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It hit me this morning . . . Unlike LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS – where those in the money have personal chefs, massage therapists at their beck and call, and enough time and money in the world to make it all easy, being Fit and Lean doesn't get delivered to you on a platter and first requires that you develop HABITS. And habits will eventually lead to it becoming a lifestyle . . . Then you never know, a TV show could be made about you called LIFESTYLES OF THE FIT AND FABULOUS!
The thing is . . . You don't have to be in love with fitness, or be crazy about clean eating for it to work for you. You don't have to be cool enough, fit enough, strong enough to get started . . . because developing habits is what gets you started and moving you towards cool, fit and lean – or wherever you want it to take you. Best of all HABITS are what will keep you fit, lean and fabulous. There is no 'do it for three months then cruise forever' model – I mean, what could possibly go wrong with that scenario! Getting there and maintaining it takes constant work. Habit is what will make it feel less like work and more like something that you just 'do' – you know, like brushing your teeth.
Here are some ideas to help get you started to being Fit and Lean:
Develop a system that helps you train consistently CrossFit Access uses a booking system. People book their training sessions in advance. We have been assured by our members that this is a great way of making sure they get their training in. Like making any other appointment, once it's made, it's mentally a lot harder for you to back out of it.
Find a friend You don't have to do this all on your lonesome. I can pretty much guarantee you have at least one friend who is wanting to get started as well. Doing it with a mate has the same effect as booking sessions, you are less likely to back out if you are letting someone down other than just yourself.
Consistent and considered, not frantic and unsustainable You are better off starting just a little slowly, maybe three times a week and setting yourself up for success, rather than going hell-for-leather to start with and having your body and your mind throw a tanty and making you too tired and sore to carry on.
80% clean eating – 100% of the time There is no getting around it, you have to be careful of what you put in your mouth. If your food is 80% good – and by good we mean nourishing, free from artificial rubbish and good for you, then you have made a really good start. Remember aiming for perfect is both mentally exhausting and not necessarily physically good for you either. 80% is do-able, sustainable and helps you get results. If you need a hand to ease your mind about "cheat days" have a read of this article Smart strategies to cheating.
Prepare your food Both setting some time aside and coming up with a menu for the week, then prepping in advance by going out and purchasing required items and as much as possible pre-cutting/cooking/portioning helps the majority of people stay on track. This way, when life gets busy during the week, you don't have to spend the mental energy thinking about what to cook, nor as much time getting it underway – because most of it has been done on the weekend. That way you can keep your planned indulgences to something extra delicious, rather than having to put your crème brule aside because you ate Burger King after finding yourself too busy to cook on Tuesday! These 5 Food Prep Tips will help you on your way.
Get realistic about your food and alcohol intake And we are talking about what and how much you consume here. In the end you can eat wholesome food and still put on weight – if you fall into the trap of eating much of your food from the wholesome treat category that is. And as for the grog, well sugar, sugar, sugar!!! (They don't call it a beer gut for nothing folks, and really the wine isn't any better).
Get outside – enjoy what our outdoors has to offer Being active can be done almost anywhere. We are especially lucky to have great outdoor spaces around us – go out and play in them. The sun, the fresh air, the earth under your feet all help you feel alive and refreshed. You don't have to go back to 'full on kid' climbing the jungle gym if you don't want to, but get out there, try new things, get out of your comfort zone a little – that really is where the fun in life is to be found! So we will see you on the fit and healthy side folks, we just know you are going to make it there! Psst – will keep a spot on that TV show for ya!


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(SNO) – People from neighbouring islands, particularly Saint Lucians, are being blamed for the recent spate of robberies with violence and robberies under the threat of firearms in Martinique, according to reports.
In one of the most prominent incidents, a 19-year-old was shot to death on July 7, 2018 when he refused to surrender his motorcycle to two individuals who are believed to be foreigners.
According to media reports, his death shocked Martinique which has seen an increase in the reports of violent robberies and robberies under the threat of firearms in recent weeks.
Some eyewitnesses have told the media that the crimes have been committed by people from neighbouring islands including Saint Lucia.
A source told St. Lucia News Online (SNO) that "a lot of Saint Lucians" are coming to Martinique and stealing motorcycles.
The source said at least one person has died as a result of these robberies.
"Yesterday again they stole another motorcycle. Last week they saw some Saint Lucian putting a motorcycle called a stunt into a boat. The French people are getting very upset now," the source said.

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Belgian police arrest Al-Qaeda suspects
The raids came as European...
Belgian police on Thursday arrested 14 suspected Al-Qaeda members, including a man believed to have been planning a suicide attack, officials announced as EU leaders gathered in Brussels, according to AFP.
"We don`t know where the suicide attack was to take place," federal prosecutor Johan Delmulle told reporters.
"It could have been an operation in Pakistan or Afghanistan, but it can`t be ruled out that Belgium or Europe could have been the target."
The raids came as European leaders gathered in the Belgian capital for a two-day summit.
The suspect in question had "received the green light to carry out an operation from which he was not expected to come back," and "had said goodbye to his loved ones, because he wanted to enter paradise with a clear conscience," Delmulle cited investigators as saying.
He had recorded a farewell video and assured that his relatives were taken somewhere safe, according to the investigators.
"This information, linked to the fact that a European summit is getting under way at this moment in Brussels, left us no choice but to take action today," he said.
Judicial police chief Glen Audenaert said 242 police officers carried out 16 raids in Brussels and one in the eastern city of Liege.
The 14 arrested suspects, men and women, were set to appear before anti-terrorism judges later Thursday.
The enquiry described as "the biggest" anti-terrorism operation in Belgium is linked to a Belgian Islamist group involved in training as well as fighting on the Pakistan-Afghan border, in liaison with "important figures" in Al-Qaeda, according to the federal prosecutor`s office.
The year-old investigation "probably prevented plans for an attack from being carried out in Brussels," last year, it added.
Four Belgian nationals, along with others, had been in Pakistan and Afghanistan since late 2007, according to the authorities.
Two of the men returned to Belgium some months ago and were placed under surveillance.
A third, the suicide attack suspect, returned only last week.
All three were among those arrested Thursday. The other detainees were suspected of offering "logistic and material support" to the mission.
The investigation got under way last year, prompted by information about a plan to spring Tunisian Nizar Trabelsi from jail with the help of explosives and firearms.
Trabelsi was serving a 10-year term for plotting, in 2001, an Al-Qaeda-backed attack on a Belgian military base where US soldiers were based.


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Forget iPhoto. Use Pixa To Organize Photos On Your Mac
If you've been looking for a way to keep photos on your Mac organized, and iPhoto isn't cutting it for you, a new beta app might have you covered. Free for as long as it's in beta, Pixa is an easy to use app that makes it easy to keep your photos organized, back them up to the cloud, and open photos in external apps.
In addition to keeping you organized, Pixa comes with a few pretty cool features which make it easy to stay organized, inspired and more.
Get Started With Pixa
The first step to getting started with Pixa, is that like iPhoto, you have to import your images into the app, but the process is far more intuitive. Drag and drop your images into the app to save them to your library. If your photos are already organized in folders on your computer, the best way to import your photos would be one folder at a time. If they're not, you can simply drag them all into the Pixa library and start organizing from there.
Creating Projects With Pixa
To create a new album (or 'folder' as Pixa calls them) you can simply drag and drop the folder into the Pixa sidebar, and they will be imported into the app. If there are a lot of large photos in the folder, you can definitely step away and let Pixa do its job. If there are sub-folders within that folder, those folders will automatically be converted into 'projects'.
This feature is especially useful for freelance photographers, graphic designers and more, who are working on large projects with several layers to it. In short, Pixa is an organizer's dream. The app also detects if you're importing duplicate photos, a key feature for anyone who's trying to get a mangled folder full of photos organized.
At the same time, you can browse all of your photos from the 'Library' tab in the sidebar, so if you want to search through your entire collection, it's possible. You can also view the most recently imported photos, as well as screenshots you've taken. You can also browse photos by tags.
Photo Tags & Information
When you import photos in Pixa, it automatically tags your images for you, and you can add more tags manually as well. Pixa's automated tags relate mainly to the colours in the photos and the image size. If you don't want to automate tagging, you can toggle it on and off in the app's settings.
In addition to the tags, Pixa also displays a lot of information about the image What Is EXIF Data? 3 Ways to Remove Metadata From Photos Most cameras embed hidden information ("metadata") in photographs taken. For privacy's sake, here's how to remove that metadata. Read More . Basic information includes file format, dimensions, size and date taken. Delving in a little deeper, Pixa displays metadata including colour model as well as complete EXIF data if available.
Save Your Photos To The Cloud
Right-clicking photos brings up a context menu with several options, one of which allows you to upload the photos to one of two services. You can either save your photos directly to Dropbox or CloudApp, but have to of course grant Pixa access to your account in order for it to do that.
Once you've done that, uploading one or multiple photos is one click away – but you can't upload an entire folder or project at a time.
Exporting Files
If you want to export your files back out of Pixa, you have the choice of exporting it in its original size, in its original format, or as a png, or half its size as a jpg. In addition to png and jpg, Pixa supports psd, ai, jpg, png, tiff, pdf, bmp, gif, ico, icns and eps.
Save Screenshots
One recommendation from Pixa is to use the app as more than just a place to save your own work. It can also be used to save screenshots or images from elsewhere, making it easy to create virtual inspiration boards for various topics or ideas.
To take a screenshot, use the Pixa icon in the menu bar – from there you can choose to snap a specific area, window or take a full screen snapshot. Each option also comes with a dedicated keyboard shortcut.
Screenshots are automatically saved into the Screenshot folder, but you can drag and drop them into dedicated folders to keep the organization going using Pixa.
Would you ditch iPhoto in favour of Pixa? Let us know in the comments.
Related topics: Image Editor, Organization Software, Photo Album, Photography.
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Our ancestors were agriculturists and pastoral farmers. If they followed the European year calendar system whose year begins in January, they would not have survived and we might not be here today. But they were very wise. They knew how nature works. They knew what time rain comes.
They knew what time some parts of this country experience frost which destroys harvest that is not ready at the right time. Their year calendar began in August(Phato) not in January (Pherekhong). This year had four seasons, namely Selemo –Spring, Hlabula – Summer – Hoetla – Autumn, Winter – Mariha.
Our ancestors dug gold, copper and other minerals. They were Iron experts long before Europe. They had never gone to school to study geology, but even their ordinary herdsmen and shepherdswho had never studied geology at any university, could identify an iron stone (morallana). These ancestors had a furnace technology through which they melted this iron stone (morallana) and shaped it into tools of agriculture, hoes, axes, spears etc
.They knew also how to preserve food for long time and for bad times of harvest. They dried fruits (mangangajane), corn, vegetables by exposing them to the sun.They preserved meat in the same way and made dihwapa. Biltong is a dihwapa product that was copied from Africans. The Basotho had also disiu to preserve their harvest.
These people knew many herbs which had medicinal value. They healed many sicknesses. Some also had the scientific knowledge of embalming important people when they died especially members of the royal families so that their bodies did not decay.
Africans are very rich epistemologically. We are part of them. Some were clairvoyants dealing with matters of spirituality. These are matters that are supernatural. This was at time when colonialists ridiculed them as "superstitious." Today, I see that many of them speak about "supernatural" as if it is a new thing. They no longer refer to spiritual matters as "superstition."
As a people, we must preserve our culture, especially our languages. These languages define who we are. Our humanness – Botho/Ubuntuis our philosophical outlook and moral guide. It is our Africentric view of the world as against the Eurocentric view of the world. A people without knowledge of their own language are like a person who travels on a borrowed bicycle. Language is a fundamental heritage of a people. We received this precious gift from our forefathers and grandmothers. We have to pass it on untainted to coming generations.
It is appreciated that English the colonial language has become part of our life. It is important for commercial and international communication. It is also important for our heterogeneous nation.Many Nguni speaking Africans cannot speak Sepedi, Sesotho and Setswana. Likewise Many Sotho-Speakingpeople cannot speak Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele and Swati. It becomes even more difficult for our Venda and Tsonga brothers and sisters. But it is national suicide for us Africans to neglect and under-develop our African languages.
A people who have no language of their own will be devoured. African languages such as Setswana, Sepedi and Sesotho (sa Mohoeshoe) have a lot of philosophy (Bohlale) as reflected in their proverbs (maele).They also have inigmas (lilotho). They have concepts (kutlwisiso or menahano) which are unique and not found in the English language.
- Here are a few Sesotho proverbs and their approximate meaning in English to illustrate this point:
1.Phuthi e tsoha ka meso e anyese (Punctuality is good practice).2.Pela e nee hloke mohatla ka ho romeletsa (Don't depend on others to do things for you. 3. Mphemphe e ea lapisa. Motho okhonoa ka tsa ntlo ea hae.(Dependence is the mother of hunger and humiliation) 4. Ha lefete khomo le je motho. (Everything must be done to save life) 5. U se ke oa khahloa ke none e feta e hlotsa (Do not get carried away by foreign things) 6. Marabe o jeoa ke bana. (Parents must sacrifice everything for their children)7. Poho e ea ipeha (You are the architect of your destiny)
2.Lilotho Ka Puo Ea Sesotho – Inigmas in Sesotho Language. They are meant to train young people to observe and to think.
Here are a few examples: 1. Ke mang monna ya jarang libetsa tsa hae bosiu le mots'eare? (Who is the warrior who carries his weapons day and night?) (noko- porcupine)2.Ke eng ntho e mathang Bosiu le mots'eare? (What runs day and night?) ( Noka,River) 3. Ke mang mohale ya jang lifate? (Who is the warrior who eats trees?) (axe, selepe) 4. Ke eng ntho e se nang mapheo, empa e nang le lebelo le thijoang ke noka le mangope feela? (What thing is it that has no wings, but runs so fast that only a river or ditch can stop it?) (hlaha flames –grass fire).
- Ke mang moholo ea lutseng fats'e bannyane ba hobela? (Who is the elder sitting down while youngsters dance) (Tree) makala sefate branches of a tree) 6. Ke bo mang Bahlankana ba basoeu ba lekanang ba lulang ka lehaheng? (who are young men or women who are white and equal in height and live in the cave?) (meno , teeth)
- Bastardisation Of African Languages
About 10 years ago I was annoyed by an English man. He had written that most Africans spoke English to the extent that within the next twenty years there will be hardly any Africans who can speak their languages correctly. And that some Europeans will come and teach African languages in their schools and universities here because there will be no Africans to teach these languages.
But today I believe he was not very wrong. Many educated Africans are assassinators of African languages. They can hardly speak an African language without mixing it with English. Here are some examples.
Re tshwanela hore re "participate" linthong tsena. Re ya "organiser." "Re na le "support" e ngata. Ha ke "exaggerate." Botsa "anyone."Ke sa nka "walk." Ke revisela "di-examination." Ke batla ho pasa ka "distinction." Ke "determine" ho ya "univesiting next year." This is not the Sesotho that can be described even as SesothoC. This is disgraceful "Fanakalo" mess. It manifests a huge dangerous colonialmentality that is prevailing in the country among our people.
Even Radio and Television announcers and the people they interview are part of this guillotining of African languages. I wonder how elderly people even youngsters understand this assassinated Sepedi, Setswana and Sesotho, particularly in the rural areas, where there is still a semblance of speaking these African languages with respect and eloquence.
4.African Languages Help Decimate False "Empty Land" Theory.
Ka moetlo was Setswana, Sepedi le Sesotho re ne re ruha likhomo. Khomo e se nang lets'oao la hao ha se ya hao.U keke wa e tseka khotla ; ha ena le lets'oao la lesholu. Nyeoe khotla e tla ahloleloa lesholu. Ha u reka buka u sa ngole lebitso la hao ho yona, ho tla ba thata ho e tseka ho ea seng a ngotse lebitso la hae.
Ho tseba mabitso a libaka tsa naha ea rona ka puo tsa rona ho ea re thusa ho hlahisa bopaki ba hore naha ena ke ea rona, le horemabitso ana a macha ke a mashodu. Ha ke lefe mehlala: Polokwane(Pietersburg), Tshwane (Pretoria) Podingtserolo (Philipolis), Matlakeng(Zastron), Noka Ea Tlou (Pietspruit), Matlosa (Klersdorp), Teledung (Bloemhof), Mofulats'epe (Smithfield), Huhudi (Vryburg), Bohurutse (Zeerust) Mohokare (Caledon), Moeding (Warden), Mmaletswai(AliwalNorth), Namahali (Frankfort) (Khotsong (Bothaville), Thabeg tsa Mogale (Magaliesberg).Ma-Afrika a ts'oanela ho tseba mabitso a naha ena ka puo eabona.
Ha ho mabitso a Sepedi, Setswana kapa Sesotho Europo koana. Ha ho Seterata se e leng Sekhukhuni kapa Moshoeshoe kapa Molema. Empa mona mats'oao a dibaka a tletse mabitso a mose koana. Mabitso a mangata ka puo ya mose koana a thata. Re itoma maleme ha re a bitsa. Ka holimo ho mona ha re na mats'oao a naha ea rona. Naha e ntse ena le mats'oao a masholu hobane rona ha re boulelle lipuo tsa rona.
5.Incapacity To Defend Misconceptions About Africans
Negligence of African languages invites ignorance and misconceptions about African cultural concepts. It encouragesEuropeans to denigrate our languageswith impunity. Some professors in their very high institutions of learning call bohali or lobola "bride price" or "bride wealth." Why can't they admit that they cannot translate this African cultural concept into their languages? Our daughters and sisters are not goats or cattle. They have never been for sale.
Eurocentricity finds nothing wrong with calling African traditional doctors or herbalists "witch doctors." Can a person be a witch and a doctor at the same time?This is senseless. And why did they call our kings chiefs and chieftainesses? Have you ever heard of Chief George or Chieftainess Elizabeth II? By neglecting our African languages we give license to strangers to degrade our cultures by using derogatory terminology.Re kenya metsi ka tlung! They used to call our villages "kraals" but at the same time call where we keep our cattle (masaka) "Cattle kraal."
6.Ignorant Interpreters May Mislead The Judge
We must respect and love our African languages. These languages are part of us. They are our valuable national heritage. Without them we cannot be real people. Many languages have died in the world. Bad Setswana, Sepedi and Sesotho are as good as dead. They create problems when not known properly. Take for instance, court proceedings. The interpreter must know the language well so that the judge can hear the evidence correctly.
For instance, if the accused says, "he provoked me." And the prosecutor says, "What was the provocation?" And the accused says he said, "Mmao." And the interpreter says, "he said, "your mother." "Your mother" in English is very innocent. But this is not what Mmao means in Sesotho. The accused is certain to be acquitted because the judge or magistrate sees nothing wrong with the word "Mmao" – "Your mother."
In Sesotho "Mmao" is referring to private parts of mother, depending on the tone and circumstances in which it was used. One would be a big coward if he did not immediately punish the user of such language ona mother. But I think if the Sesotho meaning and context were understood by the judge, he/she would pass the verdict of guilty.
Ignorant interpreters of African languagescontribute to imprisonment of innocent people. African languages must be taken seriously. In interpretation you do not translate words you interpret the concept. It is the same thing in Xhosa when you say "Unyoko!" That is a deep wound of insult.
- Development Of African Languages Is Imperative
Our African languages are very rich. But they are slow in having correct words that technology, science and other fields of knowledge are daily brewing. I may sound funny, but words such as speaker of parliament, computer, television, chemistry, physics, economics, economy, cell phone, ballistic missiles, hansard, biology, archaeology, anthropology, theology, history are not Sesotho, Sepedi or Setswana. Properwords must be found for new things.
Developing African languages would put us in a situation where we can acquire some of our education in the medium of our language. Why must we know only English in order to acquire knowledge? Can we not learn carpentry, plumbing, electricity, agriculture or anything in African languages? Is chemistry, engineering, commerce, astronomy; inferior when not learned in English? Our people were astronomers, long time ago in their languages.
Chinese are taught in Chinese. They are today a nuclear power and very advanced nation that is emerging as a world super power. Einstein a German scientist invented a bomb. Germans have produced one of the best cars, a Mercedes Benz. They do not speak any English. Those who want to learn English learn it as a subject.
They do not use it as a medium of instruction to acquire knowledge. Because we have not developed our African languages;we have to learn English first before we acquire knowledge. Does chemistry, mathematics or plumbing become different when taught in African languages? No.
On 29 April 2016, non-English speaking China announced that it will launch its spaceship to Mars in 2020. This is three years from now. This is not time to gamble with African languages through which we could accumulate knowledge faster and easier. Knowledge is power. People who have no knowledge will remain behind.
- African Languages Would Increase Knowledge
North Korea is scaring many big nations today which want to monopolise nuclear weapons. They have acquired this knowledge in their Korean language. It is the same thing with Russians. In Africa Amharic and Swahili languages have enabled their people to learn English as a subject but to learn many things through their indigenous or national languages. There is much for African languages to learn from Swahili language.
Their education system has not in any way become inferior to that of the rest of the world. African languages must be developed. Their importance also lies in the fact that they enable Africans to hold the Africentric view of the world instead of being fooled by the Eurocentric view of the world that has no Botho/Ubuntu and is the cause of many global problems today including wars.
English in its origin is a "Fanakalo" language. When stripped of Greek, Latinand KEMETIC, English stands completely naked. Let me give examples of English words that came from Kemetic an ancient Africanlanguageof Black Pharaohs long before it was invaded by Greeks, Romans and others.Here are English words from Kemetic language:
KEMETIC English
Ruit (to engrave) Write
Khenna (boat) Canoe
Khekh (repulse) Kick
Koui Cow
Ra (sun) Ray (sunlight)
(Introduction To African Civilisations John G. Jackson page 150, See also The Customs Of Mankind by Lillian Eichler and BookOf The Beginnings, Gerald Massey)
*Ra is interesting because it is also found in Setswana language and in Sesotho Ramaseli (The Father of Light as one of the names for God.
- Superiority Of Sesotho Over English
For the word "wash" the Sesotho language has several words. They describe the word with precision. For example, ho hlapa (washing hands), ho iphotla (washing the face), ho tola ( washing the whole body), ho ikutletsa (washing the feet using a stone), ho hlatswa (washing clothes)
The idea of deity is also clearer in African Languages. In English He is called God. The meaning is not clear. In Kemet (ancient Egypt) Ra was the name for God. The Venda people call God Raluvhimba.This has the concept of the Greatest One. The old name for God in Zulu is Mvelingqangi – the one who came into existence on his own. This is close to the name Ngaifor God in Gikuyu language in Kenya.It means one who has no father or mother –"the Creator and Giver of all things." Sepedi, Setswana and Sesotho and Serotse/Lozi in Zambia call God Modimo – Moholimo – the one who inhabits andreigns in the heavens. The Swahili name for God in Tanzania is Mungu. It means One Who does not discriminate,A Giver. They pray "Mungu abariki Afrika" – God bless Afrika.
- Problems of English Are Not African Problems
African languages must not concern themselves with the problems of the English language. In European countries that speak English some Christians have a problem with the pronouns "he" and "she" and with the noun "man." The Sesotho languages say God made man in His image. Some English speaking people say this is "male chauvinism." The Sesotho Bible uses the word motho – human being – hence ntate o fihlile. Mme o fihlile. Sesotho does not use differentpronouns for father and mother.
The EnglishProblem Of "Chairman"
When it comes to chairman the English speaking people have a problem. Sesotho and Nguni languages have no problem. They are comfortable with modulasetulo and Mgcinisihlalo. Modulasetulo kemodulasetulo. Ha ho hlokahale hore ho bontshwe hore na ke mosali kapa monna.
The English language has another problem with the pronoun "he," with reference to God. Sesotho Languages have no such problem.
The pronoun that these languages use, do not indicate whether God is a man or a woman. African languages are in accord with African Traditional Religion that perceives God as Supreme Spirit.
11.World's Languages Came From Africa
There is an interesting discovery of where language originated. On 15 April 2011, Science Journal published a study that puzzled many Englishspeaking-people in Britain,Canada, America, Australia and New Zealand. This was a study done by Dr. Kuentin D. Atkinson of Auckland University in New Zealand. This scientific study has found that every language on earth has come from a single pre-historic African mother tongue.
The 504 languages Dr. Atkinson studied and analysed have been traced to the Stone Age dialect from Africa. Dr. Atkinson has found that "The further away from Africa a language spoken is, the fewer the sounds it has. English has 46 sounds. The San people in South Africa [Azania] use a staggering 200 sounds."(Science Journal April 2011)
Dr. Atkinson's study has shown that language evolved at least one hundred thousand years ago. His findings were that every language from English to Mandarin[ of the Chinese] evolved from a pre-historic mother tongue spoken in Africa thousands of years ago. He pointed out that "…the number of distinct sounds, in languages tends to increase the closer it is to the Sub-Saharan Africa."(Ibid)
Prof. Robin Dunbar an anthropologist at Oxford University has confirmed that "Languages grew from a seed in Africa." (New York Times 14 April 2011)
For his part Prof. Mark Pagel of Reading University in England has confirmed that this same effect can be seen also in D.N.A. Africans have much greater genetic diversity than Europeans.
- Sotho And Nguni Languages Admired
The worst enemies of Africans in South Africa have admitted the musical charm of Sesotho and Nguni languages. H.R. Abercrombie in his book Africa's Peril page 45 has observed, "Now we come to an entirely different type of individual classed collectively as Bantu, of many tribes, but probably of common origin. Their language is full of musical charm and lends itself to flights of oratory. It is expressive and of perfect construction. The two great branches of this are known as Zulus or Matebele and Basuto."
How can we throw away our golden languages that have so much beauty and history of being the mother of European languages? The superiority of African poetry is such that its concepts cannot be easily translated into English. This is where a proverb of our languages warns us:
Let me give examples:
Lepoli la Mokhachane
Lepoli la Pheta le Ramatlaleha
Khanyapa qu ea 'Mamonoana
Ts'ukulu ea seana koena e nts'o
Ea sera sa makakamela
Monongoaha e chorile ho ea rateha
E tsoa hlaba tse ling sehlabeng
Hodimodimo leropong
Har'a motheo mothipoloheng
Tlapeng le lebe la boritsa
La shoela pere le motho
Moo pitsi li sieang bapalami
Ha lerumo le kuka meea ea likila
Ho sala litopo moea o felile
Ho bile ha tena ha tankisa litjotjela
Nonyana tse ts'oeu thabela koluoa
Matlaka a bua Sesotho holimo
A buoa a tankisa litjotjela
A re o re bolaetse haholo
Talla ea Mokhachane
Oho hloho tsa batho li setse li fats'e
Thalaboliba ea lets'a la Fobane
Ha se lets'a la ho bapalla likhohlo
Hlasoa o le bapaletsa
A oela ka mahloana le litsejana.
Uphaqa nje langa
Inyathi yasenhlakanhlakeni
Unokuzila ukudla kwamagwala
Amagwala adlububende
Ulanga phume ndlini yendlovu
Nyakambe liyophuma kweyengwenyama
Impunzi kaNdaba
Unjonga ntshiyini bathi uqumbile
Inkunzi abayikhuz' ukuhlaba ingekahlabi
Uzigodlwana zemazi endala
Zingalal' ndleleni yazini kunyembelekile.
Mohale ea maleka Mphenene
Thakanamane le Rants'ali
Selekane se lefofo sa phakoe le leeba
Sa matsoha se koenehile
Poho ea khetha lithole
Maroleng thotaneng ha Rants'ali
Ha ba ha botsa Morena Lets'oha
A re u ne u le kae moha le oa Phoka Mphenene
Ke ne ke le teng ngoana ha bo Mphihlele
Rants'o ea maboea ka mpejana
Ea maboya ho le bohloko
Ho le libakhabiki li ipabatsa
Banna ba heso ba tsota lits'etlo ho hlaba
Ea re sehlabaneng ha boea ba lonya
Ba nang le Mosetlane le Lerapo
Phatsa tsa majoe li re fahla mahlong
Marumo a khaola batho liphaka
Kulo li arola lihloho tsa batho
Kharenate li qhoma Khabo li tuka
Bongata bo re ke letsatsi la bofelo
Ho bahale e le letsatsi la polao. END


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(A petty clerk, an orphan and poor but not avaricious, who rose to the level of
an ankita bhakta of Baba. He also served the Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan as Joint Treasurer
till his end. In the interview with Narasimhaswamiji he disclosed lot of information
about Baba. In 1932, he was suffering from severe pain due to Sciatica and Rheumatism
but was cured of his illness completely by Baba).
Raghuvir Bhaskar Purandare was a staunch devotee of Baba. He heard first about Sai
Baba in 1909 and went to see him in Shirdi. R.B. Purandare was always desirous of
association with sadhus and saintly people. He heard that Saibaba was a saint, nay
God-Incarnate or walking God in Shirdi through the discourses of Das Ganu Maharaj
so he felt attracted to him and decided to visit Shirdi. Baba also appeared in Purandare's
dream and also called him to Shirdi. At that time his elder daughter (aged then
six months) was very ill and so his mother objected to his going to Shirdi. Purandare
still insisted on going to Shirdi and took his wife, elder daughter and his mother
with him to Shirdi. He remained there during his first visit for thirteen days.
On the third day of his visit, the child became well. Baba did not permit Purandare
to go back till the thirteenth day. Though he was very poor, he did not visit Shirdi
for any pecuniary benefits. Baba told Purandare's mother that for seven centuries,
Baba was associated with her son.
Once Purandare's wife got an attack of cholera and the treating doctor did not give
any hope. He saw Baba at the side of Datta Mandir in front of his Dadar house and
Baba ordered him to give Udhi and Tirtha to herand then disappeared. He gave accordingly
and after half an hour, she had recovered fully and her body became warm.
Purandare was very poor and was an orphan. He was very simple, sensitive and highly
emotional. He used to vent every emotional feeling strongly. When angry, he would
at once burst out in a fit of anger and was ready to quarrel. And when felt happy,
he would come out to express it. Purandare was short tempered in his approach and
Baba advised him not to pick up any quarrel with any one even if any one was abusing
him and handle any situation calmly.
Baba asked him several times dakshina of Rs.2 only. Once Purandare enquired Baba
why he was asking always Rs.2. Baba said, "It is not these
Rupees I want. I want Nishta (concentrated faith) and Saburi (patience)."
When Purandare's wife was ill once before her delivery, Baba appeared in a dream
and applied Udhi. In due course she became alright. When in great difficulty, Purandare
always cried before Baba's picture at home. Saibaba would then appear before him
at once and comfort him.
Baba also told Purandare to buy a house. Purandare was getting only Rs.35 salary
and it was really difficult for him to think of buying a house. Besides being a
petty clerk, he had the responsibility of supporting a family consisting of his
mother, his wife, a child and his brother. Baba was very kind to those who flocked
to his feet.Despite all his problems, Baba wanted him to construct a house. Baba
was fully aware of all these aspects of Purandare's position but still insisted
that he should buy a plot of land and construct a bungalow on the land.Purandare
ignored repeated advices of Baba in this regard. Baba became angry, called and told
Bade Baba, Nanasaheb Chandorkar and Kaka Dixit that Purandare was ignoring his repeated
advices to construct a house and then these devotees had gone and met Purandare
but were also convinced that constructing a house/bungalow was beyond his means
and ability. Nanasaheb then went to Baba and told him that constructing a house
was beyond his means and that Nanasaheb would construct, if Baba so desired, a house
and give it to Purandare. At this, Baba said that there was a lot of money belonging
to Purandare in "Baba's Sirkar" and Baba alone would enable him to build. And Baba
insisted on him to buy a plot and construct a house thereon and this insistence
of Baba might appear, prima facie, to others as illogical but Baba's love for Purandare
was intense because of Rinanubandha (contacts with Baba in his earlier lives) and
hence his insistence would appear illogical in his present life. As Purandare ignored
flatly Baba's advice, Baba hurled many abuses at him and scolded him and finally
inflicted on him a severe neuralgic headache which Purandare went on enduring several
days and nights. He came to the conclusion that Baba would not help him unless and
until he constructed a house. So towards this direction, he found that sites were
available in Bandra, near Bombay and that any site far away from the busy area was
very cheap. Having identified the site, he approached a friend for his help financially
and that friend came forward and helped him financially.When Purandare offered to
sign any document, his friend declined to have any
document and simply helped him. Having purchased the site, he applied for a loan
from his office and got sanctioned a sum of Rs.500/- for constructing the house.
As he was unwell, he entrusted the work of constructing the house to his brother
who hastily got it built in one year's time. Once he occupied the house owned by
him, his neuralgic headache disappeared totally without any treatment. Though the
building was located in an isolated area without any neighbors, Baba told Purandare
that he should not have any worry about the safety of his people, including his
young wife as Baba was guarding the house always.
It was Purandare who had brought to light the miracle of Baba when Megha wanted
to perform Abhisekham to Baba by pouring Ganga water on the entire body of Baba.
This had happened before 1912. Baba was Lord Shiva to Megha, who was the first pujari
to Baba and who introduced the congregational worship to Baba. Baba wanted Megha
to pour water on the head only as the head was the main organ of the body. But the
impetuosity of Megha's bhakti made him take up the whole pot and turn it upside
down over the head of Baba. Strangely, not a drop of water fell on the body of Baba.
The whole pot of water had fallen on the head only without touching Baba's body.
So, just as Siva had tied up Ganga in his own tuft, Baba also used his head for
retaining and throwing away the water so as not to touch his body or clothes.
During the year 1913 Purandare's mother asked him to take her to Pandharpur. Then
Baba gave Purandare's wife and mother, Darshan of himself as Vithoba and Rukmai,
at Shirdi itself in the masjid. They were highly pleased and dropped the idea of
going to Pandarpur. His mother always replied thereafter that her God was there
at Shirdi which was her Pandarpur.
Purandare had many financial difficulties and official problems. In all the problems
faced by him, Baba helped him to come out easily by appearing in his dreams and
giving suitable warnings and advices. There were many instances but a few of them
are narrated here:
1). Once he arrived in Shirdi on leave and after expiry of leave, he wanted to leave
Shirdi, but Baba did not permit him and hence he stayed back in Shirdi even after
expiry of his leave. When he went to his office, the Foreman of
the office had asked for his explanation for his over-stay. But instead of giving
his explanation, he submitted his resignation. Purandare was sensitive and his superior
Mr.Wilson (who was the Chief there) knew about his attachment with Baba in Shirdi
and he also knew that he would not come back from Shirdi unless Baba would permit
him. On his enquiry, Purandare told him that he was with Baba in Shirdi. Then Wilson
tore his resignation letter and told the Foreman that Purandare was not his subordinate.
And after six months, he was promoted and his Foreman became his subordinate. Thus
Baba converted a problem into his advantage and such was the miracle done by Baba.
2). Once Purandare planned to visit Shirdi and got leave from office at Bandra and
also told his mother. The next evening he had to start for Shirdi. But during the
night, Baba appeared to Purandare in his dream and said, 'Don't come" to Shirdi.
Purandare was surprised to hear that type of instruction from Baba. The morning
after Purandare was expected to leave for Shirdi; there was a strike in the workshop
of the mill. If Purandare had left overnight as he had first planned, his officers
would have suspected him to be instrumental indirectly for the strike and he would
have been in trouble. Baba therefore saved him from that embarrassment.
During 1916, Baba was seriously ill and was unable to move about without any support
from others. At that time, Purandare came to the railway station with his wife and
mother and wanted to go to their village. When he was at the railway station, he
suddenly thought that he should go to Shirdi and asked his people to proceed on
their own to their village despite their protests. When he arrived in Shirdi, he
saw Baba who was unable to walk on his own, was in severe bodily pain and was apparently
in serious danger. Baba thought in his mind that Purandare should come to Shirdi
and hence he arrived. Seeing Baba's condition, he cried and wept. Baba asked him
not to weep and also said that he would be alright in a couple of days. Even during
Baba's illness, he was supported and carried by the devotees on his begging rounds.
There he would beg and come back and was not eating the food. He carried on his
usual routine of begging by walking even during his severe illness.
On one occasion, he purchased creepers to make alleys on both sides on the road
where Baba would walk from the masjid to chavadi and Lendibagh,
Baba refused permission to plant them. Baba did not give permission for three days
and the saplings started withering away and he was very unhappy. Though Baba did
not like any pomp and pageantry, Baba finally gave permission to him in order not
to displease him. Baba also said that though the creepers had withered away, he
would make them thrive again and they would blossom. On the fourth day, the creepers
were planted and surprisingly the plants grew very well by the mystic power of Baba.
Once at the instance of Purandare, Radhakrishnamai and some other devotees, a palanquin
was brought and they wanted to bring it inside the masjid. As usual, Baba did not
permit, as he cared nothing for any pomp. Thus the palanquin was left outside without
any quard protecting it during the night. That night some thieves came and stole
away the silver horses. When complained to Baba about the theft, Baba said, "why
did not the thieves take away the whole palanquin?". This indicated Baba's Vairagya
and much contempt for wealth. Purandare and Radhakrishnamai wanted Baba to live
in royal dignity and that was why they were making all these arrangements. At this
stage, to protect the palanquin, they wanted to provide a garage for keeping the
palanquin. They decided that the place next to the masjid on one side should be
turned into a garage and for this purpose, they wanted to arrange rafters which
should be inserted into the wall of the masjid for support. Generally such drilling
in the wall of the masjid was considered as desecration. But however, due to the
devotion of these ankita bhaktas, Baba permitted and that was the love and attachment
between Baba and Purandare mainly and for others in general.
Baba used to test his devotees to see if they hankered after money and gold. Once
he took Purandare with him to Lendi Bagh. They both went to the Lendi stream and
then Baba showed him three dazzling plates of gold. The plates were in the stream
and Baba pointing to them, asked him to take them. Though Purandare was poor, he
was not at all interested in such matters and was not at all tempted and did not
bother even to look at them.That's why perhaps he developed very well spiritually.
Once Baba prevented Purandare from going away to Bombay even after 4.30 P.M. The
last train at Kopergaon for Manmad would leave at 6.30 P.M. It was a Bazaar day
(Monday). Purandare got a bullock cart. Baba told Rege to go with Purandare. Both
of them reached the Kopergaon station at about
7.45 P.M. The train had gone away. There was a special train however, running that
night which stopped at 8.15 P.M. at Kopergaon and took them to Manmad and then they
reached their homes safely. There were no trains to Manmad from Kopergaon at night
after 6.30 P.M. in those days. Baba would do miracles even in minute and insignificant
In 1920 when Purandare's wife was seriously ill due to influenza and felt sorry
as she could not attend the Urs and Ramanavami festival in Shirdi in that year;.
That night Baba appeared in her dream and told her that he would take her for the
Urs. She passed away in 1920 due to severe Illness, on Ramanavami day, chanting
continuously Baba's name.
Once Dixit asked Purandare to give him all the old copper coins he had with him.
Purandare gave him all he had and he did not know what he did with them. In 1926
on an Ekadasi day in perfect peace and talking high about Baba, Kaka Dixit suddenly
passed away. Purandare saw some devotees dying at Shirdi on Ekadasi day.
Even after Baba's Mahasamadhi in 1918, Baba was, as usual, helping and protecting
the devotees. Once during 1932Purandare was suffering from severe pain due to Sciatica
and Rheumatism. But Baba protected him, saved from the jaws of death and he was
cured of his illness completely. Purandare had on several occasions heard Baba sing
a song once or twice. He would gladly hear people sing to him.
After Baba left his mortal coil in 1918, the devotees only missed the chance of
seeking Baba's advice personally both in temporal and spiritual matters. However
we find that Baba's prominent devotees like Kakasaheb Dixit, Bhausaheb Dhumal, Ragbuvir
Purandare and others had devised an interesting method of still getting Baba's advice
in matters of difficult problems they encountered. They would put two chits (one
permitting them to follow a particular course and the other asking them not to follow
that course) in front of Baba's picture and ask a small child to pick up one of
the chits - the contents of which the devotees considered as Baba's advice in the
matter.As stated by some of these devotees personally as late as 1936 (18 years
after Baba's Mahasamadhi) to Narasimhaswamiji, the advice given in the picked up
chits, when followed was always found to be beneficial and giving protection from
mishappenings if any. It is interesting to note that
Narasimhaswamiji himself also followed this method to consult Baba in difficult
When B.V.Narasimhaswamiji interviewed him in 1936, Purandare gave not only the details
about his experiences with Baba but also about the minute details about other important
devotees and other incidents that occurred in Shirdi. Thus he gave fund of information
about so many instances that happened in Shirdi and threw lot of light on Baba's
life and mission and miracles for the benefit of the posterity. Purandare also served
the Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan as Joint Treasurer. In the interview, he told Narasimhaswamiji
that Baba had a hole in his ears and he had also seen Baba taking bath in naked
condition and observed that Baba had not been circumcised. We could understand that
Baba was a Hindu Fakir who lived in a Hindu Mosque.Purandhare spent every minute
in Shirdi in the service of Baba and passed away peacefully in 1948. Blessed was
his great soul.


text: This photograph I took of Kwunho has always for some reason, generated a lot of interesting conversations. I have used it in my university teaching to demonstrate the power or mystery of a photograph. There has been much said about the eyes being the key to the Soul, and perhaps this is true to a certain degree, but it doesn't offer a full picture, only fragmented one. It is because time has been captured only during that instant. The glance, the gaze, may have only been fleeting, and it just happened that that was the moment the shutter went off. Wah-la! I believe this was the case with Kwunho. It is an instant in time, captured appropriately at the right moment. On recollection, he doesn't quite remember giving me that look, and neither do I remember seeing it. As such, does it truly deserve any praise? or was it purely, by chance? I think it cannot be deduced to such simple explanation. It is a combination of both chance, and organized thought to prepare for the moment. I have a simple request. Take a look at this image of Kwunho. Stare at it for as long as you like, and then move (yourself, your body) to the left or right. Now take a look and see if Kwunho is STILL looking at you. I bet you he is. Leonardo daVinci's, Mona Lisa has, apparently, the same effect. Oooooo.


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SEOUL, Korea, Nov 01 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of people dreaming of second careers is on the rise. According to a survey by job portal JobKorea on 1,011 office workers, as much as 88.4 percent said they have post-retirement plans. Of the 894 respondents who said affirmatively to the question, 59.4 and 59.2 percent answered that more time and money, respectively, are most important for their second life.
As to what they prepare for the future, ability to make more money (e.g., investment skills) took the largest portion at 51.9 percent, followed by self-development (in language and job skills) (42.3%), learning hobbies (37.6%), self-employed business creation (17.7%), job switch (15.1%), and others (1.0%).
As to a question about what they want to do most in their second life, 56.8 percent said travel. It was then followed by self-owned business (43.9%), spending time on hobbies (36.7%), going back to school (18.9%), settling in a farm (7.7%), and others (1.1%).
About the best time to quit and move on to a second career, 23.6 percent of respondents replied that it would be between 36 and 40 years of age. Those aged between 41 and 45 accounted for 21.6 percent, followed by 31-35 years (20.0%), 46-50 years (12.0%), 51-55 years (9.9%), 56-60 years (7.1%), and 61-65 years (4.7%).
The survey results indicate that nine out of ten salaried employees are dreaming of a day when they kick the office door open and get out, as well as that the time to do that is getting moved up earlier than before. To address these rapidly rising needs, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and private-sector companies are offering a variety of programs.
For example, those in their 50s or older can go to the Seoul Center for Senior Employment, an organization established by the Seoul Metropolitan City Government. The center provides information and job training programs for those looking for jobs after retirement. Recently it announced 30 job positions for seniors who will regularly post news stories and photos on its newsletter for 100,000 won a month. The monthly newsletter will be published within October and carry news about senior jobseekers as well as announcements by district offices within the jurisdiction.
The city government won many plaudits for holding a variety of events for seniors looking for jobs. The 2013 Seoul Senior Festival, hosted by the Seoul City Government and the Korea Life Insurance Association and sponsored by the Seoul Center for Senior Employment, was prepared to raise awareness of the issue of senior joblessness and find solutions. The Signa Foundation established this year by Lina Life Korea also joined the festival as a sponsor. The event was held for two days between October 24 and 25 with scores of companies and non-profit organizations setting up booth in the fair.
The Signa Foundation also opened a booth there to promote its individual social responsibility index while checking the visitors' health. The ISR index developed by the foundation measures an individual's degree of social contribution. After the health check, medical coordinators hired by the foundation gave free consultation.
Advice on second careers is not just for those in their 50s or older. The non-profit Hope Institute, famous for being established in 2006 by Park Won-soon, the current Seoul city mayor, offers a program for those salaried employees in their 30s after work to help them design their post-retirement career. The program has a variety of sessions including personal finance classes, volunteer activities, sustainable business creation exercises, and humanities lectures.
Some other organizations offer English language courses for middle-aged men and women. Dong-A Center for Continuing Education, an affiliate of Dong-A Daily News, is providing English classes custom-tailored to older students with little language background, learning with fun-filled activities, songs, and TV dramas.
Banks are also capitalizing on this trend of people seeking second careers. For example, the NH Retirement Research Institute affiliated with NH Bank held on October 17 a concert-like event at a music hall in which it invited 400 clients. The event featured speeches on how to control your anger and how to design your second life by a medical doctor and the research institute's president Huh Seung-taek. It was then followed by a performance of B-Boy group S-Flava. At the venue, representatives from NH Group companies including NH Bank, NH Life, and NH Securities set up booth to conduct one-on-one financial management consultations with visitors.
According to the Korea Statistical Office, the life expectancy of average Koreans today is 78.6 years, up 26 years from 52.4 in 1965. That means preparing for your second career is no longer something optional. As more and more people in their 30s and 40s are forced or opt out of the formal job market, it is inevitable that older ones must compete with their younger counterparts in the job market for seniors. Although many public or private organizations are already offering a wealth of programs for second careers for younger and older ones alike, many professionals say this is not enough and there must be more to come to accommodate the rising demand.
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Good Morning!
I've included today my last piece before my show on the 23rd….(don't forget to visit me on the 23rd-25th at Art on the Greene in Arlington!) and I'm very happy with the turn out, especially the colors….Would love to hear your feedback, good or critical….
I'm doing some experimenting with some less structured abstract as well….it's such foreign territory to me that I feel exhilaration at the process but terrified as well….any feed back would be truly appreciated as I take this new road…..I love this style and can't wait to dive in….painting really is such a perpetual playground….I know you feel the same about your art. It just doesn't get any better than getting to "play"for a living!!
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The Odyssey
On Saturday The Fergies, Grandma D and Auntie Lisa set out for our summer trip to the Outer Banks. I have been counting down the says since spring until this week, which for me means sun, fun and relaxation...but first, we had to get here.
Friday was a holiday for me, so it was designated packing day and I knew I had a task ahead of me. Five suitcases, 2 backpacks, 2 laptop bags, one supersized, overstuffed beach tote, 2 princess bicycles, 1 toddler car buggy, 1 box of toys, 2 swim vests, 1 huge box of food and sundries, 1 box of linens and towels, 4 beach chairs, 1 baby feeding chair, myriad assorted other stuff, and 1 U-Haul trailer later - we were ready to hit the road.
We left only an hour behind schedule on Saturday and the weather was picture perfect for our drive down. Garmin made life sweet and we arrived at our beach house rental by late afternoon. The kids were remarkably great in the car and slept/harrassed Grandma most of the way down. We only stopped twice: once for lunch (at the skeeviest Wendy's I've ever seen, blech) and once to buy "fireworks" (aka sparklers) for the kids.
The next adventure would be to see whether the Craig's List ad was honest and accurate and...it was! The beach house is perfect. Spacious and bright and still flaunting that new house smell. We are a 5 minute walk to the beach and we even have a jacuzzi and outdoor shower (which I used yesterday and felt like I was on a Caribbean island). So it's all good. So far we've visited the beach, the Aquarium, and the Manteo Waterfront. Night before last there was a major thunderstom though, and so it was overcast yesterday, This morning though, the sun is out it full force and so that means Beach Day. Chatterbox can't hardly wait.
Of course a vacation with 3 kids under 5 years old, one of them being a baby who wakes up during the night and then is up for the day at 6am, means only minimal "relaxation." But I'll take what I can get!


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There's something so greatly satisfying about Greek salad. Loaded with antioxidant-rich veggies, the simple dressing allows them to shine in their natural glory. And the Tofu Cheese makes for a nice sub for feta.
Makes 3-4 servings
Ingredient List:
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 cloves fresh garlic, finely minced
Generous pinch dried basil
Sea salt
Cracked black pepper
2 tablespoons sweet white miso
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon brown rice syrup
1 large head Romaine lettuce
10-12 cherry tomatoes, halved
1 medium cucumber, cut into fine matchstick pieces
1 small red onion, cut into very thin half-moon slices
½ pound Tofu Cheese, coarsely crumbled
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Press TV- At least one person has been killed after a blast hit the center of Turkey's southeastern city of Diyarbakir, which has witnessed tensions between Ankara's forces and Kurdish militants.
Turkish media reported that ambulances were dispatched to the site of the blast, which also wounded 30 people, in the city's Baglar district on Friday morning.
The blast took place near a police station, where pro-Kurdish lawmakers arrested hours earlier were taken, said a security source on condition of anonymity.
In a statement following the incident, the office of Diyarbakir's provincial governor said the explosion was caused by a car bomb, adding that militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) are believed to have been behind the attack.
In the early hours of the day, Turkish security forces detained two co-leaders of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) along with nine other lawmakers from the second-biggest opposition bloc in parliament.
Selahattin Demirtas was arrest at his home in Diyarbakir and Figen Yuksekdag at her residence in the capital, Ankara, as "part of an ongoing counter-terrorism investigation."
Following the overnights arrests of the opposition figures, reports emerged of restrictions on nationwide access to online social media and messaging services, including WhatsApp.
Tensions have been running high in Turkey's Kurdish-dominated southeast since a ceasefire declared by the PKK collapsed in 2015 in the wake of Ankara's military operations against the Kurdish group's positions both inside the country as well as northern Iraq.
In response to the military raids, PKK militants have stepped up their attacks against Turkish security forces over the past 18 months.
This is while Turkey has so been under a state of emergency since the failed military coup against the government in mid-July. Ankara has launched a heavy-handed against those suspected of having links with the coup plotters.
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Animal welfare organisations have indicated that they are concerned about a perceived conflict of interest of a veterinarian appointed to conduct a review into conditions experienced by sheep on live export ships during the Middle Eastern summer.
Dr Michael McCarthy was appointed by the agriculture minister, David Littleproud, to conduct the review on 10 April, two days after 60 Minutes aired footage of sheep suffering extreme distress on the Emanuel Exports stocked ship Awassi Express, which left Fremantle on 1 August 2017 and lost 2,400 sheep to heat stress.
McCarthy has more than 30 years experience as a livestock veterinarian and has worked most of his career in the live export trade.
He has acted as shipboard veterinarian on 65 live export voyages for eight major Australian exporters, including Emanuel Exports, conducted industry-funded research for Meat and Livestock Australia and Livecorp, and acted as an expert consultant for Murdoch University and the University of Queensland.
Animal welfare groups say McCarthy is extremely knowledgeable about the industry but his extensive working history as a paid contractor to the live export industry created a perceived conflict of interest.
The RSPCA, Animals Australia and Vets Against Live Export (VALE) wrote separately to Littleproud raising concerns about McCarthy's appointment.
VALE spokeswoman Sue Foster said McCarthy was a well-published researcher who had made recommendations for change in the past, although those recommendations had not been taken up by the industry.
But she said his extensive work history with key live exporters, including Emanuel Exports, whose conduct sparked the review, created a possible conflict of interest.
"VALE has concerns about the independence of the review given the long-term association and employment that vet has in the live export industry," Foster told Guardian Australia.
The RSPCA said it did not questions McCarthy's scientific credentials but said "we were surprised that they had appointed someone who was so reliant on industry funding".
Animals Australia said the review should have been co-chaired by Australia's chief veterinary officer.
McCarthy declined to comment when contacted by Guardian Australia.
Littleproud said McCarthy's review would be "absolutely independent".
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"Animal welfare groups regularly cite Dr McCarthy's research in their arguments and some were consulted prior to him being consulted," Littleproud said, adding that McCarthy would consult with animal welfare organisations as part of the review.
"Appointing a vet who had never had any involvement with live export to perform a review of conditions on live export boats would be a ridiculous waste of taxpayer money.
"The reviews I've ordered after being in the job just three months will be done by eminent and fiercely independent people."
Neither Animals Australia, nor the RSPCA, nor VALE said they were consulted specifically about McCarthy's appointment.
Labor has called for an immediate suspension of the live sheep export trade until the McCarthy review is completed. It has also called for a three-month ban during the hottest months in the Persian Gulf.
The final report is due on 11 May.
Littleproud has said that he will support an end to the summer trade if that is what McCarthy recommends, saying on Friday that: "If I am looking at evidence that Dr McCarthy comes back with that says there is no way in any sense that this could be undertaken then we have to listen to that."


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The suit, filed Thursday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, alleges the company's owners, Paul Willis of Northridge and Claudia Griffin of Canyon Country, violated various California consumer protection statutes that prohibit unsolicited commercial e-mails, known as spam.
The suit also alleges the company violated statutes against using false addresses in advertising, failing to disclose required information, engaging in untrue or deceptive advertising and engaging in unfair business competition.
"Spamming is the scourge of the Information Age," Lockyer said Thursday evening in a written release. "In filing this action, we are sounding a warning that we will track down and prosecute those who send illegal spam."
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Marriage and family are often considered to be the bedrock of society, but values about these institutions are changing.
One shift is rising support for legalizing same-sex marriage. But changing values about traditional marriage is an even bigger trend, at least in terms of sheer numbers.
What's your view? Is society better off if marriage and children are a priority? Or, is society just as well off if people have different priorities?
You have plenty of company either way. Half of all Americans (50%) now say that society is just as well off if people have priorities other than marriage and kids, according to a new Pew poll. And, 46% of Americans disagree, saying that society is better off if people make marriage and children a priority in their lives.
Younger Americans are much more likely than older Americans to say that society is just as well off if people have other priorities. Two-thirds of Americans who are 18 to 29 years of age say so, as do a majority of Americans (53%) who are 30 to 49. Americans who are 50 years of age or older are more likely to say that society is better off if getting married and having kids are priorities.
If a couple wants to spend the rest of their lives together, do you think they should get legally married? A majority of Americans say yes, but again we see differences by age. Just over one-third of Americans 18 to 29 believe that those who want to be together for the rest of their lives should get married, compared to half of Americans who are 50 to 64 years of age. The oldest group (65 and older) is the most likely to say that getting legally married is important if a couple wants to spend their lives together.
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Having submitted their projects for review earlier this spring, the team entries were presented and judged this past weekend by national experts including leading high-performance builders, building science professionals, and researchers. The main criteria for selection were design/construction strategies, clear project plans, required analyses, overall competency applying best practice solutions and principles of building science from DOE's Building America program. Building America is the research and development arm of DOE's Residential Buildings Program, focused on developing cost-effective, market-ready zero energy ready solutions, guidance and tools for new construction and existing homes.
"The next generation of housing industry professionals has to be better trained to deliver the home of the future," according to Sam Rashkin, Chief Architect of DOE's Building Technologies Program and manager of the student design competition. "The DOE Challenge Home Student Design Competition is part of this important transformation process toward creating better homes and communities. The nationwide benefits of cleaner air, large numbers of green jobs that cannot be outsourced, and greater energy security are just a bonus."
The final judging and awards ceremony took place in Golden, Colo., at the headquarters of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). During the competition weekend, student teams presented their designs to esteemed jurors, networked with notable industry professionals, heard from thought leaders on their vision for the future of housing, and celebrated at an awards dinner where several category winners and two grand winners were announced. Additional teams were also recognized for excellence in specific elements of the competition. As administrator for the competition, Home Innovation Research Labs would like to congratulate all of the 2014 winning teams for an outstanding inaugural showing:
Project profiles for all the winners are available on the competition webpage. Planning for the 2015 competition is already underway and information on how and when to register will soon be available on the website as well. Any students or faculty members who'd like to be informed directly about competition updates can use the "Competition Contact" link.
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Lead pastor Heather Larson also previously issued an apology of her own. Willow Creek's elders also admitted that Hybels was guilty of wrongdoing. "We are grieved that we let Bill's statement stand for as long as we did that the women were lying and colluding," the elders said. "We now believe Bill entered into areas of sin related to the allegations that have been brought forth." Willow Creek leaders told their congregation they would consult with outside experts on how to deal with the accusations against Hybels.
Steve Carter, teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church, resigned Sunday after new allegations surfaced against founding pastor Bill Hybels.
Carter, one of Hybels's two heirs at Willow, had previously apologized for the church's handling of accusations against Hybels, who resigned earlier this year after allegations of misconduct.
Earlier on Sunday, one of Hybels's former assistants accused the Willow Creek founder of repeatedly groping her. Pat Baranowski told The New York Times that Hybels allegedly touched her breasts repeatedly and rubbed against her, had oral sex with her on one occasion, and once asked her to watch porn with him as a research project.
Baranowski told her therapist about the incidents, according to the Times. She also told another pastor at the church, but asked him to keep silent until now. She is the tenth woman to accuse Hybels of misconduct.
Hybels told the Times that the allegations were not true.
"I never had an inappropriate physical or emotional relationship with her before that time, during that time or after that time," he told the Times in an email.
Those accusations were the last straw for Carter.
"The new facts and allegations that came to light this morning are horrifying, and my heart goes out to Ms. Baranowski and her family for the pain they have lived with," he wrote on his blog, announcing his resignation. "These most recent revelations have also compelled me to make public my decision to leave, as much as it grieves me to go."
The new allegations and Carter's resignation come days before the annual Global Leadership Summit (GLS), which opens this week at Willow Creek and simulcasts worldwide.
Hybels's shadow lingers over the event, since he hosted the GLS for more than two decades. The controversy over his past conduct has led to more than 100 churches and other organizations canceling their plans to host a GLS viewing site.
Tom DeVries, president and CEO of the Willow Creek Association (WCA) which runs the GLS, is expected to make a statement about Hybels at the start of the summit.
Author and activist Danielle Strickland is also scheduled to speak about "creating a healthy work environment for men and women."
So far, 111 host sites for the GLS had canceled, in advance of today's developments. Sixty-seven of those were sites that have hosted the summit in the past. The rest were new sites that would have been hosting for the first time.
The summit will also be simulcast into more than 60 prisons, according to the GLS. Churches and other groups can also sign up for "private views"—a simulcast of the event for a small group.
All told, there will be 690 host sites for the summit, according to the GLS. Churches or other groups can also sign up for a livestream of the event, meant for a senior pastor or a few staffers. About 50 groups have signed up for the livestream so far.
Some churches have changed from being a "premiere hosting site"—open to the public—to private viewings.
That was the case for the Traverse City, Michigan, campus of Kensington Church. The simulcast there won't be open to the public, but will be available to staff and key volunteers, the church told CT in an email.
Other churches have canceled outright, including Vineyard Cincinnati Church, an Ohio megachurch.
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Those living in San Pedro Town will have no doubt heard of the great community work thatÂs been going on in recent months to better healthcare and ensure that residents are aware of life saving emergency responder treatment and general first aid. Â Now, four of the townÂs residents have been presented with Red Cross awards.
In Roaring Creek Village, Cayo District, the Belize Red Cross held a two-day event that saw a total of 19 people from Ambergris Caye attend. An awards ceremony was held on December 7th and 8th to officially recognize those who had participated.
On the first day of the Red Cross event, several initiatives were held so that participants could not only enjoy themselves but acquire some extremely useful medical skills and knowledge. Â Volunteers from the Belize Red Cross showcased the expertise they had learned via the organization, and competitions were held to encourage self-learning and education. Â The activities related to a number of different topics, including Disaster Response and Preparedness, First Aid, Belize Red Cross movements, HIV/AIDS and the History of the International Red Cross. Â The activities created were both mental and physical, and there was a diverse range of age groups in attendance to ensure that the gap between youngsters and older volunteers was bridged.
After the fun activities of the first day, the second day involved a ceremony to acknowledge the great work that those from the Red Cross do. Â In addition, a special awards event was held to provide presentations to those who had excelled on the first day of training. Â Overall, of the seven awards provided on the second day of the event, four were presented to those attending from San Pedro. Â Phillip Ramsey and Atlantida Eiley were given the Governor GeneralÂs Red Cross Award. Â Meanwhile, Natalie Palen, a local nurse, received the Red Cross Health and Leadership Award, while the Red Cross Outstanding Volunteer Award was given to Laurie Norton.
The latest Red Cross event was perfectly timed to coincide with the annual December 5th celebration of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movements International Volunteer Day. Â San Pedro was extremely well represented at the event, and the fact that its residents won the major proportion of awards just goes to show what a fine job the Red Cross volunteers are doing.


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It's almost like James Spader has done this lawyer thing before, right? This week, Red Reddington, or this dude in his suit anyway, went on trial for his crimes. But before we get there, this week's Blacklister was The Pharmicist. Spalding Stark told Red he was a rebellious biohacker, dedicated to saving lives. But after the deaths of 5 very sickly test subjects suffering from Motor Cortex Degenerative Disease at Stark's hands, Red fears he is the worst kind of charlatan — the kind who preys on the weakest among us for financial gain.
We come to find out that Crown Life Pharmaceuticals had inserted a mole who sabotaged Stark's work to ensure the cure wouldn't be achieved. Because, as Chris Rock so eloquently put it years ago, the money isn't in the cure, the money is in the medicine!Stark is getting a lighter sentence, and we are left with a bombshell at the end that Red needs Stark for…something.
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Eagle-eyed Fortnite fan FortTory on Twitter was sent an image of the new skins allegedly taken from Apple's App Store, announcing the launch of Season 7, which is set to take place on Thursday, December 6.
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A month or so ago I got a Rail Slide Imperial Spiced Ale from SanTan Brewing in the mail. So couple of weeks ago, I got this beer in the mail from them. I love the name and graphic on the can, on which it says, "Sex Panther is a silky smooth Double Chocolate Porter brewed with Colonial Rosewood Cocoa and large amounts of Chocolate malt for a huge chocolatey flavor with hints of truffle and molasses. White wheat is added to give Sex Panther a smooth, creamy head that lasts all night!"
Location: Poured into a Sam Adams perfect pint glass from the can at my home in Bloomington, IL.
Numbers: 6.9% ABV, ~ 210 Calories
Appearance & Aroma: It's black in color with some ruby highlight where the light shines through. The head fell almost immediately, and even with the etched bottom in the glass, there were very small groups if tiny bubbles on the top. The aroma was roasted malt with hints of dark chocolate and molasses.
Taste & Feel: The body was somewhat light and the mouthfeel is mostly smooth with a slight crispness. The flavor up front is semi-sweet chocolate maltiness, which grows in the middle, and is joined by some dark chocolate and light molasses flavors. The dark chocolate flavors become their boldest in the somewhat dry finish. The aftertaste is a nice, dark chocolate flavor that sticks around for a minute or two.
Food Pairing: This has a lot of dark chocolate flavors in it, and I think it would go nicely with a steak or BBQ, as the dark cocoa flavors would mix nicely with some slight char on the steak, or slightly sweet BBQ sauce.
Overall Impression: The first few sips of this beer were OK, but as I continued to drink it, the flavors really started to grow on me. In particular, I found the aftertaste to be really nice, almost as if I had just finished eating a piece of dark chocolate. There was a slight bit of alcohol warmth which joined the aftertaste after a minute or two, which was really nice as well. Overall, I thought this was a pretty good beer with some really nice dark chocolate and cocoa flavors.
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CRYENGINE 5.6 is here! Find out what you need to know.
We are delighted to announce that CRYENGINE 5.6 is available now from www.CRYENGINE.com and the CRYENGINE Launcher. This major release packs in over 1,000 changes and includes production-proven features which have been used to deliver Hunt: Showdown. The entire team here at Crytek would like to thank the entire CRYENGINE community for all the feedback and suggestions that have helped shaped the direction of development. This engine is for you, and we couldn't have done this without you.
CRYENGINE 5.6 is designed to put more power in your hands and make game creation quicker and easier. We're sure you'll agree that it marks a big step forward for the engine. As you know, work doesn't stop, and we're already looking at the roadmap for CRYENGINE 5.7. Make sure you keep your thoughts and feedback coming as it really does make a difference.
CRYENGINE 5.6的设计现在更为强大及其易用,你们也会相信CRYENGINE 引擎向前迈了j进了一大步!正如你们所知道的,我们从未停止,我们已经着手CRYENGINE 5.7的工作计划中了,请继续给予反馈及建议,因为这对我们很重要!
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