Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Pride of Burma flower (Amhearstia Nobilis)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:AmherstiaNobilis2.jpg

There used to be a single tree of this beside the Convocation Hall near Inya Lake on Rangoon University campus. It's the only one I ever saw in Burma or have ever seen, other than the Amhearstia trees in the Singapore botanical gardens. Alas, visited before I had a digital camera.

Convocation means "commencement," as in "commencement exercises," in American English. That is, a graduation ceremony.

Hegseth blocks promotion of one star Navy admirals while--

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/hegseth-blocks-promotion-of-several-navy-officers-to-1-star-rank/ar-AA24B7T6?ocid=BingNewsSerp