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Mrs SA Semi-Finalist Desiree Fiess

Exercise Fad or Fab?

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Editor’s Message The fourth month of the year has arrived, the kids are on their first school holiday and the Easter weekend is upon us. If like me, you are amazed at the speed with which the year seems to be flying by, then you deserve to sit back, catch your breath and enjoy this month’s issue of the magazine.

This month’s issue is packed with all our usual content. Please take a moment and meet Desiree Fiess. Desiree is a Tammy Taylor Mrs. SA Semi-Finalist and she is from Garsfontein. The Featz team supports her efforts and we wish her all the best for the competition. Help her bring the crown home – voting details can be found on page 9 We strive to bring you a magazine that’s about caring for others and the world around you, April is Autism Awareness month, World Health Day and Earth Day. We have included something on all of these, which we hope you will find informative.

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APRIL FACTS

The 4th month of the year brings us April Fools’ Day, World Health Day and Earth Day. According to the early Roman calendar, April was the second month but became fourth when they started to use January as the first month. The name originally came from Aprilis, meaning ‘to open’.

Below are some fun facts about April: 1. The birthstone for April is the diamond.

2. The zodiac signs for April are Aries (March 21 - April 19) and Taurus (April 20 - May 20).

3. The birth flower of April is typically the Sweet Pea or the Daisy.

4. Global Child Nutrition Month 5. Humour Month 6. Mathematics Awareness Month 7. The Revolutionary War in America began on April 19, 1775.

8. April 23rd is known as the Feast day of the Patron Saint of England.

9. On April 30, 1975, General Duong Vanh Minh surrendered and the Communist forces captured Saigon which led to the end of the Vietnam War. 10. On April 4, 1818, a flag that contained 1 star for each state and 13 stripes was adopted by Congress.

11. In Fayette, N.Y. on April 6, 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded by Joseph Smith.

12. On April 6, 1917 the United States declared war on Germany in World War I. 13. On April 4, 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty was signed.

14. On April 11, 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to the island of Elba and he was abdicated as Emperor of the French.

15. Good Friday - Friday before Easter Sunday 16. April 1 - April Fools’ Day 17. April 22 - Earth Day 18. Thai New Year in Thailand 19. Khmer New Year in Cambodia

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What’s inside...

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Autism Awareness

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Meet Desiree Fiess

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Why does Easter’s Date Change?

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If you don’t Transform Pain

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What’s Fad and Whats Fab?

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Reduce Your Rubbish

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Grace - Part 26

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April Gardening

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Eric’s Corner

‘News Flash’

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Click on the Magzter Logo to visit the Magzter website to see what they have to offer!

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April is Autism Awareness Month

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pril is generally seen as Autism Awareness Month, and while the 2nd of April is considered World Autism Awareness Day, we find that people often celebrate the difference of Autism throughout the month!

Autism South Africa takes part in the campaign every year. And every year we have a different campaign to highlight the different, yet unique and often incredible aspects in autism spectrum disorder.

This year, we asked our fans and followers to design a campaign and logo for Autism Awareness Month 2018. Our winner came up with a lovely design, and her slogan was Proudly Out of The Box. Autism is definitely Proudly out of the box. So many individuals on the spectrum are able to see things differently – they are able to think divergently and see solutions to problems that neurotypical individuals tend to miss.

That being said, this does not mean that autism does not come with challenges. And, for many parents it is a tough road, from accepting the diagnosis to understanding not just the autism, but also their child.

In South Africa, we try to raise awareness about the positive side of autism, to help parents realise that there is a light at the end of the tunnel – and through learning about autism,

we can often help these children reach their full potential. We also try to raise awareness about how important early intervention is for our children.

There are countless studies that have stated, the earlier we can start intervention, the better the outcomes for the child.

Another aim of ours, is to let people know that communication is not necessarily verbal – many people use different forms of communication every day. Verbal communication in autism is often tricky – both understanding it as well as expressing themselves. Autistic people need a form of communication that they can use functionally, and that they are comfortable using. This could be a sign language system, or it could be a voice output system, such as an iPad or similar device.

So, our challenge to you during the month of April, is to start talking about autism – bring it out into the open, and lets start educating each other about the condition and make autism common knowledge in society.

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Meet Desiree Fiess

Desiree Fiess, from Garsfontein Pretoria, has been announced as a Tammy Taylor Mrs South Africa Top 100 Semi-finalist for 2018, out of a record number of entries received by the organization.

Her journey began as a Top 100 semi- finalist, on the 2nd of March, where she was invited, along with the other beautiful, sophisticated and married women from all over South Africa, for the first ever National Casting and Empowerment Workshop held at Emperors Palace, to help them prepare for the journey ahead.

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We caught up with Desiree for a Q&A.

What made you decide to enter the Tammy Taylor Mrs SA Pageant?

Why would you like to be crowned as the next Mrs SA? I would like to invest all my time and energy into this amazing brand. I want to be part of this sisterhood who devote their time and lives to uplift the women of South Africa

The sisterhood, I’ve been following the Tammy Taylor Mrs SA Pageant and female empowerment program for the last two What is the heart behind this years and felt so inspired by all these pageant? wonderful women working together. I’ve realized that women are so powerful - we are entrepreneurs, strong pillars in our homes and communities, we survive illnesses, It’s all about female empowerment, making run marathons. Imagine how much we can women realize their value and what they can accomplish when we work together. accomplish when they put their hearts and minds to it.

Congrats on being a semi - finalist.

How did your journey lead you to entering Mrs SA?

I became friends with Michelle Bekker who entered the pageant in 2016. That year she wasn’t selected as a finalist but decided to re-enter again in 2017. In 2017 she made it to the finals. She inspired me so much with her tenacity and personal growth over those two years. Nothing is more inspiring than a woman determined to rise. I just had to enter..

What do you hope to achieve with the title if you win?

I want to help, make an end to girl hate. We can accomplish so much as woman when we work together, when we realize that we are all unique and special, we are all gifted in our own ways. If we work together we can change the world.

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Tell us more about yourself?

Who is Desiree behind-the-scenes?

I am Desiree Fiess, I am 38 years old. I live in Garsfontein Pretoria with my husband Richard. I’ve been a flight attendant for the past 18 years. I’m a signed model with GAPA modelling agency. I’m a travel and lifestyle blogger. I absolutely love traveling and it is such a privilege being able to take South Africa to the world and visa versa.

I’m actively involved in giving back to my community and choose to celebrate every Christmas and birthday by hosting a welfare project.

What motivates you to keep on keeping on in tough times?

My faith and family and knowing that no situation, no matter how good or bad, is a destination. Nothing in life is permanent, not even life itself. So, difficult times will pass.

Who inspires you and why?

My mom, when I was a child she started a feeding scheme for underprivileged kids, she later opened up a house for abandoned What is your personal take on babies in the East Rand, today she spends fame and fortune? most of her time as motivational speaker.

She has been married to my dad for over 40 years, until recently she had a fulltime job and We are only blessed so that we can bless and she raised three children. She lives without inspire others. You cannot take your wealth to excuses and gives without asking for anything the grave so spend it well, enrich the lives of in return. others and be a blessing.

How do you unwind?

What is your top fashion/beauty/ fitness tip?

Avoid sugar, you will see a huge improvement I love exercise, it clears the mind. We are also in your energy levels. Exercise is not the enemy, it’s a priviledge, so many people will keen scuba divers - nothing relaxes you like never be able to walk and will never see the the ocean. inside of a gym, so make the best of your health and opportunities given to you. You only have this one body, take care of it.

How would your best friend

describe you to a complete stranger?

Optimistic, energetic, go-getter with an incredible love for life and people.

What is your favourite coffee shop/tea garden in Pretoria if you want to treat yourself and a friend to something sweet?

I love BLOS. They make the best chocolate brownies in town.

Are you involved in any charities?

Gracia House is close to my heart. I also turn every Christmas and birthday into a charity event or fundraiser, just my way of expressing my gratefulness for another year well lived.

Tell us something surprising about yourself that not many people know?

I appear in the opening scene of the movie LOVE ACTUALLY, go watch it‌

Do you have any special talents that not many people know about?

What philosophy do you live by?

Kindness never goes out of fashion.

Not really but I have decided to embrace my long legs. I run half-marathons and these long legs earned me a modeling contract.

What legacy do you hope to leave behind?

You can change the world by being kind.

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Why does the Date for Easter Change?

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hile the dates for Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Halloween are fixed, Easter can fall anytime between March 22 and April 25.

The Easter holiday dates change each year, so it’s important to keep track, especially as careful diary planning can often secure you extra time away from the office. This year Easter takes place from Good Friday on the 30th of March until Family Day on the 2nd of April, making Easter Sunday fall on April 1st, which is also April Fool’s Day. The death of Jesus occurred around the Jewish Passover, which is traditionally held on the first full moon following the vernal equinox.

As the full moon can vary in each time zone, the Church said that they would use the 14th day of the lunar month instead – the Paschal Full Moon – and host Easter Day on the following Sunday.

Once the date of the moon is known, Easter Day can be determined.

Christians celebrate Easter on a Sunday as it was the day Jesus rose from the dead, following being crucified on Friday two days before.

Centuries ago in 325, it was determined by a council of Christian bishops that Easter Day would always be on a Sunday to commemorate the happy occasion.

In Western Christianity, Easter Sunday must always fall on the next full moon after the Spring Equinox. Easter can fall as early as March and as late as April or May, depending on the year and the calendar used. Christians in the East who use the Julian calendar instead of the Gregorian calendar may have a different date.

So the reason the date of Easter changes is because the full moon can fall on different days in different time zones.

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So, You Think You Want a

Giant Schnauzer?

Vital Stats: Male: 66-71cm at Shoulder 27 - 48 kg Female: 58 – 66cm at Shoulder 25 – 34kg Life expectancy: 12 to 15 years

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his large, athletic dog is rather elegant looking and while he is not a commonly seen breed, his owners brag about his loyalty and guarding ability.

“He is a loving companion, who brings nothing but laughter and joy.” That’s how he is described by his adoring humans.

Looking at this handsome face, it’s easy to understand why you want to add a Giant Schnauzer to your family. There are however a few things you need to know about this dog before you rush out and adopt a fluffy little bundle of your own.

The Giant Schnauzer is without a doubt an excellent guard dog and a loving family companion. They have a natural guarding and territorial instinct which make them wonderful canine companions. However, once you dig a little deeper you will discover that it takes a special kind of dog owner to raise this adorable dog.

Giant Schnauzers are not outdoor dogs, they need to be a part of the family and live in your house with you. Looking at his size, this means that you will need the necessary space to accommodate him indoors. He can also be a little too rowdy for young children. In fact, some breeders will not sell a dog to families with children younger than 12.

The Giant Schnauzer was developed as a working farm dog by cattlemen in Bavaria and he still retains his need to work. Giant Schnauzers love to have a job to do – so if he is going to be a part of your family you have to make sure you find him things to do. He can find things for you or even carry your groceries inside. Since the beginning of the 19th century, the Giant Schnauzer has been extensively used in German police work. He is a smart, trainable and loyal dog who is deeply attached to his family. But if you want a great dog, the key word is “teach”.

instinct, he will have to be socialised from a young age. You will have to teach him to differentiate between welcome visitors and everyone else. He is not a happy-golucky dog who will greet everyone with a wagging tail.

This dog will destroy your house if he is bored and doesn’t get enough exercise, so before you add him to your family, make sure that you are happy to commit to an active lifestyle. Animal aggression is a common trait and cats and small dogs should be kept away. The Giant Schnauzer is best suited to one-pet homes.

If you are looking for a large, athletic and elegant looking dog who plays hard and thrives on vigorous activity and if you are a confident and firm owner, then you will succeed with this breed. The Giant Schnauzer will reward your effort with his undying devotion. He will be sensitive to your moods and he will want to be physically close to you.

With the Giant Schnauzer, more so than with other breeds, you will get out of them what you put in. They are very smart and can even be clownish. If silly behaviour gets him a laugh, he will pick up on it and soon he will become a show-boater. The Giant Schnauzer can be a brilliant family companion as long as you remember that he is not the fabled gentle giant – but a hard working energetic dog.

The Giant Schnauzer needs a lot of exercise and due to his natural guarding

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Have we Forgotten the Real Meaning of Easter?

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he real significance of Easter can easily become lost amid the piles of chocolate eggs, do you know what it’s all about? Take your eyes off those tempting boxes of chocolate eggs for a moment, there’s a deeper meaning to Easter than munching on a calorific overload of confectionery. These days many people have lost sight of the true meaning of this annual festival.

Easter is the celebration of the Resurrection of Christ three days after his death on the cross. Easter day – when the Resurrection took place – always occurs on a Sunday and is the oldest Christian Holiday and the most important day in the Christian calendar.

Easter is a movable feast, meaning a Christan festival whose date changes each year. See page 13 for an explanation about why the date changes. Once it’s date is fixed in

any given year, Easter then affects the dates of more than twenty other Christian events that are paced around it – including Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Ascension Day, Pentecost, Whit Monday and All Saints Day. While Western Christianity bases Easter on the Gregorian calendar, the Eastern Orthodox churches – largely embracing those in or from Greece, Russia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East – use the earlier Julian Calendar. So they can have a different date for Easter. The Western and Eastern dates for Easter are the same approximately every four years.

So that’s the religious background, but for those who don’t observe the Christian meaning, it tends to be about meeting up with relatives for giving and receiving chocolate eggs these days.

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If you do not TRANSFORM PAIN, you TRANSMIT PAIN Linda Nell, Director: Child Welfare Tshwane Why is one person sad and another person happy?

Why is one person fearful and anxious whilst another is filled with faith and confidence?

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hy it is that so many kind, religious people suffer the tortures of the dammed in their minds and bodies?

It is a result from pain suffered when we were young and pain we have never dealt with properly.

survive” and a third fall back and repeat the difficult circumstances which they came from.

It is often difficult to understand why some children that was abused, abandoned or neglected in their youth become abusive Research has shown that approximately adults when they become parents. one third of Children growing up A child from an abusive environment is in a children’s home excel in life faced with the formidable task of adaptation. when they leave the care facility.

It is said that the child must find a way to A third of these children “just

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preserve a sense of TRUST in people that are untrustworthy, SAFETY in a situation that is unsafe, CONTROL in a situation that is terrifying and unpredictable and POWER in a situation of helplessness.

An old truth is: “Pain wants to go somewhere.

If you do not transform your pain, you will transmit it”. This means simply that if we do not deal with the pain or seek help to cope with and resolve our pain, we will transmit those fears and feelings to other people, often by hurting them physically.

establish a meaningful trust relationship.

To produce change through treatment the answers need to be found in the attachment theory. This theory is, in simple terms, how an individual respond to a relationship when hurt, separated from loved ones or perceive a threat. To create a form of attachment, to therapy to be successful treatment of pain, the therapist must create a safe, protective, therapeutic environment in which the child/ adult can relax and open up to conversation.

The therapist must also be able to enter in a trust relationship with the child/ adult. Although this is a tiresome process, children can adapt to change and become well-functioning adults and parents.

At Child Welfare Tshwane we work with children and adults with a lot of internalized pain, regrets and feelings of guilt. It is also not always easy for them to talk about this as the hurt is deep inside them and can Child Welfare Tshwane wants to help each only be unpacked through hours and hours child to reach his/her full potential and of intensive therapy sessions. therefore we offer social work services, There is an excellent book written by including therapy, to the community. We Bessel van der Kolk, called “The body keeps realize that dealing with pain from your the score: Brain, Mind and the body in the childhood has a serious impact on your healing of Trauma”. In this book it is stated life as an adult and often we need to work that growing up in unsafe circumstances with the adult or parent to ensure a safe causes unsafe situations later in life to have environment for the children. more holding power.

We want to help people transform their pain The trauma experienced in one’s history to prevent them from transmitting it. causes so-called trauma bonding. Early relational trauma is epidemic… the reason being that the child experiences numbing around many aspects of intimacy.

Traumatized people often respond positively to a dangerous person or situation because it makes them feel – and any feeling is good, whether positive or negative feelings.

These feelings can also be either rational or irrational. Through therapy, survivors are made to understand these feelings and manage the situation intentionally.

At Child Welfare Tshwane we believe there is always hope… and we have seen how resilient some of the children/adults that we work with can be. It is important to know the person, through a psycho-social assessment process. Intensive therapy, over a couple of years, is necessary to

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Add Another Dimension to Your Garden with a Cape Beech

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he Cape Beech is cultivated as an elegant, decorative tree in large gardens and is used as a windbreaker or screening tree where privacy is needed. This beautiful indigenous tree will add another dimension to your garden.

A large, graceful evergreen with a dense spreading crown. The bark is smooth and grey-white becoming darker and more fissured with age.

The Cape Beech is frost hardy and has low watering needs. This tree can grow to a height of 6 – 18m with a spread of 3 – 6m.

or endangered and this is attributed to its wide distribution throughout Southern Africa. From the Southern Cape to Zambia and the east coast to the tropics. The Cape Beech is found along damp areas of mountains and coastal forests or swamps and bush clumps. The Cape Beech does well in coastal areas where winds are strong.

The wood is hard and used for making furniture and violins.

The Xhosa name: “isiQwane sehlatic” means Protea of the Forest

The Cape Beech is easily recognised by its leathery, dark green leaves, tinged with purple-red. The hairless leaves are dull green on top and a paler green underneath. Young leaves often appear bright pinkish red with a purplish leaf stalk.

Small whitish or creamy yellow flowers appear from June to December. The berries are thinly fleshed and spherical in shape – green when young and purple when mature.

It is not uncommon to find flowers and berries on the tree at the same time. The berries start appearing three months after the flowers. Birds, bees and small mammals find the flowers and berries irresistible and the manybranched crown provides excellent nesting sites for birds.

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t seems like every day brings with it a new exercise or diet trend. While it’s great that fitness and health has become so popular, it does pose the problem of differentiating between what’s a load of bull and what’s actually worth incorporating into your regime.

To help, I’ve listed some trends and given some information about their merits and downsides.

1. Juice cleanses

Probably the most popular thing to come out of the #healthy trend, juicing has both pros and cons. While it’s great to get in some extra nutrition in the form of a highly concentrated (and convenient) juice, it can be detrimental and even dangerous when done incorrectly. A common mistake that people make is adding too much fruit and not enough vegetables.

What this does is push up the sugar content and create a calorie bomb. This is not ideal when you’re trying to reduce your sugar intake and watch your weight.

Juicing also removes a very important part of the vegetables/fruit: fibre. Fibre helps our digestive systems to function effectively. This is why it’s important to combine juices with whole foods rich in fibre.

To get the most out of your juice, add as many leafy greens as you can and as little fruit as possible. Also make sure you use it in conjunction with a healthy diet.

2. Detox/skinny teas First off, let’s be clear: tea is awesome.

Normal tea, herbal tea, rooibos tea…they’re all brilliant ways to keep hydrated and warm without

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consuming a truckload of calories (provided you don’t load them up with sugar). However, believing that you’ll lose an astronomical amount of weight simply by adding a super expensive tea to your diet will lead to disappointment.

While tea has been proven to help lower your risk of stroke and heart disease, lower your blood pressure, increase mood and mental performance and improve energy levels, it is not a miracle weight loss aid. In order to keep a healthy body, you need to clean up your diet, exercise, and top it off with a cup of tea.

3. HIIT training This one gets a big YES. High Intensity Interval Training (or HIIT training), is defined by intense bouts of exercise punctuated by short rests. This method of training allows you to rev your metabolism, complete an effective workout in less time, torch calories and keep burning them long after you finish your session.

4. Lifting heavy Long gone are the days women were told to avoid heavy weights for fear of “bulking up”.

It has since been proven that strength training with heavy weights is not only NOT going to turn you into she-hulk, but will in fact have a very positive effect on your physique. This is because it effectively overloads your muscles, which has three main advantages: • Muscle burns energy more effectively than fat does, which means that you’ll burn more calories at rest and store less as fat.

• It improves strength and will aid you in day to day activities.

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• Strong muscles look good! Hello definition and tone.

5. Waist trainers Touted by celebrities such as the Kardashians, waist training has become a positively booming market. The practice (which involves wearing a corset-like brace around your middle for the majority of the day and night) has received much popularity-but very little evidence as to its effectiveness. In fact, there is alarming evidence that this practice is actually dangerous: it compresses your organs, can cause heartburn, restricts your breathing and has been reported to cause deformed spines and ribcages.

While wearing a waist trainer may squeeze your waist into a smaller size while you are wearing it, there is no evidence that it has lasting benefits. You would be better off eating properly, exercising and training your core.

6. #healthy Instagram Have a look at your Instagram (or any other social media feed), and you’ll likely be inundated by fitness, health and weight loss posts. A new form of celebrity has been born-the super fit, the trainers and the diet gurus. With social media stars like Kayla Itsines garnering a following of more than 7 million people, it’s easy to imagine the constant “fitspiration” is having a major effect on how people live their lives. This influence can go one of two ways: • Insecurities can be born. When you’re constantly seeing pictures of svelte, tanned beauties; it’s difficult to keep

from comparing yourself to them.

With the amount of pressure being put on young women to look perfect, an Instagram page full of toned legs and ripped abs can quickly cause problems such as eating disorders, insecurity, over-exercising, etc. It’s so important to remember that every single body is built differently, and is beautiful in a unique way. It’s also important to remember that you’re seeing the highlight reel-only the best of the best photos make it to Instagram in most cases. This means professional lighting, angles, photography, editing, etc.

• It can up your motivation and inspiration and make you feel like part of a community. You’ll realize that everyone has off days, everyone has to put in work; and surrounding yourself with like-minded people can help you get through dips and tough workouts.

There are also a lot of great workouts being posted and even useful tutorials regarding correct technique.

What it boils down to is making sure you follow genuine, knowledgeable, positive role models; and staying away from comparisons and bitterness.

Fitness trends will always come and go.

Generally, it’s fine to try things out and see what works for you. Just make sure you do your research and trust the opinions of people that have sound knowledge and/or accreditations.

Sausage, Mushroom & Black Olive White Pizza Swapping out pizza dough for a sliced ciabatta baguette saves you some serious time—and packs a tasty crunch!

Ingredients •

1/4 cup grated Parmesan

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3 tbsp. olive oil

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1 garlic clove, chopped

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1 (280g) ciabatta baguette, halved

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2 fully cooked Italian-style chicken sausage links, thinly sliced

1. Preheat oven to 220°C. Stir together Parmesan, 3 tablespoons olive oil, and chopped garlic clove.

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3/4 cup sliced mushrooms

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1/4 cup sliced black olives

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1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella

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4 cups baby spinach

2. Halve ciabatta baguette • 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice lengthwise and cut into 4 pieces. Place on a foil-lined • 4 tbsp. olive oil baking sheet and top with • 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes (optional) cheese mixture. Top with Italian-style chicken sausage links, mushrooms, and black olives. Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella. Bake until golden, 10 to 12 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, toss together baby spinach, lemon juice and olive oil, and red pepper flakes (optional). Season with salt and black pepper. Top pizza with spinach mixture. Serve immediately.

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Five Things You Didn’t Know About the African Harrier Hawk Kaalwangvalk

This month, our bird of choice is the African Harrier Hawk, and instead of going through all the usual facts and figures about this breed, we thought we would just highlight five interesting facts that you might not know.

1. The African Harrier Hawk grows up to 65cm long and they have a wingspan of 160cm.

2. This bird is an excellent hunter, but did you know that they have doublejointed legs? Their double-jointed legs and sharp talons help them climb trees and reach into cavities to find their prey. Their prey includes: small mammals, birds, eggs, insects and lizards but they also eat palm nuts.

3. They have no face feathers (therefore their Afrikaans name: Kaalwangvalk). This is helpful when sticking their beaks into small areas to catch prey. It also enables them to blush during their mating display.

4. During breeding time, they will lay 1 to 3 eggs in a large nest made of sticks that they build on a cliff or in a tree. The male and female incubate the eggs.

Very often, only the oldest chick survives.

5. The African Harrier Hawk lives in forests and savannah areas of subSaharan Africa and is quite common throughout their range.

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Reduce The Rubbish in Your Home

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here are a lot of items in our homes

Buy only the needed food items. It is a

that are unnecessary and in most

shocking, but there is still a lot of food waste

cases, regarded as rubbish. Instead

in most households.

of having them pile up and spending hours to clean it up, there are easy ways you can

Proper outdoor composting. There is a lot of

implement to reduce the rubbish in your

rubbish generated by households in form of

home.

food. Start your own compost pile and use this food waste to feed your garden.

Start recycling plans for items in the house. Items such as plastic bottles and

Repair rather than discard broken appliances

cans can be recycled for other uses such as

and electronics.

storages. You can join the recycling initiative in your area. You’ll also be helping to better

Reduce mail by cancelling all posted account

the environment.

which you are already receiving via email.

Buy a fibre or cotton bag for groceries. It

Make use of a re-usable water bottle. Plastic

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is a common feat that groceries

water bottles form a large part of the rubbish

purchased will be packed in plastic

that fill our landfill sites.

bags that are only used once.

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Go paperless in the kitchen. It may seem like

Use rechargeable batteries. The use of

a small initiative but it will considerably aid

rechargeable batteries means reduced

in reducing the overall paper used in your

disposal of non-rechargeable batteries and it

home.

is also economical.

Take your own reusable bags when doing

Buy detergents and soap in concentrated

shopping.

forms. Detergents in concentrated forms last longer which means you’ll reduce the

Use homemade cosmetics. By making

rubbish in your home if you purchase them

cosmetics at home, it reduces the rubbish

as opposed to the conventional ones.

that would have resulted namely the plastic bottles and packaging if the cosmetics were

Give away old clothes to charities.

purchased. Plus, it reduces the budget costs. Cosmetics such as shampoos and

Refill printer ink cartridges. It prevents

cleaning items can easily be made at home

purchase of new ones and saves on cost.

with environmentally friendly products.

Clear things not needed at home. There are a

Visit the fresh farm market for

lot of items that we have at homes that only

groceries. Produce obtained from farmer’s

add to the rubbish but are of no value. Such

market is fresh and is free of any packaging.

items should be donated or sold.

Ditch processed and packaged foods.

Stop buying CDs and DVDs. There is always need for entertainment. Regardless, the

Buy e-books instead of paper books.

buying of movies and music in CDs and DVDs eventually adds trash in our homes after their

Use old clothes as cleaning rags.

Ensure you own a handkerchief. There are

usage. Instead, you can opt for downloading or streaming the music/movie online.

many uses for a handkerchief. It can be

Have storage containers or mason jars. There

used to dry tears, blowing your nose or even

are a lot of uses for storage containers or

wrapping up a snack. For this reason, it saves mason jars. For instance, they can be used on paper napkins which are only used. for storage in fridges thereby discarding the Always use reusable cloth serviettes – you might have to wash them but they add a

use of plastic containers that often end up as rubbish.

special touch to any occasion.

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GRACE Part 26

You are Becoming Holy By: Johan Jordaan

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his month we look at the process of becoming holy. Yes, you are already holy but you are also becoming holy! If that sounds a bit confusing, bear with me.

The Process of Sanctification: Rom 6:22 But now, freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit leading to sanctification, and the end is eternal life. (NET) Our benefit, now that we are bound to God, leads to sanctification – the process by which we become holy. Our spirits are already holy but our souls and bodies are still on a road to holiness.

1Thess 4:3 For this is God’s will: that you become holy, that you keep away from sexual immorality. (NET) You become holy.

How that happens we will see just now.

Heb 10:14 For by one offering he has perfected for all time those who are made holy. (NET) Now this is an amazing statement about our sanctification; it both tells us that we are holy (He has perfected us for all time – our spirit) and that we are on the road to holiness (those who are made holy – soul and body). We are in a process of sanctification, we who are holy!

Here Paul beautifully (if we assume that he wrote Hebrews) summarises everything that I tried to explain so far. But he goes one further; he

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shows us that this process is not driven by us! He makes the statement that God has made us perfect (the spirit-man) and is doing the rest (sanctification of body and soul) as well!

It is not our work to be sanctified.

When we assume the role of the ‘sanctifier’ of our own lives, we end up disillusioned, sin-conscious and stressed out. It is not an easy job. In fact it is impossible. The truth of the matter is that only God can do it. What follows are several texts that show us that our sanctification is a process and that God Himself drives that process. Let’s have a look at some of these texts: Rom 12:2 Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. (NET) Paul tells us that we are to ‘be’ transformed, not that we ourselves should transform our minds (souls). It is not our job. But who will do this for us? Who drives this process?

1Cor 1:30 He is the reason you have a relationship with Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption. (NET) Here Paul lets the secret out: it is Jesus – He is our sanctification. It is not me and you – it is God Himself.

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1Cor 6:11 Some of you once lived this way.

But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. (NET) Now Paul clearly points out that the Holy Spirit is the one who does the work in Jesus’ name. He sanctifies us. It is His work. And He does it in the name of Jesus.

Phil 1:6 For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

(NET) This is the ultimate, so I kept it for last. Paul says that he is sure of this and therefore we can be too: God, who started this good work (of sanctification) in us, will see it through until Jesus comes again.

2Cor 3:18 And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, which is from the Lord, who is the Spirit. (NET) In this very special passage of scripture, Paul again explains the process of sanctification: we are being transformed into the image of Jesus and the one who does it is the Holy Spirit. This happens when we look at Jesus’ glory. We then presumably receive the same glory (eventually). This is the process described to us – look at the glory of Jesus and be transformed into the same glory. In other words, keep your eyes fixed on Him.

This is great news: we are already holy and that which is not holy yet, is being made holy by the Holy Spirit in conjunction with the Father and Jesus.

Eph 5:25 Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the congregation and gave himself for her 26 to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word, 27 so that he may present the congregation to himself as glorious – not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

(NET) Again Paul shows us that Jesus is responsible for His bride. He will see to it that when He comes for her, she is perfect.

He does it, not the bride. Look at this passage: He may present the congregation to Himself as glorious. That’s right – He presents the congregation to Himself, glorious and without a single spot. That is grace – God does it, we simply receive it!

1Thess 5:23 Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (NET) I could not have put it better myself: God Himself makes you completely holy in spirit, soul and body.

This is such a liberating truth! You are not responsible for your own holiness – the Holy Spirit takes responsibility for this as well. All that we have to do is to not fight this process. Simply yield to the Spirit. He does the rest. Is the New Covenant good or what? Compare this to the Old Covenant where you were responsible for your own holiness. God is good – all the time.

Write to me, engage me and I will try to answer any questions that you might have. featzmags@gmail.com Subject: GRACE

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Life is a Garden 36

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April in your Garden It is spring bulb planting time, and school holidays again. Put the kids to work and play, with you in the backyard this Easter.

into a wild woody shrub, flowering in pink all the time. Modern hybrids will shower you with colour in every shade. Great for beds, window boxes, and pots.

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plants are on their top-selling ● Everlasting (Syncarpha hit parade in autumn. You can’t Grow argentea) - silvery foliage afford to miss out! on a dainty plant, supporting Two of ● Aloe hybrid ‘porcupine’ - a small, paper-like flowers in require compact aloe with striking soft pink and white. Perfect are ful bi-coloured flowers in deep for pots too. drains rose pink and greenish cream about t ● Hairawn muhly shades, peaking in autumn. soil – i (Muhlenbergia capillaris) Perfect for hot rock gardens citrus grass with spectacular and or pots. which billowing inflorescences ● Abelia x grandiflora and co of masses of vibrant pink, ‘Kaleidoscope’ - a compact added, airy flowers on tall stems. hybrid of an old favourite with qu This grass tolerates poorly with bright variegated foliage. drained soil but also drought plant a Perfect for low hedging. the sam conditions. Perfect for nurser meadow planting. ● Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia shallow milii) - spiny succulent with hole w sparse leaves and bright and a l flower bracts. Available in a Hedge up in April variety of different colours.

Drought tolerant, and perfect Define your space and create boundaries with a living hedge. Feed for pots too.

The advantage of such a large Feedin ● Angel wings (Gaura ‘Rosy planting project now, is that still es Jane’) - a desirable perennial cooler soil gives young hedge thing in with delicate, two-tone pink plants a chance to settle in well older t and white flowers. A new and cooler weather will allow To ens form of an old gardening you to spend the time needed to fruit, y favourite! dig the trench needed to plant least fo them in. Digging a trench goes ● Horseshoe pelargonium July, S a long way to help you to plant (Pelargonium zonale) - the April – a straight hedge. Dig to about indigenous specie grows fertilise

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Citrus trees are not water guzzlers and deep watering once a week now, and every ing now is hedge plants two weeks in winter, is ample dual purpose - defining for established trees. Young and supplying you trees and those growing in dibles. Choices include containers will need a bit more es, pomegranates and the water, depending on weather nous and water wise big conditions. Potted trees can be num (Carissa macrocarpa). allowed to dry out a bit before watering, but should not remain dry for prolonged periods.

Ensure you water citrus trees w a lemon tree well when in blossom, and the f the most important fruit starts forming. Reduce ements for growing citrus watering when the fruit starts ll sun, and soil which swelling and changing colour. A well. If there is doubt little drought stress at this stage the latter - like heavy clay betters the sugar quality and it is a better idea to plant juiciness of the fruit. trees in a raised bed to commercial potting soil oarse compost have been Time to plant your , or in a large pot filled uality potting soil. Always spring bulbs a young citrus tree on From the weirdest looking corms me level as grown in its and dried out little bulbs, will ry bag – never deeper or wer. Prepare the planting burst forth the most beautiful spring flowers on earth, and for well with lots of compost large handful of bonemeal. very little effort too!

ng young trees which must stablish, is not a critical n the first year or two, but trees are gross feeders. sure a great harvest of you have to fertilise at our times per year – in September, January and – use a balanced granular er. Citrus trees growing in

● Because spring-flowering bulbs need to be cool, don’t plant them next to hard landscaping like driveways or paved pathways. ● Avoid north-facing walls and if planted in

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containers, keep them in morning sun and afternoon shade. ● Plant all spring-flowering bulbs with the pointed side up (except anemones, which should be planted with the pointed side down). Bulbs with fingers or claws, like ranunculi, should be planted with the fingers pointing downwards. Small bulbs like anemone, leucojum, muscari, lachenalia, tritonia and ranunculus should be planted 5cm deep, and larger ones like hyacinth, freesia, and Dutch iris should be planted 10cm deep. Use a dibber (a tool to make holes in the soil) or bulb planter to do the job. ● Keeping the soil moist at root level is the most important aspect of growing bulbs. Soak the soil to a depth of about 15cm every four to five days. ● Potted bulbs will need more regular watering – even every day if dry.

Never allow the base of the pots to stand in water.

Roses in April - fill in the gaps As roses are deciduous, their bottom leaves will soon turn brown and start dropping off.

Planting cool-season annuals in front of them will screen the bare stems at the base of the bush. Choose sun lovers like alyssum, calendulas, dwarf snapdragons, lobelias, Namaqualand daisies, phlox and pansies.

For more information on bringing Life to your Garden, visit our website www.lifeisagarden.co.za or join the conversation on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ lifeisagardensa.

Remember to: Toss some waterblommetjie bulbs into your pond - they will grow well in water between 10-60cm deep, and will soon settle into the mud sediment at the bottom of the pond, giving you a tasty flower harvest in late winter and spring.

Grow your own garlic You can buy garlic bulb sets from nurseries.

Pick a sunny spot with well-draining soil and plant the cloves about 15cm apart in drills of about 7cm deep. The clove’s noses should just be covered with a thin layer of soil.

Water regularly. You can also plant garlic in containers.

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melia Mary Earhart was born on the July 24th, 1897. She was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She received the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross for this accomplishment. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. In 1935, Earhart became a visiting faculty member at Purdue University as an advisor to aeronautical engineering and a career counselor to women students. She was also a member of the National Woman’s Party and an early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment.

During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight

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of the globe in 1937 in a Purduefunded Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island.

Fascination with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day.

In Long Beach, on December 28, 1920, Earhart and her father visited an airfield where she was given a ride that would forever change Earhart’s life. “By the time I had got two or three hundred feet off the ground,” she said, “I knew I had to fly.” After that 10-minute flight (which cost her father $10), she was immediately determined to learn to fly. Working at a variety of jobs including photographer, truck driver, and stenographer at the local telephone company, she managed to save $1,000 for flying lessons.

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Ear to fl her freq and con acc avia She jack that would be judging he for three nights to g “worn” look. To com transformation, she hair short in the sty flyers. Six months l purchased a second Kinner Airster bipla “The Canary”. On O Earhart flew the Air of 14,000 feet, setti for female pilots. On Earhart became the the United States to license.

After Charles Lindb across the Atlantic expressed interest i woman to fly (or be the Atlantic Ocean. that the trip was too

rhart had her first son on January 3, 21, at Kinner Field ar Long Beach. r teacher was ita “Neta” Snook, ioneer female ator who used a rplus Curtiss JN-4 anuck” for training. rhart arrived with r father and a gular request: “I nt to fly. Will you ch me?

rhart’s commitment flying required r to accept the quent hard work d rudimentary nditions that companied early ation training. e chose a leather ket, but aware t other aviators er, she slept in it give the jacket a mplete her image e also cropped her yle of other female later, Earhart dhand bright yellow ane she nicknamed October 22, 1922, rster to an altitude ing a world record n May 15, 1923, e 16th woman in o be issued a pilot’s

bergh’s solo flight in 1927, Amy Guest in being the first e flown) across After deciding o perilous for her

to undertake, she offered to sponsor the project, suggesting that they find “another girl with the right image”.

While at work one afternoon in April 1928, Earhart got a phone call from Capt. Hilton H. Railey, who asked her, “Would you like to fly the Atlantic?”

the Distinguished Flying Cross from Congress, the Cross of Knight of the Legion of Honor from the French Government and the Gold Medal of the National Geographic Society from President Herbert Hoover.

Early in 1936, Earhart started to plan The project coordinators asked her a round-the-world flight. Not the to accompany pilot Wilmer Stultz and first to circle the globe, it would be copilot/mechanic Louis Gordon on the longest at 29,000 miles (47,000 the flight, nominally as a passenger, km), following a grueling equatorial but with the added duty of keeping route. With financing from Purdue the flight log. The team departed from in July 1936, a Lockheed Electra Trepassey Harbor, Newfoundland, in 10E was built at Lockheed Aircraft a Fokker F.VIIb/3m on June 17, 1928, Company to her specifications, which landing near South Wales, exactly 20 included extensive modifications to hours and 40 minutes later. There the fuselage to incorporate a large is a commemorative blue plaque fuel tank. Earhart dubbed the twin at the site. Since most of the flight engine monoplane airliner her “flying was on instruments and Earhart laboratory” and hangared it at Mantz’s had no training for this type of flying, United Air Services. she did not pilot the aircraft. When On July 2, 1937, midnight Earhart interviewed after landing, she said, “Stultz did all the flying—had to. I was and Noonan (her navigator) took off just baggage, like a sack of potatoes.” from Lae Airfield in the heavily loaded She added, “... maybe someday I’ll try Electra. Their intended destination was Howland Island. They never it alone.” reached the island and were never On the morning of May 20, 1932, heard from again. There are many 34-year-old Earhart set off from speculations as to what happened to Newfoundland. She intended to this ill-fated flight – but up till now fly to Paris in her single engine no wreckage has ever been found to Lockheed Vega 5B to emulate Charles substantiate what really happened.

Lindbergh’s solo flight five years Earhart was a widely known earlier. Her technical advisor for the flight was famed Norwegian American international celebrity during her lifetime. Her shyly charismatic aviator Bernt Balchen who helped appeal, independence, persistence, prepare her aircraft. After a flight coolness under pressure, courage and lasting 14 hours, 56 minutes during goal-oriented career along with the which she contended with strong circumstances of her disappearance northerly winds, icy conditions and mechanical problems, Earhart landed at a comparatively early age have driven her lasting fame Hundreds in a pasture in Northern Ireland. of articles and scores of books have When a farm hand asked, “Have you been written about her life, which flown far?” Earhart replied, “From is often cited as a motivational tale, America”. especially for girls.

As the first woman to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic, Earhart received

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Remembering....

Prince

7 June 1958 – 21 April 2016

Clara Barton 25th December 1821 – 12 April 1912 Clara Barton was born on the 25th of December 1821, in Oxford Massachusetts. She became a teacher, worked in the U.S. Patent Office and was an independent nurse during the Civil war. While visiting Europe, she worked with a relief organisation, known as the International Red Cross, and lobbied for an American branch when she returned home.

The American Red Cross was founded in 1881, and Barton served as its first president.

Prince was born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Prince’s early music career saw the release of Prince, Dirty Mind and Controversy — all of which created controversy due to their fusion of religious and sexual themes. He then released the albums 1999 and Purple Rain, cementing his superstar status with No. 1 hits like “When Doves Cry” and “Let’s Go Crazy.”

A seven-time Grammy winner, Prince had a prodigious output that included later albums like Diamonds and Pearls, The Gold Experience and Musicology. He died on April 21, 2016, at 57 years old.

Do you want a Cat that will walk on a Leash?

Then the Ocicat is the cat for you.

You are not going dotty when you see an Ocicat. You are indeed seeing a small spotted cat, but he’s not wild. Far from it.

The Ocicat was created through crosses between Siamese, Abyssinian and American Shorthair cats. He might be named after the ocelot, a small American wild felid, but he’s all domestic cat. The Ocicat is one of those happy accidents that sometimes occur in cat breeding.

The devoted and playful Ocicat loves people and will trail their footsteps through the house or ride on a shoulder. Guests are welcomed by this generally social cat as new opportunities for petting or lap sitting. Ocicats don’t even mind being carried around as long as they are with you. As with any animal, they come in a range of personalities, so some are shyer than others. Favourite activities include retrieving toys and learning to walk on a leash. Ocicats are highly intelligent and learn tricks easily. Puzzle toys are a good way to keep them occupied and entertained.

Carefully put away anything you don’t want him to have. He is perfectly capable of figuring out how to open doors or undo latches. His Siamese ancestors bequeathed the Ocicat a tendency to be vocal, but he is not as loud or as demanding. He is sensitive

and will respond to nothing more than a verbal correction. Although the Ocicat is adaptable, he doesn’t like being left alone.

Be sure he has another cat or dog as a companion if you aren’t at home during the day.

The Ocicat stands out for his spotted coat, which gives him the look of a small wildcat.

The short, smooth, satiny coat come in twelve colours, all of which feature dark thumbprintshaped spots on a light background.

The Ocicat has a medium-size to large body.

He is muscular yet graceful. Large ears corner the modified wedge-shaped head.

Some Ocicats have tufts of fur that extend vertically from the tips of the ears. Large almond-shaped eyes angle slightly upward and can be any colour except blue. The lengthy tail has a dark tip.

This gentle, playful cat is well suited to life with families with children and cat-friendly dogs. He can learn tricks, enjoys interactive toys and loves the attention he receives from children who treat him politely and with respect.

Vital Stats: Weight: 2.5 to 6.5kg Lifespan: 10 to 15 years

PRETORIA HIGH SC On 2 March, Pretoria High School for Girls and Pretoria Boys High united to win the F Bond Athletics, this victory will see the two schools move up a division next season.

Grade 9 Alwande Mlambo won Victrix Lodorum in the field events for shot put and long jump. Abigail Williams in Grade 8 won Victrix Lodorum in track events for the 100m and 200m sprints. Franella Sakata in Grade 10 won Victrix Lodorum in track events for the 100m and 200m sprints. Congratulations on outstanding results and a successful season.

The Pretoria High School for Girls

Inter-House water polo

finals took place on Thursday 8 March. Mc William took the much coveted 1st place with Athlone and Connaught coming 2nd and 3rd respectively.

The much anticipated Pretoria High

School for Girls Inter-House Gala took place on Monday 12 March. Van Zyl won the overall event and proudly boasts bragging rights to having the best swimmers and Mc William took the Spirit Trophy. Congratulations to these two houses on their achievements!

CHOOL FOR GIRLS The annual House Play Festival was, yet again, a huge success

On Friday 23 March, the House Play Festival was drawn to a close on a high note with Clarendon’s play, Lokshin Bioskop: Jos’phine, and Van Zyl’s Millennial Frankenstein.

and enjoyed by all. The witty playwrights ensured that their respective houses had excellent plots.

On Monday 19 March, Gladstone and The directors, Michelle Cazalet and Athlone entertained the audience with Amogelang Mothapo for Gladstone, Kellin their superb plays, Prince Charming and Burger and Nicola Grobbelaar for Athlone, the Single Ladies and It’s Not Me, It’s You. Maz Machenje and Thato Ramodibe for Aitken, Nomzamo Chabalala and Katlego On Tuesday 20 March, Aitken with How Malepane for Duncan, Tshego Matlou Harry Met Sally...Kind Of, Duncan with and Mandisa Maepa for Selborne, Kerryn Picture Perfect and Selborne with Game Egan and Katli Moteane for Buxton, of Bones, enthralled all who attended.

Malengete Ngoatje and Naledi Sekoati for Mc William, Amy Serfontein and Grace On Thursday 22 March, Buxton, Mc Mngadi for Connaught, Unako Dubula William and Connaught brought the and Jessica Blair for Clarendon and house down with their respective plays Karabo Mlangeni and Kiese Mpasa for Showtime, The Seashell Palace Hotel, and Van Zyl did an outstanding job with their Uber – Driving Me Crazy. respective casts under the leadership of Mr Smit and Miss Goyns.

German Language Diploma Exam

The ZfA (Zentralstelle für das Auslandschulwesen) allows our matric German girls the wonderful opportunity to write the external DSD (Deutsches Sprachdiplom) exam. This German Language Diploma is internationally recognised and opens many doors for them in their future careers as well as the opportunity to go study in Germany.

Herr Smit was joined by Herr Doktor Spanaus, the ZfA subject advisor for South Africa, and the German Embassy to congratulate the 2017 Matrics and award them their certificates.

The bright kombi in the colours of the German flag is stationed at the school today.

Prizes are available for learners taking German as a subject if they are able to answer questions about Germany.

Matric Dance

The long-awaited Matric Dance took place on Saturday 24 March. The Matrics looked stunning and their partners equally handsome. The wonderful evening was held at Casa Social da Madeira and the venue was decorated beautifully and elegantly by Maura Gemeliaris in the theme “1000 Leagues Under the Sea�.

Here Comes the Grump Turn your frown upside-down.

Spending summer vacations at Grandma Mary’s amazing Groovyland Theme Park was an awesome experience for an unassuming boy like Terry. With the help of Grandma’s overzealous imagination, he could dream about visiting enchanted lands filled with psychedelic walking flowers, talking balloons, clumsy dragons and, maybe, even a princess or two.​But now, his grandmother is gone and the theme park is threatened with closure. Desperately unhappy, Terry finds himself clinging on to the old times and his memories of her hippy-dippy stories.​Then a little thing called fate steps in.​A tiny bit of magic left behind on one of the theme park rides sweeps him away and before he knows it, he finds himself stranded in a very real, very cool, very magical land! But one that certainly isn’t as carefree or as happy as Grandma had led him to believe—an evil wizard, Grump, has cast a spell of gloom over the land and now smiling and laughter are a thing of the past.​Can Terry save the day and get back home? In order to do so, he must travel the kingdom in search of a spell that will get everyone’s happy back and, along the way, help a princess, outwit all manner of strange and wonderful creatures, and try and embrace a little thing called ‘change.’

MOVIE TRAILER

Release date: 13 April

BOOK

Mummy Fairy and Me Sophie Kinsella

Ella’s family have a big secret… her mummy is a fairy! She can do amazing spells with her computawand to make delicious cupcakes, create the perfect birthday party and cause chaos at the supermarket. But sometimes the spells go a bit wrong and that’s when Ella comes to the rescue!

Publisher: Penguin Randon House

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Get creative in the garden with a teepee trellis You are never too young to develop your green thumb with a spot of gardening. Inspire your kids to get into the garden this Easter, and start growing their own plants with this nifty teepee trellis project. This project is a great after-school activity for you and your child and can be used to grow a variety of vines, such as the Mandevilla seedlings featured in this activity.

The teepee trellis can also be used to grow a number of edible plants, such as runner beans, peas, and tomatoes, depending on the time of the year. Encouraging your children to grow their own vegetables is a fantastic way to teach them about living off the land. They can watch their food grow from a seedling and end up on their plate.

What you will need: - Some dowelling rods - Some string - Mandevilla seedlings - Cable ties - Scissors - A spade - A rake - Some bonemeal, a handful of fertiliser and half a bag of compost, in a Trug or wheelbarrow

Let’s get started: The day before: Step 1: The first step is to prepare the soil for planting and this needs to be done the day before the activity. Choose a nice big area where you and your child can plant the Mandevilla seedlings and get it ready together, by aerating the soil and adding compost, fertiliser, and bonemeal. Finish off by raking the soil level and watering it well.

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On the day: Step 2: To begin the activity you’ll need to make a teepee trellis in the area that you and your child prepared for planting the day before. Help your little one arrange the dowelling rods into a teepee shape and get them to hold it in place while you tie them together with string.

Step 3: With the teepee in place, your child can then dig holes just in front of each dowel, providing enough space for the Mandevilla seedlings. Get your kiddie to plant the Mandevillas in the holes, alternating the white and pink flowers.

Step 4: Once all the seedlings have been planted, you’ll need to attach each plant’s stem to its dowel with a cable tie. This might be a bit tricky for your child, so give them a hand with this part. They can water the planted Mandevilla thoroughly after they have all been cable-tied.

Step 5: The easiest step - watch it grow into gorgeous colour!

Colossal

Rampage

All she could do was save the world.

Big meets bigger.

Primatologist Davis Gloria is an outOkoye, a man who of-work party girl keeps people at a who finds herself in distance, shares relationship trouble an unshakeable with her sensible bond with George, boyfriend, Tim, the extraordinarily and she’s forced to intelligent, silverback move back to her gorilla who has been tiny hometown to get her life back on track. in his care since birth. But, a rogue genetic She reconnects with childhood friend Oscar, experiment gone awry mutates this gentle a good-natured bar owner with a coterie of ape into a raging creature of enormous size. drinking buddies, and resumes her drinking To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered lifestyle. Meanwhile, on the other side of there are other similarly altered animals. the world, a larger-than-life creature begins As these newly created alpha predators attacking Seoul, South Korea, on a nightly tear across North America, destroying basis, captivating spectators around the world. everything in their path, Okoye teams with One night, Gloria is horrified to discover that a discredited genetic engineer to secure an her every move at a local playground is being antidote, fighting his way through an evermimicked on a catastrophic scale by the changing battlefield—not only to halt a global rampaging beast. When Gloria’s friends get catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature wind of the bizarre phenomenon, a second, that was once his friend. more destructive creature emerges, prompting Release date: 13 April an epic showdown between the two monsters.

Release date: 13 April

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Holiday Reading The Exact Opposite of Okay Laura Steven Izzy O’Neill here! Impoverished orphan, aspiring comedian and Slut Extraordinaire, if the gossip sites are anything to go by… Izzy never expected to be eighteen and internationally reviled. But when explicit photos involving her, a politician’s son and a garden bench are published online, the trolls set out to take her apart.

Armed with best friend Ajita and a metric ton of nachos, she tries to laugh it off – but as the daily slut-shaming intensifies, she soon learns the way the world treats teenage girls is not okay. It’s the Exact Opposite of Okay.

Publisher: Penguin Randon House

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April Birthdays – Here is a little trivia you probably didn’t know about these celebs.

April 3rd, 1987 – Benjamin Stone is a British Actor.

He has a twin sister.

He is known for playing Alek Petrov in The Nine Lives of Chloe King and William Blank Blankenship in the series 10 Things I Hate about You. He is also known for being a voice actor in four of the Harry Potter video games.

April 14th, 1994 – Skyler Samuels

Before landing her acting gig on the FOX horrorcomedy series: “Scream Queens”, she also held a recurring role as Gigi Hollingworth in Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverley Place.” On top of that Samuels starred as Andie Bates in the ABC series: “The Gates” and as Chloe in the ABC Family series “The Nine Lives of Chloe King”.

April 14th, 1996 – Abigail Breslin

In 2007, Abigail was ranked #8 in Forbes Magazine’s list of “Young Hollywood’s Top-Earning Stars”, having earned $1.5 million in 2006 April 15th, 1990 – Emma Watson Despite being British, she was actually born in Paris, France on April 15, 1990. Watson had never acted professionally when her theatre teachers suggested her to agents looking to cast an upcoming movie based on the first novel of the best-selling Harry Potter series.

out of trouble, such as baseball, track and field, soccer, and football. Tatum is dyslexic, though, and school didn’t come as easy for the future actor.

April 28th, 1981– Jessica Alba She spent a lot of time in hospitals as a kid. On top of moving around a lot because of her dad’s career in the Air Force, Alba had a bad string of health issues as a kid.

She suffered from a partially collapsed lung twice, had pneumonia multiple times, and had a ruptured appendix, for starters. She’s also had asthma since she was a child.

Jessica was actually kidnapped after having received telephone threats during the production of Flipper. She was found unharmed in the trunk of a car.

In January 2012, Alba and business partner Chris Gavigan launched The Honest April 26th, Company, a collection of toxin1980 – free household goods, diapers, Channing and body care products.

Tatum In 2013, Alba released her Incredibly first book called The Honest energetic Life which is based on her experiences creating a natural, growing non-toxic life for her family. up, Tatum’s parents made him play a variety of sports to keep him

Books Our Secrets and Lies Sinéad Moriarty Lucy Murphy has one goal in life – to make sure that The Liar’s Girl How I Lose You her twins get a better start Catherine Ryan Howard than she did. Having been Kate McNaughton abandoned by their father Her first love confessed to When Eva wakes up one early in her pregnancy, and five murders.

But the truth morning to discover that her forced to walk away from a was so much worse.

Dublin’s husband has died in his sleep, glittering future as a lawyer, notorious Canal Killer, Will she is overwhelmed: with she has vowed that nothing Hurley, is 10 years into anger, with disbelief, with will block her children’s fear. For Adam was only 31, a his life sentence when the dreams. She never talks body of a young woman brilliant doctor with no health about the past – only what is fished out of the Grand issues. They were supposed lies ahead. So when the twins Canal. Though detectives to grow old together. In the get an opportunity to move to suspect they are dealing with a prestigious school, all Lucy aftermath, attempting to a copycat, they turn to Will confront the agony of her sees is the fulfilment of every for help.

He claims he has loss, Eva starts to uncover wish she’s ever had for them. the information the police the story of her marriage, But maybe Lucy is confusing delving into those parts of her need, but will only give it to her thwarted ambitions with one person – the girl he was what her daughter and son husband’s life to which she never before had access. But dating when he committed his really want. After all, like all the secrets she finds are not horrific crimes. Alison Smith 17-year-olds, they have their has spent the last decade what she expected own ideas about their lives; abroad, putting her shattered ideas they can’t share with life in Ireland far behind her. their mother. Loving them as But when she gets a request fiercely as she does, Lucy is from Dublin imploring her blind to the risks of forcing to help prevent another her vision on her children. senseless murder, she is Until it’s almost too late. To pulled back to face the past – have any hope of surviving as and the man – she’s worked a family, all three of them are so hard to forget. going to have to face up to some surprising and difficult truths.

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The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as other related organisations.

In 1948, the WHO held the First World Health Assembly. The Assembly decided to celebrate 7 April of each year, with effect from 1950, as the World Health Day. The World Health Day is held to mark WHO’s founding and is seen as an opportunity for the organization to draw worldwide attention to a subject of major importance to global health each year “No one should have to choose between death and financial hardship. No one should have to choose between buying medicine and buying food.” says the World Health Organisation Director-General

Earth Day 2018 End Plastic Polution Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22. Worldwide, various events are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection.

First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day events in more than 193 countries are now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network.

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