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Why is high elevation a problem when baking? Learn why and how to adjust recipes for high-altitude cake baking success!

The author noted in her book An Unexpected Journey an account of how in Eritrea their young Pointer Braque puppy, Bobby, had eaten a whole chocolate cake which she had made. "It was most annoying as I had really struggled to make this cake after a number of failures; I did not know that at altitudes one must alter the proportion of certain ingredients. Someone on the American Radio Station kindly put me right." Shortly after that, she learned later that her husband was not really that keen on cakes!

#highaltitudecakebaking highaltitudecakes chocolatecake

(via How Society Destroys Your Creativity, In An Award-Winning Pixar-Like Short Film | Bored Panda)#

http://www.boredpanda.com/award-wi/nning-film-society-saps-creativity-alike

#creativity #society #animation

Novel London is a literary event where writers read out their opening chapter to an intimate audience. The evening features a diversity of novelists and takes place in bookshops and venues in central London.

An excellent opportunity for self-published authors... It would also be a great event to attend!

#self-publishing #self-publication #novel #literary event #london

Helene Tremblay’s picture from her blog and serveral excerpts from her book “Families of the World: East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific”

Communal Maneaba meeting house in Kiribati, a central part of their wonderful culture

#Helene Tremblay #maneaba #kiribati #pacific #melanesia #communal meeting house

A.J. CRADDOCK's PERSONAL COLLECTION OF EAR&H PHOTOS TAKEN IN 1953 OR 1954 AT TABORA, TANGANYIKA See Also (http://www.mccrow.org.uk/EastAfrica/EastAfricanRailways/indexEAR.htm

#tabora #East African Railways #tanzania #tanganyika #1950s #locomotive

Tekezé River by Ondřej Žváček [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons

#Tekezé River #Ondřej Žváček #ethiopia #eritrea

Quotation from #unexpectedjourney book about a meeting with higher grade Ethiopian officials on the bank of river 1951: ″The only place to cross was in one shallow part where the cattle went over, as the crocodiles used to lie out on the mud banks in the centre... our official party battled across under the interested gaze of the officials.” Takezé Crocodile by Lukasz Nowak (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

#Takezé Crocodile #Ethiopia #eritrea #lukasz nowak

Manchester City Galleries houses a unique collection of industrial art, collected during the 1930s. Within this collection is a significant group of posters, acquired to illustrate the role of artists in design, including 200 posters commissioned by the British Government's Empire Marketing Board (EMB) between 1926 and 1933. Created during the 1920s and '30s to promote trade and understanding between empire countries, the posters present a view of the British Empire that, from today's perspective, is often uncomfortable. Although visually stunning, the posters contain images that would today be considered offensive. As a product of their time, they raise difficult questions about the legacy of empire. The EMB's main functions were to research the production, trade and use of goods throughout the British Empire and to promote the idea of 'Buying Empire'. Today the EMB is regarded as a rare example of peace time government propaganda.

Absolutely fascinating - giving a real glimpse of how the world looked then. Obviously today, they look somewhat dated in their concept, but beautifully done and a good record of the times.

#british empire #classic posters #manchester art gallery #an unexpected journey #propaganda