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Breast Cancer Awareness Month Featuring: Cunning Brad

Face of Featz

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October 2016

Editor’s Message Greetings all, September has slipped by faster than I could have believed possible. We have worked hard on a jam-packed October issue which I am sure will have something of interest for everyone. This month we introduce you to the Face of Featz, our little four-legged fur-ball who manages to bring a smile to our faces on a daily basis.

October is a month for awareness and we would like to remind everyone to spare a thought to all those fighting and those lost to Cancer, but since the 29th is World Stroke day, keep those souls touched by a stroke in your minds to.

(Mr and Mrs H – you are in my thoughts daily).

To my darling daughter, wow where is the time going? You are growing up so fast and I am very proud of you. Enjoy your Birthday this month – we all love you ∞ On that positive note, have a ghostfree Halloween and remember you are welcome to share our magazine with all your friends!

Until next month….. Keep Smiling!

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What’s Inside...

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Meet the Face of Featz Feature: Cunning Brad The History of Halloween Old English Sheepdog Weeping Brides Bush Tristan Albatross Medical Moments from the Cookie Jar Halloween Traditions Grace - Part 8 Halloween Superstitions Unexpected ways you can help the environment

World Stroke Day – 29 October World Stroke Day is commemorated to raise awareness of the symptoms of a stroke.

Approximately 60 people die every day in our country as a result of strokes! The good news is a stroke doesn’t need to be a death sentence.

Knowing the signs of a stroke and seeking immediate medical help can improve the outcome of the stroke. The symptoms of a stroke appear suddenly and often there are more than one symptom at the same time.

The symptoms of a stroke include: • • • • • • • •

Sudden weakness or numbness in the face, arm or leg on one side of the body Confusion Loss of speech, or trouble speaking or understanding speech Trouble seeing in one or both eyes Unexplained dizziness Loss of balance or trouble with walking Severe or unusual headache Difficulty swallowing

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Meet the Face of Featz

Introducing: FELIX

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Zelda Smit

I am regularly asked about the face of Featz, who is our fearless leader? Felix is a wire hair terrorist or is that terrier. Meeting Felix you will never say he is eight years old.

He suffers from ADHD and gives a new meaning to hyperactive. This four-legged member of our family has a huge personality and his natural dominance made it clear that any business venture we started would never succeed without his stamp of approval.

Felix spends his days patrolling the office ensuring everything runs smoothly and that there is no slacking off by anyone. He has taken it upon himself to make sure we are never interrupted and that any unwanted guests – mostly lizards and the occasional pigeon or Robyn- do not receive any undue attention. The patrolling duty does not interrupt his extended naps on the couch.

Felix loves all people and will gladly befriend any visitors. Word of warning on this point, when you visit us, please do not ignore him.

Felix will demand a greeting and will not let up on you until you pay him the attention he demands. Dogs, however, are never welcome – Felix considers himself above socialising with dogs.

able to plant anything without asking him to move out of the way. Pool maintenance is a favourite pass time and his head is always in there first. However, the biggest treat of all is spending some bonding time with dad and a few power tools. (Turning any task into an eventful experience.)

If you want to adopt a family member, one who will be a true companion, you will not go wrong with a wire hair terrier. Just keep in mind, these guys are demanding little bullies, they need a lot of attention and regular exercise. They do not do very well with training, not because they are not intelligent, simply because they are very strong willed and prefer to do things their own way. We learnt that the hard way when we were asked to leave puppy school. The highly recommended trainer found Felix to be too disruptive and gently recommended we do not return.

The movie makers of Tintin perfectly captured the wire hair terrier’s personality.

This little breed not only has the heart of a lion, they believe they are lions.

That is Felix – the heart, soul and smile – behind Featz Publishing.

Our little “terrorist” has an amazing sense of humour and enjoys nothing more than teasing the family members. Until meeting Felix I would not have believed that possible.

While Felix is my husband’s dog, he is not selfish with his affection and will make sure everyone gets an equal amount of love and attention.

Felix is hard working – no tasks at work or home happens without his curious supervision.

While gardening he might not get his paws dirty, but you are not

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CUNNING BRAD

Singer, songwriter, guitarist, harmonica, entertainer, motivational speaker and so much more 8

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Yes, there is so much more to this chap than just the musician who candidly hops onto bar counters while shredding out a guitar solo or swinging from the roof beams while playing the harmonica with his band.

Did you know his first guitar that he taught himself to play on was scraped out of a school dustbin and glued back together and almost unplayable as it was he couldn’t put it down? Fortunately, his Grandmother left him some cash in her will 26 years ago and this allowed him to purchase a decent steel string acoustic guitar. He still has it today and every song he has ever written has been composed on that same guitar.

He proudly boasts that his collection has now expanded to eight guitars, the dustbin guitar, even though it was given away years ago, he is sure found its way back to the bin again.

He has recorded and released two albums so far and the third is now in production and is scheduled for release next year. Brad loves all music and this shows in his multigenre song writing. He describes all his songs as “well incubated, lyrically loaded, melodic rock and ballads” although you will find some blues, reggae, folk and country roots in his song writing too. He does not consider himself as a commercial composer at all, but more of an authentic composer and his music still appeals to people of all ages and tastes.

Besides the silly antics, you’ll see on stage while he performs, there is depth to this man’s character, he is a dedicated family man and he has a social consciousness as well, you will notice this in his lyrics. He noticed that during his life many people

and often strangers sought him out for counselling on many different levels and he revelled in the process, so besides the fundraising gigs, and guitar workshops, he affirms that his mission statement is “to have touched, empowered, uplifted, enlightened, motivated and inspired everyone with my music, lyrics and words.”

He now intends to step up to this statement and to enter the public speaking arena as an inspirational coach with a unique concept of using musical loops to depict various levels of personal and corporate development and to facilitate positive transformation. He openly reveals that it is quite scary but he is up for the challenge and loving the research and planning that he is putting in.

Brad promises that he will never stop performing music live as he loves engaging with audiences too much. If you wish to engage with him you can find him on the following links:

His website is

http://www.cunningbrad.co.za/video.html

His YouTube account is

https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UCEoI9UH4QuV7tHA_wd70ZlA

Help yourself to the free song downloads on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/ CUNNING-BRAD/17615659385?sk=a pp_6452028673

His twitter account is https://twitter.com/CUNNINGBRAD

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Being informed is half the battle won

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omen’s health and the types of cancers prevalent among women is the theme of CANSA’s Women’s Health campaign being held during October. The key message is for women to keep themselves informed about the dreaded disease so that they can recognise early warning signs and know how to reduce their risk.

See the signs

Of all the gynaecologic cancers, only cervical has a screening test. The Pap smear can help detect cancer early when treatment can be the most effective. Since there is no simple and reliable way to screen for the other cancers prevalent in women, it’s especially important to recognise their “The focus of our Women’s Health warning signs and to learn about ways campaign is mainly on breast and in which to reduce risk. cervical cancers,” says CANSA Chief Executive Officer, Elize Joubert. The incidence of breast cancer among “They’re the most common cancers South African women is increasing. affecting South African women, with Apart from non-melanoma skin cancer, cervical cancer being the leading cause breast cancer is the most common of death for women in developing cancer in women of all races and ethnicities. It is the most prevalent countries.”

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cancer among white and Asian women she has since become a volunteer, and the second-most common cancer doing what she can to raise funds for among black and coloured women. the association.

Knowledge is power

Reduce risk

It was Lindiwe Ntuli-Tloubatla’s knowledge of cancer and how to fight it that helped her through her battle with a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. The Nelspruit-based gender and human rights activist also had firsthand experience of the disease with several members of her family being cancer survivors, including her sister, as well has Lindiwe herself having had a brush with cancer a few years earlier.

The overall goal of CANSA’s campaign is to improve women’s health and wellbeing by encouraging women to ensure they have the knowledge to put in place their own risk reduction measures.

Through its campaign, CANSA is providing access to information that enables people to make healthy lifestyle choices. CANSA also encourages screening and early detection.

“At first the prognosis was so bad, I was told to get my affairs in order,” she says. But she persevered, got a second opinion and embarked on a treatment regime which she describes as “brutal”. “Throughout the treatment and recovery processes, I kept myself informed and was very fortunate to be surrounded by people who helped me with my battle.”

One of those people was Sister Rhona from CANSA’s Care Centre in Nelspruit.

“She was a Godsend,” says Lindiwe.

“She advised me how to regain mobility, showing me which exercises would help; and she introduced me to the concept breast prostheses. I wouldn’t have known about them otherwise.”

Throughout October, information will be disseminated through media, health talks, fund-raising events, including breast cancer walks; and screenings at CANSA Care Clinics and Mobile Health Clinics.

For more info visit www.cansa.org.za or contact CANSA toll-free 0800226622 or at info@cansa.org.za as email address. Follow CANSA on Twitter: @ CANSA (http://www.twitter.com/@ CANSA) and join CANSA on Facebook: CANSA The Cancer Association of South Africa.

Lindiwe was so impressed by the service offered by Sister Rhona and CANSA,

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The History of Halloween

Halloween is a time of celebration and superstition. It is thought to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off roaming ghosts.

In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints and martyrs; the holiday, All Saints’ Day, incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening before was known as All Hallows’ Eve and later Halloween. Over time, Halloween evolved into a secular, community-based event characterized by child-friendly activities such as trick-or-treating. In a number of countries around the world, as the days grow shorter and the nights get colder, people continue to usher in the winter season with gatherings, costumes and sweet treats.

ANCIENT ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN Halloween’s origins date back to the

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ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death.

Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31 they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an

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important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.

To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred bonfires, where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities. During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell each other’s fortunes. When the celebration was over, they re-lit their hearth fires, which they had extinguished earlier that evening, from the sacred bonfire to help protect them during the coming winter.

By 43 A.D., the Roman Empire had conquered the majority of Celtic territory. In the course of the four hundred years that they ruled the Celtic lands, two festivals of Roman origin were combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of Samhain. The first was Feralia, a day in late October when the Romans traditionally commemorated the passing of the dead. The second was a day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple and the incorporation of this celebration into Samhain probably explains the tradition of “bobbing” for apples that is practiced today on Halloween.

On May 13, 609 A.D., Pope Boniface IV dedicated the Pantheon in Rome in honor of all Christian martyrs, and the Catholic feast of All Martyrs Day was established in the Western church. Pope Gregory III (731–741) later expanded the festival to include all saints as well as all martyrs, and moved the observance from May 13

to November 1. By the 9th century the influence of Christianity had spread into Celtic lands, where it gradually blended with and supplanted the older Celtic rites.

In 1000 A.D., the church would make November 2 All Souls’ Day, a day to honor the dead. It is widely believed today that the church was attempting to replace the Celtic festival of the dead with a related, but church-sanctioned holiday. All Souls Day was celebrated similarly to Samhain, with big bonfires, parades, and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels and devils.

The All Saints Day celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints’ Day) and the night before it, the traditional night of Samhain in the Celtic religion, began to be called All-hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween.

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Old English Sheepdog

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his is a large, athletic dog breed with an unmistakeable shaggy coat; historically they were drovers, helping farmers drive cattle and sheep to the market. Today they enjoy the comforts of home life. The Old English Sheepdog is an adaptive, intelligent dog with an easy going disposition.

Vital Stats: Height: about 58cm at the shoulder Weight: 27 – 45 kilograms Lifespan: 10 – 12 years addition to any family with the time and patience to care for him.

This large easy going, fun loving dog is made to appear even bigger by his blue-grey Points to consider before adopting an Old and white coat. Known for his wonderful English Sheepdog: temperament, he is powerful, sturdy and - Training and socialising is a must for hard-working. The Old English Sheepdog can these large, bouncy, enthusiastic dogs, be playful and comical, although he is also the guardian and protector of his family.

- They drool and are heavy shedders, not to mention that their thick coats easily We cannot talk about this breed with talking carry dirt – making them a neat freaks about hair – a lot of hair. His coat needs more nightmare. care than most breeds and you can expect to spend at least 3 to 4 hours per week - This is an active breed that requires a grooming him, as well as monthly parlour lot of exercise. visits.

- The high maintenance coat requires While he is highly adaptable, he will suffer a lot of grooming and regular parlour from separation anxiety if he is left alone for visits. long periods of time. He is easy to train and will respond well to a firm owner who is kind and consistent.

With his shaggy coat, keen mind and bobbed tail, the Old English Sheepdog is a great

- Separation anxiety is common and can lead to the Old English Sheepdog being destructive when he is left along for long periods of time.

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Recipe

Stuffed Jack-O-Lantern Bell Pepper Ingredients • 6 Bell peppers, any colour • 450g mince • 1 egg • 4 slices whole wheat bread, cubed • 1 small onion, chopped • 1 small tomato, diced • 2 cloves garlic, minced • ½ cup chili sauce • ¼ cup mustard • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce • ¼ teaspoon salt • ¼ teaspoon pepper Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees C. Grease a baking dish.

2. Lightly mix together the mince, egg, bread cubes, onion, tomato, garlic, chilli sauce, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper in a bowl.

3. Wash the peppers, cut jack-o-lanterns faces into the peppers with a sharp paring knife, making triangle eyes and noses, and pointy-teeth smiles. Slice off the tops of the peppers and scoop out the seeds and cores. Stuff the peppers lightly with the mince stuffing and place them into the prepared baking dish so they lean against each other.

4. Bake in the preheated oven until the peppers are tender and the stuffing is cooked through and juicy, about 1 hour.

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Pavetta Lanceolata – Weeping Bride’s Bush In full bloom, the Weeping Brides Bush looks like a bride adorned in pure white, full of expectation and hope for a long and happy life.

It is an evergreen shrub, up to 5m high, regularly decussately branched. The bark is greyish white. The leaves are decussate, elliptic, apex acute, base wedge-shaped, margins entire dark green, shiny leathery, with bacterial nodules scattered all over the surface of the leaves, visible as small, dark spots, small hairy tufts are often present in the axils of the main and secondary veins on the lower surface; the leaves are shortly petiolate with interpetiole stipules. The leaves have a characteristic spicy potato

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smell when crushed.

Masses of flowers are borne at the ends of branches from as early as September to January, but the peak flowering time is during November and December. The calyx has a short tube with four short, acute lobes. The corolla is tubular below, 4-lobed above with the lobes held rectangular to the tube, pure white, but the very tips of the lobes are green when freshly opened and sweetly scented. The stamens are exserted, places between the corolla lobes, greenish, turning yellow and finally black with age.

The style is long exserted and greenish turning black with age. Numerous small pea-like drupes, initially green, turning black

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with maturity, develop from about February and stay on the plant till about July. The fruits are crowned by persistent calyx lobes and contain one or rarely two, small, hard, spherical seeds.

when partially protected by other plants.

Seedlings transplant fairly well. They need a lot of water initially. Once established they will tolerate full sun and some drought. Birds distribute the seeds, but fruits falling from the trees also germinate quite easily and one will soon find lots of seedlings under trees and bushes where they have been deposited by birds. Plants cultivated from seed grow slowly initially, but once established, will quickly fill an empty space and form a good screen.

Large bushes will tolerate light pruning when necessary.

The weeping brides bush is not threatened in any way at this stage.

The bush is fairly common in the summer rainfall areas of South Africa. It often grows in association with other bush clumps, on forest margins and river banks.

The sweetly scented flowers attract many pollinators such as birds, bees, wasps, beetles and ants. These, in turn, attract birds and other predators. Birds love the fruits.

In the past, the flowers of the Pavetta species were probably used in traditional wedding ceremonies.

This densely leafy, evergreen plant can be effectively used as a hedge or screen. If it is to be used on its own as an accent plant, it is always better to plant two or three plants together. This will ensure a very beautiful display of pure white brightness in your garden during summertime. Seedlings and young plants seem to do better

The leaves are sometimes attacked by green caterpillars with stinging hairs. Although they can quickly defoliate some branches and cause skin irritations, this pest is not too serious and often they disappear before you need to use any chemical poison.

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The Vasa (Wasa) T

he Vasa is a Swedish warship that was built between 1626 and 1628. On the 10th of August 1628, she sailed her maiden voyage in Stockholm. After sailing 1300 meters, she foundered and sank killing 30 people on board.

The engineers knew that the ship was top heavy and unstable due to the large armament of cannons onboard, but the King of Sweden gave the orders to sail in a

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show of power.

standing! Due to the contribution of cold water and a huge amount of raw sewage that was pumped into the harbour, there were no bacteria around to destroy the wood.

The ship was 69 meters long and 50 meters high from the bottom of the keel to the top of the main mast. She weighed over 1200 tons and was fitted with 10 sails and 64 cannons. She was one of the most On the 24th of April 1961, the Vasa was powerfully armed vessels in the world. brought to the surface, 333 years after she went down. This made news headlines around the world. A special museum was erected in Stockholm to house her where She sank in minutes and lay in 32meters she can still be visited today. of water only 120m from shore. An inquest was held but nobody was ever Over 98% of the original structure found responsible for this disaster. By survived, including masts and sails, so it 1665 divers salvaged most of her cannons does not look like a wreck, but more like and they were sold abroad. a ship waiting to start her next voyage.

The wreck was left alone until 1956 when divers visited the wreck and discovered her to be in remarkably good condition, with the upper gun deck and foremast still

This museum is one of Sweden’s main attractions and has attracted over 35 million visitors.

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Tristan Albatross for Tristan

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ctober is the month that my daughter, Tristan, celebrates her birthday and for that reason, our bird for this month has to be the Tristan Albatross – especially for Tristan!

The Tristan Albatross is a large seabird from the Albatross family. One of the great Albatrosses, it was widely recognised as a full species in 1998.

It is practically indistinguishable from the wandering Albatross at sea; the Tristan Albatross is smaller and has a slightly darker back. The Tristan Albatross is 110cm and has a wingspan of 3.05m.

The Tristan Albatross also never attains the full white plumage of the wandering

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Albatross, and its bill is about 25mm shorter.

The Tristan Albatross feeds on fish and cephalopods. They breed biennially and will nest in wet heath from 400 to 700m in elevation. They are monogamous and do not start breeding until they are about 10 years old.

Due to the difficulty in distinguishing them from wandering Albatrosses, their distribution at sea is still not fully known, but the use of satellite tracking has shown that they forage widely in the South Atlantic, with males foraging west of the breeding islands towards South America and females to the east towards

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Africa. There have been sightings near Brazil and also off the coast of Australia.

Tristan Albatrosses are endemic to the islands of the Tristan da Cunda group and more specifically Gough Island. The majority of the world’s population nest on Gough Island, around 1500 pairs.

They were formally threatened by the introduced species, rats, cats and pigs, but these have now been removed from their breeding islands. However, this resulted in the population of mice increasing to a point where they would eat and kill albatross chicks en masse. Even though the chicks are huge compared to the mice, they do not know how to defend themselves appropriately. Today the main threat to the species is believed to be long-line fishing and these mice. Recent counts suggest that the population on Gough has decreased by 28% over 46 years.

The Tristan Albatross was given Critically Endangered status in 2008.

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Medical moments from the cookie jar: The authenticity emergency

Dr. Joji Mercier

So lately I’ve noticed in this social mediadriven existence, a trend of fixing everything by numbers. Five things to do to make the man of your dreams fall in love with you.

Eight steps to a happier you. Three easy ways to make your boss think you walk on water.

Have a fulfilling and lasting relationship with 4 essential principles. Fifteen food groups that will give you Einstein’s brain, Warren Buffett’s bank account and make you look like Jennifer Lawrence or Idris Alba. And my reaction to these are a mixture of rebellion to the notion of a ‘one size fits all’ philosophy, a mild anxiety about how on earth I’m going remember all these points, and being totally overwhelmed with more expectations on implementing all these pearls of wisdom in an already impossibly busy life.

telling me that there is an emergency. I immediately jumped up, dashing for the door, asking who was dying, ready to resuscitate.

I was met with a very confused look; no, we are 10 minutes late in starting analysis of this morning’s blood tests. I irritably sat down with my half-finished coffee, muttering ‘if no one is dying, there is no emergency’.

Therefore I’ve decided not to write this month’s article to give you more things to do, to remember, to schedule into a finite 24 hours each day. Yes, all the advice on getting enough sleep, healthy diets and not sitting too long are all valid, but I think fundamentally we all know this. Facts and figures are relatively easy to forget, and in this age of instant technology, nothing that is quantifiable remains un-googled for long. Thus, as I teach the young soon-tobe doctors, it’s a philosophy, an understanding of the unquantifiable, and way of thinking, that lays the foundation of sustained and individual success. Remember, perspective colours all situations. After working as a full-time trauma doctor for some time, I moved into a more cerebral laboratory based space in chemical pathology. During the first week, one of my new colleagues rushed in flustered, distressed,

But….that takes courage! So many of our drivers are based and rooted in fear: Saying ‘No’ to things that overcrowd you may flame that fear of rejection. Maybe you were a born disruptor, someone who swims upstream, and by being true to that, you face negative judgement, abandonment or social isolation.

But it precisely those people who change history! I’m talking Galileo Galilei (the earth was round), Steve Jobs, the first doctors that treated cancer with chemotherapy, Emmeline Pankhurst on the suffragette movement. They had lives fraught with hardship and persecution BUT: they had meaning and a purpose, and remained true to themselves.

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And this has become an adopted filter in many people’s lives that intersect with mine.

When they get flustered, it is always quantified against the yardstick of someone about to die: and calm ensures. But today, as an exception to the dying rule, I’m going to speak about a real emergency that doesn’t necessarily involve shuffling off this mortal coil.

IT IS AN EMERGENCY TO BE YOURSELF!

You see, you are completely unique. Each of you have your very own genetic blueprint; about 3 billion base-pairs, constituting 20-

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Microscopic image of an epithelial cell stained green for the actin fibres which make up the cellular skeleton, and blue for the nucleus. One of the 37.2 trillion cells which make up your body: With its own genetic code, environmental influences and a plethora of finely coordinated intracellular functions to make it live; to make them work together; to make the unique person you are.

25Â 000 coding genes, in each of your 37.2 trillion cells which make up your body. And they all communicate and function together to make you live as an individual. Feel your pulse, lightly on your wrist. That is YOUR heart beating, the rhythm of your life. And through my stethoscope, I can hear each unique beat.

I could identify the man I love from a line-up purely by the sound of his heartbeat. But a genetic code is not where you begin and end.

Your environment and associated influences can change the way your genes are expressed (a process termed epigenetics). And this fusion of nature and nurture which colludes to make you! And gives you your own creativity,

beauty and individuality (small print: IF realized and expressed).

Because fear creeps in and hijacks our true selves. Fear, layered under different disguises: we have spoken about the fear of failure, rejection, abandonment. And these fears make us question our worth and prompt us to hand over our accreditation of self-value to an external locus of control: we look for validation in other people’s opinion. And when you live a life that is expected and not aligned to your own heartbeat, you are not remaining true to your authentic self. An endless quest for external validation causes a stress not

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often defined in this high-paced performance- permutations, harnessing your creativity and measured world. The very real stress of not adaptability. Live with integrity – towards being authentic. yourself and towards others. Pay attention to your intuition, which will be your guide if you Thing is, long term stress causes a sustained live within such principles. If your intuition release of stress hormones such as cortisol, is overridden, stress and fear and self-doubt which has real epigenetic effects: it changes creep in. And remember that ‘failure’ is a who you are in a way, by altering the way perspective (unless someone is dying – it’s not your genes are expressed, and moving you a crisis). And because you need to be brave away from your original blueprint. And in your to do all this, find a source of your courage, a 37.2 trillion cells which must work in harmony safe place of no judgment or expectation. and balance, this disruption causes disease: psychological, emotional and physical To end, I want to tell you, dear beautiful people, consequences. Depression. Anxiety disorders, that there is no hurry to attain success as obesity and associated unhealthy relationships measured by societies definition. But there is with food, heart attacks. Diabetes. Stroke. a great emergency to be uniquely you. And it Cancer. Sleeping disorders. Girls…premature is a journey: don’t check out!. You have your aging. Guys…the bedroom performance… unique genetic blueprint over which you have no control, and environmental epigenetic These in themselves then cause a downward modifications over which you have more of spiral, a ripple effect within your body and to all a say, which collide into a beautiful one-ofthe people who surround you. This long-term a-kind constellation of your individuality. Be exposure to your stress hormones affect the brave enough to become your true self and areas in your brain responsible for creativity, thereby make a difference: because YOU are giving you a more brittle mode of reaction enough! But, please remember, that doesn’t’ and a more fragile response to increasing life mean you must succumb to the pressure of stressors. So you must choose! Face the fears ‘perfect’ in the society-defined paradigm. that drive your behaviors, and in confronting Leonard Cohen sings beautiful words ‘Forget your own darkness, they lose their value and your perfect offering; There is a crack, a crack hold over you. in everything. That’s how the light gets in’ So make becoming yourself a priority: it is something like an investment that will only So…Become you! yield astounding dividends long term. Make time for the things that really matter…to YOU! Be Authentic, and GO SHINE! Gravitate to people and places that give you Dr Mercier is a senior lecturer at the Medical energy. Laugh at a place that is fundamental. School of the University of Pretoria, and has Live consciously – and by that I mean, don’t a background in emergency and pre-hospital escape life. Be brave enough to stay still and medicine. face both the great and crushing moments that will meet and define you. Develop selfPlease note: awareness – know what you stand for, believe in. Know YOUR strengths and weaknesses, The opinion expressed in this article what you will and won’t compromise on, and is not necessarily held by the make peace with that. Actively fashion a life University of Pretoria. in which you can maximize your individual

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Halloween Traditions The American Halloween tradition of “trick-or-treating” probably dates back to the early All Souls’ Day parades in England. During the festivities, poor citizens would beg for food and families would give them pastries called “soul cakes” in return for their promise to pray for the family’s dead relatives. The distribution of soul cakes was encouraged by the church as a way to replace the ancient practice of leaving food and wine for roaming spirits. The practice, which was referred to as “going a-souling” was eventually taken up by children who would visit the houses in their neighborhood and be given ale, food, and money.

The tradition of dressing in costume for Halloween has both European and Celtic

roots. Hundreds of years ago, winter was an uncertain and frightening time. Food supplies often ran low and, for the many people afraid of the dark, the short days of winter were full of constant worry.

On Halloween, when it was believed that ghosts came back to the earthly world, people thought that they would encounter ghosts if they left their homes. To avoid being recognized by these ghosts, people would wear masks when they left their homes after dark so that the ghosts would mistake them for fellow spirits.

On Halloween, to keep ghosts away from their houses, people would place bowls of food outside their homes to appease the ghosts and prevent them from attempting to enter.

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Part 8

More Confusion Last month we saw that the Covenant of Moses was broken and also that we as gentiles were never included under it. I also stated that it was simply given to Israel to show them that no one can please God through works. And make no mistake, this was a works-based covenant: Gal 3:12 But the law is not based on faith, but the one who does the works of the law will live by them.

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• At the cross God broke the covenant of Moses, re-instated the covenant of Abraham for the Jews (the so-called New Covenant mentioned in Heb 8).

Now the Jews and gentiles were united under the same covenant.

I hope this is now clearer. Abraham’s covenant is an everlasting covenant and in Gal 3 Paul points out that the covenant of Moses could not replace it. Note that in But where is the New Covenant – I only listed Galatians where Paul explains covenants (in two covenants: that of Abraham and Moses? Gal 3 and Gal 4) he never refers to a third Fact is that there is no New Covenant! Let me covenant; that is because for us the New explain: Covenant is a continuation of Abraham’s covenant. It has changed somewhat at the • Four Thousand years ago God cut a cross though; the promise of the Seed was covenant with Abraham (Gen 15). We now fulfilled, circumcision fell away and as gentiles were always part of that baptism and communion entered the fray. We covenant because of the promise to now simply believe in Jesus and are declared Abraham that through his Seed all the righteous. It is still a faith based covenant. families of the earth would be blessed What happened at the cross (amongst other (Gen 12:3). That was an everlasting things) was that Jesus unified the gentiles covenant (Gen 17:7, 17:13, 17:19) and and Jews under a single covenant; let’s call it therefore stands to this day. This is the the New Covenant although it is 4000 years New Covenant! old!

• Four hundred and thirty years later God The covenantal confusion stems from the fact added the covenant of Moses for Israel that there are two covenants and that Jesus (Gal 3:17). came to fulfil the covenant of Moses but was

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still operating under it. He was born a Jew and lived under the Law (Gal 4:4).

Covenant and cold to the Old Covenant.

Lukewarm is a mixture and that makes Him want to vomit. Furthermore, slightly off-hot This fact causes most of the confusion. What would have been ok (if Jesus was referring He said was mostly aimed at the Jews – not to ‘on fire’), but as Paul shows in Galatians us. That comes as quite a shock to many. just one little law spoils the whole gospel, When Jesus says that we must forgive before (Gal 5:2-3, 5:9) we lose it all. we can be forgiven (Matt 6:15) He is talking to the Jews under the conditional system Jesus made us free so let us honour Him of the Old Covenant. But Paul states our by accepting the freedom that He offers us forgiveness as a fact because he teaches under the New Covenant. The New Covenant under the New Covenant. (Col 3:13) Now if is based on God’s incredible goodness and you do not understand covenants, this will be loving-kindness. a contradiction that will confuse you.

The New Covenant is far superior to the Old We need to realise that the New Testament Covenant. It is totally unconditional for those does not start with Jesus’ birth, but with His who completely embrace it. There is no ‘if’ death! The evening before His crucifixion He in this covenant. The Old Covenant was pure celebrated ‘the New Covenant in My blood’. religion – if you do well you are blessed.

Before that it was Old Covenant. He did Under the New Covenant God is already reveal some New Covenantal truths as well, pleased with us because we believe and but not all that often. We need to discern because we are in Christ. We frustrate Him when He is talking to us and when not. when we try to please Him by doing all kinds of works. This is a faith based covenant. And Another example of covenantal confusion is the benefits are available unconditionally. found in Matt 19:16-17. Here Jesus is asked what we should do to inherit eternal life. His Our covenant is so good because our Daddy answer is short – keep the commandments. is so good. He gave us this covenant to (I know that the story does not end here but take all the responsibility to perform away in essence that is Jesus’ answer.) But Jesus from us. We can now simply walk in His Himself later tells us that He is the only way unconditional love and acceptance. We do not so the Law cannot be the way (John 14:6) – have to perform. We do not have to impress a contradiction – and again the answer is to Him. We can simply enjoy Him and delight in be found in covenantal context. When He told the fact that He enjoys us! We were made for the young man that the Law was the way, His pleasure and our faith pleases Him. He was speaking to a Jew and gave Him Next month we’ll look at the practical an Old Covenantal answer. In John 14 He is implications of this because this is absolutely speaking to His disciples the evening before fundamental to how we (should) live.

His crucifixion and reveals a lot of New Covenantal truths to them – amongst other Write to me, engage me and I will try to things that the Law is no longer the way to answer any questions that you might have everlasting life but that He is.

Do not mix covenants – it makes Jesus nauseous (Rev 3:16). This scripture does not refer to us being ‘on fire’ for Jesus – if it was how can cold be better than lukewarm?

Makes no sense, no hot refers to the New

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believed that witches avoided detection by turning themselves into cats. We try not to alloween has always been a holiday walk under ladders for the same reason. filled with mystery, magic and superstition. It began as a Celtic end- This superstition may have come from the ancient Egyptians, who believed that triangles of-summer festival during which people were sacred; it also may have something felt especially close to deceased relatives to do with the fact that walking under a and friends. For these friendly spirits, they leaning ladder tends to be fairly unsafe. And set places at the dinner table, left treats around Halloween, especially, we try to avoid on doorsteps and along the side of the breaking mirrors, stepping on cracks in the road and lit candles to help loved ones find road or spilling salt. their way back to the spirit world. Today’s Halloween ghosts are often depicted as more But what about the Halloween traditions and beliefs that today’s trick-or-treaters have fearsome and malevolent, and our customs forgotten all about? Many of these obsolete and superstitions are scarier too. We avoid rituals focused on the future instead of the crossing paths with black cats, afraid that they might bring us bad luck. This idea has its past and the living instead of the dead. In particular, many had to do with helping young roots in the Middle Ages, when many people

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women identify their future husbands and reassuring them that they would someday— with luck, by next Halloween—be married.

In 18th-century Ireland, a matchmaking cook might bury a ring in her mashed potatoes on Halloween night, hoping to bring true love to the diner who found it. In Scotland, fortunetellers recommended that an eligible young woman name a hazelnut for each of her suitors and then toss the nuts into the fireplace.

The nut that burned to ashes rather than popping or exploding, the story went, represented the girl’s future husband.

(In some versions of this legend, confusingly, the opposite was true: The nut that burned away symbolized a love that would not last.) Another tale had it that if a young woman ate a sugary concoction made out of walnuts, hazelnuts and nutmeg before bed on Halloween night she would dream about her future husband.

Young women tossed apple-peels over their shoulders, hoping that the peels would fall on the floor in the shape of their future husbands’ initials; tried to learn about their futures by peering at egg yolks floating in a

bowl of water; and stood in front of mirrors in darkened rooms, holding candles and looking over their shoulders for their husbands’ faces. Other rituals were more competitive.

At some Halloween parties, the first guest to find a burr on a chestnut-hunt would be the first to marry; at others, the first successful apple-bobber would be the first down the aisle.

Of course, whether we’re asking for romantic advice or trying to avoid seven years of bad luck, each one of these Halloween superstitions relies on the good will of the very same “spirits” whose presence the early Celts felt so keenly.

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he Siberian is a glamorous native cat from the taiga of Siberia, a forested area with a subarctic climate that no doubt contributed to the cat’s long, thick, protective coats. They have been known in Russia for around 1000 years.

The cats are prized for their hunting ability by householders and shopkeepers.

They kept mice and rats well away from stores of grain and other food. They are gaining popularity because it has a reputation for being hypoallergenic – which may or may not be the case.

The Siberian’s heart is as warm as his homeland is cold. He loves people and wants to be near them, so expect this affectionate cat to follow you

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around, including to the bathroom, and to “help” you with all of your reading, TV viewing, computer work and meal preparation. Sitting on your lap while you comb his fur may well be the highlight of his day. When you come home from work, he might not have a martini waiting, but he will be pleased to tell you all about his day in quiet, pleasant trills and chirps, interspersed with a few meows and purrs. Guests will find him to be a genial host; this is not typically a cat that is shy in the presence of strangers.

Besides being loving and attentive, the Siberian is also active and playful. He will instigate games of fetch by bringing you a favourite toy to throw. Any item can become a plaything for this clever cat, so keep jewellery or other potentially intriguing items out of his sight. Teaching him tricks is a fun and

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easy way to challenge his agile brain.

Because of his heritage as a forest dweller, he likes playing with water—perhaps it’s a genetic memory of going fishing for his supper. Don’t be surprised if he enjoys splashing you in the tub, drinking from a fountain or faucet, or making puddles by batting his paw in his water dish.

As befits a working and hunting cat, he’s highly athletic and you may find him balancing atop a doorway or propelling himself to the highest point in the room.

Activity and noise won’t bother him a bit. His calm nature gives him the potential to be a therapy cat. If nothing else, he will be happy to snuggle with you when you’re down with a cold or other illness. And although he loves attention, he’s not needy and will wait patiently until you have time to devote to him.

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Unexpected ways you can help the environment right now!

aily we see reports on pollution, extinction and the ways humans are destroying the planet, given the dismal reality, it is tempting to throw our hands up and assume we cannot do anything to improve the situation.

Yes, dramatic change needs to take place on corporate and governmental scale, but there are numerous ways the average person can make their daily routines more eco-friendly.

Conserving energy and reducing water consumption are the most important issues at hand, but there are other less obvious ways you can help the environment.

the Gautrain, you will save money and increase your fitness while reducing the amount of dangerous greenhouse gases we release into the environment.

Another idea is to car-pool – which is a lot better than driving alone in your car every day. Also try to combine your errands, making one trip instead of various individual ones. This habit will reduce your petrol usage and save a lot of time as well.

Shop online – online shopping almost always involves less energy use and fewer carbon dioxide emissions than in-store shopping – and avoiding long check out lines will surely reduce your stress levels.

Scale back on car use: Making use of alternatives such as walking, biking and Keep a travel journal of where, when

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and how long you’ve driven – this can help you pinpoint the trips that aren’t exactly necessary – or that could be combined – this can help you cut down petrol usage.

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When dining out, ask for a doggy-bag.

Leaving food on your plate means the restaurant will need to throw it out anyway. Taking it home is just one more Reduce Food Waste: Did you know meal you won’t have to cook. Or you that global food waste produced each can always pass it along to someone year is more than enough to feed nearly less fortunate – you are guaranteed to 1 billion hungry people in the world? find someone on your way home.

Wasting food means squandering the Use Less Food Packing: Use your resources – like water and energy that own cup at the office instead of using went into producing that food. disposable cups which will just add Never hit the shops when you are to waste production, the same for a hungry, this is guaranteed to make you water bottle. Consider purchasing bulk buy more than you really need. Plan quantities. One large bag of rice uses your meals in advance and shop with a less plastic that five smaller ones. So detailed list of the ingredients you will instead of buying products weekly in need. If you stick to a meal plan there smaller quantities, if the shelf life allows won’t be much food left over to throw it buy once a month. away.

Where possible look for products with Keep a list of the food your throw away, minimal packaging when shopping. soon you will notice patterns and you Buy loose fruit and veggies instead of will be able to improve on bad shopping prepacked products. Try to reuse any habits. Look for local organisations that containers rather than tossing them accept food donations and see if you away. Before throwing away packaging can donate some of the food before you material when you purchase a new start throwing it away. A lot of food you product consider some creative uses throw away others are still able to use. for them, if you do not have any ideas your local pre-school is sure to have a Look for expiry dates! This is one of few ideas and will surely accept a lot of the easiest ways to ensure you won’t those items as donations. be lining your kitchen bin with food you cannot use. Learn to love leftovers! If you are ordering take-out that you will There are a lot of ways to use your be eating at home, tell the restaurant leftovers to make the next meal without not to include plastic knives and forks – the need of boring your family with the you are not going to use them anyway. same meal night after night.

Create a compost pile. Even if you stay in a complex, starting a worm farm is easy and a great way to return nutrients to your garden. A properly managed

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Fascinating People

J. K. Rowling Joanne “Jo� Rowling, born 31 July1965, pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist, screenwriter and film producer. Best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies.They have become the bestselling book series in history and been the basis for a series of films over which Rowling had overall approval on the scripts and maintained creative

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Born in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, Rowling was working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International when she conceived the idea for the Harry Potter series while on a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990. The seven year period that followed saw the death of her mother, birth of her first child, divorce from her first husband and relative poverty until she finished the

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first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, in 1997.

There were six sequels, the last, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, in 2007. Since then, Rowling has written four books for adult readers, The Casual Vacancy(2012) and—under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith—the crime fiction novels The Cuckoo’s Calling (2013), The Silkworm (2014) and Career of Evil (2015).

£238m. The 2016 Sunday Times Rich List estimated Rowling’s fortune at £600 million, ranking her as the joint 197th richest person in the UK. Time magazine named her as a runnerup for its 2007 Person of the Year, noting the social, moral, and political inspiration she has given her fans. In October 2010, Rowling was named the “Most Influential Woman in Britain” by leading magazine editors. She has supported charities including Comic Relief, One Rowling has lived a “rags to riches” Parent Families, Multiple Sclerosis life story, in which she progressed Society of Great Britain and Lumos from living on state benefits to (formerly the Children’s High Level multimillionaire status within five years.

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When tragedy strikes close to home, 16-year-old Jacob “Jake” Portman is forced to travel to a mysterious island in order to discover the truth of what really happened. Jake’s ordinary life takes an extraordinary turn as the childhood fairytales he heard from his grandfather start to become more plausible. After stumbling into what seems to be a different world, Jake is introduced to the extraordinary Miss Peregrine and her peculiar children at Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. But when what seems to be a fairytale takes a horrific turn, Jake is forced to make a life altering decision in order to protect the ones he loves from the monsters of his grandfather’s past, the creepy Hollows and the dangerous Wights led by the terrifying Mr. Barron.

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Letterland is a unique, phonics-based approach used extensively in South Africa to teach reading, writing and spelling to children aged 3 to 8 years old. Your child will love the information rich Letterland characters that transform plain black letter shapes into child-friendly pictograms and the simple stories will not only assist in engaging your child’s attention but will also assist in expanding your child’s vocabulary as well as assist in strengthening phonemic awareness. Lookout for these two titles below: Letterland: Alphabet Adventures. Another exciting story from the highly successful Letterland series. This title contains all the well-loved letterland characters and each spread will capture your child’s imagination with familiar settings and superb illustrations. Published by Letterland International Ltd. Binding: Paperback. Page extent: 31pp.

Letterland: Alphabet of Rhymes. Young children will love this poetic adventure through Letterland. Containing 26 original rhymes – one for each letter of the alphabet, this exciting treasury of children’s verse is filled with important lessons on alliteration, rhyme and rhythm.

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Wonders of Learning: Discover Inventions & Discoveries. This full colour educational omnibus filled with fascination facts will take children of all ages on an adventure into the world of inventions and discoveries. Containing captivating illustrations and detailed analyses of key facts, this vibrant visual reference guide is a must for school projects! Published by North Parade Publishing Ltd. Binding: Hardcover. Page extent: 45pp.

Play Rugby + Bonus DVD by Andy Colquhoun, General Manager of Corporate Affairs SARU. A few years ago, Pearson, one of South African’s leading educational publishers and the South African Rugby Union put together a book teaching children about the joys of playing rugby safely from an early age. Not only is this book packed with information that kids from the ages of 8 to 14 years can relate to but it also can be utilised by anybody needing to brush up on any aspect of the game. Filled with action photographs, Bokkie cartoons, activities and a bonus DVD, this book not only brings to fore the fun aspect of Rugby, but also provides valuable safety tips.

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