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In an extraordinary use of gubernatorial authority, Gov. Cuomo is directing the state's attorney general to dissect Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's decision not to prosecute Harvey Weinstein in a 2015 misdemeanor groping case.
A probe by Eric Schneiderman may wind up answering gnawing questions about whether and why a powerful man got off easy. Given that, and given credible claims by the NYPD's top sex-crimes investigator that Vance buried a strong case, it is difficult to argue against shining light on a still-dark corner.
But the governor's sudden demand for state oversight of a local prosecutor looks reactive and selective, not deliberate and principled.
Given that local elected prosecutors daily make difficult judgment calls — calls with which police departments often disagree, but that are almost never Monday-morning quarterbacked by governors — the precedent set for executive interference here could turn out to be troubling indeed.
In this case, though the basic facts of the case have been well known for months, Cuomo pulled the trigger less than 24 hours after Time's Up, the Hollywood-led initiative dedicated to combating sexual harassment and assault, sent an open letter urging him to launch an independent investigation of Vance.
As of press time, a full three days after he issued a statement telling Schneiderman to conduct the review, Cuomo had yet to issue any formal order, or even send a letter outlining the legal authority under which Schneiderman would operate.
It was in March 2015 that model Amber Battilana reported to police that Weinstein forcibly groped her breasts in an office meeting, then followed that up with a recorded call to Weinstein, arranged by cops, in which he admitted to the offense.
Battilana and Weinstein then met in person; he again admitted, on an audio recording, to touching her without her consent, while trying to coerce her to come up to his hotel room.
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After cops hauled Weinstein into the station, he lawyered up — and began mounting an all-hands-on-deck campaign to discredit Battilana and ensure that the charges would go no further.
He hired two lawyers with ties to Vance; they brought on Linda Fairstein, former head of the DA's sex crimes unit, as a consultant. Meantime, Weinstein's minions began picking apart Battilana in the media. Critics, including lead NYPD sex crimes investigator Michael Osgood, came to believe that prosecutors were more concerned with discrediting Battilana than nailing Weinstein.
All that gave the powerful appearance of a connected man pulling strings in order to skate on a criminal charge.
Vance says his sex-crimes prosecutors investigated the facts, and two weeks later came to the careful legal judgment that a case could not be proven in court. He insists the merits, not Weinstein's power and money, carried the day.
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Living With Anxiety & Depression: The Difficulty Of Friendship and The Secrets To Making Them Last.
Making friends is easy when you're fun, kind and welcoming, but keeping them, however, is an entirely different story, especially if you suffer from anxiety and depression. As a woman who has dealt with mental health issues for as long as I can remember, I've come to terms with the fact that I will have to live with a lot of acquaintances. Even though I wish that weren't the case, it's where my life lessons have brought me.
I'm sure some people from my past may believe I'm awful because I couldn't live up to certain expectations or I came off cold more times than I would like, and that's a hard reality to face. There have been too many times in my past where I'm the person sitting there silently listening to everyone else talk but unable to contribute because I'm too busy stuck in my doom and gloom of silence. I can only imagine what my resting bitch face looked like in those moments. There are times where I would be so overwhelmed, beating myself up that I convinced myself no one genuinely liked me. I'd convinced myself that they were talking shit behind my back or that perhaps I just wasn't their type. I'd tell myself to move on and be strong and to act like I didn't need them anyhow, but the truth was, I would have loved to remain their friend. It's just so difficult at times to be the friend they need. Pretending to be happy when I was sad made it hard for me and eventually because I felt like a fake, I had to walk away. It's hard for those who don't live with severe internal issues to understand why we act the way that we do. We can be shady for weeks or months at a time, but once they get us out of the house, we're friendly and outgoing and genuinely excited to be there, then we go right back into our reclusive lifestyle unheard or seen for weeks, months, at a time. We can be excited to get the invitation to your child's birthday party, holiday get-together, or game night but when the countdown begins, the emotions and worry take over, and eventually we convince ourselves we can't do it. Something clicks in our mind, and we have to cancel which leads us to pajama sets, snacks we'll regret, Netflix and a shit ton of self-condemnation. It's hard to wrap your head around this part of us when you don't understand where we're coming from mentally. It's a personal hell, a hell we don't like to openly discuss all the time because we know it can make us a lackluster friend and that's a difficult situation to face when it's not who we want to be. It's just who anxiety and depression make us, and we don't do it to be mean or shitty.
The reality of being ass backward a lot of the time leads us to feel guilty, and it can be overwhelming for everyone. It's especially hard to explain during the times your mind can't make one complete rational thought. You wish you could be the person that is always there, you genuinely enjoy their company, want to remain their friend and live up to these expectations that you've made up in your head, but sometimes that's impossible, and it's hard finding someone who understands that.
We live a double life in a sense, and although we don't like to admit it, we're somewhat high maintenance in our own weird way. We require a lot of silence and space. We need more understanding and patience, and perhaps a lot of forgiveness. But that's incredibly difficult to ask for, and more often than not we end up feeling so guilty for our own needs that we just walk away and convince ourselves it's for the good of everyone and if they don't know why you left, it can lead to burnt bridges. Something that kills us inside, or at least it does for me.
Maybe up until this point, you've lost more friends than you have because it's hard to open up about your mental health. You begin to get overwhelmed so you'll slowly separate yourself from the situation. You'll make yourself believe that in doing so you may reduce your anxiousness, but in return, you'll welcome entirely new anxieties into your life. There's a chance that you'll never stop replaying your decisions, wishing you had done something different. It's hard to make friendships last when your current best friends are anxiety and depression, a few bitches that have convinced you that they make all the calls. Thankfully, there are ways to get your voice back and not let those two ruin your friendships. It can be hard to find someone who is open and understanding, but that doesn't mean it's not a possibility and when you do, you'll be thankful you opened up. You can build meaningful and long-lasting friendships even when you find yourself anxious or in another depressive state that requires all your energy and attention. Here are a few things that you can do, to help you make friends, strengthen the friendships you have, and continue building those friendships into ones that last even when you suffer from anxiety and depression.
"Hi, my name is Amber, and this is Anxiety and Depression, we can suck sometimes, will you be our friend?" You don't have to do that, but eventually, you will have to be honest about what it is you're living with, especially if you feel like this is someone who could be a real friend. If you're going to make meaningful relationships you want them to know ahead of time that you tend to isolate yourself and feel awful. Alone time may be a dream for you when you need healing, but for others, it can be a deal breaker and may lead them to think that you're a flake. Which you can be a flake, but it doesn't mean you don't like them or you don't want to see them, it's just that you know your limits and may require a break now and again to handle life's many obstacles. If they know ahead of time, they won't assume the worst, but instead, they'll be more understanding. Let them know what it is that you need, if they're going to be a real friend, they'll be understanding. If they aren't willing to accept this massive part of you and help you along with your healing journey, then you don't need to worry about it. You need to move on and be happy with yourself that you did. You don't need that; it's okay because someone else will be there for you.
One of the hardest things for some women who live with anxiety and depression is when a friend wants to do something, and you're not feeling it. For me, when I am a total mess sometimes the last thing I want is for my friends to text me and get me out of the house. My close girlfriends are well aware that when they haven't heard or seen me for weeks that a considerable of me is super overwhelmed. I would love a break, and to get out of my head, but it's hard for me to follow through at times. It may take a week or two of texting and plan making, but eventually, the stars will align and we will do something. I find it easier to make last minute plans, so I don't have to dwell on them. Doing something that gets you outdoors and into the fresh air or something that keeps you active is always a plus. Ask them if they want to go to the gym or for a bike ride or maybe a hike. Being active will let you be in their presence without having to stress about being awkward. Sometimes you'll have nothing to say when you're fighting yourself and it's nice to just be in their presence. When you're active the endorphins start flowing; you will loosen up and be able to have genuine positive conversations while creating meaningful memories. Eventually, after the friendship grows and you let your walls down, you can make plans to get coffee or go to the bookstore so you can talk about what raw emotions you're going through at the time. These meaningful moments build the platform to a lifelong friendship.
Something that happens when you are overwhelmed and in a low place is you're going to feel awful. You're going to cancel plans and you're going to start feeling like a "bad friend," this guilt will build up and it's important to release that guilt in order to move forward and strengthen the relationship. The funny thing is that you may feel awful but your friend hasn't given this situation a second thought because they get it, it wasn't as a big as a deal as your anxiety made it out to be! You've been honest about your anxiety and negative thoughts but that doesn't mean they won't persist and create riffs in your mind. The quickest method to remove the guilt is to address it. If you haven't called them back or you have failed to do something you said you would because life gets busy, the chances are that the guilt is weighing heavy on your heart. Let them know this, they will help you realise that it is okay, and you can move forward with a lighter heart and mind.
By being emotionally open with friends, it makes your friendship stronger and lets them know just how important they are to you. They'll be there when you need them most and won't let you push them away when you're fighting with your mental health. When I have developed a good friendship with another woman, I let them know how much I appreciate them and how amazing they are and I enjoy being their cheerleader. I am that mushy friend that says I love you, the one who thanks you for being my friend because I mean it and I want them to know how I feel because it's important to me and that relieves a lot of my anxieties. Whatever it is that you like to do to show someone you care, be sure to do it. Being vulnerable can be a hard thing to do, and can even make you uncomfortable, but you should never be afraid of being honest with your feelings and more than likely the emotions will be reciprocated. Knowing that they care for you will subdue a lot of your anxieties and create a stronger bond.
Sometimes life in your little bubble will become so hectic that before you realize it, months have gone by before you have seen a particular friend. One way to make sure that you don't let too much time pass without saying hello, is to text them or send them a little gift mail when they come to mind. You need to train yourself to react to those reminders and take them as internal cues to take action. Taking the time to send a text will alleviate anxiety and worry that may build up if you keep thinking of them but push past the aching thoughts. Ask them what they've been up to and let them know that you're thinking of them. Tell them that you'd like to do something soon.
Life is busy, and we've discussed how essential schedules and routines are to freeing ourselves from anxiety and falling into a depressive state, but these habits are just as helpful in maintaining friendships. If you set a monthly date for a girl's night out or adventure, it will relieve a lot of the stress and give you something to look forward to, not to mention, create some hilarious and lifelong memories. There is nothing better than having an 80's themed girl's night out on the town or staying in and having a movie night surrounded by good friends, food, and cocktails. Monthly get together's are a way to maintain friendships with those you want to get to know better and a way to meet new people. Maybe throw out the idea that you can rotate the host, this will alleviate a lot of your planning stress.
Having mutual respect and understanding for one another is the only way that you'll be able to create a lifelong friendship. Life is hectic, and EVERYONE has their lives, busy schedules, personal issues and difficulties that they're dealing with on a daily basis. Whether anxiety and depression are involved or not, life is insane. Friends deserve the right to get busy, and they shouldn't have to explain themselves unless they're ready to. If you are holding grudges or expectations over someone's head, there is no way that friendship will last because there isn't respect. If you reach out to your friend and they don't get back to you, stop assuming the worst and just let it go. If you are having a tough time, let them know that your anxiety is being a bitch and you would like some reassurance that everything is okay. I promise you that they're just busy and they're not trying to make you think the worst on purpose. It's important not to jump to conclusions and make them out to be an awful friend; remember you wouldn't want someone to think that way about you. There should be going both ways in the relationship. If they're giving you a hard time because you've canceled plans or aren't supporting you when you need them to, the chances are that the friendship will be on the rocks and cause you a lot more anxiety than you need. Let them know how you feel, and hopefully, things will change, you need to be honest with your friends without worrying that they're holding the friendship for ransom.
The friendships that I have had since I was younger and continue to be the strongest are the ones where we can go for months without talking or seeing each other but know that we will always be there for each other. We have that mutual respect and understanding that life gets crazy and hustling is a must. We're doers, wives, mothers, employees, students, friends with others, and we want the best for each other even if that means having to go apart for long periods of time. When we do talk and get together, it's like no time has passed, we have a blast because we respect each other for our differences and can't wait to have pure fun with no drama. We are each other's biggest cheerleaders. We keep group chats going so that we can share random memes or videos that remind us of each other or to just bitch with no judgment when we're having a hard time. And we don't get mad when one of us says that they want us to shut the fuck up because we've sent 1000 comments in a five-minute time frame. Let your friends be honest and appreciate the fact that they are a separate entity with separate wants and needs. When you have that you'll create something that can't be fucked with, no matter what life throws your way.
If you're only looking for friends within your circle of friend's friends then more than likely you're missing out. Go and find something that interests you, and keep an open mind to finding a new friend in the process. You have to start pushing yourself out of your comfort zone and opening up to the possibility that you could see a new friend in everyone you meet. There are many sides to us, and it's possible to find life-long friendships with others because of your separate interests or hobbies. It can be hard to make new friends when you have anxiety, but the women in your yoga class or that you always run into at your favorite cafe may end up being a life-long friend if you ring up a conversation. All of your friends don't have to be friends with each other so don't put that pressure on yourself because it limits the range of possibility.
When it comes to making friends and making those friendships last when you have anxiety and suffer from depression, is that you have to push yourself when it's the hardest. It's important not to let your anxiety and depression to become a crutch. I know that this can seem impossible at times, but the purpose of healing is to heal and better yourself and not let these two rule your life. No one wants to live with anxiety and depression forever, and if you continue to push yourself when it's hardest, you'll discover that those two bitches are all talk and you can take charge. Like all relationships, friendships take work. You'll have to work on your mental health while at the same time opening up about what it is you're going through and return the favor to them; friends need to help each other grow and fill in those gaps that are missing. If they understand that you're suffering at the moment but still want to see them, you can find ways to compromise. Work with each other's strengths and weaknesses. You can be a good friend when you're not at your best because you'll trust that they are there for you and you are there for them when life gets tough.
Do something fun, stop being serious, and act like a fool. Let your guard down and do something that you wouldn't necessarily consider before. Go and find yourself in situations with your friends that make you cry because you're laughing so hard. A friend is someone that is there for you when times are hard but they're also the ones that free you from life's stresses. When you let your guard down and let your fun side out, you'll create strong bonds and let them see the real you. That way when depression rolls around your friends will be able to sense that something is wrong and they will be there for you. You've opened up about these struggles by now, and they know that this is something that you can't help, it's a never-ending battle fighting anxiety and depression sometimes. Pretending like it's never going to happen again may set you up for failure; a hard reality to face but when you work on being the best friend possible and being honest, you won't have to go through it alone. Doing this will help you bounce back faster and realize that anxiety and depression are just two stage 5 clinger frenemies, who don't stand a chance.


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Best Investment Help ( BIH )? BIH.COM, maybe not!
Some recall those wiley days of the late 1980s and early 1990s when offshore master trader Robert Earl Palm set sail 'round the globe with his nefarious band of offshore wise guys and not-so-sharp drawer-knife crew talking individual investors ( from church pulpits to Wall Street executives ) into leaving traditional onshore financial institutions and going offshore for those daring adventures with pirate fraudsters of the Caribbean.
Recently, April 2010, The Vancouver Sun ran 3-days of journalist David Baines three ( 3 ) version article surrounding old Robert Earl Palm, a few of his nefarious cohorts, but nothing really new.
The articles were published on April 14, 2010, April 17, 2010 and April 21, 2010.
April 14, 2010: [ http://www.vancouversun.com/news/players+Polish+fraud+running+Indiana+charities/2904341/story.html ]
April 17, 2010: [ http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Indiana+foundation+helped+bogus+banks/2919214/story.html ]
April 21, 2010: [ http://www.vancouversun.com/news/International+swindler+compared+Christ/2933104/story.html ]
A few have recently asked me "Why three ( 3 ) times?" and "Why revisit that old story now?" I cannot say why but recall the last Robert Palm linked financial investment entity named BANCMARK FINANCIAL CORP., here:
One of the internet webpage links for Bancmark Financial Corp. leads today to the usual bunch of financial investment gobbledy-gook linked text, but then I noticed a promotional video of America television Golden Girls show co-star, Hollywood personality Betty White. Here's the webpage:
Any rumbling from U.S. federal law enforcement ready to round-up the global bank paper asset master trader Robert Earl Palm? Charles Spradlin Sr.? Robert McIvor? Jason Dallas? Any other ye ole nefariously linked offshore pirate pals of Palm?
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Bosh said he'd join any team willing to sign him.
The 34-year-old big man last appeared in an NBA game in 2015-16. He was forced to step away from basketball as he dealt with blood clots that were thought to be career ending.
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Though he had firmly established his persona as a flashy, hard-drinking playboy with an eye for exquisite female pulchritude on The Jack Benny Program, bandleader Phil Harris would find himself "domesticated" in 1941 after marrying singer-actress Alice Faye. His home life with Faye started to work its way into the Benny broadcasts. For example, the episode from April 11, 1943 featured the following line by Phil: "Say, Jackson—I got a surprise for ya…Alice Faye, now appearing in Hello, Frisco, Hello, made a dozen doughnuts for you with her own little hands." (When Jack asks "Curly" where they are, Phil cracks: "Out in the car—I'll get Rochester to help me carry 'em in.")
The marriage of Phil Harris and Alice Faye (it was the second for both) was truly a love affair—the couple remained together until Phil's passing in 1995. Though both were enjoying successful solo careers—Phil with his music and work with Benny, Alice a major star at 20th Century-Fox—the two of them eventually joined forces for one of radio's last great situation comedies. That series premiered on this date in 1946, as Phil and Alice became the headliners of radio's The Fitch Bandwagon.
Alice Faye was one of Fox's hottest properties…but after her marriage to Phil Harris, she expressed more interest in becoming a mother and homemaker after the births of their daughters, Alice, Jr. and Phyllis. She cut her work schedule at the studio to one production a year, and in 1945 decided to retire from motion pictures entirely after most of her scenes in Fallen Angel ended up on the cutting room floor (studio head Darryl F. Zanuck was distracted by Fox's newest "flavor of the month," Linda Darnell). Faye was enjoying "retirement," but when she was offered the opportunity to work with her husband on a radio series, she warmed to the idea of reading a script for one half-hour weekly before calling it a day. She agreed (after some initial hesitation) to start broadcasting alongside Phil for Fitch in the fall of 1946.
The Fitch Bandwagon had been on radio since 1938, and in its early years it functioned as a showcase for big bands fronted by the likes of Tommy Dorsey and Harry James. In the fall of 1944, the program allowed Dick Powell to host and sing, and the following season Cass Daley inherited the Bandwagon duties. Sponsor F.W. Fitch, impressed by the popularity of radio's The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, decided to propose a format change (situation comedy mixed with music) to Harris and Faye, and after a well-received July 10, 1946 audition Mr. and Mrs. Harris earned a berth on NBC's Sunday night schedule.
The Sunday night scheduling was one of the reasons why The Fitch Bandwagon was so popular with radio audiences. It was sandwiched between Jack Benny and Edgar Bergen (and Charlie McCarthy), a time slot any performer would have committed murder to get. But it provided an additional benefit for new host Phil Harris; in the program's early years, Bandwagon would begin with Phil bidding his boss a fare-thee-well as he headed home to the Harris household. Alice would be waiting for him, of course, along with "Little" Alice (portrayed by Jeanine Roose) and Phyllis (Anne Whitfield). Life at Rancho Harris was not all beer and skittles; Phil also had to put up with Alice's annoying brother Willie—played to creampuff perfection by Robert North.
Frankie Remley was a left-handed (honest!) guitar player in Phil's musical aggregation, and was often joked about (but never heard) on Jack Benny's program. It was decided to make Remley a regular character on Harris' show because of Frankie's well-established reputation as an imbiber (now that Phil had a family, the Bandwagon writers de-emphasized the drinking jokes that were a staple of Phil's character in the Benny broadcasts). It was thought at first that Remley would play himself…but an unsuccessful audition soon convinced the real Frankie he should stick to guitar playing. In his place, actor Elliott Lewis was tabbed to play the fictional Remley…and the seed for classic comedy was planted.
In the early years of the Harris-Faye Bandwagon, Frankie came across like a dimwitted hoodlum…but with the hiring of writers Ray Singer and Dick Chevillat in the show's second season, the Remley character began to take on the characteristics of the sardonic wisenheimer radio audiences would soon come to know and love—always willing to get his buddy (and boss) Phil into trouble. Singer and Chevillat soon infused Phil and Alice's show with a sarcastic sensibility that gives it a contemporary feel when listened to by modern-day audiences. In addition, they beefed up the presence of the character of Julius Abbruzio (portrayed by The Great Gildersleeve's Walter Tetley), a smart-alecky grocery boy who lived to make life miserable for his nemeses Phil and Frankie. ("Are you in trouble, Mistuh Harris? Is there anything I can do to get you in deepuh?").
After two years with Fitch, Phil and Alice got a new sponsor—Rexall Drugs—in the fall of 1948, and the show underwent a name change to the now-familiar The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show. Their ratings for Fitch had always been solid, owing to their Benny-Bergen hammock, but when Jack jumped ship to CBS in January of 1949 the Harrises lost their edge in the Hoopers. It didn't keep the program from being funny, however; the writing remained razor-sharp. With the addition of a new regular—a Rexall company representative portrayed by radio veteran Gale Gordon—the belly laughs continued even after a portion of their audience wandered over to the Tiffany network to check out what Jack and Amos 'n' Andy were up to. Rexall wrote the checks for Phil and Alice's show for two seasons before switching their allegiance to Amos 'n' Andy, and then RCA Victor became the show's "angel." Though the audiences continued to dwindle with each passing year (blame television), The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show soldiered on until finally calling it quits on May 28, 1954 (they were still being sponsored by RCA…at a time when many programs were sustained).
Alice Faye observed in later years that while she would have been amenable to doing a television version of their popular radio sitcom, it was husband Phil Harris who put the kibosh on the idea. Nevertheless…to paraphrase Casablanca, "we'll always have radio." Radio Spirits has several collections of what I personally believe was one of the aural medium's top comedy programs, beginning with The Fitch Bandwagon years in our latest Phil and Alice compendium, Buried Treasure…not to mention Stepping Out and A Song and a Smile (with liner notes by yours truly!). The couple's RCA years are represented by Quite an Affair and Smoother and Sweeter, and there's a stray Bandwagon broadcast (from January 19, 1947) to be checked out on our potpourri collection, Great Radio Comedy. Last—but not least—Phil, Alice, and the family spread a little holiday cheer in a December 26, 1948 Rexall show on Christmas Radio Classics—it's a gift you definitely will want to unwrap first!


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Guest Post: Africa Day 2018
Today, 25th May 2018, the world is celebrating Africa Day. On this day in 1963 the Organisation of African Unity (now known as the African Union) was founded. This day reminds us to celebrate African unity. In this blog I want to reflect on sustainable development within Africa.
We celebrate Africa Day at a time when many African countries are still suffering from hunger, disease, war and terrorism; there is political will for African countries to unite but we still have a way to go. As an educator, I believe that many of these problems are caused by the poor education that children receive from schools and from their homes. Sustainable development in Africa is possible, but the only right way to achieve it is to ensure that Africa's young generations are all given a quality education. There are many ways that schools can contribute to sustainable development throughout Africa.
When children's right to access quality education is met as stipulated in SDG4 (to ensure inclusive and quality education and promote lifelong learning) they learn new knowledge, skills and attitudes. If the number of students who do not attend or drop out of school remains high, it is a barrier for Africa' development because the new generation are not given the necessary tools for a bright future. Every child has the right to go to school, however attending school is one thing and learning is another. On this Africa Day, I want to appeal to the decision makers of Africa to ensure that all school-aged children are supported to learn.
This means that the content of lessons and the necessary resources and teaching aids must be available and the teaching techniques allow every child to learn.
Teaching and promoting African culture at school is a strong key pillar to African sustainable development. Knowing and valuing your identity develops happiness, confidence and love. These three values are very crucial in developing peace and unity. Looking at African culture, you see that it is a hub of knowledge, skills, aesthetic, innovation; teaching and promoting African culture also values global diversity. The young generation need to know their mother tongues, traditional stories, their national history and many other things.
Having the basic knowledge of your culture forms a strong foundation for a bright future. New knowledge, new skills and new attitudes can be built upon this.
Africa is not an island; international partnerships are also needed to empower the next generation. This links to SDG17 which focuses on partnerships for meeting the goals. Africa's young generation should be introduced to global citizenship. Young generations should not only be limited to the local community but to the world in general. Adults need to know that the wider global community is the destination of our children. This means that Africa's young generation need to be given all the necessary tools that will enable them to succeed everywhere. For instance, using ICT equipment makes learning very smart and suitable. Using new technologies in education is also a way of broadening students' outreach.
On Africa Day, it is important to remember that full African Unity will not be a product of guns and violence but a result of skills, knowledge, love, cooperation, peace-building and positive mindsets … all things promoted at Umubano Primary School.
Happy Africa Day!
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Slash Backpedals over "Gay" Michael Jackson Comment
Published Mar 15, 2010Last week, former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash attempted to set the record straight on his Michael Jackson collaboration, saying, "I did not play on ['Black or White']... That's gay, I would never play that." Naturally, the statement has drawn the ire of politically correct folks who don't appreciate the use of that word in that context.
Speaking with Spinner, Slash has now backpedalled a little by insisting that he meant to use the word "gay" the old-fashioned way, intending to mean "happy."
"I thought about that afterward 'cause really that just came right out... now I think it sounded a bit too derogatory," he says. "What I really meant was that the sound of the guitar is very happy. It just doesn't sound like me, anyone would know that. It's not the guitar sound you would expect from me, but somehow I got pigeonholed as the guy who played on that song."
He adds, "I never revisit shit that I did before. There are some songs that I hear on the radio, obscure Guns N' Roses stuff, you sort of hear the difference between your playing now and your playing then. I can pick out a note and it's not necessarily great but I don't nitpick over those things. When you release something, it's done. If you wanted to change something you should have done it then."
Strangely enough, some fans insist that the guitar solo on "Black or White" is definitely Slash regardless what he says. Just take a look at Wikipedia.


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That is justice!
Looks like the Chinese people haven't lost their common sense - no need to call a cop.
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I was one of 500,000 coworking Americans in 2017 when I had a summer job at a small coworking space in Pasadena, California. One day, I accidentally backed my car out of a parking spot straight into another car. Luckily, no damage was done to either car, but the guy was still pissed. For the rest of the summer, he glowered at me from across the open floor plan while I tried to do my work. Coworking taught me to be much more careful in parking lots, especially when your office, designed to foster communication and collaboration, doesn't have walls.
WeWork is the biggest name in coworking, the practice of sharing workplaces with other people who are self-employed or work for other small companies. Just last week, the We company made several headlines as the multibillion-dollar corporation withdrew its plan to go public and billionaire CEO Adam Neumann stepped down. Pushback was plentiful when it came to WeWork's self-identification as a tech company and not real-estate, despite their main product being office space. Soon after WeWork released its IPO, Vox ran an article with the sharply critical tagline, "'Space as a service' does not a software company make." For people as obsessed with the Bad Blood saga of Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes as I am, the story sounds familiar: "tech" startup, charismatic leader, billions of dollars from investors raised and more or less flushed down the drain.
Coworking is a rapidly growing enterprise. Between 2007 and 2017, the number of coworking spaces globally grew from 14 to over 14,000. The amount of office space afforded to coworking is massive as well; WeWork is now the largest private tenant in Manhattan. (The company, and other similar businesses don't actually own any real estate. Instead, they rent out spaces with long-term leases, and chop them up into offices they essentially sublet on the short term.) WeWork and similar companies offer basically the same thing: rent out an office or desk, come in any time of day, and work, work, work.
The gig economy umbrella is wide, and the workers who fall under it are diverse. The term "freelancer" could be opened up to contain the seemingly disparate professions—from creative professionals to rideshare and food delivery drivers—that the gig economy produces. Understandably, the nature of the gig economy is highly unstable for workers, who are often underpaid and underworked. Many freelancers have to take up extra jobs in order to make ends meet in a world where rents rise and wages stagnate. As Annie Lowry writes in the Atlantic, "The gig economy in particular provides plenty of late-capitalist fodder, with investors showering cash on platforms to create cheap services for the rich and lazy and no-benefit jobs for the eager and poor."
There is perhaps nothing more late-capitalist than paying to go to work. Clever marketing strategies for WeWork and other coworking spaces make the practice seem like much more than just renting a desk; when you buy into coworking, you're purchasing a subscription to a lifestyle. Their lifestyle is attractive to many—WeWork markets the opportunity to work in a beautiful, comfortable office, surrounded by other cool, innovative people, in major cities. WeWork provides the semblance of an office job without the aggravations of the office. No boss breathing down your neck. No rules against napping, spending your whole day in the kitchenette drinking coffee, or coming in late.
The "father" of coworking, San Franciscoan Brad Neuward, put it simply: Coworking offered "the freedom and independence of working for myself along with the structure and community of working with others." This sounds like a sweet setup for most freelancers. However, Harvard Business Review estimates the average rent of a coworking space in the US at $350 per month. This isn't cheap at all, especially when you could theoretically cowork at a café all day for the price of a small black coffee. Ex-CEO Neumann claimed WeWork was a company that wanted to "elevate the world's consciousness." The absurdity of this statement signifies just how out-of-touch WeWork is to the daily life of freelancers, part of its target clientele. WeWork's "elevation" just looks like giving someone a pretend nine-to-five and a kitchenette rather than the security of a guaranteed salary and benefits package.
The truth is, WeWork has never turned a profit. Neither have Uber or Lyft, other companies whose success depends on freelancers. The unprofitability of these companies piques the question: is turning a profit off of the highly unstable gig economy realistic? If full-time gig workers are struggling, maybe it makes sense that companies built on them would too.
In Providence, six different locations are listed on coworker.com. Most are some smaller iterations of the generic WeWork-ish coworking business. This aligns with the city's recent attempts to cater to a younger, wealthier demographic; in the past year, Providence has seen the establishment of luxury apartments and high-end vegan restaurants.
What Cheer Writer's Club, however, is a coworking space with an alternative model. First, it's a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Second, it serves a niche, bookish clientele: Rhode Island's creative industry. Writers, illustrators, podcasters, translators, editors, and indie publishers are just some who call its location on Westminster St "the office." People from other industries can cowork at The Club, but they have to pay twice as much.
"Writers often work in isolation, and we don't know each other, we don't see each other because we're all holed away in our home offices," Program Manager Jodie Vinson told the College Hill Independent. Her business card proclaimed that the Club offered "coworking for introverts." The Club has cozy "stacks" like a library, sit/stand desks, comfortable couches and meeting rooms, and a state-of-the-art podcast recording studio. Writers can meet with editors in private meeting rooms. A wall of published literature by members gives them a publicity boost.
"Our goal was always to make [our space] affordable to these writers who were suffering in the gig economy because of low pay and no benefits," said Vinson.
What Cheer Writer's Club is much more affordable: nine-to-five coworking access is only $100/month for content creators. Largely writers themselves, the staff at the Club took into account both their own experiences as freelancers as well as feedback from early members. Their programming is empathetic as well. For example, the Club is hosting a workshop this month on how to get health insurance as a freelancer. Instead of ignoring the unique struggles freelancers face, What Cheer caters to them—an ethos other coworking companies could learn from.
Today, all people need to "go to work" is a laptop and WiFi. The definition of work is changing, as the 21st century economy forces workers to move away from traditional nine-to-five office jobs and into more amorphous freelance gig work. According to Forbes, 36 percent of the U.S. workforce freelanced in 2017, a number projected to grow to over 50 percent by 2027. Since work today is highly digital and therefore more mobile, there is less need for a concrete workspace. Coworking spaces allow freelancers—those who can afford it, that is—an "office job" without any of the corporate strings or long-term agreements traditional employment comes with.
However, coworking memberships do not offer any of the benefits that traditional, long-term employment does. A WeWork membership (or driving for Uber or Lyft) won't guarantee you a paycheck, health insurance, or paid vacation days. These are things that all workers need in order to survive.
WeWork's FAQ happily proclaims that a membership ensures "your location is accessible by keycard 24/7." By permitting workers to access the office at any time, they imply that work can and should be done around the clock. The nature of freelancing blends this line already: you can't "leave work at the office" when you're sans office, or if you're constantly hustling for gigs because you lack job security and a steady paycheck. The lack of work-life balance usually is out of economic necessity for freelancers, and companies shouldn't encourage this behavior. People in pressure-cooker industries like startups and tech work alongside freelancers at coworking offices. Even though only one out of every five coworker reports "irregular" hours, according to coworking magazine deskmag.com, people are at coworking spaces for an average of 8.8 hours a day—longer than the typical 8 hour workday.
One major perk of joining a coworking space is the networking opportunities. Many companies host events to foster crossand inter-industry collaboration. These events can also take the form of socializing; weekly happy hours and bigger events are commonplace. These types of connections would be most valuable to a struggling freelancer, or someone without a degree or social network to leverage for employment. In this way, WeWork uplifts only the freelancer who is already doing well enough to afford the expensive desk—further stratifying the gig economy. Freelancers who don't have the financial capacity to buy into coworking get left behind.
The coworking office I worked out of had a neon sign spelling out "coffee," actual free coffee, a mix of couches and wood tables, and a fridge stocked with not-free organic stacks. These are typical design elements catered to the image of the creative/tech millennial: string lights, leafy plants, and exposed brick. One coworking space I've visited in Downtown Los Angeles even had kombucha on tap. Long gone are the office's classic harsh fluorescent light, grey carpet, and rolling chairs with mysterious stains. As Ilana Glazer of Broad City put it eloquently: "What a hysterical business model….You're storing people in what are essentially closets after luring them in with these, like, seemingly high-end perks, but it's also, like, a bag of beer in a trash can under a counter." Freelancers in all industries would benefit more from forming a union than paying into the gig economy for little more than a desk. No amount of free libations, sit/stand desks, or ping-pong tables can substitute for real benefits that workers need and deserve.
AMELIA ANTHONY B'22 didn't pay a cent to write this article from her bed.


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Reinstall macOS Catalina with one button
Apple introduced the ability to erase and cleanly install the Mac operating system in macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 using a one-line command called startosinstall. Two years later, they continue to improve on this valuable tool for Mac admins.
During our recent webinar Reinstall a Clean macOS with One Button, I discussed these improvements and offered advice for constructing a workflow for Mac admins to use in their environments. Here, I'll recap the webinar and attempt to answer questions from our audience.
A brief history
Every Mac OS installer app since OS X El Capitan 10.11 has included the startosinstall command line tool in its app bundle. This tool enabled Mac admins to script installing the Mac OS, allowing them to deploy upgrades to their fleets through management tools like Jamf Pro.
macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 included the new option --eraseinstall to the startosinstall tool, enabling admins to not only update or upgrade existing Macs, but completely erase them and cleanly reinstall the macOS. It was a gamechanger because they could now refresh Macs in the field without needing additional equipment like bootable thumb drives. All management settings, applications, user accounts and user data were erased.
Now, Apple has expanded functionality in macOS Catalina 10.15 by adding the --forcequitapps option to startosinstall to prevent running apps from interfering with the installation process as well as the --fetch-full-installer to the softwareupdate command for downloading and installing macOS updates.option
Let's see how we can put all this together to reinstall macOS Catalina with one button.
Downloading a new macOS installer
The Install macOS Catalina app appears in the App Store on Macs, but when downloaded on a Mac already running Catalina, it hands off the download to Software Update in System Preferences. Downloading a new OS installer is now handled by the same mechanism as getting Safari, security and other updates for the operating system.
The command line equivalent to Software Update is softwareupdate and it too supports downloading not only Catalina but also Mojave and High Sierra installers, which are no longer available in the App Store.
To manually download the latest full 8 GB Install macOS Catalina app, open the Terminal application found in Applications > Utilities and run the softwareupdate command with the new option. This requires you be logged in with administrator privileges. (The backslash at the end of a line simply means it's wrapping to the next line. Any time you see this, you can omit the slash and write the entire command on one line.)
sudo /usr/sbin/softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer
Terminal will show the progress as the app is downloading and installing. "Installing" in this sense is the same as installing any other app from the App Store. The Install macOS Catalina app is downloading into the Applications folder — it's not actually going to run the installer.
It should look something like this in the Terminal window:
sudo softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer Downloading and installing (null) installer Installing: 51.0%|
Downloading the installer app using Terminal takes about the same time as downloading it through Software Update.
To retrieve an earlier macOS version, add the --full-installer-version option followed by the macOS version number. This command gets the latest Mojave installer.
sudo /usr/sbin/softwareupdate \ --fetch-full-installer \ --full-installer-version 10.14.6
Identifying Macs eligible to erase and install
Before running startosinstall to erase and install our Macs, we need to first identify which ones meet Apple's system requirements.
General requirements
- OS X 10.9 or later
- 4GB of memory
- 12.5GB of available storage for OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 or later (I like to double that for breathing room)
Hardware requirements
- MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
- MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer)
- MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer)
- Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer)
- iMac (Late 2012 or newer)
- iMac Pro (2017)
- Mac Pro (Late 2013 or newer)
To do this, we'll create a new Smart Computer Group and name it "macOS Catalina Compatible Macs" and add the following criteria:
Operating System Version: greater than or equal to 10.9 and Total RAM MB more than 4095 and Boot Drive Available MB more than 25600 and Model Identifier matches (see regex below)
We need to use the model identifier of Macs to pinpoint the exact models Apple says are eligible for Catalina. That's nearly 60 models. Rather than bloat our Smart Computer Group with 60 more lines of criteria, we can use a regular expression (or regex) to do that. Regex lets us create a pattern that can match certain strings of characters such as model identifiers. This one line of text will match all the eligible models including the new 16-inch MacBook Pro released this month. Copy and paste it in the value field for the Model Identifier criterion in the above Smart Computer Group.
After saving, be sure to click the View button to verify the group is working as expected.
While we're at it, create a second Smart Computer Group named "Install macOS Catalina App Cached" and add the following criteria:
Application Title is Install macOS Catalina.app and Application Version like 15.1
This will help us identify Macs that have the Catalina installer app already downloaded to prevent Jamf Pro from downloading it again. Be sure to get the current version of the installer app by selecting it and choosing File > Get Info.
Deploying the macOS Catalina installer
We need to get the Install macOS Catalina app to our target machines identified by our "macOS Catalina Compatible Macs" Smart Computer Group.
If our target Macs are already running Catalina, the most efficient way to get the installer to them is to tell them to download it themselves. Otherwise, we'll need to use a packaging tool like Composer to package the installer and deploy it that way. (Jamf Pro customers will find Composer after logging in to Jamf Nation and viewing the My Assets area. Click the first big Download button.)
Create a new policy in Jamf Pro named "Cache Install macOS Catalina.app". In this context, "cache" means simply to put it on the target machines in the Applications folder. We're not running the installer yet. Complete the following payloads and scope in the policy.
- Display name: Cache Install macOS Catalina.app
- Trigger: Recurring Check-In
- Execution Frequency: Ongoing
- Update Inventory: Enabled
Files and Processes
- Execute Command: /usr/sbin/softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer
- Targets: macOS Catalina Compatible Macs (Smart Computer Group)
- Exclusions: Install macOS Catalina App Cached (Smart Computer Group)
When viewing the policy in the Policies list, it should look like this:
To deploy the Catalina installer to a Mac running macOS Mojave or earlier, use Composer to create a package that places the installer app into the Applications folder and then build the package as a PKG. Upload this to your Jamf Pro distribution point.
Use the same policy settings above but replace the Files and Processes payload with the Packages payload and add the Catalina package from Composer.
When Macs next check in (every 15 minutes by default), they will silently download and cache the installer without interrupting the end users. Our scoping ensures the installer only downloads if it doesn't exist. That takes care of getting the Install macOS Catalina app deployed to our targeted Macs. Next, we'll put the startosinstall command into Self Service.
Building our command
As I mentioned earlier, the --eraseinstall option is part of the startosinstall command line tool found inside the Install macOS Catalina app bundle. To find the command line tool, right-click or Control-click the Install macOS Catalina.app file and choose Show Package Contents > Contents > Resources. Locate and drag the startosinstall file into a Terminal window and add --usage to the end.
'/Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall' --usage
This lists several arguments (each beginning with double-dashes) and explains what each does. We want to use the following:
- --eraseinstall — the option that does the magic
- --agreetolicense — required to fully automate the process
- --forcequitapps — prevents running apps from hampering installation
- --newvolumename — optional, names or renames the Macintosh HD
Putting the entire one-line command together, it looks like this:
'/Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall' --eraseinstall --agreetolicense --forcequitapps --newvolumename 'Macintosh HD'
How does it work?
When we copy the installer app to our target Macs and run the startosinstall command with the above options, it quickly takes available free space on the Mac and carves out a temporary partition. After partitioning, the command copies the Install macOS Catalina app to the temporary partition, makes it the bootable volume and restarts the Mac.
Within a few minutes after clicking the Erase & Install button, the Mac should reboot and begin the installation.
Then from the temporary partition, the installer runs and deletes the primary partition. This effectively wipes all data from the partition. Now, it installs a fresh macOS Catalina on the primary partition, makes that bootable and restarts the Mac again. All that remains is to delete the temporary partition and the Mac is ready.
Creating the button
Now, let's put our startosinstall command into a policy and make it available in Self Service.
Our first policy above places the Install macOS Catalina app on our target Macs. When that's successful, our "Install macOS Catalina App Cached" Smart Computer Group should now list Macs ready to erase and install.
Create a new Policy in Jamf Pro named "Erase and Install macOS Catalina". Complete the following payloads and scope.
- Display name: Erase and Install macOS Catalina
- Trigger: None (enable Self Service instead)
- Execution Frequency: Ongoing
Files and Processes
- Execute command: '/Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall' ‑‑eraseinstall --agreetolicense --forcequitapps ‑‑newvolumename 'Macintosh HD'
- Targets: Install macOS Catalina App Cached (Smart Computer Group)
Self Service
- Button names: Erase & Install
- Description: Warning — Your Mac is about to be fully erased and macOS re-installed. Before proceeding, copy all important files and user data to another computer or backup system. After your Mac is erased, you cannot recover deleted data. (Consider using markdown to add emphasis to your message. See the example Self Service picture farther down.)
- Ensure that users view the description: Enabled
Add a button icon, assign categories and save the policy. When viewing the policy in the Policies list, it should look like this:
Clicking the button
After opening Self Service on one of the target Macs and clicking the Erase & Install button, end users should see the warning before proceeding.
Within a few minutes after clicking the Erase & Install button, the Mac should reboot and begin the installation.
In about 10-15 minutes, the Mac will complete installation, restart and display the Mac Setup Assistant.
Upgrading instead of erasing
With one simple change, this entire workflow can instead upgrade a Mac to macOS Catalina from an OS X 10.9 or later operating system preserving applications, data and user settings. Or it can re-install Catalina over an existing Catalina operating system. Installing the same version of macOS can sometimes repair corrupted installations.
Edit the "Erase and Install macOS Catalina" policy or clone it to make a new one and rename it to "Upgrade to macOS Catalina." Then adjust the Execute Command field in the Files and Processes payload to omit the --eraseinstall and --newvolumename options.
'/Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall' --agreetolicense --forcequitapps
Frequently asked questions
Q: Can I use the startosinstall to downgrade a Mac to an earlier version of macOS?
A: No, only installing the same or upgrading to a newer macOS is supported.
Q: Can I use startosinstall on a FileVault 2 enabled Mac?
A: Yes! If using the --eraseinstall option, it will delete the primary partition whether it's encrypted or not. When used to upgrade an existing operating system to a newer one, the disk is already unlocked, and the installer will perform authenticated reboots as needed to work with FileVault-enabled volumes.
Q: Can I set the computer name or perform other actions like enabling Remote Management using this workflow?
A: No, the computer name is set during the Setup Assistant, which comes later. Use a script or policy to rename Macs after they're enrolled into Jamf Pro. Remote Management must be enabled using an MDM command sent from Jamf Pro.
Q: When using the --installpackage option of startosinstall, can I download the package from Jamf Pro?
A: Yes, but it must be placed in a location of your choosing on the Mac before running the startosinstall command and the command must provide the path to the package.
Q: Can I install a QuickAdd package using the --installpackage option?
A: Yes! Installing a QuickAdd package using startosinstall will enroll a Mac into Jamf Pro before completing the Setup Assistant. However, this will not enable User Approved MDM (UAMDM). A user sitting in front of the Mac must manually approve the MDM profile.
Q: How many packages can I install using the --installpackage option?
A: This option supports multiple installers, but Apple has published no maximum limit.
Q: How do I prevent non-authorized users from accessing the Erase & Install policy in Self Service?
A: Scope the policy to users or a user group and allow them to authenticate to Self Service. Only scoped users should then see the policy.
Q: Can I use the --fetch-full-installer option with macOS Mojave or earlier?
A: No, this is a macOS Catalina-only feature.
Q: Does Jamf Now support this workflow?
A: No, Jamf Now's feature set does not include all the necessary support needed for this workflow.
Q: Can I use Volume Purchasing to buy licenses for Catalina and deploy the app that way?
A: Using Volume Purchasing to deploy the Install macOS Catalina app has in the past only downloaded a truncated stub installer not the complete installer. However, invoking the startosinstall command does trigger the download for the rest of the installer. That means the Mac must be connected to the Internet and the download will greatly extend the time to erase and install. Also, the macOS may unexpectedly alert the user to run the installer. This method should only be used for unattended lab Macs, if at all.
Q: Wouldn't it be easier and faster to create USB installer disks to erase and install Catalina?
A: Not necessarily. T2-enabled Macs would first need to be booted to the Recovery HD and security lowered to allow booting from external media. Also, erasing the disk before installing a clean operating system requires an additional manual step. To save time and preserve security, follow this erase and install workflow instead.
Q: What versions of Jamf Pro support this workflow?
A: All Jamf Pro environments should support this workflow. The features used here have been available for several years.
Q: Will the --fetch-full-installer option allow me to download High Sierra and earlier versions?
A: This option supports downloading both macOS Mojave 10.14.6 and macOS High Sierra 10.13.6. To download earlier installers, refer to Apple's installer page.
Q: Does this workflow require DEP?
A: No. For easier deployment to a fleet of Macs, use a management server like Jamf Pro, but this has no dependency on Automated Device Enrollment technologies.
Q: Does this workflow require an Internet connection?
A: For upgrades from one major macOS version to another (e.g. Mojave to Catalina), the Mac must be connected to the Internet to download necessary firmware updates. Reinstalling the same operating system version may not necessarily require an Internet connection but is still recommended.
Q: Does it matter that I build my Catalina deployment package in Composer as a PKG or DMG?
A: For deployment by Jamf Pro, no, it doesn't matter. Jamf Pro will treat both the same. For deployment by another management tool, the better practice is to build as a PKG.
Q: Do I still need to go through the Apple Setup Assistant on each of my Macs?
A: Yes, this workflow cannot automate or bypass the Setup Assistant.
Q: Can I speed up the download process?
A: When using the softwareupdate command to download the Catalina installer, enabling the Content Caching service on a robust Mac on the network can reduce download times by 50 percent or more.
Q: The softwareupate command acts like it's downloading my installer, but it's always the same old installer. What's happening?
A: If the Finder knows of another installer either on the Macintosh HD or an external drive, it will find that and attempt to use it. Be sure to delete all old installers and empty the Trash to ensure a new copy is downloaded.
For further discussion, please post on Jamf Nation.


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I ate a green kiwi fruit in New Zealand and it changed my mind about the fruit. It was firm but sweetly fragrant and juicy, so different from the rather sour ones I had tasted before.
I realised I had always eaten them too soon.
During my stay in the country, I ate one every morning after breakfast and another at teatime, a refreshing break.
We were staying in a cabin with a kitchen. One night, I decided to make a salad with it as I did not have the usual salad fixings. I did, however, have an apple, some grapes and an avocado. My husband believes that eating avocados helps to lower his cholesterol.
All that went into the bowl and as I was looking for a savoury hit, I decided to add some pickled clams that I had found at the local grocer. It made for an unusual but interesting combination. Quite workable, except that the clam pickling liquid was a bit strong for the fruit.
Despite the kiwi fruit's unprepossessing appearance - oval with a brown furry coat - its flesh is a vivid green or gold. And it is power-packed with goodness. It is an excellent source of vitamins C and K, as well as copper and dietary fibre. It also has plenty of vitamin E, potassium, folate and manganese.
Still, the salad was a refreshing match to the mee goreng I also turned out that night - with instant noodles, chilli powder that I found also on the shelves, eggs and fresh tomatoes. I even made some fried onions to top the noodles with.
I realised this kiwi fruit could find a regular place in my market basket. Despite its unprepossessing appearance - oval with a brown furry coat - its flesh is a vivid green or gold. And it is power-packed with goodness.
It is an excellent source of vitamins C and K, as well as copper and dietary fibre.
It also has plenty of vitamin E, potassium, folate and manganese.
To make sure it is ripe, give it a press and it should give a little. If it feels hard, leave it out to ripen for a few days. The fruit is sweet and fragrant at the height of ripeness.
•2 green apples, cored and cut into small pieces
•1 avocado, peeled, pit removed
• 1 lemon
•2 to 3 green kiwi fruit, peeled
• 2 Japanese cucumbers, sliced thickly
•12 medium-sized prawns, boiled and peeled
•2 red chillies, sliced
•1 tsp salt or to taste
•1 tsp sugar or to taste
•Cut the avocado into small pieces. Squeeze some lemon juice over them to prevent the fruit from browning. Leave aside.
•Rinse the apple pieces in water to which lemon juice has been squeezed, also to prevent browning.
•Cut the peeled kiwi fruit into same-sized pieces.
•Place the cut fruit and sliced cucumber in a glass bowl, with the kiwi fruit on top. Season with salt and sugar and toss. Adjust to your taste.
•Top with prawns and red chillies. The salad can be made in advance and refrigerated. Serve chilled.
Green kiwi (per 100g)
•Calories: 42.2kcal
•Protein: 0.8g
•Total fat: 0.6g
•Saturated fat: 0g
•Dietary fibre: 1.36g
•Carbohydrate: 8g
•Cholesterol: 0mg
•Sodium: 3.4g
Avocado (per 100g)
•Calories: 118.4kcal
•Protein: 1.6g
•Total fat: 10.8g
•Saturated fat: 1.6g
•Dietary fibre: 5g
•Carbohydrate: 6.3g
•Cholesterol: 0mg
•Sodium: 5.2g
Japanese cucumber (per 100g)
•Calories: 10.8kcal
•Protein: 1g
•Total fat: 0.2g
•Saturated fat: 0g
•Dietary fibre: 0.3g
•Carbohydrate: 1.5g
•Cholesterol: 0mg
•Sodium: 2g
While I had all along eaten it as a fruit, cut into half then scooped out with a spoon, having used it in a salad widened its possibilities.
I could make a chutney as I do with pineapple.
Indeed, whatever I could do with a pineapple, I could do with a kiwi fruit, as they both have a tart, sweet finish.
I could add it to tomyam soup, cook it with prawns in a tamarind gravy and, yes, replicate that salad I concocted in the country that gave it its name.
This time, I would substitute fresh prawns for the clams and use just lemon juice, salt and sugar to dress the salad for a cleaner taste.
To create a bowl of glorious greens, I would choose only green fruit and vegetables, and perhaps some red chilli for a vibrant contrast. I would also restrict the amount of sweet fruit used so as to achieve a more neutral palette, allowing the kiwi fruit to shine through.
The recipe here is the result of my final experimentation.
It is sweet, tart and tasty, especially with the addition of fruit, which should go down well with people who do not like greens.
I served it with a grilled chicken, but it should go well with staples such as spicy noodles or fried rice.
And in this way, a family favourite was created.
- Sylvia Tan is a freelance writer and cookbook author. Her previous Eat To Live recipes can be found in two cookbooks, Eat To Live and Taste.


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A viral challenge calling on netizens to go outside, pick up trash, and post their 'before and after' photos is sweeping through social media, and young Vietnamese people do not want to stay away from the trend.
Challenge for Change, or the #Trashtag Challenge, has become a global viral sensation, inspiring youth to make a difference in their community, one trash bag at a time.
The #Trashtag Challenge is simple – find an outdoor area that has been overrun with litter, gather a group of friends to help clean it, and post 'before and after' photos to social media.
In Vietnam, a country labeled as one of the world' top polluters, young locals have been quick to jump on the #trashtag bandwagon, posting dozens of photos of freshly cleaned areas in cities across the country, including Vinh, Da Nang, Da Lat, and Ho Chi Minh City, and several more.
|Huong Ly, Vietnam's Next Top Model winner, participates in the #Trashtag Challenge to support good actions that benefit the community. Photo: Supplied
"I've never participated in a challenge on social media, but this time I made an exception," Huong Ly, winner of Vietnam's Next Top Model, said.
Wanting to make a difference in her own community, Ly convinced her brother to join her in cleaning up the area under the Phu My Bridge in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City.
"I saw all these people partaking in a meaningful trash-cleaning challenge and I just thought that lending a hand to make our surroundings prettier and spreading positivity would help convince others to do the same," the model explained.
It took the two about five hours over the course of two days to collect all the trash that had been dumped under the bridge by nearby households and restaurants, but Ly says it was worth the effort.
"Everyone can help make each corner of the city clean. If more people participate, the city will be cleaner," she shared.
|Doan Hoang's 'before and after' photos of cleaning up a riverbank area near the Ong Cay Bridge in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Supplied
Doan Hoang, a 22-year-old student at the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, is another local youth who rolled up his sleeves for the #Trashtag Challenge.
His impressive 'before and after' shots of the riverbank he cleaned near the Ong Cay Bridge in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City are a shining example of just how much a single person can do to make a difference.
"Not everyone can do big things, but we can all do small things with a big love," the caption of the 'before and after' photos he posted to Facebook reads.
"Together, we can make a big change."
Hoang acknowledged that he was happy to help improve his community, but was quick to add that permanent change will only happen when people stop littering instead of waiting for others to clean up.
|A group of friends cleaning up an area at Cua Lo Beach in Nghe An Province. Photo: Supplied
In Vinh, the capital of Nghe An Province in north-central Vietnam, Nguyen Manh Tuan and three friends took it upon themselves to clear Cua Lo Beach of the trash that had accumulated there over the years.
In Da Nang, Huynh Ba Luc, 26, and his cousin spent a whole afternoon filling dozens of trash bags on Son Tra Peninsula, around ten kilometers northeast of the city center.
"There were so many different types of trash, like dishes and bowls, beer bottles, plastic bags, and single-use containers left by the tourists," Luc said.
This was not the first time he had participated in a clean-up activity. In the past, Lu joined a cleaning event in Tho Quang Fishing Village in Da Nang, but the area became polluted again not long after.
"People's awareness is still a problem," he commented.
"I keep cleaning up but they litter right after. I hope that these challenges will raise awareness of this issue," he said.
|Huynh Ba Luc in Da Nang collects trash on Son Tra Peninsula. Photo: Supplied
|A backpacking group in Da Lat cleans up during their trip. Photo: Supplied
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The 7 deadly sins of camping
The biggest joy of camping is the ability to get away from the humdrum of everyday life and live a more basic, fun existence for a while.The downside is that you will be living in a field full of strangers so consideration and good camping etiquette is key to a good trip.
So what are the shoulds and shouldn'ts? We have brought you the seven cardinal sins of camping to ensure you are a trailblazer of campsite etiquette on site.
There's unlikely to be much bed hopping going on whilst you are camping. After all there's nothing quite like trudging across a muddy field with bed hair and last night's make-up smeared across your face to put paid to that – especially if you're a bloke, but when you do go to bed at night please remember your neighbours and your kids and spare their blushes if you do decide to get amorous on a campbed! Those tent walls are thin after all!
It's easy to overindulge when camping—whether it's drinking all afternoon or a barbecue that smokes for hours simply because you've overfilled it with meat because it seemed a good idea at the time. However as well as being likely to upset other campers onsite, wasting food will also cost you money.
Camping by its very nature is a shared experience – shared washing up facilities, shared play space and even in some cases shared showers. Hogging too much of any of these – from pitch space to hot water – isn't seen as good camping etiquette. Be quick and speedy and let the next person have their turn – especially when it comes to the hot water supply!
It can be very tempting to cut corners when camping but being lazy – especially when it comes to putting the tent up – will come back and haunt you when the tent falls down or lifts off in the unexpected gale force winds simply because you couldn't be bothered to put up the guy ropes properly. Clearing up after yourself and keeping shared spaces clean and tidy is also important.
Get camping etiquette wrong and you will face the wrath of your fellow campers. From keeping the noise down after lights-out, to controlling your children or dogs, consideration of others is absolutely key to a happy camping trip. Equally remember others if you and your camping companions fall out. We can all hear you!
We've all done it. We think we are all kitted out and then suddenly on another trip we see a camper with must-have piece of equipment. The reality is it's easy to buy and pack all but the kitchen sink – and you can even get camping versions of those! Treat each camping trip as a learning experience. You may well find a new must have piece of kit and it's great to get recommendations from fellow campers but be careful not to take it too far!
Getting stuck into camping life is half the fun of it but novice campers can be easily put off by the struggle to get a tent up or down and can be reluctant or too proud to ask for help. Seasoned campers however should remember those first struggles and offer to pitch in. You will be making a seasoned camper out of those you help.