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PHOTORESPIRATION, PHOTOSYNTHESIS AT A GLANCE NOTES & RESEARCH No idea about who made  these following statements; but, I'am still gathering data about light, its nature and how it become itself  immersed in the big picture revolving about the so-called  oxygen revolution and its subsequent outcome. This author affirms : Some plants carbon dioxide is fixed to phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) rather than Ribulose 1,5 BiP. These plants are known as C4 plants and the pathway is known as the Hatch-Slack Pathway. Some of the plants that use this pathway are corn, sugar cane, sugar beets, and crabgrass. These plants make better use of carbon dioxide, have photorespiration near zero, reduced water loss, and are adapted to high light and temperature and dryness. In short, they save more of the photosynthate (sugar) they make. ( To be continued)

ENTREPRENEURS & ENTERPRISES

GLOBAL LIFE

                                            EVEN A DROP OF WATER GOES TO THE SEA

Close to the Miami Museum, Down Town,at lunch time, when  office peoples are eager to step out and relax, a 45-year old man, who look likes a homeless -as they are not uncommon in the surroundings- used to sit quietly, with a sunny face and a few dreads.  Busying himself by watching passersby, Toni is a kind of guys who are pleased to make a living by doing what they are  fond of.   A native of Waikiki, a Hawaii Island, Toni doesn’t really want to sell, but writes in Spanish: Lo que Ud desear dar,  as a small table displays his creations.

Sounding humble and  grateful, these words attract and make peoples pay attention to Toni and his business. Making artifacts with laurels and palms , Toni continues to answer questions even when he is given  a few  dollars for his sales.  One last Friday, Toni delights at talking about his dreams.

“I hope, one day, to have a boat and  go to the high seas to sale my products’. Those consist of birds, cross, insects, boats, and  other gadgets…-Tony is not a sailor, but an artist, according to what he is doing-  However, Toni who lives nearby sticks to his project, which is no longer a dream. He wants to anchor everywhere with his boats and brings a message of peace and love with his creations. Apparently, they seem a waste of time, but artists always have another dimension of time.

 Small dreams always feed big projects.

At parting, Toni continues shyly  to radiate peace and passion for his far away  sailing goal.

COUNTRYSIDE NOSTALGIA

TONTON LELE,  A LOVE FOR LASILE

Some men share their love not only with women.

 Himmler Hyacinthe is one of them.

Nothing however that could take him  there. But, being born whether in Aquin, the beautiful southern  city sprwaling  along turquoise beaches  or in Pt-au-Prince, H. Hyacinthe aka Tonton Lele grew up to become torn apart between his neighborhood Fouchard and Lazile, the place from where his mother came.  Nested deep within the first steps of Macaya Chain,  Lasile is more than a passage way between Aquin and L'Anse a Veau.

Tonton Lele wants to remove Lasile from darkness since the remote times when Roland Bosse, a bus driver used to take people back and forth to Pt-au-Prince the Haitian capital. Lescot and Bosse worked as partners in the same transportation car. Morne Oco was a kind of stronghold before getting to Lasile. Tonton Lele remembered all these peregrinations and hardships on the road to visit his family. It was also fun.

As times went by, Tonton Lele sentimentally tied to his uncle and aunt, Ms Gloria  Dubos Lapaix, keept dreaming big for the small town while asilois and asiloises gathered to create an association to help in the healthcare and economic fields.  As expected Tonton Lele became the leader of ADA ( Association pour le developpement de l'Asile). He did his best to the point to have an hospital built thanks to everybody's efforts.

But, where Tonton Lele marvels a lot, it is in getting information and historic details about Lasile's past. After moving from ADA and settling himself in Miami, Tonton Lele is working on a website with a new project named FAR ( Famille Aziloise Reunie). Obvisously, there is still emotional feelings in doing so. But, Tonton Lele, a born entrepreneur, envisions to give scholarship and other incentives to the young and motivate them to serve their birthplace.

" Lasile means a lot to me. My extended family, on  the summer vacations, the fun we got as teenagers when Lescot, the bus driver,  knew first at all how to kill time under his way  to Lasile" so  Tonton Lele used to speak. Matter-of-factly,  although Lasile is moving from the past. it is not really on the move, but today is better than yesterday. Tonton Lele wants lasile to have schools, power, drinking water. Few Haitians are so stuck to their homeland, ever though it is an unknown place.

Tonton Lele is maybe the last sample of a dying old fashion Haiti. His family shares two cities, Aquin and Lasile. According to Enaf Hyacinthe, a former scholar  priest, Hyacinthe name was traced back to years before independance when marroons fought for themselves and  the king of France. La Colline, in the Aquin countryside,  seems to have been the craddle of this epic family. Nevertheless, the Hyacinthe, the Charlier, the Anglade and the Dumoulin continue to run the Haitian countryside politics alongside with  Anse a Veau and Miragoane families while at the same time  branch out in Cavaillon and Cayes.

With the support of his sisters,  Andromaque Hyacinthe , a Boston-based nurse and a social worker Martin H. Adolphe, Tonton Lele continues  to fight on for Lasile. His recent move will consist of developing  new crop such as "ananas pin de sucre" there. Lasile could easily succeed as a nationwide provider of this fruit, Tonton Lele believes.

23 YEARS LATER ROGER LAFONTANT

ROGER LAFONTANT 

" Je ne peux pas reommencer l'histoire"..disait un R. Lafontant piege au palais. Il  aurait repousse l'offre de se faire evacuer par un commando dominicain. " Je reste au palais" devait -il conclure. C'etait dans la nuit du 6 au 7 janvier 1991.

IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO
BY FRANTZ BATAILLE, MD

This title would have perfectly fit the late  politician in the  Haiti of the 50s, Louis Dejoie. He had been remembered for his glamorous dancing while tango in the exclusive Cercle Bellevue. But, on the opposite side, Roger Lafontant, a political leader murdered in jail  on the 30 September of  1991, 22 years ago, had given his tango an eerie hue.

Jailed alongside with a lot of friends, le Dr Roger lafontant , according to captain Stines Doura, then in charge of the Penitiencier National, had been sentenced to death by the then  incumbent president, Jean B. Aristide.  Other high ranking officers  have been said to  have participated  in the killing. This event ended up among  other  to the removing  of M. Aristide from office.In the early hours of that 30 September 1991, le Dr Roger Lafontant jailed for having attempted to seize power from the elected president , met his fate when a caporal  had him shouted down three times in the heart and  lower back. Dr Lafontant fell He  was latter dragged by the feet in the yard of the main Haitian jail. His body had remained there until authorities had decided to bring him at the Hospital general morgue.

Roger Lafontant , however, continue to mean a lot for his followers. Up to this point, he remains a charismatic figure who has tried to stop Haiti from slipping into chaos and anarchy. The former minister has been recognized for having helped the needy, in the lower class in Haiti .

To keep the flame alive, some of his friends and fans have gathered by the end of September, in North Miami , Fl,  to launch a week of souvenir. Many still regret that for  the past 20 years, Rl had been the only one to  dance the tango. Considering the fallen and  forgotten, a close friend of RL whispered : Roger L. is still alone. A way to call for a better understanding of the man who had sacrificed his live, so that  others  can  live and succeed in the path of the Haitian life.

TAITAS PERUVIAN COOKING

. TAITAS, BACK TO PERUVIAN TRADITIONS

This is not the geographic location that makes of Peru a unique country. Peru’s fame has something to do with its cooking.

I went to Taitas to probe Peruvian foods and dishes.

At a glance, I was a little bit reluctant. I’ve  always been acquainted with Haitian preferences and taste. But, seeing others leaning on Peruvian recipes can make everybody mouth-watering.

Taitas is a king of walk ins restaurant from which you can watch the buzzing life on West Flager St. It is even a passageway to nearby streets and stores. But, set up with an artistic touch by the owner, a open and nice guy in the late 30s, Taitas is a relaxing place.

It don’t take long for the customer to be served and sat at the table.  The scenic is typical with unfolded flag and  local symbols from this Andean country. In the while, chiefs and helpers go back and forth in the kitchen, an open one where you can observe your food being prepared. Few time later, a colorful dish is yours with salad, meat and several other preparations.

I have heard about empanadas, ceviche, bread of anis, all of them from Peru. Although I never go that far in eating Peruvian food, it seems that Peru has one the best cooking in the world, with Spanish, Inca, Asian and African influences. As Ms Marian Blazes wrote , “Some of Peru's most popular dishes are part Asian in origin, such as arroz chaufa (Peruvian fried rice) and lomo saltado, a beef and potato stir-fry.”In fact, across food-filled dish, one can perceive so many aspects and past remains that eating at Taitas is like travelling back to prehistoric times. It is said that even today Inca traditions survive in the daily cooking. Really, history has another way to repeat itself and it is across our taste and belly.

Taitas has a human touch too. Waiters, chiefs have an engaging way of treating clients, even those who stop buy just for a beer. Delivery service is available. The boss there has even a few times left for chatting with a passerby

HAITI YOU' VE NEVER SEEN

THAT'S  BEEN HAPPENING  IN THE HAITIAN COUNTRYSIDE..

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icky Riva saw tears streaming down the pilot’s cheek . She also was crying when looking at the virgin   and paradisiacal beaches. Sat west to the helicopter’s pilot, a still young man, Vicky could barely understand what has touched so deeply the 4-people crew, landing and flying across the apparently never explored Haitian Southern landscape.

Viewed from above, the Haitian countryside seem to have  been  frozen  back to  Columbus times.  Hence its  so moving panorama. But, by the  early 2000s, a kind of  rush had started shaking these sleeping areas.

Local tourism had triggered the move. More than that, however, new life styles can explain this booming endeavor. Peoples had become tired of living in crowded and ghetto like neighborhoods. They long for better and more quiet places.

Old southern cities like Jacmel got setting up infrastructures on their own. Jacmel still has hidden attractions, far from different from the traditional Northern monuments, back to the 50s and 60s. But, far away from Pt-au-Prince, Pt Salut is getting a new look . Mie Antoinette Buteau and his husband have seized these opportunities  to launch a cellular phone business. Even in its deep hinterland, Manolo Pressoir continue to run a country hotel offering hot water, and internet. Mr Pressoir  had never thought  about leaving his native country.

Better be back home, whisper consequently  with a relief, Haitians residents living outside and eager to share this kind of wake-up call. Now,  one can understand why the returning vague is so catching .

The move has something to do with set-up wharfs and piers, open now to goods arrival such as cars, commodities and domestic furniture. Never mind going any longer to P-au-P for everything. Cities, small towns and  counties can have utilities and facilities on their own, let alone professionals and entrepreneurs who want to do businesses at home, within their native places.

But, what  matters most, is the  countryside coming  to new life styles as that happened with cane cutters coming back from Cuba , early in the 20 th century. Camp Perrin houses in the South LI building like design. The same goes at Jacmel downtown where American way  would take the lead. In total, foreign interference is everywhere, whether at Leogane or St Marc. Furthermore,  in the process  of reinventing itself, Haiti is living up to  new expectations longtime heralded  by the booming phone business. Any place  you go deep in the country, quietness continue to lure travelers and vacationers tired of the American beat. A momentum that cannot stop cellular phone from ringing. 

That’s the new Haitian life style.