At dawn in Unaiza, the golden-brown dates - the stars of the festival - arrive at the marketplace to the sound of a town crier announcing trading open.
Champlain Towers South resident Erick de Moura was supposed to be home when the building collapsed, but his girlfriend persuaded him to spend the night at her place less than two miles away, a circumstance that likely saved his life.
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David Rothenberg, a professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, plays the clarinet along with the sounds of cicadas at a nature preserve in Princeton, New Jersey, U.S., June 2, 2021. Picture taken June 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Fogarty/File Photo
For some in the U.S., the emergence of billions of red-eyed cicadas this spring after a 17-year slumber has been met with annoyance - particularly over their loud buzzing calls.
But for David Rothenberg, a professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, it has presented a unique opportunity for collaboration.