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Visalakshi Ramani said:
Monkey business everywhere
on the bra, in front of the bra,
outside and inside the bra!!! :rolleyes:
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Here is proof for my statement!!!

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KNOW YOUR FOOD

#67. Coffee bean




A coffee bean is the seed of the coffee plant. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit often referred to as a cherry. Even though it is a seed, it is referred to as ‘bean’ because of its resemblance to true bean.

The fruits / coffee cherries /coffee berries contain two stones with their flat sides together. A small percentage of cherries or pea berries contain a single bean.

The two most economically important varieties of coffee plant are the Arabica and the Robusta. 75-80% of the coffee produced worldwide is Arabica and 20% is Robusta.

Arabica beans consist of 0.8-1.4% and Robusta beans consist of 1.7-4% caffeine. Coffee beans are a major cash crop and an important export product.

The United States imports more coffee than any other nation. The average person in the United States consumed 4.09kg (9lbs) of coffee in the year 2009.

The picture I recollect in my mind of a US cop is a tall person with an expanding midriff resembling the dough nut he has in one hand and a mug of half liter black(?)coffee in the other!

When the fruit is ripe, it is almost always handpicked, using either selective picking, where only the ripe fruit is removed or strip-picking, where all of the fruit is removed from a branch all at once.

Because a tree can have both ripe and unripe berries at the same time, one area of crop has to be picked several times, making harvesting the most labor intensive process of coffee bean production.

There are two methods of processing the coffee berries. The first method is wet processing, which is usually carried out in Central America and areas of Africa. The flesh of the berries is separated from the seeds and then the beans are fermented – soaked in water for about two days.

This dissolves any pulp or sticky residue that may still be attached to the beans. The beans are then washed and dried in the sun, or, in the case of commercial manufacturers, in drying machines.

The dry processing method is cheaper and simpler, used for lower quality beans in Brazil and much of Africa. Twigs and other foreign objects are separated from the berries and the fruit is then spread out in the sun on cement or brick for 2–3 weeks, turned regularly for even drying. The dried pulp is removed from the beans afterward.

After processing has taken place, the husks are removed and the beans are roasted, which gives them their varying brown color, and they can then be sorted for bagging.
 
Visalakshi Ramani said:
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Kabbas a wind instrument made from the coconut shells.
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I think it is used as a rhythm instrument similar to Axatse.

Here is the description and picture (first one):

Pronounced ("ah-hot-say"), is a hollow gourd rattle with bamboo, wooden, glass beads or seeds woven around it on a net.

Pictured here are the seeds. In Ewe culture, the seeds are like the petals of the "forget-me-not" flower, whereby, like the

petals of the flower, the seeds are cast to determine if he or she forgets me, or not. The "axatse" is held loosely around the

neck of the gourd with one hand, while the other hand acts as a stationary, striking mallet. The gourd is rhythmically raised up

and down in between the striking mallet hand and the thigh of the player to produce sound and create rhythms.
axatsesml.jpg



The axatse and "gankogui" (second in the above picture) commonly play together as a unit or section.

Pronounced (" gone-co-gui "), the bells provide the key, rhythmic pattern for much of African music. A bell is like a muted

drum, and the one pictured here is from the Anlo Ewe people of Ghana, Africa. This and similar instruments to the "gankogui"

are played by neighboring countries and surrounding cultures. The gankogui consists of two differently-pitched bells joined

together so that when traditionally played provide a melodic-like, ostinato (repeating) pattern. The gankogui is held in one

hand and sits vertically on your knee or lap while the other hand strikes the bells with a stick.


Source: Pre War Percussion Instrument
 
Know your food

# 67. Common sage







Salvia officinalis / sage / garden sage / common sage is a perennial, evergreen sub shrub with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers.

It is native to the Mediterranean region but it has naturalized in many places throughout the world. It has a long history of medicinal and culinary use. In modern times as an ornamental garden plant. The common name “sage” is used for a number of related and unrelated species.

Common sage is grown in parts of Europe for distillation of an essential oil. In Britain sage is one of the essential herbs, along with parsley, rosemary and thyme. It has a savory and slightly peppery flavor. It appears in many European cuisines, notably Italian, Balkan and Middle Eastern cookery.

In British and American cooking, it is traditionally served as sage and onion stuffing, an accompaniment to roast turkey or chicken. Despite the common use of traditional and available herbs in French cuisine, sage never found favor there.

Salvia and “sage” are derived from the Latin salvere (to save), referring to the healing properties attributed to the various Salvia species. It has been recommended at one time or another for virtually every ailment.

Modern evidence shows possible uses as an anti sweating agent, anti biotic, anti fungal, astringent, anti spasmodic tonic.

Investigations have taken place into using sage as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Sage leaf extract may be effective and safe in the treating heperlipidemia.
 
I was Google searching for the various coconut products and I found it in one of those pages.
I found it unusual that it was marked as a wind instrument but thought may be the beads will
add a special effect to the music produced. :confused:
 
Raji Ram said:
Enjoy this performance by a tiny tot!

3-year-old drums like a pro
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This little guy looks so much like my little Tejas kanna!!!:love:

the same concentration, the dedication and interest he shows on his I pads! :laser:

I really enjoyed the following:

He was given 4 sticks instead of two, but he did not throw down the extra pair.

He could get the whole crowd keep his rhythms - without a word - and guided them through the increasing tempo.

He wanted to play again using the two autographed bats in stead of his sticks!!! :)

This child is incredibly gifted!!! :clap2:
 
Visalakshi Ramani said:
I was Google searching for the various coconut products and I found it in one of those pages.
I found it unusual that it was marked as a wind instrument but thought may be the beads will
add a special effect to the music produced. :confused:
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No confusions! I got the answer. :thumb:

The page you have searched is Laxmi Enterprises - wind instruments which says:

"We are manufacturer & exporters of the best quality wind instruments and percussion items. Here we added

only our some items. Just for your viewing we have a big range in wind instruments & percussion products in

different designs, sizes & variety. We r vary happy to hear you and looking forward to supply u quality products

for your instruments and would be very happy to answer all your question." (Copy pasted from page with errors!!)

Note added with picture: kabbas (no.92, made from coconut shell, covered with beads)
 
My dear Raji,

Thanks for digging up a relevant page. But this is not what I looked for. May be Google search engine also thought it was a wind instrument - after seeing such an advertisement! :decision:
 
But it is listed among the wind instruments.

Otherwise it would not have shown up in your

Google search along with wind instruments.

You got it wrong again! Sorry!!

Why the usage of the word again???

For nor reading the finer print?

But in the page I looked up it was labelled as a

wind instrument right below the image inside a box!!!

There we no finer print and no mention about the percussion instruments!

I now know where I went wrong.

When I got a doubt I should have followed my own formula

"When in doubt...don't do it" and posted is the image

just as a musical instrument - without mentioning the word wind.

Wise after the event ONCE AGAIN!!!
 
Moral of the incident...

Search Engines just search.
They do not think or analyze.
So even after using the search engine
it is WISER to search and scrutinize
the results obtained!!!
 
Visalakshi Ramani said:
Moral of the incident...

Search Engines just search.
They do not think or analyze.
So even after using the search engine
it is WISER to search and scrutinize
the results obtained!!!
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Very true!

1. You have searched for 'wind instruments'

2. Google has given ALL links with those two words!

3. You liked this image and clicked on it: (this is obviously rhythm instrument)

tamburineswooden_tambourine_size_681012_single_double_row_headless_with_jingles.141103933_std.jpg

Image of Tambourines - wooden tambourine size 6,8,10,12 Wooden shell, single, double row headless with jingles.


4. The link had the name Laxmi Enterprises - wind instruments

5. You missed to see that they sell rhythms instruments too!

6. Kabbas being attractive, you have posted it! :cool:

P.S: Machines are machines. They ONLY count / find the links with the words for which we search!! :decision:
 
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