, a tor, around 40 m high situated about 29 km west of the town of Kisumu in western Kenya. It is about 1 km from the Kisumu-Bondo road. The sign board is on the gate of Kit Mikayi primary school and entrance is via N'gop-Ngeso primary school. Kit-mikayi means "the stone of the first woman", or "stone of the first wife", in Dholuo, the Luo language. Legends The legend behind Kit Mikayi, which in Luo dialect means "the stone of the first wife", is that: Long time ago, there was an old man by the name Ngeso who was in great love with the stone. Every day when he woke up in the morning, he could walk into the cave inside the stone and stay there the whole day, and this could force his wife to bring him breakfast and lunch everyday. The old man became passionately in love with this stone to the extent that when people asked his wife his whereabouts, she would answer that he has gone to his first wife (Mikayi) hence the stone of the first wife (Kit Mikayi). An explanation of the shape of this unique stone is that the structure represents the Luo cultural polygamous family which had the first wife's house (Mikayi) built further in between on the right hand side was the second wife's house (Nyachira) while the third wife's house (Reru) was built on the left hand side of the homestead. This rock also is seen to have a nuclear family whereby the father (Ngeso) being the middle stone followed by the bulky Mikayi (first wife), then Nyachira (second wife) followed by Reru (third wife) and further in front they have the child which is representing Simba (which is the house for the first born boy in the homestead). From a long time, this stone has been a sacred place for the villagers to worship in times of trouble.
Menengai Crater is a massive shield volcano with one of the biggest calderas in the world, located in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. Farmland occupies its flanks. Menengai is located 10 km (6 mi) north of Nakuru, the fourth-biggest city in Kenya. At Menengai Crater in Nakuru, Kenya, curious tourists are drawn to a controversial cave by stories of strange happenings that have convinced many that this is a haunted place. A number of strange things are said to happen in the crater, such as people disappearing without trace, Others losing directions for hours (or even days) only to be found by their relatives wandering around in a trance. The local people believe that the crater is haunted by evil spirits that capture people and animals and hide them in the netherworld. It is said that in the late 1950s and early 1960s, ghosts used to farm on a fertile piece of land on the floor of the crater. According to eye witnesses, the 'demons' used to plough the land with tractors, plant wheat and harvest all within an hour. The locals even claim to have seen the devil riding a motorcycle on a hill called "Kirima Kia ngoma (Devil's Hill)" situated next to the crater. There is also the widespread allegation of a 'flying umbrella' that normally appears whenever it rains But despite the eerie stories about the crater, pilgrims from as far as Kisumu, Kakamega and even Mombasa come to pray and fast at the site for days. Some even stay in the cave at the south of the crater for months. They say that they feel very close to God when praying in the crater. Menengai Crater is an extinct volcano with striking views of Lake Nakuru, Lake Bogoria as well as the crater itself. The site offers excellent hiking opportunity, scenic site, hot springs, geysers, mud pots among others.
The Kerio Valley National Reserve is a protected area in the Kerio Valley, Kenya, a branch of the Great Rift Valley. The 66 square kilometres (25 sq mi) reserve was created in 1983 and is managed by the Kenya Wildlife Service. The isolated Kerio Valley lies between the Cherangani Hills and the Tugen Hills. The Elgeyo Escarpment rises more than 1,830 metres (6,000 ft) above the valley in places. The valley is 4,000 feet (1,200 m) deep. It has semi-tropical vegetation on the slopes, while the floor of the valley is covered by dry thorn bush. The most comfortable time of the year is in July and August when the rains have ended and the temperatures are not excessive. The reserve is on the west side of the crocodile-infested Kerio River, while the Lake Kamnarok National Reserve is on the east side. The reserve has dramatic scenery, and prolific birdlife. As of 2006 there were no fees and no facilities, although it was possible to camp in the bush beside Lake Kamnarok. After the reserve was established there was an increase in the wildlife population, including elephants. These caused some damage to neighboring crops and beehives. Most of the people here are Kalenjin herders. Kerio Valley lies between the Tugen Hills and the Elgeyo Escarpment in Kenya. It sits at an elevation of 1,000 m. in the Great Rift Valley. The isolated Kerio Valley is situated in a narrow, long strip that is approximately 80 km by 10 km wide at its broadest, through which the Kerio River flows. 4,000 feet (1,200 m) deep, the valley lies between the Cherangani Hills and the Tugen Hills. The Elgeyo Escarpment rises more than 1,830 metres (6,000 ft.) above it in places. It has semi-tropical vegetation on the slopes, while the floor of the valley is covered by dry thorn bush. The most comfortable time of the year is in July and August, when the rains have ended and the temperatures are not excessive. The Kerio Valley National Reserve has been established since 1983 along the Kerio River to the north of Lake Kamnarok. The Kerio Valley is the site of elaborate irrigation systems that were constructed during earlier periods of history. These structures are believed to have been built by descendants of the Neolithic Afro-Asiatic peoples who introduced domesticated plants and animals to the Great Lakes region a succession of societies collectively known as the Stone Bowl cultural complex. Most of these early northern migrants are said to have been absorbed by later movements of Nilotic and Bantu peoples. Although the particular irrigation systems in the Kerio Valley are today maintained by the Maraket subgroup of the Nandi Nilotes, the latter aver that they were the work of a northern people of peculiar language called the Sirikwa, who were later decimated by pestilence. According to the Maraket, the Sirikwa "built the furrows, but they did not teach us how to build them; we only know how to keep them as they are." In Kimwarer in the southern part of the valley, fluoride is mined by the Kenya Fluorspar Company. The southern parts of the valley are settled by the Elgeyo people and the northern part by the Marakwet people. Tugen people live on the slopes of the Tugen Hills. These three groups together with the Nandi and the Kipsigis belong to the Kalenjin people.
Kisumu is a port city in western Kenya at 1,131 m (3,711 ft.), with a population of 355,024 (1999 census). It is the third largest city in Kenya, the principal city of western Kenya, the immediate former capital of Nyanza Province and the headquarters of Kisumu County. It has a municipal charter but no city charter. It is the largest city in Nyanza region and second most important city after Kampala in the greater Lake Victoria basin. Lake Victoria (Nam Lolwe in Luo) is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, by John Hanning Speke, the first European to discover this lake. With a surface area of 68,800 square kilometres (26,600 sq. mi), Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, and it is the largest tropical lake in the world. Lake Victoria is the world's third largest freshwater lake by surface area (only Lake Michigan–Huron and Lake Superior in North America are larger). In terms of its volume, Lake Victoria is the world's eighth largest continental lake, and it contains about 2,750 cubic kilometers (2.2 billion acre-feet) of water. Lake Victoria receives most of its water from direct precipitation or from thousands of small streams. The largest stream flowing into this lake is the Kagera River, the mouth of which lies on the lake's western shore. There are two rivers that leave the lake, the White Nile (known as the "Victoria Nile" as it leaves the lake), flows out at Jinja, Uganda on the lake's north shore and the Katonga River flows out at Lukaya on the western shore connecting the lake to Lake George. Lake Victoria occupies a shallow depression in Africa and has a maximum depth of 84 metres (276 ft.) and an average depth of 40 metres (130 ft.). Its catchment area covers 184,000 square kilometers (71,040 sq. mi). The lake has a shoreline of 4,828 kilometres (3,000 mi), with islands constituting 3.7% of this length, and is divided among three countries: Kenya (6% or 4,100 km2/1,600 sq. mi), Uganda (45% or 31,000 km2/12,000 sq. mi) and Tanzania (49% or 33,700 km2/13,000 sq. mi). The lake supports Africa's largest inland fishery. Kisumu port was founded in 1901 as the main inland terminal of the Uganda Railway and named Port Florence. Although trade stagnated in the 1980s and 1990s, it is again growing around oil exports. Kisumu literally means a place of barter trade "sumo". The city has "Friendship" status with Cheltenham, UK and "sister city" status with Roanoke, Virginia and Boulder, Colorado, USA.
The tourism indaba was held in Durban 11th - 14th May 2013 where a number of stakeholders in the tourism industry from SADEC countries showcased their services.
Ndere Island is a small island (4.2 km or 1.6 sq. mi) in Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria in Kenya. It was gazetted as the Ndere Island National Reserve in November 1986 and has since that time been uninhabited. Ndere means "meeting place" in Dholuo. According to Luo folklore, early tribal migrants rested up near Ndere after their long journey south up the Nile River Valley. They found the lush shoreline so pleasing that they stayed. Notable fauna associated with the island include African fish eagles, swifts, hippopotamus, and Nile crocodiles. About fifty impalas have been introduced to the island. The Waseges flows through regions of intensive coffee cultivation where heavy use is made of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which may be polluting the lake. Many visitors are attracted to the hot springs on the western lakeshore, and these cause pollution from solid wastes. Siltation is another threat to biodiversity.
The park lies in Central Kenya, 140km north-west of Nairobi, in Nakuru district of the Rift Valley Province. The ecosystem comprises of the lake, surrounded by mainly wooded and bushy grasslands. The park supports a wide ecological diversity with Flamingos (Greater and Lesser) and other water birds being the major attractions of the area. The ecosystem provides for about 56 different species of mammals including the white rhino and buffaloes and a variety of terrestrial birds numbering nearly 450 species.
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Kenya lies astride the equator on the eastern of Africa. It is a medium-sized country by continental standards, covering an area of about 586,600km2. Inland water bodies cover some 10,700km2, the bulk of this is Lakes Victoria and Turkana.
Kenya has tremendous topographical diversity, including vast plains, glaciated mountains with snow-capped peaks, the Rift Valley with its scarps and volcanoes, ancient granitic hills and mountains, flat desert landscape and coral reefs and islets. With this diversity comes a of wealth experiences and activities ranging from wildlife safaris, birding and hot air balloon rides, to spar treatments, golf and skydiving. Whatever your desire, Kenya has it all on offer.
Lake Bogoria National Reserve is in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya, covering Lake Bogoria and the land immediately surrounding the lake. It is administered by the Kenya Wildlife Service. The lake lies in a trough below the Ngendelel Escarpment, a sheer wall 600 metres (2,000 ft.) high. The lake covers 32 square kilometres (12 sq. mi). It is geothermically active on the western shore, with geysers and hot springs. The geologist J.W. Gregory described the lake in 1892 as "the most beautiful view in Africa". The reserve is in a semi-arid area. The only major river feeding the lake is the Waseges River, which rises on the northern slopes of the Aberdare Range. The Waseges runs through productive agricultural land higher up, through bush and scrub used for grazing, and then through very dry bush before entering the lake at its northern end.[5] The lake is surrounded by grasslands dotted with bushes. There is acacia-ficus woodland to the south, and the north merges into a papyrus swamp. The park was opened in November 1970. Facilities for tourists include the park lodge, three public campsites and one privately operated campsite. Visitors may also bathe in the hot springs, which form a natural spa. The reserve was submitted as a candidate World Heritage Site in 1999. The lake is alkaline, feeding blue-green algae which in turn feed flamingoes. At times the number of flamingoes feeding in the lake may be as high as two million. Raptors such as tawny eagles prey on the flamingoes. In total, 135 species of bird have been recorded. They include little grebe, pratincole, swift, little bee-eater, cape wigeon, yellow-billed stork, African spoonbill, augur buzzard, gabar goshawk, water dikkop, gret tit, starling, hornbill and crombec. The reserve has a herd of the relatively uncommon Greater Kudu. Other large mammals include buffalo, zebra, cheetah, baboon, warthog, caracal, spotted hyena, impala and dik dik. The Waseges flows through regions of intensive coffee cultivation where heavy use is made of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which may be polluting the lake. Many visitors are attracted to the hot springs on the western lakeshore, and these cause pollution from solid wastes. Siltation is another threat to biodiversity.
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is the most populous U.S. state, home to 1 out of 8 Americans, and is the third largest state by area (after Alaska and Texas). It is home to the nation's second and fifth most populous census statistical areas (Greater Los Angeles area and San Francisco Bay Area, respectively), and eight of the nation's 50 most populated cities (Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach, and Oakland). The capital city is Sacramento.
California is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and the Mexican State of Baja California to the south. California's diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast in the west, to the Sierra Nevada in the east – from the Redwood–Douglas-fir forests of the northwest, to the Mojave Desert areas in the southeast. The center of the state is dominated by the Central Valley, a major agricultural area. California contains both the highest and lowest points in the contiguous United States (Mount Whitney and Death Valley), and has the 3rd longest coastline of all states (after Alaska and Florida). Earthquakes are a common occurrence due to the state's location along the Pacific Ring of Fire: about 37,000 are recorded annually. The name California once referred to a large area of North America claimed by Spain that included much of the modern-day Southwestern United States and the Baja California peninsula. Beginning in the late 18th century, the area known as Alta California, comprising the California territory north of the Baja Peninsula, was colonized by the Spanish Empire as part of New Spain. In 1821, Alta California became a part of Mexico following its successful war for independence. Shortly after the beginning of the Mexican-American War in 1846, a group of American settlers in Sonoma declared an independent California Republic in Alta California. Though its existence was short-lived, its flag became the precursor for California's current state flag. American victory in the war led to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in which Mexico ceded Alta California to the United States. Western areas of Alta California became the state of California, which was admitted as the 31st state on September 9, 1850.
The California Gold Rush beginning in 1848 led to dramatic social and demographic change, with large scale immigration from the U.S. and abroad and an accompanying economic boom. Key developments in the early 20th century included the emergence of Los Angeles as the center of the American entertainment industry, and the growth of a large, state-wide tourism sector. The late 20th century saw the development of the technology and information sectors, punctuated by the growth of Silicon Valley (part of the San Francisco Bay Area). California's prosperous agricultural industry also emerged; at least half of the fresh fruit produced in the United States are now cultivated in California, and the state also leads in the production of vegetables. Other important contributors to its economy include aerospace, education, and manufacturing. If California were a country, as of 2012 it would have been the 9th largest economy in the world and the 34th most populous nation.
The word California originally referred to the entire region composed of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, the current U.S. states of California, Nevada, and Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
The name California is most commonly believed to have derived from a fictional paradise peopled by Black Amazons and ruled by Queen Calafia. The story of Calafia is recorded in a 1510 work The Adventures of Esplandián, written as a sequel to Amadis de Gaula by Spanish adventure writer Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. The kingdom of Queen Calafia, according to Montalvo, was said to be a remote land inhabited by griffins and other strange beasts, and rich in gold.
Know ye that at the right hand of the Indies there is an island called California, very close to that part of the Terrestrial Paradise, which was inhabited by black women without a single man among them, and they lived in the manner of Amazons. They were robust of body with strong passionate hearts and great virtue. The island itself is one of the wildest in the world on account of the bold and craggy rocks.
The name California is the fifth oldest surviving European place-name in the US and was applied to what is now the southern tip of Baja California peninsula as the Island of California by a Spanish expedition led by Diego de Becerra and Fortún Ximénez, who landed there in 1533 at the behest of Hernán Cortés.
Shortened forms of the state's name include CA, Cal., Cali., Calif. and us-CA.
This article is about the city proper in Nevada. For the tourist destination, see Las Vegas Strip. For the metropolitan area, see Las Vegas Valley. For other uses, see Las Vegas (disambiguation).
Las Vegas (/lÉ'Ës ˈveɪɡəs/), often known as simply Vegas, is a city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, the county seat of Clark County, and the city proper of the Las Vegas Valley.Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city known primarily for gambling, shopping, fine dining and nightlife and is the leading financial and cultural center for Southern Nevada.
The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous for its mega casino–hotels and associated entertainment. A growing retirement and family city, Las Vegas is the 29th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 603,488 at the 2013 United States Census Estimates. The 2013 population of the Las Vegas metropolitan area was 2,027,828. The city is one of the top three leading destinations in the United States for conventions, business, and meetings. In addition, the city's metropolitan area has more AAA Five Diamond hotels than any other city in the world, and is a global leader in the hospitality industry. Today, Las Vegas is one of the top tourist destinations in the world.
Established in 1905, Las Vegas was incorporated as a city in 1911. At the close of the 20th century, Las Vegas was the most populous American city founded in that century (a similar distinction retained by Chicago in the 19th century). The city's tolerance for numerous forms of adult entertainment earned it the title of Sin City, and has made Las Vegas a popular setting for films, television programs, and music videos.
Las Vegas is generally used to describe not just the city itself, but areas beyond the city limits—especially the resort areas on and near the Las Vegas Strip—and the Las Vegas Valley. The 4.2 mi (6.8 km) stretch of South Las Vegas Boulevard known as the Las Vegas Strip is in the unincorporated communities of Paradise, Winchester, and Enterprise, located in Clark County.
Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon (Hopi: Ongtupqa; Yavapai: Wi:ka'i:la, Spanish: Gran Cañón), is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the state of Arizona in the United States. It is contained within and managed by Grand Canyon National Park, the Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the Hualapai Tribal Nation, the Havasupai people and the Navajo Nation. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.
The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,093 feet or 1,857 meters). Nearly two billion years of Earth's geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. While the specific geologic processes and timing that formed the Grand Canyon are the subject of debate by geologists, recent evidence suggests that the Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago. Since that time, the Colorado River continued to erode and form the canyon to its present-day configuration.
For thousands of years, the area has been continuously inhabited by Native Americans who built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon ("Ongtupqa" in the Hopi language) a holy site, and made pilgrimages to it. The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was García López de Cárdenas from Spain, who arrived in 1540.
The Apartheid Museum is a museum complex in Johannesburg, South Africa dedicated to illustrating apartheid and the 20th century history of South Africa. The structure pictured here is owned by Gold Reef - the Casino Company.
In 1995, the South African government created a process to grant casino licenses, and established an agency called the Gambling Board. As a part of any bid to build a casino in South Africa, developers are required to demonstrate how their casino would attract tourism and stimulate job growth.
A consortium, called Akani eGoli, put in a bid to build a casino in Gold Reef City whose plans included a complex called Freedom Park. Their bid was successful, and space was created for the complex next to Gold Reef City Casino. The name of Freedom Park was later changed to The Apartheid Museum at Freedom Park leading to the name controversy and legal action. The construction costs of the Apartheid Museum were around 80 million Rand, which was paid for by Akani eGoli.
The museum was registered as a Section 21company, which means that it was incorporated not for profit, with an independent board of trustees. The company is separate from Akani eGoli, which has leased the museum to the Section 21 Company for the duration of its casino licence. The museum therefore relies on donations, contributions, and sponsorships to sustain its growth.
Visitors Information
Open from 9am-5pm, the Museum is closed Mondays, Good Friday and Christmas Day. Admission costs R55 for adults and R40 for pensioners, students and children. An audio guide is available. Guided tours are an additional R5 per person and must be booked in advance. If you proceed at a reasonable pace you should be able to view and engage with the permanent exhibition in 2 hours. The museum also has an ongoing programme of temporary exhibitions so add an extra 15 minutes to your visit for this. There is a coffee shop and bookshop. A proportion of the museum's exhibitions are outside and will be wet if it is raining.
One of the most prominent artifacts in the church is the painting entitled "The Madonna and Child of Soweto", mostly referred to as "The Black Madonna", depicting a black Virgin Mary holding an infant Jesus (also black). The painting was created by artist Larry Scully in 1973, as a part of a campaign to raise funds for the education of black South Africans. The painting was then bought by a benefactor and donated to the church. A highly symbolic element of the painting is a large eye right under the Black Madonna. According to journalist Mpho Lukoto of newspaper The Star, the pupil of the eye represents the township of Soweto; two forks directed towards the pupil from the sides represent the violence that was used against the people of Soweto during the apartheid era, and the cross in the center of the pupil represents the Church that illuminates the people with hope.
After the end of apartheid, a large park was built before the church, with a fountain and memorials, including a "peace pole" donated to the church by Japanese Christians. The church is still a popular place for the people of Soweto and it has also become a prominent tourist attraction in the area.
Regina Mundi and the anti-apartheid movement
Regina Mundi played a pivotal role in the struggle against apartheid in the second half of the 20th century. Since political meetings in most public places were banned, the church became the main place where Soweto people could meet and discuss. Even funerals often ended up as political meetings. For this reason, Regina Mundi earned the reputation of being one of the main centres of anti-apartheid activism in the province of Gauteng.
During the Soweto uprising of June 16, 1976, when students where shot by the police in Orlando West (with Hector Pieterson and others being killed), many demonstrants fled to Regina Mundi. The police entered the church, firing live ammunitions. No one was killed, although many were injured and the church itself, as well as its furniture, decorations, and symbols (for example the marble altar and the statue of Christ), were damaged. Both the interior and the external walls of the church still bear the signs of the shootings.
After the end of apartheid, from 1995 to 1998, several meetings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission were held in the church, presided over by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. From 1995 on, funds were raised to restore the church. The campaign eventually collected 1.5 million rands, and restorations were made.
The events of 1976 are commemorated by a dedicated ceremony held in the church every year on June 16.
Bill Clinton's visit and controversy
In March 1998, Regina Mundi was visited by the President of the United States of America Bill Clinton with his wife Hillary. Their visit was controversial as they took the Communion in the church, despite not being Catholics. Clinton's visit was also widely covered by the media because the sermon mostly revolved on the topic of adultery, seemingly to the discomfort of President Clinton who was at the time involved in the Lewinsky scandal.
Visit of Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama, during a visit to South Africa as part of a wider African tour, visited Regina Mundi Church, with the Archbishop of Johannesburg and other women leaders in attendance, to address the Young African Women Leaders Forum there.
The Sudwala Caves in Mpumalanga, South Africa, are set in Precambrian dolomite rock, which was first laid down about 3800 million years ago, when Africa was still part of Gondwana. The caves themselves formed about 240 million years ago, making them the oldest known caves in the world.
The caves were used for shelter in prehistoric times, probably due in part to a constant supply of fresh air from an unknown source in the caves. In more modern times, the caves were discovered by Somquba, one of the sons of the Swazi king Sobhuza I, who was fleeing from his brother Mswati II. Somquba and his followers used the caves as refuge, until Somquba was killed in an unexpected attack. Survivors stayed on under the leadership of an inDuna (headman or leader) named Sudwala, thus the name.
During the Second Boer War, in 1900, the caves were used by the Boers to store ammunition for their 94-pounder Long Tom guns. It was thought that the caves may have been used by President Paul Kruger to store the legendary "Kruger Millions", gold bullion which reputedly disappeared somewhere between Waterval Onder and Nelspruit during Paul Kruger's flight from Pretoria to Lourenço Marques (now Maputo).
In 1914 a company was formed to excavate huge amounts of bat guano; this was sold as fertilizer to farmers.
The Sudwalaskraal farm that is home to the caves was purchased in 1965 by Philippus Rudolf Owen, and he opened the caves as a tourist attraction.
The major chamber in the Sudwala Caves is the P. R. Owen Hall; it is 70 metres in diameter and 37 metres high, with a constant temperature of 17°C. This chamber was used as a concert hall on a number of occasions, including July 1970, when the Russian singer Ivan Rebroff gave a concert. Concerts were stopped due to vandalism in the caves in 2002, but were started again in 2006.
There are a number of calcium structures in the cave, known by names such as the "Lowveld Rocket", "Samson's Pillar", and the "Screaming Monster"; some have been dated to 200 million years old. There are also microbial fossils of a cyanobacterium known as collenia in the rock; these formed 2000 million years ago.
The Sudwala Dinosaur Park
The Sudwala dinosaur park, situated near Nelspruit in Mpumalanga South Africa is a pre-historic themed park featuring life-sized dinosaur models in an outdoor setting and forms just a part of the PR Owen museum, which is also home to the well-known Sudwala Caves.
The dinosaur park is well maintained and accessible and is an enjoyable tourist attraction for anyone visiting in or around Nelspruit, and is also a fantastic and exciting educational tour venue.
You may take a leisurely stroll through the park on your own should you wish, but you also have the option of having an informative guided tour, where several aspects of pre-historic life and evolution are covered – and you can be sure to leave with a wealth of knowledge about dinosaurs and an insight into pre-historic life.
The Sudwala Dinosaur Park is a neighbour to the Sudwala Caves, near to other attractions around the Kruger National Park and is not a great distance from Nelspruit for a day trip with the family.
The Cradle of Humankind Site comprises a strip of a dozen dolomitic limestone caves containing the fossillised remains of ancient forms of animals, plants and most importantly, hominids. The dolomite in which the caves formed, started out as coral reefs growing in a worm shallow sea about 2.3 billion years ago.
As the reefs died off they were transformed into limestone which some time later was converted into dolomite. Millions of years later after the sea had receded, slightly acidic groundwater began to dissolve out calcium carbonate from the dolomite to form underground caverns. Over time the water table dropped and the underground caverns were exposed to the air. The percolation of acidic water through the dolomite also dissolved calcium carbonates out of the rock into the caverns, which formed stalactites, stalagmites and other crystalline structures. Continued erosion on the earth's surface and dissolution of the dolomite eventually resulted in shafts or avens forming between the surface of the earth and the caverns below. Bones, stones and plants washed down these shafts into the caves; and animals and hominids fell into the caves, became trapped and died. The bone and plant remains became fossilized and along with various stones and pebbles became cemented in a hard mixture called breccia.
At least seven of the twelve sites have yielded hominid remains. In fact, together these cave sites have produced over 850 hominid fossil remains, so that to date they represent one of the world's richest concentrations of fossil hominid bearing sites. The scientific value of this area lies in the fact that these sites provide us with a window into the past, to a time when our earliest ancestors were evolving and changing. Scientists have long accepted that all humans had their origins in Africa.
Through the use of biochemical evidence they have argued that the split of the human lineage (Hominidae) from that of the African apes took place around 5-6 million years ago. The study of hominid fossils from sites in Africa thus enables scientists to understand how these hominids have changed and diversified since then.
Sterkfontein Caves
The Sterkfontein Caves are located within the Isaac Edwin Stegmann Reserve about 10km from Krugersdorp. These caves were donated to the University of Witwatersrand by the Stegmann family. A section of the caves is open to the public, and there is a gravel platform from which the public can view the excavation site. Other facilities include a tea-room and small museum in which information about significant findings are on display.
Right from the start the caves proved rich in hominids. In 1936 the Sterkfontein caves produced the first adult australopithecine. In 1947 the almost complete skull of an adult female Australopithecus africanus was found. Initially named Plesianthropus transvaalensis ("near-man" of the Transvaal), which inspired the nickname 'Mrs. Ples'.
'Mrs. Ples' is estimated to be between 2.8 and 2.6 million years old and ranks high on the long list of australopithecine discoveries for which Sterkfontein is now famous. The world's longest sustained excavation ever carried out at an ancient hominid site was started in 1966 and continues today. A further 500 hominid specimens have been recovered, making Sterkfonteln the world's richest hominid site.
The site is also renowned for studies carried out on fossilised fauna, wood and stone tools which were made, used and discarded by hominids in the past.
The fossil remains from Broom's excavations are housed In the Transvaal Museum (Northern Flagship Institution), Pretoria, while the remains from 1966 onwards are housed at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Swartkrans is located about 1.5km north-west of the Sterkfontein Caves and is owned by the University of the Witwatersrand. Drs. Broom and Robinson carried out the first scientific excavations at Swartkrans towards the end of 1948. To date, more than 200 hominid specimens, mostly attributable to Paranthropus (Australopithecus) robustus, numerous animal remains and stone and bone tools have been recovered from this site. Apart from these robust hominids, however, Swartkrans was also the first site In Africa to yield remains of Homo ergaster. Homo sapiens, in Africa, is thought to be responsible for the stone tools and possibly for the use of controlled fire at Swartkrans. Deposits at Swartkrans date between 1.8 and 1 million years ago. Hominid and faunal specimens from Swartkrans are housed at the Transvaal Museum (Northern Flagship Institution).
This site is located about 1 .1 km to the north-west of the Kromdraai store on a steep hillside overlooking the BloubankspruIt. No recent excavations have been carried out, however there it is a possibility that hominid remains may be found If excavations are resumed.
Plover's Lake
Plover's Lake Is located north-east of the Sterkfonteln Caves, about 2.5km from the Kromdraai -Broederstroom road. Excavations have been carried out by Dr. Francis Thackeray of the Transvaal Museum (Northern Flagship Institution) in association with scientists from Washington University. The ancient cave roof has disintegrated as a result of erosion leaving" exposed calcified sediments rich with fossils. The site has yielded abundant faunal remains Including antelope, extinct zebra and a leopard lair.
Wonder Cave
The Wonder Cave Is located about 2.5 km from the Kromdraai. The enormous cave chamber with a volume of 46 OOOm Is believed to be 2.2 million years old. This cave has the best example in the region of a relatively young taluscone (a few thousand years old) which helps us understand how the older caves in the area were filled in. Wonder Cave contains drip stone formations as beautiful as those in the Cango Caves. It also has a resident bat population. Hourly tours are conducted by on well-lit pathways where no crawling is necessary.
The site is located 1.6 km to the west of the Wonder Cave. It is one of the most recent fossil hominid sites to be discovered, and is already the 3rd richest fossil hominid site. 75 specimens of Paranthropus (Australopithecus) robustus and 5 specimens of Homo sapiens have been unearthed together with a substantial faunal sample.
The site, Kromdraai, is situated about 1 .5 km north of the Sterkfontein caves. Kromdraai is known for the first discovery of Paranthropus robustus, a more robust line of hominid that existed between 2-1 million years ago in South Africa. Current excavations are being carried out in the open by the Transvaal Museum (Northern Flagship Institution). The University of the Witwatersrand and Harvard University.
Bolt's Farm
Bolt's Farm consists of a series of lime quarries some 2.5-km south-west of Sterkfontein Caves. Fauna discovered from this site Include fossil elephant, pig, antelope, saber-toothed cat and rodents. The fossils indicate a range, of different dates. Certain fossil rodents, for example, dating to about 4.5 million years, make these the oldest deposits in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site. Other species have been dated to between 3.4 -2.9 million years old.
Coopers B
Coopers B is situated about 1.25 km from Sterkfonteln Caves. It became the third South African cave deposit to yield a hominid fossil when a molar tooth was found. Apart from a significant sample of faunal remains the site has yielded part of the face of a Paranthropus (Austra/opithecus) robustus and some isolated teeth.
Gladysvale is located 14km north-east of Sterkfontein in the John Nash Nature Reserve and includes three underground caves and a considerable volume of breccia. Gladysvale preserves one of the most extensive time sequences of any cave in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site. With sediments dating from over 3.0 million years to around 250 years ago. Apart from a few hominid specimens, including two ape-man teeth, the site has yielded the skeleton of a wolf, the skull of a giant hyena and some plant remains.
Hassgat is situated about 5 km from the Hartbeeshoek-Broederstroom road. Early lime mining removed a basal ftowstone from the cave, causing part of the roof to collapse. The collapsed blocks of breccia have yielded a significant faunal sample, although the bone concentration is not particularly high. No hominids have been found thus far. Discoveries in this site include early forest-dwelling monkeys, which indicates that the deposits may be around 1.3 million years old.
Gondolin is located 3.2 km south-west of Broederstroom village. Unlike all the above- mentioned sites, which are located in the Gauteng Province, Gondolin falls within the North West Province. Identified fossils from this site suggest an age of about 1.2- 1.3 million years ago.
At present only the Sterkfontein Caves and the Wonder Cave are open to the public.
The Hector Pieterson* Memorial and museum opened in Soweto in 2002, not far from the spot where 12 year-old Hector was shot on the 16 June 1976 during the Soweto uprising that today is a symbol of resistance to the brutality of the apartheid government.
Soweto, a city developed as a township for black people during apartheid, lies south of Johannesburg. Its residents number some two million people with homes that range from shacks to extravagant mansions, and the Hector Pieterson Memorial site is included on any number of tours through the area. On 16 June on the day Hector was killed, school children had gathered to protest the imposition of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in township schools. There are contradictory accounts of just who gave the first command to shoot but as children began singing Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, and before they could be dispersed, the police opened fire. Some 20 children died in the ensuing pandemonium.
Hector Pieterson has become something of an iconic image of the fateful day, mostly due to a photograph published across the globe by Sam Nzima, photographer at the time for The World newspaper in Johannesburg, of the dying Hector carried by a fellow student, Hector's sister alongside, her hands held out in panic. Today 16 June is National Youth Day to honour young people.
Since its erection, the memorial plaque for Hector Pieterson has been repeatedly vandalized; ironically it seems due to children who don't understand the relevance or important historical implications of the memorial.
* Since June 1976, Hector's surname has been spelled Peterson and Pietersen by the press but the family insists that the correct spelling is Pieterson. The Pieterson family was originally the Pitso family but decided to adopt the Pieterson name to try to pass as "Coloured" (the apartheid-era name for people of mixed race), as Coloured people enjoyed somewhat better privileges under apartheid than blacks did.
Gold Reef City is an amusement park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Located on an old gold mine which closed in 1971, the park is themed around the gold rush that started in 1886 on the Witwatersrand. Park staff wear period costumes of the 1880s, and the buildings on the park are designed to mimic the same period. There is a museum dedicated to gold mining on the grounds where it is possible to see a gold-containing ore vein and see how real gold is poured into barrels.
There are many attractions at Gold Reef City, including water rides, roller coasters and the famous Gold Reef City Casino. The live shows of Idols South Africa are filmed live in the "Hippodrome", a large auditorium based in the park. Gold Reef City is located to the south of the Central Business District off of the M1. It is also the site of the Apartheid Museum.
Gold Reef City is one of South Africa's top family attractions. Reminiscent of an authentic turn-of-the-century mining town and conveniently located just 8 kilometers from the centre of Johannesburg.
Gold Reef City provides a multitude of experiences in one amazing destination. Living and breathing 24 hours a day, Gold Reef City provides the best of everything. The stunning opera house inspired Lyric Theatre showcases local and international A-list entertainment.
Theme Park
Thrill seekers can go wild at our exhilarating theme park, which is one of the biggest on South Africa. With a selection of rides to choose from everyone is sure to find the perfect ride and a great day out at Gold Reef City Theme Park.
Open all day you are sure to experience the excitement of the casino. With a wide range of slots and tables to choose from you are sure to find the game for you on the main floor or in the prive.
With movies@ Gold Reef City offering 6 new state of the art theatres with over 1000 seats, you are sure to catch the latest blockbusters directly from Hollywood that you have been waiting to see.
Whether you are looking for a restaurant in Gold Reef City Theme Park or a restaurant in the Casino, Gold Reef City boasting some of Johannesburg's best restaurants, such as the famous Back O' The Moon, has the perfect place for you to dine.
Gold Reef City is Pure Jozi – Pure Gold.
Rides and attractions
Some of the popular rides at the theme park include:
. The Anaconda
. River Rapid
. Jozi Express, a high-speed roller coaster built and manufactured by the German amusement park ride manufacturer Zierer
. Tower of Te ror, a high-speed rollercoaster with a vertical drop into an old mineshaft
. Golden Loop, originally White Lightnin' at Carowinds. It is a Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop
. Giant Wheel Ferris wheel
. Miner's Revenge
. UFO, a giant wheel that spins at high speed while being lifted from a horizontal position to a near-60 degree position
. Runaway Train
. Tornado
. Dream Boat
Potential flooding
It was reported in 2013 that acidic mine water was slowly rising within the mine on which the park is built, and that there was a possibility of the park being flooded if left unattended. Mine tours were temporarily halted, and the museum was moved from 215m underground to 80m above ground.
Sun City is a luxury resort and casino, situated in the North West Province of South Africa. It is located between the Elands River and the Pilanesberg, about two hours' drive from Johannesburg, near the city of Rustenburg. The complex borders the Pilanesberg Game Reserve.
Sun City was developed by the hotel magnate Sol Kerzner as part of his Sun International group of properties. It was officially opened on 7 December 1979; at the time it was located in the Bantustan of Bophuthatswana.
As Bophuthatswana had been declared an independent state by South Africa's apartheid government (although unrecognized as such by any other country), it could provide entertainment such as gambling and topless revue shows which were banned in South Africa. These factors, as well as its relatively close location to the large metropolitan areas of Pretoria and Johannesburg, ensured that Sun City soon became a popular holiday and weekend destination. The United Nations had imposed a cultural boycott on South Africa in condemnation of apartheid. To overcome this, Kerzner offered substantial financial incentives to performing artists to use Sun City as a venue. Several famous performers disregarded the boycott and performed at the venue, such as the Beach Boys, Linda Ronstadt, Cher, Millie Jackson, Liza Minnelli, Frank Sinatra (1981), Paul Anka, Status Quo, Rod Stewart (July 1983), and Elton John (October 1983).
British rock band Queen's series of performances at the venue in October 1984 in transgression of the boycott caused considerable controversy, prompting criticism in the British music press, a fine from the Musicians' Union and their inclusion on the United Nations' blacklisted artists. Following the criticism, Queen strongly defended their decision, citing the fact that they had insisted they played only to desegregated audiences. They donated to a school for the deaf and blind to prove their philanthropic values.[4] In the late 1980s, Queen's song "We Will Rock You" was used as the sound track to Sun City's 60 second video promo, which was shown as commercial on SABC-TV and also when opening shows in Sun City's Superbowl auditorium.
In 1980, Sun City's "Superbowl" hosted a racially mixed world heavyweight boxing championship fight between champion, American Mike Weaver, and challenger, South African Gerrie Coetzee, on 25 October, won by Weaver by thirteenth round knockout. The fight was for Weaver's World Boxing Association world heavyweight title.
In 1985, E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt made the venue the focus of his music-industry activist group, Artists United Against Apartheid. Forty-nine top recording artists collaborated on a song called "Sun City", in which they pledged they wouldn't perform at the resort because of their opposition to apartheid. Additionally, Simple Minds included the song as part of a live medley on their Live in the City of Light double album in 1987.
Sun City has continued since Bophutatswana was re-incorporated in the new South Africa in 1994.
The resort has four hotels:
. Soho Hotel (Formerly known as Sun City Hotel or The Main Hotel)
. Cascades Hotel;
. The Cabanas;
. The Palace of the Lost City.
Sun City has the Vacation Club which is not a hotel but rather flats sold in a timeshare scheme.
Sun City also has two international-standard 18-hole golf courses, the Gary Player Country Club and the Lost City Golf Course, both designed by Gary Player. The Gary Player Country Club is home to the Nedbank Golf Challenge (formerly the Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Challenge) that is held annually.
The Sun City resort has hosted various concerts and events, including the Miss South Africa and Miss South Africa Teen Pageant. These pageants take place annually in Sun City's Super Bowl Arena and the Valley of Waves. It also hosted Miss World pageant for five times, from 1992–1995 and 2001. The resort was also the site of the Sun City Agreement.
In 2001, Sun City was the site of the 2nd IIFA Awards. Held at the Superbowl Arena, it honoured both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood, for that year.
In 2014, the movie Blended, with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler, premiered on the premises after being filmed mostly at the resort.
Notable facilities at Sun City:
. The Valley Of Waves
. The Gary Player Country Club
. Zip 2000
. Sun Central
. The Maze Of The Lost City
. Sun City Casino
. South African Hall Of Fame.
. Motseng Cultural Village
. Animal World and Bird Sanctuary
. Mankwe Gametrackers & Pilanesberg Game Reserve
. Waterworld
. Kwena Gardens


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Cookies in a jar make an awesome Christmas gift, they are easy to put together and everyone loves cookies right?
This is the perfect gift for a teacher, or perhaps you are stuck for a secret Santa idea? Either way, these cookies in a jar could be the answer to your problem.
Quite simply they are….cookies in a jar. You can choose to either provide the ingredients to make the cookies OR if you have the time you could bake the actual cookies themselves.
How To Make Your Cookies In A Jar
Mason jars are easy to find and I used jars sized 0.95L (32fl Oz) each. Once you have your jar, print off the free labels and attach with some twine or ribbon.
If you have decorated jar lids like the ones in this post, you don't need to do anything else, but if the jar lid looks slightly dull, why not cover it with some fabric of choice. Hold the fabric in place with the ribbon or twine.
If you wish to give a gift that is a little bit different, why not go for the cookies in a jar ingredients. This is simply a jar full of the dry ingredients with a recipe card attached.
The person receiving the gift will be able to follow the recipe and make the cookies for themselves. I initially saw this recipe on Bakerella blog, but changed it slightly to take out the nuts and make sure it fitted in the jar!
The ingredients look fantastic in the jar and it makes such a cute gift. The layering is what makes the jar look so effective and it is easy to do. I layered the jars as follows:
1: Flour & baking powder
2: Oats
3: M&M's
4: Chocolate chips
5: Brown sugar
6: White sugar.
Make sure you pack the ingredients tightly, to ensure they fit into the jar. Don't you think they look great when they are completed?
Attach the FREE cookies in a jar label and the cooking instructions, and your gift is complete.
The person you have given this gift to will be able to make these absolutely delicious cookies. YUM!!
Of course, instead of giving the jar with the ingredients in, you may wish to actually bake the cookies yourself and give the gift of the ACTUAL cookies in a jar.
This also makes a super cute gift and you can still attach the cookies in a jar label. These home style cookies look great in the jar and literally scream "eat me".
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If you wish to make the cookies, here is the recipe you will need to follow. I made 28 cookies with this recipe.
- 1 1/3 cup plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup cooking oats
- 1/2 cup m&m's
- 1/2 chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1: Stir all the dry ingredients together in a bowl
2: Slightly melt the butter and add into the mixture.
3: Add the beaten egg and vanilla extract
4: Using your hands, roll the cookie dough into 1 1/2 inch balls and place on a lined baking tray
5: Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180c, 350F or gas mark 4 for 10 minutes.
Whether you chose to give the actual cookies in a jar, or the ingredients to make the cookies, this is a wonderful simple gift that everyone would enjoy.
The cookies in a jar labels are sized 7 x 7cm and are available for you to download for FREE from the printable library.
There is no limit to how many times you can download the printable's, they are free for you to enjoy as many times as you like.
Which gift do you think you would prefer to give? The ingredients for the cookies, or the actual cookies in a jar? Either way, I am sure you will be putting a smile on someone's face
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Research experience is pretty much a requirement for the competitive specialties. My research experience and letters of recommendation were the strongest aspects of my residency application, and my letters were only strong because of my research. Research created an avenue for a longitudinal relationship with faculty members that allowed them to see me grow as a medical student, to become familiar with my vision for dermatology, to truly get an idea of my knowledge, and to characterize my work ethic.
Related: How to match a competitive specialty, part one
I've listed a few tips below to make the most of the time you have in medical school. This post is geared towards making the most of an already decided project. I will do a separate post on deciding when to start research and who to work with.
If you've done successful research previously, I would love if you added your tips to the comment section!
How to make the most of your research time during medical school
The goal is to do more than expected, better than expected with grace and a smile :)
Do your research (see what I did there??)
The worst thing that can happen is to sit down to type up your manuscript only to find that someone has done your project better than you or someone has done the exact same project and made suggestions that you didn't implement. Doing a thorough literature review will allow you to design the best study and save you a lot of headache down the line. Take organized notes during your preliminary lit review so that you can refer back to them and save time when you write your final manuscript.
Start early
Ideally, your IRB proposal should be submitted and accepted before your dedicated research period begins. If not, you'll waste weeks of your limited time waiting for approval to come in. Also, prepare any documents you'll need for your research. In the best case scenario, you start data collection within the first few days of your dedicated research time.
don't put all your eggs in one basket, but don't take on too much
I was advised that I should have approximately three projects going on at the same time. Research has a natural pace, and unfortunately, often that pace is stalled. However, it's important to know what your primary project is. If you sign on to do side projects with different mentors, make sure those mentors understand what your main project is. Don't just go signing on to anything you can get your name on though. It's important to exceed expectations and that's not possible if you overextend yourself. I believe firmly that it's better to do too little and impress one person than to do too much and underwhelm multiple faculty members. Of course, the goal is to do more than expected, better than expected with grace and a smile :).
collaborate with your fellow medical students
One of my best friends and I did our research period at the same time. We worked so well together that our shared mentor actually started to schedule overlap time between our weekly meetings. She would meet with her for 45 minutes then I would join for our shared 30 minute meeting and then we would meet separately for 45 minutes. Collaboration allowed us both to collect more data than we could have done individually. For instance, she agreed to add one extra question to her clinical survey for me to analyze in a separate project. That meant for each patient consented, we gathered data for two studies! It also meant that we got our names on twice as many publications.
Related: Career profile - Brittany - ENT resident
be organized
With multiple studies with multiple faculty members at multiple time points, it's going to be really important to stay very organized. So many study documents! So many amendments! Clerical error can ruin a research project and make your PI subject to investigation by the IRB. Keep it together! You're in the big leagues now. Once, I heard my mentor say to another medical student "Didn't we discuss doing this at the last minute?" Don't be that person.
troubleshoot by yourself, but ask for help when needed
Different mentors have different styles. One of my mentors designed weekly check in meetings to stay up to date on our shared studies. Another one of my mentors was very hands off and really wanted me to give me room to fly and create. However, when I hit a road block that I could not overcome, he was immediately there to help trouble shoot. Also, don't be afraid to walk your mentor through a problem that you solved. It gives them an accurate portrayal of how much work you're putting into the project, and it also serves as a reference point in the future to prevent the next student headache.
if you happen to mess up, admit it immediately
Research is not just fun and games. It changes the way we practice medicine. Hopefully everything goes smoothly in your research period, but if you happen to make a mistake, admit it immediately. It's your job to put the purity of your project before your personal reputation.
There you go! My research period during medical school was one of the most fun experiences of my life and actually inspired me to start my blog. When I returned to clinicals, I missed the feeling of creating a product that affected people's lives.
Alright - those of you who have done successful research, please share your tips!
Thanks for reading!


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The Mariners said Monday that the club is "disappointed" that Jesus Montero violated the MLB's performance-enhancing drug policy, resulting in a 50-game suspension as part of the ongoing Biogenesis scandal.
Here's the Mariners' full statement as sent to media Monday:
The Seattle Mariners are disappointed that Jesus Montero has violated the terms of Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Our organization fully supports the Program and its efforts to eliminate performance-enhancing substances from our game.
Per the Basic Agreement, the Mariners will have no further comment.
Montero, 23, accepted the MLB's 50-game suspension Monday after weeks of disciplinary rumors that started when Ryan Braun became the first player in the Biogenesis scandal to be penalized by the MLB. Montero, Braun and others including Alex Rodriguez, Nelson Cruz and Jhonny Peralta were implicated in the league's investigation of their involvement with the South Florida doping clinic and its founder, Anthony Bosch.
Rodriguez remained the lone holdout Monday while the other 12 players accepted 50-game suspensions, The Associated Press reported. Rodriguez plans to appeal the MLB's penalty and is expected to return to the Yankees infield Monday for the first time since his hip surgery in January.
But the loss of Montero for the rest of 2013 doesn't exactly mean much for the Mariners. He will likely return before the Mariners would need him back in the big leagues.
The M's sent Montero down to the minors May 22 after he struggled in the beginning of the season as Seattle's starting catcher. The team had all but given up on his work behind the plate and was transitioning him from catcher to another position — likely first base and/or designated hitter — when he went down with a torn meniscus in his knee.
The injury required surgery and Montero didn't return to Triple-A Tacoma until mid July for his rehab assignment. In 19 games for the Rainiers this season, Montero was hitting .247 with 18 hits, one home run, no walks and 24 strikeouts; he batted .208 with three homers in 29 games for the Mariners before being demoted.
Montero's final game appearance this season was Sunday, when he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Tacoma's 8-4 loss to the Iowa Cubs. He will serve his major-league suspension in the minor leagues, even though the Rainiers have just 28 games remaining this year, and is expected to be available for the start of the 2014 season.
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