@Garsfontein - Issue 6

Garsfontein @ Issue 6 - 2015

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In this Issue 3

Introducing Aurasma

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Blue Kurper / Bluegill

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Dying to be Thin

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Lavender Tree

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The Cardinal Woodpecker

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Medical Moments from the Cookie Jar

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Foods that Deliver

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Aanmoediging en Waardering

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From The Editor

I have been working from home for the last six months and this has left me feeling rather isolated from the outside world. Some days I am left feeling almost invisible. This sense of isolation has given me a chance to observe other people and their behaviors.

Humans are by nature social creatures, we need interaction and competition, but I am sad to say, (in my personal opinion) we are simply taking it too far. We are falling over each other’s feet everywhere we go and instead of forming a unit and working together towards a common goal – the world is turning into a place where it really is each man for himself. Our instinctive competitive nature is driving us to consistently run over the little guys without even noticing. All you need to do is observe peoples oblivion to their selfish behavior in traffic. Do basic laws really no longer matter to any of us?

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Our population is growing all the time, there are simply too many of us within the space available, shouldn’t we recognize the need to abide to the basic laws that ensure an “easier” existence for us all?

My question to you is this: If you had the power to make this world a better place, how would you go about it? Yes, there are 53 million people in South Africa, and we will never get them all on the same page – but as a community – image the changes we could make to our daily lives simply by standing together.

Keep an eye out for our Spring Issue, due early September.

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Security Alert!

For the community members who do not receive the weekly GarsCom newsletter; you need to know that crime has been on the increase during July.

Day –time house breakings and residents followed home from shopping centers and then robbed is the crime of the hour. We urge all Garsfontein residents to be vigilant – stay alert and be aware of anything out of the ordinary around you and most importantly stay safe!

The GarsCom patrol team goes a long way to keeping our area a lot safer than those around us and to the dedicated 120 current patrol members we would like to say: THANK your efforts and dedication is seen and appreciated.

YOU –

If you would like to join these dedicated patrollers and help to lessen their load please write to:

patrols@garscom.co.za for more information. (Ext 10 & 11 only) 2

Introducing Aurasma About Aurasma Aurasma was founded on the world’s best image recognition technology.

Aurasma is the world’s leading augmented reality platform. Available as a free app for iPhones, iPads and high-powered Android devices. Aurasma uses advanced image and pattern recognition to blend the real-world with rich interactive content such as videos and animations called “Auras”.

This enables you to bring your adverts, articles or pictures to life in normal print media. Anybody with this free app on their smart device will be able to turn a normal magazine into an interactive platform.

Installing Aurasma: -

Search for Aurasma in your devices “Play Store” or

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Select the

icon – click on “Follow” and “Like”

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Download and install the app

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Run the App (you may need to create and account or if possible simply click on “skip”)

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Click on the arrow at the bottom of the screen to open “explore” -

Select the scanner at bottom of page

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Select the magnifying glass at bottom of screen and search for “Featzmags” -

You are now ready to view any interactive material in the @Garsfontein Magazine.

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Please not that Aurasma is in no way linked to Featz Publishing – for any technical problems, issues or queries or more information please contact Aurasma directly. www.aurasma.com

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Blue Kurper (Oreochromis mossambicus) The Mozambique tilapia is a fish native to southern Africa.

Dull colored, the Mozambique tilapia often lives up to a decade in its native habitats.

Bluegill (Lepomis marochirus)

Due to human introductions, it is now found in many tropical and subtropical habitats around the globe, where it can become an invasive species because of its robust nature. This makes it an optimal species for aquaculture because it readily adapts to new situations.

It is known as Black Tilapia in Colombia and as Blue Kurper in South Africa.

The native Mozambique tilapia is laterally compressed, and has a deep body with long dorsal fins, the front part of which have spines. Native coloration is a dull greenish or yellowish, and there may be weak banding.

Adults reach approximately 35 centimetres in length and up to 1.13 kilograms. Size and coloration may vary in captive and naturalized populations due to environmental and breeding pressures. It lives for up to 11 years.

It is a remarkably robust and fecund fish, readily adapting to available food sources and breeding under suboptimal conditions. It also tolerates brackish water and survives temperatures below 10°C and above 38°C. Sustained water temperatures of 55 degrees are lethal to Mozambique tilapia. The Mozambique tilapia is native to coastal regions and the lower reaches of

The Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) is a species of freshwater fish sometimes referred to as bream, brim, or copper nose. It is native to North America and lives in streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds. It has since been introduced all over the world including Africa, Asia and Europe.

It usually hides around, and inside, old tree stumps and other underwater structures. It can live in either deep or very shallow water, and will often move back and forth, depending on the time of day or season. Bluegills also like to find shelter among water plants and in the shade of trees along banks.

Bluegills can grow up to 30 cm long and about 4 1⁄2 pounds. They have very distinctive colouring, with deep blue and purple on the face and gill flap, dark olive-coloured bands down the side, and a fiery orange to yellow belly. The fish are omnivores and will eat anything they can fit in their mouth. They mostly feed on small aquatic insects and fish. The fish play a key role in the food chain, and are or muskies, walleye, bass, herons, kingfishers, snapping turtles, and otters.

rivers in southern Africa, from the Zambezi River delta to Bushman River in the Eastern Cape.

The Mozambique tilapia is an invasive species in many parts of the world, having escaped from aquaculture or been deliberately introduced to control mosquitoes. It has been nominated by the Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) as one of the 100 worst invasive species in the world. It can harm native fish populations through competition for food and nesting space, as well as by directly consuming small fish.

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Grilled Tuna with Basil Butter and Fresh Tomato Sauce Ingredients

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

BASIL BUTTER:

1/4 teaspoon sugar

3/4 cup fresh basil leaves

1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

2 tablespoons butter, softened 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 garlic cloves, minced SAUCE: 2 teaspoons olive oil

TUNA: 4 (6-ounce) tuna steaks (about 1 inch thick) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper Cooking spray 4 basil leaves (optional)

1/2 cup finely chopped red onion

Preparation

2 garlic cloves, minced

Prepare grill or broiler.

3 cups grape or cherry tomatoes, halved 1/2 cup dry white wine

To prepare basil butter, combine first 5 ingredients in a food processor; process until smooth, scraping sides as needed. Set aside.

3 tablespoons capers

To prepare sauce, heat oil in a

saucepan over medium-high heat.

Add onion and 2 garlic cloves; sauté 3 minutes. Add tomatoes; sauté 2 minutes. Stir in wine, capers, vinegar, and sugar; bring to a boil.

Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in parsley.

Set aside.

To prepare tuna, sprinkle tuna with 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper. Place tuna on grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Cook 5 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Serve with sauce and basil butter. Garnish with basil leaves, if desired.

Dying to be thin: Anorexia and Bulimia Antonia Roos

It was a typical Saturday afternoon for Kristen* (15) who, the moment her parents left the house for their weekly grocery shopping, felt as though she was possessed. Something inside her would snap. She would feel as though she was detached, watching her bony hands frantically opening the fridges and creaky cupboard doors. The macaroni on the stove was burning as she was busy loading the toaster, chewing on bar ones and buttering the slices from the previous batch. She would eat everything within a matter of minutes and top it off with a litre of ice cream (as this made it easier to throw up). An hour later the kitchen and bathroom would have been ventilated and cleaned, after which Kristen would collapse on her bed.

Her unsuspecting parents would come home with the bags, agitated that their ‘lazy daughter’ never seems to help carrying...

Anorexia Nervosa entails a person, usually a female, who becomes underweight and refuses to maintain a normal weight. She has an intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though she is underweight. Her body image is disturbed and she denies the seriousness of her low weight. Some even stop menstruating.

Anorexia kills more people than any other psychiatric illness. They still experience hunger but they are terrified to give in to the impulse to eat. They also have a distorted perception of satiety. If they feel anything in their stomach, they begin to panic. Often they exercise excessively or fidget a lot. They are cold and try to keep warm by moving. The peak onset for eating disorders is between 13 and 18, which is significant because we find that during those times, the girl is developing into a woman and at 18 she is fully grown. Some anorexics starve themselves because they dread having a woman’s body. Perhaps they have been molested or hurt in the past as they associate a woman’s body with losing safety. Males form part of a small percentage of anorexic patients. They tend to be in specific groups such as jockeys or models. Anorexia is mostly found among high achieving high school pupils in upper middle class but it is found virtually everywhere.

The effect on the body includes brittle hair and nails, dry skin, lanugo (which is fine hair that grows in an attempt to keep the body warm) and a yellowish tinge to the skin.

In addition, they have low blood pressure, damaged kidneys, osteoporosis and irregular heartbeats. The most severe effect is the electrolyte imbalance in the body as it can cause instant death.

With bulimia nervosa, there are recurrent episodes of binge eating, which entail a loss of control. This would be followed by attempts to compensate for all the food eaten by vomiting or using laxatives, diuretics, enemas, fasting, or exercise.

Unlike anorexic girls, bulimics are usually within 5% of their normal weight. They’re preoccupied with food, eating and vomiting, such that it may become their treadmill of existence. Some may resort to stealing food.

They are terrified of losing control over eating and have all-or-none thinking. A prominent characteristic of their feelings and behaviour is their sense of shame. They live double lives as they attempt to hide their illness. They are typically very good at doing so to the point where loved ones of a bulimia sufferer may be oblivious until she is admitted to hospital with a heart attack.

The health risks are as with anorexics electrolyte imbalances and they have low potassium from the purging which can cause serious cardiac problems. A significant tell-tale sign is the calluses on the hand used for purging. They also have tears to the throat, mouth ulcers and cavities. Some have puffy faces because their salivary glands are swollen.

In terms of personality, anorexia sufferers tend to have an obsessive personality, while those with bulimia tend to be impulsive. Anorexics are proud of their sense of will power, while bulimics are overcome by shame and guilt for giving in. Those with anorexia also binge and purge at some stage and feel this way but it tends to be less frequent. In general, anorexic women are emotionally restricted while those with bulimia are more labile.

In practice, while the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has distinguishers, there is emerging consent among practitioners that anorexics and bulimics engage in similar behaviours. They have different personality and emotional profiles but they seem to be generally opposites on the same continuum.

While treating an eating disorder is a challenge, the sooner it is addressed, the better the prospects of recovery. Regardless of the situation, with the right help and support many young women survive these illnesses and reclaim her lives. If you think you may be at risk, I encourage you to open up to someone whom you trust and seek help from a mental health professional. If you have a loved one whom you suspect has an eating disorder, try to reach out in a manner that is empathic and allows her to feel safe.

*Name has been changed

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Heteropyxis Natalensis - Lavender Tree

gerbil tea and potpourri. The wood is hard, very fine grained and is pale pinkish in colour. It is suitable for uses as fencing posts and charcoal. The leaves and roots of this plant are used medicinally.

Commonly known as Lavender Tree or Laventelboom, ranges from Zimbabwe through Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal of South Africa. It is a slender, upright tree which grows 5-7 metres in height, at forest margins, rocky outcrops, hillsides, and termite mounds. It bears panicles of fragrant flowers, cream to pale yellow in colour, from December to March. This is an ideal tree for a small garden.

The Lavender tree has drooping foliage. The leaves are narrowly elliptic and are arranges spirally. They are shiny dark green above and paler green below, slightly hairy to hairless when mature. When crushed they produce a strong lavender smell.

The tree has several economic uses. Bark and leaves are browsed by black rhino. Leaves are also used in

The lavender tree can be grown from seeds. They germinate easily and the young plants are relatively quick growing. Sow the seeds in well-drained moist soil and cover them with a thin layer of compost. Make sure they are kept in a warm area as this promotes rapid germination. This plant can also be propagated by cuttings, although the success rate using this method is very low.

Fresh cuttings may be taken and rooted in pure sand.

Rooting hormone may be used to help promote rooting.

Heteropyxis natalensis is a very decorative tree for small gardens. With its glossy green leaves and a whitish stem, it makes a very good focal point. The leaves develop rich red autumn colours, adding to the tree’s attractiveness. The flowers attract bees, wasps and butterflies.

Meet the woman known to historians simply as “Agent 355.” And no, she was not some Bond Girl -- she was one of George Washington’s most trusted spies during the American Revolution.

Agent 355 was a regular at New York City dinner parties, dances and soirees, seen often in the company of Britain’s highest-ranking officers.

Turns out, however, this woman’s interests were more far-reaching than just the latest cocktail party banter or London fashion styles.

When she was not spending time as a socialite in British-occupied Manhattan (or maybe even when she was), Agent 355 was a member of America’s first, elite spy ring, operating in and around the critical harbor city.

Little is known about this mysterious figure. Described as a person of disarming wit and beguiling charm, Agent 355 seems to have vanished at some point shortly before the end of the American Revolution.

To this day, Agent 355 is the only member of Washington’s Culper Spy network whose identity remains unknown. What is known is just how crucial the information was that Agent 355 slipped out of the city and into the hands of the commander-in-chief -information that helped the colonies defeat the world’s most powerful military.

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The Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens The cardinal woodpeckers are the smallest of the woodpecker species. These shy little birds have specialized feet, with two toes facing forward and two toes facing back.

The long tongue can be darted forward to capture insects.

This bird is 14–15 cm in length. It is a typical woodpecker shape, and has a dull olive back, marked with white spots. The underparts are white, heavily streaked with black, and the rump is tawny. The white throat and face are separated by a conspicuous black malar stripe, and the forecrown is brown. As with other woodpeckers, the head pattern varies with age and sex. The male has a red hind crown and nape, the female has a dark hindcrown and black nape, and juvenile males have a red hindcrown and black nape. The small crest is raised when the bird is excited.

The cardinal woodpeckers feed on insect larvae, mainly that of boring beetles, and they use their bills to drill into wood in order to get to their prey. They work from the bottom of a tree to the top, and will even perch on dry maize stalks in order to extract the insect larvae. They will also tap strongly and audibly on a branch when displaying. The display consists of their drumming on dead wood with their bill and producing a resonating rattle that is part of both courtship and territorial behavior. The cardinal woodpeckers are the most common members of the woodpecker family, and they are found in almost any habitat where there are trees. They are generally found in pairs, but may join up with other species in order to form a foraging group.

The cardinal woodpeckers nest during most of the year, with the peaking period being from August to October.

The mating pair will both excavate a hole in a dead tree trunk or in a large branch, where the female lays two or three white eggs on the covering of wood chips at the bottom of the excavated hole. The incubation period is almost two weeks, and both parents feed the chicks for a further four weeks.

Zelda Fitzgerald, a quick-witted Alabaman with a famous blonde bob, is best known for her hard-partying lifestyle and the raucous reputation that she and her husband, along with fellow Jazz Age ex-pats like Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce, earned in postWorld-War-I Paris.

But what is not as widely known is that Zelda was a writer, a trained dancer, and an artist in her own right.

In fact, husband F. Scott drew much of his inspiration from Zelda when writing his iconic novels The Great Gatsby and Tender is the Night. Some of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most famous lines are rumored to have been uttered by Zelda. And many of Zelda’s short stories were published or co-published under her husband’s name.

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Medical Moments from the Cookie Jar: Dr. Joji Theron (MBChB, MSC)

They were the scientists and doctors that legends are made of. These men and women that pioneered the fight against cancer; against all odds and even through severe persecution. Together with those initial brave patients. Their stories are astounding!

It was recent surprise to learn that finding a cure for the big ‘C’ has not always been a priority. Neither has it attracted much political, financial, medical or scientific backing until fairly recently. In fact, it was clouded in controversy, fraught with opposition and steeped in disappointments. The idea of treating these cells with their unchecked growth which invade normal organs may have its rudimentary beginnings with Lissauer in about 1865. He was experimenting with arsenic to treat a range of medical conditions. Not much more is recorded until the beginning of the following century, when the German chemist Paul Ehrlich tested a couple of early anti-cancer agents. So despondent was he over the negative outcome of his efforts that a sign reading ‘Give up all hope oh ye who enter’ hung above his laboratory door thereafter.

Surgery and radium (radiation therapy) were the mainstay of cancer treatment until deep into the 1960s, although their overall cure rate plateaued at about 33%. Radium treatment was initiated after the surgeon Howard Kelly visited Marie and Pierre Curie in France at the turn of the century and, not realizing the danger, enthusiastically brought samples back to America with him – in his pockets! The National Cancer Institute in the USA attempted to set up a drug discovery programme in 1937, but this collapsed in a pool of negativity due to lack of experience, information and a platform on which to test any potential drugs. It was World War II (WWII) that established the groundwork for research which launched the discovery of chemotherapy as we know it today. And their discoveries were somewhat accidental.

Although not actively used in WWII, research on the effects of mustard gas from the previous war, together with patient reports after an inadvertent spill of the compound at Bari Harbour in Italy, lead to the notion that these compounds could potentially have a use in bone-marrow and/or lymph-node cancers (leukaemia and lymphoma respectively). Two scientists, Goodman and Gilman, convinced the thoracic surgeon Dr Gustaf Lindskog to administer the substance to a patient with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in a top-secret study. This was so successful that the study expanded and drug analogues were designed. These results were only published in 1946, but the overwhelming enthusiasm that ensued for a brief time period thereafter was damped by the realization that the remission was only temporary.

Doctors involved were so entirely demoralized that they became active critics of the national drug development campaign: cancer could, and would, never be cured by drugs!

The 1950’s saw slow progress in cancer research. It was philanthropists and activists such as Mary Lasker who drove awareness campaigns, and eventually persuaded the US congress to fund a research program.

A big step forward was made by George Gey and his wife Margaret, who cultured the first cancer cell line in a laboratory. This opened up an entirely new platform on which to test potential drugs and study cancer. A fascinating story in its own right, Gey persisted in his visionary quest, building his laboratory from scrap-yard ‘junk’ in the janitor’s quarters at Hopkins, funding most of his research himself. After trying endless formulations (including chicken blood, umbilical cord blood and pulverised calf foetuses) to create the perfect growth medium for cells, they were successful with a cervical cancer biopsy taken (without consent) from 30-year-old Henrietta Lacks (HeLa cells). This created a controversy which still rages today*. 1955 heralded the formation of the Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Centre which stumbled forward in a quagmire of politics, eventually giving birth to the controversial multibilliondollar cancer pharmaceutical industry. Also stemming from WWI research, the folate antagonist methotrexate was used by Dr Min Chiu Li to cured two patients with a rare form of placental cancer. But nobody believed his results! And he was threatened with his job should he persist with his ‘radical’ treatments. But he stuck to his guns: and was duly fired! In 1972 he won the Lasker prize for his work and shared it with the man who fired him! He went on to be the first physician to use effective combination chemotherapy for metastatic (spread) testicular cancer.

Entering the 1960’s the negative perception of doctors and scientists involved with chemotherapy administration and research continued. They were regarded as ‘underachievers’ and even insane, and were generally met with hostility. Some hospitals even denied access to these physicians as they did not want their staff exposed to patients getting ‘cancer poisons’. Yale forced out the renowned professor Paul Calabresi (now known as one of the founding fathers of chemotherapy) due to his research in this field. The Delafield Hospital-linked cancer research program was shut down in 1971. All this despite some positive reports.

Combination drug treatments were showing promise in treating children with leukaemia, as well as attaining an astonishing 80% remission rate in adults with lymphoma. Additionally, various measures were being taken to diminish chemotherapy-induced side-effects.

Today, combination chemotherapy cures most children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, a condition that was mostly fatal before availability of this medication.

By 1973, medical oncology was a recognised subspecialty. And yet, unbelievably, there was resistance to progress. The concept of adjuvant chemotherapy (chemotherapy in combination with surgery to prevent

Dr Theron is a senior lecturer at the Medical School of the University of Pretoria, and has a background in emergency and pre-hospital medicine.

Hope in the winter of malignancy reoccurrence) for advanced breast cancer held logic, as surgery could never remove every cancer cell which then could re-grow into a tumour. But no surgeon in the USA would participate in a clinical trial. Prof Carbone eventually had to conduct his study in Italy, the positive results of which, when published 5 years later, started the trend in adjuvant chemotherapy use in various other cancer types. Metastatic testicular cancer remission consequently rose from 10% to a staggering 60% in 1978, and progressed to be almost completely curable today.

We have come so far. All of us have that special someone(s) who has been diagnosed with-, treated for, and perhaps even succumbed to cancer. Perhaps it is you who has, or currently still is, fighting this fight. It continues to rob us of life and loved ones. But we have hope now. We can diagnose it earlier, and available is an ever expanding repertoire of tools to prevent certain types. And, thanks to the rare visionaries of the last century, we can treat many cancers to extend life and even cure them. Insights into molecular behaviour and genomic signatures of cancer cells have increased our capacity to develop treatment strategies. Today we are progressing to individualized chemotherapeutic combinations and immune-based therapy: and the results are so promising, so exciting! But most importantly, this story tells us that we must never surrender, that it is the people who hold onto the visions engraved into their souls that change history and the fate of those to follow. *The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

Macmillan Publishers, 2010. ISBN 978-0-230-75021-0. A really good read!

Information from (amongst others): DeVita, VT & E Chu. A history of cancer chemotherapy. Cancer Res 2008:68(21):8643-53

It is in the driest, dull season of the Southern African winter that the impala lily flowers. A splash of colour and hope in the season which, at its time, never seems to end. A beauty that carries poison within its pulp, which in combination with other toxins, has been used to tip lethal arrows of bygone huntsman.

Photograph taken by Joji Theron, Pafuri Game Reserve, winter of 2012.

Please note that the opinion expressed in this article is not necessarily held by the University of Pretoria.

Admiral “Amazing Grace” Hopper, pioneering computer programmer United States Navy Admiral Grace Hopper (1906–1992) was one of the first programmers in the history of computers. Her belief that programming languages should be as easily understood as English was highly influential on the development of one of the first programming languages called COBOL. It is largely due to Grace Hopper’s influence that programmers use “if/thens” instead of 1s and 0s today

Daphne du Maurier, English writer Daphne du Maurier was an English writer, most famous for her novel Rebecca. Other significant works include My Cousin Rachel, The Scapegoat, and The House on the Strand. Several of her stories have been made into films, most notably Hitchcock’s Rebecca and The Birds, and Nicolas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now.

Jacoba Elizabeth de la Rey (1856 – 11/8/1923) Affectionately known as Nonnie the de la reys farmed on the property called Klipbankfontein near Lichtenburg, with the success of this farm they purchased another farm called Elandsfontein and it is here that they lived until the death of General de la Rey, the couple produced 10 children from the marriage. During the war Mrs De La Rey either by herself or together with other Boer women managed to stay out of the hands of the British, writing a book about her experiences after the war.

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Hendrina Susanna Johanna Joubert (27.9.1830 – 8.9.1916) As a Voortrekker child she survived the attack by Zulu Impi’s and subsequent massacres at Bloukraans and Bosmansrivier. Hendrina was probably best known for accompanying her husband Piet Joubert to the battlefront. Hendrina would camp a suitable distance from the main Laager.

According to her memoirs she was the first person to actually spot the British troops on Majuba during the First Boer war, Hendrina also accompanied her husband twice on overseas trips.

Sybella Margaretha Smuts (22.12.1870 – 25.2.1954) Affectionately known as Isie or Ouma Smuts in later years, Sybella was a strong woman in her own right but stood by her husband as a rock as his international reputation grew. Sybella was the second oldest of 9 children and matriculated at a time that few women even studied never mind attained higher education.

When Jan Smuts studied for 4 years in England Sybella took that opportunity to study the classics and was fluent in French, German, Greek, Dutch, English and Afrikaans. It is said that she regularly read the Old Testament in Greek.

Foods That Deliver Just What Women Need The first step in any healthy diet is eating a balanced variety of foods, so everyone should start there. But for women, science is showing that there are some foods that can help ward off osteoporosis, heart disease, breast cancer, and even tone down a hot flash or two.

Below seven “wonder women” foods .

Tomatoes: Ripe and juicy, heirloom and cherry tomatoes are an easy food to love.

So it’s just icing on the cake that observational studies suggest lycopene-rich foods like tomatoes may play a role in warding off breast and cervical cancers. Since no clinical trials have tested the hypothesis, it’s not proof positive. And maybe the protection comes from a diet rich in vegetables rather than just one vegetable. If that’s the case, consider tomatoes for heart health. After following nearly 40,000 women, Boston researchers conclude lycopene or other phytochemicals eaten as oil-based tomato products may protect against cardiovascular disease.

The right dose: To be determined. But cooking tomatoes, and adding oil, makes lycopene and other antioxidants more readily available.

Flaxseed: A “hot” ingredient in foods targeted to women, scientists are teasing out three potentially beneficial compounds in flax: plant based omega 3 fats, fiber, and disease-fighting compounds called lignans. A Mayo Clinic study finds 40 grams of crushed flaxseed can cut down on hot flashes, and several reports suggest flax can lower “bad” or LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. (Interestingly, in one Chinese study, the cholesterol-lowering impact was more pronounced in women.) The brown or gold seeds may even play a role in fighting breast cancer. One caution: if you’re pregnant or nursing, some experts suggest avoiding flax until more studies are done.

The right dose: 1-2 tablespoons of ground flaxseed per day since whole seeds aren’t readily digested.

Salmon: While the omega 3 fats in salmon do everyone a lot of good, women net a few unique benefits.

Pregnant? Studies find the oils in fatty fish like salmon can help you beat the post-partum blues, particularly if you ratchet up intake during the third trimester. Building blocks for the brain and nervous system, omega 3 fats are also critical for the developing fetus.

In your forties and beyond? Keep in mind that heart disease is still the number one killer of women. And once estrogen levels begin to plummet, eating fatty fish can help keep the ticker healthy.

The right dose: Two servings (about 4 ounces) of salmon, or other fatty fish, per week.

Cranberry Juice: Sometimes natural cures really do work because when it comes to treating women’s urinary tract infections, cranberry juice is a recommended strategy.

Not because it’s acidic or has a lot of vitamin C. Instead, antioxidants called proanthocyanins are the real medicinal heroes.

These tannins prevent bacteria from adhering to the walls of the bladder where they can multiply and cause, or intensify, an infection. This just in: New studies are testing concentrated cranberry extracts and finding they can also help fight UTI’s. No word on when these could be available, so stick to berries or juice for now.

The right dose: Varies. But drink unsweetened 100% cranberry juice (60 calories per cup) to avoid excess sugar.

Greek Yogurt: Thick and creamy, Greek yogurt offers double the protein of most yogurts and far less sugar. The lower carb levels (7 grams versus 25 grams in fruited yogurt) help keep blood sugar on an even keel.

But protein may be the real advantage since many women have no clue, or rarely think about, how much protein they eat. And they should. Studies suggest that eating higher levels of protein (30 percent of calories) helps women with weight loss, muscle maintenance, and promotes healthier aging. The Institute of Medicine suggests 0.8 grams per kg body weight or 68 grams for a 150-pound woman.

The right dose: Any amount. At a skinny 90 calories per six ounces and zero fat, it’s a perfect portable snack.

Walnuts: Noshing on a handful of walnuts may fight both breast cancer and osteoporosis. In one new study, just two ounces of walnuts per day helped delay development of breast cancer and slow tumor growth in mice.

Speculation is antioxidants called phytosterols, already known cancer fighters, could be the culprit. Or protective benefits might come from plant based omega 3 fats (walnuts are the only nut to harbor these fats.) If it’s the latter, another study finds diets rich in these same plant based omega 3s are adept at preventing excessive bone turnover which keeps bones strong and healthy.

The right dose: Since nuts are calorie dense, one ounce (20 halves/185 calories) is a good place to start.

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Environmental  Solar energy is used to power equipment such as

limited number of public-private sector institutions in

watches, calculators, cookers, water heaters, lighting,

conjunction with the relevant municipalities to provide

water pumping, communication, transportation, power

electricity services on an integrated basis. The service-

generation, and many more. Solar energy, like all other

provider will own and maintain the systems, allowing

renewable energies, is very safe and environmentally

longer-term financing to ameliorate monthly payments.

friendly. There are no emissions as the source of fuel is

It will provide the service against a monthly fee.

the sun, unlike coal-powered stations.

Most areas in South Africa average more than 2 500 hours of sunshine per year, and

Once the underlying managerial and funding issues have been resolved, the process will be expanded to cover all rural areas. Solar power is

average solar-radiation levels range

increasingly being used for

between 4.5 and 6.5kWh/m2 in

water-pumping through the

one day.

rural water-provision and

The southern African region, and in fact the whole of Africa, has sunshine all year

sanitation programme of the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry.

round. The annual 24-hour global

Solar water-heating is

solar radiation average is about

used to a certain extent.

220 W/m2 for South Africa, compared

Current installed capacity

with about 150 W/m2 for parts of the

installed domestic 330 000

USA, and about 100 W/m2 for Europe and the United Kingdom. This makes South Africas local resource one of the highest in the world.

The use of solar energy is the most readily accessible resource in South Africa. It lends itself

m2 and swimming pools 327 000 m² (middle- to high-income), commerce and industry 45 000 m² and agriculture 4 000 m2.

Three co-operatives with more than 10

to a number of potential uses and the countrys solar-

permanent employees each have been started in the

equipment industry is developing. Annual photovoltaic

Eastern Cape to maintain 8 000 solar home systems

(PV) panel-assembly capacity totals 5MW, and a

installed under the previous electrification programme.

number of companies in South Africa manufacture solar water-heaters.

A pilot programme has been launched to establish a

For more information visit: www.energy.gov.za

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AANMOEDIGING EN WAARDERING VS Anita Sinosich LOF EN PRYS Aanmoediging en waardering is uiters belangrike boustene wat gebruik kan word vir die bevordering van ‘n goeie ouer-kind verhouding. Dit impliseer dat ek my kind moet aanvaar net soos hy is en nie soos ek dink hy behoort te wees nie. Hierdie klimaat van aanvaarding stel ‘n kind in staat om selfvertroue en ‘n goeie selfbeeld te ontwikkel.

Ouers het gewoonlik goeie bedoelings en wil net die beste vir hul kind gee, maar wanneer ons metodes gebruik wat nie die gewenste uitwerking het nie, het dit miskien tyd geword om van “taktiek” te verander.

Byvoorbeeld wanneer ouers spot en kritiseer sal kinders onwillig wees om hul ouers se hulp te aanvaar.

Dan is daar ouers wat neig om te veel te doen vir hul kinders. Jy sê eintlik vir jou kind dat hy nie die nodige vermoëns het nie. Dis ook moontlik dat ‘n kind gedwing kan word om sekere dinge te doen oënskynlik in ‘n poging om sodoende verantwoordelikheid en selfstandigheid te kweek!

As uitgangspunt moet die ouer fokus op die positiewe en nie op sy kind se foute nie. Dit sal jou kind help om in homself en in sy vermoëns te glo. Ons as ouers word deur die samelewing geprogrammeer om foute uit te wys en om dikwels ‘n ontmoedigende houding in te neem teenoor onsself sowel as ons kinders. Daar is ‘n gesegde wat lui: “Agter elke kind wat in homself glo is daar ‘n ouer wat eerste in hom geglo het.”

Kom ons kyk na die verskil tussen prys en aanmoediging en waardering. Wat is die boodskap wat aan kinders gegee word wanneer hulle geprys word?

Enkele voorbeelde: “Romy, jy is so soete dogter.” Romy dink: “Hoe gaan ek dit ooit regkry om altyd so soet te wees!”

Die ouer sê: “Ek is trots op jou Ruan.” Sê hy nie moontlik: “Jy laat my so goed lyk omdat jy doen wat ek wil hê jy moet doen nie?”

Kinders kan voel dat om enigsins iets te beteken hulle altyd ander tevrede moet stel en net eenvoudig altyd presteer. Indien nie moet die gevolge gedra word.

Dan is daar ook die gevaar dat prestasie beheptheid en kompetisie kan geskied ten koste van ander.

Aanmoediging beteken om jou kind onvoorwaardelik te aanvaar en erkenning te gee vir wie en wat hy is en wat hy doen; om pogings en verbeterings raak te sien en te erken. Om ook erkenning te gee vir prestasies.

Die boodskap word ook aan jou kind deurgegee dat jy as ouer hom vertrou om ‘n verantwoordelike en selfstandige persoon te word. Sulke kinders voel ook nie ongemaklik met hul foute en mislukkings nie. Met ander woorde hulle voel nie genoodsaak om perfek of die beste te wees om enigsins waarde te hê as persoon nie. Die realiteit is dat kinders weet wat die verskil tussen werklike prestasie en valse lofprysing is. Waak daarteen dat jou kind respek vir jou verloor.

Houdings wat kinders ontmoedig kan bv. wees: Onredelike hoë standaarde gestel deur ouers of selfs oor-ambisieuse ouers. Hulle sal bv. sê: “Jy kan nog beter.”

Negatiewe verwagtinge. Alle ouers het verwagtinge t.o.v. hul kinders wat verbaal en soms nie-verbaal oorgedra word. As jy glo dat Gerrie nooit Wiskunde sal kan doen nie sal jy dit prontuit sê of dalk net jou skouers optrek. Gerrie glo dit mettertyd en voldoen dan aan jou verwagting en misluk.

Aanvaarding fokus op die gevoelens van jou kind.

Die ouer kan bv. sê: “Shaun jy lyk baie ingenome met jouself oor jou A simbool” of “dit was nie maklik nie maar jy het dit gedoen.”

Waak egter teen hierdie slaggat naamlik: Die ouer begin met aanmoediging, maar eindig weer met kritiek en blaam. Byvoorbeeld: “Dit lyk my jy het regtig hard gewerk; hoekom doen jy dit nie altyd nie?”

Een van die wonderlikste dinge is dat kinders wat deurgaans die regte aanmoediging kry dikwels hul vermoëns en pogings gebruik om ander te help, eerder as vir persoonlike gewin. Hulle is gelukkig met hul eie suksesse sowel as dié van ander.

Ten slotte: Dit is dus nodig om soveel aanmoediging as moontlik te gebruik tot voordeel van ons kinders.

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Girl on Fire - Alicia Keys She’s just a girl, and she’s on fire

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Hotter than a fantasy, lonely like a highway

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The Smart-Kids Practice Tests series, has been written and reviewed by South African teachers to prepare pupils for tests at school as well as improve their test results for Mathematics and Home Language. These tests are also very effective for use before the Annual National Assessments and can be used in the classroom or at home as a resource to help prepare pupils for writing formal tests. Contents include four Mathematics tests, four English tests and test answers; tools to access progress and diagnose problems areas as well as notes and tips to support learning. Also available in Afrikaans – Slimkoppe Oefentoetse Wiskunde en Afrikaans Huistaal Graad 2. Published by Pearson Education South Africa. Binding: Soft Cover.

E My Eerste HAT by Liesbeth PRIC 0 Schlichting, Betty Sluyzer .0 R150 and Marja Verburg. This

exceptional dictionary for Afrikaans children and children that want to learn Afrikaans, contains a scientific list of the first 1000 words learnt by children. Each word is accompanied by full-colour fun illustrations and is used in a rhyming verse to encourage language and early reading in an interactive and entertaining way! There is also a helpful guide for parents and teachers included, as well as a word list ordered by theme. Published by Pearson Education South Africa. Binding: Soft Cover.

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bright, full colour illustrations.

Let them swing in the trees with Arno the Monkey and meet all of his friends while reading this beautifully designed interactive story. Little hands will find the six electronic sound buttons impossible to resist and the interaction with these fantastic sounds is sure to keep little ones entertained for hours. Published by Lapa Uitgewers.

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Die Kos Revolusie by Prof Tim Noakes, E PRIC Sally-Ann Creed, Jonno R310

E Great Day Inspirational PRIC Adult Coloring Book: 95 A Fun, Relaxing Way R99.

To Unwind by Christian Art Publishers. Wouldn’t it be nice to take an hour with a cup of coffee or tea and get lost in beautiful swirly and intricate sketches paired with biblical inspiration to help you relax and escape the mad rush? Would you like to enter a place of serenity, calmness and quiet? Then dust off your crayons and join the phenomenon! With perforated pages that are easy to tear out, bookmarks, greeting cards and gift tags that can be colored in and cut out, this coloring book is a fun and relaxing way to unwind and experience the blessing of simplicity. Also available in Afrikaans. Published by Christian Art Publishers. Binding: Soft Cover.

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Proudfoot and David Grier. This book has not been a bestseller in South Africa without reason. This mythbusting scientific thriller contains lip-smacking recipes and proposes that a high fat low carb eating lifestyle is healthier. Going against have been taught our entire lives, this to revolutionize your life. If you don’t yet, rush out and grab a copy now! in English – The Real Meal Revolution.

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