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"Morongo, too, had lived for two years in Mwuetsi's zimbabwe." 9 9 Leo Frobenius and Douglas C. Fox, African Genesis (New York, 1937), pp. 215-220. Compare Plate XVIII. Zimbabwe means roughly "the royal court." The enormous prehistoric ruins near Fort Victoria are called "The Great Zimbabwe"; other stone ruins throughout Southern Rhodesia are called "Little zimbabwe." [Note by It is clear that each of the three stages of procreation represents an epoch in the development of the world." - Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces Joseph Campbell (Get the book.)

"Regional grain stocks in zimbabwe were dangerously low because the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had fostered a "structural adjustment program'' to reduce the country's budget deficit and rampant inflation while combating stagnant economic growth. In response, zimbabwe exported much of its food reserves both to reduce government spending on food storage and to earn precious foreign exchange. Before the structural adjustment program, the country had six months' food reserves on hand, more than enough to deploy to famine areas." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.)

"The enormous prehistoric ruins near Fort Victoria are called "The Great Zimbabwe"; other stone ruins throughout Southern Rhodesia are called "Little zimbabwe." [Note by It is clear that each of the three stages of procreation represents an epoch in the development of the world. The pattern for the procession was foreknown, almost as something already observed; this is indicated by the warning of the All-Highest. But the Moon Man, the Mighty Living One, would not be denied the realization of his destiny." - Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces Joseph Campbell (Get the book.)

"In response, zimbabwe exported much of its food reserves both to reduce government spending on food storage and to earn precious foreign exchange. Before the structural adjustment program, the country had six months' food reserves on hand, more than enough to deploy to famine areas. Now the government had to buy maize on the international market for prices as much as three times higher than earlier in the year. These purchases, and vig- orous efforts by private agencies, averted widespread famine, but at a high price. Like the Sahara, the Sahel was not always so arid." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.) "Far to the south, in zimbabwe, acute droughts caused by El Nifios in 1983 and 1992 caused severe crop shortfalls. The 1992 drought threatened as many as eighty million people in southern Africa with the early stages of famine. The dry spell hit after poor rains and below-average crops the year before had left many farming communities already hungry." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.)

"Robert Mugabe I n the spring of 2006, the New York Times reported that rampant inflation in the African nation of zimbabwe had boosted the effective cost of a single sheet of two-ply toilet paper to Z$417. That price was not far below the value of the Zimbabwean Z$500 bill, the smallest in circulation, "spawning jokes about an impending better use" for the currency, said the Times." - Michael J. Panzner, Financial Armageddon: Protecting Your Future from Four Impending Catastrophes (Get the book.)

"Worst-hit will be the Southern Dunefield, but after 2040 the northern and eastern areas - encompassing Botswana, Namibia, Angola, zimbabwe and Zambia - will likely all see increasing dune activity, well before global temperatures hit three degrees. Once this global warming threshold is reached, the models project that little else will remain on the Kalahari but violently blowing sand." - Mark Lynas, Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet (Get the book.)

"Look up your state and county, and FindSolar can return information on your solar-energy potential and on various incentives to install solar technology, and tell you exactly how a solar-power system (photovoltaic or direct heat) Micro-hydro systems can make sense in remote places like this agricultural cooperative in Cashel Valley, zimbabwe. would work for you. A calculator displays the estimated costs of a system, estimated monthly and annual savings, and even how many tons of carbon dioxide your system would save annually." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.) "Some countries, like Botswana and zimbabwe, will have lost half their adult population to the disease by the end of the decade. Amid these sorts of societal holocausts, all other services—especially education—decline, and uneducated people (875 million people worldwide are illiterate, 60 percent of them women) are in turn less likely to understand good hygiene, to be able to master new farming techniques, or to participate in democracy in any meaningful way (where it exists at all). For the poorest i billion people, life has become a series of vicious deteriorations and inescapable traps." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.) "Many people in rural zimbabwe, influenced by the media and by their dependence on outside institutions, perceive their small farms and villages as useless and themselves as without opportunity. They do not see the local assets hidden in their communities. But Kufunda helps them see the value and possibility in their own environment. Kufunda goes beyond models of contemporary education, empowering participants to take on the role of teachers and leaders, as well as learners. Kufunda Village is changing the rules of the game from institutional dependence to self-reliance." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.)

"Origin & history The tree is indigenous to southern Africa (Namibia, Botswana, zimbabwe and Mozambique). It has been a staple food of the indigenous people for at least 7 000 years. Attempts at cultivating the tree have so far not been very successful. Parts used Ripe fruits (mainly the oily nut, also the fruit flesh). Cultivation & harvesting The manketti tree requires a hot subtropical climate to thrive. It is not cultivated except on an experimental scale." - Ben-Erik van Wyk, Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide (Get the book.)

"It was interesting to note that hardly any of the beautifully packaged fruits and vegetables came from Ireland —just berries, usually—but the store carried bananas from Ecuador, grapes from Chile, green peppers and string beans from zimbabwe, apples from South Africa, and onions from New Zealand. Onions from New Zealand? The only explanation must be that it is cheaper for Marks & Spencer, a U.K. chain, to buy onions from remnants of the far-flung British Empire halfway around the world than it is to get them from nearby producers in the European Union." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"Nicholas Larkins, BVSc, MRCVS, is a veterinarian who has practiced on equine, farm, and exotic animals in the United Kingdom, the United States, and zimbabwe. Cushing's disease was diagnosed in a pony named Bilbo Baggins in the winter of 1996. The pony was given Perlactin for four months, but this was considered too expensive for long-term use. Bilbo's owner decided to try NAF D-Tox, a product containing eleuthero and schisandra among several other herbs, having heard of other horse owners' success with this product for horses with Cushing's disease. An improvement was seen within a month." - David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes, Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief (Get the book.)

"Clearly, the central bank of zimbabwe has overdone it. But if the central bank of the United States has overdone it, few seem aware of it. The secret is to give people more money, but not so much more that they realize that all they're getting are pieces of paper. Paper money may be a fraud, but it still represents purchasing power. When more units of it appear, people assume they have more purchasing power. And when they spend more, the merchants think there is more demand and increase production—hiring workers and ordering machinery. Pretty soon, there is a boom." - William Bonner, Lila Rajiva, Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets: Surviving the Public Spectacle in Finance and Politics (Agora Series) (Get the book.)

"Other innovations are being built from simpler parts, but are no less revolu- Right: Megacities are booming with fresh designs, like the biomimetic Eastgate shopping and office development in Harare, zimbabwe. Opposite: Bogota, Colombia, has become a hothouse of innovation. A cyclist admires the view of the city (left), which has set aside IBB miles of designated bike lanes. Women celebrate the Night for Women (right), during which female Bogotanos reclaimed the streets in 2001. tionary." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.)

"As malarial mosquitoes migrate uphill into newly suitable areas with the warming climate, so whole new populations - many of whom have never experienced malaria before - become at risk. zimbabwe could be particularly hard hit. Most of the population currently lives above the malarial transmission zone, because major cities like Harare and Bulawayo are located high up on the country's central plateau." - Mark Lynas, Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet (Get the book.)

"BGH already is licensed for sale in Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa, and field trials have begun in Argentina, China, Egypt, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Tunisia, Zambia, and zimbabwe. ¦ The European Community has a moratorium on use of the hormone, even though POSILAC is made in Austria and filled and packaged in Canada and its illegal in New Zealand and Australia. One of the main arguments against labeling has been a claim that no test exists to distinguish between rBGH and the natural BGH." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the Dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.)

"These stabilised sand dunes cover vast expanses: the Northern Kalahari Dunefield extends into modern-day Zambia, Angola and Namibia, whilst the Eastern Kalahari Dunefield encompasses large areas of western zimbabwe. The Southern Dunefield, meanwhile, extends all the way down to the northernmost regions of South Africa. And stuck right in the middle, of course, is Botswana. There are two reasons why the dunes lie idle today. First, rainfall - limited though it might be - is still sufficient to support vegetation." - Mark Lynas, Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet (Get the book.) "In 29 African countries the risk of crop failure and hunger is projected to increase, with the worst-hit including nations already vulnerable to famine such as Burkina Faso, Swaziland, Gabon and zimbabwe. Only highland African countries like Lesotho and Ethiopia can expect increases in yields in areas that are currently too cold to support much maize production. In Mali, up to three-quarters of the population could be at risk of hunger with climate change, up from a third today, whilst in Botswana up to a third of the maize and sorghum crop could be wiped out due to declining rainfall." - Mark Lynas, Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet (Get the book.)

"Habitat: The tree occurs in tropical and subtropical parts of Africa, including Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Republic of Congo, South Africa, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and zimbabwe, Burundi, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko, Sao Tome and Principe), Rwanda, Sudan, and Swaziland. Production: Wild-crafted. Wild-harvesting of bark is very destructive and some attempts have been made to establish plantations for sustainable bark production. Fresh bark is harvested, dried, crushed, and extract obtained from which a drug is segregated." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"With the widespread adoption of unbacked paper, or "fiat" currencies, nations such as Germany, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, and, of course, zimbabwe have at times been able to employ a less labor-intensive approach than the Romans to boost the total amount of money in circulation. They have simply churned out more of the stuff—a lot more. On those occasions, it has literally been a case of cranking up the presses, machines located at official government-run facilities or operated by high-volume subcontractors in other countries." - Michael J. Panzner, Financial Armageddon: Protecting Your Future from Four Impending Catastrophes (Get the book.)

"Basque area of Spain to 30 percent in a black urban area of zimbabwe (Brown 1996). Environmental and cultural differences between the Basques and the Zimbabweans seem to best account for these more than tenfold differentials in depression rates. Assume that the concordance rates of both Basque and Zimbabwean MZ twin pairs for depression are .50 while those of DZ twin pairs in both countries are .25. As the genetic perspective assumes, MZ twin pairs in both countries would show twice the degree of similarity as DZ twin pairs on this trait." - Allan V. Horwitz, Creating Mental Illness (Culture Trails) (Get the book.)

"Zimbabwe POB A178, Avondale, Harare, zimbabwe informatics! and Referrals on Alternative Treatments American Assoc. of Orthomolecular Medicine, 7375 Kingsway Burnaby, British Columbia, V3N3B5 Canada American College of Advances in Medicine, 231 Verdugo Drive, Suite 204 Laguna Hills, CA 92653. Phone: 714-583-7666 Arlin J. Brown Information Center, PO Box 251, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060 Phone: 703- 451-8638 Cancer Control Society, 2043 N. Berendo St., Los Angeles, CA 90027. Phone: 213-663-7801 Comm. for Freedom of Choice in Medicine, 1180 Walnut Av., Chula Vista, CA 92011." - Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D., Cancer Therapy: The Independent Consumer's Guide To Non-Toxic Treatment & Prevention (Get the book.) "Research & Training in Cancer, Univ. of zimbabwe POB A178, Avondale, Harare, zimbabwe informatics! and Referrals on Alternative Treatments American Assoc. of Orthomolecular Medicine, 7375 Kingsway Burnaby, British Columbia, V3N3B5 Canada American College of Advances in Medicine, 231 Verdugo Drive, Suite 204 Laguna Hills, CA 92653. Phone: 714-583-7666 Arlin J. Brown Information Center, PO Box 251, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060 Phone: 703- 451-8638 Cancer Control Society, 2043 N. Berendo St., Los Angeles, CA 90027. Phone: 213-663-7801 Comm. for Freedom of Choice in Medicine, 1180 Walnut Av." - Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D., Cancer Therapy: The Independent Consumer's Guide To Non-Toxic Treatment & Prevention (Get the book.)

"The genus Harpagophytum also occurs to some extent in Botswana, Angola, Zambia, zimbabwe and Mozambique. The genus Harpagophytum has been proposed for listing in Appendix II of ClTES and cultivation trials are being carried out in Namibia and South Africa [2a]. In Namibia, Harpagophytum species are protected under Schedule 9 of the Nature Conservation Ordinance. In Botswana, Harpagophytum species are protected under the Agricultural Resources Conservation Act. Harvest, trade and export from South Africa also require a permit." - Josef A. Brinckmann and Michael P. Lindenmaier, Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals: A Handbook for Practice on a Scientific Basis (Get the book.)

"Zambia Republic in central Africa, bordered by Zaire to the north; Tanzania to the northeast; Malawi and Mozambique to the east; zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia to the south; and Angola to the west. Lusaka is the capital and latgest city. fa British explorer David Livingstone first visited Zambia in 1851. fa Zambia was proclaimed independent from British control in 1964. From 1953 to 1963, it was federated with Rhodesia (then Southern Rhodesia, now zimbabwe) as Northern Rhodesia, fa In the 1970s, Zambia supported the movement for black majority rule in Rhodesia." - James Trefil, Joseph F. Kett, and E. D. Hirsch, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know (Get the book.)

"Cultivated on plantations in New South Wales and Queensland; plantations are also under development in zimbabwe, South Africa and India. Up to this point, tea tree oil has been imported exclusively from Australia [2]. Constituents: Mono- and sesquiterpenes with numerous oxygenated compounds; of the 100 terpenes, about 60 have been identified with GC. The content of terpinene-4-ol (an enantiomeric mixture with the predominant (+)-enan-tiomer) should be at least 30% while the 1,8-cineole content should not exceed 15%)." - Josef A. Brinckmann and Michael P. Lindenmaier, Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals: A Handbook for Practice on a Scientific Basis (Get the book.)

"Medicinal plants of wide use in zimbabwe, in A.J.M. Leeuwenberg (ed.). Medicinal and poisonous plants of the tropics (Wageningen: Pudoc, 1987), p. 40; Kokwaro, J.O., Some common African herbal remedies for skin disease: With special reference to Kenya, in A.J.M. Leeuwenberg (ed.), Medicinal and poisonous plants of the tropics (Wageningen: Pudoc, 1987), pp. 44-69. 81. Oliver-Bever, 1986, Medicinal plants in tropical West-Africa, p. 108. 82. Jayasekara, T.K., Stevenson, PC, Belmain, S.R., Farman D.I., and Hall, D.R." - Amarjit S. Basra, Handbook of Medicinal Plants (Get the book.)

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