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In this Q&A with Licínio Chissano, project and investment manager at Renew Capital you will discover the creativity and vibrancy of the people in Mozambique, a country renowned for its beautiful weather and beaches. Expand your knowledge about this amazing country.
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Unleashing Mozambique's Entrepreneurial Magic!
Mozambique is renowned for its captivating landscapes, pristine beaches and rich cultural tapestry. In this interview with the project and investment manager at Renew Capital, Licínio Chissano, we delve into Mozambique’s entrepreneurial landscape and the promising industries that are driving its growth. Join us as we embark on a journey to uncover the innovative ideas and projects spearheaded by Mozambican entrepreneurs and how their efforts are shaping the trajectory of their nation's future.
Q. Briefly tell us about your background in investment/career.
A. I come from a diverse background in the investment and finance industry. I started my career in social investment consulting and later joined a commercial bank in Mozambique. Working in Maputo, the dynamic city that never sleeps, was an exciting change for me. However, after five years, I wanted new challenges and considered opportunities abroad. Then, I received a job offer from Renew Capital, a firm with experience across the continent. I enjoy helping entrepreneurs at different stages of their businesses and it's fulfilling to contribute to the country's investment landscape.
Q. What makes Mozambique unique, why should someone visit?
A. Mozambique is a beautiful country that boasts over 1,500 miles of stunning coastline, as well as picturesque mountains, waterfalls and rich biodiversity. However, what truly sets Mozambique apart is its people, who are hardworking, spirited and welcoming. From the bustling streets of Maputo to the tranquil provinces, their energy is infectious and they are always eager to learn and create. When you visit Mozambique, you can look forward to a warm welcome and plenty of sunshine. The country's rich culture and friendly people will leave a lasting impression on you and the cuisine is sure to delight your taste buds. Whether you're dining at a restaurant in Maputo or exploring beyond the city, you'll find a delicious variety of dishes.
Q.What are the main industries and economic activities in Mozambique?
A. Agriculture remains a significant pillar of the economy, with many provinces engaging in agricultural activities. However, the logistics sector is rapidly growing, with strategic investments in ports, railways and transportation infrastructure. The government recognizes the country's geographical advantage and aims to accelerate regional trade, making Mozambique a key player in commerce and transportation within the region. Additionally, commerce plays a vital role in people’s livelihoods. Given the dispersed population living outside major cities, e-commerce platforms have gained popularity, allowing people to buy and sell goods without the need to travel long distances to urban centers. This helps to bridge the gap between rural and urban areas, making commerce more accessible.
Q.What’s excited you about the Mozambique ecosystem in recent years?
A. What excites me about the Mozambique ecosystem in recent years is the growing potential in the fintech sector. While there are some fintech present in the market, most are not locally owned. This creates a unique opportunity for local entrepreneurs to step in and fill the gaps in financial services tailored to the Mozambican community. Despite facing challenges with regulatory compliance and securing investments, many startups are eager to provide innovative fintech solutions. These startups are responding to high demand for services not adequately offered by established players like telecom companies and traditional banks. One example is the lack of efficient digital platforms for the popular "ti ti" savings groups, which are prevalent throughout Mozambican society. Furthermore, the government and development partners are making efforts to facilitate the growth of the private sector and encourage startups. Initiatives like incubation programs in public universities and the establishment of science and technological parks show promise in nurturing homegrown talent and innovative ideas. Q.Why are you passionate about startups and entrepreneurship in Mozambique?
A. Mozambicans are incredibly innovative and creative, always coming up with ideas that have the potential to transform into businesses. However, they often face challenges in accessing funding and resources to bring their ideas to life. Many startups struggle because they lack the necessary resources and support. This is where my passion lies – in connecting these talented entrepreneurs with opportunities and providing them with the guidance and assistance they need to thrive. I am also inspired by the honesty and openness of the entrepreneurs in Mozambique, who are not afraid to seek help and collaborate with others to grow their businesses. Their energy and determination motivate me to be a part of their journey and support them in any way I can. I firmly believe that the young generation in Mozambique has great potential and by supporting them and their ideas, we can contribute to the growth and prosperity of the country as a whole.
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Nelson Peters wanted to get some perspective on an eye-popping number. So the Allen County commissioner did what so many people do these days: He turned to Google.
When Peters searched to find other business investments in the same ballpark as the $1.2 billion upgrade planned by General Motors to its Allen County truck assembly plant, he couldn’t find even one in the U.S. in the past year.
"That doesn’t mean there aren’t any, but it led me to believe that this investment is huge," he said Tuesday afternoon during GM’s formal announcement.
GM officials agree, describing it as among the largest the company has ever made.
Construction is scheduled to begin next month on a new paint shop and expanded body shop in the plant that builds Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups in three shifts. The operation employs about 3,800 hourly and salaried workers.
The project, which includes installing state-of-the-art vehicle painting and pretreatment technology, is expected to take several years to complete. Hundreds of short-term construction jobs will be created during that period, a GM official said. No long-term jobs are expected to be created in the plant as part of the project.
Ongoing production of light- and heavy-duty pickup trucks won’t be affected.
The local investment is part of a larger company initiative. On April 30, GM officials announced plans that would invest $5.4 billion in U.S. plant improvements over the next three years. The Allen County project represents slightly more than 22 percent of the total.
The Detroit-based automaker noted in April that the grand total translates to GM investing about $5 million a day – every day – in its American operations for the next three years.
Cathy Clegg, GM North America Manufacturing vice president, said Tuesday that the investment in Allen County’s facility is a significant amount even for a company with a $57 billion market capitalization – the total value of all its stock.
"This is the largest investment we’ve made in this facility and one of the largest investments we’ve made ever," she said.
"We are committed to America, Americans and American jobs," said Clegg, who is a former manager of the local plant. "And we are committed to Fort Wayne and the state of Indiana in a big way."
"It’s a great day for Fort Wayne" was the mantra of several company, union and elected officials during the announcement at the southwest Allen County plant.
About 300 people attended the news conference, including about 200 hourly workers, who sat on bleachers and white, plastic chairs arranged in long rows.
Mike Glinski, plant manager, shared the lectern with Rich LeTourneau, bargaining chairman for United Auto Workers Local 2209, the union that represents local hourly workers. They took turns making remarks and introducing company and union officials.
LeTourneau played to the crowd, eliciting both applause and catcalls with lines that included: "Did we knock this one out of the park? Hell, yes!"
He also received a rousing response when he recalled the federal government’s $49.5 billion GM bailout from 2009.
"This country took a great risk investing in American autoworkers," he said. "That was the right thing to do, wasn’t it?"
Cindy Estrada, UAW vice president, praised local workers for not getting distracted when public opinion was sharply divided between those who supported helping the bankrupt automakers and those who didn’t. A lot of people bet against American workers and General Motors, she said.
"You didn’t let that get in your way," Estrada said. "This is a perfect example of us changing the ‘us’ versus ‘them’ mentality."
Gov. Mike Pence was among those members of Congress who voted against the GM bailout. After the formal ceremony, he told The Journal Gazette that he didn’t think it was the best response to the situation.
"I was very interested at that time in other alternatives that were being considered by Congress," he said.
In his formal remarks, Pence said he met with Mary Barra, GM’s CEO, who reminded him that the global company has the ability to invest in operations around the world.
GM, its subsidiaries and joint venture entities in 30 countries sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Cadillac, Baojun, Buick, GMC, Holden, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhall and Wuling brands.
The company has committed $1.2 billion of its $5.4 billion in U.S. plant upgrades to Fort Wayne and $785 million to be split between three Michigan locations. More announcements will be made in coming months.
Pence credited the local workforce for tipping the balance in Fort Wayne’s favor.
"It really, ultimately, is about the people here," he said.
By winning the GM upgrade, the region could end up attracting even more business investment, Pence said. He theorized that other companies will give northeast Indiana a second look as they try to answer the question why GM chose this plant for such a significant investment.
Peters also addressed the bigger picture.
"This investment will cement General Motors’ foundation in this community for years to come," he said. Turning to GM officials, he said, "Your commitment is how strong communities are built."
Mayor Tom Henry also addressed the company during his turn at the microphone.
"General Motors, you can be assured these workers won’t let you down," he said to cheers from the assembled assembly workers.
The upgrades will include technology that applies a thin-film paint pretreatment and customizes painting for each vehicle style. A new system will make it physically easier for workers to assemble instrument panels and lead to better quality, officials said.
Since June 2009, GM has announced about $16.8 billion in factory investments nationally and created 3,650 new jobs.
That includes $275 million in equipment and construction invested in the last couple of years to outfit the Allen County assembly plant to build the next-generation Silverado and Sierra. Model redesigns happen every few years.
Allen County Council members last October approved more than $15 million in tax abatements over 10 years on what was then a prospective $1 billion upgrade for the local plant.
Although Pence said he and other state officials worked closely with GM to secure the project, no information was provided about incentives offered by Indiana.

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A customer walks past an sparsely stocked shelf in a supermarket in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 24. Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA-EFE
BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 1 (UPI) -- Lebanon's deteriorating economy, an expected reduction of subsidies and political inertia have left the population at risk of acute hunger within months, experts told UPI, warning of a potential humanitarian crisis requiring immediate international intervention.
Food insecurity has become a major source of concern in Lebanon, which has been added to a list of the world's 20 worst hunger hot spots in need of urgent assistance.
Last week, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Program warned that acute hunger is due to rise steeply in most world regions, including the Middle Eastern countries of Yemen, Syria and Lebanon, which are seriously affected by a rapid currency depreciation and skyrocketing inflation.
"Lebanon is not as bad as Syria, Yemen or Sudan, but the main reason that Lebanon has been included was because of the rapid deterioration of its food security situation, rapid increase in poverty and unemployment, in addition to the devaluation of the Lebanese pound," Maurice Saade, FAO's representative in Lebanon, told UPI.
With Lebanon importing 80 percent of its food and the devaluation of the national currency, food prices have increased accordingly, Saade said. "So we have rapid decline in purchase power and rapid increase in inflation."
But the most alarming factor is Lebanon's inability to maintain food subsidies for much longer due to the dwindling foreign currency reserves at the Central Bank, which dropped from $30 billion a year ago to $16 billion.
Caretaker Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni told Bloomberg earlier this month that only $1 billion to $1.5 billion can be still used to fund subsidies, enough for two to three months.
Saade warned that if food subsidies are removed, "that will cause deterioration in food security in the country."
Price of bread
The subsidized food basket that included 300 items -- meat, poultry, oil products, milk and vegetables, but also branded coffees, cashew, coffee creamer, frozen strawberries and saffron -- has been reduced to about 42 items. Many of the subsidized foods, medicines and fuel were smuggled abroad, ending up in Syria, Turkey, Kuwait, Egypt, Sweden, Nigeria and Ivory Coast.
Even with subsidies on wheat, medicine and fuel for electricity generation remaining for now, the price of a bundle of bread has increased three times in recent few months, reaching 3,000 LL last week.
"Bread is the food of the poor...If the government decides to remove completely the subsidy on bread, it could go up to 10,000 LL and very few poor people can afford that," Saade said.
Manar, a 36-year-old divorcee with three children ages 5 years to 17 months, has been living on donations since her ex-husband lost his job as a salesman at a clothing store.
Every month, she receives a food box from Nusaned, a non-governmental group. Her family and neighbors also help her buy some fruits and vegetables while the pharmacist in the Beirut neighborhood of Burj Abi Haidar where she lives helps secure her medications and treat her children when sick.
"I am able to feed my children, but they haven't drunk milk for five months," Manar, who asked not to disclose her family name, told UPI. "Meat and chicken have become luxuries...only the politicians can afford them."
Sabah Hazzouri is luckier. She and her five-member family occasionally eat meat, chicken or fish shared by a neighbor. With two of her sons jobless, the family cannot survive on the monthly salary of her third son, a police officer with a wife and 2-year-old son.
"He earns 800,000 Lebanese pounds [$62 at the black market rate of 13,000 LL for 1 U.S. dollar], but he has to pay half of it every month for his house loan," Hazzouri told UPI. "It is getting very hard every day."
Securing sustainable support for the growing number of poor has prompted a local NGO to be more creative. "Cedars for Care" established the Habbat El Barak (black cumin) chicken farm in eastern Lebanon to provide families in need with healthy food through sustainable produce.
"We are distributing for free around 350 boxes, each containing 30 eggs, to needy families per month," Iffat Idriss of Cedars for Care told UPI. "We have to be creative and think long term."
As the subsidy program that was put in place last year proved to benefiting the rich more than those in need, the World Bank stepped in with a $246 million loan to provide emergency cash assistance for one year and access to social services to 786,000 poor and vulnerable Lebanese. Ration cards are being considered to prevent corruption, manipulation and mishandling.
"That program would help a lot...But the problem is it excludes the Syrian and Palestinian refugees," Saade said.
'All ages suffering'
Like most of the Lebanese, the estimated 1.5 million Syrian refugees and 200,000 Palestinian refugees are getting poorer due to the country's worsening economy.
"Food needs are unfolding dramatically. People from all ages are suffering," said Bujar Hoxha, country director of CARE International in Lebanon, which supported 1 million people in the country last year.
With more than 60% of the Lebanese living below poverty line, the Lebanese pound losing 90% of its value and inflation soaring above 130 percent, "the state of Syrian and Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon is even worse," Hoxha told UPI.
He warned that Lebanon is in "no-war situation" but is facing a humanitarian crisis that requires immediate attention.
The country could reach acute hunger within three months.
"It is weeks for certain families...a matter of weeks for some communities and months for other communities. But they are all moving toward acute food problems," Hoxha said.


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Gene Stratton Porter
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Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County
Although Gene Stratton Porter resided in this city only a few weeks in 1913, her life was closely associated with the Fort Wayne area. Born in rural Wabash County and educated in Wabash, the noted Hoosier author established residence successively in Geneva, Decatur, and Rome City. She was intimately connected with Coldwater, Michigan, and Winchester, Indiana; and her literary and social activities frequently brought her to the Summit City, where she had close relatives, friends, and admirers. The G. R. & I. Railroad linked together many of the communities where she lived her formative years and was the chief mode of transportation in her youth.
Gene Stratton Porter was neither a classicist, nor a naturalist, nor yet a realist in literature. Some critics have denominated her writings “opiates for the masses”; others characterized them as being of “molasses sweetness”; still others found them too imaginary. Certainly a best-seller in her day, she was a romanticist in the best Hoosier tradition of George Barr McCutcheon, Meredith Nicholson, and David Graham Phillips—those other best-sellers of that golden day of Indiana authors. President William Lowe Bryan of Indiana University once included her in a list of fourteen best-selling Indiana authors. In the larger national field of literature, her place is with those other contemporary best-sellers, Harold Bell Wright and Harold McGrath.
Gene Stratton Porter won wide popularity and a special place in the 2hearts of her readers; no contemporary author was better loved or acclaimed by the reading public. Fifty million readers of her own day enshrined her in their affections; countless thousands of later generations still read her volumes avidly and experience the same pleasant and refreshing glow as did their grandparents, parents, uncles, and aunts in the first quarter of this century. Although the professional literary critics found no especial merit in her works, Mrs. Porter was amply rewarded, both by royalties from the sale of her books and the acclaim of a large segment of the reading public who found inspiration and recreation in her words. Indeed, the financial returns from her works were seldom surpassed in her day by other contemporary authors.
To the citizens of Fort Wayne and northeastern Indiana, the name of Gene Stratton Porter is as familiar as the names and deeds of local heroes and leaders of the present and distant past. The boards and the staff of the Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County are pleased to present this brief resume of the life and work of the Hoosier author in response to frequent inquiries about her.
It is hoped that this publication will stimulate reminiscences among Mrs. Porter’s friends and acquaintances and reacquaint her large retinue of readers, both young and old, with their beloved author.
Geneva Stratton, later better known as Gene Stratton Porter, the youngest of twelve children, was born on Hopewell Farm about ten miles from Wabash, Indiana, August 17, 1863. Her father, Mark Stratton, was a farmer and ordained minister and had lived in Wabash County since about 1834. Mr. Stratton was a high-principled man with unusual mental powers and some education. Mrs. Stratton also possessed abilities of high quality.
To the end of her life, Mrs. Porter gave her father credit for her literary success. He devoted much time to instructing her by precept and by example. He found the time to give her and his other children that which they lacked in formal education. One of his contributions was the oft-enforced admonition to finish a task once it was started. He taught her economies which she practiced all of her life; many years later she remarked that her instruction in thrift at home as a child prevented her use of the telegraph later when she could well have afforded it.
Geneva Stratton had little schooling in any formal sense of the word. Her father’s knowledge of history, literature, and the Scriptures was monumental. He had read the great English and American historians of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; he knew much of their writings by rote. He could recite from memory most of the Bible with references as to the source of his quotations. He transmitted not only this knowledge and the wisdom based upon it to the child but imbued her with a zeal to teach herself; this she did. Always a woman of firm convictions, she usually had sound information to support her views.
Mark Stratton was a fervent abolitionist and assisted in the escape of fugitive slaves for several years before Geneva’s birth; a secret tunnel on his Wabash farm served as one of the stations of the famed underground railroad. The family was a strong supporter of the Union cause and stoutly adhered to the newly-organized and dominant Republican party. This partisan influence infiltrated the life of Geneva so strongly that when Grover Cleveland, a Democrat, was elected president in 1884, the young non-voting Geneva (for women did not then vote) felt that disaster indeed had come to her country.
After the death of his wife, Mark Stratton, too old for farm work, moved with his family to Wabash, where he believed his children would have better educational facilities. Geneva was eleven years old at the time.
During her school days in Wabash, Geneva began to develop an interest in writing. Strongly rejecting any and all pressures to write on subjects of no interest to her, she did write convincingly and interestingly on topics vital to her. She sometimes neglected her arithmetic for writing. There is no evidence that she, at this time, believed there was any commercial value for the product of her pen. But she did change her given name from Geneva to Genevé, and was called Gene by her family and friends thereafter.
Gene was now becoming familiar with Sylvan Lake near Rome City; at twenty-one, she had visited it three times. This was where she later wrote many of her books. Genevé, always interested in the natural wonders of the rather primitive woodlands of that day, now became interested in fishing 5and water sports. For the remainder of her life she liked to fish.
At Sylvan Lake she met a Geneva druggist, Charles Darwin Porter. Their acquaintance developed into a romance, and they were married in 1886. For a year they lived near the Court House in Decatur; thereafter they took up residence in the village of Geneva.
The new Mrs. Porter assumed the duties of a housewife just the same as any other American girl who married and settled down. As her husband’s business grew and prospered, he became interested in the local bank and served as its presiding officer and cashier. The money he invested in land, which eventually produced oil, augmented his income considerably.
Together, after a visit to the exposition in 1893, they designed a home of fourteen rooms modeled after Forester’s Building at the Chicago World’s Fair. Known as Limberlost Cabin, it was their home for twenty-six years.
A fire which destroyed a great deal of property in Geneva served to demonstrate Mrs. Porter’s capacity for leadership. She ran to the scene, quickly took command of those willing to assist her, formed a bucket brigade (for there was no fire-fighting equipment), and directed her neighbors in their efforts to quench the flames. In the process, she became seriously burned.
Mrs. Porter, whatever her innermost strivings, gave no serious attention to writing for many years. Her interest in photography, however, developed after her family gave her a small camera for a Christmas present. She became so skilled that one manufacturer of photographic print 6paper asked her about the methods she employed with his product to attain such excellent results.
Aside from husband, home, and family, Mrs. Porter’s life interest seems to have been that great reservoir of natural wonders, viz., the Limberlost Swamp immediately south of Geneva. The swamp, where a man named Limber became lost and was never found, was said to serve as a refuge for evil persons. This heavily-forested, water-soaked, primitive region harbored wildlife of great variety in its dark and treacherous bogs.
Mrs. Porter became interested in the bird life of the bogs and developed a skillful technique of photographing it. She was happiest clad in hip boots and knickers, exploring the swamps of the Limberlost. In her home she kept innumerable specimens of swamp life. Love birds, canaries, and parrots were likewise her companions. At first she was lured by birds, but flowers and insects soon thrust themselves upon her.
When her only child, Jeanette, entered school, Mrs. Porter found time to practice writing in secret. She submitted some of her nature pictures to RECREATION, and was soon a staff member of the magazine. Her first check for sixteen dollars was spent for photographic equipment, as were her later earnings; in two years she had invested about fifteen hundred dollars.
At this time, she switched from RECREATION to OUTING and wrote under the tutelage of Caspar Whitney, editor of OUTING. One of the short stories she wrote under his direction was published in METROPOLITAN, 7then a leading national publication. Meanwhile she continued her researches in nature in the Limberlost.
Mrs. Porter’s love for wild creatures influenced her strongly against the ruthless tactics of hunters and plunderers. One winter day, during a trip to the woods to feed the birds, she discovered the broken and frozen body of a cardinal lying in the road, left by the hunter who had slain it in target practice. “Song of the Cardinal,” a short story inspired by the incident, was submitted to CENTURY. The editor replied that he liked the story but would urge her to expand it into a full-length novel, which she did in a month of intensive work. Original illustrations depicting the life of the birds portrayed in the story accompanied the book, which met immediate approval when it came off the press in 1905. It also met acceptance in other lands, and during its vogue, was published in seven languages.
SONG OF THE CARDINAL, her first large-scale publishing success, began the controversy over the authenticity of Mrs. Porter’s natural history. Some critics disputed the nature facts set forth in the book. Although characters were sometimes composites, all of Mrs. Porter’s books and stories were autobiographical and were based upon true incidents. This fidelity to life contributed toward the success of her efforts.
FRECKLES, one of her best-known works, had its beginning when Mrs. Porter saw a beautiful black vulture feather fall from the sky. Accompanied by her husband, she traced it to a nearby nest in a hollow log in the swamp and began the very disagreeable task of surveying the scene. However, 8perseverance and disregard for the presence of the foul-smelling carrion on which the vulture fed, enabled them to observe and photograph the nesting of these creatures through the incubation period to the final emergence of the young from the shell. The book intertwined this episode with the life of a Scotch logger, a great deal of wood lore, and the epochal character of Freckles. It was published amid great acclaim in 1904, and during the next ten years, sold 670,733 copies. Eventually sales reached more than a million copies in America and five hundred thousand in Great Britain.
The popularity of FRECKLES was so great that Mrs. Porter published a sequel to it in 1909, GIRL OF THE LIMBERLOST. This work, illustrated by one hundred pictures, gave her world fame. Again, nature lore supplements the story in a most unique fashion.
LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL accepted articles on birds in 1904 and 1905, for by this time Mrs. Porter was an accepted writer for the masses. Her novels included a great deal of nature lore. This proved rather unpalatable to some at first, but eventually was accepted as Mrs. Porter’s way. This was the period of deep and abiding interest in nature writings stimulated by Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, John Burroughs, Ernest Seton Thompson, and Luther Burbank. Their works, together with the new interest in the conservation of natural resources, gave the literature of nature a continuing impetus. Mrs. Porter’s writing was a thread in this substantial pattern.
AT THE FOOT OF THE RAINBOW, issued in 1909, had a balanced 9ration of nature lore and romance. BIRDS OF THE BIBLE, also published in 1909, was a very scholarly work and required a great deal of research. It was by no means decisively popular, but is interesting and replete with illustrations—some of which were collected abroad with painstaking care.
About this time Mrs. Porter was employed as a contributor to INTERNATIONAL BIBLE ENCYCLOPEDIA. For four years, she also served as specialist in natural history and photography on PHOTOGRAPHIC TIMES ANNUAL.
While making photographs of birds in the spring of 1910, Mrs. Porter became interested in their music, calls, and sounds; the result was MUSIC OF THE WILD. She dedicated this book to her husband’s brother, Dr. Miles Porter, then a physician in Fort Wayne.
Mrs. Porter also collected moth specimens and eggs and brought them home for study. She sometimes placed eggs on her pillow so that she might be wakened by the sound of the moths breaking from the cocoon. Besides making photographs of their egg-laying and other activities during their short lives, she painted water colors of them. Her easel was made for her by her father when she was a child. MOTHS OF THE LIMBERLOST, published in 1912, grew from these labors and studies.
Mrs. Porter’s public, now a definite segment of the reading population, awaited the coming of each new book with the Gene Stratton Porter signature. In 1911, she published HARVESTER, which became her most popular book. LADDIE, another very popular novel, was published in 1913.
By this time Mrs. Porter alternated each serious book of nature with 10a romantic novel liberally sprinkled with nature facts and lore. During her residence at Geneva, she wrote five novels and five nature books and adopted the practice of publishing a book on her birthday.
Agricultural interests began dredging the Limberlost region after 1913, and its virgin beauty was soon transformed into a lush pattern of onions, celery, and sugar beets. Oil wells, frequently-traveled roads, and modern fences left no place for birds and moths and temporarily ended Mrs. Porter’s research in nature. Her thoughts turned to her childhood at Sylvan Lake, so she purchased one hundred fifty acres of virgin timberland at its edge, named it Wildflower Woods, and built a cabin named Limberlost in memory of the first cabin at Geneva. One of the outstanding features in her new home was a fireplace which contained stones from every state in the Union. The kitchen was regarded as a showplace by the people of the community; large and well-furnished, it was used as a model and an object lesson for groups of women interested in homemaking and home economics.
Her remarkable garden contained more than three thousand varieties of plants. She employed a tree surgeon to repair damage to old and valuable trees and improved the property near Rome City in other ways. She also went to unusual lengths to preserve the bird life against destruction and was particularly interested in perpetuating a colony of horned owls.
During her residence there she cataloged more than twenty-three thousand flowers and plants and published four books: MICHAEL O’HALLORAN (1915), MORNING FACE (1916), DAUGHTER OF THE LAND (1918), and 11HOMING WITH THE BIRDS (1919). Because of a paper shortage the publisher asked Mrs. Porter to cut MICHAEL O’HALLORAN one hundred pages after it was practically completed. This she did, and still met the deadline.
At the outbreak of World War I, Mrs. Porter was engaged in the revision and enlargement of WHAT I HAVE DONE WITH BIRDS. Although she attempted to do whatever war work met her hands, she managed to complete the revision, FRIENDS IN FEATHER, in 1917.
In 1922 and 1923, Mrs. Porter wrote editorials for McCALL’S. Although this was a new experience, her work was regarded as very successful.
Her first book of poetry, FIRE BIRD, was published in 1922. This was a definite attempt to meet the requirements of the literary critics with a work of top literary quality. Its reception, however, was disappointing; as poetry, it failed to communicate itself to its readers. “Euphorbia,” another poem, which ran as a serial in GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, was never published in book form and immediately passed into the realm of the forgotten.
Throughout her career Mrs. Porter disciplined herself to a definite amount of time for work each day; from this regimen, she was unwilling to be diverted. Although neighbors and acquaintances sometimes refused to understand, the author persisted in her schedule. At times Mrs. Porter also placed restrictions on invasion of her privacy at Sylvan Lake. She remarked that her property rights were not respected and that as an example, 12on one occasion, thoughtless fishermen dug angle-worms in her carefully cultivated gentia bed.
For reasons of health, Mrs. Porter decided in 1922 to make her home permanently in California, where she had been wintering for several years. Since royalties from the purchases of fifty million readers were pouring into her purse, and she could buy almost anything she wanted, she planned to build two houses in California; one was at Bel-Air, near Los Angeles, and the other was at Avalon. The work on these began in 1923. Here she wrote MAGIC GARDEN and KEEPER OF THE BEES.
Turning her attention to the possibility of screening her stories, she organized Gene Stratton Porter, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to produce motion pictures of her novels. She was assisted by her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Meehan, and Mr. Meehan became her director. Some attempt was made to deflect these screen stories toward a sensational love interest both untoward and foreign to the original story. Mrs. Porter protested stoutly, so the stories were screened with great fidelity to the original text.
Mrs. Porter’s health throughout life was unusually good. However, at one time, she received serious injuries in a fall; later she submitted to four severe surgical operations on her jaws and facial bones because of impacted teeth. In 1923, Gene Stratton Porter, while driving her car in Los Angeles, became involved in a collision with a city streetcar and was killed instantly.
For many years, some of Mrs. Porter’s works have been required 13reading for pupils in the English classes of the Fort Wayne high schools, which has reinforced the demand for these titles. Inquiry into the holdings of this Library reveals that at present (1953), there are 650 active copies of Mrs. Porter’s titles. In all, this Library has purchased, during the last half-century, 2,580 of her books. Of these FRECKLES is the most widely read; 353 copies have been worn out and 119 copies are still active. GIRL OF THE LIMBERLOST ranks second with 377 worn out and 90 still available.
Perhaps the greatest achievement of Mrs. Porter and her books was to induce people to wander in the out-of-doors and investigate nature. Her considerable ability as a story-teller enabled her to hold and influence her readers.
A boulder, known as Elephant Rock, lay in the St. Mary’s River a few miles north of Decatur and is probably the largest of its kind in the state. Youths called themselves skaters only when they could reach Elephant Rock and return. Since Mrs. Porter wished such a rock as a monument when she died, the school children of Adams County accordingly placed it across the street from the old Porter homestead.
The State of Indiana has now taken over both the home at Rome City and the one in Geneva as state memorials. When she moved to California, she offered all her Sylvan Lake property to the State of Indiana on the condition that she be reimbursed for the cost of the buildings and the expense of the garden, but the State was not prepared to act on the proposal at that time.
Mrs. Jeanette Meehan, daughter of Mrs. Porter, has written two books—a biography of her mother, LADY OF THE LIMBERLOST, and a novel, FRECKLES COMES HOME. In 1927, Mr. Meehan, in his capacity as director of films for Gene Stratton Porter Inc., came to Sylvan Lake with a group of thirty-five persons to film HARVESTER.
Besides her daughter and four grandchildren, Mrs. Porter was related to other persons in and near Fort Wayne. Mrs. John Heller of Decatur was a cousin; Merlin Wilson of Fort Wayne was a nephew; two sisters, Mrs. Florence S. Compton and Mrs. Ada Wilson, were residents of Fort Wayne for many years.
Holdings of Titles by GENE STRATTON PORTER in the Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County
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But this April, when the roughly 20,000 birds return, they won’t find the six acres of sand and gravel they’ve come to expect. Instead, they’ll find a thick layer of asphalt.
Last fall, Virginia’s Department of Transportation paved over the nesting site on South Island to make way for the $3.8 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion project. Considered the largest road project in Virginia’s history, the expansion is expected to ease congestion along the bustling stretch of I-64 connecting Hampton and Norfolk. But for the birds—several of which are of concern in Virginia—it erases crucial nesting habitat.
In the years leading up to the project, scientists and conservation groups held discussions with the state about the need for a compensation strategy once the 30-year-old nesting site was lost. Yet much to their alarm, when the colony was paved over last year, there was no plan in motion to help the displaced birds. And thanks to sea-level rise and coastal erosion, “there isn’t another good place in Virginia where the seabirds can go,” says James Fraser, a professor of wildlife conservation at Virginia Tech. “That’s the big problem.”
It was amid these mounting concerns that Virginia Governor Ralph Northam on Friday announced a comprehensive plan to address the nesting problem and protect the state's migratory birds. The plan includes the creation of temporary nesting habitat on a nearby island, as well as the future possibility of a whole new island being built to serve the returning seabirds.
Following the lead of other states, Northam also announced new state regulations to address incidental bird deaths or injuries caused by businesses or individuals—an offense now decriminalized under the Trump administration’s interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. “We’ve kind of entered a new era of figuring out what we are able to and need to do in the Commonwealth to shore up those protections,” says Matthew Strickler, Virginia’s Secretary of Natural Resources.
The announcement was welcomed by conservationists, but the timing also leaves a narrow window for building the short-term nesting sites. Fortunately, the state isn’t starting from scratch. In 2017, as part of the earlier mitigation discussions, the transportation department commissioned Fraser and other biologists to evaluate possible solutions for migratory seabirds whose nesting habitat would be affected by the expansion project.
The team concluded that building the birds their own predator-free, sand and gravel island would be the most successful option. The governor announced that a feasibility assessment for such an island is coming, but a project of this scope will require major resources and coordination—not to mention time. Creating a new island could easily take four to five years, says Walker Golder, the National Audubon Society’s program director of Atlantic Coast flyway strategy. “It is not an immediate process.”
In the meantime, Virginia’s Department of Game and Inland Fisheries is racing to ready temporary alternate habitat on the adjacent Rip Raps Island, also known as Fort Wool. The department plans to remove vegetation and put down sand on slightly more than an acre of the 15-acre artificial island. A contractor has also been hired to eradicate rats that reside on the island and could prey on chicks.
In addition to this alternate nesting spot, the department plans to use barges topped with a thick layer of sand to accommodate excess birds. “We have 60 days at most to get this done,” says Ruth Boettcher, a seabird biologist with the game and fish department. “We’re in a major time crunch right now, and everything has to be fast-tracked.”
Once Fort Wool is ready for the birds, Boettcher’s team will use plastic decoy birds and speakers playing bird calls to lure the returning migrants to the island. This strategy, called social attraction, will accompany actively hazing any birds that show up at South Island to ensure they don’t attempt to nest there.
Despite all of these efforts, Fraser remains concerned. While the birds were able to segregate by species on South Island, the nesting area available on Fort Wool is much smaller. These close quarters could cause conflict. In 2018, for example, when a portion of Royal Tern nesting habitat on South Island was paved over, the colony was pushed closer to the Herring Gull colony. Some tern chicks wandered into the areas used by the gulls, and “it became a blood bath,” Fraser recalls.
Another issue with Fort Wool is the fort itself. The presence of structures and trees on the island can hinder a 360-degree view and limit the birds’ ability to scope for predators. They also provide a convenient perch for predatory birds.
Recognizing that none of these short-term solutions are perfect, Golder says the current strategy is at least “workable.” Ultimately, he hopes the state follows through with building a dedicated island for the seabirds. “We’re really encouraged by their position on long-term solutions,” he says.
For now, though, the clock is ticking. Soon, the seabirds will start arriving to South Island to find their nesting site gone. What else they'll find depends on the success of Boettcher and her scrambling colleagues.


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Government of India
Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare
New Delhi, 30th May 1995
Subject: Mobility of Personnel between Central Government Departments and Autonomous Bodies - Counting of service for pension.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM. No.28/10/84-Pension Unit dated 29-8-84 and No.28/10/84-P&PW (Vol.II) dated 7-2-1986 on the subject mentioned above and to say that enquiries have been made to the effect whether it would be necessary for the parent Government Department or the autonomous body to discharge pro-rata pensionary benefits in cases in which the employee has rendered less than 5 years of qualifying service and is not entitled to any terminal benefits on the date of his permanent absorption in the autonomous body/Government.
2. The matter has been considered in consultation with the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure). It is clarified that discharge of pro-rata pensionary liability by the parent organisation is necessary in all cases of mobility of personnel from Government to Autonomous Bodies and vice-versa, if the employee opts for the pensionary benefits based on combined service in accordance with the above mentioned Office Memorandum. The settlement of payments of pro-rata pension etc. is required to be made between a govt. department and an autonomous body and not between government and individuals. The question of employee’s actual entitlement at the time of such mobility is not relevant. The amount should appropriately be calculated pro-rata based on length of service rendered and would comprise of the terminal gratuity or service gratuity or pension, as the case may be, and retirement gratuity for the employees on pensionable establishments.
3. In the case of an employee of autonomous body, with CPF benefits, the autonomous body will have to pay to the Government the employer’s contribution together with interest for the period of service rendered by him in the said body irrespective of fact whether or not the employee is actually entitled to receive benefits at the time of his absorption.
4. Ministry of Defence etc. are requested to clarify this position to all concerned authorities under their administrative control.
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All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India
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Is Canned Corn High In Sodium
Edward R. Forte
May 13, 2022
Up until last week, I wasn't able to buy fresh or dry black eyed peas.According to a study by the University of California-Davis in 2007, there isn't really a difference between sodium content of canned and fresh veggies when looking at how they are cooked.I guess the debate should be about adding salt in general to food and not just canned versus fresh.For ways to reduce salt, check out my earlier video post. .
Canned Sweet Whole Kernel Corn - No Salt Added
Add the crisp sweetness of canned corn in your favorite soups, stews, salsas, burritos and more. .
Benefits and Side Effects of Canned Sweet Corn
Fresh and canned corn have similar nutritional benefits, which include antioxidants, carbs, protein and fiber.Dietary Guidelines recommends 1,600 to 2,400 calories per day for adult women and 2,000 to 3,000 for men, depending on age.Of the total calorie content in 100 grams of sweet, canned corn, 15 percent comes from dietary fat.This is normal and healthy, because that undigested cellulose helps keep your digestive system functioning properly.By keeping you regular, fiber in sweet corn helps prevent constipation, irritable bowel syndrome**, hemorrhoids, diverticulitis** and other gastrointestinal disorders.A study published in the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition in 2019 concluded that fiber's role in increasing the volume and weight of the stool may play a part in helping to reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer.From the findings of the study, researchers suggested that adding 7 grams of fiber per day to your diet could reduce your risk of colorectal cancer by 8 percent_._.Side effect: Because of its high cellulose content, eating too much corn or any other high-fiber food may cause gastrointestinal symptoms_,_ such as cramps, abdominal pain, gas and even constipation.Dietary fiber may also cause these symptoms with certain medical conditions that inhibit absorption, such as celiac disease or irritable bowel syndrome.Medical News Today says that digestive complaints may occur if you eat 70 grams or more of fiber_._ You can usually relieve any discomfort by increasing your fluid intake.Required for energy production, these water-soluble vitamins provide fuel for the proper functioning of your heart, cells, muscles and brain.Antioxidants protect your body from damaging harmful oxygen molecules called free radicals.Free radicals are byproducts formed by normal body metabolism such as digestion, but they may also come from pollutants in the air., 1.8 milligrams or 3 percent DV Beta carotene (precursor of retinal, the active form of vitamin A), 14 micrograms.In addition, the extra water in your body can lead to bloating and weight gain, according to the American Heart Association.Sweet corn is loaded with lutein and zeaxanthin, responsible for the characteristic yellow color of the kernels.These two phytochemicals are specifically accumulated in the retina, protecting your eyes from blue light damage and helping you see clearly.To evaluate the association of lutein and zeaxanthin on eye health, yellow sweet corn was used in a cohort study in 2017.The findings, published in Nutrients, determined that food containing lutein and zeaxanthin, such as corn, may prevent or delay the progression of macular degeneration, which is the leading cause of blindness.If you can reduce your total daily caloric intake, it's easier to lose those extra pounds.A rating of 55 or less is a preferred value because that food is digested and absorbed slowly and translates to less fluctuation in blood sugar.A 2018 meta-analysis found that a diet consisting of foods high in fiber and carbohydrates but low on the glycemic index was associated with overall weight loss, reduction in fat mass and decrease in insulin resistance in overweight people.The results of the 16-year study, published in the journal Nutrients, reported that this outcome was achieved without adding any exercise.The magnesium in sweet corn contributes to increased bone density and reduces the risk of osteoporosis in women after menopause, according to NIH.Your body also benefits from potassium for proper kidney and heart function, muscle control and nerve transmission.Canned sweet corn is naturally gluten free, so it's safe if you're sensitive to wheat or have celiac disease.A widely used toxic chemical — bisphenol A — known as BPA has been linked to health concerns, including diabetes, obesity, heart disease and cancer.CEH cites that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health reports BPA exposure causes both reproductive disorders and genetic damage in lab studies using animals. .
Is Corn Good for You? Nutrition Facts and More
However, the health benefits of corn are controversial — while it contains beneficial nutrients, it can also spike blood sugar levels.Sweet corn that you eat off the cob is usually considered a vegetable in the culinary world, whereas the dry seeds that are used for popcorn are classified as whole grains.It’s eaten as sweet corn, popcorn, tortillas, polenta, chips, cornmeal, grits, oil and syrup and added to countless other foods and dishes.Due to its impressive nutrient profile, most people can benefit from eating whole corn and popcorn as part of a balanced diet.May Prevent Diverticular Disease and Other Digestive Issues The fiber in corn may also provide health benefits.One 18-year study in over 47,000 adult men associated eating popcorn at least twice a week with a significantly lower risk of diverticular disease ( 15 ).Based on these limited results, eating corn and popcorn may promote gut health and prevent digestive diseases.Summary Corn is loaded with plant compounds that are linked to a lower risk of eye diseases.Even more, the fiber in corn may provide a number of health benefits and reduce your risk of diverticular disease.A 24-year Harvard study in 133,468 adults found that each additional daily serving of corn was associated with a 2-pound (0.9-kg) weight gain per 4-year interval.Summary Corn can spike your blood sugar and may contribute to weight gain when consumed in excess.Corn crops are modified to increase yield and improve resistance to insects, disease or chemicals used to kill pests (19).The impact of modified corn and other crops on human health and environmental safety is one of the most widely debated topics in the field of nutrition.For one, studies have linked consumption of genetically modified corn with toxic effects on the liver, kidneys and other organs in animals ( 20 , 21 ).More research is needed to help consumers make an informed decision about eating genetically modified corn.Kernels can be added to soups, salads, vegetable dishes or served on their own with butter or olive oil and seasonings.Finally, dried kernels can be used to make popcorn on your stove or in an air popper for a delicious and satisfying snack. .
Does Whole Corn Have Sodium?
Pouring 1 tablespoon of melted margarine-butter blend over your corn adds another 125 milligrams of sodium to your side dish.Having a family history of heart disease or high blood pressure means that you’ll need to keep your intake to less than 1,500 milligrams daily.In this case, having 1 cup of cooked corn from a can takes up nearly 40 percent of your total daily sodium allotment. .
Is Corned Beef Healthy?
This article will look into how corned beef is made and whether it’s healthy or should be reserved for an occasional holiday treat.Corned beef is enjoyed in many ways, including as a breakfast hash, a Reuben deli sandwich, or the traditional St. Patrick’s Day dinner.Summary Corned beef is made by brining brisket in a salt and spice solution to make it more tender and flavorful.Nutritional content Corned beef is full of protein and fat, and it’s a good source of many vitamins and minerals (1, 2 ).It’s difficult to make a low sodium version of corned beef because the brine salt helps tenderize the meat.Sodium nitrite helps maintain freshness by limiting the growth of bacteria that cause foodborne illness.Homemade corned beef that is brined with regular pickling salt instead of sodium nitrite is gray in color.Individually, these nutrients play many roles in your body, but they all collaborate to make healthy red blood cells ( 2 , 4 , 5 ).Some large population studies suggest diets high in red, processed meat may contribute to a higher risk of health problems and death ( 8 ).Summary Corned beef adds some important nutrients to your diet, but it’s still processed red meat, linked with an increased risk of health problems like heart disease and cancer.Experts looked at more than 800 studies and found that eating about 2 ounces (50 grams) of processed meat each day may increase your risk of colorectal cancer by 18% ( 7 ).


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The tragedy of Kenya's latest drought is captured in all its complexity by Jeffrey Gettleman. His deeply contextual story won't lend itself to climate advocates who'd probably like nothing better than to tag it as another cautionary tale of global warming. As Gettleman explains,
The aid community here has been predicting a disaster for months, saying that the rains had failed once again and that this could be the worst drought in more than a decade. But the Kenyan government, paralyzed by infighting and political maneuvering, seemed to shrug off the warnings.
Even in the U.S., with its stable civil society, drought triggers recrimination and conflict over shrinking natural resources. In ethnically fractured Kenya, which still has not recovered from the violence set off by a discredited 2007 political election, here's the simmering social boil that Gettleman attributes to the drought:
It is stirring up tensions in the ramshackle slums where the water taps have run dry, and spawning ethnic conflict in the hinterland as communities fight over the last remaining pieces of fertile grazing land.
Kenya presents one of the most vexing cases for environmental security proponents, whose challenge is to demonstrate causal connections between environmental stresses (such as drought and resource depletion) and sociopolitical unrest. (This 2008 Gettleman story on Kenya's ethnic divisions underscores that challenge.) Teasing out the dominant variables responsible for Kenya's continuing decline seems impossible. That leaves us with a a more nuanced story of interconnected environmental, cultural, and political forces. Gettleman does this better than anyone with his reporting. Still, I have this nagging sense that drought is an obvious tipping point all through history. Yet humans time and again seem surprised and ill-prepared when the rains don't come. These days, there's much public discourse on sustainability and climate change; meanwhile, drought, which deserves more respect from policymakers and political scientists, is increasingly ghetto-ized in environmental debates as a subset of global warming.


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Blues have been handed a trip to Championship side Millwall, now managed by Ainsworth's old QPR boss Ian Holloway.
Ainsworth was Holloway's former captain as they guided the R's to promotion from League One, before the current Blues boss was placed in caretaker charge at Loftus Road when the Bristolian was placed on gardening leave.
Ainsworth said: "Ian's a fantastic manager. He's changed over the years to become a really good tactician.
"I played with his assistant Marc Bircham at QPR so there's big connections. It's the first time I've been up against him as a manager and I'm really looking forward to that one."
The Blues boss can expect a rough ride from the crowd at the New Den on Tuesday night after he fractured the cheekbone of Lions defender Tony Craig on his Wanderers debut, before being sent off when the sides met again later in the season.
He said: "It's going to be a tough one away at Millwall. I don't think any team going to Millwall ever expects anything but a tough game.
"We'd love a nice little cup run. We were close last year but hopefully we can go one better this year."

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The World's Largest Floods, Past and Present: Their Causes and Magnitudes
General Books LLC, 2011 - 20 pages
Original publisher: [Reston, Va.]: U.S. Geological Survey, 2004. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)56793014 Subject: Floods. Excerpt: ... Floods, Landscapes, and Hazards 9 This map shows rivers with drainage basins larger than 500,000 square kilometers. Map numbers are keyed to table 2. Figure 5. Most of the largest documented floods in the past 100,000 years resulted from the failures of natural dams, but conditions that caused some of the largest of these natural dams, such as the large ice-dam failures at the margins of continental ice sheets, are now absent. Consequently, earth history contains " flood epochs " - times when climate and topography combine to produce higher-than-typical frequencies of large floods. To produce floods with discharges 3 greater than about 1 million m / s, times of advanced continental ice sheets and rapidly changing global water balances are required. In many locations, these outsized floods from previous flood epochs were dominant forces in establishing regional drainage networks and landscape patterns that persisted into times of fewer extreme floods. Other geologically controlled cataclysmic floods are probably more evenly distributed in time, at least at time scales of hundreds to thousands of years. Conse-quently, the future likelihood and magnitude of such events can be more directly guided by analysis of past In general, larger river basins produce larger floods, Figure 6. but larger unit discharges in the moist tropics can result in floods events. Within active volcanic provinces, the likelihood of disproportionately large size. Numbers refer to basin numbers of large volcanic eruptions and the consequent flood-in figure 5 and table 2. generation processes probably does not change signifi-cantly over hundreds or even thousands of years. Simi-larly, the frequency of large valley-blocking landslides probably remains relatively constant over such time scales.
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Star-Crossed Lovers And Loyalties: K-Dramas You Should Watch After "Mr. Sunshine"
Are you still reeling after the finale of the epic historical melodrama “Mr. Sunshine”? Does your life feel suddenly empty without the bittersweet romance of Ae Shin and Eugene, the heroic missions of the Righteous Army, or the general badassery of Ae Shin and Kudo Hina? We don’t blame you! “Mr. Sunshine” was an epic K-drama through and through, and if you’re missing the show, you might need to fix your withdrawal — by starting right into another K-drama, of course. We have some drama recommendations for you based on what you loved about “Mr. Sunshine,” whether it was the heart-rending romance, the thrilling gunfights, or everything in between. Read on!
Of course, the first K-drama that comes to mind in relation to “Mr. Sunshine” is “Goblin,” as both melodramas were helmed by the same writer-director team of Kim Eun Sook and Lee Eung Bok. It’s no surprise, then, that the two dramas have some noticeable similarities, such as breathtaking cinematography…
And beautiful, yet tragic, romance between ill-fated lovers. If you were captivated watching Go Ae Shin (Kim Tae Ri) and Eugene Choi (Lee Byung Hun) fall deeply in love despite knowing that their different loyalties would prevent them from ever truly being together, you’ll love the bittersweet romance that develops between a goblin (Gong Yoo) and his human bride (Kim Go Eun), the only one who can end the immortal life he has long desired to leave behind.
If you’re looking for a romance that is less on the melodramatic side but still faces its fair share of obstacles, you can always turn to “Descendants of the Sun,” another hugely successful collaboration between Kim Eun Sook and Lee Eung Bok. “Mr. Sunshine” fans will love the action-packed romance of “Descendants,” which follows the relationship between a military captain and a trauma surgeon as they navigate their very different, yet equally dramatic, careers.
Watch “Descendants of the Sun” here:
One of our favorite parts of “Mr. Sunshine” was how bold and fiercely independent its two female leads were. Both Ae Shin and Kudo Hina (Kim Min Jung) were strong-willed, skilled in self-defense, and ready to risk their lives for the causes they believed in.
If you’re missing these two girl crush-worthy heroines, you’ll want to check out “Chicago Typewriter,” which features another resistance fighter as its leading lady. This unique drama takes place half in modern times and half in the 1930s, during the Japanese Occupation of Korea. Im Soo Jung plays a woman who, just like Ae Shin, can often be found disguised as a man, with her gun aimed at those seeking to oppress her country.
In the present storyline, this badass woman becomes reincarnated as the number one fan of bestselling author Han Se Joo (Yoo Ah In). When author, fan, and a mysterious ghost writer are brought together in the present, the trio must unravel the mysteries of their previous incarnations together. The drama also highlights the importance of the power of the written word, which will resonate with anyone who adored the determined editor-in-chief Kim Hee Sung (Byun Yo Han) in “Mr. Sunshine.”
Start watching “Chicago Typewriter” here:
But that’s not the only reason you’ll love “Gu Family Book,” as the drama has enough political intrigue, romance, and fight scenes to rival “Mr. Sunshine,” all wrapped up in a fantasy sageuk setting that makes the drama as charming as it is exciting. It even features Yoo Yeon Seok (our beloved Gu Dong Mae) among its cast!
Catch the first episode of “Gu Family Book” here:
Complex Male Leads
One of the most gratifying parts of “Mr. Sunshine” was watching the three male leads’ character growth throughout the course of the show. Eugene, Dong Mae, and Hee Sung were all wonderfully complex characters, especially in their feelings towards Joseon, which ranged from indifferent to antagonistic in the beginning of the drama.
But by the end, all three men had discovered varying levels of admiration and loyalty for the country from which they were all natives, yet also outcasts. And they also, somewhat begrudgingly, learned to appreciate each other:
It’s not every drama that offers such profound growth from its characters, and one that provides a similar journey, also set in the Japanese Occupation era of the 1930s, is “Bridal Mask.” The story centers on an initially pro-Japanese Korean man named Lee Kang To (Joo Won), who later becomes a symbol of the Korean independence movement when his life changes course and he dons a bridal mask to fight for the country’s freedom. If you enjoyed watching the men of “Mr. Sunshine” struggle with their evolving loyalties, you’ll be fascinated by Kang To’s character arc.
While it does not center on the same time period, historical drama “Six Flying Dragons” also does an excellent job of developing its male leads in a masterful way as it retells the founding of the Joseon Dynasty. Along with Yoo Ah In, the strong cast of this drama also includes a familiar face: Byun Yo Han (Hee Sung in “Mr. Sunshine”). Just like “Mr. Sunshine,” “Six Flying Dragons” follows these men from childhood in order to weave richly compelling character arcs, and the drama is rife with all the political strife, torn loyalties, and differences in social class that made “Mr. Sunshine” so consistently exciting.
Start watching “Six Flying Dragons” below:
Everyday Heroes in Dark Times
Finally, it would be hard to watch “Mr. Sunshine” without being inspired and moved by the selfless, patriotic displays of heroism enacted by characters rising up to defend the country they love. We’ve already mentioned a couple K-dramas that take place during the era of Japan’s colonial rule over Korea, but there are a few more that you should definitely check out from this period!
Set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai in the 1930s, “Inspiring Generation” portrays this historical period from a different point of view. The drama follows Korean ex-pats living in Shanghai, particularly one man who, following the death of his father, becomes a legendary fighter. If you admired Ae Shin’s passion and courage…
Then you’ll enjoy the action and grit of “Inspiring Generation”!
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Last but not least, “Gunman in Joseon” is a Japanese Occupation era drama that takes place in 1876 (“Mr. Sunshine” begins in 1871), amid conflicting ideals about Joseon’s future as global powers begin to take an interest in the kingdom. The drama features the always wonderful Lee Joon Gi in the starring role as the son of the Joseon Dynasty’s last great swordsman. When tragedy befalls his family, he hangs up his sword and picks up a Western-style rifle to take out his enemies.
Remind you of anyone?
Like “Mr. Sunshine,” “Gunman in Joseon” has the undeniable charm of a time period when the modern confronts the old-fashioned: hanbok mingles with Western-style suits, sword fights and shootouts abound, and old and new ideologies clash for maximum excitement.
Watch the first episode of “Gunman in Joseon” here:
Well, don’t continue to lament the loss of “Mr. Sunshine”! Go forth and watch one of these awesome dramas!
Hey Soompiers, what do you miss the most about “Mr. Sunshine”? Which drama are you watching now that it’s over? Let us know in the comments!
hgordon stays up way too late on weeknights marathoning K-dramas and trying to keep up with the latest K-pop releases.


Students to enter Quincy’s gleaming new middle school Oct. 21
The city is less than a month away from opening its new, $32 million middle school.
Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch and School Superintendent Richard DeCristofaro said Tuesday that the new Central Middle School, at the corner of Hancock Street and St. Ann’s Road in Wollaston, will open to students on Monday, Oct. 21.
“It’s been talked about for decades,” Koch said of opening the school. “It’s huge. It’s a great sign of what’s happening to our city – going from the old to the new.”
About 600 students in grades 6 through 8 started the school year in the old Central Middle School at 1012 Hancock St. The old middle school was built in 1894 as Quincy’s first high school, then converted to a junior high in the 1920s.
Officials had initially planned for Central students – from the city’s Merrymount, Beechwood Knoll, Bernazzani and Wollaston neighborhoods – to start the year in the new building, but general contractor H.V. Collins needed more time.
“Our students, our staff and our parents have been incredibly patient,” DeCristofaro said. “When they see this exceptional learning environment, I’m sure they will be very, very pleased.”
Christopher Walker, a spokesman for Koch, said keeping the old school open this fall hasn’t cost the city any money that wasn’t already in the education budget. He said electricity and maintenance costs are about the same, if not lower, than they will be at the new school.
“Although it is a highly efficient building, it’s a substantially larger envelope,” Walker said. “It is going to cost a little bit more to heat and electrify.”
On Sunday, Oct. 20, the city will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new school. Officials are also planning a ceremony for the morning of Oct. 21, during which Central students will walk from the old school to the new building.
Students will be grouped by floor in the new building: grade 8 on the third floor, grade 7 on the second and grade 6 on the first. The new school also includes a media center, a gym and a performing arts auditorium.
Officials said teachers and other school staff members will be given ample time in the coming weeks to get acclimated in the new classrooms, which include interactive smart boards.
The building itself cost $32 million. The land purchase, site engineering and other related costs bring the project total to about $50 million. The city expects the Massachusetts School Building Authority to reimburse the city for about $33 million of the costs.
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Bionicle Guardians is a live action television series created for Netflix.
Summary: Six teenaged humans, who are students at the Element High School and members of the Dragons. When they contact with strange elemental energy, they find themselves in Okoto. Ekimu tells them a story about six heroes who came to Okoto to defeat Makuta, the Mask Hoarder. Unfortunately, a group of evil aliens seeked to destroy Okoto. The heroes will defeat evil and save Okoto.

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Photographer and visual artist Olof Grind, AKA Luminous Kid, can now add “upstart indie musician” to their already impressive resume.
The Swedish artist has teamed up with friend and former client Phoebe Bridgers on the new song ‘Mountain Crystals’, the first release from their upcoming debut album at the end of the dream.
Grind and Bridgers have previously worked together on Bridgers’ 2020 album Punisher, for which Grind shot the cover photo.
The video for ‘Mountain Crystals’ shows most of the song’s lyrics superimposed over the naked bodies of Grind and another individual caught in increasingly intimate moments. That is until the end when the visuals dissolve into a 2001: A Space Odyssey-like psychedelic collage of colours and noises.
The song itself, which mixes in some of the twee folk sensibilities that Bridgers herself has toyed with over the years, sounds like it would be right at home in a Wes Anderson montage or on the second side of Punisher. Musically, the song acts as a sort of lullaby, lulling you into a state of comfort and tranquillity with gentle ukulele strums and faint hand claps. Actually, now that I think about it, if you told me this was an outtake from Sufjan Stevens’ Call Me By Your Name soundtrack cuts, I would not be surprised in the slightest.
Grind is already prepared to stand up as a positive force in the world of entertainment. “I think the more role models and queer experiences that exist in popular culture, the better,” Luminous Kid said in a statement about his forthcoming album. “If a song or a work of art can make a sad and trapped young queer person feel better about themselves, then it is a step in the right direction.”
Check out the video for ‘Mountain Crystals’ down below. at the end of the dream is set to be released on April 23rd.


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I had the pleasure of hanging out with Fish a few weeks ago, here is the resulting profile.
You have heard of the Oracle of Omaha. Well, Fisher, the founder of Treetop Ventures, a consulting and investment firm, is the patriarch of the city’s burgeoning tech scene.
Fisher, in his mid-60s, is an unlikely kingmaker in this city known more for thick steaks than high stakes.
At 5 foot 7 inches, he’s short and often jokes about his height. He’s nearly bald, but still makes regular visits to his longtime barber, who now rents a chair in a woman’s nail salon, to trim up the sides and his sparse beard.
And even though he predates desktop computers by decades, energetic entrepreneurs young enough to be his grandchildren seek him out as much for his wisdom as his wallet.
“He is almost a required stop” for early-stage companies, says Danny Schreiber, a founding editor of Silicon Prairie News, a blog that covers the region. “People want to go and speak with Bill Fisher.”
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by Mary Senft
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dbl acting baking soda
2/3 cup of milk or half and half
3 or 4 eggs
1/2 tsp. Vanilla extract
Sift dry ingredients into bowl, beat eggs and mix with milk. Make well in flour and pour liquid in. Stir with wooden spoon, avoid lumps.
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Heat over medium heat till light brown underneath. Lift and turn with spatula. Turn and bake till under part is golden brown.
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Sprinkle with sugar and serve.
Dutch Pancakes differ: — I sometimes manipulate out the cottage cheese
Separate 4 eggs. Beat yolks, add 1 cup sour cream (and 1 cup cottage) cheese and beat. Add 3/4 c. flour and 1/2 + tsp. baking soda and beat. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Cook as above, turning when bubbles form.
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It is hard to find humor in the officially sanctioned nativism of Arizona legislators and other white legislators targeting brown people, especially immigrants these days. But here is a “deprofiler” website that is “selling” white masks for folks to wear to avoid the “reasonable suspicion” clauses of anti-immigrant legislation. Now you can buy “a friendly white person’ face”:
What’s the big deal? Just buy a fake green card.
I did not post the “…big deal…” message. For the story behind this, and the shills who post nonsense of this sort, see this January 2010 “Wired” story: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/12/ff_fake_physics/
Wow. Thanks so much for that link – and all your work chasing down these diploma mills. In the “Wired” article, I noticed that cleverly disguised websites are part of how they perpetrate the diploma mill fraud (“…the domain suffix .edu does not guarantee authenticity.”) This is similar to a phenomenon I’ve written about called “cloaked sites,” more here:
I guess my question is why would someone post that comment using your name? Is it intended to discredit your work against the diploma mills?
Pure harassment. The person who is probably the source of the post is a disturbed fellow who goes after people who work on higher education quality assurance. He believes there should be no government oversight of higher education, and appears to become enraged at those who do. A sad fellow, but one who lashes out at others, rather than keeping his misery to himself.

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Flu and COVID shots should be available by next month.
Sandra Krikke is the acting Infectious Diseases Manager for the Northwestern Heath Unit and initially they are providing the vaccines for people considered most at risk.
"Starting the week of October 10th, that's for the high risk population," explains Krikke.
"They have to meet the high risk criteria and for the general public vaccines will start to be available on October 30th."
Krikke points out they will have both shots available.
"Flu and COVID and they are safe to get at the same time and it is recommended to get them as early as you can, not to put it off, because it does take up to two weeks to take effect."
Krikke says the high risk category includes doctors, nurses, police, first responders and anyone living in a long term care setting.
Krikke adds there have been a few confirmed cases of COVID in the area in recent weeks.
"There's been a slight increase. We're still lower than the provincial average so the other jurisdictions are definitely higher than our rates here in Northwestern Health Unit's catchment area."
She says it's still too soon to tell if it will be an active year for flu and COVID cases in the region.