LSS (Lagos Surf Safari) was established in 2006.
Based in Lagos, Algarve, it operates along the South and West coast beaches, of the Costa Vicentina nature reserve park.
LSS offer a safe and high quality environment for their clients to learn to surf, whilst enjoying the spectacular landscape and beautiful flora & fauna of the south western Algarve. All the guides/instructors are acredited with the Portuguese Surf Federation and have vast experience in this wonderful sport.
LSS is committed to making the great sport of surfing and the fantastic beaches a safer and more fun place for everyone.

FUNMI IYANDA

After eight years of producing and hosting the  studio talk show, New Dawn, Funmi Iyanda is back with another show,Talk With Funmi.‘TALK WITH FUNMI’  was premiered at Silverbird Galleria Lagos a couple of days back and according to a source that was at the premier,it was awesome.One thing a lot of the viewers do not know is how much work was put into the TWF show and we at GidiNoize deemed it fit to let y’all know.  

TWF is set in multiple locations across Nigeria thereby bringing truly inspiring real life stories, fresh perspectives of our diverse cultures, tangible information and inspirational experiences of real people from various parts of the country into the homes of Nigerians in a fun filled engaging and entertaining manner.  TWF takes Funmi and her crew round the entire 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory(Yes Oh!!!), to bring the Nigerian story alive. Four states have been visited so far and the first 13 episodes of the show have been shot and fully edited and we at GidiNoize have pictures of the behind the scene moments(Yay!)  

The show will be premiered on various T.V stations like DSTV’s Africa Magic & Magic World (Primetime), NTA/AIT and  wait for it !wait for it!—> a major UK network…did I hear someone scream..lol…well yes,those of you in Jand wont be missing out on nada.  

Anyways enough of the story,here are the pictures-Enjoy!  

FUNMI TALKS WITH BIKERS(OKADA DRIVERS).

  

FUNMI TALKS WITH OBA OF BENIN PALACE,EDO STATE.

FUNMI TALKS WITH DANCERS IN AJEGUNLE

   

FUNMI TALKS WITH MARVELOUS BENJI

  

FUNMI TALKS WITH DR VICTOR UWAIFO

  

FUNNMI TALKS WITH GOVERNOR BABATUNDE FASHOLA.

  

FUNMI TALKS WITH DESMOND ELLIOT,KATE HENSHAW AND BIMBO AKINTOLA.

    

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FUNMI TALKS WITH KATE HENSHAW AND DESMOND ELLIOT.

FUNMI IYANDA

After eight years of producing and hosting the  studio talk show, New Dawn, Funmi Iyanda is back with another show,Talk With Funmi.‘TALK WITH FUNMI’  was premiered at Silverbird Galleria Lagos a couple of days back and according to a source that was at the premier,it was awesome.One thing a lot of the viewers do not know is how much work was put into the TWF show and we at GidiNoize deemed it fit to let y’all know.  

TWF is set in multiple locations across Nigeria thereby bringing truly inspiring real life stories, fresh perspectives of our diverse cultures, tangible information and inspirational experiences of real people from various parts of the country into the homes of Nigerians in a fun filled engaging and entertaining manner.  TWF takes Funmi and her crew round the entire 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory(Yes Oh!!!), to bring the Nigerian story alive. Four states have been visited so far and the first 13 episodes of the show have been shot and fully edited and we at GidiNoize have pictures of the behind the scene moments(Yay!)  

The show will be premiered on various T.V stations like DSTV’s Africa Magic & Magic World (Primetime), NTA/AIT and  wait for it !wait for it!—> a major UK network…did I hear someone scream..lol…well yes,those of you in Jand wont be missing out on nada.  

Anyways enough of the story,here are the pictures-Enjoy!  

FUNMI TALKS WITH BIKERS(OKADA DRIVERS).

  

FUNMI TALKS WITH OBA OF BENIN PALACE,EDO STATE.

FUNMI TALKS WITH DANCERS IN AJEGUNLE

   

FUNMI TALKS WITH MARVELOUS BENJI

  

FUNMI TALKS WITH DR VICTOR UWAIFO

  

FUNNMI TALKS WITH GOVERNOR BABATUNDE FASHOLA.

  

FUNMI TALKS WITH DESMOND ELLIOT,KATE HENSHAW AND BIMBO AKINTOLA.

    

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FUNMI TALKS WITH KATE HENSHAW AND DESMOND ELLIOT.

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Since only Americans, some Canadians, Australians and residents of South Africa refer to Football as Soccer, I will be referring to the sport as Football from this point on. 

I felt the name of this post was appropriate because that’s all I have been doing the past three days, playing football!  It has been an amazing experience playing with the local boys, it’s almost like another language that everyone can speak and always brings smiles to people’s faces.

Sunday

My friend Phillip picked up my Nigerian Attire and delivered it to me early that morning.  I unfortunately didn’t take any pictures but this Sunday I will snap some and post them.  Since I don’t have any pictures, I’ll wait to explain the process I went through to get it made and so forth until Sunday as well.

The Arik bus didn’t show up to pick me up, I think they stopped the scheduled Victoria Island Trips and now require that you request the trip, it does not automatically happen.  So I mostly just relaxed at the hotel, and put together a website for Arik pilots to keep in touch: www.arikpilottalk.forumr.net

The website is only for Arik Pilots, and requires registration and approval by an Administrator to view the posts.  I am hoping that eventually all of the pilots will use this and we can plan things to do, talk about safety related items, and other pertinent items.  So far the site has received a positive response, but the registration by pilots has been greatly slowed down by the poor/in-operative internet connections at most hotels.  Ironically, the hotel I am at has one of the best internet connections of all the hotels we stay at.  I feel this is ironic since most people try to leave the hotel I am at for hotels with nicer rooms, better food, and more activities on-site.  I however don’t mind it here unlike 95% of the rest of the pilots.  I have become friends with the staff who always greet me genuinely and with a big smile since I do the same to them (the knowledge of local customs has come in handy), I actually like the food although the nearby hotel does have much more choices.  We have free transportation unlike any of the other hotels to my knowledge, and like I said before, the internet is great in comparison to the rest of the hotels which is highly important when you live thousands of miles from friends and family.  I am very comfortable in this area.

Monday

This day was special.  It started with an solo quest for a football, while walking down the street I asked a young man if he knew of a place where they are sold.  He then proceeded to ask if I could help him by donating some Naira to him.  I promptly said no, but then, wanting to help, I said I’ll give him some Naira if he helps me get a football.  The next thing I knew, we were sitting on a bench while an Okada (motor bike used as a taxi) went and bought me one from a relatively far place.

About 30 minutes later, the Okada returned with a very nice football that cost me 4,000 Naira (about $27 US).  I paid the Okada driver 150 Naira for getting my football, and my new friend 100 Naira or so for the help.  He then told me that he knew of a place nearby where we could play and we were on our way.  This is when the football in my hands came in handy, a couple groups of boys were walking by and asked if they could play.  And rather quickly, we had a mob of young footballers anxiously looking for a place to play.  As we passed by the nearby hotel, I called a friend of mine who was staying there and he quickly agreed to meet us outside the hotel to join our group of players.  I handed out some water  and sprite that I got from the hotel to some of the guys and we continued on. 

Unlike Washington State in America, there aren’t flat grassy parks and fields all around.  Suitable fields in this immediate area are scarce and even the best I have seen so far wouldn’t cut it back home for most players.  Field #1 had its gates closed, Field #2 was very poor with trash and sewage all around.  So after almost an hour of walking, we snapped the photo below and followed some very young kids who were leading us to hopefully a field we could actually play at.

About a 1/2 KM from the next field where we finally were able to play, my friend (Soren from Denmark) who joined us earlier had to head back since he had to work soon and was growing tired of the never-ending walk.  I made sure he felt comfortable walking back alone since we were quite far from the hotel, and he assured me he was fine and left the group.

Soon we arrived, very tired from the heat, but anxious and excited to finally play.  We played 7 vs. 7, shirts and skins.  I had a blast but ran out of energy very quickly and wasn’t able to play very long.  The heat, the sun, the deep sand, and the long walk had drained my energy.  Here are some pictures from the game:

A majority of the boys played in there underwear since they hadn’t planned on playing, it was either that or play in jeans.  The walk back to my hotel consisted of almost every boy exchanging phone numbers with me so we could all arrange another football game.  I told everyone to come back to my hotel so I could get them all free drinks and food.  It sure was a sight when I walked into the hotel with a train of kids – the hotel employees had never seen that before!

I made sure they were all comfy, ordered them some drinks, and rested with them watching football on TV.  I arranged for the hotel to make 20 meat pies so everyone could have something to eat.  They were all very appreciative of course.

My whole body was full of sand from playing football, so the shower floor was full of sand after rinsing off, along with the floor of my hotel room.  The boys ate there meat pies, drank at least two drinks each and were soon on there way and I told them they are all welcome to come by anytime and say hello.

I may not have been handing out money, but I did the least I could, gave them some food and water, and enjoyed there company.  It sure was funny thinking back that the day originally started with me going out alone to buy a football, and ended with a great group of kids populating the hotel lobby and making a mess of empty bottles and meat pie wrappers.

Later that night, I hung out at the nearby hotel and played computer games against some other pilots until 2AM!!!  It was a lot of fun, although it kind of messed up my sleeping schedule.

Tuesday

I slept in today until 1PM since I had stayed up so late the night before and was so tired from all the walking/football.  But after brunch, I took my football out to the small parking lot of the hotel where the security guards hangout and played with them for probably at least three hours.  The driver for the hotel and some of the guests played with us occasionally as well, it was a lot of fun and my shirt was soon completely drenched with sweat and I hobbled up to my hotel room, showered, ordered dinner, and did some more work on the website I had created a couple days prior.  Paul, the bartender at my hotel, arranged for him and I to check out a nice grass field where some great players train, and where I could hopefully play at instead of the sand field from time to time.  I then went to bed with plans to meet Paul early the next morning.

Wednesday

This morning I had some cereal which was a nice change, I have always avoided the cereal here since I wasn’t sure if the milk was safe to drink.  But I have now learned that the milk is perfectly safe to drink, at least in the cartons that I drank from.  It took about 45 minutes for the van to return from an airport drop-off before Paul and I could head out to the football field but after a 10 minute drive we arrived.  The field is on a Nigerian Military Base of some sort and is nothing fancy, but compared to other fields in the area, it is quite nice.  There was also some basketball and tennis courts nearby which I may use in the future.  For a little over an hour, I watched some 15-17 year olds play some great football, very talented young men.  Football here is a bit different, there are more than enough players, but few leagues and available teams to play on.  The 35 players I watched weren’t on a particular team, they just meet regularly in the mornings to play short 11 a side football games until they can find a team to play on, which requires sponsorship. 

Paul, pictured above, has been very helpful and is a smart guy.  He owns a hair salon and after asking if he could use anything from the States, he said he could use some clippers, maybe a razor, and other tools that hair-stylists need which would help him open up another hair salon.  I promised I would get him the things he needs – I think it’s a great way to show my appreciation for his help.

Two of the players on the team live very close to my hotel, Emmanuel and Wilson.  We walked out of the Military Base to the main road where we would be picked up and Paul took a picture of Wilson and I.

We were all soon picked up and brought back to the hotel.  There, I got them some drinks and we all cooled off and relaxed in the lobby.  They invited me to check out there home and after the short walk, I was soon shaking hands of there family members, one of whom is a male flight attendant for another local airline.  They were all very friendly and happy to hear I have been thoroughly enjoying my time here.  Emmanuel and Wilson were going to train at the sand field I had played at on Monday at 5 PM, and invited me to play with them, I agreed and was soon back at the hotel ordering lunch. 

As soon as my lunch was delivered, I got a call from the front desk telling me two of my friends were downstairs to see me.  It ended up being two young boys around the age of 14 who had played with me on Monday – they were both funny characters and fun to hang out with.  After relaxing in the lobby and sipping on some Fantas, I invited them to come to the nearby hotel for some good food.  I walked over with some local pilots and the kids and they both ordered chicken and rice for lunch after we arrived.  They didn’t seem interested in the American food choices which is the majority of their menu.  We juggled the football around a bit while waiting for the food and I invited some of the pilots lounging by the pool to play with us later that night.

The kids wouldn’t eat the food until they were back home to share it with there family members.  After the food arrived in tin-foil for carry-out, we got a ride back to my hotel and I gave the kids 500 Naira to take an Okada back home to change, eat, and return to the hotel in time for our 5 PM game.  I continued to drink water to hydrate, did some stretching, and then got a phone call from Jacob (Denmark) who said him and David (Sweden) would like to play.  I sent our hotel driver down to pick them up and after they arrived, the two little guys returned, but Emmanuel and Wilbert were no where to be seen.  We waited a few more minutes then decided to drive to there house where I quickly ran in and found out they weren’t there so we continued on for the sand field.

After being dropped off, there were a lot of people hanging out by the field, few playing, just a lot of observers.  There were about 10 guys close to my age in which I warmly greeted and we were all invited to play a game with them.  Unfortunately the younger guys didn’t have shoes and were not allowed to play since most of us had shoes and football boots with cleats.  They seemed happy watching though along with many other people.  I did surprisingly well in the game playing mostly in a defensive position but occasionally coming up and getting a few shots on goal off.  David and Jacob played well too, I think we all had a blast, playing until it began to get dark.  My team ended up loosing 2-1 but it didn’t really matter, it was a high level of play with great passing and a lot of fun attacks.  The atmosphere was great too with so many people watching and the sun setting in the distance.  We didn’t have a chance to get the best picture since the hotel driver was in a bit of a hurry, but still I feel it’s worth posting.

Emmanuel never showed up, not sure what happened to him, but Wilson arrived later to watch and was late since his coach asked him to come play 5 vs. 5 at a nearby pitch.  He was thankful I had sent pictures of him to his email earlier, and now Emmanuel, him and I are going to hangout while they show me Lagos on Thursday (Tomorrow).

We went to my hotel first, and I gave the kids some more Naira to split amongst themselves so they wouldn’t have to walk home in the dark and stayed with the bus to go swimming at the nearby hotel.  When there we all shared with the others how much fun we had playing football on the sand field with big smiles on our faces, and sweat drenched t-shirts.  I jumped in the pool to cool off and get all of the sand off of me there instead of in my shower like I had on Monday.  I had ordered food before jumping in the pool, and after getting my food, I hopped in the hotel bus that was waiting and went back to my hotel to watch a football game on TV with some Spanish pilots and eat my food.  For dessert I had vanilla ice cream with cinnamon on top (recommended to me by the Spanish guys).  It was very good actually! 

I’ll be getting up early tomorrow to meet up with the two local boys, not sure what we are all doing, but I believe it is a Muslim Holiday.

Updates?

Not really, as far as I know, the same 3 pilots are flying the Q400 and training of the rest of us line pilots has not begun and I am not sure when it will begin.  Hopefully it will begin soon as I am scheduled to fly home on December 14th, less than three weeks from now!

My palangga just turned two! It’s amazing that someone young like him has already lived in two continents: Asia and Africa, as well as traveled to Thailand, Philippines, and the United States more than once.

And so here we are now in Lagos, Nigeria. The job offer and benefits package were hard to resist. But in the back of my mind I constantly worry if we were putting our child at risk. Malaria and the quality of medical care and services are the biggest concern of most parents here. We give him a medicine (mefloquine)  every week, but know of two other colleagues with toddlers who don’t use any anti-malaria medication because they are concerned about side effects from long-term use of prophylaxis. We wrestled with the decision, but seeing how James is prone to mosquito bites we decided that malaria was or is a more imminent threat.

When he got sick with cough, cold, and fever during our first week here I wasted no time in bringing him to a doctor. That turned out to be a false alarm, because the doctor said the gestation period for malaria takes weeks. Then we met several expat families have been here for years — six, 12, even 20, and all their kids seem to be doing well. So we got careless, and occasionally forgot to give our baby his medicine on time. But I’m relieved we have been back on schedule for the last three weeks. He’s sick again, coughing and throwing up. But he’s still in playful mood, and seem to be responding to Tylenol. And I’m keeping my fingers crossed and praying. That’s life here — you don’t take fevers for granted.

It was different in Pakistan — we lived 5 minutes away from the clinic where he was born. His pediatrician helped deliver him and knows his history. There are also many doctors in islamabad who were trained in the US and UK. We’ve only been in Lagos for three months, and we already heard of several people (and a dog) who had to be medivac’d for treatment elsewhere.

So dear God, I hope it’s just a regular fever.

Our kite surf courses and lessons are appropriate for both beginners and intermediates. Year round wind and great scenery make kite surfing in the Algarve really special. Our setting is the shallow warm water estuary of Alvor, a stones throw from the exciting town of Lagos. The northerly wind the ‘Nortada’ filters through the mountain range of the Serra de Monchique creating perfect year round conditions for kite boarding in the Algarve. The predominant wind in the Algarve especially between the months of May-Oct with June through to Sept being the best is the northerly wind the ‘Nortada’. The wind usually picks up through the morning until about 2o’clock when it blows it’s strongest at 25 knots. The Alvor estuary is one of the best spots to learn kite boarding in the Algarve and is one of the stops in the professional kite surfing world tour each year. The estuary itself is adjoined to the ocean and hence as well as a beautiful setting is also a safe one. With the Atlantic Ocean just the other side of the sand dunes, providing another perfect setting for kite surfing albeit with the more advanced kiters looking for an open ocean experience and from time to time some waves as well. The quality of the water is very clean and is usually between 17 & 20 degrees warm.

Dps da escola uma ultima surfada! Um frio de morrer… mas lá foram eles. A M. já lá estava dentro com os amigos, nem a vimos chegar nem a vimos sair. A S. nas aulas, e as pitas num xitex. Eu a tirar fotos foi apanhada por uma onda que nem reparei que vinha na minha direcção (fiquei encharcada).

Já estamos nas pinturas, a casa já está praticamente toda pintada por dentro. Ou seja quarta fica pronta. Ontem tive a tarde toda a esfregar o chão da sala que estava cheia de pós nas juntas. Agora ficou linda.

Vera na Onda.

Nigerian airline Arik Air has announced 2 new international routes to the UK and USA. Beginning 26 November 2009, the airline will begin non-stop flights from Abuja to London (Heathrow), with services between Lagos and New York commencing from 29 November 2009.

Abuja-London

Arik Air will fly a 2-class Boeing 737-800 aircraft configured with 20 Premier Class and126 Economy Class seats on the route. Flights will operate 5 times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Flight W3 105 departs Abuja at 1030 hrs, arriving into London at 1605 hrs. The return flight, W3 106, takes off from London (Heathrow) Terminal 4 at 2150 hrs, landing back at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 0520 hrs the next morning.

The flights connect a second Nigerian city to the UK, following the existing Lagos-London flights launched in December 2008. 

Lagos-New York

Arik Air will also launch transatlantic flights from Lagos to New York. The airline is the first Nigerian airline to connect the country with the USA in over a decade.

The airline has scheduled the flights to allow for convenient connections at both ends of the route. Flight W3 107 departs Lagos at 2320 hrs and arrives in New York at 0550 hrs the next morning. The return flight, W3 108, takes off from John F. Kennedy International Airport at 2200 hrs, landing back in Murtala Muhammed International Airport at 1440 hrs.

Arik Air will fly 3 times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays using a 2-class Airbus A340-500 configured with 36 Premier Class seats that convert into full-flat beds and 201 Economy Class seats. Premier Class passengers will also enjoy the use of a private bar and lounge area onboard the aircraft, with all passengers offered personal screens and audio-video on-demand inflight entertainment.

From its hubs at Abuja and Lagos, Arik Air currently flies to 21 airports across Nigeria and internationally to Accra, Banjul, Cotonou, Dakar, Freetown, Johannesburg, Niamey and London with a fleet of 30 aircraft. For more information, visit www.arikair.com.

PS: Cristina Rogado, não consigo responder ao seu email, volta sempre para trás, será que me pode enviar um contacto telefónico. Obg

Há falta de post durante a semana, temos vários ao fim de semana.

Feira popular em Lagos. Confesso que eu já andei em muito mais do que ando hoje, e não tinha medo nenhum… hoje em dia tenho imenso medo! Mas elas divertiram-se muito, mesmo muito… Ainda tiveram tempo de surfar, de o carro ficar sem bateria, de acabar várias coisas na casa, e de ver o Jurassic Park.

Ajudaram a pintar a casa, que já vai num grande avanço, praticamente todo o RC está acabado. Amanhã começam o 1º andar, e dps partem para o exterior.

Na sexta tivemos direito a ir a escola da J. Iamos ver os cadernos da época das letras, e acabamos por ter direito a um teatro, o Boi e a Rã. Que foi óptimo.

There hasn’t been to much going on here in Lagos, at least not for me.  Since I have done plenty of observation flights, there is little left for me to do but wait until I am needed to start training on the Q400. 

One of the hotels we stay at, the one with the piano, has a squash ball court, tennis court, foosball table, ping-pong table, swimming pool, and an extensive work out room.  I had a blast playing squash ball and tennis with a fellow pilot, it is too bad I am not staying at that hotel or I would have plenty to keep me busy. 

I am trying to organize a football (soccer) group to kick the ball around sometime next week.  Several people have shown interest, it’s just a matter of finding a field and finding a day when everyone is able to play.  The other night I played some computer games against some other pilots my age. 

And tomorrow I will hopefully be going to Victoria Island, I believe they are still doing the run every Sunday like I did last time.  Hopefully I am not getting up early for nothing!

Sorry for the scattered post, not much is going on, and I don’t know much about the training plan for all of us.  I do know that it is flying though, but only one Captain and one First Officer besides the Fleet Manager have flown it as far as I know.

Here is a link to an Arik Air Press Release regarding the new Q400s.

http://www.arikair.com/arikair/racine_site/press.asp?page=Arik-Air-introduces-new-Q400-aircraft&id_sessionlangue=2

Cheers from Lagos!

Zenobia Evaristo, second wife of Gregorio (below). Born Zenobia Sowemima in Ibadan, Nigeria. Died 1967, Lagos, Nigeria.

Brought back to life as ‘herself’ in the new LARA. (Love the hair-do!)

É verdade dois dias sem noticias, uma ida a correr a Lisboa num non stop total. É o que dá, viver numa casa pequena e mudar para uma gigante. Claro que não vou encher a casa do, mas entre talheres, panelas, camas, armários  e coisas mais temos que os arranjar em qualquer lado. E claro que as coisas diárias do dia a dia não param, as idas para a escola, os jantares, almoços e lanche, lavar a roupa, supermercado e dar uma ajuda (se possível) nos trabalhos de casa. Um serie na Tv em conjunto, ou a novela viver a vida que todas adoramos. Não podemos deixar de ter um bocadinho para nós, se não temos um colapso.

Este fim de semana, é fim de semana de feira popular… estou desejosa.

Bom fim de semana.

Ya estuvimos hablando anteriormente del relieve español, por lo que me parecía necesario completarlo con la hidrología (estudio de los recursos acuáticos) española. En este caso, sólo nos vamos a detener en los recursos hídricos continentales (ríos y lagos o lagunas) dejando al margen los mares y océnaos que nos rodean.

LOS RÍOS.

El caudal y el régimen de los ríos, así como su vertiente y cuenca hidrográfica se ven determinados por el clima y el relieve. En España hay ríos de vertiente cantábrica, atlántica y mediterránea. En Baleares y canarias, no hay ríos propiamente dichos, sino arroyos y torrentes.

La vertiente cantábrica:

Los ríos de esta vertiente son numerosos y cortos, pues nacen en las montañas que están cerca de la costa. Son ríos caudalosos y regulares debido a las abundantes y constantes precipitaciones. Destacan el Bidasoa, el Nervión, el Nalón y el Narcea.

La vertiente atlántica:

Los ríos de esta vertiente los dividimos en dos zonas. Los ríos gallegos, como el Miño y el Sil, son caudalosos y regulares. Sin embargo, el resto de ríos de esta vertiente, como el Duero, el Tajo, el Guadiana y el Guadalquivir, son largos y con numerosos afluentes, pero irregulares debido a las escasas precipitaciones de la zona y presentan estiaje en verano.

La vertiente mediterránea:

Excepto el Ebro, se trata de ríos cortos e irregulares, con fuerte estiaje en verano, y con fuertes crecidas debido a las lluvias torrenciales del otoño. Destacan además, el Ter, el Llobregat, el Túria,  Júcar y el Segura.

LOS LAGOS Y LAGUNAS.

Aunque en España existen numerosos lagos y lagunas, son, en general, de pequeño tamaño y de carácter estacional, por las escasas precipitaciones. Según el origen distinguimos tres tipos de lagos y lagunas: endógenos, exógenos y mixtos.

Entre los lagos o lagunas endógenos destacan  los de carácter volcánico, que ocupan antiguos cráteres como la Laguna de Fuentillejo (Ciudad Real); y los de tipo tectónico, que se forman en bloques hundidos del terreno, como la laguna de La Janda (Cádiz).

Entre los lagos y lagunas de tipo exógeno, existen cinco subtipos. Los glaciares se forman en las zonas erosionadas por el hielo, como los lagos pirenaicos y de la Sierra de Gredos, y el lago de Sanabria (Zamora). Los lagos kársticos son los formados en zonas afectadas por la disolución de calizas, siendo el ejemplo más destacado las Lagunas de Ruidera (entre Albacete y Ciudad Real). Los lagos arreicos son los más comunes en España y se forman en tierras llanas y áridas del interior, como las Tablas de Daimiel (Ciudad Real). Los lagos eólicos, como su nombre indica se forman en cuencas formadas por la erosión del viento, tal es el caso de los lagos del Ampurdán (Girona). Los lagos litorales se forman en la costa, como el Mar Menor (Murcia) la Albufera de Valencia, las marismas del Guadalquivir o el Delta del Ebro.

Por último, los lagos mixtos, son aquellos originados por la combinación de varios de los factores enumerados anteriormente. Un ejemplo serían los Lagos de Banyotes (Girona) de origen tectónico y kárstico.

Si alguien quiere más información, puede consultar la página del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente en su apartado dedicado al agua en España.

Until recently, I always thought that the best way to analyze issues is to rely on the information provided by “experts”, whose job it is to inform others, especially those who really do not have the time to do the investigations and groundwork themselves. It became clear to me that although quite reliable in some instances, there are certain prices to be paid by those who solely rely on the information of others without making any efforts of their own before forming an opinion on any issue.

I have been a Christian since birth. I have followed the word of God and read the Holy bible right from my early years as a human being. I remember clearly that in the book of Proverbs 8 vs 9: To the discerning all of them are right; they are faultless to those who have knowledge…

The spirit of discerning is a vital one that God has promised to bestow unto those who are members of his kingdom and who crave the knowledge for the well being of themselves and their environment at large.

For a very long time, there has been a strong wave of attack on the person of Prophet TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, especially against his practices and doctrines. I have followed the commentaries of popular Christians in Nigeria and around the world at large regarding this man of God.

As time went by, it became clearer to me that the majority of those who are criticizing him seem to have a personal issue with him. They, in my opinion, turned the whole issue into an attack scheme, slandering and campaign of calumny. So I decided to ask the questions and try to provide answers to them. In order for me to do these effectively, it was important for me to visit the Synagogue personally and ascertain the true situation of things myself. I asked questions such as;

-Is it true that this man does not use the name of Jesus in his activities?

-Does he really preach the word of God and quote from the Bible?

-How true are the prophecies that he speaks to members of his church and to the world at large?

On the particular Sunday, I got into the church premises at about 8:00am and was ushered into the church auditorium by the ushers as a newcomer to the church. I was directed to sit alongside fellow newcomers just beside the main gate entrance, under the gallery. After waiting for about 10 minutes, we were all moved to our seats for the day. I was asked to sit just close to the altar, where I could catch a good view of the man of God when he comes out for the day’s ministration. The service commenced with the opening prayers, followed by the praise and worship by the church choir. At about 9:16am, Prophet TB Joshua walked into the church auditorium. The first thing I noticed about him was the air of humility around him; he was simply dressed in a shirt and trousers. Next, was the answer to the first question, something which came to me as a wild surprise, thanks to the number of comments that I have listened to in the past concerning TB Joshua; he actually welcomed the congregation to the service in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

He immediately went into the sermon for the day, raising into the air a devotional material titled: WAREFARE IS NECESSARY, which he said was for our friends and families at home and at work. He started his message which was titled: I am a faith man. I was stunned as I listened to this same man preach the word of God whilst quoting from the Holy Bible, which he referred to as “The Only book that can transform your life”. It dawned on me, without any form of doubt that there was something supernatural about this man and his ministry. At this point in time, it was not yet clear to me what it was.

Deep into his sermon, he displayed what I still find only to be of God – the spirit of true giving. Widows and widowers, orphans, less privileged, physically challenged et al, were all beneficiaries of the gifts of cash which he gave out to them on the day, all coupled with bags of rice and flour given to them as well. It was truly an opportunity for me to see for myself, those things that true critics will choose to turn blind eyes to.

At the end of the sermon, he started to speak to members of the congregation, specifically calling out individuals, telling them very private issues that concern them, sometimes even going as far as calling out their names. This was truly awesome. There was this particular man who sat just beside me. The man got the shocker of his life when the prophet pointed at him and specifically told him the problems that brought him to the church, he went further to tell him his date of birth, and the man almost went crazy with the surprise that he displayed. What touched me the most was that problems that maybe people could not voice out but that had troubled them for years – were revealed by TB Joshua and then they were prayed for and ‘delivered’. I can only use that word because – the solution had come and it was a spiritual one – as TB Joshua himself says – the root of everything is spiritual. It is one thing to have a word of knowledge about someone’s life – something they have never disclosed to anyone – but it is another to provide the solution and see the follow up in that person’s life – I mean, freedom forever. It really made me think about what prophecy is meant for.

The service ended and I knew without any shadow of doubt that the end has come for those who have decided to carry out their acts of blasphemy against the works of God in the life of TB Joshua; at least in my life. There was no room left for me to harbour the wicked lies and deceit that have been constantly sown into the minds of the unsuspecting public, in order to tarnish the name of God in the life of the prophet. I have since asked for forgiveness of my sins from God and prayed that other people who are still in the bondage of this evil cabal will be set free in the name of Jesus.

I advice other people who are currently in the habit of forming opinions about others to desist from doing so and carry out their own investigations, especially when the involved issues are things of the spirit which can be confirmed by witnessing and prayers.

How come this man of God has continuously survived each bout of criticism thrown at him to become stronger? Why can’t his detractors hand over the issue to God to nullify the “powers” of TB Joshua if indeed they are false? Why can’t people allow the course of nature to dismantle the popularity of this man as has been done to previous false men of God?

More questions begging for answers.
Acts 5:38
“So my advise is, leave these men alone. Let them go. If they are planning and doing thesethings merely on their own, it will soon be overthrown.

Source: Adams Echendu

Development / Accra / Ghana / Africa / Modernghana.com

La sequía y la contaminación han destruido 20 acuíferos al año en medio siglo

Los otoños suelen ser fríos en la capital china, pero la intensa nevada que cayó el pasado 1 de noviembre sobre Pekín dejó a más de uno sorprendido.

No se trató de un fenómeno natural: la nieve fue creada artificialmente por el Buró de Modificación del Tiempo, que se encarga de bombardear las nubes con cohetes de yoduro de plata para provocar precipitaciones cuando la meteorología es idónea.

“No desaprovecharemos ninguna ocasión de crear precipitaciones artificiales para aliviar la persistente sequía que sufre Pekín”, explicó a los medios chinos Zhang Qiang, responsable del Buró.

La sequía que azota desde hace décadas el norte de China, y que ahora se expande por las provincias agrícolas del interior y del sur por efecto del cambio climático, se ha convertido en un problema serio, pero no es el único que agrava la escasez de acuíferos que sufre el país. El desarrollo económico desenfrenado de las últimas décadas ha disparado el consumo de agua y la contaminación, llevando a la desaparición de más de 1.000 lagos en 50 años, según un reportaje publicado en el diario en inglés The Global Times.

La rehabilitación de los lagos de China fue el tema principal de la decimotercera Conferencia Mundial sobre Lagos, celebrada este mes en Wuhan, ciudad industrial a orillas del río Yangtzé. Wuhan es la capital de Hubei, conocida como la “provincia de los mil lagos”, pero hoy la región tiene sólo un tercio de los recursos acuáticos de hace 50 años. Y el 80% de los lagos de la vertiente sureste del Yangtzé, que incluye Hubei y las regiones más industrializadas del delta hasta Shanghai, están contaminados por vertidos químicos o plagas de algas.

“El deterioro de la calidad del agua aún no está bajo control”, reconoció el ministro chino de Recursos Acuíferos, Chen Lei, en la conferencia. Según Greenpeace, el 70% de los ríos, lagos y reservas acuíferas chinas no son seguras para uso humano. Chen explica que la mayoría de lagos del sureste de China sufre eutrofización, un exceso de nutrientes por vertidos industriales que provoca plagas de algas y la muerte de especies autóctonas.

Limpiar y seguir ensuciando

Un caso alarmante es el lago Taihu, el tercero más grande de China, cerca de Shanghai, principal recurso de agua potable para cuatro millones de personas. En 2007 sufrió una plaga de algas verdeazuladas.

Las autoridades emprendieron un proyecto millonario para limpiar el lago y han cerrado decenas de fábricas y criaderos de cangrejos, los principales culpables, pero el nivel de polución es aún alto.

“No depende de cuánto se gasten en limpiar, sino de evitar que las empresas sigan vertiendo”, explica Yu Hui, de la Academia de Ciencias Medioambientales.

En mayo de 2008, el Gobierno chino aprobó su primera ley de información medioambiental, que obliga a las empresas contaminantes a notificar sus vertidos a los medios de comunicación en un plazo de 30 días. Pero no se aplica con rigor. Según Greenpeace, las empresas locales y extranjeras incluyendo gigantes como Shell, Samsung, Nestlé, LG, Kraft, Motorola, Denso y Bridgestone no publican los vertidos que generan.

Los vertidos no son los únicos responsables de la muerte de 20 lagos al año en China, dice Zhang Yongchun, experto del Instituto de Ciencias Medioambientales de Nanjing. La construcción de presas como las Tres Gargantas, la desviación de ríos y afluentes o la deforestación masiva llevada a cabo bajo el mandato de Mao han acelerado la acumulación de arena en el fondo de ríos y pantanos, reduciendo los cauces y modificando los ecosistemas.

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Entre Zagreb y la ansiada llegada a la costa encontramos los Lagos de Plivitce, uno de los lugares que ofrece Croacia a la lista mundial de Patrimonio de la Humanidad. Aquí poco hay que decir, las fotos lo dicen todo.

Un tentempié, puesto que pasaremos unas horas recorriendo los lagos por alguna de las rutas señalizadas, previo pago de la entrada y corto viaje en autobús hacia el inicio de los recorridos. Encontrarás mucha gente cuando vayas. Foto Juanma.

Fotos de Manuel77, excepto las indicadas de Juanma.

Inicio del recorrido.

Lago.

Asiento. Foto Juanma.

Atardecer.

Pose.

Descanso. Foto Juanma.

Agua. Foto Juanma.

Barco. Foto Juanma.

Bosque.

I’’d been working the crew of Superzebraman in Lagos, Nigeria, in october 2009. The first spanish-nigerian film production. Editing the documentary about this hilarious project.